Chapter 533: Go the opponent's way and leave the opponent with no way to go!
"End of the third quarter!
Durant made 3 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 13 points in a single quarter without losing the scoring title!
Su Bei made 4 of 5 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 10 points. In addition, Westbrook made 3 of 6 shots and scored 6 points.
To be fair, the Thunder's offensive firepower in the third quarter was actually pretty good, scoring 35 points in a single quarter..."
However, comparison only hurts!
The Spurs played even better in the third quarter, firing on all cylinders and scoring 40 points in a single quarter.
Parker made 4 of 5, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and only scored 9 points.
Leonard made 3 of 4 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 8 points.
Diaw made 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and only scored 7 points.
In the third quarter, compared to the three-man team that scored the most points, the Spurs were completely unsatisfactory.
However, Split made 6 of 10 free throws and scored 6 points.
Danny Green made 2 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 1 three-pointers, scoring 5 points.
Plus the mediocre Duncan and Ginobili...
Good guy, offensively, Duncan and Ginobili have become walk-ons!
In terms of offense and hitting, if you look at it separately, the Spurs are indeed not as good as the Thunder, but taken together, the Thunder are just a younger brother.
After scoring 40 points in a single quarter, Hong Kong is not the Spurs' most powerful team.
The most powerful thing about this team is controlling the field!
From the time the score expanded to 20 points in the third quarter, the Spurs began to control the court.
At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 98 to 81, with the Thunder trailing the Spurs by 17 points.
In other words, starting from the 7th minute of the third quarter, the Spurs, who controlled the court, only allowed the Thunder, who fought desperately to counterattack, to narrow the gap by 3 points.
At this time, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder were trailing by 17 points. Why should they use an iron to catch up?
In the fourth quarter, when the overall situation was decided, the Thunder's three young players began to output wildly, especially Westbrook and Harden. One scored 12 points and the other scored 13 points, leading the Thunder to score 37 points in the fourth quarter. The offense was incredible.
Not on full fire.
It's just a pity that it's not enough. The Spurs are stalling for time and pressing the rhythm, and they can still score 28 points against the Thunder. What can you do to top it?
You can't stand it!
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
The score was 126 to 118. The Spurs defeated the Thunder with an 8-point advantage. In the next game, they took a big 2-0 lead.
Not to mention the core role statistics, the Spurs Leonard made 8 of 13, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Diaw made 5 of 7 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Split made 2 of 2 free throws, 7 of 12 free throws, and scored 11 points and 3 assists.
Danny Green made 4 of 10 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Four of the role players scored in double figures. Is there any magic?
Are there any laws?
Compared with the Thunder, Yin Baka made 3 of 11 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Perkins made 1 of 5 free throws, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 3 points and 5 rebounds.
Sefolosha made 1 of 3, scoring 2 points and 2 assists.
Billups made 3 of 9 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 7 points and 4 assists.
Su Bei made 10 of 17, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 31 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds.
Among the role players, only Su Bei's performance was mediocre. The Thunder's core personal data was superior. It was not unfair to lose to the Spurs as a whole.
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"Ding, get the favorability value of contractor Durant to 77!
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"Ding, gain the favorability value of Westbrook the Turtle at 55!
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"Ding, gain the favorability value of Harden, the porcelain emperor, 22!
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"Ding, harvest the stone Buddha Duncan's rage value 58!
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"Ding, harvest the demon sword Ginobili's rage value is 81!
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"..."
On the plane flying back to Oklahoma, Su Bei scanned the system information prompt and shook his head.
"Facing a group of players with facial paralysis and a group of talented players, this harvest has been predicted for a long time..."
Anyway, at this time, Su Bei has gotten rid of the low-level interest of data.
The next day, both ESPN and USA Today lowered the Thunder's championship odds.
The Spurs have been promoted to second place and are expected to break out of the Western Conference and advance to the finals.
At the same time, the Heat and Celtics had finished their first two games, and the Heat temporarily led with a score of 2-0, ranking first in the odds without any suspense.
In the 2012 Finals, the matchup between the Spurs and the Heat was highly anticipated. James waited for three years, and then another three years, before he finally responded positively to Duncan's promise that "the future is yours."
Of course, the Thunder will obviously not agree!
In the afternoon of the next day, after the adaptation training.
The Thunder coaching staff and players gathered together to analyze and summarize the reasons and problems for the first two losses.
Durant and Westbrook were named to teach them that the Spurs, who play team basketball, cannot be solved by just relying on individual isolations between the two.
Subsequently, the coaching staff also decided on a counterattack strategy for the entire series.
"Defensively, the Spurs like to target our core players, cut them off from the team, and put us into an infinite one-on-one mode.
Next, we will also follow the Spurs' path.
While continuing to target their core players, try to block their role players as much as possible.
The reason why they only target our core players is because they can't do it.
Our Thunder team has talent advantages, physical advantages, and mobility advantages... If we copy their work, we will definitely be able to do more and do better than them."
"On offense, the Spurs like to play team basketball and use the whole team to defeat our defense.
Whatever they can do, we can do next and follow their path..."
Leave them with nowhere to go!
Copy the Spurs' tactical work, and then, relying on the card advantage of the lineup, do more and better on both offense and defense to defeat the opponent.
Hong Kong, the Thunder lost the first two games, and the tuition was not in vain!
After G1, the Thunder learned to flank the GDP combination and let the Spurs' role players attack.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the G2 game, the Thunder continued to evolve, learning to flank GDP, letting role players attack while attacking and playing team basketball...
May 31, Chesapeake Center Arena.
