Chapter 184: A Strong Start
At the beginning of the game, the Kings fell into a passive position. There were many good offensive players on the outside, while there were not many inside players. The Kings directly sent Kevin Martin, Jason Thompson, Tyrek Evans, Jeff Green and Spencer Hawyce.
The Kings' new coach Paul Westfal pushed all the players in the team to the position, but can this really make the Kings' firepower go all out?
The Kings' lineup of the senior and fourth-small team is full of loopholes in defense.
Westbrook's skillful ball control and advancement is obviously much calmer than last season. Now you can see that Westbrook is organizing the offense rather than seeking breakthrough opportunities. The change in this yi point is obvious.
Costic still pulled to the middle distance, and Jeff Green had to give up the idea of making up for defense in the three-second zone and was pulled out.
At this time, Anjie was in the right position, and only him and Hawys were in the three-second zone, and yi was against him!
"Will Westbrook pass it? Anjie has obviously formed a singles on the inside!" ccTV and domestic fans are also very concerned about this game. This season, Yao Ming was injured, Artest went away to Los Angeles, and the Rockets completely became a civilian team. Yi Jianlian is still fighting for the main position.
An Jie, who can play as the main player and perform well, is naturally the guy that Chinese fans care about the most this season.
Anjie's position in this ball is not deep, and Hawys is confident that he will prevent Anjie from entering the penalty area at such a distance. Just as he was firmly preparing to accept Anjie's attack, Anjie suddenly leaned back before he received the ball.
"Do you want to seize the position? Impossible brat!" Hawys gritted his teeth, sinking his center of gravity, and preparing to do his best to resist Anjie's back.
Unexpectedly, Anjie leaned back and quickly turned around with cross steps, successfully got rid of it, and cut to the inside without the ball.
This is why we need to be on the right track!
Westbrook did not hesitate, followed the start of the pass, and the basketball flew over the crowd and came to Anjie who was cutting inside.
An Jie, who has gotten rid of the opponent in advance, has no one in front of him after receiving the ball. The first point in the new season, let’s have something good to watch!
Seeing An Jie breaking in with the ball, Jeff Green immediately stepped into the basket. Just now, An Jie was already holding the ball with both hands and jumping high.
Jeff Green stretched out his long arms and jumped to interfere. Unexpectedly, Anjie's impulse was too strong and could not be stopped at all. Jeff Green could only watch Anjie complete his hands dunk under the pressure of Anjie's huge body.
"An! Dunk from the other side! The decent Jeff Green, it's okay for him to meet An Zhun!" Kenny Smith, who was commenting on the scene, was very enthusiastic, and his tone was more passionate than when he was in the studio.
"It seems that the training in Dameng Training Camp is very comprehensive. An Jie used to only play singles, but he did not show too much talent to get rid of defense. Just now, An got rid of the ball of Hawys, and his choice of feinting and turning were very beautiful!" Reggie Miller can be said to be the most professional commentary style among the T.nT trio. He is more meticulous in his view of the problem.
Indeed, how to get rid of defense without the ball is also part of Olajuwon's training course.
Seeing Anjie finishing the dunk, Morris jumped up from the bench, covered his chest, and exaggeratedly made an action of being shot. The Thunder's bench was also active under the leadership of Morris, a lively treasure.
"Defense, defense, defense!" Unlike the happy substitute player, Van Gundy's face was serious and clapped his hands to remind the players on the court to pay attention to the Kings' attack next.
An Jie grew up and stood in the inside line, and was close to the three-second zone to avoid being called for three-second violations. He was like Zhang waiting for the Kings' prey to break in by himself.
Facing Costic's defense, Jeff Green is still free to come and go. This is the advantage of a forward swaying man like Jeff Green. He is more flexible in playing big guys, but he has a height advantage when playing small guys.
With a pick-and-roll run without the ball, Jeff Green easily got rid of Costic and ran outside the three-point line to prepare for the ball.
After working with Jeff Green for a season, Kevin Martin's trust and tacit understanding in Green was much better than before. As soon as Green got into the position, Martin found him with the ball.
Looking at Costic, who was slowly "later", Jeff Green took decisive action! At this moment, Seifrosa, who joined the Thunder in the middle of last season, suddenly came out, interfering with Jeff Green's shooting rhythm.
The defense arranged by Jeff Van Gundy is the entire system! You can't easily score if you get rid of the match.
