start with scouting

Chapter 139 The Most Proud All-Star
On February [-]nd, the Thunder played against the Eagles at home.

After reading the scouting report before the game, Su Yang decided to let the players play freely, not too worried about losing.

Mainly, the Hawks have made no progress in offense and defense, and their head coach Mike Woodson's on-the-spot reaction is also quite lacking. The lineup can't beat the Thunder. If you want to win, you can only rely on Jamal Crawford's supernatural power. The probability is lower than buying 500 million lottery tickets .

In the first half, on the Thunder's side, Westbrook and Green made a total of 12 of 3 shots. They went crazy and didn't stop the car.But the two defended quite well, leading Josh Smith and Mike Bibby to make 9 of 2 shots and help the Thunder tie with the Hawks.

In the second half, the Eagles adjusted their defensive strategy and boldly emptied Sefoloza, who had a three-point deviation many times. .

Just like that, Westbrook gradually found his form, succeeded in breaking through and attacking the basket continuously, and also sent out assists many times.

For Westbrook's brave performance, Hawks coach Woodson yelled a few words to strengthen the defense, and there was no other way.

Su Yang was happy to have a leisurely time. He chatted with several assistant coaches about the trade rumors. He naturally talked about Arenas being injured and reimbursed again. The Wizards may rebuild and many players will be put on the shelves.

Chatting and chatting, the game was over, the Thunder won 106 to 92, and Westbrook had a triple-double of 12+10+10.

After playing the Eagles, the whole team flew to New Orleans overnight to challenge the fragmented Hornets back to back.

Seeing that Paul was absent due to injury, Su Yang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.Paul was second in the MVP of the 07-08 season and led the team to the Western Conference semifinals. His future is bright.Who would have thought that in the next two seasons, either the team's main players would be injured, or the management's brain-dead operation, and Paul himself would also be injured, abruptly ruining his ascension period, and even the playoffs.

The game started at 113 o'clock, and the third quarter turned into garbage time. The Thunder won 92 to [-] in the end.

The team got three days off and flew directly to San Francisco as planned, preparing to challenge the Golden State Warriors.

After the plane landed, Su Yang did not go to the hotel with the team, but ran to the company for a tour.

After learning about the progress, he hurried back to the hotel and participated in the team's training as usual.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, the "San Francisco Times" interviewed by phone and asked him how to balance the two identities of the team's head coach and the company owner. After all, both identities require a lot of time, but he does not seem to be affected, and his grades are very good.

Su Yang focused on thanking Jiang Ruolan for his hard work, and praised the coaching staff for their professionalism and high work efficiency.

On the morning of the [-]th, the interview was reported, Su Yang took a photo and sent it to Jiang Ruolan, and got a hug emoji in reply.

The game kicked off at [-] p.m., with the regular starting lineup for the Thunder, and for the Warriors, Nelson Sr. sent Curry, Evans, Kabi Kaul, Maggette, and Biedrins. The starting four were less than two feet tall. rice.

With that lineup, the Warriors' overall defense depends on positioning and rotation, which is quite poor for rebound protection.

As for one-on-one defense, only Curry made two steals, making the Warriors seem to have a non-zero single-defense ability.

Su Yang instructed the Thunder generals to double-team more and use their height advantage to pinch long passes, making it difficult for the Warriors to attack.

After the whole game, Westbrook made 8 steals and helped the Thunder win easily, only 1 rebound away from getting a triple-double.

After playing the Warriors, the Thunder flew to Portland for another three-day vacation, and the fucking schedule caused the whole team to complain.

The whole team stayed in the hotel, and Harden proposed to play the Halo game, which he was best at. Everyone was bored and reluctantly agreed.

Su Yang teamed up with Harden again and won several rounds in a row. Durant and others couldn't beat them, and they were so angry that they threw their handles.

After the break, Durant proposed to regroup and wanted to join the combination of Su Yang and Harden.

Westbrook complained that Durant joined if he couldn't beat it, and everyone played a few more rounds while talking and laughing.

On the [-]th, the game day between the Thunder and the Trail Blazers.

During pre-match training, Su Yang deliberately ran to the Blazers locker room to comfort Roy who was reimbursed for the season.

The two chatted for a while, and Su Yang specifically told Roy that he must recover from the injury until he is fully healthy before returning. Don't do anything stupid like asking the team doctor to cut the remaining 01:30 months in order to catch up with the new season. Absolutely not.

Roy agreed casually, as if he didn't take it seriously, Su Yang could only lament that everyone has his own destiny.

Coming out of the locker room, he ran into McMillan and Monty, who once again congratulated him on being elected as the All-Star head coach.

The three chatted and chatted until Oden was injured and reimbursed again, and McMillan was extremely depressed.

Su Yang didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, and suggested that Oden should play from the blue collar and strengthen his leg training, but Oden didn't do that. Got a lot of chicken feathers.

The key is that Oden was injured and reimbursed consecutively, while Durant was heading for a team and the scoring champion in the same year. After comparing the two, Trail Blazers fans felt uncomfortable.

The game started at seven o'clock, and the Thunder led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter, and the lead reached 30 points at halftime.

But back in the second half, the Blazers did not give up. The defensive end was even harder than before. Even the veteran Juwan Howard fought hard, and once played an 8-0 attack wave, which caused cheers from the Rose Garden Center.

Su Yang was neither careless nor soft-hearted, and instructed Durant to play singles, using the success rate to reduce the pace of the Blazers' counterattack.

As Durant scored consecutively, the game situation stabilized again, and the cheers in the arena never sounded again.

Every time Durant made a strong performance, it was like a needle stuck in the chest of Trail Blazers fans, and many people left the game early.

The fourth quarter of the game turned into garbage time. Su Yang arranged for Harden to play with a few drinking fountain players to exercise Harden's heads-up and organizational skills, and also made the scene less ugly.The Thunder finally defeated the Blazers 109 to 89, winning six consecutive victories.

After the game, Durant and others flew directly to Dallas, preparing to participate in the 10 All-Star Weekend.

Su Yang used three days of free time to fly to San Francisco first, and stayed in the company for two days to handle various things.

When it was time to leave, Jiang Ruolan sent him to the airport, took out a suit from the back seat, and said shyly, "I picked it just for you. This All-Star is a big event. If you want to represent the company's image, you must Pay more attention to..."

"Well..." Although Su Yang didn't care much about the clothes, he also understood that it was a special intention.

And this All-Star game is indeed a big event. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban specially invited the Dallas Cowboys to host it. The main game will be held in a stadium with 10 people. U2, JAYZ, Beyoncé and other big names will attend.

If there are no accidents, this All-Star game will be the one with the largest number of spectators and the highest ratings.

The signature players of the league, Kobe Bryant and LeBron, and others also expressed that they would dedicate a wonderful game to the fans. Not to mention going all out for the whole game, at least the fourth quarter of the game will be really defensive and real, and there will be many timeouts .

(End of this chapter)