Chapter 344: Billups' Insight (3/3)
Tang Shuai looked up at the score on the court at this time, and couldn't help but pinch his fists, although it was at home, the Thunder team had already turned away and firmly occupied the situation on the court.
Cassel seemed to see Tang Shuai's lack of physical strength, so he sat on the field for most of the quarter.
The Clippers' situation on the court did not improve, and by the end of the first quarter, they were down by 20 points at 18-38, and there was a tendency to collapse.
The fans at the scene couldn't sit still, and they all looked anxious and obviously not optimistic about the situation on the field.
At the interval, Billups found Cassel again: "Sam, if we don't make changes, we won't have any chance of turning this game around." ”
Cassel was silent.
"The Thunder are a team that plays fast battles, and if you want to beat them, you either play with their rhythm, or you can switch offense and defense faster than them, and there is no other way, and now that Griffin is out, we can't suppress the rhythm of positional battles, and the tactics are no longer enough for us to take the initiative." Billups repeated what he had said before.
Cassel held his chin in his hand, but still did not speak, thoughtfully.
Kassel's coaching ability is not bad, but he is just a key attacker in his playing career, and his judgment of the situation is obviously not as good as Billups, who is a point guard and is known for his ball quotient, plus most of his coaching ability comes from Reeves, and he is not stubborn about tactics but has a strong dependence.
At this time, it is obviously difficult for him to give up his tactics to switch offense and defense with the Thunder, in his understanding. This is exactly what is short and long against the enemy.
Seeing that Cassel didn't speak, Billups changed his tone and said, "Sam." I didn't want the team to play to the rhythm of the Thunder, but on the offensive end. I don't think it's easy to run by the tactical board anymore, and the start of the second quarter is a good choice, let Don play with the bench. ”
Kassel glanced back at Tang Shuai at this time and said, "Just try as you say, if you insist." ”
When Billups heard what Cassel said, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and motioned for Tang Shuai to come over.
Tang Shuai sat anxiously on the court, and when he saw Billups's gesture, he jumped up from the bench suddenly. Then he flew to his side.
"Wait a while, at the beginning of the second quarter, you are in control, remember not to let Russell run, don't worry about rebounding in the front court or anything, just limit the passes that others give Russell, your task on the defensive end is completed, on the offensive end, don't care about any tactical cooperation, you let yourself open first. And then bring your teammates, you know what I mean? Billups said in quick succession.
"Got it." Tang Shuai nodded happily, what Billups asked for was his favorite thing to do.
"Hey. Guys, come around. Kassel saw that Billups and Tang Shuai were almost in exchange, and hurriedly waved to the others. By this time, the inter-festival time was approaching.
"Wait a minute, Don will take charge ......," Kassel began to lay out the details of the tactics and clarify the focus of the attack.
When Cassel finished speaking, the timeout came. At the referee's signal, players from both sides began to appear.
On the Clippers' side. Tang Shuai started with four substitutes, Ismael Smith, Moba Mot, Josh Smith and Aldridge all appeared.
On the Thunder's side, Westbrook and Durant both sat down on the court, and the core of the court was Waiters and Kanter on the bench, and the configuration of one inside and one outside gave them the upper hand in the past games.
Seeing Tang Shuai on the field, now the fans burst into excited cheers.
Fans did not have a coach who knew the state of the players, nor did they understand what happened to the bench, Tang Shuai was replaced in less than three minutes in the first quarter, and they thought that Kassel deliberately pressed and did not let him go, so how could they not be excited to see Tang Shuai re-enter the court at this time.
Coming back in the second quarter, the Thunder attacked first.
Cameron Payne has advanced with the ball, and the rookie defender has been outstanding in recent times.
Tang Shuai retreated from the border.
Payne was still quite smart to play, and after steadily advancing to the frontcourt, he then reached out and signaled Kante to ask for it in the low post.
At this time, Kante is opposite the big white Aldridge.
Kanter is a typical player who is strong in offense and weak in defense, although Dabai has a defensive advantage of shoulder-width width, but in the face of Kanter's solid footsteps under the basket, he accidentally lost his defensive position, and Kanter turned around and put a basket to score two points.
The fans at the scene were in an uproar.
The difference came to 22 points.
Cassel frowned, his hands clenched into fists.
"Hey, guys, play hard, don't act like a, this is our home field!" Tang Shuai shouted at his teammates at this time.
At this moment, the other team members were stunned, even if Tang Shuai usually wanted to motivate his teammates, but he stayed more on performance, this kind of direct roar is really rare.
After Tang Shuai finished shouting, he didn't talk much nonsense, and ran directly to the bottom line to catch the ball.
On the offense of the Clippers, Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, glanced at Payne in front of him, and made a blocking gesture to Josh Smith.
Smith's blocking and dismantling came up quickly, and Tang Shuai accelerated in by blocking and dismantling, facing Collison who was making up the defense, without the slightest flinching, and directly turned around and made a layup.
The amplitude of this turn was very large, and Collison reached out to cover it, but as he got older, the movements of his feet and hands slowed down, and he suddenly covered the air.
After Tang Shuai turned around, it was a low-handed layup.
The basketball climbed up the rebound, along the edge of the hoop.
Ball in!
The fans at the scene cheered, Tang Shuai's ball was quite hard, and there was no lack of skill in the hardness.
Donovan didn't react on the court, just raised his eyes to look at the score difference, and then continued to chat with the assistant coach.
With a 20-point difference, the Thunder still have plenty of time for the main players to rest.
The Thunder's offense, Payne wanted to repeat his old tricks after advancing to the frontcourt, but this time Tang Shuai deliberately stepped back to give up a certain amount of shooting space.
Payne glanced at it and threw a three-pointer straight away.
Tang Shuai followed and rushed forward.
Payne's three-shot is blue, and he's emboldened enough to block the three-pointer.
"Bang!"
There was a sound of striking iron behind him.
There was a scramble under the basket, Aldridge took advantage of his shoulder-width advantage at this time, pressing Kanter to the death, and Josh Smith jumped up and pulled the rebound into his arms.
Smith raised his eyes and saw Tang Shuai rushing out, and threw him out without saying a word.
Tang Shuai rushed forward in advance, and although the players of the Thunder team could run, they had not yet started to run back.
The result was obvious, Tang Shuai glanced back at the direction of Smith's pass, ran to receive the ball, and rushed straight to the Thunder's court, followed by a light fast-break layup.
The cheers of the fans at the scene were even worse, and the difference in score was 18 points.
Donovan stopped communicating with the assistant coach at this time, frowning slightly.
ps: Today's 30 monthly passes are tomorrow's five watches, what are the brothers waiting for! (To be continued.) )