Of course, Biscuit King doesn't cover it either. The bullet speed of Westbrook is really too fast.
He just separated Westbrook with his body.
Turtle Turtle's hand looked a little shorter at this moment,
Basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced high into the air.
Beep!!!
Referee whistle, Defensive foul.
At the same time, waves of exclamations erupted from the scene.
The big screen began to defend against the previous attack.
The chests of Physical Confrontation and Capela in the air were pressed against the lower abdomen of Westbrook. Their raised arms were a beat slower and failed to intercept the ball. Instead, they hit the forearm of Turtle Turtle.
After standing on Free-Throw Line, Westbrook first took a deep breath, and then steadily made two free throws~~
Opening 1 to 2.
Rockets attacks again.
Harden holds the ball and continues to face Chen Xi.
This attack no longer went smoothly.
The breakthrough with the ball was fruitless. After Chen Xi blocked the position with his body, Harden reacted quickly and immediately sent the ball to Paul who was not far away.
Paul catches the ball and retreats, waits for Harden to return to the outside, and then attacks again.
This time it was no longer a forced beating.
Harden waits for Capela's screen at Top of the Key, then takes a step to the left Three-Pointer pulls out the ball.
Huh~~
Basketball Swished Through the Net.
Rockets and then Three-Pointer.
The opening Harden Fiery State.
Thunder advances the conversion, Westbrook continues his solo Fast Break.
After coming to Frontcourt, facing House who switched defenses in front of him, a Push Dribble Change of Direction accelerated the breakthrough and still easily entered Interior.
Then face up to Capela Help defense and hit the ball quickly.
Transfer ball in the internal transmission.
McGee caught the ball on the other side of the basket and took off, and Layup finished easily.
It is said that Westbrook has no projection, so Teammates is needed to open up space.
But in fact, the lineup that best matches Westbrook is not one star with four shots, but one star, one board with three shots.
During his peak Thunder period, the team's spacing had never been better.
But it doesn't affect his ability to perform at a phenomenal level.
The technical characteristics of Westbrook are actually quite good for center forwards.
In the early years, I had Ibaka and Adams, and later I went to Wizards and Lakers, and I also had a honeymoon period with Gafford and Brow.
During the period of Clippers, you can also make balls for Zubac.
His technique of passing the ball to the center is actually pretty good. (Including Nuggets, his ability to pass the ball to Teacher Jokic is also online, that is, Saric is a fw, a thief can spit... Of course, it is not a wash, there are still many places where he did poorly this year, this is a fact)
Coupled with his breakthrough threat, the efficiency is actually not low.
Moreover, it is also very important for Westbrook to have a good center who can provide him with high-quality Pick and Roll Screen.
After all, with his speed, as long as there is a high-quality Pick-and-Roll, he can appear on the opponent Paint in the next second.
And in essence, Westbrook has never been an efficient scorer. At his peak, he was only highly productive and moderately effective.
In other words, the "assist rate" is very high~~
Although his own Rebound sense of smell and ability are also top-notch among defenders.
But when he Brick, it is obviously difficult for him to fight for the second time.
Therefore, the center's Rebound ability is actually a very needed boost for him.
From this aspect, Rockets's idea of team building that year was undoubtedly on the wrong track.
In order to open up space, trading Capela away is definitely a failure.
Then Teammates is not suitable, and there is a ball rights conflict with Harden.
It's amazing that it can go so far.
Although Westbrook had a career-high efficiency value that year, his help to the team was not necessarily as good as that of Thunder.
And the subsequent injuries and the secondary trauma of the new crown completely knocked him down.
Back to the game.
Rockets Team's next attack will still be directed by James·Harden.
Or Pick-and-Roll tactics.
Taking advantage of the cover of Capela, after taking a step to the left, I wanted to repeat the same trick.
But Chen Xi is desperately trying to squeeze for cover, trying to get closer and interfere.
So after reading the defense, Harden did not collect the ball, but chose Hesitation Dribble to break through.
Break into Interior from the left, face Davis and move forward to Help defense.
LeBron collects the ball and makes Shot Fake, attracting Brow to get close to him, and then quickly moves towards him.
A "big loop" Shot action caused a foul on Brow.
After standing on Free-Throw Line, hit Free Throw twice steadily.
Thunder Backcourt Re-inbound pass.
After Westbrook brought the ball to Frontcourt, facing the defense of House, he immediately passed the ball to Grant not far away.
I am clinging to Paul.
But even though Paul cannot stand up to Grant.
But Grant's offensive level was still relatively inferior. After the breakthrough, facing Rockets's shrinking defense, Mid-range turned around and took action, striking angrily.
However, Rebound was picked off by Westbrook who suddenly came out, and then passed back to Chen Xi on the outside.
Attack again.
Chen Xi holds the ball facing Isolation of Harden.
The fast Crossover Step broke through, and after entering Interior, facing Tucker Help defense, he turned and passed directly, then changed hands in the air to dodge, and completed the finish with the low hand Finger Roll.
Golden [Stuntman] is still outputting!
In the first quarter, the performance of both sides on both offense and defense was remarkable.
Thunder clings to this point of Paul.
Although the efficiency dropped slightly after the attack point changed from Westbrook to Grant, it can still steadily increase the score.
In addition, there is Chen Xi, the super pick-up man, on the outside line.
Thunder's attack went very smoothly.
But the defensive end is more troublesome.
Harden exploded.
It's not just an ordinary explosion. This Harden is even more outrageous than what I've encountered before.
He played 9 minutes in the first quarter, made 8 of 10 shots, and scored 23 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
23 points in a single quarter, 80% shooting rate, very terrifying firepower.
This resulted in Thunder's offense going smoothly, but after the first quarter, it was still 3 points behind Rockets, 34 to 37.
Compared with Starting Lineup's super attack.
After the two teams entered Transition Period, it was like a rookie fight against each other.
The offensive level of the substitutes on both sides is not high.
Fortunately, the leaders on both sides are Alexander and Paul.
The rhythm control and organization of the two point guards, the old and new, are not bad. Paul is even at the top level.
This created a rather outrageous scene.
The point guard organizes the offense and the players actively move.
They all successfully ran out of opportunities, but they couldn't make the shot.
The outside lines are very strong.
If it weren't for the stars on both sides in the first quarter, Offensive Efficiency was so high, I would have thought something went wrong with Basket at Rockets's home court.
And Paul is indeed Paul, and it was quickly adjusted.
If the shot doesn't go in, I'll hit it in.
Rockets, through the cooperation of Paul and Nene's Pick-and-Roll, as well as the nine-finger slam dunk king on the other side, Gerald Green's off-ball alley-oops, kept sending firepower to Thunder's Interior, taking the lead in regaining the offensive status.