Chapter 1215 [Turtle Slaughter Conference, Maximum Score Difference]
Game 2 of the Lakers vs. Thunder series continues at the Staples Center.
Before the start of the game, fans on the Internet held a "turtle slaughtering conference" for Westbrook, and some netizens edited all the offenses of him and Guo Xu into a collection, and everyone can clearly see what level of defense the two are facing.
When dealing with Harden, Guo Xu was behind him, and when dealing with Wei Shao, he directly avoided and thought about life on the side, so Wei Shao still hit a lot of iron in the long range.
Wei Shao's defense of Guo Xu was even more unsuccessful, and many people thought that Wei Shao's physical fitness was not inferior to Guo Xu, and he was one of the most suitable point guards to defend him, but he was slapped in the face with 102 points.
It is said that the two point guards should be directly opposed, but when Guo Xu scores, Wei Shao rarely appears in the video screen. When counterattacking, Guo Xu often breaks through in a misposition, so how many times did Wei Shao leak people in the whole game?
There are fewer people who think that Wei Shao is a superstar, and there are more people who believe that he is a cancer.
After the start of the second game, Guo Xu attracted the bag and divided the ball, and his teammates increased their shots. On the defensive end, everyone, including Guo Xu, began to defend seriously.
Guo Xu defended Westbrook on the perimeter, and Wei Shao was caught near the restricted area when he broke through by covering, and the Lakers contracted at least two big men, putting Tay Gibson, Tristan Thompson, and Jerami Grant to shoot.
The Lakers' offensive tactics are very simple, with Guo Xu, Durant, and Adams forming a triangle on one side. As long as Guo Xu or Durant are clamped, there will be vacant positions, the Thunder interior players will switch defenses, and Adams will receive the ball and rely on his body to shoot in the restricted area, and the shooting rate will be higher.
Even if the Thunder players rely on rotation to defend the strong side, the Lakers' Big Three can quickly transfer the ball to the weak side, and as long as the ball is passed fast enough, it is easy to create open shots.
Guo Xu's style of play is very flexible, the triangle offense can become the Hawks offense at any time, he can find cover from the baseline and the side to catch the ball and make a layup, and he can run to the bottom corner of the other side to catch the ball or play alone.
Booker's job is simple, when Guo Xu is on the other side, he stands in the bottom corner to attract the defense; When Guo Xu slipped the bottom line, he immediately gave up the bottom corner, ran to the line to attract the defense, and could also catch the ball as a transfer, and pass the ball to Guo Xu in a closer position.
Booker can also catch the ball and throw it if he runs out of space, and he has a good shooting percentage this year, averaging double-doubles in points per game.
Wei Shao's shots in the first quarter were all in interference, shooting 3-of-7, 0-of-2 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws, with 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Guo Xu shot 3 of 3, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 14 points and 6 assists, leaving Vitesse troubled by fouls.
Center Adams also broke out, shooting 5-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line in the quarter, finishing with 11 points and five rebounds.
The Lakers led the Thunder by 20 points, 38-18 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the bench competition, Tyrone Lue planned to slaughter the Thunder fiercely today, instead of sending Harrell, who has a single style of play and stronger impact, but used Zubac, a big man with better defense in the restricted area.
Harrell didn't play well in his last game, and his opponent spotted his weakness and blocked the air cut route so he couldn't rush and defended it.
When Guo Xu rested, the Lakers' backup guard couldn't attract the bag when he played a pick-and-roll. If you want Harrell to play, you have to arrange for him to play with Guo Xu, so that he will become a short version of Studamayre.
Tyrone Lue had a way to strengthen the bench offense, giving Durant a five-minute rest in the first quarter and coming out with a bench in the second quarter.
The Lakers' defensive tactics are still joint defense, shrinking and defending the restricted area, making it difficult for Wei Shao to break through, and a person on the periphery follows him to keep his distance, forcing him to shoot from a long distance.
This job was handed over to the veteran Wade, who not only could defend less, but also did not have a bad offense, scoring on two breakaway layups, and one on a breakthrough to attract a defensive point to assist Zubac in the restricted area to score easily.
