Vol 3 Chapter 660: Start

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Donovan was quite satisfied with the performance of the Thunder players in the first quarter. Therefore, he rarely intervenes in the game. Throughout the second half of the game, Donovan didn't make any big moves except for substitutions. More often, he was talking and laughing with Westbrook, not worrying about the game on the court.
During the inter-festival break, Donovan smiled like a flower, and praised Alexander and Gallinari vigorously, quite a bit like the new and disgusting the old. But the players did not feel uncomfortable. After all, these two players did very well in the game. Especially the teenager Alexander. Although it looks a little immature, he is very active both on offense and defense. It's a young man after all, aggressive. Gallinari's presence in the game is not as high as Alexander's, which is consistent with his playing style.
Of course, the problem still exists. The most prominent is defense. Especially when Robertson was not on the court, the Thunder's forward defense dropped by a notch. If it were not for the outstanding performance of the players on the offensive end to cover up many problems, the current situation of the Thunder would not be so good. Therefore, during the inter-festival break, Donovan patiently communicated with An Luo and others.
"Guys, there are some problems with our defense. Everyone can feel that the opponent's No. 43, we can't limit it at all. This is not the state we should have, we should..."
Donovan is very straightforward, but he also knows in his heart that the defensive end problem cannot be solved overnight. But he hopes that players can use more positive performance to make up for some weak links under the entire defensive system. In many cases, the tenacious momentum the players play in defense has a big impact on their opponents. This is what Donovan is counting on.
Just as Donovan was communicating with An Luo and others, Nas also patted his tactics and arranged for the second quarter. For the players' performance in the first quarter, Nass, like Donovan, was also quite satisfied. After all, the Raptors are now far less effective than last year, and everyone is not optimistic that they can play an outstanding record this season. However, Nas has always been full of expectations for his team. He also has the confidence to take this raptor to create the impossible. Judging from the situation in this section of the game, Nas's confidence is even greater.
The starting lineup composed of experienced Lowry and Gasol, the impactful Siakam and Anunobi, and Van Fleet, who has turned into Jordan from time to time, is strong and will not be better than other in this league. The team is inferior. If Siakam grows quickly enough, the combat effectiveness of this lineup will be stronger. What's more, they also have Ibaka and Powell on the bench who can serve as starters. Nas will definitely not just want to take his team to play the role of a disruptor in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Of course, it is impossible for the Raptors to reach the finals as they did last year. Therefore, in this season, the duel between the Raptors and the Thunder is likely to be only two. Nas didn't want to wait for the Thunder to visit Toronto to avenge the revenge in last year's Finals. This time in Oklahoma, he is not going to continue to serve as a background for the Thunder.
Nass also saw the current problems with the Thunder, so he is confident of winning this game. Under such circumstances, the situation changed greatly during the second quarter.
In the first half of the game, the Thunder still took the initiative. Westbrook took Noel, Alexander, and others to keep pressing each other. If Ibaka and Powell hadn't stood up to resist the Thunder's offense, the Raptors would be even more difficult. But in the second half, when the main players of both sides played again, the Raptors gradually pulled back their disadvantages. The most outstanding performance is Siakam and Van Fleet two players.
In fact, Siakam has always played very well. After the "warm-up" in the first quarter, he was more open after coming up in the second quarter and played more confidently.
After Lowry brought the ball to the top of the arc, Gasol leaned over from the right elbow to help him block Westbrook. Lowry accelerated directly, caught the gap where Adams hadn't changed defense, and rushed to the penalty area quickly. Westbrook and Adams unanimously chose to double-team, but Lowry had been prepared. After two steps in, he passed the ball directly back to Gasol, who was pulled beyond the three-point line.
Such offensive coordination is no stranger to the Raptors and Thunder. Gasol Jr. nearly pulled the Thunder off the horse with his three-pointer a few months ago. But there is no way! Under the cover of Gasol, the Thunder have fallen behind in this offensive and defensive matchup~EbookFREE.me~ They can only limit the one with more chance to score.
However, Gasol did not throw the ball out. The Thunder's defense was very timely, and Robertson struck Gasol with a stride, holding his hands high, blocking the latter's shooting space. However, Gasol calmly hoisted the ball from Robertson's head. At the same time, Siakam rushed directly from close to the three-point line.
Once a player has been selected to double-team the opponent in the game, one is bound to be empty. Faced with Siakam who strode into the penalty area, the Thunder had nothing to do.
Boom!
This dunk is quite powerful, even the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans made a cry of surprise, but the players on the field were not affected. Adams sent the ball out for the first time, Westbrook held the ball and pushed it, like a lightning bolt across the court.
Unfortunately, under Siakam's interference, Westbrook did not score this goal.
After getting the rebound, the Raptors immediately entered a counterattack state. Siakam did not pass the ball to his teammates, but pushed the ball by himself. His speed is very fast, the pace is also big, a few steps from the backcourt to the top of the arc.
The Thunder came back quite quickly, and Westbrook and Anro followed Siakam. However, Siakam did not come up. When the two behind him surrounded him, he decisively passed the ball to Van Fleet, who was well positioned outside the right three-point line. After receiving the ball, Van Fleet made a decisive shot and made a hollow hit.
After the goal was scored, Siakam and Van Fleet had a passionate collision on the court. These two rounds completely brought out the momentum of the Raptors. Nas applauded the players on the court after Van Vleet dropped the ball. This is the game he wants to see.