In the second quarter, the game continued with music, then another battle.
The Hawks lined up Zaza Pachulia, Radmanovic, Stackhouse, Tracy McGrady, and Hinrich.
Five down and five up, the Eagles' rotation is also quite aggressive.
Moreover, whether it’s time to say it or not, let’s continue the tradition!
The question is, the management likes swingmen.
Radmanovic is 2.08 meters tall. Not to mention Tracy McGrady and Stackhouse, Hinrich is 1.93 meters tall. At point guard, they are also swinging together.
Pachulia is just an accident, but he is a special talent, stepping on the ground, doing dirty work, etc. There is always a need for such talents, and at 2.11 meters, in the swing class, it is okay.
The Thunder's original lineup was also very aggressive. However, with Maynor and Sefolosha missing due to injuries, the Thunder's battle for wealth was not so smooth.
We can only make a rotation lineup of Perkins, Collison, Su Bei, Harden, and Billups!
I bother!
Do you call this a rotation?
I'm too embarrassed to point you out!
The second quarter started with the Eagles having the ball.
Hinrich steadily controlled the ball to the frontcourt and faced Billups. He knew that the opponent's defense was not easy to mess with, so he did not waste it himself, so he immediately turned over Tracy McGrady's card.
Outside the 70-degree three-point line on the left, McGrady held the ball to pose as an offensive three-threat. He raised the ball and feinted. Seeing that Su Bei was unmoved, he immediately stepped with his right foot, but still did not move.
The enemy cannot move...
"Tracy McGrady moved, put his feet back, lifted the ball and continued to shake it, then dribbled the ball in and broke through.
Once inside, Su Bei fought against the body. As soon as he made contact, he took a step further inside, immediately pulled out the ball and shot. He raised his hand and made a two-pointer with a sudden stop and a pull-up jump shot..."
Without a very quick first step, McGrady dribbled the ball into the paint, pulled it up and shot.
Su Bei's defensive focus was not lost, but his outstretched hand could not reach McGrady's shot. He had no choice but to cover McGrady's dead fish eyes as much as possible, and then: I bet your two-point pistol No bullets.
Bang-dang——!
You guessed it, Maddie pulled out his hand and there was no bullet in the pistol.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
“McGrady!
The posture of the white horse and the spear is still the original posture, but it is a pity that the shooting posture is no longer useful if it is just rubbing on the outside and cannot get in!
McGrady's name is all that's left now. There are still three good students there, student cadres... no, he looks like a two-time scoring champion. He is only 33 years old, and his form has completely declined. His fighting ability is too weak..."
In the 11/12 season, McGrady, who has experienced injuries and wear and tear, can only output 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The top four shooting guards of the past have no longer the same style as before.
"Perkins grabbed the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Billups to counterattack.
Hinrich pressed forward.
Billups couldn't break through. With a blind pass, Harden threw the basketball into Harden's hands. He continued to dribble the ball forward. His speed increased. Stackhouse also pressed forward. Su Bei rushed in. The frontcourt is already empty.
Huh?
Harden was a bit on his own. He did not choose to distribute the ball, but changed direction, avoided Stackhouse's pressing, and continued to dribble the ball through the middle.
With explosive power and technique, he has the appearance of a top player in 2009. Stackhouse can't force Harden and can only fight and retreat.
Fortunately, Pachulia rushed back to the basket desperately and broke the Thunder's counterattack fast break...
What the hell?
Don't come over here! "
On the field, the Hawks did force the Thunder's fast break into a positional battle, but Harden, who was advancing with the ball, did not stop his progress and took the ball to the middle to force a breakthrough. Stackhouse had no defense when he was young. Once upon a time, he and Iverson formed a double-drain combination in the backcourt of the 76ers.
Now that I am no longer young, facing Harden's unreasonable breakthrough, I can only accept the situation and accept it.
"After reaching the free throw line, Harden Euro-stepped the ball for a layup. The rhythm change of three steps was like passing through the streets in the early morning, passing Stackhouse.
Fortunately, Pachulia's help swept over, and Harden did not dodge. Instead, he faced the man head-on. He was very tough. He rushed with Pachulia's body and knocked his hands away from the block. Throw the basketball into the hoop…”
Swish——!
