Chapter 763: Head-to-head
The new season is about to meet the Thunder again, and the current opponent has become a strong team in the West, and its strength has increased a lot. I remember that the year before last, the media also discussed whether Wei Shao's data would drop a lot after Pickled Pepper came to the team.
The results didn't come down much. In the face of this season's competition, Chen still has to play more similar to the last game.
Relying too much on last season's Nets players will split the team into two types, veterans and newcomers. And if you put them together, it will affect Brooklyn's record somewhat. In the long run, it is still necessary to choose the latter, put them together and even give newcomers more opportunities to play.
There's still an element of luck in the game against the Clippers. The team comes to the opponent's home stadium and starts training. There were a lot of fans at Ford Center today.
After a while, players from both sides began to warm up. Today's starters on the Thunder's side are Adams, George, Robertson, Felton, and Westbrook. On the Nets' side are Mozgov, Carroll, Jonathan, Jeremy Lin and Russell.
The game started and Adams got the rebound and passed the ball to Willis. George jumped up and hit a long-range 2-point shot as soon as he picked up the basketball! At the moment, the better young player is gone.
And the Thunder give the impression that it is the mediocre ability of other players that highlights Westbrook. Even now, it's hard for the rest of the team to get high scores. However, they will still be influenced by the team leader.
Lin took the basketball and went to the frontcourt, and Carroll got his pass and immediately jumped back for a 2-pointer! The two point guards on the current team are quite different in style.
Jamilin's style of play still makes his teammates more comfortable. Actually, Russell is not bad, but it may be in a different way that the new players want to take some time to get used to.
Felton got the ball to the front court, and after Roberson got his pass, he immediately accelerated to the basket! Russell took Lin's pass and hit a three-point shot under Jonathan's cover! 5:4!
Both Lin and Russell's individual offensive ability is okay right now. However, if the overall ability of the team is stimulated, the combat power of a team will be significantly improved.
Both players have the ability to organise the team. George carries the ball to the front court and hits a three-point shot under Jonathan's defense! 7:5!
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The Thunder played well in the middle of the first quarter. 18:11! The Nets are about to take a timeout.
"We still have to be wary of Westbrook and George on the other side. None of them are weak in attack. And the opponent's center forward is also a guy to pay more attention to. Dent needs to pay more attention to rebounding. ”
Okafor has not played today, and Chen has also changed his style of play. Trey watched the game quietly. Waiting for the coach to let himself play at any time.
Since the start of the game, the Brooklyn side has not opened up the situation. Chen thought about it for a moment and felt that it was still necessary to pause.
There is no change in the opponent's players after returning. The Nets' Williamson and Dent came to the court. Pickled Pepper kept an eye on this "little James" and felt that this guy should be a difficult opponent.
Westbrook jumped on Russell's head and hit a three-pointer! 21:11! The atmosphere at the scene was also warm! Williamson met George immediately after half-time.
He also ran for George, and Dante quickly ran to Robert's side. Pickled pepper quickly wrestled with Williamson and was directly passed by the other party! It's great that George can feel the strength and speed of the opponent and the feeling on the field!
Facing Adams Williamson direct tomahawk slam dunk to score points!! The Thunder players on the scene all watched this scene with some disbelief. 21:13!
After Wei Shao's three-point shooting, Williamson got the rebound and went to the front court alone, and jumped directly into the net with a long-distance three-point hollow when the opponent had not come to defend! 21:16!
Some of the footage from the last game seems to be on the Thunder's side at this time. 28:27! Dante's first score of the day overtook the opposing team! With the first quarter of the game also ended.
"Defend strongly! Hands open! You can't expect those two guys on your team to defend each other's five guys, can you?! Billy was visibly excited and yelled at his players.
Although it is a new season, the team's problems from the past are still plaguing them. For example, the rest of the current team is not able to cooperate well with these two star players in the league and give effective help.
It's just a short time after the first quarter, but this one feels like a long one. First, the Thunder quickly took the lead, and then the overall feeling of the opponent coming back to Brooklyn after a timeout was different.
