1089: Teacher Lin is really strict
Russell Westbrook has decided to do a big fight, and he believes that he is definitely capable of doing this.
When facing the Warriors at the beginning of this season, the Thunder suffered a crushing defeat. In that game, Westbrook's 26.7% shooting percentage was also very eye-catching.
It can be said that in this brilliant triple-double season per game, it was the worst and most unwilling game that Westbrook played.
Since then, Westbrook has longed for another chance to prove himself. He is unwilling to give up and is trampled by Durant.
Unfortunately, the Thunder and the Warriors game will not take place until next year.
Westbrook couldn't wait that long, so he could only breathe on the grizzly bear first.
Neither team changed, and the Thunder still consisted of Westbrook, Robertson, Anthony Molo, Sabonis Jr. and Adams.
Westbrook is the only one who really has the ability to attack independently in this lineup. How can he not score much?
Originally, there was an Oladipo who could score in the Thunder lineup, but because he couldn't play with Westbrook, he was thrown on the bench by head coach Billy Donovan.
Little did he know that after he was slightly off-the-spot with Westbrook, Oladipo's performance was a bit rebirth.
As it turns out, you really don’t have to match a scorer with the ball around Westbrook. If you let him attack alone, the attack will be over. If he attacks well, the Thunder will likely win.
After the referee kicked off, Adams, who was wild-looking, took the lead in winning the first attack.
Westbrook accelerated the attack the moment he received the basketball, and he wanted to raid the basket.
As we all know, the physical fitness of the "Divine Turtle" is very exciting. In the number one position, almost no one can compete with him in terms of physical fitness.
His startup speed is very fast, and this fast attack in raid is Westbrook's favorite offensive method.
Once he rushes to speed, even Conley catches up will be useless. After all, Westbrook, who rushes to speed, even the inside players feel ashamed.
However, when Westbrook broke to the three-point line, he found that it was not Conley who blocked it, but Link!
"It's Link. He will directly face Westbrook in the first round of the game!" Hubby Brown was in an instant. It seemed that Link didn't want to lay any preparation for this game.
As soon as the show begins, it is a climax!
"Damn!" Westbrook hurriedly stopped and slowed down. He knew that it was stupid to fight brute force with Link.
If you fight hard, you will definitely not be able to gain any advantage.
Link opened his arms and was meticulous.
The Thunder lineup is truly worth defending, Westbrook. So, before the game, Link simply applied to defend the "Turtles".
Today, he will meet this guy on the top MVP rankings!
Link doesn't want to give in to this year's MVP.
After Westbrook stopped urgently, he called for cover, and "Aquaman" Adams immediately took his seat.
Generally speaking, few people can quickly catch up with Westbrook while bypassing the cover.
But Link did it. After Westbrook broke through the cover, he ran out a few steps. Link immediately chased after him and pressed against the "Divine Turtle".
Westbrook struggled in the first round of the game.
At this moment, Westbrook suddenly stopped suddenly, then pulled back his crotch, intending to open up some shooting space.
But Link seemed to have glue on her body, and she was still stuck in front of Westbrook.
His fake moves did not help him to even make a shot gap.
"It's so strong. It's worthy of being the first outside player in NBA history to win the Best Defensive Player Award for two consecutive years!"
Westbrook gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that he would be so guarded that he didn't even have a chance.
When Durant was still there, Link was most of the time against Durant. Therefore, Westbrook was not greatly affected.
But now Westbrook finally realized the feeling of Durant and Link when they were playing against each other. This suffocating and oppressive feeling is very uncomfortable.
Taking advantage of the moment when Westbrook was a little distracted, Link suddenly fell into the center of gravity and reached out to steal.
When Westbrook saw Link rushing towards him, he immediately wanted to protect the basketball.
But before he made the ball protection move, Link's long arm stuck out and touched the basketball first.
After the basketball was out of hand, Link rushed forward and controlled the ball firmly in his hand, and accelerated to start a counterattack!
"It was a steal, Russell came up with a mistake! As a forward player, Link often broke basketball from the No. 1 position. I have to say that you can't be distracted at all in front of Link!"
Because the incident happened suddenly, the Thunder players had no time to react.
Andre Robertson was very active in chasing and defending, but his speed was much worse than Link.
Link threw everyone away and easily performed a 360° turn and dunk in the face of the empty basket.
As the greatest dunk king of the second decade of the 21st century, Link's performance of bombing the basket is always very exciting.
The fans of the Federal Express Arena stood up and shouted MVP!
In their hearts, Link should have sat in the position that now belongs to Westbrook.
"Russell, be careful. Link is not an ordinary opponent. If he wants to firmly sit at the top of his MVP rankings, he must withstand Link's crazy attack. I can guarantee that Link is very, very dissatisfied with the current MVP rankings!"
After successfully dunking, Link did not forget to hook his finger at Kanter. Under the court, Link might be able to swallow his anger.
But on the court, as long as Link plays happily, he will kill whoever will be killed!
The "Turnful Turtle" is still scared of Link's defense. It seems that it will not work if he wants to rush hard.
He must first break the scoring drought to help the team stabilize its position. Since the strong attack cannot be done, then think of a solution from his teammates!
Westbrook wants to create opportunities for his teammates through breakthroughs and passes. This is how he averages double-digit assists per game this season.
Facing Westbrook's impact, no team is unfavorable. Once it assists in defense, the "Turnacles" will seize the opportunity to send the ball to the teammates who were emptied.
In this regard, he is very similar to Antetokounmpo.
So for the second attack, Westbrook still chose to use breakthroughs to solve the problem.
But when he leaned against Link and walked towards the penalty area, he found that the Grizzlies had no intention of shrinking their defense!
All of them still follow the principle of man-to-man defense and leave no routes for Westbrook to pass!
Watching Westbrook starts to break through aimlessly, Jogel on the sidelines couldn't help but smile.
Yes, most teams in this league choose to shrink when Westbrook breaks through, because few people can resist Westbrook's shock alone.
But unfortunately, the Grizzlies have just such a person who can effectively defend the No. 0 defender!
Defending Westbrook, Link is enough.
Originally planned to pass the ball, but found that there was no passing route, which made Westbrook a little busy.
He has entered the three-second zone. If he stops, there will be a risk of attacking for three seconds. But if he directly hits the basket, Link will stare at him again.
A superstar who averaged triple-double per game was at a loss in front of Link at this time!
There was no way, Westbrook could only bite the bullet and even if he couldn't score, it would be great if he could commit a foul.
If Link knew what Westbrook was thinking, he would definitely answer: "You're thinking too much."
Westbrook forgot the scene of Irving and James being fancy-covered during the Christmas battle.
Westbrook leaned against Link and jumped. Link raised his arms high, and his arms were not pressed down. He slapped the basketball with a fierce and accurate palm!
"Ba!" Clean and neat!
With this crisp sound, Westbrook's scoring dream shattered again.
After Conley picked up the basketball, he directly passed the long pass in the backcourt and assisted. Wade, who had already started, easily scored a goal.
A beautiful block can bring more than just a successful defense, but also a beautiful counterattack!
"It's so miserable, so miserable. Westbrook's performance in the first two rounds was simply terrible!" Hubby Brown said miserable, but laughed on her face.
One steal and one block, Link has used his outstanding performance to tell Westbrook the standard for becoming the MVP.
Of course, this is just the beginning of the first section, and everything has just begun.
There are still many classes Westbrook wants to take in this game.
Chapter completed!