Zhou Xuan had 3 points and 4 assists, and the game had just started three minutes. According to this scoring efficiency, I am afraid that the Knicks will have to score 40+ in a single quarter, and the Thunder will have to surrender the gun at halftime. The Knicks' three-point firepower has been fierce in the playoffs, and they opened again today.

The Knicks' defensive formation was more wide, and Durant couldn't easily get a three-point opportunity. Sephorosa is not vacant and will not shoot, and now that the opponent is following closely, he will not dare to shoot. The Knicks switch defenses immediately after the pick-and-roll, and there will be no obvious gaps. Coach Brooks knows that what is needed is a breakaway, whether it's a breakaway score or a breakaway shot. But just two rounds have exposed a problem, and the Thunder's best person at breaking through is Westbrook, the point guard. He bursts in and if he misses a shot, the outside is misplaced.

After the timeout, Brooks had no bottom in his heart, no matter how he arranged the tactics, there would be loopholes, and the Thunder was a team with holes, but they had suppressed the opponent offensively before, and it didn't show it.

Entering the playoffs, many people say that Zhou Xuan has scored less, especially the number of breakthroughs, and he is not as good as Jamison and Gallinari, in fact, this is Zhou Xuan's cleverness, if he is not completely sure, he will not break through to the basket, his teammates will miss the shot, he can delay and quickly return to the defense to prevent the fast attack, Jamison and Gallinari only need to come back one is enough. The Knicks have a clearer division of labor, which is typical team basketball.

There were no substitutions for either side at the end of the timeout. The Thunder attacked two insiders, one inside and one outside, and Perkins didn't go out under the basket. This is a good arrangement, even if Perkins pulls out to cover, he will be released in a high position.

Chandler switched to Durant, who split the ball to Perkins in the low post and let him single Gallinari.

Gallinari suddenly fell into an embarrassing situation, unable to bear his 208CM height, and was wiped into the basket by Perkins with a turn, and scored on the board. 13 to 6.

On the offensive end, Perkins doesn't have a strong desire to ask for the ball, and occasionally he will get stuck on the ball, and his main attack is to turn around and throw the ball high with a slightly stiff turn. Although he doesn't protect the ball enough when attacking, his turning speed is completely out of proportion to his size, and he sometimes knows how to use his body to cover the ball skillfully. Therefore, as long as he is allowed to squeeze into the 3-second zone, the shooting is still relatively reliable.

Zhou Xuan shouted: "Change the defense in the next round, Tyson is under the basket." ”

The teammates immediately knew that if Durant didn't attack and Chandler defended it again, he would pick up sesame seeds and throw watermelons, and the rest of the Thunder might attack under the basket. Although the Thunder's low-post offense is usually symbolic of a few shots, it is not ruled out that Perkins may be ruthless. In the first two games, his role was weakened, and he held back his strength.

Zhou Xuan blocked and demolished again, but the object was still Chandler.

Chandler can't get past Perkins in the low post, and if he doesn't pull out to cover, Perkins can push him out of the box. Out of the pick-and-roll, Perkins must also guard the basket. Either to change the defense of Zhou Xuan, or to go with Gallinari in the bottom corner.

This time Perkins came out to change Zhou Xuan, the first two games have proved that he can't defend Gallinari, and the Italian can jump even if he doesn't shoot directly and shakes out a step of space.

Westbrook immediately chased in the direction of Zhou Xuan. If you don't chase it, Perkins is the last barrier. The two formed a bag clip.

Zhou Xuan continued to dribble under his crotch and handed his right hand, took a step towards the middle, attracted Westbrook and then changed direction to the baseline. At this point, Chandler turned and cut under the basket.

Perkins hurriedly retreated to the inside line, Zhou Xuan advanced towards him, Perkins took a step back, and Zhou Xuan took a step closer. By this year, when Jordan was misplaced and attacked, Zhou Xuan had already practiced the method of bringing it to people. Perkins was in a dilemma and couldn't get Chandler out of the box in time to get him deep into the basket.

Zhou Xuan took two steps with the ball, did not go to the basket, and handed the ball to Chandler in the middle from close range. Chandler jumped up with all his strength when he received the ball, forced Perkins to force a shot under the basket, and scored with a layup. 15 to 6.

The Thunder attacked, and Durant got rid of Leonard by blocking and picking up against Gallinari. He leaned back and turned to the baseline, and at the same time used the "big loop", raising the ball with both hands and hitting the opponent's arm.

It's a shameless trick and it's very practical. If you don't have an experienced defender, you can get hit. Zhou Xuan also likes to use this for fouls. But compared to Durant's long and exaggerated arms, Zhou Xuan's power is limited, and the number of free throws still can't be compared with Durant.

Gallinari was tricked into a foul, Durant missed the ball and hit both free throws from the free throw line. 15 to 8.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan brought to the frontcourt to Leonard, and Gallinari got rid of Westbrook without the ball.

Leonard passed to the middle, and Westbrook didn't dare to chase Zhou Xuan. On the bottom line, Zhou Xuan and Chandler made another off-ball cover and ran to the bottom right corner.

This is the weak side, Ibaka is blocked solidly, and only Perkins can defend it. Gallinari passed the ball to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan turned around and shook it for a moment, quickly moved sideways and pulled a step away from Perkins, and sent the ball to the basket with both hands.

