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Chapter 138 New Career Heights

On the [-]th, the Thunder played against the Pacers at home.

The starting players of the two teams came out and stood still. Su Yang found that the Pacers point guard turned out to be the former Thunder player Earl Watson.

He was a little surprised, and then lamented that the Pacers clearly knew that they lacked a point guard, but they chose Tyler Hansbrough, so now they can only let Earl Watson play point guard, and when they meet Westbrook who suffers from height, weight and speed , absolutely free.

As he expected, after Chandler won the jump ball, Westbrook signaled for a heads-up on the first attack with the ball.

Watson couldn't defend at all. He adjusted his center of gravity several times, but he couldn't win with his hands and feet. He didn't have time to foul in his panic.

Just like that, Westbrook played consecutive singles, sometimes calling tactics to create space first, and sometimes rushing directly in.

After scoring 8 points in a row, the Pacers were forced to adjust their defensive strategy and let the Rockets veteran Hyde defend against Westbrook.

Taking advantage of the free throw, the Pacers replaced Watson and arranged for rookie AJ ​​Price to mark Westbrook.

After the free throws, the Pacers strictly defended man-to-man, seldom helped to switch defenses, tried to maintain a defensive formation, and choked three-pointers, intentionally released two points, and frequently used Granger and others' movement and wingspan advantages to help defend. Knock Thunder.

In addition to the three defensive strategies of positional warfare, the Pacers also resolutely retreated, laying down offensive rebounds more ruthlessly than the Bobcats.

Faced with that defensive strategy, Su Yang could see that it was written by Pacers assistant Frank Vogel.

After a few rounds of competition, he instructed Westbrook and others to make a bold mid-range shot, leading the Pacers by 13 points at halftime.

In the second half of the game, the Pacers insisted on not making changes, and Westbrook and others continued to make mid-range shots without mercy.

最终，威少狂砍40分9助攻6篮板，带队108比92击败步行者。

However, in the battle against the Pacers, many Thunder players faced the problem of inaccurate shooting. Whether it is dribbling skills, passing skills, or even ball coordination skills, they all need to be improved to avoid serious deformation of movements when shooting.

After a day off, the Thunder played against the Knicks at home, winning 106 to 88 and winning four consecutive victories.

However, Jeff Green's performance was deviated. When resuming the game after the game, assistant coach Brian said: "Jeff's shooting percentage has dropped sharply in the last few games. From the statistical curve, a similar situation began after the loss to the Mavericks. ..."

Su Yang was not surprised, because the tactical system was updated after the loss to the Mavericks, and it was not specially designed for Jeff Green. Many tactics were shared with Ibaka and Durant. Falling is normal.

Early the next morning, he rushed to the training base and began to design exclusive tactics for Green.

At nine o'clock, after the players arrived, they arranged for the whole team to run around Green, which surprised Green a little.

After the training, Green took the initiative to find him: "Coach, is it because I have played too poorly recently that I let you down too much."

Su Yang shook his head and chuckled: "It's because I didn't do a good job, which made your tactics too low, so don't think too much."

NO.13, Thunder vs. Spurs at home.

Duncan was absent due to injury, and Popovich boldly sent a three-guard lineup, jokingly saying that he was learning from Su Yang.

After the game started, the Spurs directly attacked with all their strength, all kinds of passes, blocks, runs and cuts, and the small ball tactics took off.

Parker was in excellent form, and Blair scored all kinds of magic shots. The two kept playing pick-and-rolls, and they actually bit the game.

Su Yang knew that the Spurs were transitioning towards a new system 'not centered on Duncan'. He deliberately observed various styles of play and had no targeted defense. Harden tried his best to limit Ginobili, and was called a technical foul for flopping. .

After halftime, the Spurs unexpectedly led by 8 points, and the on-site commentator called Popovich awesome.

