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Chapter 531 You Damn Hire Foreign Aid, Right?

At halftime, the Kings returned to the locker room.

Su Yang made a brief summary and told everyone that the main reason for the 12-point lead was that at the beginning of the game, the Thunder's defensive strategy was too focused on Curry, and there was a wave of wrong offensive arrangements, but it is very likely that adjustments will be made in the second half. get ready.

After summing up, he pulled the coaching staff to review.

The Kings were very successful in offense and defense in the first half of the game. The only problem was that the fouls were not well controlled. Green, Cousins, and LaVine all received two fouls in the first half. There are many, and the speed is still very fast.

McMillan suggested: "It is recommended to try to use the shark-cutting tactic against the Thunder's fast break, especially when Jason Thompson is on the court, Thunder center Adams, and even point guard Westbrook's free throws are biased. That kind of unstoppable offense is absolutely feasible..."

Su Yang nodded to express his memory.

It is indeed a good idea to use hacking sharks to destroy the rhythm of the fast break. After all, the current NBA rules only restrict fouls against players without the ball in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter. Sharks can still be hacked at will in the first three quarters. It will take a few years to be revised to Limit all four quarters.

Mike Brown went on to say: "There is one thing, I think it is necessary to mention it. When I was leaving the field just now, I saw Mr. Hubie Brown communicating with Thunder coach Brooks on the sidelines. It seemed to be communicating. Thunder coach Brooks suddenly showed excitement, as if he had heard something very important, and he might have given good advice to the Thunder."

Everyone in the coaching staff was slightly taken aback.

Su Yang thought for a moment, then said calmly: "Whatever, wait until the game starts. No matter what changes, we will take it."

Hubie Brown led the then ABA team Kentucky Colonels in 1975, defeated the Indiana Pacers to win the championship, and later joined the NBA Eagles, and was elected the best head coach, and then explained the game for 15 years, came back to coach again, and once again in the Grizzlies He won the best head coach, his tactical arrangement and team leadership ability are quite good, but he did not win the championship in the NBA.

Many coaches have been influenced by Hubie's tactical thinking, including Nick Nass, Brad Stevens and others.

But no matter what advice Hubie Brown gives the Thunder.

Su Yang has the confidence to deal with it.

The third quarter started in a blink of an eye.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Kings first attacked.

The center delayed the formation and started. Curry ran the ball across the center line and passed it to Cousins ​​at the top of the arc in the middle. After observing the half-court defensive formation for a while, he rushed to Cousins ​​and raised his hand to catch the ball. Pass, go straight to the left direction, the speed is extremely fast.

Westbrook flew to press and gave a physical confrontation.

Frustrated, Curry ran in a circle to the left 45 degrees, pretending to use Green's cover to break through, but actually stopped and retreated to shoot a three-pointer.

It is quite difficult.

Still facing Westbrook, he turned around and swooped.

The basketball bounced back with a clatter.

Adams grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. The fans followed the DJ and chanted defense in unison. Su Yang frowned slightly and felt wrong.

"The Thunder no longer focus on Curry."

"No attempt at double-teaming at all."

"Accident or fixed strategy?"

While thinking about it, the Thunder fiddled with one high and four lows for nearly 20 seconds, but didn't get a good chance, and Ibaka rushed to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball bounced back with a clatter.

The main thing is that Antetokounmpo defended well and didn't give Durant an easy chance to catch the ball, and the rest of the Kings blocked the inside line to prevent Westbrook from rushing.

Cousins ​​got the rebound, Curry caught the ball and counterattacked, the arena was full of cheers, and Green received the ball from the left wing and caused a foul.

The King's pass relies on the long pass to make it too late for the Thunder to establish a defensive formation and maximize Green's mobility advantage.

Green gave high fives back and forth, and then stood on the free throw line. The first free throw hit the iron with difficulty, and the second free throw was easily hollowed into the net.

"Thunder's defensive strategy has changed..."

