Chapter 99, the threat of the Big Three, Zhao Yong's resistance!!
The cheers of the Thunder's home stadium kept ringing, and fans loved to see the Thunder Big Three beating their opponents.
The Clippers attack.
Zhao Yong dribbles to the frontcourt.
The cameras were all aimed at Zhao Yong, and they wanted to see how Zhao Yong would fight.
Zhao Yong made the top of the arc, and he gave the ball to Harris.
Harris tried to dribble to Brewer, but it didn't work, Brewer's defense worked hard, and Harris passed the ball back to Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong continues to be pestered by Westbrook.
Zhao Yong has a size advantage against Westbrook, but this flexibility and speed are slightly inferior, and it is not so easy for him to get rid of Westbrook's defense.
Zhao Yong beckoned Jordan Jr.'s cover.
"Bang!"
This time, Jordan Jr. blocked Westbrook, and Zhao Yong broke through after taking a step sideways.
Adams's change of defense, Zhao Yong changed direction to the right side of the high-speed rush.
Anthony and Adams flank Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong smashed the ball in the air to Gallinari near the baseline.
Gallinari was emptied.
Outside the three-point line, the Italian cannon made a steady shot after adjustment.
"Huh!"
7 to 7.
Don't look at the Thunder playing happily, but they can't pull the score.
Under Zhao Yong's tandem, the Clippers are in full bloom.
Zhang Weiping said: "Zhao Yong's pass is great, and Gallinari's ball is very comfortable. ”
Xu Jicheng said: "Haha, the Clippers are goals scored by three role players, and the Thunder side is scored by the Big Three, let's see who of the two teams will want to take the advantage." ”
The situation on the field has been deadlocked.
Thunder fans can also feel that the Clippers don't seem to be as weak as they think.
The pace of the game was not fast, and both teams were mainly attacking from the position.
The Thunder are making a fuss around the Big Three, and the Clippers are the system led by Zhao Yong.
The turning point of the game came at 6:44.
Zhao Yong was whistled for his second personal foul when he made a steal against Westbrook.
This foul also forced Rivers to replace Zhao Yong.
After Lowe came on the court, the Clippers' organizational transmission came to a noticeable standstill.
The Clippers began to play singles frequently, and Westbrook didn't have to deal with Zhao Yong, he was serious about connecting them.
Zhao Yong's downplay also boosted the Thunder's defensive morale, and everyone was increasing their defensive intensity.
The Thunder unleashed a 14-5 shockwave to pull the score away.
4 minutes 08 seconds.
Rivers called a halt to the game, and the score was 12-21.
The Clippers are already nine points behind on the road, and they have not scored in five games.
"Zhao's departure was a turning point in the game, the Thunder defended better and then played more easily on the offensive end," Barkley said. ”
Smith said: "Yes, Zhao's limitation on Westbrook is still obvious, and once he goes, Russell can easily break through, which is destructive to the Clippers' defense. ”
"Hey, the Clippers don't have Zhao Yong here, so I feel a little worse."
"The Clippers players are used to Zhao Yong's presence, and they won't be able to play anymore."
"I got two fouls in the first quarter, which hurt the Clippers on both ends of the floor."
"The Thunder's offensive and defensive capabilities are still very strong."
"The overall strength of the Thunder should be above the Clippers."
"The Clippers aren't going to be swept away."
After watching the first few minutes of the first quarter, domestic fans were a little worried.
At the beginning, Da Yao had been going through the first round of difficulties, which made them feel that the first round of the playoffs was very difficult to break through.
The Clippers, who are doing well in the regular season right now, seem to be in trouble as well.
Clippers bench.
Zhao Yong took the initiative to ask: "Coach, I'll go on, I will pay attention to controlling the number of fouls." ”
Rivers replied, "Okay, if you get a third foul, you're going to be on the bench for a long time. ”
Zhao Yong nodded, he knew that this was his protection.
After all, if he is affected by a foul early, it will also be a huge problem for the team's lineup.
After the timeout, Zhao Yong returned to the court.
The Thunder also entered the rotation time, replacing Brewer, Anthony and Adams with Abriness, Grant and Patterson.
The timeout came back with the Clippers' offense.
Zhao Yong continued to face Westbrook's defense.
After Zhao Yong arrived in the front court, he gave it to Lu Wei.
After Lowe initiated a block with Harrell, he dribbled and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer.
"Box!"
The iron struck again.
"Luis, don't be in too much of a hurry, we have to be patient." Zhao Yong shouted to Lu Wei.
The pace of the road today was not very good.
Lowe nodded, signaling that the ball was his problem.
Patterson jammed the position, and Westbrook protected the rebound.
Westbrook holds the ball and pushes forward.
Zhao Yong let go of some distance and reduced contact with Westbrook.
Westbrook opened his mouth and shouted at Zhao Yong, "I'll beat you to the end of the game." ”
Zhao Yong ignored Westbrook's provocation.
