For Russell Westbrook, this is a very bad offensive and defensive experience. Frankly speaking, from the bottom of his heart, he has never underestimated Jiang Hao, but at the same time, he does not feel that he is better than Jiang Hao.

Difference.

So to a certain extent, this series is seen as an opportunity for him to compete with the bayonet.

In this case, he actually does not allow himself to be at a disadvantage in any round of fish-bayonet confrontation.

But he didn't expect that he would make a mistake on the defensive end just after the game started. Although it was a bit reluctant to call it a mistake in this round.

But for players who are strict with themselves, this is really a mistake.

So, I took a breath.

In the next Mavericks offensive round, when Westbrook saw that Jiang Hao was still holding the ball for the Mavericks, he immediately volunteered and rushed over. He wanted to face the bayonet directly again.

From a perspective, judging from his position in the Thunder, this approach is somewhat irrational.

But he did it anyway, because this is his Westbrook character.

At the top of the arc, outside the three-point line, Jiang Hao and Westbrook holding the ball started an invisible contest.

"This is the second matchup between the core figures of the two teams in a short period of time. It looks interesting and lets us look forward to what will happen next."

On the court, Westbrook frowned, watching the bayonet hesitate at the three-point line. He also got closer. Then, the bayonet suddenly activated and used the same side-stepping and ball-breaking skills to squeeze Westbrook away.

, Westbrook is a defender, especially not a tall point guard.

Under the circumstances, this made his weight similar to Jiang Hao, so without full preparation, Jiang Hao easily succeeded. Sure enough, as soon as he made a breakthrough, there was another Oklahoma City Thunder player in front of him. Obviously. Thunder.

The team is still very concerned about Jiang Hao, of course, this is not surprising.

However, Jiang Hao did not take a strong attack. Even when he broke through, he never thought about attacking. Instead, as soon as he was double-teamed, he passed the ball to Harris Barnes on the left. Harris Barn

After receiving the ball, Si drove all the way to the basket from the left, suddenly stopped and succeeded in a jump shot!

"Good shot!" Jiang Hao high-fived Harris-Barnes.

This once again made Westbrook feel a little uncomfortable. If Jiang Hao finished the shot in the last offensive round because of his carelessness, then he was fully prepared for this ball.

But who would have thought that at this moment the bayonet would suddenly stop firing alone.

For the next ball, Jiang Hao followed the same pattern and once again broke through and passed the ball to Harris-Barnes. This time, the Thunder team was obviously on guard against Harris-Barnes. But Harris-Barnes took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to the basket.

Throw it, DeAndre Jordan jumps up and dunks with both hands!

"Well, Bayonet Jin has sent out wonderful assists in succession. It is obvious that he is trying to play a different self."

Driven by Jiang Hao, the Dallas Mavericks gradually took the lead in the score. The wonderful cooperation between Jiang Hao and Harris-Barnes also excited the audience.

"This is surprising. You can interpret this as the trump card prepared by the Dallas Mavericks, but it is undeniable that for now, the forward combination of Bayonet + Harris-Barnes looks very good."

"Of course, this may be the reason why everyone ignored Harris-Barnes from the beginning. After all, as the original Golden State Warriors' champion player, Harris-Barnes's personal ability has actually been very strong.

"When Mark Cuban brought him to Dallas with a big contract, he actually planned to train him as a new generation leader of the Dallas Mavericks."

When Harris-Barnes, with the cooperation of Jiang Hao, hit shots again and again, many people finally began to think of Harris-Barnes.

On the court, when the Dallas Mavericks showed more and more terrifying strength under the leadership of Jiang Hao, Thunder star Russell Westbrook also began to respond quickly. He actually hit three consecutive shots from the bottom corner.

points, and not only overtook the score again, but also

At the same time, the Mavericks had problems with their rebounding, especially the protection of backcourt rebounds, which was very poor. When facing the Thunder's Noel and Adams, the Mavericks had a problem with their rebounding.

The combination of Jordan + Harris-Barnes is indeed beyond their capabilities.

Hearing Rick Carlisle keep shouting "rebound", "rebound" from the sidelines, Jiang Hao was also anxious. Seeing his opponent grabbing rebounds and launching secondary attacks again and again, Jiang Hao was also extremely annoyed, but he couldn't be on the court.

Unmoved, he immediately decided to start with defense. Jiang Hao decided to share the pressure of rebounding for the inside.

Since we decided to start on the defensive end, we had to do something.

So, the next interesting scene appeared. The Thunder grabbed the backcourt rebounds of the Dallas Mavericks, and Jiang Hao also ran to grab their backcourt rebounds. Once Harris-Barnes made a hit, the basketball hit the top of the rim.

, it bounced straight back. Jiang Hao predicted the direction of the rebound of the basketball in advance and rushed over immediately. Between the two Thunder players, he just used his strength to squeeze away the opponent, and then took the key with both hands with difficulty.

offensive rebound.

