Chapter 52: The Wind Is Still Blowing, The Wind Keeps Blowing!
In this game, Du Kang unexpectedly used Nash to defend Westbrook and used Kobe Bryant's defensive strategy to entangle Durant to achieve excellent results.
Nash is in front of Westbrook like an iceberg from Canada.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the frozen West Coast have cold hands and feet, their heads on fire, and their mouths upturned.
And Bryant's dogskin plaster defense looks like it's defending Durant, but it's actually encouraging Westbrook to attack.
The connection between Westbrook and Durant is very weak, and Westbrook's passes to Durant are all very simple passes.
The two rarely cooperate with complex tactics.
The two goblins of the thunder are picking, you are done, I will pick it, I will pick it up, you will pick it when I finish it.
So the passes of both of them are very direct and simple passes.
Even if Westbrook had Durant in his heart, but seeing that Durant was so entangled by Kobe Bryant that it was difficult to pass the ball, he attacked directly.
This is called giving Westbrook the guilt of Durant and giving Westbrook an excuse to release his desire to attack.
As the second leader of the Thunder, he has made more shots than Durant this season, and his desire to attack even if there is Durant by his side, he can't suppress it.
Unconsciously, Westbrook helped the Lakers prevent Durant.
These two goblins must not be opened at the same time!
Even if Westbrook is allowed to open, Durant cannot be opened.
The best case scenario is to let Westbrook attack like crazy and compress Durant's offensive space.
Judging from the effect after the start of the game, this hand has an excellent effect.
Clifford, who was not very optimistic about Du Kang's crazy defensive strategy before the start of the game, looked at Du Kang's eyes at this time, it was like looking at God.
Those famous coaches, even if you know a lot of technical and tactical plays?
Can you come up with such a bizarre but effective defensive strategy to defend against the Thunder?
"You don't understand people's hearts!"
Clifford admired the five-body throw.
At the end of the timeout, it became clear to Thunder head coach Scott Brooks that Dukang was also aware of Dukang's scheme.
So after the pause, Westbrook dribbled the ball across the half, even if he saw that it was Nash in front of him, even if he wanted to kill it directly, but in the end, he still held back.
Westbrook and Durant block pick-and-roll.
Thunder head coach Scott Brooks, who was on the sidelines, nodded.
The best result, of course, was to switch defenses, Durant to play Nash, and that was the best result.
"If Kobe Bryant and Nash wrap up Durant, well, let Russell shoot in the open spot, that's okay."
Scott Brooks confidently looked at the young Lakers head coach who was also standing on the sidelines.
"Russell's shot will punish you!"
Dukang noticed Scott Brooks' gaze next to him, and nodded to the Thunder young marshal with a smile.
On the court, in the face of Kobe Bryant and Nash's bag, Westbrook received a pass from Durant, Wei Shao outside the three-point line, even if there was so much iron in front, after receiving Durant's pass, he did not choose to break through and then return the ball to Durant, but simply received the ball and threw it, and pulled it high on the spot.
Very confident!
And then......
It's not the sound of a brush, it's not the sound of a clang.
The ball that was thrown by Wei Shao flew out of the court directly.
“……”
looked at Durant jumping on the court, Wei Shao, who was still confident and stubborn, and looked at Du Kang, who was still smiling at him.
Scott Brooks was silent.
The Lakers are really not guarding against Russell!
Scott Brooks frowned.
Even if Russell is indeed not a player who is good at shooting, but it can't be put like this, right?
Moreover, the confident and calm smile on his face just now made Scott Brooks very concerned.
Does he really have the ability to predict the state of a player?
Scott Brooks shook his head, he couldn't be influenced by him, he couldn't shake!
"We didn't have a problem with the way we played, and Russell didn't have a problem shooting, just didn't shoot!"
It was the Lakers' turn to attack, and after that timeout, the Thunder's defense became more aggressive.
Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball across the half, Sefrosa pressed in the half, and before Kobe Bryant reached the three-point line, Sefrosa pulled someone to foul.
Obviously, this is a test for the Thunder to raise the intensity of the game, a test for the referee to blow the penalty scale.
Keep the game up until the referee blows the whistle.
"I have to say, the Thunder's defense is really good!"
Off the field, Du Kang couldn't help but praise the team's defense.
Especially for the Lakers, the Thunder's defense is even more porous.
The Thunder beat the Heat, and the Heat will frantically name Perkins to have a chance to beat the Thunder.
