Jimmy·Butler, in time Help defense, successfully interfered with Leonard's line of sight, and Basketball popped up.
Chen Xi picked off Rebound, turned around and threw a long pass. In the distance was Grant who had already passed Midcourt Line.
Grant jumped up and caught the ball in the air. Without stopping, he rushed into the empty Paint, and then Free-Throw Line jumped up Three steps.
Beng!!!!
A terrifying chop!!
Thunder ties the score!
Beep!!!
Spurs Timeout.
Thunder had a 9-1 climax in Third Quarter and stopped Spurs within Three-Pointer minutes.
During Timeout, Chen Xi sat on the bench and gasped, looking at Popovich who was yelling curses next door.
"Hey, luckily our coach has a good temper."
Although on the court, this kind of intense emotional feedback may sometimes be more effective, after all, no one likes to be sprayed.
Relatively speaking, Donovan is not an extremely strict academic coach like Larry Bird·Brown or Jerry Sloan. His coaching style is much gentler.
The advantage of Donovan is that it will make more preparations before the game to prevent various situations, but the disadvantage is that the on-the-spot control is relatively poor. When facing the opponent's last-minute changes, the adjustment is slow and may not be correct.
But fortunately, his sensitivity to substitutions is pretty good.
Timeout ended, Thunder Spurs all changed to the main force tacitly, and Westbrook and Aldridge returned to the field at the same time.
In just Third Quarter, the two teams are about to start a bayonet fight.
Westbrook, who returned to the court, took over the task of attacking arrows from Chen Xi after getting enough rest, and continued Isolation, military training Spurs's outside line, although Mid-range's Touch is not outstanding, but relying on the strong attack at the basket to create damage, Gasol was forced to commit 4 fouls and had to leave the court to rest.
On Spurs's side, Aldridge, who was in excellent form today, was in charge of the offense. Long Two hit consecutive hits, and his height of two meters and one meter made Grant's defense unable to do anything but sigh.
There is no way, in the ecological environment of Playoffs, Lovington is dnp, then Interior, who is only supported by Little Sabonis and Adams, cannot play the entire game, so at this time, Grant Butler and others will be forced to occupy the power forward position for a period of time.
As a result, Thunder's matchup on PF has become a disadvantage, which is one of the reasons why Aldridge's efficiency has slightly improved after his playing time was extended in the last two games.
But the fate of Gasol has effectively changed the situation. Aldridge, who had to take the center position, can no longer get what he wants from Thunder.
On the other hand, Thunder's trident cooperation, Westbrook's damage-making, Butler's defense and organization, and Chen Xi's combination with and without the ball all made Spurs's defense lose sight of one thing.
At the end of Third Quarter, the score was rewritten to 77 to 72, and Thunder regained the lead.
Intersection Timeout, Popovich called Kawhi to him.
"Kid, the team is in crisis. This is our life and death situation." The white-haired old man looked at his proud disciple. This was his most satisfying masterpiece since Duncan retired.
"I need you to stand up, show your highest level, help the team, help yourself, and win this game."
"Good coach."
Kawhi didn't talk much to begin with, but his serious expression let Popovich know that he had listened.
The game starts again.
Spurs ball rights.
Leonard lifted up to receive the pass from Parker. One step outside the Three-Pointer line, he glanced at Butler and raised his hand.
Three-Pointer hit.
While retreating, Kawhi looked up at the score.
"Two points left." He thought.
For the sake of the team and himself, he has to take actions to change the situation of the battle.
Thunder attacks, Westbrook Chen Xi Pick-and-Roll, Chen Xi Pop Out catches the ball, and unexpectedly finds that the person standing in front of him turns out to be Leonard.
However, Chen Xi did not back down. Facing League, one of the best defenders and a two-time dpoy, Chen Xi only has fighting spirit in his heart now.
Life will always encounter many mountains and mountains. If you choose to take a detour because of difficulties, you will only get further and further away from your destination.
Raising his hand to reject Pick-and-Roll from Teammates, Chen Xi holds the ball Isolation Kawhi, Triple Threat swayed, Kawhi remained indifferent, the rhythm of the ball changed, Kawhi did not lose position, turned his heart horizontally, directly lowered his center of gravity, and broke through smoothly.
Kawhi closely follows the steps of Chen Xi, ensuring interference at all times.
Pull back after an emergency stop, Between-the-Legs Crossover starts again, at the right position of Free-Throw Line, once again take the ball with the left hand under the left hip and turn around, towards the right side Corner, after stepping, both feet exert force at the same time, Fadeaway Jumper.
The scary thing is that even after a series of difficult technical moves, Kawhi still did not completely lose his position and pounced firmly.
In the air, Chen Xi dialed the ball out.
Basketball passed through the sky above Kawhi's fingertips and flew towards Rim.
Huh~~
The crisp sound responds to the hard work of Chen Xi.
The badge of Volume Shooter flashed in front of his eyes, and Chen Xi successfully ate Leonard alone!
This may be just an insignificant goal in the game, but for Chen Xi, this is a big step towards becoming a superstar.
There was no time to fret over a goal. Kawhi moved directly to Backcourt Receive Ball and moved it to Frontcourt. It was clear that he was going to take over the game.
Top of the Key singled out Butler, Crossover Step started, pulled back the crotch, changed hands to break through, stopped suddenly, turned around and extended, all in one go.
The continuous movements caused Butler's defense to be out of position, and it was too late to make up for it.
Scored two points.
Westbrook held the ball at a 45-degree angle. Outside the Three-Pointer line, he glanced at Parker, who was two steps away from him. He directly pulled out, made a zombie jumper, and hit the board!
You are the current League top Small forward forward, and I am also the current League First point guard!
The scores increased alternately, and the competition between the two teams gradually became more intense. Both sides performed at the highest level, making the game extremely exciting.
At the end of Fourth Quarter, the last four minutes.
"It's so crazy! The confrontation between Thunder and Spurs has entered a bayonet fight! I can't believe what I saw! The two teams have almost never been on the bench since Third Quarter! In a game of this level, they are not even qualified to appear!!"
In the Spurs Starting Lineup five-man team, except for Manu who replaced Danny Green, the other four players almost played Second Half.
Similarly, in Thunder, except for Little Sabonis's physical problem, which was replaced by Grant for a few minutes, in the rest of the time, all Starting Lineup members played for full time.