Tonight, the Thunder will face the Utah Jazz at home.
After the Jazz star Deron Williams left the team, they entered a state of rebuilding for many years.
Among them, Hayward and Gobert, two strong stars in the future league, were selected.
Needless to say, Hayward is a very qualified second-in-command with stable performance that any team would like to have.
Gobert is even more powerful, the next three DPOYs! Known as France's toughest French stick, his defensive ability in the interior can be said to be overwhelming, leaving players who rush into the interior feeling helpless.
Although Gobert has just entered the league this year, he has already shown his future dpoy strength.
Even if the Jazz don't make the playoffs in the future, they have achieved their goal.
For the outside world, it is unanimously believed that the Jazz are just here to give the Thunder a record.
Even the Thunder players all agreed that except Lu Yao.
No matter whether the opponent was strong or weak, Lu Yao did not dare to relax at all and trained seriously all afternoon.
In a blink of an eye, it was night.
Energy Center Arena.
At this moment, the Energy Center is full of spectators, looking forward to the start of the game.
The starting players from both sides came to the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.
The players who jumped the ball were naturally Lu Yao and Gobert.
Although Gobert is still a little thin now, in terms of talent, Gobert can even compete with Lu Yao.
But Lu Yao has full confidence in his abilities.
Just like this, as the whistle sounded, the referee threw the ball into the air.
Lu Yao jumped ahead of Gobert and touched the ball.
Gobert didn't even have time to touch it, the ball was already pointed to his side by Lu Yao.
Ibaka received the ball and passed it to the Westbrook organization.
Westbrook executed the tactics and slowly drove the ball towards the court, which also announced the official start of the game.
Lu Yao came to the frontcourt and took a position, always looking for opportunities.
At this moment, a long-lost mechanical voice appeared in his mind.
[Didi, new system tasks released! 】
Lu Yao was stunned for a moment when he heard this voice.
System tasks! If it weren't for this voice, Lu Yao would have forgotten that he had a system.
Immediately afterwards, the content of the mission appeared in Lu Yao's mind.
[Task content: Beat the Jazz by 20 points, score 40+20, and add five blocks! 】
[Task reward: McGrady’s pull-up jumper skill pack! 】
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yao's mouth, 40+20, you are really making things difficult for me!
This kind of data is generally the kind of data that can only be produced by a big center who dominates the inside.
Although Lu Yao often scores 30+10, 40+10, but to reach 30+20, 40+20, the gap between them is not one or two points.
In the past, Lu Yao used to combine internal and external offense, but the system's move really forced him to play inside.
Although the task seemed a bit tricky for Lu Yao, it was not impossible.
After all, the current baguette Gobert poses no threat to Lu Yao.
What's more, McGrady's pull-up jump shooting skills make Lu Yao very popular.
McGrady's pull-up jump shot is suitable for mid-range shots and three-pointers, but Durant's pull-up shot is a direct shot, which is incomprehensible and helpless.
McGrady's pull-up jump shot is full of rhythm and can often beat the opponent out of reach.
What's more, with McGrady's pull-up jumper, Lu Yao can create more possibilities when posting up.
So this is completely a good thing for Lu Yao.
Lu Yao quietly slipped inside, with Gobert behind his back, asking for the ball from Westbrook.
Westbrook had quick eyes and quick hands and passed the ball directly to Lu Yao.
Gobert was completely unable to restrain Lu Yao and could only let Lu Yao continue to resist until Gobert was pushed away.
After pushing away Gobert, Lu Yao made a small throw and sent the ball directly into the basket.
Lu Yao helped the Thunder get their first lead of the game.
After communicating with Ibaka, who was always on the inside, despite some doubts, Ibaka still gave up the inside position to Lu Yao.
The audience was a little surprised to see Lu Yao standing inside and waiting to defend.
Lu Yao had always been on the outside and on the wings before. Why did he suddenly change his style of play today and move to the inside?
People regard Lu Yao's outside ability as much higher than Lu Yao's inside ability, so they ignore that his inside ability is also very strong.
Donovan on the sidelines looked at Lu Yao doubtfully. He remembered that he did not change Lu Yao's position.
Lu Yao made an OK gesture with him. Although he was confused, Donovan also understood Lu Yao's inside ability and said nothing more.
Jazz was also surprised, what is Lu Yao doing?
Only Lu Yao rubbed his hands and waited for the Jazz's attack.
At the top of the arc, Hayward held the ball and faced Durant's defense. He kept dribbling with his hips to advance. When he came to the free throw line, Hayward changed direction and shook Durant away!
Although Hayward took the lead and Durant took the lead, Durant's terrifying wingspan almost blocked Hayward's shot.
This also caused Hayward's shot to be interfered with and hit the basket.
Inside, Lu Yao and Gobert got stuck with each other. Seeing that the ball was about to fall, they both jumped up at the same time to compete for rebounds.
When Gobert saw that he was about to touch the ball, he felt that this offensive rebound was already a sure win. However, he never thought that Lu Yao directly squeezed him away with his body in the air and directly collected the defensive rebound.
Lu Yao, who has the template of peak Durant, is top-notch in both offense and defense. Compared with rookie Gobert, he is more like a young grass.
Lu Yao passed the ball to Westbrook and ran towards the frontcourt.
After some smooth transmission, the ball came to Lu Yao's hands.
Lu Yao turned around and passed Gobert neatly. He broke into the inside and dunked.
After only one minute, Lu Yao had already scored 4 points.
This is not good news for the Jazz.
Hayward got the ball and wanted to rely on his own offense to get some points back for the Jazz.
At this moment, Hayward found an opportunity, used the pick-and-roll to pass Durant, and rushed directly into the inside.
Just when Hayward wanted to take a direct shot and help the Jazz score the first goal of the game, someone had been waiting for him for a long time.
Lu Yao also wanted to help the Thunder and get the first block of the game!
Lu Yao's big hand was placed directly on the ball in Hayward's hand, and he pressed the ball down!
Hayward fell to the ground and was hit hard by Lu Yao!
From the beginning to now, Lu Yao's inside ability displayed is undoubtedly top-notch!
