Westbrook executed the pre-match tactical intention very well, quickly dribbled the ball, passed it to Durant and then ran. Li Muhua reached the bottom corner, drawing the attention of the defense, and Durant gave it to Green.

Green raised the knife and landed, hitting directly.

The Thunder's singles ability is obvious to all. Compared with the bombarded team, singles efficiency is the key.

The Suns still chose the inside line for this attack. Nash passed to Stoudemire again, and Stoudemire beat Krstic to create a 2+1 again.

Li Muhua was dumbfounded. Stoudemire's explosive power was very strong, and Krstic moved slowly, obviously unable to keep up with the opponent's fast break rhythm.

After being hit by Stoudemire for three-pointers in a row, Krstic's face is not good.

The Thunder requested a timeout, replacing Westbrook with Ibaka.

After the timeout, the Thunder team attacked, Li Muhua quickly entered the frontcourt with the ball, and Nash followed up on defense without missing a step.

Durant mentioned the high post and set up a pick-and-roll. Li Muhua broke through to the left wing, attracted Richardson's attention, and suddenly made a lateral pass to the inside.

Stoudemire's defense is really bad. As long as Channing Frye is out of the three-second zone, there are many loopholes in the basket.

Changing sides to fight again, Nash slowed down instead. After Richardson made a pick-and-roll, Nash passed to the bottom corner again, and Channing Frye made another three-pointer against Ibaka who was two steps away.

Ibaka almost didn't cry, can't everyone go inside and have a good time?

It is very speechless, a player in the fourth and fifth positions can shoot three-pointers more accurately than guards.

When teams in the league select three-point shooters, they always look for tall players with a wide field of vision and less interference with their shots. But a power forward who has nothing to do and shoots three-pointers from the outside, Li Muhua expressed helplessness .

In fact, after careful calculation, the Suns' starting positions all have shooting ability, and they are not weak.

The speed of the bombardment depends on the speed of the shot.

Instead of slowing down, Li Muhua forced Nash after worshiping Buddha. Li Muhua was assigned to the outside line, and Green transferred to Durant again.

2 for 1 free throw.

Durant is not blindly shooting, and he will never let go of the opportunity to hit the inside when he is free.

The hit rate of both sides is very high, especially in terms of offense, the speed is very fast.

In contrast, the Thunder team bloomed more, while the Suns mainly relied on Stoudemire in the first quarter, scoring 11 points in a single quarter.At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder team scored a total of 36 points.

In terms of assists, Nash had 5 and Li Muhua 3.

At 36:31, the Thunder led by 5 points.

During the break, Brooks explained his tactics again:

"Kevin and James try to play more inside, but LI, you must be quick in your offensive selection. You can properly put Nash and Stoudemire, but you must strangle other offensive players!"

The players nodded.

Tactical adjustments, Brooks' intention is obvious. The combination of Nash and Stoudemire is at best maintained. Unless the Thunder's shooting rate is too poor, it will be difficult for the Suns to form a chasing point.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Li Muhua accelerated the pace of the game again.

On the offensive end, give the ball directly to Harden and Durant and let them take turns to fire.

Harden is a bit tempting to beat him on defense, but he has made a lot of achievements in breakthroughs. When his outside shooting is not good, he has earned several fines.

In this section, the two sides fought hard.

Half time, 66:64.

The Thunder's lead wasn't as big as expected.

Li Muhua scored 8 points and 6 assists in the halftime, which was not very efficient. The Thunder team mainly relied on singles in today's game, especially in the second quarter, and lacked a lot of cooperation.

During the intermission, the atmosphere in the locker room was much more relaxed.

Harden played very well in the second quarter, sat on the bench and happily told some dirty jokes, and encouraged Ibaka to treat him.

The players are used to it. Harden is a fake man who just talks and doesn't do anything. He calls this and that to treat guests to nightclubs all day long, but no one pays attention to Harden. The Thunder are clean from top to bottom, especially professional players are the most taboo Going to those places will affect the state.

Li Muhua doubts whether Harden can be compatible with the team.

Of course, this is not the scope of Li Muhua's consideration. Continuously strengthening himself through training is the current thinking of every Thunder player.

"James, I'll talk about finding girls later, so you can rest for a while!"

After the coaching staff came in, Kalamanda glared at Harden.

Harden quickly shut up, and the players burst into laughter. Compared to Brooks, the players are a little afraid of Kalamanda, and he is a good and strict coach.

"Russell, you and Kevin play freely in the third quarter, Jeff, Serge defends well, James pays attention to opening up the space, and, James, do your defense well, don't be easily opened by the outside!"

Brooks was a little worried and couldn't help telling Harden.

The game starts again.

The third quarter was dominated by Westbrook, and Brooks' tactics were very clear. Westbrook and Durant took turns playing singles, and the offensive rhythm would not be too slow. The Suns replaced Dragic to take charge of the organization.

Dragic is not a point guard in the traditional sense, and his offensive options are more inclined to shooting guards.And the height is not low. Although it is not as explosive as Westbrook, Dragic mostly breaks through and divides the ball in the selection of passes, which is very similar to Westbrook.

Louis Amundsen also entered the NBA as an undrafted player. He is a defensive player. Although he is a blue-collar player, he is very active in rebounding, giving the Suns a lot of opportunities.

Compared with the Suns' starting lineup, the bench lineup is more reasonable, with defense, rebounds and offense.

This point makes Li Muhua a little puzzled. Generally speaking, the team's main lineup will be matched with a defensive core to form an offensive and defensive lineup. For example, the Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, and Jazz. Among them, only the Suns' starters have no defensive system.

It's hard to imagine that under such circumstances, the Suns are still ranked very high.

Improve the offensive rhythm and increase the number of rotations. More and more coaches in the league have put forward this slogan, including this game against the Suns. Brooks' tactical philosophy is also the same.

It can only be said that the defensive style of play has been gradually eliminated.

It seems that the Suns' bench lineup is playing in a mess, but the pace of the game is very fast. In this case, the Thunder did not expand their advantage.

It was embarrassing, and the team was speechless.

What kind of thing are the Thunder's three young masters playing? After playing alone for a long time, they are not as good as a group of substitutes from the Suns.

The unfavorable XJBD tactic seemed useless, and Brooks called a timeout for substitutions.

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