In the end, the score was surpassed! I don't know if it's the momentum of the Nets or some players who have changed the opposing team. In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, the other players of the Thunder team except for Wei Shao and Pickled Pepper were there as if they had lost their souls, and the mistakes were not allowed to make Westbrook feel a little tight, but fortunately, the quarter was finally over.
"You can see some of the problems of the opposing team. They're going to make adjustments, but we're going to have to change our game a little bit...... "The Nets put Tre on the court this quarter. There are still no player changes for the opposing team.
I thought my team would fall behind by some points in the first quarter, but seeing the Nets perform like this, Chen also changed his initial mind. Instead, let the team score as many points as possible in this state, and then drag the opponent until the fourth quarter, and Brooklyn is basically not far from winning.
George feels that such a team can only rely on outside shots to widen the score difference, and the first thing that should be thought of is how to lead the opponent first.
Williamson is not like some young man who gets carried away and makes mistakes just after his results, he really seems to have the possibility of becoming a superstar in the future! If you don't defend him, this person will quickly break out, and if you defend him, he will brush up on his assist stats!
In the second quarter, Burke sorted out his team uniform, and his attitude was relatively calm. Williamson and Jeremy Lin looked at each other when they saw him play. In this section, we must seize the opportunity to expand the score difference!
The sudden division of pickled peppers and the madness of Wei Shao are difficult to catch up with once they are opened. There was also a chance for this, and that was when their teammates suddenly couldn't cooperate with Wei Shao and George.
This was the case with the opposing team at the beginning of the first quarter. But their problems arose immediately. The rest of the Thunder team didn't do much today! Robertson took Felton's pass and crossed the half, without 2 points under Dante's defense!
Mozgov got the rebound and made a quick pass to Lin. Tre in the front court took the basketball and hit a three-point shot directly! 31:27! Who is this guy who looks like Iverson?
There will still be some fans who will ask such questions on the spot. Burke wasn't very famous, so he only got a certain amount of attention when he was with the Knicks. There will still be many people who don't know who he is. After all, he's only a blue-collar player so far.
Wei Shao took the ball to the front court, and the state was the same as playing the playoffs!! George didn't have a three-point shot after receiving his pass in the bottom corner, and after watching him from the Nets, he immediately rushed over and grabbed a rebound by himself and was blocked by Dent!
Chen really wanted to jump up and cheer right away at this time! But he didn't. Dante's performance in the regular season and preseason is still not very obvious. But the performance on the defensive end is still good! Just when Pickled Pepper was still a little confused, the basketball was already in Trey's hands.
Jamilin, who was already close to the basket, took Burke's pass and scored a layup! 33:27! Tre could have made another three-pointer, and even if he didn't score, Jeremy Lin was already in place under the basket. But it's Burke that makes the Nets veterans like it!
The calm Burke can attack the opponent quickly when he doesn't have a chance! And sometimes the action is exciting! And if your teammates have a chance, they will quickly pass the ball over! According to the coaching staff on the other end of the chat, Burke does have some of a leader's appearance.
Let such a ball play for the Nets to play the bench, it seems that the team has earned it. The current Burke is at a good time in terms of age. However, many teams have basically not given enough playing time and a good contract.
In this case, Trey's choice this season is a very wise one! I want to get a contract with the team. Almost such a thought is a dream. At that time, after being fired from the Knicks, Burke also looked at the contracts of other teams, and the highest year was less than $750,000!
Most of the other teams were tentatively taking him over first. Of course, this kind of situation is basically similar to his situation in the past few years. Even if you play well, there will be no guaranteed contract for some reasons, and the team can directly expel you!
Trey is fed up with that! And now that he's on a multimillion-dollar contract with a team that won a championship last season, it seems like he'll have more opportunities in the future. The same is true for the team, the player who is paid less may not be paid a higher salary in the future, but the player who is given a certain salary also has to take the corresponding risks.
Wei Shao's expression was already a little cold-blooded at this time. It's not natural for the teammates to watch, but the game still needs to go on. In the face of Jamie Lin, Westbrook quickly used his pace and speed to pass the opponent, and after Williamson, he made a jumper to score 2 points! 33:29!
Williamson also nodded slightly when he saw the basketball go in. What can I do, he can be Westbrook! One of the top defenders in the league right now!
