And Dion Vitesse also has a very obvious drawback, which is that he can't pass the ball. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In his five-year NBA career, Vitesse played nearly 29 minutes, but he only averaged 2.5 assists per game, along with 1.8 turnovers!

He can't pass the ball, it's not that he can't pass the ball, it's that he doesn't see the big picture.

In matches, he is often able to use his physical gifts to break through the opponent's defense and get inside. But in the midst of the heavy surrounding, he did not have a big picture and no vision to observe the position of his teammates, so he could only make a layup by himself.

It's a pity that he is not tall enough, and his strength is not at the level of a bug like James, resulting in a low success rate for the final layup.

So no matter how you look at him, he's a pit, and the team can't die well.

In the Thunder's bench lineup, Vitesse has a lot of shots. But it was because of his low success rate that the Thunder couldn't score points in the last minute of the first quarter.

Kyle Singler, among a group of black and ugly NBA players, can be regarded as a handsome guy in a unique way. As an outside player, his height and reach are okay, but the disadvantage is his lack of athleticism, so as a second-round pick entering the NBA, being a handsome shooter is his best choice.

In the first two seasons of his career, he was able to get an average of 28 minutes per game in the Pistons, averaging 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, and the three-point shooting rate was close to 37%, which is already a good answer for a backup small forward.

In his third season with the Pistons, Singler's shooting skills went even further, and his three-point shooting rate reached 40.6%!

Singler who performed well, proved his worth, the value of being traded. Before the trade deadline in February, the Thunder reached a three-way deal with the Pistons and Jazz, and Singel was traded to the Thunder. Joining Singler with the Thunder are DJ Augustin of the Pistons and Ines Kanter and Steve Novak of the Jazz.

In the 26 regular season games in the second half of last season, he averaged 17.5 minutes per game, only 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists, and even the three-point shooting rate dropped to 37%, while the total shooting rate was even worse than the three-point shooting rate, only 33.3%.

For Singler, who only had a total of 140 three-point shots, fans summed up his technical characteristics -

There is basically no defense, the fast attack basically relies on walking, the breakthrough basically relies on hugging, the retreat defense basically relies on roaring, the starter will only make a fool of himself, and he is not as good as a bolted dog on the field......

But it's such a guy, Thunder general manager Presti gave Singler a five-year, $25 million contract! Many people wonder if Presti has water in her brain.

And this suspicion was soon confirmed.

In the last 26 games of the season, Singler's performance has gotten worse - averaging 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game, shooting 31.3% from the field, 27.4% from three-point range, and 58% from the free throw line.

The Thunder team was pitted by Singler miserably, and he was present at the same time as West many times, and the two pits forced to join forces, even if the Thunder team had Dewey and Lesser as wings, they would still fall into the deep pit dug by these two.

Nick Collison was part of the Super-Platinum Generation in 2003 and was drafted by the SuperSonics with the 12th pick in the first round. After the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma and changed their name to the Thunder, he didn't leave, and he played for 12 years in this one-on-one.

Durant said of his old teammates, "Nick means a lot to the team. He's going to sacrifice himself to keep making offensive fouls for the opposition, and he's very tough. He doesn't care about the number of shots he takes, he doesn't care how many rebounds he grabs, he just cares about how to play tough and do the tasks assigned to him by the coach. He's a perfect teammate. ”

Such a hard-working blue-collar player, although the team can't score points, really can't blame him.

However, as Collisson's inside partner, Kante has been able to brush up on good statistics in every game. In tonight's first quarter against the Lakers, a large part of the reason why Kanter didn't get the brush was because he didn't get a chance. Because Vitesse is the ball bully alone......

Fortunately, head coach Billy Donovan taught Vitesse a lesson, and after the start of the second quarter, Vitesse became much more restrained. And Kante also took the opportunity to brush up on a wave of dungeons.

The Lakers' bench interior, whether it's Larry Nance Jr. or Brandon Buss, can't stop Kanter's interior offense. N'Golo Kante knew that, and so did Donovan as head coach, so he asked Cameron Payne to give the ball more to Kante.

