It's Butler!
After completing the steal, Butler took advantage of the situation and took off for a layup. Ibaka responded equally quickly, jumping high and extending his long arms to block Butler's layup.
"Butler was very active in the fight and won a second offensive opportunity. Oops, the ball was blocked by Ibaka. The active fight resulted in a hot pot."
Yang Jian explained.
Jackson controlled the ball and passed to Westbrook.
Westbrook turbocharged again, accelerated wildly, took three steps near the free throw line, and after a confrontation with Ariza in the air, he hit a layup with a lever.
"Westbrook's breakthrough is really incomprehensible. Many of his layups are not very good at attacking options. It is the kind of attack option that has been in Huashan since ancient times. It is more difficult than heaven to climb up. But he can score. This time There’s no point in reasoning.”
Su Kui said.
"109:107, the Thunder went on a 7-0 run in one and a half minutes. The game entered the last minute and a half, and it's still unclear who will win and who will lose."
Yang Jian took over.
McHale frowned on the sidelines. He led by 9 points in 3 minutes. He wouldn't be overturned, right?
But I couldn't think of any good countermeasures for a while. Is there a problem with the Rockets' offensive choices? no problem! Is the Rockets defense out of position? Obviously not!
Pureness is the personal ability of Durant and Westbrook. Faced with such a situation, there is nothing he can do.
You can't expect Ariza to grow another 5 centimeters taller, or Butler's wingspan to grow 10 centimeters longer.
Xu Xin saw McHale's helplessness in the stands and thought to himself:
"Don't worry, there will be such a person next season."
Harden didn't waste any more time this time, he needed to improve his success rate.
Durant once again double-attacked in advance, and Harden passed the ball to Jeremy Lin.
After receiving the ball, Shuhao faced Westbrook's defense, gritted his teeth, kicked the ground hard, and broke through from the left to the inside. Ibaka did not choose to come over to help defend, fully believing in his second brother's unilateral ability.
Shu Hao broke through to the basket and made a pick-up motion with his left hand. Westbrook ejected and took off, leaping high, waiting for Shu Hao in the air.
Unexpectedly, Shu Hao just feinted a shot, then turned around and made a jump shot, which was a solid hit.
111:107.
"Good shot, the Thunder double-teamed Harden, Jeremy Lin stepped up and solved the problem one-on-one! The Rockets re-extended their lead to two rounds."
Yang Jian said excitedly.
Westbrook held the ball and signaled his teammates to pull away. He had just been hit by Jeremy Lin, which was unbearable. How could Westbrook suffer such a loss with his temper? He was determined to answer the ball.
Westbrook changed hands and dribbled, testing Jeremy Lin's defensive position, then made a scissor step to his crotch, and ejected past Jeremy Lin instantly.
Jeremy Lin's speed and explosive power are very good, but they pale in comparison to the Turtles who have not yet returned to the factory.
Westbrook broke through, Butler and Parsons quickly recovered and double blocked.
But Westbrook is the only one in Huashan. No matter what you do, I crossed the Emei Peak, held up the two of them, jumped up like a helicopter taking off, and completed the layup.
After playing basketball, I got a little too strong and bumped on the basket and missed.
Harden protected the backboard and saw Sefolosha and Reggie coming up to grab the ball and try to create a contest. Harden reacted quickly and made a timeout gesture with his hand.
The referee's whistle sounded and the Rockets took a timeout.
Westbrook did not go back to the bench, but chatted with the referee:
"He missed the ball just now. Why didn't you call a foul?"
The referee shook his head and ignored it. Westbrook was so angry that he grabbed the camera from the courtside cameraman and showed it to the referee.
The referee became angry and blew the whistle.
"Beep!"
Technical foul on Westbrook.
Westbrook was so angry that he jumped up and wanted to say something, but was pulled away by Sefolosha and Durant.
"Second brother, if you continue to argue, you will be punished."
Durant reminded him.
Westbrook cursed and walked back to the bench.
Brooks is very helpless. Westbrook is brave and invincible, but sometimes he gets a little carried away. He still needs to learn how to control his emotions and mentality during the game.
After the timeout, Harden, as the team's leading free throw shooter, stood on the free throw line and accepted the point "rewarded" by his second brother.
112:107.
The Rockets had the ball, and Parsons sent the ball to the sideline. Harden was tightly guarded and could not get out to catch the ball. Parsons chose Plan B and sent it to Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin successfully received the ball and continued to control the attack time.
With 10 seconds left in the attack time, Butler and Ariza set up a double screen. Jeremy Lin misdirected and used the screen to get rid of Westbrook.
The Thunder chose to switch defense. Jeremy Lin faced Ibaka and went to the right to speed past the opponent.
But Ibaka was chasing after him. Jeremy Lin was very afraid of his block. After rushing in, he did not choose a layup. He circled out and gave it to Ariza who was opposite Reggie.
Ariza caught the ball with 2 seconds left in the attack time. He had no time to adjust and shot the three-pointer directly.
Fortunately, Reggie's height disadvantage is too obvious. Although he defended very hard, he did not cause too much interference to Ariza.
"Bang!"
The basketball missed the frame, but Butler grabbed the offensive rebound. Facing Ibaka and Durant's grabs, Butler threw the ball away, and Harden caught the ball in two steps outside the three-point line.
He took a quick look and jumped to take action.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball goes hollow into the net.
115:107.
"Harden hit a super long three-pointer from outside! There was only one minute left in the game, and Harden's three-pointer killed the game."
Yang Jian said.
"Not necessarily. After all, the Thunder have Durant and Westbrook. Let's see if the Thunder can succeed this time."
Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt, and Durant set a screen. Westbrook used the screen to take a step inside and returned the ball to Durant.
Durant caught the ball and pulled it out directly.
"Bang!"
Missed three points.
The Thunder players desperately grabbed offensive rebounds.
Westbrook got it, took advantage of the situation and made a mid-range jumper and hit a two-pointer.
115:109.
"The score difference is still 6 points, and there are 50 seconds left in the game. The Thunder must defend this round. We will come back and see if we want a quick two points or a three-pointer."
Yang Jian said.
Harden continued to control the time, and the Thunder's defense was very aggressive, double-teaming Harden just after halftime.
Trying to force Harden into turnovers through numerical advantage and the middle line.
But Harden is a brave man. Before the two formed a circle, the butterfly passed through the flowers and squeezed through the two, and then rushed to the inside.
Ibaka quickly came over to cover up the defense, and Harden split the ball with Parsons in the bottom corner with a flick of his wrist.
The rhythm of the ball was very good. Parsons received the pass very comfortably, was absolutely open, stretched out his bow and arrow outside the three-point line, and hit!
118:109.
Brooks called the last timeout and let's make a bet. After all, McGrady had 35 seconds and 13 minutes.
A tactic was deployed to create a three-point opportunity for Durant.
Get Ibaka, get Kevin Martin.
Unexpectedly, after returning from the timeout, the Rockets also made a substitution, replacing Livingston with Jeremy Lin.
Westbrook, who had the least shooting threat, served. When he got the ball, he found that Ariza and Butler were chasing Durant, giving him no chance to catch the ball.
