June 2, at8t Center Arena. In the 2012 Western Conference Finals, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain started at the Spurs' home court.
When the Thunder found a winning formula: on defense, they flanked the GDP combination and let role players take action. On offense, they played more as a team and role players dared to take action. The Spurs exposed flaws in their lineup and lack of talent.
At the same time, the lineup is aging, especially Duncan. The decline in interior dominance and the inability to protect the basket have always troubled this Spurs team.
It is no longer possible to be able to attack and defend well as before, it is impossible, absolutely impossible! There is no choice. The Spurs can only speed up and attack... The GDP combination offense is targeted. The role players Leonard, Diaw and Danny Green have mediocre offensive abilities. Obviously there is no way to beat the current team. The Thunder are on the right track.
In the Western Conference G5 game, the Spurs returned to their home court and the starting five made adjustments. Tie Cheng Huang Ama Zhang Tielin's Danny Green was pushed to the bench and replaced by Demon Sword Ginobili.
A starting lineup of Duncan, Diaw, Leonard, Ginobili, and Parker was arranged.
"It's not unusual for Ginobili to be in the starting lineup and maximize his offensive attributes! Last season, when the Grizzlies were defeated, Ginobili was in the starting lineup. Last season, Ginobili He was also a starter and was swept out by the Suns 4-0 in the semifinals. In fact, Ginobili is not suitable to be a starter, but it is obvious that the Spurs have no choice. Let's take a look at the Thunder's starting five People..." It's still Perkins, Yin Baka, Durant, Su Bei and Westbrook.
The game has begun! At the beginning of the first quarter, the Spurs got the ball for the first attack.
"Ginobili broke through with the ball, and Su Bei fought and retreated. Together with Westbrook's defense, Ginobili's attack was blocked. The basketball was in Parker's hands..." Another unremarkable double game With support from the high post inside, Parker turned over Duncan's card and played a mediocre pick-and-roll tactic. Parker got rid of Westbrook and faced Yin Baka in a mismatch.
A sharp breakthrough, a sudden change of direction, and chasing Yin Baka's body. In the end, Yin Baka got a foul. Fortunately, Parker's layup did not score.
Parker got the opportunity to go to the free throw line and make a free throw. Swish——! Swish——! Made two free throws. 0 to 2!
The Spurs took the lead in opening their scoring account. Then, the Thunder attacked.
"Westbrook acted like a reckless man, dribbling the ball against Parker, getting in, pulling up and shooting, and raising his hand, it was a zombie pull-up jumper..." Parker couldn't compete. He could withstand it and could only hear the sound of gunshots.
Bang-dang——! The strike missed.
"Yin Baka, as a forward, blocked Duncan. Su Bei grabbed the offensive rebound and was blocked. He had no room to shoot and immediately passed the ball to Durant. Huh? Durant caught the ball and attempted a three-point jumper. Take a shot..." Under Leonard's interference, Durant's follow-up shot missed with a three-pointer.
If you try it, you will die. According to Lu Xun, there is still nothing wrong with it. Next, in the Spurs' offense, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and distributed the ball to Ginobili for a breakthrough.
"It went in again and jumped out again. The basketball returned to Parker's hands, then played music, and then provided support from the high position. Duncan's card was turned over again, and Parker misplaced the military training to train Yin Baka. Huh? Another change of direction, Chasing Yin Baka's body and hitting him, he didn't even have a chance to dodge..." Beep——!
Yin Baka's thug fouled, and Parker got another chance to get to the free throw line. However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that only 40 seconds into the first quarter, Yin Baka received two fouls. His mediocre pick and roll became the Spurs' killer move!
You know, in the last game, Yin Baka made 11 of 11 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored a defensive double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds. He was a major contributor to the Thunder's win.
The Spurs' continuous misplaced military training shows no moral ethics and wants to knock Yin Baka off the field! It turns out that Ginobili became the starter and added a breakthrough player just to attract the Thunder's defensive attention so that Parker's beheading strategy could be completed.
Off the court, Scott Brooks was immediately dumbfounded, but had no choice but to replace Yin Baka with Collison.
"Po Povich is good at using this kind of underworld trick! Without Bowen, the master of stepping on the ground, he can also use dirty tricks to make the opponent's important players unable to play well..." Obviously, Bo Povich has realized that if the lineup and talent are not as good as the Thunder, there is no way to defeat the Thunder without letting the opponent reduce their numbers.
The Thunder are still too young after all! Swish——! Swish——! Parker faced the question of sending points, did not miss a shot, and made two free throws.
0 to 4! Looking back, the Thunder attack. Westbrook, a veteran, chose to play by himself. Or break through and lay up, using his shooting skills that are not enough for a cat to test the Spurs' defense.
