Chapter 561 Three Consecutive Victories (First Update!)

"Oh my God!"

The on-site commentator was stunned when he saw this.

This was Tang Tian's third consecutive dunk!

And the third time was a self-defeating one.

It's Maddie's Tag Dunk!

Tang Tian performed once during Nike's China tour before, but this was in actual combat!

The Thunder's offense and Westbrook's storm were blocked by Davis' defense.

Although Westbrook scored an average of 35+ points per game in the past two games, his shooting percentage was only in the early 40% and his efficiency was not high.

The Pelicans played a fast break again, and it was still Tang Tian, ​​who rushed to the frontcourt with a dragon, and smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk.

The fourth dunk in a row!

This is so addictive!

9 to 4!

The Thunder called a timeout!

Durant got up from the bench with a complicated expression.

After reading this paragraph, he can be sure that Tang Tian's style of play is not learned from Westbrook, because it is obviously stronger.

He was full of confidence and wanted to come back to fight Tang Tian, ​​but now he has some doubts about this.

Back from the timeout, Westbrook suddenly scored for Jones. The latter shot or hit the iron under the defense of Ariza. After he opened, he was 0 for 3.

However, the Pelicans failed to score this wave of counterattacks. Adams protected the defensive rebound and threw it directly to Westbrook.

Westbrook sprinted in a straight line, his feet were fast, and he dribbled forward, abruptly throwing Holiday, who was chasing without the ball, away!

His fast break dribble looks faster than Wade!

"Boom!"

Westbrook rushed upcourt and scored a lightning dunk.

This is really a bomber-like showdown with Tang Tian.

Holiday held the ball and went to the frontcourt to play positions. At this time, the Thunder's defensive strategy changed obviously. They began to play a 2-3 zone defense.

This is also a completely reasonable reaction. Being bombarded by Tang Tian, ​​both sides feel bad, so shrinking defense is a natural choice.

The Pelicans passed the ball from the outside, and Holiday made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

The basketball hit the net.

The Pelicans retreated to half court, Williams yelled at the Pelicans on the field, and the Pelicans also began to shrink their defense.

The Thunder passed the ball from the outside, and Westbrook made a three-pointer from the outside.

"Shua!"

The basketball also entered the net bag.

Perhaps Tang Tian and Westbrook's rotation bombed the basket and hit the basket, and the two sides finally made shots one after another.

The Thunder continued to shrink, this time it was Trevor Ariza who missed the shot this time.

Ibaka, Whiteside, Adams, and Davis fought hand-to-hand under the basket.

In the end, Adams made it out of the siege and protected the defensive rebound.

The Thunder attacked the frontcourt, Westbrook caught the ball and shot a three-point feint, and launched a mid-range zombie in one step.

"Shua!"

Not counting those two dunks, he was 1 for 4 after the start of his shooting tonight, but now he hits mid-range and long-range shots consecutively, and finally regained his touch.

11 to 12, the point difference was narrowed to only 1 point.

At this time, the first quarter lasted about 9 minutes, and both sides entered the rotation one after another.

In the starting stage, it was comparable to hand-to-hand combat, but when it came to the substitute stage, the intensity of the confrontation on the field was obviously reduced, and it became a confrontational battle.

Jackson on the Thunder side and Gordon on the Pelicans side both feel very good, and the scores of the two sides have been deadlocked.

After halftime, the Pelicans led the Thunder only 45 to 40.

During the intermission, Tang Tian made a tactical proposal to Williams, double-teaming Westbrook.

Durant can't play, and Westbrook can be said to be the Thunder's biggest firepower.

Double-teaming him is equivalent to choking the snake by seven inches.

The opening was because Jones was there, after all, the latter averaged 15+ points in the first two games.

But Jones proved to be limited at halftime, which allowed the Pelicans to double-team.

And Robertson, who has a D but not a 3, is on the scene with a contraction move and a double-team move, which is aimed at death.

After halftime, the Pelicans took the lead, and Tang Tian hit a three-pointer from the outside.

He dunked well in the first half, but only scored 5 goals in 10 shots.

After digging out and dunking in, he shot 1 of 6 shots and didn't feel good.

After making this three-pointer, his touch finally recovered in the second half.

The Thunder's offense, as soon as Westbrook held the ball, the Pelicans double-teamed.

Tang Tian ignored Robertson and switched to Jones directly.

Westbrook gave the ball to Robertson, who took the ball from outside the three-point line and didn't dare to shoot.

The ball was returned to Westbrook, and the Pelicans continued to double-team.

And knowing that Westbrook's first step is fast, Ariza's defensive position is obviously a little behind.

This kind of double-teaming, even the current Tang Tian would not be able to get through it.

This is the current advantage of the Pelicans. They only had one Holiday last season, but this season they have Holiday and Ariza.

No one outside players can withstand the double-teaming of these two people.

Westbrook can only give the ball to Robertson again.

Robertson made a three-pointer from the outside. The ball was crooked and hit the right side of the basket and popped out.

Davis protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked in the frontcourt, and Tang Tian was also double-teamed while holding the ball.

The Thunder returned to him in the same way.

Tang Tian gave the ball to Ariza, who made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

The basketball is hollow into the net.

Ariza is not Robertson, he really has three points.

Swish two three-pointers were thrown in, and the Pelicans opened the point difference to 11 points.

The fans on the sidelines continued to whistle, and the Pelicans came back to play in the second half obviously more relaxed than in the first half!

The Thunder took advantage of the dead ball to make substitutions, and Lamb came on to replace Robertson.

Brooks reacted fairly quickly.

The Thunder attacked the frontcourt, the Pelicans continued to double-team, and Tang Tian went to defend Lamb at this time.

Westbrook passes the ball to Jones.

Jones made another shot from outside the three-point line.

Ariza back to prevent interference.

"Boom!"

Strike the iron!

Jones has made 0 of 7 shots so far in this game!

That's why the Thunder have lost streaks in the past.

Some teams, like the Spurs, can still play without playing at the core, because Popovich has his own set of tactical systems.

But the Thunder can't do it. The Thunder's tactical system is based on the singles of Westbrook and Durant.

This became especially evident after Harden was traded away from the team.

The Thunder have been unable to find a suitable organizer for the team.

Although Jones can make up for scoring to a certain extent, he cannot replace Durant's tactical position.

Not to mention that he felt cold when he was defended by Ariza in the half, and he was completely lost.

No one in the Thunder can stand up and share the pressure for Westbrook.

That became the game's winner, even though Westbrook played the entire second half and scored consecutively at one point off the bench.

But in the second half of the fourth quarter, his physical fitness was obviously not enough, and the Pelicans also successfully harvested the game.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Thunder 91-79 at home and won their three-game winning streak after the start.

Thank you for the rewards of People to Middle Age 2020 and Tiansheng Guo Fengxiao 2.