Westbrook had a three-point opportunity, but he didn't shoot it, and he gave the ball to Abrines.
Abrines is the Thunder's three-point shooter, 1.98 meters tall, with a three-point shooting rate of 38%, but he can only average 4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, and he is just an ordinary rotation in the Thunder.
Lowe followed too far ahead, and Abrines dribbled in.
There was no help in the high post, and Harrell was too far inside.
Abrines' mid-range shot.
"Huh!"
12 to 23.
The Clippers' defense took another blow.
The fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were shouting for their lives.
They like to see the home team pressing down on their opponents.
The lead is in double digits, and the star on the opposite side has not scored a single point against them.
The Clippers' offense.
Zhao Yong dribbled across the halfcourt.
Zhao Yong was still not in a hurry, he gave the ball to small forward Harris.
Harris had no chance after facing Paul George's two-step dribble, and he distributed the ball to Harrell.
Harrell's inside catch was also blocked by Patterson, and he quickly gave the ball to Zhao Yong on the outside.
As soon as Zhao Yong got the ball, Jordan Jr. immediately came up to block Westbrook.
Zhao Yong burst in with the ball on the right side, and Grant's help defend.
Zhao Yong suddenly broke Grant on the left after a rhythm change.
Grant failed to keep up with Zhao Yong and was passed by Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong held the ball and glided to make a layup.
Easy to score.
14 to 23.
Facing the Thunder defense, Zhao Yong is not unable to score, but he needs to choose the best way to score.
The whole Thunder team was staring at him at the beginning of the game, and it was obviously not the best choice to play directly.
Now that the Thunder have switched to the rotation, the defense is a little less focused, and Zhao Yong can also start to exert his strength.
The Clippers attack.
Westbrook faced Zhao Yong and continued to try to make a foul.
But Zhao Yong's movements were clean, and he directly chose to let Westbrook's shot.
Westbrook didn't shoot, he leaned over by himself, and dropped the ball after confronting Zhao Yong.
The ball was directly controlled by Jordan Jr.
Little Jordan gave the ball to Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong dribbles to the frontcourt.
Zhao Yong still had a bamboo in his chest, signaling everyone to stabilize the rhythm.
At the top of the arc, Zhao Yong gave the ball to Harris.
Harris faced Paul George and passed the ball to Zhao Yong after a series of tentative steps.
Zhao Yong gets the ball.
Dive directly to the right.
"Bang!
”
Westbrook moves sideways against the counter.
Zhao Yong bumped Westbrook and then rebounded and retreated to outside the three-point line.
There is space, Zhao Yong's three-point shot.
"Huh!"
Gorgeous hits!
17 to 23.
The difference between the two sides instantly returned to 6 points.
........
"Beautiful, scoring in a row."
"Well done."
"Zhao Yong's offense is stable."
"Zhao Yong is about to start exerting his strength, it depends on whether the thunder can block this wave of offensive."
Zhao Yong's successive offensive successes did not make the Thunder have psychological fluctuations up and down, and they are still ahead.
Only Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was yelling and reminding his players to pay attention to defense.
Thunder's offense.
Westbrook dribbled past half court, and he wanted a change of direction before coming to Zhao Yong.
But Zhao Yong's reaction was quick, and he immediately moved sideways to block Westbrook.
Zhao Yong's defensive position established in advance this time.
"Bang!"
Westbrook collided with Zhao Yong, and he took a step back.
The referee didn't eat Zhao Yong's foul, and Westbrook stumbled and passed the ball to Paul George.
Paul George dribbled low and leaned on Harris to burst in.
Continuously find physical confrontation, stagger a rhythm, jump in and pick up the basket to score.
17 to 25
The Thunder's offense is still easy.
Rivers, who was on the sidelines, was dissatisfied with Harris's defense and immediately yelled at him.
Paul George is comfortable playing with the Clippers' offense, and almost always plays with the Clippers' defensive weaknesses.
Harris can't stop him from that now.
The Clippers' offense.
Zhao Yong took the ball to the frontcourt.
Zhao Yong motioned for everyone to disperse.
Westbrook continued to come up to defend Zhao Yong.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Zhao Yong's crotch dribble changes hands.
Westbrook's save was too far ahead.
Zhao Yong found an opportunity and broke through on the left side.
Patterson's co-defense, Zhao Yong accelerated twice and burst into the right side of Adams again.
After Patterson was passed, the Thunder's interior defense was completely empty.
Zhao Yong stepped into the air, grabbed the ball with one hand, and smashed it into the basket!
"Box!
”
Zhao Yong staged a big windmill dunk in the playoffs!
19 to 25
"Oh, that's cool!"
"It's a beautiful ball."
"The buckle is neat and tidy."
"The big windmill that connected the two people was violently buckled, and it was easy to buckle up."
