Vol 3 Chapter 136: 1 move

At this time Donovan finally understood Veitch's intentions. In fact, the purpose of the Spurs' arrangement is very clear.
The first is to take advantage of Robertson’s relatively weak offensive ability and lack of grasp of long-range shots, and regard him as an offensive point that
can be underestimated
, allowing Aldridge to displace him against him, and to split more Energy to double-team Westbrook.
　　 Double-teaming Westbrook is another purpose of the Spurs. They have been forcing Westbrook to hand over the ball and let his teammates decide the outcome of the game.
　　 Once the basketball is in the hands of other people, under the linkage of the Spurs' inside and outside defense, they will try to drive the Thunder players to the basket and let them attack the big Gasol who is always in the penalty area. Then use the long arm of Gasol to destroy and interfere with every impact of the opponent.
　　 In the Thunder's lineup, apart from Robertson, there is no second person who can limit Leonard. Once he is replaced, Leonard will become a tiger out of the cage, tearing the Thunder to pieces.
　　Vicci's move can be regarded as hitting seven inches above the Thunder. According to their strategy, Westbrook can't play his best ability.
　　 In the last game, Westbrook scored only 20 points, but sent 14 assists. He frequently used small and big moves to tear the Spurs' defense and created a lot of open shots for his teammates on the outside. In the entire game, they threw a total of 18 three-pointers. In this offensive rhythm, they scored a high of 125 points.
　　 But in this game, under the Spurs' new defensive strategy, they were completely unable to complete the offense in their own comfortable way.
　　 Seeing that the situation was wrong, Donovan sent An Luo on the field and replaced Oladipo. The opponent didn't want his outside attack to play out, but he didn't believe it.
The pick-and-roll cooperation of Westbrook, Adams and Anlow has improved the Thunder's complete passive situation, but with the existence of Aldridge, a big man who can double-team at any time, basketball is even passed to Anlow. , It’s difficult to vote.
　　 This game is almost a replica of the first game, but the roles of the two sides have changed. The Thunder became the passive side, and by the end of the first half, they were behind the Spurs by as much as 15 points. This is because the Thunder persisted in their defense and restricted Leonard. Otherwise, they will fall further behind.
　　 But if you can't find an effective way to crack the opponent's defense, this situation is just a chronic death for the Thunder. Their offense has never come out. Had it not been for Adams to use his feet and body to stiff Gasol to score some points under the "care" of Westbrook, they would have died down by now and are ready to return to Oklahoma City to study the next game.
　　 Actually, the problem is already obvious. Either maintain the status quo and see if the opponent can persist in such a high-intensity defense in the second half. Or remove Robertson and replace him with Oladipo. The advantage of this is that it increases the impact on his own court and does not give Aldridge the opportunity to let himself go. Freeing Westbrook and An Luo, the Thunder's offense can be improved.
　　 But in this case, the defense against Leonard must be sacrificed. In the first half, under Robertson's defense, Leonard only scored 9 points. This kind of defensive effect is very successful, and it is impossible for others to switch to the Thunder.
　　 Donovan must be cut off!
　　 During the intermission, the Thunder players looked very low. The easy win of the previous game and the difficult response of this one formed a huge contrast. And only one day passed in between.
　　 Westbrook also looked like a that had been defeated, with his head closed and said nothing. In the first half, he failed to stand up and lead the team out of the predicament. Under Leonard's death entanglement, his shooting percentage is not high. He was able to use the advantage of speed to get rid of the opponent, but he suddenly went to a low position to face the two highs of Gasol and Aldridge, and he was restrained everywhere.
　　 He didn't do a good job connecting teammates. In addition to giving Adams a lob to the basket, it is a little smoother, after all, the opponent's height and arm span are placed there. Others, after passing it a few times to no effect, he came by himself.
　　 "Hey! Guys! We can't always be like this, we have to play clean. There is still 24 minutes of game time. It is not our style to admit defeat early." Finally, Donovan stood up. He said to his players very seriously: "We are only behind by 15 points! We used to be much behind, and we all won. We have the ability to win every game."
　　 Having said that, he stared at Westbrook and asked, "Russell, we can win! Right?"
　　 Actually, these words are meaningless. But at this time, someone has to stand up and do something. Otherwise this locker room would be too embarrassing.
　　 When he lined up the starting lineup in the second half, Donovan finally made up his mind~EbookFREE.me~ He removed Robertson and let Westbrook, Oladipo and Anlo play together. This also means that he has completely sacrificed his defense against Leonard and is about to fight the opponent.
　　 Sure enough, this is effective.
　　 There is no point in the Thunder's lineup that can be emptied, and Aldridge has no need to guard it. Everything returned to the most primitive confrontation.
　　 Westbrook once again returned to the rhythm he was most familiar with. He constantly used his own breakthroughs to tear the Spurs' defense and create opportunities for other players.
　　 An Luo is also happy. He was finally able to contribute to the team on the offensive end. Danny Green's defense is very strong, but Anlo only needs a pick and roll to get his shot. After all, it would be so much easier without Aldridge, who is always ready to double-team.
　　 However, the Thunder still failed to reverse the situation in one fell swoop and win the game.
　　 Leonard, who lost Robertson's defense, changed the first half of the downturn. Three-point long shots, emergency stop jump shots, breakthrough layups, he really is like a tiger out of the basket, biting the Thunder to death.
　　 Finally, the Thunder lost the second game. Although they fought very fiercely in the second half, they still failed to reverse the situation. Vicki found the flaws in the Thunder's lineup and made targeted arrangements to take the initiative on the court in one fell swoop.
　　In a series of games, the coaches of both sides are like two chess players, lined up and reacted accordingly. In this clash, Donovan made a difference.