Assistant coach McMillan said: "They seem to intend to use a lot of defensive changes, especially Durant and Westbrook, and their main players are Giannis and Green. "

Su Yang nodded to express his understanding.

Suddenly thought of Hubie Brown, could it be that he gave Thunder coach Brooks a trick and adopted this extreme strategy?

Antetokounmpo and Green have poor ball handling, as many people know.

But it takes courage to really use a small man to defend.

Coach Brooks is not so boldly styled.

There is also the real possibility that Coach Hubie Brown's move.

While thinking about it, the Thunder counterattacked, and Westbrook quickly took it to the right wing, handed it to Durant, and went straight to the right corner.

Robertson received the ball at the top of the arc and wanted to pass it to Westbrook who ran to the left wing with a screen, but Curry chased and defended very tightly.

After weighing for a moment, the basketball was passed to Adams on the right elbow, and Durant circled back from the bottom corner and took over and passed the ball.

Basketball clangs like iron.

The king also defends the ball!

Cousins ​​grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, and still delayed the start. Curry passed the ball to Green at the top of the arc, then ran to the left sideline area, and made an off-ball cross-screen run with Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo went straight In the bottom corner on the right, Curry chose to stay in place.

The Thunder decisively switched defenses, and Westbrook chased Antetokounmpo, squeezed past Cousins ​​and LaVine's step-by-step screens, and ran all the way to the right wing.

LaVine and Cousins ​​followed closely to the left.

Singles space left out.

The situation has become big and small.

Seeing this, Green passed the ball, Antetokounmpo took the ball and rushed to the middle of the free throw line, then pulled the ball and sat back to hit Westbrook.

It's a pity that the action is not skilled enough.

The moment he pulled the ball, he actually let go.

Westbrook bent down and flicked the ball, the basketball was forced to roll forward, Ibaka picked it up, Durant caught the ball and ran wildly.

In a hurry, the king only had Antetokounmpo and Green in the frontcourt.

There were boos in the arena, Durant made a big change to pass Antetokounmpo, and then changed to a European step to shake Green.

It was about to close the ball and raise his hand for a layup.

Green stretched out his hand to grab the basketball. The referee immediately whistled for a foul and gave Durant two free throw opportunities.

Two consecutive free throws went into the net.

Not free throws, but shooting in practice.

It's so easy.

Su Yang chuckled, thinking that Brother Antetokounmpo failed to back-hit Westbrook, and maybe it would be rumored that LeBron couldn't back-hit Barea.

The focus of back hitting is not strength, but footwork.

Brother Antetokounmpo doesn't have that pace now.

The two teams switched offense and defense, the Kings settled in a one-in-four-out formation, and Durant took the initiative to lead Green in the short corner on the right.

Curry crossed the ball from the right wing, cut into the paint and ran to the left bottom corner. The basketball was simultaneously transmitted from right to left through the top of the arc.

That kind of movement is to pass the ball back to Curry.

But Westbrook interfered ferociously.

Curry has no good opportunities to catch the ball for the time being.

Cousins ​​quickly moved across the wall to cover, and LaVine took the opportunity to run from the 45-degree three-point line on the right to the top of the arc to receive the ball, while Adams delayed a little and quickly pulled back to the defense to prevent Cousins ​​from making an air cut. Prepared to defend LaVine's breakthrough, very methodical.

Robertson's chase was equally ferocious.

In a hurry, LaVine stopped and took off to make a mid-range shot.

Basketball clangs like iron.

Adams grabbed the rebound and Durant counterattacked with the ball.

Adams suddenly LOGO position ahead of time back cover, Durant took the opportunity to get rid of Antetokounmpo, and went right to Cousins.

Although it is a big defense.

But Cousins' speed is a bit of a stretch compared to Durant, and the king's low-post three subconsciously shrink and prepare to encircle.

But at the moment of contraction, Durant raised his hand and threw the ball to the left corner. Robertson caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.

Robertson made his first three-pointer of the game and scored.

"Things are not right..."

Su Yang was a little flustered. Robertson could confidently shoot a three-pointer. What happened during the Thunder halftime break?
Is it possible that coach Hubie Brown can turn everything into gold?

