Thunder head coach Brooks did his best in the Western Conference Finals last season, and thought of all kinds of ways to steal a win at Stamp first, and then found that he couldn't beat it more and more.

Li Liang's point is a pain that he can't solve.

As a result, when he arrived at the clipper, he found that Li Liang's arsenal seemed to be updated again.

Will the middle break through with the ball?

Will you stop the jump shot?

Will you cut the basket to cheat the foul?

For such a player who is improving rapidly, Brooks can't think of any other word to describe him except "ball monster".

At halftime, Brooks and his coaching staff discussed how to deal with the Clippers' offense.

For the Thunder, although they have the most explosive forward and defensive combination in the NBA at the moment, the Thunder are still a defensive team at heart.

They have grown step by step from an ordinary team to a championship-level team, relying on the growth of young people and the team's defense.

So no matter how much Brooks is criticized by the outside world for being lackluster in terms of tactics, his rookie development and defensive tuning are first-class.

Just thinking that Harden was traded away, Brooks still feels a pity.

And that Bruce Lee......

The coaching staff discussed it for a while and decided to let Durant keep an eye on Li Liang and not waste Ibaka's defensive energy.

Durant nodded at Brusque's command.

In the Thunder, Durant is the deservedly number one star and the team's MVP.

But if you want to say he's the boss of the team, you always feel like there's something missing.

He doesn't talk much in the locker room, the coach makes defensive tactical arrangements, and Durant sounds like a defensive sapper.

In the second quarter, the Clippers didn't need Li Liang to target Durant, but instead used Barnes.

Li Liang is more involved in the offense and overall defense.

Durant doesn't know who he is a sapper compared to Li Liang.

On the other side of the Clippers, Rivers was a compliment to the players' performance at halftime!

Anyway, Gentry, Brown and others are in charge of tactics, so he just needs to cheer him on!

Rivers has played all the way up from the player, and he is also a point guard, as a professional player, he knows that many times the game is played, it is all about the player's free play and on-the-spot adaptability, and the tactics are just a framework.

A good tactical framework will allow players to play more freely, even beyond the level.

A poor tactical framework will prevent players from performing at their full level.

Now that Brown has arrived, the adjustment is still satisfactory.

Li Liang drank water in the locker room, listened to Rivers brag with a blank face, and thought to himself that in another two years, I could also be the head coach.

It's just to convince the players under him, what's so difficult about that?

Yes, as soon as you turn on your hair dryer, it's not difficult.

Jordan scolded and cried for you.

At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder took the lead in attacking.

Durant receives the ball from the outside, and it is currently Li Liang who is marking Durant one-on-one.

Durant gave the ball to Westbrook on the wing, and Westbrook faced Paul, who was half a head shorter than him, and took the ball and dribbled and shot it directly.

Westbrook's shooting choice is hard to describe.

Anyway, if you get up, you can call Dad, and if you don't get up, you want to call Dad.

Westbrook won't be allowed tonight because Paul's defense is pretty good.

Paul's mission on the defensive end tonight is clear, which is to deal with Westbrook one-on-one, and he doesn't have to worry about anything else defensively.

In the past, Paul was the smallest and had the most heart.

Now that someone has come out to share the burden, he can concentrate on doing his own thing.

The Clippers' counterattack, Jordan Jr.'s continuous blocking and dismantling at the top of the arc, and the Thunder chose to wrap the ball carrier.

Paul passed the ball to Jordan Jr., who went down, and faced the Thunder players who came to help defend inside, Jordan Jr. received the ball and showed his footsteps, and then was blown a walk......

The Thunder's defense this time was very successful, and the rotation and cooperation between the players were quite tacit.

Then, Durant dribbled to the basket on the left side and passed to Adams, who was following him, and Adams made a layup that caused Griffin's foul.

"Don't raise your hand, don't stretch out your hand, is it useful for you to stretch out your hand? Can you cover it? Top and bottom plates, top and bottom plates! ”

Griffin's foul annoyed Li Liang, and after Adams was taught to be a man in the first quarter, the young man adapted quickly.

The follow-up was very good, and he dared to make a shot, standing on the free throw line and hitting both free throws.

