I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 123
Since the defense can't restrain the opponent well, and Westbrook is unwilling to defend from the bottom of his heart the young man who also likes to stick out his tongue when attacking with the ball, he puts more energy into the offense When defending, just rely on consciousness to intercept the opponent's pass.

After making up his mind, Westbrook showed his brutal side, frequently using the "meat shield" Ibaka's pick-and-roll to attack the Lakers inside. Akatsuki couldn't do anything about it.

After the previous 8-4 score, Westbrook used Ibaka's cover on the outside to pass Chu Xiao in a second, dribbled around and bullied Gasol who was slower than himself, and then broke straight to the basket. Facing Jordan Hill's attempt to block the shot, he flew and dunked, as if he did not consider the consequences of being knocked to the ground.

In addition to this dunk, he used his defensive awareness to complete the steal on the next possession.

It was an offensive round of the Lakers. Chu Xiao passed the ball to Artest, who was ambushing in the bottom corner after half court, hoping that he could make a three-pointer. As a result, Durant arrived in time. , Ruined this offensive opportunity, Artest wanted to pass the ball back to Chu Xiao to lead the offense again, but Westbrook had already seen all this, so he quickly followed up from the middle and successfully put the ball outside the three-point line. broke down.At that time, Chu Xiao had already reached out his hand, but he didn't expect that there was a lightning-like Westbrook in the middle.

After getting the ball, Westbrook dribbled the ball all the way to the basket without the slightest hesitation. At this time, Lakers center Jordan Hill's defense was also in place, but Westbrook rushed up like a bison, fast, The explosive power is amazing, and he rushed into the inside lane on a rampage.

It has to be said that Westbrook dribbled and ran so fast that Chu Xiao couldn't catch up at all. He could only watch him pass the halftime in a hurry, especially when Jordan Hill was close to him and even pulled his jersey. Next, he just threw the ball high into the basket from near the free throw line.

Chu Xiao sighed, "Westbrook, who started running, not only couldn't catch up, but also couldn't hold back!"

After scoring the goal, Westbrook was very excited. I saw him hunched over the backcourt and yelled at the audience from time to time. This was to cheer himself up and to boost the morale of his teammates.In his own home court, he can fully release his passion, his arrogance, and his shadow of Mamba!
Although Westbrook also regards Kobe and Jordan as idols, in terms of style of play, he mainly hits the basket and pulls up jump shots. Like a man", has the top physical fitness and physique in the NBA.

In addition, he also has the advantage of flying speed. According to relevant NBA statistics, it only takes 3.36 seconds for Westbrook to run from one end of the baseline to the other end of the baseline, 28 seconds for 3.36 meters, and 84 meters (three basketball courts long). It takes 10.02 seconds, plus 16 meters (to make up 100 meters), just add a little more than 1 second.In other words, Westbrook ran 100 meters in a little over 11 seconds.It shows how fast he is, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a "lunatic".

Regarding this goal, after the game, the media in Oklahoma City asked Chu Xiao, "To be honest, who is faster, you or Westbrook?"

Chu Xiao said without any hesitation, "There is no doubt, of course it is Westbrook, he is too fast, faster than me!"

Later, the clever Chu Xiao added, "But I am more skilled!"

Chu Xiao's answer was very ingenious. Not only did he tell the truth, but he also resolved the embarrassment!
Back on the court, Westbrook's brutal offensive style continued.At 4 minutes and 36 seconds before the end of the first quarter, Westbrook got Ibaka's pick-and-roll with the ball at the top of the arc, moved laterally to get rid of Chu Xiao's defense, and went straight to the inside with the ball.

At this time, Gasol ran out of the inside to mark Ibaka. Since Howard was injured, Jordan Hill, who replaced him as the starting center, has been guarding the inside and serving as the last link in the defense.

After seeing Westbrook coming in straight, he quickly let go of his defensive Perkins and stood inside, blocking Westbrook and trying to make an offensive foul.

But Westbrook, who has already started, is already unstoppable, and because his take-off point has entered the low attack zone, which is the second horizontal line marked on both sides of the penalty area, and the area within the horizontal line near the bottom line, he can start in this area. The ball attack can ignore the defensive position, and direct attack will not be counted as an offensive foul, so after Jordan Hill stood there, he could only be dunked by Westbrook in vain.

After scoring the goal, Westbrook was very excited and danced.

As Jordan Hill's teammate, Thackeray, who was sitting on the bench, had been waving a towel, and immediately covered his face with the towel when he saw this, and couldn't bear to see his teammates being humiliated.

Not long after this dunk, Westbrook got another fast break opportunity. He started at the three-point line, broke through Chu Xiao's defense with the first step, and quickly entered the penalty area, facing Jordan Hill. dunk.

This time, Jordan Hill didn't step forward to make a foul, but hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to let go.He knew that Westbrook was unstoppable, so instead of being dunked in vain, he should get out of his way and let him complete the attack.