To be honest, after Harris-Barnes shot, the other Dallas Mavericks players did not think about grabbing the board and were ready to return to defense. Therefore, Jiang Hao is now almost a Dallas Mavericks player sandwiched between several Thunder players.

However, in the eyes of Thunder coach Donovan, this picture is so harmonious, as if Jiang Hao is also a member of the Thunder team.

After Jiang Hao got the ball, he made a fake move, causing Adams to foul and make two free throws.

At this time, Thunder assistant coach Delant frowned and couldn't help but said: "They were really careless about this rebound."

………

Jiang Hao made two free throws and scored her 8th point of the game.

In this way, in the first quarter of the game, although Jiang Hao did not kill everyone on the offensive end as fiercely as she did in the regular season, she showed people what it means to be truly everywhere.

Organizing offense, defensive rebounding, scoring.

In the first quarter, Jiang Hao showed everyone his comprehensive side.

For many fans, this scene is a bit surprising.

After all, the biggest feeling given by Bayonets in the regular season is that their scoring ability is extremely terrifying.

No one expected that in addition to its scoring ability, the bayonet was also extremely terrifying in other aspects.

"Obviously, the crazy Bayonet we saw in the regular season has not actually gone all out. At this moment, he is on the big stage of the playoffs, and this is when he really starts to show it to everyone.

his fangs"

Soon, the second quarter of the game begins. Compared with the first quarter, the overall rhythm of the second quarter will be slower.

But that's all.

After all, it is a playoff match against Maimang, and no one is willing to lose easily.

Therefore, compared to the first quarter, the second quarter was quite a back-and-forth between the two sides. Judging from the final score at the end of the second quarter, almost neither side took advantage.

Jiang Hao played a total of about 8 minutes in the second quarter. During this period, his influence on the offensive end was obviously greater than that in the first quarter.

After all, in the final analysis, he is the leading scorer of the Dallas Mavericks. If he cannot focus most of his energy on the offensive end, it will actually be irresponsible to the entire team.

Furthermore, after adapting in the first quarter, Luka Doncic did indeed perform much better in the second quarter, although there is still a gap between his performance in the regular season.

But, for all the players on the Dallas Mavericks, this is really good.

51:50!

When the intermission came, the score difference between the two sides did not widen. The Dallas Mavericks, playing at home, only held a one-point lead.

From the fans' point of view, everyone is a little dissatisfied with this lead. After all, in imagination, it should be a crushing victory.

"Where does this overpowering come from? Guys, I ask everyone to understand. It is the playoffs now, and Russell Westbrook is feeling hot in the first two quarters of tonight's game. No matter how strong the Dallas Mavericks are,

, and it’s impossible to easily get a big lead.”

From Charles Barkley's perspective, he felt that this score was normal, because he was the one who watched the entire game process in the first two quarters, and he knew what happened during this period.

In his opinion, although Bayonet showed people his all-around side tonight and is still very active on the offensive end, to be honest, he feels that the offense of the entire Dallas Mavericks team so far tonight has not been played yet.

.

How should I put it, Luka Doncic still has problems with this aspect.

"Cameron, maybe you need to play at the small forward position in the third quarter."

During halftime, in the Dallas Mavericks locker room, Jiang Hao took the initiative to find Carmelo Anthony and expressed his thoughts.

For him, he didn't mean to blame Luka Doncic at all. After all, Luka Doncic was playing in the playoffs for the first time in his career.

But he knew very well that when the game came to the last two quarters, he really couldn't sit still and wait any longer.

In the end, Jiang Hao didn't want to lose the game before he fully gave his all on the offensive end.

"No problem, Jiang, even if you are full of firepower on the offensive end, I will go all out."

Cameron Anthony made a promise to Jiang Hao.

Soon, the third quarter began, and the Dallas Mavericks adjusted their lineup. Luka Doncic rested, Jiang Hao was the point guard, and Carmelo Anthony took over Jiang Hao's position.

When he came to the court, Jiang Hao took a deep breath and glanced at the whole court with bloodthirsty eyes, "I didn't exert much force in the first half. It seems that everyone thought that the bayonet was nothing more than that. Well, I have to tell people that records are used."

To create”

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After the start of the third quarter, it was Schroeder who was responsible for defending Jiang Hao. This guy scored 15 points in the first half, which was higher than his average points per game this season. This made Jiang Hao very unhappy. In my opinion

How can you perform exceptionally well at home?

Looking at this slightly silly guy, Jiang Hao held the ball on the left and said with a smile: "You know what? Man, I can easily get past you!"

Schroeder let out a disdainful snort: "If you have the ability, just give it a try!"

Jiang Hao smiled, stepped into the three-point line, pretended to break through, and then suddenly took a step back and retreated to the three-point line. Schroeder was not completely fooled. He had always been extremely afraid of Jiang Hao's three-point shooting.

So I didn't retreat too much. When I saw Jiang Hao still wanted to shoot a three-pointer, I immediately jumped forward to cover it.

"Idiot, that's a fake move!" Donovan, who was standing on the sidelines, saw this scene and shouted with some depression in his heart.
To be continued...