Under the interference of Sevorsa, Jeff Green's three-pointer shot hit the box and Angela was in a good position, and Hawys couldn't squeeze in at all.
After getting the rebound, Anjie drove the offense for a long time, and the basketball accurately fell into the hands of Westbrook, who had already started. The latter jumped with one foot in the free throw line, jumped high, and ended the attack with a powerful and heavy dunk.
The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was crazy. The Thunder team was in a state of great momentum at the beginning of these two goals!
"This is the terrible thing about Oklahoma City! They are good at positional battles, but these players can use their personal abilities to make beautiful conversion attacks. Anjie's accurate pass can indeed make him a very effective attack!"
The Thunder scored four points in a row as fast as lightning. Before the Kings players could react, they were already suppressed by the Thunder in terms of momentum.
When it comes to the potential rookie Tyrek Evans from the third position, he played very frustrated because Durant, who was tall and long, had no chance to catch the ball. Kevin Martin had no room to shoot under Westbrook's close care. Everyone in the Kings could not get rid of their own confrontation. They kept conducting the ball, but they still failed to get the chance.
If it weren't for the last moment Jeff Green forced a breakthrough and made a slow-moving foul by Costic, the Kings' 24 seconds would have been no gains again.
"Costic's defense is still a problem, too slow and too soft, protecting the basket is indeed not his strength." Charles Barkley will not miss any opportunity to complain about others.
"Coach Van Gundy won't worry about this season. There are two good cards on the bench and he hasn't played it out." The camera was very well assigned to Morris and Ibaka on the Thunder's bench. The two newcomers laughed and didn't look nervous at all.
Van Gundy can be said to be the most calm head coach. Kostic gave Jeff Green the opportunity twice in a row to break his rotation plan.
Anjie's two inside helpers were not yet on the way.
The Thunder's offensive ball rights were controlled by Westbrook again. Just when everyone was expecting Anger to use how to score again, Durant, the true core of the Thunder, who has always been very low-key, received the basketball without saying a word.
"Anjie's running position is very confusing! The Kings' defensive focus is on him, and they will pay the price to ignore Durant!"
Durant received a basketball, and his former teammate Jeff Green came to interfere. In the third grade, Durant, who has passed the rookie period, has a more killer character than before.
Calmly jumped, aimed, and took action. The whole movement was completed without being affected by Jeff Green at all.
The No. 35 jersey fluttered in the wind, and the basketball entered the court and shouted out the name of the jersey owner.
"Kevin Durant! Three-pointer!"
In three rounds, the Thunder Three Young Masters made all the offenses! The Thunder's strength was fully reflected from the first game!
"This is the third young master of the Thunder in the new season! They are determined to make a comeback in the West!"
The situation in the subsequent game was still firmly controlled by the Thunder. The Thunder's offensive firepower was very strong. Whether it was the outside or inside, the Kings had no choice but to win the third young man.
Westbrook only made two moves for the first time and sent four assists. And all the two moves he made hits.
After only five minutes of the yi quarter, Van Gundy replaced the four players and allowed them to rest in advance.
The only person who stayed on the court was Anjie. The reason why Van Gundy asked him to continue playing was to consolidate the Thunder's defense. Secondly, it was to test how effective his and his new partner was.
"Andrew Morris, he took off his training suit and was ready to play! This is the inside rookie selected by the Thunder with the seventh pick this season. He can play at the same time as the center and power forward! The Thunder's performance is very worthy of everyone's expectations!" Presti's vision is famous, and as another choice of Presti, Morris naturally attracted much attention.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Anjie smiled and looked at Morris wearing the Thunder jersey. It was really dreamy.
"Come on, just like we did before." Morris and Anjie skillfully fisted. Rather than being new helpers, they were old partners!
Ricard was waiting in Peggy's ward at this moment. His wife was about to reach her childbirth, so as her husband, he certainly was in a hurry.
The TV in the ward was on, and the picture shows the King vs. Thunder game live. It was only when Page was sleeping that Ricard had the chance to watch the game.
After the pause comes back, the screen is cut and the moment when Morris and Angel fists.
Ricard clenched his fists excitedly. Two of his three most proud disciples are playing again. This scene seems to have brought him back two years ago. The white jersey of the Thunder seemed to have turned into the red of the Tornado team in his eyes.
"Don't embarrass me, guys."
Chapter completed!