Chapter 1212 [Wonderful scene, 40 points in a single section]
Guo Xu took advantage of Westbrook's characteristics to score, and he would constantly put psychological pressure on Wei Shao.
This is forcing Wei Shao to use his own shortcomings and attack the opponent's strengths. His shooting ability is far inferior to Guo Xu. Once he breaks in, he will not score a goal, Guo Xu will immediately get a single fast break opportunity. The Lakers will definitely grab the backcourt rebound in the inside.
Dion Witts couldn't follow Guo Xu when his team attacked. That was crazy, and his defense was not so active. In fact, he was a little gloating after hearing Coach Donovan arranged for Young Master Wei to defend Guo Xu.
Witts was selected by the Pacers in the fourth pick in the first round in 2012 and won the Best Rookie Award that season. He doesn't think his scoring ability is worse than Virgo, and he is even a little better than shooting.
He thought he could become the scoring champion even if he took so many shots, but coach Thunder did not value him. The coach always asked him to defend scorers at No. 1 and No. 2, allowing Wei Shao to retain his energy to grab rebounds and attack.
Why do we always live through life and death, and all the benefits belong to you?
As long as the coach doesn't say it, West will not help Wei Shao double-team to defend Guo Xu. He is a completely free agent this summer and no longer wants to continue playing for the Thunder. He plays alone and loves to stick to the ball, and doesn't take anyone seriously. If the Thunder really lacks scoring points, he would not have renewed his contract with him for a year of 6.8 million.
The Thunder attacked, and Wei Shao's breakthrough attracted three players to shrink the pass, and Grant's open jump shot missed the three-pointer. The rebound was grabbed by Adams and found a first pass to Guo Xu.
Guo Xu made a three-pointer with one meter outside the three-point line in a fast break. Grant was slowing down by chasing defense and blocking, and he hit the eighth three-pointer.
37 to 18, Guo Xu scored 34th.
The same loophole is still the same. Wei Shao can't come back after breaking in, and it's useless to chase and defend actively. Once he has opened the distance, he can't catch up. Guo Xu's speed is faster. If he wants to keep up, he will be able to make a comeback unless he doesn't break through, he will be outside.
Donovan called another timeout, and he didn't have to save the timeout. He felt that the team would have to stop playing soon.
He replaced Grant and replaced Mike Dermott, who is good at shooting three-pointers. He believes that the Lakers will definitely create scoring opportunities for Guo Xu. Durant does not focus on the attack, and there will be no serious loopholes when replaced Grant who is defending.
The Thunder attacked, and the Lakers' defense was even more relaxed. All four of them shrank near the penalty area and waited for rebounds, allowing the Thunder players to make any shots. In this way, once they could not make a shot, the possibility of the Thunder players grabbing the frontcourt rebound was almost zero, and the two blue-collar insiders could not squeeze into the penalty area at all.
Wei Shao had an open space and did not shoot another three-pointer. After this timeout, the players knew that Guo Xu was about to break the single quarter score record. Donovan asked them to spend 24 seconds as much as possible to reduce the number of rounds, and don't give Guo Xu a simple phone call.
After passing back and forth a few times, the newly-played Mike Dermott received a pass from Ty Gibson and made a three-pointer with a bottom corner. 37 to 21.
Durant also started to let go. Even though he knew that this was a three-pointer, he still narrowed into the penalty area to give the opponent plenty of room to attack. Guo Xu said that he would only play this game and did not want the Thunder to lose too quickly.
Guo Xu was double-teamed as soon as he passed the ball, and he passed the ball to Horford, and was about to catch the ball and shoot. Victoria and Virtus double-teamed him without the ball.
Seeing this, Horford passed it to Booker, who was completely empty, who was easily shot and scored another three-pointer. 40 to 21.
The Lakers' overall offensive efficiency today is amazing. In addition to Guo Xu's 8 three-pointers, his teammates also scored two.
After scoring the goal, Guo Xu walked back to defense, clearly looking like he was not defending, and Wei Shao slowly dribbled the ball through the half.
Wei Shao couldn't help but get distracted. He was thinking about how to get assists. At this moment, the most accurate Mike Dermott was followed by Durant. Passing to Witters may not necessarily score a goal...
