Chapter 282: Wei Shao and Roy's Final Rivalry
Wei Shao is resting again, it's not that he is physically exhausted and needs to be replenished, even if he really plays for 48 minutes now, I believe that the perverted body of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is no pressure, but Donovan must let him rest, at least let his brain rest and rest.
At the end of the third quarter, relying on Westbrook's indomitable spirit of brushing data, his personal data was really close to a triple-double, 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Well, you read that right, the rampaging Wei Shao accidentally brushed up on 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and now he is only 1 rebound away from completing a triple-double.
1 rebound left, 1 rebound left, 1 rebound left!
Westbrook, who was sitting on the sidelines gasping for breath, now has only one thought in his mind, hurry up and grab a rebound to finish, and win the game will be a matter of later.
On the other side of the bench, Roy also got his own technical stats, 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Before he knew it, Roy was also about to get his first career triple-double. Roy didn't know what it was like to get a triple-double, but he knew that the reward given by the "Ball King System" after getting a triple-double would definitely be expensive.
It's just 3 rebounds, so I'll fight it too.
Data is such a strange thing, sometimes it motivates you, and sometimes it can drive you crazy.
After Roy and Wei Shao both left the court, the Thunder team, driven by Oladipo and Sabonis Jr.'s "hard-working brothers", played better and better, and slowly filled the 18-point hole.
Four minutes into the fourth quarter came to the official timeout, when the score was 100-92 and the Knicks' lead was only eight points.
No one expected the suspense of the game to return, and the last 8 minutes were a showdown between the Knicks and the Thunder, and it was also a key moment for Roy and Westbrook to separate the superior.
With the belief of victory and their own selfishness, the two leading stars played at the same time.
As soon as they came on the field, the new pair of enemies immediately sprayed again.
"Russell (Westbrook), you know what? Christmas is just around the corner. ”
"Thank you for the reminder, I will give you this loss as a gift."
"No, Russell, what I'm trying to say is 'jingle, jingle, ding, ding, ringing'......"
"You goddamn rookie!"
With Roy's skilled trash talk catalyst, Westbrook entered the rampage mode as soon as he came on the court, and he didn't calm down much off the court anyway, and with Roy's shot, he simply broke the jar and broke it.
Only when he hits the basket can he have the greatest certainty of scoring or grabbing a rebound, this is Wei Shao's wishful thinking, and it is also one of Roy's plans.
Not to mention anything else, Wei Shao is really delicate in terms of brushing data, his first offense after coming on the court was an unexpected pass, but he didn't really want to assist his teammates to score, he just wanted to take this opportunity to rush to the basket to grab an offensive rebound.
He threw the ball to Adams, who had the least offensive grasp but was closest to the basket, and then grabbed the position directly under the basket, and Roy had already seen Wei Shao's intentions. No kidding, the rebounds are mine, and thinking of the temptation of a triple-double, Roy also held Westbrook with open arms.
Just as the two men were wrapped around their arms and their thighs against their thighs, Adams took a shot.
Adams definitely can't shoot, the rebound is mine. Roy and Westbrook thought of the ball, and they were cursed by the two, Adams really didn't score, and the basketball hit the basket with a "bang" and flew straight to the outside.
came, the rebound came, and the rebound happened to bounce to where Roy and Wei Shao were, only to see the two of them jump up and down at the same time. Roy is much taller than Wei Shao, he was the first to touch the basketball, but Wei Shao's strength is more dominant, he uses his body to exert pressure and Roy can't hold the ball steadily, but after Roy so much, the ball bounces into the sky again.
came, the basketball fell again, this time the two jumped at the same time again, in terms of bounce speed, Wei Shao is one of the strongest in the league, which is why he is only 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall, but he can always pick up rebounds on the inside.
But Wei Shao's speed is amazing, and Roy's speed is not much lost, this time they still touched the ball almost at the same time, and with a "snap", the ball was pulled out of the sideline by them, and no one could grab this rebound.
I'm X, what kind of fuss is this, it took a lot of physical strength, but I didn't get any benefits, which caused Roy and Westbrook to complain.
However, they didn't know that this was just the beginning of the final competition between the two, and as the game deepened, the physical confrontation between the two became more and more intense. The two have to compare the data and the scene, with the lure of the data goal of triple-doubles, Roy and Westbrook's playing style is also developing more and more towards the "brush".
More than the card position, more than the bounce, more than the power, Roy and Westbrook fight for every inch of the field.
And the strange play and strange running of these two immediately caught the attention of Brin and Fraser.
"Walter, did you notice that Roy often stepped back into the three-second zone when he was defending in the fourth quarter?"
"That's right, I've been observing it for a long time, probably because Westbrook keeps hitting the basket, right?"
"That's right, but after Oladipo shot just now, I saw Roy rush into the box to grab a rebound as soon as possible."
"So you mean Roy's awareness of protecting rebounds increased today?"
"Maybe, if I'm not mistaken, Roy's stats are 22 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, while Westbrook's stats are 26 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, and both of them are just one rebound away from a triple-double."
Hearing this, Brin and Fraser let out a wicked laugh in unison.
Anyway, the process of this brush battle is still very exciting, there are soaring points, assists, and trash talk, and now the final goal of the two is to compete for a triple-double.
