super point guard

Chapter 346 Westbrook ([-])
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook spent less than three minutes on the bench in 24 minutes of the first half, scoring 3 points in 21 minutes Plus five assists.Even if Russell Westbrook is young and energetic and has super physical strength, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be troubled by physical problems in the second half of the game.

So Coach Larry Brown adjusted his tactics and launched a wheel battle against Russell Westbrook in the third quarter. Promise, Darren Collison and George Hill, the three Indiana Pacers point guards Take turns to deal with the strong impact of Russell Westbrook.In this way, no matter how strong Russell Westbrook's physical strength is, it is difficult to cope with the defense of three point guards.

Throughout the third quarter, Russell Westbrook made "only" six points and one assist on three-of-eight shots, and his performance was not at the same level as the previous two quarters.It was precisely because of the successful defense of Russell Westbrook that the home team Indiana Pacers were able to tie the score to 69:71 at the end of the third quarter by only two points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Indiana Pacers point guard who played first was still committed.

Promise only got less than 5 minutes of playing time in the third quarter, and there was no other performance except for one score and one assist.Perhaps in order to allow promises to get enough rest, in the second half of the third quarter, coach Larry Brown kept promises firmly on the bench.

Because of this, Xu Nuo became the first point guard to play in the fourth quarter.

At this time, the Oklahoma City Thunder's point guard on the field is not the main Russell Westbrook, but the backup Derek Fisher.

"Coach Larry Brown is really smart!" said Reggie Miller. With Westbrook on the bench, Xu Nuo has been fully rested and stronger at this time. Facing the old Derek Fisher, Xu Nuo will have the advantage, and the Indiana Pacers are also very It is possible to overtake the score and reverse the game!"

Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown sat calmly on the Indiana Pacers coaching bench, scanning the audience with his penetrating eyes.With just such a glance, Coach Larry Brown already has a clear understanding of the game situation on the field and how the team should play next.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, who played with an all-replacement lineup, struggled offensively. James Harden's mid-range shot missed the basket and Pacers backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough grabbed a defensive rebound.After getting the ball, Xu Nuo did not launch a quick counterattack immediately, but stabilized the rhythm of the game and let the game fall into a positional battle.Facing Derek Fisher's defense, Xu Nuo quickly broke into the Thunder's paint area and scored a layup to help the team tie the score.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks watched the game on the court with a serious expression.

"If Russell is not deployed at this time, it will be difficult to limit the promised fast offense just by relying on the strength of veteran Derek or other point guards of the team." Coach Scott Brooks said in his heart Thinking, "But now Russell should not have fully recovered his physical strength, and sending him on the field in advance may not necessarily achieve the desired effect."

At this moment, James Harden took the ball from Derek Fisher on the court, and coach Scott Brooks suddenly had a flash of light in his mind.

"We can definitely let James Harden go to the point guard. It's not like we haven't done this before." Coach Scott Brooks thought, "In this way, the team's offense may become more Much smoother."

So, shortly after James Harden broke through and scored a layup, coach Scott Brooks decisively made substitution adjustments, replacing veteran Derek Fisher with backup shooting guard Daequan Cook. "They actually replaced the only point guard on the court?" Xu Nuo thought puzzledly, "Could it be that they plan to let James Harden come to play the point guard?"

As Xu Nuo expected, when Xu Nuo took the ball from his teammate Paul George and started dribbling forward, the Thunder player responsible for defending himself was replaced by James Harden.

Now that the opponent has been replaced by James Harden, promise to be more careful.Facing James Harden's defense, Xu Nuo seldom took the initiative to attack with the ball, but focused on passing the ball.After assisting his teammates to score twice in a row, Xu Nuo not only increased his assists to ten times in this game, but also scored a double-double again, and also helped the team chase the score to 77:77 flat!
"Is the promise really unstoppable?" Coach Scott Brooks wondered in amazement.

Seeing that James Harden could not completely limit the promised performance, coach Scott Brooks had to ask for a timeout and slightly adjust his tactical strategy.During this timeout, the two leading stars of the team, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, both returned to the court.On the Indiana Pacers side, coach Larry Brown replaced Promise and sent a double point guard backcourt of Darren Collison and George Hill.

"The Pacers' defense is still focused on Russell Westbrook, as evidenced by their two-point guard combination. But in this way, the defense against James Harden is likely to have problems. And , with Kevin Durant's strong personal strength, he is also a player that the Pacers have to guard against, isn't Coach Larry Brown worried that his team will lose sight of the other on the defensive end?" Mark Jackson proposed He expressed his doubts about the changes in coach Larry Brown's tactical strategy.

"Coach Larry Brown naturally has a reason for doing this." Reggie Miller said, "Although the personal abilities of Darren Collison and George Hill are slightly inferior to what they promised, they should Can barely handle the backcourt combination of Russell Westbrook and James Harden. As for Kevin Durant, the Indiana Pacers can also send Danny Granger to deal with him, but there is no promise With that excellent passing organization, it is indeed unknown whether Danny Granger can still exert his greatest power."

Although the two major on-site commentators in the Conseco Arena questioned the substitution adjustment of Coach Larry Brown to varying degrees, Coach Larry Brown still insisted on his own approach.Kevin Durant and Danny Granger each scored two points, then Russell Westbrook and James Harden each scored, but Darren Collison soon set up George Hill's hit A long three-pointer from outside, the Indiana Pacers at home fell behind the Oklahoma City Thunder in the away game with a score of 82:83.

Xu Nuo rested on the bench for about 4 minutes, and Xu Nuo appeared on the stage again when there were 41 minutes and 1 seconds before the end of the game.Among all the main players of the two teams, Xu Nuo was both the No.[-] player who appeared in the fourth quarter and the last player to appear.After promising to appear on the field, the main players of the two teams gathered on the court to start the final battle of the game.

Xu Nuo looked up at the scoreboard next to the big screen. Seeing the score of 86:89, he felt nervous. "It's still three points behind the opponent, the situation is really not good!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.

Russell Westbrook takes the ball from James Harden and sprints upfield.At such a critical moment, Russell Westbrook could only choose to attack cautiously and handed the ball to the head star Kevin Durant.At the same time Kevin Durant received the ball, Russell Westbrook suddenly started running towards the basket.Xu Nuo wanted to chase Westbrook, but was blocked by Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka.Kevin Durant immediately returned the ball, Russell Westbrook scored an alley-oop dunk, and caused a defensive foul by Pacers center Roy Hibbert!

"It's really a wonderful two-person cooperation!" Mark Jackson shouted, "Durant and Westbrook have played a superstar cooperation. If Russell Westbrook makes an extra free throw, then the Thunder The team will completely take the initiative in the game!"

Coach Larry Brown looked at his disciples coldly, got up and asked for a timeout.

After the timeout, Russell Westbrook made a solid free throw and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their lead to six points.

"If this game is lost, the big score will be equalized by the opponent. We must not let the opponent win!" Xu Nuo clenched his fists and cheered for himself.

However, the Indiana Pacers seemed to be demoralized by Russell Westbrook's three-pointer this time, and since then they have never been able to narrow the point difference to within four points.In the end, the Indiana Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 93:98 at home, and were tied 2:2 by their opponents.

In this game, Russell Westbrook scored 35 points, which can be called the number one contributor to the Oklahoma City Thunder's victory.Although Xu Xu's score is far less than that of Russell Westbrook, the performance of [-] points and [-] assists is not lost to Westbrook.

"This match wasn't lost because of you!" Danny Granger patted Xu Nuo's shoulder lightly, comforting Xu Xu.

"Okay, I know." Xu Nuo shrugged and said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)