In the second half, the Thunder's weaknesses were fully exposed in this Christmas game.

The Suns have taught all teams a vivid lesson, the easiest way to clean up the Thunder is to slow down the tempo, play steadily in positional battles, and ensure the speed of the players' return after shooting, limiting the Thunder's counterattack.

The transition between offense and defense slowed down, the Thunder Trident's offensive efficiency decreased, and the stars frequently singled in the mid-range.

The Suns are famous for fast offense but don't rely on fast offense, Guo Xu can still perfectly control the rhythm in positional battles, switching between playing with and without the ball freely.

Westbrook and DeRozan, on the other hand, can only attack with the ball, and the threat of running off the ball is small, and the defenders don't have to follow closely because they lack range. Positional battles are singles with the ball, and they also have a low shooting percentage under interference.

This is the lack of ability, and no matter how good the coach is, he can't solve it. Brooks' adjustment method was to force up the speed and let Wei Shao rush up and fight.

The Thunder are forced to fight with the Suns, who have led the small-ball era, how can there be suspense about the outcome of the game?

D'Antoni made adjustments, leaving O'Neal and Gasol Jr. both resting off the court, and the interior line was rotated by Gortat, Ibaka, and Haslem. The Meat Shield center doesn't play, and the Suns' interior players are not inferior to any team.

The team fell behind by a large score, and Wei Shao, who was eager to chase points, began to consciously take on more responsibility, and his fans called this crazy running, domineering, and extreme talent style of play "leader temperament".

In this counterattack, Wei Shao singled out Guo Xu to use his height advantage to force breakthroughs many times, make a stop-and-go jump shot, and sent Ibaka two big hats. He shot 2-of-8 from the field in a single quarter, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, slashed 7 points, 1 assist and 3 turnovers, leading the Suns to a 28-point lead over the Thunder in the third quarter, putting the game into garbage time.

Guo Xu was beaten off by Wei Shaobo to guard the water dispenser, and he will not play it again in the fourth quarter, which makes him extremely depressed if he wants to brush up on the data, and the only consolation is that the other starters of the Sun also accompany him to guard the water dispenser.

Well, as soon as Wei Shao makes more moves, it will be a suicide attack.

In the third quarter, Durant took fewer shots and increased his passes, knowing that he would not be able to beat the Suns if he kept playing singles and beautiful statistics. He hopes to lead his teammates and become a better core, but it is difficult for ordinary points to form assists, and he is not good at breaking through like Guo Xu.

Durant's main strengths are height and reach, wide visibility when played, and passing that is not easily interfered with. His most suitable partners are Curry and Thompson, who can catch the ball and shoot immediately, not like Wei Shao.

In Guo Xu's previous life, there was a saying that "only Wei Shao can prevent Durant", which is not an empty word. Wei Shao can not only reduce the number of shots made by Durant and reduce the scoring efficiency of the Thunder, but also often convert Durant's assists into iron, and the chemistry between the two is very poor, 1+1 is definitely less than 2.

For Wei Shao, Durant is the most suitable teammate. Because Durant is a selfless core, the requirements for the ball are not very high, and he can play without the ball, which is an important reason why he can get along with Wei Shao.

If Wei Shao and Curry are swapped now, the Thunder will hit the championship this season, and the Warriors' locker room will have to fight, and a white camel mountain will not accommodate two Ouyang Feng.

Of course, even if the Thunder didn't have Wei Shao, the coach couldn't let Durant keep attacking wildly, he didn't have the physical strength to support the whole court. By 2018, the highest single-game scoring point in 11 seasons of his career was 54 points.

In the final quarter, the two sides sent substitutes to work, and the Suns' marginal Jeremy Lin and Whiteside all got opportunities to perform.

Kobayashi played very badly, and it was Dragic who was responsible for attacking with the ball, and Kobayashi couldn't find a rhythm that he was good at when he played a cameo as a scoring guard.

Whiteside played well, covering first on the offensive end and then cutting in the air, catching the ball and hitting the basket, scoring six points. His interior partner, Gortat, scored eight points, and the pair had the upper hand against the Thunder bench inside.

The "Polish Hammers" started to exert their power this season, averaging 7.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 16 minutes per game, shooting 56.3% from the field. He didn't play long and his efficiency exploded.

Gortat shot 50 percent from mid-range, but rarely took shots, averaging only 1.4 attempts per game, and more than 70 percent of his offense was done in the low post and under the basket.

Whiteside defends slowly, he is a stunned young man, often flying at one point, always trying to block opponents. On the offensive end, he performed well, and when he rushed up to catch the ball in the air, it was a violent dunk, and it was difficult to prevent this move after the opponent's interior line was led away by the defender.

Whiteside Derby is much better than when he joined the Kings, and he has a super veteran like O'Neal on the team who can teach him game experience. He grew up watching O'Neill play, listened to his idol very much, and changed from a thorn with low emotional intelligence to an honest little brother.

His fate began to change, as long as he didn't do stupid things that offended Guo Xu, he didn't need to accept socialist transformation.

There are many talented players in the NBA, and there are only a few superstars who have really made a name for themselves, because in addition to talent, character is also an important factor in determining fate.

Whiteside looked very good in good times, played little time and had no complaints, and honestly practiced the mid-range shot after the high block and the low post received the ball and turned around to make two moves, and there were some results.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Whiteside had a conflict with Jiangsu Tongxi when he was playing in the Chinese NBL. According to Jiangsu media, the club has reservations about his professional attitude and believes that he has not been able to work hard.

When he first returned to the NBA, Whiteside was the worst-tempered guy on the Heat, playing in the NBA for more than three months, receiving seven technical fouls and two ejections. Under NBA rules, each of them carries a fine, and the total amount of fines he received that season reached $37,000.

At the time, a reporter quipped that Whiteside would owe money to the league this season because he was only on a base salary, would it be enough to pay the fine?

Now Whiteside has reined in his bad temper and has become O'Neal's hardcore little brother, following his ass and carrying his bag every day. During training, O'Neill was happy to point him out some practical techniques.

O'Neal's low footsteps are a must, and as long as Whiteside has practiced the technique of turning on both sides, he will not worry about running out of balls in the future. Although he doesn't have O'Neal's strength and is a tall and thin player, he is very explosive, and he can't block his shots with his speed and arm span.

Guo Xu will also teach the newcomers experience, telling them how to run and how to cooperate when attacking.

Whiteside listened humbly and could concentrate. In the face of two NBA historical stars, he didn't dare to make a mistake, not to mention that many people said that Guo Xu was the first person in NBA history?

The two sides played the final quarter off the bench, and the Suns beat the Thunder by 35 points 124-89.

This is because the Suns have saved face for the Thunder because of Christmas, and the veteran Hill, who is full of energy and played a short time in the first three quarters, did not play, and D'Antoni is mainly a young man who is inexperienced.

However, the fringe people of the Thunder are even worse, so they can't stand it.

The Suns scored double-doubles in six players, Guo Xu played 30 minutes, 8 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 23 points and 11 assists, and scored a double-double without much effort.

Fans who said before the game that the Thunder were on track to win a championship this season shut up and that the Suns had found a way to deal with them.

There was a big gap between the two sides at the No. 1 position, Westbrook shot 5-of-18, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 6-of-7 free throws, scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 turnovers, and he shot more shots than scored.

The Suns put Wei Wei less mid-to-long-range, he forced him to go on the inside to help defend, and put role players to shoot, and he was about to be abused......