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Chapter 253 Only Unexpected

The timeout ended, and the two teams changed into the second team one after another.

The Thunder's five-man team is Harden + Green + Jordan + Cook + Barnes, and the Grizzlies' five-man team is Gay + Mayo + Battier + Karl + Arthur. The two teams are a coincidence Use shooting guards to play point guards, and coincidentally use swing defenders.

Perhaps because the lineups are too similar, the players play similarly. The two teams take turns to attack and also hit the iron continuously.

The Grizzlies are okay, their efficiency was low and they scored 2 points, while the Thunder didn't score any points, which made the scene very embarrassing.

The key point is that the Thunder have excellent defense, and every time they get a shot through the correct tactical movement, they just hit the iron.

Things are so weird, for example, Huo Yong made 27 consecutive 0 three-pointers in the battle, that is to strike iron, there is no way.

But the fans at the scene still cheered loudly every time they attacked, and gave the Thunder generals unlimited support, which was really touching.

Su Yang wanted to make adjustments and had no place to start, but every time he saw the Thunder generals successfully defending, he applauded to show his support.

The game reached 1 minute and 50 seconds left in the first quarter. After Gay's offensive foul knocked Barnes down, the ball was transferred to the Thunder.

"OKC! LETS GO!"

Cheers erupted again at the Ford Center, one after another, piercing the eardrums and reaching the mind, the infectious force was so strong that it exploded.

Su Yang was very excited, and immediately stood up and applauded Barnes, and then made tactical gestures, instructing Harden to break through.

Anyway, it is difficult to score with such an exquisite tactical run, so we might as well open the situation with a heads-up first, maybe it will be miraculously effective.

The Thunder generals took their positions. Jordan stood outside the right side of the frontcourt and waited, and the other four stood in a trapezoidal shape.

Beep!The referee whistles the ball and the countdown counts down for five seconds.

Green on the right elbow turned around and went down, while Cook ran out from the right waist for the first chance to catch the ball, which was also a bait for Harden's eagerness.At the same time, Harden started from the left wing, covered by Barnes, and rushed to the top of the arc.

The Grizzlies' defensive attention was naturally divided into two groups. Harden successfully received the basketball at the top of the arc, and took advantage of the opportunity to aim high at the basket.

Mayo jumped up in a hurry, raised his right hand to try to block the shot, but Harden put down the basketball, cross-stepped and started, and with the help of Barnes again, he went to the left 45-degree three-point line to make a breakthrough. Shane's transfer delay.

Battier's defensive position is excellent, and Harden temporarily loses the opportunity to force a breakthrough, but he can pull it out slowly.

Su Yang saw it, thinking for a while and doing a simulation, and hurriedly gestured to Green and Cook in front of him, reminding them to make a quick cross screen, so that Harden can be in the right corner and right wing at the same time. Provides two scoring assist opportunities.

Green and Cook hurried to do as Harden dribbled past Battier in sync and strode into the paint.

Battier and Mayo decisively double-teamed, and Arthur also shrank and intercepted from the right elbow area. Only the corners on both sides of the Grizzlies did not participate in the defense.

There were exclamations in the arena, and Harden suddenly stopped and turned to the right, facing the 45-degree three-point line on the right, and raised his hand to throw the ball.

Green received the ball wide open, raised his head to aim at the basket without hesitation, faced Arthur who was flying back, and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 26 to 12.

Cheers erupted in the arena, and the host Mavi Alvin asked: "I just saw Su Yang directing Dae Quinn Cook and Jeff Green to cross screen runs. He predicted in advance that James Harden would be able to complete a breakthrough and perfectly break Double team?"

McHale shook his head: "It shouldn't be that predictable, but it's the right choice anyway, because running without the ball to stretch space is very important for professional players, and it's also the biggest difference between streetball masters and professional players. It's a gift, the great Larry Bird once said, that his spatial awareness was the greatest gift God gave him..."

The offensive and defensive transition on the court, the Grizzlies four-man frontcourt floppy formation was settled, and two people on the left and right elbows got together.

Mayo dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Gay immediately used the cover to move across the paint to the left, driving the Thunder's defensive attention.

