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Chapter 197 Coach's Self-cultivation

After the game, various commentators and fans discussed why the Thunder were so hung up, especially when Westbrook went berserk at the end of the quarter.

General Arenas tweeted: "Half of the credit should be attributed to Su Yang, he chose to let Russell Westbrook take the heavy responsibility of scoring when the Thunder was in desperation, that is full of trust, and it is also excellent Strategy."

Bill Simmons, a well-known Celtics fan, tweeted: "Under the same situation of foul trouble, the Thunder chose to take the initiative to change at a critical moment, obviously prepared in advance, and we rely more on a tough spirit to fight, it is difficult to solve question."

Coach Nelson commented via phone interview: "The Celtics are very tiring. They lack easy scoring. Although they have the ability to turn the situation around, they will be physically and mentally exhausted after one or two games. The Thunder's style of play is very easy and smart. "

There are also many people who insist that Westbrook's rampage in the final quarter was purely accidental. It has nothing to do with Su Yang's full trust, whether he is fully prepared before the game, and whether he designs easy tactics. After all, Westbrook can even hit a turnaround jumper. Difficult to meet.

Some people took the opportunity to follow the rhythm and tweeted Durant in various ways, saying that Westbrook led Durant to lie down and win, saying that Durant would only play with the wind, saying that Westbrook would get more FMVP votes, saying that Su Yang would let Durant win. Westbrook takes on the important task of scoring to check and balance within the team.

Many fans retweeted related tweets about "Su Yang checks and balances within the team", saying that Su Yang must be learning from Phil Jackson's relationship with O'Neal and Kobe, allowing Durant and Westbrook to play brilliantly in turn to avoid losing their dominant position in the locker room.

There are also fan conspiracy theories that Su Yang is young and promising, and his ambition is to become the number one coach + strongest boss in NBA history. If he wants to achieve the achievements of Pat Riley + Phil Jackson + Old Buss, he must maintain his status and even stand out. own status.

Anyway, no matter how easy it is to make Durant feel uncomfortable, those fans will tweet as much as possible, hoping that the Thunder will fight among themselves.

Su Yang saw those tweets, sent screenshots to the team chat group, and joked that it was Durant's turn to be supernatural in the next game.

Durant hasn't responded yet, Harden is the first to reply and request to play, Green also joins in the fun and says he wants to hit the FMVP, Collison, as the oldest player in the Thunder, asks him to pass the ball more... The Thunder generals are talking nonsense, just treat those tweets as joke.

Instead, Durant sent a private letter to Su Yang, saying that he was ready to accept any mission, as long as he was the champion.

Su Yang replied that he understood, but did not formulate a specific plan, and planned to make on-the-spot adjustments according to the whistleblowing scale.

After three days of rest, on June [-]th, the third game of the Finals between the Thunder and the Celtics was played at North Shore Garden in Boston.

During the interview before the game, a reporter asked who would support the Thunder if they won the championship.Su Yang said with a smile: "Of course I support Kevin Garnett. If it weren't for his taunting during free throws, KD would not have played so well in the first game."

The reporter also asked whether to adjust the defensive strategy, after all, the North Shore Garden is difficult to break through.Su Yang said solemnly: "Strictly speaking, the defensive strategy is confidential, but I can tell you that we will restrict Rondo from connecting teams..."

Su Yang is not talking nonsense, but he is sure that the Celtics will play harder at home, and he needs to start with the Celtics' engine first.

At [-]:[-] p.m., the game between the two teams officially kicked off. Many celebrities from the Celtics attended the game. Tom Brandy and other local sports stars also sat on the sidelines to watch. There were also Boston-born Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The supporting lineup was quite luxurious. .

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the Thunder won the jump ball.

Su Yang instructed the first attack to play inside first, to see how the Kais make defensive choices and how to rotate.

