The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 381 Strong Enemy
Against Durant, Zhang Xiaotian has experience and is looking forward to it.

At this time, there is no need to hold it up, the winner of competitive sports is king, Zhang Xiaotian's strategy is to defend first.

Nothing else, directly on the body, Zhang Xiaotian is most sure to overwhelm the opponent in terms of physical strength.

In Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder were a bit particular, they played from the bottom line.

The Thunder's interior is not top-notch, but it is definitely better than the Warriors.

But it is impossible to say that they can use the inside to defeat the Warriors.

This is just a trial, and if you take advantage of it, you can make steady progress.

The Warriors are the old routine. Curry and Klay Thompson attack first. One is the tactical arrangement, and it also means testing the feel. Even top shooters need to shoot to maintain the feel.

The results of the Thunder's attempts inside were neither good nor bad. It seemed that the effect was not as high as that of Curry and Klay Thompson. Anyway, it was still a test. They decisively changed the mode, and the two minors began to attack.

Durant was entangled by Zhang Xiaotian before his hands were hot, and his hit rate was only average.

The same is true for Westbrook, who shoots more than hits.

Instead, Zhang Xiaotian decisively hit two three-pointers while Curry and Klay Thompson were attracting the defense.

His current style of play is a pure 3D type, but it faintly means to overwhelm Durant.

But this is nothing. During the Spurs and Thunder, Leonard was firmly in front of Durant, but he was not the one who won in the end.

Durant also knows that his shooting rate is affected by his physical strength, and he hasn't shown his power at this time.

The shooting percentages of both sides in the first quarter were not high, but the Warriors took the lead.

The performance of the rotation players on both sides is very average, and it is still a few strong points that determine the trend of the game.

After the main players of the two teams played again, Durant began to exert his strength.

Zhang Xiaotian's defense is also gradually becoming more difficult. Sometimes it is not a question of defensive skills at all. What can Durant do if he is tall and long and ignores defense.

Fortunately, Curry and Klay Thompson have become more active on the offensive end for the Warriors, and the Thunder have even more headaches.

There is a feeling that they can't defend at all. You must know that the Thunder are also very defensive when they are serious. But after facing the Warriors, they found that they had to kneel on defense.

The Thunder simply increased Dion Waiters' playing time to attack and attack.

After investing more energy on the defensive end, Zhang Xiaotian took the initiative to give up some options on the offensive end. Now that the team is still ahead, he knows exactly what he is going to do.

It doesn't matter if it shows that he has been overwhelmed by Durant.

What he needs is victory, and he will never give up when the team needs him to exert his strength.

Before halftime, Curry hit a three-pointer to help the Warriors expand their advantage to double digits.

Curry danced happily, which also represents the mood of the Warriors. This is the case in the Western Conference Finals. They can definitely beat the Thunder.

In the first half, Curry beat Westbrook completely, and he can indeed be taken aback.

During the halftime break, the Warriors still emphasized the defense against the double minors. The Thunder team has obvious advantages and disadvantages, and it is absolutely right to pinch the dual minors.

Although after a half-court fight, the state and tactical choices of both sides have also come to an end, but in many cases, the performance of the stars will disrupt the plan.

Westbrook suddenly exploded, scoring 19 points in a single quarter...to be exact, just over half a quarter.

In fact, the Warriors don't feel bad here, but they don't have a burst of points. Westbrook's sudden explosion really caught them by surprise.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors tended to be more cautious and let Klay Thompson and Zhang Xiaotian play together.

Klay Thompson doesn't occupy the ball, and no matter who holds the ball, it enhances the team's strength.

On the Thunder side, Durant is also leading the team.

Durant and West's pick-and-roll worked well, but the Warriors had some problems. Zhang Xiaotian gave the ball to his teammates twice, but missed a good chance.

Zhang Xiaotian simply went all out and beat Durant continuously.

It is not easy to score in front of Durant, but it is not as difficult as imagined, at least it is easier than restricting the opponent.

In the 4th minute of the final quarter, West hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Durant, giving the Thunder a two-point lead.

The Warriors quickly made substitutions, allowing both Curry and Green to play.

The Thunder always kept two of the three insiders on the court, but the Warriors didn't follow the opponent. They directly put up a small lineup, and everyone used the strongest means to see who could stand it.

The Warriors' defense is shrinking. Although they use offense to attack the opponent, they cannot allow the Thunder to easily score inside. After all, this is difficult for them to guard against. It is better to fight on the outside.

With the Thunder on two inside lanes, the outside firepower wasn't that ferocious.

After the Warriors lineup is complete, the general pick-and-roll tactics are of little significance. Except for Curry, it doesn't matter how the other four points are changed.

There are also three-point opportunities, but the Thunder are not as quick to find three-point opportunities as the Warriors.

So every time it's still a singles game at the end, Westbrook's touch is gone after a short break, and the Thunder's main tactic now is to let Durant hold the ball.

Zhang Xiaotian opened his arms to block Durant with a focused look. The plan today was to follow Durant for the entire game, but Durant didn't rest in the second half, so Iguodala and Barnes followed each other to consume. meeting.

At this time, Durant still seemed to be mentally slow, but Zhang Xiaotian could already feel that Durant's shooting percentage was already declining before he increased his defense.

What I didn't expect was that the Warriors had other problems. Curry shot with iron, Klay Thompson shot with iron, and the Splash Brothers suddenly lost their touch.

So when Durant was defended by Zhang Xiaotian, the Thunder maintained their lead by relying on offensive rebounds.

When the game was about to enter the last 4 minutes, Adams scored in the paint again, and the Thunder had already led by 5 points.

Five points is nothing to the Warriors, but something is not right now.

Cole requested a timeout, intending to let Zhang Xiaotian hold the ball more.

When Curry didn't play in the first few games, Zhang Xiaotian's performance gave the coach a lot of confidence.

Since Curry and Klay Thompson have some problems with their hands now, let Zhang Xiaotian try more.

Zhang Xiaotian gladly accepted the order. In fact, even if Cole didn't bring it up, he still planned to increase the number of singles. Thunder's internal movement speed is not slow. It is impossible for him to easily go to the previous series. He must be more aggressive.

Playing after a timeout, Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson played a pick-and-roll, and then he suddenly accelerated and rolled inside. West stretched out his hand subconsciously when he was run over, and the referee's whistle sounded, but Zhang Xiaotian didn't stop.

(End of this chapter)