Chapter 421: Give the Ball to Monta (Second Shift)

Old Nelson called a timeout with a gloomy face, and everyone knew that the old tyrant was angry, and Ellis and the others were honest when they came down, one by one with their tails between their tails and their heads drooping, as well-behaved as the third grandson.

Seeing this scene, although the leader is his own team, Scott is envious, look, look, what is the dominance of the coach? It's called dominance, his grandmother's, when will he Scott have such a status? He hopes that one day, he can roar at Durant, Westbrook and others, but to get to this day, he must at least win the best head coach!

Best head coach, so far away, the hard-pressed assistant coach, the temporary head coach looked up and sighed.

Now, even the most optimistic Thunder fans can't imagine that their team will turn around and become a league powerhouse next season, and the young head coach who looks like a Hollywood icon will become the youngest best head coach in NBA history.

Of course, old Nelson couldn't think of all this, he couldn't fight with the kid opposite, Chamberlain was placed on the playing list by him, replaced Jackson with Barnes, he wanted to replace West with strong offense and defense, but he glanced at Ellis and shook his head again, West was ready to take off his training clothes, and he was stunned when the old coach shook his head - didn't you say I was the best sixth man?

The Warriors deployed troops here, and the Thunder were not idle, Scoltra walked past Jeff Green, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Boy, go warm up and get ready to play." Remember, the old guy on the other side will definitely send the strongest weapon, and your mission is to help DeAndre De De defend and deal with the big guy together. ”

Collison asked in surprise, "Shouldn't I be the one to help defend?" ”

Scott waved his hand, he looked at little Jordan and smiled: "No, I believe that DeAndre can take on the heavy responsibility of the main defense, you don't have to consume your physical strength, you can concentrate on doing your job well, and it is enough to have Jeff's help." You have to know that although the kid on the other side is very powerful, he is not a terminator or a Hulk, he is an NBA player Chamberlain. ”

Little Jordan sneered and said proudly: "Boss, it's enough for me to deal with him myself!" I didn't show my full strength just now, I was just waiting for that bastard Chamberlain to come on the field and teach him a lesson! ”

Everyone thought the rookie was bragging, but Westbrook and Scott believed him, the former had seen him work hard in the arena, he spent the summer in the gym and on the court, and the Thunder were the only ones who did it. The latter has seen Jordan Jr.'s diligence, and whenever he has time, he studies the game footage of the current interior players, and Chamberlain's video is the most watched.

At the end of the timeout, the players were ready to enter, old Nelson groaned, he looked at Ellis with a twinkle in his eyes, and said calmly: "Today Z comes to feint, Monta, you come to the main attack, everyone else gives the ball to Monta, he has unlimited right to fire." ”

Hearing this, Billups, Belinelli and several smart people all changed their faces, Chamberlain turned his head so as not to let people see the surprised expression on his face, Ellis was laughing with Jackson, he first looked happy when he heard this, and then guessed something, and looked straight back at old Nelson, who did not look at him, but told Curry how to deal with Westbrook.

Chamberlain's speculation is the same as Curry before, the team is going to trade Ellis, and he knows more about the inside story, before the old Nelson said that the team's salary allocation is very unreasonable now, I am afraid that the team will start.

When the players from both sides re-entered, Ellis was expressionless, but the bruises on his forehead kept beating, which showed how intense his mental activity was.

Westbrook started the game very well, since coming to the NBA he has not received the absolute core treatment, the feeling of having the ball in his hands makes him feel like he is back to the UCLA Bruins, at that time, he was under one person and more than 10,000 people, and he could play as much as he wanted.

Curry and Westbrook both graduated from their sophomore year and entered the draft, and the two have been battling each other for two years and know each other better. Curry ran down with the ball, and Westbrook began to spout trash talk: "BABY, do you miss me if you haven't seen you for a long time?" Does the feeling of me crushing you make you miss you for the wonderful life of the NCAA? Man, I don't understand how you can have the confidence to go to the draft this year, if I were you, I'd wait another year or two......"

Curry ignores Westbrook, this guy is like that, once he plays and gets the upper hand, he starts to be triumphant, but his ability is really strong, and in the past, Davis College and UCLA played against each other, and they were all bloodbathed.

Chamberlain wanted to get stuck in the penalty area, Jordan Jr. gritted his teeth to fight against him, both of them had excellent physical fitness, Jordan Jr.'s bounce, arm span, strength, speed and explosiveness are also the best choice in the inner line, but Chamberlain is more flexible and has a higher ball quotient, of course, this has little to do with the card position, Jordan Jr. is like a maggot on the tarsal bone sticking to Chamberlain, and he goes around the front defense as soon as he sees Curry ready to pass.

Curry hesitated for a moment and passed the ball to Ellis, and the coach said to give the ball to Monta.

Compared with before, Ellis's desire to attack at this time was even stronger, although he was no longer as emotional as before, but now his cold face was even more terrifying, like a raging fire, and it was a fire wrapped in ice.

Durant watched Ellis cautiously, and without Prince wiping his ass, his defensive task was even tougher.

Ellis glanced at Durant, and he hooked his hand at Jackson, who ran over to cover him. Seeing this, Durant hurriedly took half a step back, stuck Jackson to find a good position, but he stepped back, and Ellis put away the ball and jumped out - a three-point shot!

Durant was angry, he shook his hand, and then the offense couldn't help but want the ball to dominate the attack, Scott saw this and waved his hand vigorously on the court to hint at him, now is not the time for him to shoot, all he has to do is to maintain his strength and preside over the offense in the second half.

