Li Hao's tendency to shoot without letting go is not useful to everyone. For example, players like Curry or Lillard who are very accurate in three-pointers. If Li Hao dares to do this, the two of them will definitely shoot him to death.
Another way is to screen and rely on the help of teammates. Basketball is a team sport, and someone as strong as Jordan also needs the help of his teammates.
However, Westbrook obviously did not need to call his teammates in the first wave of attacks. Li Hao made a three-pointer in front of him. As a senior, Westbrook naturally had to return one.
Bang——
Westbrook's shooting was very decisive, so decisive that Li Hao's reaction was a beat slow, but even so, his three-pointer still missed the basket.
This is very true. A big reason why Westbrook has never made any further progress is that he cannot practice three-pointers.
In this era, the achievements of point guards without three-pointers are generally not very high. The reason why Westbrook can become a top star is mainly because of the support of top physical fitness.
Not having three points is not Westbrook's only shortcoming. A poor mentality and being easily controlled by emotions are also Westbrook's shortcomings. Therefore, when Westbrook is unable to break through Li Hao's defense, there will be problems with Westbrook's mentality.
Li Hao is very good at messing with people's mentality. He even made a veteran lose his mind before. Originally, Li Hao was planning to take advantage of Westbrook's tendency to lose control of his emotions, but because Westbrook took the initiative to say hello before the game, Li Hao gave up on this point. .
Not talking about Westbrook's mentality does not mean letting go of defense, and the advantage that Westbrook is proud of does not exist in front of Li Hao.
Forcibly breaking through, if someone else faced Westbrook's breakthrough, he might have been run over by his excellent speed and strong body, but Li Hao definitely would not.
Even if Westbrook rushes to the basket with the ball, Li Hao can still stand in front of him and interfere with his shooting. It was due to Li Hao's interference that Westbrook missed his final layup.
"The intensity was high as soon as the game started." Li Hao's toughness and excellence were somewhat beyond Westbrook's expectations.
"Don't forget what you just said," Li Hao, who defended the ball, said to Westbrook.
Westbrook didn't know how to respond to Li Hao when he heard this. In fact, Westbrook didn't know. He had already figured it out. If he hadn't greeted Li Hao during the interaction before the game and brought out his identity as a senior, Li Hao would Not only with your hands, but also with your mouth.
In order to win this victory, and for the little attribute point reward, Li Hao spent a lot of time talking trash before the game, waiting for the game to break Westbrook's mentality.
Westbrook failed to attack twice in a row, but the Lakers scored in both attacks. The first time Li Hao directly hit a three-pointer, the second time Li Hao passed to Kobe, Kobe sent it inside, and Davis hit a jumper.
In the third attack, the Lakers scored again. This time it was Li Hao's turn to hold the ball and charge forward. Li Hao was able to withstand Westbrook's charge, but Westbrook could not withstand Li Hao's charge.
Although Westbrook was selected to the All-Defensive Team in college, his defense was not outstanding, especially after entering the NBA, Westbrook focused all his attention on offense.
In terms of throwing, Li Hao, whose offensive attributes are all 80, can also be called an offensive kaleidoscope, whether it is a fade away or a throw.
At 7:0, the Lakers got an almost perfect start, and the Thunder once again failed to score in the next attack. Westbrook, who did not believe in evil, tried again, but this time the shot still missed.
Li Hao then sent an assist and passed the ball to Jordan Hill when Yin Baka was assisting in defense. The latter easily made a layup and rewritten the score to 9:0.
11:0
12:0
It was not until 14:0 that the Thunder scored the first goal of the game. It was assisted by Westbrook. Westbrook is definitely not a passing master, but if you really want to say that Westbrook can only force the ball, that is purely black.
After the Thunder scored the goal, the two sides started to go back and forth, and Westbrook even threw a three-pointer in front of Li Hao. You can restrict a player of Westbrook's level, but it is absolutely impossible to lock him down.
But no matter what, the Lakers still maintained a double-digit advantage at the end of the first quarter and entered the second quarter with a score of 30:20.
Among the substitute players in the second quarter, both sides had explosive players. On the Lakers' side, it was neither Nick Young nor Jeremy Lin. Price, the point guard suddenly broke out after coming on the bench and scored 10 points.
On the Thunder's side was 11th-year rookie Reggie Jackson, who also scored 9 points. It was Reggie Jackson's appearance that prevented the Lakers from further expanding their lead.
So in the end, it still depends on the starting players. However, Li Hao, who restricted Westbrook in the first quarter, failed to continue to restrict him in the second quarter. In the remaining six minutes, Westbrook scored 12 points.
Not only did he force a layup under Li Hao's defense, he also caused Li Hao two fouls, got four free throws and made all of them.
In the past two seasons, Westbrook's free throw shooting has been quite reliable, with a shooting percentage of more than 80%. This quarter was even more accurate, making 8 of 8 free throws.
Westbrook broke out under Li Hao's defense, and Li Hao himself performed well. Not only did he hit another three-pointer, he also forced Westbrook to complete a dunk, and then also made a free throw.
After scoring 8 points in the first quarter, Li Hao scored 8 points in the second quarter, adding up to 16 points in the half, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 block. The block came from Westbrook.
Near the end of the second quarter, Westbrook once again forced Li Hao to get a layup. As a result, Li Hao not only did not foul, but also suffered a direct bleeding.
Thanks to Li Hao's outstanding performance, the Lakers still led the Thunder by 10 points in the first half, 62:52.
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"Lee, we need more shots from you in the second half." Kobe, who had just recovered from a cold, was obviously not in shape. He only took 6 shots in the entire first half. Can you believe it?
When Kobe was out of form, the only one the Lakers could rely on was Li Hao, and Li Hao did it. The Thunder's first wave of offense in the second half was deflected by Li Hao's defense.
Then Li Hao directly hit a logo three-pointer. Every time Li Hao hit a logo three-pointer, I don't know what his opponent's mentality was, but Scott on the sidelines frowned and his eyelids twitched every time.
In the next few attacks, Li Hao first used the cover of his teammates to score his second three-pointer, and then continued to pick and roll with Boozer.
In the first four minutes of the second half, Li Hao scored 10 points and provided 3 assists, helping the Lakers widen the point difference to 21 points.
Although 21 points did not immediately crush the Thunder, the Thunder then launched a counterattack, but the Thunder did not succeed. In the third quarter, Westbrook did not have the touch of the second quarter, and was defended by Li Hao and only scored 4 points. Although Yin Baka They stood up, but the Lakers were also united.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers maintained a 20-point advantage. The Thunder launched another counterattack at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but under the leadership of Li Hao, the Lakers once again withstood the Thunder's counterattack.
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Li Hao played 36 minutes, making 12 of 21 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 33 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 steals.
