NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 149: Turning the Tide (45)

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder successfully widened the score gap to 11 points thanks to Lin Chuan's efforts.

他个人也拿到了27分13篮板14助攻1抢断2封盖的数据。

The score came to 85:74.

If the Knicks didn't have three guys who can score.

Anthony, Stoudemire and JR Smith.

The three of them kept scoring points under Lin Chuan's offensive and struggled to support the team.

Help the Knicks survive.

Otherwise, they would have collapsed in this quarter and Lin Chuan turned the fourth quarter into garbage time.

"Well... after three quarters, the double-digit lead is still pretty good."

Lin Chuan sat back on the bench to rest and nodded with a little satisfaction.

Durant turned his head and looked at Lin Chuan, speechless.

"After all, they are ranked first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league. In your words, they sound like a rookie team."

Lin Chuan took a sip of the energy drink and rinsed his mouth, feeling a little speechless.

"Kevin, for us, which team in the league is not a rookie team?"

"Anyway, I don't believe any team can beat us."

Lin Chuan spread his hands and said,
"In the best-of-seven playoffs, our margin for error is much higher."

"That's right. This season, if we don't win the championship, we will be a failure!"

Durant clenched his fist.

"The Knicks, we have to beat them."

Westbrook, who was standing by, listened to the conversation between the two in silence.

Just staring at the bracelet on his wrist, lost in thought.

The fourth quarter begins.

Lin Chuan can finally take a break.

Sit on the sidelines.

Watching Dewey and his two young masters lead the team in the game.

"Chandler was knocked out, the game is stable."

Lin Chuan thought to himself.

On the court, Stoudemire cut into the penalty area and received the pass from Kidd. Facing Perkins' defense, he dunked and scored!

The fans in the stadium cheered loudly.

But Lin Chuan didn't care.

It would be strange if Stoudemire didn't show his power without him.

The Thunder attacked and Westbrook advanced with the ball.

Lin Chuan watched him ignore Durant's request for the ball and Kevin Martin who had an opportunity in the corner.

He stepped on the accelerator all the way, rushed to the basket, and took off from the spot to violently dunk over Stoudemire.

But Stoudemire was not willing to be outdone and tried his best to interfere, causing the ball to hit the front frame and fly out.

The basketball was picked up by Jr.

He ran quickly to the frontcourt, rushed all the way to the basket, and performed a tomahawk dunk for the home fans!
After two consecutive dunks, the score was quickly narrowed to 7 points!
Lin Chuan sat up with a serious expression.

But I still comforted myself optimistically.

This was a good opportunity. It's not his fault that he missed the dunk...

For the next ball, Durant, for safety's sake, took the initiative to ask for the ball from the moment he served.

After reaching the frontcourt, Durant challenged Anthony one-on-one, changed direction, broke through to the free throw line and shot directly, causing a foul at the same time.

With Durant making the free throw, the Thunder's lead returned to 10 points.

Off the court, Lin Chuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that with Durant as a reliable backup, there shouldn't be any accidents.

but.

With 4 minutes left in the game.

Lin Chuan stared at the numbers on the scoreboard in amazement.

98: 104.

Most of the quarter has passed.

Not only did the score advantage not hold.

On the contrary, they were beaten badly by the Knicks.

Let the Knicks overtake them by 6 points!
This is really...

Lin Chuan sighed helplessly.

Just now, the score difference finally returned to ten points.

Westbrook once again took back the initiative.

He finally started to dominate the ball, as if he had unlocked a secret. He had unlimited firepower and frequently launched attacks.

But the offense did not translate into points.

After several missed shots, Spike Lee on the sidelines also laughed.

Laughing so hard that I was out of breath.

He pointed at Westbrook and yelled,
"Hey! Russell! Just play like this! I like the way you play! One person shoots all the balls!"

"Alas!!!"

"Fuck, shut your filthy mouth!"

Hearing Spike Lee's ridicule, Westbrook's veins bulged and he turned around and yelled a few words.

Then he picked up the basketball and started attacking.

In the next few rounds, he rushed towards the inside again.

Apart from the basket, there are zombie jump shots.

But today Westbrook's scope seemed to be taken off.

Frequently failed.

The Knicks seized the opportunity and started to fight back.

Stoudemire, Anthony and JR scored like crazy.

When the score was narrowed to 4 points, Brooks called a timeout.

"Westbrook, if you can't score, pass it to Durant. He was very accurate today!"

Listening to Brooks' criticism, Westbrook said nothing, just lowered his head and nodded.

On to the field.

He passed the first ball to Durant, who made the shot very considerately.

The gap widened to 6 points again.

Just when Brooks and Lin Chuan felt that Westbrook had come to his senses.

He started to attack again.

The zombie missed two consecutive jump shots.

Let the Knicks take their chance.

Just now, they scored consecutively and reversed the score.

Brooks couldn't stand it anymore and called another timeout.

Keep Westbrook on the bench.

Lin Chuan scratched his head. It seemed that this battle would become a tough one again.

The game came to the moment when he came on the court and saved the team.

After taking the court, the Thunder looked completely new.

In the first attack, Lin Chuan received the ball in a high position, attracted the defense and then made a ghost pass with his back.

The basketball teleported into Durant's hands outside the three-point line.

Jump up and shoot.

"Shh!"

The three-pointer went in and the score difference returned to three points.

Durant's score in this game officially broke through 50 points, reaching 52 points!
In the next round, Lin Chuan interfered with Stoudemire's layup in the paint, grabbed the rebound, and slowly advanced the offense.

External line pressure time.

With only four seconds left, Lin Chuan took a high-arcing three-pointer despite Chandler's close defense.

"Shh!"

The basketball fell into the net as if it was thrown from a catapult.

1 minutes!

Lin Chuan tied the score again!
In the next round, JR Smith scored two points from a long distance.

Lin Chuan also retaliated without mercy.

At the three-point line on the left wing, he forced a three-pointer despite being double-teamed by Stoudemire.

Overtake again!

Seeing that the rhythm of the game was once again controlled by the Thunder, Brooks breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Westbrook.

His eyes were full of helplessness.

Westbrook is well aware of his obsessive-compulsive disorder, and letting the team's All-Star players sit on the bench at this moment is also a last resort.

Westbrook remained silent.

The Knicks were eventually defeated by Lin Chuan's final few attacks.

Even though the three scorers played to their full potential, it was still difficult to prevent the loss.

In the last 20 seconds, Lin Chuan made another mid-range shot.

Looking at the 9-point difference on the scoreboard, Anthony could only sigh repeatedly and was substituted off the court helplessly.

(End of this chapter)