0535 Fear of insufficient firepower(1/2)
The pause ends in a blink of an eye.
There was no personnel adjustment on the Thunder.
On the King's side, Su Yang used Covington to replace Antetokounmpo.
Covington assists in defense at the top, and single defense is average. It should not be used to match Durant, but it is still okay to have a system support.
The game continued amid cheers.
Thunder did not hesitate and directly arranged for Durant to fight alone.
It may be a tactical arrangement, and it is generally used to defend Covington alone.
It may also be that they have to fight one-on-one.
Durant started two big steps outside the three-point line and rushed to the right quickly. The elbow area stopped sharply and changed direction, and the ball was tied up and pulled out.
The movement was extremely smooth, and it was the strongest change of direction at the high level of the 210 cm clone.
Covington tried his best to jump and block the cover, but it was not enough.
The basketball is hollowed into the net.
"Awesome, Adu..."
Su Yang smiled and in his heart. It would be okay to have a few more singles, Durant was tired and finished work early.
The king counterattacked on the field, and the ox horn formation started.
LaVine dribbled the ball across the center line and passed it to Cousins who was lifted up on the right elbow area. Green in the right elbow area simultaneously went down and set up a wide wall to cover it. Curry took the opportunity to get rid of Westbrook and rushed to the top of the arc, and the thugs handed over to cooperate with Cousins who was holding the ball towards him.
Start with the horns and change the chicago routine.
Curry received the ball and continued to break to the right, trying to break through or play singles, Cousins twisted his hips and set up a wall to form a ladder cover with Green. LaVin, who had passed the ball and cut into the paint area before, took the opportunity to use ladder cover to go around to the 45-degree three-point line on the left.
At this time, the Thunder generals were mostly focused on Curry, who was holding the ball, and paid less attention to LaVine's movements.
If it were a normal defender, such as Westbrook, it would probably be like a loser.
But Robertson's three-point shooting percentage is so poor that he can start in the Thunder, all because of his defensive skills and he has not lost a single step.
LaVine failed to get the ball space for a while.
Seeing that the king's attack seemed to be stagnant, Green turned around and raised the wall back to cover Adams, and Cousins took the opportunity to cut.
Curry raised his hand and passed the ball at the same time.
Cousins took the ball and jumped, ignored Ibaka's threat of switching defense, jumped high and hit the impact of the meat bullet, and dunked at the basket.
Bang! Basketball frying baskets into the net.
Everyone on the Thunder Bench looked depressed.
This Kings' tactics are hard to defend.
It’s fine if Niujiao starts to change the chicago routine.
How can there be a ladder screen connection back cover to provide rip air cut attack basket? The dynamic attack system is really terrifying.
The key Kings players are like robots, no one has the idea of showing off their operations, nor are they hesitant to not want to do tiring work.
Green's cover is really blocked.
As for Adams' physique and Green's 198-centimeter small body cover, he really didn't consider physical loss.
How did the Kings coach make the team so united? Do you give more money in private? It must be investigated strictly!
The generals on the Thunder bench are full of worries.
The game ended in a blink of an eye and there were 4 minutes and 17 seconds left in the first quarter.
Durant made a quick break with the ball and made a mistake in the instep.
The condition seems to be a little worse at four points.
The referee whistle sounded.
Coach Brooks performed a timeout again, and Robertson had already replaced Waiters, and Durant and Adams were allowed to rest on time, and replaced Randy Ferye and Enes Kante. Even if he was 9 points behind, he had to take the initiative to let the game enter the substitute duel.
Seeing the Thunder substitutions, assistant coach Mike Brown laughed: "Didn't this give us a chance? Do you think Durant can forcefully narrow the gap in the early second quarter? We can't defend Durant's score, but the Thunder can't defend us either..."
Su Yang shrugged: "Don't worry about him, just do it."
He made up his mind and arranged for Antetokounmpo to appear, replacing Cousins as power forward, and Green moved to the center position.
The Kings set up a five-size lineup.
Taking advantage of the Thunder's strong offensive point Durant and Robertson, the strong defense point, to strive to expand his lead.
Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, and the Kings kicked off at the bottom line of the backcourt.
