Chapter Ninety-Five: Mistakes?
The Hornets played a wonderful game on their home court and completely suppressed the Thunder.
This situation really exceeded everyone's expectations, and in the eyes of most people, the Hornets are still inferior to the Thunder in terms of hard power.
The Thunder just started the second half, and there was a clear change of style, and the team in the first half was completely gone, with Durant and Westbrook taking turns to attack, and James Harden took the opportunity to shoot a cold arrow at the right time.
The Thunder switched to a smaller lineup to steal points at this time, and the Hornets were able to hold up in the first few minutes of the third quarter.
But as time went on, the Hornets got a little overwhelmed, and Westbrook and Durant began to unreasonably rush under the Hornets' basket.
These two guys are in good physical condition, and the Hornets want to stop them, and it is necessary to pay a foul. The double less disrupted the defensive rhythm of the Hornets, Harden threw a three-pointer outside, and in the third quarter, the Thunder finally brought the momentum back to the middle of the quarter.
Ball saw that the Thunder was about to rise and immediately replaced him with Horn.
Horn also felt that the atmosphere was not quite right when he arrived on the court, and the Thunder were really desperate today.
The Thunder are not here to play at all, they are here to play, Westbrook and Durant are simply hitting the basket with their bodies, and whoever touches these two people will be fouled. This kind of game posture has turned into a desperate one.
The Thunder played so badly, kept earning free throws, and after a while of consolidation, Horn was fouled by them 4 times.
The difference between the two teams has also narrowed to 69:64, and the difference between the two teams is only 5 points.
At this critical moment, the Hornets' defensive intensity has completely increased, and Horne is also keeping an eye on Durant.
Durant was not well defended by Horn in the first half, but at this time his hands were already warm up through continuous breaking.
Facing Horn Durant with a one-handed dribble, then immediately dribbling under the crotch, jumping backwards and shooting directly.
Durant is thin and a little faster than Horn, and by the time Horn pounced, Durant had already finished shooting.
"Brush!"
Durant came up and bukkake Horn and scored 2 points directly.
6&; 69, a three-pointer from the Thunder chased the difference to only 2 points.
Durant finally bukkake Horn, and he also waved his slender arms excitedly.
"Horn was bukkake like this! Durant's feel is finally here, this time it's not easy to play! "McTrick was actually on the Wasps' side today, and he started to worry about the Hornets.
The current state of the Hornets is indeed not very good, Horne came up and wanted to force a hit, but the opponent did not give Horn a chance at all, and Horne missed a shot.
The Thunder grabbed the rebound and chased it quickly, just before Durant threw a feeling, at this time he ran quickly around the court, Ibaka came over to block Horn, and Horn didn't follow a step.
Durant received the ball sideways and threw out a three-pointer directly, "Brush and pull!" ”
Durant hit two three-pointers in a row, and at 70:69, the Thunder took a one-point lead.
This time, the morale of the Thunder rose, and the Thunder finally played hard in the second half, playing well on the offensive end, and the Thunder were also stubborn on the defensive end.
The Hornets attacked under the basket and missed the shot, the Hornets' offense failed again, and the Thunder hit Westbrook who was calm at this time, and a fatal pass passed to Harden on the wing, and Harden raised his hand and threw a 3-pointer shot.
"Brush!"
73:69 The Thunder actually overtook in an instant, and Ball quickly called a timeout at this time.
After calling a timeout, Ball set up his defense, Ball is not a master tactician, his defensive tactics are just to strengthen the details.
Ball's setup didn't make much of a difference, returning to the court, and Harden on the Thunder's side actually came to the touch, rushed up and shook off the defenders with a step-back step, and then hit another 3-pointer.
At 76:69, I saw that the score difference had actually opened up to 7 points.
At this time, the Hornets were really anxious, and Paul and Horn were also anxious, but the more anxious they were, the more accidents occurred.
Horn was in a hurry to make a solo shot, but he threw a three-stick shot from a long shot that was too impatient.
Horne threw out a three-no-dip, and at this time the Hornets' mentality really changed.
Horn played hard in the first half and wanted to be ruthless in the second half, but in the face of the Thunder, who had increased in intensity and had adapted to Horn, Horn played very inefficiently.
In the team's critical moment, thanks to Paul's smart play, the team generally stabilized the situation, and the Thunder led the Hornets by six points at 83-77 at the end of the third quarter.
The Hornets had the upper hand in the first half, and now when the second half arrives, the Hornets are struggling when the Thunder start to shop.
In the fourth quarter, Horne returned to the court, he and the Hornets still felt a little awkward, although the Thunder still didn't have a point difference, but the Hornets themselves couldn't catch up.
Seeing that the fourth quarter was already halfway through and the Thunder still led by 7 points, Horn got the ball again and began to get anxious again. He took the ball and began to force his way through Green, who was able to withstand Horn at this time.
On the other side, Durant also came up to the bag, and in the bag between the two people, Horn was in a hurry to collect the ball with one hand. But he didn't expect his hand to slip, and the ball flew out all of a sudden, flying between the two of the Thunder, and flew right into the hands of West, who cut in the air, and West took the ball and made a layup to score 2 points.
Horn himself didn't expect that a mistake of his own turned into an assist, but after such a mistake, Horn suddenly found a feeling, Horn's passes were relatively rigid before, such a one-handed pass Horn has not been used, at this time to pass such a ball, Horn suddenly felt very useful.
The Thunder and Hornets are currently deadlocked at about 7 points, and West hit such a shot, and the score of the two teams is still 90:83, and the Thunder lead by 7 points.
The Thunder have been working hard for so long, and it is false to say that they are not tired, and when Durant rushed up again, he made a mistake and threw the ball crooked.
Durant not only threw the ball crookedly, but also collided with Okafor when he landed, and after the collision, Durant felt a little soreness in his right shoulder.
The Thunder used flesh and blood to impact others, and while killing and injuring others, they were actually being killed and injured, and Durant's shoulders began to be unable to support it.
The Hornets didn't know this, and when the Hornets pushed in again, Paul spun around in possession and turned around to pass the ball to Horne.
Horn touched the ball at the first time, but he pushed it with both hands and pushed the ball into Okafor's hands under the basket.
Okafor had been inconspicuous before, and there was an open spot at this time, and he took the ball and scored two points with a simple dunk.
Horn made two wonderful passes in a row, and the situation in which the Thunder had the upper hand became delicate.