"Westbrook took the baseline and started quickly, but was blocked by Delonte West and lost his speed.
Pass the ball to Billups, and under the pressure of Kidd, the Thunder will know that it is impossible to increase speed and compete with physical talent..."
The Mavericks' winning formula is all about controlling the court. As long as the Thunder play at a comfortable pace, they can't beat it.
As for the old boys lineup, the hardness cannot be compared. They have no choice but to fight for skills, drag the game into a muddy situation, and then defeat the opponent with experience.
However, Billups was restrained against Kidd. The Thunder really couldn't improve their speed and could only fight in position.
"The cards were also dealt from the top arc, and Billups turned over Durant's card.
Durant held the ball and challenged Nowitzki. This was a duel between their respective masters.
Hey, Nowitzki faced the triple threat position and actually got physical to fight..."
It was an eye-opener!
Nowitzki's physical confrontation has always been the one who suffers.
Because of this flaw, Nowitzki was reversed in various ways in the playoffs. He was defeated by the inferior and became a soft egg. It was not until 2011 that his reputation as a soft egg was cleared.
Now it makes sense to apply what he has learned through disaster to Durant.
"After a few feints, Durant faced the pressing pressure and chose to break through with the ball, change direction, get out of the space, pull up and shoot..."
Nowitzki's pace obviously couldn't keep up.
He did not wait to hear the gunshot. Instead, he defended himself against breakthroughs rather than shots. He fought and retreated, blocking Durant's path. Facing the pull, he just stretched out his hand and bet on Durant's two-point pistol. There are no bullets in it.
Of course, he didn't care if there were bullets. There just weren't as many bullets as he had.
Bang-dang——!
You guessed it, Durant’s shot had no bullets.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
"Durant sent it.
It’s too easy and casual to play.
Huh?
In the scramble for rebounds, Yin Baka used his physical talent to shoot the basketball.
Westbrook regained the basketball and walked out with the ball.
What the hell?
Rushing in with the ball again, Kidd let Billups go without a trace of hesitation, and together with West, they conducted a zone defense on Westbrook, forcing Westbrook to shoot away from the basket.
Westbrook is also a talent. He is not used to the Mavericks' zone defense. He just shoots a zombie pull-up jumper with his hand..."
Fighting for jump shots, this is exactly what the Mavericks want.
You know, in last season's 2011 Finals... no, even in the entire playoff series, the Mavericks relied on jump shots to win.
This is their strongest weapon!
What can the Thunder do to compete with them?
Even if they hit one or two shots, they are not serious and have no meaning. They just let the bullets fly for a while, and the advantage is still on their side.
Bang-dang——!
“Westbrook’s CIC was also sent!
The Thunder's explosive combination is likely to be out of control in terms of offensive rhythm.
Durant can break through and shoot, but his breakthrough can't defeat the Mavericks' defense.
In terms of shooting, he couldn't shoot the talented Nowitzki. The Mavericks chose to defend the three-time scoring champion who can only attack facing the basket.
As for Westbrook, the Mavericks deployed zone defense tactics to limit his strongest breakthrough.
Fighting for a shot?
He didn't.
He didn't even try to organize passes.
Handing the damn basketball to Billups also didn't take Billups' offense seriously.
There was a time when the Mavericks were a team that didn't know how to defend and only tried to attack. I didn't expect that they changed their way of life and were so successful. It's simply terrifying..."
Rebounding is the Mavericks' weakness, but fortunately, the Thunder are not that strong either.
After all, he was protected by the Mavericks.
Su Bei and Marion were indeed very trustworthy and did not do anything unnecessary.
As a role player, if you play your role well, everything will be fine.
Anyway, the Thunder and Young Masters were not in a hurry, and neither was he.
The Mavericks' offense is still played by Kidd from the top of the arc.
"It was Delonte West's card that was turned over again, and the breakthrough operation with the ball just now was also stopped by Westbrook's pressing.
Went in, jumped out again...the basketball was back in Kidd's hands..."
At this time, Nowitzki on the left moved to the right again, continued to play a screen tactic with Kidd, got the basketball, misplaced it and faced Billups, then played music, then dribbled the ball in, and still Turned around and gave him a butt, then shook his shoulders, pulled up, and shot... No, he didn't shoot, Nowitzki passed the ball in the air.
“Beautiful, a through ball that tore through the Thunder’s entire defense.
West cut through the air, used Haywood's screen to get rid of Westbrook, and received Nowitzki's pass on the left side of the basket. It was almost completely empty, and only the basket was left in front of him..."
Swish——!
