Lu Yao's invincible performance shocked the fans watching the game at the Energy Center, as well as the Blazers opponents and Thunder teammates standing on the court!
He scored a 12-0 run with just one person. This feat fully deserves the title of the league's top scorer!
Even Aldridge didn't recover from it. Lu Yao hit four consecutive three-pointers on his head in an almost incomprehensible way!
One can imagine how big a blow this had to Aldridge and the entire Trail Blazers.
Even facing the Warriors and the Cavaliers, one of the top three teams in the league, the Trail Blazers were not afraid. They fought tooth and nail and even won a victory at the hands of the Cavaliers.
But when facing the Thunder with Lu Yao, they could hardly see any hope, yes, they couldn't see any hope!
The entire Trail Blazers team now feels confused. No matter what they do, they can't restrain Lu Yao. Lu Yao is a monster-level existence!
What's more, when this monster is wreaking havoc on the offensive end, it can also take care of the Thunder's defensive end. One person almost takes over the entire Thunder's perimeter defense!
One person takes over the perimeter defense. Such a performance is incredible for any rookie.
Today's Lu Yao has long been rated as the strongest rookie in history in the minds of most people!
Even superstars like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had their rookie seasons slightly inferior to Lu Yao's.
During the timeout, Trail Blazers coach Stotts was still speaking, but from the current point of view, the Trail Blazers players were ashen-faced and had no desire to fight back.
This made Stotts feel a little desperate. Although he talked about it enthusiastically, he couldn't think of how to deal with Lu Yao's strategy.
The only countermeasure that can solve Lu Yao is Lu Yao himself.
Lu Yao's performance depends entirely on Lu Yao's own touch.
But since Lu Yao landed in the NBA until now, fans have not seen any game in which Lu Yao feels cold, let alone now.
Lu Yao is now 8 of 11, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and has already scored 25 points!
In this game, Lu Yao can be said to be a killer. He scored 25 points before the first quarter was over.
25 points, even for star players to reach this score in halftime, seems a bit difficult.
But for Lu Yao, it's just a side dish on the plate, you can do whatever you want!
The word normal cannot be used to describe Lu Yao at all.
Since the 13th consecutive victory, Lu Yao has scored more than 15 points in a single quarter in at least every game except for paddling games.
It is conceivable that Lu Yao's current scoring ability is so incomprehensible that all the outstanding defenders in the league can't stop playing.
Soon, the timeout ended, and the Trail Blazers players stepped onto the court again with an uneasy mood.
On the other hand, everyone in the Thunder looked relaxed, talking and laughing when they came on the court, and they didn't feel panic at all. This can't help but form a sharp contrast with the Trail Blazers.
The most important thing is that the Thunder have Lu Yao as their backbone. As long as he is there, the Thunder will never feel like they have lost at any time.
The referee blew the whistle, and the players from both sides were already on the court. The ball was handed over to the Trail Blazers. Aldridge served from the baseline and handed the ball to Lillard to organize.
After Lillard received the ball, he glanced at Lu Yao on the outside, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and then slowly advanced towards the frontcourt with the ball.
Seeing this, Lu Yao at the top of the arc took a few steps forward, preparing to intercept Lillard's advance at the logo position.
Seeing Lu Yao take a few steps forward, Lillard's panic continued to increase, and he even felt that he might not be able to control the ball.
Previously, Lillard was locked up by Lu Yao, which left a psychological shadow. What's more, just now, Lu Yao dominated both offense and defense, single-handedly defeated the entire Trail Blazers, scoring 12 points in a row.
This can't help but make the psychologically qualified Guidance Li feel extremely frightened.
This is the sense of oppression Lu Yao brings to his opponents.
As soon as Lillard passed halftime, Lu Yao stepped forward to press, not giving Lillard a single chance.
The ball in his hand was constantly threatened by Lu Yao. Lillard seemed to be in a hurry and barely managed to bring the ball to the three-point line.
But looking at it now, Lillard is at the end of his strength. If he continues to attack, he will be directly intercepted by Lu Yao.
The Trail Blazers responded quickly. McCollum came to the wing and reached for Lillard for the ball.
At the same time, Aldridge slipped out from the baseline, and the two cooperated to cover Lillard's pass.
Since he didn't understand who Lillard was passing to, Lu Yao did not act rashly and kept some distance from Lillard to ensure that he could directly steal the ball when Lillard passed the ball.
Sure enough, after Aldridge got rid of Westbrook behind him, he looked at Lillard, and the tacit understanding between the two as teammates was naturally revealed.
Immediately, Lillard made a decisive ground pass and passed the ball directly towards Aldridge.
But Lillard's intention was also directly captured by Lu Yao. Lu Yao turned around and stretched his hand directly towards the ball that was bouncing on the ground.
Aldridge opened his eyes and also stretched out his hand towards the ball on the ground.
There is no doubt that this will be a showdown of physical talents between the two men.
Lu Yao was the first to touch the ball, but Aldridge followed closely behind. A ball was caught between the two and was constantly being fought for.
During the fight, the two even rolled to the ground. Lu Yao grabbed the ball and held it in his arms without letting go. Aldridge reached out to grab it, but he couldn't get it away no matter how hard he tried.
The fierce physical confrontation immediately aroused cheers from the audience!
This kind of game is enough to show the charm of the NBA, isn't it?
Westbrook was certainly not stupid and immediately chased after him and came to Lu Yao's side.
Lu Yao decisively passed the ball to Westbrook. Westbrook received the pass from Lu Yao, left a relieved look in his eyes, and then ran towards the frontcourt with the ball.
Lillard also reacted and followed Westbrook, not wanting Westbrook to counterattack so easily.
Aldridge wanted to stand up, but his feet tripped on Lu Yao's body and he sat down directly on the ground.
Just like that, two centers with a height of over 2m10 fell to the ground and looked at each other.
Lu Yao glanced at Aldridge with some displeasure, turned away, and couldn't help but thought to himself.
"It's really annoying. Can you put some water on it and let me pass it on?"
Aldridge: Are you doing this as an entertainment game?
Looking back at Westbrook, Westbrook's speed is naturally on the same level as Lillard. When Lillard just reached the free throw line, Westbrook completed a dunk!
