Pick Westbrook

Chapter 114 Where did the sand come from?
This is the fourth game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks.

Maurice Williams stared at the court with dull eyes. This was the fourth consecutive game in which he was blocked by the rookie named Westbrook.

The two were originally teammates for a few days at the beginning of the season.

"11 points, 10 points, 9 points, and this game."

Maurice Williams took a deep breath. His overall shooting percentage did not exceed 40% throughout the second round of the series. If it wasn't because of James who forcibly stood up in the second quarter to lead the team to stabilize the situation, this time he faced It may be the Cavaliers who are at a big disadvantage.

James has not rested in this game. He has been playing from the first quarter to the present. After the last goal, Maurice Williams has seen James' substitute Wally Szczerbiak come to the technical table to prepare He played, but with Yi Jianlian's ultra-long three-pointer, the Bucks tied the score again. James could only wave his hand and force himself to stay on the court.

"The Bucks are such a tough team!

Wouldn't it be good to be swept directly by 4:0? Do you really think you can beat us? "

Maurice Williams cursed a few words in displeasure.

At the end of the second quarter, the Bucks trailed the Cavaliers 55:58.

Li Lai gave high-fives to the off-court players.

"Well played, beautiful!"

"Artest, continue to pester James. His shooting percentage in this game has begun to decline. This shows that your death entanglement in the entire series has finally played a role."

Artest lay on the bench with a tired face, took a few sips of water and said: "My defense is useful every game."

Tyronn Lue smiled bitterly on the sidelines. Artest's restrictions on James are indeed very good. Lee's words are biased, "How can it be said that it has finally played a role? It should be It always works.”

and many more!

Tyronn Lue suddenly thought of something, looked at the technical statistics after halftime of the game, James made 14 of 5 shots, 6 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 2 free throws, 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

"No, why did James' shooting percentage drop so much?"

Tyronn Lue finds it very strange, because James has always been a very stable player. Now that his shooting percentage has dropped so sharply, it can only show that the Bucks have done a good job of restricting him in some aspects, but in the end In which aspect, even Tyronn Lue, the first assistant coach of the Bucks behind the scenes, couldn't tell at all.

At this time, Tyronn Lue could only look at Li Lai blankly. He remembered the opponent's defensive strategy against James since the beginning of the series.

Don't let go, never double-team, cut off the connection between James and his teammates, let him play more one-on-one singles with Artest on the ball end, even in the last few minutes of the game Such a defensive strategy.

Tyronn Lue, a tactical genius, suddenly opened his eyes and murmured, "Could it be that this is constantly consuming James' physical strength!"

The game continued in the second half.

Li Lai still forced James to play more singles according to his predetermined tactics, and then cut off the connection between him and his teammates.

If such a defensive strategy was switched to Kobe, then the Bucks might have been eliminated 4:0, but it is precisely this defensive strategy placed on James, which should be extremely effective in Lee's view.

"The two are completely different types of players. To defend Kobe, there is no team in the league that does not double-team and limit him with extremely exaggerated defense.

But defending James, double-teaming is definitely the stupidest way! "

Of course, from Lee’s point of view, the current league coaches don’t have the experience and awareness to defend players like James, and in the future, Doncic, Jokic, Harden and others are all starting to use the big core of the ball to play. When playing against the law, they will understand the best options to guard such players.

The ball-holding big core style of play will almost completely eliminate the team's tactical play with an integrated offensive and defensive core in the future, and become the mainstream of basketball.

beep!beep!
on the field.

The referee whistled, and James knocked down Artest in a forced drive into the penalty area, and the referee blew a dribbling foul.

James, who was called for a foul and lost the ball, was naturally upset and ran to the referee to beep.

Li Lai is used to it. When did this guy not beep when he was called a foul?
What surprised him was that Artest, who has always been violent, did not raise his fist to fight James after being knocked down, but went straight to the Cavaliers' basket, ready to attack .

"Artest has been trying to control his temper.

Over the past year, his outbursts have also subsided a lot. " Tyronn Lue said sincerely.

At least since he was traded to the Bucks, Artest hasn't had a fight or been sent off the court. Of course, he has eaten a lot of technical offenders.

But how many players who play extremely tough on the court don't take technical offenders?

Li Lai has always been very satisfied with Artest's performance, especially in this round of the series. Without Artest, the Bucks would not even have the courage to play against the Cavaliers.

Li Lai seized the opportunity when James was called for a foul, and waved his hand off the court to make a misplaced offensive outside tactical gesture.

Westbrook wanted to pick and roll, and after Yi Jianlian single-blocked, the defender in front of him became a big Z with a height of 221cm.

Westbrook raised it first, and Big Z took the initiative to follow up and defended. At this time, Westbrook accelerated and killed towards the basket.

"That's too late."

When Westbrook passed the big Z, it was a tomahawk slam dunk with the bow fully drawn, and then there was a scene of extremely arrogant swearing and cursing.

Compared with the previous resentment of Cleveland fans, Milwaukee people like Westbrook's manly personality too much.

Barkley suddenly said at this time: "The Cavaliers are going to lose."

Kenny Smith on the side was extremely puzzled. The score on the court at this time was 98:94. The Bucks only led by 4 points, and there were still 3 minutes before the end of the game. How could the Cavaliers lose?

What's more, it's not that the Bucks didn't have such a lead in this period of time in the previous games, but every time the Cavaliers' No. 23 would choose to stand up at this time and forcibly reap the game, which led to the Bucks The team had lost two games in a row before.