Delonte West easily took the pie and sent the basketball into the basket for two points.
"pretty!
OMG!
Another team attack full of details.
It seems complicated and changeable, but in fact it’s just that every player on the field is doing what they are best at..."
Delonte West's breakthrough, passing ball, getting rid of the ball, and then, layup.
Kidd's screen and support pass.
Nowitzki's all-around, no-dead-end offense uses singles to attract everyone's energy, and then delivers a fatal blow.
Coupled with Heywood's cover, Marion and Su Bei's chat...
You call this an offensive tactic?
It's obviously an offensive art!
It seems that the actions performed by everyone on the Mavericks are mediocre, without any so-called physical talent, but they can score, but they can't stop or withstand.
4 to 0!
Off the court, Scott Brooks went from being relaxed just now to looking solemn.
He originally thought that his team could defeat the aging Mavericks, but he didn't expect that he would dare to resist.
Still a very organized resistance!
On the contrary, the Thunder were in trouble.
They have become two young men from the Thunder, challenging the Mavericks' orderly team. How can this situation be broken?
We can't let the Thunder team, who are good at blind Ji Ba, be able to deal with it in a clear and orderly manner, right?
Even if it can be implemented, why not put the Thunder in chains?
I couldn't play the rhythm that I'm good at and like.
In the end, it also fell into the Mavericks' offensive rhythm.
No choice, I can only take a look first.
Perhaps Du Shao and Westbrook can break the situation with their personal abilities!
On the court, the Thunder's offense was arranged again.
Westbrook is cornered by Delonte West.
Passing the ball to Billups, he also couldn't avoid Kidd's pressing.
It is impossible for the Thunder to speed up and they can only continue to fight in position.
Billups tried to hit Kidd, but couldn't.
They focus on preventing breakthroughs. When Billups wants to shoot, Kidd immediately confronts him and cannot play the offensive rhythm he is good at.
We can only give the ball to Westbrook and let him use his physical talent to solve it.
"Westbrook made a strong move and became a reckless person.
It was still a flanking attack. Kidd pounced on the outside, and Haywood swept over on the inside. Together with West, who was fighting and retreating, Westbrook's offense was well arranged.
No shooting, no organization, just being a reckless person, facing the basket...
No matter how talented you are, what's the use?
There is no room for your physical talents to be used..."
Westbrook is screwed!
If it's the regular season, there are still gaps for you to exploit.
As the defensive intensity increased in the playoffs, his reckless style of play was really not popular.
If the hc rules are not changed and defensive players can get started, Westbrook may not be easy to mess with in the regular season.
Westbrook doesn’t believe this evil!
Choosing to dribble the ball without thinking, he went up to meet the man and put his hands on his body to cover his face. However, the foul whistle still did not come, so he could only face the intensive defense and force the attack.
Bang-dang——!
"What a mess!
Westbrook simply broke through the dense defense deployed by the Mavericks.
If it's the regular season, there's nothing wrong with this choice, but with the intensity of the playoffs, it's unnecessary to play like this..."
This is a gift, not an attack.
The basketball fell into the hands of the Mavericks, and Kidd slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt.
Outside the court, the home fans burst into boos.
Is this the Thunder’s opening performance?
Do you still dare to say that you have the appearance of a championship?
I bother!
It seems that the Mavericks have the championship look, not the Thunder who just rush around without thinking.
"I clicked Delonte West's name again and copied the homework I just did.
This is very unethical, but this is the playoff stage.
If you can't break through one tactic, then keep fighting until your opponent vomits, until your opponent can't stand it anymore, and you have to be able to withstand it before you give up for a while.
At the critical moment, it will continue..."
Did you say ugly?
But this is playoff basketball. If you want beautiful basketball, find it in the regular season.
The playoffs are about fighting.
Obviously, this desperate method is simply annoying.
Westbrook couldn't bear it anymore and took action against Delonte West who was driving the ball through.
“Get physical and force the ball.
It's just a pity that the whistle sounded and the referee whistled Westbrook's defensive foul...
Westbrook's mentality and Dao's heart are confused..."
And this is just the beginning, the Mavericks don't want to let go of each other.
After serving the sideline ball, Kidd continued to control the top arc and continued to distribute the ball to Delonte West for a breakthrough. Then, the ball was distributed and the basketball returned to Kidd's hands.
At this time, Nowitzki moved and moved from the left to the right. Durant learned to answer and hugged Nowitzki in advance.
However, Kidd changed his method, taking a step forward with the ball, and then sent the basketball into the sky. After covering West, who was cutting without the ball, Haywood turned around and moved to the right, and then, high Jumped up, made an alley-oop, passed Kidd's pass, and poured it into the basket with both hands.
