Redick, which had already lost its center of gravity due to the continuous sudden stops and starts, now Contact became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Redick's center of gravity was completely unbalanced, he fell backwards and sat on the floor.
Chen Xi was two steps away, and before Embiid had time to help defend, he made an emergency stop and shot.
Two points easily scored.
The Thunder bench beside him suddenly started to boil. Some were shaking towels, some were flexing their muscles, and some were making gestures.
But Chen Xi just glanced at Redick lightly when he turned around, and ran towards Backcourt with a calm expression.
The meaning revealed in his eyes was full of disdain and contempt.
Redick was still sitting on the ground. After seeing that glance, his eyes became red and warm, but as soon as he stood up, he was grabbed by Covington, who had quick eyes and quick hands.
Although he might not dare to rush forward.
Of course, Chen Xi didn't feel much better. On the way back to defense, Westbrook came up to him and punched him in the chest, and then he was pushed by Butler.
"Tmd! I took the time to get back on guard! I can't hide yet!! These two guys, one is stronger than the other!! Fuck!"
Simmons took the serve from Baseline. With his back to the court, he didn't notice what just happened. Dribble, who was minding his own business, came to Frontcourt and waited for Teammates to take his position.
After everyone got down, Simmons hoisted the ball high into Interior, and Embiid completed the main attack of Possession.
Big Butt plays with his back after receiving the ball.
After arching inward twice in a row, he turned over and Fadeaway Jumper took action.
Two-point hit.
5 to 2
Although he is often criticized, he doesn't like Pick-and-Roll, he likes to get the ball from outside, he likes to hold the ball Isolation, and he finishes with the technical moves of a defender.
But it should be said that Big Butt is based on the soft Touch, and this Shot is still very good.
Thunder attacks, Westbrook quickly advances to counterattack after receiving the ball.
Chen Xi, Gordon followed closely.
After quickly arriving at the Three-Pointer line, facing Simmons's interception, Westbrook decelerated and directly passed the ball to Bounce pass, who was passing by Chen Xi.
After Chen Xi stepped into Free-Throw Line, Three steps directly faced Covington, took two steps into the air, turned around in the air to collect the ball, and then threw the ball sideways towards Gordon who was following closely behind.
Chen Xi and Covington fell at the same time, while Gordon soared directly from the side.
Beng!!!!
A powerful alley-oop dunk.
Greetings from the new Lob City!
Head Coach Brett·Brown looked on, somewhat dissatisfied, and shouted at the players on the field.
"Retreat! Retreat! Pay attention to retreat! Don't let them switch again!!"
Philadelphia 76ers attacks again.
Simmons High Wing holds the ball, waits for Move up for pick and roll from Covington, then breaks through Interior, uses Euro Step to avoid the assisting Butler, then takes off Layup, collects the ball in the air, and passes it out from Little Sabonis's armpit.
Embiid behind Sabonis caught the ball, jumped up, dunked successfully, and returned the favor.
The biggest characteristic of Ben·Simmons is that he is tall and strong, but also has good vision and good ball handling ability.
After landing, Big Butt high-fived him excitedly, and then ran back to Backcourt.
Although he quickly returned to defense, it was obviously not fast enough.
Westbrook, charge with the ball, single Fast Break.
He moved faster with the ball than others without the ball. After quickly rushing to Frontcourt, he not only did not slow down, but also accelerated a second time. He put the gear in the air, rushed directly into Paint, and took off directly towards Saric.
Beng!!!!
Another dunk, again through Saric's c-shaped tomahawk.
After landing, Westbrook took a giant step to celebrate.
Beep!!!
Brown couldn't hold back and called out the first Timeout of the field. While containing the rising morale of Thunder, he kept emphasizing to the players on the sidelines the discipline of retreating and taking necessary measures to slow down Westbrook.
Let the defender immediately intercept Westbrook and strangle Thunder's conversion engine.
On the Thunder side, Donovan began to make demands on Butler. He could take a step closer to Simmons on the outside and go around from behind when squeezing the screen. He would rather retreat to give Shot space, but also prevent him from entering Interior.
Simmons's organizational ability in Interior's chaos is a threat. The two goals just scored were due to his connection, creating an opportunity for Teammates to finish easily.
Timeout time ended quickly, and both sides came back on stage with new Defensive strategy.
Simmons serves the ball from the sideline, Redick receives the ball, and then Hand-off passes it back to Simmons.
Simmons started directly after receiving the ball, ran towards the left side of the Three-Pointer line, and then played the ball with Covington Hand-off.
Covington took the ball and passed it directly to the other side, bypassing the Saric cover and coming to Redick of Corner, who caught the ball and shot Three-Pointer directly.
But the ball didn't go in. After Chen Xi struggled to squeeze through the screen, the interference was quite timely.
After Little Sabonis took off the Backcourt board, he passed the long pass to Butler who was about to play.
After JB caught the ball, he rushed to the Three-Pointer line and was intercepted by Simmons.
Philadelphia 76ers's retreat is indeed much faster, and his discipline has improved.
Butler, who was stopped, was not in a hurry. He controlled the ball on the spot, waited for Teammates to land, and then played the ball to Chen Xi again.
Chen Xi Catch the ball and continue Isolation Redick.
After getting off the ball, he continued Crossover Dribble, then slumped his shoulders and shook, Feigned Breakthrough, then seized the opportunity, Step-back and shot a jump shot.
Three-Pointer Just raise your hand and you'll have it.
Redick couldn't react and was creampied in the face again.
While walking backwards, Chen Xi shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands in a cowardly manner, provoking Redick.
He was so angry that he almost chewed his back molars, but Referee was a little far away now, and he was not that excited yet and he didn't dare to go up to Chen Xi to confront him. The experience of being knocked out by a punch when he was not careful last time is still vivid in his mind.
When I think about it, the left side of my face hurts.
One surge of energy will make it weak, and three times it will be exhausted.
Redick, who did not rush forward immediately, quickly cooled down and sincerely chose to ignore the scene just now and continue his game.
The question is, high professionalism and good attitude towards the game!
Philadelphia 76ers continues their attack.
I have to admit that the standard of this lineup is indeed high.
Although Gordon or Little Sabonis is allowed to defend and retreat, and Butler quickly squeezes the screen to limit Simmons's offense, his efficiency has indeed declined, but Embiid really cannot lock it.
Even though Gordon occasionally provided help on defense, Athleticism was still very good at turning back and facing the two-meter-one-three.
It is still very difficult to limit, whether the ball is scored or not can only depend on his Touch.
At eight minutes and seven seconds of the first quarter, Donovan took advantage of the dead ball and replaced it with a substitute player.
Collins, Grant, and McDermott came on the field together, replacing Gordon, Little Sabonis, and Westbrook.
Philadelphia 76ers also replaced Jay Reid·Bayless and Trevor·Booker, replacing Covington and Simmons.