super heavy artillery

Chapter 891 Victory is Reassuring
120:118, the visiting team is in front and the home team is behind.

Although he missed a free throw, James' offense still helped the Lakers expand their lead by a little bit, which is not a complete failure.At the very least, James' determination didn't give the Thunder a chance to directly counterattack.What's more, the difference of 1 point is really not an advantage.The Thunder only needed a two-pointer to settle the game.

Of course, the 2-point difference is not such a difficult 14 problem with 66 seconds left in the game.However, it is not a simple matter for the Thunder to equalize the score or directly overtake in the next attack.

The most annoying thing is that the Thunder has no chance to time out.This means that at the most critical moment of the game, the head coach Donovan can't help much.

In fact, it's not completely unhelpful.As Adams walked to the baseline, Donovan craned his neck to quickly remind Westbrook, who was about to catch the ball, what to do next.

Westbrook nodded at Donovan, then walked towards Adams with a cold face, ready to catch the ball.

The Lakers began to press the audience, Bradley was close to Westbrook, and McGee also interfered with Adams' serve with his arms wide open.An Luo did not go to cover Westbrook's advance with the ball, but went directly to the frontcourt, ready to find an opportunity to catch the ball and shoot.

However, Danny Green will not give him that opportunity. Like Bradley, he has always been close to An Luo.Moreover, LeBron James in the third position also stood at the top of the arc.While staring at Gallinari who had returned to the third position, he stared at An Luo.Davis' position is also close to the three-point line. It can be seen that the Lakers are determined not to let the Thunder have a chance to shoot the lore.

There is not much time left in the game, and the Lakers are leading, but they seem to be more anxious than the Thunder.

Westbrook took the ball beyond the three-point line and stopped. He certainly wasn't about to shoot, and Bradley wouldn't give him that chance.

Westbrook looked side to side where the rest of the Thunder were positioned, then lobbed the ball over Bradley to Adams, who was squeezing to the basket.

Although the Lakers' main focus was on the outside of the three-point line, Adams still had no chance to end this offense.Howard's performance in this game was not very good, but his defense still won Vogel's trust.Therefore, in the critical time of the last 2 minutes, Howard has been on the court.

It is indeed difficult for Howard to defend those big players who can shoot and run and like to float to the outside, but when facing a traditional center like Adams, he can still play the eight-point strength of the Warcraft back then.

If you can't play, you can only pass the ball quickly.After all, time is running out, and he doesn't want the ball to fall into his hands.

Ever since, basketball returned to Westbrook's hands.In fact, in the current Thunder lineup, An Luo is the most suitable to shoot the lore.But everyone knew about it, and Donovan naturally knew it too.Therefore, in the last 2 minutes, the Lakers players did not give An Luo a chance.

After Westbrook got into basketball, he still wanted to find An Luo at first.However, the Lakers are determined not to let the latter have a chance to catch and shoot.Bradley and Danny Green are always stuck between Anlow and Westbrook, and the passing route is blocked to death.

Seeing that the time is about to pass, Westbrook can only come by himself.Although Bradley blocked the route of his passing, the defense was not tight.Westbrook's three-pointers have always been bad, and this season is even worse, and his shooting percentage has dropped below 30.00%.Therefore, the Lakers' defense against him is not much better than the Thunder's defense against Rondo.

At the last moment, the Lakers focused on An Luo and Gallinari, and they were much more relaxed about Westbrook.This is an oversight by Vogel!You know, whether it is the third or second junior period, Westbrook is someone who can stand up and kill the game at critical moments.It's just that Westbrook has been much more low-key in the past two years, so that people's impression of him has changed.He released the ball, and many things were handed over to Paul George and An Luo.If things go on like this, people have already forgotten the "Megatron" back then!

Since the Lakers' attention is basically on An Luo and Gallinari, Westbrook's situation is much better.

After making up his mind, Westbrook immediately acted.He took a few steps back to distance himself from Bradley, then took a big stride forward to the right and collapsed.Westbrook's breakthrough, the first step is basically unstoppable.Bradley quickly chased after him, but Westbrook seized the opportunity and was so fast that he couldn't keep up.

After getting rid of Bradley's entanglement, there is only one McGee in front of Westbrook.Westbrook tossed the ball over the hoop when McGee got past the defense.

The Lakers only had McGee in the restricted area. When he went to defend Westbrook, he emptied Adams.Westbrook saw the opportunity and passed the ball directly.

Adams, who flew up, patted the basketball with his right hand and easily scored 2 points.

120:120
The moment the basketball fell into the rim, the Chesapeake Energy Arena suddenly boiled.Although Adams will never reach the same level as Westbrook and An Luo in terms of impact on the Thunder, he is definitely a very important member in the history of the Thunder.

It is no exaggeration to say that Adams is not much less popular than Westbrook and An Luo in Oklahoma.As the second oldest player after Westbrook, Adams has always been a symbol of the Thunder. Adams will sacrifice his body and personal honor for the team, which many people cannot do.Adams has always been an integral part of the Thunder team.

Tonight, he was a hero.He scored a goal to help the Thunder not be defeated by the Lakers, and he gave the Thunder the capital to compete with the opponent again.Of course, [-]% of Adams' medals belong to Westbrook.But most people don't remember who sent such a crucial assist, and the person who finally scored, no matter how much he paid for it, is a hero.