Bang-dang——!
Haywood's entire body hung on the basket and scored two points.
6 to 0!
“This is Jason Kidd!
Once upon a time, he was the league's No. 1 point guard.
Organizational ability and the existence of an alliance ceiling.
Whether it's offense or defense, the Thunder are tightly controlled.
If you can't care about the defense on the outside, you can't care about the defense on the inside. What can you do to support it..."
You can't stand it.
The first one is to use Nowitzki's personal offensive ability, and the second one is to attack the Thunder's inability to protect the basket inside.
Whether playing to their own strengths or attacking their opponents' weaknesses, the Mavericks played perfectly in Kidd's control.
Just looking at the data, Kidd has 0 points and 1 assist, which means nothing.
But the data doesn't show that Kidd can also affect the game.
The game continues with music, and then there is another fight.
After all, the Thunder used their talent to fight their way out.
Durant made a strong pass, made a sudden stop and knocked Nowitzki away, then bumped into him, the whistle sounded, and he got two free throw opportunities.
Bang-dang——!
Swish——!
After making one of two free throws, Durant finally opened his personal scoring account, and the Thunder's scoring also broke.
Although I don’t talk about martial ethics anymore, this is something the Thunder are good at.
6 to 1!
Without back-up skills, no organization, and no shooting, he can only blindly rush and kill, and can only find a solution in the underworld technology.
This is how the technique of drawing fouls is developed.
After all, it seems easier to use loopholes in the rules to score than to practice back-up skills.
Moreover, the rules of the alliance are also supported.
As for offense, as long as it can score points, it's not shabby.
However, the Thunder have a way to attack, but defensively, they still can't break the game.
After all, the Thunder have only one Yin Baka inside, which makes their inside flaws even more prominent.
You know, Nowitzki has a league-level evacuation ability.
His pull came outside and took another inside line.
The Thunder's inside line is just one person and can't stand it at all.
In this round, in the execution of the team's tactics, Kidd did not continue to "basically do not attack", but did not follow martial ethics, caught the Thunder team off guard, and chose to dribble the ball for a layup.
"Yin Baka was stuck by Haywood, Billups was fighting, and was distracted by Kidd's organization pass. As a result, Kidd was careless and allowed Kidd to complete an easy layup and score the basketball... …”
Swish——!
8 to 1!
The Mavericks, with everyone on their side, beat the Thunder to a pulp.
I am kind and want to be a good person, but I have no choice.
Seeing that the Thunder could not withstand it, Su Bei had no choice but to be polite. During the Thunder's offensive round, he made a move.
"Durant caught the ball outside the three-point line on the left and set up an offensive three-threat. Nowitzki watched the defense, preventing breakthroughs but not shooting.
Huh?
Su Bei suddenly moved towards Durant. Durant understood and turned around to set a screen for Su Bei. He handed the basketball to Su Bei. After blocking Marion, he immediately turned around and cut inside.
Su Bei faced Nowitzki, outside the three-point line, he picked up the ball and shot... No, he passed the ball, flicked it in the air, and sent the basketball to the left low post.
Durant rushed in, took the ball, took a step, jumped up, faced Woodhead's help to block the shot, and hit Huashan with a powerful dunk..."
Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
“Beautiful coordination!
Durant and Su Bei completed the connection.
Durant received the ball from Su Bei's fake shot and dunked under the basket, causing Haywood's thug to foul.
Timely 2+1!
Let the Thunder breathe a sigh of relief.
The cooperation between Su Bei and Durant is very nice, but they just don’t follow martial ethics and copied the Mavericks’ homework in person..."
Swish——!
The free throw was on the free throw line. Durant showed no mercy and steadily made the free throw, successfully scoring 3 points.
8 to 4!
"Charterer... No, Su, why is this like this?
The promised walk-in, just a spectator?
But you took action and broke the rules. It's so shameless!
"Marion sprayed at Su Bei.
The boat of friendship between teammates for two years has turned over at any time.
Su Bei spread his hands and replied without blushing or heartbeat.
"Listen to my quibbles... No, listen to my explanation.
I just touched the basketball and it was less than 3 seconds. How could it be against the rules?
I didn't get those points, and now I still have zero points, just a sideshow. "
"..."
Marion was speechless and could only acquiesce.
Moreover, he also plans to continue to implement the agreement he just made.
That is, both of them are playing second-guessing, and they agree to be playing second-guessing, but the difference is one day, one minute, or one second.
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