I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 172 The Second Young Master of Thunder (1)

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks successfully jumped the ball. Jiang Mu found an opportunity to pass the ball to Afflalo, and Afflalo made a shot.

This made Jiang Mu very pleased.

Westbrook came up to make consecutive breakthroughs, scored one goal by himself, and converted the other into an assist. Ibaka made a successful mid-range shot.

Anthony made 2 shots and hit a goal.

Then Durant hit a three-pointer.

Jiang Mu's breakthrough caused Waiters to foul and made two free throws.

The shooting percentage of the two teams was very high in the first 8 minutes, but both teams wanted to gain an advantage first. After the defense came up, the two teams seemed to have discussed it again, and they did not score for 2 and a half minutes.

In the final stage of the first quarter, Westbrook grabbed the rebound of his teammate and clung to Jiang Mu's body for a fast break.

Jiang Mu was very depressed.

Because Westbrook made a thrusting elbow on this ball and hit Jiang Mu's ribs.

Jiang Mu was in so much pain that he was replaced by Fisher.

Due to Jiang Mu's end, Westbrook grabbed the rebound again and made a fast break as if no one was there.

Derek - Williams' speed is still a bit worse.

Some can't keep up with Westbrook.

Anthony made a successful mid-range shot and made the last attack in the first quarter.

Durant made a deadly three-pointer!
At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks trailed by 28 points at 35:7.

After scoring the goal, Durant glanced at Jiang Mu intentionally or unintentionally.

The commentary room of TNT Tiantuan.

O'Neill: "I hope Jiang Mu is okay. Westbrook's elbow should be a foul, but the referee didn't call it."

Barkley: "Man, this level of confrontation may be whistled now, but it was tickling in the past! Did you care about such fouls before you retired?"

O'Neill: "Of course I don't care! I used to be the best player at 2+1!"

Barkley: "That's it! But I also hope that China Jiang is okay."

Four minutes before the second quarter, Jiang Mu was still sitting on the court, but the pain in his ribs had disappeared.

The Knicks' defense collapsed again 4 minutes before the second quarter. Westbrook and Durant's outside breakthrough impact was too great, and Afflalo quickly received his third foul.

"Coach! Let me go!"

Fisher replaced Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu was strong when he was strong, and hit a three-pointer with Anthony's cover as soon as he came up.

Rice: "Jiang's role is too great. The Knicks without Jiang on both offense and defense seem to have changed teams."

Hines: "Yeah, being able to respond as soon as you come up, it will boost the morale of the Knicks!"

Porzingis shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending Durant. The offensive end basically has no effect. Instead, he is frequently eaten by Durant alone on the defensive end. The tall Porzingis is not as good as the bench in this game player's play.

Throughout the second quarter, Galloway, who played in place of Afflalo, received three consecutive assists from Jiang Mu and scored. He scored 7 points and did a good job on the defensive end, which provided him with playing time throughout the second quarter. .

Anthony played 8 minutes in the second quarter and scored 5 points, but under the waving of Durant's long arm, Anthony's shooting was not stable.

Needless to say, the Thunder's combination of Ibaka and Adams has an impact on Lopez, and the Knicks' breakthrough and defense are also well done.

Seeing that 9 minutes had passed in the second quarter, the Knicks had fallen behind by 53 points 64:11.

Durant's offensive efficiency is too high!

Jiang Mu has been entangled with Westbrook, and really has no energy to take care of Durant.

Jiang Mu also knew very well that the Knicks had no way to defend against Durant.

Porzingis and Anthony couldn't keep up at all, and the defensive range of the two couldn't cover Durant's offensive range at all.

Sure enough, he is the god of death on the court. There are no dead ends in the offense. There are really too many weapons in the scoring equipment library, and it is wrong to hit anyone.

There is no good way, Jiang Mu can only strengthen his offense.

Jiang Mu had some physical disadvantages when facing Westbrook, but it was also very limited.

It is not a wise choice to use the body to hit Westbrook. Jiang Mu once again used the method he used to deal with Westbrook last time.

Lopez didn't directly entangle Adams in the interior, and mentioned that he played near the free throw line to support, and Porzingis rarely entered the interior.

The two tallest players on the Knicks team became Jiang Mu's bodyguards.

Jiang Mu walked back and forth, and soon got the chance to shoot a three-pointer.

With Jiang Mu scoring two consecutive three-pointers, the Knicks narrowed the score again.

There is another advantage for the Knicks to play the Thunder with the two tall players. Although they selectively gave up the offensive rebounds, although they lost the few opportunities to play the second offense, they effectively restricted Westbrook. fast break with the ball.

After Westbrook grabbed a teammate's rebound, once he got up to speed, he was first intercepted by Lopez and Porzingis near the three-point line. The Knicks took advantage of this opportunity to fall back to defense .

In this way, the Thunder's fast break will not be able to play.

The Thunder, who can't play fast breaks, have lost an important scoring method, especially for Westbrook.

Many of Westbrook's scores are fast breaks, relying on his body and speed to force layups, either scoring or assisting teammates who follow up.

As a result, Westbrook has a lot of rebounds, and his points and assists have basically not increased much.

Towards the end of the second quarter, Durant directly took over the ball and scored from a mid-range shot, breaking the Thunder's scoring drought.

After Jiang Mu caught the ball, he learned from Westbrook instead, and scored with a fast break against Westbrook.

Wei Shao covered his ribs and grinned at Jiang Mu. Jiang Mu pretended not to see it, and the referee didn't have the nerve to blow Jiang Mu.

Then Durant made another three-pointer.

Jiang Mu responded with a three-pointer after receiving the ball from Anthony to attract double-teams.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks chased the score to 63:68, only 5 points behind.

Westbrook is not a person who is content with the status quo. Positional warfare is very difficult for breakthroughs, but Westbrook's self-confidence lies in this.

Westbrook did not give up the breakthrough after breaking through and scoring one at the beginning of the third quarter. The Knicks played a 4-minute zone defense directly according to Jiang Mu's arrangement, and Westbrook's breakthrough was blocked again.

Durant was sitting off the court to rest at this time, and Westbrook could only do it alone again.

Westbrook's dribbling is not fancy, and he relies more on his speed and body to forcibly crush him, but Westbrook is facing Jiang Mu, who is excellent in defense.

After trying twice, Westbrook still didn't find a good opportunity, so he had to take out his own zombie jumper.

Strike it!

Jiang Mu showed a sinister smile after achieving his goal.

At this time, Jiang Mu's speed faintly surpassed Wei Shao's, and Wei Shao was also surprised that Jiang Mu had become faster than before. When he finally blocked Jiang Mu from breaking through the route, Wei Shao found that Jiang Mu had jumped high. up.

Westbrook blocks the shot, and Jiang Mu leans back and makes a shot!
"Gap! This is the difference between a player with a good basket and a player with a bad basket!"

The name of the person who said this is Zhang Weiping!

(End of this chapter)