Accompanied by various drills and cutting tactics, the five-day training time passed quickly, and the Thunder officially ushered in the preseason.

On the afternoon of the seventh, the whole team flew to Charlotte to challenge the Bobcats away, and Michael Jordan came to watch the game.

Half an hour before the game started, assistant coach Brian mysteriously found Su Yang. Without speaking, he lit up the screen of his mobile phone for a while. The screen of the mobile phone was a report that the boss Clayton was interviewed by reporters.

Su Yang looked carefully and found that the boss Clayton said: We will adjust the team around Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for a long time. They are both not for sale... Well, James Harden must be added, he has great potential.

There is actually no problem with Clayton speaking like that.

But it was revealed that the negotiations between Thunder and Jeff Green failed to renew the contract in advance. The combination of the two news can't help but trigger associations. Moreover, there are already many rumors outside that Thunder will give up Jeff Green, which is really a mentality.

People from Green's team will definitely see the interview, and then Green will get the news himself, so naturally everything you understand.

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "I think Tyson Chandler needs more rest..."

In his opinion, Green is worth a contract of tens of millions of dollars, and the worst is the $8-9 million. And no matter how the Thunder management decides after the end of the season, this season needs to be overstated. After all, the goal is to defend the title, don’t mess with so many things to suppress the price, not to mention that Westbrook and Harden’s rookie dividends are not over yet, and there is no pressure on salary space.

Since there is such a mess in the preseason, just show your attitude to the management so as not to delay time.

"Okay, I'll arrange it..."

Assistant coach Brian took the order and left, he notified Jeff Green to start the game in a blink of an eye, and at the same time arranged for Harden to start the game.

Green was a little confused when he got the news, and then his face showed a complicated expression, and other Thunder players also showed curious expressions.

Harden was calm and browsing Twitter, excitedly showing off to Durant and followed a beautiful woman account.

The game started at half past six. When the two teams started, Su Yang patted Green on the shoulder: "Come on, I support you."

Green nodded and responded, the game started immediately, the Thunder won the jump ball, and Westbrook was quite willful in using the block to score a three-pointer.

Unfortunately, the shooting was slammed and the Bobcats played casually when they got the rebound. The two teams had a mess for two minutes before Green grabbed the rebound and quickly dunked. The Bobcats followed and scored the mid-range shot. The two teams found the rhythm and started to attack from the ground.

The Thunder mainly practices the passing and cutting tactics, while Green frequently pulls the top of the arc to support him. Other players either Durant uses Ibaka's screen to raise the upper limit to create Ibaka's quick attack on the basket or Durant's catch and shoot opportunities, and easily converts to split.

Either Harden and Westbrook provide back cover, take advantage of Harden's generous body in the defender, and the Bobcats's players' defensive external pressure, easily transformed into a common blind    pig cooperation in triangular offense, which is easy to be used.

Occasionally, he also covered the screen. Green first created a misalignment opportunity for Harden, and then used Ibaka to cover it and catch the ball and shoot.

After the first quarter, the Thunder led the Bobcats 33 to 25 when both teams were relatively relaxed in defense.

Green performed particularly well, hitting three-pointers 45 degrees on the left twice, and his personal single-quarter shooting percentage was 100%.

In the second quarter, Su Yang replaced the substitute lineup.

McGrady, Barnes and Livingston maintained the situation and expanded the lead to 10 points.

The Bobcats were not convinced, and their substitute Terrence Thomas showed his strength and led the team to a 17-7 attack wave.

Seeing that the score was tied, Su Yang replaced Green again, pressed and held down to play Durant and Westbrook, and Green first dunked, then made a quick assist, leading the team to a 14-4 offensive, helping the Thunder to still lead 10 points at the end of the half.

In the second half, Su Yang did not let Durant and Westbrook appear, and instructed Green to continue to lead the team and give the stage full of the stage.

The Thunder team simultaneously practiced the more complicated ram cover, creating a high pick-and-roll opportunity for Harden, and cooperating with the ladder cover around the bottom line to create a chance for Livingston to cut out and misplace the back to play, which is linked together, as if it is perpetual.

He also practiced the Chicago cover, allowing Harden to use McGrady's cover to run away from the sideline to catch the ball, and then cooperate with Green at the high position. Then Harden decided on his own what to do, and could also pass back and run to Green to the sideline with McGrady's flare cover.

Anyway, the Thunder are very many people who can pass the ball, and the overall ball quotient is also high. They rarely launch pick-and-rolls directly. Almost every time they first hide tactical intentions through no-ball cover, distract the Bobcats from defensive attention and score in a more relaxed way.

Green's zero position attribute bonus was particularly large. He scored 25 points after three quarters of the game, including 5 of 7 three-pointers.

In the fourth quarter, Su Yang removed all the main players and did not let McGrady and other substitutes play. Even rookie Cole Aldridge did not play, and all the time was left for players who wanted to seek a ten-day contract or were preparing to leave the NBA and go to other places.

Su Yang did not let them die by themselves, but had already designed tactics based on their technical characteristics and provided the greatest help.

That being the case, after the game, the Thunder defeated the Bobcats 97-93 and won their first preseason victory.

Espn followed up to report on the two teams' matches, and Old Nelson, who had been fired by the Warriors, said as a guest: "As the defending champion, the Thunder did not receive the respect they deserve. I want to tell you that the tactical system they just showed is more efficient and concise than before. I rarely see complex running positions, all of which are the most basic cover combinations. If you just watch the video, you will feel that their strength is average and the difficulty of defense will not be too high. However, if you really play the game, it will inevitably become a nightmare for many teams."

Host Molly said she didn't understand much, and Old Nelson added: "Because those covers happen very quickly and there is no fixed pattern, almost all through reading the defensive decisions, every player of the Thunder takes the initiative and is willing to give up holding the ball.

They focus on the most basic pass and cut on the surface, but they are the strongest form of the dynamic offensive system. To defend them, they must have super strong forward rotation and powerful inside frame protection. However, there is no team in the entire league that meets both conditions at the same time.

The Heat's forward rotation is very strong, the inside is very weak, the Lakers and Celtics are very strong, the front rotation is very weak..."

Old Nelson blew up his mind and did not cause much discussion. There were only a hundred comments in three hours after the show was broadcast, and most of them thought he was exaggerating and thought that the Thunder looked so arrogant, just because they played against the weak team Bobcats.

A large number of fans are discussing the Heat and the Pistons' match. The first match of the Big Three after forming a team has attracted too much attention.

Su Yang also read the news. The Heat's first game attracted 19,600 fans to enter the American Airlines Arena to watch the game. Some fans even paid twice the price for a ticket to the top of the mountain. Unfortunately, Wade was injured and left the court at the beginning.

However, there was no suspense throughout the game. The Heat beat the Pistons 105 to 89, and LeBron scored 33 points.

Su Yang's attention to the Heat is not a special reason, but the two teams met in the second game of the preseason. The game was still a TNT-wide live broadcast, which was equivalent to routinely getting to know the opponent. As a result, it was found that the Heat still had a long way to go, and it was all about personal abilities at present.
Chapter completed!