Nine Hundred and Twenty-Four: Defender Zero’s Score Is Zero
Although it was just an ordinary lob pass, anyone who knew the ball could see how exquisite the pass was.
Link is like a natural No. 1 player. You can't tell that he was just a temporary replacement for this position.
On weekdays, people only remember Link's three-point shot, his unstoppable dunk, and his elegant back-turn jumper.
But few people care about Link's passing. In fact, Link's passing accuracy has always been high.
After all, Grant Hill was a forward who was very good at passing and organizing. In the early stages of his career, the Pistons even thought he was a little "too selfless."
Hill can always create opportunities for his teammates with various wonderful passes, but the Pistons hope that the talented Hill can be more aggressive. This problem did not improve until the later years of Hill's Pistons career.
"Excessive selflessness" 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 things like selflessness. If you ask a pure scorer to force selflessness, you will get nothing but lame offense and doubled turnovers.
And now Link has inherited Hill's excellent organizational skills.
For him, playing the No. 1 position is the same as playing the No. 5 position. It is a seamless thing.
Westbrook shook his head. He really didn't expect that he would face Link today.
But soon, the No. 0 defender strutted towards the Grizzlies half.
Westbrook's greatest advantage is his inexhaustible courage.
No matter what opponent he faces, no matter what situation he faces, Westbrook will never be timid. Even if he needs to make a winning shot in the last 0.2 seconds, he will not be a little nervous or afraid!
Therefore, he quickly recovered and launched a second round of attacks on Link.
Westbrook still doesn't believe it. Could it be that Link can still keep him clean?
If not, then what’s so scary! ?
Go, go, go!
The "Turtle" continued to hit the basket, and he took great strides.
It doesn't look like a player who just failed to attack.
Westbrook's organizational ability is completely incomparable to Link's, and he is actually not qualified to be placed in the first position. The reason why he has so many assists is that when the Thunder attack, the ball is basically in his hands.
And his assist data mainly comes from breakthrough points 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.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for you to see Westbrook stop and slowly organize the offense.
Can directly impact, Westbrook will never be ink!
The "Turtles" pretended to hand the ball to Dion Waiters. In fact, he was just looking for a more suitable offensive opportunity.
When Waiters was with the Cavaliers in the first half of the season, he averaged too many shots per game.
Now that he has moved to the Thunder, he averages 2 more shots per game than when he was with the Cavaliers!
Waiters averaged 12.9 shots per game in the Thunder, but only scored 12.7 points, averaging less than 40% from the field... This appallingly low efficiency proves that Waiters' inability to perform is not due to positioning. Or it's not a problem of not taking enough shots, but simply a lack of ability.
Therefore, Waiters has actually lost the trust of most Thunder teammates, including Westbrook.
Although Waiters has a heart to be the boss, he cannot let himself become a rat turd that everyone beats up.
As a result, Waiters has restrained himself a lot recently, and it is the same today. He obediently returned the ball to Westbrook, who was in position, without causing any complications.
Westbrook insisted on breaking the deadlock first, and this time he chose to attack from the right corner.
Link looked indifferent, as if he was just defending an unknown star. However, Westbrook just scored 40 points in a single game.
Link's calm look surprised Westbrook. Even when Durant was around, no one dared to be so calm when defending him.
Westbrook gritted his teeth. He promised that Link's indifferent expression would not last long!
The "Turtle" used several triple-threat moves in an attempt to shift Link's focus. But Link was completely indifferent. His feet seemed to be rooted to the wooden floor and he didn't move an inch!
Seeing this, Westbrook suddenly accelerated. He was still very confident in his first step.
This time, Link moved!
He stepped back in time, keeping one hand in front of Westbrook's eyes, and the distance was just right.
Westbrook felt the pressure, but he did not give up. Instead, he paused the breakthrough and chose to make a pull-up jumper!
The core strength of the "Turtle" is very strong. Whether it is an emergency start or an emergency stop, it is very fast, with almost no delay.
This is why Westbrook has a poor shooting ability but can thrive as a guard.
As long as you are physically strong enough, you can do whatever you want on the basketball court.
But if the physical quality is almost the same, then technology has to be used to differentiate.
When Westbrook stopped suddenly, Link immediately stopped his body. His emergency stop speed is no slower than Westbrook's.
In this way, Link, who had the advantage of height and wingspan, completely covered Westbrook.
Westbrook took a shot despite serious interference, and the result was obvious, almost another three-point miss!
"Westbrook's shot selection is really troublesome. When he can't score points by rushing, it's difficult for him to perform efficiently. Now that he has missed two shots, Russell must now play Like a real point guard!"
Eddie Gordon sighed. Judging from the performance of the two rounds so far, Westbrook does not have the ability to challenge Link at all.
If he continues to fight Link like this... he will really get a clean sheet.
Link's defensive stability is rated 99 in the NBA 2K game because he can really make no mistakes on the defensive end for an entire game.
Westbrook's head-to-head style of play really has no way to deal with Link's stability.
But the onlookers are clear, the authorities are confused. What's more, Westbrook is still a very stubborn authority figure.
Eddie Gordon may not understand things that he 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 after missing twice, Westbrook's thoughts remain unwavering.
So, in the entire next quarter of the game, Westbrook explained to everyone present what it means to try the law by oneself.
In the third minute of the first quarter, Westbrook made a pull-up from outside the three-point line, but was directly missed by Link, who reacted at the speed of light.
In the fifth minute of the first quarter, Westbrook pulled up for a layup. One second before the basketball was about to fall, Link waved his hand and blocked the shot for the second time in the game.
One round later, Westbrook faced Link's throw. This time he was not caught, but the basketball hit the neck of the rim and knocked out of the frame...
The enthusiasm of Thunder fans gradually diminished amidst Westbrook's repeated strikes. When Westbrook was replaced by Reggie Jackson in the tenth minute of the first quarter, Thunder fans were dumbfounded.
Because at this time, the number in the shooting statistics column on Westbrook's data sheet is 0/6.
Throughout the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder's hope failed to hit a single hit in 6 shots, and did not score any sports games!
"I made 0 of 6 shots and only scored 6 points on free throws. Russell Westbrook's performance in the first quarter was simply a disaster. What do you think of Cage? What do you think of Russell's performance in the first quarter? "Seeing Westbrook exit, Eddie Gordon couldn't help but glance at Michael Cage beside him.
Cage couldn't hide the feeling of 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 play is not surprising, after all, he does it in every game.
What is truly shocking today is Link's composure on the defensive end and his superb organization.
Under the leadership of Link, the Grizzlies played with extremely high efficiency in the first quarter and made many achievements.
On the defensive end, Link is really like a machine, making no mistakes at all. No matter what means Westbrook uses, he guarantees that Westbrook will encounter strong interference.
When Westbrook came off the court, the on-site cameras also gave the "Turtles" a close-up.
I saw that this defender who was so high-spirited before the game has now become hollow-eyed on the bench.
This is only the first quarter, and Westbrook must last three more quarters.
Westbrook never understood why Durant could never beat Link, but now, he understands.
Durant can at least tie with Link most of the time.
And what about him? The score he got from Link was still 0...
At first, Westbrook thought to himself, could it be possible that Link could still keep him clean?
Now he understands that this is indeed possible for Link.
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