Chapter 943 Don't worry about Xie Kai
The Jazz attacked and the Thunder defended well. In the end, they forced Mitchell to play singles. He forced Westbrook to take a high-difficulty jump shot - he actually hit!
4:8, the Jazz are still leading! This ball is also a fairy ball!
The Thunder fans in the stands felt incredible. Westbrook had already defended this ball well. He forced the opponent to shoot such a ball, but the opponent could still hit it. This No. 13 rookie is not simple!
Prince Star sighed: "Mitchell has really given everyone too many surprises this season! The Jazz have really chosen the baby with this No. 13 draw!"
Su Qun agreed: "Before the start of the draft, Mitchell was underestimated. He was not tall enough to play No. 2 and was old, but his ability was indeed among the top ten or even the top five."
Westbrook was shot by rookie Mitchell, and he was unhappy. He forced a sprint and made a layup to cause Ingles to make an assisted defense foul!
Su Qun sighed: "Westbrook is easy to get ahead of his head when playing basketball, but the impact is really strong!"
Westbrook walked onto the free throw line, gritted his teeth, and was very dissatisfied with his performance. He had high requirements for himself, how could he allow a rookie to score on his head continuously?
Westbrook had no first penalty! The second penalty was there!
5:8, the two sides are still 3 points apart!
Mitchell dribbled over, broke through with Favors after pick-and-roll, and Europe made a layup - blocked by Xie, who assisted in defense!
Westbrook got the ball and fought back. Xie Kai received the ball in the middle, so he kept stopping, and hit the ground to give the pickled peppers that were about to hit!
Pickled pepper catches the ball and dunks with one hand!
7:8, the score difference was chased to 1 point! The Jazz were suspended!
The Thunder fans in the stands cheered. This was an offensive and defensive connection from the Big Three! It took less than 5 seconds from blocking the shot to counterattack!
It's simply a blitzkrieg!
The Thunder players slapped each other at high highs, and Westbrook also yelled at the camera. He was indeed a little depressed just now. Not to mention his performance, a rookie scored continuously in front of him, what is that?
Prince Xing said: "The Jazz have worked so hard to accumulate the score advantage, so quickly the Thunder caught up with it."
Su Qun explained: "Mitchell is really outstanding, but as a defender, he still has a clear gap with Rubio in organizing offense and handling balls. Just now, the Thunder used an induction tactic to lure him into the ball, making it difficult for him to shoot the ball? He was surrounded and suppressed when he took action."
After the timeout, the Jazz are more cautious in passing the ball? Avoid mistakes? They would rather play for 24 seconds than risk the ball and handle the ball sloppyly. Rubio is not there? They feel the disadvantages of the team's lack of core organizers? Mitchell is more like a No. 2 position? Can perform simple breakouts and pick-and-roll processing, but it is difficult to organize the offense like Lu Yizhong.
The Thunder's outside shooting still did not improve much. Both sides were grinding their positions and their scores were also very low. About 6 minutes, Xie Kai and Paulo came out? Abrines and Robertson came on the court.
After these two people came up, the Thunder's offense further deteriorated. And the Jazz were not much better? Apart from Mitchell, they did not have stable ball-holding ability. Favors didn't know what he was doing in recent years? He did not have very good singles efficiency when attacking Patterson. He was highly expected back then? Now he is becoming a useless player who is "tasteless and a pity to abandon".
Both sides have very low offensive efficiency, and the half-court position made the fans watching the game drowsy. The West has always advocated offense more. Unexpectedly, it was already 2018, and it was still possible that both teams were playing in traditional lineups and slowly grinding their positions.
The Jazz actually have no choice but to polish the position. They have no other way to do it. With the Thunder Ten Thousand Small Ball lineup? That was instant death. Their only way out was to polish the position, because they were actually slightly superior to the Double Tower.
During this period, the Jazz did not fall behind. The points difference between the two teams was very small. Westbrook tried to speed up and play fast attacks several times, but he failed to get what he wanted. The opponent's defense was very fast, and there were few offensive mistakes.
Westbrook was a little impatient, but his mistakes increased.
The Jazz's offense does lack explosive power. Even if the Thunder makes a mistake, it will be difficult for them to convert their opponent's mistakes into scoring.
Such a anxious game continued, and both sides also adjusted their personnel one after another, and the players in the second lineup came one after another.
Xie Kai and Paulo replaced the field with 2 minutes and 34 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Thunder's second lineup is Kanter, Xie Kai, Paulo, Robertson and Jeremy Grant.
The Jazz used 10 players to rotate, and the second lineup was all substitutes, including Claude, Jerebko, Neto, Exam and Box.
The Jazz have signed a lot of lottery tickets over the years, but the one who really played was Hayward. Who would have thought that the only one who played went to Kaizi in the offseason last summer, which hurt them very much.
Fortunately, this team has a good winning culture and the team has not been completely bad. So after the coach Schneider, who focuses on team development, took over, the team's current atmosphere is very good and it is already a potential stock.
Coach Schneider is not dead and fucks the main force. His rotation arrangement is still very good, and no one uses more than 30%. Of course, he doesn’t have super giants. If he is given a Xie Kai or James, he may also fuck him hard!
Jerebko and Claude are both produced by Kaizi, so there is no need to say that their team is naturally good, but their talent is limited and they cannot help the Jazz to a higher level.
The score on the field is 17:15 at this time, and the Thunder team, who played at home, led by 2 points.
The Jazz attacked and Neicon dribbled over.
Wang Zixing said: "Will Teacher Su rotates the lineup break the stalemate?"
Su Qun said: "Look at the Thunder's feel! I'm not worried about Xie Kai's condition and Thunder's defense at all, but if other players can't throw open balls into it, it may not be so easy to break this stalemate."
The Jazz's second lineup also plays team basketball. The ball is transferred a lot, and there will be no situation where one person holds the ball and four people watch it.
Exam made a mid-range jump shot after using the help of a screen, which was a flaw that bullied Kante's defense against the failure to cover it.
The two sides tied at 17!
The Thunder attacked, Xie Kai held the ball to the right wing and distributed it to Grant at the high position.
After Grant and Pickled hands, the latter held the ball and was hit by the left wing!
Distribute pickled peppers to Xie Kai!
Xie Kai received the ball, but he didn't even have a single step, so he directly passed Kante at the basket accurately!
Kante received the ball, and he took advantage of the situation and scored easily with a hook! The defender was Jerebko, a white inside player with a height, weight, and physical confrontation. The two of them fought at low posts, which was not a heavyweight at all.
19:17, the Thunder continues to lead! This is Xie Kai's third personal assist in this quarter!
Chapter completed!