Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 26 26. Career High
The Thunder took the lead in the third quarter.

The team that got the ball at the jump ball in the first quarter starts in the fourth quarter, and the other team starts in the second and third quarters.

Westbrook attacked with the ball, and the Thunder also had Adams, Sabonis, Oladipo and Richard on the court.

The lineup change has attracted attention, which is the coach's affirmation of Richard.

It is a completely different concept from the compressed playing time in the previous games.

At this moment, all the rumors about the general were self-defeating.

"Today Richard's playing time has a breakthrough, and Richard's performance in the second quarter is indeed remarkable." It also means that the Nets are facing even greater difficulties.

I don’t know if the on-site commentator was a little entangled in his heart when he said this sentence.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Nets and the Thunder can still have exchanges, relying on Lopez to suppress Adams on the offensive end, and bite the score tightly.

Westbrook turned on the commander mode, not only scored points himself, but also assisted his teammates, leading the score with ease.

What is even more surprising is that the cooperation between Westbrook and Richard is very tacit, as if they have been teammates for many years.

When Westbrook breaks through and is blocked, Richard can always appear in the right position; when Richard runs and there is an open space, Westbrook can always give the ball.

Better than the tacit understanding between Adams and Westbrook.

The two of them, one inside and one outside, can open up more space and get more offensive opportunities, and the power of cooperation has begun to take shape.

Continuous strong attacks but unable to close the score, the pressure on the Nets players is increasing, the greater the pressure, the faster the physical exhaustion.

Just after 6 minutes in the third quarter, the physical strength of the Nets players couldn't keep up.

Lopez missed the basket, the rebound was taken by Westbrook, and then rushed out quickly.

Richard was defending on the perimeter, saw the Nets miss a shot, and rushed out before Westbrook.

The two ran towards each other's basket one left and one right. The Nets only had one defensive player behind them. With 1 vs. 2, they had to run to the basket first.

Westbrook held the ball extremely fast, and he was about to enter the penalty area. The Nets' defensive players chose to stand on Westbrook's offensive line to intercept.

Westbrook and Richard looked at each other, and Richard slowed down a step to ensure that the passing line between the two would not be affected by the defensive player.

Westbrook accelerated again, facing the defender into the air.

The defensive players also jumped up, trying to block the past.

Westbrook lifted the basketball and threw it high towards the hoop.

The defensive player's eyes followed the basketball and flew towards the backboard. The ball was too high, it was impossible...

Richard flew up from behind, and his figure quickly filled the field of vision of the defenders.

Grabbing the basketball flying in the air, Richard smashed it into the basket.

Westbrook had already landed on the ground, and ran around the baseline with his arms outstretched. He didn't even look at whether the basketball was scored or not. He was extremely confident!
The place was quiet.

The noise in the away game completely confuses the opponent.

In addition to this dunk, Richard scored 3 points again on 2 of 5 shots in the third quarter.

Richard has scored 13 points in this field.

"Beep!" The Nets called a timeout. When they were chasing points, they couldn't let their opponents start, otherwise the situation would be even more difficult.

The score fell behind by 12 points.

"Steven, you rest first." During the rotation, Donovan replaced Adams and replaced Kanter.

The Thunder's strongest offensive lineup is already in place.

Pause back.

The Nets put Harris on again.

In the positional battle, the Nets scored 2 points very hard.

In the Thunder's offensive round, Westbrook was flanked just after halftime.

The Nets completely emptied the weak side and used a crazy flanking tactic.

Westbrook only passed the ball, and the Nets moved quickly, continuously exerting pressure on the ball holder, and emptied the weak side, leaving only Lopez stationed at the basket.

This time, he was caught off guard, and the Thunder players could only move the ball quickly in order to open up space.

But the Nets players were tireless and moved wildly, keeping the weak side empty and pinching the ball holder.

The ball came to Sabonis, who was forced to the baseline and Sabonis couldn't find the pass.

Westbrook kept moving laterally on the outside, finally got a position away from the defender, and immediately asked Sabonis for the ball.

Sabonis raised his hands and threw the ball vigorously. The Nets defender who had been pressing so hard jumped out from the middle and intercepted the slow ball.

The Nets made a successful steal, counterattacked quickly, scored 2 points again, and brought the score back to single digits.

On the bench, Donovan frowned. If he played well, he would force his opponent to make mistakes. If he didn't play well, he would leave the opponent empty. He couldn't decide whether he should call a timeout.

At this time, Westbrook had already dribbled the ball across half court, and the Nets pinched again.

Westbrook rushed left and right, trying to rely on his own strength to create more space for his teammates, but the opponent's pincers cooperated very well.

Westbrook had to pass the ball to Richard who was closer.