Beep——!
At the same time as the basketball scored, the referee's whistle sounded, and Pachulia was awarded a foul.
"Beautiful 2+1!
This is a play that Harden is good at, a European step layup, plus the unicorn arm to force the ball to touch the porcelain.
With the reaction of the inside players and the posture of reaching out and blocking the shot with both hands, it is simply inevitable.
With this technology, it is very possible to exploit loopholes in opponents and rules..."
You can be confident, not as a possibility, but as a certainty.
However, it should not be said that Harden's basic operations are not only full of details, but also very hard.
Is it hard there?
Of course it’s his playing style and his arms.
In the last shot, he used his strong arms to push away the arms of the defender inside, and then scored a layup.
If the strength is too weak, you won't be able to do this kind of skill and strength work.
Standing on the free throw line, the spectators outside the court had sharp eyes, knowing that Harden had touched him by himself.
Of course, even if he is not sharp, he will still boo Harden who shoots free throws.
Swish——!
Harden showed no expression and was not used to the fans outside the court. He steadily made the free throw and scored three points.
27 to 30!
The Thunder were only 3 points behind.
Looking back, Hinrich took the ball to the frontcourt, did not rush to take action, kept looking for offensive opportunities, and suddenly played a screen with McGrady.
"Tracy McGrady got rid of Su Bei, but Hinrich didn't pass the ball, but went in himself.
Get up with the ball, raise your hand and shoot a three-point pull-up jumper..."
Billups did not expect that Hinrich, with his steady playing style, would be so unethical.
He was careless and did not dodge. He could only stretch out his hand as if to defend, and then bet that Hinrich's three-point pistol had no bullets.
Hong Kong's Hinrich's three-point technique can't be said to be very good, nor can it be said to be bad. It looks ordinary.
However, God turned Hinrich's card tonight.
Swish——!
"Yes!
Three point hit!
Hinrich responded strongly and took back the three-pointer the Eagles had just lost.
The shot was quite sudden, but Hinrich caught it..."
27 to 33!
Hong Kong True, since Hinrich's position was replaced by Rose, his status and data have declined a lot.
But he is still very effective when playing as a substitute.
Off the court, Scott Brooks saw that the strength of the Hawks' bench was not inferior to that of the Thunder, and he was not panicked.
The Thunder can't defend it, and the Hawks can't even try to defend it. After all, the Hawks' defense has no system and relies on the performance of individual abilities.
"Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt and saw Harden being bypassed and Su Bei being guarded by Tracy McGrady's eyes. He immediately dealt the cards and turned over Su Bei's cards.
Outside the 70-degree three-point line on the left, Su Bei held the ball and faced the basket, posing as an offensive three-threat, challenging Tracy McGrady..."
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Lifting the ball to explore, McGrady's footwork awareness is still there, but it's a pity that Su Bei doesn't follow martial ethics. After closing his feet, he didn't have any extra movements. He picked up the ball, raised his hand and tried a three-point pull-up jumper...
McGrady paused for a moment, reacted, stretched out his hand, and then turned around to grab the rebound.
McGrady had already lost defense when he was the Magic's scoring champion.
In Harden's words, he focused his energy on offense. Now his physical fitness has seriously declined. Apart from rolling his eyes, he can only listen to gunshots.
Swish——!
"Yes!
A very beautiful three-pointer, McGrady didn't even react defensively.
This is very inappropriate, that is Su Bei, a shooter with a solid three-point shooting.
But that's McGrady now. Whenever a team signs him, they know they need to use his scoring ability rather than his poor defensive ability.
Tracy McGrady, who is both offensive and defensive, is not available at this price, so you have to pay more..."
Well, actually adding more money now is too much to do.
30 to 33!
Still a 3 point difference.
In the next attack, Hinrich broke through with the ball, sent the basketball to the basket, assisted Pachulia, beat Collison, and scored a dunk with both hands.
30 to 35!
The Thunder attacked, and Billups continued to turn over Su Bei's cards.
"After another three-point threat, he raised the ball from outside the three-point line and took a three-point shot.
