Chapter 90:-for-tat (2)
No matter how good Jeff Van Gundy is, he doesn't have magic. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info To turn the team upside down in just three days, that's a fantasy!
But why did the Thunder play so well today? It's not for nothing that the Suns are on their side.
This summer, Mike D'Antoni, the decorated coach who led the Suns to a run-and-run storm, left the East Coast to play for the New York Knicks. After D'Antoni joined the Knicks, the Suns announced that Terry Porter, who was teaching the players tactics at the moment, had become the Suns' 13th coach.
The Suns had a 9-5 record before the Thunder, which isn't bad for a team like the Suns, but it's definitely not good. Careful fans can see that the Suns' offense doesn't seem to be as sharp as it used to be.
Although the absence of the big sharks will have some impact on the team, the root of the problem is Terry Porter!
Graham Potter, like Jeff van Gundy, is a more defensive-minded manager. However, as fans can see, the Suns are clearly a better team to attack!
"We did so poorly defensively in the first quarter! to allow a team on a 10-game losing streak to score so many points in the first quarter. Robin, I want you to be the No. 16 center defending the Thunder in the second quarter, and I want you to make sure his passing isn't so threatening!" But is it really okay for him to have a team that is known for attacking to focus on defense?
At the beginning of the second quarter, Anjie clearly felt the tremendous pressure from Robin Lopez. Lopez held his hands high and pressed them to himself, not leaving an inch. Anjie, who was completely blocked from view, did not dare to pass the ball rashly, so he had to return the ball to Westbrook.
Westbrook burst into the box against Nash's chicken-assisted defense, followed by a pull-up jumper that avoided Stoudemire's help and kept the ball in the middle of the game.
Although the Thunder scored this goal, it was completely a reflection of individual ability. The Oklahoma City fans were still cheering hoarsely for the goal, but Van Gundy, who saw the clue off the court, frowned. He immediately pulled the little notes out of his suit pocket, looking for a solution to the problem.
Anjie listened to Van Gundy, and this time when defending, he deliberately approached the three-second zone.
As soon as he turned around, Nash had already advanced rapidly.
Except for Nash, who temporarily stopped because he wanted to organize the offense, the rest of the Suns players were still running non-stop. It's just that compared to last season, the Suns' players' running seems to be a little messy now.
Suddenly, Nash passed the ball to Raga Bell, who ran outside the three-point line, and just as the veteran was about to finish his own offense, Bell made a quick ground-and-go pass to Stoudemire, who cut inside.
"The coach is right!" The Suns' tactics, from Nash's initiation to Stoudemire's catch, only happened in a flash of lightning. If An Jie still goes to the standing position according to the previous arrangement, then this time it will definitely be too late to make up for the forbidden area.
But after listening to Van Gundy's opinion, An Jie was outside the penalty area at this time! With such a close proximity to the penalty area, even Yao Ming, who was slow to move, could completely make up for it.
Stoudemire received the ball, but turned his head to find that An Jie was already waiting in the three-second zone!
"Why is it so fast!?" Stoudemire hesitated, should he continue to attack the frame, or give up the attack and pass the ball out?
Yao Ming pressed Stoudemire to become the champion that year, but in the rookie season, Stoudemire won the best rookie award in the competition with Yao Ming with his excellent performance. He has never been afraid of the Chinese, even Yao Ming. What's more, now this No. 16 is still a rookie who can't be compared with Yao Ming.
Stoudemire held the ball directly with both hands at An Jie, and jumped violently, he wanted to dunk on An Jie's head!
It is true that the current An Jie and Yao Ming cannot be compared, but he is a completely different player from Yao Ming. Stoudemire, don't think of all Chinese as the same.
An Jie's footsteps moved quickly, so he had already stood still in the three-second zone. However, in order to ensure that the referee would not miss the decision, An Jie decided to add a little bit of material to it.
Stoudemire flew to the highest point, only to find that Anjie had not taken off to block it. Why, this rookie has completely given up resistance!?
Stoudemire was very hard, so he knocked out Angel with a lot of force. However, Studemier didn't expect An Jie to be so strong! This physical contact made him very uncomfortable, so naturally he made him dunk the basketball away.
At the same time as the basketball was dunked, the referee also blew the whistle in his hand. Although Stoudemire was unwilling, at least he got two free throws.
Unexpectedly, when Stoudemire landed, he saw An Jie lying on the floor in pain, and the reporters around him frantically took these pictures. And the referee's gesture also made Stoudemire think he was dazzled, and the referee actually awarded an offensive foul!
"Ann is very smart in defense this time!" Mike Bryn, the old fritter, naturally saw the truth, but he didn't break it.