Night falls.
At this time, the Thunder were about to face the Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. The lights were bright and there was a sea of people.
After the warm-up, a simple communication ceremony.
In the arena, the lineups for tonight's match were also announced.
The Spurs' top five remain unchanged, still Duncan, Diaw, Leonard, Danny Green, and Parker.
On the Thunder team, there are five players, no adjustments, still Perkins, Yin Baka, Durant, Su Bei and Westbrook.
The first quarter begins!
The Thunder strictly implemented the pre-game tactics.
When attacking, Westbrook is reckless and decisive. When he has the opportunity, he goes up and shoots by himself.
If you don't have a chance, don't wait outside and give the ball to your teammates.
Durant beat Leonard very strongly!
The question is to force a breakthrough, cause offensive damage, increase the offensive intensity, and grasp the home court advantage.
If he just floats outside and shoots, the referee will blow the whistle to help, but he won't find a chance.
With Westbrook's inside and outside shots, and Du Shao's layups or free throws, the Thunder started an 8-0 offensive against the Spurs.
The Spurs' role players began to make mistakes, Leonard made a mistake, Danny Green was intercepted, and Diaw made a mistake.
With no choice, the Spurs needed to stabilize the situation. Parker and Duncan started to play superstar ball, taking shots against a double attack, and suddenly opened up the offensive situation.
Parker's three-pointer from the outside, plus a breakthrough layup, Duncan's mid-range shot, plus a low post shot, then turned around and rushed to the basket.
The Spurs slowly regained the points they lost.
“The Thunder played reasonably well, but it wasn’t the basketball they usually excel at.
Mistakes and blackouts gradually increased..."
Playing under pressure, Du Shao and Westbrook just started tough.
When the Spurs adapted to their hardness, they softened within a few moments.
The Thunder's role players, Su Bei, are heavily guarded. Other role players are not only unsuitable for the change in offensive roles, but the big reason is that they are probably too weak.
At this time, the Thunder's tactics suddenly gave them the ball and allowed them to take action.
In addition, the Thunder's offensive scoring was too deep, and for a while, they couldn't grasp it.
After the first quarter, the Spurs turned around and started chasing after being 8 points behind. Finally, they overtook the lead and took a 4-point lead with a score of 26-22.
The second quarter of the game begins with a rotation battle.
The Thunder finally, finally achieved a 'rich battle' situation.
In the first round, Billups and Ginobili exchanged three-pointers.
Billups strikes!
Ginobili hits!
The score became 29 to 22, and the point difference widened to 7 points.
Soon, the Thunder used card dimensionality reduction to teach the Spurs team how to behave in basketball.
"Billups hit Gary Neal with his back, ran into the paint, turned and drove to the basket, attracted the defense, and then casually sent the basketball into the sky.
Bang-dang——!
Collison's entire body was hanging on the basket."
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"Ginobili held the ball and challenged Jiangsu Bei!
The three men threatened to step forward, but Su Bei did not lose any steps.
Ginobili feinted, and Su Bei jumped out, but did not take off.
Ginobili continued to wander, and when he saw Su Bei getting close to him, he immediately pushed forward with his body, trying to cause a three-point shooting foul.
Su Bei dodged, as if he had predicted Ginobili's movements in advance, and dodged away.
The referee did not blow the whistle, so Ginobili had no choice but to force a shot, but was slapped down by Su Bei.
Su Bei, who won the basketball, rushed to the frontcourt, raised his hand and shot a chasing three-pointer...
Swish——!
Got it!
Su Bei's three-pointer finally came to fruition!
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"The Spurs attacked, Ginobili broke through, passed Subei, and passed the ball to Bonner. Yinbaka swept the ball very quickly and slapped down Bonner's layup.
Harden got the basketball and immediately counterattacked with the ball. He broke through with a European step in the frontcourt and went all the way. He shot... no, it was all the way, but he didn't shoot. He passed the ball to the left three-point corner. Su Bei was empty.
Just catch the ball, jump up, and raise your hand to shoot a three-point jump shot...
Swish——!
The knife fell with his hand, and Su Bei hit another three-pointer!
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At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder's defense was very tough. The Spurs' role players made another series of mistakes and knocks. Only Ginobili could beat him.
With no luck, Bo Povich began to adjust, and it was obvious that the Thunder was going to have trouble.
With a wave of his hand, he replaced Duncan, Leonard and Danny Green, and replaced Warrior Jackson, Ginobili and Splitter.
However, no matter how good Bo Povich's tactics were, they were of no use.
Harden is going crazy!
Continuous breakthroughs caused fouls and went to the free throw line!
At this time, Harden does not seem to be a newcomer, but a superstar. As soon as he touches the porcelain, the whistle will sound.
Made 4 free throws in a row.
All right!
You can't touch me. Stay away from the head office, right?
However, Harden, who was going crazy, raised his hand and hit a pull-up three-point jumper——!
Swish——!
"It's either a one-pointer or a three-pointer. It's really hard to beat!"
Under the leadership of Harden and Su Bei, the Thunder defeated the Spurs with a 15-5 shock wave, overcoming the deficit and achieving a 6-point lead.
At this time, Scott Brooks was not satisfied yet, so he replaced Durant on the court, hoping to improve the offensive attributes and continue the Thunder's offensive firepower.
In the second quarter of the game, facing the Thunder with all their strength, the Spurs' defense was overwhelmed.
In the second quarter, the Thunder beat the Spurs 35-17.
At the end of the first half, the score was 57 to 43. The Thunder entered the locker room to rest with a 14-point lead.