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Chapter 101 Durant can really do whatever he wants
There was applause in the Ford Center, and the fans were excited for the arrival of overtime.

The players on the Thunder bench got up one after another, Durant and others also walked to the sidelines quickly, and the game entered a timeout.

"Tell me about the players on the other side..."

Before the players gathered around, Su Yang asked the assistant coach Mark, wanting to know more information.

"I think what needs to be noticed is that Pierce is currently carrying five fouls, and the referee is more strict with him..." Assistant coach Mark quickly reported, giving tendentious suggestions from the number of fouls committed by Cel players and the playing time.

Su Yang nodded while listening, and subconsciously recalled the dangerous foul Pierce made on Durant in the first quarter.

A bold idea gradually emerged in his mind.

Thinking of some possible scenarios, he grinned slightly.

While thinking about it, all the players stood in a circle around him on three levels inside and outside, all showing waiting eyes.

The sound of panting came out again and again, mixed with the smell of sweat, scurrying around in the air, a little restless.

Apparently, the fourth quarter was played early, and a large number of hand-to-hand fouls caused severe physical exhaustion for several main players.

"OK, we've done a good job ahead, let's work harder and let the defending champion lose for the first time in the season..."

Su Yang raised his voice: "The method is very simple. Aside from early attack and fast break, we only use one tactic in positional warfare, which is the basic weak-side Split (fast cross-screen) coordination, and Durant will mainly execute the finish..."

According to Su Yang's idea, the overtime game is mainly to compete the personal abilities of the stars, but there must also be some cooperation.

Considering Pierce's five fouls, using it as a breakthrough is a natural choice, not to mention that Durant is facing Pierce, which has a great matchup advantage, as long as Durant can easily get the ball and gain space for singles.

"Jordan and Green, you two stacked positions, the position should be as deep as possible, leaving more room for the high position."

"If the opponent's No. [-] assists in double-teaming KD, Green should cover in time to create opportunities for Russell."

"In the same way, after Wilkins finishes the pick-and-roll, if you find that the second guard defending you is going to double-team KD, then you should pay attention to cutting the basket in time and space, or step forward in time to ensure that KD will not be injured by the double-team. There was a mistake."

"Jordan, you have to pay attention to whether KD or Wilkins is attacking the basket, you have to block the opponent's center. You have to be tough, don't be afraid of that fat Perkins, make more use of your speed advantage, and take the lead."

"That's the specific layout. Is there anything else I haven't explained clearly? Just ask if you have any questions."

After Su Yang finished speaking, seeing the five players nodding one after another, he picked up the tactical board and drew a few movement changes.

After talking about the offensive tactics, he slightly adjusted the defensive strategy, mainly using his physical advantage to double-team and rotate more.

The whistle sounded immediately, and the game continued, with players from the two teams stepping onto the field one after another.

According to the rules, the two teams re-jump the ball.

Snapped!The basketball flew straight to the Thunder's half court, and cheers erupted in the arena: OKC OKC...

The Thunder made the first attack, Wilkins picked up the basketball and pushed forward slowly, while the others settled down.

In the blink of an eye, Green and Jordan stood together in the left waist area, eager to squeeze in again.

However, the two of them couldn't compete with Garnett and Perkins, who were tough and tough, and could only leave so much space.

While Westbrook stood at the 45-degree three-point line on the left, Durant put his hands on his knees, bowed and stood in a short corner on the right.

With Durant's drooping appearance, he looks like an outsider from a distance, and his tactics are very well hidden.

Amidst the cheers, Wilkins dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, threw it to Westbrook, turned around and went straight to the short corner on the right.

Durant started at the same time, quickly crossed screens with Wilkins in the right elbow area, and went straight to the top of the arc.

Pierce scrambled through the screen to catch up, but it was still much slower, and Durant successfully received the pass from Westbrook.

Pierce immediately bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity, and moved forward in small steps with both feet, which can prevent both breakthroughs and shots.

That was a standard chasing and defending action, maybe it was an overtime period, as lazy as Pierce, he also became serious.

But Durant took advantage of the trend and jumped up, raising his hand and scoring a three-pointer, he didn't care about standard shit defense.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Thunder beat the Celtics 104 to 101.

Cheers erupted in the arena. This three-pointer gave the fans hope of winning.

The two teams switched offense and defense, Rondo dribbled the ball to the left wing of the frontcourt, and the Celtics settled in a 1-in-4-out formation.

Perhaps because of overtime, even the simplest tactics were not run, and the basketball passed directly to Garnett.

The moment Garnett took the ball, Westbrook immediately retracted and pinched, and the basketball was passed back to Rondo.

Similarly, the moment Rondo took the ball, Durant also walked from the top of the arc to defend, but only defended against breakthroughs.

Perhaps it was because he continued to be underestimated for the entire game and was a little angry. Rondo raised his hand and scored an open three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Jordan jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around and threw it to Wilkins, and the Thunder launched a counterattack.

