Start without the ball

Chapter 222 A Strange Choice
The Thunder's lightning fast break didn't affect the young and mature White. He came to the frontcourt unhurriedly, facing Westbrook's defense without fear, not at all like Yazi who started the playoffs for the first time.

Westbrook doesn't think so. He can't believe that he can be so calm in the playoffs for the first time.

When White controlled the ball with his left hand and raised his right hand to direct his teammates, the snapping turtle came out and pounced on the basketball in Xiaobai's hands.

White observed Westbrook's movements and reacted quickly, changing direction in front of his body to his right hand, accelerating towards the basket.

Adams retreated to the basket to defend, White scored the ball to Alder outside the three-second zone, and the latter made a mid-range shot.

shuh~
Although the Spurs' three-pointer is not very reliable, but the mid-range shot is as stable as an old dog, 2 to 2.

Donovan saw it clearly off the court. Westbrook's aggressive steals came back at a price, but this is what he has to endure. Westbrook's steals are a double-edged sword. If he plays well, the Thunder can easily play fast breaks and instantly lead The points are poor, but Westbrook also loses his position and disrupts the defense.

Guigui pointed to herself: "my bad."

After receiving the basketball and dribbling through the midfield, Westbrook passed the ball 45 degrees to the left, and Li Haoyu was already in position.

TNT commentary seats.

Barkley: "Let Lee play singles with the ball in the playoffs? Isn't this Paul George's job? This is the playoffs, and the defensive intensity is an order of magnitude higher than the regular season. Lee's dribbling is not enough for him to get shot space. .”

O'Neill: "I don't quite understand it either. It's a strange choice to let Lee, who is super capable off the ball, attack with the ball, while Paul George, who is super capable with the ball, doesn't have a basketball in his hands. Donovan is alive again. This is really a strange choice."

After Li Haoyu received the ball, he raised his center of gravity and lifted the ball at the same time. Forbes was one step away, with a focused expression, and only took a small step forward to control his footsteps.

This small step was enough, Li Haoyu quickly broke through to the inside line, his footsteps were clean and neat, he seized the opportunity and had a slight advantage in speed, Li Haoyu successfully got rid of the defense.

Li Haoyu once asked Ju Miao that Forbes' speed is 83. Although Li Haoyu is only 2 points ahead, but if he masters the initiative and exerts his footsteps to the extreme, this seemingly insignificant speed advantage will be infinitely magnified.

In the eyes of the audience, Li Haoyu tricked Forbes into taking a small step forward with his fake shot, and then he sped up and cleanly threw Forbes away and walked towards the inside.

"Shit, one step past Forbes, when did Li get so fast?"

"Is this still our pitcher Lee?"

"At the beginning of the season, he was still a pure shooter. Now he can break through with the ball in the playoffs. He has grown too fast."

No matter how stunned the audience is, Li Haoyu on the field is unknown. His current goal is only the Spurs' absolute - Aldridge!
After a successful breakthrough, Li Haoyu entered the three-second zone and immediately stopped to collect the ball and made a mid-range shot. Remembering that Popovich emphasized defense many times, Ade rushed forward desperately.

With a sly smile on the corner of Li Haoyu's mouth, he stopped shooting.

Ade yelled badly, the Spurs striker weighing 120kg rushed forward under the influence of inertia, and Li Haoyu jumped forward.

Dip~ The referee's whistle sounded.

Li Haoyu stabilized his figure and made a shot.

boom.

He failed to hit, but his goal has been achieved, getting two free throws and killing the absolute core of the Spurs at the same time.

After becoming a master of Pingci, Li Haoyu hardly made any fouls in the regular season. He has always held this hole card in his hand, in order to use it as a secret weapon in the playoffs.

Barkley: "I really can't believe that this is the first time Lee participated in the playoffs. He used his footsteps and timing to pass Forbes in an instant. Instead, he cheated fouls and went to the Harden line, this kind of greasy and sophisticated style of play is too mature."

O'Neill: "Have you noticed that his speed is much faster than when he first entered the league. Before, his breakthrough speed Forbes must have had time to adjust his footsteps and follow him. He is really growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Now is the time to test his free throws. Every free throw in the playoffs is hard-won. At this time, many players are under pressure and their free throws are far less stable than in the regular season. "

Barkley: "That's Lee, the super three-pointer. Do you understand shooters? Forget it, you can't understand such talent. In short, Lee's free throws are as easy as you get the ball and dunk under the basket."

Li Haoyu walked to the free throw line, took a deep breath to adjust the basketball, and gently pulled out the basketball in his hand.

shuh~
The basketball fell into the net through a beautiful parabola, high-fived with his teammates, Li Haoyu made a second free throw, and the trajectory did not change at all and went into the net again.

Li Haoyu's steady free throw rewritten the score to 4 to 2. Popovich had an ominous premonition. His defensive arrangements before the game were all aimed at Li Haoyu without the ball, but the Thunder just didn't let Li Haoyu without the ball. There must be an ulterior purpose behind this movement.

The Spurs attacked, and the ball was in the hands of DeRozan on the wing. Facing George's defense, Kobe Jr. dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch to find the rhythm, and then accelerated to the right.

With George by his side, DeRozan knew that he might be blocked when he rushed to the basket, so he stopped immediately. George was still retreating to the inside.

Although George was shaken away, he stopped and rushed forward to cover DeRozan's sight.

boom!
Under the interference, DeRozan hit the iron, Aquaman got stuck in his position, and a certain sewer fetish rushed inside and grabbed the rebound "toughly".

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook gave the ball to Li Haoyu at the top of the arc, and sank to the bottom corner to open up space. Barkley in the commentary was puzzled by this scene.

"Is the Thunder going to use Lee as the main attack point? Although the last time he broke through with the ball successfully, but this time Forbes will be more careful with his defenses. He doesn't have such a good chance to break through."

O'Neill: "I also think it is more appropriate for George, who is more experienced, to attack. Lee will definitely encounter high-pressure defense this time. I don't know if he can handle it."

At this moment, the turtle's big and small daddies were brought up at the same time, sandwiching Forbes, and the strongman locked the man under the Spurs guard and couldn't move.

Li Haoyu chose the right side covered by Adams, accelerated to the inside, and Ade switched to Li Haoyu.

Barkley was even more puzzled: "Obviously Russell is more suitable if he plays the bull's horns. His speed can instantly get rid of the Spurs players who come to switch defenses."

O'Neill: "Yeah, you see Lee has been posted by LaMarcus!"

The audience is also very puzzled, if Westbrook has already got rid of Adelaide by virtue of his speed, and now Li Haoyu has been posted, the layup will definitely be blocked, but Li Haoyu came to the three seconds with Adelaide without hesitation. area.

"Pass it quickly! It will be blocked if you hit it hard."

"It's over, Li Chenggong has already swelled into two, and he actually wants to challenge LaMarcus, that is an all-star power forward, he will be blocked!"

(End of this chapter)