The Knicks won two home games, reminiscent of the 2009 Finals.

At that time, the Warriors had Randolph on the inside, and Marion made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position to play small-ball tactics and swept the Magic. The Warriors roster is no better than the current Knicks. Mainly defensively, Chandler is much better defensively than Randolph, has other players who can score, and has a lot of experience as a veteran. In addition, Zhou Xuan is stronger than when he was with the Warriors.

Under the tandem of Zhou Xuan, the Knicks scored double-doubles with all five members of the team. Gallinari scored 25 points and hit three three-pointers for the second straight game. Jamison dropped a bit and also had 14 points and five rebounds. Anderson also hit three three-pointers to finish with 13 points. Chandler had 12 points, 13 rebounds and three assists.

Chandler is not a simple blue-collar against the Thunder, he has a height advantage, the strongest rebounding, and can receive passes when he cuts. He is confident of a double-double in the finals. The only regret is that he signed a four-year contract with Bobcat ahead of schedule, otherwise he could have earned a bigger contract based on his performance this year. But if he doesn't renew his contract with Bobcats, he may not have a chance to join the Knicks.

On the Thunder side, Durant had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Westbrook had 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. The two combined to score 58 points and still couldn't win, which was a serious blow to morale. What's even more demoralizing is that Harden continues to be sluggish, and the best sixth man is not performing as well as the Knicks' bench group.

Harden seems to be a man who can't see big scenes, and his performance in the regular season is like two people. There were fans who analyzed that if the Thunder wanted to break up, it would be wisest to keep Harden and send Westbrook away. Harden is young and has potential, while Westbrook has a higher trade value. Now this argument is untenable, whether it is offensive or defensive, Westbrook is superior.

All the media are unanimously optimistic about the Knicks, only the Oklahoma City media is still stubborn, believing that "the Thunder can beat the Spurs after falling behind 0-2, and it is possible to win the Knicks." ”

Most fans are optimistic about the Knicks, only some "Xuanhei" are clamoring for a shrinking season championship with low gold content, and Thunder fans are also looking forward to Durant's return to the home court to break out.

The Knicks coaching staff held a meeting to focus on how to strengthen the defense of the Thunder stars.

Zhou Xuan also attended the meeting, which was arranged by Mu Lin, and the uniform team trusted him very much. Some experienced veterans will have this kind of treatment, as assistant coaches of the team to develop, like Kidd and Fisher. Zhou Xuan has been able to discuss tactics in his fourth season, which is probably a record in NBA history, but no one counts it.

After Ma Long finished talking about the defensive system, it was Zhou Xuan's turn to speak.

D'Antoni smiled: "Data analyst, do you have any experience from watching the first two games?" ”

"The experience is that Durant, this guy is really good." Zhou Xuan smiled: "It's not impossible to deal with him, it's difficult to defend one-on-one." ”

"Can't prevent it one-on-one? Didn't we win these two games? Woodson asked.

Defensively, Zhou Xuan mainly analyzes from data. The scouting team, led by Richmond, was very comprehensive in his collection of data. Mainly the shooting percentage against a certain defender; the number of fouls committed by defensive players; the number of errors; The number of opposing rounds is four.

Zhou Xuan said: "Let's talk about Sean (Battier's) defense against Durant first. The pair played a total of 61 rounds, and Durant shot 58 from the field. 2%, Sean made a total of 2 turnovers. This efficiency is much higher than the regular season stats, so he doesn't defend well. Durant has a height advantage and is not too afraid of being blindfolded. ”

Woodson nodded.

Zhou Xuan continued: "Danilo (Gallinari) and Durant are second only to Sean in the number of matchups, and his shooting percentage is even more exaggerated, 62. 5%, only one turnover, and it's clear that none of them are fit to defend. Coy [Leonard] was the lowest, with 50 percent on the field, and I think it was his close-quarters interference with the catch and the speed of the traverse that played a role, but the 50 percent shooting was horrible enough. ”

Malone smiled: "You kid are kidding, right? How can Durant's shooting percentage be so high? That's more than 55% on average. ”

Zhou Xuan smiled, and then said: "This is the conclusion I came to after watching the video, the best way to prevent Durant is not the three main defenders we arranged, but others. ”

"Others?" Malone was stunned when he heard this, he is a famous defensive assistant coach, and he has never heard of this statement.

Zhou Xuan said: "In the face of the help defense, Durant only made 4 of 11 shots and made 4 turnovers. The interior assistant is generally Tyson (Chandler), and when Durant breaks into the interior, Tyson can often be the first to stand on his breakthrough line and interfere. So, I think Tyson is the best person to defend Durant, and I recommend going off the court and starting to guard the outside threes instead of compressing the defense. ”

"They're on the inside, and it's a bit bad for us." D'Antoni said.