At this time, Billy, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines, frowned a little more. George also understood at this time that there were still not many opportunities for his teammates to score in the coordination in this state.
Dent gets the basketball and is guarded by Westbrook! Mozgov gets the basketball and gets a layup blocked by Adams! Robertson took the basketball and immediately passed the ball to George, who went to the front court and hit a three-point shot! 33:32!
Chen suddenly felt a little more energetic. Burke dribbles and meets Willis in the front court! The atmosphere of the scene is also warm at this time! It looks like Westbrook vs. Iverson vs. Iverson! This kind of footage only appears in some games in the NBA~
Trey's movements make it feel like he's about to break through! However, when Wei Shao didn't pay attention, Jeremy Lin next to him accelerated immediately after getting the basketball! Wei Shao reacted quickly and pounced, and Burke took Lin's return pass and scored with a jumper! 35:32!
Westbrook gasped for breath and said something to his teammates. The referee next to him was beating faster at this time. Wei Shao's appearance is a little scary at this time, like an angry beast!!
Naturally, his teammates were embarrassed to say anything. Just now, if the teammates around him weren't there to watch the game like watching the show, the cooperation between Jeremy Lin and Burke could basically be prevented, at least Burke might not be able to enter under the interference in the past. But the people around him standing there motionless made the Nets' offense a little easier.
George took the ball and missed a 2-pointer from long range under Williamson's defense. Adams scored a dunk as soon as he got the rebound! 35:34!
Lin quickly went to the frontcourt, and after Williamson took his pass, he immediately took advantage of Dante's block and quickly stepped back to shoot a three-point jumper into the net! 38:34!
After joining the Nets, Dent felt more that it was different from the team he was on before. Different playing times, different treatment of him and the feeling that the pace on the field is sometimes very fast! Such an environment made him happy and a little uneasy.
Happily, the team pays more attention to him! And the uneasiness is that I don't know if I can grasp the team's expectations of him at this time. After adjusting it, I want to play the game in the same good form as before. On the field, he actually did it. But there is still a certain distance from the team's expectations of him.
Chen found Dante's awareness and feel for the game to be good. It's just that he hasn't shown his offensive ability yet. It's basically about assisting, defending and creating chances for teammates.
Wei Shao carried the ball to the front court alone. After passing Trey, he used his speed to get past Lin again and let the opponent get a foul from Williamson! If such a team wants to attack, he comes slowly from not far away, like a beast!
Standing at the free throw line, 2 of 2 free throws! 38:36! At this time, the Thunder began to rely on Pickles and Westbrook. Adams can score from time to time, but the rest of the players are in bad shape today.
Burke slowly watched from front of the court with the ball, and he hadn't found any good chances in attack today. If Felton had defended himself, he might have had a chance to go in and score.
But Westbrook's defensive stance when he saw him with the ball also made Terry mutter. I have just arrived at this team, and if I attack rashly and never score, I will inevitably leave a bad impression on the team's management and coaching staff. But it's a bit unreasonable not to attack like this all the time.
Time passed relatively quickly, and without thinking much about Trey, he decided to give it a try, and easily passed Felton and was directly cut off by Wei Shao! Lin was also quick, but as if Westbrook already knew he was coming, he immediately turned and passed the ball to George.
When Adams saw Pickled Pepper looking here, he immediately picked up his pace and scored a layup after receiving the basket! 38:38! Lin felt that this ball also had something to do with him, and he should have asked for the ball when Burke was a little hesitant just now.
After half-time, Lin feigned an attack and passed the ball to Williamson! Mozgov's jumper was blocked by Adams after getting the basket! Williamson picked up the basketball and immediately jumped up and scored a dunk! 40:38! Adams and Mozgov were knocked straight to the ground!
Wei Shao didn't have a three-pointer in the frontcourt, and Robertson didn't have a jumper after getting the basketball. George's long-range 2-pointer didn't go until the Nets grabbed the rebound...... Williamson made a quick pass to Lin. Burke had already come to the front court when the opponent was not aware at this time, and jumped up directly after quickly receiving Lin's pass!