Super Heavy Artillery - v3 Chapter 705
“Super Heavy Artillery (
An Luo scored! Regardless of whether he scored from within the three-point line or from outside the three-point line, it is a morale boost for the Thunder.
The current Thunder fans are not worried about their own team’s offense. Because of An Luo, scoring won’t be a difficult thing. But if An Luo’s performance is poor, the Thunder will be very dangerous. After all, in those games that Oklahoma City lost before, An Luo did not perform well.
With An Luo’s score, the Thunder began to enter a normal state. On the Lone Ranger side, Doncic began to take over the attack. He is not like a player who has played in the league for a year. He has a very rich offensive means and a very stable rhythm. Whether it’s a breakthrough or a shot, or even a three-pointer, his shooting percentage is impressive.
What an amazing young man! Not to mention An Luo, even LeBron James in the same period does not necessarily have the confidence to say that he must be better than Doncic.
Last season, Luka Doncic played a very good rookie season. Now in the second season of his career, his performance is even more impressive. Last season, Doncic averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6 assists. So far this season, Doncic averaged 28.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 9 assists per game. Scoring and organizing with one hand, as well as the ability to protect the frame better than most inside players in the league, this guy is really terrifyingly versatile.
In the circle of fans, Kuzma has always been recognized as a “handsome and capable” rising star. But now it seems that this title should be awarded to Dongqi Wizards as worthy of the name.
20 years old, 201 centimeters tall, and a weight close to 200 kilograms, he is obviously strong like a tank, but he holds the ball more like a small guard. People who are taller and stronger than him do not have his flexibility; he is more agile and faster than him, without his weight power…so that most of the players that Doncic faces in the game are misplaced.
Not only that, this guy has a very comprehensive offensive skills facing the basket and a very high ball quotient. He can play point guard in Carlisle’s hands. This is not easy! You know, Carlisle is an academy coaching representative, and his requirements for point guards are almost harsh. Even point guard geniuses like Rondo look down on him, but he has a preference for Doncic.
Such Dongqiqi, if anyone wants to try to prevent him from killing him one-on-one, it is almost a dead end. In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder were miserable by Doncic.
Of course Westbrook couldn’t prevent him, and An Luo couldn’t prevent it either. Only Robertson can restrict Doncic a little, but that is only a little restrictive.
In Donovan’s defensive tactics, Doncic did not double-team. After Doncic and Powell pick and roll, Robertson chose to squeeze through the defense to catch up. Adams contracted directly to the basket and blocked Doncic’s ball route while holding the penalty area.
However, Donovan obviously underestimated Doncic’s offensive ability. Several times, this guy squeezed Robertson directly to catch up, or hit Adams against Adams and scored the ball. There were even two fouls by the defender, which was two plus one.
During the nine minutes of Doncic’s appearance in the first quarter, Donovan didn’t even think about changing their defensive strategy. Since he doesn’t double-team to defend, Dongcic is also unceremonious! In the first quarter, Doncic made 5 of 8 shots, scored 17 points in a single quarter, and had 2 rebounds and 2 assists. During his appearance, the Lone Ranger won by 12 points.
After the entire first quarter, the Thunder fell behind the Mavericks by 10 points 25:35.
However, the Thunder adjusted their defensive strategy since the second quarter. They finally started to double-team against Doncic. Of course it’s not no brainer! When Doncic held the ball in singles, Robertson singled defense; when the other players of the Mavericks went to pick and roll screens, the Thunder directly clamped and hit Doncic with the ball. In addition, other Thunder players began to shrink the encirclement, blocking Doncic’s passing line.
Everyone has shortcomings. Doncic’s shortcomings have been revealed in the previous Lone Ranger games against the Clippers and Lakers. In this game, those shortcomings became a breakthrough for the Thunder.
Facing the Thunder’s double-team delay and zone defense, Dongcic’s speed and explosiveness were not enough to break the zone defense by impact. This is one of his flaws, and it must be carefully thought out. In this regard, Doncic is far behind James! More than ten years ago, the young James encountered this kind of defense and rushed in directly with people.
Furthermore, although Doncic’s ball quotient is very high, after the opponent suddenly changes his defensive strategy, his adaptability needs to be further improved. Of course, this requires experience accumulation.
Finally, Doncic lacks key offensive kills, which makes it difficult for him to open the situation when the team is in trouble. It is also the root cause of his poor performance at critical moments~www.mtlnovel.com~ Generally speaking, when a star encounters a team defensive dilemma and can’t start the situation, he should use his personal offensive killer to make a blood path, such as James The strong jump of Leonard, Leonard’s low back shot, Durant’s dry draft…
Dongcic has no such moves. Although he has comprehensive offensive skills in front of the basket, there is no one move that can steadily tear the line of defense when he really encounters strict defense.
As a result, Doncic’s offensive efficiency began to decrease. He also tried to find the other people of the Lone Ranger in the offensive, but unfortunately, the Lone Ranger without Porzingis was able to help Doncic!
The Thunder slowly grasped the situation of the game. By the end of the first half, the Thunder had already overtaken the score. Anluo played a very important role in this process. Just as the Thunder couldn’t limit Doncic at the beginning, it was also difficult for the Lone Ranger to limit Anlo’s scoring.
In the second half, the Mavericks’ bench lineup played a beautiful game for a while. Especially with Seth Curry’s performance, Donovan hurriedly let An Luo, who had already started to rest, play again.
Perhaps, now everyone named Curry has a superb three-pointer! Seth Curry, who came on the bench, came up with a super long three-pointer, and then made two consecutive shots. If it weren’t for Alexander to cause continuous damage in the penalty area, the Lone Ranger could chase the score to within 5 points.
An Luo’s defense and shooting saved the Thunder. And helped the Thunder maintain the advantage until the end of the game.
Although the Lone Ranger lost the game, Doncic still delivered a quasi-triple-double of 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. I have to say that the future of this young man is really limitless. Although there are still some flaws in his body now, in the future, it is very likely that this young man belongs to him.