This time, McGrady didn't dare to be careless and jumped out to press him. Su Bei seemed to have predicted McGrady's movements. He collected the ball and changed direction, dribbling the ball inward to break through. Just like walking through the streets in the early morning, Su Bei passed McGrady. clean.
After playing Tracy McGrady, Su Bei dribbled the ball to the basket, attacked the basket with a layup, and sent the basketball into the basket..."
Swish——!
The knife fell from his hand, and Su Bei continued to score two points.
32 to 35!
McGrady's defense is empty, no matter how he plays, it's useless.
If you can take care of Su Bei's shooting, you can't take care of Su Bei's breakthrough.
Of course, the Eagles are not panicking. They have already prepared for such a situation!
Moreover, the Eagles win not by defense, but by offense.
As long as you score more points than your opponents, what's the point of comparing yourself to those who lose points?
Sometimes, basketball is a counting game.
Not to mention, the Eagles' defense is indeed terrible, but their offensive combat effectiveness is very strong.
"It wasn't McGrady or Stackhouse, but Hinrich, who suddenly made a cold arrow and hit a three-point pull-up jumper.
Hinrich is trying to use Billups's good offensive skills to make Billups look bad on defense..."
32 to 38!
No one expected that Hinrich would break through.
At this time, this season, he is only averaging 6.6 points and 2.8 assists per game. I didn't expect him to be so good tonight.
Billups couldn't stand it at all.
Fortunately, the Hawks have Tracy McGrady and Stackhouse, a pair of defensive talents.
After McGrady knew that he couldn't withstand Su Bei's attack, he chose to move forward. However, Harden received the basketball, and Stackhouse also couldn't withstand Harden's breakthrough.
"Harden was the draft pick in 2009, and Stackhouse was the draft pick in 1995, a span of 14 years.
There are many decades in life. As an athlete, these ten years are even more precious. One is young and invincible, while the other is old and useless. What can you use to defeat it..."
You can't stand it!
Harden followed up with a European step, then a layup, easily breaking through the Hawks' defense and sending the basketball into the basket.
The two sides of the competition entered a mutual explosion mode, and no one could do anything to their opponent.
Five minutes passed, and the score difference between the two sides was still fluctuating around 5 points.
As long as the Thunder are ahead, it can be tolerated, but now they are behind, Scott Brooks said this is unbearable.
With a wave of his hand, he replaced Westbrook, Durant and Yin Baka.
Su Bei and Billups, who played a lot of time in the first quarter, were replaced to rest, and Collison was also replaced.
At this time, the Thunder's lineup has become a lineup of Perkins + the Thunder's four young players.
The Eagles quickly took over and replaced the starting five with five strikes.
Just after returning, Josh Smith's desperate attack to the basket caused a foul on Perkins' beater.
Immediately afterwards, Joe Johnson singled out Durant and also used a breakthrough mid-range shot to tie up the offense.
Subsequently, Horford and Jeff Teague under the basket started a pick-and-roll. Horford cut through the screen, caught the ball and attacked the basket, and also scored the basketball.
“The Eagles are a low-end version of the Big Three, and he is also a Big Three.
The three of them worked together, and the Thunder's defense was beaten to a pulp.
How will the Thunder respond?
Hey, Westbrook rushed up, broke through with the ball, continued to copy the work of the first quarter, and acted recklessly.
Sure enough, Jeff Teague was still too young and his body couldn't compare. Horford came to help defend, Joe Johnson also came to attack, Westbrook chose to meet the man and shot, stopped the zombie and made a pull-up jumper..."
Bang-dang——!
Westbrook stayed on the bench and lost his excellent shooting touch in the first quarter.
When he returned to the court, he immediately changed his face and started a blacksmith show.
Bang-dang——!
…
Bang-dang——!
He only made 1 of 4 shots and scored 2 points.
Durant's condition has improved a lot, but Joe Johnson is closely guarding, dribbling the ball through, and Josh Smith is leaving Perkins to help defend and attack.
Under the coordinated operations of two generations of Eagle Kings, Durant didn't have many offensive opportunities. He only made 2 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 5 points.
Harden and Su Bei were the two most beautiful players on the Thunder team during the rotation in the second quarter.
