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Chapter 356 Fortunately, we have Curry

On the second day after the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals, Su Yang chose to rest as usual. He and Jiang Ruolan made homemade Chongqing spicy hot pot, practiced yoga for two, teamed up to play two rounds of "League of Legends" created by the Dota team, and watched classic movies. "Heartbeat".

In the evening, he turned on ESPN again and watched Game [-] of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Spurs and the Thunder on time.

Sitting next to the sofa, Jiang Ruolan accompanied him, and casually warmed some duck intestines with waist flowers, hairy belly, etc., and brought them to his mouth after they were cooled.

Su Yang just turned his head and opened his mouth, but Jiang Ruolan suddenly put down his chopsticks, pursed his red lips, and kissed her directly.

Su Yang was a little pleasantly surprised by this kind of couple interaction that he had only seen in the short video, and then he reached out and took Jiang Rulan into his arms, leaning on his shoulder, and Jiang Ruolan said casually: "I watched your post-match interview before, Do you think the Thunder will come back?"

"The Spurs had a hard time winning the first two games, but they lost easily. The Thunder have found a solution, which is to punch the old master..."

In the first two games between the Spurs and the Thunder, although Oita led 2-0, the difference in total points was only 10 points.

In the third game, the Thunder beat the Spurs by 20 points. On the offensive end, Westbrook reduced his shots a lot. In the first two games, Sefrosa, who only made 11 of 4 shots in total, became 16 of 7 shots. The hits are greater than the sum of the previous two games.

The main reason why Sefolosha can take so many shots is that the Spurs Parker can't defend Westbrook alone. He must link Duncan on the inside and Danny Green on the outside. Can't single-handedly intercept Westbrook.

The Spurs were forced to choose to shrink and contain, and Sefolosha naturally got more opportunities, so the Thunder won the third game by 20 points.

Westbrook's ability to do that is enough to show that he doesn't have to come by himself, he just plays and wins the game.

"Have the Spurs adjusted?"

"You can only know by watching the game..."

During the conversation, the game started. Facing Westbrook's strong breakthrough, and Durant used the screen to get the ball, the Spurs still chose to double-team first. Sefolosha got a three-pointer and Perkins hit two. Throwing from the free throw line.

The Thunder's defensive strategy is equally clear, no matter what Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, as long as it is a screen, switch defenses.

That physical talent is visible to the naked eye, but Ibaka seems to be too excited, and he is easily hit by consecutive points, causing him to lose points.

The two teams took the lead alternately. The first quarter ended quickly, and the score was tied at 26. However, the Spurs lost 3 defensive rebounds due to active double-teaming, and Danny Green got 2 early fouls. The outside defensive pressure increased greatly. Rotation is also affected.

Immediately after the start of the second quarter, the Spurs continued to double-team, and Ibaka got an easy shot and made 5 of 5 shots.

About four and a half minutes later, the Thunder played a 10-3 offensive. After a timeout, they played a 7-2 offensive. Harden became a real point guard, which greatly increased the pressure on the Spurs' defense. Hit a three-pointer.

At the end of the half, the Thunder led the Spurs 55 to 43. Except for the number of turnovers, all other statistics were superior.

"So after watching this game, you probably wouldn't use a double-team strategy to deal with the Thunder, right?" Jiang Ruolan seemed a little tired from leaning on her shoulders for a long time, so she got up and sat on Su Yang's lap, and ran to clean up after a while. Cold hot pot.

Su Yang followed suit and posted a note in the team chat group: Don't underestimate the Thunder's shooting, don't double-team.

Mike Brown replied in an instant and agreed: Ibaka practiced the basics of CIC under your guidance, and now it is very stable...

Kobe and others expressed their opinions one after another, and also agreed that the Thunder should not be easily double-teamed, and that the Lakers' configuration can only defend Westbrook.

Anyway, I don't know what the situation is, the whole team unanimously regards the Thunder as their opponent in the Western Conference Finals, even if they have to play at least two games.

