Van Gundy made an adjustment and came back, and the Pelicans kicked off at halftime, and if it was a pure academy team, it would definitely have to play a tactical offense at this time.

But Van Gundy belongs to the academy coach, but after the failure of the Rockets, he has also changed a lot in the NBA over the years. Now he's a bit of an individual player with a preference for teamwork.

At this time, the Pelicans played a simple passing tactic, and Millsap gave the basketball directly to Li Feng at the top of the arc on the sideline.

Li Feng came up with the ball here, and when he saw that the opponent was still shrinking inside to defend, he still did not shoot from a distance, but suddenly forced a step to press the free throw line, and then raised his hand to make a shooting feint.

Li Feng was in the middle of the court to attract the opposition's attention, but Caron Butler took advantage of the opportunity to use Jefferson's cover to run towards the flank.

Durant is not afraid of the inside confrontation, afraid that someone will run back and forth, and Caron Butler ran out like this, and he suddenly didn't keep up.

Li Feng happened to pass the basketball to Caron Butler at this time, and Caron Butler took the ball and shot a three-pointer.

"The Pelicans came back and the offense really got better! And it looks like the Pelican feels good today! ”

Mike Brown was clearly supporting the Pelicans, and the Thunder quickly pursued him.

The Thunder played a very common tactic at this time, high block and dismantle, high block and dismantle This tactic will be played as long as it is a team, but the effect is completely different, the team that is good at using this tactic can enter the playoffs by relying on this trick, and the team that is not good at using this tactic will not have a chance at all.

There is only one key point in the tactics of high-level blocking and dismantling, that is, to have a good guard, without a good guard, you will definitely not be able to play, and if you have a good guard, you will definitely be able to play.

Now the Thunder have a good guard at the top of the league, so once this high post block is rolled out, the tactics will work immediately.

Westbrook came over and took advantage of the high block and broke through. Then he took a zigzag line and passed to Durant in the bottom right corner.

Durant took the ball and Crawn Butler stuck to death, and he had to dribble in and hand the basketball to Steven Adams in the restricted area.

Steven Adams took the ball and saw a half-man defending himself, and he immediately turned back and passed the ball to Sefrosa, who took the ball and passed it back to Westbrook who ran out.

The Thunder actually passed the ball so many times in one round, which was something that had never happened before, and after many passes and breakthroughs, the Thunder did open the opportunity, and Westbrook was empty in front of him to get the ball again.

Westbrook was a solid three-point thrower. Steady shot!

The Pelicans hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder immediately hit back with a three-pointer! The Thunder hit the shot, but that's not the point.

The point is that the Thunder played too patiently today, and it was not the Thunder's style. So at this time, Doug Collins and Su Qun exclaimed together in the two kingdoms:

"Oh! It's too patient, it's so reasonable! Is this the thunder I know? It's unlikely! ”

The Thunder played such a round, and the Pelicans were a little silly! Because the Thunder has always been a team like Zhang Fei before, and now they have suddenly become the meticulous Zhao Zilong, and the Pelicans can't adapt to the role change of the Thunder.

The Thunder returned a three-pointer and immediately stepped back. Because the Pelicans are also a very fast team.

The Pelicans came over this time, and Rose faced the opposing defense, and he passed the basketball to Caron Butler.

Caron Butler took the ball directly under his crotch and singled out Durant, he rushed up and broke through a step before being almost cut off by Durant.

In this situation, Caron Butler could only turn around and protect the basketball with his body. Caron Butler's side is already a little unbearable, at this time Durant puts more physical pressure on Caron Butler, and Caron Butler is finished, but at this time, Durant is now taking a risk to steal, and he has a steal in the past. The ball didn't break, but it leaked by itself.

Kalombbutler was already about to pass the ball, and suddenly there was such an opportunity. Dribbled forward and threw a mid-range shot to score two points again.

Caron Butler scored 5 points in a row, Durant had problems defending Caron Butler, after all, Durant is still a player who goes all out to attack, and the experience in defense is indeed a problem.

After calling a timeout, the Pelicans did get some improvement on offense. But once the Thunder lost the ball, it was immediately the baseline that quickly advanced up, Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball at this time, and saw that Durant on the side had a vacancy, he immediately passed the ball to Durant, and Durant shot a long-distance mid-range shot in the three-point line. The result was a missed shot!

