Chapter 898 Newborn calf is not afraid of tiger or iron
The substitute five players on the Thunder are Xie Kai, Paulo, Grant, Robertson and Kanter.
The Jazz's five-man substitute are singles Joe, Alec Box, Seflosha, Neto and Epi Yudu.
The Jazz are considered to be one-to-four small, while the Thunder are also one-to-four small, strictly speaking, but their overall height is quite terrifying, with an average height of more than 2 meters.
Xie Kai slowly dribbled over and organized the attack at the top of the arc.
Ke Fan said: "Teacher Yang, the Jazz's second lineup is quite different from the Thunder on paper's strength!"
Yang Yi smiled and said, "Even if it is the starting lineup, the two teams have a big gap in star level. The Jazz team does not have superstars. They play team basketball, it depends on whether they can play the role of the team."
Kanter was at a low position, and Yudu defended around the front.
Sefrosa, who defended Xie Kai, was also the No. 2 starting position in the third young master of the Thunder, and was considered an old player of the Thunder.
Seflosa's defense is not radical, it is a safe flow. Pay attention to interfering with the passing line and shooting. It will not easily lose its position, but it is easy to be forced to shoot.
Paulo took advantage of the cover to catch the ball, and Xie Kai passed by.
Paulo Jiao played against Box's defense, playing high and singles, but not!
Yudu closed the board and handed it to Neicong to dribble the ball.
The Jazz offense, singles Joe faces Robertson's defense, pulls up and shoots one - there is!
22:16, the score difference narrowed to 6 points!
The Thunder attacked, Kanter was hit by a low post and made a mistake in the ball...
On the Jazz side, Neto succeeded in the throwing!
22:18, the score difference narrowed to 4 points!
The cheers from the Energy Program Arena were thundering, and the team's offense finally began to improve, and the players in the second lineup played very well.
Xie Kai dribbles over and continues to face the Thunder former player Sefrosa.
A sudden change of direction suddenly occurred, Sephrosa almost lost his position, reached out to hug him, and the referee whistle sounded.
Because the number of fouls has arrived, Xie Kai is going to the free throw line.
Ke Fan smiled and said, "Xie Kai really knows how to play. Seeing that he had already committed fouls, he broke through and walked to the free throw line."
Yang Yi nodded: "Xie Kai's ability to read games is the best in this Thunder team. He knows how to play, and there is no need for a coach to remind him deliberately."
Xie Kai made both free throws amid the interference from away fans, rewrites the score to 24:18.
But the Jazz are still scoring, singles Joe's single-game defensive player Robertson made a difficult backward jump shot, narrowing the gap to 4 points.
The singles Qiao Baodao was not old, and the Jazz fans at the scene were so excited that they cheered higher and higher.
Xie Kai dribbled over a boo and faced Sephrosa.
Robertson came to cover it, and the opponent attacked Xie Kai.
Xie Kai passed the ball to Robertson, who rushed to the basket and passed it to Kante at the basket, who made a dunk!
At 26:20, the Thunder still maintained extremely high offensive efficiency.
At the last minute of the first quarter, neither side scored, and finally ended the first quarter with 26:20.
Xie Kai scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the first quarter, and performed well.
At the beginning of the second quarter, neither side made a substitution.
The Jazz took the lead in attacking, Box bullied Kanter and couldn't come out, and took action from mid-range - there's it!
26:22, the score difference narrowed to 4 points!
Xie Kai dribbled over and distributed it to pickled peppers.
Robertson suddenly split into pieces, and the latter handed him to thank him.
Xie Kai took the ball and turned around and wiped it into the basket, and distributed the ball to Kanter in the air!
Kanter's strong attack on the box caused Yudu to foul!
Kanter made both free throws, and the Thunder expanded the gap to 6 points!
Ke Fan smiled and said, "Kante is really a double-edged sword. He can attack and eat cakes on his back, but his defense is really bad."
Yang Yi smiled and said, "If Kanter's defense is good, Adams will not have the chance to start. If he is both offense and defense, he will be Duncan!"
The second lineup match between the two sides in the first half was because Kante was taken care of by the Thunder and Paulo and others were not good at playing, so they were unable to widen the score.
When the starting lineups of both sides gradually returned, the Thunder gained some advantages and widened the gap.
But the good times didn't last long. Before the end of the half, Xie Kai and Paulo came out, and the Jazz chased the double-digit score difference to only 4 points away!
At the end of the half, the Thunder, who played away, led by 4 points with 52:48. Xie Kai scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Jazz rookie Mitchell, who faced Xie Kai, performed poorly in the first half, made 0 of 4 shots and scored 3 points with only free throws.
Intermission.
Ke Fan asked: "Teacher Yang, what do you think the Thunder need to do in the second half to expand the lead?"
Yang Yi said: "Their defense is not a problem, and they have destroyed key people and tactics very well. The main thing is the offense. I feel that it is good from the beginning of the game, but it seems a little out of rhythm behind it. Especially during the time when Westbrook led the team, the offense was too poor. The opponent directly contracted and restricted you from breaking through, and there was nothing I could do."
The third quarter game begins.
On the Jazz's side, Ingles came up with a 3-pointer with the help of cover!
52:51, the score difference instantly narrowed to 1 point!
On the Thunder side, Westbrook made a mistake in breaking through!
The Jazz counterattacked, and Lu Yizhong converted and held the ball, and gave it to Favors who was about to get a dunk!
52:53, the Jazz stopped the Thunder with a 5:0 wave!
Ke Fan: "Teacher Yang, has the picture changed too quickly?"
Yang Yi smiled and said, "It's calm, it's all NBA teams. The Jazz at least reached the second round of the Western Conference last season. Even if Hayward left, this team is still very strong, just a superstar."
The timeout is back and the game continues.
Westbrook dribbled over and gave it to Xie Kai.
Xie Kai held the ball on the right wing and faced Mitchell.
Xie Kai held the ball and tried his hand, lifting the ball high, not giving Mitchell the chance to encounter. He made a false breakthrough, suddenly pulled it, and pushed Mitchell, making a jump shot. The ball was very sudden, and his jump shot was very high, and the bounce speed was good. Even though Mitchell was also a jump man, he was still half a step slower. Because of his natural shortcomings in height and wingspan, he could only sigh at the ball!
The ball came into the net, 54:53, and the Thunder took the lead again!
"Beautiful!" Ke Fan couldn't help but scream.
Yang Yi sighed: "I am just taller than you, faster than you, and more accurate than you, just bullying you, you have no choice!"
Mitchell came over and wanted to give up another one, but forced himself to lift it up, but he didn't shake it away, and his steps were a little staggering - walking...
The Jazz coach Schneider on the sidelines bit his lip. This is a bit bad. Mitchell is the team's training target. Although his height and wingspan are weak, he is his own son when the team does not have the potential stocks of T1 level to be trained. But this son is a rookie after all. If you challenge the MVP, do you mean that you are not afraid of tigers or are you a stubborn calf?
Chapter completed!