Chapter 60: Chatter is louder than Yongbo
On the day of the Orlando Magic's home reversal, Ford Center, far away in Oklahoma, also ended a thrilling game.
The home team Oklahoma City Thunder, who previously won six and lost two, faced the top team in the West with seven wins and one loss - the Los Angeles Clippers!
The two teams are very close from their previous records, and the matchup on the pitch is also very intense.
With the last minute and a half of the game remaining, the two sides were even tied at 104:104!
At this time, the souls of both teams stood up and influenced the direction of the game in different ways.
First of all, on the Clippers' side, leader Chris Paul took the lead, with his skillful dribbling and strong big-picture vision, breaking through the interior to divide teammates, and Deandre Jordan forced a layup to help the team take a two-point lead!
Then, on the Thunder's side, Andre Robertson made a fatal mistake, and the ball was handed over to the leading Clippers, and it was Paul who stepped up to organize and help his teammates hit a three-point shot worth a thousand dollars!
109:104, in the last 40 seconds, the Thunder trailed their opponents by five points!
At this moment, the fans of the entire Ford Center Arena were in a trance, they felt that their home team had been defeated!
But Westbrook, who was completely different from Paul, stepped up.
Taking the ball in the backcourt, the turtle advanced all the way, relying on the terrifying explosive power, smashed into the inner line, took off, and almost threw himself into the air!
Then, the referee's whistle blew, Westbrook got two free throw opportunities, and finally hit both free throws, helping the team recover two points with very little time, there was not much time left, the Thunder used foul tactics, and Austin Rivers, the son of the head coach of the Clippers, stood on the free throw line, and lost both free throws!
Dawei Shao seized the opportunity, advanced quickly, and hit two points, 108:109, and the Thunder chased the score to one point!
Still foul tactics, Jamal Crawford, the excellent Super Sixth Man, made one of two free throws and gave the opponent a three-point shot.
It's just that in the last 0.3 seconds, Wei Shao, who had a whole game, failed to save the team, and the three-point smash frame missed, and the Thunder lost 110:108 at home, with two points!
'That's my problem, if I had scored the last goal, everything would have been different.
After the game, facing the camera, Wei Shao's mood was very low: "It's that simple, the responsibility for this game lies with me." ”
"But, Russell, you're almost a triple-double, just one rebound." The reporter who interviewed Wei Shao continued: "We all think that your performance is the best in the game! ”
It can be seen that Wei Shao's terrifying performance this season has deeply impressed many media reporters.
"I never cared about the stats, they don't mean anything if I can't win."
In the Orlando Magic's team training hall, Bismarck Biyombo held the basketball, shook his head in front of Wu Rui, and then looked at Wu Rui: "You know, Michael, last night, Russell Westbrook almost had a triple-double!" ”
"So you were imitating Russell in that sentence at the beginning?" Wu Rui took the basketball in Biyombo's hand, this is the ball he feels the most perfect touch this morning, Wu Rui wants to use this ball to seriously shoot a few more times!
"Of course, that's what Russell said in his interview yesterday." Biyombo clapped his hands with a look of disdain: "Michael, do you believe this?" ”
"Why not? That's what people are saying. Wu Rui didn't think much about it, he raised the ball above his head and shot it, the basketball fell into the net impartially, and he was overjoyed, he ran to the basket again and picked up the basket: "Bismarck, if I use this ball during the game, I will definitely be able to score a double!" ”
So far in Wu Rui's career, the highest-scoring game was the 7 points scored against the Utah Jazz yesterday, two of which were dunk scores, and the rest were free throws, and shooting is still Wu Rui's dead end.
It's not that Wu Rui is still the one who couldn't shoot before, after so many days of posture training, Wu Rui has mastered the key points of shooting very well, even when he is training, he can ensure that he can shoot three or four goals out of ten balls, but as soon as he arrives on the court, his shooting feeling has completely changed.
Frank Vogel told Wu Rui not to care about these, see the right time, bold shots, these difficulties will eventually be overcome, Wu Rui believes in this excellent coach, but he is also very anxious.
After all, dunks are not a stable way to score, and even some players who are known for dunks have a very outstanding performance in projection.
For example, Vince Carter, nicknamed "UFO", everyone was surprised by his half-human and half-god dunk ability, but he couldn't ignore his shooting ability after stepping through the halfcourt.
"You can suggest it to Adam Shaw, and maybe he'll agree with you." Biyombo made a joke, and then brought the topic back to Wei Shao: "Michael, you would actually believe Russell Westbrook's words, if you watched the game, you would definitely know that he was lying!" ”
"For the sake of rebounding, let go of your own defenders, pass the ball crazy if the number of assists is not up to the standard, and once you reach the standard, start to do it alone!" The more Biyombo said, the more angry he became: "I can't understand how such a guy can have the biggest MVP call!" ”
"Bismarck, our next opponent seems to be Russell's Thunder, and when the time comes, you can vent your dissatisfaction." Biyongbo sprayed Wei Shao by his side, but Wu Rui was not cold at all, and continued to train himself.
To be honest, he was also impressed by Wei Shao's amazing performance this season, after all, so far this season, the point guard who looks like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has averaged 31.1 points, 9.8 assists and 8.9 rebounds per game, and the all-around statistics are quite impressive.
However, no matter how well Wei Shao performs, Wu Rui also feels that it has nothing to do with him, he is not even so unstable in his shooting ability now, is he still qualified to judge an MVP-level player?
"Michael, don't you think Russell's behavior is bad!" Wu Rui continued to shoot, and Biyombo continued to chase and asked: "Go and watch the video of Oklahoma's game this season, you will be more angry than me!" ”
"Think about it, the frontcourt rebound that was originally in your hands was snatched away by your own teammates, and it would have been converted into a two-point deduction and blocked by your teammates!"
"If you catch the ball in the corner you are not good at, you have to make a move, and if you can't shoot, you won't want to touch the ball again in the next round, can you bear such a player?"
After Biyombo finished speaking, he looked at Wu Rui, and Wu Rui also looked at his impassioned teammates: "OK, I don't care about Bismarck's rest." ”
"I can't stand the fact that I snatched the rebound."