In the last game, the Tigers withstood the opponent's counterattack in the last quarter, and finally defeated the Thunder with Yang Zhenxing's assist to Tracy McGrady. In the last game, Yang Zhenxing scored 22 points, 12 assists, and McGrady made the most critical shot. Qiu scored 20 points, Yao Ming scored 17 points, 11 rebounds, Thunder insider Iverson scored 14 points, and Yang Zhenxing scored 10 points. Yi Jianlian played very well, facing Ibaka without fear, scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and Yao Ming. performance is comparable
Faced with the menacing Thunder, the Tigers didn't dare to slack off at all. Before the game, Phil Jackson found the video of the Thunder's last four games in order to find a way to deal with the Thunder. In fact, the Thunder's rapid rise is due to very many reasons. Simple is the growing tacit understanding of the golden combination. A combination with excellent offense and defense is interspersed throughout the game.
Other Thunder players have excellent performances. Of course, Westbrook's strength has been significantly improved. But it is in the Thunder's tactical system that he can really play his strengths in all the current seasons. In the playoffs, he averaged 24.6 points per game and was the Thunder's second-leading scorer, ranking 9th in the league behind Kobe Bryant of the Lakers.
On November 29th, Beijing time, the San Francisco Tigers played against the Thunder at home. The Central Five specially arranged a live broadcast of this game. Now Chinese fans are happy. They can see their players fighting in the highest-level basketball league and even playing in the basketball league at the same time. Seeing three Chinese players in one game was something I had never dared to think about before, especially since the Tigers are such a strong team.
"The game is about to begin. The first five players from both sides have already taken the field." Yu Jia said seriously. Suddenly his tone changed and he looked very excited: "Durant and Yao Ming's hands were held together. The two Chinese players each used their own outstanding performance." The performance helped the team achieve a good record in the early stage of the new season. The two teams are now ranked fourth and seventh in the Western Conference respectively. The Tigers have changed their formation again. This time the first five tigers are: center Yao Ming and power forward Yi Jianlian. Small forward Vince Carter, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, point guard Yang Zhenxing, Yang Zhenxing replaced Iverson. The Tigers are like this. Except for the two Chinese players Yao Ming and Yang Zhenxing, no one can guarantee that they will start every game. Basically, it is a rotation. Come, of course it is not difficult to understand at all
Ibaka easily passed the ball to Wiesbrucka. The domestic fans in front of the TV couldn't help but sigh secretly. Yao Ming's shortcomings in jumping have seriously affected his performance in jump balls. As a player in the league, The tallest player, Yao Ming, barely maintains a jump ball success rate of around 50%. This is definitely not an ideal statistic. Fortunately, San Francisco fans have become accustomed to it and can turn a blind eye to his jump ball performance over time.
Durant immediately stabilized the ball and signaled everyone to move forward. He himself dribbled the ball through the half court under the interference of Yang Zhenxing. After passing the half court, Durant quickly handed the ball to Westbrook and took the field. His amazing performance in the game has made him the target of Tigers players. Zen Master actually sent Carter to defend Durant. It’s no wonder that the defense at the small forward position of the Tigers is indeed not too strong, not to mention that they are facing Durant, Durant played well in the last game and almost reversed the Tigers.
The Tigers' defense is under great pressure. Even if they pass Durant's test, they are likely to face super mvp LeBron James who is not even worse than Durant.
Westbrook did not stick to the ball too much, and handed the first offensive opportunity to Ibaka inside. He held the ball with his right hand and tentatively pushed it behind his back. The person leaning behind him was the Chinese Yi Jianlian of the Tigers. Ibaka
The matchup with Yi Jianlian is also very interesting. The two people's matchup in international competitions was very impressive. Yi Jianlian was slightly better in the last game.
Ibaka was very excited to face Yi Jianlian, and he was overjoyed. Ibaka's fierce strength instantly exploded Yi Jianlian. Although Yi Jianlian had improved his strength, Ibaka's instantaneous power still caused him to be knocked away involuntarily.
Bacca followed the trend and hooked the ball with a half-turn to help the team score first. Now Yang Zhenxing's dribbling skills are no longer what they were when he first entered the NBA. Now it is a beautiful dream to steal the ball when Yang Zhenxing is dribbling.
He carried the ball smoothly across the half court, during which he easily dodged several of Westbrook's sneak attacks. His slightly exaggerated swaying movements are indeed not something that ordinary people can guard against.
Westbrook couldn't stop him at all. He just swayed and changed the line and passed by. Before Ibaka could defend, he passed the ball to McGrady at the top of the arc. When the ball reached McGrady, Durant had already pounced on it.
The moment Yang Zhenxing came over and broke through, Durant had already noticed McGrady's reverse movement. It worked immediately. He got rid of the Thunder players' defense and decisively made up for it. McGrady's face was very calm, not at all depressed. Taking advantage of Durant,
The ball flew from Durant's right side to Yao Ming inside with a flick of his wrist.
