Old Man Paul Still Had It

Then it was the Thunder's turn to inbound.

Davis stood out of bounds along the baseline and passed the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook quickly dribbled across half court, then faced Paul at the top of the key.

The two of them were practically old nemeses~~

Sure enough, the moment he saw Paul, Westbrook accelerated past him and drove inside the three-point line without hesitation. Before he could fully shake his man, he quickly turned his back and backed Paul down in the low post.

Whenever he came up against these smaller guards, Westbrook always pulled this "sledgehammer" out of his arsenal.

His powerful frame and outstanding leaping ability let him overpower opponents with ease, giving him a shot with almost no one to contest it.

But the Celtics clearly had a new strategy for protecting Paul on defense.

After all, this was already Old Man Paul's second year in Boston.

They had to have some kind of countermeasure by now~~

Robert Williams, in the paint, immediately stepped up to give Paul plenty of help defense.

At the same time, he deliberately took a path toward the side closer to midcourt, ensuring his body blocked Westbrook's view. That way, after turning, Westbrook couldn't immediately find Little Jordan, who had been left temporarily open.

And Westbrook did turn.

After using his strength to push Paul aside, Westbrook quickly spun and jumped. With Robert Williams closing in to help and block the shot, he passed the ball without a second thought to Jeff Green in the corner on the far side of the court.

When in doubt, kick it to the corner~~

After catching the ball, Jeff faced Green's defense and tried to drive, but his route was blocked and he was stopped.

So he quickly turned to protect the ball, then whipped