Chapter 998: King to King
Chamberlain touched his nose, and he also felt the pressure.
In the second half of the second quarter, he went up in person, but it didn't work, the Thunder team once the youth army played was in a very terrifying state, God blocked and killed God and Buddha, the Warriors' defense was a mess, Chamberlain was beaten and couldn't find the north, at the end of the second quarter, he had a turn to make a layup, and he was hatted by Jordan Jr.!
At halftime, the old Nelson did not set up any tactics, everything that should have been said was said, and what should have been arranged was arranged.
He gave the players a rest, calmed down their impatience, and only when they got their mental state right could they play to their strength.
At the start of the second half, when the Warriors players came out, they finally encountered boos that they had not encountered before, and the Thunder played too well in the second quarter, which gave fans hope, and at this time, the fans no longer broke the jar and broke the can, and focused on hitting the opponent and cheering for their own team.
The Warriors were determined to get off to a good start, and the first offense in the opening game was by the Thunder, who, under the leadership of Chamberlain, raised their defensive intensity to Finals level.
Westbrook couldn't organize an effective supply in the face of West's pressing, so he passed the ball to Durant, and the person who defended Durant was replaced by Jackson, the king of the Warriors' outside individual defense.
In this way, Durant failed to break through several times, and passed the ball to Jordan Jr. on the inside.
Jordan Jr. worked hard last summer to learn how to attack the basket, and now his hook and jump shot are also in good shape.
After getting the ball, Jordan Jr. quickly jumped out of his hand, but Chamberlain followed from behind and jumped directly to block.
Although little Jordan said on various occasions that he did not coax Chamberlain, in fact he knew that this was nonsense, and the more familiar people were with Chamberlain, the more afraid he was of him, because this guy was a freak!
In order to avoid blocking, Jordan Jr. had to increase the height of his shot, so that although he avoided being blocked, the ball could not fall into the hoop.
Chamberlain jumped up and picked the ball off, and after throwing it to West, the Warriors advanced slowly, and they discussed it at halftime, they couldn't be too impatient in the second half, and they couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the Thunder were more suitable for a young army like a melee, so the Warriors had to take their time.
When he arrived at the frontcourt, Chamberlain naturally went to the inside to ask for the ball, West passed the ball to him, Chamberlain tried it behind him, he felt that Little Jordan was angry and dantian was holding him up, so he decided to use his strength to eat, and slapped the ball with one hand and then hit it back.
Little Jordan's defensive talent is not to say, he didn't really use his strength to resist Chamberlain, just leaned against his body to feel his strength, and when he found out that Chamberlain was going to brute force again, he decisively moved sideways to get out of the way.
Little Jordan wanted to shake Chamberlain for a while, and then give him a big hat, but he underestimated Chamberlain's flexibility and stability, as soon as he noticed that there was no one behind him, Chamberlain took advantage of the situation and walked in, although his steps were a little staggering, but his upper body still maintained balance, and at the last moment he threw and scored!
In this way, the Warriors scored again and again, and the Thunder were not satisfied, since the defensive end could not do anything against Chamberlain, then the offensive end became more violent!
Durant attracted the bag and then passed the ball to Westbrook, the Thunder are both amazingly talented, Durant's breakthrough has disrupted the Warriors' defensive deployment, and it is Jackson who faces Westbrook at this time.
Jackson's defense against Westbrook, who eats purely on speed and explosiveness, is naturally extremely laborious, and Westbrook is like a tap dancer, his feet move quickly, and he shakes off Jackson after successive body changes in front of him, and rushes to the basket like a whirlwind.
Chamberlain sneered and pounced from the inside, but he kept his eyes on the basket.
Sure enough, Westbrook saw him leave the penalty area and immediately threw his arm to Collison, who came on as an inside substitute. Collison is a very mature big man, he takes the opportunity to shoot, and the speed is not unfast, but unfortunately Chamberlain has been keeping an eye on him.
Before Collison received the ball, Chamberlain turned around and went to the basket again, so as soon as Collison shot, Chamberlain came out from behind, sent a big hat directly, and nailed the ball to the rebound!
In this way, Chamberlain won the ball, and the Warriors naturally wanted to attack and counterattack quickly, and the result really met the conclusion reached during the previous locker room discussion: I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
West pushed all the way and rushed straight out of the court, and in the end he wanted to pass the ball late, Chamberlain didn't know what was going on, so he watched West rush forward fiercely with the ball, charging all the way, and rushing out of the bottom line......
The Thunder possessed the ball, and Durant was determined to play alone.
When he got the ball, Jackson defended it, and before the two were in position, Durant's feints had no effect, and Jackson's defense was very useful.
However, Durant's ability to become the No. 2 scorer after Chamberlain proves that his offensive talent is shocking, and this time he didn't fake it and stepped out directly!
In the history of the NBA, breakthrough masters who are more than two meters tall have terrifying first steps, and the most famous in modern times are Hill and Maddy, both of whom can throw their opponents off in the first step.
Now, it's Durant's turn!
Jackson was afraid that he would break through and took half a step back, but Durant took this step, and the distance between the two disappeared, not only disappeared, but Durant was also parallel to him.
Jackson is also a master of defense, he has defended Maddy and Kobe Bryant and Hill, another big breakthrough master, is his teammate, so he knows what to do at this time, and in the face of Durant's breakthrough, he did not rush to retreat, because then he can only mess with himself.
Durant impacted, Jackson also impacted, he calmly pressed his body up, trying to use his strong body to oppress the other party.
But as soon as he stepped forward, he didn't press the opponent, and Durant took one step after another, and his movements were coherent and smooth, and he directly threw off Jackson.
