The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 213 Ushering in the Light (asking for a subscription, asking for a monthly pass)

"The fourth quarter is about to start. The Thunder are now 58 to 79 behind the Clippers by 21 points. There is a high probability that the Thunder will lose this game," Kenny Smith said.

"But they don't seem to choose to give up yet. Lin, KD, and Stephen are still on the court. Maybe they want to achieve a big reversal in the last quarter." Barkley was surprised. The Thunder were still out of shape in the third quarter. He thought the game had entered garbage time, but now it seems that he was thinking too much.

"The Clippers didn't underestimate the enemy. They still put Kaman and Camby on the court. The Thunder, which had a bad outside feel, had no chance to score inside. They made it clear that they wanted to take the victory away." Kenny Smith said again.

However, seeing the improvement of the spirit of everyone in the Thunder team, the excitement of this game will also pick up.

The Clippers have the possession of the ball, and the Thunder set up a two-three defensive formation. The first three quarters have not paid attention to the defense of the inside, and they have scored a lot of points for Kaman and Camby. Now they want to strengthen the defense of the inside. As long as they give some counters to Kaman, the shooting rate will definitely not be so high.

Ibaka is now the center of the Thunder's small lineup. Camby is also not tall, and his physical fitness looks stronger than Ibaka, but Ibaka's wingspan is long, and Camby is a defensive center. Personal offensive ability is not good, so the targeted defense must be effective.

Craig Smith passed the ball to Kaman under the basket. This is the tactic of the Clippers coach Dunleavy. He still used the very effective play in the first three quarters.

Give Kaman the opportunity to catch the ball with his back, let him dig inside, and continue to force him one after another.

It's a pity that this time Sefoloza will not give his opponent such an easy chance to score.

Sefolosa stabilized his foot, and while fighting and consuming, he moved his position. According to Lin Yue's instructions, what he needed to pay attention to was the opponent's hook after turning around.

Kaman's height and weight are better than Sefolosha's, and it is not realistic to completely block the shot defense of the hook.

All he needs to do is confront and narrow the opponent's shooting space.

This time, after clarifying the defensive purpose, it is much easier to defend than in the first three quarters. As expected, Kaman usually chooses to turn right and hook with his back. His style of play reminds Lin Yue of Yao Ming habitually.

However, Yao Ming's footwork and handwork in the interior are not comparable to Kaman's.

"Good defense!" Lin Yue couldn't help saying when he saw Sefolosha defending Kaman alone.

Ibaka stuck in his position and took the rebound, finally making Camby, who had been playing comfortably in the previous few quarters, feel a little irritated.

Lin Yue drives forward with the ball. What he needs to pay attention to now is how to open up the offense. If he is 21 points behind and wants to recover within a quarter, he must attack and defend at the same time.

The key is that it is difficult for them to score 21 points in a single quarter, let alone exceed 21 points.

Now we can only rely on Curry's three-pointer according to the original tactics.

At this time, Baron Davis was sitting on the bench to cheer for his teammates. Without his interference, Curry would probably play more comfortably.

Lin Yue didn't stop the ball, and passed it directly to Curry at a 45-degree angle on the left after halftime.

What we want now is offensive efficiency, which is three points.

Curry nodded after receiving the ball, and Lin Yue immediately went to cover.

Curry ran to Lin Yue's side, and the defenders also ran along because they wanted to chase and defend.

At this time, Lin Yue's role came out. He skillfully blocked the two of them and bought Curry a few seconds of open space.

For this sharpshooter, it is enough.

"Shh!"

Curry finally hit his first three-pointer in the second half, and the Thunder blew the horn of counterattack.

"61 to 79, although it can be seen from this offense and one defense that their state has improved, but the point difference is still too large." Barkley has played for so many years, and also commented on the games for so many years. There are very few games that reverse 20 points in a single quarter.

He is still not optimistic that the Thunder can come back.

Fortunately, the Clippers are not a strong team. Under the Thunder's targeted defense, they can't play their advantage inside. Kaman's stability is still not enough. This time he wants to force Sefoloza head-on.

If you want to be tough, I will respond.

Under the fierce confrontation, the ball still missed. This time, Camby squeezed out of his body, took off the offensive rebound on Ibaka's head, and launched a second attack.

Also turn around and pull away from the body, and throw the ball.

"Bangdang."

In the expectant eyes of the fans, this shot from the basket that was close at hand popped out, revealing his personal offensive flaws.

Ibaka didn't miss the chance to close the score. He took the rebound bravely and slammed the ball straight to Lin Yue.

Durant had already run to the opponent's half at this time, Lin Yue held the ball and threw it vigorously.

In a football quarterback's long pass to the fast-break Durant, the latter dunks with both hands to end the offense.

63 to 79, the point difference came to 16 points, Dunleavy was a little anxious, but he decided to observe again, after all, there are not many timeout opportunities in his hand, and there is still a big lead at present, so save points if you can.

This time Craig Smith did not give the ball to Kaman, but directly to Camby, who has a better position under the basket.

After missing the last goal, Camby was a little annoyed, this time he is bound to save face for himself.

He directly strengthened against Ibaka's defense, even if his offensive ability is poor, but with his physical advantage, he still has a chance to dunk.

Ibaka can't guard this ball, just choose to foul.

Fortunately, he fouled in time and did not give the Clippers 2 plus 1.

"Marcus, Marcus, Marcus..." The fans at the scene began to shout his name and cheer him on.

If you don't score any more goals, the Clippers fans will really panic, and the 21-point advantage is not enough.

"Don't worry, I'm Marcus and I'm not Dwight. The Thunder's trick is useless to me." Camby couldn't help laughing when he learned of the Thunder's "cracking tactic" in the news.

This is a good way for other teams to beat the Magic, but he didn't expect it to be his turn.

In fact, it was his delusional attack, and Ibaka just couldn't prevent the ball.

Under the tremendous pressure, Camby neither missed three free throws nor missed two free throws. Instead, he held his breath, adjusted his state, and made one of two free throws.

The score came to 63 to 80, and the difference of 17 points is still a bit much.

And for these two attacks, the Clippers were wasting time, and did not launch the attack until there were ten seconds left in the time.

During the break, they also heard the cheers from the Thunder. The opponent didn't want to give up, and the Clippers naturally wouldn't take it lightly.

Only continuous offense can save the situation. This time Curry was double-teamed by two people, so he had to return the ball to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue then turned to Durant on the other side. This guy ranked third in the league's scoring list. No one would underestimate his scoring ability, but today he was a little off.

Durant's mid-range shot after a sharp change of direction made an emergency stop. He really didn't feel good. However, for top players, mentality is the most important thing.

Durant knows that now is the time when the team needs him, and he should stand up and score.

"Shua." The basketball hit the net in response.

After watching the ball enter the net, Durant couldn't help raising his arms and cheering, and finally made it.

The sky can't be dark all the time, it's always bright.

For today's Thunder team, they have survived the darkness and ushered in the light.

(End of this chapter)