Basketball K God

Chapter 1015

The Thunder counterattacked. Although Xie Kai missed the jumper, Duck received the offensive rebound and caused a foul by CJ who was helping to defend.

The Ducks will go to the free throw line.Trail Blazers timeout!

Wang Meng sighed: "The Blazers' offense is in trouble now, and they haven't scored in a row. Mr. Yang, do you think they need to make any adjustments?"

Yang Yi said: "Role players still need to throw decisively when encountering opportunities. If you can't throw in, the opponent will attack you with two guns. Only when you throw in can you change the opponent's defensive strategy. I think the Trail Blazers need to be more resolved. Flanking is blocking your role players from shooting, and if you don’t get through this, you won’t have a chance to beat a team like the Thunder.”

Pause back, the game continues.

Duck continued to make two free throws and the Thunder led 9:4.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Lillard was flanked, and the points were given to CJ on the other side.

CJ lobs the ball to Kanter in the penalty area.

Kanter singles the duck egg and makes a hook shot-hit!
8:6, the point difference narrowed to 2 points!
There is no doubt about Kanter's scoring ability. Even a defensive expert like Duck is difficult to defend in a one-on-one situation.

Westbrook dribbled over and gave it to Xie Kai.

Xie drove the ball and double-screened at the top of the arc.

In this way, Kanter is alone in the penalty area.

Xie Kai came over with the ball, facing the situation where the opponent was stuck, he stopped and shot a jump shot-stable 2 points!
10:6, the Thunder lead by 4 points!
Yang Yi said: "The Thunder team used double screens at the top of the arc to create a completely open shot for the opponent's Kanter Tiger. Such a jump shot made the opponent helpless."

The Trail Blazers attacked, Aminu rushed in, and there was a mistake in scoring the ball!
Patterson steals the ball and gives Xie Kai a counterattack!

Xie Kai came over with the ball, facing the opponent's pincer attack, he distributed the ball to the quick duck!

Duck got the ball and forcibly rushed to the basket, causing Kanter's foul!

Kanter's defense is very poor. In one-on-one, he can rely on the support of his teammates, but in this transition, no one can support him, and he cannot stop the opponent.

Duck walked to the free throw line and continued to make two free throws. At 11:6, the Thunder led by 5 points!
Wang Meng sighed: "The Thunder strictly guard against double guns, and the shortcomings of other Trail Blazers players' lack of scoring ability have been exposed."

The Thunder firmly controlled the situation until Xie Kai and Paojiao went off to rest.

The Thunder replaced the two giants, while the Trail Blazers replaced Harkless, who couldn't shoot, with Rodney Hood.

Hood's jumper is actually not stable, otherwise in the 2017-18 Cavaliers, he would be a reliable helper for James.In fact, he is also a master of chaos, not a stable shooter, nor is he a stable offensive player with the ball.

The Blazers still have no good way to face the Thunder's defensive strategy.After Xie Kai and Paojiao left the field, the Thunder's offensive efficiency did drop, but their defense was still online, and the opponent didn't get many good opportunities to attack.

The Trail Blazers have been unable to solve the problem of double guns being flanked.Their wing shooting is unstable, those who can organize do not shoot (Turner), and those who have shooting are also chaotic fighters (Hood).As for Aminu and Harkless, they are both abnormal 3D players. Such players are simply not enough to help Shuanggun fully restrain them.

The problem of the Trail Blazers' second lineup has plagued them for several seasons. Their second lineup does not look bad. Turner, Hood, Collins, White Leonard and Curry, but this lineup The defense is really bad, and the offense is unstable.Facing the Thunder's super defensive second team, they seemed very uncomfortable.

Coach Stotts was very helpless. He only had so many cards in his hand, and he had already played them all, but the effect was still not very satisfactory.

When the main players of both sides returned in the second quarter, coach Stotts made a change in defensive strategy.He put CJ on Patterson, Harkless on Xie Kai, and Aminu on Pickle.

Obviously, letting CJ defend Xie Kai is a big loophole. Xie Kai can't play hard, but playing from him is very effective, whether it is passing or singles.

CJ worked very hard, but he couldn't prevent it. There was no way around it.Although Harkless may not be able to stop Xie Kai, he has the height and wingspan to interfere a little bit, so he won't be like CJ, who can't do anything.

But you have routines, and I have countermeasures.

Originally, Patterson was a high-post turret in the Thunder's tactical system, and he didn't have much low-post ability, so even if he was guarded by guards and small forwards, it would be difficult to punish the opponent.

But Xie Kai ran a pick-and-roll with him, and the defense immediately changed back, because the opponent didn't dare to pinch the ball holder, because Patterson's 3-pointer was very accurate.

If you switch defenses, you'll be back to CJ's defense and Xie Kai...

Lillard suffered quite a bit from the flank attack. He had no choice but to attack by himself, so he could only take a long step back and then make a jump shot.The breakthrough must have no effect. Westbrook's defense is very strong, and the opponent's flanking attack is also very fast.

It is difficult to become a conventional weapon for ultra-long 3 points, because it is too unstable.

In this game, the Blazers were restricted everywhere, until the end of the game, they did not find a targeted solution.

In the end, the Thunder defeated their opponents 111:102 and ushered in a good start to the second round of the playoffs.

谢开全场得到34分8个篮板8次助攻2个抢断1个盖帽，表现非常稳定。

The Trail Blazers only scored 41 points in total. Compared with their total score of 50+ in the first round, the offense was limited.

The power of this combination lies on the offensive end. After the offense is restricted, relying on Kanter's piecemeal play and relying on the shooting of the pair of unreliable strikers, it is too difficult to defeat the Thunder.

After the game, Trail Blazers coach Stotts said in an interview: "Kane Xie destroyed our defense. He can play singles and initiate offense. He is a deadly threat on the defensive end. I don't know what to use. Adjectives to describe him, but this person is too difficult, we need to stop him!"

The Thunder went first, which did not cause any disturbance in the NBA. There was no way, the strength was there, and only when the Trail Blazers won would they be considered an upset.

Many people are thinking about how the Blazers can stop the Thunder's offense and how they can get rid of the Thunder's pincer defense.Obviously, the two guns could not easily break through the opponent's flanking defense, and the opponent could not stop Xie Kai and others from attacking.

Kanter's starting stats are good, but there are too many loopholes on the defensive end, poor frame protection, poor rotation, and the opponent's jump shots and cuts are arbitrary, just like playing a training game.

The big problem facing the Trail Blazers is Kanter. It is too much pressure to use him to defend, and the inside defense is not much better without him, but relatively speaking, there is a lack of an inside attack point.

(End of this chapter)