super heavy artillery

Chapter 475
The stalemate continued until the end of the first half.The score was fixed at 62:55, and the Thunder still took the lead.

Not ideal for coaches on both sides.Donovan thought of taking advantage of the situation to widen the point difference to more than 20 and relieve the pressure in the second half.Cole thought about recovering the lagging score in one go, and even overtook it.

In fact, the Warriors' counterattack in the second half of the second quarter was relatively good.Durant is full of firepower, even if the Thunder double-teams him, it still cannot completely limit his scoring.Of course, this is just one reason why the Warriors are closing in on the score.Their most commendable, or defensive changes.

Without Curry's weak point, the Warriors' defensive strength has suddenly improved.Clearly, it never occurred to Donovan that Kerr would simply bench Curry.In his offensive system, misplaced singles Curry accounted for a large proportion.After this point was pinched by Cole, the Warriors' defensive system basically has no weaknesses.Players at various points have done a good job in single-defense ability, assist defense, and supplementary defense.

During the halftime break, Oracle Stadium began a halftime show.Every night, the game is naturally the highlight, but a series of performances is also a beautiful landscape of the NBA.But this is not attractive to coaches and players.They returned to the locker room immediately.

Donovan walked all the way, discussing some issues in the first half with Westbrook and Paul George.An Luo followed behind them and listened.His understanding of tactics has always been lacking, and every time Donovan arranged a tactic, he was very slow to receive it.The good thing is that he does the same things in the game, and basically hasn't changed much.But guys like Westbrook and Paul George are different. Although they can't directly pick up the tactical board as a guest coach like Rondo, they are not low in this area.This is the difference between receiving professional training and becoming a monk halfway.

"We should still increase our efforts to play in. The closer to the basket, the less their defense will affect us. However, the offense outside the three-point line cannot be interrupted. We must play a containment force to open up the offensive space. .”

"The strength of the defense can be further strengthened. Strengthen the physical confrontation..."

"Stephen can't sit off the court all the time. I guess he will play with Clay. The efficiency of the two of them on the court at the same time is far greater than that of playing separately. We still have to catch this."

After returning to the locker room, Donovan began to arrange his own arrangements.In fact, he only emphasized and reminded some details.After the test of the two quarters, the main tactical thinking is correct.There is no need to make more changes.

The atmosphere in the Thunder locker room was not bad, and An Luo found that his teammates were relatively positive and optimistic in most cases.What's more, the Thunder is now in the lead.The atmosphere in the Warriors locker room is very dignified.They had seen a little hope in the second half of the second quarter, but they were once again in a stalemate.How to get out of the predicament in the second half, Cole must think clearly during this period of time.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Cole was interviewed by reporters on the scene.When asked about the performance of the players in the first half, he looked satisfied.

"The performance of the players is excellent! I am quite satisfied with them. With such a defensive intensity, we still scored 55 points. This is enough to explain everything! I believe they will do better in the future."

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides quickly entered the stalemate in the second half of the second quarter.Nothing seems to have changed.Until 6 minutes later, Cole sent Curry, who was replaced 2 minutes ago, to the field again.Rooney played with him, and Durant and Pachulia sat on the bench.

After this substitution, the situation of the game began to change.

First up is Thompson.When Durant is not on the court, he must shoulder more offensive tasks.It can be seen from the course of the next game that he did it!
Curry advances with the ball.After he made a pick-and-roll with Green at the top of the arc, he went straight to the basket.Green also rushed to the penalty area, and Iguodala on the right elbow also leaned over.In addition, Robertson, Westbrook, and Paul George on the Thunder's side all retracted to the inside.The free throw line suddenly became crowded.At this time, Thompson squeezed directly out of the crowd, and An Luo, who had been following him, was blocked by Green. Although he squeezed past, he was still half a beat behind.

Thompson, who pulled beyond the three-point line, received a pass from Curry and shot directly!An Luo could only jump up with the opponent, stretching out his hand to interfere as much as possible.Unfortunately, the effect is not obvious.For three-pointers like Curry and Thompson, it only takes a little time and space to complete the shooting action.

The basketball went straight into the net, and Thompson finally played what the Warriors wanted to see.

Looking back, Westbrook's layup was interfered by Rooney and failed to score.Green, who grabbed the rebound, made a long pass directly from the baseline and sent the basketball to Curry.At this time, he was rushing to his frontcourt with Thompson one after the other.Westbrook and An Luo followed them.

On the move, Curry passed the ball to Thompson.But An Luo kept getting stuck in his position, so he passed the ball back to Curry.After receiving the ball, Curry raised his hand a little outside the three-point line. Westbrook thought he was going to shoot and jumped up to block the shot.But Curry dropped his shoulders and rushed under his arm.An Luo didn't think too much about it, and went straight to the defense.Unsurprisingly, Curry passed the ball over An Luo's head.After Thompson received the ball, there was no Thunder player in front of him.He took off directly and dunked the ball in with one arm!
With Thompson's efforts, Curry's defense is also easier.He began to directly participate in the offense.The Thunder's defense faces a huge test.The players have no time to spare.Although they have emptied Green, with the involvement of Thompson and Curry from left to right, the line of defense they built was still pulled to pieces.The man-to-man defense can't cope well with the Warriors' continuous pick-and-roll tactics.

When Curry made his second three-pointer of the quarter, Donovan called a timeout.At this time, their 7-point lead in the first half has been wiped out by the Warriors.The situation suddenly became very unfavorable for Thunder.The Splash Brothers both broke out, making them overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)