Zhou Xuan said: "That has to be opened, even if there is only one person under the basket, I don't think Perkins can score more than 20 points." And limit Durant to 20 points, and we're sure to win. ”

Malone thought for a moment and agreed. "I think it's going to work, and having Durant burst in and shoot two points and still have to deal with the big guys. What if it was Westbrook who broke through? ”

"Danilo or Antoine go up to defend him, he is a point guard, his own scoring is not terrible, the Thunder's tactics are simple, he will only fall into a single situation if he scores high, and then the media will say that he will prevent Durant. Public opinion will also put pressure on him, and he can't attack all the time. Durant is more efficient than him, and the two always have to make a trade-off. On the outside, I suggested going to Cowie, and although he was inexperienced, it did depress Durant's shooting percentage and better prevent him from receiving the ball. ”

D'Antoni asked, "What about Sean?" Let him be a substitute? ”

It's not like the manager saying it anymore, but it's a good thing, he knows how to brainstorm ideas and not dictate himself. Coaches who don't listen to opinions are afraid that they will never win the championship.

Zhou Xuan said: "Durant is no longer a rookie who was killed by Artest and Marion, he is not afraid of not being able to receive the ball, and he will take the ball high and hit it high with one move, Sean is difficult to break, let him be a pitcher off the bench." ”

D'Antoni nodded, sounding good. Pitchers are also needed in the second quarter. He paused for a moment, and then said: "Zhou, I want you to rest for a while in the first quarter, play early in the second quarter, or bring a substitute without resting, you have no problem with physical strength, right?" ”

"Absolutely. It can also disrupt their rhythm. ”

"I'm going to have Patrick [Beverley] partner with you, he's in charge of the ball, you can save energy. Get your MVP momentum. ”

Zhou Xuan knew what D'Antoni was thinking, and the old fish Fisher was an undercover agent, making 1 of 5 shots in the second game, contributing 2 points. Whoever brags about how critical he is and how great the veteran's experience is, it's pure nonsense. Today's Fisher defense is extremely inefficient, and except for straight-line acceleration and barely passing, nothing can keep up with the pace of the NBA. As long as he has a chance to face Fisher, the score is nine out of ten.

D'Antoni is also thinking about Zhou Xuan, as long as the Knicks win the championship this time, the MVP will definitely be Zhou Xuan's. D'Antoni has a tactical plan for him, hoping that he can get better statistics. Just over 23 years old, with two championship rings and two FMVPs, this kind of achievement is enough to be proud of all active NBA players.

Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Xuan was also very excited. To hell with those who question him. James and the Heat have been pressed down by the Knicks. As long as a team like the Thunder in the West enters the finals, he will win the championship every year!

On the other side, the Thunder coaching staff did not rest, and held a meeting to discuss ways to deal with the Knicks, they can score, but they can't prevent the opponent's offense.

The Spurs are also in this routine, but the Spurs Parker is not as good as Zhou Xuan can pass. Normally, Parker has to break through and attract the bag to share the ball before he can send an assist, but Zhou Xuan is standing on the periphery and seems to be a casual hanging, and his teammates have the wrong opportunity.

Brooks said: "I'm going to wrap up Zhou Xuan and let other people shoot, do you think it's okay?" ”

Zhou Xuan got two double-doubles in two consecutive games, the previous defense did not work, if he defended alone, he could pass the ball calmly, assist his teammates, and his single efficiency was not low. It seems that the only way to try the bag clip is to try.

Head assistant coach Maurice Cheeks objected. "It's not okay to use a bag on Zhou Xuan, it's easier for him to pass the ball into the air, which may limit his scoring and even reduce the assist stats, but don't forget that he is a two-time assist king, who has averaged nearly 14 assists per game!"

"Now he's scoring a lot of points and getting double-doubles in assists, so there's no other way to do it." Brooks sighed, "Do you have any other way to limit the Knicks' offense?" ”

Cheeks could only shake his head. The Knicks have too many pitchers, and there are people who can attack with the ball, but people can't mark people, and they can't defend together, so they can only try.

For the team's offense, the coaching staff did not discuss too much, and still relied on the stars, but changed a little in the use of players, ready to play more small-ball tactics and give Harden more playing time. Harden is far superior to Sephorosa in terms of fast-break and shooting.

In fact, the Thunder coaching staff is also a weakness, Brooks is too young, and there are not many ways to attack, more on defense.

The Thunder have not tailored a few sets of tactics for Durant, but just let him play freely. They didn't make a strategy for Westbrook either, and it doesn't matter, just like Popovich didn't make a strategy for Ginobili, he just played nonsense, and the Thunder needed such a person. But Durant is different, Durant is the first core of the team, the one who holds the ball at critical moments. The Thunder can't just have three sets of tactics, Westbrook singles, Durant singles, and Harden singles. Add one more at most to attract the bag clip to Ibaka's mid-pitch. All teams know that the Thunder have four scoring points.

In both games, the Thunder relied on the individual abilities of Durant and Westbrook to catch up, and when Durant was in crisis, Brooks was completely at a loss.

Watching the Thunder game, I feel that the coach has nothing to do with the arrangement, and any person who is pulled as a coach knows how to play the Thunder's ball.