start with scouting

Chapter 194

The first quarter of the game was over in a blink of an eye, and the Thunder scored easily with the inside, leading the Celtics by 10 points.

During the timeout between quarters, the Thunder generals stood in a circle, and Su Yang held a tactical board in his hand and said with a smile: "From the report provided by the scouts, when the game resumes, the opponent will have Glenn Davis on the field and use Tony A. Len replaced Ray Allen..."

In a few words, Su Yang finished adjusting the Thunder lineup, and then arranged how to play on the offensive end.

"They suffer from inside defense, and they will probably strengthen their defense. They will definitely not give up on the three-point line. Then we will get a lot of shooting space in the free throw area. As long as there is a chance to score in the mid-range shot, please treat yourself as Jordan..."

The Thunder generals nodded one after another, and Westbrook finally asked curiously: "What if they didn't rotate like that?"

Su Yang chuckled: "The great coach Doc Rivers doesn't like to make changes on the spot, and he doesn't play psychological warfare with his opponents, or gamble boldly. He is not like Phil Jackson, unless there is a particularly big problem, he likes to keep As is."

Westbrook nodded in satisfaction, Su Yang emphasized a few more defensive points, and then the whistle for the end of the timeout sounded.

The on-site announcer immediately reported the adjustment of the lineups of the two teams. On the Thunder side, one big and four small lineups, Harden played point guard, Westbrook played shooting guard, Sefrosa served as small forward, Jeff Green served as power forward, small Jordan played center.

The Celtics lead the team with Pierce and Rasheed, supplemented by the big baby Davis, Tony Allen, and Nate Robinson. The lineup is exactly the same as Su Yang predicted. slightly improved.

Seeing that the Celtics lineup was the same as predicted, Snyder and the three assistant coaches showed excitement, while Su Yang clapped his hands to cover up his excitement.

On the bench of the Celtics, Rivers stared at the Thunder generals with wide-eyed eyes. His surprised expression looked like a pig's head in Angry Birds from a distance.The main players such as Garnett are also full of bags, and they vaguely feel that something is wrong, but they can't say why.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Celtics launched an attack first, and Nate slowly advanced forward with the ball from the bottom line.

Slice's tactical formation was immediately set up. Nate crossed the ball from the right wing and rushed to the basket with the help of Tony Allen.

The Celtics have played this tactic twice before. The Thunder generals have long been experienced. They each defended according to the procedure. In the paint, they helped to delay a little bit. Sefoloza stuck Pierce again on the left waist, forcing the Celtics to attack. Becomes heads-up.

Relying on Rashid's three-point threat, Pierce didn't play any footwork skills with Sefolosha. He casually took advantage of his weight advantage to sit and hit twice, and when he found space, he turned around strongly and walked into the paint in the direction of the line. The ball was clearly a layup.

But at the moment Pierce turned around with the ball and lost the ball to Rasheed, Jordan suddenly shrank and pinched.

Green also moved laterally from the short corner on the right to create a block threat. The Thunder surrounded them on three sides and did not give them an easy layup.At the same time, Tony Allen inserted into the right elbow, blocking Jordan's return line, and Rasheed quietly moved to the right wing.

The Celtics' super high tactical quality was suddenly reflected. Pierce jumped up and passed the ball to the right wing, and then ran to the bottom corner.

That tactical movement is exactly the same as before, but although Rasheed has three points, he is not at Ray Allen's level.

Seeing that Rasheed was open to catch the ball, Westbrook rushed to defend him. Although he failed to block the shot, he forced him to make a hasty shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Green jumped up and caught the rebound, and passed it to Harden as soon as he landed. Westbrook turned and rushed forward when he saw this.

Cheers erupted in the arena. The Thunder launched a four-line fast break. The Celtics were unable to match the rhythm. The situation gradually became 4v3 in the frontcourt. In the middle of the free throw line.

Seeing this, Harden slowed down, raised his hand and threw the ball 45 degrees to the left. Westbrook caught the ball and took a big step, making a mid-range shot with his left elbow.

bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.

