In the middle of the quarter, the two sides quickly showed people the different styles of play of the two teams on both offensive and defensive ends.

The Spurs are still regular, every tactic is in place, and the combination of fast and slow is good, but Parker's state has declined badly, and it is difficult to bring the rhythm.

And the thunder should be free-spirited, but it's only been half a quarter, and the freedom is visible, and there is no shadow of the unrestrained for the time being.

This is also a point that Donovan is very troubled at the moment, there are three players in his hand, and there are too many tactics to play around them.

As a result, everything is like trying, and it feels like a waste to let whoever is the master and who is secondary.

Therefore, the Thunder played very freely, but did not completely "turn", which is also a problem that the new lineup teams will face.

They also need to run in.

Soon, the spurs, who were more skilled in running-in, gradually began to gain an advantage.

Wiggins was undaunted in the face of Durant on offense, receiving the ball and hitting a three-point shot directly.

In the summer, Wiggins did a lot of three-point shooting under Popovich's tutelage.

The bad old man says "I don't like three-point shots" every day, but he is more skilled at using three-point shots than anyone else.

Westbrook, on the other hand, missed a three-point shot in an empty position, and was beeped by Li Liang again.

Then, Wiggins caused another foul on Adams on offense, hitting both free throws from the free throw line.

Li Liang didn't hit the outside mid-range, and came back to Ade to catch the ball on the outside and hit the mid-range shot.

The Spurs are playing more and more smoothly, while the Thunder are playing a little sluggish.

Soon, the Spurs took a 14-6 lead and stretched the margin to eight points.

This was a bit of a surprise.

Donovan called a timeout.

As the saying goes, one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink.

There were three offensive engines on the Thunder court, and as a result, they didn't know how to play.

Durant wanted to attack by himself, but he felt that it was not good to grab the ball like this, so he started passing after scoring one.

Li Liang thought to himself, this is only the first section, why am I in a hurry, you fight, I will cover for you.

Westbrook wanted to fight by himself, but he always didn't enter, and if he didn't enter, he didn't enter, and he was always scolded.

So Westbrook, who has always been unrestrained and bold, is also a little hesitant.

The most feared thing in basketball games is hesitation, every action and tactic is completed in an instant, and the fighter plane is always fleeting.

What's more, the opponent is an old and spicy team like Spurs.

Although the Spurs also have new recruits, Ade and Wiggins have played decisively.

It can be seen that Popovich's arrangement is to let these two newcomers take the lead, and a few old people do the auxiliary work.

Wiggins, after last year's grinding, plus Popovich's guidance in the summer, has clearly improved a lot in all aspects.

And Ade has maintained a good form, and because of his personality, he still looks very suitable for the new team.

The Thunder is different, Donovan does not have such a high authority, and he was a little stunned when he looked at the Big Three during the pause.

"Talking, stupid." Li Liang reminded Donovan not to rub in.

Donovan was also very entangled in his heart, could it really be as Mike Brown said, arrange it casually, and Li Liang would always adapt to it?

To be honest, he is not accurate, even the boss likes Li Liang very much, and he has no reason not to use Li Liang as the core to build tactics.

But what about Durant? Let him run without the ball? What about Westbrook?

Do you want to give him a low-post single, or do you want to double cover?

These problems should have been solved in the preseason, but by the time it came to the regular season, Donovan still didn't figure it out.

After all, he just took over the Thunder this year and coached an NBA professional team for the first time.

As a collegiate coach, Donovan's ability is fine, as evidenced by the NCAA championship.

And this product is also from Kentucky, he was an assistant coach in Kentucky back then, and he can have an alumni relationship with Li Liang.

In terms of personality, he is not the kind of coach who can hold down the stars, and in the face of multi-headed relationships, he always wants to maintain a balance, and it is better to stay out of the situation.

His coaching style is conducive to keeping his position, but it is not conducive to maximizing his combat effectiveness.

So, the pause was laid out, and nothing came out.

Or some motivational words and some tweaks on the defensive end.

Offensive ...... See for yourselves.

Li Liang doesn't care, anyway, the game is still long.

As for the coach's hesitation?

It's okay, you'll know when you fight more with me, don't hesitate, what is there to hesitate.

Give me the ball, it would be the best choice.

The competition will tell.

……

Back in the game, it was Durant who broke the deadlock.

