Chapter 598 - Just staring at 28 cards
I don't know how many draws this is.
This is the decisive battle in the West, which is tense and exciting, and there is no one-sided battle situation, but an inch of land must be fought for, and it is impossible to hold each other.
Some media claimed: This year's Western Finals is equivalent to the finals, because the winner will easily defeat the opponent in the finals.
While such a statement is unfair and a bit disrespectful to the Eastern team, it is true.
The third quarter played more than seven minutes, and the score came to 76:74, with the Warriors leading by two points.
The atmosphere in the Oracle Arena was almost frozen and suffocating.
Thunder head coach Brooks called a timeout, and he saw that his players were physically exhausted.
The intensity of both sides increased, and every time they received the ball, it was very difficult.
After Zhou Yang got off the court, he wiped his sweat while chatting with Curry and Turkoglu.
These three are the tactical engine of the Warriors, and their play is at stake in the fate of the Warriors.
After the timeout, Curry rested below, and Zhou Yang continued to play.
Zhou Yang began to exert his strength.
On the offensive end, Zhou Yang began to try his best to find Ibaka.
Ibaka was very active in defense today, which brought a lot of annoyance to the Warriors' offense, especially the breakthrough.
And Ibaka has now committed three fouls.
If he can reach five fouls before the end of the third quarter, then the Warriors in the fourth quarter will have an advantage.
Zhou Yang held the ball past half the court and gestured to Turkoglu, and the agent replaced Ibaka.
28 Ka didn't understand what Zhou Yang meant, and thought that Zhou Yang just wanted to get past him.
So Ibaka bent his legs slightly, raised his left hand high, and stretched out his right hand to put on his best defensive stance.
Who knows, Zhou Yang suddenly made a shooting move.
Ibaka hurriedly pounced, but Zhou Yang quickly shrank back and crashed towards Ibaka.
How daring!
The weight difference between the two is dozens of kilograms, how can there be such a foul, it is really fatal.
Ibaka also knew that he had been fooled in the air, so he gritted his teeth, simply tensed his body, and slammed into Zhou Yang fiercely.
Didn't you make a foul? Then Lao Tzu will let you know the consequences of making a foul!
Bang!
The two of them slammed into each other, and it felt like they were about to burst out of the sparks.
After all, Zhou Yang was lightweight and was directly bounced off.
Ibaka was also knocked back a step further.
Honk!
The referee's whistle blew and pointed at Ibaka, who blew him for a foul.
Ibaka looked at Zhou Yang viciously, he felt that Zhou Yang should not be able to get up.
Behold......
Zhou Yang lay on the ground for a few seconds, and then slowly stood up again.
The Warriors players were nervous, and Curry was about to rush to the court, but fortunately his teammates stopped him.
Seeing Zhou Yang standing up again, Curry cheered excitedly.
Ibaka's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Yang incredulously.
Before the Thunder's free throw count arrived, the Warriors continued to attack.
The attack time returned to 14 seconds.
Zhou Yang held the ball again and asked Tekoglu to replace Ibaka.
What a head!
Teammate Sephorosa wanted to get rid of Tekoglu and immediately change it back, but Ibaka was worried that Zhou Yang would make a sudden move, so he rejected Sephorosa, and he came to Zhou Yang in person.
"You're tough enough, do you dare to do it again?"
To be honest, although Zhou Yang is fine, his body still has a faint pain.
He won't go to another hard-to-head confrontation with Ibaka, it's not worth it.
It's not a bumper car, what to hit!
Zhou Yang smiled: "Don't dare, I'm afraid you're pregnant!"
「……」
Ibaka was speechless, he hadn't noticed before, Zhou Yang's trash talk was too personal.
Scold!
Zhou Yang accelerated and burst over from the right side.
Ibaka was not slow to follow, and immediately followed.
Zhou Yang knew that there was no way to get rid of Ibaka with speed alone, so he suddenly stopped suddenly, then used a gyro spin and quickly turned to the left.
Ibaka was shocked, it was too late to try to block it.
So he stretched out his arm as much as he could and directly hugged Zhou Yang's waist.
This action is strictly a foul, but this is a Western Finals, and the referee's penalty scale is much looser.
Zhou Yang felt that his waist was hugged, and the referee did not blow the whistle, so he had to struggle to break free and kill in front of the left.
Ibaka couldn't admit it and chased after him again.
Just when Ibaka thought that Zhou Yang was definitely going to kill in the penalty area, he chased after him again.
Zhou Yang began to make it bad.
He looked like he was going to fight his way into the box, but after taking a step, he came to the brakes.
Poor Ibaka, I can't think of it.
Bang!
Rear-ended.
Ibaka hit Zhou Yang's back straight away, Zhou Yang's back was already tense, and he hit him and rushed forward.
Zhou Yang rolled forward, and it seemed that he was hit lightly.
Honk!
The referee pointed to Ibaka again.
This foul is too obvious to blow it.
Ibaka and other Thunder players, including head coach Brooks, only then understood that Zhou Yang was coming for Ibaka!
With five fouls, Ibaka could only bow his head in hatred and walk to the sidelines, and he will not be available until the second half of the fourth quarter.
This time, the number of fouls by the Thunder arrived, and Zhou Yang walked to the free throw line.
Kill two birds with one stone!
Not only did he make two free throws, but he also took down the Thunder's defensive titan Ibaka.
The Warriors players were thrilled, and they knew what Serge Ibaka would stand for.
The Thunder's interior line will be much empty.
Although the Thunder have replaced Collison with a big man, Collison's help defense cannot be compared with Ibaka, and the bullet speed is much worse.
Next, Zhou Yang began to perform.
He frequently went to the penalty area, either to shoot himself or to share the ball with his teammates.
Without Ibaka's restrictions, the Warriors' tactics are extremely fluid.
And the Thunder's offense, with Zhou Yang's assistance, played very hard.
Durant, defended by Tony Allen and Zhou Yang, began to drop sharply in shooting percentage.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 89-76, and the Warriors led by 13 points.
Those who often watch the Warriors know that the Warriors are behind in the third quarter, and as long as they don't score more than 20 points, the Warriors will most likely be able to catch it back.
And in this game, the Warriors actually led by 13 points, and the Thunder was really unlucky.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Curry came back on the court.
may have been inspired by Zhou Yang, and as soon as Curry came up, he was also powerful.
He held the ball through the half, borrowed Butler's cover, and shot directly three-pointers!
Swish!
He sprinkled a handful of salt on Thunder's wounds.
However, Reggie Jackson was also in good form, and immediately returned a long two points.
But Curry was full of energy, and in the next round, he burst into the restricted area again and threw up two points.
In the first game, the Splash Brothers were not in good form and lost the match.
But today, the Splash Brothers proved together that they are still the most terrifying super group in the league!
In the next few rounds, the Warriors, led by Curry, slowly widened the difference.
Although Harden also threw two three-pointers, Curry was even more fierce!