Chapter 731: [Western Finals vs. Thunder, no weakness in defense]


The Thunder and Clippers' Western Conference finals are far more focused than the Eastern Conference Finals. It is decided by the style of the game. Both sides are young stars. They have a lot of breakthroughs and empty dunks.
Experts predict that the outcome is generally optimistic about the Clippers to win, and online voting optimistic about the Clippers' promotion also accounted for 80%.
First of all, the Thunder coach Scott Brooks is the "Jerry" coach. At present, the "Jerry" playoffs have never won against Jerry in the playoffs. Secondly, the Thunder players have inexperience in the playoffs. After all, they are relatively young, playing mainly depends on the star's personal ability, and the rotation lineup is poor.
Yang Rui was interviewed before the game and was very relaxed. "The Clippers will definitely reach the finals and win the championship because we are the best team."
The reporter asked: "What do you think is the advantage of the Clippers?"
"Offensive and defensive balance, the combination of internal and external cooperation, the player has more experience, and there is me." Yang Rui is very confident.
Durant is currently slightly green regardless of ball holding, organization, defense, confrontation, etc. Although it is already a superstar level, the flaws are also obvious; Westbrook has always been a double-edged sword, and the lethality is unstable unless he can balance The balance between the individual and the team, otherwise they can only perform to attract fans, and can not win the game.
Harden is currently weaker. He has no ball rights at all. He averaged 31.4 minutes in the regular season and only had 10.1 shots, scoring 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1 steal. Too few shots is the reason why he lost to Curry in the selection of the best sixth person. Now who can think of him as one of the MVP candidates in the future?
The Thunder people were interviewed very low-key, even if the three were less, they were a bit lacking in the face of the Clippers, and they only said they would work hard.
On May 27, the first battle between the two sides started at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
There was a small tidbit at the opening, and the filmmaker Jack Nicholson, known as the "Lake Mascot", also attended the Clippers game, and the cameraman gave him a lot of close-ups.
With the increasing number of times Nicholson went to the Clippers to watch the ball, many people think that Los Angeles has completely changed ownership. It is not known whether Nicholson will continue to buy the two Lakers seats next season.
There are many live broadcasts on radio stations all over the world. Before the game, the commentator analyzed the pros and cons of the lineup of the two sides, thinking that the outside line is half a catty, both have a star guard and a super sixth man. Durant has the advantage of a small forward position, but the Clippers have an obvious advantage inside.
After the warm-up, the player played.
Clippers start: Paul, Korver, Guy, Battier, Griffin.
Thunder starters: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.
CCTV5's Zhang reasonable said: "Yang Rui changed at the opening, didn't let Chandler play, and played small ball tactics, this is the contempt of Thunder's inside attack."
Yu Jia said with a smile: "Perkins is a blue-collar center. Ibaka's offense mainly depends on the midrange shot. Most of the catch and jump shots are not efficient. Yang Rui's arrangement is very targeted. The small ball tactic is to prevent the second. With fewer ball breakthroughs, Battier and Guy have better defense than Chandler."
Brooks took a deep breath on the sidelines. Before the game started, the deployment before the game was broken. He arranged a pick-and-roll and wanted Westbrook to stagger a big man. Now that the Clippers are not big, they can certainly keep up with the speed.
In the playoffs, the Clippers two rookies have reduced their playing time. As the game becomes more critical, the player's psychology is easy to affect the play. The first time the playoffs are easy to make mistakes, Battier played foolproof, he Have a big heart and always know what to do.
Perkins won the jump and the game began.
Westbrook took the ball with Perkins to play a pick-and-roll. The other three pulled away. The Clippers were 122 regional defense. Paul was outside, and the other four contracted at any time, blocking the restricted area.
The Thunder relies on star singles, and generally uses 122 in the offense. The 122 joint defense just happens to maximize the opponent's pinch. Wei Shao and Durant will be caught if they hit the basket from the middle.
In addition, the 122 joint defense is a deformation from the 32 joint defense. There is a certain amount of pressure on the outside line. The obstruction of the wing singles is particularly obvious. As long as the Thunder players are singles, they will not get too many points.
The Lakers' defense in the last round was not bad. The Thunder didn't score much. It was only the Lakers' offense that was worse before they lost.
Westbrook chose to make a breakthrough on the left, Battier changed defense in time, and Paul caught up from behind to form a double.
Ibaka's cut to the low post attracted Griffin's defense. Westbrook transferred the ball to the right of Sefrossa on the right. In the first round, the opportunity appeared in the bottom corner.
Battier saw Wei Shao out of the ball and turned to the right to interfere with Sefolosha.
He is too far away to try to catch up, but this is not a great scoring opportunity. Sefolosha took a shot after aiming, the ball came out of the frame, and Griffin card won the backcourt. rebound.
The Thunder players didn't grab a rebound in the frontcourt, quickly returned to defense, and the joint defense fell.
The Thunder wins by relying on the offensive and defensive balance, using the star's personal abilities to solve problems while ensuring defensive strength. Brooks's coaching level is not as bad as many people think, no tactics...He reuses Perkins and Sefrossa, who are bad at offense, and he is unwilling to give up defense for offense.
Starting with two more offensive players is also a waste, because it is impossible to fully play, unless Durant and Westbrook are willing to split the ball.
The Thunder's two super scorers can coexist, relying on Brooks' platoon formation, three blue collars and their partners. But in this way, the score is generally not high.
The Clippers attacked, Paul dribbled to the frontcourt and Griffin played a pick-and-roll. The Thunder was also a regional defense. This is what Brooks and Yang Rui studied when they cooperated.
Because of this, Brooks knows how difficult the Clippers lineup is. The strength of the Lakers' three consecutive championships lies in the evacuation capabilities of Yao Ming, Rashid Wallace, and Odom~EbookFREE.me ~ Kobe's opponents couldn't get involved in singles.
Now the Clippers are Battier and Guy. They have better three-point ability and maneuverability than Rashid.
Paul walked to the right, Ibaka changed his defense, could interfere with the shot, and could also prevent a breakthrough. He has a good sense of position and is worthy of being a defender for a while.
Paul didn't attack and scored the corner to Guy. Battier attracted Durant's defense at 70 degrees on the right. There was an immediate misalignment on the court and Guy faced Perkins.
Perkins rushed out to interfere with the shot. Guy swayed and then moved sideways. One step past Perkins. One step inside the three-point line, a 45-degree emergency jumper and a strike. 2 to 0.
One round, Brooks secretly called bad, Perkins defending near the penalty area is afraid that there will be a problem, Yang Rui will definitely try to create a chance for Gay to play against him.
The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribble the ball to the frontcourt, then hit the pick-and-roll, attracting Battier to change the defense and give the ball to the right 70 degrees Ibaka.
Ibaka took the ball in the face and swayed the ball. After probing, he jumped to the bottom line. He took a step and was followed by Griffin. He protected the basketball from his back, unable to squeeze Griffin, and passed the ball out of the periphery. Du Rand was entangled with Guy, and it was not easy to turn around, and then pass on to less.
Griffin's defense is no problem today. Against King Cousins, Warriors Brook Lopez, Randolph, Spurs Duncan and others, Griffin suffered a lot on the defensive end. He is afraid of those who can attack from low positions. How good footwork is needed, relying on him to turn the shot and hook, he is not easy to block, his arms are too short.
However, Griffin has done better than Perkins in terms of anti-player face breakthroughs. He is more agile, moves laterally and sprints faster, interferes with outside shots, has a height advantage, and has a short arm.
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