The basketball rebounded, and the Pelicans were always a fast team, and the rebounds were like a tidal wave rushing towards the opponent's half.

The Pelicans quickly pushed up, Rose passed the ball to Li Feng, Li Feng dribbled diagonally, took advantage of his teammate's cover, and also threw a mid-range pull-up jump shot near the free throw line.

Li Feng made a shot for the first time, and it felt average, and Li Feng missed the basketball shot.

"Bang!"

Li Feng also hit the iron, the two teams attacked quickly, and the iron appeared, and the Thunder did not slow down when they grabbed the rebound, and rushed back quickly.

The Thunder rushed back, Westbrook passed the ball to Ibaka, who saw that Jefferson's attention was on the side at this time, and he almost didn't guard himself. He suddenly mustered up the courage to go up to make a breakthrough, wanting to score 2 points with a frame attack.

He rushed up like this, and Millsap didn't make much effort under the basket, took a step to help defend, and went up to pull Ibaka's layup.

Ibaka was blocked, and there was an exclamation in the stadium.

Doug Collins also laughed at this time:

"Ibaka was so simple! I was able to cap this height when I was younger. ”

Mike Brown also smiled and said:

"Yes! Ibaka, who always covers others, must never have imagined that he would be so miserable one day! ”

Both of these guys were teasing Ibaka, and Ibaka was depressed.

The Pelicans immediately won the rebound in the backcourt, Rose took the ball and broke through quickly, and Li Feng delayed Westbrook on the side.

In this way, Rose was able to take the ball and advance quickly, and when it came to the opponent's half, Rose saw that Sefrosa had given him half a step away, and he also pulled up at the top of the arc and threw a long shot.

Rose is not good at shooting from a distance, and it is not advantageous to shoot against Sefrosa at this time. The basketball shot was short, hit the front and bounced back.

After the high hit rate of the two teams in the opening game, the iron hit back and forth at a fast speed, and one after another misses were blocked.

The pace of the game was fast, leaving the fans feeling dizzying, but the score did not move. At this time, Doug Collins said:

"Although the Thunder and Pelicans both played fast, their backcourt rebounds were well protected, and both teams were among the best in the league in rebounding. In the fast offense and defense, he didn't lose the backcourt rebound. ”

While Collins was talking so much about rebounding, the Thunder's offense rushed up again. In the midst of high-speed rhythms.

Westbrook once again showed what he could be like as a top guard, using high cover to break through and then turn around and make a wide pass to Sefrosa in the bottom corner, who took the ball and passed it back to Durant at the top of the arc.

Durant's opportunity was not very good at this time, but in the face of the opponent's defense, he still poked a little, and then jumped back with his front foot, and suddenly shot a three-pointer.

Durant is still a top scorer after all! Karon Butler still can't see enough! His three-pointer landed in the Pelicans' basket with a thud.

14-9, Durant hit a three-point shot. The Thunder pulled away a little bit more. But at this time, Van Gundy was also quite helpless, his team's defense was in place, and Durant's pitch was purely personal ability, and it had nothing to do with anything else.

Durant is now on the rise. Li Feng had to respond, the Pelicans kicked off the baseline, and Rose gave the basketball to Li Feng in the backcourt.

Li Feng quickly dribbled the ball over, and as soon as he ran over, he immediately took advantage of one of Jefferson's covers. Reach the flanks with a raised hand for a middle distance.

As soon as Li Feng made a move, Sefrosa found that he couldn't defend himself, and he didn't hesitate to foul himself. Go up and give Li Feng a thug. Li Feng couldn't shoot, the referee's whistle blew, and Li Feng went to the free throw line.

Today's Thunder's defense is indeed a lot more fierce! Sefrosa's foul was resolute.

When Li Feng was preparing to make free throws at the free throw line, the Thunder began to make substitutions, Scott Brooks just saw that Jefferson was not very defensive against Ibaka, he immediately replaced Perry Jones and replaced Ibaka, with Perry Jones on the court, Jefferson did not dare to wrap Steven Adams, so that he could still play a dozen inside.