Su Yang got up and applauded, the central big screen showed him a close-up shot, and the audience cheered.

Van Gundy said with a smile: "James Harden is the point guard and has a great height and weight advantage. Russell Westbrook plays the shooting guard as a guest. With his speed and impact, he can contain Tony Allen's defense. It is a perfect configuration..."

Breen answered: "It feels like Coach Su Yang has once again accurately predicted how Boston will adjust..."

The Celtics' offense and various running positions abruptly created a chance for Rasheed to face off against Green.

There were only ten seconds left in the attack time. Green knew that it was difficult to resist, but he still stood firm and prepared to forcibly resist.

On the other side, Jordan took advantage of Davis's short mid-range shot and slipped to the basket early to help the defense sink to the bottom.

Rasheed made two back hits and found that he didn't take advantage, so he quickly threw the ball to the short corner on the right.

Davis, who had been waiting for a long time, received the ball, bowed suddenly and stepped forward, facing Jordan's return to the defense and forcing the basket.

boom!The sound of muscles colliding exploded.

The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, and Davis yelled at the baseline: "Foul, this is a foul..."

But even the blind can see clearly that Jordan just jumped vertically with his hands raised in the reasonable collision zone.

Green rose from the ground to grab the rebound, landed with his hands raised high, and directly made a long pass to the right sideline.

Harden caught the ball with his left hand and went around his head, dodging Nate who wanted to sneak attack, and instead rushed forward with his right hand.

The Thunder went on a fast break again, and the Celtics still had trouble matching the rhythm. Harden and Westbrook played Tony Allen in a two-on-one frontcourt.

The basketball was transmitted back and forth, Harden jumped high and scored with an alley-oop dunk, and the Thunder led by 14 points.

Cheers erupted at the Ford Center, and Van Gundy said: "DeAndre Jordan's defensive ability is often underestimated by other teams. Although he is only a second-year rookie, coach Su Yang made him start as many as 72 games last season, and his improvement is very fast. ..."

Brin nodded: "The biggest help is to accurately establish the direction of improvement. Coach Su Yang helped him accurately position the Thunder's rookies and practice in a targeted manner. Russell once said that Su Yang specifically asked him to change the way he shoots. "

On the field, Pierce used the cover to go around the left waist to catch the ball, and asked the rest of the Celtics to open up a bit angrily.

Rasheed and others withdrew one after another, and the real "offensive kaleidoscope" Pierce began to show off his footsteps. The center of gravity of his whole body shifted from left to right, looking unpredictable, as if he was about to shoot, and seemed about to make a breakthrough.

But Sefoloza, the 'Swiss Army Knife', sometimes retreats to break through, and sometimes goes up to defend and shoot, as if he is omnipotent.

Pierce made a wild show for several seconds without finding a chance. Embarrassingly relying on his weight advantage, he squeezed first and then retreated, forcing a backward mid-range shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Jordan blocked Rasheed with his back, Green ran and jumped to catch the rebound, and the Thunder launched a counterattack.

Harden dribbled the ball to the right wing, handed it to Green at the top of the arc, turned to the elbow, and crossed the free throw line with the help of a screen.

With a simple move of 'Iverson crosscut', Harden moved to the left 45 degrees, taking advantage of the opportunity to cooperate with Jordan in the pick-and-roll.

Perhaps thinking that Harden is not as hanging as Durant, Rasheed did not delay, and gave priority to chasing Jordan who opened the inside cut.

Harden took the opportunity to easily go from to the free throw line, ignoring the threat of Tony Allen on the right, and made an emergency stop to make a shot.

The basketball went into the net, and the Thunder led by 16 points. The referee whistled at the same time, and the Celtics requested a timeout.

Rivers hurriedly stood up holding the tactical board, his expression was a little impatient, his eyes were full of confusion, and when the generals of the Celtics surrounded him, he immediately put on a calm expression: "OK, we will use man-to-man defense next... "

On the side of the Thunder bench, Su Yang said with a smile: "KD, get ready to enjoy the heads-up session again..."

(End of this chapter)