Chapter 713 No one wants to lose(1/2)
At this time, Van Gundy also realized that according to this conventional style of play, the Pelicans might not be able to catch up. He called a timeout and prepared to arrange special tactics.
In the fourth quarter, the two teams played too fiercely. Doug Collins also said excitedly:
"The intensity of the game finally came out! This regular season has reached the intensity of the playoffs. Every ball and every round of the tactics and styles are meticulously engraved. Only in this way can the game be exciting."
Mike Brown also said:
"Yes! The intensity of the fourth quarter is really different from the previous three quarters. If the Thunder plays like this in every game, there will be hope for the championship!"
The game was fierce, and this intensity completely exceeded the impression given by the Thunder team.
Van Gundy knew that the situation was very dangerous now. He arranged the tactics at this time and said to Li Feng in particular:
"Li Feng, now we have no hope of chasing points through normal channels. I allow you to fire freely. As long as you can hit the ball, I care how you play. You can be free in offense, but you must not be free in defense, so you must suppress them!"
Van Gundy was anxious to see that the score was really not up to the limit, so he gave Li Feng the right to fire freely.
After the timeout, the Pelicans drove the ball, but the Pelicans only drove the basketball out, and the Thunder suddenly came up to press the defense.
Under such circumstances, Li Feng took the ball and saw that the opponent's defense was coming, and immediately passed the ball to Rose who was waiting in the middle.
Ross's performance was average before, but now it is time to this point. Seeing that the opponent is double-teaming Li Feng, he suddenly broke out and rushed out. Taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent's defense, Ross passed the ball to El Jefferson at the bottom line. El Jefferson took the ball and leaned against the opponent's throwing shot.
The Pelicans are back at the timeout, not only Li Feng is active, but other players are also much more active.
103-98, the Thunder immediately chased after him, and Westbrook steadily passed the ball to Durant at the main position of the wing.
Durant came over with the ball at this time and found some assists. Today he also scored nearly 10 assists.
This is unimaginable for Durant in the past. Durant used to be a pure offensive player, but now he has won so many assists.
He also slightly experienced the benefits of assists. At this time, he did not attack by himself when he came over, but dribbled the ball to the bottom line, wanting to pass the ball across and throw the basketball into the hands of the open players at the diagonal corner.
Durant thought it was not bad. But the bottom line was almost impossible to be crossed, so his ball was thrown out.
Li Feng immediately flew high and stole Durant's pass from the penalty area.
Li Feng stole Durant's pass, Scott Brooks immediately grinned, and Mike Brown also said:
"Durant is not a mature passer. He uses the ball at the bottom line to hit the ground! Using a high-altitude ball, it is difficult for so many big men to pass through the bottom line."
Durant made a mistake, and Li Feng immediately dribbled and chased after him. Li Feng broke through the middle. The Thunder defense was turned upside down.
At this time, he happened to see Arenas on the left rushing up from behind, and Li Feng hurriedly passed the ball to Arenas.
Arenas took the ball to attack the basket. Just as Arenas attacked the basket, Durant also flew back and came over to block. Although he did not block Arenas' ball, Arenas was also affected.
Arenas missed a layup. Durant was able to recover after making a mistake in passing. This showed that the Thunder's defensive intensity increased greatly.
"Oh! General, be more stable!"
When Su Qun was sighing at home, the Thunder grabbed the backcourt rebound and quickly chased back.
This time the Thunder came over. Westbrook fought against Ross on the wing. Ross tried his best to defend, and inadvertently swept Westbrook's nose.
The referee didn't see it either. Westbrook himself couldn't play singles and turned around and passed the basketball to Durant.
Durant also had some habit of passing the ball at the top of the arc. Today he completely violated his rhythm and passed a lot of balls. He took the ball and passed it directly to Perry Jones on one side. Perry Jones did not violate his habit and threw a three-pointer in front of Al Jefferson.
