In this game, Du Kang unexpectedly used Nash to defend Westbrook and Kobe's defensive strategy of surrounding Durant four times, which achieved excellent results.
Nash stood in front of Westbrook like an iceberg from Canada.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the frozen West Coast have cold hands and feet, a burning head, and an upturned mouth.
Kobe's dog-skin defense seems to be defending Durant, but in fact it is 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 in complex tactics.
The two fairies of Thunder are swaying. When you finish swiping, I will sway. When I finish swiping, you will swipe.
So both of their passes are very direct and simple passes.
Even if Westbrook pretends to be Durant in his heart, but seeing that Durant is so pestered by Kobe and it is difficult to pass the ball, he will directly attack.
This is to relieve Westbrook of his guilt about Durant and give Westbrook an excuse to release his offensive desire.
As the second-leading player of the Thunder, he has taken more shots than Durant this season. His desire to attack can no longer be restrained even with Durant by his side.
Unknowingly, Westbrook helped the Lakers guard Durant.
These two fairies 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 wildly and compress Durant's offensive space.
Judging from the effect after the start of the game, this move has an excellent effect.
Clifford, who was not very optimistic about Du Kang's crazy defensive strategy before the game started, looked at Du Kang at this time as if he were looking at a god.
Those famous coaches, so what if you know a lot of techniques and tactics?
Can you come up with such a weird but effective defensive strategy to defend the Thunder's two young men?
"You guys don't understand people's hearts!"
Clifford was so impressed that he fell to the ground.
When the timeout ended, it was clear that Thunder head coach Scott Brooks also discovered Du Kang's conspiracy.
So after the timeout, Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court. Even if he saw Nash in front of him and wanted to go straight up, in the end, he still held back.
Westbrook and Durant pick and roll.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks nodded on the sidelines.
The best result is of course to switch defense and Durant plays Nash. That is the best result.
"If Kobe and Nash double-team Durant, well, that would be acceptable for Russell to take open shots."
Scott Brooks looked confidently at the young Lakers coach who was also standing on the sidelines.
"Russell's shooting will punish you!"
Du Kang noticed the gaze of Scott Brooks next to him, smiled and nodded to the Thunder coach.
On the court, facing the double-teaming of Kobe and Nash, Westbrook received the pass from Durant. Westbrook from outside the three-point line, even though he had so many irons in front, after receiving the pass from Durant, Instead of returning the ball to Durant after a breakthrough, he simply caught the ball and shot, pulling up high on the spot.
Very confident!
Then……
It didn't come with a brushing sound, nor did it come with a clanging sound.
The ball thrown by Westbrook flew out of the court without touching it.
"..."
Looking at Durant jumping on the court, Westbrook who is still confident and stubborn, and then looking at Du Kang who is still looking at him with a smile.
Scott Brooks fell silent.
The Lakers really don't guard Russell!
Scott Brooks frowned.
Even if Russell is indeed not a player who is good at shooting, it is not okay to let it go 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 condition of players?
Scott Brooks shook his head, he couldn't be influenced by him, he couldn't be shaken!
"There is no problem with our playing style, and there is no problem with Russell's shooting, it's just that he didn't make the shot!"
It was the Lakers' turn to attack. After the timeout just now, the Thunder's defense obviously became more aggressive.
Kobe dribbled the ball through half court, and Sefolosha pressed for halftime. Before Kobe could reach the three-point line, Sefolosha drew a foul.
Obviously, this is a test by the Thunder to increase the intensity of the game and a test of the referee's scale of whistleblowing.
Keep increasing the intensity of the game until the referee blows the whistle.
"I have to say, the Thunder's defense is really good!"
Du Kang off the court couldn't help but praise this team's defense.
Especially for the Lakers, the Thunder's defense is even more flawless.
When the Thunder beat the Heat, the Heat would call out Perkins crazily to have a chance to defeat the Thunder.
