Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 153 155. Fighting Zhuge Bobo Bravely (Subscribe)

After the first half, Donovan's pre-match defensive tactics were mixed.

The targeted defense is right, and the opponent's strong attack on the inside is not wrong at all.

It's just that the person who arranged it is wrong.

Originally thought that the speed and bounce of the young people could be used to limit the Spurs' two-tower cooperation, but the opponent used experience to fight back.

What kills is your speed and bounce.

If you can jump so well, just jump for a while longer, and I will get up and shoot after you hit the ground.

That's the gap between experienced players and young players.

The inside line is confident, and the outside line has a guard with a knife. Danny Green is 3D, Bertans is a 3 directly, and the shooting percentage of both of them today is not bad. The combination of inside and outside has messed up the Thunder's defense.

This is only the second quarter.

In the first quarter, the Thunder attacked fiercely and defended very strictly, but why can this state only be maintained in the first quarter?
As the Thunder's spiritual and physical leader, Westbrook is always full of passion and energy, and his focus can almost always be retained on the court.

However, there are very few such people, and even the coach cannot focus all his energy on the field.

Not to mention ordinary players.

Influenced by Westbrook, everyone can maintain this state in the first quarter. After the concentration is improved, both offense and defense will naturally perform better.

But with a decline in physical fitness or a shift in focus, it is inevitable that they will relax, and the team will struggle in the second quarter, sometimes struggling until the end of the third quarter, until the fourth quarter and then regain consciousness.

And the second and third quarters happened to be the time for the performance of the substitutes, so there is also a reason why the substitutes did not perform well.

This cannot be said to be Westbrook's fault. His passion to influence everyone was not done on purpose. It was led by practical actions, which was subtly influenced, and finally solidified and formed everyone's behavior pattern.

So no one has found out where the problem is.

"In the second half, we need to strengthen the interior defense. The opponent's offensive focus will still be the twin towers. When necessary, we will use one big and four small. Paul, you go to the fourth position." There is nothing wrong with Donovan's tactical thinking.

But Zhuge Bobo has already predicted your prediction.

At the beginning of the second half, Aldridge continued to attack the inside. After learning from Duncan for a period of time, and his own playing was very stable, Aldridge turned around in the penalty area and achieved consecutive successful offenses. The Spurs took the lead.

Westbrook still wanted to play singles but was stopped by Richard. Obviously, the opponent still set up a pocket formation and waited for Westbrook to drill.

As long as you break in and be surrounded, passing the ball will be very difficult.

This is a tactic specially designed for Westbrook, and it looks like Popovich's technique.

Turning his head and glanced, Popovich was looking at the field with a smile on his face.

This bad old man is very bad!

Richard didn't know what tactics Popovich designed for himself, but it is most appropriate to take over the offense by himself at present.

George suffered a shoulder injury, Westbrook was restricted, and Richard himself, taking over from Kobe, had a wide open space between the two.

If the peak Kobe is in the current league, that is true, and the current defense is useless to Kobe.

For Richard, there are still difficulties.

On the court, there is no time to hesitate, Richard takes the ball and eats Danny Green alone.

Danny Green used the same defensive method as candy. Although the pocket formation in the inside line was aimed at Westbrook, it must be very fast to defend against Richard, so Danny Green was not worried about being broken at all, but did his best to defend against shots.

Richard didn't want to hit the basket either, why challenge more people if he can sway Danny Green's defensive shots.

Performing footwork, Richard also made a jump shot, ensuring that the Thunder's score would not be easily overtaken.

The Spurs also continued to score, Aldridge had a strong space inside, and Bertans fired from the outside again.

Danny Green is exhausted defensively, and the three-point task is handed over to Bertans.

The score was slowly approaching, and Aldridge also opened up to shoot a three-pointer. Fortunately, Aldridge made few three-pointers, and he didn't score on the spur of the moment.

This scared Richard into a sweat. The Spurs have already played very comfortably. With Popovich's tactical support, the Spurs players have become more and more confident. At this time, if even Aldridge makes a three-pointer, the effect will be even better than his own three-pointer in the first half.

I'm afraid I'll be hit with a small orgasm.

The Thunder only have a 4-point lead.

Not in a hurry, slowly eating away, when they were behind by 16 points and when they were catching up with the score, the Spurs' morale was very stable, as if this was normal, and the real favor or humiliation was not surprising.

Although it lacks some passion, it is more disciplined.

It's all because of the amazing man behind the player-Popovich.

Richard asked for the ball again and controlled the rhythm. The team is still leading for the time being. There is no need to rush to attack. As long as the shooting rate is guaranteed and the score continues to increase, the lead can be maintained.

