"End of the third quarter! Durant made 3 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 13 points in a single quarter without losing the scoring title! Su Bei made 4 of 5 shots and three He scored 10 points on 2-for-3 shooting, plus Westbrook's 3-for-6 shooting and 6 points. To be fair, the Thunder's offensive firepower was actually pretty good in the third quarter, scoring 35 points in a single quarter..." However, Comparison only hurts!
The Spurs were even more competitive in the third quarter, with full firepower, scoring 40 points in a single quarter. Parker made 4 of 5, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and only scored 9 points.
Leonard made 3 of 4 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 8 points. Diaw made 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and only scored 7 points.
In the third quarter, compared to the three-man team that scored the most points, the Spurs were completely inadequate. However, Split made 6 of 10 free throws and scored 6 points.
Danny Green made 2 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 5 points. Coupled with the mediocre Duncan and Ginobili... Good guys, offensively, Duncan and Ginobili have become deadbeat walk-ons!
In terms of offense and hitting, if you look at it separately, the Spurs are indeed not as good as the Thunder, but taken together, the Thunder are just a younger brother.
Scoring 40 points in a single quarter, Hong Kong is not the Spurs' most powerful team. The most powerful thing about this team is controlling the field!
From the time the score expanded to 20 points in the third quarter, the Spurs began to control the field. At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 98 to 81, and the Thunder trailed the Spurs by 17 points.
In other words, starting from the 7th minute of the third quarter, the Spurs, who controlled the field, only allowed the Thunder, who desperately counterattacked, to narrow the gap by 3 points.
At this time, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder were 17 points behind. Why should they catch up with a piece of iron? In the fourth quarter, when the overall situation was decided, the Thunder's three young players began to output wildly, especially Westbrook and Harden. One scored 12 points and the other scored 13 points, leading the Thunder to score 37 points in the fourth quarter. The offense was incredible. Not firing on all cylinders.
It's just a pity that it's not enough. The Spurs are stalling for time and pressing the rhythm, and they can still score 28 points against the Thunder. What can you do to top it?
You can't stand it! Buzz—! As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
The score was 126 to 118. The Spurs defeated the Thunder with an 8-point advantage. In the next game, they took a big 2-0 lead.
Not mentioning the core role statistics, the Spurs Leonard made 8 of 13, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Diaw made 5 of 7, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Split made 2 of 2 free throws, 7 of 12 free throws, and scored 11 points and 3 assists.
Danny Green made 4 of 10 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Four role players scored in double figures. Is there any magic?
Are there any laws? Compared with the Thunder, Yin Baka made 3 of 11 free throws, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Perkins made 1 of 5 free throws, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 3 points and 5 rebounds. Sefolosha made 1 of 3, scoring 2 points and 2 assists.
Billups made 3 of 9 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 7 points and 4 assists. Su Bei made 10 of 17, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 31 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds.
Among the role players, Su Bei's performance was just okay. The Thunder's core personal statistics were superior. They lost to the Spurs as a whole. It was not unfair to lose.
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"Ding, gain the favorability value of contractor Durant to 77!"
"Ding, gain the favorability value of Westbrook the Turtle at 55!"
"Ding, gain the favorability value of Harden, the porcelain emperor, 22!"
"Ding, harvest the stone Buddha Duncan's rage value 58!"
"Ding, harvest the demon sword Ginobili's rage value is 81!"
"..." On the plane flying back to Oklahoma, Su Bei scanned the system information prompt and shook his head.
"Facing a group of facially paralyzed players and a group of talented players, this harvest has been predicted for a long time..." Anyway, at this time, Su Bei has already got rid of the low-level interest of statistics.
The next day, both ESPN and USA Today adjusted downwards the Thunder's championship odds. The Spurs have been promoted to second place and are expected to break out of the Western Conference and advance to the finals.
At this time, the Heat and Celtics had also finished their first two games. The Heat were temporarily leading with a score of 2-0, ranking first in the odds without any suspense.
In the 2012 Finals, the matchup between the Spurs and the Heat was highly anticipated. James waited for three years, and another three years, and finally waited for a positive response to Duncan's words.
"The future is yours" promise. Of course, the Thunder will obviously not agree! The next afternoon, after the adaptation training.
The Thunder coaching staff and players gathered together to analyze and summarize the reasons and problems for the first two losses.
Durant and Westbrook were named to teach them that the Spurs, who play team basketball, cannot be solved by just relying on individual singles played by the two of them.
Subsequently, the coaching staff also decided on a tactical strategy for counterattacking the entire series.
"Defensively, the Spurs like to target our core players, cut them off from the team, and put us into an infinite one-on-one mode. Next, we will also follow the Spurs' path. Continue to target their core players. At the same time, they try to block their role players as much as possible. The reason why they only target our core players is because they can't do it. Our Thunder team has talent advantages, physical advantages, and mobility advantages... Their homework can definitely be done more and better than them.”
"On offense, the Spurs like to play team basketball and defeat our defense as a whole. Whatever they can do, we can also do next and follow their path..." Let them have no way to go!
Copy the Spurs' tactical work, and then, relying on the advantages of the lineup, do more and better on both offense and defense to defeat the opponent.
Hong Kong, the Thunder lost the first two games, and the tuition was not in vain! After G1, the Thunder learned to flank the GDP combination and let the Spurs' role players attack.
After the G2 game, the Thunder continued to evolve and learned to flank GDP, allowing role players to attack while attacking and playing team basketball...May 31, Chesapeake Center Arena.
