start with scouting

Chapter 107 LeBron Nemesis

On the Thunder bench, all the players spontaneously stood around Su Yang, waiting nervously and excitedly for his arrangement.

More than seven minutes into the third quarter, the Thunder played a 21-7 offensive, and the probability of winning a reversal increased significantly.

"Everyone, we did a good job. We played our own advantages, and the opponent greatly underestimated us..."

Su Yang first made a summary. The Thunder can play a wave of attack, mainly because Green is the center, taking advantage of the speed and range of the opponent's big Z to hit two-three points and mid-range shots. main attack.

"From the scouting report, and from my personal experience, the Cavaliers will make LeBron the main attack next..."

Su Yang paused for a moment, and suddenly thought of a way of telling the players that could better understand and activate the atmosphere, and said with a slight smile: "LeBron will change from a wide receiver to a quarterback, he will take the ball fiercely." Going to the rim, while Ben Wallace and Varejao are the tackles, Ilgauskas is the tight end, Mo Williams is the running back..."

Hearing Su Yang use the analogy of the division of labor in the football lineup, Westbrook and the others laughed out loud, and the tense atmosphere relaxed a little.

"As you know, the Cavaliers are very much like a football team. Their shooters are like a group of wide receivers. There is no value without a quarterback like LeBron, and their inside is like a group of tackles. They are responsible for LeBron. That kind of quarterback blocks space, and the Cavaliers are built on strong LeBron, so our next defensive focus..."

While talking and laughing, Su Yang completed the defensive strategy arrangement, then the offensive strategy, and then the lineup.

The whistle sounded in the arena immediately, and the game between the two teams continued. The Cavaliers replaced Wallis Zebiak with a big Z.

For the Thunder, Jordan played center and was in charge of protecting the rim. Wilcox played small forward and was only responsible for delaying LeBron's speed by using his generous body. Green temporarily switched to shooting guard, and Durant continued to play big. forward.

The Cavaliers attacked for the first time, and the style of play was the same as Su Yang predicted.

LeBron didn't squat in the short corner anymore, but took the ball directly at the top of the arc, and cooperated with Varejao in the pick-and-roll.

According to Su Yang's arrangement, Wilcox resolutely bypassed the screen and intercepted, preferring to take the risk and let LeBron grab a three-pointer.

But LeBron didn't grab a three-pointer, nor did he rush to break through, but patiently waited for the weak side to move without the ball.

That style of play is an important reason why the Cavaliers can achieve good results in the 08-09 season, because the addition of Mo and West gave the Cavaliers two more players who can break through. Deep siege.

A strong LeBron only needs a little help to win the first MVP trophy in his career.

It's a pity that whether Xiao Mo or West is worth mentioning, both of them are fixed-point shooting types, and they can't be like Ray Allen. Stop and catch the ball, and then make efficient shots.

According to Su Yang's arrangement, Westbrook and Green chased after each other, determined not to let Xiao Mo and West stand still.

After a confrontation between the two teams, LeBron saw that his teammates had nothing to do, so he slammed his head and shoulders, and kicked hard to the basket.

Seeing this, Su Yang gestured and shouted, reminding the strong side to shrink and encircle, and tried his best to suppress LeBron's space for layups and passes.

The Thunder generals followed suit tacitly, the sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor rattled, and the waist area suddenly became a mess.

LeBron suddenly stopped and took off, carrying a big man on his shoulders, and hurriedly passed the ball to Xiao Mo, as if breaking out of a tight encirclement.

I once thought that Westbrook, who likes to pay attention to the person holding the ball when he is defending without the ball, rushed out like a great white shark smelling blood. The basket was snapped vigorously.

The basketball exploded into the net, and Westbrook landed on the ground and roared with fists, and the sound went straight to the ceiling of Quicken Loans Arena.

Su Yang saw that his drama addiction was onset, he grinned slightly, and imitated the God of Gamblers Chow Yun-fat, clapping his hands and applauding.

"When Russell is defending without the ball, he does have a way of predicting the passing route of the ball holder."

