king of defenders

Chapter 483 Comparing Speed ​​with Westbrook
The advantage of the Thunder lies in their sharp offense. With Durant, the scoring leader, scoring is not a problem for them.

Moreover, the Thunder is not just Durant who can score, Westbrook is also a super scorer, but he has a soft spot for triple-doubles, and often devotes some energy to assists and rebounds. Anyway, Durant Especially, when encountering difficulties, someone needs to stand up and score, and he doesn't have to come.

After a few minutes, the Thunder led the Heat by 7 points with their excellent offense.

"The Thunder team is really good, the offense is too sharp." Meng Yun felt awe-inspiring, "Westbrook's breakthrough, Durant's singles, although Ibaka, Adams and Robertson don't have the ability to play singles with the ball, but they have Westbrook and Durant are here, and they don't need them to play singles with the ball, just wait for the opportunity."

What is a role player?

Players like Ibaka, Adams, and Robertson are role players.

They are not the protagonists on the field. It is difficult to see them holding the ball and one-on-one with the defender, and it is also difficult to see them making beautiful breakthroughs.

They usually wait for the opportunity, wait for Westbrook and Durant to attract the defense and create opportunities for them, and once the opportunity comes out, they can score, the number of shots is not many, but the efficiency is very high.

For example, Adams, he has no three-pointers, can’t break through, and he’s not even particularly good in mid-range shooting, but his low-post hook and inside scoring ability are not bad. You don’t often see him get 20+, let alone 30. + up.

However, he was able to contribute more than ten points steadily in almost every game.

Another example is Ibaka. He has a stable mid-range shot and can even shoot three-pointers. This can greatly expand the Thunder's offensive range and widen the defense, which is more conducive to Westbrook and Durant's singles.

There is also Robertson, he is not the main scorer, he is a bit similar to Redick, he is a shooting 2 position, his job is to run, open, and shoot.

Three role players and two core players make up the starting lineup of the Thunder. From position 1 to position 5, there are basically no flaws and a perfect lineup.

Under the leadership of Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder quickly gained the upper hand from the beginning of the game, gradually widening the point difference and establishing a leading advantage.

"beep"

Spoelstra called a timeout and looked at Meng Yun: "Meng, you go up and replace Dragic. In addition, Green goes up and replaces Luol Deng."

"Yes." Meng Yun and Green stood up and agreed in unison.

When the players came down, Spoelstra spread out the tactical board: "Meng, you play the 1st position. Westbrook's speed is very fast, and the breakthrough is very sharp. You must keep up with him. You can let him shoot, but you can't shoot." Let him break through easily. Green, your task is to follow Durant, I don't need you to guard him, just contain him, understand?"

"Understood." Green nodded.

As a four-time scoring champion and a super scorer in NBA, Durant's scoring methods are very rich, coupled with his height and long arms, he moves quickly. No one in the entire league dares to say that he can guard against Durant, just like no one can guard against him. Like James, it would be nice to be able to limit Durant a little bit.

Not far away, the Thunder also made a substitution, replacing Adams with Kanter.

Pause ends.

The two sides returned to the court, and the Heat attacked.

Meng Yun advanced to the front court, and a figure flashed in front of him. Westbrook rushed over, opened his hands, bowed, and fixed his eyes on Meng Yun's shoulder, waiting for an opportunity to move.

A pressure came to his face, Meng Yun felt awe-inspiring, carefully protected the basketball, glanced at the situation on the court, and passed the ball to Wade.

Wade didn't have a single, and passed the ball again.
After passing the ball a few times, the basketball returned to Meng Yun's hands. Meng Yun glanced at the timer and gestured to Whiteside. , The speed exploded completely, entered the penalty area in two steps, and jumped towards Ibaka.

Meng Yun dodges in the air to avoid Ibaka's block. Just as he was about to make a shot, he felt a gust of wind blowing in. He cried out "not good" in his heart, and changed his action from a layup to a pass to the free throw line. Pass it on.

"Snapped!"

From behind, Westbrook pounced and slapped the backboard.

At the same time, Whiteside received a pass from Meng Yun, took a step forward, and flew with a two-handed dunk. Ibaka's attention was on Meng Yun, and it was too late to stop it.

"Meng, the biography is beautiful." Whiteside and Meng Yun clapped hands.

"Yeah." Meng Yun responded, still feeling lingering fear, "Westbrook's speed is really fast enough, I just made a dodging movement and he chased after me, and I was almost blocked by him."

Only a little bit this time.

Meng Yun secretly reminded himself that he must be extremely careful. Facing an all-star player like Westbrook, if he is not careful, he may suffer a big loss.

In fact, Westbrook was also a little surprised.

This time he is bound to win, because Meng Yun has already done a mid-air dodge, and there is no way to borrow more power, and there is not enough time for him to make too many moves.Moreover, Westbrook rushed from behind unexpectedly. Most people probably never thought that Westbrook could kill so quickly.

But Westbrook failed.

"The reaction is quick, and the ability to stay in the air and pass the ball is also very good." Westbrook squinted his eyes and stared at Meng Yun's back. "I heard that your best is speed. I don't know how it compares to me?"

The Thunder fought back.

Westbrook and Meng Yun faced each other, singled Meng Yun, first dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, then suddenly accelerated after a bow, and broke through from the left.

"left."

Meng Yun was not deceived by Westbrook's "Bai Buddha", quickly judged the direction of Westbrook's breakthrough, immediately retreated, and took a step to the right.

With a whoosh, Westbrook rushed past Meng Yun.

"Shh!"

Westbrook picked the basket and scored.

Meng Yun narrowed his eyes and his pupils contracted: "Sure enough, Westbrook's speed is too fast, and my reaction is fast enough, but it's still a little bit short, just an instant slower."

A split second is enough for Westbrook.

Meng Yun looked at Westbrook, and Westbrook also looked at Meng Yun. The two looked at each other, and then quickly looked away.

"Are you going to compare your speed with me?" Meng Yun took a deep breath, full of fighting spirit, "I admit that your speed is very fast, but I'm not necessarily slower than you."

With a look, Meng Yun and Westbrook understood each other's thoughts at the same time when everyone was unaware. They are both good at speed, so how can they not compete when they encounter it?
(End of this chapter)