After the timeout, Westbrook finally stopped obsessing with Wu Huang's one-on-one competition. Apart from taking two shots at the beginning, this cunning Chinese man did not aim at shooting at all.

Although Westbrook was stubborn, he knew that he had been fooled and Emperor Wu did not plan to fight him one-on-one.

As long as Westbrook is not mindless, as long as he can calm down, the Thunder can calm down, and Durant can also play. They quickly responded to a 6:0 climax, and Costic immediately jumped to score a score of 10:10.

With 6 minutes and 40 seconds left in the first quarter, Durant got off Iguodala's follower defense and made the first three-pointer, leading the Thunder to take the first overtake with 13:12!

This time it was the Knicks' turn to request a timeout. Iguodala did not do well enough against Durant's defense today. She had to make up for the inside teammates several times before she could barely pass the level.

Durant used the off-ball screening in the first half of the quarter to run several shots, but he didn't receive the ball many times. He scored 5 points from 2 of 3 shots, and his scoring efficiency was very high.

Iguodala's defense is naturally not to doubt, but Durant averages more than 30 points per game, so his scoring ability is also not to doubt. Players of this level are usually more affected by themselves than their opponents put on themselves.

D'Antoni knows why Iguodala can't defend Durant. Durant is good at using his teammates' cover to create opportunities for receiving and shooting. He often only gets a little space and can shoot. At this time, his unique height and wingspan can minimize the opponent's defensive impact.

If Iguodala wants to limit players like Durant, he must help him delay the block for a while, or the team's own rotation defense is excellent enough to be able to switch defenses as soon as the Thunder performs screening to prevent Durant from getting an easy opportunity to take action.

Of course, the better way is to use team defense to prevent him from catching the ball, but unfortunately the Knicks are not good at this stage.

Gallinari's single defense is close to the average level, but his awareness of switching defense is still not good enough. Sometimes he even blocks Iguodala's defense route. So when the Knicks meet teams who are good at positioning and screening, they always do not defend well. The Italians have to bear a lot of responsibility.

As we all know, the forward position itself requires heavy defensive tasks, so it must have excellent defensive ability. Gallinari has more offense, but the defense is still improving. Sometimes it will be a turn for the team's defensive shortcomings.

There is not a small forward in the Knicks who have outstanding defense. Danny Green has been a famous defensive champion in NCAA for four years in college. He has very active single defense and excellent assistive defense. He is flexible enough to exchange defense and control guards.

D'Antoni considered replacing Danny Green. But Garlinari is his dear godson and the Knicks also needed his offensive ability.

Garlinari naturally knew that there was a problem with his assisted defense, but he did not say anything after the timeout. In addition to surrendering to Wu Huang, the Italians usually don’t even like Iguodala. Of course, he would not apologize to Iguodala at this time. He always had the ambition to become the second leader of the Knicks.

However, this guy is not Yelang's arrogant. After the game started again, Garina took advantage of his always feeling that he was about to be intercepted, but he just couldn't lose the ball and broke through with Durant, and unexpectedly scored a goal for the Knicks with a breakthrough.

This is the potential of Gallinari. His long-range shooting ability is second only to Wu Huang in the team, and has always been regarded by the media as the poor version of Durant.

But many people did not expect that his ability to break through the ball was developed before Durant.

Gallinari has already possessed some ball-holding ability this season. Although his ball-holding breakthrough cannot be a conventional weapon at this stage, once the defensive players are careless, they will be as embarrassing as Durant this time.

"Well done, you can prove that you don't have to be bad!" Emperor Wu quietly made a gesture to Gallinari, which was to start hitting him.

Gallinari was praised by Emperor Wu for this, and his self-confidence suddenly came up. Today he really wanted to show himself in front of Durant.

After Wu Huang sent the player to the frontcourt, he lured Westbrook to intercept the ball again. Westbrook, who was teased twice, finally did not dare to act rashly anymore. He forced himself to stretch out his hand and kept a distance and defended honestly.

"It's so boring, I'm still treating you as an opponent. I just failed twice!" After provoking, Emperor Wu suddenly accelerated his breakthrough. Westbrook's reaction was already very fast, but Emperor Wu's first step was faster. After two steps, he had already thrown away half of his body. Ibaka, who had just started the field, hurriedly stepped in front of Emperor Wu.

David Lee received a return pass from Wu at the free throw line, so Durant had to come over and fill up for Ibaka.

Garlinari immediately moved in the opposite direction. After receiving the pass from David Lee, he quickly made a move and hit a three-pointer before Sefrosa switched to defense.

"The pass is beautiful!" D'Antoni stood on the sidelines to applaud David Lee's transfer ball. This guy seemed to have woken up since he was beaten by Horford. He has performed well during this period. In the last five games, he is the player with the highest contribution value in the Knicks except Wu Huang.

Many New York fans have forgotten how they complained about David Lee some time ago. There are still many New York fans who think that they can use David Lee + Du Hong to trade to Bosh. Raptors fans are simply unable to complain about this idea.