As a result, there was a bang and it was sent again. Su Bei spread his hands, and Westbrook had a look of confusion and a smile on his face.
Under the cover of that turtle face, it seems hard to understand, but it can't change the situation that Su Bei can only focus on offense.
In the last game, the Turtle Westbrook fell down, and the whole team's players attacked and had a hard time. It is difficult to replicate again.
After all, at this time, the big score is 2-2, the two sides are back on the same starting line, and Westbrook can start playing.
With such a talent, the Thunder still mistakenly regard him as a treasure, so what can they do? The Spurs attacked, and Parker took the ball to the frontcourt. This time, he no longer pretended.
Instead of giving the ball to Ginobili, he favored Duncan alone, and they both used pick-and-roll tactics.
"Duncan blocked Westbrook, and Parker mismatched Collison! Misalignment is always a problem, but with the Thunder's defensive ability, they can't do it! Durant chose to shrink back, and Collison couldn't resist it and directly took action. , using a foul to disrupt Parker's continued attack..." The ball still belongs to the Spurs.
Fortunately, reshuffling the cards and delaying time are still useful. Westbrook sent Parker a tight press, preventing him from catching the basketball.
"Ginobili got the basketball and made a snake-like step towards Jiangsu North. Without Westbrook's defense, Jiangsu North was fighting and retreating. The defense was about to lose. Seeing that Ginobili was about to pass him, Jiangsu North took action. It’s...” Beep——!
Bang-dang——! When the whistle sounded, the referee called a foul on the Subei thug, and Ginobili also got the opportunity to go to the free throw line and make a free throw.
"Ginobili played so smart! When he saw Su Bei take action, he immediately went up to him and made a shooting motion. The free throw job to score points was easy..." Swish -!
Swish——! Also made two free throws. 0 to 6!
"The Spurs' sharp breakthrough was so lethal that in less than 2 minutes, the entire Thunder team was fouled 4 times. The Thunder's defense will then become even more difficult. Of course, the most difficult thing is their offense. ! Durant took the ball, challenged Leonard one-on-one, raised the ball and feinted a shot, then broke through with the ball, pulled it up and shot, then raised his hand and shot a two-point pull-up jumper..." Bang Dang - —!
Still missed! After Westbrook finished attacking, Du Shao was replaced. The Thunder's winning formula in the first two games has been fed to the dog. The offense is still the same boy as before, blind and tyrannical without any change.
The two young masters of Thunder are really crouching dragons and young phoenixes! But this is the style of the Thunder. This is a Thunder team with two young players. If they don't get wild, they may not be able to play anymore.
Bang-dang——! ... Bang Dang——! ...In the next game, the Thunder, led by the young players and the old 6s, played an iron show for nearly 4 minutes.
Finally, the Spurs behaved themselves and gave Yi Dian some face. After only beating the Thunder 8-0, their offense also picked up.
Off the court, Scott Brooks has no reason to adjust. This is the basic rule of the Thunder. Just let the bullets fly for a while.
Sure enough, the bullet flew for a while and still had an effect. Su Bei stepped forward and took the ball to challenge Ginobili. After three threats, he took a step and broke through with the ball.
"Ginobili was fighting and retreating, but he couldn't withstand it. Diaw came to help defend against the attack. Hey, Su Bei didn't shoot. Instead, he came up to the man and chased Diaw to fight. Seeing that Su Bei was about to break through the zone defense, Diaw took action. , and Su Bei seemed to have predicted Diaw's movements, and at the same time he was fouled, he threw the basketball..." Beep——!
Swish——! At the same time as the whistle sounded, Su Bei's shot also went into the basket.
"Beautiful! Very nice 2+1! Su Bei is very experienced in playing. He is worthy of being said to be the man who brought his championship talent to the Thunder. He copied his homework and copied the Spurs' tactics in person. This is very rude. , but the effect is very good..." Swish -!
Against the boos of the fans in the audience, Su Bei steadily scored the free throw and made it a 3-pointer. 3 to 8!
The Thunder's scoring account is finally, finally open. Although in the Spurs' subsequent offensive round, Diaw hit a three-pointer in response to Su Bei's 2+1 attack just now, the Thunder seemed to find the direction of the attack.
Next, Durant rushed into the field with the ball, causing a foul on Duncan, and went to the free throw line and made two free throws. Later, Westbrook made a sudden attack with the ball, which also caused a foul on Audi's thugs. He also went to the free throw line and made two free throws, while also allowing Diaw to fight.
Diaw had already committed two fouls and was replaced by DeJuan Blair. The situation of the game has become you destroy my paradise and I will break your wings.
bring it on! Let’s hurt each other! …
