Chapter 250: Strategy Wins

"The Nuggets' interior is completely dumb, Kenyon. Martin ate two big Ibaka in 3 minutes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info It turns out that athleticism alone wasn't enough to make the Thunder's interior defense collapse. It's time for someone to step up and take responsibility, Anthony or J.R. or Billups. Whoever it is, I think the Nuggets will once again focus on the perimeter. "Mike. Brin analyzed it head-on, although from the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets' outside line was also very limited, but in terms of individual ability, the Nuggets only have outside players, and they can tear a crack under such defense.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the pressure on Anjie and Morris was significantly less. Nene and Martin are less aggressive, but on the other hand, Durant and Sephorosa, are not so easy.

J.R. Smith's getaway was more changeable and quicker. Dantley's off-ball pick-and-roll for Anthony is also more complex and varied. The acting Nuggets coach did everything he could to create offensive opportunities for the two.

The effect of this adjustment is evident for the Nuggets, who have always been the same team that reached the Western Conference Finals last year. If they don't even have this ability to chase points, then what are they going to do against the Lakers.

"Cameron. Anthony borrowed Martin's pick-and-roll breakaway and caused another foul on Morris. Anthony stepped to the free-throw line for the second time today. "Now, the entire Nuggets team is fully implementing Dantley's set-up. Anthony desperately hit the inside, although he couldn't score directly, but free throws were the easiest and most effective way to score.

"Damn, I didn't even touch him!" Morris immediately turned around and complained to the referee that Anthony's shooting percentage was not good today, but the free throws still made him easily score a lot of points.

The referee ignored Morris's complaints, but motioned for everyone to hurry up and stand in position.

"Fuck! Are you deaf!? ”

"Hey, come here!" Hearing Morris spit out dirty words in his mouth, Anjie immediately hugged Morris and pulled it away. The referee glared at Morris, this time he showed mercy, and if there was a next time, a technical foul would have been inevitable.

"Shit's penalty." Morris reluctantly stood next to the basket and watched Anthony once again easily score two points.

However, just one round later, the shrill whistle sounded again. This time, the fouler turned into Durant.

Durant wasn't as grumpy as Morris and didn't go to the referee to complain. But it can be seen from his expression that he is very unhappy!

"There was really no foul on the ball, and KD didn't infringe on his cylinder at all when Anthony shot." Van Gundy couldn't stand it anymore and kept nagging in the referee's ear. These balls are the kind of balls that can be blown or not, but the referee was aware of it today and did not let go of any foul action.

Again, Anthony was at the free-throw line again. His free throws were surprisingly good today, six free throws, all of which were hit!

"With 12 points, Anthony has only made 3 of 13 shots so far. But thanks to free throws, he still scored 12 points before halftime! ”

Fortunately, Durant responds immediately every time the team drops a point. He, along with Anthony, also completely dominated the game in the second quarter.

The two top three scorers fought each other, and the neutral fans were addicted to watching it. And fans of the Nuggets and Thunder don't want the game to go on like this. The more anxious the score, the more anxious the fans of these two teams become.

Kevin. Durant forced a dunk! Beautiful individual attack, Anjie's passing was just right. ”

"Cameron. Anthony goes to the basket against Ann's defense and the ball goes in! Maybe only the top three scorers can score like this in front of Ann. ”

In the second quarter of the game, the curtain came down in the battle between Durant and Anthony. Both men had less than three minutes of rest in the second quarter, and the ball was almost always in the hands of both of them except for those few minutes.

Anthony scored 18 points in the half, and Durant scored 23 points in the half. The total score of the two sides was also very high, 66-61, and the Thunder still maintained a five-point lead under Durant's crazy attack.

"It's horrible, both of them are horrible in their ability to score. All of them were reduced to supporting roles under the strong performance of these two small forwards. I think the second half will be more exciting. "The playoffs are a stage for people to make a name for themselves, and Durant and Anthony shine on this stage.

The second half of the game began quickly with the cheers of the fans at Pepsi Center, but after a few rounds, the hearts of the Thunder fans were tugging.

Anthony is still scoring like crazy as always, and even if he can't hit directly, he can continue to cause damage. Durant, on the other hand, failed to respond as quickly as he did in the first half. Three consecutive missed shots, and that's the only result Durant has had so far in the second half.

Anthony's sudden tightness of defense was the biggest reason for this situation. People have been criticizing Anthony's defense for not being good enough, but in fact, it can only be said that this guy doesn't like to defend, or doesn't pay attention to defense, so he will give others the impression that he "can't defend". With Anthony's physicality, as long as he riskes his life to defend, the opponent will also die an ugly death.

The reason why Anthony doesn't like to defend is because after wasting too much energy on the defensive end, the offensive end itself will be affected, resulting in the offense not being able to open.

But now, if he continues to let Durant attack, then with his poor hand today, it will be difficult for him to match Durant on the offensive end. Only by increasing the defensive intensity can the Nuggets take the lead in one go.