But the Lakers, because they have Howard, Perkins won't care if Howard pulls him out, so they can't call Perkins crazy.
This makes the Thunder's only defensive weakness unable 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 guard against the two monsters. If you can win, it's up to you.
Even Du Kang, his opponent, couldn't help but praise the Thunder's defense. This shows how satisfied Scott Brooks, the Thunder's head coach, 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 does not collapse, the team will not lose easily.
As long as the Lakers can't break down the Thunder's defense, no matter how far behind they are in this game, as long as there is time, the Thunder will have a chance.
Therefore, seeing the Lakers in desperation under the Thunder's defense on the court, Scott Brooks once again looked at Du Kang with confidence.
Don't blame him for paying frequent attention to Du Kang.
In fact, in today's NBA, Du Kang is Tang Seng.
The monster captures Tang Monk in order to live forever.
These NBA head coaches will gain huge reputation if they defeat Du Kang.
Coach D's first defeat, under the hype of the American media, is almost equal to the monk meat of NBA coaches, and everyone wants it.
And more importantly, the American media has been hyping up Du Kang as a head coach with poor technical and tactical skills. Such a head coach can kill everyone in the NBA by relying on Sun Tzu's Art of War. This is a humiliation to those traditional head coaches.
Experts often joke that Coach D's consistent winning is a slap in the face to the professional head coaches in the NBA.
Let's put it this way, in the NBA, except for chicken soup coaches like Doc Rivers, they will believe in Du Kang's Sun Tzu's Art of War to play in the NBA.
The other coaches were a little dismissive.
The Art of War?
Sun Tzu's Art of War can rule the NBA, what use are we traditional coaches?
Are all the basketball techniques, tactics, and basketball systems we have learned in the past in vain?
Other types of head coaches, whether they are offensive or defensive, are holding back their energy and want to kill Du Kang, a half-finished rookie coach.
The same is true for Scott Brooks. Although he said he was friendly before the game, he was holding back his energy in his heart.
On the court, the Lakers' offense was stared at by the Thunder, who strengthened their defense. As time decreased little by little, the 24 seconds of attack time also slowly disappeared.
The Lakers fans watching this attack were really trembling and uneasy.
"It's covered. The Lakers' offense was completely covered by the Thunder's defense!"
"The Thunder's defensive players are fast, tall, and their hands are like a big net!"
"The Los Angeles Lakers, who lack speed and explosive power, cannot 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.
Let me see how long you can take it easy!
Scott Brooks looked at Du Kang again, and then he saw...
"Coach D raised his right hand again!"
"Russell Westbrook got stuck with Howard!"
"Steve Nash traveled in and ran out!"
Nash brought Westbrook to the basket. After Howard blocked Westbrook, Perkins had no choice but to switch defenses facing Nash, who was about to take the corner.
Nash received a pass from Kobe in the bottom corner. Facing Perkins' defense, he passed Perkins with an easy pass, then rode an arrow in the middle distance and released the basketball in his hand.
A swipe!
When the basketball passes through the net, the red light lights up for 24 seconds.
The goal was valid, the Lakers pressed for 24 seconds, and Nash scored two points with his signature horseback shooting.
16 to 8!
"This is Steve Nash's 11th point of the game!"
"The wind is still blowing!"
With the Lakers just about to reach 24 seconds, Nash's horseback archery score really stunned the audience and the three TNT commentators.
Seriously, who would have thought that Nash could perform so well in this game?
"Nash's offense exploited Westbrook's defensive loopholes again!"
Although Nash's offense broke through Perkins this time, it seemed that Perkins was out of position. In fact, it was Westbrook who lost his defensive position and asked Perkins to make up for it.
So from the root cause, Westbrook was not focused just now. When he saw the immobile Nash suddenly starting, he could only rush forward, hoping to make up for the mistakes he made due to his lack of concentration.
Then, because he rushed too hard and didn't notice Howard's movement, he was blocked by Howard.
