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Even if the Thunder won the game, the media still refused to let Li Muhua go.

ESPN:

"The counterattack of role players, LI is the most important puzzle for the Thunder!"

"Last season, LI had multiple double-doubles in his rookie season, which allowed us to see the rise of an All-Star. However, the rise of Thunder's three minors and the decline in LI's data allowed us to see a star-level player fall. , Many experts said that they can't understand the player LI. Sometimes the data is very ordinary, and sometimes it is double-double data. He has no extravagance, but he is constantly indulging. It can only be said that many teams have found a way to restrain LI! "

"The Thunder disagreed with this. They always insisted that LI is an indispensable player, but we really can't see what the Thunder's offense will be without LI!"

This comment, even if it denies Li Muhua's role, is still reminding the spectators that Li Muhua is indispensable to the Thunder team. No one can understand the reason for these contradictory statements.

The Oklahoman:
"Faced with doubts, LI has something to say!"

"Many media ignored the facts and criticized the Oklahoma teenager vigorously. We don't know what they think. In the Thunder, LI played very well. There are many places that cannot be reflected by the data. If there are enough opportunities , we cannot deny that the Thunder will no longer be a team with three young players, but a team with four young players!"

The media refused to give in to each other, and when they found a topic, they turned to each other, drooling all over the sky.

This year, Westbrook has let the team down in several games, and he hasn't seen the media say anything. He has always praised the Thunder's solid guard line. As long as Li Muhua hits a double-double, the media will not let it go.

This is a different kind of discrimination.

Simply.

Li Muhua naturally didn't care about what was said in these media, and even Doyle, who was far away in France, called to comfort her. Li Muhua comforted her in turn, saying that he was fine.

For example, in the game against the Heat, the media liked Wade. Even though the Thunder played well, they also received a lot of criticism, such as bullying and others, and felt sorry for Wade. Some players played dirty and so on. .

Li Muhua was sprayed a lot, it was nothing more than statistics, but Green was sprayed with shit, which directly made people say that he played dirty.

This comparison between star players and role players is infuriating, at least on the second day, Green was sweating and scowling on the training ground.

The Thunder have a lot of problems. Green's shooting rights have been reduced, Sefulosa's playing time is too little, and Krstic's shots are too few. The role players have opinions. As a rookie, Harden has more shooting rights than Li Muhua. Hit like shit.

The atmosphere in the team is not very good. When Green said it, Li Muhua felt the same way.

If you want to win, you can only rely on the performance of every player, not just the core. It is not difficult to see from last season that Durant almost became the scoring leader, but the team's record is in a mess. Crucial role.

After resuming training, the Thunder flew to Atlanta to play away against the Hawks.

Prior to this, the Eagles had won three consecutive victories, and they could be said to be on the same level as the Thunder.

The lineup of the Eagles is not weak. In comparison, it is even higher than the Thunder. Joe Johnson, the leader of the Eagles, is an All-Star player. He is good at emergency stop jump shots after dribbling. The breakthrough is poor, of course, this level is not low.

A playoff-level team, even in the East, is enough for the Thunder to drink a pot.

However, the Eagles are most famous for their slag Pachulia, who gets dirty hands and feet casually. Not only many players in the NBA, but also the media, and even experts, hate this player.

In the locker room, Brooks took out the tactical board:
"Guys, in this game we will focus on the striker. Positions [-] and [-] will separate the defenders and give Kevin as much space as possible for singles. Jeff, you have to cover and support Kevin in the corner area of ​​the bottom line. do you understand?"

Durant and Green nodded.

"LI, you are walking outside the three-point line, and Russell is too. Don't break through easily. The Eagles' shrinking defense is very powerful. In the second quarter, I will send James up to support outside the three-point line!"

Brooks then made some adjustments for different positions.

The Hawks are better at rebounding and zone defense. Brooks temporarily changed the Thunder's usual style of play, and will be relatively restrained.

After the game started, Brooks played very fast. After entering the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Li Muhua and began to take away the defense.

Josh Smith was stuck at the basket and Al Horford grabbed the rebound. Compared with the double highs, Krstic has no advantage.

Green was blocked off the board and couldn't find an opportunity from the Hawks' strongest point.

The inside combination of Al Horford and Josh Smith is the main defensive method the Eagles currently rely on.

The Eagles attack, Marvin Williams holds the ball, and Li Muhua defends. The average height of the Eagles' striker is about 205cm. In this situation, Li Muhua forms a dislocation defense, which is a disadvantage.

Marvin Williams did not force Li Muhua, but sent the ball inside. Josh Smith caught the ball and hit Green with his back, turned around and hit the board with a jumper.

The height is there, all the passes are high-altitude balls, and it is not easy to interfere.

The Thunder attacked, Li Muhua covered Westbrook's pass, Durant caught the ball and forced a foul on Joe Johnson.

Durant made two free throws and the Thunder finally scored.

The ball was played very rigidly, completely relying on the stars, facing the Eagles who were as tall as a forest, the Thunder had to play like this.

The Eagles attacked, Mike Bibby broke through Westbrook, and then passed to Josh Smith again when Li Muhua assisted in the defense, and made another basket shot.

The Hawks mainly rely on Josh Smith to play at the basket. At this time, the Thunder's defensive flaws are magnified.

Looking back, Westbrook forced Bibby and passed it to Durant under the basket. Durant made a strong attack again. Without a good chance, he changed hands and handed the ball to the outside.Marvin William came up to press, and Li Muhua played tricks. After a Buddha, he rushed in to attract the defense, and crossed to Green in the bottom corner.

After the strong side attracted all the defense, Green, who was in the corner of the weak side, had a chance and hit an open three-pointer.

Green pulled Josh Smith inside on offense.

Durant already has space on one side, but the Eagles' help defense is a headache, and Green can't pass that far.