Westbrook once said, "There are not many centers who haven't been dunked by me."

This "inside terminator" scored 13 points in a single quarter.

Because of Ibaka's pick-and-roll, Chu Xiao couldn't prevent Westbrook's breakthrough, but when it was his turn to attack, Westbrook, who defended consciously, seemed to have difficulty restricting himself, such as the one with his tongue sticking out during the breakthrough. After jumping over others and easily scoring 2 points, he then hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Lakers close the score.And 5 seconds before the end of the first quarter, he pushed the ball to the front court and calmly hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. Not only did he hit a three-pointer, but he also caused a foul. He succeeded in scoring four points and scored 12 points in a single quarter. His performance can also be described as brutal , but the way of expression is relatively gentle.

For the first two three-pointers, the first one was a jumper with a dribble behind the back.He dribbled the ball from his right hand to his left, faced Westbrook's defense, and took a big stride to break through to the front left. When Westbrook followed him and moved to the front left, he stopped suddenly, took a step back, and then hit a three-pointer with a jumper .

The second one is to show a "Cross over". Thanks to Westbrook's lack of special efforts in defense, he was shaken to the side after being shaken several times in a row, and watched him stick out his tongue and raise his hand The knife fell.

As for the four-pointer, we also have to thank Westbrook for his gamble-like steals on the defensive end.At that time, there were still 5 seconds before the end of the game. After Chu Xiao advanced to the front court with the ball, Westbrook suddenly stepped forward and stretched out his hand, intending to catch him by surprise and complete the steal. Unexpectedly, Chu Xiao saw that time was running out, and just happened to strike. Shot, the ball was scored, and an additional penalty was unexpectedly obtained.

In this way, under the strong performance of Chu Xiao and Westbrook in the first quarter, the two teams reached a 26-26 tie.

In this game, the scoring battle between Kobe and Durant was the focus of the game.Before the game, Kobe averaged 29.4 points per game, followed by Durant with 28.3 points per game.

It's just that no one thought that Chu Xiao would clash with Westbrook, one was more brutal than the other, completely stealing the scene from those two.

Especially in the second quarter, Westbrook's performance was even crazier. He frequently used pick-and-rolls to attack the Lakers inside. His body like a small steel cannon was forcibly hardened when he reached the inside.If you don't make it, you can probably get a foul.

In fact, Jordan Hill was afraid of being dunked, and often made way to get out of the defense.The Zen master couldn't stand it anymore and replaced Thackeray. The latter was tough, but he quickly paid a heavy price for three fouls.

Zen master was helpless, shook his head with a smile, "I really regret not letting Howard appear on the stage, but when the manpower is exhausted, he will always be tired when he plays in such a way of ignoring energy saving."

When Westbrook is getting what he wants inside the Lakers, the Lakers are relying on Chu Xiao to chase after him.Before the start of the second quarter, Kobe pointed out Westbrook's defensive weakness. In addition to gambling steals, he would be ashamed when defending without the ball, allowing opponents to easily make air cuts or shoot three-pointers, requiring teammates to help defend.

Based on this, Chu Xiao's scoring method in this section mainly relies on running to get open jump shots.

After halftime, Westbrook made an astonishing 16 of 10 shots, scored 27 points and 2 assists, including 7 points by relying on free throws.No mistakes, perfect.

Chu Xiao made 12 of 8 shots and 7 of 5 three-pointers. He "only" scored 22 points and 7 assists. Go it alone.

More importantly, in the absence of Kobe and Durant, the Lakers trailed by only one point 57-58 in the first half.

No matter how brutal Westbrook's performance was, Chu Xiao didn't lose the chain. Instead, when his own inside line was blown up, the team let the team bite the score.It's really hard to say which of these two people is more cruel.

And what the media said seems to have set the tone for the two of them.

With 2 minutes and 27 seconds left in the second quarter, Westbrook received a serve from his teammate in the backcourt and completed a one-stop layup. Strictly speaking, this was not a fast break, because the Lakers' four opponents had already The field is settled, and Westbrook and two teammates are also ready to respond on the outside.

But from the moment Westbrook got the ball, there was no one else in his eyes. He rushed straight to the basket without even looking at his teammates. The ball was sent into the basket, but he also lost his balance and fell to the ground. He seemed to be used to this reckless style of play. He quickly got up and went back to participate in the defense, not paying attention to the fall.

The American website fanside commented, "This goal undoubtedly reminded our teammates that they are completely unimportant. High personal achievement is a good thing, but the Thunder has three-time scoring champion Durant. Does he have to play so hard?"

During the halftime break, Westbrook actually found out about this comment, picked up his phone and replied, "I don't think I play brainless at all. I think other people are just too rare to understand and appreciate me. Played at a high level."

(End of this chapter)