Chapter 482 Durant's comeback! Destined duel!(2/2)
On the Nets' side, Durant was shooting from the outside, but on the Thunder's side, Westbrook was taking the ball and dunking continuously.
His anger was so full that he needed to vent some of it by dunking.
Lin Ying's expression became serious when he saw this scene.
For most players, it is no good to be dominated by emotions. The most typical example is Cousins of the Kings.
But it's different for Westbrook. He gets braver as he gets higher, especially when he reaches his peak and has not been affected by injuries.
After the warm-up, the lineups of both sides were announced one after another.
Nets: Bradley, Ariza, Durant, Lin Ying, Jokic;
Thunder: Westbrook, McGehee, Gay, Ibaka, Adams.
The game begins immediately, with players from both sides taking the stage one after another.
Jump ball from the center circle between Jokic and Adams.
As the fans cheered, Adams moved the ball back to the Thunder half, giving the home team the opportunity to take the lead.
A somewhat embarrassing thing is that even though Jokic has used a pushcart jump ball before, he has not won a ball with a jump so far this season.
Westbrook holds the ball to the frontcourt, and Adams pulls up to the high post for a pick-and-roll.
Adams' body is still very thick, blocking Bradley solidly.
Then, Westbrook was like a sports car that stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and suddenly jumped up.
Jokic knew Westbrook's technical characteristics and had already stepped back a little earlier, but Westbrook's speed still exceeded his expectations.
He stretched out his hand to stop it, but he caught the air.
At this stage, Westbrook, once he charges forward, is like a fully accelerated cheetah, extremely fast.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise behind him, and Westbrook rose into the air and slammed the ball into the basket!
After landing, Westbrook roared at the audience, and veins popped out on his arms and neck.
It looked like a bloodthirsty Ninja Turtle.
He was responded to by enthusiastic cheers from the Thunder fans at the scene.
Durant and the others have welcomed him and thanked him. Now they are Thunder fans and Westbrook fans!
Feeling the fans' response, Westbrook pouted and punched his chest hard, then turned around and looked at Durant with a cold look.
This is the "meeting gift" he gave to Durant!
Lin Ying walked to Jokic's ear and communicated for a while.
In the Nets' offense, Jokic holds the ball at the top of the key, while Lin Ying and Durant move without the ball.
The Thunder's defense is very tight.
Emotions are contagious, and while others may not be as overcome with anger as Westbrook is, they do have high spirits.
Durant finally stepped out to catch the ball, and Westbrook switched defenses and rushed forward.
"when!"
Durant's shot missed the basket.
With Westbrook's height, this kind of interference from defense changes will definitely not interfere with Durant.
So this ball is more about Durant's mentality.
He still felt that he was indebted to Westbrook, so his hand shook when he took action.
In the battle for defensive rebounds, Adams blocked Jokic, but he did not take off to grab the rebound. Instead, he watched Westbrook retreat to the basket and grab the defensive rebound.
When Lin Ying saw this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Will the legendary "Cardboard Master" appear this season?
But that's right, if he hadn't appeared, Westbrook wouldn't have averaged double figures in rebounds per game this season.
It is unrealistic for a standard-sized guard to reach double figures in rebounds just by relying on awareness and ability. He is as strong as Kidd, and his most rebounds in a season are only 8.
Westbrook does have a good sense of rebounding, but it would be a bit exaggerated to say he is better than Kidd.
This round allowed Westbrook to successfully collect a rebound, but the Thunder failed to hit the fast break.
No matter how fast Westbrook is, he can't complete a one-stop fast break in the backcourt against this Nets lineup.
The Thunder's frontcourt position.
Westbrook continues to hold the ball in the frontcourt and pick-and-roll with Adams.
This time Jokic took a big step back.
The exchange between Lin Ying and him just now was about defensive methods.
Westbrook's breakthrough is fierce, but his shooting is weak.
There is no problem with this choice.
But Westbrook took a direct move and shot!
The impact of emotions on him is completely reflected in this ball.
If it were normal times, he would definitely hesitate, or at least observe the position of his teammates before choosing a shot.
But now all he could think about was giving Durant a "meeting gift", and this time he acted extremely decisively.
His jump shot is a bit stiff, straight up and down, and the ball doesn't spin much.
Appeared, the legendary "zombie jumper"!
"Whoa!"
But the ball was scored!
Lin Ying frowned.
Westbrook is not capable of entering the white-hot space, but he is now in a super-level state.
It seems that next round I can only attack from a flank.
During the Nets' offense, Durant leaned on McGee in the low post and asked for the ball.
He knew he had to respond.
But as soon as the ball went in, Westbrook decisively flanked it.
He just couldn't get along with Durant tonight.
Durant turned toward the baseline and prepared to lean back.
But Westbrook was so familiar with his skills that he made a decisive move the moment Durant turned around.
"Crack!"
This time it was fast and accurate, and it broke the ball directly!
The referee didn't blow the whistle, and Westbrook took the ball and ran away.
His lightning speed was reflected in this shot. He passed the defense of two Nets players, and finally rushed to the frontcourt to confront Bradley and then dunked the ball into the basket with a high-speed breakthrough. basket!
The ball was so fast that Westbrook fell out after dunking and fell into a ball with the photographer.
There was a commotion at the scene, and many fans looked worried.
But the next second, Westbrook climbed up from the ground without waiting for his teammates to come up.
Chapter completed!