Garlinari quickly found the touch in the Knicks' three-point tactics, and scored two 3 points in a row, helping the Knicks overtake the Thunder in the score.

In the first quarter, after Garlinari hit his third 3-pointer in a single quarter, the Knicks led the Thunder by 5 points with 18.

Emperor Wu didn't make much move in the first quarter, but he got a lot of assists from Gallinari, who was in a hot touch.

The Thunder requested a timeout, and D'Antoni chose to replace Wu Huang in advance. His data was 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists when he left the court.

Brooks saw D'Antoni replace Wu Huang in advance and also replaced Westbrook. Westbrook made 1 of 4 shots in a single quarter, scoring only 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and his performance was pale in comparison.

After Wu Huang left the court, Durant continued his touch at the end of the quarter. He scored 6 points in a row. The Thunder ended the quarter with an 8:2 counterattack wave. After the first quarter, the Thunder led the Knicks by 1 point 26:25.

Durant scored 14 points in this quarter, and Gallinari also scored 11 points. These two became the offensive core of their respective teams. Wu Huang, the scoring champion, chose to accumulate strength at the beginning of the game, and he only took two moves in the first quarter.

Emperor Wu knew very well that the Thunder team was not easy to deal with. Although they were only ranked eighth in the Western Conference, the two teams' records were actually similar. The Thunder could play such a result in the Western Conference. Their strength may be stronger than them.

If we consider the many scoring points in the Thunder, Wu Huang doesn't think that with his current ability, he can help the team win by relying on his own strength. Activating teammates is the key to the outcome of this game. Gallinari can stand up in the first quarter, which is what he hopes to see.

Garlinari played the whole first quarter and proved himself in front of Durant.

The light of Wu Huang before was so dazzling that it blocked the abilities of his teammates. Many fans always thought that Wu Huang changed the Knicks alone, which was too polite to him.

In fact, the Knicks' current achievements must first rely on the efforts of the team's management in the past two seasons. They cleaned up the mess and garbage contracts left by the Smiling Assassin one by one, and left behind young players like Gallinari and David Lee. Later, they selected core players like Wu Huang and traded for an outstanding second-in-command like Iguodala. This is the basis for the Knicks to rise again. Without these foundations as a premise, Wu Huang would not have a place to use his skills even if he came to the Knicks.

Having said that, the Knicks' current young players have great potential, that is, their combat effectiveness is not bad. David Lee, Garlinari, Harrington, and Iguodala are all players who can stand up and score points in a row.

What Emperor Wu is learning is when should he stand up? When should he hide behind the scenes?

This is a great subject and something that many point guards will never learn in their entire lives.

For example, Westbrook on the opposite side may not have such a concept in his mind.

Wu Huang led the team's rotation in the second quarter, and the Knicks' five players: Wu Huang, Danny Green, Al Harrington, Jonathan Bend, and Francesco Elson.

Thunders rotation: Westbrook, Harden, Green, Ibaka, and Collison.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Westbrook used his zombie jump shot to widen the gap to 3 points. Green then made a foul to give the Thunder a 30:25 lead, but their offense quickly stagnated.

Emperor Wu still has no rush to attack on the offensive end. Today, he has been observing Westbrook, who has always been criticized for his brainlessness. He has been observing why this person is considered to be limited in football merchandise?

He is trying to figure out his opponent's weaknesses. This helps improve himself.

In fact, he had a rough understanding of the first quarter. A stubbornness means no overall view. Can he analyze what situation the current game is in? Can he correctly judge what should be done to the team most beneficial?

Wu Huang and Bend performed a pick-and-roll on the offensive end, and the basketball was passed back from his crotch. Jonathan Bend, who had been retired for four years, received a pass from the basket and a 19-foot jump shot hit the Knicks' first goal in the second quarter.

"Idiot! If I were you, I would know how to defend this ball. I know what you are thinking, but do you know what I am thinking?" What Wu Huang said this time made Westbrook a little confused.

"You are such an idiot!" Westbrook didn't bother to think too much and directly fought back.

Emperor Wu sneered: "You are so cute. No wonder you have such good physical fitness and your nutrition is absorbed by your body."

Westbrook was furious when he heard this. He understood this. Emperor Wu clearly called him accusing him of having a strong limbs and a simple mind, and his face turned red immediately: "If you want to fight, we can make an appointment after the game."

Emperor Wu dribbled the ball sideways and suddenly started a breakthrough. The ball guard took advantage of the situation and directly interfered with Westbrook's center of gravity. This time he took half a position ahead of Westbrook.

Westbrook cursed in his heart. The speed of Wu's first step was obviously similar to his, but why could he always break through him easily? But on the other hand, he would always be followed when he broke through, which is really unscientific.

Ibaka's assisting defense was also very fast. Wu Huang broke out outside the penalty area and was blocked. However, Jonathan Bend received Wu Huang's pass again and made a mid-range shot again.

