Chapter 154 Jackson's Revenge (7/10)
Chapter 154 Jackson's Revenge (710)
The fan whose twitter was deleted by him was actually right. Durant was upset that Nike was renewing his contract with him and focused on a newcomer. He couldn't say anything to Nike people. That's why I chose to use the trumpet to vent my emotions.
Being exposed did not make him reflect, but made him even more unhappy with Tang Tian.
Tang Tian is just a newcomer, how can He De have such a high popularity.
In his eyes, an inflated reputation cannot represent anything. If someone blows him up on the field, it will be like a castle in the air, and it will only collapse in an instant.
He really wanted to go on the court to beat Tang Tian by himself, but on the one hand, it was inevitable that he would be accused of avenging private revenge and bullying the small by the big. On the other hand, he was the starter and Tang Tian was the substitute. Going up is the best option.
He had seen Jackson's strength in the training camp, and it would not be a problem to beat Tang Tian.
"Yes, I will!" Jackson said excitedly.
After losing to Tang Tian in the streetball game last time, he has been training hard all summer, and his strength has improved a lot compared to that time. He was holding back the opportunity to prove himself again, and now the team boss has mentioned this Request, he can't ask for more.
The warm-up time is over, because there is no opening ceremony for the preseason game, the starting players of both sides will directly appear on the field.
The Thunder team has three young players, Westbrook and Sefolosha outside, Durant and Ibaka on the front line, center Perkins, and Harden did not appear in the starting lineup, acting as the team's No. six people.
It can be seen from this starting lineup that the Thunder also want to win this preseason game at home.
Ibaka and Duncan's jumper.
Ibaka bounced well, pressed the old Duncan and dialed the ball back to the Thunder's half, and the home team got the chance to attack first.
Westbrook went to the frontcourt and made a pick-and-roll with Perkins, and then rushed to the inside for a layup and caused Blair's thugs.
The Thunder team is full of youth and vitality, and they roll up their sleeves and just do it.
With two free throws, Westbrook scored the Thunder's first point.
Parker dribbled to the frontcourt to support Duncan in the high post, and the ball was passed to Jefferson, but Jefferson's layup was blocked by Ibaka.
The Thunder directly played a defensive counterattack. Westbrook went to the frontcourt in three seconds and succeeded in a fast break dunk, scoring 4 points in a row at the beginning.
At this time, the camera is shown on Harden who is sitting on the sidelines. The team's core playmakers are still sitting off the court. The Thunder have already played this kind of fast break. The talent of this team is really overflowing.
The Thunder continued to play fast, and the Spurs' old arms and legs on the field couldn't keep up. They were beaten 13 to 2 in the opening game.
Popovich called a timeout and readjusted his tactics.
Back from the timeout, the Spurs strengthened their defense and continuously defended against the Thunder's strong attacks.
On the offensive end, Duncan also moved from the high post to the low post. After pulling away, he continued to fly Ibaka, or hit the board or hook. After scoring 6 points in a row, he helped the Spurs stabilize the situation.
It's hard for you to imagine that this is already 36-year-old Duncan.
Duncan's outstanding performance revitalized the Spurs' offense. The Thunder's double-teaming came quickly, but Duncan also played quickly. Ginobili, who came off the bench early, made a three-pointer, and Parker made an empty layup. After the Spurs played an 11-0 climax, they tied the score all at once.
After the opening of the game, the two teams played their own characteristics and played evenly.
The time came to about 9 minutes into the first quarter, and both sides began to enter the rotation one after another.
For the Spurs, Neal, Leonard, and Splitter came on one after another, while Parker, Jefferson, and Duncan went off to rest.
On the Thunder side, Reggie Jackson, James Harden, Daquan Cook, and Nick Collison appeared one after another, leaving only one Ibaka in the starting lineup.
Harden controlled the ball from the outside. After Ibaka put up the pick-and-roll, he held the ball and broke through for a layup. However, Blair gave the ball enough confrontation, and Harden failed to score the layup after the shot.
Blair controlled the rebound, turned around and Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough attracted a double-team, and the ball was given to Splitter under the basket.
A very good chance to score, but Ibaka showed his talent and interfered by flying back to the defense. Splitter's shot was buttery, and the rebound was taken by Ibaka.
Harden took the ball to the frontcourt, and Collison put up a high-quality pick-and-roll. Harden still missed a three-pointer through the pick-and-roll.
Split took the defensive rebound, Ginobili played a fast break again, and used his excellent vision to distribute the ball to Neal, who followed up on the weak side. Neal made a nearly open three-pointer.
"boom!"
It's a pity that the ball failed to hit.
After the two sides came off the bench, Ginobili was taken care of on the Spurs' side, and his teammates didn't seize the opportunity. On the Thunder's side, Harden didn't feel good. The scoring efficiency of both sides was not high.
Harden took the ball to the frontcourt again, and he did not attack by himself like the previous two rounds.
He is a player with a high golf quotient, and he knew that he didn't feel good after failing to score two rounds in a row. This is changing his main attack to organization.
Jackson used Collison's pick-and-roll to cut to the basket, and he made a beautiful hit to the ball. After receiving the ball, Jackson accelerated and shook off Blair for a layup.
He's really fast.
Ginobili's step-back three-pointer was interfered by Harden and missed. Turning around, Jackson played a fast break and faced Neal's second accelerated layup with the ball in the frontcourt. thug foul.
After the ball was scored, Jackson beat his chest and roared in front of the audience.
He is as famous as Irving in the Atlantic League, but he was not selected until the end of the first round. Regardless of Durant's exhortations, he himself was holding his breath to prove himself.
Now in the stalemate, he scored consecutively, and his performance was dazzling enough.
Steadily making additional free throws, he scored 5 points in a row and helped the Thunder establish a 5-point lead.
The Spurs missed the last attack. After the first quarter, the score on the field was 23 to 18.
Back in the second quarter, both starters rested. The Spurs replaced Blair with Bonner, and the Thunder replaced Ibaka with Nazr Mohammed.
Both sides are pure substitute lineups.
The Spurs came up to attack first, Ginobili's layup was missed by double interference, and the rebound was accepted by Muhammad.
Back on the field, Jackson directly signaled his teammates to pull away and then singled out Neil. He made an emergency stop jumper after changing direction in advance and directly passed Neil.
Counting the 5 points scored at the end of the first quarter, Jackson has already scored 7 points in a row, and his state has skyrocketed.
Durant reached out to applaud his younger brother.
"What the hell are you doing?!" On the other side of the court, Popovich went berserk and yelled at Neil.
Completely different from training, Popovich is a raging lion when he arrives on the court.
In the Spurs' offense, Manu Ginobili broke through to attract double-teams and then gave it to Neal. Neal hesitated for a while, but was interfered by Harden who came from the defense and missed the shot.
Popovich spread his hands, then turned around and called Tang Tian up.