Chapter 801 Drunk Ball
Cole called a short timeout to adjust the players' game mood.
But after the timeout ended and returned to the field, it did not show any effect.
Klay Thompson still missed a mid-range jumper after receiving the ball from the outside.
The overall feeling of the Warriors is that they played a little anxiously.
This is somewhat incomprehensible. They are currently number one in the league. The previous game was simply ruined, and they became impatient when they hit the Thunder.
The reason is also very simple, because Bruce Lee is still sitting on the Thunder's bench.
The Warriors players all thought in their hearts, Bruce Lee is still sitting on the bench, then we have to disable the Thunder's starter, and then let Bruce Lee come on the court to clean up.
The result was good, Li Liang didn't appear on the stage, and the warrior was disabled first.
Adams got the backcourt rebound and gave the ball to Westbrook.
Westbrook slowed down to play the position, accelerated the breakthrough in the middle, went to the Warriors basket, and gave the ball to Adams who was keeping up.
Adams caught the ball and made a throw and hit the board.
At 5:19, the point difference was widened to 14 points.
The 14-point difference is the biggest difference the Warriors have fallen behind in the regular season this season.
But at this time, the Warriors players really calmed down.
Green supported the ball in the low post and passed the ball behind his head to the air-cut Klay Thompson.
Thompson caught the ball and made a layup.
Throughout the first quarter, the Warriors focused their firepower on Thompson.
Cole seems to be restricting Curry's shots, sealing him, and keeping him until he is needed.
The Thunder's good form continues.
Durant received a pass from Westbrook in the middle, took a big stride to the basket, threw off Bogut's help defense, and succeeded in picking the basket with his right hand.
The Warriors were still Thompson, circling on the right side, receiving a pass from Curry and making an emergency stop jump shot. At 9:21, they were still 12 points behind.
Then, Durant still caught the ball in the middle. This time he had no chance to break through. He made a golden rooster's independent fadeaway jumper and missed.
Green got a backcourt rebound and the Warriors launched a counterattack.
Klay Thompson received the ball, and after a fake move, he went to the basket with his left hand.
There was a hand change in the air and a layup was made.
The biggest problem with the Thunder's starting lineup, the problem of interior defensive speed, was fully exposed in this ball.
Adams just went to grab offensive rebounds, resulting in a delay in retreating.
Collison had retreated with all his strength, but it was still a step too late.
If Ibaka is there, he will definitely make up the ball to the basket and pose a threat to Thompson.
Now the Thunder's starting lineup lacks such ability, and the ability to prevent counterattacks is seriously insufficient.
The Warriors are precisely a team with a strong counterattack ability.
With 5 minutes left in the game, at 11:21, Donovan saw signs that the Warriors were about to start.
Then the two sides hit the iron again. The Warriors fouled in defense and the ball was dead. Donovan made a decision to make a substitution.
The Thunder's second unit took turns.
Donovan's rotation strategy is like this, usually 5 minutes into the rotation time.
Singler and Waiters first, then Li Liang, then Augustine and Kanter.
Almost two or three minutes left in the first quarter, all five members of the second team were on the field.
After finishing the first section, start the second section.
According to statistics, the Thunder's second team can outperform their opponents by 9.5 points this season. It can be said that every time the Thunder can rely on substitutes to expand their advantages or recover their disadvantages.
This time, Donovan made Li Liang morning for more than a minute against the Warriors.
However, after Li Liang played, his condition was not very good...
This guy is farting on the bench, so he can't adjust his state properly.
I drank again last night, and the feeling of shooting was still drunk.
After debuting, Li Liang missed a mid-range jumper in his first attack.
And it was a little crooked, the ball hit the neck of the basket.
Then, the Warriors counterattacked, and Green found a three-pointer from the outside, but fortunately he missed.
After Li Liang came on the field, the two sides suddenly started a fight with iron.
Adams received a pass from Li Liang, cut inside and made a layup for a foul.