But the Lakers, because of Howard and Howard, Perkins won't care, so they can't go crazy and name Perkins.
This makes the Thunder's only defensive dead end impossible to be caught by the Lakers.
This is also the essential reason why the Lakers have been losing to the Thunder in recent years, the offense can't beat the opponent, and the defense can't prevent the two goblins, if you can win, it's up to the sky.
The Thunder's defense can't help but praise even Du Kang, the opponent, which shows how satisfied Scott Brooks, the head coach of the Thunder, is not far away.
As a defensive head coach, he firmly believes that defense is the key to winning everything.
For the Thunder, as long as the defense doesn't collapse, then the team won't lose easily.
As long as the Lakers can't break down the Thunder's defense, then no matter how much they fall behind in this game, as long as there is time, the Thunder will have a chance.
So, seeing the appearance of the Lakers on the court when they were in a desperate situation under the Thunder's defense, Scott Brooks once again looked confidently at Dukang.
Don't blame him for his frequent attention to Du Kang.
In fact, in the current NBA, Du Kang is Tang Seng.
The monster caught Tang Seng in order to live forever.
These NBA head coaches will gain great prestige by beating Du Kang.
Coach D's first defeat, which is almost equal to the Tang monk meat of NBA coaches under the hype of the American media, everyone wants to get it.
And more importantly, the American media has been hyping Du Kang as a head coach with poor technical and tactical ability, such a head coach can kill all sides in the NBA with a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War, which is an insult to those traditional head coaches.
Experts often joke that Coach D has been winning, which is a slap in the face to those professional head coaches in the NBA.
Let's just put it this way, in the NBA, except for chicken soup head coaches like Doug Rivers, they will believe in Du Kang's book of Sun Tzu's art of war to play the NBA.
The other coaches were a little dismissive.
The Art of War?
Sun Tzu's Art of War can govern the NBA, what is the use of us traditional coaches?
The basketball skills and tactics we learned before, the basketball system, were all learned in vain?
Other types of head coaches, whether they play offense or defense, are holding back their strength and want to kill Du Kang, a half-bucket rookie coach.
The same goes for Scott Brooks, don't look at what he said before the game was friendly, but he was holding back his strength in his heart.
On the court, the Lakers' offense was stared at by the Thunder who strengthened their defense, and as the time decreased little by little, the 24-second offensive time was slowly fading.
The Lakers' offense, the Lakers fans who watched the scene were really a little trembling and uneasy.
"Covered, the Lakers' offense is completely covered by the Thunder's defense!"
"The Thunder's defensive players, fast moving, tall and tall, one hand, like a big net!"
"The Los Angeles Lakers, who lack speed and explosiveness, can't tear open this big net!"
Scott Brooks, who looked at the Thunder defense on the court with satisfaction, finally had a smile on his face.
I'll see how long you'll be at ease!
Scott Brooks looked at Dukang again, and then he saw ......
"Coach D raised his right hand again!"
"Russell Westbrook gets stuck with Howard!"
"Steve Nash crossed in and ran out!"
Nash brought Westbrook to the basket, and after Howard jammed Westbrook, Perkins had to switch defenses in the face of Nash, who was about to go to the bottom corner.
Nash, who received a pass from Kobe Bryant in the bottom corner, faced Perkins' defense, and an easy Baifo passed Perkins who was saved, and then rode a horse to shoot an arrow from mid-range and threw a basketball in his hand.
Brush it up!
When the basketball swiped the net, the red light came on for 24 seconds.
The goal was valid, and the Lakers held down for 24 seconds as Nash scored two points with his trademark mounted archery.
16 to 8!
"It was Steve Nash's 11th point of the game!"
"The wind is still blowing!"
With the Lakers looking to be 24 seconds away, Nash's score on horseback archery really stunned the audience and the three commentators from TNT.
Seriously, who would have thought that Nash could perform so well in this game?
"Nash's offense is another holehole in Westbrook's defense!"
Although Nash's offense this time broke through Perkins, it seemed that Perkins was out of position, but it was actually Westbrook who lost his defensive position and let Perkins make up for it.
So at the root of it, Westbrook didn't concentrate just now, and when he saw the immobile Nash suddenly activate, he could only rush up, hoping to make up for the mistake he made by not concentrating.
Then, because he rushed too hard, he didn't notice Howard's movement and was blocked by Howard.
