After changing careers, I ruled an era in the NBA

On May 5, the Western Conference semifinals officially began, with the Thunder facing the Grizzlies at home.

In the first round of the Thunder's first-round series against the Rockets, Westbrook was injured and was sidelined for the season.

But in this time and space, the Thunder played the Lakers in the first round.

The unlucky Westbrook was still injured and was out for the season.

Therefore, the Thunder's second-year guard Reggie Jackson replaced Westbrook in this game. This season, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.7 assists per game, which can be said to be average.

But there is no way. Apart from Reggie Jackson, the only other Thunder player on the point guard line is Fisher.

But the 39-year-old Fisher's gas tank is basically out of gas, so the Thunder can only push Reggie Gixon into the starting vacancy.

In this game, the Thunder's insiders Perkins and Ibaka were still beaten by the gray and white bears.

The Black and White Bears combined for 38 points and 20 rebounds, while the Thunder's Perkins and Ibaka combined for 7 points and 12 rebounds.

Among them, Ibaka, as a power forward, actually made 10 of 1 field goals.

On the contrary, although Reggie Jackson, who started the game, was not good at assisting the team, he scored 8 points on 4 of 12 shots on the offensive end.

The Grizzlies took advantage of the inside and led by 3 points at the end of the third quarter.

But in the last quarter of the game, Durant scored 9 points on 6 of 12 shots in the three quarters, plus Martin's 6 points, and the veteran Fisher came up and hit two three-pointers.

A difficult 93:91 victory over the Grizzlies at home.

In this game, without Westbrook, Durant can be said to be both father and mother.

在托尼阿伦的全力防守之下，杜兰特还是交出了26投13中，罚球10投9中，砍下了35分6个助攻15个篮板2个盖帽的全能数据。

This data can only be basic operations for Durant.

The reason why the Thunder narrowly defeated the Grizzlies was because of Kevin Martin who came on the bench.

他全场14投8中，3分球5投3中，罚球7投6中，得到了25分7个篮板。

Although five players on the Grizzlies team scored in double figures, they still lost the game due to Durant's strong firepower.

As soon as the game ended, Durant sat on the bench so exhausted that he didn't even want to stand up. He was really tired.

Su Jiuyun saw Durant's appearance on the TV broadcast. Based on this game, he was sure that the Thunder had no chance.

Originally, the Thunder relied on a two-player strategy to win the game.

Now there's only one left, so how can we play?

It is impossible for Durant alone to defeat the iron-blooded defensive Grizzlies.

But when Su Jiuyun thinks about the Mavericks' opponent tomorrow, the Spurs, his head hurts.

Because the Spurs' defense is only stronger than that of the Grizzlies, and the Nuggets are not on the same level as them.

This season, the Spurs' defensive efficiency ranks third in the league, and their offensive efficiency ranks fourth. It can be said that offense and defense are balanced.

More importantly, this Spurs team plays team basketball and ranks first in the league in assists per game.

Danny Green is on the outside defense, Leonard is on the forward defense, and Tim Duncan is on the inside.

Let's put it this way, the Spurs should be the most vulnerable.

Of course, this was before. Now that Su Jiuyun has scored 3 points, he has never met the Spurs, so I don’t know how effective it will be.

On the offensive end, the Spurs' offensive tactics are like a sophisticated machine that has been running.

The Spurs have extremely high tactical literacy, the overall offensive rhythm is changeable, and they have strong fast break awareness and ability.

Many people have the impression that the Spurs play slowly and focus on positional warfare.

But in fact, the current Spurs team is not bad at counterattacking.

After grabbing backcourt rebounds, Parker and Leonard were still very powerful in pushing back.

A little sports car, a talented small forward.

And if there is no fast break opportunity, then this Spurs team can switch to a positional offense.

The Spurs' positional offensive tactics are simple and practical. The offense is mainly based on cover and coordination, supplemented by breakthrough distribution.

While Duncan or Diaw cooperate with Parker's high screen, on the weak side without the ball, Leonard and Danny Green will also screen each other without the ball and then run into the open space.

Players constantly intersperse and move, and continuous off-ball coverage makes tactical coordination smoother and more flexible.

So in this sophisticated machine, even an undrafted player like Gary Neal can perform brilliantly with the Spurs.

This is why many people boast that Popovich's tactics are very strong.

It's just that Su Jiuyun never thought Popovich was very powerful.

When I first coached the Spurs, Admiral was there, and then Duncan entered the league.

For ten years, it has become the favorite to win the championship every year.

However, when No. 21 retired, Popovich's magic failed and he was no longer able to lead the team to outstanding performance.

Su Jiuyun feels that if Popovich is asked to coach this year's Nuggets, Popovich may not be as good as George Karl.

After all, George Karl led this civilian Nuggets team to third place in the Western Conference.

And without the All-Star players on the Spurs, Popovich couldn't even make the playoffs.

On May 5, the day of the competition, a large number of reporters rushed to interview Su Jiuyun.

Although Su Jiuyun did not have a direct conflict with the Spurs, Su Jiuyun once satirized the Spurs from the side with Bobo Go.

For example, in the last round of the game, after George Karl almost asked someone to depose him, during an interview, he suggested that the league impose heavy penalties.

At the same time, when recommending heavy penalties from the league, he actually alluded to Bowen's stepping on Carter.

Moreover, what the words imply is that Popovich connives or arranges for Bowen to do dirty work.

"Su, are you worried about the Spurs in this game? After all, you said before that Carter's career was affected by being kicked off.

And the team that affected his career was the Spurs!

Do you worry? "

"Why are you worried? Didn't Bowen retire?"

Su Jiuyun asked with a half-smile.

The reporter blurted out without thinking:

"You said before that someone must have indulged Bowen. Didn't you mean Popovich?"

ps: typos should be corrected first and then corrected!