Al Jefferson went up to harass her, and Perry Jones missed this three-pointer, so the Thunder wasted an opportunity to counterattack.
At this critical moment, Perry Jones wasted opportunities, and Scott Brooks was utterly angry. He immediately went over and scolded Perry Jones, and Perry Jones lowered his head and ran towards his half.
The Pelicans immediately chased after him, but the situation on the Pelicans was not very good. Li Feng rushed over with the ball and threw a high throw away, but failed to make a shot.
Li Feng's own high throw was not even a hit. The Pelicans are under a lot of pressure. The score is still 103-98, and the Thunder are still 5 points ahead.
The Thunder led the way, Westbrook came over and passed the ball to Durant, and Durant leaned against Arenas again and fought back.
Durant's physical fitness is indeed good. When he forced himself into the Pelicans' defense was immediately changed, and the penalty area was empty a lot. In this way, Steven Adams suddenly found an opportunity and quickly cut it up.
When he cut in the air, Durant passed the ball in time, and Steven Adams took the opportunity and attacked the basket like he got up.
But at this time the Thunder fought hard, and the Pelicans fought hard, Millsap on the court followed, behind Steven Adams, with a big hat and slapped the basketball to the rebound.
"Wow!"
Millsap suddenly showed his power again, and the Thunder were full of exclamations at home, which was simply amazing.
Once Millsap blocked, he took the basketball and turned his head to pass it to Li Feng. Li Feng took the ball here and broke through two steps on the sideline. Suddenly, a pass was sent to Al Jefferson in the frontcourt. Al Jefferson took the ball and dunked it.
"Bang!"
The Pelicans chased for 4 points in one breath, shortening the score to 103-100, and the Thunder were 3 points ahead of the opponent at once.
At this time, it was Scott Brooks' turn to call for a timeout. They had an advantage, but several consecutive mistakes occurred. The difference was shortened.
At this time, Scott Brooks was a little dissatisfied with the team's haste. At the critical moment, his team made several unstoppable mistakes, which was simply a sin.
Scott Brooks arranged a timeout to stop the mistake, but after the timeout, the Thunder kicked off the sideline again.
Perry Jones passed the basketball. Westbrook, who had made no mistakes for thousands of years, took the ball and wanted to pass the ball inward. When Li Feng rushed over, he wanted to throw the basketball to Sephrosa.
When Westbrook hesitated a little, Ross immediately went up to steal. In order to flash Ross, Westbrook accidentally hit him with the ball. Then he got out of the bottom line and made a mistake.
Westbrook made a mistake! Scott Brooks really had nothing to say at this moment.
When the Thunder made a mistake, the Pelicans kicked out from the sideline, and Li Feng took the ball in the backcourt and slowly advanced to the opponent's half.
At this time, Li Feng took the ball and immediately commanded his teammates to disperse and pull out the entire space at the top of the arc.
After having space, Al Jefferson suddenly came up to cover Li Feng. At this time, Sephrosa turned around and saw Al Jefferson.
Li Feng took advantage of this opportunity and before Al Jefferson came up, he suddenly broke through to the front.
Li Feng broke through in front of his body. Sephlosa couldn't keep up behind him. Perry Jones was delayed by Al Jefferson again, and Li Feng was about to go in.
Perry Jones had to turn around and give Li Feng a palm, hoping to break the basketball. But he didn't break the basketball, and the referee's whistle sounded. Li Feng even used the force to change hands, holding the ball in his left hand and threw the basketball towards the opponent's basket.
"Play!"
The basketball jumped on the basket twice, and then jumped in.
Just like that, the Thunder were sighing at home, and Li Feng even made a comeback.
After Li Feng made a shot, he also held up his magical left hand and celebrated at the opponent's home court without restraint.
Li Feng made a free throw line. In this way, the Pelicans actually took advantage of the opponent's mistake to tie the score 103-103.