Westbrook got the order to cooperate with Ibaka in a pick-and-roll at a 45-degree position, break through the attack basket to attract defensive attention, and suddenly pass the ball halfway, "pretending to run off the ball for Durant, but in fact he dismantled it in advance." Open cut 'Chandler.

Perkins ignored Durant, caught up with Chandler immediately, and successfully interfered with Chandler's layup.

Su Yang kept that defensive strategy in mind, guessed that the Kai team would use man-to-man strategy first, and then continued to observe.

The Celtics turned their heads to attack, grabbed the rebound from Rondo's backcourt and began to advance, until Pierce made a shot from the frontcourt, and it took only eight seconds to hit the iron.

The Thunder counterattacked on the easy side and ran tactics very patiently. It took a full 23 seconds before Chandler made an air cut layup.

The generals of the Celtics were confused. In a hurry, Garnett forcibly chased and took a risk, and was whistled for a foul.

After the whistle blew, wild boos erupted in North Shore Garden. Many fans cursed the referee. McHale and several Celtics celebrities even angrily accused the referee that the first two games had been biased towards the Thunder. So do it.

Perhaps feeling the pressure, the referee turned around and whistled Westbrook to screen and push for a foul, after Rondo was blocked.

The large central screen did not give a close-up replay of the foul, but Su Yang could see it clearly, it was definitely a flop.

He smiled and asked the referee: Why was Westbrook able to gently push down the 224-pound strong man Perkins?Is it Huajin?
The referee did not respond. Fortunately, the Celtics did not give the Celtics a free throw, and only let the kick-off from the sideline re-launch the attack.

After the Celtics served, Su Yang temporarily directed Westbrook to defend Ray Allen. He suffered from a bit of a height, but his speed was much faster, forcing Ray Allen to run to a position farther from the three-point line to catch the ball. Ray Allen made a hasty shot.

The shot was solid, the Thunder launched a counterattack, executed a pick-and-roll around Durant, and continued to observe the Celtics' perimeter defense choices.

The Celtics arranged for Garnett to delay the attack, and Durant forced a shot, but because of Garnett's attack, the Celtics' inside protection was empty. Chandler tacitly blocked Perkins, and Ibaka took the opportunity to grab Offensive rebounds, easy putbacks.

Seeing the delay in Garnett's attack, Su Yang guessed again: The Celtics are a defensive strategy that takes into account both the basket and the three-point line.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and the Celtics also moved patiently to find offensive opportunities, starting from the AI ​​crosscut from the free throw line.

According to the pre-match arrangement, Westbrook boldly let go of Rondo, and completely blocked the free throw line after blocking, not giving easy opportunities to move.

Perhaps because he was more confident at home, Rondo stepped boldly into the three-point line, facing Westbrook's defense and making a mid-range shot.

The basketball hit the iron, Durant immediately started to rush, received a long pass from the center line, and singled out Pierce to break through and score a layup.

Just like that, the Thunder played a 6-0 offensive in the opening game, and the atmosphere in the North Shore Garden Arena became a little tense.

Rivers hurriedly got up and shouted, reminding that it is easy to play fast, as if he wanted to disintegrate the Thunder's 5-defense and 4-defense advantage.

Rondo then asked Garnett to do the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, and Garnett disassembled the outer bounce to catch the ball and hit two points.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and Su Yang also got up to direct. Durant then used the cover to go around and get the ball, one-on-one.

Pierce tried hard and failed to stop the score, but in the turn, Garnett assisted Rondo to cut to the basket and succeeded.

The two teams attacked and defended each other for a few more rounds. The Thunder's tactical movement was caused by the defense and made two mistakes. Fortunately, Pierce was not in good condition and failed to convert the Thunder's mistakes into points for two consecutive times. It seems to be half a beat slow.

Su Yang thought for a long time, taking advantage of the Celtics' defensive foul and needing to execute free throws, he quietly instructed Durant to adjust his style of play, prepare for dangerous moves, and lay the foundation for winning the game in one fell swoop. wait for the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)