The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 110 Defensive Strategy
In the air, Li Pu gave the ball to Westbrook, successfully jumped the ball, and continued to maintain his title as the king of jumping balls.

Westbrook's advancement, accompanied by Paul's harassment, came to the frontcourt, and he had already lost the best offensive opportunity.

However, this is not a problem for the Thunder, isn't it just a battle of positions, we have Durant!
In the last game, even if the rest of the team did not perform well, Durant still scored 34 points like a magic needle.

If it weren't for him, it would be impossible for the team to fight the Hornets to the last minute.

After Durant got the ball, Ariza, who was defending him, immediately posted up, compressing Durant's shooting space.

Although Tiezha is not a star-level player, nor is he a Dpoy-level defensive gatekeeper, his defensive awareness is still very good, his physical fitness is also very good, his height and arm length combine strength and bounce, which makes him a very good player on the defensive end. A tough guy.

But all of this is useless in front of Durant.

The signature double-direction pull-up jumper, you clearly know what Durant is going to do, and you know how to defend yourself, but you just can't defend!

"Shua!" The basketball hit the net hollowly, and Durant hit a mid-range jumper.

It seems that Durant's state today still maintains a good level!
Next it was the Hornets' turn to attack.

Paul pouted his hips and dribbled to the frontcourt. It was not Westbrook who was defending him, but Sefolosha.

To put it bluntly, the Hornets are a team that supports the big core of the ball. All offenses are initiated from Paul's point, and the independent offensive ability of others is really average.

Therefore, the defensive strategy for the Hornets is also very simple, that is, to cut off the connection between Paul and his teammates.

In the last game, it was because the Thunder did not persist enough in their defensive strategy, which not only caused Paul to open up, but also drove the whole team.

Now let Sefolosha defend Paul and Westbrook defend Belinelli. On the one hand, it can reduce Westbrook’s consumption on the defensive end. On the other hand, Sefolosha can cover Paul’s passing route and further prevent Paul the pass.

As for the offense, with Sefolosha's ability, it is not realistic to completely limit Paul, and no one in the league can completely limit Paul on the defensive end.

But Sefolosha interfered with Paul's shooting and drove Paul to the inside. Not only could Sefolosha do this, but he did it quite well.

For example, facing Sefolosha's defense right now, Paul broke through decisively, and broke through Sefolosha's defense with just one change of direction.

After completing the breakthrough, Paul drove the ball into the penalty area and came to his sweet spot.

Paul, who has gotten rid of Sefolosha, can shoot at any time, but his first reaction is to see if his teammates have a better chance.

Don't tell me, there really are!
Because Li Pu was galloping in his direction.

Okafor has a chance?
No, he didn't, Paul found that the ball couldn't pass at all!
Li Pu has tall arms and long arms, and he opened his hands so that Paul couldn't find a gap to pass the ball at all.

You still have to come by yourself!

Don't look at Paul thinking so much, in fact, the total time is not even a second!

I saw Paul immediately received the ball and stepped back to shoot.

But he still underestimated Li Pu's speed. When Paul completed the shot, Li Pu's hand was already blocking Paul's shooting track.

"Turn up the arc!"

In the end, Paul still threw the ball and turned up the arc.

But the basketball began to be touched by Li Pu's fingers.

The moment the basketball touched Li Pu's fingers, it changed direction and flew straight towards the sky. When he started to fall, Li Pu had already completed his second take-off, holding the ball firmly in his big hand.

The reason why the Thunder were able to successfully defend against the Hornets' attack was not entirely due to Li Pu.

From Sefolosha's defensive selection, to the positioning of his teammates, and then to Li Pu's attack at the right time, it can be said that this is the result of the joint efforts of the Thunder.

After landing, it does not mean that the offensive round is completely over.

Paul jumped on Li Pu the first time he landed, trying to fight back on the spot.

Not to mention, Paul's talents, except for his height, are almost all at the full level.

With a small body like a calf, he is not afraid of confrontation with Li Pu at all.

At the same time, there are a lot of small movements in the hands, pulling and scratching, which makes Li Pu very annoyed.

Others are all on the strength, you ah this is on the scale?You still touch my abs?

referee?Can sexual harassment be ignored?
Fortunately, Li Pu's mind was clear, he kept raising the ball above his head, and did not let it down, making it impossible for Paul to intercept the ball.

In the end, Li Pu passed the ball to Sefolosha safely. Seeing this scene, Paul knew that there was nothing to be done, so he took a few steps back and prepared to return to defense.

At this moment, Li Pu's voice came from behind Paul.

"How? Can you laugh out loud in this scene?"

Hearing this, Paul's face changed, but he didn't look back, but said while running: "The race has just begun!"

"You're right. I'll watch you all the time in this game!" Li Pu caught up with Paul in just two steps, but he didn't look sideways. run.

The Thunder's fast break ended with a Westbrook dunk.

4: 0.

It was the Hornets' turn to attack again, almost exactly the same as the previous round.

After all, Paul is well-informed and his mentality has not fluctuated too much. After knowing that he alone cannot break the opponent's defense, Paul chose to call the pick-and-roll.

However, the person Paul called was Landry, not Okafor. Logically speaking, Okafor is bigger, has better pick-and-roll quality, and can better mobilize the Thunder's defense.

But Paul still chose Landry.

There is only one reason, the person who defends Okafor is Li Pu.

Paul is a player with a high IQ and is good at analyzing the situation and players on the field.

Through the contest in the last round, Paul already knew that military training for Li Pu was very difficult. He was so tall, but his feet moved so fast, it was really buggy.

Therefore, Paul chose to beat Ibaka this time.

……

Damn, what monsters are the Thunder inside?

When Paul changed directions continuously and finally created a little space to complete the shot, he found that Ibaka, like Lip, came to Paul almost instantly.

Fortunately, Ibaka's height is not as abnormal as Li Pu's after all. This time Paul was not blocked and threw the ball before Ibaka's arrival.

But even so, Paul was in a cold sweat.

However, with such a hasty shot, the basketball hit the basket and missed!
Facing Okafor, Li Pu easily protected the rebound without even jumping, and then Li Pu made a long pass to find Westbrook who was going down fast, and the Thunder counterattacked again.

In the end, Westbrook assisted Sefolosha to catch an empty dunk, and the Thunder scored another fast break, 6:0.

Seeing this scene, Coach Brooks on the sidelines nodded in satisfaction.

What he was satisfied with was not that Paul missed a shot, but that Paul ended the two shots after the opening.

Paul in singles is not weak, but he is not scary. Only Paul in passing is scary!
(End of this chapter)