Super Heavy Artillery

At this time Donovan finally understood Popovich's intention. In fact, the purpose of the Spurs is clear.

The first is to take advantage of Robertson's relatively weak independent attack ability and weak long-range shot grasp. He is regarded as an offensive point that can be "despised". Aldrich can misplace him and allocate more energy to cover Westbrook.

Packing Westbrook is another purpose of the Spurs. They've been pushing Westbrook to give up the ball and let his teammates decide the game.

Once the basketball is in the hands of others, with the help of the Spurs' inside and outside defense, they try to drive thunder's players to the basket and let them attack Gasol, who always stands in the forbidden area. Then use Gasol's long arms to disrupt and interfere with every impact.

In the thunder's lineup, except Robertson, there is no second person who can limit Leonard. Once he is replaced, Leonard will become a tiger out of the cage, tearing up the thunder.

Popovich's move can be regarded as hitting the thunder seven inches above. According to their strategy, Westbrook is not able to play his best.

Last game, although Westbrook only got 20 points, but sent out 14 assists. He frequently used the advantage of small play and big movement to tear the Spurs defense, creating a lot of open shot opportunities for the outside team-mates. In the whole game, they made a total of 18 three points. In this rhythm of attack, they scored 125 points.

But this game, under the Spurs' new defensive strategy, they can't complete the attack in their own comfortable way.

Seeing that the situation is not right, Donovan will send Anluo on the field and replace oladibo. The other side didn't want to let his outside attack come out, but he didn't believe it.

Wesbrook, Adams and anlow's pick and roll cooperation has improved the situation of thunder's complete passivity. However, with Aldrich, a big man who can be wrapped up at any time, it is difficult to throw basketball even if it is passed to Anluo.

The game was almost a remake of the first game, but the roles of the two sides were changed. Thunder became the passive side and by the end of the first half, they were 15 points behind the Spurs. It's still the thunder that stuck to his defense and limited Leonard. Otherwise, they will fall further behind.

But if you can't find an effective way to break the defense of the other side, this situation is only a chronic death for thunder. Their attack never came out. If Adams hadn't used his footwork and body to beat Gasol for some points under the "care" of Westbrook, they would have stopped by now and were ready to return to Oklahoma City to study the next game.

In fact, the problem is obvious now. Either maintain the status quo and see if the other side can stick to such high-intensity defense in the second half. Or take Robson off and replace him with oladilbo. The advantage of doing this is to increase the impact of their own field, not to give Aldrich a chance to empty himself. Release Westbrook and anlow, thunder attack can be improved.

But in that case, the defense against Leonard has to be sacrificed. In the first half, under Robertson's defense, Leonard only got 9 points. This kind of defensive effect is very successful. It is impossible for anyone else in Oklahoma to do it.

Donovan has to break up!

At half-time, thunder's players all looked very low. There is a huge contrast between the easy victory of the last game and the hard response of this one. And there was only one day between them.

Westbrook, too, looked like a defeated rooster, clasped his head and said nothing. In the first half, he was not able to stand up and lead the team out of trouble. Under Leonard's death, his shooting percentage is not high. It is to be able to use the advantage of speed to get rid of the other side, but suddenly to the low position, facing the big Gasol and Aldrich, these two masters, and everywhere constrained.

He didn't do a good job connecting his teammates. In addition to give Adams to the basket to drop the ball a little smoother, after all, the opponent's height and arms are there. Other people, pass a few times, no effect, he came on his own.

"Hey! Guys! We can't always be like this, we have to fight to clear God. With 24 minutes to play, it's not our style to admit defeat in advance Donovan finally came out. "We're only 15 points behind," he said to his players! We used to be so much behind that we all won. We have the ability to win every game

Speaking of this, he looked at Westbrook and asked, "Russell, we can win! Is that right? "

In fact, these words are meaningless. But at this time, someone has to stand up and do something. Otherwise the dressing room would be too embarrassing.

Donovan finally made up his mind in the second half of the line-up. He pulled Robertson down and put Westbrook, oladibo and ANLO on the field. It also means that he has completely sacrificed his defense against Leonard to fight against each other.Sure enough, it worked.

Thunder's lineup has no point which can be emptied, Aldrich also has no need to defend. Everything is back to the most primitive confrontation.

Once again, Westbrook returned to his most familiar rhythm. He constantly through his own breakthrough to tear the Spurs defense, for other players to create opportunities.

ANLO was happy, too. He was finally able to contribute to the team on the offensive side. Denny Green's defense is very strong, but ANLO only needs a pick and roll to get space. After all, it's a lot easier without Aldrich, who's always around to get his bags ready.

However, thunder in the end still failed to turn the situation around and win the game.

Leonard, who lost Robertson's defense, changed the slump in the first half. Three point long shot, jump shot, break layup, he is really like a tiger out of the cage, will thunder bite to death.

In the end, thunder lost the second game. Despite their fierce resistance in the second half, they failed to turn the situation around. Popovich found the shortcomings in the thunder lineup, and made a targeted arrangement to occupy the initiative on the field.

In a series of games, the coaches of both sides are like two chess players, arranging their troops and adapting to circumstances. Donovan was one move short of the game.

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