Vol 3 Chapter 673: Late-range force

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During the intermission, An Luo and others were talking and laughing in the visiting team's locker room, and the atmosphere looked very good. They don't seem to feel anxious because of the current game situation. Of course, Donovan was still very calm.
"Guys, maybe we are not far behind, but what I want to say is that the situation we are facing right now is not so good!"
Donovan patted his tactical board vigorously, and then faced An Luo and others to analyze the problems in the first half of the game.
"Let me talk about defense first. Our defense is actually good, everyone is very active. However, we are always under the control of the other side, following the opponent's actions in defense, very passive. We need to be predictable and enter our own In the rhythm..."
The Thunder's defense is indeed very passive. Especially in the waves of attacks played by the Jazz, players such as Ingles, Bogdanovic, Mitchell, and O'Neal have all played a very strong offensive ability. So that the Thunder must spend a lot of energy in the game to mark these people. Coupled with frequent moves and screens, the Thunder players have also continued to run on the court. Originally, the Thunder are very good at infinitely changing defenses. However, in the case of a very good feel, the Jazz players did not give An Luo and others time to fill in. It's very defensive.
In addition to defense, Donovan also emphasized offense. The Jazz's defensive strategy is very simple, focus on limiting Anlow and Gallinari. Of course, this is a relatively extreme defensive tactic. Once the other Thunder players start to exert their strength, the situation of the game will change. But if other players can't perform well on the offensive end, that's another matter. Especially when Robertson is on the court, the Jazz's defense is easier.
"We need to play more decisively on the offensive end. Especially Danilo, you and Ann are our two sharpest arrows and the focus of the opponent's defense. When you hold the ball, your chance comes out. As long as you hold the ball. You open up the space, whether it is Russell or Ann, or someone else, will pass the ball to you. At this time, you must take a decisive shot. Once you hit this point, the opponent's defense will appear At that time, it was when we won the game."
Donovan was mainly admonishing Gallinari. He missed several opportunities in the first half and missed the best time to score. Although Donovan is not as extreme as D'Antoni and requires players to take a large number of shots outside the three-point line, as long as the players have the opportunity, especially the players with strong three-pointers like Anlo and Gallinari. , He still hopes the players can play more decisively.
Snyder was also making arrangements for his players during this time. As an experienced coach, Snyder will not feel stable just because his team has won by a few points in the half. He is very aware of the strengths and weaknesses of his team.
In fact, the Jazz's lineup has always been in doubt. Last season, they played a point guard who was not good at shooting, a second-year rookie who was still in the ups and downs, and a center who had no range at all or low technical skills, plus a range that could only reach the middle. Distance power forwards, looking at the league, there are not many teams worse than the Jazz. This season, the Jazz made some adjustments, but the real changes were not obvious. Due to the inability to open up the space better in the game, their style of play is quite classical. But with such a lineup, in this night's game, the mid-to-long range shots were so quasi-surprising that the Thunder couldn't limit them.
Snyder is worried about what the game will be like when the players' hands cool down.
Facts have proved that a person who is calm enough to consider issues is indeed very targeted. Donovan and Snyder, the two head coaches who came out of the NCAA, expected the second half of the game very accurately.
Under Donovan's arrangement, Gallinari showed more initiative on the offensive end. He first cut to the elbow area to score with a screen, then received a pass from An Luo during the counterattack, and decisively hit the ball outside the three-point line. Although Gallinari's shooting percentage quickly returned to a normal level, he couldn't hold back Westbrook and Anro desperately using his deterrent to create opportunities for Gallinari. It is precisely because of Gallinari's performance that the Jazz did not dare to target An Luo unscrupulously. When the defensive power weakened, An Luo directly entered the rhythm of continuous scoring.
The score was quickly tied by the Thunder, and then overtaken ~EbookFREE.me~ The Jazz players are really as Snyder expected. After the drop in shooting rate, they will find it difficult to score in the Thunder's unlimited defense system. Up. If they want to score a goal, they often need the players to pass the ball back and forth many times, and with the help of frequent screens and moves, the chance of scoring is pulled out. There is no way. When talent and space have problems, the players have to get tired and think of ways. Especially Gobert, he even envied Thunder's Noel. In his eyes, Noel is like the son of a landlord, standing under the basket with his mouth wide open, waiting for Westbrook and Anlow to feed the ball.
The entire third quarter was played in the rhythm of the Thunder. Anlo, Gallinari, Adams, Noel, Alexander, Diallo and other players who came off the bench all performed very well in this quarter.
The Jazz's defense is very tough, but just like the Thunder in the first half, there are too many points to end the game, plus there are two passers with very good passing ability on the field, no matter how good defense is to work.
Mitchell and O'Neal are the two best players of the Jazz in this season. When the shooting feel worsened, the two men began to rush into the Thunder's penalty area tragically and indefinitely, repeatedly hitting the basket. In this quarter of the game, Mitchell alone won 12 free throw opportunities. But no one thinks it is because of the home whistle, and even the Thunder players have not complained about the referee's whistle.
At the end of the third quarter, the score on the field became 92:85. The Thunder won the Jazz by 12 points in this quarter. The late Thunder seems to have mastered the initiative of the game. If the Jazz can't find their offensive state in the first half or make effective adjustments, this game will be very hanging for them.