Chapter 114 A wave of counterattack
After Lu Yao scored a three-pointer, although the Raptors were in a state of shock, they did not dare to neglect at all and were bound to open the score again.
But in their minds, this idea became increasingly impossible.
The pressure given by the Thunder was too great, and it was given in a moment, which made the Raptors feel breathless.
The Thunder chased for seven points in a row and suddenly accelerated the pace of the game a lot. This was not good news for the Raptors. After all, fast pace did not have many advantages for them.
Once the Raptors fall into a fast pace, the offense will become anxious, and with it, the number of mistakes will gradually increase.
Lowry received the serve from the baseline and took the ball all the way to the top of the arc. Facing Westbrook's defense, he kept dribbling forward with his hips to test.
But Westbrook's defensive steps were very solid and did not give Lowry a chance to break through. The entire defense seemed airtight.
This also made Lowry feel a lot of pressure. Now, he does not have the possibility of passing the ball in his mind and keeps trying to break through on his own.
DeRozan was stunned. He had been reaching out to Lowry for almost ten seconds, but Lowry kept cooking on the spot, as if DeRozan didn't exist.
The Raptors fans present were also very anxious. They were only chased by the Thunder by seven points. Why did Lowry's pressure suddenly become so great!
Seeing that there was not much time left to attack, DeRozan shouted at Lowry. It was this shout that made Lowry react, but he was also stunned.
And it was this moment of confusion that Westbrook, who had a keen sense of smell, seized the opportunity and directly cut the ball out of Lowry's hand. He came to the backcourt and successfully scored a layup.
With this goal scored, the Thunder also chased the score to ten points.
From being 19 points behind to 10 points behind, the Thunder only took 2 minutes for this process.
Being able to recover so many points in just two minutes shows how terrifying the Thunder's offensive firepower is.
The Thunder's Lu Yao, Durant, and Westbrook are all players with the first level of offensive ability in the league. Each of them has the ability to make the final decision in the game.
But God actually put these three people together in a team. Since Durant and Westbrook are not good, then Lu Yao and Durant and Westbrook are not enough.
Therefore, the team that can be called the most terrifying offensive firepower in history was born the moment Lu Yao played for the first time.
And now the Raptors are the first team to feel the full offensive firepower of the Thunder.
On the defensive end, the Thunder is so airtight that not even a mosquito can get close to the Thunder's basket.
Lowry and DeRozan were also stunned by the defense. Lowry was blocked for more than ten seconds and ended up being directly intercepted.
On the offensive end, the strength of the Thunder's three young men is too terrifying. The three of them take turns firing. Even if the Raptors choose to double-team one person, the other two can score in different places.
This is why the Thunder are currently the only team in the league, because all three of their players average more than 25 points per game, and Lu Yao even averages a terrifying 37 points per game.
On average, the three of them can score 87 points per game, which is something that no other team can match.
Neither the Big Three of the Cavaliers nor the Splash Brothers of the Warriors could reach this point, but the Thunder did it.
Therefore, step by step, they went from being a team that almost fell out of the playoffs to reaching first place in the league, opening up a big gap with the second-best team in the league.
After Westbrook scored, the Raptors launched a new round of offense, but it was obvious that the hazy offensive rhythm was interrupted by the Thunder's ferocious point pursuit.
After Pierce broke through for a layup and was blocked by Ibaka, Lu Yao grabbed the rebound and drove the ball toward the frontcourt.
Arriving at the top of the arc, facing Pierce's defense, Lu Yao smiled slightly, as if telling Pierce.
I'm going to vote.
Sure enough, after stopping, Lu Yao didn't pause for a moment, raised his hand and made a three-point pull-up, a very standard Durant pull-up.
Pierce wanted to take off to block the shot, but he couldn't even touch the edge of the ball. The height and wingspan difference between the two was really too big, which made Lu Yao's shot unsolvable.
Pierce, who was facing him, couldn't restrain Lu Yao at all. He could only watch Lu Yao force himself to take action, but there was nothing he could do.
The ball hit the net hollowly, and with this goal, the Thunder chased the score to 7 points.
Three minutes, 12:0! What a terrifying wave of chasing points!
The Raptors fans present couldn't help but feel extremely suffocated. What a monster team this was!
At the same time, everyone in the Raptors felt extremely desperate. The advantage they had worked so hard to establish for half a quarter was frantically recovered by the Thunder in the blink of an eye.
Horrible, really terrible!
At this moment, the Thunder's bench was already boiling. West jumped up from his stool and kept waving towels towards the court, working hard like a cheerleader.
Donovan was also pumping his fists in excitement, and the Thunder fans, who had been despairing at first, were also extremely excited at this moment. They really didn't expect that after returning from a timeout, the Thunder seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and the score was so close in one fell swoop. many,
The Raptors felt a lot of pressure. After Lu Yao scored the goal, they called a timeout to cushion the blow.
After seeing Lu Yao stop the Raptors with a three-pointer, the Thunder's bench became excited again.
Lu Yao returned to the bench, and what greeted him was a big hug from his teammates. Because it hung on Lu Yao, Lu Yao almost couldn't breathe.
In the commentary box, Barkley, who saw this scene, clapped his hands excitedly and said.
"I just believe Lu Nengxin. He stopped the Raptors with a three-pointer and scored six points in a row. He is definitely a major contributor to the Thunder being able to recover so many points."
"Yeah, if it weren't for Lu Yao's two desperate three-pointers, the Thunder might not have been able to reduce the score to 7 points so quickly."
O'Neal sat aside, surprisingly not mocking Barkley, and gave his own fair evaluation of Lu Yao's performance.
At this moment, O'Neal and Barkley miraculously reached an agreement. It seems that there is not much difference between the two in their attitude towards super players.
Kenny Smith, who was sandwiched between the two, made his own analysis of the situation.
"Looking at it now, the situation has shifted from the Raptors to the Thunder."
"Looking at this, the Thunder might be able to reverse the score in the first quarter."
