super point guard

Chapter 345 Westbrook ([-])
It seems that Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks is determined to let Russell Westbrook be the team's offensive arrow in this game, even if Kevin Durant is in the second At the beginning of the first half of the game, Russell Westbrook still stayed on the court.

Replacing the promise of point guard for the Indiana Pacers is backup Darren Collison, who has less speed and less physicality than Russell Westbrook, making Russell Westbrook played more smoothly on the court.Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Russell Westbrook made a driving layup and an assist to help the Indiana Pacers lead the Indiana Pacers by seven points with 29:22.

"Without Promise on the court, the Indiana Pacers have no one who can stop Russell Westbrook!" On-site commentator Mark Jackson said, "And, even with Promise on the court, it is difficult for them to limit Russell Westbrook." Westbrook's performance, Westbrook's score in the first quarter is a very strong proof."

"Although Russell Westbrook played well alone, the overall strength of the Indiana Pacers' bench is still higher than that of the Oklahoma City Thunder!" Reggie Miller shook his head and said.

Darren Collison dribbles upfield and faces Russell Westbrook with the ball. "This time, I'm going to beat you!" Darren Collison whispered, looking at Russell Westbrook.

However, Darren Collison's driving layup was blocked by Russell Westbrook, and Oklahoma City Thunder sixth man James Harden immediately launched a defensive counterattack after controlling the ball.After blocking Darren Collison, Russell Westbrook quickly rushed to the frontcourt and completed an alley-oop with James Harden. Russell Westbrook scored with a one-handed dunk!

"That guy Russell Westbrook has been playing for nearly 15 minutes straight, and he didn't show even a little bit of fatigue. His physical strength is really strong!" Xu Nuo praised sincerely, and Xu Nuo felt very happy. Clearly, in terms of physical strength, I have no chance of defeating Russell Westbrook and a group of American boys.

Just as Xu Nuo was thinking in this way, the head coach of the team, Larry Brown, had stood up and asked for a timeout.Now that the team has fallen behind its opponent by as many as nine points, Coach Larry Brown can't sit still anyway.

"The reason why the Thunder can continue to launch offensive climax is because they have a player with such an impact in Russell Westbrook on the court." Coach Larry Brown said, "Darren's scoring and passing It's all okay, but it's hard to limit Russell Westbrook on the defensive end. So we have to adjust the defensive matchup a little bit. Paul George is responsible for marking Russell Westbrook and Rudy is guarding James. Harden!"

"In this case, isn't Darren going to defend the opponent's small forward Thabo Sefolosha?" Hearing coach Larry Brown's arrangement, team captain Danny Granger immediately raised an objection.

"Thabo Sefolosha has very little role in their offensive system. You should rarely see the opponent create opportunities for Thabo Sefolosha to attack." Coach Larry Brown took it easy He said, "At the same time, the matchup with Darren has just weakened the role of Sapo Sefolosha in defense, and the threat to us has been reduced. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!"

"But if Sapo Sefolosha really gets the chance to attack, the opponent will also give him the ball!" Darren Collison said with a little worry.

"This requires our players to quickly perform defensive rotation!" Coach Larry Brown said, "No matter who the other player is unguarded, they must step forward to help the defense as soon as possible, and they must not let them have an easy shot. !"

After the restart, Paul George and Rudy Fernandez went all out to defend the Oklahoma City Thunder's backcourt duo.Russell Westbrook rarely hands the ball to Thabo Sefolosha, although Thabo Sefolosha does get some offensive opportunities as a result.Facing Paul George, whose physical fitness was not inferior to his own, Russell Westbrook's own offensive efficiency also began to decline, and he was soon replaced by coach Scott Brooks.Meanwhile, Thabo Sefolosha was replaced by Daequan Cook at small forward.

"Russell Westbrook is finally off!" Coach Larry Brown nodded and said to himself, and then looked at Xu Xu sitting on the team's bench.