It will be much more difficult for Robertson to hit three-pointers stably.

While thinking about it, the king counterattacked.

Starting with a five-out formation, LaVine dribbled the ball across the center line, raised his hand and threw it to the top of the arc.Cousins ​​received the ball and passed it to the right wing, then set up a wall as a screen to block LaVine's defender Robertson, and LaVine took the opportunity to run from the left to the 45-degree three-point line on the right to try to catch the ball.

Naihe couldn't get rid of it completely.

There's also a lot of physical contact.

Not too good a chance to catch the ball.

Green had to pass the ball back to the top of the arc. Although Westbrook was defending him, he couldn't rush and didn't have the skill to hold the ball.

The moment Cousins ​​received the ball, Green turned and ran to the right corner, posing as a cover for LaVine, but turned around and rushed to the basket ahead of time.

Seeing that move, Cousins ​​immediately put the ball straight to the basket.

Unexpectedly, Robertson saw through Green's intentions and directly switched defenses with Westbrook, intercepting the pass, but there was a pull.

The referee whistled for a foul, and the Kings re-attacked.

There was applause in the arena.

The feeling of something wrong in Su Yang's heart continued to increase.

The quality of the Thunder's defense has improved rapidly. If there is no foul, it will definitely score [-] points, especially Robertson's quick response.

"We've only scored one point from the start of the third quarter..." assistant coach Mike Brown reminded.

It's a bit of a score shortage.

Hearing the sound, Su Yang stood up, gestured towards the field, and called for a tactic that is usually used to kill at the last moment.

Seeing this, the king and the generals took their positions.

LaVine stands on the left wing, Cousins ​​stands at the top of the arc, Green and Curry stand together in the right corner, and Antetokounmpo serves out of bounds from the right wing.

Amidst the cheers, the referee whistled the ball to time it.

LaVine kicked off immediately and ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball with the help of Cousins. Adams moved sideways simultaneously to delay.

Robertson chased and kept chasing closely. LaVine received the ball and turned around in a hurry, preparing to throw a pass to dismantle Cousins ​​​​who was going down.

But Adams has already returned to the defense to fill the position.

No chance.

Cousins ​​hurried up to the left elbow area, put his back against Adams to get the ball, and after LaVine passed the ball, he went straight to the left corner.

At the same time, Antetokounmpo, who had already stepped into the field, strode towards the basket with the help of Green's cross screen, and Green made a cross screen, Curry took the opportunity to run from the right corner to the right wing, and the Kings suddenly appeared two Potentially good catch and score opportunity.

One is that Antetokounmpo played hard at the basket.

One is Curry's outside shot.

It's a pity that Durant switched to Green, Ibaka chased Antetokounmpo, and Westbrook crossed from the middle.

As soon as Curry received the basketball, Westbrook stood in front of him.

There are only 9 seconds left on the shot clock.

Curry pulled the ball back without hesitation, Green ran over to set up a wall to cover, and Durant immediately switched defenses.

The situation became Green vs. Westbrook, and Curry vs. Durant. The former had no chance if he didn't rush, and the latter could only be singled out.

The fans cheered and cheered.

Curry's crotch changed hands and swayed, followed by the change of hands behind his back and the sudden stop and turn, and finally stopped and retreated, and shot a three-pointer at the buzzer.

The basketball flew out of Durant's fingertips with a bang.

Adam grabbed the rebound and landed a long pass to the center line.

Durant rushed to catch the ball, stopped at the waist on the right side of the frontcourt, faced the threat of Antetokounmpo's jump, and made a mid-air drift shot.

The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.

Cheers exploded from the Thunder bench.

Su Yang got up and asked for a timeout, and suddenly saw Coach Hubie Brown sitting behind the Thunder bench, chatting and laughing.

In this situation, it is really out of breath.

"Made, please foreign aid?"

"One of the strongest tactics, give me a solution!"

"I, Su, will fight two coaches tonight!"

(End of this chapter)