Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 7 7. Special training results

On October 10, the Thunder's second home game ushered in the Phoenix Suns, their Western rivals.

The team is in trouble.

Facing the Suns, who were the second-to-last in the Western Conference last season, the Thunder fell behind in the first half.

The reason for falling behind was not that the opponent was too strong, but that they were too weak. In the first half, the Thunder made 43 shots and only hit 15 of them, with a shooting percentage of 34.9%.

其中威斯布鲁克16投6中，加上罚球拿到了18分。其他四名首发16次出手只命中了3球，命中率不足20%！

替补稍微好点，11投6中。李察德3投2中，得到6分。

During the intermission, in the locker room, Donovan's face was ashen, he clenched and loosened his hand holding the tactical board, loosened it and then clenched it again, pacing up and down in the locker room.

"What's the matter with your shooting percentage?" Donovan finally couldn't help but get mad.

The tactical board is laid flat, and on it is a map of the shooting positions. The blue circles representing the first shooting shots are almost concentrated under the basket. Of course, the number is pitifully small.

The blue crosses that represent misses are all over the medium and long distances.

The four starters all drooped their heads, not daring to say a word, not daring to take a breath. Many of these shots were made by Westbrook's breakthrough to attract the defense's open shots, which really couldn't be explained.

It's normal for one person to feel cold, but it's unreasonable for all the starters to feel cold at the same time, and it's still at home.

Even Westbrook, 16 of 6 shots is not efficient at all.

In the case of no shots from the outside, Westbrook's strong breakthroughs are focused on defense, and there are often two people waiting under the basket after he breaks in.

But passing the ball doesn't score, so it's better to be tough and get a chance by hitting the giant planet, at least you can get some free throws.

Adams is relatively simple and honest. Seeing that the coach was very angry, he took the initiative to stand up.

Westbrook was even ahead of Adams and spoke a step ahead: "I will continue to attack the inside, and I can continue to find the touch outside."

Westbrook has taken the initiative to take responsibility, Adams can only say in other words: "I will definitely get the rebound back!"

As one of the strongest players in the league, Adams has a strong ability to block positions and grab rebounds. Pointing rebounds is not very beneficial for backcourt rebound protection, but it is very useful for offensive rebounds. This is why his rebound data is not high but his offensive rebound data often ranks first in the league.

It's not a board for Westbrook, as people often say.

"And me!" Substitute center Enes Kanter also stood up. He is also a player with strong offensive rebounds and good offensive ability, but he is not too focused on defense.

The other players also regained some of their looks because of this, and they were encouraged and supported by their teammates when they performed abnormally. There are still some touches.

When Donovan saw that his morale had been improved, he didn't go any further. After all, a bad hand feeling is not something the coach can help adjust during the game.

At this time, the coach can only make tactical adjustments based on the status of the players.

As Westbrook said, if you don't feel good on the outside, then try to rush in and cause damage.

After arranging the main tactics for the second half, Donovan looked up at Richard, "Richard, your playing time will be adjusted in the second half, you can try a few more shots."

No coach is going to give up the [-]-point shot.Including Popovich who "hates the three-pointer the most".

"Okay, I will try my best to hit it." Richard assured the coach, patted his chest.

"Then boys, cheer up and play the second half seriously." Donovan still wanted to cheer the players up before going on the court.

46: 42.

Thunder vs. Suns start the second half!
The Thunder, which shot less than 40% of their field goals, were only 4 points behind at halftime, which shows the strength of the Suns' offense.

The Suns continued the opening five: TJ Warren, Devin Booker, Eric Bledsoe, Jared Dudley, Tyson Chandler.

Among the five, Devin Booker was the No. 15 pick in 13, and he has secured his starting position in just one year. It seems that he has been determined to be the core of the team.

The players on the Thunder are: Russell Westbrook, Andre Robertson, Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis, Steven Adams.

Regardless of player fame or strength on paper, the Thunder have an absolute advantage, but the score is behind. Although not much, it makes people feel that without Durant, the strength of the Thunder has plummeted a bit.

The Digimen team that played in the previous game was also a team that was rebuilding, and they only won by 6 points.

The game started, and the players of both teams were engaged in a fierce confrontation.

I saw the basketball either kept flying among the players, or flipped up and down in the hands of a certain player, and then was ruthlessly rejected by the backboard or the basket.

In the opening 3 minutes, neither side scored!

The audience booed, including their home team.

Basketball is a sport of competing for points. No one wants to watch running back and forth.

Donovan still has a straight face, but his expression is not nervous. The running position and offensive execution in the first 3 minutes are very good, but he lacks a little luck, oh no, he lacks a lot of luck today.

