The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 102

Although Westbrook said so, he really listened to Li Pu's words, and he really didn't vote.

He controlled the ball and didn't hit it randomly, waiting for his teammates to get in position again and reorganize the offense.

It's just that, in this way, it also gave the Spurs time to allow their defense to settle down again.

Parker came to Westbrook at the fastest speed and re-established his defense.

At this time, Li Pu ran out of the penalty area and set up a pick and roll for Westbrook.

Now, Westbrook can finally start with confidence.

With just one acceleration, he got rid of Parker's harassment. However, as soon as he broke through Parker, Duncan blocked Westbrook for the first time, but Westbrook didn't slow down and drilled straight in.

Obviously, this is not a good offensive choice. Even if Duncan does not block the shot for such a forced layup, he will be interfered by Duncan, and the shooting rate cannot be guaranteed at all.

Just when everyone thought that Westbrook's attack would come back in vain, he passed the ball.

And the person who passed it was Li Pu who was still on the outside.

It turned out that after the pick-and-roll, Parker's attention was also attracted by Westbrook, and at the same time he shrank his defense.

But Li Pu didn't cut inside, but stood still outside the three-point line.

Westbrook gave the ball to Li Pu who was unattended. After receiving the ball, Li Pu made no adjustments and shot directly.

Parker turned back halfway to block Li Pu?Then he is delusional!

Now the only thing that can stop Li Pu from advancing is his touch!

The result can be imagined, Li Pu's three-point level... what the hell?
Changhong runs through the sun and falls straight to the center of the net!
Li Pu actually hit a three-pointer!

This surprise came too suddenly, and it completely broke the Thunder team's scoring drought.

More importantly, this is a three-pointer, a weapon that can punish the Spurs' 2-3 defense.

"Nice!"

"Nice job!"

The teammates went to pat Li Pu's ass one after another, very happy.

Because everyone knows how important this ball is!
However, it is a pity that they failed to defend against the Spurs' offense on the defensive end. Parker hit a mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll and continued to maintain the point difference at more than 10 points.

Next came the Thunder to attack again, this time the Thunder changed their tactics.

After Li Pu hung up the pick-and-roll with Durant, Westbrook first passed the ball to Durant. After Durant broke through, he split the ball and gave it to Li Pu.

Li Pu received a pass from Durant outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Due to Durant's defensive attraction and the limitation of the 2-3 zone defense, Li Pu had another opportunity here.

Li Pu raised his knife and dropped it, eight hundred li points under his command, fifty strings turned outside the fortress, the basketball went into the net hollow!

This time, Popovich's face changed drastically, and he immediately called a timeout.

Although the point difference is not small, Li Pu hit a three-pointer at the 45-degree three-point line on the left and right sides for two consecutive rounds. It can be said that the Spurs' zone defense paid a huge price.

So next, will the Spurs stick to their defensive strategy?

Sure enough, after the timeout came back, the Spurs gave up the zone defense and continued to switch to man-to-man defense.

In this way, although Li Pu's outside shooting opportunities decreased, Westbrook and Durant had room to break through, and the Thunder's offense finally returned to normal.

However, the Spurs are the Spurs after all, and the discipline of the team is definitely the first in the league. No matter how the Thunder team changes, the Spurs will still play step by step.

At halftime, the score was 53:64, and the Thunder were still 11 points behind.

It can be said that in the second quarter, the Spurs beat the Thunder 33:16 in a single game, winning by 15 points.

Li Pu was sitting in the locker room panting heavily, the mental exhaustion was much greater than the physical exhaustion during the game against the Spurs.

That feeling of suffocation and fatigue is something you can't experience on other teams.

The two games against the Spurs before this season were lost unknowingly in this way.

In fact, it wasn't just Li Pu, everyone else in the locker room looked ugly. They played so well in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, they turned it over as soon as they said it. This kind of suppression in strength is really uncomfortable.

"Prince, you played well in the first half! Keep it up!" After Brooks came to the locker room, the first thing he said was to praise Li Pu.

Sure enough, this sentence immediately attracted the attention of other Thunder players in the locker room.

Immediately afterwards, Brooks said: "Everyone should also perform well! Especially the two of you, Kevin and Russell, the last game relied on James, and this game relied on Prince. Do you want to turn around and I will let the two of you Playing the starting lineup, you two playing as substitutes?"

Although Durant and Westbrook didn't say a word, both of them are strong people, but the anger in their hearts is accumulating.

Until Li Pu raised his hand and said: "Coach...I have to correct me, I was originally the starter!"

"Get out!" Brooks pointed at the door of the locker room and said angrily.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Pu didn't continue the touch he had in the second quarter, and tried to shoot a three-pointer, but failed!

However, Westbrook and Durant were no longer in the state they were in the first half. Durant made consecutive hits from the outside, and Li Pu once suspected that Durant made his own three-pointer.

Durant: "Ah bah, are you worthy of letting me steal your three-point bag? Do you have that thing?"

With the improvement of the Thunder's outside shooting, the Spurs naturally dare not use zone defense.

If Li Pu's three-pointer is Duan Yu's six-veined sword, it may kill people when it is ineffective.

Durant's three-pointer was Duan Yu holding Gatling, which can kill people!

As a result, Westbrook's offensive space has also improved a lot. Now Westbrook, who has been aggrieved for the entire second quarter, can't help but run around.

Westbrook kept attacking the Spurs' inside line, but because of Duncan's "stone Buddha", even though Westbrook could score, he still couldn't break through the Spurs' defense.

Duncan is like a stinger, firmly stuck in the Spurs' restricted area.

Li Pu, who was facing off against Duncan, saw all this in his eyes, and had nothing to say but admiration in his heart. You know, this is Duncan who is almost 35 years old!
God knows how powerful he was at his peak!
Due to the existence of Duncan and the Thunder's inability to solve the defensive problem, the two teams played 27:24 in the third quarter, and the Spurs still led the Thunder by 8 points.

In the fourth quarter, just over two minutes into the game, Brooks replaced all the starters. For no other reason, the Thunder's substitute lost points again, and the Spurs widened the point difference to more than 10 points.

Before going on stage, Brooks suddenly stopped Li Pu.

"Can you prevent one? One will do!"

Looking at Brooks' expectant eyes, Li Pu smiled contemptuously and said, "Coach, stop looking down on people! Can I only guard against one?"

After all, Li Pu turned and walked towards the court without giving Brooks a chance.

The next thing the two sides will compare is defense, and it's time for me to play!

(End of this chapter)