Pick Westbrook

Chapter 113

Milwaukee.

Holloway looked at the countless enthusiastic and excited fans around the arena, and was really frightened.

Because the Bucks lost two consecutive away games in Cleveland, the Bucks fans were impassioned and spontaneously formed a parade to cheer for the team.

And the next Bucks home game ticket has been sold for an average price of 300 US dollars, and it is hard to find a ticket!
"This is definitely the scariest Bucks home court I've ever seen." Hammond said with emotion.

It's been too long since Milwaukee fans have seen a team this strong, so it's no wonder they're so excited.

However, in Hammond's view, even if the Bucks stop in the Eastern Conference semifinals, this can already be regarded as a very remarkable success for the Bucks this season.

Whether it's the team's record or the team's finances.

"But, have you heard?"

Holloway turned her head and said with light eyebrows and tiredness: "All the sports media are commenting that if the Bucks lose tonight's game, it will be 0:3.

That was 0:3, no team can win in this situation. "

Hammond breathed a sigh of relief. He had naturally heard such discussions early on. To be precise, those media were already talking about whether the Bucks would be swept 0:4.

Because judging from the first two games, once James turned into a full-fledged Zhan mode in the last few minutes, the Bucks, who did not have the slightest defense in the penalty area, had nothing to do with him.

Hammond shook his big belly and said, "Let's just sweep 0:4. It's not shameful to be swept by the Cavaliers. After all, isn't there a 76ers team that was swept in front of us?"

"To tell you the truth, Li Lai got a backup player from the Kings. In his opinion, the real transformation of the Bucks should be next season."

"As for this season, what he wants is training!"

Holloway opened her lips and said softly, "Training soldiers?"

Hammond nodded, and said with admiration: "That's right, train into a screaming soldier!"

Bradley Arena.

before the game starts.

Westbrook approached Li Lai specifically and said, "Coach, tell me how we can win the Cavaliers, and I will definitely work hard to do it."

Li Lai patted Westbrook on the shoulder and said, "If we play tougher, we will definitely win the Cavaliers."

Westbrook showed his doubts for the first time, looking down and saying, "Can we really beat the Cavaliers?

I just want to win the next game, is it so difficult to win the next game? "

Obviously, after losing two games in a row in the last quarter, Westbrook's self-confidence has been severely hit. This has to remind Li Lai of the damage done to the teams in the Eastern Conference by James in his previous life. of fear.

Especially those two trash brothers in the north.

No strength or achievement is groundless or due to luck, especially for the famous superstars in the NBA. There is only one possibility behind their success, and that is strength.

Li Lai naturally knew that James was powerful, so he didn't want Westbrook to become like those two brothers, who were beaten to the point of doubting his life, so he encouraged him.

"Russell, you are different from others. If it were you, you would definitely be able to defeat the Cavaliers led by James."

Westbrook raised his head dumbly, indicating that he didn't understand.

Li Lai continued: "Because you are playing with the dreams of two people!"

on the field.

Amidst the shouts all over the sky, the game begins!
As soon as Yi Jianlian came up, he received a wonderful pass from Westbrook and made a shot from outside the three-point line.

"Big Z was tortured by Yi Jianlian in this round of the series. The former Eastern All-Star backup center may have never played against a player who played like this.

Super long three-pointer, tsk, it's really crazy. "

However, Yi Jianlian's ultra-long three-pointer is just a tactic to open up the offensive space for the Bucks, and it is impossible for Yi Jianlian to kill the Cavaliers with an ultra-long three-pointer.

And in Barkley's view, the effect of Big Z's frame protection on the inside is obvious. At least Westbrook was interfered by the opponent many times in the last game.

So Big Z has both advantages and disadvantages on the court.

James responded with a three-pointer from the outside and also hit it!

"This round of the series is probably the one in which James shot the most three-pointers in his life, and the shooting percentage is still good."

Kenny Smith has never seen James play so weirdly on the court. What the hell is that three-pointer after another? Doesn't this guy claim to only play in the sky?

Two consecutive three-pointers set the tone for this game, and the Bucks also made frequent three-pointers like a flood that opened the gate.

