The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 60 Smile transfer
Before the end of halftime, the Thunder tied the score again.

Both sides are like dog-skin plasters, clinging to each other tightly, not giving each other any chance to open the score.

At this time, with 44 seconds left before the end of halftime, the Celtics did not choose to attack. Rondo slowly came to the frontcourt with the ball and began to wait.

Everything is like the calm before the storm.

Finally, with 8 seconds left on the shot clock, the court was alive again as Garnett came out of the paint to set Rondo a pick-and-roll.

This time, Rondo's speed was so fast that Ibaka had to switch defenses and stand in front of Rondo to prevent him from directly attacking the basket.

However, Rondo's trump card has never been offense, but passing.

A beautiful touchdown pass, the basketball swept through the crowd and found Garnett directly.

Garnett took the ball and directly chose a mid-range jumper. At this time, Westbrook was still behind Garnett.

But the moment Garnett shot, Li Pu got out from nowhere and rushed in front of him.

Seeing this, Garnett hastily turned up the arc, and finally he was not covered by Li Pu.

However, the ball did not score!
The basketball bounced out of the basket, and it was Li Pu again. When O'Neal had a problem with his position, he directly pocketed the ball from O'Neal's head.

It has to be said that Li Pu's role on the defensive end is getting bigger and bigger.

After grabbing the rebound, Li Pu found Westbrook immediately.

Westbrook also quickly dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt, but the Celtics still retreated so fast that they didn't give the Thunder the slightest chance.

So, seeing this, Westbrook stopped after halftime.

Longevity, Westbrook actually knew to slow down!

Such a situation caused Li Pu to glance at Westbrook when he ran across the half court, "I thought you would force a layup with this ball?"

"Get out, I'm calm now!" Westbrook said coldly while dribbling the ball.

Li Pu whistled after hearing this, "Very good, then keep it up!"

Westbrook gave Li Pu a blank look, then continued to look at Rondo, bending over to dribble carefully.

Seeing Westbrook like this, Li Pu also felt relieved, so he walked towards the inside lane.

Time passed bit by bit, and with 8 seconds left before the end of the game, Li Pu wanted to step forward to play a pick-and-roll for Westbrook.

But before he took two steps, he saw Westbrook reaching out to stop him from coming.

Is he going solo?

Thinking of this, although I don't know why, I did it and ran towards the bottom corner to create space for Westbrook.

I saw Westbrook left and right, constantly mobilizing Rondo's defensive center of gravity, but he didn't break through immediately.

"What is this guy doing? There's not enough time!"

Li Pu glanced at the timer, and the time was less than 5 seconds. At this time, even if Westbrook broke into the restricted area, would he still have time to complete the shot?

Wait, does he want to?
Suddenly, Li Pu had a terrible thought.

At this moment, after Westbrook got rid of a little shooting space, he directly chose a three-point shot!
"Fuck, don't vote!"

Li Pu's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he hurriedly ran towards the basket, ready to grab a rebound.

You calm down, what the hell are you calm down?What level of your own three-pointers are you not sure?You actually shot a three-pointer on this ball?
When Li Pu came halfway, he was blocked by O'Neill and could only watch the basketball fly towards him.

Then, the basketball went into the net hollow!
"Fuck, good shot!"

Seeing this result, Li Pu was taken aback. He looked at Westbrook in surprise, and saw that Westbrook was still holding his right hand high.

It's still you!

No one expected that Westbrook would hit the buzzer with a three-pointer.

Just like that, at halftime, at 39:36, the Thunder led by 3 points.

"Nice job!"

"The last ball really scared me to death!"

By the time they returned to the lounge, the Thunder players still hadn't calmed down.

In today's game, they were under too much pressure, the top star fell, and the opponent was strong, as if everything was against them.

But even in this situation, they were still able to fight each other until now, and they were still leading. Who wouldn't be excited?
"Papa papa..." At this moment, Brooks walked into the locker room and was the first to applaud.

Everyone's attention was attracted by Brooks, and everyone was proud when they saw the coach applauding for them.

However, immediately after Brooks' opening, the smiles on everyone's faces froze.

"What? You all thought the game was over? Do you really think you played well in the first half? Russell, how many mistakes did you make? Prince, are you serious about your fouls? James, you Where did the desire to attack go? Jeff..."

Everyone obviously played very well, but Brooks pointed out everyone's shortcomings one by one, which made everyone's little joy disappear.

"Do you think you're leading because you played well? No, the opponent didn't play well tonight! But what kind of team is the Celtics? Are they going to be in bad form?"

If the locker room just now was a pot of boiling water, then after Brooks' words came out, it was like pouring a ladle of cold water into the boiling water.

Everyone calmed down from the excitement just now.

Yeah, we haven't won yet, so what's the excitement?
Seeing that the smiles on everyone's faces disappeared, Brooks showed a smile. It seemed that he transferred the smiles of the players to his own face.

It's not that Brooks has any weird hobbies, it's that he needs to keep his players hungry.

The momentum of the players just now was indeed good, but Brooks knew very well how sophisticated the Celtics were, and if they slackened a little, they would definitely be thrown into the abyss by their opponents.

Therefore, he had to interrupt the state of the players to make them more vigilant and prevent mistakes.

Just like that, when the Thunder players came out of the locker room again at the end of the intermission, everyone's expression was solemn, and the smile at the end of the first half was completely gone.

Those who didn't know, thought they were the one behind!

At the beginning of the third quarter, change sides and fight again, the Celtics attack first!
Pierce singles Green!
When he felt that Green's defensive center of gravity was on the left side, he decisively turned to the right to prepare for a jump shot, but after he turned around, he found that Harden of the Thunder came in front of him at some point and formed a pincer attack with Green.

Under such circumstances, Pierce has no room for a shot at all, so he can only choose to jump and pass the ball.

However, when he jumped up, he found that the ball in his hand was gone!

It turned out that Harden had quick eyesight and quick hands, and even cut off the ball in Pierce's hand the moment Pierce took off.

Thunder fast break counterattack!
Harden assisted Li Pu for a dunk!

The Thunder's young players didn't let up at all!

(End of this chapter)