super heavy artillery

Chapter 878 The Future Belongs to Young People

An Luo scored a goal!Regardless of whether he made the ball inside or outside the three-point line, it is a very morale-boosting thing for the Thunder.

The current Thunder fans are not worried about their team's offense.Because of An Luo, scoring will not be a difficult task.But if An Luo's performance is not good, the Thunder will be very dangerous.After all, in the games that the Thunder lost before, An Luo's performance was not very good.

With An Luo scoring, the Thunder began to enter a normal state.On the Lone Ranger side, Doncic began to take over the offense.He doesn't look like a player who has played in the league for a year. He has very rich offensive methods and a very stable rhythm.Whether it is a breakthrough or a shot, or even a three-pointer, his shooting percentage is very impressive.

What an amazing young man!Not to mention An Luo, even LeBron James at the same time may not have the confidence to say that he will be better than Doncic.

Last season, Luka Doncic played a very good rookie season.Now in the second season of his career, his performance is even more impressive.Last season, Doncic averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game. So far this season, Doncic has averaged 28.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 9 assists per game.Scoring and organizing with one hand, and the ability to protect the frame better than most of the inside players in the league, this guy is really all-round and scary.

In the circle of fans, Kuzma has always been recognized as a "handsome and capable" star.But now it seems that this title should be awarded to Dongcic to be worthy of the name.

20 years old, 201 cm tall, weighing close to 200 catties, obviously strong like a tank, but handles the ball more like a small defender.Those who are taller and stronger than him do not have his flexibility; those who are more flexible and faster than him do not have his weight and strength...so that in the game, Doncic faced most of the players who were misplaced.

Not only that, but this guy's face-to-basket offensive skills are very comprehensive, and his golf quotient is also very high. He can play point guard in the hands of Carlisle.It's not easy!You know, Carlisle is a representative of the academic coaches, and his requirements for point guards are almost harsh. Even a point guard genius like Rondo looks down on him, but he has a preference for Doncic.

Such a Doncic, if anyone wants to try to prevent him one-on-one, it is almost a dead end.In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder were treated badly by Doncic.

Naturally, Westbrook couldn't guard him, and neither could An Luo.Only Roberson can limit Doncic a bit, but only slightly.

In Donovan's defensive tactics, Doncic was not double-teamed.When Doncic and Powell pick and roll, Robertson chooses to squeeze through the defense to catch up with the opponent.Adams shrunk directly to the basket, blocking Doncic's ball route while holding the penalty area.

However, Donovan obviously underestimated Doncic's offensive ability.On several occasions, this guy squeezed directly against Robertson who was chasing him, or pushed against Adams, and scored the ball in the confrontation.There were even two fouls made by the defender, scoring two plus one.

Throughout the nine minutes Doncic played in the first quarter, Donovan didn't think about changing their defensive strategy.Since he doesn't double-team to help defend, Doncic is not polite!In the first quarter, Doncic made 9 of 8 shots, scored 5 points in a single quarter, and had 17 rebounds and 2 assists.During his appearance, the Lone Ranger won by 2 points.

After the entire first quarter, the Thunder trailed the Lone Ranger by 25 points at 35:10.

However, the Thunder adjusted their defensive strategy from the second quarter.They finally started double-teaming Doncic.Of course it's not brainless double-teaming!When Doncic plays singles with the ball, Robertson defends alone; when the other players of the Lone Ranger pass the pick-and-roll to cover, the Thunder directly pinch Doncic who holds the ball.Moreover, other Thunder players began to shrink the encirclement, blocking Doncic's passing line.

Everyone has flaws.Doncic's shortcomings have been revealed in the previous Lone Ranger games against the Clippers and Lakers.In this game, those shortcomings became the Thunder's breakthrough.

In the face of the Thunder's double-teaming delay and zone defense, Doncic's speed and explosive power are not enough to break the zone defense with impact.This is one of his blemishes, and he must ponder over it carefully.In this regard, Doncic is far behind James!More than ten years ago, the young James encountered this kind of defense and rushed in directly.

Furthermore, although Doncic has a high golf quotient, his adaptability needs to be further improved after the opponent suddenly changes his defensive strategy.Of course, this requires experience.

Finally, Doncic's lack of key offensive moves makes it difficult for him to open up when the team is in trouble.It is also the root cause of his poor performance at critical moments.Generally speaking, when a star encounters a team's defensive dilemma and cannot start the situation, he should use his personal offensive killer move to kill a bloody way, such as James' strong attack, Leonard's low back shot, Durant's dry shot, etc. pull……

Doncic has no such moves.Although his face-to-basket offensive skills are comprehensive, when he really encounters strict defense, there is no move that can steadily tear through the defense.

As a result, Doncic's offensive efficiency began to decrease.He also tried to find other members of the Lone Ranger in the offense, but unfortunately, there are too few people who can help Doncic without Porzingis' Lone Ranger!

The Thunder slowly grasped the situation of the game.By the end of the first half, the Thunder had overtaken the score.An Luo played a very important role in this process.Just as the Thunder couldn't limit Doncic at the beginning, it was also difficult for the Lone Ranger to limit An Luo's scoring.

In the second half, the Lone Ranger's bench lineup played a beautiful game for a while.Especially Seth Curry's performance surprised Donovan and hurriedly let An Luo, who had already started to rest, play again.

Perhaps, people with the surname Curry now have superb three-pointers!Seth Curry, who came off the bench, came up with a super long three-pointer, and then made two consecutive shots.If it weren't for Alexander's continuous kills in the penalty area, the Lone Ranger could chase the score to within 5 points.

An Luo's defense and shooting saved the Thunder.And helped the Thunder maintain their advantage until the end of the game.

Although the Lone Ranger lost the game, Doncic still surrendered a quasi-triple-double of 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.I have to say that the future of this young man is really limitless.Although there are still some flaws on his body now, the future is likely to belong to this young man.

(End of this chapter)