Villanueva, George Hill, Westbrook, and even Artest hit a three-pointer.

In the opening game, the Bucks made 8 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line. Under the excited shouts of fans in Bradley Arena, Mike Brown called the team's first timeout early.

"Hey, is the Bucks' home court so scary? Also, isn't your 8 of 6 three-pointers in a single quarter too exaggerated?"

Mike Brown wiped his cold sweat and glanced at the Cavaliers' statistics.

They also played a 9-of-6 offense in the first quarter efficiently, but the score on the field was 18:13.

"I shot 66% from the field, and I'm still 5 points behind?"

Mike Brown, who discovered the problem, quickly stopped the Cavaliers and Bucks from playing against each other, and signaled the players to strengthen their defense. After all, this is the foundation of the Cavaliers in the league.

Get back on the court.

The Cavaliers began to upgrade their perimeter defense, and everyone chose to jump outside the three-point line.

It’s just a pain for Big Z and Varejao. They were shot numb by the Bucks just now because of their slow footsteps. Now they are pulled out to defend, and the inside line of the Cavaliers has become empty again. .

Westbrook began to break through the penalty area, and Artest also began to perform more low-post singles.

The Bucks' offense played out efficiently and smoothly again.

"This is the Bucks this season. The team with the second most offensive efficiency in the league is not for nothing."

Su Qun explained excitedly at the scene.

In his opinion, the reason why the Bucks lost the first two games was that the three-pointers were restricted by the Cavaliers.

This has to admire Mike Brown's overall defensive system for the Cavaliers. Although neither Maurice Williams nor Delonte West is good at perimeter defense, under Mike Brown's system, James can The core of the Cavaliers' perimeter defense, so allowing James to participate more in rotation and defense, also greatly improved the Cavaliers' perimeter defense.

"After all, James is the fifth-ranked player in DPOY this season."

But now, the Bucks are blooming more and everyone is bursting with three-pointers. This is not a problem that James can solve alone. The Cavaliers have also exposed their biggest weakness.

That is, outside three-point defense is not a strong point. Although the two giant towers inside defend well, their pace is extremely slow.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks scored a terrifying score of 38:30.

38 points in a single quarter, which is also the highest score in a single quarter so far in this season's playoffs.

"It's good looking, but is it possible that the Bucks want to win entirely on offense?
In the entire history of the NBA, there has not been a team that can destroy an opponent completely by offense. The Suns are a vivid example. "

Barkley is still not very optimistic about the Bucks' offensive style of play, especially after he saw that his former home team, the Suns, carried the banner of offense every year, but they just couldn't win the championship. This judgment is even more profound. engraved in his mind.

The second game.

Mike Brown looked at the thigh next to him and said, "LeBron, I can't replace you, or the Bucks will launch a counterattack on the bench again."

James nodded. The super offensive firepower of the Bucks tonight also made him feel scared for a while, especially the consecutive three-pointers, which made his scalp tingle.

Li Lai naturally let Artest continue to play. Whether he can win this crucial game tonight depends on whether he can restrain James better.

Artest comes on.

Big Ben Wallace was also there.

As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, and the two of them brought full pressure to the entire arena as soon as they played.

Su Qun explained to the audience: "The two fought back then, but no matter how you look at it, it was Artest who suffered.

Not only was he pushed to the ground, he was splashed with water, he was beaten, and more importantly, he was fined a lot of money and suspended for a whole season, and then he was pitifully abandoned and traded by the Pacers."

Su Qun briefly talked about the grievances of Artest's entire career, and Artest wanted to defend himself, "I don't care about these grievances, at worst, I feel sour in my heart and pass.

But what I care about most is that the old Pacers haven't forgiven me until now, which makes my heart feel like being pulled hard. "

Da Ben, who is not good at talking, glared at Artest. He knew that Diao Mao, who had a fiery temper and couldn't control his emotions at all, would definitely spout trash talk at him more intensely at this time, and even couldn't help but do it.

But this time, Artest just glanced at him and went to defend James indifferently.

