Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 47 47. Hurt!

On December 12, the Thunder rushed to Portland for an away game against the Trail Blazers.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played back and forth.

Although it was an away game, but with the morale of defeating the Celtics, the Thunder players all worked hard, and there were faint signs of turning away from the guest.

Needless to say, Westbrook goes all out in every game, and can make the audience turn against him in an away game and turn to support himself.

Adams also overwhelmed the inside, simply and rudely suppressing the Blazers center so that he had no power to fight back.

But the Blazers have two guns in hand, and it is not so easy to defeat.

Damian Lillard made sudden shots, and the outside three-pointer feels hot, and he can score points even through breakthroughs.

CJ McCollum also stepped up from time to time to help the team score.

The two teams were thus tied.

In the second quarter, the Thunder suddenly misfired collectively. Whether it was a strong attack on the inside or outside for three-pointers, they couldn't make any shots.

Although the players fought hard and got a lot of offensive rebounds, they couldn't convert them into a second offense.

In the end, only Richard and Westbrook managed to score.

李察德第二节5投3中拿到6分，威斯布鲁克8投3中得到10分，雷霆单节只拿到22分。

The Blazers were in a brave state, shooting as fast as 70% of their shots in a single quarter, and quickly widened the gap.

A 15-point lead ended the first half.

The bad hand feeling can only be recovered slowly. Faced with such a situation, Donovan has no choice but to increase the shots of Westbrook and Richard, and then arrange the tactics of hitting the inside as much as possible and strengthening the defense.

But the opponent can also see that the hand feels bad. At this time, everyone knows that they will attack the inside by force, and it is inevitable that the Blazers will defend in a targeted manner.

In the third quarter, the two teams fought a tough battle, and it was very difficult for both sides to score.

In other words, the defense is very tight, and the scoring rises slowly.

Westbrook's consecutive breakthroughs failed to achieve results, and his mentality changed.

The team needs someone to stand up and score, and when someone has to stand up, Westbrook will respond immediately, whether it is once or twice, he will always try to fight.

Role players may not dare to shoot, and substitute players may not be able to shoot. As the only superstar on the team, Westbrook can't escape, he can only attack and attack.

When everyone knows Westbrook is going to play with the ball, more defense will focus on him.

Because a person cannot guard against it.

Facing Lillard again, Westbrook continued to use his powerful speed to make breakthroughs.

A scissor kick accelerated, and Westbrook rushed out a long way in a big stride. Lillard couldn't compete with him in terms of explosive power alone.

But if other Thunder players are not allowed, there will be defensive players who can withdraw to help defend.

Westbrook exerted force again at his feet, and his speed skyrocketed again, leaving the players who helped defend him behind.

But rushing to the basket at this speed, the layup will definitely be affected.

So Westbrook ignored the defensive center, jumped high, and wanted to dunk.

How could the center forward under the basket be an idler, even if he couldn't block the frontal shots, he had to be the background board.

Westbrook got out of the way in the air and smashed the ball into the basket.

The center's block was unsuccessful, but he bumped into Westbrook and was called for a foul.

Two plus one, this goal greatly boosted morale, and the Thunder will start chasing points ahead of time!

At this time, Westbrook fell to the ground but failed to maintain his balance. He twisted his feet and fell to the ground.

The collision with the center just now almost completely destroyed his balance, and he didn't grab the basket to buffer himself when he dunked too fast.

It hurt when it hit the ground!
"Ah!" With a scream, Westbrook held back, but a lot of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

"Team doctor, go and have a look." Donovan immediately ordered the team doctor to come forward.

Under the team doctor's simple emergency treatment, Westbrook's complexion improved slightly, but he still saw the abnormal blue color on his black face.

"Substitution, Li Cha, you go." Donovan quickly adjusted the personnel and tactics on the field.

Westbrook stood up with difficulty, without the help of the team doctor, he limped out of the field and walked to the locker room.

His face was full of resentment.

Watching Westbrook leave the court, Richard's heart became heavy.

Injuries are always the biggest enemy of players. How many players have been devastated by injuries, and how many players with super talents have been destroyed by injuries.

Hope it's not a big injury.

Richard came on to replace Westbrook with a free throw.

The dunk just now lost the encouragement to the players because of the injury. At this time, the Thunder players' hearts were cast with a shadow.

The team has lost its leader.

Richard adjusted his breathing and made a free throw.

Because of the player's injury, the audience did not make disturbing noises, but quietly watched Richard's free throw.

The ball bounced and fell into the basket.

