The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 111 The First Killer

After Paul broke through, he gave the ball to Belinelli on the weak side at 45 degrees. The latter made an open three-pointer and missed!

The rebound was protected by Li Pu, and the Thunder pushed back!

Paul was having a headache right now.

If the Hornets felt hot in the last game, then in this game, the Hornets not only felt cold, it felt like the basket was covered, no matter how they shot.

In the end, the Thunder's counterattack was fouled early by Belinelli, which was finally stopped, but at this time the point difference between the two teams had reached 7:21, and the Thunder's score was already three times that of the Hornets.

With this dead ball, both sides also entered the rotation.

The Thunder kept Durant and Lip on the court, while the Hornets only replaced Okafor and Belinelli, and everyone else stayed on the court.

This intention is very obvious. Durant can continue to maintain the Thunder's offense if he stays on the court, and Li Pu can guarantee the Thunder's defense if he stays on the court.

As for the Hornets, isn't that nonsense?After most of the quarter, he scored 7 points, and there was no one on the bench. If he replaced it with a pile of broken copper, it wouldn't be the end of the game, would it?

After all, there was no one on the Hornets bench, and Landry was even more stretched after being mentioned as a starter.

Hornets coach Monty Williams put Jarrett Jack and Aaron Gray on the field.

As the later famous "starting killer", Jack's career can be described as full of legends.

From the Trail Blazers to the Pacers, he stole TJ Ford's starting position, to the Raptors, he stole Jose Calderon's starting job, and now he comes to the Hornets, it seems impossible to steal Paul Started, but soon as Paul left, the starter fell to Jack again.

This is not over yet, and then Kyrie Irving was reimbursed when he signed with the Cavaliers; Stephen Curry was injured when he joined the Warriors; plus Deron Williams of the Nets.

It can be said that others want money to play as a substitute, but Jack is deadly as a substitute, and what he wants is the life of the starting point guard!

Of course, if life alone is not enough for Jack to become a starter from the bench, in fact, Jack's own strength is still good, he can shoot, he can make breakthroughs, he is physically strong, and his body is strong enough to fight against shooting guards.

Therefore, Coach Monty sent him on the court just to add a ball-holding point.

In addition, Aaron Gray, a white big center, was replaced mainly because Okafor had committed two offenses, and Monty needed to replace him to protect him.

The game restarted, and the Thunder continued to attack.

Although the Thunder replaced Westbrook, they replaced Harden and Green, which not only has more ball-holding points, but also has more space on the outside.

Harden held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Li Pu, and the Hornets did not choose to make a substitution.

Nonsense, after this change, Jack is going to guard Li Pu.

Jack can be the No. [-] position, but he didn't say he can be the No. [-] position!
Even with Jack's small body, standing up straight and raising his hands, he couldn't interfere with Li Pu's shooting?
However, due to the time delay when Jack squeezed through the pick-and-roll, Harden had plenty of time to shoot at this time.

Seeing that Harden took a step back and was about to shoot a three-pointer, Jack and Gray rushed forward when they saw this, but in this way, Li Pu had a smooth road ahead.

Seeing this, Harden immediately turned the shot into a pass, and after Li Pu got the ball, he walked like flying and took off directly to dunk.

Even if Landry stepped forward to block it, it was still useless. Not only could he not escape the fate of being detained, but he also paid for a foul.

"Green No. 24, fouled by the thug, an extra penalty!"

Well, this time Landry also committed two crimes.

It is worth mentioning that this is how Okafor quickly got two criminals!

Outside, Westbrook and Durant can't be guarded; inside, Li Pu can't be guarded. Although this is only the first quarter, no one believes that the Hornets can win the game.

Honestly, at the end of Game [-], the jeers about the Thunder didn't stop.

The Thunder is just a regular season team, and it won't work in the playoffs; what a young team is like this, and they have to be taught a lesson by an old cannon like Paul; Stern walks, and when the scale of whistleblowing becomes larger in the playoffs, they will only be black sevens, and they will not be able to pass the first round at all, etc...

However, it only took half a day today, which proved that they are not as unbearable as they say on the Internet!

Li Pu patted the basketball twice, then slowly lifted the ball up.

When he made the free throw, Green and Durant were already ready to grab the rebound.

"Shh!"

It's a pity that Li Pu didn't give them a chance. The basketball went into the net and Li Pujia made a free throw.

For a year, Li Pu never gave up shooting. With the continuous improvement of his shooting ability in the later period, Li Pu's free throw percentage in the regular season has been pulled to 58% (huh? Why 58?).

Although it seems that this free throw percentage is at the same level as O'Neal, but don't forget that in the first half of the season, Li Pu's free throw percentage was not even 30%.

With Li Pu scoring a three-pointer, the Thunder's score further increased.

On the other hand, for the Hornets, during the offense, Jack assisted Paul, facing Cook's defense, and finally hit a three-pointer.

Brooks will never blame this kind of fairy ball that has been attached to the face and can still hit. What's more, this ball was shot by Paul. connect.

Now it seems that such a defensive strategy is still implemented by the players, which makes Brooks very gratified. Of course, there is something more gratifying to him...

At this moment, Li Pu, Green and Harden made a double-screen pick-and-roll and cut in. Harden got the ball, and a pass across the three-point line was precisely guided to Li Pu's hands.

Li Pu caught the ball in the air and smashed it into the basket.

With this goal scored, Li Pu scored 10 points in the first quarter alone, and he was already going crazy.

The reason why Li Pu rebounded strongly today and performed so well is that the Hornets put the focus of defense on the outside. Whether it is Westbrook, Durant, or Harden, the Hornets need to invest a lot of defensive energy.

In addition, the Hornets did not have a strong inside line, and no one could match Li Pu. This was the moment when Li Pu ravaged the inside line on both offensive and defensive ends after the start.

Brooks, who was off the field, looked at Li Pu who was celebrating with his teammates and felt very emotional.

I still remember that when I first met Li Pu, he was a rough guy who could only dunk and block shots. Of course, he is still the same now, but his progress has been huge. Relying on his talent, he can contribute his strength to the maximum on the court.

Sure enough, I was right!

(Presti: Excuse me?)
(End of this chapter)