Chapter 90: Thunder Teenage Ninja Turtles
Horn finally found an opportunity to counterattack Westbrook once, if the Thunder still closed in the first half, the second half came back as soon as the Thunder began to fight hard.
The first one to fight first was Westbrook, who didn't play well today, and against a professional defensive player like Ariza, his space was not as wide as when he played Paul.
And his physical exertion is also huge, and after a 20-minute break at this time, Westbrook has eased up a little.
He rushed to the Hornets' half, accelerated, took a hard step against Ariza with his body, and then forced himself up to shoot a mid-range shot.
Westbrook's body is really hard, it's hard, and he scored 2 points on Ariza's head.
The Thunder opened Westbrook to be hard, and Reggie Miller immediately said at this time: "The Thunder are going to work hard, and only by withstanding the wave of the Thunder's desperate efforts can the Hornets win." ”
The Thunder are not only desperate on the offensive end, but also desperately on the defensive end, and everyone is playing hard to put pressure on the Hornets.
On the Hornets' side, West missed a strong shot from the low post. The Thunder played on the offensive end and succeeded on the defensive end.
This time, the morale of the Thunder was slightly improved, Westbrook dribbled again, and Durant began to exert force.
Just look at Durant running around the court for half a circle, and suddenly came out to receive a pass from his teammates, Horn was off the court at this time, it was Belinelli on the court, Belinelli was shortened by Durant, Durant took the ball and shot directly without looking at Belinelli.
"Brush!"
Durant's three-point shot was directly shot, and the Thunder scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, and the Hornets had no way to cut it, and the difference between the two teams quickly shortened to 48; 53. There are only 5 points left in the difference.
Once the Thunder starts to come hard, the superb talents of Westbrook and Durant are indeed unguardable.
The point difference shortened rapidly, and on the defensive end, the Thunder continued to press, and the Thunder's offense was tough and the defense was tough.
The players who forced the Hornets couldn't hold the ball, and forced the Hornets players to run in their minds, and Paul finally came out and forced a shot and didn't shoot.
Once the Thunder starts to fight hard, it's really very powerful. In the face of desperate thunder, you have only two options, either play them with your wits or you crush them with your physical talents that are harder than theirs.
The Hornets certainly didn't have any more physical talent, and at this time they had to figure out how to do it, and Paul played again and used his brains to pass a wonderful pass to his teammates.
Collison from the baseline slipped to the back door for a layup, which would have been a great opportunity, but Collison was still interfered with by Westbrook, who returned in time.
Collison wasted a great chance, it was a shame to waste, and there was retribution on the pitch.
The Thunder grabbed the backcourt rebound, quickly chased the Hornets halfcourt, and passed the ball to Durant, who faced a very beautiful shake from Belinelli, dribbled to the left side with one step, two steps, and a step back to shoot the basket.
"Brush!"
Once Durant's scoring pattern kicks in, no one can interfere with him at all.
Durant scored again, and the difference between the two teams quickly shortened to 3 points, and at 53:50, the little advantage that the Hornets had managed to fight for in the first half was in jeopardy.
Ball is still hesitating at this time, because the third quarter has only started now, and his rotation will be messed up when he replaces Horn at this time, a team is messed up, and a lot of chemistry will be messed up.
Just when Ball hesitated, there was another mistake on the Hornets' side, and Paul actually dropped the ball under the high-intensity defense.
Once Paul's ball fell, Westbrook took the ball and broke through quickly towards the Hornets' half, and at Westbrook's speed, the Hornets could not catch up.
Facing the sky blue, Westbrook flew up like a brutal beast, and a tomahawk smashed into the wasp's head.
"Bang dang!"
Westbrook dunk!
With Westbrook's dunk, the Thunder's home court exploded all at once, and the home atmosphere was completely driven by Westbrook.
The Thunder's players also rushed up excitedly at this time, and the Thunder beat the Hornets with a 9:0 small **, and the difference was only one point.
The Thunder began to have an absolute advantage, and at this time the momentum of the Thunder reached its peak, and if the situation was allowed to continue like this, the Thunder would devour the Wasp alive. The Thunder are such a tough team.
Bauer was reluctant at this point, but called a timeout. At the same time, Marv Albert on the commentary bench began to say: "The Thunder are finally starting to play with intensity, and that intensity is the style of the Thunder. The real test of the Hornets is here, and being able to defeat such a Thunder is the real victory over the Thunder. ”
"The Thunder have indeed been very intense in these rounds, but there is another variable on the Hornets' side, it is important for the Hornets to win Horne in the first half, and now we will see how Horne comes back!"
Reggie Miller has put all his hopes on Horn, and the Hornets have put all their hopes on Horn at this time.
Ball also patted Horn on the shoulder before Horn came on the court: "Horn, now we must open a gap!" ”
Paul came over and punched Horn in the shoulder, and Horn knew that his teammates and manager were expecting him highly.
At this time, he himself told himself that what he needed was calmness, absolute calmness and a head. It is definitely not possible to compare the body with the thunder, and at this time I need to work hard and think more.
Back on the court, the Hornets began to play three inside tactics again, Horne received the ball on the wing, and the moment he received the ball, Horne felt the defensive intensity of the Thunder, although Durant was thin but he was behind him, and Ibaka was ready to pounce on him at any time.
At this time, Horn hurriedly gave Paul a look, Paul ran over to catch the ball, Horn watched Paul come over, and he cunningly used Paul to cover himself.
Using the small man to cover, Horn had a split second chance when Paul understood a ground-hitting pass to shove the ball in front of Horn.
Horn took a step forward, caught the ball and made a quick stop and threw a hand, "Brush and pull!" "Horn's shot went in steadily.
At this crucial moment, Horn and Paul played a small and witty combination, and Horn finally scored points.
At this time, Reggie Miller also said: "Eun played, the chemistry of the Hornets is really different!"
The Thunder lost such a ball, and immediately wanted to retaliate back, Westbrook just dunked one, and the arrogant one in this round was going to eat Ariza.
Ariza desperately went up, but Westbrook still used his body to eat, and Westbrook hit too hard at this time and forgot to observe the situation.
As soon as Horn saw Westbrook's state, he immediately quickly sandwiched up, Paul also sandwiched from behind, and the three people sandwiched Westbrook Although it was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, he couldn't stop it.
Paul broke the ball with a steal in the back, Paul took the ball and quickly broke through twice to give Seflosha over, and then another back to pass Durant, two people in a row, Paul pulled to the side, and Horn, who followed up, came up and passed the ball, and Horn took the ball and made a layup.
"Brush!"
Horne returned to the court, and the Hornets chased four straight points to stabilize the situation a little.