Then he went to the free throw line and missed two free throws...
Then, Thompson hit Westbrook with his back, a clever shoulder sinking fake, but he missed the final layup.
Neither did Li Liang's strong three-point shots from the outside.
Curry dribbled the ball continuously, broke through with a short body, changed hands under the basket and made a layup...
Curry threw himself into the air with the ball, and the three people behind were chasing him, which finally caused a foul.
As a result, Curry missed the first free throw at the free throw line?
"Bruce, you're poisonous. When you come up, everyone can't shoot." Curry, who missed the first free throw, complained to Li Liang who was standing beside him.
After Li Liang came on the field, neither side scored a goal and missed free throws.
Li Liang muttered: "If I don't enter, you don't want to enter either."
Curry smiled, and the second free throw... TM really didn't make it!
What the hell, Li Liang's mouth is really poisonous.
Missed two free throws, which is too rare and rare for Curry.
He has the highest free throw percentage in the NBA - second only to Li Liang.
Back on the offensive end, Li Liang finally made a shot.
He was in the left 45-degree position, received a pass from Singler, made a simple mid-range jumper, and scored two points.
At this time, Iguodala has already appeared, replacing Green.
Cole knew that Green couldn't be allowed to defend Li Liang, the more he defended, the more he was free.
The Thunder's offense is simple and efficient, while the Warriors' cooperation is still smooth.
Li Liang's mid-range distance seems to have opened the big locks covering the baskets of both sides.
The Warriors passed the ball continuously from the outside, and finally gave it to Iguodala in the left corner.
Iguodala broke through the bottom line after a fake move and made an easy layup.
13:23, still a gap of 10 points.
Then, Waiters came out, and with Li Liang's cover, he received a pass from Westbrook and hit a mid-range jumper.
The Warriors wanted to play a chase, and Curry quickly held the ball across half court and went to the basket.
As a result, he was surrounded by the Thunder four and broke the ball.
Thunder strikes back!
At this time, Westbrook was still on the court, and he instigated a wonderful counterattack.
Hold the ball in the middle and go straight to the basket. In Westbrook's dribbling dictionary, there is no option of "turning".
His steering wheel was locked.
He attracted the defensive attention of three people. After entering the three-second zone, Westbrook suddenly made a beautiful behind-the-back pass to Kanter who was keeping up.
The concealment of this pass is excellent, and the Warriors players did not expect it at all.
Kanter caught the ball and went straight to the basket, and he made a layup with his left hand!
At 13:25, the Thunder continued to maintain their lead.
The Warriors want to catch the Thunder by surprise, and serve a super long pass in the backcourt, and want to pass it directly to Curry in the frontcourt.
As a result, Li Liang saw through it, and Li Liang rushed to the backcourt, leaped high, and intercepted the ball in the air!
The Warriors made another mistake.
This is an opportunity for the Thunder to further expand their advantage.
Li Liang dribbled the ball to the three-point line by himself, facing Iguodala with a [Wanfo Chaozong] worshiping Buddha skill, he swayed Iguodala away and entered from the middle.
Then Li Liang pretended to dribble left and right like he was drunk, and then turned around with a wobbly back...
The passing was very straightforward, but the referee's whistle was also very straightforward.
The referee made a circular gesture to Li Liang... Dude, you are walking.
Li Liang spread his hands towards the referee and said, "Are you doubting my basic skills?"
Although Li Liang's dribbling is not top-notch, his basic skills are very solid.
But he did walk the ball. The first skill of worshiping Buddha, followed by continuous low-center-of-gravity dribbles followed by back turns, he really doesn't know this trick.
In addition, the warm-up before the game was not enough, and the feet were obviously not clean, which made him a drunk.
The fans at the scene sighed for a while, Li Liang sighed, no way, return the ball to the referee.
Off the court, Donovan began to wonder if it was a wrong decision to call Li Liang early.
This kid doesn't look very good tonight.