Richard's mood is not calm at this time, and he can't make free throws calmly. It is considered lucky to be able to score a goal.

At this time, the morale of the Thunder plummeted. Not only did they fail to continue chasing points, but they kept making mistakes, and the Blazers once again opened the score.

Donovan only called a timeout.

"What are you doing? Are you sleepwalking on the court? Russell is fine. The team doctor just came back, but he can't play for this game, so the rest is up to you!" Donovan was furious.

"Li Cha, I asked you to play to chase points. You didn't take a single shot in 2 minutes. Do you have organizational skills? If you can't score, just sit down and sit."

In fact, every player is afraid to take a shot now, and the time is often delayed until the last few seconds to barely throw the ball. It is strange if they can score.

Donovan just reminded everyone by scolding Richard that if you want to win, you have to fight hard and keep your spirits up.

Then the tactics were rearranged.

Back on the court, the spirits of the players are better, but they are still hesitant to attack.

Indecision is quickly blocked, and the ball is moved again until time runs out.

It can't be like this!
Will Westbrook not be able to play without the team?Such a thought suddenly burst out in Richard's heart.

A few days ago, Westbrook was still chatting with himself, saying that he would not accept failure, let alone allow his teammates to accept failure, but isn't everyone's performance now what Westbrook doesn't want to see?
It's what the team doesn't want to see, and what the fans don't want to see.

Give me the ball!

Richard took the initiative to ask for the ball.

And this hot potato immediately came to Richard's hands.

Westbrook was injured because of the offense, so I will fight for Richard.

After a quick start, Richard rushed up, then changed directions in front of his body continuously, took half a step away from the defense, and stepped back to shoot a jumper.

Finally scored again.

The teammates breathed a sigh of relief, and Donovan breathed a sigh of relief.

Richard took a deep breath.

"Defend! Then continue to attack! We can't give up easily!" Richard shouted at his teammates.

What responded to him was eyes like looking at a fool, with surprise and puzzlement.

As if to say, "Score a goal and you can command us?" "Have you figured out your position?"

On weekdays, those who have a better relationship can be kinder, and they also shake their heads slightly.

"Defense! Get up, or come down and sit with me!" A shout came from the bench.

It was Westbrook, with thick gauze around his ankles and ice packs, but still standing on the sidelines.

Westbrook, who didn't know when he returned from the locker room to the sidelines, was encouraging his teammates with his shouts.

It seems that the injury is not serious!
Seeing Westbrook, the morale of the players has risen a lot.

Westbrook gave Richard a thumbs up, seeing the goal and encouragement just now, and Richard's performance is worthy of recognition.

He can be the first to wake up when all the players are lost, and he can also inspire and impress everyone with scoring and voice. If he grows up over time, Richard will also be a member who can influence the team.

However, without Westbrook, the Thunder lost too much offensive strength. Moreover, in the game where the role players were inaccurate, they fell behind by 4 points again in the third quarter. The Thunder have fallen behind by as much as 19 points.

The fourth quarter was reduced to garbage time. Donovan replaced the dejected players, leaving only the substitute players for training.

In the end, the Thunder lost the game by 20 points.

"Tomorrow we will play back-to-back away games against the Jazz..." Richard fell into deep anxiety.

"Is that the Jazz that you scored 20 points in a single quarter?" Westbrook specially called Richard to sit with him on the return flight.

It's about exchanging football skills, and by the way, we also talk about our hearts.

"Don't keep talking about that." Even knowing that Westbrook was encouraging himself in this way, Richard could barely squeeze out a smile.

"It's just a sprained foot, a small injury, maybe I can play tomorrow." Westbrook raised his immobile foot, and gently tapped the bandage as hard as plaster.

"Don't force it, I believe that tomorrow will not be as hard as today." Richard finally made 11 of 7 shots and scored 19 points.

But other players except Adams scored 10 points, Westbrook scored 21 points before he was injured, and no one scored in double figures again.

Only about 35% of the shots were made in the whole game.

"No problem, prepare well, rest well, build up your physical strength, and then play hard to win!" Westbrook smiled and patted Richard on the shoulder, "Go back and rest, you will have the strength to play after you rest."

Richard stood up and walked back to his seat.

Originally, Westbrook sat in a relatively spacious position, but this time he sat directly in the place with the largest space.

After Richard left, the smile on Westbrook's face slowly solidified, and he raised his fist, Westbrook wanted to hit his foot hard.

The fist was in the air, trembling and slowly loosened, and let it go.

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