The Celtics retreated quickly, but Jordan and Green ran faster and went straight to the short corner on the left.

Perhaps sensing the Thunder's tactical intentions, Thibodeau yelled at Perkins: Don't let him stand so deep.

Perkins did as he was told, and Garnett imitated the same. The two black men tried their best to push Jordan and Green away.

The Thunder's tactical formation is still in place, but the high-post space is much smaller, which can contain high-post ball holders.

Seeing this, Su Yang got up, directed Wilkins to hand over the ball as usual, and then continued to run to the short corner on the left as a screen.

The moment Wilkins turned around after handing over the ball, Durant seemed to understand Su Yang's hint and rushed to the basket.

The incident happened suddenly, Pierce had no time to catch up, and Perkins was too far away from the basket, so he had no time to defend.

Seeing this situation, Westbrook threw the ball to the basket, and Durant leaped high and caught a dunk in the air.

Cheers erupted again in the arena, and the Thunder led 106 to 101, greatly increasing their chances of winning.

Su Yang stood up and applauded. Durant gave up the screen this time, indicating that he was reading the defense, which made him happier than scoring.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Celtics replaced Ray Allen with the ball across the half, after a lot of tossing, Garnett still let Garnett play singles.

Facing the small-scale cooperation between Ray Allen and Garnett, the risk of double-teaming by the Thunder is particularly high, because Ray Allen's three-point speed and hit rate are several grades higher than Rondo's.Seeing this, Su Yang waved his hands and directed the weak side to double-team.

Westbrook immediately ran from the right wing position across the paint to double-team, and was responsible for blocking the up-line space.

Green blocked the downline space, but the Celtics followed suit, and Rondo without the ball set up a wall to block Durant.

At the same time, Garnett passed the ball 45 degrees to the right, but Pierce missed it. Durant quickly squeezed through the screen and approached.

The opportunity to grab a shot disappeared, and there was no hope of breaking through. Pierce hurriedly turned sideways to protect the ball and signaled his teammates to come over to meet him.

The attack time was running out, Ray Allen rushed to the right 45 degrees to get the ball, Garnett came out to cover.

Su Yang hurriedly shouted: "Close, close..."

Wilkins did as he was told, and with only two seconds left on the offensive clock, Ray Allen charged forward and made a jumper.

drop! The 24-second violation whistle has sounded and the basketball slams into the backboard.

Cheers broke out in the arena, and Su Yang clapped his hands, thinking that the older generation of players still had a strong character. In the [-]s, those young players who always wanted to make fouls, if they encountered Ray Allen's situation, probably Standing long jump shot.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and the Thunder once again put on the previous weak-side split formation, still passing the ball and running.

Thibodeau shouted a reminder from the sidelines, the Celtics chose to switch defenses immediately, and Ray Allen stopped Durant at the top of the arc.

The height gap between the two is really a bit big, but Ray Allen frequently waved his hands to interfere, preventing Durant from sweeping the ball to find a rhythm.

In desperation, Durant withdrew the ball, a guard-style IN-OUT changed direction drastically, and suddenly broke through.

In a hurry, Ray Allen didn't have time to grab the clothes and foul, so he could only watch Durant enter the paint.

At this time, the basket was empty, and Durant took off with one hand and hit the basket with a split dunk, scoring easily.

The cheers in the arena exploded, and the Thunder led 108 to 101, and the first victory of the season was just around the corner.

In the transition between offense and defense, Rondo dribbled the ball to the left wing, pretending to give it to Ray Allen, but he was still looking for Garnett.

Compared with before, the left side is completely cleared, but the disadvantages of Rivers' poor on-the-spot offensive guidance are still fully exposed.

Green knew he couldn't handle it, so he still chose to carry it hard, resolutely not giving Garnett an easy chance to make a move.

Amidst the boos of the audience, Garnett turned around sharply, suddenly exhausted, and fell to the ground with a thud.

The basketball rolled out of his hands, Westbrook bent down to grab the basketball nearby, and sprinted wildly like stepping on a rocket.

Players from the two teams quickly followed up. Durant ran to the left corner at the same time, and Westbrook, who was rushing for three, stopped and passed the ball.

The Celtics had no one to defend against. Durant raised his hand to aim at the basket for a long time, and threw a three-pointer steadily.

bass!Hollow into the net, 111 to 101.

The cheers went straight to the ceiling of the arena, and the thunder was like a rainbow. Rivers frowned and asked for a timeout.

The two teams attacked each other for several more rounds. The Celtics scored very inefficiently and couldn't guard Durant.

Even with double-teaming, Durant can distribute the ball to the rest of the Thunder, and his state is extremely brave.

With 1 minute left in the game, Rivers, who asked for a timeout again, replaced the main force with a substitute.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Celtics 119 to 107 and won their first victory of the season.

Durant scored 13 points and 2 assists in overtime, and he did whatever he wanted.
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PS: Can you post a custom picture in the comments?If it can be posted, I would like to draw the tactics so that everyone can understand them better.

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