The Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and the Clippers attracted much more attention than the Eastern Conference Finals, which was determined by the style of play, and both sides were young stars in charge, with a lot of breakthroughs and empty dunks.

Experts predict the outcome and generally favor the Clippers to win, and the online vote favors the Clippers to advance also accounts for eighty percent.

First of all, Thunder coach Scott Brooks is a "Jerry-based" coach who has never won a playoff game against Jerry so far. Secondly, the Thunder players are inexperienced in the playoffs, after all, they are relatively young, and they mainly rely on the individual ability of the stars to play, and the rotation lineup is poor.

Yang Rui was interviewed before the game and was very relaxed. "The Clippers are going to make it to the Finals and win the championship because we're the best team."

The reporter asked, "What do you think are the advantages of the Clippers?" ”

"The offensive and defensive balance, the combination of inside and outside is tacit, the players are more experienced, and I am here." Yang Rui is very confident.

Durant is currently a little young in terms of ball handling, organization, defense, confrontation, etc., although he is already a superstar, but the flaws are also obvious; Westbrook has always been a double-edged sword, with inconsistent lethality, and unless he can balance the scales between himself and the team, he can only entertain the fans with his performances and not win games.

The current Harden is weaker, he has no ball at all, playing 31.4 minutes per game in the regular season, only 10.1 shots, 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1 steal. Too few shots were what led him to lose to Curry in the Sixth Man of the Year contest, and who would have thought he would be one of the MVP candidates in the future?

The Thunder people were interviewed very low-key, even if they were three less, they were a little lacking in confidence in the face of the Clippers, and they only said that they would fight hard.

On May 27, the first battle between the two sides began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

There was a small tidbit at the beginning, and the actor Jack Nicholson, known as the "Lakers mascot", was also on hand to watch the Clippers game, and the cameraman gave him a lot of close-ups.

As Nicholson visits the Clippers more often, many people feel that Los Angeles has completely changed hands, and it is unknown whether Nicholson will continue to buy the Lakers' two seats next season.

Many radio stations around the world broadcast live, and the pre-game commentators analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the lineups of the two sides, believing that there are star guards and super sixth men on the outside, and Durant has an advantage in the small forward position, but the Clippers have an obvious advantage inside.

After the warm-up, the players came out.

Clippers starters: Paul, Korver, Gay, Battier, Griffin.

Thunder starters: Westbrook, Sefrosa, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.

CCTV5's Zhang Reasonable said: "Yang Rui changed the formation at the beginning, didn't let Chandler play, and played small-ball tactics, this is the inside attack of the Red Class to defy the Thunder." ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Perkins is a blue-collar center, Ibaka's offense mainly relies on mid-range shots, catch-and-shoot jumpers, and the efficiency of playing low posts is not high. ”

Brooks took a deep breath from the sidelines, and before the game even started, the pre-game deployment was broken. He arranged the pick-and-roll to make Westbrook misplaced and big, and now that the Clippers don't have a big man, they will definitely be able to keep up.

Entering the playoffs, the Clippers' two rookies have reduced their playing time, as the game becomes more and more critical, the player's psychology is easy to affect the performance, the first playoff player is prone to make mistakes, Battier is foolproof on the field, he has a big heart and always knows what he has to do.

Perkins jumped the ball and the game began.

Westbrook dribbled the ball in the middle and Perkins played a block and dismantle, and the other three pulled away, the Clippers were 122 zone joint defense, Paul was one outside, and the other four were shrinking at any time to block the restricted area.

The Thunder relies on star singles, and generally uses 122 in the offense, and the 122 joint defense just happens to the opposite player's pinching to the extreme, Wei Shao and Durant will be caught as long as they enter the basket from the middle.

In addition, the 122 joint defense is a deformation of the 32 joint defense, which has a certain pressure on the outside line, and the obstruction of the wing singles is especially obvious, as long as the Thunder players fall into the singles, they can't score too many points.

The Lakers' defense in the last round was not bad, and the Thunder didn't score much, but the Lakers lost the game because their offense was worse.

Westbrook chose to break down the left, Battier made a timely change of defence, and Paul caught up from behind to form a pack.

Serge Ibaka cut low to attract Griffin's defence, and Westbrook shifted the ball wide into the hands of Sefrosa on the right, and in the first leg, there was a chance in the bottom corner.

After seeing that Vivi was missing the ball, Battier turned to the right side to interfere with Sefrosa.

He was too far away to catch up, but it wasn't a great chance to score, and Sefrosa took aim and shot, the ball bounced off the frame and Griffinka took the rebound.

The Thunder players didn't grab the rebounds in the frontcourt, quickly returned to the defense, and the joint defense was in place.

The Thunder won the game by balancing offense and defense, and using the individual abilities of the stars to solve problems on the premise of ensuring defensive intensity. Brooks' coaching is not as bad as many people think, no tactical ...... He reused Perkins and Sefrosa, who had a bad offense, because he was unwilling to give up defense for offense.

It's also a waste to start two more attacking players, because they can't play to their full potential, unless Durant and Westbrook are willing to share the ball.

The Thunder's two super scorers can coexist because of Brooks' lineup, and the three blue-collar workers are partnered with them. However, in this way, the score is generally not high.

The Clippers offense, Paul dribbling to the frontcourt and Griffin playing pick-and-roll, and the Thunder are also zone defenses, all of which are things that Brooks and Yang Rui studied when they worked together.

Because of this, Brooks knows very well how difficult the Clippers' lineup is to defend, and the strength of the Lakers' three-game championship period lies in Yao Ming, Rasheed Wallace, and Odom's ability to evacuate, and Kobe Bryant's opponent can't cover it when he is single.

Now on the Clippers, Battier and Gay are better than Rashid in three-point ability and mobility, and they suffer a little bit when defending the interior.

Paul went on the right side, Ibaka switched gears, he could interfere with shots, he could also prevent breakouts, he had a good sense of position, and he deserved to be the one who stepped into the defense.

Paul didn't force the attack, and the ball was distributed to Guy in the bottom corner, and Battier drew Durant's defense at 70 degrees on the right side, and there was an immediate misalignment on the court, and Guy faced Perkins.

Perkins pounced to interfere with the shot, Guy dummed and moved sideways, one step past Perkins, one step inside the three-point line, a 45-degree pullup jump shot, and hit the board. 2 to 0.

In one round, Brooks secretly shouted that it was not good, Perkins was afraid that there would be problems in defending near the penalty area, and Yang Rui would definitely try to create opportunities for Guy to be in front of him.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt, and then played a block and pick-and-roll, attracting Battier to switch defenses and then split the ball to the right 70-degree Ibaka.

Ibaka took the ball in the frame and shook it, probed and broke through the bottom line, and was followed by Griffin after taking a step, he protected the basketball with his back, squeezed Griffin, and passed the ball out of the periphery, Durant was entangled by Gay, it was not easy to turn around, and then passed less.

Griffin has no problem defending today, against King Cousins, Warriors Brook Lopez, Randolph, Spurs Duncan and others, Griffin suffers on the defensive end, he is afraid of those who can attack in the low post, the opponent does not need to have many excellent steps, relying on him to turn around and shoot, hook hands, he is not easy to block, his arms are too short.

However, Griffin does a better job than Perkins in terms of defending players from the rim, he is more agile, moves sideways, sprints faster, interferes with outside shots, has a height advantage, and it doesn't matter if his arms are shorter.