Vol 3 Chapter 273: Fall into a passive thunder

Before the game, everyone expected that the Thunder would play Paul George in this series. This happens to capture the weakness of the Pelicans lineup. Their starting lineup is also very strange, two power forwards and three guards, no small forward and center.
It's no problem to open a team like Tuozhe. After all, the Blazers' strong points are also inside and back. Their third position is weak, and the Blazers are not so good. But the Thunder is different. They have Paul George. If he let go of the fight, he is completely superstar level.
However, although this point cannot be ignored, as long as Davis and Milotic play well, the problem is not big.
In the second half of the first quarter, Donovan allowed Westbrook and Adams to finish the game with substitute players. Anlow, Paul George and Robertson rest first. In these few minutes, the Thunder had the upper hand. In fact, the Thunder's current reserve lineup is not that weak anymore. But on the Pelican's bench, there are really no two people who can use it. In the series against the Trail Blazers, the Pelicans' main playing time was basically 36 minutes. In the last game, both Davis and Holiday played more than 40 minutes.
Westbrook started making waves. He is still constantly hitting the Pelicans' penalty area, whether he is himself or working with Adams. He brought his teammates to a 12:7 climax in the last three minutes, leading the score. Fortunately, Holiday, who the Pelicans stay on the court, feels good, otherwise the Thunder can make the difference even bigger.
However, as soon as the second quarter came up, the Pelicans came out again. An Luo looked at Holiday running fast, really convinced. But not everyone opened up like him. This guy played the first quarter, but his physical strength didn't decline at all. Really awesome!
Davis's hand feel is still excellent, he rarely pulls outside to shoot three-pointers in this game. In fact, Davis's three-pointers are quite good. Perhaps it was the Thunder's perimeter defense that made him jealous, so he stayed close to the basket to score. Milotic became the one who helped him open space. This guy is really suitable for Davis. The basket is a good player, and the three-pointer actually has a hit rate of more than 40%. In this game, Milotic has hit two three-pointers. This had to make Robertson switch to the outside to defend him. And the Thunder penalty area with Adams alone made Davis play more relaxed.
There is a problem with the Thunder's offense. Although Paul George can score, other people seem to be unable to give him much support on the offensive end. Westbrook has been strengthening his offense since the second quarter, but the efficiency is not particularly high.
Soon, the score that the Thunder led was wiped out by the opponent. And as Davis scored two and one, the Pelicans once again overtaken.
"Ann, we need your help!"
During the timeout, Donovan began to change the team's offensive tactics. Paul George couldn't stand the Pelican Towers alone. There must be someone to share the pressure for him. In Donovan's heart, An Luo was the most suitable point.
He moved Adams directly away from the basket and mentioned the top of the arc as support. Westbrook played around the basket, played if he had a chance, and handed the ball to Adams if he didn't have a chance. Staying in the basket, if the opponent does not change defense, Rondo's threat to Anlo and Paul George will be much smaller. On the other hand, Anluo and Paul George are on the left and right sides of the station, looking for opportunities to shoot through the cover of their teammates.
Such a change made the Thunder temporarily escape from the distress situation. An Luo finally made a difference on the offensive end.
In the 4th minute of the game, Anlo circled Robertson to get rid of Holiday's entanglement. At this time, Adams was holding the ball at the top of the arc, and seeing An Luo coming over, he moved to the left side and handed the golfer to An Luo. After the latter took the ball, the speed did not decrease, rubbing Adams's body step to the right, and then pulled up to make a three-pointer shot.
"Huh~"
The goal is scored! The Thunder further approached the score.
After a round, An Luo had another chance. But this time he didn't use the cover of his teammates. After receiving the ball from the three-point line, he turned around and hit Holiday. In terms of strength, Anro is not inferior to any second player in this league. What's more, Holiday is a player at 2:1. An Luo leaned on Holiday and pushed inward. However, he still has spare energy, fearing that Holiday will suddenly withdraw, and it will be bad if he stumbles.
One click, two clicks. In the third play, the two men had their own minds. Holiday is really ready to withdraw. When An Luo moved his shoulders, his body had already started to lean to the right. But An Luo has the bottom line~EbookFREE.me~ what he wants is this effect. Of course he was betting that Holiday would do what he wanted. Fortunately, An Luo had good luck. He moved his shoulder slightly, and then exerted force with his left foot, using his right foot as the axis, and suddenly pulled outside the left three-point line of Holiday. At this time, the distance between the two of them was more than one meter, and An Luo took the shot without saying a word.
"Huh~"
Go in again! The Thunder evened the score.
After two three-pointers, Gentry immediately called a timeout. What he fears most is An Luo playing out. Prior to this, they have been doing very well, although Paul George performed well, but from the situation, the Pelicans have the upper hand.
After returning from the timeout, the Pelicans changed their defensive strategy. Rondo stopped chasing Westbrook. He switched defenses directly with Davis, carrying Adams at the top of the arc, and staring at Anro by the way. Davis stayed directly behind the basket. Even if Westbrook broke in, he wouldn't be able to make a big storm under Davis' defense. Rondo's speed on the outside is more flexible than the big man, and he is much better at assisting and replenishing defenses.
After this change, the score that the Thunder was not easy to catch up was once again pulled away by the Pelicans.
The changes brought about by Gentry's changes are secondary. How to limit Davis' scoring is the core issue of the Thunder. Prior to this, the Thunder also encountered when the offense could not be opened. But their defensive foot can guarantee that they will not be defeated by the opponent. In this game, Davis became the point they couldn't handle. Adams didn't suffer from height, but his pace was too slow. Roberson defended well, but his height suffered. For other people, it's even worse.
As time passed in the second quarter, the Pelicans played more and more smoothly. Although the Thunder tried their best to keep the points difference in single digits, they could see that they played very hard.