The Godfather of Basketball

The Thunder's toughness is beyond imagination, and the Grizzlies didn't take advantage of both offensive and defensive ends.

Tucker is a jack-of-all-trades, capable of both offense and defense, and also has mental attributes. Driven by him, the Thunder team played a monolithic game, and they were in a stalemate with the Grizzlies.

At the end of the half, the score on the field was 46 to 43. The Thunder led by 3 points and ended the first half contest.

"The Grizzlies paid the price for their underestimation of the enemy. This Thunder team played extremely tough." At the end of halftime, the guest commentator couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Yes, they let Middleton score 11 points, 4 of 7 shots, and Tucker scored 8 points on 2 of 3 three-pointers. These are not the points they usually get. The Grizzlies have a good summary of the midfield .” The narrator nodded.

"Yes, fortunately, the game is only halfway through. I believe the Grizzlies will show their characteristics in the second half. We also look forward to seeing whether the Thunder can continue to perform so well in the second half." The guest commentator echoed.

At halftime, the coaching staff of both teams were preparing for the second half of the game.

"The Grizzlies will definitely increase their defensive strength in the second half, and the offensive end will also increase the number of times they hit the basket. Kyle, you start the game in the second half. We will shrink the defense in the half. As long as we hold the opening wave, we will have The chance to win the game ... Believe in ourselves, we can win the game."

"OKC."

"come on!"

Back in the second half, the Thunder made adjustments to the lineup. Kyle O'Quinn replaced Sefolosha, who had performed well before.

"This adjustment is somewhat incomprehensible." The home commentator couldn't help shaking his head after seeing it.

"This is not a good adjustment. Sefolosha's defense in the first half was effective, while O'Quinn struggled a bit. This is tantamount to giving up the advantages of the first half." Guest commentator Also shook his head and said.

While the two were talking, the game started in the second half, with the Thunder going first.

Kidd dribbles to the frontcourt, still playing to open up the space, O'Quinn's pick and roll, Kidd goes out, O'Quinn goes to the basket.

Conley's body couldn't hold O'Quinn, and Prince on the weak side came to help defend him.

At this moment, Middleton took the initiative and used Tucker's pick-and-roll to go outside the three-point line.

Kidd flicks the ball out.

Middleton received the ball, looked at Randolph, who was coming over from the defense, made a fake shot, and then took a step inside and made an emergency stop at mid-range.

"Shua!"

The ball hit the net again.

There was an uproar at the scene.

The performance of this rookie named Middleton really surprised them.

Tang Tian is not surprised at all. Middleton himself has a strong immediate combat ability. In his previous life, he scored more than 12 points in the second season. In a slow-paced team like the Bucks, he even averaged With more than 20 points and stable shooting ability, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a mini version of Durant.

In the Grizzlies' offense, Conley went straight to the basket after using Gasol's pick-and-roll.

Sure enough, as Tang Tian expected, the Grizzlies began to increase the number of times they hit the basket.

Conley is an academic point guard who is very team-oriented and observes his teammates when he breaks through to the basket.

To his surprise, the Thunder didn't assist in the defense. He played small and big, and chose a drop shot with an emergency stop.

Brown saved the interference.

Conley made another shot after adjusting in the air.

"boom!"

The shot was a little heavier, and the ball bounced off the back edge of the rim.

O'Quinn came over to receive the defensive rebound at this time.

Compared with Tucker, O'Quinn has a larger body and better protection for defensive rebounds.

And he's got a passing kung fu.

Kidd had already run forward at this time, and O'Quinn passed the ball with a flick of his hand.

Kidd didn't advance fast with the ball, and the Grizzlies quickly retreated from the outside.

But at this moment, Middleton crossed Conley and crossed the halfway line.

Kidd flicked an early pass, took Middleton forward and continued to accelerate.

Middleton was looking back while running, catching the pass while running, dribbling two steps to the three-point line and making an emergency stop.

Conley flew to block at this time.

Middleton received the ball and waited until Conley flew over before shooting.

There was a commotion at the scene.

This ability to handle the ball is not like a rookie at all!

Middleton shot, his posture is very standard.

Watching Middleton make a shot on the spot, looking at the slender arm, felt like seeing Durant possessed.

The spinning basketball caught everyone's attention, and the entire arena seemed to be in slow motion.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, Middleton scored a three-pointer!

There was an uproar at the scene, and the helplessness of the fans was visible to the naked eye.

Where is this rookie, no, what kind of rookie is this!

He scored 5 points in a row in the opening game, and scored 5 points in a row in the second half!

This...is really a rookie?

After Middleton scored, he was very calm and turned around to retreat.

Defense drives offense, and offense drives defense. The Thunder's defensive strength is constantly improving.

Gasol's back shot at the basket squeezed past Brown's turn and shot, but O'Quinn came over from the weak side to help defend, slapped him directly, and blocked his shot!

Tucker flew and rescued the ball!

The Thunder played a fast break again, and it was still Middleton. He caught the ball and made a layup during the fast break. His arms were very long. Although he avoided Prince's block and didn't score the ball, it caused the latter's thug foul.

He made two free throws despite boos all over the sky.

Back in the second half, Middleton personally played a wave of 7-0 attacks.

If this is at home, the scene must be blown up.

The Grizzlies' frontcourt attack on the basket did not make it, and Tucker's tip-up at the basket made it back. Grizzlies head coach Hollins called a timeout angrily.

The commentator and guests at home looked at each other.

This is completely different from what they imagined!

With a midfield adjustment, the Grizzlies not only failed to hit a counterattack, but were stopped by the Thunder.

And the seemingly stupid decision to replace Sefolosha with O'Quinn, but firmly protected the penalty area, had an unexpected effect.

Before the brawl, everyone's impression of the Thunder team was full of talent, but after all the main players were suspended, they suddenly discovered that after Tang Tian took over, this team has not only talent, but also talent. Become extremely strong.

After the timeout, the Grizzlies increased the number of post-ups at the basket, but Tucker's help defense on the weak side was still timely, and their effect was not good.

Back in the Thunder's round, Middleton opened up completely, with a mid-range shot from each wing, abruptly widening the point difference to double digits.

The Grizzlies are not good at offense, and now the defense is not working, and the whole field has become more and more chaotic. Even with a top point guard like Conley, they can't control the scene.