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Chapter 100 The young man's first overtime

The game was going on fiercely, and the Thunder always maintained a lead of about ten points.

In the second half of the first quarter, assistant coach Brooks quietly reminded Su Yang: According to the plan, a substitution should be made.

Su Yang didn't make a decision immediately after hearing the words. He knew that Brooks, like his master George Karl, would resolutely watch and rotate as long as it was a regular stage of the game.

Considering that Durant and Westbrook feel hot, Su Yang doesn't want to replace them.

But the game will last 48 minutes after all, even if it is two young people, they must conserve their energy.

Also let the bench players play, even if most of the bench balls are poor offensively and defensively.

For example, the old No. [-] pick Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox, the two are the bargaining chips for the exchange of boxing champions in the future, and they must be allowed to swipe their data.

For a moment, Su Yang deeply understood McMillan's entanglement in insisting on using Rive LaFrentz.

"If you really are not in charge of your family, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive..."

Su Yang made up his mind, asked for a timeout while the game was dead, and replaced Wilcox and Mason as planned.

When Durant and Green left the court, they didn't say anything, but it was obvious that they were not happy enough.

After the timeout, only Westbrook was left among the Thunder's three young players, and their offensive tactics became routine.

Su Yang would like to continue to implement simple and efficient tactics, but Wilcox's offensive skills are relatively rough, his mid-range shooting ability is average, and his long-range shooting ability is basically not good.

In the original history, the Hornets were willing to exchange Chandler with the Thunder because of Wilcox's rebounding ability.

As for Desmond Mason, a player who is about to retire, it's a world of difference compared to Durant.

The two substitutes had only played a few rounds after they came off the bench. The Thunder's offensive efficiency dropped precipitously, and their defensive efficiency also dropped. The lead was visibly narrowed. Fortunately, the Celtics also replaced Tony Allen, so they didn't go so fast. .

Westbrook was also greatly affected. Every time he called for a pick-and-roll cover, he was greeted by double-teams.

Without the involvement of Durant and Green, the Celtics' double-teaming and partial three defenses and two defenses are quite presumptuous.

Westbrook also tried not to call the pick-and-roll, or to initiate a breakthrough in advance, but what awaited him was surrounded on all sides.

Su Yang looked very depressed, but as the head coach of the team, he still strictly implemented expression management and pretended to be calm.

For a moment, he couldn't help suspecting that Doc Rivers' classic dazed expressions were management errors.

When there were 3 minutes and 19 seconds left in the first quarter, assistant coach Brooks reminded Su Yang again that he had to make a substitution.

Su Yang no longer struggled, and directly took advantage of the foul to make free throws, and replaced Jordan with center Johan Petroleo.

Petro is a player who entered the league in 05 and is a veteran of the Sonics era. He is in the final year of his rookie contract, but the Thunder are not interested in offering him another contract. Giving him some playing time to collect statistics is considered a fulfillment of the contract.

After Petrol came on the field, his sense of presence was extremely low. He neither took the initiative to ask for the ball, nor did the other two veteran players take the initiative to pass it to him.

Westbrook may feel that Petrol was too neglected, so he rushed into the inside with a double-team and forced a pass.

That thought, Petro was not sure.

The basketball made a mistake, and the Kais grabbed the basketball and launched a counterattack, taking the opportunity to narrow the point difference to only 2 points.

Perhaps it was because for the first time in many years that the home team of the four major leagues was owned, the fans of Oklahoma City had not yet established the awareness of protecting the players. disturbed.

Playing and playing, Petrol's point becomes a negative effect, the offense is not helpful, and the defense is weak.

Seeing the situation, Su Yang had no choice but to take advantage of the official suspension and arrange for Joe Smith to replace Petrol.

Westbrook was also replaced by Earl Watson, and Green reappeared to replace Waver, responsible for leading the team's main attack.

Joe Smith's abilities are mediocre, while Watson's organization is okay, but he is limited by his height and poor defense.

With four substitute players on the field, Su Yang's subtle tactics were useless, so he could only stand on the sidelines to remind the defense.

Just like that, Lei Ting beat back and forth.

But within 2 minutes of the second quarter, Celtics substitute Leon Powe, a little-known player, relied on Parkinstony Allen's high-intensity defensive mistakes, made various fast break shots, and led the team. Played a wave of 10 to 2.

Seeing that the team was overtaken by nearly 10 points, Su Yang resisted the impulse and did not change until 8 minutes into the second quarter.

With the re-emergence of the Thunder's three juniors, the team's offensive firepower has been greatly improved, and the defense has also been blocked.

In addition, Su Yang also commanded two more defenses than usual, and the Thunder gradually narrowed the point difference.

At the end of halftime, the Thunder finally tied the Celtics, and the whole team returned to the locker room for a rest.

Su Yang paid attention to the offensive and defensive cooperation of the three young players, and also mentioned the excellence of several veterans, encouraging the second half to continue.

Honestly, Westbrook openly applied to Su Yang, hoping to wait for more playing time, and also suggested that Durant and Green should also play a few more minutes, without any scruples about a few veterans who need to brush up their statistics, and said that they hope to win more games Only big.

Su Yang bit the bullet and said that he would consider it.

At that moment, he deeply understood why McMillan was unwilling to replace Przybilla with Frye in the starting lineup.

At the beginning, he also felt that Frye was more effective on the offensive end, and Pulzbilla should play less as a substitute.

After the game started in the second half, considering that the Celtics are used to strengthening their defense, Su Yang arranged for Damien Wilkins to replace Kyle Waver, who started in the first half, but did not arrange tactics for Wilkins, only let It acts as a pinch point.

But Damien Wilkins was particularly hard-working, and he tried his best every time he ran and fought, like the last time.

That may be the winning tradition of inheriting the essence of uncle's human movies, or it may be the self-cultivation of the undrafted picks.

Su Yang was very moved, and felt that it is no wonder Wilkins can return to the NBA at the age of 37
As far as that professional attitude is concerned, it is definitely worth a basic salary, so that young players can learn how to deal with the game.

During the timeout, Su Yang specially praised Wilkins, emphasizing that Wilkins' entanglement with Ray Allen has helped the team take the lead virtually. He hopes that the whole team will learn from Wilkins' attitude and strive to defeat the defending champion Win the competition.

Perhaps those words played a motivating role. After the timeout, the third Thunder led the team to expand their lead.

But the game reached the end of the third quarter, and it was the turn of the bench, and the lead was gradually eroded.

Su Yang didn't listen to assistant coach Brooks's suggestion of clock rotation, and arranged for the three juniors to play in advance.

It's a pity that the Celtics didn't make it big. The Big Three also made their debut earlier, and their defense was even tougher than before.

The game turned into hand-to-hand combat, the whistle blew frequently, mistakes appeared frequently, and the players of the two teams flew back and forth.

The Thunder have relied on talent many times, the Celtics have relied on discipline many times to play steadily, and even Rondo has a mid-range shot.

In the last 4.3 seconds of the game, the two teams scored evenly, and the Thunder got a lore chance.

Su Yang arranged a tactic that used Durant as a bait, but in fact Westbrook rushed to the basket to kill, but unfortunately the execution failed.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, and the game between the Thunder and the Celtics entered overtime.
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PS: The first few chapters were written hastily and did not establish a sense of team, so I will introduce more in this chapter.

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