Doug Collins was also shaking his head:
"Thunder actually made so many mistakes at this time, which is incredible! These are all fatal mistakes."
"Maybe it was the first time the Thunder played against the Pelicans this year, so I was a little uncomfortable!"
Mike Brown guessed, but Doug Collins said immediately:
"In this way, the Pelicans are playing against the Thunder for the first time. Their lineup is not as good as the Thunder. The main force of the Thunder has not changed for so many years, and the Pelicans are only formed this year, so everyone should be similar!"
The Pelicans quickly retreated back, and the Thunder were anxious to push forward this time. Westbrook passed the ball to Seflosa. Seflosa was waiting on the wing for Durant to run over with cover before he gave the basketball to Durant.
The Thunder still relies on Durant for the game. Durant took the ball from the wing and dribbled the ball to forcefully suppress Arenas, then stepped up and threw a jump shot, but it was just as the jump was taken.
Al Jefferson and Li Feng came together with double-teaming. After three people shooting, Durant's ball bounced out.
Durant missed the key singles, and the home fans immediately exclaimed repeatedly. Al Jefferson grabbed the rebound while running wildly towards the front while passing the ball to Li Feng.
Li Feng kept getting the ball, followed the middle, used his teammates' cover, and then changed direction with one hand and reached the Thunder's three-point line.
When he arrived at this position, Li Feng took the ball and twisted out a standard European step, and suddenly passed Durant who was assisting in defense. Li Feng changed hands in the air, picked up his left hand and sent the basketball into the basket.
Li Feng overturned the score immediately, and all the Pelicans' substitutes jumped up.
The Pelicans suddenly broke out, the whole team cheered and celebrating wildly under the Thunder's eyelids.
The Pelicans played out all of a sudden, and Su Qun immediately said at home:
"Many of the continuous mistakes of the Thunder during this period were unforced mistakes. When they made mistakes, if they could not score points, they would give their opponents points in vain. Now the Pelicans have caught up and their morale has also been played out. The Thunder is responsible for their own fault!"
The Thunder is indeed in trouble now. Under such circumstances, the Thunder players are more or less frustrated.
However, at this time, Westbrook's role was reflected. He hit him again. He used the cover to get around and suddenly raised his hand. Ross jumped up and he came up to cheat Ross for a foul.
At the critical moment, Westbrook was the guy who had the ability to cheat and scored two points by cheating fouls.
After cheating these two points, Westbrook also came over and yelled at his teammates:
"Everyone is cheering up, there are still three minutes left! Hold on for three minutes, and the victory still belongs to us. Forget what happened before. Start again now!"
Westbrook is a player after all, and he plays the role of coaching on one side of the court to inspire everyone's morale.
Amid Westbrook's roar, the Thunder's despair was indeed dispelled a lot. When they came to the free throw line, Westbrook made both free throws steadily, and the scores of the two teams tied.
At this time, Scott Brooks, who heard it clearly on the sidelines, was very satisfied at this time. The Thunder finally began to stabilize in a series of mistakes. But at this time, the Pelicans caught up with him and their morale was also higher.
At this time, Li Feng took advantage of the situation to get the ball in the backcourt, and immediately pushed the ball up. After coming over, Li Feng faced Sephrosa and dribbled the ball in a row. Then he suddenly broke through the middle, and when the Thunder's defense was pounced on.
Li Feng threw the basketball outside, and Al Jefferson on the outside took the ball and shook his hands, and then suddenly broke through. Al Jefferson's speed could not exceed humans, but in the Thunder's already messy defense, he suddenly jumped up, and then threw the basketball into the Thunder's basket with one hand.
The Pelicans scored again, 107-105, and continued to widen the score.
The third time the game entered the stalemate stage, and the winner of the game will definitely be the one who breaks the deadlock at this time.
It's time to decide the outcome. When the Thunder fights, it will definitely be the most intimidating combination.
To be continued...