start with scouting

Chapter 165

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs were forced to disrupt the regular rotation arrangement and let the two main players, Duncan and Parker, play in advance.

But just like that, the Thunder only had difficulty defending Duncan in the paint, and the offensive end continued to score easily in training games.

When Su Yang dispatched Chandler and Durant again, the Thunder together with the inside defense restrained the Spurs.

Manu Ginobili and others were in a hurry, and the offensive and defensive moves were particularly large, and the referee also intentionally biased towards the Spurs.

The Thunder's offensive and defensive ends were quickly restricted. Su Yang casually called a short timeout, instructing the team to slow down, and almost gave up the pick-and-roll with the ball. No chance.

After halftime, the Thunder managed to maintain a 19-point lead and returned to the locker room for a rest.

Su Yang briefly summed it up, and then told the team members the story of a million-strong army crossing the river, and warned the players that "it is better to chase the poor with the remaining courage, not to be famous for being a king". Chance.

After all, after leading by 3 to 1 in the playoffs, Su Yang has witnessed the case of a comeback twice because of blind operations, carelessness, and mindless rotation. He knows very well that a 19-point lead is nothing at all. Doomed.

With Su Yang's request, the Thunder team returned to the court and went all out on both offense and defense as soon as the third quarter started.

First, Durant broke through the basket in singles and caused a foul by McDyess, then Westbrook made a steal and quickly went down to dunk the three of them against the Spurs, followed by Ibaka's contraction of the assisting defense cap and Parker's layup, Severo Sa even stuck to Ginobili the whole time...

In a wave of 12 to 4 attacks, Thunder quickly flooded the ATT center like a huge wave.

Although the referee whistled biasedly again, after three quarters, the Spurs were still behind by as much as 24 points.

But the Spurs still didn't give up. Popovich ordered a three-point shot, but the Spurs were in a state of confusion, and all kinds of banging and hitting the iron.

With 1 minute left in the game, Popovich resigned to his fate and withdrew the main force, showing a rare look of fatigue.

At the end of the game, the Thunder beat the Spurs 110-86, taking a 3-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs.

Five players from the Thunder team scored in double figures, and Harden was the best. He played 19 minutes and scored 26 points and 5 assists.

Participating in the press conference after the game, Su Yang took the initiative to praise Harden: "James is the guy with the highest football intelligence in our team. Although he looks not very smart, he can always find scoring opportunities in time. If it is other Guy gets open, he can win the easiest way to pass the ball, he's [-] times better than the draft template..."

The reporter asked Barkley about the changes of the times. Su Yang said bluntly: "I agree with the changes of the times. Because of the prohibition of hand testing and other rules, it is easier for players to get a mobile phone than before, and the tactical diversity has been greatly improved. Now People will think that triangle offense and run and bomb tactics are very strange, and in a few years they will feel ordinary..."

The news interview was quickly forwarded to Twitter and other social media. Many fans believed that Su Yang was giving psychological hints to the Lakers players. He wanted to make the Lakers players doubt the necessity of the triangle offense, which meant that the Lakers would be their opponents in the Western Conference Finals.

More fans lamented that the Thunder were too strong, but they expected to win against the Spurs, but they didn't expect it to be so easy 3-0.

The ESPN commentators who predicted the Spurs’ [-]th were all swollen. The major gaming companies in Las Vegas lowered the odds of the Thunder winning the championship, but instead there were more bets on the Thunder winning the championship, and even Twitter hot search.

Su Yang accidentally saw the trending search on Twitter, recalled what he was cheated at the beginning, and tweeted to remind him to lose at nine points in ten bets.

The shooting training ended in the afternoon of the next day. In order to observe potential opponents in the second round of the playoffs, Su Yang took Durant and the others to watch the game between the Suns and the Nuggets in the hotel, and asked Durant and the others to try to analyze the two teams. The main offensive and defensive strategy of the team.

Then I thought, four and a half minutes into the game, the Suns blasted 18 to 2, and the Nuggets scored two points only with Martin.

What was even more unexpected was that the Nuggets didn't make personnel adjustments, and their head coach George Karl didn't even panic at all.

The game ended in that tone. The Suns beat the Nuggets 124 to 101, leading the series 3 to 1.

Durant tried to analyze the reason for the failure of the Nuggets, saying that the Nuggets did not seem to have a complete offensive system, only some small cooperation, and the score mainly relied on the rapid counterattack formed by high-intensity defense.

Su Yang agrees with the analysis of Durant and others. George Karl in the Nuggets mainly focuses on fierce double-teaming and quick defense changes. He makes mistakes and initiates counterattacks to score. If the opponent does not make mistakes, it is simple cooperation + more three-pointers + fast pass and run hit fast.

That kind of routine is almost the same in the first year of the Heat's Big Three team, but they are also confused when they encounter the Mavericks defense.

After finishing the analysis, Su Yang decided to arrange a new training content for the players - all kinds of defense routines.

On the evening of the 24th, the Thunder went to the ATT Center again to start the fourth game of the first round with the Spurs.

As soon as the game started, Ginobili rushed from the three-point line to the basket to fight for rebounds, causing Ibaka to foul.

The other Spurs players were inspired, and the defensive end frantically double-teamed and rotated. In nearly 7 minutes, the Thunder only scored 7 points.

But Su Yang sat firmly on Mount Tai, and only told the players not to panic during the timeout, because the Spurs' physical strength could not maintain such a strong defense for a long time.

As he expected, the Thunder entered the second quarter with a six-point disadvantage. Harden led the team against the Spurs as a substitute, and quickly tied the score 8-2. After Durant and other main players reappeared, they continued to expand their advantage. Ended the go-ahead three-pointer.

After returning from the halftime break, perhaps due to more physical recovery, the Spurs resorted to high-intensity defense again, frantically double-teaming and rotating.

But compared to the beginning of the game, the high-intensity defense in the third quarter paled in comparison. The Thunder played steadily and entered the fourth quarter with a [-]-point advantage.The referee was so anxious that he called Ibaka and Sefolosha for fouls and tried to stop them forcibly.

But Durant was too buggy. He made 7 of 5 shots in a single quarter, combined with Westbrook, 8 of 4 shots and 5 assists.

At the end of the game, the Spurs didn't even have the desire to foul. The Thunder finally won by 4 points and swept the promotion 0-[-].

In the postgame press conference, a reporter asked if he agreed with someone who said the Spurs era was over.

Su Yang said with a smile: "One year later, the whole world will be amazed at the speed and courage of the Spurs' reconstruction!
Popovich is an excellent coach, RC Buford is an excellent general manager, they can be said to be the perfect team except that they don't like to give superstar max contracts, and they will be back soon. Championship competition ranks. "

That night, the Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma overnight, and hundreds of fans rushed to the airport to greet them in the early morning.

At noon the next day, Su Yang received the best head coach trophy in a low-key manner, and put it in the office to eat ashes.

The whole team watched the game between the Suns and the Nuggets at the training base, and the Suns finally advanced to the second round 4-1.

After watching the game, Su Yang told the players: "Go back tonight and get a good night's sleep, and we will resume regular training tomorrow. Our opponent in the first round against the Spurs is too weak. The difficulty of the next round against the Suns will be greatly increased. We will meet super strong players." joint defense.

In short, don't think it's safe. "

(End of this chapter)