The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 359 Thunder Wants Revenge

The Warriors are a professional team, so they are not afraid that no one will play with them, they just hang up.

On the second day, the away game continued and the Magic played back-to-back. The Warriors were completely unreasonable and took away. Curry's 51 points made the Magic's defenders very helpless.

In fact, this season, the Magic can no longer be regarded as a belly, and they have raised a lot of young players.

Vucevic, Oladipo, Fournier, Payton Jr., Aaron Gordon, etc. have shown good abilities, but in front of the Warriors, they are still no different from fish belly.

In the last away game in February, the Warriors will challenge the Thunder.

The Thunder, the No. [-] player in the Western Conference, actually has a good record, but they can only be No. [-] at most. Not to mention the Warriors, who have only lost four games so far, the Spurs still have a theoretical record of breaking the regular season. possible.

The Thunder is actually not convinced, and the two juniors are not small in the league. This season, the Warriors are so high-profile, and their topics are much less.

They lost last time, and this time they want to win back.

Robertson, who was absent from the game, has recovered, and their defense in the backcourt must be a higher level.

There is a defense on the inside. If the outside line can force the Warriors' three strong points, the Thunder thinks their winning rate will be higher.

After all, when the two sides are deadlocked, which star in the league is as good as Durant in singles.

Durant, the god of death, is not just talking about it, only physical strength can limit him.

This time Durant directly turned on the killing mode, and Zhang Xiaotian could only reduce the opponent's hit rate as much as possible, but he didn't panic. The game is not just playing one quarter, and the key is to consume as much as possible.

Facing the strength of the Thunder, the Warriors have to slow down a little bit.

Curry and Klay Thompson were also strictly guarded and did not score explosively. The Thunder had the advantage in the first quarter and won a full 10 points.

In the second quarter, Durant was still difficult to restrain, and Zhang Xiaotian also became ruthless, actively looking for physical confrontation at any time, and didn't care if he paid the price of two fouls.

With the style of the Thunder, Durant will definitely play a few more minutes than him, and Iguodala will not be soft in these few minutes. It depends on how long Durant can maintain his shooting percentage.

Robertson still did a good job defending Klay Thompson, but it was already difficult for Westbrook to limit Curry.

Westbrook's defense has not been juxtaposed with his physical fitness. Curry was more concerned with adjusting his touch before. When the touch comes, Westbrook can at most explode each other.

But the players who exploded with Curry, no matter who they are, it is difficult to win in terms of scoring.

Zhang Xiaotian is also in some trouble here, and Durant is considered to be on the pole with him.

But this is exactly what he wants. Both offensive and defensive ends consume the opponent, and the effect must be good.

At the end of the half, the Thunder still took the lead. The Warriors just managed not to let the opponent open the score. This match against the Thunder is considered one of the strongest opponents they have encountered.

It's not that the opponent's outburst is unreasonable, but that they really have this strength. If they meet in the playoffs, they will also be difficult opponents, and the Warriors players have become more serious.

But the Thunder also has a problem, that is, the scoring is basically related to the double-score. They scored most of the team's points, and they basically attracted the defense for other points.

Dion Waiters, a good seed of the sixth man, didn't fully play out in the Cavaliers, and he was abolished when he came to the Thunder. Kanter is not bad, but when he is on, the inside defense often has problems.

The Warriors' tactics in the second half will not change, they still have to lock Durant and Westbrook, but the details can be slightly adjusted.

It is certain that Iguodala came up to change defense against Westbrook, but Zhang Xiaotian had to press harder.

It's not when he doesn't have the ball, he does a good job without the ball, but when Durant is attacking with the ball, don't be afraid of being passed. Draymond Green will make up defense at any time.

Anyway, Robertson and the like can be released, and flanking is not a problem.

The fine-tuning of the Warriors' defense made Durant's shooting rate drop a little bit. Zhang Xiaotian had to sigh, Durant is really amazing, and his shooting skills are definitely 90. There are still a few more steps to go.

But Westbrook was restricted, and Klay Thompson also adjusted his touch.

Don't look at Klay Thompson can only play off the ball, his shots are definitely good enough, it's just that he doesn't look so abnormal in front of Curry.

Of course, the Warriors also have a hand in covering.

There are also some tricks in it. The referee should restrain himself when staring. When the referee is loose, he can take a step forward when the defender is following up, just to block the death.

The Warriors immediately controlled the rhythm of the game. When Zhang Xiaotian was on the court, the team overtook them, but after Zhang Xiaotian was on the court, Durant hit two consecutive three-pointers. The Thunder finally entered the final quarter with a 4-point lead .

How to put it, Iguodala's defense against Durant is not particularly good, because Durant's shooting is much better than James, and he doesn't need to entangle with the defender for so long.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Durant hadn't rested yet. At this time, Zhang Xiaotian was mainly responsible for the offense, and Iguodala was going to defend Durant, and Barnes was the one who attacked.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't ask for a change of defense either. Anyway, when all the main players come up, he will definitely face Durant.

The Thunder also changed at this time. It was Robertson who came to defend Zhang Xiaotian, and Durant went to the fourth position.

Roberson also has long arms, but unlike Durant, he mainly relies on his feet.

Fast and strong, it is indeed uncomfortable to meet such a defender, but Zhang Xiaotian is also very strong.

Zhang Xiaotian should be able to rank in the top five when using the best striker with the ball in singles.

Among these five people, his COSCO shooting ability is not inferior to any one of them.

Start to change direction to accelerate, and then accelerate to a strong body contact, without turning around and making a bend, just pull it up when you have the opportunity.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian made a strong start.

Then he had to cover and kill directly inside. Now that the Thunder is inside Kanter, it would be better if he didn't take the opportunity to hit the basket.

At this time, Durant finally had a problem. He was entangled by Zhang Xiaotian for so long before, and now he was entangled by Iguodala again. His shooting percentage began to drop sharply.

This is also the Thunder's biggest problem. The two young players often fight to the end and run out of ammunition and food.

If there are too many times, there will definitely be some psychological impact, and the Warriors are habitually unreasonable at the last moment.

Whether or not to let Durant rest, and when to rest, the Thunder are also struggling.

The Warriors have nothing to worry about here, let Zhang Xiaotian play with the ball, and Curry and Klay Thompson played earlier, not together, but each came up and played for a few minutes as shooters.

At 8 minutes and 13 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian beat Robertson and scored 2+1. Durant stood by and did not respond well. The score between the two teams was even.

(End of this chapter)