924: Defender 0 scored 0
Although it is just an ordinary high-hanging pass, anyone who knows how exquisite the pass is.
Link is like a natural number one player, you can't tell that he is just a temporary replacement to this position.
On weekdays, people only remember Link's three-pointer through Yang with a hundred steps, remember his attractive dunk from being disconnected, and remember his elegant back turn and jump shot.
But few people care about Link's passing. In fact, Link's passing accuracy has always been quite high.
After all, Grant Hill was a forward who was very good at passing and organizing back then. In the early stages of his career, the Pistons even felt that he was a little "overly selfless".
Hill can always create opportunities for teammates with all kinds of wonderful passes, but the Pistons hope that Hill, who is talented, will be more aggressive. This problem did not improve until the next few years of Hill's Pistons' career.
"Overy selfless" sounds like a derogatory term, but in fact it is also a reflection of Hill's passing ability and organizational ability.
Not everyone can do this. If you let a pure scorer force yourself, you will get nothing except a bad attack and double mistakes.
And now Link has inherited Hill's outstanding organizational skills.
For him, playing the number one position and playing the number five position is the same, which is a seamless connection.
Westbrook shook his head. He really didn't expect that he would face Link today.
But soon, the No. 0 defender strided up toward the Grizzlies halftime again.
Westbrook's greatest advantage is his inexhaustible courage.
No matter what opponent he faces or what situation he faces, Westbrook will never be timid. Even if he needs to shoot a final goal in the last 0.2 seconds, he will not be nervous or afraid!
So, he quickly recovered and launched a second round of shock towards Link.
Westbrook doesn't believe it anymore. Could it be that Link can still seal himself?
Since it doesn't, what's scary about it!?
Toss toss!
The "Turnacle" continued to hit the basket, and he strided hard, not like the player who had just failed to attack.
Westbrook's organizational ability is completely incomparable to Link. He is actually not qualified in the No. 1 position. The reason why he has many assists is that when the Thunder attacks, the ball is basically in his hands.
His assist data mainly comes from breaking through balls or fast breaks. In positional offense, Westbrook's assist ability is very average.
This can be seen from the Thunder's overall offensive efficiency. With the same number of assists, the Thunder led by Nash is definitely more efficient than the Thunder led by Westbrook.
So, it's almost impossible to see Westbrook stopping and slowly organizing the offense.
If you can directly impact, Westbrook will never be ink!
The "Turtle" pretended to hand over the ball to Dion Witts, but in fact he just wanted to find a more suitable offensive opportunity.
When Witts was with the Cavaliers in the first half of the season, the average number of shots per game was a bit too far.
Now transfer to the Thunder, the average number of shots per game is 2 more than when he was with the Cavaliers!
Witts averaged 12.9 shots in the Thunder, but he could only score 12.7 points, with a per-game shooting percentage of less than 40%... This is extremely low efficiency, proving that Witts can't play because of positioning or insufficient shooting, but because of his simple ability.
So, Witts has actually lost the trust of most Thunder teammates, including Westbrook.
Although Witts has a heart that is the boss, he cannot turn himself into a rat shit that everyone beats.
So, Witts has been much more restrained recently, and it is the same today. He obediently returned the ball to Westbrook, who was in a good position, without any trouble.
Westbrook insisted on taking the lead in breaking the deadlock, and this time he chose to launch an attack at the bottom corner on the right.
Link looked calm, as if he was just defending an unknown star. However, Westbrook just scored 40 points in a single game.
Link's calm appearance surprised Westbrook. Even when Durant was there, no one dared to be so calm when defending him.
Westbrook gritted his teeth, and he promised that Link's indifferent expression would not last for too long!
The "Divine Turtle" used several three threatening actions to try to mobilize Link's center of gravity. But Link was completely indifferent. His feet were nailed to the wooden floor as if they had been rooted, and he could not move his steps!
Seeing this, Westbrook suddenly accelerated, and he was still very confident in his first step.
Now, Link moved!
He retreated in time, keeping one hand in front of Westbrook's sight, and the distance was very appropriate.
Westbrook felt the pressure, but did not give up, but stopped breaking through and chose to stop and jump shot!
The core power of the "Divine Turtle" is very powerful. Whether it is a sudden start or a sudden stop, it is very fast, with almost no delay.
This is why Westbrook has poor shooting ability but can achieve success in his future guard status.
As long as you have strong physical fitness, you can do whatever you want on the basketball court.
But if the physical fitness is almost the same, it depends on skills to distinguish the quality.
When Westbrook stopped urgently, Link immediately let his body stop. His emergency stop speed was no slower than Westbrook.
In this way, Link, who was already taller and more advantageous in arm span, completely covered Westbrook.
Westbrook made a shot with serious interference, but the result was obvious, and he was almost another three-no-touch shot!
"Westbrook's shooting choice is really a big deal. When he can't score points by rushing, it's hard for him to perform efficiently. Now he's missed two shots, and Russell has to play like a real point guard now!"
Eddie Gordon sighed. Judging from the performance of these two rounds, Westbrook has no ability to challenge Link at all.
If he continues to fight Link like this... he will be really sealed.
Link's defensive stability is 99 in the NBA2k game, because he can really keep making mistakes on the defensive end.
Westbrook's iron-headed style is really impossible to play with Link's stable style.
But the bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused. What's more, Westbrook is still a very stubborn authority.
He may not understand what Eddie Gordon understands.
In Westbrook's mind, he still believes that as long as he continues to impact, he will definitely get a chance to score.
Even though he had missed twice, Westbrook's idea was unwavering.
So, in the next full season, Westbrook explained to everyone on the scene what it means to test the method with his body.
In the third minute of the first quarter, Westbrook pulled out of the three-point line and was directly defeated by Link who responded to the speed of light.
In the fifth minute of the first quarter, Westbrook made a layup. One second before the basketball was about to fall, Link swung his big palm and blocked the second time in this game.
One round later, Westbrook threw a shot towards Link. This time he was not caught off guard, but the basketball hit the basket's neck and knocked out of the box...
The enthusiasm of the Thunder fans gradually decreased with Westbrook's repeated iron shots. In the tenth minute of the first quarter, when Westbrook was replaced by Reggie Jackson, the Thunder fans were stunned.
Because at this time, the number in the shooting statistics column on Westbrook's data table is 0/6.
In the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder's hope made no hits and no points in any sports battles!
"It made 0 of 6 shots, and scored 6 points with only free throws. Russell Westbrook's performance in the first quarter was simply a disaster. What do you think Cage? How do you think Russell's performance in the first quarter?" Seeing Westbrook's departure, Eddie Gordon couldn't help but look at Michael Cage beside him.
Cage couldn't hide his loneliness on his face. He had thought that Westbrook's data would shrink today, but he really didn't expect it to shrink like this.
Westbrook's style of playing is not surprising, after all, he does this every game.
What is really shocking today is Link's calmness on the defensive end and his mastery on the organizational end.
Under Link's leadership, the Grizzlies played extremely efficiently in the first quarter and blossomed at multiple points.
On the defensive end, Link is really like a machine, without any mistakes at all. No matter what means Westbrook uses, he guarantees that Westbrook will encounter strong interference.
When Westbrook left the scene, the live camera also gave the "Turtle" a close-up.
I saw that this high-spirited defender before the game had become empty on the bench.
This is just the first quarter, Westbrook must last for another three quarters.
Westbrook has never understood why Durant can never beat Link, but now, he understands.
Durant can at least tie Link most of the time.
And what about him? The score he got on Link is still 0...
At first, Westbrook thought, could Link still seal himself?
Chapter completed!