The closer the shot is to the basket, the higher the success rate. And Kante is not as profligate as Vitesse, and there are not many fancy and difficult shots.

Although the Thunder's set doesn't have much defense, at least the offensive end is open. So in the first few minutes of the second quarter, the two sides were evenly matched.

This is naturally Durant and Westbrook, who are resting on the bench, smiling. But that's not good news for the Lakers.

With 8:51 left in the second quarter, the score was 35:45, and the Thunder led the Lakers by 10 points at home.

The Lakers, for their part, requested a timeout. While the margin is still not small, the bench is already working hard and Scott couldn't have asked for more.

"Hey, listen!"

Scott laid out tactics for his disciples, "We can't do this anymore, we have to fight back!" ”

He then drew a line on the tactical board and said, "Kevin Durant is too destructive, it's easy for you and Anthony (Brown) to flank him!" Andre Roberson just left him alone, let him vote! ”

"And Jordan, you have to pay a lot of attention to Russell Westbrook's passes! He can break through, he can shoot, but he can't let him pass the ball to his teammates! ”

"And Julius and Roy, don't flank Westbrook until the last moment!"

Scott's strategy for dealing with Dewey's second miss was to contain Durant and let Westbrook attack on his own. He gave Clarkson the task of guarding Westbrook's passing lanes, but with a player of Westbrook's level, he would not be easily restrained, and Clarkson was not a very good defender.

In Scott's opinion, Durant's offense is scarier and more difficult to defend than Westbrook's.

The timeout ended quickly and the second quarter resumed.

Both sides switched to the main lineup, and the Lakers attacked.

During the timeout, Scott didn't say much about the team's offense, apparently letting Yi Feng dominate the team's offense. Yi Feng wants to play singles if he wants to, and he can play with if he wants to. For a rookie player, this is probably the highest degree of freedom ever given by a head coach.

Of course, Scott is not without purpose, he can see at a glance how hard Yi Feng played in the first quarter. Playing so actively, Yi Feng definitely didn't want to lose, and at this time, it was much more useful to give him power than to talk in his ear. Besides, Scott's back and forth is just a few routines......

Alone in charge of the overall situation, Yi Feng cherishes his physical strength even more, and after seeing Robertson's difficulties on the defensive end, he easily does not go head-to-head.

With a wave of his hand, Hibbert was summoned, and Yi Feng smashed into the inside. Adams knew that his footsteps would naturally not be able to keep up with Yi Feng, so he did not come out with Hibbert.

After seeing Yi Feng burst in under cover, he waited under the basket. And Robertson was also active enough, and soon bypassed Hibbert and chased after Yi Feng.

If Yi Feng chooses to make a pull-up jump shot at this time, it is easy to be attacked by Robertson from behind.

Yi Feng watched six ways and listened to all directions, and in an instant, he turned around and ran outside the three-point line after an emergency stop!

Hibbert's cover hadn't been withdrawn yet, and Robertson wanted to bypass him again, but it was too late.

Yi Feng took up and dropped his hand and hit three points.

At 38:45, the Lakers' trailing margin finally narrowed.

Offense and defense transitioned, and the Thunder attacked.

After Westbrook came to the front court with the ball, he habitually glanced at his teammate Durant first. only to find that Durant was actually followed by two people!

Anthony Brown pestered Durant, while Yi Feng blocked the passing path between Westbrook and Durant.

Are the Lakers going to be packed?

Seeing this, Westbrook thought about it—

There should be someone who has a vacant seat at this time!

He soon found Roberson quietly lying in ambush in the bottom corner.

Opportunity!

Westbrook didn't say a word and passed the ball straight over.

However, as soon as the ball was shot, he "chuckled" in his heart!

Clarkson's hand, almost brushed his pass! If it weren't for his strong enough passing and fast speed, he might have been cut off by Clarkson.

Careless!

Westbrook was secretly annoyed. I didn't expect to make the mistake of underestimating the enemy!

Robertson received a pass in the bottom left corner and was comfortably given an open chance. And in the process of shooting, there was not the slightest interference.

But in the end, he failed to hit this three-pointer!

scolded secretly in his heart, and Roberson was also a little annoyed. However, Westbrook soon came to comfort him, which made him feel relieved.

