Chapter 250
The starting lineups of both teams began to play.
Los Angeles Clippers starting lineup: Point guard: Curry, shooting guard: Gordon, small forward: Russell, power forward: David Lee, center: Su Hao.
Oklahoma City Thunder starting lineup: Point guard: Westbrook, shooting guard: Thabo Sefolosha, small forward: Durant, power forward: Jeff Green, center: Nenad Krstic
"Jump ball!"
Su Hao and Kostic fight for the ball
""Pah!"
Kostic gave up struggling and jumped symbolically.
As he did so, Su Hao seemed to tiptoe lightly, and it looked like he was standing and slapped the basketball away.
""Wow"
The audience was in uproar.
Curry received the ball and pushed forward to execute the first round of the playoffs for the Clippers.
He came to the top of the left arc.
While controlling the ball, he was looking for opportunities to attack and pass the ball.
""Stomp!"
Defensive stalwart Sefolosha rushed over and stuck to Curry.
Although he was somewhat unhappy and disdainful to defend a rookie, this was his job. Once the coach arranged it, he would go all out.
And he had the ability to entangle Curry.
Throughout Curry's entire NBA career, the players he feared most were fast, desperate, and persistent guards.
Such as Beverley, VanVleet, Dellavedova, etc.
They defended desperately, although they still couldn't lock Curry, but... they could give Curry a lot of defensive interference.
Now it's still Sefolosha tried his best to defend the rookie Curry, but Curry would not play comfortably.
Of course.
He has teammates.
Russell immediately came up to set a screen for Curry, freeing Curry for a short time, allowing him to have some shooting threats, so as to further connect the team. Westbrook made up for it.
Curry saw this and passed the ball to David Lee in the low post on the right side. He faced Durant in a mismatch and took the ball and forced the shot. Durant could not stop him.
Fight and retreat.
But... Durant, with his long arms and legs, his talent is there. He waited for David Lee to attack the basket at the last moment.
He chased him and blocked the shot.
The pressure was huge.
""Drink!"
David Lee shot in panic.
The basketball missed.
But... it doesn't matter. The Clippers' strength has never been a tough finish in one attack, but a second attack under the offensive rebound.
""Knock!"
Su Hao jumped up from the basket.
He protected the basketball with a height of more than one palm between Jeff Green and Kostic.
The key point is that he didn't fall at all. After receiving the ball, he smashed the basketball into the basket in the air. From protecting the frame to dunking, the whole process was over. Jeff Green and Kostic, who jumped with all their strength with ferocious faces, couldn't touch the ball.
Jeff Green:???
Kostic:???
Play normally, grab normally, there is no way at all, it is impossible to grab the basketball in front of the"Hulk".
How to break?!
Increase the intensity.
Almost after the first attack, Jeff Green and Kostic strengthened their beliefs. At the cost of almost giving up David Lee, the two of them were like dog-skin plasters, sticking to Su Hao and entangled him.
Useful?
It's useless at all.
Coach Dunleavy also told Su Hao that when it comes to the playoffs and the intensity is further increased, he needs to play more fiercely and stand out more.
Use Attack and drive the whole team.
If it is just a simple rim protection, and then pass to teammates, giving teammates a second or even third chance to attack.
Even if the opponent succeeds, the deterrent effect is not enough.
Only if you attack violently enough and play with the destructive power of a"prehistoric crocodile", can all opponents be frightened.
All attention has to be placed on Su Hao.
By then.
His offense will take effect, and the pressure on teammates will naturally be reduced, and the offense will be smoother, helping the teammates in disguise.
This is called the player's gravity.
Looking at the entire league, and even NBA history, there are not many players with their own gravity.
Players such as LeBron, Kobe, Jordan, the future Curry and Durant, O'Neal, etc. have it.
As strong as the peak"Magic Beast" Howard, or Iverson, Carter, McGrady, powerful superstars.
They don't have gravity.
Now... Su Hao is also a player with gravity, and as a rookie, he has his own"Su gravity"!
One minute later
""Bang!"
Su Hao was under the basket again, ignoring the defense, holding the basketball tightly, forcing himself to jump up, and shooting wide. Under the double blocks of Jeff Green and Kostic, he forced the basketball into the basket.
He grabbed the basket and dunked.
The destructive power was amazing, but... it seemed that the basketball stand was in good condition, the shaking amplitude was not large, and the quality seemed to be really good.
Another 1 minute and 13 seconds later.
Curry broke through to attract the defense, and his back pass was met by Rasul who cut in from the other side. He rushed in, and Su Hao blocked him.
Good opportunity.
Rasul made an easy layup?
No.
Durant chased after him from behind. His amazing long arms and powerful burst allowed him to chase him from the side and slapped Russell's basketball off the backboard.
Rebound?!
Su Hao rushed out to grab it. Just as he was about to rush in, Durant made up for it again, but Su Hao didn't even look at him.
The impact of the ball.
The two of them suddenly collided.
The power confrontation between the Hulk and Backpack Durant was completely on a different level.
In just one confrontation, Durant flew away, his body hanging in the air and falling heavily to the ground, with severe pain in his chest and buttocks.
"Ouch"
Durant sighed, his face full of pain mask
"hiss……"
Jeff Green's mouth twitched fiercely under the basket, but he didn't have time to think, disaster had already come.
Su Hao rushed over, like an unstoppable tank, soaring into the sky, Jeff Green just jumped, Su Hao dunked him.
No skills, all talent and brute force.
But he couldn't be stopped.
""Bang, bang, bang!"
Jeff Green couldn't handle Su Hao's impact in the air, and he kept retreating until he hit the pillar under the basketball stand.
"What kind of power is this!"
Jeff Green was stunned.
He pulled Durant up, and the two of them stared at each other with tears in their eyes.
""Shit bro!"
Durant rubbed his chest and cursed.
How could he swallow this breath after averaging 31.7 points per game and winning the scoring title this year? After switching to offense, he immediately followed Kostic's pick-and-roll, pulled Su Hao out, and faced him at the top of the arc on the right side, preparing to train him.
""Bang, bang, bang!"
Durant looked coldly, and kept changing his direction to find the rhythm. The moment he got the ball in his left hand, he pushed off the ground and rushed out.
With Durant's speed faster than that of a defender, it would be a joke to break through a slow-moving center.
But.
He couldn't get past Su Hao.
Why?!
First, although Su Hao was a 2.3-meter center, his speed was not slower than Durant, and he was even faster than him.
Second, speed was nothing compared to size and strength.
Even if Durant was faster than Su Hao, but... Su Hao was very big and very strong. He led by half a body length during acceleration.
But. He still couldn't get past Su Hao.
Su Hao stuck to him and gave him strength to fight against him. Durant had no way to stop him.
He was supposed to get past Su Hao during the acceleration breakthrough, but he was knocked back by Su Hao again and again, and he was in a mess!!!