As long as you are not stupid, you can see that the core of the Thunder's current offensive lineup is Westbrook, and Curry also knows it, but there is no good way to defend Westbrook: it has been against Westbrook for two years, Curry has studied him, and this kid has a super fast first step, so that once he chooses to break through, it will be difficult to stop him, not to mention that he is good at changing direction when he breaks through, and he has used change of direction to shake the opponent more than once in college.

Westbrook is indeed the kind of player that all head coaches want, he is the perfect combination of strength and speed, as an organizational guard, he was the rebounding king of UCLA in college, you must know that UCLA is not the kind of pheasant university like Davis College, this is a famous NCAA school, and there are many people in it!

But Westbrook is certainly not without shortcomings, the more significant thing is that his mid-range and long-range shots are very unreliable, when God gives him strong muscles and terrifying explosive power, it also takes away his soft touch, which is the opposite of Curry, sometimes Westbrook rushes too fast, and the layup may miss, which is one of the reasons why he is used to dunking in the fast break, and he once staged an embarrassing scene when he missed the fast break layup in the NCAA game.

In addition, Westbrook is an impatient on the court, he likes to play boldly and vigorously, which can certainly allow him to play hearty offense, but it is also prone to mistakes, especially now that he has so much time to run in with his teammates, it is still his first start.

Nelson Sr. has been mentioning these things to Curry before, Curry knows, so this time to defend Westbrook, he adjusted his tactics, using the method he used to play the Celtics, not to prevent Westbrook from mid-range shots, but sticking to him and not letting him break through comfortably, and try to force him into the restricted area and hand it over to Chamberlain to clean him up.

Westbrook is proud, Curry takes a step out of the way He knows the other party's plan, but there is no way, he really can't shoot well in the long range, so he chose to break through without hesitation, Curry squeezed Westbrook, and at the same time let go of the side to leave him a breakthrough path, the two were entangled all the way, Westbrook entered the restricted area, and then jumped up like a missile out of the chamber 'whoosh', and made a layup!

Chamberlain was about to jump with a shake of his hands, and he was ready to deliver this hot pot. At this moment, little Jordan suddenly rushed up and stuck next to him, Chamberlain was blocked when he jumped, he didn't jump high enough, and he couldn't block the flying ball with his arm raised, and watched him fall into the hoop.

Westbrook and Jordan Jr. high-fived excitedly, and when he was so close, he saw what his teammates had helped him do, and excitedly shouted, "Well done, DJ, well done!" You blocked the omnipotent SUPER-Z, and he is no longer omnipotent in front of you! ”

Chamberlain looked at little Jordan in surprise, who looked back at him with a sneer, and said coldly: "Great Mr. First Center, the game has just begun." ”

I'm going to make you regret it, let old Nelson's cunning old fox regret it, and make you regret why you didn't choose me! Little Jordan roared in his heart, the power of hatred made him play one hundred and fifty percent of his strength, otherwise he would not have done a good job of restricting Chamberlain.

Curry organizes the offense, Westbrook is extremely active in going up to intercept, he is not only good offensively, but also good defensively, he was the best defensive player in the PAC-10 division in college, he is best at blocking the opponent when he has the ball, the defense moves sideways quickly and the body is strong enough, such a person is a genius defensive expert as long as he has a good sense of defense.

Fortunately, Westbrook's defensive awareness is so good that he can often play super hats like Little Emperor and Chamberlain, when UCLA vs. USC, he once blocked Mayo, and after that game, Mayo even fell out of the lottery zone in the NBA mock draft!

But in the NBA, Westbrook's defense is not perfect, pressing defense can block the opponent, but once the opponent is extremely strong in the breakthrough such as Iverson, then wait to be played. Westbrook's personality is destined for a gambling tackle, which can be very good at cutting off the opponent's passing lanes, and sometimes the defense is out of position.

Curry used this trick against him, he made a change of direction and unstable control of the ball, Westbrook hurriedly wanted to steal, but he moved Curry suddenly changed hands sharply, shook off Westbrook's pull-up jump shot, and hit him back with a ball.

"That's why I'm in the draft, and I'm going to be alone in the NCAA without you." Curry glanced at Westbrook and said with a grin.

With less than two minutes left in the first quarter, both sides subconsciously strengthened the rhythm of the attack, Durant took the initiative to reach out for the ball and jumper, but there were too few shots before, the ball bounced out, Chamberlain and Jordan Jr. were entangled to grab the rebound, although the former got the ball in his hands, but it was extremely laborious.

Curry and Ellis launched a fast attack, and when they arrived in the frontcourt, Ellis made another three-point shot, but the ball was also iron, Chamberlain cut in from the middle and got the ball and directly jumped twice to dunk and shoot, Jordan Jr. actually kept up with his speed, but his second jump ability was not good, and when Chamberlain jumped, he just landed, and he could only foul.

Chamberlain hit two free throws to put the Warriors seven points behind the Thunder at 25-32, and the Thunder played an efficient rhythm in the first quarter today.

In the second half minute, the Thunder handed over Durant to play the finishing shot, and Westbrook also wanted this opportunity, but he was very numerous, and the current team boss was not him after all, so he could only get out of the way unwillingly and watch Durant play alone.

Durant really didn't feel it today, it may have something to do with Scott's arrangement, his teammates' excellent play made him slack, he used to like to end this offense with a pull-up jumper, and today he chose to break through when he didn't feel good, and as a result, the breakthrough layup was blocked by Chamberlain, and the Warriors used the last six seconds to launch a counterattack, and Ellis hit a fast-break layup.

At 27-32, the Thunder's lead was reduced by five points.