Robertson, who was holding the ball, immediately understood and passed the ball to Lu Yao without hesitation.
After Lu Yao received the ball, he slowly brought the ball to the top of the arc. Facing Nowitzki's defense, Lu Yao did not rush to attack, but observed the trends on the court.
Beside him, Rondo is waiting for an opportunity to help Nowitzki in defense. Now the Mavericks' defensive tactics are obvious, which is to completely strangle Lu Yao.
But the Thunder did not do much in this regard. They just let the Mavericks defend Lu Yao at will, because they believed in Lu Yao's ability and his unstoppable offensive ability. No matter how many people or whoever stopped him, they could not stop him. use.
Just like now, Lu Yao finally moved. He dropped the ball on the right side of his body and made a smooth change of direction in front of his body to break through to Nowitzki's right side. He was so fast that he was half a mile away from Nowitzki at the beginning. position,
The main reason why Lu Yao chose to rush forward was because Rondo was always ready to help defend. Although Rondo is smaller in stature, his short height also provides him with better steal opportunities.
Therefore, Lu Yao chose to go to the left in order to avoid Rondo and continue to form a one-on-one situation with Nowitzki.
Although Lu Yao was half a step away from Lu Yao at the start, Nowitzki caught up with him because he had been stuck in his position before, and stopped Lu Yao at the free throw line.
After Lu Yao stopped, his constant crotch dribbling attracted Nowitzki's attention. Although Nowitzki was nervous, he did not dare to act rashly and could only be ready to deal with Lu Yao's next preparation.
At this moment, Lu Yao once again started to break through, trying to break through to the inside toward Nowitzki's right side.
Lu Yao's intention was so obvious that Nowitzki easily blocked Lu Yao, but looking at Lu Yao with a smile on his face, Nowitzki secretly screamed something bad.
Sure enough, Lu Yao pulled back his crotch and took a long step back, directly from the free throw line to the three-point line, directly opening a considerable distance from Nowitzki.
Nowitzki was blocked by Lu Yao in disguise, so he was unable to turn around in time to defend. After turning around, Lu Yao had already made a three-pointer.
Even though Nowitzki used all his strength to rush forward and try to block the shot, he still missed a move. He could only watch the ball pass a few steps away from his fingertips and then fly towards the basket.
After spinning in the air for a moment, the ball bounced on the basket a few times, and then fell steadily into the basket.
Scored 3 points! 11:14! Lu Yao fired the first shot of the breakout with a three-pointer!
Lu Yao now wants to be the one who breaks the deadlock! He wants to destroy the Mavericks' defense with goal after goal.
Nowitzki looked extremely helpless as he watched the ball fall into the basket. After all, from beginning to end, he was like a puppet being carried by Lu Yao, with no independent power at all.
Lu Yao's one-on-one singles can be called a textbook singles. Facing Nowitzki's airtight defense, he can also open up the shooting space through rhythmic dribbling, and then retreats. Dry pull in.
But what shocked people even more was that he opened such a large distance from Nowitzki with one crotch pullback and step back, and suddenly jumped from the free throw line to the three-point line.
While people praised Lu Yao's personal abilities, they also gradually discovered that Lu Yao's talent was of a historical level.
There have been many talents in the NBA, and there are many people with outstanding talents, but Lu Yao's talent is enough to be called the favorite among the talents.
After Lu Yao scored, the ball was handed over to the Mavericks. Rondo took the ball to the baseline. The Mavericks chose to let Rondo, the point guard, serve the ball. Naturally, he had ulterior motives.
Sure enough, Rondo did not choose a normal serve, but chose a long pass to Nowitzki, who had already rushed to the frontcourt logo.
Nowitzki received the ball and saw that the Thunder was weak inside, with only Ibaka supporting him. He realized that this was an excellent offensive opportunity.
Immediately, Nowitzki accelerated his feet and rushed towards the Thunder's basket with the ball. He looked as fierce as if the ball in his hand would be sent into the Thunder's basket the next moment.
Just when Nowitzki thought the ball was within his grasp, there were sudden sounds of rapid footsteps and heavy breathing behind him.
Nowitzki was shocked. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw that it was Lu Yao.
At this moment, Lu Yao's eyes were like frost, and Nowitzki's whole body was hairy when he looked at him, and even his steps slowed down a bit.
Clearly, he had the impression that while Lu Yao was still in the backcourt, he had already reached the frontcourt. At such a long distance, Lu Yao actually caught up with him in no time!
This made Nowitzki feel incredible. Of course, the Mavericks fans who watched the whole process were even more shocked.
The moment Lu Yao realized that the Mavericks were about to launch a sneak attack, wind sprang up under his feet and he ran towards Nowitzki like a bolt of lightning. He actually caught up with Nowitzki in the blink of an eye.
The audience wiped their eyes and opened their mouths, unable to believe the scene in front of them.
A 2m16 big man running like a cheetah, this scene is so spectacular.
At this moment, the two of them had reached the bottom of the basket. Seeing that there was no chance to pass the ball, Nowitzki could only try to force a shot against Lu Yao's defense.
But as long as Lu Yao catches up, Lu Yao will never let Nowitzki take action easily, and he will not even allow him to take action in front of Lu Yao.
When Nowitzki wanted to go for a layup, Lu Yao's hand had already pressed on the ball in Nowitzki's hand, and directly pressed the ball from Nowitzki's hand.
Immediately, while Nowitzki was not paying attention when he landed, Lu Yao directly took the ball into his arms and quickly launched a counterattack.
Westbrook, who had just passed halftime, saw this scene and had no time to be happy. He ran towards the basket in the backcourt and then took a look at Lu Yao's movements.
Needless to say, the tacit understanding between the two is natural. Lu Yao made a long pass, imitating the long pass in front of Rondo, and passed the ball from the front court to Westbrook in the back court.
This time, the Mavericks were not as terrifying as Lu Yao. They could only watch as Westbrook broke through to the inside and then leaped high to dunk with one hand!
Within one minute, the Thunder scored 5 points in a row, leading the Mavericks with a 16:11 advantage.
Immediately, the Mavericks quickly called a timeout to prevent the gap between the two teams from getting wider.
The Thunder were able to directly stop the Mavericks, which was inseparable from Lu Yao's superb performance.
His offense, defense and passing were almost perfect. The Thunder took the lead in breaking the deadlock, and Lu Yao became the game-breaker.
