Movement!

"Run, run, run!"

The Kings pushed the offense, Evans controlled the ball and advanced, and by halftime he had reduced his pace and had no intention of playing fast.

After the first few games of the series, the Thunder have thoroughly figured out the King's routine, and the most terrifying weapon in this offensive firepower team is not Cousins, who is widely believed to be the future king of the interior, nor Evans, a rhythm breakthrough master

It's Gu Yu.

Gu Yu's sneak run was like an unstoppable blade on the court, and he almost completely gave up his defensive style of play, making Gu Yu's sneak run particularly deadly. Killing a thousand enemies and self-inflicting eight hundred, Gu Yu is like the deepest demon in the heart of every basketball player, wantonly showing the craziest side of basketball on the world's highest level of competition.

Offensive!

Endless offensive!

"Whoosh!"

Evans sent a pass forward, and Cousins received the ball high and made a sideways cover for Evans. Evans went down to the basket and made a counter-run feint to take away one side of the defense and go straight to the strong corner.

Turn around!

"Bang Bang Bang"

Cousins dribbled and turned, his eyes fixed on Ibaka in front of him, and his head was already sweating.

"The Thunder's personnel adjustments in this game are quite timely, and they are almost impeccable responses!"

On the side of the commentary stage, Smith said: "In the last game, the Kings were at home, and the Kings fought with their backs, using the team's high-mobility fast ball transfer style to play the Thunder's defensive line full of holes. One big and four small routines, Cousins's tactical idea of raising the high position, is special and extremely lethal, which once gave the Thunder a headache. ”

"Come back, come back ......!"

After looking for a succession of unsuccessful opportunities, Cousins had no choice but to pass the ball back to the outside. Garcia picked up the ball, raised his eyes and glanced at the timer, and secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

There are only five seconds left!

It's definitely too late to run a full tactic again, and at this time you can only ......

“I’M-COMING……！”

Cousin!

“…… Sou!!! ”

One-handed horizontal pass, Garcia made a wonderful pass without looking at people, the weak side of the bottom line, Gu Yu, who had just completed the transposition and run with Evans, cut out, opened his hand to catch the ball without making any stops, pulled it up directly, and threw it in the air.

“…… Swish! ”

Middle!!

"Pretty !!"

Barkley was impressed by the resoluteness of this ball, patted his thigh and said, "Hairstyle brother! What a! It's unreasonable, this style of play is not reasonable at all, it's exactly the same as when I was young!! ”

“…… Phew! ”

Smith also wanted to praise Gu Yu a few words, but he was spit out by his old partner's bottomless boasting, rolled his eyes and said: "Although this time the defense still let the hairstyle brother score the goal, but in terms of the overall defensive effect, the Thunder is still successful!" ”

"That's right."

Barkley nodded: "The hairstyle brother scored, purely because he shot horizontally enough, and he felt good today, and it has nothing to do with defensive strategy, I call it a 'Kobe Bryant-style goal'." And the Thunder's defense is not chaotic overall, and there is no trace of local chaos because of the outburst and running of the hairstyle brother, and the overall formation is maintained very well, which is rare! ”

"That's right, the two sides are one point apart, the Kings are still one point behind, and the Thunder attack the ball!"

The two commentators were still talking, and on the court, the mood of the Kings players began to change subtly.

"You give me a little firmness......!"

In the process of returning to the defense, Evans glared at Cousins and said: "You can shoot at that position, they don't have Perkins, we have a chance to rebound!" ”

“…… Then why don't you vote?? ”

Cousins was not happy, pointed at Evans and said: "It's Ibaka who defends me, and his feet bounce faster than me, and my shot is called a reluctant shot!" What about you? After I covered you just now, I passed you an overhead ball and you can directly attack the basket, no matter how much Westbrook can jump, he is shorter than you! Why do you tell me with your eyes that I won't pass it on to you? Cowardly?? ”

"Tactics aren't arranged like that......!"

Evans shook his hand and said: "The tactics are driven by your high-position singles, and we are waiting for the opportunity to release cold arrows on the outside, you are the focus of the attack, okay?" ”

"You ......"

"Okay, stop arguing, defend!"

Behind him, Gu Yu's shout sounded.

The two partners on the inside and outside of the Kings looked at each other and looked away at the same time.

“…… Hum! ”

It's actually so arrogant......

"Bang Bang Bang"

The Thunder had already passed the half, and Westbrook rarely calmed down, not rushing to break through, but pausing near the top of the arc, looking to the weak side.

Run!

"Durant cut out!"

The most terrifying tactic of the Thunder is undoubtedly Durant's off-ball running outside cut. Terrifying height and athleticism, shooting accuracy that ignores defense, and ultra-high shooting points make Durant's off-ball offense almost impossible to defend.

Usually, there may be a way to defend this move, because it will basically be Perkins who covers Durant. And Perkins' speed is too slow, his ability to impact the basket is insufficient, and he is almost completely unable to shoot, the Kings can directly pinch Durant after the cover, control him to receive the ball, and temporarily let Perkins go.

But today, everything is different.

"Bang......!"

Durant cut out, and in the process of Garcia's pursuit, he made physical contact with the players who were on the wall with the Thunder, habitually trying to bypass, continuing to chase Durant, and doing off-ball bag control with Cousins.

however

“…… Don't chase after me!! ”

Gu Yu's shout sounded again, and the person who couldn't defend the team was reminding his teammates of the defensive position, this picture seemed so ironic.

However, it is a bloody reality.

“…… Sou! ”

Almost instantly, at the same time as Gu Yu's shout, there was also the sound of basketball breaking the wind.

"Westbrook's brilliant pass hits the ground straight to the middle distance! Durant is a front, it is Ibaka who catches the ball, and he shoots in the middle...... Hit!! ”

"Whoop——!!!

