Start without the ball

Chapter 81 Unpretentious
During the entrance ceremony, the audience at the Pisacek Energy Center gave warm cheers to the Thunder.

Li Haoyu said to George beside him:
"It's better to play at home. I haven't heard cheers for more than ten days."

George: "It's not because we have a good record. Look at the home courts of the bottom teams and cheer for the visiting teams all day long."

After the warm-up, the game started soon.

Nuggets starting: center Jokic, power forward Millsap, small forward Craig, shooting guard Harris, point guard Murray.

Thunder starters: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward George, shooting guard Ferguson, point guard Westbrook.

Players from both sides stood in the middle circle, the referee threw the ball up, Jokic picked the ball into Murray's hands, and the Nuggets attacked.

Murray took the ball to the top of the arc, and with the help of Jokic's pick-and-roll, walked to the left.

Westbrook was delayed, Adams leaned to the left to guard against Murray's breakthrough, and Westbrook took the opportunity to return to Murray.

Murray passed the ball back to Jokic, and Adams was still on the left. Teacher Yue raised the basketball and aimed at the basket.

Afraid of the teacher's three-pointer, Adams rushed to the top of the arc with all his strength.

Teacher Yue rushed to the basket, but Adams couldn't keep up because of his forward rush.

When he came to the basket, Mr. Yue put his body against Grant, who was defending, and scored two points with a soft hook.

2 to 0, Teacher Yue and Murray's signature pick-and-roll are still so sharp.

Thunder attack.

Westbrook came to the top of the arc and waited for George to move. Murray was slightly distracted to observe George.

Westbrook thought to himself, who is Murray looking at?How dare you get distracted if you don't take defense seriously in front of me, a giant tortoise?

Guigui slammed his right foot on the ground, threw Murray away in an instant, and rushed to the inside line.

Westbrook is fast, but he always goes straight. When Teacher Yue saw the menacing tortoise, he took a step sideways in a calm manner, and stood on the path of Westbrook with his belly upright.

Guigui ignored Mr. Yue, who was on the floor, and even if another jumping expert stood in front of him, his goal was only the basket, and he kicked off the ground.

In the air, Westbrook touched Teacher Yue's body, seeing that he couldn't dunk, he flicked his wrist and went up the ball.

"drop"

After scoring the goal, Westbrook beat his chest and roared to the fans behind the basket in satisfaction.

Suddenly, someone patted Guigui on the shoulder.

Who interrupted me to pretend to be B, Guigui hurriedly turned around, only to find that everyone was running to the other half.

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Westbrook: "Isn't it two plus one? I should make a free throw and they go away."

Grant: "Brother Turtle, the referee called you an offensive foul."

Westbrook: "damn it"

After swearing, Westbrook ran to the referee and kept complaining.

The referee gradually raised his hands. Grant saw that this was the rhythm of eating a T, and hurriedly pulled his eldest brother back to the backcourt.

"Forget it, Brother Gui calm down."

Westbrook also knew that complaining was useless, so in desperation, he ran to the top of the arc to prepare for defense.

In the next game, the teacher asked Adams to teach Adams to be a man in various ways. Sometimes he scored three-pointers, sometimes he hooked his back, and he could also support his teammates to score shots. Adams was clearly arranged.

Westbrook's first attack was blocked, and then the ball was handed over to George. George played steadily and continued the Thunder's offense. Westbrook also took the opportunity to calm down. After the space was opened, the turtle's breakthrough also improved.

Both sides come and go, and the score rises quickly.

With 3 minutes and 20 seconds left in the first quarter, 27 to 26, the Thunder fell behind slightly, and the point difference was extremely close.

Donovan requested a timeout. Since the main force cannot resolve the battle, the Thunder's excellent substitute firepower (Li Haoyu) will open the gap.

After the layout, go back to the game.

Nuggets lineup: center Plumlee, power forward Lyles, small forward Hernandez Jr., shooting guard Malik Beasley, point guard Morris.

Thunder lineup: center Noelle, power forward Patterson, small forward Ferguson, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Schroeder.

TNT commentary seats.

O'Neill: "Donovan is extremely confident in the Thunder's bench lineup now. George and Westbrook will replace each of them and go to rest."

Barkley: "Leading the team alone is enough for Li Haoyu to deal with the transition period. Why add burdens to the stars? Time management is good."

O'Neill: "Conservative coaches have these advantages."

Thunder attack.

After halftime, Li Haoyu landed directly at 45 degrees to the left, reaching out like Schroeder asking for the ball.

Schroeder immediately complied, and the team bully's requirements must be met.

After getting the ball, Li Haoyu clamped the ball with his left hand to his side, and waved his right hand to signal everyone to pull away.

O'Neal: "Is he really going to play singles with the ball?"

Barkley: "Beasley is about the same size as him. In terms of strength, Beasley has a slight advantage. With his dribbling level, he may be intercepted."

After all the players pulled away, Li Haoyu lowered his focus and looked ahead, while Beasley stepped on the three-point line to defend.

Li Haoyu thrust his right foot forward suddenly, and his body followed his right foot forward. Beasley knew that Li Haoyu would not break through with the ball, so he did not move.

Seeing that Beasley didn't respond, Li Haoyu retracted his right foot and raised his center of gravity, looked at the basket, and lifted the basketball.

Beasley thought that his guess was indeed correct, Li Haoyu was about to shoot, so he hurriedly stepped forward to block it.

Li Haoyu saw that Beasley shifted his center of gravity forward, kicked his right foot back, and rushed to the inside line.