Durant didn't expect Anthony to improve his defensive intensity, but Durant is not the kind of Westbrook who "admits death". He can't play on his own, and he's willing to share the ball with his teammates. The Thunder can get to where they are today, not because of him as a Durant.

"This kid is getting more and more mature." Van Gundy originally wanted to call a timeout to rearrange the offensive focus, but before he could say it here, Durant gave up the ball himself.

Anthony is still staring at Durant intently, and Durant is still sparing no effort to run. But before Durant could receive the ball, Anthony heard the sound of the Nets tumbling behind him.

"What!?" Anthony turned his head in shock to see that Sephorosa's shooting posture had not yet been retracted, and just now, the Swiss easily got an open shot and hit a three-pointer.

This is the first time that the Thunder have a shot from someone other than Durant in the third quarter, but this first shot allowed the Thunder to break the scoring drought.

It's normal for a player to score a goal. The Nuggets players and coaches were unimpressed, and they still focused too much on Durant.

Durant caught the ball again, and everyone tensed. The Nuggets have fully invested in defending Durant, but the focus on others is not as high.

When An Jie cut in from Nene's side, Nene didn't even have too many scruples about An Jie. It wasn't until Durant suddenly hit the ground and passed that the Brazilians realized that something was wrong. But by the time he reacted, it was already too late.

"Bang!" Nene had just turned around when she found Angel hanging from the basket.

It's messed up, and the Nuggets' defense is completely disrupted. When Durant started passing, when everyone on the Thunder team could score, no matter how focused Anthony was, it didn't help.

At this point, Dantley should call a timeout and rearrange the defensive strategy. However, he didn't do that, and he believes that Van Gundy didn't call a timeout, which means that the Thunder's offensive strategy has not changed. Anjie and Seferosa were able to score goals, but it was just a fortuitous incident.

Once or twice is indeed an accident, but when Anjie began to play one-on-one singles with Nene on the inside, Dantley found that the players of the Thunder team themselves had already invisibly changed their offensive strategies! And Van Gundy also acquiesced in this change and did not call a timeout!

Danteley wants to rearrange it now, and he can only make a move when An Jie completes this attack.

In the first half, Nene, who was full of physical strength, beat Anjie to the north, and now Anjie fell to a low position to one-on-one with Nene, and then Nene and a pot were gone.

Nene weighs two kilograms less than Anjedu, and is eight centimeters shorter. Strength? Anjie has never been afraid to fight with others!

Anjie, who was pushed into the box in two steps, began to move, and the Brazilian became nervous, and now the whole league knew that Anjie's footsteps were taught by Olajuwon himself. And Olajuwon has also said in public more than once that An Jie is the closest student to him.

Nene saw An Jie's footsteps start to move, and immediately followed.

An Jie first turned inward and a half, and saw that there was no space, so he turned back again, ready to retreat and jump shot.

Seeing that Nene was still clinging to him, An Jie immediately turned in from the direction of the bottom line. After this series of steps, Nene could no longer keep up with Anjie's movements.

Chris. Anderson was stuck behind Morris, and Angel passed Nene with his foot, which was equivalent to crossing the Nuggets' last barrier.

Gently brushed past the Brazilian, and the soft touch of the basket was successful. It's hard for you to imagine that the players who completed this series of actions, and the first half of the dunk Kenyon. Martin's is the same person!

"What else can I say, Ann is one of the most versatile centers in the league, I'm tired of saying this myself!" For Anjie to score on Nene's head with ease, Mike. Brin didn't feel the slightest bit of surprise.

After Anjie's goal, Dantley called a timeout "belatedly". However, when he had just finished arranging the defensive tactics against Anjie, Van Gundy took Anjie down, Westbrook is the real offensive core of Van Gundy now!

Van Gundy's move undoubtedly made Dantley's arrangement completely in vain. Compared to Van Gundy, Dantley is really too tender.

Van Gundy's on-the-spot command was not very good in the entire league. Dantley, however, was tricked by Van Gundy's on-the-spot command.

was also born as an assistant coach, but the gap between the two is very huge.

Westbrook's offense has made it difficult for the Nuggets to resist, and like Anthony, he, like Anthony, can draw a foul to the free throw line, even if he can't score directly.

Dantley's arrangement is completely useless, and Anjie is watching the game lightly from the bench at the moment.

When the third quarter was about to end, AnJie reappeared with Durant.

Dantley once again focused on Durant, but now, Van Gundy let Anjie attack on his own.

Anjie beat Petro, who was once his substitute, to a temperless one, and "Birdman" Anderson was also unable to "fly" under Ibaka's defense.

While Anthony and Billups were still able to score, the Nuggets were still at a disadvantage due to Dantley's poor defensive setup.

88-82, the Thunder took the advantage into the fourth quarter. Moreover, this was achieved with Durant completely dumb.

"Coach Dantley has to make the right choices to have the Nuggets come back in the fourth quarter!"

However, will the spicy Van Gundy get Dantley's wish? Take a win away at Pepsi Center, that's Van Gundy's goal today!

In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets will not have it easier than the first three quarters.