Su Yang patiently watched the score in the third quarter, and then instructed the Thunder to strengthen the defense in a targeted manner, and the Spurs' scoring efficiency plummeted.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Thunder tied the score, and the Spurs had nothing to do. Ginobili also got a T for flopping.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 117 to 108 and won five consecutive victories.

The whole team rested for a day, flew to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks, fought hard until overtime, and lost by 1 point.

The reason for the loss is very obvious. Jeff Green only made 14 of 3 shots and got five fouls.

On the bus to the airport, Su Yang took the initiative to use MT to communicate with Green, so that Green should not feel pressured, because there are many tactics around him, and this is the first time he has actually fought in a game. The Mavericks like zone defense, so it is normal to play more .

After returning to the home court, the Thunder ushered in a challenge from the Heat. Green made 11 of 7 shots to help the team win.

Immediately afterwards, the Thunder started a wave of four consecutive away games.

Flying to Atlanta in the first stop, Green made 18 of 11 shots and led the Thunder to easily beat the Hawks.

Flying to Minnesota in the second leg, Green made 4 steals and set off a wave at the critical moment to defeat the Timberwolves.

Flying to Memphis in the third stop, Green grabbed an offensive rebound in the last two seconds and made a dunk to kill the Grizzlies.

Flying to Cleveland in the fourth stop, Green caused an offensive foul by LeBron with three seconds left, preventing the Cavaliers from coming back.

After beating the Cavaliers, the Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma to face the Bulls back to back.

Su Yang specially arranged for Green to give a pre-match speech, led the audience to applaud Green, and added a speech at the end: "Jeff is an important part of the team's offensive and defensive ends. He will help us win O'Brien trophy..."

The speech was quite inspiring, but it is a pity that the team is too tired after four consecutive aways, and it is a pity that they lost to the Bulls.

After two days of rest, the Thunder played against the Clippers at home, playing with pressure throughout the game, and also played a strong lineup during the garbage time of the fourth quarter.

In the end, the Thunder beat the Clippers by 42 points.

Early the next morning, the Clippers announced the removal of Mike Dunleavy as head coach and president of basketball affairs.

After the news was announced, it aroused heated discussions. Fans speculated that Su Yang's attack was too ruthless, which made Sterling unbearable.

What do you think of the reporter's telephone interview, Su Yang said lightly: "I wish Mike a happy retirement life."

On the 31st, the Thunder played against the Warriors at home.

Westbrook strictly defended, allowing Curry to make 5 turnovers, and by the way, only allowed Curry to get 10 shots.

On the offensive end, Durant and Green made 32 of 22 shots and scored 59 points to lead the team to victory against the Warriors' short front line.

The moment the final whistle sounded, a few large characters popped up on the center screen of the arena, congratulations to Su Yang for being elected as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars.

Durant and others took the prepared mineral water and poured it over his head, and the audience shouted his name in unison.

According to the rules, the Eastern and Western All-Star coaches are the head coaches of the teams with the best record in the division, while the Thunder ranked first in the Western Conference with a record of 38 wins and 9 losses. Su Yang did not serve as the All-Star head coach last year, so he was automatically elected.

In his speech, he thanked the coaching staff for their cooperation, thanked the players and fans, and emphasized that some things can be discussed after winning the championship.

Back in the locker room, he checked his phone after taking a shower, and found that there were many text messages congratulating him on his election.

To his surprise, the first congratulatory message came from Blazers assistant coach Monty. He also said that due to work, he could not call the first time to congratulate him. He said that he would remember the days of working together and continue to learn many tactics from him.

McMillan also sent a congratulatory text message, and rhymed it deliberately, saying with a smile that they might meet in the playoffs.

The assistant coach Ralph who left before made a special phone call to congratulate him. He also mentioned that he is promoting his space basketball concept in a D1 university and plans to build a team without a traditional center. If there is an opportunity, he hopes to invite him to train the players.

The next day, the NBA officially announced the news, West coach Su Yang, Eastern coach Van Gundy.

Many fans congratulated Su Yang. He tweeted his thanks and took the opportunity to promote the MT application.
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