Amid the overwhelming cheers, Ibaka hit a fatal shot.

"Tut~"

Ibaka, who completed the offense, was obviously also excited, and actually made a provocative move against the Kings players.

With a finger waving slightly in the air, Ibaka mimicked Mutombo's classic celebratory pose, arrogant and tooth-tickling.

However, this is still the home court of the Thunder, Ibaka's action is very short, and the referee does not blow a technical foul, leaving only the Kings players with angry eyes and thick necks, but they are helpless.

"Sergi - Ibaka!!"

Barkley was thrilled and exclaimed: "Hit 9 of 11 shots so far!" Explosion hits! The middle distance is almost a miss, and the feel is already bursting! ”

24 points!

Ibaka became the winner of the game, the Kings' offense had played well enough, the defense did not have too many decisive mistakes, and the control of the Thunder's three young men was quite in place, and Durant even "only" scored 23 points until this time.

But Ibaka punished the Kings' defensive strategy with one mid-range shot after another.

"A stroke of genius!"

Smith nodded: "Coach Brooks and his assistant team, the answers handed in in the battle of life and death are breathtaking!" In the last game, Perkins was beaten by Cousins, who was more agile and had a range beyond the average center. In this game, Brooks simply refrigerated Perkins and let Ibaka play the center position, and fought with the king for one big and four small! ”

Perfect scheduling choices, flawless tactical responses.

Didn't your king make a fuss with Cousins' speed and range and hit me Perkins for not moving fast enough?

Okay, then I'll be more aggressive, directly let Ibaka play center, faster than your Cousins, no weaker range than your Cousins, or even slightly stronger, every time after the cover and block, if you don't go down to the basket, it's to cut out and find a vacant shot!

CIC Doesn't Die?

That's because it's not accurate enough!

“FXXK……！！”

The Kings players were almost desperate, the Thunder's lineup change was too successful, and after Ibaka moved to the No. 5 position, the Thunder's physical advantage at each position was further expanded.

Inside?

Cousins has a good ability to score inside, but after all, he is still a sophomore, no matter how good he is, he is a quasi-rookie, and he is not a sophomore O'Neal, I will let you single Ibaka, how many can you score??

On the other hand, Ibaka's mid-range shot, you Cousins will definitely not be able to catch up. Even if you catch up, what about rebounding under the basket? I also have Durant who is more than 210 centimeters, as well as Harden, Safrosa, the rebounding masters in the second position, and Dawei Shao, who is a physical fitness bunker, you are old, weak, sick and young King, what do you fight with me? ?

"Be ......!"

The more anxious and chaotic, the king attacked again, still playing iron in the front court, and within a minute, the Thunder team Wei Shao jumped high to pick up the rebound, turned around and directly pushed the speed of light fast attack.

"Bang bang!"

The basketball was extremely explosive and constantly flapped on the floor, and Wei Shao turned into a wind phantom, using his speed to crush Evans with ease. After rushing to the free throw line, he threw himself high and slammed the ball into the basket.

Behind him, Garcia's pursuit was a little slower after all, and he could only touch the corner of Wei Shao's fluttering jersey when he reached out, watching this body monster rush to the sky, his body arched and charged his strength, and he smashed the ball to the basket with both hands.

“…… Bang!!! ”

Death penalty!

"Ride alone to break through the fast attack and storm buckle! Westbrook, who sentenced the Kings to death!! ”

"Beep beep !! Kings request timeout! ”

With 52 seconds to go, Westphaal asked the technical desk for a timeout.

With a five-point gap, the Sacramento Kings are only 52 seconds away from being eliminated.

“…… Holy!!! ”

Back on the bench, Cousins took the towel and slammed it to the ground.

The rest of the Kings are also disheartened, and the mentality of the whole team is on the verge of collapse.

We worked so hard, so hard, and fought to the last minute.

But lost to talent!

What to do......?

Westfaal was also a little out of ideas, and he was quite satisfied with being able to fight to this point. But you can't always say in front of the players that you want nothing else, just be happy, okay??

But if you really want to fight...... What are we going to fight??

"Old man."

On the side of the bench, Gu Yu's voice sounded.

"Huh......?"

Westphal looked at it, and the words came to his lips, and he swallowed them back.

Because he clearly saw that there was a fire on Gu Yu's body, which was rising into the sky.

"Give me the ball, low post, pull empty."

Gu Yu's expectation was quite calm, but anyone could hear the boundless killing intent from it.

"At the last minute, I want to try."

Gu Yu, raise your eyes.

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I discussed the trade between the Cavaliers and the Celtics with my colleagues, and everyone has different opinions, so I don't know what you think.

Personally, I think that Ha is a win-win situation, but LeBron may be a little at a loss.

For the Cavaliers, Irving is determined to go, and getting such an offer after delaying it for so long is definitely earned, not to mention IT, draft picks, and a panacea wing like Crowder are all good reinforcements. In particular, the presence of draft picks allows the Cavaliers to deal with a "in case LeBron is leaving" situation and not take too long to rebuild.

For the Celtics, IT is strong, really strong, but his limitations have also been shown in the playoffs. After winning Hayward, the Celtics definitely don't want to accompany the prince to study again, and the playoffs are to rush to the championship. Getting Irving, a player who has proven himself in the big picture, although it is a pity to lose IT, but the overall power will not decline in the regular season, and the playoffs also have a dead-ball moment to attack the ball.

For IT, a turning point in his career is coming, and he and LeBron are very hopeful of hitting the championship. For Irving, getting the number one star treatment he coveted, a team that competes quite well.

But for LeBron, it's still unclear whether IT can play Irving's role in the key game of the playoffs, and the situation is a bit erecquired.