Just as he was thinking, Guo Xu suddenly came out from behind and sneaked out and broke the basketball. He picked up the ball and turned around to attack.
Guo Xu's move was enough to lose. Many players in the regular season have been successfully attacked by him. "The Unprepared One" suddenly came to such an opponent and it is easy to make mistakes. This season, he averaged 2.1 steals per game in the league.
Wei Shao is still a player who is prone to being hot-headed. When he was excited, he chose to foul. He knew how fast Guo Xu was, and once he accelerated, he would not be able to catch up. However, there was no one in the Thunder in the first half, Wei Shao was sentenced to two free throws for a foul.
Guo Xu stood on the free throw line, and Los Angeles fans shouted MVP neatly. He hit two free throws steadily. 42 to 21, with a 36th point.
The Lakers also hold the ball rights, and the players stand in a row, Horford is responsible for serving, and Adams covers Guo Xu. Horford does not pass the ball to Guo Xu, who is strictly guarded, but directly passes the ball from the sideline to Durant who is cut.
Durant received an all-handed dunk and entered, and Mike Dermot missed. 44 to 21.
The Lakers scored 4 points in this round, and the score difference widened to 23 points.
This does not fit Guo Xu's plan. He didn't want to widen the gap. Unfortunately, the Thunder are a bunch of waste. This defensive intensity has only scored 21 points yet?
Mike Dermott did not disappoint and made another three-pointer under Durant's missed man. 44 to 24.
Coach Donovan frowned on the sidelines. He felt that it might be better for the Thunder to lose in one breath. Now he is very embarrassed, and he will be even less embarrassed by the score.
Guo Xu passed the ball to Horford in the middle, and the latter passed it to Durant on the right. Guo Xu cut in a blank. Adams gave him an unball cover in the middle. Durant passed it at the right time.
Adams blocked one person and completed the task. Guo Xu cut from the right side with speed, dribbled the ball from behind and changed direction to the left side. He jumped horizontally under the basket on the left side with all his might, and the air pull rod avoided the blocks of Vessel and Thompson, and hooked his right hand to the basketball.
46 to 24, Guo Xu scored 38th.
Zhang Heli sighed: "Guo Xu created a new player's record of single-quarter scoring, and it was in the playoffs."
Yu Jia smiled and said, "This proves that if he wants to, he still has the ability to average 50+ games this season. Durant is just watching the fun in the first quarter and only scored 2 points. In fact, it might be better to let Durant go down for a break and take the substitute."
Zhang Heli said: "No, if that happens, you will have to enter garbage time in the half, and the game will be boring."
Wei Shao was so fooled that he lost his mind. After halfway through, he chose to score three-pointers and no longer controlled the rhythm. Without anyone disturbing him, he scored another three-pointer. 46 to 27.
Donovan had a dark face on the sidelines and didn't know what to say. He knew Wei Shao's personality. He would feel uncomfortable when he delayed time. He liked to score with his opponents. As long as the data was up, losing was not considered nothing.
But he was fighting like this... he was helping Guo Xu.
Facing the double-team in the midfield, Guo Xu chose to pass again. Horford caught the ball and broke through to the penalty area, attracting the defense and passing the ball to Adams, who dunked 48 to 27.
He quickly played for time, and there was still half a minute. Even if the Thunder spent 24 seconds, it would leave the Lakers with the last attack.
The coach shouted at Wei Shao on the sidelines, asking him to control the rhythm and carry out his last attack. A wonderful scene appeared on the court. The game was in progress. Guo Xu went directly to the bench to drink water, and he was definitely selected as one of the top five embarrassing people.
Wei Shao noticed Guo Xu's behavior and his facial features were distorted, but he could only bear it. After all, he was a ninja turtle.
In the last 4 seconds, Wei Shao started, Guo Xu ignored him, and the others also shrank to the penalty area. Wei Shao made a big shot in the three-point line.
Adams won the backcourt rebound and threw it into the frontcourt. Guo Xu, who was not defensive, received the ball in front of the free throw line, turned around and dunked the ball with both hands.
Chapter completed!