Blindly wanting to open the score again, the mentality is messed up, and the score cannot keep up, so it is easier for the opponent to catch up.

But Westbrook didn't think so.

"Richard?!" Westbrook was a little confused about Richard's possession of the ball from the outside, and the attack time was only 10 seconds left.

Westbrook also made a gesture to ask for the ball. We are not infighting, but you can give it to me if you don't play.

If the team has differences on the court, don't express them too clearly. Opponents will seize such opportunities better than their own people and make further blows.

"Li Cha!" George came around from the outer circle, ran close to Richard, and also asked Richard for the ball.

Richard handed the ball to George, and George used Richard to block the defensive player and directly pulled it out.

Hanging the pick-and-roll and pulling out, this is George's common offensive method.

The ball hit the basket and bounced hard into the net.

Good luck getting in.

George turned around and gave Richard a high five.

"How's your shoulder?" Richard asked in a low voice.

George patted lightly and made an OK gesture.

In the next attack, George took over the ball.Because of the problem of exertion, George changed to attacking the inside line.

With Richard's restraint, the Spurs did not close the inside line, but the inside twin towers still interfered a lot under the basket.

George also tried his best to use his offensive ability to change his rhythm to score in the paint with difficulty.The efficiency is still qualified.

But barely qualified efficiency is not enough compared with the Spurs. With the opening of three-pointers from the outside, the Spurs continue to compress the score gap.

George broke through again and faced Aldridge's defense for a layup. After a very difficult dodge, his body lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The ball was scored, but George lay on the ground and never got up.

Richard hurried over and reached out to pull George up, only to see George's expression was very painful.

The hand is still covering the right shoulder. Was the right shoulder hurt when it hit the ground just now?

Westbrook also ran over, immediately gestured to the bench to ask for a timeout, and called the team doctor.

George needs to deal with it urgently, and Donovan replaced Patterson to ensure the substitution of offensive firepower.

The team doctor helped George down, and did not return to the locker room, but dealt with it on the sidelines, hoping that the matter was not serious.

The Spurs succeeded in attacking again.

"Hurry up, I'll give you the damn ball!" Westbrook's eyes were red, and he leaned in front of Richard and said a word.

If it weren't for the same uniforms that the two wore, everyone else would have thought it was a conflict.

Being chased for points, failing to open up the situation, George getting injured, and Richard not playing at his own pace, Westbrook was in a hurry.

Now that the big brothers of the team have said so, Richard can only follow through.

Enter the three-point line to get the ball, turn around and throw away the defense and score with a fadeaway shot.

Westbrook's assist and Richard's goal continued to stabilize the score.

But when the time came for the rotation, the Spurs seized the opportunity to play a wave of 6:2, and the point difference was about to be evened out.

"Paul, how is it?" Richard came to George immediately after he was replaced.

George was sitting on the ground in front of the bench, and the team doctor was bandaging his shoulder. It was hard to see his condition from George's stern expression, but it would definitely not be good.

"It's still possible." George gritted his teeth and spit out a few words from between his teeth.

"It's time to rest. You must rest. The season has just begun." Richard's eyes were full of concern.

It is not known whether George worked so hard because of professional ethics, because he liked the team, or because of the contract year for the next contract, but from the perspective of a basketball player, Richard does not want to see an excellent player being crushed by injuries.

After the team doctor finished tying up, George moved his shoulders lightly, and then let out the pent-up breath, "It's okay, Richard."

Richard picked up George who was sitting on the ground, and the two sat down together, behind Donovan.

"Paul, are you sure you want to play again?" Donovan doesn't want players to have serious injuries. He is not a coach who must use players until they are no longer needed. Even if there is hope to improve the record this season, he will not be moved.

"I'm sure!" George looked at Donovan persistently.

Donovan nodded, "Okay, in the fourth quarter, Li Cha, you need to stretch the defense to the baseline more, so that Russell has space to break through, and be ready to catch and shoot, and if you can't play alone."

"Paul, you mainly shoot from the top of the arc."

"Russell..."

Westbrook was 2 minutes late and had just walked back.

"Whether you want to pick and roll or make kills, find a way to get points inside. If you can't break through the inside, it will be very difficult for us to play."

Westbrook nodded heavily and sat on the bench.

Donovan is also desperate. To deal with the tactical wizard Popovich, it is very difficult to rely on tactics, and the player's explosion must be added.

Although this is very risky, if you don't break through, you will die miserably, but if you break through the defense, you will also break through the opponent's self-confidence.

Even if his head is broken, he will regain control for the rest of the game.

This style of play is very Westbrook, but also very Thunder!

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