"We can use more double-team rotations to give full play to his advantages and make up for his disadvantages inside." Snyder suggested.

"It's totally feasible, but it's better for him to learn not to steal for the sake of stealing, and he always misses people..."

During the conversation, the Cavaliers' basketball conduction stopped, West used the screen to go around, and received a pass from LeBron to make an emergency stop and make a mid-range shot.

The tactic is a good tactic. Under several screens, Green, who was in charge of defense, was thrown far away, and the timing and strength of the pass were just right.

But West is not good at long-range pull-up jumpers. He averaged 1.9 shots per game last season and only hit 0.8 times.

With a bang, the basketball rebounded and flew upside down, Jordan grabbed the rebound, and Westbrook stepped forward to take the ball and launch a counterattack.

The Cavaliers team retreated extremely quickly, and with Mike Brown yelling reminders from the sidelines, the iron barrel formation was quickly set up.

That posture was quite bluffing, but Westbrook calmly directed the whole team to pull away, leaving space in the left half.

The basketball was passed to Durant in the waist immediately, and the singles situation was formed, and Varejao was a little panicked.

The Cavaliers' defense is really good. They rely on Varejao, Big Z and LeBron's double-teaming and delaying, coupled with the high-quality rotation on the outside, and Mike Brown's showy command this season. The efficiency was once high. League top.

But when it comes to individual players, except for LeBron who is more versatile, other players are not good at putting pressure on the ball holder.

Therefore, against a team like the Cavaliers, singles is a good choice, but the requirements for players are relatively high.

When it comes to Varejao, it is really a bit embarrassing for him to defend Durant, who has the speed of a small forward.

Durant didn't hesitate. After sweeping the ball with a low pull, he took a big stride and crossed to change direction, easily completing the breakthrough.

The Cavaliers hurriedly rotated to fill their positions, Big Z shrank to the basket to intercept, and LeBron outflanked to the paint area to pinch the pass.

But Durant took it easy, turned around and threw the ball to Green, who was running to the same side, and West was responsible for defending Green.

West at 191, against Green at 206, has no speed and agility advantage, and can't put pressure on the ball.

LeBron wanted to switch defenses, but it was too late. Green dribbled the ball sideways, then turned around and took off easily to make a mid-range shot.

Back and forth in two rounds, the Cavaliers led by only 16 points, and the momentum of the Thunder's reversal was like the rising sun.

Durant and the others ran back with smiles on their faces, and their defense was slightly lax. Seeing this, Su Yang hurriedly reminded them.

As soon as the words fell, LeBron was at the position of the team logo, and suddenly cooperated with Big Z in an early attack. Whoever stands in the way suffers.

At this time, the Thunder have not yet completed their defensive positioning near the paint area, and it is impossible to draw an offensive foul.

If you forcefully intercept LeBron, considering that it is at the Cavaliers' home court, it is very likely to be blocked by blows.

Su Yang thought about the stakes in 0.25 seconds, and hurriedly shouted at the field: "Foul, early foul..."

Green rushed to LeBron upon hearing the sound, slapped LeBron's arm, but was almost dragged out by LeBron without thinking.

The referee blew his whistle immediately, ignored LeBron's attempt to make a free throw, called a common foul, and re-attacked.

"When LeBron can't get up, his threat drops a lot. The whole league is so defensive..."

Taking advantage of the timeout, Su Yang chatted with Snyder, discussing how to limit LeBron's starting speed, mainly to prevent pick-and-rolls.

That is what the famous defensive player Prince said, defending against LeBron is to defend against pick-and-rolls, guard against pick-and-rolls, guard against pick-and-rolls...

In a blink of an eye, the Cavaliers scored on the second offense, the Thunder immediately made a fast break, and Durant succeeded with Varejao alone.

The Cavaliers then strengthened their inside offense, and the two teams came and went. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder trailed by only 14 points.

The amount of discussion on social media such as Twitter has increased sharply again, and many fans are amazed that the Thunder has greatly restricted LeBron.

But what is even more amazing is that the Thunder is making steady progress towards the second largest reversal in history.

(End of this chapter)