Chapter 241: Playoff starters
Facing the coming Western Showdown.
It's not just the coaching staff who are busy, but the players don't dare to take it lightly.
Deng Hongfei locked himself in his room every day, studying Durant's video.
Study his offensive skills, study his defensive habits.
In the end, countless methods were deduced, and a relatively incisive conclusion was drawn-
There's really no way to prevent it.
Let's talk about Durant's height of two meters and one, even if his height is really only two meters and six as shown in the official data.
But his nearly two-meter-three reach is enough to make him ignore all defenders.
Hey, no matter how you think about it, you have to face it after all.
On May 19, 2014, the AT&T Center Arena was a sea of gray early.
Looking around, the craze is surging.
For the home fans, there has never been a match before that has made their blood more exciting than today's first-round tie in the Western Conference finals.
Before it even began, tension lingered in everyone's heart, filling every inch of the air.
Surrounded by the spotlight, players from both sides played in turn.
The starting five tigers that the Spurs came out of were:
No. 1: Tony Parker
No. 2: Deng Hongfei
No. 3: Kawhi Leonard
No. 4: Tim Duncan
No. 5: Thiago Split
The Thunder's five-man group is:
No. 1: Reggie Jackson
No. 2: Russell Westbrook
No. 3: Kevin Durant
No. 4: Nick Collisson
No. 5: Kendrick Perkins
No one expected that the Spurs would put Deng Hongfei directly into the starting lineup.
This came as a surprise to the Thunder's coaching staff.
They all thought that Deng Hongfei would still play as a bench bandit, so they deliberately put the defensive titan Sefolosha on the bench.
"It seems that Greg is ready to give it his all for a game like this."
Thunder coach Brooks clasped his hands to his chest and stared solemnly at the Chinese who followed the starting force onto the court.
This should be his first playoff start, right?
Facing Russell, Brooks smiled disapprovingly.
As a rookie player, although Deng Hongfei is amazing, in front of Westbrook, he really can't please him.
He took a deep breath and sat down on the bench, cocking his legs to force his breathing to be as smooth as possible.
"I didn't expect Deng Hongfei to appear directly in the starting list in this game."
"It seems that the strong thunder has also made the old man Bobo feel the overwhelming pressure."
In the Sina live broadcast room, the commentator's voice said eagerly: "For Deng Hongfei, starting in the playoffs for the first time in his career, that is, on the stage of the Western Conference Finals, there is no doubt that it is a great challenge, and he needs to directly face Russell Westbrook's indiscriminate bombardment." ”
"It's getting more and more exciting."
Under the watchful eye of the crowd, ten players gathered around the center circle.
Duncan and Perkins jump ball.
With a whistle blowing.
The flaming basketball is tossed high into the air by the referee.
At that moment, everyone, including Deng Hongfei, was in the rhythm of the game.
Duncan is better than Perkins in terms of both bounce and touch.
There was no doubt that the ball was touched by him first.
Turn to your own half.
But Russell Westbrook was like a bolt of lightning, and he jumped out and snatched the ball into his arms before Parker.
At the same time, the strong explosive force drove the body to speed up again, like a cheetah, throwing everyone behind, striding into the penalty area, and scoring the first 2 points of the game with a powerful one-handed belly smash dunk full of violence and speed beauty!
This thunderous slam dunk officially sounded the battle horn of the Western Finals!
The Spurs drove the ball from the baseline, and Tony Parker played tactical gestures to keep the ball firmly in possession across the half.
It's a Post Set low post tactic.
The main play in the low post is to take advantage of Sergi Ibaka's absence and want to give full play to Duncan's advantage.
Deng Hongfei felt that his hands and feet were a little cold, bathed in the torrent of mountains and tsunamis, he was both excited and nervous.
Stepping onto the playoffs for the first time as a starter, he felt an invisible pressure enveloping him.
Block every inch of pores, and suppress panic.
Even breathing is a little difficult.
Next to him is the Thunder's No. 1 Reggie Jackson.
Although on the starting five, Reggie Jackson is on the roster as a point guard.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Thunder has only one true point guard, and that is Russell Westbrook.
Reggie Jackson is just a fake No. 1 spot.
For him, Deng Hongfei has an advantage in figure.
But his whole feeling is a little abnormal now.
The huge pressure makes the legs a little soft, a little hard.
He knew that this state was wrong and needed to be adjusted immediately, but his heartbeat was not controlled by his subjective will.
Fear of not playing well, fear of living up to the trust of the manager.
I am afraid that the word is the shackles that cannot be seen or touched, and it is wrapped around the neck and makes people panic.
Suddenly, the basketball flew in this direction.
Deng Hongfei was nervous and slammed into a snort.
Hurriedly reached out to catch the ball.
I didn't pick it up too well in a hurry.
The overly nervous state of mind caused subtle changes in his movements.
Immediately he was stumbled by Reggie Jackson, who was clinging to him.
Basketball seems to have become a hot potato at the moment.
Deng Hongfei didn't want to make a mistake, so he stumbled and threw the ball towards Ginobili who was nearby.
Suddenly, a tall figure flew out of the side and appeared in the passing path coldly, sweeping the ball away.
Steals!
The Thunder launched a quick attack.
Kevin Durant takes control of the basketball!
Decisively handed over to Westbrook to advance.
Wei Shao drove at full speed, just like a supercar with full horsepower, and ran in front of everyone at a rapid speed.
One step into the free throw line, another earth-shattering tomahawk overfill to end the offense!
Two more points.
As soon as the game began, the Thunder showed their momentum as a youth army.
Wei Shao opened with great energy and vitality, and led the team to a 4-0 lead over the Spurs in two consecutive cities.
Here, the Spurs' offense was once again blocked.
The Thunder got another opportunity to attack the position.
Deng Hongfei is still adjusting.
Fortunately, the main point of attack of the Thunder was not Reggie Miller, and no one else noticed Deng Hongfei's abnormality at the first time.
Westbrook was in possession.
On the flank, Durant ran up with cover.
Giving the ball to Durant, the Grim Reaper faced Leonard's blockade, didn't make any extra moves, and opened his hand to shoot.
The basketball said goodbye to his silky fingertips and ran to the basket.
100 steps through the Yang!
One hit!
The cold-blooded three-point split directly brought the difference between the two sides to 7-0.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Popovich decisively called a timeout.
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