"You don't believe it. If you went to make up for the Bend just now, he wouldn't have a chance to have a vacant position. Don't say that you have good defense in the future." Emperor Wu's poisonous tongue was activated again, ignoring the opponent's murderous eyes. When returning to defense, he hit Westbrook's shoulder, and his intentions were very sinister!

"You bastard, don't leave!" Westbrook finally couldn't help but the anger in his heart this time. He wanted to reach out to pull Wu Huang from behind, but he didn't expect that Wu Huang's reaction was even bigger than him. As soon as his palm touched the other party, Wu Huang immediately felt as if he was electrocuted. He turned around and slapped his hand away. With a "pop", Westbrook's arms were slapped red by the bitch of Wu Huang.

"Don't touch me!" Emperor Wu actually complained first and shouted angrily at Westbrook!

"You are looking for death!" Westbrook couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward and pushed hard. However, he was blocked by Emperor Wu and did not touch him at all.

Danny Green and Harrington immediately rushed forward to block Wu Huang's side, and the referee rushed over in time. Westbrook had no chance to take another move, and the referee's "malicious foul" gesture had already gestured in front of him.

The booing and cursing in the "Ford Center Arena" had already rushed towards Emperor Wu like a tsunami, but this little meaning could not change his expression. Emperor Wu in the camera looked relaxed and walked back to his half with a leisurely look, standing in front of the team's bench calmly, waiting for the referee's decision. He seemed to be unable to hear the cursing of the Thunder fans.

Westbrook's performance today is really shocking. Fans can see that Wu Huang was using trash talk to influence him from the replay of the first quarter. However, this kind of thing has long been common. The showdown between Malone and Rodman was more than just trash talk.

Emperor Wu obviously wanted to turn "small things into big things", but Westbrook was fooled. After all, he could only blame himself for not being calm.

"Boss, you did a great job!" Garlinari smiled on the sidelines. He did not do such things as Wu Huang. The referee had driven Westbrook directly out of the field, but he did not come over to make up for Wu Huang's technical foul. The conflict was created perfectly.

"What are you talking nonsense?" Emperor Wu glared at Gallinari, not knowing whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

Westbrook didn't expect that he would be expelled from the court, but he didn't get any cheapness. He raised his arm that was being slapped in red and complained to the referee for a long time. Finally, he looked fiercely in the direction of Emperor Wu, and walked towards the player channel with a look of unwillingness on his face.

Some of the Thunder fans at the scene have already started to tear down Wu Huang’s avatars and posters, although these are originally insulting things.

The Thunder players looked at him very unfriendly, and Emperor Wu still ignored this. He could even ignore the swearing of the Thunder fans. Do you still care about the hostility of the Thunder players?

Brooks replaced Durant after the game started again. D'Antoni also replaced Iguodala. The Knicks are the only one who can defend Durant alone, and Danny Green is still a little too young.

After the game started again, Wu Huang was still not in a hurry to attack himself, and once again used the pick-and-roll to assist Bend to make a three-pointer.

The disabled person who has no one wants the Knicks and has not played in nearly three years has actually scored 7 points in a row to help the Knicks overtake the score.

The live footage was given to Wu Huang again. Everyone knows that most of the three goals are his credit. Bend just used his height advantage to shoot basketballs from the outside. His defensive pressure was not great, and he made nearly empty shots on both occasions.

As long as you give Wu Huang a big shooter, this will be the case if you accidentally do it.

Thinking about Westbrook, who has been sent out, although Wu Huang passed the three balls easily, it seems like a simple task, but it may be difficult to change to Westbrook.

As the game progressed, Thunder fans quickly put Westbrook aside, and Durant's jump shot helped Westbrook with a color. Many people don't understand why a player who doesn't have much ability to hold the ball is so fierce in scoring?

Last season, when Durant's average score increased to 25+, many experts began to make blind predictions, believing that the league teams will definitely study him in depth next season, and it will be difficult for players like Durant to score easily.

But the result was that he was slapped in the face. Durant's average score increased sharply again, and he immediately rushed to the scoring position.

At 5 minutes and 10 seconds in the second quarter, Durant hit an extremely long-distance three-pointer against Iguodala, which was already the 22nd point he scored in the first half.

Oklahoma fans were cheering for a long time. Wu Huang received the serve and quickly launched a fast attack. Finally, amid the booings that the Thunder fans had just raised, it took only 3 seconds to complete the defensive to attack and push the ball to the frontcourt.

The Thunder players were very cautious about Wu Huang's dribbling advancement. Durant and Harden rushed over for a moment to prevent him from suddenly starting a cold shot.

Emperor Wu suddenly stopped two steps outside the top of the arc, pulled the basketball to the right, and passed the basketball with one hand to the pass.

Iguodala beat the ball to take the basketball and moved the ball up to face Kostic. This was Wu Huang's 10th assist.

After the Thunder came off the court at Westbrook, Harden became the actual organizer of the team, but this did not have much impact on the Thunder. At this time, Harden had not learned to defend his eyes and had not had a long beard. The Thunder's tactical execution ability was stronger than when Westbrook was on the court.
Chapter completed!