Passing Jackson, Durant did not continue to charge, because Chamberlain had blocked his way, and Du Dashao immediately made a stop-and-go jump shot and hit.
Chamberlain was very unhappy that the Thunder team could still maintain such a high offensive success rate, so he rarely began to show his temper, that is, he began to use small movements.
On the offensive end, Chamberlain showed a very strong desire to attack, and attacked again, he asked for the ball in a high position, and little Jordan did not dare to defend it, so he was far away from Chamberlain behind the free throw area.
Chamberlain's long-range shooting is also very shocking now, and in the All-Star Game, Chamberlain hit two three-pointers.
In this way, Durant rushed up, but he guessed wrong, at this time, Chamberlain will not risk three points, because once he misses a long shot, then he is not inside, and the rebound naturally belongs to the opponent, and if the Thunder take the opportunity to play, the Warriors will be in danger today.
Durant jumped together, Chamberlain seized the opportunity and flew directly at him, the two collided, the referee blew the whistle, and Durant fouled!
Three shots and three hits, Chamberlain's mouth smiled crookedly.
After an offensive and defensive conversion, Chamberlain wanted to play the ball again, Jordan Jr. had to defend the high position, and Chamberlain used flexible footsteps to immediately change direction to break through, he came from the middle of the road to smash the Yellow Dragon, striding towards the hoop.
Westbrook was a bit of a fierce death, and even went up to break Chamberlain's ball, which crashed into it like a tank, and Westbrook flew out like a cannonball, whistling upside down, and of course, screaming.
But Westbrook is just durable, he was knocked out by Chamberlain, he actually got up again, Chamberlain was shocked, he committed this offensive foul, but it was in vain!
The Thunder attacked, Chamberlain wrapped Durant and caused the latter to make a mistake, the Warriors attacked, Chamberlain created a chance to single Jordan Jr., he caused the latter to foul defensively, and tied the score at 40 with a steady free throw, with 5 minutes and 35 seconds left in the quarter, Chamberlain staged a wonderful dunk again, and the Warriors overtook 46-45.
The Warriors fans at the scene applauded, this is the role of superstars, helping the building to fall and turn the tide!
After that, the game was very close, the two sides began to alternate scores, Chamberlain played very tough, and Durant's offense on the outside was also clear-eyed. Fortunately, there was no shortage of talent on the Warriors' side, Curry came off the bench, he continued to shoot from the outside, and Carter and Ibaka were also the icing on the cake, and the Warriors led 66-58 after three quarters.
With a hard-won eight-point advantage, the Warriors walked off the court exhausted, and this season, they have not played such a difficult game!
The Warriors feel struggling, the Thunder feel even more struggling, and you know, being Chamberlain's opponent is not an easy job.
The body lì fell, and the battle suzhì naturally fell, and the Thunder team made 4 consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter, which made the fans boo.
At the critical moment, the ball fell into Durant's hands again, and the No. 2 scoring champion lived up to expectations, he made a tough shot in the bag between Jackson and Carter, and smashed the ball into the hoop, relieving the Thunder's disadvantage.
The Warriors missed the offense, and the Thunder won the ball to fight back.
Chamberlain guessed that Durant was still in charge of the ball, and he simply rushed up to defend Durant.
Durant is like a kendo master, he smiled slightly, pulled his foot and rushed in, Chamberlain spread his arms and subconsciously retreated, while Durant jumped up after taking a step, outside the three-point line, throwing his hand is a long shot!
Flying knives, seeing flying knives again, Durant hit a three-pointer at a critical moment to chase the score to 65-70.
This is the home court of the Thunder team, Durant scored in a row like this, and the fans shouted and cheered, and the momentum of the Thunder team flew up all of a sudden.
Chamberlain took a deep breath and shouted at Curry, "Give me the ball, let me come!" ”
There is no need to tell him, Curry also knows how to do it, and the Thunder also know how to do it, this is already the most critical time of the game, and the two superstars Durant and Chamberlain are going to make a decision in person.
In this way, the game entered the bullfighting mode of the two superstars.
Chamberlain sat on the inside, after receiving Curry's pass, he suddenly withdrew from the inside, breaking through from the flank, Jordan Jr. and Collison hurriedly transferred the defense outside, Chamberlain threw the ball out with a flick of his hand, and he turned around to advance from the middle, so that the basketball rebounded, Chamberlain took off, and the flying sky was a violent dunk!
The Thunder team couldn't help but gasp together, what is a superstar? That's what a superstar is!
Chamberlain's violent dunk disrupted the Thunder's defensive rhythm, and Durant finally lost fire on the offensive end, he was blocked by Jackson, and passed the ball to small forward Sephorosa, who was really unreliable on offense, and shot iron, allowing Chamberlain to win the rebound.
At the critical moment, Chamberlain once again launched an inside attack, and his turning layup caused Jordan Jr. to foul, so he stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws, and Chamberlain scored two points again.
With Chamberlain on the inside, the pressure on the rest of the Warriors was naturally reduced, Curry continued to hit the Thunder with three-pointers, while Carter launched a breakthrough dunk, and the Thunder's defense began to falter.
At the end, the Thunder launched the final madness, and under the instigation of Westbrook, the Thunder chased 8 points in a row to chase the score to 87-91.
At the moment of crisis, Chamberlain came forward twice to save the Lord, fully showing the leadership style, first a hook shot, and then a dunk under the basket, which convinced Thunder fans: This is the first inside line, which can only be said to be worthy of the name.
In the last minute and a half, the Thunder frequently played three-point tactics in the hope of catching up with the difference, but God was not on their side, and they missed consecutive three-point shots, and the game ended, and the Warriors won the game 96-90.