The Trail Blazers' big four shocked Brooks, and he didn't expect to be able to solve Durant in this way. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoActually, if you want to crack the opponent's tactical system, the best way is to strengthen the team in a targeted manner, but this is the work of the offseason, and the main thing now is to come up with an effective countermeasure.

One day is not enough time for the team to practice new tactics, so they can only find a way to arrange the troops. However, Brooks only has so many available soldiers at his disposal that there is not much room to play, and the only thing he can do is dig inside and see how these cards can be played.

Through the first game, Brooks knew that the team's interior line was a big hidden danger, to be precise, the center position, after all, Ibaka's growth rate was quite satisfactory, but he was pinned down by Aldridge outside the three-second zone, resulting in an unusually empty interior line. It's also a dilemma for Ibaka, as the Trail Blazers' players have a way to get the ball to the basket with or without defense, the difference is just to see which one is the finisher.

Obviously, Perkins can't continue to be reused on the inside, so who should be replaced to resist the Trail Blazers?

Collison? The big man who has played for the team so far in his career has a desperate spirit, but this can be a very bad habit in front of the Trail Blazers' attackers, because it is easy to get fouled by opponents; As for Muhammad, the old guy who joined the NBA in 1998 is 34 years old this year, and he can do it for a few minutes in garbage time, but there are too many problems if he wants to start directly, and he is probably even more unreliable than Perkins.

Suddenly Brooks's eyes lit up, the team's nominal interior line only has Perkins, Collison and Muhammad three people, but if you really want to distinguish by height, there is one more person in the team who can play the interior line, that is, Durant, who is 2.11 meters tall, he is even taller than Ibaka, who is 2.08 meters.

The more Brooks thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, Durant was too thin, and although he was taller than Ibaka, he could only play as the team's No. 4 position to open up space as much as possible, while Ibaka could guard the basket and his defensive skills were probably one of the best in the Thunder. Durant's ultra-long offensive distance can undoubtedly make Aldridge feel at a loss, if he goes out, he will break through, and if he doesn't go out, he will be killed, and the Thunder have a clear advantage no matter what.

However, in this way, the Thunder's No. 3 position is a bit pocket-sized, and Brooks can only let Harden play as the team's small forward, to be precise, it should be a three-guard + two-forward lineup, Westbrook, Sefrosa and Harden on the outside, and Durant and Ibaka on the inside. It's a lineup that Brooks has never used before, but it looks like it's ferocious and maneuverable, and maybe it can compete with the Trail Blazers.

When Brooks directly identified his starting lineup for Game 2 with his players, he was surprisingly unfazed and even Perkins, who was removed from the starting lineup, remained silent. He knows that it was because of his presence in the last game that the Trail Blazers found the team's hole, and now that the head coach has put on a new starting lineup, he has only his full support.

Durant is a little dissatisfied with this arrangement, but he also knows that he must focus on winning the game now, and it is unrealistic to want to go head-to-head with his opponent, and he is not sure that he will get the advantage of Ye Feng and Cunningham. And when he thought about it, he saw that this arrangement would work in his favor, as he completely avoided the Trail Blazers' wing defense and should be able to play a bigger role in Game 2.

McMillan, who got the Thunder's starting lineup list, could only shake his head and smile bitterly, he didn't expect that his proud big and small ones would be cracked by the other party in just one game. But the Thunder's tactical arrangement is not something he can stop, and Durant's presence itself is a huge threat, and it is normal for Brooks to do his best to keep his firepower, he just feels that the opponent can quickly find a way to open the situation.

However, McMillan gritted his teeth and planned to continue to send the lineup with Aldridge as the center forward in the last game, which is also his best option. If the previous starting lineup is restored and Aldridge is allowed to play the No. 4 position, there is no doubt that he is no match for Durant on the defensive end, and he can only let the opponent shoot him to death on the outside. And if he continues to play as a center, he can still contain Ibaka, but the burden of defending Durant is all on Cunningham.

While Cunningham has come a long way, it's obviously impossible to wrestle with the league's top small forward on the wing, and it's better than nothing to let him go on solo defense. McMillan's real idea is to hope that Ye Feng can use his height advantage to beat Harden at the No. 3 position, complete the exchange with Durant, limit Harden and use his own points to help the team, so as to have a chance to win the game.

Naturally, the Trail Blazers players have no objection to his decision. They found it tricky to know the Thunder's starting lineup for Game 2, especially Aldridge, who was a little intimidated by Durant's ability to cut points at the No. 4 position on the team, but the head coach's lineup saved him. Camby, who was relegated to the bench, didn't care, knowing that if he played, the team would be like the Thunder in the first game.

In fact, McMillan is most worried about Cunningham, after all, this is only the second season of his career, and he will have to take on the responsibility of defending Durant. But unexpectedly, Cunningham himself swore that he would be able to complete the task. That's also the psychology of most NBA role players, they always want to get a chance to make the most of themselves, and if they do well, they may be able to soar, and that's what Cunningham thinks.

Ye Feng knew how difficult Durant was to defend, but he didn't tell Cunningham because he didn't want to hit his teammates' self-confidence. Maybe Cunningham, with his enthusiasm, can still cause great trouble for Durant, so the opportunity for the Trail Blazers will appear. Ye Feng also felt very admired for the Thunder's change of formation, this is indeed a lineup that has the opportunity to restrain the Trail Blazers, but the most critical question is whether Durant can take on the burden of scoring, if the Trail Blazers have someone who can fight it, his outburst will have no meaning.