"It was a really tight game, and it was the first time in this series that both teams played to the final moments of the fourth quarter......"

The fifth game of the Western Conference Finals will be very intense, which is expected by everyone, because of the sudden change of formation of the Spurs in the previous game, the Thunder was not able to deal with it at the first time, which eventually led to the Thunder's big loss. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, the outside world also agrees that the Thunder will definitely have a more targeted arrangement in Game 5, and whether the result is a win or a loss, they will not make it as easy for the Spurs as they were in the last game.

It is true that the Thunder made a lot of adjustments in this game.

The Thunder did not adjust the starting lineup, the fifth game Thunder once again continued the previous starter, the performance of Sefrosa in the second half of the previous game made head coach Brooks completely put him into the cold, and Brooks chose to continue to start with Reggie Jackson.

However, in terms of player rotation, Brooks has made more adjustments, he gave young interior Steven Adams more playing time, and after replacing this young interior player, the movement ability of the entire Thunder team has improved a lot.

And Brooks improved the team's movement ability in order to be his most important defensive strategy of the game, including Li Yang!

Yes, this is one of the biggest changes in this game for the Thunder, they have a trap on the defensive end of the line, and as long as Li Yang tries to rush into the three-point line with the ball, he will be subjected to crazy traps.

Obviously, Li Yang is not too suitable for such a bag.

After coming to the Spurs, Li Yang really didn't enjoy too much bag treatment, even if there was an occasional bag clip, he also used his strong impact to directly tear the defense, so if Li Yang was allowed to complete the attack in the process of occasionally facing the bag clip, Li Yang could actually do it. However, to let Li Yang pass the ball well in the face of the pinch, Li Yang is a little uncomfortable.

After all, in the past two years, Li Yang has never been the one to do this, and he has never taken on the task of accurately passing the ball to an open teammate in a pinch. In particular, this kind of pinch is not an ordinary pinch shot, but a situation where the Thunder is very conscious to cut off his passing route.

So at the beginning of this game, Li Yang played like two people in the previous game, and in the previous game, Li Yang kept sending assists as soon as he came on the court, and in this game, Li Yang was not able to send assists in the entire first quarter, but sent 2 turnovers.

After Li Yang was choked, the Spurs' starting offense was greatly affected, and the Thunder's offense played much better than the previous game, which made the Spurs very passive in the first quarter of the game.

One person who has to be mentioned is Westbrook, after Li Yang's post-match interview in the previous game was reported, Westbrook directly said in the media that he would prove himself in this game.

Westbrook's way to prove himself in this game was not to directly break through Li Yang's defense, but to choose another way to complete the offense, that is, to constantly use the block to find opportunities for mid-range shots, and he even gave up part of the ball to Durant and Reggie Jackson, and then looked for open shooting opportunities himself.

Whether it is the inclusion of Li Yang or the change in Westbrook's style of play, this is where the Thunder is completely different from the previous game, and the playoffs are often a process of change, the Spurs changed in the last game, the Thunder did not adapt, so the Thunder was passive, and in this game, the Thunder changed, and the Spurs did not adapt, so the Spurs fell into passivity in this game.

At 32:23, after the first quarter, the Spurs trailed the Thunder by 9 points, and the game was slightly better in the second quarter, and the Spurs narrowed the gap between the two sides to only 6 points.

The six-point difference remained until the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, and in the process, the Spurs kept getting closer to the score and even completed the overtake, while the Thunder continued to pull the difference apart with their excellent play, which allowed the two teams to play the game to the final three minutes for the first time in this round of the series.

In the last three minutes, the Spurs relied on team cooperation to complete several beautiful scores, while the Thunder relied on the individual abilities of the two superstars to score again and again, and no one let anyone.

In the final half-minute, the Spurs had a chance to narrow the score to 1 point, but Ginobili's three-point basket bounced out and the Spurs missed their best chance.

At 104:97, the game ended, and the Spurs finally lost to the Thunder at home by 7 points, losing this crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, allowing the opponent to take the match point of the series.

"Young, it's okay, you've done a pretty good job, after all, it's just your second game as the starting point guard. In the locker room after the game, Danny Green comforted Li Yang.

Li Yang nodded, his attention was not on Green, but on Popovich, he heard Popovich asking Duncan and Ginobili to go to the post-game press conference together, and when he saw that the three of Popovich were leaving, Li Yang immediately stood up and said, "Pop, can I go to the press conference?"

Li Yang opened his mouth, Popovich turned his head and looked at Li Yang with some surprise, most of the rest of the Spurs players and coaches are the same, Popovich did not choose to let Li Yang go to the press conference, this is definitely not because Li Yang's performance in this game did not meet expectations and disappointed him or anything, but for the purpose of protecting Li Yang.

Because Li Yang's performance in this game was indeed much worse than the previous game, Popovich was also worried that reporters would point the finger at Li Yang and put too much pressure on Li Yang.

You must know that in the previous game, Li Yang got a triple-double of 21 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds, and in this game, under the crazy attack of the Thunder, Li Yang only got 13 points, 3 assists and 7 rebounds, and what is even more fatal is that Li Yang has 5 turnovers.

"Yang, you have to know that at the press conference, you will be the target of all the journalists. ”

Popovich hadn't spoken yet, and Fusir, who had been in charge of training Li Yang, had already spoken first.

"I know. Li Yang nodded heavily, he did know why Popovich didn't let him go to the press conference, and he also knew that once he appeared at the press conference, he would definitely become the target of reporters' attacks.

It's just that he did play badly in this game, Li Yang knows this very well in his heart, the team's loss, his own performance is the most important reason, although at this time he can not be interviewed by reporters, do not listen to outside voices, and avoid accepting greater pressure.

However, Li Yang felt that he could also choose another way, that is, to take the initiative to stand up and bear everything he should bear!

"Let's go. Popovich didn't persuade him at this time, and most of the others looked at Li Yang encouragingly, and Duncan even touched Li Yang's head heavily when Li Yang came to his side.

Well, yes, it was to touch Li Yang's head. At Li Yang's request, Duncan hadn't touched Li Yang's head for a long time, but at this time he seemed to have forgotten this.

Li Yang didn't notice this small detail, when he stepped out of the locker room, he felt that his mood seemed to be suddenly much better than just now, without the previous depression, but with a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Many years later, Li Yang will always recall this scene, and he is glad that he made this decision, because it taught him how to take on more on the pitch and in the dressing room. (To be continued.) )