NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 93 Feeding (35)

"Kevin, can't you find your form in this game?"

At halftime, in the locker room, Brooks looked at Durant with some concern.

"I don't know... maybe it's because I'm a little tired from doing it back to back?"

Durant also felt a little guilty. When the team needed him the most, he missed shots repeatedly and gave the ball to the opponent.

"Yeah, that's right. It's not just you today. Russell's touch isn't good either. It seems like he was too tired from playing yesterday."

Brooks sighed and looked at Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan was a little scared by the sight.

"What's wrong, coach? Tell me."

"Lin, we're going to have to rely on you in the second half."

Brooks put his hands on Lin Chuan's shoulders and spoke in a serious tone, as if he was entrusting something important to Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan made an OK gesture.

Watching Durant go to the bathroom, Lin Chuan followed him in.

"Kevin."

Durant was still peeing when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind. He was so scared that he almost fell into the wall.

Hearing that it was Lin Chuan's voice, he was speechless.
"Why do you follow me in when I go to the bathroom?"

"In the second half, I'll make a few shots first. Then the Lakers will see me attacking first, and since your shooting touch is average, they should relax their defense on you. Then you can take more open shots and get your shooting touch back. How do you do that?"

Durant nodded and said seriously,

"I think so. I don't want to end my winning streak here, or let others' grand words come true."

The break is over and the third quarter officially begins.

As soon as the game started, Lin Chuan began the main attack.

After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, Howard was forced to pull out, and was shaken by Lin Chuan and went into the paint and scored with a European step.

Gasol was shocked.

This Lin Chuan, a Chinese, uses the European step better than other Europeans.

I don’t know if it was because of the halftime break, and the fact that he took fewer shots in the second quarter, but Kobe’s hands finally started to get cold in this quarter and he missed both shots.

The Thunder seized the opportunity and narrowed the score.

In just two minutes, the score difference was narrowed to 8 points.

And Durant has always been ready to take action.

As expected, after Lin Chuan started scoring several times using various offensive techniques, the Lakers also adjusted their defensive strategy and began to carry out high-intensity assist defense against Lin Chuan.

Once Lin Chuan holds the ball and wants to attack, Gasol will follow closely to interfere with him.

Under this tactic, Lin Chuan was directly blocked by Gasol.

When returning to defense, Lin Chuan felt a little depressed.

He wanted to avoid Howard's block, but unexpectedly was blocked by Gasol again.

However, this way of playing also successfully attracted the opponent's defense.

Next, it's Durant's turn.

Kobe Bryant of the Lakers was disrupted by Westbrook on a fast break, his layup missed, and his long pass to Lin Chuan didn't get past the center line.

Lin Chuan dribbled the ball one step inside the three-point line, and Metta World Peace also arrived to help Gasol defend.

Lin Chuan aimed at the gap between his legs and passed the ball to Durant on the other side.

Durant finally seized the opportunity for an open basket and made a three-pointer.

Although Durant scored this goal, it was an open shot after all. It is normal for any NBA player with some shooting ability to shoot in an open position.

The Lakers still did not change their strategy.

After Metta World Peace cut inside and scored two points, Lin Chuan carried the ball forward again.

This time Howard did not retreat, but came up again to defend Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan dribbled the ball with his right hand, suddenly passed the ball and stood up to shoot. Howard seized the opportunity to block the shot and jumped up immediately.

But Lin Chuan immediately dribbled the ball to his left hand, then rushed inside, facing Gasol's defense, and then made a layup for two points.

When Gasol interfered, he hit Lin Chuan's forearm. The referee saw it and called a foul on Gasol.

"Holy shit! What was that just now?!"

Barkley was a little bit unbelievable. He stood up, put one hand on his forehead and pointed at the screen with the other hand.

"Kenny, did you see that?"

"Shit, I saw it!"

Kenny Smith rarely swore.

"Lin Chuan, the big center, actually used a Buddha-worshiping trick to get Howard excited. WTF? Is this something a center can do?"

Barkley shook his head.
"If this kid wasn't a little overweight and ran a little slower, he could have dunked the ball past Howard just now."

"That's enough. I've shown enough. This ball will definitely be one of the top ten! One of the top five!"

The penalty was hit.

The Thunder retreated.

Mike Brown stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed and a grim expression on his face.

The gap between the centers on both sides is too big.

Howard is the No. 1 center on paper, but without his strong physical fitness, only crude skills are left, and he was beaten by the opponent's young center and was at a loss.

"Keep double-teaming him! Don't let him score again!"

The man with a mustache yelled at Metta World Peace.

However, as a defensive stalwart, Metta World Peace is a little worried. Although Durant's shooting is cold now, is it really okay to leave him open?

However, the coach has already arranged the tactics, and as a player he can only obey.

Lin Chuan held the ball on the wing, and Metta World Peace took half a step towards him.

Seeing that the Lakers were still keen on double-teaming him, Lin Chuan simply went along with their plan.

The wing player turned around and started to back down Howard.

Considering that Lin Chuan might turn around at any time, Howard didn't dare to use too much force and was slowly pushed to one step within the free throw line.

Metta World Peace immediately stepped forward to double-team him, and Lin Chuan turned his back to the basket and passed the ball directly to Durant on the other side.

Being defended again, Durant took direct shot.

Scored the second three-pointer in the third quarter.

After making the shot, Durant looked at his hand and smiled.

It seems that the feel is back.

Seeing the Thunder scoring one after another, Kobe became a little anxious.

He dribbled to the frontcourt, backed up Sefosha, turned around and shot a fadeaway jump shot.

"clang!"

But this time it failed.

The hot hand in the first quarter did not continue. Durant grabbed the rebound and made a layup on a fast break.

But Kobe is a very stubborn person.

The less you win, the more you should shoot.

In the next few rounds, Kobe started playing one-on-one again. Seeing Kobe's excessive focus, Westbrook immediately stepped forward to assist and successfully defended Kobe together with Sefolosha.

He missed the shot again and the rebound was grabbed by Lin Chuan.

This time he retreated quickly, Lin Chuan passed the ball to Durant in the frontcourt, dribbled one step to the free throw line, and jumped directly instead of going inside.

"Shh!"

Durant scores again!
Beat the Lakers 1:7 in just 0 minute!

Kenny Smith immediately gave his own commentary.
"Durant, who had a cold hand in the first half, finally woke up in this quarter. Now it seems that the Lakers are in trouble!"

(End of this chapter)