super small forward

Chapter 233 233. The First Battle
Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt, and when he was beyond the three-point line, he received strong physical contact from Liu Ren. His knee was also not completely healed, and Liu Ren made it difficult for him to dribble.

This level of physical confrontation has long been blown in the regular season, but this is the playoffs!It's still the Lakers' home court!Liu Ren did not commit any obvious fouls, and the referee ignored Westbrook's angry eyes.

Westbrook had no choice but to pass the ball to Durant.

As soon as Durant got the ball, Nash and Kobe immediately double-teamed him.

Kobe's defensive skills are really good!He can no longer defend against players with strong impact like Westbrook and Wall, but he is still so strong against most players in the league.

The average stats of his opposing players this year are terrible. The average shooting percentage of his opponents is only 30.00%. Defensive player, but he can't defend against top breakthrough players, making his defense look poor.

But for opponents whose impact is not top-notch, Kobe can actually show the defensive strength of several consecutive first defenses.

Nash's defense is very poor, so bad, but now it's not about his defensive skills, he just needs to make big moves to defend, this is the playoffs!All he has to do is give Durant physical contact!

Just like what Kobe said to Liu Ren yesterday, if Kobe and Nash defend James so recklessly, it is basically over. James can pass the ball to kill the Lakers, but now it is Durant who is double-teamed. It's the same!

Durant's biggest weakness is the fear of physical contact and weak ability to break double-teams when attacking with the ball. Once he is too tall, the dribble will be deformed. Once he is double-teamed near the three-point line, he can't make a good pass. He averaged 5 assists per game this year, but most of them were passed from the inside. When he got to the inside, it basically meant that the opponent's defense was torn apart. The gap on the outside was immediately seen, but he is still in the running stage. He has always been an end point rather than an organization point, and he can't tell when his teammates can run to where!
For Durant's basic lack of organizational skills in the high position, Thunder coach Brooks has a solution, that is, Durant passes the ball back to Westbrook. This is also when Durant is absent from Westbrook. An important reason why I miss this second brother very much.

But today Westbrook was bypassed!
The knee injury has not healed, and Westbrook, who is seriously lacking in explosive power, can't get rid of Liu Ren's approach!
Nash kept reaching for the ball in Durant's hands. Durant was very anxious. He was poor at dribbling and was double-teamed. He felt that he couldn't hesitate anymore. He stepped back and pulled out of the three-point line. Just vote!

Durant's hasty shot went too far!Gasol bullied Ibaka and couldn't jump up to grab a defensive rebound.

The Thunder players quickly returned to defense and did not give the Lakers a chance to counterattack.

It is true that D'Antoni's running and gunning is not suitable for the playoffs. His running and gunning is basically equal to the original version of small ball tactics. Instead of studying, go to Popovich.

Just like now, if the Lakers run and bomb immediately, it will be difficult for the Thunder to return to defense so quickly, and they will definitely be counterattacked by the Thunder.

This year D'Antoni also began to slowly change, suppressing the rhythm and playing steadily.

Nash pushed forward, the Thunder set up a defensive formation, and Ibaka was also ready for the ball. If the Lakers hit him again, he must defend it, and he can't lose his momentum from the beginning!

But when the Lakers' offensive formation was in place, the Thunder were in the dark!

Liu Ren fell to the position where Gasol singled Ibaka just now, and asked for the ball on the left side of the three-second zone!

Ibaka looked at Gasol who was pulling away from the left corner, then at Liu Ren who was in the low post, gritted his teeth and ran outside the three-point line.

It is Sefulosa who is defending Liu Ren!

Durant's matchup should be against Liu Ren, but he is better at defending against Kobe, who is a shooting type at this stage, so the one defending Liu Ren has become Sefulosa.

Liu Ren received the ball, and said to Sefolosa who had a curious expression behind him, "Hey, do you know what fear is?"

Sefulosa was originally curious because Liu Ren, a small forward, fell into the position of center forward, but she couldn't understand Liu Ren's words. What does this mean?
Soon Sefulosa knew what it meant, and the cheers of the fans on the scene had already sounded...

"Depend on……"

"asshole……"

"Damn..."

Sefulosa was completely unprepared, Liu Ren bumped into him continuously, and the first time he hit him, he was thrown into the air!When it hit him for the second time, he flew up as soon as it landed, and when it hit him for the third time, he flew up again as soon as it landed!

After the third hit, Liu Ren turned around before Sefolosha hit the ground, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands like a gorilla dunk!
Liu Ren's first two hits directly knocked Saifrosa from the edge of the three-second zone to the basket!
Sefulosa, who was hit again in the air, flew upside down and fell to the other side of the three-second zone!
The screams and cheers at the scene almost toppled the ceiling of the Staples Center!Sefulosa fell to the floor with a terrified expression. Now he understood the meaning of Liu Ren's words just now, and also understood why the four Lakers pulled apart so that the small forward was in the center position.

"This guy is a monster! Definitely a monster!" Sefulosa was completely covered in fear!

"I'm ready to hit that big guy, you're really unlucky..." Not minding that Lei Ting's other people heard it, or let others hear it on purpose, Liu Ren said this to Sefolosha After saying a word, he turned around and returned to defense.

Sefulosa immediately felt very dissatisfied with Ibaka who ran out to guard Gasol just now. In his opinion, does Gasol, a traditional center, need to be guarded outside the three-point line?He thought that if Ibaka didn't go out, he wouldn't be humiliated like this.

Ibaka also felt bitter when he saw the complaining eyes of Sefrosa. He and Gasol are both players of the Spanish national team, and they have partnered several times. Demonstrated good three-point ability, as a teammate of the national team, he knows that Gasol must not let go at critical moments, otherwise this guy has the ability to score the ball anywhere!
Ibaka became ruthless and wanted to save face!

The Thunder attacked, and the Lakers' defense remained the same, forcing Durant to miss a strong shot against the defense from beyond the three-point line, but!Ibaka, who had a knee injury, slammed his back against Gasol to get the ball in the air and press it into the basket!
(End of this chapter)