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Chapter 369 The first game of the playoffs

"Judging from the record of this season's match, the king's game today is not easy." When the players from both sides began to enter the field to warm up and make final preparations for the game, as the special guest commentator of the game, the king's history One of the greatest players, Chris Webber's expression was somewhat dignified.

"Yes, although the Kings have a dominant player like Yan Hua on the inside, their outside line is really poor compared to the Thunder. In the regular season, they lost because they couldn't limit Kevin Duran. It’s on this point.”

"It's really hard to limit Durant. The king's number 3s have a clear gap with Kevin Durant in terms of height and wingspan. It's a misplacement for anyone to defend. If the No. [-] player defends, it is very likely that he will be passed by in one step.” Obviously, Kenny Smith is also a fan of Durant, after all, Kenny Smith said last year that Kevin Durant Will surpass Kobe and James in three years.

"Thunder's starting lineup today is a bit tall, center position Kendrick Perkins, power forward Nick Collison, small forward Kevin Durant, shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha, organization Guard Russell Westbrook, five starters, four are over two meters tall." Charles Barkley, who got the starting list of both sides, quickly discovered that compared with the regular season, the Thunder's lineup today Obviously something is different.

"The Thunder's adjustment is very wise. The playoffs are not as good as the regular season, and the defensive strength is not the same. The Thunder, which lacks a strong point inside, will definitely get into trouble in rebounding when facing the Kings. Increase The height of the team is also beneficial to better protect rebounds."

"The King's starting lineup today is also a little different. It is completely opposite to the Thunder. The King's starting lineup has dropped in height. Reggie Toyes replaced Danny Green with Tony Allen in the starting lineup." Thunder's Changes seem to be normal, but for the king's starting lineup, Charles Barkley is at a loss.

"Are you going to let Tony Allen defend Kevin Durant?" Not only Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Chris Webber, but also confused, let Tony Allen, who is 1 meters tall, - Allen, to defend 93 meters 2 Kevin - Durant?How big a brain hole is it to come up with such a magical operation!
The jump ball at the beginning of the game didn't make any waves. Yan Hua easily landed on Perkins' head and turned the basketball to the king's half court.

Yan Hua, who finished the jump ball, ran forward in small steps, and Perkins, who was facing Yan Hua, was already near the free throw line in advance, occupying a position, and waited for Yan Hua to come.

As soon as Yan Hua came over, Perkins retreated directly to the basket, and Nick Collison, who was not far away, gave up his defender and rushed over to defend Yan Hua.

Kevin Durant quickly dropped Kevin Martin to guard Serge Ibaka after Nick Collison stalked Yan Hua while Thabo Sefolosha stalked Kevin -Martin, Tony Allen was emptied just after halftime.

As a defender who is good at defense, Tony Allen's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is quite average. Therefore, many teams will choose to let Tony Allen empty when they are facing the Kings, even though Tony Allen, who is possessed by Jordan occasionally Lun gave a half-dead shot, but most of the games, Tony Allen could only helplessly look at the defensive player two meters away.

You have a good idea, I have a wall ladder, I have long been used to Reggie Toyce, who was emptied by Tony Allen, and now I have thought of a way to deal with it, which is to let Tony Allen go to the bottom line.

The king's basic tactic is that Yan Hua holds the ball inside and plays singles, and the other four players all pull outside the three-point line. If the opponent does not double-team, let Yan Hua play one-on-one. As a result, there is a lot of space under the basket.

The huge gap also makes Tony Allen's bottom line slip a very big threat. If you don't block it, just pass the ball directly to Tony Allen, let the latter pass the blue, and you arrange someone to block it. Necessary to give up the double-teaming of Yan Hua, he pressed the gourd and floated the scoop.

Zhu Holiday, who dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, got rid of Russell Westbrook's entanglement, and then hoisted the basketball directly to Yan Hua, who was surrounded by Nick Collison.

Almost at the moment when Yan Hua drove Nick Collison and received the pass, Perkins, who had been staying behind Yan Hua, pounced on him, preventing Yan Hua from having any chance to move, let alone Cut to the basket.

Yan Hua, who was flanked by Nick Collison and Perkins, could only pass the basketball back to Zhu-Holiday, and the latter directly made a long pass to Tony- Allen hands.

Tony Allen, who received a pass from Jrue Holiday, made a very easy layup and opened the scoring for the Kings.

Tony Allen started the game, Scott Brooks had a hunch, and he was ready to deal with it before the game, that is, as long as Tony Allen played, he would be released on the offensive end, just let Scott Brooks Surprisingly, the dead ghost on the other side also had a hunch and prepared countermeasures in advance.

Offensive and defensive transition, just after the middle circle, Tony Allen is like a dog skin plaster, sticking to Kevin Durant. To be honest, for the king to use Tony Allen to defend himself, Kevin Durant I am quite angry. Although Tony Allen is a defender who is good at defense, there is a height difference of nearly 20 centimeters between the two. As long as you let yourself catch the ball, you can’t shoot him to death. This is the King Obviously look down on yourself!
But after getting entangled with Tony Allen, Kevin Durant realized that this guy in front of him was more difficult than all the defensive players he had encountered before.

Despite his lack of height, this guy's strength is excellent. From the moment Durant passed the middle circle, Tony Allen stuck to him tightly, constantly harassing Durant with physical contact, in order to consume Durant. Rant's physical fitness and the purpose of distracting him at the same time, and Kevin Durant was also annoyed by Tony Allen. He tried to force Tony Allen away with his body several times, but all ended in failure.

"Reggie, that big man's lower body strength looks poor. A player at the third position can't even stand up to Tony." Looking at Tony Allen and Kevin Durant who were entangled on the court, the Kings Assistant coach Tyrone Corbin was keenly aware of what was happening.

"Look at a few more rounds. If it is true as you said, then we have found the key to win this round of the series." Reggie Toyes, who was standing side by side with Tyrone Corbin, seemed to find that solved this problem.

(End of this chapter)