noffsinger 542 Su Hao fights two young men alone!
542 Su Hao fights two young men alone!
"We're sticking to the same tactics: if we can't get inside, we shoot from the outside. Try to get the ball into Durant's hands as much as possible. If you're not confident on a shot, even if you have the opportunity, don't take it!" Brooks said, glancing around at his players.
"Coach, how can we win the game if we don't attack the paint! You have to understand that the paint is the best place to score. Relying solely on outside shooting is unreliable!" Westbrook shouted loudly, tilting his head back.
Coach Brooks remained silent for a while, and Harden quickly pulled Westbrook to a more back position.
"Stop talking! You saw it yourself, you drove into the paint and got blocked by Su Hao. Do you expect your teammates to do the same and deliberately get blocked?" Harden said in a low voice.
Harden is not going to actively seek blocks under the basket.
Unless he's lost his mind.
His favorite pastime is shooting from the outside.
Westbrook remained silent upon hearing this.
"That's settled then. Tactics are static, but people are dynamic. You still need to adapt to the situation on the court. Don't be intimidated by the strength of your opponents. Play well and live up to your salary!" Brooks emphasized after giving the instructions.
The Thunder players nodded in agreement.
The Clippers, on the other hand, did not encounter any major difficulties.
And they are still leading in the score, even though Curry's outside shooting is terrible.
Head coach Mike Dunleavy still hasn't made any tactical arrangements.
This simply means that all tactics must revolve around Su Hao.
If they can't score, they pass the ball to Su Hao.
"Coach, you're really having it easy! This tactical arrangement is so simple, we all know to just pass the ball to you!" Curry said with a smile as he looked at Su Hao.
Su Hao smiled wryly and said, "Don't you agree with the coach? Is there a problem with handing the ball to me?"
"Uh! No problem! Just give the ball to you! You can lead us to victory!" Curry raised his voice.
"You know that's good. Next time I pass you the ball, you'd better make the most of it, or I won't pass it to you a second time!" Su Hao was clearly just saying this out of anger.
As friends and teammates, Su Hao is not a petty person.
Whenever Curry wants to shoot, he will pass the ball to him as much as possible.
Even if he doesn't make the shot, it can only be said that he was a bit unlucky.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Clippers replaced David Lee with Paul George.
The Thunder, on the other hand, maintained their previous roster.
Now they can only field their best lineup of players.
This is also to ensure that the team's scoring and defense are maximized.
They were also worried that making substitutions might cause the Clippers to widen the point difference further.
Westbrook passed the ball to Harden.
The latter, facing Gordon's defense, dribbled between his legs several times before passing the ball to Durant.
Durant made the shot the instant he received the ball.
The basketball flew over the head of Paul George, who had just come off the bench.
It flew straight toward the basket.
"Shh!"
The ball went in.
Durant successfully hit a three-pointer for the Thunder.
This shot shows that Durant's shooting touch is indeed very good.
Without his outstanding performance, the score difference between the two sides would probably be 20 points by now.
After Durant hit that three-pointer, the gap between the two teams reached 10 points.
Gordon inbounds the ball to Curry from the baseline.
The latter dribbled the ball quickly forward and, before the defender had even settled into position, passed the ball to Su Hao.
Su Hao, who was only a step away from the basket, did not choose to retreat from the inside after receiving the ball.
Instead, he held the basketball high with one hand.
He slammed a dunk right over Perkins.
"This is too much! I'm standing still and you still want to dunk on me. Weren't you going to shoot a mid-range shot?" Perkins looked at Su Hao with a wronged expression, as if expressing his frustration as a center.
"Stop being so resentful. If you're so capable, try slamming your ball into my wounds!" Su Haozhen couldn't resist rubbing salt into the wound.
Perkins knew he didn't have the power to back down, so he could only swallow his anger.
After a moment of sadness, Perkins passed the ball to Harden.
The latter dribbled the ball forward.
When he got to the frontcourt and faced Curry's mismatch defense, he chose to take a one-on-one shot.
After a series of crossover dribbles, he took two steps back and shot a three-pointer.
The basketball flew over Curry's head and headed towards the basket.
The ball goes in.
When Harden made that shot, Curry gestured repeatedly to the referee, saying, "He traveled!"
However, the referees did not accept Curry's argument.
Harden's basket was ruled valid.
"Is this really our home referee? How can he not see such an obvious traveling violation?" Curry said with a helpless wry smile.
Su Hao, who was passing by, comforted them, "Don't worry about it. The referee doesn't think it was a traveling violation, so we don't need to argue. Let's just attack!"
With Harden hitting that three-pointer, the gap between the two teams reached 9 points.
Two three-pointers from Durant and Harden narrowed the score gap to single digits.
"The Thunder are doing pretty well! They've made two three-pointers in a row. It seems the eldest and third brothers are quite capable! Only the second brother isn't performing well yet!" Yang Yi laughed.
He was mocking Westbrook for not scoring in this quarter!
As he said, of the Thunder's young trio, only two are performing reasonably well so far.
"To defeat the Clippers, all three of Westbrook's young talents are indispensable! I wonder when Westbrook will finally step up!" Su Qun laughed.
"I don't think he can get back up. With Su Hao under the basket, his role is greatly diminished. Even if he can assist, who are you going to assist? Assist Durant and Harden to shoot from the outside?" Coach Zhang said, indicating that Westbrook has absolutely no chance of getting back up.
Rasul Butler passed the ball to Curry.
The latter dribbled the ball up the court and launched a three-pointer from the top of the arc, directly facing Harden.
This is an attempt to retaliate with a shot!
However, the basketball failed to hit the basket.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the ball bounced off the rim.
At this critical moment, Su Hao leaped into the air from the crowd.
He dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
This putback dunk left Perkins, who was trying to secure the rebound, frozen in shock.
"How am I supposed to play this? I can't even protect a single rebound! It's too difficult!" Perkins muttered.
"Stop fretting, serve the ball!" Durant shouted at Perkins.
Upon hearing this, Perkins passed the ball to Durant.