Probably to match the competition between Roy and Wei Shao, and probably because Roy's focus was on grabbing rebounds, which led to a decrease in efficiency, the Knicks' performance in the second half of the fourth quarter was slack, and with 1 minute left in the game, the score of the two teams was tied at 110.
Winning and beating opponents, when the rest of the players on the field are strained, only Roy and Westbrook, two players with strong convictions, are still holding on to the final battle.
With the belief of winning and swiping the data, Westbrook once again made his way into the box.
"Westbrook's stamina is so perverted, he's been playing for 40 minutes, but his stamina is as abundant as it was at the beginning, but Roy's footwork hasn't diminished in the slightest."
"I'm going to put an end to this." Westbrook couldn't help but burst into the three-second zone.
Is this routine again? Roy was a little tired of seeing Westbrook's breakthrough, every time he pushed in a football-like way, every time he jumped up and leaned on you, every time he took up his position and threw it to the basket.
Can you play something new? You missed the first few times, Roy was just about to concoct the same way to deal with Westbrook, but Wei Shao suddenly stopped halfway.
Archery on horseback! By the time Roy realized that Westbrook was shooting arrows on horseback after a stop, Westbrook had already made a move.
Wei Shao's movements were still ugly, and the ball unexpectedly hit the outside edge of the basket, and then bounced straight back into Westbrook's hands!
The rebounds are in hand, the triple-double is in hand, is this luck or deliberate?
Without time to think about it, Wei Shao took another shot on the spot, almost the same action, but this time the ball went into the net.
The ball is in! At 112:110, the Thunder trailed by a whole game, but took the lead in the last 26 seconds, which was their first lead in this game after excluding the 2+1 of Wei Shao in the opening game.
There was a timeout, and Coach Hornacek hastened to request a timeout.
"Listen, there's not much time left for us, and the opponent will definitely focus on guarding against our interior attack, so my plan is to win the game outright." Hornacek glanced up at the players, their eyes were full of surprise, Huo Shuai's plan was indeed a bit bold.
"The Thunder will definitely focus on defending Roy, but that's okay, Roy will give the ball to his teammates if he finds an opportunity to attract the pack, and if it is Wei Shao's one-on-one defense, he will find a way to use the block to find a three-point opportunity to hold down the time, and we may only have one offensive opportunity."
At the end of the timeout, as the Knicks players returned to the court, the fans let out thunderous cheers, this is the last chance to win, if the Knicks use this offense to catch up with or even overtake, then the whole court will undoubtedly become a sea of joy, otherwise, there may be an absolute cold, that is not the scene that the home fans want to see.
Wei Shao really set his sights on Roy from the first time, and his tireless entanglement made Roy unable to receive the basketball at all, but fortunately, Rose got the ball as soon as possible and avoided a 5-second violation.
Rose got the ball, he was waiting for his chance, and the clock was ticking.
At this time, Roy and Westbrook were playing hide and seek on the court, and Wei Shao really fought hard, and now that he has a triple-double, his final task is to win the game. Wei Shao, who was seriously defensive, was extremely terrifying, and he bit Roy like a mad dog. With only seven seconds left in the attacking clock, Roy got the ball through a hand-to-hand pass.
There was no time, and when Porzingis came up to block the pick-and-roll, Roy had only four seconds left to attack.
Pick-and-roll, substitution, and 3 seconds left, but Roy immediately encountered the double bag of Sabonis Jr. and Oladipo, thinking of his previous impact by Wei Shao's touch, Roy decisively chose to pass, and it was Derrick Rose who was waiting in the empty space.
There were only 2 seconds left in the offensive time, and Roy didn't have time to say sorry for his smashing assist, so he rushed straight to the basket. He understands one thing, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, and with Rose's 28.00% three-point shooting rate this season, this shot is very likely to hit the iron.
Rose made a shot, and the three-pointer was a little off from the trajectory of the shot, and Westbrook and Sabonis Jr., who realized the problem, both rushed to the three-second zone to assist Adams in grabbing the rebound.
Rose's three-pointer missed, the ball hit the basket high and bounced high, and the game had less than 3 seconds left, and Roy, Westbrook, Noah, Adams, and Sabonis Jr. jumped almost simultaneously to grab the daunting rebound.
Can't play cards according to common sense, before the jump, Roy's mind suddenly crossed this thought, if you still follow the normal idea of grabbing rebounds, then there will definitely be a scene where Westbrook grabbed rebounds before, so that time will run out before getting the rebounds.
Time is running out, and you can only hit it with one hit. Having made up his mind, Roy burned almost all of his physical strength to complete the battle, and he had to thank his outstanding bounce and reach that allowed him to stand out from the top five hands.
"Derek (Rose)!" Roy let out a loud shout and flicked the ball out with his fingertips, and the ball came to Rose's hand again, still empty.
At this moment, the hearts of the audience have already mentioned the voice, and Rose has another chance to decide the life and death of the game.
If God gives me a second chance, I won't miss it.
This is the vow Rose made to himself when he returned to the NBA.
Everyone needs a second chance, especially a player like Derrick Ross who has been through the test of life and death, and for such a player, just give them a chance and they will be rewarded.
Rose took a deep breath and resolutely struck......
The bell rang, the red light flashed, the fans held their breath, the basketball flew through the air, and finally fell into the basket unbiasedly, and Derrick Rose made a successful kill......