Curry held the ball and advanced, raised his hand in the middle to call the tactics, left the position in one high and four low, and ran to the top of the arc. First, he used Antetokounmpo's cover to break to the right, waited until Antetokounmpo turned around and cut inside, and then used Green to lift the cover to break to the left, completely getting rid of Westbrook's pursuit.
The tactics are not complicated. Start with one high and four lows. Connect the slide to the front in advance and then connect the ram cover routine.
The letter cut inside not only attacks the basket, but also provides cover for Green.
Thunder Kanter was forced to switch to intercept.
Westbrook wants to chase Green, who is inferior, and dare not chase Curry again.
A small battle situation was formed.
Or it is called Curry's military training Kanter, which is the true classic.
After continuous change of hands and directions between the crotch, the ball was pulled and the ball was turned around and the back was changed, Curry almost shook Kante.
The three-pointer in the open space followed and entered the net.
Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, and the Kings led 25 to 13.
The Thunder generals looked ugly, and the center large screen lens focused on Durant, and a trace of obvious concern could be found.
On-field offense and defense conversion.
Westbrook dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and used Kante's cover to break through on the right. The face Green blocked and passed the ball with a sudden stop.
Kanter started with the ball, pretending to fly back to defense, Greene closed the ball and prepared to make a layup, and even took a small jump.
Curry, who was standing next to him, bent down and reached out to pat him.
The basketball in Kante's hand hit the ground.
Seeing this, Green immediately squatted down and reached out from behind Kant's butt to grab it. Ibaka also bent down to join the melee.
For a moment, the paint area was in chaos.
Cheers suddenly exploded. Green lay on the floor and threw the ball out. Covington received the ball and immediately passed it to Curry on the sideline.
The Kings team took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.
Three against three in the frontcourt.
Curry made a long pass in the middle line, Antetokounmpo received the ball and rushed forward, Westbrook rushed out quickly, like a chain of iron in the river, forcing a stop.
Of course, the main reason is that Antetokounmpo's passing skills are relatively poor. Once he can't rush, most of the threat will be abandoned.
In a hurry, Antetokounmpo stopped and turned around, holding a long pass from the 45-degree three-point line on the left side of the basketball, and Covington happened to arrive.
Thunder defense is in chaos.
Covington made an open shot and entered the net with three-pointers hollow.
28 to 13.
Cheers burst into the hall in the sleeping train.
Thunder called for a pause again.
On the espn commentary seat, Van Gundy shook his head repeatedly: "If you use food to describe the style of playing between the two teams, the Thunder are grilled sausages that can be seen everywhere on the street, and the taste is indeed OK. The King is a 500-star Michelin meal, the key is the price of the civilians..."
Mark Jackson nodded and continued: "It's hard to imagine that the Thunder have maintained a similar lineup for several years and have not been successful, but have never considered changing. Players in the shooting guard position are never good at three-pointers. The proportion of scoring through one-on-one matches has always been much higher than other teams. If they don't win the championship this season, Durant may jump out of the contract..."
The pause ends between conversations.
The two teams did not make personnel adjustments.
Westbrook rushed to the basket when he came up, attracting the Kings to double-team, assisting Kant to score on high difficulty, which is considered a life-threatening victory.
The Kings made an offense with the ball, Curry held the pick-and-roll, faced Kanter's double-team with Westbrook, and chose to pass the ball to Green.
Green took the ball and cut it in an empty space. He saw the Thunder shrink and block the interception and release the shot. He confidently jumped and threw the ball with one foot, but the result was a bang.
"Oh, I'll go..."
Su Yang raised his eyebrows straight and knew that Thunder decided to gamble, and the target was Green and Antetokounmpo's mid-range scoring efficiency was low.
That's a real solution.
Green and Antetokounmpo's mid-range shooting percentage, normal shooting, emergency stop shooting, or throwing, and efficiency is not as high as the basket and three-pointers. The Thunder bet that the two will not explode and boldly restrict Curry and the rest of the Kings through double-teaming.
Moreover, the Kings have the advantage in rebounds in the five small lineup.
With thoughts, Westbrook counterattacked and pushed the fast break, arrived at the frontcourt basket in five seconds, ignored the double siege, and decisively threw himself and made a layup.
To be continued...