Westbrook is still a threat with the ball, even though he's 18-of-6 now.

Westbrook was a little anxious after missing consecutive shots. After dribbling halfway, he beckoned for a pick-and-roll. Adams put up the pick-and-roll and firmly blocked the defender. Chandler had to switch defenses, but he still stood firmly on the edge of the paint, refusing to leave the penalty area.

The previous two times Westbrook had this much space and he had already shot a jumper, but this time he didn't choose to shoot, but continued to attack the basket.

This is clearly a provocation to the center. Chandler is in a good position. Even if he can't keep up, the layup space is still within the defensive range.

Westbrook is very fast, and he staggered his position in two steps. He could see the basket in front of him, so he took off for a layup.

Chandler is very experienced and accurately judged that Westbrook was about to make a layup, and he jumped up to block it almost at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Westbrook took the ball back and passed it around the back.

At this time, center Adams, who was running off the pick-and-roll, also appeared under the basket just right.

Catch the ball easily, take off and dunk with both hands.

Finally broke the scoring drought of the two teams.

Finally, the anxiety of the home team fans was calmed down.

From this point on, the two teams suddenly seemed to be enlightened again. During the continuous offense, both layups and shots were scored, and the score finally staggered again.

The good times didn't last long, the Thunder suddenly lost power again, and missed 3 jump shots in a row. It seems that the touch is still not found at all.

Donovan shook his head and asked Richard to come on as a substitute.

Only 6 minutes passed in the third quarter.

"The Thunder team changed players, and the whole team's shooting feels cold. The coach can only change the rotation time. Richard is currently 3 of 2 shots, which is the highest shooting percentage. I hope he can open up the situation."

I've seen such a crazy score-scoring performance, it's hard not to appreciate it.

Although Richard's performance in the first game was not outstanding, people's patience is always good.

Richard replaces Robertson.

At this time the score was 58:50, and the Thunder trailed by 8 points.

The Suns attack.

Booker asked for the ball.

Robertson is a defensive shooting guard with a very strong defensive ability. Booker has been defended very uncomfortable so far.

At this time, Richard replaced Robertson. His defensive ability was average, and it could even be said to be weak. He could finally play well.

Booker and Kobe are both shooting guards in the 13th pick, and both are 198 in height. They were once considered to be the most capable successors to Kobe, and their offensive skills are also very Kobe-like-good at singles.

Isn't it simple to collect points and brush data by using a colander alone?
The corner of Booker's mouth turned up, already imagining that he would have a good game data today.

Booker chose a forcible breakthrough with the ball, lowered his center of gravity and relied on momentum to destroy the defender's posture, and then scored openly.

This trick can't take advantage of Robertson, but judging from Richard's previous game video, it will definitely work.

Richard lacks strength!
In the blink of an eye, Booker thought a lot about how to celebrate after scoring a goal.

But what Booker didn't expect was that he failed to break through and was blocked.

While the thin body in front of him blocked him, he didn't even shake.

Booker reacted very quickly. He didn't make a breakthrough for the first time, so he immediately turned around and dribbled the ball, changing to a back hit, while protecting the ball on the outer ring to reduce the risk of being intercepted.

Squeeze in harder, harder, harder!
Richard did not move at all.

Can't move at all.

Watching the passage of time second by second, Booker had to choose another way to score.

Use the power of the defender's feedback to jump back and release the shot.

Fallback jump shot!

This is a shot that became famous in Jordan but was carried forward by Kobe. Richard also used the lore to kill his opponent four days ago.

So can it be said that you are playing big swords in front of Guan Gong's gate?
Richard caught Booker's rhythm and jumped forward to block the shooting angle. Booker, who couldn't see the basket, had to increase the shooting angle, and the result was naturally a strike.

"Crack!" Westbrook leaped high and grabbed the rebound.

Immediately accelerated, rushed forward quickly, single-handedly rushed into the sun formation that had not yet stood still, and made a layup.

58: 52.

This kind of fast break is one of the Thunder's super means of scoring, but it is the first time it has appeared in this game.

"Good defense!" Westbrook gave Richard a thumbs up.

Donovan's jaw dropped off the court.

The day before yesterday, I told Richard to train his defense well, and he defended so well today.

Not only resisted the opponent's impact in terms of strength, but also successfully interfered with the fadeaway jumper. Even if the opponent was only a second-year rookie, it was enough to impress Donovan.

Because Donovan didn't know who was giving Richard special training skills and anti-single play, but that was Westbrook, an all-around fighter who could carry defenders and score layups!
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