The two walked towards each other, Li Haoyu said goodbye, rushed to the basket, Plumlee was pulled away by Noelle, at this time the defense was too late, Li Haoyu made a layup.

27:28.

O'Neal: "He can really break through with the ball. Beasley is too afraid of his shooting!"

Barkley: "The next round should not be so lucky."

The Nuggets attacked, Morris came to the frontcourt, broke through Schroeder and made a layup, 29 to 28.

Li Haoyu came to the left 45 degrees to get the basketball again, and motioned for all the players to pull away.

Beasley wiped off the sweat from his hands on his jersey, lowered his center of gravity, and stared at Li Haoyu fiercely. In the last round, because he was afraid of Li Haoyu's shooting, he let him complete the breakthrough too easily. This time, he must guard against it.

Li Haoyu looked at Beasley's serious expression, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled calmly. This kind of defensive attitude will make the game interesting.

After Li Haoyu stood still, his body moved forward with his right foot.

Beasley thought that Li Haoyu proved that he could break through in the last round, so he moved his center of gravity slightly to the right.

Then he remembered that he broke through after a fake shot in the last round, and the tentative step was definitely not a killer move, so he stopped moving.

Li Haoyu saw that Beasley's footsteps were frivolous and his center of gravity was unstable.

The left foot is lifted up, followed by the protruding right foot, and swaggers away to the inside line.

Beasley wanted to defend, but Li Haoyu had already picked up his speed, and he was still a step behind, so he could only look at Lei Ting's back.

Plumlee didn't get too far from the basket because of the lessons learned in the last round.

Li Haoyu made a throw before the reasonable collision zone, and the basketball flew past Plumlee's fingertips and fell into the net obediently.

The soft touch helped Li Haoyu score another 2 points.

27:30.

Off the court, Westbrook saw Li Haoyu attacking with the ball and hit two goals in a row. He was happy for his teammates who had developed new skills.

George watched Westbrook yelling and was about to enter the court, and quickly pulled him back to his seat.

Westbrook: "When will he be able to play singles with the ball, and he will rush Beasley back to grandma's house with a tentative move."

George: "After the training yesterday, I saw him holding Ferguson back to play singles. Our defensive champion was directly shaved 11-0 by Li Haoyu!"

Westbrook: "This kid really can hide."

The Nuggets attacked, Morris used Plumlee's pick-and-roll, and made a mid-range shot, but it was a pity that the iron was shot.

The rebounder Noelle got stuck, and Li Haoyu rushed to the basket to get the rebound.

After Noelle gradually proved himself, the Thunder also proposed to Noelle the intention to renew the contract. The result of the verbal negotiation was very good, and the data became less important. This gave Mou a chance to take advantage of it.

The Thunder attacked, Li Haoyu fell 45 degrees to the right, caught Beasley, who was almost the same in stature, with one hand, and got the basketball.

Seeing that Li Haoyu had already got the ball, Beasley returned to normal defense, stepped on the three-point line, and stared at Li Haoyu.

Li Haoyu looked at Beasley's nervous expression, it seemed that his continuous breakthroughs had made him panic.

The old trick was repeated, and his left foot was thrust forward, and Beasley was like a frightened bird, backing back again and again.

Beasley made room for two big strides to shoot the ball. Li Haoyu retracted his center of gravity, stood still, kicked off the ground, aimed at the basket, and gently pulled out the basketball in his hand, which was heart-wrenchingly skillful.

"Shu~"

Three points hit! 27 to 33, hit three goals in a row, Li Haoyu opened the point difference to 6 points

TNT commentary seats.

O'Neal: "Shit, why did Beasley panic like a rabbit, and Li Haoyu retreated so far after taking a tentative step?"

Barkley: "If Li Haoyu doesn't retreat, he will be wiped out like the last round."

O'Neill: "Li Haoyu hit three goals in a row with the ball. I want to see the expression of the Dallas Post reporter."

Barkley: "Lee has indeed developed the ability to hold the ball. Beasley is neither retreating nor advancing."

Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "Director Wang, can you give us an analysis of Li Haoyu's offense with the ball?"

Wang Shipeng: "Li Haoyu has an excellent shot. Due to the threat of shooting, the defense usually sticks very tightly. After the tentative step is out, if Beasley does not move, Li Haoyu can throw off the defense with one step. If the defense retreats, Li Haoyu has another shot. space.

Simple and unpretentious moves, one front and one back, playing with the center of defense in the palm of his hand, Li Haoyu's tentative moves can be said to be proficient. "

Ke Fan: "Li Haoyu really used the simplest movements to inflict the greatest damage on the enemy. If you don't retreat, I will rush, and if you retreat, I will shoot. This kind of center of gravity is really too strong!"

Wang Shipeng: "Many players like to practice fancy moves, but forget the essence of basketball. As long as they can mobilize the center of defense, they can effectively kill their opponents. This is also the reason why American singles requires no more than three dribbles."

Barrage.

"mmp, I often dribble for a long time, and the defense doesn't move. Brother Yu Zi passed the defense so easily. Are we playing the same sport?"

"Upstairs, is your name Simmons? If you don't shoot, the defender won't bird you."

"Brother Yuzi is really 6, the simple and unpretentious moves have hidden murderous intentions everywhere."

"This is the practice of the trial step!"

　Thank you S, J 乄君 for your reward

　　The 3100-word chapter is here, and I won’t add any updates tomorrow, but it will be updated sooner, and the chapters will be as long as possible.

　　
　
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