After several consecutive tentative attacks, Naihe-Perkins recognized the truth, and no matter how Yao Ming moved his footsteps, he was stuck in a small space outside the three-point area.
Yao Ming immediately moved the ball without forcing it. After McGrady received the ball from the left baseline, he took advantage of the Thunder players' lack of defense and raised his wrist to gently shake off the basketball. It quickly flew from his fingertips into the air.
Spinning rapidly.
‘Dang!’ The ball hit the inner edge of the net and bounced above the net.
"Rebound!" Zen Master yelled from the sidelines. Actually, there was no need for him to get excited. Several players under the basket were already concentrating on staring at the basketball in the air. Their bodies were slightly bent and their bodies were tightly stretched like a fully stretched bowstring, just waiting.
As soon as the ball lands, he quickly grabs it.
With his height advantage, Yao Ming overpowered him on the rebound and was one step ahead of him to reach the net. Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and immediately shot without giving the Thunder a chance to defend. Then tsunami-like cheers resounded throughout San Francisco.
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The Thunder were very patient in passing the ball today. Facing the Tigers' meticulous defense, they showed no impatience. Before the game, coach Brooks had taken into account the team's unfavorable conditions and guided the players so that they should focus more on passing during the game.
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Brooks believes that it is best not to force such a style of play unless an opportunity arises. However, it is very similar to the Tigers. Consecutive passing can not only easily tear apart the opponent's defense and create good shooting opportunities, but the smooth operation of the basketball is also an important test for defensive players.
Constantly covering up defense will definitely double the physical consumption. This is actually not so common for the Thunder who are good at singles and have outstanding talent.
Many people in the league know the rules of Yao Ming's physical strength. When he is most energetic in each game, he will suffer a decline in accuracy and shooting percentage.
Generally speaking, if he can play slower in the second quarter, he can maintain better performance in the third quarter. However, once the opponent pays attention to double-teaming him from the beginning of the game, he basically has no physical strength to support him until the fourth quarter.
This is also an important reason why the playoffs saw the Tigers almost comeback despite taking a big lead in the last quarter.
Ibaka's inside possession attracted two Tigers defensive players to pass the ball in and out from a small angle under the basket - Perkins Carter didn't dare to slack off at all and immediately rushed in to make up the defense.
Perkins' offensive skills were basically useless when he came to the Thunder, but he still persisted in the Thunder, which also reflects his dedication.
After seeing Carter being sucked in, he did not rush to take action, but waited for him to stick to his side and threw a high ball in the air to draw a beautiful parabola. He chose to pass the ball and handed it to Durant on the right baseline.
in hands.
The unguarded Durant did not rush to shoot but instead breathed a sigh of relief. He gently lowered his head and looked at the soles of his feet to confirm that he was standing outside the three-point line. His body slowly jumped up as he stretched his lower limbs and stretched his waist and abdomen.
Stretch the shooting arm forward and upward, raise the elbow and stretch the arm. Finally, concentrate the force on the wrist and fingers. The wrist gently shakes out and the orange basketball flies out quickly from the fingertips.
‘Shua’, the chance of Durant missing a three-point shot that was unguarded was very small.
Jackson's somewhat rigid tactics made it difficult for the Tigers in the first quarter. Before the game, he carefully studied the Thunder's past few games and found that the Thunder ran and gunned during the game. He often saw fast breaks cutting directly to the basket.
A shocking scoring method. The Thunder players are extremely talented, but they are difficult to deal with. In the last game, they were almost overturned by their opponents. This must have something to do with the arrangement of Zen Master.
It is difficult for the Tigers to defend Durant's singles, and it is difficult for Tracy McGrady and Carter to guard Durant. Moreover, Durants are good at covering. Although Yang Zhenxing is extremely fast and comes up to cover from time to time, he is still unable to guard against him.
The Tigers have not been able to find their offensive rhythm for a long time, and Yang Zhenxing has not performed very well either.
As McGrady's long shot missed, the Thunder ended the first quarter with a 25:21 lead. This was almost a result that no one expected before the game. The Thunder's defensive purpose in this quarter was very clear and strictly controlled the cooperation of Yao Ming and Yang Zhenxing inside.
Implemented a double-teaming tactic against Yao Ming and strictly controlled McGrady's shots, trying to limit his shots beyond the three-point line. No one could do it. McGrady performed outstandingly from the three-point line, but his three-point shooting was only 345%.
Coupled with Durant's constant defense, his performance in the first quarter was also average. He only hit one of his four three-pointers. The Tigers were collectively weak on the outside. They made two of seven three-pointers in this quarter compared to the Thunder
3-for-6 from the field.
The Tigers themselves did not expect to play so poorly in the first quarter. This may have something to do with their physical strength. Although the veterans have returned to their peak, they are still lacking in physical strength. The current form of the game is not good news for them.
