NBA: Crazy Little Giant

The starting lineups of both teams.

Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Victor Oladipo, Andre Robertson, Ilyasova and Chen Cheng. In tonight's game, coach Donovan put Steven Adams on the bench.

There are two reasons:

First: Adams' ankle is a little sore, of course, it will not affect the game.

Second: The Thunder's tactical deployment tonight is to let Chen Cheng first dig into Gobert in the low post to see if he can directly destroy the Jazz's last line of defense.

Ilyasova, who has the ability to shoot three-pointers, can pull out the opponent's fourth position.......

The Jazz's starting lineup: George Hill, Rodney Hood, Gordon Haywood, Derek Favre and Rudy Gobert.

Although Gobert thought Chen Cheng was just a name, the team coach was a little worried that the Jazz's rebounds would be blown up, so he started Favors, who was a swing player between the fourth and fifth positions, and partnered with Gobert to guard the Jazz's basket.......

As the referee threw the basketball into the air, Chen

Cheng and Gobert jumped up.

The two players, who had the same standing reach and jumping height, could win the jump ball, which often depended on luck.

""Snap!"

Gobert was the first to touch the basketball, and his fingertips passed the basketball to George Hill.

""Rookie, welcome to the NBA!" Gobert, who won the jump ball, sprayed Chen Cheng with an old-fashioned NBA trash talk.

Chen Cheng ignored him and went back to defense.......

The Jazz's offense also starts with a pick-and-roll.

This is a common tactic used by most NBA teams.

The three backcourt players of the Jazz all have shooting ability, and Favors also has a mid-range shot, but Gobert's independent offensive ability is almost zero, and he doesn't know how to eat cakes under the basket.

George Hill and Gobert set a pick-and-roll. Facing Gobert who has no shooting ability at all, Chen Cheng directly shrinks to the basket.

Gobert's pick-and-roll is of good quality.

But Westbrook, who is serious, is also good at squeezing pick-and-roll.

Cold knowledge: Before entering the league, Westbrook's model was the defensive pioneer on the perimeter - Tony Allen.

George Hill's ability to attack with the ball is insufficient, and he has been entangled by Westbrook and has not had many good opportunities.

After the pick-and-roll, Gobert went straight down.

George Hill made a high pass.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng immediately stuck to Gobert.

Gobert, who is 216cm tall and weighs 110kg, was very uncomfortable after being pressed by a heavy inside player who is 226cm tall and weighs 134kg. His center of gravity was a little unstable, causing him to be blocked by Chen Cheng directly after receiving the ball.

Near the reasonable collision zone.

Gobert, who was holding the ball, was pressed closely by Chen Cheng. The strong force made it very difficult for Gobert to stand up.

""Fuck!" Gobert gritted his teeth and tried to push Chen Cheng away.

But in the face of absolute weight and strength, it was not easy for Gobert to push Chen Cheng away, let alone stand firm.

Seeing that he could not push Chen Cheng away, Gobert moved his right foot, trying to half turn around and get some space to shoot.

However, Gobert's footsteps in the interior were very poor, and there was a distance between him and Chen Cheng.

In terms of speed and agility, the two were about the same.

But Chen Cheng, who possessed the [Giant Lord (Bronze)], was always one step faster than Gobert and got into position.

Gobert felt the ultimate defensive deterrence brought by Chen Cheng at this time.

It seems that the media is not completely talking nonsense.

However, Gobert, who was angry in his heart, wanted to hit Chen Cheng.

He was always looking for opportunities.

Time passed by second by second.

"Rudy, hurry up..."

"quick..."

""Pass the ball quickly!"

At this time, the Jazz's outside core 'Gordon Haywood' saw that Gobert was about to run out of 3 seconds, and hurriedly shouted.

This made Gobert, who was still resisting Chen Cheng's strong confrontation, come back to his senses instantly, thinking that it was not good, and wanted to pass the ball.

""Beep!" At this time, the referee's whistle sounded.

Offensive violation!

Thunder has the ball!.......

This scene made the Thunder bench boil.

Their big man was too strong!

