vrcanaries Chapter 108 Various Tacit Understandings
Chapter 108 Various Tacit Understandings
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Yu Jia said, "Teacher Su, based on Jia Fei's performance on the court and his current abilities, he deserves more playing time. What do you think is the reason why Thunder coach Brooks is not giving him more playing time?"
Su Qun said, "There are many reasons for this. For example, their starting lineup has been the same for several seasons, and the players have already established a good understanding. As the head coach, he won't easily change the starting lineup. In the rotation, Kevin Martin is definitely the first choice. There are already six players. Last season, the Thunder's Big Three didn't have enough ball possession. This season, with Martin's arrival, Durant's ball possession has increased, but there still isn't enough ball possession to distribute to other players."
After the timeout, the game continued.
After that frantic offensive and defensive surge, the Thunder's morale is fully restored. With Jia Fei and Reggie no longer feeling the tension, they're playing with maturity and experience, making it difficult for the Bucks to gain the upper hand.
The Bucks' offense mainly relies on their backcourt duo. Neither of them is good at organizing the offense, but both are very strong offensively.
Jia Fei picked up his second foul halfway through the first quarter and had to leave the game early. Kevin Martin also rested for this game, and the Thunder used Lamb and Liggins.
Thabo Sefolosha and Serge Ibaka were substituted after playing 8 minutes in the first quarter, and Coach Brooks announced from the bench that they would not be playing for the rest of the game.
贾飞在第2节还剩6分钟的时候回来，此时场上比分为36:34，雷霆落后2分。
At this point, the Thunder's lineup consisted of Jafi, Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Liggins, and Thabeet. Good grief, Jafi started at small forward, and now they're asking him to play power forward.
There's no other way. Apart from Thabeet, he's the only one over 2 meters tall. If he doesn't play power forward, are we supposed to let his good buddy Lamb play power forward?
For the Bucks, both Mbah a Moute and Ellis are probably out, just like for the Thunder. Their playoff position is already secured, so the outcome of this game doesn't really matter.
The Bucks' starting five players were Jennings, Redick, Henson, Ish Smith, and Mike Dunleavy. Wow, a bunch of guards, but only one big man.
Jennings dribbled over and passed the ball to Ishmael Smith.
Ish Smith and Henson set a pick-and-roll, he drove in, but his high lob shot missed!
Jia Feifei scooped up the ball and passed it to Reggie who dribbled it over.
After Reggie dribbled the ball over, Jia Fei set a pick and roll with him.
After the pick-and-roll, Jia Fei cuts to the basket, and Reggie bounces the ball down for a pass!
Jia Fei cut to the basket and drove to the rim, leaning against the white player Dunleavy.
"Beep beep—" The referee's whistle blew, and Jia Fei had already taken off. He controlled his balance and glided with his left hand to make a layup!
The crowd erupted in cheers. From his awareness of the pick-and-roll to his skillful layup, the play was fantastic. It was a left-handed layup, and Jia Fei isn't left-handed, which shows that he has a very good finishing ability with his weak-side hand.
Jia Fei and Reggie high-fived: "Great pass, Reggie!"
Reggie smiled confidently and gestured to him, seeing it as a sign of their understanding and his ability. He never felt he lacked the ability to be rotated; he felt it was simply because head coach Brooks hadn't valued him enough.
Jia Fei made the free throw, bringing the score to 36-37, with the Thunder taking a one-point lead!
The Bucks are on offense, and Redick takes a drifting three-pointer—but misses!
Jia Fei continued to grab rebounds, brought the ball over, faced Dunleavy, and used a fake crossover move. When the opponent didn't react, he immediately chose to chase down a three-pointer!
The ball hit the net!
36:40, the Thunder are leading by 4 points!
Bucks call a timeout!
Thunderous applause erupted at the Ford Center. Lamb excitedly bumped chests with Jia Fei, while Westbrook on the bench clenched his fists and flexed his muscles, shouting as if they had won the championship.
Yu Jia exclaimed, "Jia Fei was really confident in this game. His three-pointer just now wasn't a completely open shot, but he didn't hesitate at all when facing Dunleavy, who was guarding him, and took the shot directly."
Su Qun adjusted his glasses again: "Yes, we say that players need confidence. Sometimes it's not always a completely open shot, but if you're confident, your shooting percentage will be higher."
After the timeout, the Bucks started to guard Jia Fei closely, and they even started to double-team him when he dribbled the ball against Dunleavy and others.
But once they double-teamed Jia Fei, the Thunder's other players started scoring. The Bucks' lineup was too short; Jennings, Redick, and Smith were all small players. Whether it was Reggie Jackson or Lamb, it was really easy to beat those three.
The Thunder controlled the game, and at halftime, they led by 11 points, 44-55.
贾飞半场只打了不到13分钟，但是他表现出色，得到12分7个篮板5次助攻1个抢断3个盖帽。
In the second half, the Thunder's starting lineup became the same one they used at the end of the second quarter.
For the Bucks, the starting lineup became Ish Smith, Redick, Dunleavy, Udoh, and Henson.
The Bucks initiated the attack, and Ish Smith dribbled the ball over.
The ball is given to Yudu in the midfield position for a one-on-one match against Jia Fei!
Yudu forced his way in from a low position, while Jia Fei lowered his center of gravity, not giving his opponent a chance to easily crush him!
Udoh forced a turn and cut inside, but faced Thabeet's defense, Henson made a mistake!
Jia Fei steals the ball!
After Jia Fei intercepted the ball, he launched a counter-attack and passed it to Reggie in the middle!
Reggie passes to Lamb on the right wing again!
Lamb dribbled forward and tossed the ball into the air...
Jia Fei was already in mid-air when he caught the ball with one hand and dunked it into the basket!
From the counterattack to the alley-oop, it seemed like only a few seconds had passed. The fans in the stadium were almost stunned. What kind of speed was that?
Remember how slow the starting lineup was when Perkins and Ibaka were there? This kind of fast break across the three lines is so exciting to watch!
Yu Jia exclaimed, "Jia Fei's speed is just too fast! From stealing the ball under the basket in the backcourt to a fast break dunk in the frontcourt, the camera could barely keep up!"
At 44:57, the point difference has reached 13 points!
Bucks are on offense, but Redick responds with a difficult three-pointer – 47-57!
Reggie dribbled the ball over and passed it to Lamb!
Lamb is facing Redick, but gets double-teamed and passes to Jia Fei!
Jia Fei faked a shot to shake off Youdu, then cut to the basket, drawing a double team, and passed to Lamb in the corner!
Lamb responded with a three-pointer! 47:60, the difference is still 13 points!
Jia Fei and Lamb are making the number "3" gesture with each other!
There's no doubt about their chemistry; both of them are key rotation players in UConn's championship run!
Bucks on offense, Henson misses a hook shot under the basket!
Thabeet grabs the rebound and passes it to Reggie to dribble over!
With a quick slice from Jia Fei and a brilliant pass from Reggie, he went in!
When Jia Fei encountered Henson's help defense under the basket, he passed the ball from under Henson's arm to his senior, Thabeet, who took the easy pass!
Really fragrant!