Chapter 269: The Third Whistle
"It's my fault." Owen was a little depressed, he should have killed the game with one blow.
James is not there, he led the team to beat the Thunder, what a perfect script.
This sentence does not mean to admit mistakes, but to declare that the boss of the stadium will lead the team to victory.
"We'll win." Zhang Xiaotian's tone was firm.
David Bratt nodded and began to lay out his tactics, asking his players to make more passes to create chances.
Owen was suddenly a little deflated, and in James's absence, it seemed that Zhang Xiaotian was stealing the limelight even more.
He has no problem with Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian's play at critical times has brought the team several victories, and victories are always pleasant, and Zhang Xiaotian is much more likable than Vitesse.
Continuing on the court, Owen also calmed down a lot, and when he saw that the offensive opportunity was not good, he played a block with Love.
There is also a risk for the Thunder to play one big and four small, that is, Lefu has an advantage on the inside.
Durant may still be able to top up, block and dismantle a substitution, Love received the ball and pressed it inside to make a layup, and the Thunder could only foul and send Love to the free throw line.
Love hit both free throws, and the advantage went to the Cavaliers' side again, because the game only had about forty seconds left.
The Thunder didn't make a mistake at this time, and Wei Shao and Durant also came to block and dismantle.
The defense of both sides is a substitution on the block, and Durant didn't care about the replaced Irving at all, and directly pulled it up and hit it again.
Strong enough, Zhang Xiaotian wiped his sweat, he should be decisive.
At the same time, he has a greater vision of an All-Star level existence, and it is really exciting to change the game by himself.
The Cavaliers attacked, Zhang Xiaotian slipped through the bottom line, Owen made a fake pass, the rhythm changed instantly, and the Thunder's defenders immediately formed a pocket shape.
Ou Wenyi is bold, and he accelerates sideways and starts directly.
The referee's whistle blew and he managed to get a foul.
When the ball bounced off the basket, Irving missed a rare free throw.
The foul just now hit him solidly, and it may have had some effect.
Irving took a deep breath and hit the second free, 102-101.
The Thunder asked for a timeout, and after some arrangement, they still let Wei Shao and Durant play the pick-and-roll.
This time, in fact, this side was to let Dellavedova change the defense, Durant didn't block it, but the ball was still in Durant's hands.
Durant turned around and leaned on Zhang Xiaotian and sat inside, but found that he couldn't do anything.
The time has passed 10 seconds, and Durant turned around to wipe it inside, but was stopped by Zhang Xiaotian and did not completely turn around.
Irving saw Durant stumble and immediately surrounded him.
This is a strategy formulated by the Cavaliers, whether it is Westbrook or Durant playing, it is okay to pinch at every opportunity, and it doesn't matter if Robertson is released a little.
Several people on the Thunder court have a clear division of labor, Roberson and Adams, who are mainly defensive, do not have much confidence in offense, and believe that the Thunder will not dare to press the treasure on them at the last moment.
Durant really didn't pass the ball, but his behavior was also unexpected by Zhang Xiaotian.
Durant stumbled and made a move, his body fell backwards, it was a different kind of backwards, and Zhang Xiaotian couldn't interfere at all.
Impossible, Zhang Xiaotian also shouted in his heart, and he was completely out of balance.
With a bang, Durant's body lost his balance, but the basketball in the air fell into the basket in a graceful arc.
This attack is completely unreasonable.
But he just went in, 102:103, 7 seconds, and the Thunder took the lead.
The Cavaliers used up the last timeout, Irving, Zhang Xiaotian, or the hanging inside.
At this time, it is difficult to say who will vote, it depends on where the opportunity lies.
Zhang Xiaotian is of course full of confidence, and he has already hit two whistles today.
However, the Thunder will definitely focus on him as well, and David Blatter will not dare to bet on it.
He arranged a relatively complex tactic, Lefu served, after the referee's whistle sounded, the other four acted at the same time, Dellavedova blocked, Owen ran to Lefu first, if there was a chance, he would send the ball out, if there was no chance Owen was the bait, Lefu threw the ball directly to Zhang Xiaotian.
If you can't do both, just hoist the ball and rush to the inside to Tristan Thompson.
After the ball is served, including Lefu to the bottom line, four people have to occupy four three-point points, and then the ball holder breaks through or divides the ball, or you can shoot directly to complete the last attack.
The tactics sounded all-encompassing, and when it came time to implement them, the Thunder didn't care about anything else at all, they directly blocked people head-on, Robertson almost hugged Irving, and Durant was completely blocked in front of Zhang Xiaotian.
The tactics are too detailed, and sometimes the ball is not properly assigned to the star player.
The person who was best suited for cover went inside, and the Cavaliers' catch was not as smooth as expected.
The time to serve was fleeting, and Lefu could only flick the ball inside.
Tristan Thompson still has no problem catching the ball, he bounces well and is flexible, which is why he can grab rebounds in the front court frequently.
However, at this time, the opposing defense was very focused, seeing the ball flying inside, Adams was behind Tristan Thompson, but he was also a ruthless character.
Adams and Tristan Thompson jumped up at the same time and made a look of grabbing the ball, which was actually a hit.
As long as you don't push with your hands, the referee won't blow the whistle.
Tristan Thompson was hit from behind by Adams and the ball was missed.
He also had experience, so he simply dialed it and immediately rushed forward again.
It's just that Tristan Thompson didn't expect that Adams didn't give him this opportunity at all, and the two collided in the air but didn't bounce off, but got entangled together and fell to the ground together.
The referee raised an eyebrow but still didn't blow the whistle, Adams was clearly using some unconventional means, but in the final moments of the game, the referee preferred to hand over the court to the players.
The basketball fell to the ground, and everyone else rushed over except for the two who were still entangled.
Love is definitely the farthest away, but the Thunder are not close because they block people in front.
The fastest reactions were Westbrook and Zhang Xiaotian, Westbrook was a little faster, but when he was about to scoop up the ball, he was directly knocked away by Zhang Xiaotian from behind.
Westbrook rushed to the front to slow down, but Zhang Xiaotian directly used Westbrook as a speed bump.
didn't control the ball, Adams didn't blow just now, and Zhang Xiaotian, the referee, didn't blow the whistle.
When Zhang Xiaotian got the ball, he took a step directly in the opposite direction of the basket, turned around and took a step to the middle, adjusting his body.
Durant and Robertson pounced at a 45-degree angle, Zhang Xiaotian did not have the slightest fear, half-turned and leaned back, and threw the whistle for the third time.