basketball pope

Chapter 735 [Seeking a dead end, Ku Hao shows his power]

In the third quarter, the Thunder continued to rely on the star's personal ability to bite the score, only 4 points behind to enter the distal quarter.

Harden blew up Curry in a single quarter and scored 10 points himself. Curry, who was defending, went 4 for 0 and didn't score a point.

The Thunder's Harden is the one who hasn't opened his eyes. His defense is not bad, it can even be said to be very good. In the last round of the series, he played against Kobe most of the time. Kobe's shooting rate was very low, and he also shot. Out of two and three non-stick.

Well-known defensive player Bruce Bowen, who was a guest radio commentator, praised Harden during the game, saying that he has the height, weight, and footwork to keep up.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the reason why Harden's defense deteriorated was probably Artest's powerful elbow.

Of course, it may also be that Harden entered the Rockets and became the core, and he took on more offensive responsibilities. The lack of physical strength caused the defensive end to draw water.

At the beginning of the distal quarter, Westbrook went off the court to rest, and the Thunder immediately collapsed, defeated by the outside line composed of Paul, Danny Green, and Korver.

Brooks is very helpless, and this is under the premise that he has Durant and Harden on the field as a substitute.With Westbrook, it was very easy for Paul to smash Fisher, let Harden guard Paul, and Green could face Fisher with a pull-up jumper.

Paul made consecutive breakthroughs and sent assists, and the Clippers played a wave of 13 to 0, and morale was high.

Brooks replaced the Thunder Three Young Masters and Ibaka, and the score could not be recovered.

In the second half, in order to chase points, Westbrook began to gamble and shoot three-pointers. He has the advantage of height and jumping, and he can avoid blocks in the face of Paul's pull-ups, but his three-point shooting rate is too low, only 29.1% since entering the playoffs. , except for a few jerky games in the past few seasons, he has not been allowed.

Wei Shao's three-pointer is an undercover shot. If he doesn't shoot, he can't. Guy and Shane take turns to interfere with Durant. It is difficult for him to shoot easily.

After Wei Shao made 5 of 1 three-pointers, the Thunder fell behind by 20 points, and the game entered garbage time with less than 4 minutes left.

At this time, many people on the Internet began to say: "Only Westbrook can prevent Durant from killing."

It's unfair to say this. Without Wei Shao, the Thunder would have no breakthrough strongmen. Facing the Clippers' joint defense, they would only die even worse. They might not even be able to force their opponents to shrink. How can they shoot three-pointers?
The final 117 to 92, the Clippers home victory.

Winning by 25 points is one-sided, and all the commentators on the live game expressed their disapproval of the Thunder's prospects.

After the game, Yang Rui commented on the game and pointed out the Thunder's weaknesses.

"The Thunder's offensive points are too few, and they mainly rely on three people. How could the Clippers lose? Three of our team were selected for the All-Defensive Team. If I want to strengthen the defense, the Thunder may not be able to score 80 points. Once they fall behind, they have to sacrifice defense and attack in order to chase points. I'm not targeting anyone, I mean all teams, fighting with the Clippers is self-defeating."

Senior Brother Yang Rui's comments made headlines again. Everyone knows that he no longer takes Lei Ting in his eyes.

On the Internet, fans also feel that the Thunder Three Young Masters are too tender, and they may become stronger in the future, but it is definitely not this season.

Yang Rui's arrogant attitude is also psychological warfare. For young players, when opponents point out their weaknesses, their psychological pressure will increase, and it will be more difficult to play well.

Brooks and the assistant coach discussed countermeasures, but they couldn't think of how to defend the Clippers' offense, and it was not enough to not let Fisher play. There were a lot of tactics with four small ones. It's not easy to guard against.

When Perkins is deployed, the defender is struggling, he is not fast in lateral movement, and it is easy to be passed when switching out.Ibaka can guard the pick-and-roll, but not enough protection in the paint.

Although Ibaka was selected for the All-Defensive Team, his type has limitations. He is average in height, has excellent help defense, and is hard on one-on-one defense. Many inside scorers can knock him out one-on-one.

Griffin's shot is not very accurate, but if he rushes to the inside with the ball, it is James' tank-style breakthrough, carrying someone hard, Duncan can't defend well, not to mention Ibaka?
In the second game, the Thunder's strategy was to strengthen the confrontation and foul more firmly to deal with the Clippers' breakthrough.

This move is mainly aimed at the inside. In the regular season, Griffin's free throws have dropped a lot compared with last season, averaging only 52.1% shooting and 7.1 goals in 3.7 attempts.That's why the MVP selection has nothing to do with Griffin, who looks a step backward from last season.

But in the playoffs, Griffin recovered from the free throw line, and his shooting percentage rose to 63.6%. This value is not qualified among stars, but if he is cut, it will not reduce the scoring efficiency. He scored 5 points on 6 possessions, about the same as his overall shooting percentage.

Chandler's free throw percentage was also 65% in the playoffs, and he didn't take many shots. The basket was dominated by dunks, which gave the Thunder a headache.

On the other hand, the Thunder, who were guarded on the inside, hardly scored any points, relying on three shots.

杜兰特22投12中，三分球10中4，罚球6中4，砍下32分3篮板1助攻；维斯布鲁克26投10中，三分球6中2，罚球7中5，得到27分8篮板7助攻；哈登替补打了35分钟，11投7中，三分球3中2，罚球7中5，得到21分4篮板2助攻。

Except for the three of them, none of the Thunder scored in double figures, 109-96, and the Clippers won another game, leading 2-0 on aggregate.

保罗发威，20投10中，三分球1中0，罚球4中4，得到24分6篮板13助攻。

He and Westbrook are different types of guards. The offense is almost all about looking for misplaced shots. When the inside line is defended, he will break through. If the inside line is shrinking back, he will make emergency stop jumpers. He will do whatever he wants to make the opponent uncomfortable.

库里更疯狂，21投10中，三分球14中8，罚球4中4，得到32分5助攻。

In this game, Curry is worthy of the Chinese name of "Ku Hao". His task is to throw the ball, catch the ball, and the Thunder failed to prevent it by double-teaming. help is growing.

After the game, the reporter asked Yang Rui to evaluate Curry. "Many people say that Curry is a player who relies on the system. The reason why he is strong is because you have arranged three-point tactics for him. He can't do without a system. What do you think?"

Yang Rui thought for a while, then smiled: "I think people who discuss this are boring people, too idle. If a star can win without an offensive and defensive system, then what should a basketball coach do? Does anyone think the most unique Who is the best player?"

The reporter who asked the question was embarrassed. He wanted to write news about this topic, and he was the boring person Yang Rui said.

Another reporter asked: "So where do you think Curry can go in the future?"

"He's already an All-Star. He needs to work harder to improve. He's very good offense, and his defense needs to improve."

Now, no one thinks Curry can become the regular season MVP in the future, only Yang Rui knows he has this potential.

If Curry is an ordinary player who relies solely on the system, there is no need for the Thunder to double-team after the pick-and-roll. It can be like dealing with Paul. The point guard forcibly bypasses the screen and chases the defense, and the inside line is just a little interference, so that Paul doesn’t make an easy emergency stop. jump shot.

Saying that Curry has his own system is also not appropriate.Curry will score the ball when he is double-teamed. If his teammates are not good at shooting, or cannot storm the basket, they will not be able to score goals.

If you want to say which one of the [-]-[-] stars and Curry is more able to lead the team to win, Yang Rui will definitely choose Curry, because basketball games are five people, and always have been.

(End of this chapter)