The Lakers attacked, Clarkson broke through the ball to Yi Feng, Yi Feng attracted the defense and then transferred it to Randle, Randle made a bullish breakthrough, and the layup also caused Adams' defensive foul and got a free throw opportunity. In the end, he also made a free throw and scored 3 points.

At 41:45, in the blink of an eye, the Lakers' 10-point difference was only 4 points.

The Thunder are a little anxious, and the anxious Westbrook is even more so.

But Westbrook forced his agitation to be suppressed, and it was a big improvement for him - to be patient a little more when he couldn't get enough of it.

Durant couldn't find a catch, and Roberson was once again unguarded, so Westbrook passed the ball back. Although Robertson squandered a big opportunity to open last time, Westbrook still believes in his teammate.

Although Westbrook was a little impatient at this point, he also noticed Clarkson's blocking of his passing path. For him, it will not be difficult to break through such a blockade.

Robertson had another shot, exactly the same as the last time.

He secretly swore in his heart that he must shoot this ball!

He forced himself to relax, to find the shooting sensation he had in practice, to hold the ball in both hands, to bend his knees, to jump, to shoot......

The basketball made a wonderful arc in the air, and then smashed on the basket with a "bang" and bounced off!

Damn, I didn't hit it again!

Looking back, Yi Fengzhong missed the shot, but Randle grabbed the rebound under the basket and made a rebound.

At 43:45, the Lakers were only two points behind!

Now Westbrook is going to take matters into his own hands. Although Robertson was still abandoned by the Lakers, Westbrook did not choose to pass the ball to him again this time.

Violently ran over Clarkson's defense, and Westbrook went straight to Hibbert.

Although Hibbert is not a meat shield-type insider, and his slender body looks easy to bully, Westbrook rushed up and found that Hibbert was not so easy to deal with.

A pair of long arms always hang over your head, as if no matter which angle you shoot, you will be covered!

Fortunately, Westbrook is not an ordinary person, and in the end he still squeezed out a little room to shoot.

But it's strange that such a reluctant shot can be hit. Westbrook failed to hit the basket and failed to make two free throws.

He felt that Hibbert had violated his cylinder space and deserved a free throw. So I went to the referee to theorize, but I didn't get a satisfactory answer, although this is the home of the Thunder, but the referee doesn't like him at all. If Durant hadn't come over and grabbed him, maybe he would have clashed with the referee.

Well, Westbrook was furious. The angry Westbrook is very terrifying, faster, more powerful, like a cheater, and the whole person is much more violent.

So the Lakers suffered.

It was not easy to narrow the gap to two points, and seeing that the opportunity for the serfs to turn over and sing was in front of them, the Thunder team was unhappy and angrily cheated, making the Lakers' efforts and hopes come to naught.

In the next second quarter, Durant was invisible, because the Thunder didn't need him to exert his power, it was enough to press the Lakers to the ground and rub them.

Violent breakaways, violent dunks, violent steals, violent blocks......

Everything Westbrook moves looks so violent, and it's a pain the Lakers can't bear.

Clarkson has already been knocked around, and the angry Scott asked the inside player to come forward to attack, but Westbrook, who was in an angry state, could still pass the ball!

So the Thunder blossomed more, and even Roberson hit two three-pointers.

In the second half, Scott saw the power of Westbrook and tilted his defensive attention to his side. As a result, the hoist was pressed and the scoop floated, Westbrook's side fell silent, and Durant's side began to fire again.

The power of Wang Bang has finally been revealed!

Anthony Brown, the poor rookie, was simply stunned by Durant - the breakthrough kept stopping, and his life seemed to have no color.

Although Yi Feng can occasionally fight back, the Lakers finally lost helplessly under the relay "doubles" of Durant and Westbrook.

The final result was 103-118, and the Lakers lost the game by a huge 15-point deficit on the road.

Durant chipped in 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Westbrook scored 21 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds in a luxury quasi-triple-double; Yi Feng scored 42 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, but he was alone, and in addition to him, only Randle scored a double-double and scored 10 points. (To be continued.) )