Jiang Ruolan came back from cleaning, and the third quarter started at the same time. After watching it for a while, she complained, "The Spurs' defense is so fierce..."

"That's the basis for their championship in the next two years..."

Su Yang briefly explained that the so-called Spurs' defense is fierce, mainly Danny Green and Leonard. The two teamed up with Duncan and Blair on the inside to take turns taking care of Westbrook and Durant. Focus on defense.

The Thunder had difficulty adapting for a while, only Durant scored through absolute talent, and Ibaka occasionally stole a long two-pointer.

After three quarters, the Spurs were only 4 points away from catching up. They continued to press hard in the fourth quarter, which made the Thunder quite uncomfortable.

Seeing that the Spurs were about to overtake the score, Thunder coach Brooks instructed the team to launch an attack around Durant.

Throughout the first half, Durant only took 4 shots, and only took 7 shots in the third quarter. His physical strength is quite sufficient. Seeing the coach's gesture, he immediately used the cover to lift up, and then passed the ball at the top of the arc to single Leonard. Unfortunately, the space Did not pull away, encountered double-teaming.

The Spurs grabbed a rebound and counterattacked. After a complex and gorgeous operation, Duncan finally scored with a hook with Perkins on his shoulders.

Turning around, the Thunder attacked again, still the same simple tactic, Durant used the cover to lift up, and the top of the arc took the ball with his back and played singles.

Leonard, who was still in his infancy, faced Durant, who had already matured his skills, and tried his best to prevent the fallback mid-range shot.

Fortunately, the Spurs made another tactical move, and Leonard caught Durant back to the loophole in the defense, easily went to the basket and scored two points.

Unexpectedly, the Thunder attacked again, and it was still Durant who used Westbrook's cover to catch the ball and easily hit the throw.

In the next few rounds, the Spurs scored efficiently through tactical moves, but Durant continued to show singles. The Spurs tried Parker switching defenses, weak-side double-teaming, circling the front to interfere with receiving the ball, and Manu replacing Parker. Almost all strategies, all of them. Didn't guard against it.

The Thunder's momentum increased rapidly, and Popovich was so anxious that he stomped his feet and shouted on the sidelines, asking Leonard to double-team Durant from the baseline to the three-point line. Leonard reacted and quickly executed it, but Durant unexpectedly Turned over against the double team and scored in the mid-range shot.

Just like that, Durant relied on his own strength, made 9 of 7 shots in the fourth quarter, scored 18 points, and forcibly killed the Spurs.

The degree of shock was comparable to witnessing a stock market meltdown on the spot.

Jiang Ruolan gloated and said, "So how are you going to defend Durant? He is no longer your player..."

"Yes, he is someone else's player..."

Su Yang suddenly recalled the days when Durant could do whatever he wanted, and couldn't think of a good way for a moment.

In the three games against the Thunder in the regular season, the first big victory was to bully the Thunder's mentality imbalance. The second narrow victory relied on Harden's 11-for-3 shooting, and the third narrow victory relied on Westbrook's 22-for-3 shooting. It will be difficult for the Lakers.

Sitting in a daze for a while, Su Yang still didn't think of how to restrict Durant. The main point is that the overall shooting level of the Thunder team has improved. Double-teaming is easy to make Ibaka and others crazy. It is easy to give to Durant for nothing.

While thinking about it, Su Yang had a black-bellied idea: It seems that only Westbrook as a teammate can really guard against Durant.

But Westbrook took the initiative to reduce the number of shots in this round of the series!

Seeing this, Jiang Ruolan comforted her and said, "Don't think about it, what if the Spurs advance, and the regular season lacks reference value..."

Hearing this, Su Yang thought about it, and suddenly hugged Jiang Ruolan and kissed her.

Yes, there is no Curry in the regular season!

In this playoffs, take Curry against Durant!
　Update in the middle of the night, please work hard!

　　
　
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