"Let's play, promise!" Coach Larry Brown gave the order for substitutions.

The reason why coach Larry Brown chose to send a promise at this time is to promise to match up with Oklahoma City Thunder's backup point guard "Old Fish" Derek Fisher.In front of Derek Fisher, Xu Nuo has an absolute advantage in speed and physical fitness, and Derek Fisher's so-called experience advantages cannot be used at this time.It was during Derek Fisher's presence that Promise led the Indiana Pacers to catch up and quickly narrow the gap to just three points.

"Derrick Fisher's defense is really bad!" Reggie Miller said in a regretful tone, "The Derek Fisher who was able to kill the San Antonio Spurs in 0.4 seconds really I am already old and can no longer stop the footsteps of young people!"

And coach Scott Brooks also quickly made substitution adjustments. Not only did Kevin Durant go into battle again, but even Russell Westbrook, who had just rested for only two or three minutes, returned to the court again.

"Russell Westbrook is about to play again after taking a break for less than 3 minutes. His physical strength is simply not human!" Xu Nuo exclaimed in his heart.

In fact, this is also the helpless move of coach Scott Brooks. Just as the Boston Celtics only have Rajon Rondo as a point guard who can get on the table, the Oklahoma City Thunder only has Rajon Rondo. Sal Westbrook is capable of playing the point guard role very well, and other players such as Derek Fisher, Reggie Jackson, and Eric Maynor, who was reimbursed for the season due to injury, are difficult to make. People are satisfied.As a result, coach Scott Brooks had to rely more on Russell Westbrook.

After Russell Westbrook played, he continued his previous good form and fiery touch, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder to quickly expand the point difference.With four minutes to go in the first half, the away Oklahoma City Thunder led the Indiana Pacers at home by five points 4:41, and Russell Westbrook's stats were Seventeen points and five assists.

"Despite having guys like Kevin Durant, Danny Granger, David West, James Harden and Promise on the court, Russell Westbrook is relying on his The scoring that led the audience completely overshadowed the brilliance of others, even Kevin Durant!" Mark Jackson said eloquently from the edge of the court, "Tonight's game undoubtedly belongs to Russell. Russell Westbrook's! Russell Westbrook dominated the game and he will be a big part of the Oklahoma City Thunder to win this game!"

"There are still nearly 4 minutes before the end of the first half of the game. It is too early to talk about the outcome of the game at this moment." Reggie Miller said.

"But the initiative of the game is entirely on the side of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Although they are playing away, they are entirely likely to win this game!" Mark Jackson said.

On the pitch, Danny Granger made a layup and scored his seventh assist in the game.But Russell Westbrook soon broke through and scored a layup, and the point difference between the two teams returned to five points again.Xu Nuo couldn't help but bent down to support his knees, and began to gasp for breath.

"Promise looks exhausted," Indiana Pacers chief assistant coach Brian Shaw said to Coach Larry Brown, "It's really hard for him to deal with Russell Westbrook alone. "

"But the only thing in our team that can limit Russell Westbrook is the promise!" Coach Larry Brown said.

"However, this will cause Xu Nuo to consume too much energy in the first half, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to perform ideally in the second half." Coach Brian Xiao advised.

Coach Larry Brown frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and replaced Promise with backup point guard George Hill.From then until the end of the first half, Xu Nuo never returned to the court, and his statistics in the first half were fixed at eight points and seven assists.

Without the promise to be present, Russell Westbrook played more like a fish in water. Although George Hill specializes in defense, it is difficult for him to limit Russell Westbrook.By the end of the first half, Russell Westbrook had scored 21 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder also ended the first half with a score of 50:43.

"If this continues, the promise will be blown by Russell Westbrook!" Mark Jackson said.

The commentary partner Reggie Miller shook his head, "Promise is a very smart player, I believe he will find a way to deal with Russell Westbrook soon!" Reggie Miller said.

(End of this chapter)