Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 137 More Flowers

At this time, the Warriors did not realize the seriousness of the problem. Durant walked to the free throw line and made a steady free throw. After scoring his fifth point, Curry turned around and missed a three-pointer.

Reggie took advantage of the opportunity and made a layup and easily hit two points, which immediately equalized the score.

Then the Warriors also had an offense. A high-post double pick-and-roll blocked a chance for Thompson to catch the ball and face an empty basket.

Then came back, and the Thunder started to catch Curry again. After some pick-and-roll moves, Ibaka had a chance. Durant didn't force a shot against Thompson, and dropped it to Ibaka, who was defended by Curry in the low post.

Curry took off and wanted to intercept in the air, and his whole body was on Ibaka. Although Ibaka didn't receive the ball, Curry got the second foul of the game as expected.

At this time, the time came to four minutes and twenty seconds, and more than half of the first quarter, the team's core point guard Curry had already had two fouls and had to rest.

When he was off the court, he and the coach surrounded the referee to explain, but this did not affect the continuation of the game on the court.

After Curry left the field, Mark Jackson had to replace Tony Douglas in advance, which undoubtedly weakened the team's offense and defense.

But then Li Sheng didn't let the team continue to target Douglas, because it was completely unnecessary. After Curry left the field, the Thunder immediately played again.

This time, it had nothing to do with Douglas. It was Reggie who broke through with the screen. Ibaka received the ball from the outside, attracted the defense and rushed to Robertson. Robertson led to Gobert under the basket.

Curry's personal defense is limited by his physical talent, which is really not good, but his defensive awareness is definitely good in the same position, and he has done a good job in cooperating with the team-Mark Jackson is indeed good at training defense, but Douglas is different. Not only is his awareness poor, but his physical condition seems to be even worse.

Curry at least has a normal defender's size, while Douglas is too short, and he doesn't have Paul's small movements and rich experience, and his physical confrontation is not enough.

So after the Warriors added two points with David Lee's mid-range shot, the Thunder immediately scored points on Douglas.

"Although today is the home court of the Warriors, the Thunder's whistle blew frequently, and the fans of the home team seemed a little dissatisfied."

But there is no way to be dissatisfied, because these few times are real fouls, especially the two fouls by Curry, which are really his own problems.

Players are human beings, not machines. There are always good and bad times, and penalties will affect them. However, star players generally do not fundamentally change their abilities, and referees cannot stop them when they are in good form.

Of course, when the state is not good, even if the referee slams C, it may not be useful.

Today the referee obviously came here with a certain task. The main reason is that before the start of the game, everyone has always believed that the Thunder are weak. So in order to control this game and keep it exciting enough, at least not to have a half-court or a three-quarter check-in, then we must properly favor the lagging side at the right time.

So when the Thunder were considered weak before the game and fell behind in the start, the referee naturally gave them some preferential treatment. They just gave the fouls that should be given, and others couldn't say anything.

And after watching the Warriors go off the court with Curry, it seemed that they lost their backbone. Douglas seemed to be a bit confused on the defensive end, and started to play around on the offensive end.

Brother Yi was called "little AI" in the 75ers. The team had high hopes for him and trained him as the core of the ball, expecting him to succeed Iverson's class.

Facts have proved that Brother Yi can indeed be a head star, and it is no problem to lead the team into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and even achieved black eight achievements in the playoffs.

But if you want to be the core of the team's long-term team building like Iverson, and then expect him to lead the team to the finals and hit the championship, the upper limit is there.

Although the defense wins the championship, there is a rigid requirement for the offensive ability of the leading star. It is stronger than Paul because of the limitations of his personal offense, which limits the upper limit of his leadership, not to mention Iguodala's scoring ability.

However, the experience of the 75ers has cultivated his ball handling, so now in the Warriors, when Curry is off the court, Brother Yi can still serve as a ball holder to take over the banner of the team organization.

Now the Warriors don’t need a brother to attack. They have the Splash Brothers on the outside, David Lee, O’Neal, Speights and others on the inside. Barnes and Green can do it on the front line.

And the referee naturally took proper care of the Warriors at this time, after all, it is the home court.

In this way, the Thunder did not allow the score to be further extended, so when Durant was off the field, the score on the field became 23:26, and the home team was temporarily behind by 3 points.

At this time, there were less than 2 minutes before the end of the first quarter. The Thunder replaced the substitute rotation lineup one after another, and the Warriors also used rotation to attack.

Durant scored only 7 points when he was off the field, made 6 of 3 shots, and made 2 of [-] free throws. The efficiency is relatively average.

He met his opponent today. The Warriors' defense has actually taken shape at this time. The most important thing is that they have a wealth of forward defensive resources. Whether it is the starting Thompson with the first brother, or the substitute Barnes with Green, they have caused him a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, now that Li Shengduo has arranged him as a bait, his shots don't need to be so high. As long as his teammates are in good condition, they can fight more. It is quite comfortable to lie down and win occasionally.

Especially after Antetokounmpo came on the court, Durant began to play without the ball, but he couldn't move as frequently as Curry. He could only cut inward when he saw the right time.

This is naturally able to create excellent breakthrough opportunities for his teammates. Antetokounmpo did not disappoint. He faced the defense of David Lee and Speights at the fourth position. He easily broke into the inside and dunked twice in a row.

In the end, Mark Jackson had to switch to Green to be able to keep up with him a little bit. If the pick-and-roll is switched, it is not easy to deal with Barnes.

The North Carolina Blackhawk is the No. 7 pick of the Warriors. Although his future development has not met expectations, his talent is not bad, and his physical condition is sufficient for the third position. Especially on the defensive end, his defense is definitely on the level.

It's a pity that after leaving the Warriors, his progress gradually stagnated. In addition, he lost a lot in weak teams, and his heart was lost. His statistics and performance were not good enough, and he had no chance to enter the defensive lineup.

(End of this chapter)