What double-teams, what aggressive traps, what box-and-one defenses? From last year, and even throughout this year's regular season, he had already tried every option available to him!
But none of them had produced particularly good results...
He really had no moves left~~
The only solution he could think of was to seize upon the weak points at the other positions in the Thunder's lineup, then fight offense with offense...
On the court, the Denver Nuggets launched the first possession.
Murray brought the ball across half court, then passed from the top of the key to Jokic, who had stepped up.
Jokic held the ball up top, facing Davis's one-on-one defense. After waiting in place for a moment, he quickly passed.
Inside, Aaron Gordon quickly used a curl cut to slash into the paint. After receiving Jokic's pass, he attacked the rim directly.
On the help-defense end, with Green out of position, Chen Xi immediately rotated over, then leaped straight at Gordon, attempting to block him.
But Gordon was, after all, an elite dunker.
His athleticism was simply too good. Even Chen Xi had no way to easily stop him in this situation.
Gordon collided directly with Chen Xi in midair, then relied on his excellent core strength and physicality to power through him. Just before coming down, he gently tossed the ball up.
The basketball swished through the net.
Two points.
2–3.
After landing, Chen Xi took two quick steps backward to steady himself. Then, expressionless, he picked up the basketball, stepped out of bounds, and inbounded it again.
His physicality was not poor, but compared to Gordon, he was still considerably lighter.
The Thunder Team attacked again.
After bringing the ball across half court, Westbrook used the same motion and handed it off to Chen Xi.
Then it