"Oh my God! Not only did Nash have to face Westbrook on the defensive end, but Nash also had to grab Westbrook and hit him hard on the offensive end!"
"More importantly, Coach D succeeded in everything!"
Watching the scene on TV of Nash responding to Du Kang who raised his right hand on the sidelines, many NBA professionals in front of the TV were really dumbfounded.
Let's put it this way, with the rise of the Thunder and Westbrook in recent years, and with Rose's injury, Westbrook is the biggest competitor for the league's number one point guard in the future.
Westbrook has super talent, explosive offense, and fierce defense.
Everyone sees this, let's put it this way, Westbrook is the opposite of Nash!
Even Nash at his peak would have to hide and fight when meeting a player like Westbrook.
If Nash doesn't avoid Westbrook, Westbrook can eat Nash alive!
Generally, professional coaches will let Nash directly face Westbrook if there is something wrong with their brains.
But in this game, Coach D actually asked Nash to face Westbrook directly on both offense and defense.
This is really eye-opening!
And the effect is so good!
"Awesome, awesome, awesome, Coach D is so awesome!"
Larry Bird was simply amazed at this moment.
The Art of War……
Looking at the book in his hand, Larry Bird sighed.
"What a magical book that can manipulate people's hearts!"
Unfortunately, it was too late to watch.
If he had Coach D who understood people's hearts so well, 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 still strangled Durant on the defensive end, and with Howard guarding the basket, they frantically let Westbrook shoot outside.
Westbrook is also really confident. No matter how many times he is in front of him, he will take the shot without any hesitation.
Kobe kept nodding his head as he watched, and then praised crazily in his heart, like me, like me!
Then……
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The Los Angeles Staples held a symphony concert again tonight.
Only this time, the musician holding the concert was not Kobe, but Westbrook.
Looking at Westbrook playing crazy on the court.
At this time, Ham suddenly thought of what Du Kang said before the game.
"I'm not here for revenge!"
"I'm here for the concert!"
Ham looked at Du Kang, who was sitting in his seat with his eyes closed, as if he was really listening to the concert, and he really couldn't help it.
Damn it!
Impressed!
I am convinced!
Westbrook struggled on the offensive end, which directly linked to his attitude on the defensive end.
Westbrook is getting more and more impatient on the defensive end.
Faced with Nash's patient movement, he would either be directly out of position, or his teammates would be misplaced to cover up and disrupt the team's overall defense.
Faced with 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 again, our Son of the Wind, he assists our Monster, boom! The basket is shaking!"
"Steve Nash!"
"The wind is still blowing!"
"The wind keeps blowing!"
For the Lakers, the first quarter against the Thunder was definitely a dream first quarter.
This is the Thunder that has been beating them hard in the past two seasons!
They really didn't think about winning this game, they just came here to cheer for Coach D and the team.
But the progress of this game is really surprising.
Therefore, when the first quarter ended, more than 20,000 Lakers fans in the audience were shouting Du Kang's name.
"Coach D!"
"Coach D!"
"Coach D!"
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Listening to the crazy cheers of the Lakers fans at the scene, domestic netizens watching the game were stunned.
"Is this Los Angeles? Is this Staples?"
"Our coach Xiao Du actually received the same treatment as O'Neal and Kobe Bryant!"
"Our coach Xiao Du actually conquered Los Angeles Staples!"
In fact, not only domestic netizens, but also fans and netizens here in the United States are frantically discussing Lakers fans' praise of Du Kang.
You know, in this game, Du Kang is messing with Kobe, the former favorite of the Los Angeles Lakers!
Under such circumstances, Du Kang still received such praise!
Lakers fans have 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, and he keeps blowing!"
Du Kang, who was the focus of everyone at this time, of course heard the cheers of all the Los Angeles fans.
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 indeed desperate for other NBA teams.
It is indeed worth celebrating and cheering.
But, we are Thunder!
Your opponent tonight is the mighty Thunder!
You guys celebrated too early!
