Chapter 62: The Thunder Catch Up in the Third Quarter
By now in the game, many people have already discovered it.
Although Anthony and others are superstars in the league, they also have rich game experience and excellent touch.
But in the first two quarters of the game, they didn't show their strengths at all.
Not at all!
Whether in terms of offensive efficiency or shooting accuracy, their performance cannot be described as excellent.
At least compared to Sashiro, it's not very high!
Sashiro's current full-court shooting percentage, just looking at mid-range shots, is nearly 80%.
This hit rate is outrageous!
Although, in this game, Anthony's shooting touch was excellent, his mid-range shooting percentage is only 60%!
An 80% hit rate is simply unimaginable!
Actually, Sashiro's original shot wasn't that accurate either.
Amateurs after all, don't be too exaggerated!
But after awakening his legendary shooting talent, Sashiro has become much more efficient in practicing these shooting and ball-handling skills.
He could feel that Sashiro himself had made great progress in every day's training.
He could feel that his skills were improving rapidly every day.
Coupled with the hard training during this off-season, Sashiro's shooting percentage has improved significantly compared to before!
Although he didn't practice three-pointers deliberately, Sashiro was not in a hurry.
After all, it's impossible for a person to become fat in one bite!
These things still need to be practiced step by step and must be advanced steadily.
However, at present, Sashiro is enough to pose a huge threat just by relying on his mid-range shooting ability!
During the game, Anthony's various jump shots were easy to come by in Sashiro's hands precisely because he had trained hard in shooting.
Otherwise, it would just be a gift of perfect imitation, but if Sashiro doesn't have a stable shot, then he can't imitate it even if he wants to!
It's halftime now.
The Thunder coach's face was full of expression:
"This is a serious matter. Don't give me a frivolous smile."
It was precisely because of this strange atmosphere that everyone on the bench, which should not have been tense, now sat upright and dared not move.
At this time, the Thunder's head coach said:
"Don't be obsessed with singles, guys."
"You guys need to make the most of your team's strengths, understand?!"
"You have three people; any one of you can tear through the opponent's defense!"
"Pass the ball more often and look for opportunities. If the opponent's defense follows up very quickly, pass the ball immediately; don't hesitate!"
"Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded.
Looking at the coach with a serious look on his face, they didn't dare to say anything.
The coach then continued:
"Then there is one more thing, and that is your defense! Wait a minute, you are going to do this..."
...
The break was over soon.
This way, when the Thunder returned to the court, it was obvious that the morale of the entire team was much stronger than when they had just left the court.
Because they had just listened to the coach's full instructions on their tactics.
They have understood what to do next!
Targeting Sashiro!
Everyone is full of fighting spirit and confidence, wanting to give Sashiro a good show in the next quarter.
Even the score!
When they returned to the court and saw the Lakers' lineup, they discovered a problem:
"What the hell? Where's Sashiro???"
Everyone looked confused and looked at each other.
All of them don't understand why the Lakers don't have Sashiro in this game!?
????
But when they looked down the court, they found Sashiro sitting next to the water dispenser, drinking water comfortably...
Everyone on the Thunder team is about to lose their mind.
Damn it!
We were sweating while playing here, and everyone was exhausted, but we still insisted on playing.
And you?
Why are you just sitting here?
Damn it, then the tactics we just arranged were all in vain? What use is there for them?!
Seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the Thunder players, Ingram, who was on the court, was so angry that he almost died.
What does it mean?
So your purpose on the field was to defeat Sashiro?
Where did you put me?
Don't I deserve a name?!
Um?
Thinking of this, Ingram shouted to them:
"Hey, don't think too much; the game is about to start. If you don't take it seriously, I will make you regret it."
Hearing Ingram's provocation, everyone glanced at him.
But that was just a glance at him...
Then everyone turned their heads away again, continuing the discussion:
"Now that Sashiro is not on the court, let's score as many points as possible!"
"That's right! We should increase the score now, and when he returns to the court, he might make mistakes due to the pressure."
"Good idea! Let's do it!"
...
Several people didn't take Ingram seriously at all, as if he was a piece of meat on the chopping board and could be slaughtered at will.
In fact, it's not just Sashiro; Luol Deng, one of the main players, was also resting off the court at this time.
The Lakers' current lineup on the court does not look very good.
But this is not the time for you to discuss how many points you can get, right?
Oh shit!
You think I'm easy to bully, right?!
"Okay! See you on the field later!"
After saying that, Ingram walked towards his team's basket.
The commentator on the field here, probably after seeing this scene in the game, said with a smile:
"It seems that Ingram is also holding his breath on our side!"
"Yes, seeing that the opponent only pays attention to Sashiro who is not on the field and not to him, anyone would be angry."
"That's true! I can understand Ingram's feelings. It looks like he's ready to do something big!"
"Definitely! But I really didn't expect that Sashiro here would end up like this."
"Who would have thought, seeing that he was in such a hot streak in the last quarter, I thought he would continue to play!"
"Hahaha! However, you can also tell from his past performance that he has indeed performed beyond his normal level up to this point."
"Now that you mention it, it's true. This time is indeed very long. In the NCAA league, Sashiro's average playing time was only 20 minutes!"
"So healthy! It seems like he is planning to compete with Wiggins to see who can stay in the league longer!"
"I think Sashiro will win..."
...
However, here, don't think that Ingram's harsh words are effective.
But when it comes to actually playing ball, it's completely different.
The Thunder's offense is unstoppable!
Completely destroyed the entire Lakers defense.
The Thunder's defense is now as solid as a solid wall of steel, impenetrable!
It was difficult for them to find opportunities to score inside. In just the third quarter, the Thunder evened the score and widened the gap between the two teams to 8 points!
But there was no relaxed smile on anyone's face on the Thunder because of the 4th quarter.
Sashiro is back!