Big Ben shook his head in extreme confusion, "Is this guy definitely Artest? Could it be his twin brother?"

The game restarts.

James intends to forcibly drive the Cavaliers' overall offense, but after seeing Artest sticking to his side, James shook his head speechlessly.

"Although this guy can't limit me to death, the whole game is like a piece of dog skin plaster sticking to me, which consumes a lot of my energy."

James, who has played 40 minutes in each game in a row, finally felt a little tired at this time tonight.

However, just tired.

James knows that as long as he is given a good rest for a day or two, the exhaustion will disappear completely. He has been like this since he was a child. For this reason, James also asked his childhood friends and teammates after entering the NBA, asking them if They also have the same super power, but the answers they get are all negative or they look at James for a silent answer like looking at a funny guy.

James made a false shot, but the Bucks didn't get any double-teams at all.

This made James, who was about to drive his teammates to attack, could only choose to attack by himself, and made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Duang!

James frowned, and this time he hit the iron.

Although no one can guarantee that every shot will be made, but the poor hand feeling in this backward game tonight is obviously not a good result.

In the second quarter, James only led the team to stabilize the score, but failed to lead the team to launch a counterattack, so the Bucks still led 68:58.

The game continued in the second half.

The Bucks' three-pointer feeling has not weakened in the slightest. Dragic and Andre Ingram made consecutive three-pointers and stopped the Cavaliers again.

The bald-headed Mike Brown was really nervous this time, spitting out his mouth continuously at his tactical board, and James next to him just glanced at the offensive line on the tactical board and turned his face away.

"Mike Brown's defensive setup is considered top in the league, but this offensive setup is too amateurish."

In such a situation where the score is behind, it is not realistic at all to rely on Mike Brown to design some incredible offensive tactics to recover the score for the team, so what James can do now is to do his best in advance. The Bucks' weak interior line launched a fierce attack.

This is already the third consecutive game for the Bucks to let James do his best, which also makes him feel awe of this team for the first time.

"This team is really not a strong team just from the lineup."

Game four.

James continuously entered the penalty area to cause damage, and he is also like the son of luck or wearing the halo of the protagonist. As long as he enters the penalty area, he will either get a foul or score a layup.

Yi Jianlian spread his hands and vomited to the referee on duty, "This is also a foul! He rushed over and hit me and I was sentenced to a foul. Will you judge it or not!"

Fortunately, Yi Jianlian knew the criticality of the playoffs, and was afraid that the technical offender would speak Chinese, so the referee held his whistle and tilted his head, completely confused and feeling dizzy.

Yi Jianlian has already committed 4 fouls, Villanueva has 3 fouls, and Artest has 5 fouls.

"Although the Bucks' inside defense is weak, their two insiders have been working hard to limit James. This is a very remarkable courage."

Barkley admires the courage of the Bucks very much, and he is also willing to call the Bucks with such courage a top echelon team in the league.

Because tonight, the Bucks won the game!
James played well, but the Bucks' touch didn't drop, and they fired consecutive shots from outside the three-point line. The Cavaliers, who were too afraid of the Bucks' outside three-pointers, could only try to get outside the three-point line, but at the same time, the inside penalty area was completely closed. Without defense, the Cavaliers were completely overwhelmed by the Bucks on the offensive end.

In the end, the Bucks won a big victory with 128:118.

威斯特布鲁克15分15篮板15助攻，易键联21分6篮板4助攻，维兰纽瓦20分6篮板，阿泰斯特13分7篮板2盖帽2抢断，德拉季奇21分3篮板4助攻，乔治希尔14分5篮板5助攻，安德烈英格拉姆三分球6投4中，12分2篮板1助攻。

"we won!"

After winning the game, Westbrook looked arrogant, jumped onto the technical stage, and raised his hands to enjoy the applause under the cheers of all Milwaukee fans.

James crossed his hips with a helpless expression.

这场比赛他上场了41分钟，罚球14罚11中，砍下了36分11篮板3助攻的数据，但结果还是输了。

James also got a result that affected him for a long time in his career.

"The Bucks' three-pointers have become more accurate, and it won't work for anyone who comes!"

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