"Oh my God! Not only did Nash play against Westbrook on the defensive end, but also let Nash grab Westbrook on the offensive end! ”
"What's more, Coach D has all succeeded!"
Watching the TV scene of Nash responding to Du Kang with his right hand raised on the sidelines, many NBA professionals in front of the TV are now really dumbfounded.
Let's just say that the rise of the Thunder and the rise of Westbrook in recent years, with the injury of Rose, Westbrook is the biggest contender for the first point guard in the league in the future.
Westbrook's super talent, explosive offense, and fierce defense.
Everyone is looking at these things, so let's just say that Westbrook is the opposite of Nash!
Even if it's the peak Nash, when he encounters a player like Westbrook, he has to avoid playing.
Nash doesn't hide from Westbrook, Westbrook can eat Nash raw!
The average professional coach has a head problem, so Nash will go directly to Westbrook.
But in this game, Coach D actually directly asked Nash to directly face Westbrook at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
It's really an eye-opener!
And it works so well!
"Awesome, awesome, awesome, Coach D is amazing!"
Larry Bird at this time is simply described as a stunning.
The Art of War......
Looking at the book in his hand, Larry Bird sighed softly.
"What a manipulative book!"
It's a pity that I watched it late.
If he had Coach D so understanding of people's hearts, the Lakers would never have won the 2000 Finals!
On TV, the first quarter of the game between the Thunder and Lakers continued.
The Lakers are still desperately pinching Durant on the defensive end, and with Howard guarding the basket, they frantically put Westbrook to shoot outside.
Westbrook is also really confident, no matter how many times he has been ironclad in front of him, he will shoot without any hesitation.
Kobe Bryant kept nodding his head, and then praised it wildly in his heart, like me, like me!
And then......
Bang dang!
Bang dang!
Bang dang!
Los Angeles Staples is back in a symphony concert tonight.
Only this time, the musician who held the concert was not Kobe, it was Westbrook.
Watching Westbrook hit the iron frantically on the field.
At this point, Hamm suddenly thought of what Dukang had said before the game.
"I'm not here for revenge!"
"I'm here for a concert!"
Hamm looked at Du Kang, who was sitting in his seat at this time, with his eyes closed, as if he was really listening to a concert, and he really couldn't help it.
it!
Served!
Convincing!
Westbrook struggled on the offensive end, which was a direct link to his attitude on the defensive end.
Westbrook is getting more and more impatient on the defensive end.
In the face of Nash's patient running, it was either a direct loss of position, or a teammate misplaced to disrupt the team's overall defense.
In the face of such an impatient Westbrook, Nash used his own running, his own passing, and his own offense to infinitely amplify Westbrook's defensive mistakes.
"Steve, it's Steve, it's our Son of the Wind, he's assisted our Warcraft, Boom! The basket is shaking! ”
"Steve Nash!"
"The wind is still blowing!"
"The wind keeps blowing!"
For the Lakers, the first quarter with the Thunder was definitely a dream first quarter.
This is the Thunder who have been beating them violently in the last two seasons!
They really didn't want to win this game, they just came here to cheer for Coach D and cheer for the team.
But the progress of this game is really surprising.
So, when the first quarter ended, more than 20,000 Lakers fans in the stadium were chanting Du Kang's name.
“Coach D!”
“Coach D!”
“Coach D!”
……
……
Listening to the crazy cheers of the Lakers fans at the scene, netizens who were watching this game in China were stunned.
"This is Los Angeles? Is this Staples? ”
"Our little coach Du actually got the same treatment as O'Neal and Kobe!"
"Our little Coach Du actually conquered Los Staples!"
In fact, not only domestic netizens, but even fans and netizens in the United States are frantically discussing the praise of Lakers fans for Du Kang at this time.
You know, in this game, Du Kang is playing the Los Angeles Lakers' favorite Kobe!
In this case, Du Kang still received such praise!
Lakers fans made their choice!
"Coach D is like a sudden gust of wind, everyone thinks that this gust of wind should disappear immediately, but he is still blowing, it has been blowing!"
Du Kang, who was the focus of everyone at this time, of course, heard the cheers of the Los Angeles fans in the stadium.
Not only Du Kang, but Scott Brooks next to Du Kang also heard it.
32 to 20.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by 12 points in the first quarter.
This point difference is really desperate for the rest of the NBA.
It's really worth celebrating and cheering.
But, we're thunder!
Your opponent tonight is a thunderous thunder!
You're celebrating too early!