pinnacle swinger

Chapter 258
"Snapped!"

A big yellow hand appeared above Perkins' head in vain, and then spread his five fingers, firmly pressing on the basketball that Perkins held up. Perkins only felt a huge force coming from the top of his head, and then straightened up His arms swung back unconsciously, and he could no longer hold the basketball in his hand.

"Oops!" His expression changed, he knew something was wrong, but he didn't have time to react, nor did he have time to resist.

The basketball flew up and was slapped in mid-air, like a relay, another big black hand caught it, and then took advantage of the opportunity to slap it on the floor, launching a fast break.

Iguodala!
The one who took the lead was the soul of the 76ers, and the one who flew over to block the shot was the rising leader of Philadelphia. The combination of two swords touched countless fans.

Too fast, from defense to offense, after Tang Wenlong covered Perkins, he still rushed through the half court in the first time, and went hand in hand with Iguodala and Lowry to form an arrow lineup.

The Thunder's defensive line was scattered, and Iguodala scored in the middle to Lowry on the left, and Tang Wenlong made an empty cut to the basket.

Lowry threw the ball into the sky, Tang Wenlong took off early in the air, gliding to catch Lowry's pass, then shook his arms and dunked into the basket. 5 to 2.

There was another sigh in the energy arena, and it was Tang Wenlong again.

Westbrook's face was ugly. The layup was outrageously missed just now. Coach Brooks on the sidelines had already started jumping anxiously. He also knew that he seemed to have made a wrong choice, but in the situation just now, he That kind of offense is actually very sure, if it is not Gasol who defends him.

He cleared up his mind, adjusted his breathing, and controlled the ball in the frontcourt.

Durant used the screen to catch the ball, didn't get rid of Tang Wenlong, stepped on the three-point line and turned his back, Ibaka ran to pick and roll, and Perkins made an off-ball screen for Westbrook on the other side.

Durant attacked with the ball in front of the frame, took the ball with both hands and put it on the ground, and after a tentative step, he changed his direction and broke through to the left.

Tang Wenlong was able to easily keep up with the big stride dribble, which had a large range but an average speed. He firmly blocked Durant and the basket between Durant and the basket, constantly giving physical confrontation.

The empty-cut Westbrook just arrived, and Durant hit the ground casually and assigned it to Westbrook.

The basket is still crowded together, this time Westbrook made a wise choice, a big ball to Safolosha who was ambushing on the flank, Safoloza opened a three-pointer and missed.

"I can't make a shot if I have a chance!" Coach Brooks was very worried, feeling sorry for this excellent open opportunity.

Can't make a shot, can't grab an offensive rebound, Gasol squeezes Perkins away, and protects the backcourt rebound with a more advantageous position.

In fact, Perkins, with an annual salary of 800 million, is really overrated. Although he is an important puzzle piece for the Thunder to reach the finals this season, compared with Gasol Jr., he is not at the same level at all.Although the latter is a well-known blue-collar and meat shield in the league, it can only be resisted at best. Compared with the Celtics, the speed and sensitivity have dropped too much. Players will not be able to pounce and form a dislocation.

And so far, the Thunder have always regarded Perkins as a treasure, but what they really need is a pick-and-roll inside blue-collar who can fit Durant and Westbrook, and it is best to have a fierce offensive rebound. It's fine if the second young master misses a shot and grabs a rebound.

However, the 76ers' backcourt rebounding ability is also at the forefront of the league. It is not top-notch, but it is definitely not bad.

After two more rounds, neither side scored.

Tang Wenlong received the ball and turned around to break through. The forward-looking movement of his footsteps put Safoloza, who was defending him, in an unfavorable defensive position. He broke through and walked towards the baseline, immediately attracting all the Thunder's attention.

The ball was turned to Iguodala at the free throw line, and Iguodala then passed the ball to Lowry outside the three-point line.

The shot was hit, 8 to 2.

The Thunder immediately called a timeout, but it was almost time for a mandatory timeout. The fans in the Energy Arena were depressed. They didn't expect to score the first Durant's jumper from the beginning of the game, but now they were beaten by the 76ers. 8 to 0, what about the promised Jedi counterattack?
The Thunder players were exhausted physically and mentally from this anti-pressure game. When they walked off the court, no one spoke, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Back from the timeout, Westbrook and Durant played a pick-and-roll, Tang Wenlong and Iguodala took turns defending, Iguodala kept up with Durant, and Tang Wenlong defended Westbrook.

"Damn, what's the difference between this block and no block?" Westbrook complained in his heart, and he was speechless against the 76ers' perimeter defense. He had never played such a uncomfortable game, and Iguodala was alone. Tang Wenlong and even Lowry are also very fierce in defense. Not to mention that they are not afraid of physical confrontation, and the help defense is faster. He may make a mistake in passing the ball every minute, making himself timid.

After a few random shakes, he dribbled the ball sharply to the right and broke through.

Tang Wenlong moved in small steps, jumped back and easily followed Westbrook. Westbrook saw Tang Wenlong opened up a little distance, and simply shot a jump shot from a high position!

"Whoosh!"

Tang Wenlong fully judged it, jumped in time to interfere, and raised his long arm high to block the shot, as if it could cover all of Westbrook's shooting space.

Westbrook panicked and couldn't help raising his arc.

The basketball hit the front of the rim and flicked, and Gasol tapped the backboard before jumping to collect it.

Unexpectedly, after the timeout, the Thunder still didn't score, and the audience couldn't cheer. The opening situation was too unfavorable for the Thunder, and it had nothing to do with the tactical level.

On the contrary, it was the 76ers' attack this time. After Tang Wenlong made a sudden point to the basket, Gasol made a layup and caused Perkins to foul.

With two free throws and one free throw, the 76ers led the Thunder by 9 points 2-7.

In this round, the Thunder finally broke the scoring drought. Westbrook gave the ball to Ibaka on the way to break through. Ibaka hit a mid-range shot under David West's almost excellent defense, 9-4.

The fans immediately cheered again.

Fans are always the most enthusiastic. Even if the home team played like a turd before, as soon as they see a goal or something beneficial to the home team happens, the fans who really love will give applause and encouragement as soon as possible. .

Then the 76ers missed a shot. Durant caused a foul by Tang Wenlong's thugs, went to the free throw line and made two free throws. The Thunder caught up to a score of 9-6.

David West hit the middle distance, 11 to 6.

Durant gave the ball to Safrosa, who made his second three-pointer in the first quarter and hit it, 11 to 9.

This is how the anti-pressure game is. After resisting the pressure, they will slowly regain their status. The point difference between the two teams has begun to be in a stable trend. Recently, it was almost tied.

(End of this chapter)