Richard also immediately passed the ball to Oladipo.

Oladipo still gave to the inside, and Sabonis received the ball again.

It was another inside pinch attack. Center Lopez was defending the weak side. His raised hand could easily block the pass. On the other side was a quick-moving guard who had to be careful not to get the ball out at any time.

Sabonis is in trouble again.

Westbrook came running from the weak side again, but the passing lanes weren't great.

Sabonis was hesitant, and his hand holding the ball was a little relaxed. The Nets guard had a sharp eye and was about to hit the ball.

"Domantas! Behind!" Richard also quickly cut into the penalty area from the rear.

Hearing the yell, Sabonis lifted his spirits, picked up the ball to avoid the slice, and passed the ball to Richard with another hit.

Richard rushed forward quickly, and Lopez reacted quickly, blocking the front with a lateral movement.

Not afraid, Richard lowered his shoulders and leaned forward, ready to accelerate again.

The pace of the center is not as good as that of the guard. Once the opponent accelerates first, after the breakthrough, there will be room for the opponent to go up to the basket.

Lopez has rich defensive experience and quick response, moving his feet ahead of time and continuing to move laterally.

As long as this breakthrough is blocked, the defender who cuts the ball can adjust his body, defend to the middle, and once again form a solid wall.

Lopez thought well, and Richard did even better.

This breakthrough was another fake move. Richard stopped with his left foot, lightly tapped his right foot, and immediately retracted. He took a step backward and closed his left foot with the ball.

Coupled with Lopez's lateral movement, there was no one in front of Richard.

The jump shot is done in one go.

Take a step back and shoot to break the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

handsome!When Sabonis came over, he bumped chests with Richard to celebrate.

Donovan's expression also came back to life, as long as the flank attack is broken once, the psychological pressure on the opponent will be greatly reduced, and if it is broken twice, it will be completely ineffective.

The flanking tactic was broken for the first time, or by a substitute player, and the Nets got a little angry.

Quickly advancing the frontcourt, the Nets players waved three-pointers and hit the iron.The point difference stabilized at 10 points again.

In the Thunder's offensive round, Westbrook was still flanked.

This time Westbrook started quickly and broke through the past before forming a flank attack. In this way, a momentary five-on-three was formed, and the Nets didn't even have anyone to supplement the defense.

Westbrook, who was sprinting, rolled up a whirlwind and went straight to the empty goal. Before the others could react, he jumped high, his body stretched straight, and he slammed the ball into the basket.

The Thunder bench all stood up, waving towels and shouting in unison, and Donovan finally put away the worry on his face.

Westbrook, who successfully dunked, strode up his legs to celebrate, with a fierce look on his face, showing his strong physique to the audience.

This time it completely shattered the Nets' flanking tactics and also defeated the Nets' morale.

For the next 2 minutes, the Nets players were sleepwalking, not knowing how to attack let alone how to defend.

Sabonis and Oladipo seized this opportunity to attack continuously, and the point difference was pulled to 18 points in an instant.

The audience booed dissatisfied with the home team before the Nets reacted and called a timeout again.

But it was too late.

2 minutes left in the third quarter.The rotation time is up, Westbrook and Oladipo are off the court to rest.

Richard continued to stay on the field.

The Nets have also made adjustments, and there are basically no starters on the court.

All the main players were off the court, and the ball once again came to Richard's hands.

Facing an opponent full of substitutes, Richard was full of confidence and once again started the offensive mode.

Facing the defensive player, Richard cross-stepped and dribbled the ball, and at the same time kept trying to break through, shaking the defensive player from side to side.

Seeing the timing, and starting to accelerate, Richard left the opponent behind in one fell swoop, facing the inside line of the supplementary defense, he once again retreated and flew the opponent, and succeeded in a jump shot.

Under Richard's leadership, the Thunder's substitute continued to widen the point difference. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had already led by 20 points.

李察德上场18分钟11投9中得到了21分，生涯第一次得分超过20。

"It seems that it has entered garbage time. Russell and Richard performed the best today. For the rest of the time, you should rest first and let the other players perform." Donovan was in a good mood. Not only did the team resume their winning streak, Richard also showed excellent offensive ability.

All efforts were not in vain.

In the fourth quarter, the Nets surrendered amidst the boos of the fans, and the last starter was also replaced. The entire fourth quarter became garbage time.

The substitutes of the two teams pecked at each other, and the score was tied at 18:20 in the fourth quarter. The Thunder finally won the second consecutive victory with 115:97 and 18 points.

The Nets also satisfied the two "poisonous milk" commentators. The 14-minute garbage time of the whole game is indeed relatively rare.

If the fans knew that the game was "manipulated" by the two commentators in reverse, it might lead to a murder.

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