Chandler got to the basket after the screen, leaned on Ibaka to catch the ball, turned to the right, and hit the board with both hands to shoot the basketball. 17 to 8.

Chandler scored four points in a row. The Thunder, who have always been known for their good defense on the inside, are tight. The two interior roles of the Thunder complement each other, but they can't be replaced. This has similarities with the Knicks' two interior lines. Ibaka is skinny, he's been to the dunk contest and plays with explosiveness and bounce. HE IS NOT GOOD AT FIGHTING PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE, AND IS ONLY 208CM TALL. Chandler squeezed him under the basket to shoot, and he couldn't cover it.

It is precisely because of his thin body and the general weakness of the defense line that Ibaka can only play as a substitute for the Gasol brothers in the Spanish national team.

That's when Barkley started to make a lot of nonsense, and someone was going to be unlucky. He said: "I said in an interview that Perkins' $8 million contract would be the Thunder's first garbage contract, at least until the current series, and whether it's looking at live games or stats, Perkins' role is very single. There are always people who seem to be very knowledgeable and say that Perkins's contribution is invisible, and it would be funny to say too much, right? Now the Thunder are so far behind at home, mainly because the outside defense is unfavorable and the interior defense is too slow. I really don't see Perkins playing defensively. He averaged only 3 rebounds per game in the first two games, is that what the starting center does? And he looked very confused in the attack, and he didn't know where to stand or what to do. ”

Smith laughed: "If Pekovic were still on the Knicks, maybe the Thunder would be glad they had Perkins." It's a pity that the Knicks won't be able to attack with the ball in the low post right now. Chandler's offense is also to receive passes directly under the basket. Blue-collar players are not blue-collar players if they have Zhou Xuan's pass. ”

CCTV5 is also talking about Chandler's play, he is like two compared to when he was in the Bobcats, and he can average two double-doubles per game, as if he is back in the peak of the Hornets. From this point it is enough to see the importance of an organizational defender. Playing next to Felton and Augustine is completely different from playing next to Zhou Xuan and Paul.

The Thunder's offense still relies on stars. Westbrook and Durant are amazingly strong, but the Knicks are resolutely single-defense, not to be trapped. The two also wanted to share the ball, but unfortunately they didn't have the ability to hold the ball when they passed it to Sephorosa, Ibaka and others, and they passed it back to them after two dribbles at most.

"Magic" Johnson said: "The Knicks seem to have been laying out, and since entering the playoffs, Zhou Xuan has reduced his individual scores, just shooting while ensuring efficiency." He passed the ball to his teammates to create opportunities and went into the playoffs, where he averaged 11 per game. An astonishing performance of 7 assists. Teammates have become accustomed to multi-point blooming offenses, and dare to shoot when they receive the ball. On the other hand, the Thunder have always played the same way, mainly relying on three people to score, and Ibaka's 20 points is an extra gain. And he usually doesn't take more than ten shots. Now the Knicks guard role players, who are used to shooting in open positions and simply don't have the confidence to shoot when someone is interfering. ”

Van Gundy said: "Among the point guards in the league, Zhou Xuan is already recognized as the number one, and Westbrook is a little worse than him after all, just in terms of organization. ”

Wei Shao also wanted to send more assists, but in the end he could only pass the ball to Durant, or go on his own. The Knicks are determined not to contain them, and for interior defense and breakthrough defense, the Knicks are outstanding. Wei Shao is not good at finding space as a pass, and he can't attract the bag, so he has to go out to score.

After playing for 5 minutes, Brooks saw that the difference remained at about 10 points, and replaced James Harden, intending to strengthen the offense and save the decline. Sephorosa didn't contribute much on the defensive end either.

The Knicks immediately chose to make a substitution, with veteran Andre Miller coming on and replacing Matthews to play a two-guard role. When he got on the court, Miller said to Zhou Xuan: "The coach asked you to defend against Harden. ”

"Understood."

Zhou Xuan thinks this is an easy job, Harden usually plays on the perimeter and waits for three points, and will not have too many balls.

Sure enough, the Thunder still let Westbrook block and dismantle, Durant singled out, and Harden's task was not only to wait for three points, but also to wait for the two stars to be tightly guarded and split the ball for a second time, or to attack when there was not much time.

Westbrook didn't score a layup after blocking and dismantling, Chandler won the rebound, and Zhou Xuan went on a fast break. As soon as Miller came on, he turned into a shooting guard.

Miller took the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to the frontcourt, and Harden used a gambling steal as soon as he got on the court, trying to go around the forward blocking passing route. Helplessly, Miller has a lot of experience, and he can see him through when he looks at the position, and just when he passes to a place where Harden can't reach, Zhou Xuan takes the ball and turns around and bursts into the basket, and makes an easy layup, scoring the 5th point of his life.

In the next round, Miller directly blocked and dismantled Gallinari in the high post, attracting Ibaka's defense and distributing it to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan grasped the timing just right on the bottom line, and Chandler got rid of Westbrook without the ball, and scored a backhand basketbasket after receiving the ball, scoring his 7th personal point.

At 8 minutes, the Knicks made an unexpected substitution, and Beverley replaced Zhou Xuan......