The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 249 The Three Threats of the Peak (seeking subscription, monthly ticket)

Curry's midfield three-point warm-up effect is good. Not only does he feel good, but the away audience is also completely mobilized. After all, this kind of god-level shooting is hard not to attract attention.

Lin Yue was honest this time, he didn't shoot together, he didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of the national audience.

After defeating James, the media began to praise the Thunder frenziedly. Durant's lore shot made him a lot of popularity, and the addition of Lin Yue made the Thunder fans surge.

Aiwujiwu, Curry and Durant also successfully harvested a wave of Chinese fans.

Durant's excitement has not yet passed. Even though he is physically tired, he is mentally sober. A head-on victory over James means that he has taken a big step forward on the road to becoming a super giant. He must perform well this season and strive to win the championship as soon as possible.

James went to the arena for extra practice and lost to the Thunder, a rookie. The Magic beat the Thunder, and the gap between the two teams was widening. Last year's loss to the Magic missed the chance to enter the finals. When will the championship be won.

After the training, he returned home and turned on the TV. It happened to be the game between the Nuggets and the Thunder at 9:[-] pm. Anthony was his friend, and the Thunder had just defeated him. The strength of the two teams was not much different.

With the warm-up over, the game officially begins.

The Nuggets' starting lineup is Chauncey Billups, Aron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin and Nene Hilario.

The Thunder's starting lineup remains unchanged.

In the opening jump ball session, the Nuggets took the lead in winning an offensive round.

Chauncey Billups holds the ball and advances. This player who has played steadily and won the Finals MVP is very tough.

Seeing that Curry, who is thinner than him, chose to play hard, but he obviously underestimated Curry's defense.

Although Curry did not gain muscle during the offseason, his own confrontation is not weak among point guards. In addition, he is 191cm and the same height as Billups.

Collison took off the defensive rebound, the Thunder launched a counterattack, and Lin Yue dribbled the ball forward.

Lin Yue passed the ball to Curry. He wanted to take the opportunity to hit a fast three-pointer. As a result, Billups' defense was really fast and he was well positioned.

Under slight interference, Lin Yue's three-pointer hit the edge of the backboard and popped out.

"It's still not stable enough!" Lin Yue laughed at himself and turned back to defend. His three-point shooting rate seems to be good, mainly because of the feel. When the feel is good, he may shoot two or three shots in a quarter.

It's a very sensible approach, but how can you find the feel if you don't shoot? Lin Yue is in a dead end. Three-pointers really can't be achieved in one go.

This time the ball came into Anthony's hands. After catching the ball, the familiar three-threat action, the left foot as the pivot foot, the right foot on the ground, shaking the ball with both hands, Anthony's signature three-threat.

The top offensive kaleidoscope in the league, able to shoot suddenly, the combination of sudden shots is smooth, and the realistic fake moves make it difficult to guess the shot selection, using the three threats to the extreme.

Even Durant couldn't prevent it. In the end, Anthony shot a mid-range shot against Durant's long arm.

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily.

"Cameron's offensive firepower this season is really fierce. It seems that no defensive player can limit him. This game is also a matchup between two players at the top of the scoring list. The competition for the scoring title this season is really fierce. There are three players averaging 30+ per game, but the difference between their average points per game is less than 0.5 points." Reggie Miller said.

2 to 0, the Nuggets got the first point of the game.

After a few rounds, the Thunder still didn't score.

The score became 6 to 0, relying on the defensive counterattack, the Nuggets gradually widened the point difference.

"As expected of the Devil's home court, it's really not suitable for playing here for the first time." Lin Yue complained inwardly.

In this game, his passing level has declined. In addition, it is the first time to play a game at a high altitude. He is a little dizzy and has not yet adapted to the court.

I didn't notice this in the previous warm-up, and it didn't feel right when the intensity increased.

3 for 0 in the opening game, Lin Yue had a bad premonition.

Fortunately, Curry felt good today. He pushed forward with the ball alone. With the help of Lin Yue's cover, he found a slight vacancy and raised his hand to score.

"This shot selection is really unreasonable. Most of the three-point shots taken by other people are catch-and-shoot. On the contrary, he likes to shoot three-pointers with the ball. This way, he will face greater confrontation and receive more interference when shooting. This is a willful three-point genius." Reggie Miller praised, maybe he is an excellent three-pointer, and he appreciates it more when he sees this style of play.

Every time he explains Curry's game, he is shocked by his three-pointer, and today is no exception.

However, other Thunder players were not so lucky. The score became 9 to 3, and the Thunder got off to a bad start.

The Nuggets, playing at home, continued to chase after the victory. Anthony successfully rushed to the basket with an unpredictable three-threat, but Durant followed up with a jump block and hit his hand, which was a defensive foul.

Anthony walked to the free throw line and made two free throws.

11 to 3, the Nuggets never let go of the opportunity to open the score.

Unlike James' style of play that relies entirely on his body, Anthony's three threats are also more difficult to defend in Durant's view, and Anthony's physical fitness is not bad, he is really a perfect scoring machine.

But in terms of scoring, Durant's scoring average is higher than Anthony's. He also uses three threats. Although he is not proficient, his pull-up jumper does not need to dribble to find a touch.

"Shh!"

Durant scored his first point of the game.

"11 to 5, the Thunder hit two consecutive rounds. They seem to be slowly adapting to the away game environment. It is indeed normal that the start is not smooth. After all, they are playing back-to-back against strong teams. The game against the Cavaliers was too exhausting. It was not until the last moment that the winner was determined." Reggie Miller explained.

James looked at the familiar pull-up jumper and could only shake his head helplessly. That's how he lost yesterday.

If he had such shooting stability, he would have won the championship a long time ago. He kept on keeping fit and exercising, increasing the intensity of confrontation but losing the accuracy of shooting.

Then Anthony passed Durant with three threats again, Collison under the basket made a supplementary defense, and Anthony chose to pass the ball.

Billups on the outside line received a pass from his teammate and shot a three-pointer. "Bang Dang", the opportunity came out, but unfortunately, the goal was missed.

"This pinnacle of three threats is a bit difficult to defend." Durant wiped the sweat from his forehead, this hard battle is not easy to fight.

(End of this chapter)