The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 208 Anti-customer-oriented (ask for subscription, ask for monthly ticket)

Westphal frowned, and now it seems that double-teaming can't solve the problem.

Lin Yue is good at passing the ball, and double-teaming him will only create opportunities for others. It just so happens that the Thunder have scorers like Durant and Curry.

When Lin Yue was double-teamed, they could use the reverse run to get out of the open space, and Lin Yue's organizational ability was fully reflected at this time.

But now he has no choice. If he doesn't double-team him who feels hot, he can only watch the opponent score.

Fortunately, Jason Thompson stood up on the offensive end and succeeded in hitting Ibaka at the basket. He still has a height advantage against Ibaka.

But the defense is still a big loophole. This time they continue to choose to double-team Lin Yue.

In the end, Curry ran out of space under the cover of Durant, and Lin Yue immediately passed the ball. After receiving the ball, Curry made a mid-range shot and scored two more points.

In this way, at the end of halftime, under a wave of offensive, the Thunder led the opponent by 55 points 48 to [-].

After Lin Yue was double-teamed, he only relied on free throws to score two points. At this time, he made 13 of 8 in the half and scored 22 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds. Curry and Durant each scored [-] points.

"The double-teaming of the Kings made Lin Yue very uncomfortable." Zhang Weiping said, now he really hoped that Lin Yue could get a high score, and he couldn't restrain his excitement with words.

"But in fact, this kind of double-teaming by the Kings is an invalid double-team. They didn't solve the problem on the defensive end. They just attacked Lin Yue. However, the Thunder's own defense also had problems. They allowed the Kings players to score a lot of points under the basket." Yu Jia said.

This is why the score is still within double digits. This season, the Thunder's scoring average including offensive efficiency is among the top five in the league, but their defense is at a mid-range level.

As a player who has just entered the league, Lin Yue's defensive awareness is not enough, and his talent is focused on offense, but his physical talent is good, and his height and arm length give him a natural advantage on the defensive end.

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"Lin, you are in such a good state today, why don't you hit your career record?" Curry asked happily.

"That's not good. There's no need to deliberately break the record. We're here to win the game, not for the statistics." Although Lin Yue cared about his personal statistics, he didn't care about his personal statistics. He liked the feeling of winning.

"Lin, what does it matter? After many years, who will remember the details of this game? All they can see is the cold data. Think about it, didn't Wilt (Chamberlain) just score 100 points? Isn't this kind of data piled up by the number of shots? He is really good personally, but without his teammates feeding the ball, he would not be able to score 100 points. This kind of record will basically not be broken by future generations." Ibaka walked over and said.

These days, he is also working hard to integrate into the team in consecutive games. He found that most of the team members are young, and everyone gets along naturally, but the relationship between Curry, Durant, and Lin Yue is unusual, and it is difficult to insert topics.

Ibaka is like trying it out. If he offends the boss, his NBA career will definitely be much more difficult.

"That's right, Lin, you can safely and boldly shoot. It's not that you want to score points deliberately. It's just that you feel good now, and it's safest to give you the score. If the point difference hasn't widened, who can guarantee you can win?" Durant said.

The Thunder team was thinking about how to help Lin Yue score more points, while the Kings team was thinking about how to prevent the opponent from scoring.

"Coach, it's not good to keep double-teaming that Chinese man. His passing is good, and the others can run, so the point difference will get bigger and bigger." Evans said to the coach. After Martin was injured, he also had more right to speak, but his performance was not good this time, and he didn't have the confidence to speak.

"You're right. The point difference hasn't narrowed after double-teaming for half a day. It's not easy to win this game. They are gaining momentum and have many players who can play. If you work harder, this situation won't happen. The defense is not good, and the offense is unstable. How can the team's record be good?" Speaking of these, Westphal was furious. How can the team enter the playoffs with the current lineup?

Don't let Westfaldo think about it, the halftime break is coming to an end, and what awaits them is the challenge of the second half.

The current fans are even cheering for the away team. Even though they are away, the Thunder players can feel their popularity, and a large part of them are here for Lin Yue.

Fans wore Lin Yue's jersey and shouted his name.

"Lin, your popularity is really high now!" Seeing this scene, Curry was a little surprised. There are so many fans on the visiting team who are usually treated like superstars, but Lin Yue is still a first-year rookie, which is too exaggerated.

"Yeah, even I'm a little envious." Durant told the truth, he has never had this kind of scene since he entered the NBA.

"Hey, maybe it's because I'm Chinese. I'm lucky and have attracted a lot of popularity from my compatriots." Lin Yue thought, and he could guess the reason, after all, Yao Ming was crazier than himself back then.

Moreover, with Dayao's help, the Chinese have a good impression of domestic players. It is he who hit the market and broke the doubts. At best, he can only be regarded as the successor.

"That's because you are strong. If you change to a weaker person, you will feel ashamed of your country?" Durant took off his coat and prepared to go on stage after speaking.

"In any case, let's talk about winning this game first." After Lin Yue finished speaking, he took off his coat.

The lineups that the Thunder and Kings took to the field were no different from the opening ones.

After a discussion in midfield, the Kings still decided to put the burden of defending Lin Yue in the hands of Evans, so that their defensive formation would be more difficult to double-team.

Coming up, the Kings put up a 3-2 zone defense formation, because the Thunder scored through mid-range and long-range shots in this game, and they didn't score many points at the basket.

It's a pity that their thinking was too simple. Evans did have physical contact with Lin Yue after he came on the field, in order to consume the opponent.

However, Lin Yue is currently in a state of excitement. The more one-on-one, the greater his potential will be.

After a difficult drift shot, Evans could only smile wryly, "What kind of monster is this? Aren't we all rookies? Is the gap so big?"

There is no way, sometimes feeling good is really an exaggeration. For NBA players, this means entering the ZONE lead and in excellent condition.

The fans at the scene even screamed after Lin Yue's goal. Those who didn't know it thought that the home team was the Thunder. Under Lin Yue's crazy personal offensive feast, the Thunder fans directly turned away and used their own efforts to infect other spectators present.

The game is just as exciting.

(End of this chapter)