The opening three-pointer in basketball

"mvp,mvp,mvp."

Although Bai Yi seemed to be restricted by Westbrook and Harden, the fans still supported Bai Yi, and their cheers were loud and deafening.

On the court, Bai Yi was still running. Once again, his efforts were in vain. He still couldn't get rid of Westbrook and Harden.

"Bai, how about it? Now you know the defensive strength of the two of us, right?"

Westbrook looked proud and said something immediately after the Timberwolves attack ended.

Bai Yi glanced at Westbrook and said, "You can continue."

It was the Thunder's turn to attack, just like before, Westbrook held the ball, and then passed it to Harden under Baiyi's defense. The latter received the ball, dribbled continuously, found a rhythm, and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The basketball flew up, drew a beautiful arc, and flew directly out of the baseline.

This is a non-stick air balloon.

This is not the last stage of the fourth quarter. This is just the beginning of the third quarter, and Harden is like this.

In the TNT live broadcast room, O'Neal shook his head and said: "This is the result of Westbrook and Harden chasing too hard just now."

"Defense is not a simple matter. If you have good physical fitness, you can become an excellent defensive player. It is too simple to think."

"Like Kobe, his defense has been practiced continuously since he first entered the league. After a few years, he finally gained a unique understanding and had better control over body movements, breathing, and rhythm."

"So if you look at Kobe's game, he can even defend with high intensity for a whole game."

"But what about Westbrook and Harden? They usually hardly defend, but now they suddenly increase their intensity. Although they have restricted Bai several times, they have lost their own rhythm. Such defense will sacrifice offense."

"If Westbrook and Harden want to improve their defensive level, they should practice again next season. Start by changing their defensive attitude and try their best every defense in the future. Under such circumstances, maybe there will be a situation in three to five years.

Change."

Barkley nodded, "The fat man is right, defense is a skill that requires gradual progress."

Kenny Smith blinked, "Aren't there any defensive geniuses?"

"Of course, Chamberlain, Magic, White, and Duncan are all defensive geniuses. They had very good defensive performance in their rookie seasons."

At the Minnesota Target Center, Brooks also felt something was wrong, even though Westbrook and Harden worked hard and restricted Bai Yi several times.

But when attacking, Westbrook seems to be even more awkward dribbling, and Harden, too, shoots softly.

Fortunately, Durant is still there at this time.

Westbrook also realized that he could not pass the ball to Harden at this time.

In another Thunder attack, Westbrook patted the basketball and then passed the ball to Durant.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Adu had just held the ball and was about to show his strength and prove that he was not a soft-footed shrimp like Harden. At this time, Reggie and Tucker pounced on each other.

Reggie defended Harden and teamed up with Tucker to double-team Adu.

Harden was stunned.

Are you looking down on people so much?

Durant was also stunned. He looked at the two people in front of him with an angry look on his face.

In Adu's basketball philosophy, players should be one-on-one, whether offensive or defensive, and two-on-one double-teaming is a sign that he cannot afford it.

He didn't expect the Timberwolves to be so insidious, playing double-team with two people.

He caught a glimpse of Bai Yi from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry when he thought that Bai Yi had always been treated like this.

Bai Yi can do it, why can't he?

Thinking of this, Durant patted the basketball and tried to find a rhythm.

Reggie curled his lips, suddenly rushed up, jumped up, and ran over.

"Crack!"

He grabbed the basketball and then quickly made a layup.

The reason why Reggie can steal is not because of how good his defense is, but because Adu is naturally afraid of double-teaming.

He is so tall that his center of gravity when dribbling is very high. Compared to Harden, he basically stops when he is double-teamed.

Westbrook is also afraid of double-teaming, but Westbrook is a technical expert and cannot dribble well, while Durant has a purely physical problem.

When Durant saw Reggie score, he waved his hand in shame, then turned around and ran back.

He thought of Bai Yi's offensive method and felt that maybe he should keep running.

So then Westbrook held the ball, Adu started running, and Tucker and Reggie were still following Durant.

However, although Durant has good speed, he has always liked to hold the ball in his waist position and has no habit of running. When he runs now, he just runs around.

He always has his back to Westbrook, so how can Westbrook pass the ball?

Reggie couldn't help but laugh and said: "You see Bai Bai running so hard, do you think running is easy?"

"This is not about running around. It requires strong insight. You have to see the defensive holes on the opposite side."

"And you also have to pay attention to the position of your teammate with the ball so you can catch the ball easily."

Reggie didn't understand it before. When he saw Bai Yi running so fiercely, one time he couldn't help but want to give it a try.

Tucker said that even if Reggie practiced for a year, he still wouldn't be able to reach Bai Yi's running level.

Reggie was not convinced and said he could do it now.

As a result, he was not on the main team. Reggie played with several substitutes. Two substitutes flanked each other. Reggie ran. He soon discovered that as he became faster, he lost his sense of space. He could not find his teammates or the basket.

Completely running around.

Later, he asked the defensive coach for advice, and then he realized how difficult it was for Bai Yi to run like this.

Adu's face turned dark when he was lectured by a nobody like Reggie.

There were several subsequent attacks, but Adu was unable to escape the defense and either had the ball stolen or his foot was hit while dribbling.

At the same time, Bai Yi also underestimated Harden and Westbrook. These two people definitely have historical athletic talents. These two chased Bai Yi for five or six minutes, and they were still very fierce.

During this period of time, the two teams scored almost the same amount of points, and both teams scored mainly from inside players.

Although Love is not good defensively on the Timberwolves' side, he is very accurate in shooting.

The Thunder's Ibaka and Sefolosha no longer plan to play in the fourth quarter, and they can still score points by rushing to the frame.

But the current result is that Bai Yi doesn't get points, but the Thunder Young Master doesn't get any points either.

Brooks quickly realized that in this comparison, the Thunder was at a disadvantage.

Because every player has a touch, and now the Thunder's three young players are being guarded and have no touch, then they still need to give them a hammer.

And Bai Yi is different. As the scoring leader this season, too many games have proven that no matter how strong the opponent's defense was before, or how many minutes Bai Yi failed to score, as long as he is given a chance, he can score like crazy.

So it's actually not good for the Thunder now.

He thought about it and called a timeout. He had two purposes. One was to let Westbrook and Harden take a rest, and the two of them would continue to defend Bai Yi later.

Instead, they plan tactics for Adu and create one-on-one opportunities for him.