super heavy artillery

Chapter 430
Sometimes, you really can't think too much about things.Downs obviously thought too much about this goal.If he doesn't dodge and shoots directly, even if he can't score, it is very likely to make a shooting foul.But he dodges, and the ball hits the base of the rim and bounces high.

The rebound was snatched by Westbrook. He bent down and got out of the crowd.Then immediately launched a counterattack.At the same time, An Luo and Paul George also pushed to the center line together.Westbrook didn't hesitate, and threw the ball directly into the hands of An Luo, who was in a higher position.After receiving the ball, An Luo didn't pause, and moved the ball forward with his right hand, rushing to the three-point line.Butler's movements were not slow. He charged and got stuck in front of An Luo's right, and didn't stick very tightly.He is already the last line of defense of the Timberwolves. If An Luo is allowed to break in, he can only watch the opponent score.

An Luo tapped his left foot and slammed it hard on the floor.Then raise your hand and you're about to shoot.Butler was unstable, but he still pulled his body towards An Luo abruptly, and stretched out his hands to prevent An Luo.After the rhythm was disrupted, An Luo had no idea of ​​making a move.He tossed the ball high to Paul George on the other side.After the latter saved the ball, he turned around and faced Wiggins and reached the free throw line.With a shake of his shoulders, he swayed to the left, turned around suddenly, pulled up and hit a jumper.

"pretty!"

When retreating, An Luo and Paul George clapped hands near the center circle.Paul George's turnaround jumper is really handsome.So An Luo also felt it.The audience on the sidelines also responded with warm applause and cheers.

This time the offensive and defensive transition from the Big Three is the portrayal of the Thunder throughout the season.Based on their aggressive defensive system, they force opponents to make mistakes and seize opportunities to counter fast breaks.They have always played this way, and the Thunder have always been the best team in the league in terms of counterattack and fast break points.Now it seems that this trick has not lost its power due to the increase in the intensity of the playoffs.

5:0, the Thunder are very strong on both offense and defense.

In the next 2 minutes, the Thunder played their defense to the extreme.They switch defenses when they encounter a screen. Except for Adams guarding the basket, the other four are basically out of rotation.The Timberwolves couldn't find a breakthrough from the outside line at all, so they could only hand the ball to Towns and let him look for opportunities under the basket.Fortunately, Towns' personal ability is not bad. He made two of three shots in these 2 minutes and helped the Timberwolves get 4 points.But that's a far cry from the Thunder's offense.Both An Luo and Paul George feel very good.Especially Paul George, after he scored his first goal of the game, he played very aggressively.With a sudden shot, he scored another 5 points, and with An Luo's long two-pointer, the Thunder played a 3:12 spurt in the first 4 minutes.

Seeing that the Thunder's offensive became more and more intense, Thibodeau could only call a timeout to interrupt their rhythm.By the way, sort out the offensive tactics for these players.He could see that these players were still playing according to their pre-match arrangements at the beginning.But after being defended by the opponent several times in a row, the players were a little at a loss.So that there is no tactics at all behind, just blindly handing the ball to Downs.Butler also failed to stand up in time and do what he should do.

Donovan kept emphasizing the word "aggressive" during the timeout.It's something he always wants his players to play.Whether it is the defensive end or the offensive end, he hopes that his team can take the initiative on the field.In fact, the Thunder did a good job in the first 3 minutes, but Donovan didn't want this to be just a flash in the pan.

Facts have proved that the Thunder really played out what Donovan wanted.

After returning from the timeout, the Timberwolves barely found their own offensive rhythm.Butler finally started his own offensive mode, and he can repeatedly succeed in breakthrough layups, emergency stop jumpers and long-range three-pointers.Although Robertson's defense is tough enough, Butler is an All-Star player after all.Under the leadership of Butler, the Timberwolves gradually stabilized the situation and did not allow the Thunder to continue to expand the score.

Donovan also didn't let An Luo and Paul George help defend.After all, both Wiggins and Gibson can end the offense once they assist in the defense.Especially Wiggins, once this guy finds his own offensive rhythm, it is really not easy for the Thunder to solve it.

The two sides fought back and forth like this.When the two sides rotated their lineups in the second quarter, the Timberwolves' four poor version of "big players" did not all rest.Thibodeau wanted to seize this time period to recover the score, so he left Wiggins and Teague on the court.But his wishful thinking did not start.The Kanter + Grant + Brewer + Felton rotation lineup that the Thunder tried their best to build played very well.Especially Kanter and Brewer, one inside and one outside, not only did not allow the Timberwolves to close the score, but also opened it up slightly.I have to say that the defense of these two guys is indeed a bit worse, but the offense really has something.

When all the Thunder's main players played, there was another 12:3 offensive wave.Westbrook threaded the needle, Paul George charged into battle, Anlo provided fire support, and Adams and Robertson provided them with cover.Although the Thunder's tactics are simple, these players have a clear division of labor and cooperate with each other tacitly.Such a thunder is far from being able to match the Timberwolves.

By the end of the second half, the Thunder had led the opponent by 63 points 47:16.The most frightening thing is that the Timberwolves' main players are exhausted, but the Thunder are still full of energy.

In the second half, Butler led the Timberwolves and several young players to launch a tenacious counterattack.It may be that the first half was played too easily, and these Thunder players couldn't help but be negligent for a while.This negligence allowed the opponent to chase the score to only 5 points.At this time, Donovan made a decisive decision and called a timeout.He didn't talk about the tactics in the game, but criticized these players severely.

As a result, after the thunderous generals entered the field with a stomach full of anger, they took the game away in a wave.The three of Westbrook, Paul George, and An Luo took turns attacking.It pulled the Timberwolves' decent line of defense to pieces.It can be seen that the serious Thunder is really not something this Timberwolves can resist.

(End of this chapter)