Scott Brooks calculated a good calculation, Van Gundy also changed someone on his side, and he saw that Rose was suppressed today and it didn't feel good, so he immediately replaced Rose with Oladipo.

The Pelicans' point guard position is basically Ross and Augustin, but today's defense will not be able to send 1.80 meters DJ Augustin, so O'Adepo can only continue to make cameos, and Van Gundy wants to build Oladipo into an all-round player with both offensive and organizational skills.

The two sides made substitutions, Li Feng made one of the two free throws, and the scores of the two teams became 14-10.

From the opening to the present, in terms of feel, it is still better for Thunder! The Thunder's offense is more fluid and their defense is more in place. So far, the Pelicans haven't had anything too eye-catching.

The Thunder took the lead at home at this time and did not dare to slack off, Westbrook rushed over with the ball and gave the basketball to Perry Jones, who had just come out of the game, and Perry Jones gave the ball to Steven Adams, who came up.

Steven Adams took the ball and stood firm to cover it, which was before Perry Jones and Steven Adams staggered past the hand-to-hand pass.

Now in charge of defending Perry Jones is Jefferson, who is powerless to defend this kind of fast movement, he can only shrink inside.

In this way, Perry Jones came over with the ball to see the empty space! In this way, Perry Jones did not resist the desire to shoot, and raised his hand to throw a three-point shot.

Don't talk about it! Perry Jones had a good hand today, and the basketball fell into the Pelicans' basket with a bang.

In this way, the Thunder stretched the margin to 17-10. And the Thunder's three-point shot today was all three shots, which was completely very good.

Su Qun also said:

"The Thunder hit three three-pointers today! The Pelicans have a problem with Perry Jones' defense! How can Jefferson keep up with Perry Jones' speed! This one must be adjusted. ”

Van Gundy also realized at this time that if Perry Jones had a three-point mark, Jefferson might not be enough, and it would be better to replace Henson, but it was too early to call a timeout, so it was better to wait for a timeout.

Van Gundy waited and didn't move, and the Pelicans switched to a point guard and pushed in, in a different style than just now.

Rose is still playmaker-oriented, and Oladipo is focused on attacking the basket, so he took the ball and passed it to Li Feng.

Li Feng pushed over and looked up to see that Jefferson had caught Perry Jones on the baseline.

Perry Jones hit Jefferson out of position, Jefferson hit him out of position, height and weight advantage is obvious.

Li Feng immediately passed the ball over, Jefferson took the ball and turned to face the basket and shook it slightly, and on Perry Jones's head, he also scored 2 points with an easy small mid-range shot.

As soon as Jefferson hit the ball, Van Gundy felt that it would be better to replace Henson a little later.

Let's see if Jefferson can beat Perry Jones or Perry Jones can beat Jefferson.

Previously, the Pelicans and Thunder were almost evenly matched, and at this time, Jefferson and Perry Jones were misaligned.

This is the first big opportunity and the one who catches it will definitely change the game. So at this time, Scott Brooks is also standing still, although Scott Brooks feels that Perry Jones is sometimes very helpless, but he doesn't believe that Perry Jones is better than Jefferson than the offense.

The turning point of the game came, with the Thunder pushing forward again and Westbrook having a lot of experience.

He also saw this opportunity, and he had to get Perry Jones running, otherwise putting Perry Jones in the position would only be a loophole, not a turning point.

Westbrook came over and called Perry Jones' high pick-and-roll, and Perry Jones' pick-and-roll level and running level are still very high. You must know that he is a Lithuanian player, and these basketball foundations are very solid.

Perry Jones went over to make a block for Westbrook at this point, and then quickly moved to the flank.

Westbrook immediately pulled the basketball back, Perry Jones stepped back to catch the ball, and Jefferson was completely thrown away. At this time, Perry Jones took the ball and threw a three-pointer!

"Huh!"

Perry Jones hit another three-pointer, this time with two consecutive three-pointers. The Thunder's home court was suddenly boiling, and the Oklahoma fans who like to be lively were cheering the whole stadium. The Thunder's home morale is finally out.

Perry Jones, who shot two three-pointers in a row, was also happy himself, and once he was happy, he could only feel better. (To be continued......)