Night falls. At this time, the Thunder were about to face the Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. The lights were bright and there was a sea of people.
After the warm-up, a simple communication ceremony. In the arena, the starting lineups of both teams tonight were also announced.
The Spurs' starting five remain unchanged, still Duncan, Diaw, Leonard, Danny Green, and Parker. On the Thunder's side, the starting five will not be adjusted, they are still Perkins, Yin Baka, Durant, Su Bei and Westbrook.
The first quarter begins! The Thunder strictly implemented the pre-game tactics. When attacking, Westbrook is reckless and decisive. When he has the opportunity, he goes up and shoots by himself.
If you don't have a chance, don't wait outside and give the ball to your teammates. Durant beat Leonard very strongly!
The question is to force a breakthrough, cause offensive damage, increase the offensive intensity, and grasp the home court advantage.
If it's just a shot from outside, even if the referee wants to blow the whistle to help, he won't find a chance. With Westbrook's inside and outside shots, and Du Shao's layups or free throws, the Thunder started an 8-0 offensive against the Spurs.
The Spurs' role players began to make mistakes, Leonard made a mistake, Danny Green was intercepted, and Diaw made a mistake.
With no choice, the Spurs needed to stabilize the situation. Parker and Duncan started to play superstar ball, taking shots against the double attack, and suddenly opened up the offensive situation.
Parker's three-pointer from the outside, plus a breakthrough layup, Duncan's mid-range shot, plus a low post shot, then turned around and rushed to the basket.
The Spurs slowly regained the points they lost.
"The Thunder played very reasonably, but it wasn't the basket they usually excel at. The turnovers and knocks gradually increased..." Playing under pressure, Du Shao and Westbrook were just tough at first.
When the Spurs adapted to their hardness, they softened within two seconds. The Thunder's role players, Su Bei, are strictly guarded. Other role players are not only unsuitable for the change of offensive roles, but the big reason is probably because they are too weak.
At this time, the Thunder's tactics suddenly gave them the ball and allowed them to take action. In addition, the Thunder's offensive scoring water was too deep, and for a while, they couldn't grasp it.
After the first quarter, the Spurs turned around and started chasing after being 8 points behind, and finally achieved a comeback, taking a 4-point lead with a score of 26-22.
The second quarter of the game started, rotation battle. The Thunder finally, finally got into a 'rich fight' situation.
In the first round, Billups and Ginobili exchanged three-pointers. Billups strikes! Ginobili hits!
The score became 29 to 22, and the point difference widened to 7 points. Soon, the Thunder used card dimensionality reduction to teach the Spurs team how to behave in basketball.
"Billups hit Gary Neal with his back, ran into the paint, turned around and rushed to the basket. After attracting the defense, he casually sent the basketball into the sky. Bang -! Collison's entire body was hanging on the basket. On top of the basket.”…
"Ginobili held the ball and challenged Su Bei! The three threats took a step, but Su Bei didn't lose his step. Ginobili feinted, and Su Bei jumped out, but did not take off. Ginobili continued to waver and saw Su Bei got close to him and immediately pushed up with his body, trying to cause a three-point shooting foul. Su Bei dodged, as if he had predicted Ginobili's movements in advance, and got out of the way. The referee did not blow the whistle. In the end, Nobili had no choice but to force a shot, but was slapped down by Su Bei. After winning the basketball, Su Bei rushed to the frontcourt, raised his hand and shot a chasing three-pointer... shua— —! Yes! Su Bei’s three points are finally over!"...
"The Spurs attacked, Ginobili broke through, passed Subei, and passed the ball to Bonner. Yinbaka swept quickly and slapped Bonner's layup down. Harden got the basketball, Immediately pushed the counterattack with the ball, broke through with a European step in the frontcourt, went to the end, he shot... No, it went to the end, but he didn't shoot. The ball was passed to the left three-point corner. Su Bei was empty. He caught the ball and jumped up. He raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper... Whoa! The knife fell with his hand, and Su Bei hit another three-pointer!"... At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder's defensive intensity was very strong, and the Spurs' role players again It was a series of mistakes and iron blows, and only Ginobili could beat them.
No way, Bo Povich began to adjust, and it was obvious that the Thunder was going to have trouble. With a wave of his hand, he replaced Duncan, Leonard and Danny Green, and replaced Warriors Jackson, Ginobili and Splitter.
However, no matter how good Po Povich's tactics were, they were of no use. Harden is going crazy! Continuous breakthroughs caused fouls and went to the free throw line!
At this time, Harden does not seem to be a rookie, but a superstar. As soon as he touches the porcelain, the whistle will sound.
Made 4 free throws in a row. All right! Untouchable, stay away from the head office, right? However, Harden, who was going crazy, hit a pull-up three-point jumper——!
Swish——!
"It's either a one-pointer or a three-pointer. I really can't stand it!" Under the leadership of Harden and Su Bei, the Thunder beat the Spurs with a 15-5 shock wave, overcoming the lagging score. A 6-point lead.
At this time, Scott Brooks was not satisfied and replaced Durant on the court. He wanted to improve the offensive attributes and continue the Thunder's offensive firepower.
In the second quarter of the game, facing the Thunder with all their strength, the Spurs' defense was overwhelmed. In the second quarter, the Thunder beat the Spurs with a 35-17 shock wave.
At the end of the first half, the score was 57 to 43. The Thunder entered the locker room to rest with a 14-point lead.
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