But Mayo did not pass the ball to Gay, but bent over and hit the ground to Arthur, who took advantage of the situation, and signaled to open the singles.

Battier on the left hurriedly retreated to the bottom corner, while Gasol stopped down at the short corner, leaving the entire paint area.

As the last pick in the first round, Darrell Arthur has decent post-up ability and a certain mid-range shooting ability. He also has good explosive power and coordination. Anti-restriction will be more difficult.

Harden didn't think about it for half a second, and directly followed Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, giving up Mayo and shrinking inward, teaming up with Green to double-team.

Arthur felt that he had no chance. He hurriedly hit the ball back, then got stuck again, and bent over again to receive Mayo's ground pass, but Harden also shrunk his bag again. Clamping, so that he can only give up the back body and change to the front frame.

Compared with his back body, Arthur's face frame is really average, because his dribbling deviation makes it difficult to resist the interference of long arms.

Green resolutely defended closely according to Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, adhering to the attitude of 'you Arthur can break through and show me' attitude.

Coupled with Harden blocking the upper line space, Arthur really didn't dare to break through, but just took a few steps forward to try and force a long-range shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Cheers broke out in the arena. Jordan jumped up and grabbed the rebound, and passed it to Harden when he landed, driving the Thunder to break fast.

Cook received the ball at the center line, rushed to the left wing of the front court, stopped and observed for a while, then turned and passed back to the center.

Harden, who followed up, took the ball, took advantage of the situation and cooperated with Green who ran to the top of the arc to make an early attack, and broke through to the right with a screen.

On the Grizzlies side, Mayo and Arthur roughly double-teamed, Harden stopped calmly, put his big butt on his back to separate the space, and passed the ball back to Green, who was wide open at the top of the arc, and then turned around The inner cutting of the basket stretches the space, and the active consciousness explodes.

Mayo was forced to chase Harden, unable to switch in time to interfere with Green, and could only let Arthur, who moved a little slower, return to defense.

I saw Arthur start in a hurry, but unfortunately it was too late, Green rushed to throw a three-pointer while his hands were hot.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 29 to 12.

The Thunder couldn't get a point for more than a minute before, and then scored 6 points in a row, directly beating the Grizzlies.

Assistant coach Brian said with a smile: "You said the day before yesterday that the Memphis Grizzlies are strong, even close to the Lakers, and that's it?"

Su Yang was also a little confused: "Maybe I thought too much, or maybe we played too well, especially on the defensive end."

Before the two talked and laughed, after the first quarter of the game, the Thunder led the Grizzlies by as many as 33 points 14 to 19.

In the second quarter, the game started immediately. The Grizzlies let Xiaojia off the field to rest and let Randolph lead the team. The offensive firepower has improved, but the defensive strength has been greatly reduced. Every time the Thunder can respond, More than five minutes of time wasted.

When Gasol Jr. came back, the Grizzlies' defensive strength was back on track, and the referee blew the whistle to make Westbrook get two fouls.

But the Thunder's strategy of attacking the outside line to consume the inside line and defending the inside line to continue to consume the inside line made it impossible for the black and white duo to play at a normal level, especially the black bear Randolph. It was very difficult to catch the ball. A total of 7 of 3 shots.

After halftime, the Thunder led the Grizzlies by 16 points.

Back from the halftime break, the Grizzlies were still unable to break through the Thunder's "combination of inside and outside" strategy. The head coach Hollins was in a hurry, and Gasol also got three fouls because of his irritability. In addition, Tony Allen fouled twice, and the Grizzlies' defense collapsed. .

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies, who had calmed down, resisted tenaciously until 3 minutes left, but were still 26 points behind the Thunder.

Hollins had no choice but to withdraw all the main players, Su Yang followed up simultaneously, and the Thunder finally defeated the Grizzlies 107-83.

TNT resumed the game after the game, and the host Mavi Alvin asked: "What is the biggest reason for the Grizzlies to lose?"

McHale chuckled: "The biggest reason is that the gap in hard power is too large. We overestimated the strength of the Grizzlies and underestimated the strength of the Thunder. It is generally predicted that the final result of the two teams will be 4 to 2, but looking at it now, the final result is probably 4 to the Thunder. 0 sweep..."

(End of this chapter)