Even Thunder fans couldn't help but exclaim.
At the signal of head coach Donovan, Westbrook dribbled over halftime and called a halt to the game.
Donovan was obviously cautious, and with Zhao Yong's consecutive bursts of points, he didn't want the Clippers to gain momentum easily.
When the Thunder players came off the court, Donovan started talking.
"Keep an eye on him, Russell, don't keep grabbing the ball, he is in a position where he is too easy."
Donovan was unhappy with Westbrook's gambling steal.
Westbrook knew there was something wrong, but he didn't admit it and just kept silent.
Donovan didn't keep staring at Westbrook either.
"Be a little more aggressive on the defensive end, find a way to limit Zhao, and his offensive momentum will pick up, and see if there is a way to cause his third foul."
Donovan continued to arrange for people to attack Zhao Yong.
The pause soon returned.
Thunder's offense.
Westbrook continued to want to rush Zhao Yong.
It's just that his rush is very direct, and Zhao Yong's defensive movements are very clean.
Westbrook himself didn't catch the ball and it flew straight out.
Turnovers, Clippers offense.
After Zhao Yong brought the ball to the front court, he gave Harris a transition, and Harris attracted a little attention and passed the ball over.
Zhao Yong got the ball, Harrell's cover was in place, and Westbrook was blocked.
Zhao Yong burst out to the right and entered.
Zhao Yong held the ball and was directly hugged by Patterson.
"Beep!
”
The referee blew for a foul on Patterson.
Zhao Yong stands at the free throw line.
The first penalty is not entered.
The second penalty is scored after the adjustment.
20 to 25.
Thunder's offense.
Westbrook calmed down a little after dribbling past half-time, and instead of continuing to rush Zhao Yong, he gave the ball to Paul George.
Paul George went on to hit Harris.
After a series of physical duels, on the right side of the free throw line, Paul George made a feint to shake Harris up and then leaned in to shoot.
"Beep!
”
The goal was not scored, but a foul was made.
Paul George steps to the free throw line.
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
20 to 27.
The rhythm of the two sides proceeded in an orderly manner.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 24-30.
Zhao's late-quarter outburst helped stabilize the Clippers, who would otherwise be trailing by more points.
Zhao Yong unknowingly scored 10 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, and his firepower is a major supplement to the Clippers.
"If it weren't for the foul trouble, Zhao Yong would have scored more points."
"The Clippers' offense didn't come out, and the Thunder's defense did a good job."
"Yes, in terms of tactical arrangement, the Thunder are more prepared."
Fans are discussing the game on the field.
Barkley also said: "The Thunder played their style at home, surrounding the Big Three to make the Clippers' defense take care of each other. ”
Smith said: "The Clippers don't have to rush, they don't have many behind, and they can catch up." ”
Zhao Yong's attention was on the pickled pepper.
Although the Big Three all played well, the best was pickled peppers.
Pickles played too hard in the first quarter, scoring 14 points on inside and outside shots, which wreaked havoc on the Clippers' defense.
Harris has also been scolded by Rivers, and it will be troublesome if he can't restrain Pickled Pepper.
Zhao Yong offered to defend himself against pickled peppers.
Rivers also agreed after telling Zhao Yong not to do it lightly.
Soon, the second quarter began.
On the Clippers' side, Beverley, Loe, Zhao Yong, Harrell, and Boban.
Although they are in the second team, no one thinks they will necessarily be worse than the starters.
On the Thunder's side, Wei Shao went down to rest, Paul George and Anthony took the fight, and the other three were Felton, Grant, and Patterson.
The Clippers' offense.
Paul George comes to defend Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong initiated a block with Harrell.
Harrell blocked Paul George, Zhao Yong dribbled in, observed the opportunity to find an opportunity to hit the ground and gave Harrell a stopper.
Harrell slammed into Paul George, slotted the ball into the net after a physical duel.
26 to 30.
After scoring the goal, Harrell yelled at Paul George.
Harrell is such a passionate player.
Thunder's offense.
Felton dribbles across half court.
Felton gave the ball to Grant, who dribbled himself and strode in.
Boban under the basket had been waiting for a long time and did not hesitate to give him a block.
Grant's athleticism is off the charts, but it's almost meaningless to want to go straight to Boban.
Playing Boban can only look for opportunities on the outside.
Boban blocked out, and Zhao Yong controlled the ball.
Zhao Yong broke out directly and rushed to the front.
Zhao Yong's speed was very fast, and only Felton was the one who defended.
But Felton couldn't stop Zhao Yong, who rushed up.
Zhao Yong took three steps slowly, looking for confrontation, Felton was not fooled, did not give Zhao Yong a chance to add two and one, and dodged.
Zhao Yong scored the ball with ease.
28 to 30.
The Clippers' back-to-back scoring also quieted down the fans, and their lead was really not an advantage.