The big screen immediately gave a replay, and due to the coherent action of the dunk and the instinct to protect themselves from injury, most players will raise their knees slightly when dunking, and Stoudemire is no exception.
And the moment An Jie was touched by Stoudemire's knee on the screen, he suddenly leaned back exaggeratedly, and this scene made everyone gasp. The blow was certainly not small, but Stoudemire knew that his knee would never hit it so solidly!
"He's obviously faking a fall!" Stoudemire rushed to the referee with a stride, Nash knew his teammate's temper, he quickly crossed between the referee and the bully, and tried to push Stoudemire out.
"Don't pretend!" Stoudemire then vented his anger on Anjie, who was still lying on the ground.
Anjie ignored it and waited for Durant and Westbrook to pull him up. After An Jie got up, he bent over and gasped for a few breaths, as if he hadn't recovered from the violent impact.
"Shameless!" Stoudemire clenched his fists, he really wanted to go up and punch the lanky center. Xiaobawang didn't know that his calmness was slowly eroding.
Although Anjie once again used his superb acting skills to win the ball for the team, but after that, under Robin Lopez's close defense, Anjie could no longer organize a decent attack. In two consecutive rounds, the Thunder team returned to the rhythm that the offense could only rely on strong play, and the Thunder team failed to score again in these two rounds.
But fortunately, the Suns' offense has also fallen into a quagmire due to the Thunder's increased defensive intensity, so the Thunder did not lose their lead because of this.
As the Thunder once again headed for the Suns' hinterland, Jeff Van Gundy made a forward gesture at Angel from the sidelines. An Jie was suddenly overjoyed, although he was able to organize an attack, it was not An Jie's favorite style of play. Now that Van Gundy has given this order, he is completely liberated!
"There seems to be a problem with An Jie's organization, how is the Thunder team going to deal with the offense now?
Unexpectedly, the opponent began to defend against An Jie's organization, so Van Gundy asked An Jie to start attacking in the low post, completely disrupting the opponent's deployment!
Durant immediately understood his intention when he saw Anjie's position change, he was taller than Barnes, so Durant's basketball hanging to the restricted area was not intercepted by anyone.
"Is it finally started!?" Robin Lopez became focused, and he decided not to let go of any of Anjie's movements!
An Jie did not hit his back this time, but quickly turned towards the penalty area.
"Don't look down on people, is it so easy to break through?" Robin immediately moved, but he didn't notice that An Jie's pivot foot didn't move!
Seeing that Robin was fooled, An Jie immediately turned towards the bottom line, and it was still a little reluctant to break through, but the shooting space was more than enough.
An Jie jumped and shot, and Robin, who was a few beats slower, was completely unable to interfere effectively. An Jie's basketball went straight into the net, and Robin failed again.
Van Gundy waved his fist vigorously off the court, and An Jie was really practical in terms of tactical arrangement!
With Anjie being a threat both high and low, and with the offensive talent of Durant and Westbrook, Van Gundy doesn't feel like he needs to worry much about offense.
After that, Terry Porter didn't know whether to defend Anjie's high ball or low singles, and even the head coach had no countermeasures, and the entire Suns' defense became a mess.
Chaos war, that's exactly what Durant and Westbrook like. The Suns were completely blinded by the fickle Thunder throughout the second quarter, and the Suns lost their rhythm on the offensive end due to the wrong tactical arrangement. Before they knew it, they were fourteen points behind the Thunder!
It gave the Thunder a fourteen-point lead over the Suns, and it was only a half. Jeff Van Gundy, he really did it to magic!54-40, the Thunder ended the first half with a dominant advantage for the first time.
"Oh my God, do you believe this is a narrator's doing?" Mike Bryn's humorous compliment at halftime made the audience smile.
Just when Phoenix fans were hoping that their team could make a comeback in the second half, the Thunder gave them a slap in the face!
In one of the Suns' offensive plays, Stoudemire got another chance to attack the rim. However, this time An Jie did not fake a fall, but forcefully flew the basketball fan in Stoudemire's hand. This fan seems to have directly flipped the momentum of the Suns' counterattack.
It was a fact that the Suns didn't perform erratically in the third quarter, but the Thunder still carried out Van Gundy's arrangement unhurriedly. The Suns scored two more points than the Thunder in this quarter, but they still had to face a 12-point difference!
This time, Oklahoma City fans didn't leave the stadium early, and they haven't enjoyed it since the Thunder were founded.
However, the Thunder are still too young, and the psychological shortcomings of the young team can even overshadow the basketball itself. In the final quarter, the Suns' proud gorgeous basketball will not just bow to the Thunder, who have lost ten in a row!