1090: Brushing Rebounds Doesn’t Work Here

Westbrook's first two possessions were undoubtedly a disaster.

After being intercepted and then being blocked again, if this were a game, there would definitely be a blue mark that felt cold to the touch.

In real games, it's not just as simple as feeling cold.

Now, Westbrook still needs to overcome huge psychological pressure.

Link's defense broke all Westbrook's plans. The impact and breakthrough points that he is good at are unable to take advantage of him at this time.

Westbrook's only choice now is to follow the example of Harden and Warriors players and force Link to change positions!

Only by getting Link away could he have any chance of winning.

Although this is somewhat of an escape, for now, this is the wisest way.

So in the next offense, Robertson played a pick-and-roll with Westbrook near the midfield line, forcing Link and Conley to switch positions.

The "Turtles" strategy worked, and Conley had to face Westbrook. Thunder No. 0's confidence suddenly soared. He wanted to pay back all the grievances he had suffered from the previous two rounds!

"Unexpectedly, Russell chose to switch positions so early. It seems that he also knows that continuing to play like this with Link is not an option." Hubie Brown was a little disappointed. He thought that this guy who averaged a triple-double per game could More backbone.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with choosing to attack in a more efficient way.

Westbrook motioned for everyone to pull away. Conley's defense was certainly not bad either. But just like Thompson, just not bad can't stop the people in the MVP rankings.

After his teammates opened up the space, Westbrook made a simple change of direction in front of his body and broke through.

Westbrook's first step was a little too much for Conley to handle.

Moreover, his increasingly formidable confrontation ability also puts Conley at a disadvantage.

In fact, Conley was not deceived by Westbrook's change of direction. He made the correct prediction immediately.

But under the impact of Westbrook's speed and strong body, Conley was surpassed by more than half his body in an instant.

Westbrook finally completed the breakthrough happily,

He had been waiting for this moment for too long.

But at this moment, two long men, Gasol and Jokic, rushed to the basket.

If he had followed his past temper, Westbrook wouldn't bother to care whether there was anyone under the basket, he would just be reckless and be done with it.

But now, having missed twice in a row, Westbrook must be cautious.

He couldn't afford to fail again. If he failed to attack again after sending Link away, the blow to his morale would be huge.

Not just his own morale, but the morale of his teammates.

Therefore, Westbrook, who has always been stubborn, carefully chose to pass the ball this time!

Jokic and Gasol came in to cover the defense, which meant that Adams and Sabonis got a chance.

Although first-year Sabonis has only averaged 6 points per game so far this season, he has undoubtedly inherited the soft touch of his father, Avidas Sabonis, and has done quite well in shooting.

Although he is a fourth position, Sabonis' three-pointers are also quite threatening. In the middle distance, it is quite stable.

Westbrook flicked his wrist and immediately passed the ball to Sabonis! At this time, he has been completely let go by Jokic.

If this assist is successful, the situation will change!

I have to say that Westbrook's passing accuracy is still very high. Otherwise, the assists would not be able to reach double digits per game even if they were collected.

The basketball flew towards Sabonis quickly, and Sabonis was already ready to catch the ball and shoot.

However, just when Sabonis was about to catch the basketball, a big hand suddenly came between him and the basketball.

Both Sabonis and Westbrook's eyes widened. They never thought about the possibility of making a mistake!

"Link cut off the passing lane, he completed the steal! Westbrook made another mistake, he fumbled on the offensive end for the third time in a row!"

Westbrook was completely autistic and thought it would be safe if Link was taken away. But as it turns out, he couldn't be more wrong!

Even if Link is pushed away, his shadow covers the entire half.

And Westbrook's assists are also very simple, basically rough breakthrough points.

At this point, it is very different from Paul and others who can really organize offense.

Therefore, it is actually very simple to judge the passing route of the "Turtles".

You just need to look at who has been vacated and who has the greatest shooting threat, that is, every shot is accurate.

In fact, many NBA-level players can judge Westbrook's simple and crude passing path, but their bodies cannot keep up with their brains and passing speed.

But Link's body, which is even more top-notch than that of Grant Hill at his peak, does not have this problem.

Westbrook stretched his hips for three consecutive rounds on the offensive end, which was fatal to the Thunder's morale.

Fortunately, this time the Thunder retreated very quickly and did not allow the Grizzlies to easily counterattack.

The two sides were forced into a positional battle, and Robertson defended Link very tightly.

If Rachel and Robertson hadn't had any intersection in this history, Link might have really thought that Robertson was working so hard because he regarded himself as a love rival.

After a series of organizations, the basketball was finally given to Wade. He ran out of an open space and got a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

But this time the shot was probably due to the fact that the hands were not warm at the beginning, and the "cheek man"'s touch was not very good.

The basketball hit the neck of the basket and then bounced high.

Steven Adams immediately blocked Gasol, and Sabonis also blocked Jokic.

But the strange thing is that neither of the two long men had any intention of taking off to grab the board. There is no doubt that they were waiting for Westbrook to come in and grab it.

So far in this game, Westbrook's statistics except for turnovers are still 0. This rebound is a good opportunity for Westbrook to break the data panic.

Westbrook rushed toward the basket, jumped hard, stretched out his arms, and prepared to pick off the basketball.

The "Turtle" has already thought about it. The moment he takes the basketball off, he will speed up his counterattack!

No matter what, he must break the scoring drought!

His body rose rapidly in the air, and the basketball was already close at hand.

But unexpectedly, another hand suddenly appeared in Westbrook's field of vision.

I saw that big hand snatching the basketball one step ahead of Westbrook, and directly dunking the pop-up basketball into the frame in the air.

"boom!"

The backboard suddenly sank, demonstrating the power of the dunk.

Link hung on the basket with one hand. Next to him, Westbrook fell to the ground with empty hands.

The trick of rebounding is not feasible with the Grizzlies!

Either the big guy quickly collects the board, or they don't even get a chance!

Stuck in position to wait for Westbrook to eat ready-made? Sorry, there is no such rule at FedEx Arena.

"Perfect one-handed dunk, Link grabbed the rebound from Westbrook's head. So far, Link's performance has been perfect. And Westbrook... is really It’s hard to describe in words.”

At this point, Thunder coach Billy Donovan had to call a timeout.

Now it is no longer a question of whether Westbrook is embarrassed or not, but the entire Thunder has been in crisis.

Judging from the performance of these rounds, the gap between Westbrook and Link is wider than people think!

If the current situation continues like this... Westbrook may not be able to sit at the top of the MVP rankings for long.

After the game was suspended, Westbrook walked off the court with a black line on his face.

But at this time, Ines Kanter was very angry.

He won't let anyone bully the Thunder, and he'll make that clear to Link when he gets on the court.

"Link, be careful with Kanter later. That guy is very aggressive. If he comes on the court, you must protect yourself. Also, don't be angry with him. If there is a conflict, you will be fooled."

As soon as Link came off the stage, Qiao Geer reminded him. Kanter may not have great physical strength, but he is definitely a good player when it comes to doing "dirty work".

Link nodded, "Don't worry, there's no telling who will end first, me or him."

Link doesn't want to talk trash to Kanter, but that doesn't mean Link doesn't want Kanter to suffer on the court.

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