Rudy Gobert was like a seal under his defense, unable to move.

"Old Bird, that's it!" Chen Cheng, who created Rudy Gobert's 3-second shot under the basket, said playfully

"Shit, damn rookie"

"You will pay the price for this."

Gobert said angrily.......

The Thunder attacked.

What surprised the Utah Jazz fans was that

Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court and came to the three-point line. He directly signaled his teammates to move away, and Chen Cheng fell into the low post.

"How arrogant!"

"This rookie from Xia country actually dared to challenge our Rudy in a 1v1!"

"Humph, Rudy, show him some color." Boos suddenly rang out in Utah's home court.

After Chen Cheng received the ball in the low post, the boos reached a boiling point.

Chen Cheng received the ball.

Back-to-back singles against Gobert.

Rudy Gobert used his right hand to support Chen Cheng's back, bent his legs, and lowered his center of gravity to increase his grip.

Facing Chen Cheng's low-post singles, Gobert did not take it lightly, but he did not feel scared.

As Gobert, who will win DPOY many times in the future, his ability to defend inside and protect the frame is beyond doubt. There are indeed few people in the league who can beat him one-on-one in the interior, especially when attacking from the low post.......

"boom!"

"Bang!"

Chen Cheng dropped the ball and hit it directly from the front.

""Fuck!" After feeling Chen Cheng's strength, Gobert's face suddenly changed, and his veins were exposed.

With a weight of 134kg and strong lower limb strength, Gobert could not resist.

At this time, the Jazz's home fans saw Chen Cheng like a bulldozer, crushing their own defensive gate, stepping into the basket step by step.

This scene was a bit unacceptable to them.

When he reached a deeper position under the basket, Chen Cheng stepped out with his right foot, turned quickly, and with a beautiful bottom step, he knocked Gobert directly out of the baseline.

""Bang!"

Chen Cheng made a violent two-handed slam dunk to end this attack.

After scoring, Chen Cheng smiled and said to Gobert:"Old Bird, welcome to the confrontation road!"

Gobert was so angry that he wanted to pick up the basketball on the ground and throw it at Chen Cheng, but when he saw the referee frowning next to him, he couldn't help but suppress his anger.......

In the Jazz's offense, it was difficult for George Hill to make a difference in the positional battle. He could only pass the ball to Gordon Haywood after a simple pick-and-roll.

Gordon Haywood is the top white small forward in active service. He has excellent shooting and above-average athletic ability.

Through off-ball offense, after receiving the ball at the left waist, with the help of Favors' pick-and-roll, he delayed Robertson's defense, rushed to the basket, and attacked the frame forcefully.

Gobert hurriedly blocked the position, trying to distract Chen Cheng's help defense.

But Chen Cheng was much more flexible and powerful than Gobert had imagined, and he directly tore through Gobert's help defense.

He pounced on Gordon Haywood.

Haywood was a little surprised.

The big man in front of him, who was 10cm taller than Rudy Gobert, was so fast, much faster than Rudy Gobert.

Haywood did not choose to force it, but quickly smashed the basketball to the ground.

""Bang!"

A ground pass was made to Gobert behind Chen Cheng.

After receiving the ball, Gobert was delighted.

What a good opportunity! Chen Cheng had his back to him and would not have time to defend.

Gobert said nothing.���Say.

Just force it!

I want to dunk on Chen Cheng's head.

Although this is not a frontal dunk

""Ding!"

As Gobert's basketball was about to hit the basket, a big black hand came down from the sky and blocked his inevitable slam dunk.

"Wow"

"Oh my god!"

This ball once again made the Thunder bench boil.

The team's leader Westbrook rushed in at lightning speed. The 191cm tall man directly blocked Gobert's dunk.

"Shit!"

Gobert was furious after being blocked.

However, he was really lucky tonight.

The basketball actually fell into his hands.

But almost at the same time, another pair of hands appeared and grabbed the basketball fiercely.

""Give it to me, you!" Chen Cheng shouted, and swung the ball with all his strength.

He pulled the basketball out of Gobert's hand like he was robbing it, and Gobert himself was thrown out........