NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

Quickly kick the ground to accelerate, hold the ball with his right hand and forcefully push Rivers Jr. to the inside line, hit the board and put the basket after a confrontation.

But when Westbrook shot this ball, it was a little bit off. The basketball spun twice on the rim, but it still rolled out.

Little Rivers hurriedly wanted to get stuck in position and grab the board, but he was so thin that he was no match for Westbrook. Westbrook relied on his strong body to occupy a favorable position!
In the end, the rebound was taken down by Westbrook, who was in a favorable position, and he put the basket again and hit 2 points.

Back to the Nuggets' offense.

After Jokic walked to the frontcourt, he found that it was Deckard who was leading him.

With height and weight advantages, Jokic quickly stuck Dyke and got the ball in the low post.

The Lakers didn't double-team, so Jokic was allowed to single Deck.

Why don't you double-team me?

Jokic was a little surprised. In normal games, if he entered the inside line, he would be double-teamed and could only distribute the ball to the outside line.

I didn't expect that today's Lakers didn't even have any intention of double-teaming!
Finally, there is a chance of 1-on-1 inside. Of course Jokic must grasp it and go inside with the ball.

Although Deckard's foot strength is good, it is difficult to hold Jokic. After two persistent confrontations, Deckard was finally defeated.

Jokic scored two more points!
"Okay, beautiful, Jokic played very easy, scored two points again!"

"Yes, since the beginning of the game, Jokic has been fully fired and his shooting percentage is extremely high. He scored more than half of the Nuggets' points himself!"

The two live treasures in front of the technical stage praised Jokic one by one.

"Obviously there is a problem with the Lakers' defense. They don't double-team Jokic? Seriously, this may be the most comfortable game I have seen Jokic play!"

"You're right, O'Neal, the current lineup of the Lakers is impossible to defend Jokic one-on-one! Coach Vogel needs to make some adjustments, or they will be blown up by Jokic!"

However, to the surprise of the two, Vogel still did not choose to double-team Jokic in the next round, and resolutely let Dyke defend one!

This allowed Jokic to do whatever he wanted inside, and the Nuggets' scoring kept rising.

On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the defense of the fifth junior was blown up by Jokic, not to mention, even the offense was very stiff.

Because Vogel arranged to consume Jokic's physical strength before, Westbrook deliberately picked Jokic to play on the offensive end.

It was these small opportunities to play big that Westbrook did not grasp well. This is really because Jokic's defensive strategy is too smart!
Jokic just recognized that Westbrook has no basket, and resolutely kept a step and a half away from Westbrook.

With such a large distance between the two, it is difficult for Westbrook to make a breakthrough. Even if he gets to the basket, facing Jokic, who is superior in height and weight, it is difficult for Westbrook to put the ball in.

If it is to shoot the ball, Westbrook is not too sure, and most of the mid-range shots he tries every time end up with iron.

Back and forth, the point difference was gradually widened by the Nuggets.

Vogel was a little anxious when he saw this. It's okay for the five little players to be unable to defend, but why is he still playing so poorly on the offensive end!

"Hey, Westbrook, find some better opportunities on the offensive end!"

Vogel hurried to the sidelines, shouting loudly.

Westbrook pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

After receiving Vogel's instructions, Westbrook played a lot more reasonably in the next offensive round of the Lakers.

Faced with Jokic's defense change, Westbrook took the initiative to hand the ball to Dyke to play big and small.

Deckard was also very competitive, and seized all the opportunities, big and small!
If Jokic does not switch defenses, Westbrook will resolutely attack the inside to punish the small guard.

In terms of punishing small guards, Westbrook still has a lot of experience, and almost all the balls killed inside are scored!
Although the Lakers' defense is still what Jokic can ask for, the recovery on the offensive end still allows the point difference to be maintained!

There was still time for the final attack in the second quarter. Westbrook broke through with the ball, attracting Jokic's help defense and then passed the ball to Dyke on the outside.

The attack time was about to come, Dyke raised his knife and dropped his knife, and a three-pointer at the buzzer ended the second quarter.

"Oh, good three-pointer, Dyke performed very well in this quarter, and his offense is very solid!"

Barkley clapped his hands in front of the technical stage, praising Deckard's offensive energy in this quarter.

O'Neal nodded, and said softly: "Barkley, you're right, but he's a little weak on the defensive end, he can't stand up to Jokic at all!"

Barkley smiled: "Hey, Mr. Shark, Deckard is just a player with a ten-day short contract. His annual salary may not be as high as Jokic's one game. To be honest, what he has done now It's beautiful!"

"Well, you're right!"

O'Neill nodded incredulously.

It was halftime, and players from both sides returned to the locker room.

In the Lakers locker room, everyone praised Deckard's performance in the second quarter, and even Vogel praised a few words of approval.

Westbrook also came over to encourage Deckard.

"Hey lad, good quarter!"

Dyke looked up at Westbrook: "Thank you, Russell."

"But I think you played a bit poorly in the second quarter. You need to make adjustments. Your shooting is terrible!"

"You'd better add some points and don't be reckless at the basket!"

Hearing that Deckard was criticizing himself, Westbrook felt a little inconceivable.

Who is Deckard?A small character with a 10-day contract!
And Westbrook is the third leader of the Lakers with a big contract!

Westbrook, who has a high status in the team, would never expect to be criticized by a small player.

The more Wei Shao thought about it, the more angry he became, he frowned, got up and walked in front of Deckard.

"Hey man, what did you just say?"