Super Heavy Artillery

Celtic put their own slow hot habit to the extreme. By the end of the first half, they were 21 points behind!

At half-time, Donovan affirmed his players' excellent performance in the first half. But he didn't seem particularly relaxed. The reason is that Celtic are a very good team to turn the tables. In the past season, they played all the way to the Eastern Conference finals and won a lot of games in the second half.

However Donovan's caution did not let thunder's players raise much vigilance. This can be seen from the game in the third quarter. It took them two games to open the difference, and they were all chased back by the other side in a period of time.

At the beginning of the third quarter, both sides are the main force.

Celtic took the lead in attacking. Owen swung past Westbrook with a crossover just outside the right-hand three-point line at the top of the arc and headed for the basket. Adams and the nearest Paul George quickly wrapped up to stop each other's layup. But in that moment, Hayward seized the opportunity, a charge pulled to the bottom corner and ran out of position. Owen's vision is very good, he saw Hayward at a glance, so in his own opportunity is not very good, in the next moment of the lay up, the basketball bypassed Adams to Hayward. The latter catches the ball and throws it before Westbrook pours.

"Shua!"

The ball is in! This goal Hayward's position is very good, Owen's breakthrough points are also very good. Careful observation, the Celtic attack has obviously changed. When Owen launches the breakthrough, Celtic's outside line is able to attack. It seems that giving the ball to Tatum or Jay Brown is a better option than Owen's breakthrough. After all, both ANLO and Robertson have enough space for their defenders to shoot. Their strategy in the first half was to prevent outbursts rather than shots.

It's worth mentioning that Hayward's three-point shot was the Celtic's first three-point shot of the night. Throughout the first half, their three-point shot was 12-for-0! Hayward himself is a three shot zero!

Of course, thunder defense disconnection is also a very important reason. In the first half, they didn't come out of position. After wesbrook was defeated by Owen, he didn't chase him to the basket. Because Paul George and Adams made it up. He became a spectator near the free throw line. When he found out what Hayward was doing, it was too late. After the goal, he also raised his right hand to indicate that he had failed to defend the ball.

But Westbrook doesn't think it's a big problem. Whether he thinks so, even Anluo and others think so. After all, I'm 18 points ahead! A three-point goal doesn't change much. But then, they were dumbfounded.

Westbrook attacks with the ball. He made it to the inside almost the same way Owen did. The latter was not shaken away, but Westbrook beat him off in his own rhythm. Speed up, stop suddenly, accelerate again, then change direction slightly. After Westbrook shakes off Owen, he throws the ball to the backboard against hofford. He also wanted to break the ball, but from the beginning to the end, neither ANLO nor Paul George was able to get a good position. Robson has a chance, but to stand outside the three-point line Robertson, Westbrook felt better than himself.

But he didn't make it himself. Hayward grabbed the defensive rebound and pushed himself out of the three-point line. Back on defense, Paul George came a little closer to Hayward, but still didn't stick up the defense. After all, their defensive strategy worked well in the first half.

Hayward held the ball to a meter away from the top of the arc. Seeing that Paul George didn't stick it up, he pulled it up and threw it. Paul George, however, was prepared to jump on it at the first time and made a great disturbance to Hayward.

However, the goal was scored!

Celtic attack and the first half compared with no change, is still in the outside line shot! Owen or Jay brown or Tatum's breakthrough, a lot of times are also in the outside for the offensive opportunities. But compared with the first half how to shoot how not to enter, the Celtic people in the third quarter, the feeling is surprisingly good. After Hayward scored two three-point goals in a row, the others followed. Owen, Tatum and even hofford scored three points. Jay Brown is still not very good, but the replacement smart made up for that.

Donovan called two pauses in this section, but it didn't help. Celtic's feeling together, the entire team in last year's East game that desperate strength also returned. In particular, the substitutes of smart, Morris and Baines, these three guys brought the Celtic's iron and blood defense back. Under that kind of defense, thunder's interior attack almost paralyzed. Although ANLO and Paul George are barely able to maintain their normal form outside the three-point line, they are still less efficient than Celtic.

In fact, by the time Donovan called a pause for the first time, the thunder players realized the seriousness of the problem. Donovan also adjusted his team's defensive strategy in time. After the players returned to the field, they strengthened their defense on the outside. This adjustment is effective, Celtic outside the three-point line to get a lot less chance to get a shot. But there is also an all-star player in the other side's interior. Although he likes to float outside the three-point line more and more, he still has the ability to attack inside. Celtic can still score.The situation suddenly fell to Celtic, the rapid change, so that thunder measures can not prevent. Even if we all know Celtic will launch a counterattack in the second half, but it is so strong that we did not expect. After all, since the start of the season, they seem to have lost the kind of Jedi ability and spirit they had last season.

In the final analysis, the problem still lies in thunder itself. The carelessness at the beginning allowed Hayward to find the state to open up, and their defense did not adjust in the first time, giving the Celtics other players a chance. But these are secondary, the most important thing is, thunder side of the hand has become extremely bad. In Donovan's adjustment, the thunder team's tactics played well. Under the continuous cover and running, I got a lot of opportunities. However, when the opportunity comes out, what can I do if I can't make it?

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