After a fierce confrontation, the Thunder won the ball and headed towards the frontcourt.
The direction began to advance rapidly.
When Lu Yao left these words, he turned around and left, leaving only Antetokounmpo standing there blankly.
Antetokounmpo reacted immediately and followed Lu Yao.
Previously, he was unable to react in time and was taken advantage of by Lu Yao. This time, he was going to completely lock Lu Yao down.
Westbrook launched a fast break, and the players on the field were running quickly. At this moment, Middleton stepped in and stopped Westbrook.
The Thunder's rhythm suddenly slowed down and gradually transformed into a positional battle.
Westbrook handed the ball to Durant, who stood at the top of the key and waved to direct his teammates' positions.
Lu Yao quietly slipped out from the inside and set up a pick-and-roll for Durant.
Durant followed the trend and used Lu Yao's breakthrough to get past Middleton who was defending him. He came to the free throw line and pulled the green onions directly.
Durant's mid-range shot is always convincing, and the ball falls steadily into the basket.
In just one minute, the Thunder established a 5-point advantage.
This is very bad news for the Bucks.
Durant turned around and high-fived Lu Yao to celebrate!
Fans at the Energy Center raised their hands in the air to celebrate the players!
In the commentary box, Kenny Smith watched the two people's tacit cooperation and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Oh, what a wonderful combination. Durant's invincible mid-range shot and Lu Yao's own gravity are really a helpless combination. The Bucks should find a way to crack it!"
Kenny Smith is right, how to solve the unsolvable cooperation between Lu Yao and Dewey is the top priority.
Antetokounmpo looked up at the scoreboard, with a solemn expression on his face, and ran towards the backcourt.
The ball was handed over to the Bucks, and Knight received a pass from Marshall on the baseline and steadily advanced toward the backcourt.
The most important thing for the Bucks now is to try to reduce the five-point difference as much as possible.
Only in this way can the Bucks have a chance to compete with the Thunder.
Knight came to the top of the arc, and at the same time, Antetokounmpo came from the baseline to the wing. Knight had quick eyes and quick hands and passed the ball directly to Antetokounmpo.
Faced with Lu Yao's defense, Antetokounmpo obviously put some thought into it.
After all, he learned a lesson from the blocked ball earlier.
However, Lu Yao will naturally not let Antetokounmpo take action easily.
After all, the tension between them had been forged long before the game.
The Thunder fans on the sidelines watched this scene and shouted: "Lu, let him see what it means to be a worthy Player of the Week."
Antetokounmpo smiled disdainfully, then overcame Lu Yao's defense and rushed into the inside.
After the ball was put together, Antetokounmpo went through a simple test, then turned around to distance himself and hit a sky hook.
What I didn't expect was that Lu Yao's wingspan was so terrifying that even if Antetokounmpo used a skyhook, Lu Yao almost touched the ball.
Antetokounmpo met Lu Yao and scored a sky hook!
With Antetokounmpo's goal, the Bucks chased the score to three points.
Seeing this scene, the Bucks' bench players on the sidelines also pumped their fists in excitement.
After Antetokounmpo landed, he raised his eyebrows at Lu Yao who also landed and said.
"Lu, why can't you do it?"
Lu Yao looked at the proud Antetokounmpo, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't be proud yet, I'll have something good for you later."
So what if Antetokounmpo scores one goal, Lu Yao can score two goals, three goals, four goals, five goals over him until the end of the game!
Immediately afterwards, Westbrook ran to the baseline and passed the ball directly to Lu Yao.
Lu Yao kept running. The Thunder wanted to catch him off guard, which was also one of the Thunder's usual tactics.
However, Mayo came over in time and quickly moved towards the frontcourt and defense.
Seeing Lu Yao who was constantly rushing towards the frontcourt, Mayo, who was in front of Lu Yao, saw this and wanted to step forward to steal Lu Yao.
Did you ever think that before Mayo could touch the ball, Lu Yao's figure suddenly disappeared from him, causing him to pounce!
What?
Mayo was extremely shocked. Lu Yao made a very fast behind-the-back dribble in front of him, directly swaying Mayo away.
It's really terrifying that a 2.16 meter power forward can have such skillful ball control skills!
Mayo took a breath and could only watch Lu Yao rush into the basket.
At this moment, the basket seemed to be in Lu Yao's bag. Lu Yao jumped up high and smashed the ball into the basket with a dunk!
7:2, the Thunder's lead returned to 5 points again!
When Teacher Yang Yi saw this scene on CCTV, his mouth became an O shape with excitement.
"My old swan, Lu Yao directly dribbled past Mayo with a behind-the-back dribble during the fast break. His skillful movements are completely at the level of a point guard!"
"You tell me that a 2-meter-16 power forward dribbled away a shooting guard during a fast break. I don't believe it no matter what you say."
"But now that I see this scene, I believe it!"
Yu Jia on the side also nodded, and couldn't help but be shocked by Lu Yao's actions.
Of course, Lu Yao's fancy operations don't stop there.
Although the Bucks experienced a sluggish start, they quickly found their form and held on to the score, preventing the Thunder from opening up the score.
Although they cannot limit Lu Yao, Durant, and Westbrook, the new Thunder trio, the Bucks have already achieved their best on the offensive end.
In the first quarter, the Bucks shot 60% from the field and 55 from three-point range.
But even so, their score is still behind.
There is no reason, just because their opponent has a monster.
In the first quarter, Lu Yao scored 21 points with a shooting rate of 80%.
This included two changes of direction on the outside to dodge Mayo, and then rushed inside to face Antetokounmpo and score with a flexible lever!
Can you believe that this 2.16-meter center actually scored with a difficult pull shot?
This is what Middleton was thinking after seeing this scene!
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yao replicated Durant's trick of toying with his opponents, rushing into the paint and scoring in front of three people.
Although Antetokounmpo's performance was not bad in the first quarter, he was still completely beaten by Lu Yao.
Not only was he blocked twice by Lu Yao in the first quarter, but he also scored five goals on the defensive end.
There was another goal, which was an extreme shot after the attack time was running out. Lu Yao almost fell on Antetokounmpo, but he still scored in the mid-range shot.
Lu Yao in the first section is completely interpreting a word, no solution, no solution, no solution!
This man is simply synonymous with incomprehension!
With Lu Yao's buzzer-beating mid-range shot, the first quarter between the Thunder and Bucks ended.
The Thunder have a 4-point advantage, leading slightly 29 to 25!
