Although Kevin Martin's career has come to an end, his precise shooting ability is still a headache for opponents.
Next, the Thunder need to do a good job of one-on-one marking. This situation cannot happen again.
In the commentary box, Kenny Smith was watching the game and explaining the game to the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Oh, that's a precise shot, as expected of Kevin. Although his posture is a little weird, it doesn't stop him from being accurate."
"This goal can be regarded as a response to Lu Yao's sudden dunk into the Timberwolves' interior less than 20 seconds after the game started."
"Lu's performance tonight may largely determine the upcoming All-Star voting round."
"And Lu's opponent is this year's No. 1 pick, Andrew Wiggins. Although his performance is not as good as Lu Yao's, he is already considered top-notch among rookies at the same level."
"Can these two give us a wonderful game tonight?"
Returning to the court, after Kevin Martin scored, Ibaka picked up the dropped ball, went to the baseline, and passed the ball back to Westbrook.
After Westbrook received the ball, he glanced at the position of his teammates in the frontcourt and began to advance towards the frontcourt with the ball.
At the top of the arc, Westbrook faced LaVine's defense and kept dribbling while maintaining distance so that he could choose between breakthrough and passing.
LaVine watched helplessly, feeling very anxious, but forced by Westbrook's breakthrough, he could only keep this distance.
At this moment, Lu Yao came to the corner and waved to Westbrook for the ball.
Westbrook turned and was about to pass the ball to Lu Yao. LaVine caught the opportunity in time and rushed in that direction.
Have you ever thought that all of this was Westbrook's strategy.
Westbrook did not pass the ball in his hand, and LaVine, who was shaken away, could only watch as Westbrook raised his hand for an open three-pointer and fell steadily into the basket.
5:2, with the help of Westbrook's three-pointer, the Thunder expanded the score advantage to 3 points.
Westbrook has scored 3 points and 1 assist in the first minute and a half of the game. It can be said that he is in a very hot state.
Since Westbrook took the lead in setting an example, Lu Yao naturally did his part.
After Thaddeus Young missed an inside shot, Lu Yao grabbed a defensive rebound and waved to his teammates, indicating that he wanted to attack personally.
The Thunder players also trusted Lu Yao very much, and naturally handed the stage to Lu Yao.
Lu Yao will not let them down.
After passing the half court with the ball, Lu Yao smiled slightly as he glanced at Brother Zui, who was standing at the top of the key, waiting for him.
What Wiggins didn't expect was that Lu Yao's shooting range extended to the entire half of the court.
Immediately, Lu Yao took two steps in front of the logo, raised his hand and took a confident three-pointer from far away.
Wiggins was stunned for a moment, and could only watch the ball draw a perfect arc in the air.
After all, Lu Yao rarely shows off his ultra-long shooting range, but what people have never discovered is that Lu Yao's ultra-long range shooting rate is much higher than that of many people, including Stephen Curry.
It is difficult for other players to make a super long three-pointer in actual combat. Lu Yao's super long three-pointer was so relaxed when he shot it, as if he felt it when he raised his hand.
He turned around directly, as the saying goes, a real man never looks back at the explosion.
The moment he stood still, the ball also fell into the basket!
Suddenly, the energy center once again erupted into deafening cheers.
In the CCTV live broadcast room, Teacher Yang Yi saw this scene and was so excited that he almost blew up Lu Yao.
"This super long three-pointer is a complete reflection of Lu Yao's ability! His expression seems to be telling everyone that I can raise my hand and get it!"
I raised my hand, what an arrogant statement, but at this moment, it was reflected in Lu Yao's body.
Because now Lu Yao can really do it with just a raise of his hand.
Wiggins recovered from the shock and came to the backcourt to take a position. Lu Yao came to him and patted Wiggins on the back.
"I didn't expect it, Andrew, I still have this trick."
Wiggins smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I really didn't expect it, otherwise when you passed halftime, I should have defended you personally."
"What if I said, I still have it?"
"ah?"
Lu Yao's words made Wiggins confused.
You still have, what else?
Under Wiggins' shocked gaze, Lu Yao made a booing gesture.
You'll know when the time comes.
At this moment, Wiggins received a pass from LaVine, and the one-on-one duel between the two began again.
Wiggins turned around and faced Lu Yao, constantly testing Lu Yao with three threats.
But Lu Yao's defensive awareness is very good. While blocking Wiggins' breakthrough route as much as possible, he also prevents his center of gravity from being adjusted at will by Wiggins.
This wave of Lu Yao's defense can be said to be textbook level.
This made Wiggins feel very uncomfortable and was forced to play the ball.
Lu Yao forces Wiggins and can only walk towards the bottom line, break through the bottom line with the ball, and face the risk of going out of bounds at any time. The current situation is unfavorable for Wiggins.
Wiggins pushed Lu Yao to the bottom of the basket. Wiggins was a little anxious and made a step-by-step layup. Unfortunately, it got stuck on the basket and the ball fell down.
Lu Yao reached out with his small hands and easily received the defensive rebound.
Lu Yao's attack and defense can be said to be a direct blow to Brother Zui.
In the next game, the matchup between Lu Yao and Brother Zui seemed to become Lu Yao's shooting training.
Wiggins' defense could not limit Lu Yao's offense at all. Instead, Lu Yao's fancy dribbling dazzled Wiggins. When he reacted, Lu Yao had already scored.
On the defensive end, Wiggins was also crushed by Lu Yao. He couldn't help being blocked by Lu Yao twice. When he wanted to dunk Lu Yao head-on, he was blocked by Lu Yao.
It can only be said that Brother Zui is still too young now.
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Lu Yao caught the ball at the top of the arc and seemed to be able to face Wiggins' defense with ease.
Sweat was already breaking out on Wiggins' forehead, and he was already sweating profusely at this moment.
Lu Yao kept testing Wiggins with pocket dribbles, and the drastic changes of direction made Wiggins a little bit overwhelmed.
And what Lu Yao wants is this effect.
After stretching half of his body, Lu Yao broke through directly to Wiggins' right side. This also gave Wiggins a chance to guard Lu Yao. Wiggins stayed close to Lu Yao.
The corners of Lu Yao's mouth curled up slightly. When Wiggins saw this scene, he secretly felt something bad in his heart.
At this moment, the feeling of closeness suddenly disappeared. Brother Zui felt that his feet were empty, and he fell back and sat on the ground.
Lu Yao pulled back and knocked Brother Zui down.
Immediately, there was an elegant dry pull
