Start without the ball

Chapter 263

The two sides set foot on the battlefield tonight first, and after settling down, the referee walked to the middle circle.

Warriors starting: center Rooney, power forward Green, small forward Iguodala, shooting guard Thompson, point guard Curry.

Thunder starting: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward Paul George, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Westbrook.

O'Neal: "Although Kevin Durant was injured in the semifinals, they still have Iguodala. This is the thickness of the championship team's lineup!"

Barkley: "Kevin's injury mainly affects the Warriors' offensive ability. Curry needs to stand up and take more responsibility."

The referee threw the ball into the air, and the Western Conference Finals officially started. Adams picked the basketball first, and the Thunder attacked!

After Westbrook took the ball, he hammered his chest with his right hand, dribbled forward, and waved his hand at 45 degrees to the left, signaling everyone to fall to the right.

He wants to beat Stephen Curry hard!
Teammates made room, Westbrook turned sideways and stuck to Curry, dribbling and fighting hard at the same time.

The thin Curry could only retreat in the face of Westbrook's tyrannical power.

Westbrook fought all the way, came to a position of about 25 degrees, pushed away Curry, turned over and jumped up, relying on the strong waist and abdomen to stabilize his figure, aimed at the upper left corner of the rectangle on the backboard, and moved his wrist to shoot.

bang-shua~
The basketball is like a cannonball, hitting the backboard and bouncing into the frame.

2 to 0, Westbrook helped the Thunder take the lead.

After scoring the goal, Westbrook looked at Curry with a fierce expression. This round of the series is an excellent opportunity for him to prove himself!
Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "Westbrook played too resolutely today!"

Yang Yi: "This is Westbrook the Turtle who has the courage to take responsibility.

In the playoffs, this kind of strong play is needed to tear the opponent's defense.

If you look back at the Western Conference Finals in 16, you will find that Westbrook was defended by Thompson throughout the game, and Curry defended Robertson, who had almost zero offense, and his weak body was hidden.

Now that the Thunder have Li Haoyu, Kerr doesn't dare to let Thompson continue to defend Westbrook. Then Curry will meet Li Haoyu, and he will be beaten by Li Haoyu in the low post and can't take care of himself!

Because of Li Haoyu's containment, the Warriors can't switch defenses. In this way, Curry will defend Westbrook, but defending Westbrook Curry also has huge defensive pressure! "

Barrage.

"That's right, I used to think that Curry is so thin, why is he rarely seen as a weakness? It turns out that the league's team lineup is not complete. If the 1st and 2nd positions both have strong low-post ability, Curry will have nowhere to hide."

"Brother Turtle, charge!"

"This physical confrontation looks so comfortable, Westbrook is too solid!"

The Warriors attacked, Curry took the basketball, gritted his teeth and dribbled forward. Seeing Westbrook defending half a step outside the three-point line, he made a very secret gesture.

Rooney and Green, who fell in the low positions on both sides, quickly lifted Westbrook to death.

With the help of double screens, Curry made a decisive three-pointer from the top right of the arc.

Grant followed Green to the top of the arc, trying to interfere but Curry shot too fast!

shuh~
The basketball went into the net hollow, 2 to 3.

Westbrook shook his head and pushed forward with the ball. His goal today is to hit Curry until he can't take care of himself.

The rest of the Thunder fell to the right, giving Westbrook the entire left half.

George landed at 60 degrees on the right near the top of the arc. If Westbrook was flanked, he would be responsible for responding.

Li Haoyu landed in the bottom corner on the right, and Adams and Grant were on the right sideline of the three-second zone.

The stage for the 1V1 male bullfight on the left was set up, and Westbrook held the ball and played with his back. In the face of the tyrannical force, Curry had nowhere to hide and could only keep retreating.

The inside Rooney and Green couldn't see their teammates being so devastated, and unconsciously leaned to the left in the three-second zone.

Seeing this scene, Li Haoyu in the right corner moved and accelerated towards the free throw line. Thompson followed closely. In order to prevent Li Haoyu from receiving the ball, Kleika was on the passing line between Li Haoyu and Westbrook.

When he was about to reach the right side of the free throw line, Li Haoyu had no room to catch the ball, so Thompson felt relieved.

but!

He saw the sly smile on the corner of Li Haoyu's mouth, and Thompson realized that something bad was about to happen.

Li Haoyu suddenly stopped, kicked his left foot back, and rushed to the bottom corner on the right!

Thompson hurriedly stopped, ready to pursue, at this moment, Grant and Adams approached, forming an insurmountable high wall, blocking Thompson's advancing route, and he couldn't keep up!

And Rooney and Green's attention is on Westbrook, who holds the ball on the left, and now no one can switch defenses in time.

Guigui hangs the ball to the right corner, Li Haoyu catches the ball, jumps up and lifts the ball, and moves his wrist to release the shot in one go, with extremely stretched movements.

The orange basketball made a beautiful arc and headed straight for the hoop.

shuh~
With an extremely pleasant voice, Li Haoyu responded to Stephen Curry with three points!
5 to 3.
O'Neill: "This tactic is a bit interesting. Westbrook singled out the thin Curry on the left, which attracted the attention of Green and Rooney on the right.

At this time, Li Haoyu in the bottom corner suddenly raised up, but the uplift was just a feint attack, the purpose was to trick Thompson away from the bottom corner, and then Li Haoyu stopped and returned on the same road.

Adams and Grant firmly blocked Thompson, and the Warriors couldn't switch defenses inside. Li Haoyu was absolutely open. His three-point shooting would not let go of this excellent opportunity. "

Barkley: "The Thunder have made sufficient preparations! This tactical execution is too strong."

The Warriors attacked, Curry advanced with the ball, and handed the ball to Green at the top of the arc.

After getting the ball, Green signaled his teammates to pull away. He wanted to single-handedly hit Grant with the ball. You must know that he has a weight advantage of nearly 6KG, and his strength has the upper hand.

Green held the ball, bent his legs and slowly got up, while raising the ball to try to lure Grant forward, so as to take the opportunity to break through.

However, Green made less than [-]% of his three-pointers in the regular season, and did not perform well in long-range shots in the first two rounds of the series. Grant still stayed within the three-point line and waited for it.

That being the case, Green decided to use a strong attack, dribbling to the right, with a one-step buffer distance, Grant easily moved to Green's offensive line.

The Warriors pushed the ball to the left, but the movement was too slow. Grant reacted and was still in front of Green.

Green has entered the three-second zone, and he was unable to make an effective offense, so he passed the ball to Iguodala at 45 degrees to the left.

But he was careless!

Defending Iguodala is the league's steals king Paul George!

The Thunder forward steals the ball ahead of Iguodala.

Fast attack!

The keen sense of smell told Li Haoyu that this was an excellent opportunity, so he accelerated to the frontcourt.

After crossing the center line and receiving a pass from George, he rushed straight to the Warriors penalty area, kicked off the ground, raised the ball with his right hand, and scored 2 points with a one-handed dunk, 7 to 3!

O'Neal: "Thunder got off to a great start!"

Barkley: "Lee, Russell, and George all performed brilliantly, and the Thunder Trident is in excellent condition!"

(End of this chapter)