1273. Mamba's Soul Seduction Tactic Failed! (Part 4)
The Grizzlies counted the mistakes at the beginning, and only had 10 attacks in about six and a half minutes, 9 of which completed the attack, made 5 of 9 shots, made one three-pointer, and made two free throws.
The Thunder team had 11 offenses, 6 of 11 shots, scored two three-pointers, and two free throws.
Because the Thunder attacked first, although the Grizzlies' momentum was suppressed by the opponent, the Grizzlies actually fought against the Thunder's offense.
That is, although the two teams suppressed the pace and reduced the opponent's score, the Thunder relied on Durant to achieve their average opening performance in the season.
Perkins' role adjustment has brought significant improvements to the Thunder. They have Ibaka, and Perkins can just block the basket with honesty. There is no need to regard himself as the top five in the center defense efficiency of the league.
, The defensive champion who limits the opponent's scoring to the top three centers, is the right way to use his experience to command the defense and drive the defense.
And this is definitely not a good thing for Sun Ce, the opponent.
However, Sun Ce never underestimated any opponent. He knew that if they were getting stronger, their opponents would definitely work hard to become stronger and find ways to become stronger.
Just like in the original time and space, the Warriors had Durant joined and were invincible, and other teams did not give up. Harden almost did it, and Leonard really did it.
Generally speaking, as long as the NBA executives do wise operations, it is definitely not a bad thing to appear a strong team. They will promote other teams to make progress, such as the Yellow and Green Battle in the 1980s, the Bulls Dynasty in the 1990s, and the Lakers in the first ten years of the new century.
The 5 championships and the Spurs' three championships have both made the NBA make qualitative progress.
Sun Ce also wants to be the one who promotes the development of basketball and has been working hard.
In this game, the Grizzlies were once again in a passive position. They played against the Thunder three times this season, and they lost badly for the first time. When they fought for the second time, they relied on activating the Westbrook Mamba attribute, Sun Ce exploded and scored a lot.
The Grizzlies won; in the third match, Randolph's form had returned to the a+ level, caught the Thunder off guard, and the Grizzlies easily won.
But this time, after a season, the Thunder team had better running-in, and Westbrook and Durant played better... The improvement of the Grizzlies is not enough to suppress the Thunder, and when Durant plays well
Very calm, Perkins is honest in doing what he can do now on the defensive end, and the Grizzlies are slightly at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, aren't there any big moves that haven't been used?
Coach Hollins is the same as Sun Ce’s current idea, with the goal - to activate Westbrook’s Mamba soul!
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After the timeout, the Grizzlies sent Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph and Larry Sanders.
The Thunder team sent Westbrook, Ellis, Durant, Ibaka and Nick Collison.
The Grizzlies came up with the first attack Larry Sanders grabbed the offensive rebound of Klay Thompson's three-pointer, and made a second offensive dunk.
Perkins' tonnage still has his role, and it is very obvious, that is, the top positioning awareness and tonnage, Howard couldn't grab too many offensive rebounds on Perkins' head at his peak.
Nick Collison is much worse in this regard.
14 to 16, the score difference narrowed to two points. When the Thunder attacked, Westbrook continued to break through. His physical strength was so good that it reminded people of Kobe in the No. 8 period, and he could continue to break through for half a quarter.
According to his reading of the Grizzlies' defensive formation, Westbrook suddenly reached a position where he felt he could attract Sun Ce or Larry Sanders to attack, and had successfully obtained a trolley shot from Paul George's single defense and passed the ball.
After Xiang Gang and Ibaka took a pick-and-roll on the left side of the three-second zone, Durant was given a chance to catch the ball because Larry Sanders hesitated whether to make up for the inside.
But this time, Larry Sanders was not hesitating whether to make up for the inside as Westbrook thought, but hesitating whether to ignore Westbrook.
The moment Westbrook grabbed the ball and pushed it out, Larry Sanders made a decision to switch defense to Durant, saw the ball flying over, and beat it hard...
Although the steal was not completed, Larry Sanders flew the racket out of the baseline, blocking the connection between Westbrook and Durant, and spending the Thunder's 24-second offensive time left 9 seconds! That is, it's just a matter of receiving
When the Thunder continues to attack, they must make a decisive choice.
This is the beginning of the Grizzlies trying to get Westbrook into a singles vortex!
but……
The story has ended before it even begins, and Westbrook calls for a pause!
The official timeout came back, and the Thunder team called it a timeout before a round was finished!
"What's their quarrel? Could it be..."
Sun Ce had an ominous premonition.
The Grizzlies did not make any adjustments in a short 20-second pause, and the opponent's timeout made them feel puzzled.
This is different from their bad start or the Spurs' start is bad and they'll be called a timeout after playing for one or two minutes. Before the Thunder were in any trouble, they just called a timeout.
The brief pause passed quickly, and when Sun Ce heard the long whistle of the substitution at the end of the pause, he had clear guesses.
Sure enough, Westbrook sat back on the bench and Reggie Jackson came on the bench!
Sun Ce looked at another genius selected by the Thunder in 2011, a second-year point guard with first-class star talent, and really didn't know what to say about the Thunder's draft vision.
The draft is like a cheat, and the operation is like being infected with a virus.
Sun Ce has an impression that when Westbrook didn't play for most of the season, Reggie Jackson played immediately, and then the Thunder once again made money and sent Reggie Jackson away, and then Reggie Jackson went to the new
The team's maximum salary in the five years before the salary cap skyrocketed.
However, Sun Ce, the glass man attribute of Reggie Jackson, was also impressed by his biggest player in the league in a certain season in the future.
Reggie Jackson is an excellent off-ball cut into the offensive basket, a good size and can be used to switch to the defender and a strong point guard. After he came up, the Thunder's style of playing directly became Ellis and Durant.
Take turns to singles.
When Westbrook was on the court, except for Ellis occasionally playing singles, Durant would not take the initiative to hold the ball until the critical moment, but if necessary, Durant is definitely one of the most terrifying singles players in the league.
Without Westbrook's "obstruction" who can't run without the ball to catch the ball or cut in to find opportunities, Ellis and Durant's double guns on the front line cannot be stopped!
Chapter completed!