"Sabo, hurry, hurry, you're going to imagine Jellis as the old fellow, you can't stop him if you're so slow! Yes, that's it, be tough! ”

"Kevin, bag, bag, as long as Jellis has the ball, you have to wrap him at the first time, use your height and reach to cover him! And squeezed his dribble space, giving Sapo a chance to break the ball. ”

On May 18, 2013, the Thunder, who had just finished the series with the Grizzlies, did not take a break to rest, although after seven big games, the Thunder were very tired, but they still put into intense training early in the morning, because their Western Conference finals with the Spurs will start tomorrow, facing a stronger opponent than the Grizzlies, they are bound to take precautions and prepare in advance.

Before the playoffs began, Scott Brooks didn't pay so much attention to the Spurs, although the Spurs' record in the regular season was second only to the Thunder, ranking second in the West, but the Spurs have been famous for their regular season and playoffs in recent seasons, but now Scott Brooks has to play a twelve-point spirit to prepare for the Western Conference Finals with the Spurs.

Due to Meng Xu's supernatural performance in the series with the Warriors, Scott Brooks had to take Meng Xu as the focus of the entire series, in today's simulation training session, Scott Brooks asked backup forward Jeremy Lamb to simulate Meng Xu, and let Sapo Sofrosa and Kevin Durant defend Jeremy Lamb according to the rhythm of the normal game, as if they were really defending Meng Xu.

Sapo Sofloza was originally a flank defensive giant, and was also selected for the second team of the best defensive team last season, a substitute player like Jeremy Lamb, Sapo Sofrosa can lock him to death, so Sapo Soflosa's performance in this training session was a little slack, but he was ruthlessly whipped by the head coach, and he had already moved Jeremy Lamb's defense Sapo Soflosa, he felt a little wronged, but in the face of the head coach's reprimand, He can only vent his anger on Jeremy Lamb.

As for Jeremy Lamb, now he is even more wronged, okay, why are you asking me to imitate Meng Xu? My ability is more than 100,000 miles behind Meng Xu, but now I have to be sandwiched by Sapo Sofrosa and Kevin Durant like a personal meat sandbag, and what is even more excessive is that the head coach is still shouting on the side that the intensity is not enough, Jeremy Lamb really wants to rush to the sidelines and ask the head coach, have you considered my feelings!

Although the Thunder is the latest one to advance in the second round of the playoffs, the goal and determination of the Thunder to impact the championship have not wavered in the slightest, and the experience of easily killing the Spurs last season has given them a huge psychological advantage in the face of the Spurs, but this season's Spurs are slightly different from last season's Spurs, because they have Meng Xu, but Scott Brooks still does not regard the Spurs as his biggest opponent, after all, the Spurs' main lineup is one year older than last season, And in Scott Brooks' heart, only the Heat is the biggest obstacle on their way to winning the championship.

However, after the Spurs swept the Lakers and Warriors one after another, Scott Brooks had to pay attention to the Spurs, especially Meng Xu's performance in the series with the Warriors, which made Scott Brooks, who was watching at home, tremble, so after the series with the Grizzlies, the Thunder threw themselves into intense training, and Meng Xu was naturally the main target targeted by the Thunder.

"Sabo, remember what I ask you, in today's game, you can not score, you can not grab rebounds, you can not have any statistics, but what you have to do is to stare at that old guy, don't let him get rid of you, don't let him easily catch the basketball, don't let him score, understand?"

"And you, Kevin, you not only have to do your best on the offensive end today, but on the defensive end, you also have to take on the task of wrapping Meng Xu! So you need to keep an eye on your fitness problems at all times. “

On the evening of May 19, 2013, in the home locker room of the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks was making the final arrangements before playing, and after making arrangements for every starter, Scott Brooks walked up to Kevin Garnett and Sapo Sofrosa and emphasized to them again the responsibilities they need to take on today.

"yes, I see." After listening to Scott Brooks' repeated advice, Kevin Durant nodded at Scott Brooks with a serious face.

As a talented small forward, Durant is being compared with his predecessors by the media all the time, and the most compared is Meng Xu, who is the benchmark for small forwards, and Durant Before entering the league, he thought that one day he could be better than Meng Xu, but it is a pity that in the season when Durant entered the league, Meng Xu, who was at the peak of his career, chose to retire because he lost the goal of the challenge, although after that, Durant has become one of the strongest small forwards in the league tied with James, but in Durant's heart, it has always been full of regrets, but now, Durant has finally ushered in the opportunity to fulfill his heart's wish and eliminate regrets.

"Today's game is the first game of the whole series and the toughest game, but we have to win this game because only by winning this home game can we have the advantage in the whole series, and the situation against the Grizzlies, I don't want to, and I don't want it to happen again! Do you understand? “

"Understood! Understood!"

"Victory, victory!" After making the final summary, Scott Brooks looked at the fighting spirit of the Thunder team, waved his arms and shouted a few victory slogans.

"No matter how strong you are, we have won this game, and the winner of this series will definitely be us!"

Before walking out of the locker room, Scott Brooks glanced back at the TV in the locker room, and the TV was playing the picture of Meng Xu being interviewed by reporters before the game.