Now with the same plot and the same script, shouldn't the Cavaliers also win the game?
Barkley knew his old partner's question at this time, but he didn't answer directly, but pointed to the court.

"The home and away games are different, and the momentum of the players is also different."

James planned to break through Artast, but was blocked from the penalty area by the opponent. In the end, he could only choose a mid-range pull-up jumper.

Duang!

It's hard.

"James hasn't been very good in this game tonight."

The Bucks launched a counterattack.

Westbrook goes off with the ball.

"This is one of the most iconic plays of the Bucks this season besides the three-pointer. Defense! Counterattack!"

Westbrook, who is on the fast break, is extremely fast, and James is also fast in chasing and defending.

Many times before, he chose Westbrook, who was rumored at this time, which naturally made James feel alert. He glanced at the left side, then at the right side, and found that the Bucks had no one to keep up with them. After the speed, James regained his senses and looked at Westbrook.

"You have to buckle!"

As expected, Westbrook took off from the free throw line with one step, and James also took off from the free throw line one step later.

But came from behind!
Kenny Smith almost yelled out the microphone in front of him.

"Westbrook and James take off from the free throw line at the same time!"

"This will be a unique picture in the history of NBA basketball!"

"The two monsters with super strong physical talents just showed their terrifying jumping ability in front of all the audience."

"Detain it, and leave your name in history!"

"Sealed, it will be immortal!"

Duang!

A deafening sound appeared on the court, the basketball hit the backboard at an extremely strange height, and then bounced back.

"Is this covered?"

The sharp-eyed Barkley shook his head at this moment, "If it was blocked, the basketball would not bounce back at such an angle. This is an assist!"

It turned out that Westbrook was still afraid of James' ability to block shots, so he took the initiative to find a board at this time and passed the ball to his teammates behind him.

Artest jumped high and hit the lob on James' shoulder.

It was his first dunk of the series.

"Artest's dunk is ugly."

Kenny Smith said sadly from the side: "Why didn't Westbrook dunk, this is a ball that is expected to be included in the top ten dunks in the playoffs in NBA history."

"Pity."

"The scene of James and Westbrook taking off from the free throw line at the same time may never be seen again in the future."

Barkley broke down from the side, "Idiot, what do you know, the ball just now James has come from behind, if Westbrook doesn't pass the ball, then it is very likely that he will be blocked, even if he is not blocked, he will definitely be blocked." A foul."

"In short, there will never be a dunk scene."

After all, the two rushing up at high speed are out of control in the air. At this time, no one can control their bodies and movements, so passing the ball is the best choice.

It's just that after Artest dunked, he suddenly staggered back a step.

This retreat attracted everyone's attention.

"What's wrong?!"

It turned out that Artest wanted to keep up with the high-speed impact of the two, and he chased after him with all his strength, but his physical talent was not as good as that of James and Westbrook. His body is already a bit overwhelmed, and he has to strengthen the space he is not good at. No wonder it will be affected.

"Don't get hurt Artest!" Su Qun prayed in his heart.

At this time, Artest on the court also walked a few steps on his feet, and was relieved to find that he could still exert strength.

At least there is no serious problem in terms of body structure.

Li Lai looked cautious, but still chose to call a timeout at this time.

"Ron, is there a problem?"

Artest, surrounded by his teammates, shook his head and said, "I can still hold on."

Looking at the twitching corners of Artest's mouth at this time, Li Lai knew that the situation might not be bad, but it definitely wasn't too good either.

Li took a look at Marshall, who had been sitting on the bench, and signaled him to replace Artest, but the latter was stopped immediately by Artest just as he stood up.

"Coach, please, let me finish this game. The team is about to win a victory. I will never allow myself to leave the field at this time."

Li Lai knew that Artest was worried that James, who had been held down all the time, would suddenly explode after he left the field.

In fact, apart from him, the Bucks really have no one who can limit James.

Tyronn Lue persuaded from the side: "Coach, no player wants to leave the court at this time, and we can't make decisions for the players on the court. As long as they think they can play, then we should support them."

Li Lai took a deep breath, then nodded.

"Ron, that bastard James is in your hands!
However, if there is any discomfort, let me know immediately, we still have a timeout! "

The game continues.

Artest almost endured the pain in his calf to play. He walked on the court on tiptoe, looking very funny.

But no one laughed at this time. Whether it was the Bucks players, the Cavaliers players, or even the audience on both sides, they only had respect for Artest.

At this time, the audience on both sides chose to stand up, and a young youth fan suddenly raised his fist and shouted, "Ron! MVP!"

This shout also aroused all the fans at the scene, and countless MVPs appeared on the court in unison.

"MVP!"

"MVP!!"

"MVP!!!"

Even Artest, who was hammered on Mount Auburn, didn't cry, but his eyes were as red as cherries at this time.

Not to mention the shouts of MVP, even the fans cheering for him, he hasn't heard it for many years.

Artest rubbed his eyes and pretended to be serious: "The Bradley Arena should also be renovated. Where did the sand come from this big night?"

Under Artast's efforts and spiritual encouragement, the Bucks scored 1 points in the last minute jointly by Westbrook and Yi Jianlian, firmly holding the score advantage in their own hands.

"The Bucks won!"

109: 104.

The Bucks pulled two games in a row at their home court.

莫里斯威廉姆斯16投5中，11分3篮板3助攻，詹姆斯28投11中，罚球9罚6中，三分球8中2，30分10篮板3助攻。

阿泰斯特12分6篮板2助攻2盖帽2抢断。

(End of this chapter)