Adams' cover, Li Liang's high strategy pass, to Durant, Durant received the ball and made a jumper shot, scoring two points.

Li Liang thought, you just cast, what are you pretending to pass the ball, you don't pass the ball well, why bother.

Durant sometimes gets caught up in the deliberate feeling of "I'm going to pass the ball," and he's not a natural passer.

A natural passer, before he chooses to pass, he doesn't know what he wants to pass, how he wants to pass, and who he wants to pass.

When the opportunity came, it naturally spread out.

And the deliberate passer, that is, the whole world except himself, everyone else knows that he is going to pass.

For example, in some cases, Corvo is just a fan sitting on the couch watching TV, and you know that this thing is going to pass the ball, and he doesn't want to shoot it himself, because he doesn't want to be thought that "he can't pass." ”

Durant sometimes falls into this cycle.

Obviously, when he started shooting, he was more like Durant.

Subsequently, the Thunder completed a successful defense.

As a Kentucky kid, Donovan is naturally also a believer in man-to-man defense, which makes Li Liang feel very comfortable and adapts to the Thunder's defensive system.

The only thing that made Li Liang feel uncomfortable was that he was going to accept the backcourt rebound, but Westbrook jumped out and snatched the rebound......

Okay, you grab, if you grab, hurry up and launch a quick counterattack.

As a result, Westbrook, who got the rebound, did not push quickly, but used a normal rhythm to pass the half.

This offense doesn't feel good, although Westbrook is a point guard and has a lot of assists per game, but in terms of control of the rhythm of the game, there is indeed a gap with the top point guards.

With this kind of ball, if it is replaced by Paul or Nash, it will definitely be pushed up quickly.

"Why don't you attack quickly!"

Li Liang was about to run, but finally passed by Westbrook and beeped at him again.

Westbrook is a little speechless, and you are also pushing back against it?

Westbrook had his own ideas, and he had just pushed a counter-attack without success because the opponent was Spurs.

The Spurs are a team that retreats extremely quickly, and it is difficult to play a quick counterattack.

Durant is not a fast-break forward, and many times the Thunder's fast-break is Westbrook himself killing his own forward.

Westbrook didn't speak, but still patiently organized the offense, and continued to pass the ball from the outside, but the ball was interfered with by Green and went out of bounds.

It was still the Thunder's possession of the ball, which continued to organize, and as a result, the Spurs' defense was very good, and once again destroyed the Thunder's pass.

Li Liang was a little anxious, and took the initiative to go over to Westbrook to block and dismantle, Westbrook took the ball to the middle, and then distributed the ball to Li Liang.

Li Liang faced Ade lightly, feintmed, and then walked to the left side to kill, and after throwing off Ade in a position, he shot a 45-degree stop-and-go jump shot at close range, hitting the board and hitting two points.

At 14:10, the Thunder caught up.

The Thunder's offense is still a little fragmented, and Westbrook's pick-and-roll pass intention just now is too obvious.

There is still more run-in between the three of them.

But everything is getting better.

All three of them are top players in the NBA, each with their own style of play and habits, and they know how to adapt to the game and their teammates.

After that, the Spurs missed the outside line again, and this time Li Liang grabbed the rebound with a big elbow and scared Westbrook away.

After Li Liang got the rebound, he immediately gave it to Westbrook and yelled, "Run!" ”

Then Li Liang accelerated in the middle and went directly to the basket, Westbrook dribbled to near the three-point line, and a hanging pass to the inside.

The Spurs did defend quickly, and Ade and Duncan were already waiting for Li Liang under the basket, and the two of them surrounded Li Liang.

Although Li Liang jumped up and received the ball, if he didn't deal with the ball quickly, it would take three seconds.

Li Liang's handling of the ball is very simple, he did not force the hat to find the cap, but dribbled and took a step out, and then turned over and made a jump shot.

A jump shot at a zero degree angle, the shot was crisp and neat, and the two points were in hand.

It's only two points away.

When returning to the defense, Li Liang told Westbrook, "Fast offense doesn't have to go straight to the basket, I have my own way to get to the basket!" ”

Li Liang is starting to brag again, you haven't shown any fast attack ability before.

But it can't be helped, Karl Malone is perhaps the most fast-break power forward in NBA history.

There's always something to learn from a summer of study.