Of course, in fact, the current point difference is not too big. You can just leave the players on the court and chase.
Thunder has higher fault tolerance, so no one will panic at all.
On the field, the game continued, and the time came to the last two and a half minutes.
Thunder is 8 points behind.
Chen Xi holds the ball Top of the Key Isolation, facing the defense switch to the front, Ariza's defense.
Chen As the best person in this game, Touch naturally has the obligation to take on the responsibility of opening up the situation during this time.
Continuous crotch shaking, then Hesitation Step took a step to the left, quickly connected to Front Crossover, and Crossover Step broke through from the right.
Ariza's Sideways Movement is good, and his defensive awareness is also very good, but he couldn't get rid of him directly in the first step.
But Chen Xi is not a player who only relies on the first step to break through.
After bringing the ball to Mid-range, he deliberately made Contact. After colliding with Ariza, he quickly bounced away with the help of force, then connected with a kick of Step-back to open up the space for the second time, and then collected the ball to make Shot Fake.
As expected, Contact, whose level was not that bad, quickly caught up with Ariza, and then was stunned spectacularly.
Chen Xi collected the ball to avoid Ariza that flew in front of him, and Up-and-Under finished the game comfortably.
Not only low-post footsteps are called footsteps~~~
Chen's use of breakthrough steps is also a masterpiece. Coupled with the excellent Shooting Threat, when opening up the space, he can hit the target with a flick of his eye.
If the opponent insists on not jumping, then Chen can also read the defense, turn the feint into a real shot, and directly jump back, which is also a problem-solving idea.
Basketball, in Offensive End, the most important thing is to read the defense.
It just so happens that Chen is somewhat talented in this aspect~~
Back to Offensive End, now it's Paul's turn to make steady progress.
With still a good advantage, of course he had to slow down.
After slowly moving to Frontcourt, the ball is given to Harden.
James·Harden, so far in this game, he has made 14 of 25 shots and has scored 42 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Another night of madness and violence.
When he held the ball again Top of the Key Pick-and-Roll, Thunder also looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.
No. 25 Pick-and-Roll and Capela relied on their relatively broad bodies to separate Chen Xi, exposing Sabonis in front of Harden.
After the continuous rhythm Dribble, step out to the side, and then immediately return to Step-back, easily Three-Point Shot.
Little Sabonis was completely too late to react.
A heavy sword has no edge, and a heavy sword has no skill.
Outside of the Three-Pointer line, Harden's level of application of the technology of Step-back can be said to be at its peak.
Basketball flew over Chesapeake Energy Arena, and then entered the net obediently.
Three-Pointer scored another goal, and there was only one minute and forty seconds left on the clock. Thunder was 9 points behind.
Westbrook brings the ball to Frontcourt, Top of the Key looks for Chen Xi Pick-and-Roll.
Chen Xi Click on the list and pick Paul.
Chen Xi no longer made any fancy moves, and moved directly Hesitation Dribble to break through, passing Paul's side.
Cp3's hands were also very fast. He came out from behind Chen Xi and poked Basketball hard.
Although due to the limitation of his wingspan, he only touched the ball lightly in the end, it still had an impact on the movement trajectory of Basketball.
The ball in his hand was out of control, and Chen Xi discovered it immediately, lowered his center of gravity, reached out to grab a handful, and regained control of the ball.
But with just such a small time deviation, Ariza intercepted it.
Chen Xi didn't panic. After steadying his steps, a big and fast Push Dribble Change of Direction rushed into Free-Throw Line against Ariza, and then Half-turn misguidedly connected with the crotch of his right hand, broke through again, successfully deceived Ariza, entered the basket, took off, dodged in the air, avoided Capela's block, and sent the ball to Basket.
The ultimate reaction, excellent ball sense, and wonderful technical moves, completed the attack in a stumbling manner.
After throwing the ball, Chen landed directly on the ground, rolling and unloading the force, consuming the reaction force just with Capela Contact.
The hands can dodge the block, but the body cannot.
Two points were scored, but the score difference was still 7 points.
There was no time to communicate with Fans on the sidelines. Chen Xi quickly got up and returned to defend Backcourt.
Rockets attack.
Paul slowly controlled the ball to Frontcourt. Under the pressure of Westbrook, he turned his back to protect the ball. Then he waited for Pick-and-Roll from Ariza. He bypassed the screen and rushed towards Three-Pointer inside the line.
At this moment, an accident happened.
I don't know if he used too much force. After taking two steps, Paul suddenly staggered and fell to the ground with the ball.
Butler next to me was dumbfounded.
This, I also want to touch him?
But Referee didn't blow the whistle. Butler immediately picked up Basketball and rushed towards Frontcourt. Fast Break completed a dunk by himself.
When the ball returned to Rockets's hands, D'Antoni immediately called out Timeout.
At this time, Paul was still lying on the ground, holding his thighs with both hands, his face full of pain.
Soon, the team doctor came forward to observe the situation.
Chen Xi stood not far away and sighed.
This guy, where can you reason with me?
Dude, I finally saw the magic of Paul today...
Injury during an acceleration breakthrough without Contact is about as likely to end the season as tm Wall falling down in the bathroom...
Reality is always so cruel. Regardless of whether there are metaphysical factors or not, Paul's injury has become a fact.
After a while, Paul, who barely recovered, returned to the locker room on one foot with the support of the staff for further inspection.
Maybe there will be an injury report after the game.
After Paul left the field, it was supposed to be Thunder's pursuit of points.
Just after Butler's quick move ended, the score difference between Thunder and Rockets returned to 5 points.
But there is really not enough time.
In the last minute, Rockets has the ball.
Harden firmly controlled the ball in his hands, giving Thunder no chance to steal it.
Then in the last ten seconds of attacking Possession, Chen Xi was singled out and scored after breaking through.
Gordon on the wing, Three-Point Shot hit the ball from the outside.
The game-killing goal.
In the last thirty seconds, we fell behind by eight points.
After returning to Offensive End, Chen Xi encountered a double team while holding the ball. After releasing the ball, Westbrook was given an open space on the outside and Three-Pointer failed to hit.
The game is officially over.
Harden dribbled the ball and slowly moved it to the Thunder half, waiting for the last ten seconds to pass.
Thunder 114 regrettably lost G4 than 122.
Harden scored 45 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the team to victory. Paul also scored 18 points and 12 assists before retiring from injury.
On Thunder's side, Chen Xi scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Westbrook only scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Butler 18+4+8.
The Big Three performed generally, and Rockets brought the score back to 2-2.