Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 140 Anxiety
With more than two minutes left in the second quarter, the starters of the two teams had all returned to the court. The difference was that the Thunder's second position became Sefolosha. Obviously, they wanted to use an offensive lineup during the last period of time to widen the point difference as much as possible so that they could enter the second half.

After all, the second half of the back-to-back is a test of their physical strength. Now they can lead a little bit more, and then it will be easier.

Of course, the Warriors will not give them a chance easily. As soon as Curry came up, he directly used the cover to try another three-pointer from the outside, and this time he hit again.

So far, Curry has taken four three-pointers and hit two of them, and the efficiency seems to be okay.

However, his breakthrough was greatly restricted. The insiders of the Thunder paid great attention to the shrinkage after the breakthrough. It looked like a pocket that was quickly closed after he broke through.

The premise is to try not to give him the space to pass the ball and block his vision. No look pass is not so easy.

And because Curry is not very popular with referees, most of his attacks after breakthroughs are to avoid defense or take shots after confrontation, which is more difficult.

Obviously, he didn't feel very good in the interior today. He only made one of four shots, and finally got a 2+1 result and missed a free throw.

In addition, he also tried mid-range shooting, but after all, it did not conform to his habits, and his rhythm was easily interrupted, so he only hit one of the three paint shots.

At present, he has made 11 shots in total, only hit 10 times, and scored [-] points. The efficiency is actually very low.

But you can't just look at the game this way. It's a very simple truth. Even if he is so efficient, even if he can still assist his teammates, will the Thunder dare to let him go?
If you really dare to let him go, he may really score. The bad state is just because he can't make difficult shots under high pressure. It doesn't mean that he still won't score after the defensive strength drops.

In this case, Curry still has a certain strategic value on the court, because he can attract more defenses.

Moreover, with his off-ball running position, he can also take away at least one defensive player at any time, and can also open up space. The strategic value is not ordinary.

Of course, whether this value can be transformed into the team's victory requires the joint efforts of him and his teammates. At least for a while before Barnes stood up, he relied on Curry to attract the space given to him by the defense.

But it only happened for the first time, and when Thunder replaced Antetokounmpo to mark him, his interference efficiency dropped quickly.

Robertson can cover the inside a little bit, and he can also follow the defender, but in the face of this back-up style of play, if his defense can't keep up with the first step, it will be difficult to affect the opponent.

On the contrary, although Antetokounmpo is almost a single defense now, but relying on his height and wingspan, he can cover Barnes. Barnes is also used to hiding and playing.

But now that these two are not on the court, the Warriors' third position has become a brother again, facing Durant.

It is definitely impossible for Durant to follow up the Warriors' backcourt. Those two are too good at running, and they will keep circling with cover. If he really follows them and fails to defend them, his physical strength may collapse first.

On Iguodala's side, it is not easy for him to break through Durant. Now the first brother's offensive ability has degraded a lot, and he also needs to watch the dishes, mainly because he can deal cards to two shooters.

Over there, Thompson came out and got room to shoot. Iguodala's pass was in place immediately. Thompson took the ball and jumped up and shot in one go. The Thunder wanted to step forward to interfere, but it didn't work at all.

With a swipe and a crisp net scraping sound, the Warriors added another three points.

This is also Thompson's third three-pointer in this field. So far, he has not had many shots, but he is very efficient. He made four of six and five of three. He has already scored 11 points.

The score on the field also came to 55:56, and the Thunder only had a one-point lead.

"Today the Thunder encountered the same situation as yesterday against the Clippers. The difference is that yesterday they were on the side where it rained three-pointers, and today they were on the opposite side." Yoga said with some exclamation in his tone, quite a feeling of role reversal.

Yang Yi also said: "Today, the Warriors' perimeter efficiency is also very high. So far, they have made 13 three-pointers and made 7 of them, with a shooting percentage of more than 50.00%. This is why they can firmly follow the score and never let the Thunder pull away."

"Let's see if the Thunder can match the Warriors' firepower..."

The Thunder still slowed down, and didn't think about directly confronting the Warriors from the outside.

Reggie dribbled the ball over and gave it to Durant. Although Durant is in average form today, he is still the Thunder's most threatening point. Like the Warriors, he also needs to be taken care of by dividing troops, so his teammates can get a chance.

This time it was Gobert who completed the end. He made his debut for the first time and has already scored his 7th point.

In terms of finishing efficiency and effectiveness, he must be better than the current Perkins, but the inside position needs to accumulate more game experience, mainly on the defensive end, otherwise the offensive points may not be enough for the defense to send out.

Looking back, the Warriors went around for a while. Curry went to the basket and missed a throw, but Gobert made a mistake this time and didn't get stuck in a good position.

He even had time to adjust a little bit, and then shot directly.

brush!
The two sides drew at 58. This is not the first tie in this game, but the Thunder team has been leading from behind at the start to tying and overtaking, and has been leading for nearly one and a half quarters. Seeing that there is still 1 minute left before the end of the first half, they suddenly have no idea.

Li Sheng also felt a little helpless about this. After all, this kind of defensive error in the second attack is the most helpless and incomprehensible. It can only be said that Gobert is young and needs to learn some lessons to grow up.

He still told the players to stay steady, don't worry, after all, they were just tying the point difference, and their offense was not blocked by their opponents. Even in terms of offensive efficiency, they were better than their opponents.

The problem is that they can't make three-pointers today, and their opponents feel good about three-pointers, so even if they are currently better than their opponents in rebounding, field goal percentage and free throws, they still can't open the score.

Another reason lies in the mistakes. Antetokounmpo, Gobert, Reggie, and Ennis have all been affected by the ball-holding points. There are reasons for the status and the Warriors' rich experience in defensive pressing and making mistakes.

It's not just Iguodala who is a master of cutting the ball. Curry and Green have always had strong stealing abilities.

Similarly, this also has a certain relationship with their overall defensive system, because the sense of oppression on the offensive side is relatively strong, it is easy to cause mistakes, and then grab the ball through collective cooperation.

(End of this chapter)