Back to the Clippers offense, Paul held the ball himself to accelerate and slip to the baseline, and then hit a turnover baseline jumper.

This ball defense is Westbrook's problem.

He saw Paul on the line holding the ball and did not go up to defend it, but stretched out his finger and asked Durant to defend.

Where can Durant keep up with Paul's footsteps, Paul cuts into the bottom line, and the interior defense is disrupted.

Until the goal, Westbrook stood at the top of the arc and did not move.

With this defense, the team with Li Liang will definitely be sprayed, and in the Thunder, Durant just glanced at Westbrook helplessly, and finally had to go to the baseline to send the ball to him.

The Thunder missed the next two offenses, and Durant didn't make any difficult shots under Li Liang's defense.

However, the Clippers relied on Paul's long pass, scored two points quickly, and continued to open the gap.

Brooks called a short timeout, and he was going to emphasize defense.

The Thunder's positional defense was okay, but the quick counterattack against the Clippers was just too poor.

One of the reasons is that Westbrook didn't retreat fast enough.

Defender Guard, this "Guard" means to defend the defense.

As the outlier player in the offense, the defender should form the first line of defense of the team's defense when the offense and defense are switched, quickly retreat, hinder the opponent's breakthrough, and buy time for the center and forward to return to the defense.

That's why in the early days when the position on the field was determined and named, the backcourt player was called Guard.

With the development of basketball, the requirements of the five people on the court have been integrated with offense and defense, but the role of guards in the transition between offense and defense has not changed.

Westbrook did charge on the offensive end, but his laziness on the defensive end gave the Clippers a chance.

After the timeout, Westbrook came back from the offensive end.

He made a strong breakthrough to the basket, attracted the defense and then distributed the ball to Durant, who faced Li Liang's defense, dunked and changed to a layup, and still hit two points.

Li Liang finally braked and braked, otherwise it would be a foul to send Durant to the free throw line.

The Thunder's offensive methods and tactics are sometimes so simple and boring, but they are quite effective.

It's just that Durant wants to score on the offensive end, and Li Liang is a little powerless on the defensive end.

After Li Liang and Paul blocked and dismantled in a high position, they received the ball and tried to move, then lowered their heads and burst strongly, and shot a 45-degree close-range pull-up jump shot, hitting the board.

The 40-year-old boat honey should be able to see that Li Liang's abrupt step, staggered half of his body and then stopped and jumped, is the Bob McAdoo of the year.

Someone once commented that Abdul-Jabbar inherited Russell and Chamberlain, Dave Cowens was a combination of Dan Issel and Alwan Adams, and only Bob McAdoo, who had no predecessors and no one since.

If there are a lot of big men in the NBA who can shoot the basketball, there is no shortage of the top shooters in history like Nowitzki.

But in terms of style, there is really no one like McAdoo, if there is one, it is actually Kobe.

McAdoo is an interior Kobe Bryant in terms of shooting options.

After Li Liang completed the task of the brave game, he felt that he had found a template and theoretical guidance for the attack.

At present, with his physical fitness and explosiveness, he can't hit the basket and make layups like James and Durant, so I can play to my shooting advantage, and I can shoot from close range, right?

In this way, combined with Li Liang's accurate three-point shot, you can eat it from far and near!

Li Liang had already thought about it, in order to avoid the embarrassment that he would not turn around and jump after receiving the ball in the first half, he decided to improve his turn-over jumper again.

After Li Liang hit a close-range jumper, Westbrook also threw a close-range jumper on offense, but the shot went wide and didn't go in.

Paul grabbed the backcourt rebound and struck from the left side.

What about Westbrook?

He ran to the middle again, and then pointed at Paul and asked his teammates to help defend.

Your own counterpart, quickly counterattack you don't cling? Have a teammate mark for you?

As a result, Paul easily dropped a pass inside, Griffin received the ball, and then caused a defensive foul on Adams.

Li Liang is a person who has high requirements for defense, although he is an opponent, he can't stand it.

When Griffin sent the sideline ball, Li Liang couldn't help but say to Westbrook: "Don't you follow the defense?" ”

Westbrook glanced at Li Liang, "I want you to take care of it!" ”

Li Liang rarely shut up, indeed, it's important for him not to defend himself.

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