As a result, Su Bei was replaced to rest. After all, Harden was the sixth man and still stayed on the court. However, when Du Shao and Westbrook took over the ball of the Thunder, Harden was invisible and could only act as a walk-on. , that is to say, being guarded by the two masters, the offense is useless.
In the second quarter of the game, the Eagles continued to flourish and beat the Eagles with a score of 28 to 23.
At the end of the first half, the score was 58 to 47, and the Thunder entered the locker room to rest with an 11-point deficit.
In the locker room, Scott Brooks had no idea how to defend the Eagles' more blossoming situation.
We can only use offense against offense, and then give Durant the damn basketball to play.
Durant doesn't want to lose the title of scoring champion, and neither does the Thunder.
As long as Durant wins the scoring title again, Durant's superstar status will be stable.
After all, the Thunder are still a small city team, how can they rely on selling tickets?
Just ask and you’ll be a superstar!
From the moment Durant joined the Thunder, the management arranged for him to play the role of the scoring leader.
Yin Baka plays the role of defensive hero.
Harden's sixth man role.
Westbrook?
An all-around triple-double character!
As for the championship, it is still far away. Only by focusing on the present can you see a more beautiful scenery.
Bang-dang——!
…
Bang-dang——!
At the start of the third quarter, Durant basically took over the Thunder's offensive ball.
It doesn't matter if you're not in good condition.
It’s better to use a lot of shots to feed.
But when Dan feeds Durant's death mode, the next game will become easy.
Not to mention, Durant's offense really has a lot of stuff.
The shot was inaccurate and he immediately dribbled the ball to break through. However, a 2.11-meter big man used the breakthrough skills of a defender to dribble the ball into the basket and couldn't guard him at all.
Even if he is blocked, he can still draw a foul and go to the free throw line to shoot free throws.
3 of 7 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. Durant scored 13 points, 0 assists, and 3 rebounds in a single quarter.
Coupled with Westbrook's 4 of 8 shooting, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and 10 points and 1 assist, the Thunder's explosive combination broke out, scoring 23 points in a single quarter, leading the Thunder to full firepower. Beat the Eagles with a score of 28-23, narrowing the point difference to 6 points.
The suspense of the game seems to be back again.
There is still one quarter left for the Thunder, and it doesn't seem difficult to chase 6 points.
However, Su Bei, Harden, and Billups, who basically didn't take many shots in the third quarter, couldn't find their shooting touch in the fourth quarter.
The offense hit the ground running and misfired.
The teammates around me are so useless!
Alas, there is no way, right?
The Thunder can only let the Thunder continue to explode.
Durant made 3 of 10 shots and 1 of 5 three-pointers. He still dared to take shots and carried the Thunder on his shoulders.
Westbrook made 1 of 5 and 0 of 2 three-pointers. His shooting was poor, but he still dared to try his shooting skills...
Buzz—!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
Under the leadership of the Thunder's two young men, Wolong Chufeng, the Thunder were beaten 21-15 by the Eagles in the fourth quarter.
In the end, the score was 102 to 90, and the Hawks ended the Thunder's 14-game winning streak with a 12-point advantage.
Durant made 9 of 24 shots, 3 of 10 three-pointers, and 14 of 17 free throws. He scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. He was the scoring leader. Although his efficiency was low, he still ranked among the top scorers. Pulling down Kobe Bryant, who scored 38 points last night, he regained the top spot.
After all, Westbrook is in a contract year, so it is reasonable to take more shots. He made 10 of 21 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 27 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds. As a shooting guard, he is qualified!
What, you call Westbrook a point guard?
How come I don't know?
That's because you are ignorant.
All right!
Su Bei made 5 of 9 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds. As a point guard, 5 assists were quite adequate.
Josh Smith made 10 of 22 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 9 of 13 free throws. He scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists, playing like an Eagle.
Joe Johnson did not have any outstanding performance, but he made 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 20 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds, and did not lose the face of Joe in singles.
Plus Jeff Teague's 15 points, Hinrich's 12 points, Horford's 11 points and 10 rebounds...
In terms of the Big Three, the Hawks are indeed inferior to the Thunder, but in terms of efficiency and multi-point blooming, the Thunder are much inferior. The players in charge are too selfish, and the loss of the game is not unfair!
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