Before this season, Wade had never suffered a loss against Wei Shao, he had better stats and a higher shooting percentage, and he often taught Wei Shao to be a man when he was young. Now he can still score, but he has less playing time.
Wei Shao's blocking and dismantling Tucker's change of defense is very fast, even if he successfully breaks through the basket, there is still a 216CM big man waiting for him.
Wei Shao had a hard time breaking through, and his jump shot was mostly iron, and he passed the ball to his teammates, and Kante, who was excellent on the court, was also prevented. What's worse is that the Thunder's defense is obviously porous and can't prevent the Lakers' offense.
Five minutes later, the gap between the two sides widened to 26 points, and the Lakers' benches also had the upper hand.
Durant drew the ball to the defense, and scored two points in the first five minutes on a more conservative game.
When the Thunder players saw Guo Xu on the court, they guessed that he would attack and strictly guarded him. As a result, Guo Xu kept sharing the ball, Durant received the ball and shot, and Alex Ablins scored 9 points in a row in the mid-range single.
It was a mistake for the Thunder to let Ablins play as a small forward against Durant, he is 198CM tall, weighs only 86 kilograms, and his strength is very weak, and it is already very difficult to stand up to Durant, and his height is not good enough to interfere with Durant's turning and shooting.
The Thunder wrapped Durant, and there will be opportunities in other positions, Guo Xu scored 10 points in a single quarter and also handed out 3 assists.
Tucker made three three-pointers in the quarter, and he was often the target of the shortcut, and his three-pointers in the playoffs were more stable than in the regular season and he had a big heart.
At halftime, the Lakers led by 41 points, 76-35.
In the third quarter, Durant was powerful again, and he always got easy solo opportunities in the triangle offensive system. He is responsible for the main attack in positional warfare, no matter who he faces, he receives the ball with his back, dribbles two times and turns around and shoots in a row, and he can't prevent it if he doesn't cover it. The swingman can't block him, but the big man can break through with the ball.
Durant's dribbling skills are excellent, he can change his direction like a guard, use his height and arm reach to force a layup, and the opponent can't cover him if he takes off slowly.
When counterattacking, Guo Xu and Durant went down together, the Thunder players didn't know who to defend, and the Lakers had two people who couldn't solve the problem, and the game was really undefinite.
Durant scored 18 points in the first quarter and played a total of 31 minutes, shooting 13-of-18, 3-of-6 three-pointers, 7-of-7 free throws, and finishing with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Guo Xu also played 31 minutes, shooting 10 of 12, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, cutting 34 points and 13 assists, and failed to grab rebounds in two consecutive games.
Adams shot 9-of-11 from the field and 2-of-5 from the free-throw line for a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds.
There was no need to play again in the final quarter of the starter, the Lakers already led the Thunder by 57 points, and the game entered garbage time.
Wei Shao played the first three quarters, shooting 10-of-28, 2-of-11 three-pointers, 10-of-12 free throws, finishing with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and failed to score a triple-double and five turnovers.
In the final quarter, both sides sent substitutes to play, but the Thunder still couldn't beat it, Wei Shao and Steth couldn't play, and there was no one who could break through.
Thunder backup point guard Samaki Criston is one of those low-pick second-round picks who could be eliminated from the league at any time. After Durant's departure, the Thunder lacked attraction to free-market stars and could only use such people as a backup for Wei Shao. They also had Norris Kerr in the regular season, who was injured in the second half of the season.
This Thunder team is much weaker than the parallel world, with poor offense and even worse defense, and if it weren't for the fact that there are too many bad teams in the West, they wouldn't be able to make the playoffs.
The Lakers' bench lineup is led by Felton and Dunleavy, with VanVleet, Harrell, and Zubac coming up to work, and they can also play a combination of inside and outside.
The Victoria's Secrets, who watched the live broadcast of the game, didn't know how to excuse their idol Wei Shao anymore, and Thunder was hung and beaten from beginning to end. Although the substitute lineup was also beaten, it was still a little lighter in comparison.
At the end of the game 145-79, the Lakers beat the Thunder by 66 points at home, creating a record for the largest point difference in the history of the NBA playoffs!