Adams was quite excited.Such a moment is not a big deal in Chesapeake Energy Arena, but for him, it is really a big deal.He has always been a hard-working person, but this does not mean that he does not want to hear the cheers of others, nor does it mean that he does not want to be the focus of a game.But before that, such cheers basically belonged to Westbrook and An Luo.

"Nice job! Steven!"

"You saved us, man! You're an Oklahoma hero!"

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Westbrook and An Luo quickly rushed to Adams to enjoy the joy and glory of this moment with him.Of course, they simply expressed their joy and praise.After all, the game isn't over yet.

Adams didn't use up the last few seconds. When he equalized the score, he still left the Lakers with less than 2 seconds.In theory, they still have a chance to win the game.In the history of the Lakers, there has been a lore shorter than this time.

When Westbrook and An Luo rushed towards Adams, Donovan began to remind these guys loudly to return to defense.As the team's head coach, Donovan has always been the person with the clearest mind.

Reminded by Donovan, the players on the field turned their attention back to the game.Now is not the time to celebrate, they just leveled the score, but to win the game, this time the defense must be successful.

Under such circumstances, the Thunder players moved very quickly.No one wants to see such a tough comeback situation destroyed in the final two seconds.In that case, it would be better to lose the game directly before.

The Lakers have not suspended it either!Rondo, who has been on the bench for a while, is responsible for serving the bottom line this time.The Lakers need James and Davis to catch the ball and make a game-winning shot.In this situation, Rondo is the one most assured of getting the ball straight into their hands.

It's a pity that the Thunder players didn't show any flaws.Especially for James and Davis, the two Lakers who are most likely to hit the lore, they are even more airtight.Although in the end, James relied on his own experience to get rid of the entanglement and received Rondo's pass across the half court, but the Thunder's supplementary defense was in place in time, so he had no chance to adjust his position to shoot.In the end, James could only force a shot against Robertson from beyond the three-point line.

Naturally, this ball was not able to be scored.James' key ball ability is not bad, but it doesn't mean that he can kill the game with every shot.So, amidst the cheers of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the game entered overtime.

Whether it is Vogel or Donovan, they are quite satisfied with this result.Although the Lakers failed to prevent the Thunder from scoring, at least they did not allow them to score three points.This is already a very good result!After all, the Thunder has no shortage of people who can shoot three-pointers.It is a pity that the Thunder failed to make a lore shot, but they successfully dragged the game into overtime.It's not easy either!After all, with the Lakers' defense tonight, no one can guarantee that they will be able to score.

The 5-minute overtime is not a small burden for the main players of both sides.Although I took a rest of more than 6 minutes in the last section of the regular time, the accumulated physical strength has been almost exhausted.

Players from both sides returned to the bench, each looking tired.An Luo was better. Westbrook, Adams, and Gallinari all sat in their seats without saying a word, quietly recovering their strength.

After entering overtime, the Thunder's tactics became more aggressive.This is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.After all, we have been playing for 48 minutes. Although we have not reached the end of the mountain, we still don't have much energy left.Under such circumstances, slowing down the pace and playing steadily is more in line with most people's cognition.But tonight, Donovan chose to do the opposite.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with this tactic.In fact, the Thunder are already good at that kind of tactics.In addition, the players are generally young and can run and jump in the game.Besides, the Thunder's players are tired, and the Lakers' players are even more tired.After all, many of the Lakers' lineup are veterans in their thirties!Thunder's fast pace makes it easier to take the initiative in the game.

The Lakers are just the opposite of the Thunder.They followed the lineup of big men they had used before, slowed down, dragged the game into a positional battle, and fought hand-to-hand with the Thunder.

One still one moving, one piece one slow

Two completely different basketball concepts collided fiercely in the 5 minutes of overtime.

Of course, at this point in the game, it's basically a battle between the core stars of both sides.This is also the gap between stars and players.Perhaps those ordinary players are not much worse than stars in terms of physical fitness and technical ability, and some players are even better than stars, but the ability at critical moments is indeed that those stars are more trustworthy.

James started charging, and the Thunder's defense couldn't do anything about it.Davis is omnipotent on both ends of the floor.Under the leadership of these two guys, the Lakers took the lead in overtime and beat the Thunder 6:0.

The Thunder were too aggressive in the first few possessions.They were so eager to take advantage as soon as possible that they wasted several opportunities.Still, the players found their rhythm after a timeout from Donovan.

It seems that this overtime period is no different from the previous games.The Thunder quickly tied the score, the Lakers overtook again, and the Thunder tied again... The cycle went on and on, and three-fifths of the time passed quickly.

It seems that these 5 minutes will be another tight end.But no one wants a second overtime!The Lakers don't want to, and the Thunder don't want to.

Davis hit the Lakers' first [-]-pointer of overtime from beyond the arc.Prior to this, all of their points had come from inside the three-point line.

But this goal was not scored!

Not only did he fail to score, after Westbrook grabbed the rebound, he accurately threw the ball into the hands of An Luo, who ran all the way across the half court.The latter stepped in front of the three-point line in two steps and made a direct three-point shot.

"Shh!"

Thunder fans cheered as the basketball hit the net.After all, their team finally took the lead once again.

In the next minute or so, the two sides once again fell into a state of anxiety.Everyone wanted to play enough advantage to decide the outcome of the game, but they were all short of breath.

But the Thunder relied on An Luo's three-pointer with a contrasting score and finally won the game.

135:138
When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, all Thunder people felt a big sigh of relief.It was a tough game, but the victory is gratifying.

(End of this chapter)