NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 413 Terrible Lineup Depth
After returning from the timeout, Westbrook and Ibaka played a pick-and-roll. Green continued to switch defenses and blocked the breakthrough route.
Ibaka takes the ball. Although he has a height advantage against Thompson, Ibaka is not good at shooting against the man, and then divides it to Harden on the right!Harden still faced Paul George with the ball, and changed to the right to break through. George stuck tightly, and could only return to Durant behind!

Durant took the ball to face Curry's dislocation, and he had an absolute advantage and directly pulled up to shoot!And Curry struggled to jump up to interfere, and there is!

This ball is the inevitable dislocation for George to defend Harden, but Presti does not intend to change his tactics. Durant's outside line will not always be accurate.
Curry quickly led the frontcourt to Green, playing point forward tactics, Curry Town, Thompson, Paul George interspersed running, Curry ran the baseline, and suddenly accelerated, and Davis stepped forward to block Westbrook.Jordan could only barely interfere, and then scored again!
The Thunder's defense has never had a system, and they only rely on physical talent to defend. Therefore, they do a good job defending singles, but they are extremely poor when defending off the ball. This is why sometimes you can see that the Thunder can suppress the opponent's score very low, and often allow teams with weak offensive capabilities to score high!
Still holding the ball, Harden quickly crossed the half court and organized at the top of the arc. This time, he played a pick-and-roll with Ibaka. Harden burst to the left, and Green quickly switched defenses to block Harden's breakthrough route!What Harden didn't like the most in his previous life was being guarded by strikers. When he saw Green, he leaned on Green and accelerated to the left!Go to the basket, force a layup, and miss in the confrontation!
Davis protected the rebound and gave it to Curry. Curry accelerated to the frontcourt. Davis cut through the middle, and Curry immediately passed the ball.Ibaka's long arm interfered, and the ball still scored!

This is the role of a player like Davis. There are almost no dead ends on the court. If you don’t let me go to the basket, you can still solve the problem through mid-range shots and floaters!

Here, Harden dribbled the ball quickly across the midfield and handed it to Durant. Durant hit hard on the right side, took a step to the right after three threats, and then suddenly pulled up and shot!Davis had already pounced forward when Durant made a pull!
Interference succeeded!The ball bounced off the hoop, but Jordan got the rebound.

This is also a shortcoming against the Thunder. If he made a throw, Jordan would have grabbed almost everyone at the basket. Jordan, who got the rebound, wanted to pass outside, but was guarded by the Pelicans. He turned around and hooked. There is no doubt that he missed!

Here, Curry quickly led the frontcourt and handed it over to Green. Green held the ball at the top of the arc. Curry, Thompson, and Paul George interspersed with three-pointers.

The same tactic!After catching the ball, he shot directly, this time it was gone, but Curry got the long rebound!
The small ball tactics in the previous life often found that guards would get a lot of rebounds. The reason is that they shot a lot of three-pointers and had a lot of long rebounds.

After Curry got the ball, he then scored Thompson on the right!Thompson ignored the defense with the ball and threw it quickly!In!
Thompson's three-pointer is only related to his own hand feel. He can throw it casually, regardless of whether there is anyone in front of him. In his previous life, the Thunder in G2015 in the 2016-6 season was thrown to death by Thompson like this, and the Rockets' G2017 in 2018-6 was also thrown to death in this way!

Curry continued to lead the frontcourt, Davis came out to cover, Curry slammed to the left, attracting a switch, and then divided into Davis who cut in the middle. Davis took the ball and continued to kill. At this time, the Thunder immediately double-teamed!

After Davis attracted the help defense, he immediately divided Paul George in the bottom corner!At this time Durant quickly made up for it, and continued to Thompson at the top of the arc. Thompson took the ball and continued to throw without hesitation!Hollow into the net!
Presti knew that Thompson's touch was coming, as long as he gave the ball to him at this time, it would be fine!

And the on-site commentary is obviously aware of this problem: "Thompson has already thrown three-pointers in a row. The Thunder must guard against this point, otherwise the game will be spent!"

Westbrook speeds up the frontcourt and rushes directly to one step inside the three-point line. Thompson still shoots. Presti's tactic is to encourage Westbrook to shoot mid-range.And Thompson immediately took off and reached out to block the interference!
Westbrook still missed the shot, Davis took the rebound and gave it to Green next to him!

Green took the ball and speeded up the fast break. After advancing to the frontcourt, to the top of the arc, taking advantage of the Thunder's unsteady footing, he directly broke through to the inside!Jordan immediately came to help defend, Green directly threw high, Davis slipped in from the bottom line, caught the ball and dunked!
The Thunder's attack is still singled out!Durant received the ball with his back. This time the Pelicans changed their defensive tactics and still used Paul George to defend Durant!
At this time, Davis immediately came out to double-team, Durant turned his back to Paul George, and could only turn around when he realized the cover, and passed the ball from the gap to Jordan who cut in. Green immediately fouled!
Presti applauded vigorously on the bench. Green was smart enough to know that the ball was fouled. With Jordan's explosive power, it would be a dunk if the ball didn't foul, or even a dunk. A foul against Jordan is basically equal to sending the opponent's turnover 1
Sure enough, Jordan missed two free throws. Davis protected the rebound and gave it to Curry. Curry quickly advanced.
After Davis got the ball, facing Westbrook, he used his body to force his way in. At this time, Ibaka immediately came to help defend, and Davis directly cut Green from the bottom corner. Green took the ball and threw it!Unexpectedly missed!

Green is now very good on the defensive end, and the three-pointer is not slowing down, but his ability to finish at the basket still relies on dunks!

Missed, the rebound was picked up by Green again, turned around and gave it to Curry who had just run over and settled down. At the same time, his body got stuck on Jordan and Westbrook who were about to jump over. Although Jordan still squeezed through forcefully, Curry had already caught the ball and made a shot!

Take an open shot from the bottom corner and make a steady hit!This season, Curry's open corner three-point shooting rate can be as high as 70%!Almost a must!

Westbrook received the ball from the backcourt and accelerated the frontcourt. Thompson in front of him accelerated and broke through on the left side and went straight to the inside!Green and Davis immediately jumped up to interfere, avoided the block and scored the ball!

This is Westbrook, once it is activated, it is easy to rush into the inside and score without slowing down for him!
In the previous life, it was said that Westbrook's shooting rate at the basket was not high, but he did not take into account his offensive environment. Every time he got to the inside, the opponent would inevitably double-team with 2 to 3 people. In this double-team confrontation, the shooting rate is already very good!
However, Westbrook's often unrhythmic fast-break attack sometimes hurts the team, because after this kind of help to the basket, if the strength is not well grasped, it will inevitably fail to score. Once this does not score, the Pelicans will easily play fast breaks.

Here, Curry handed it over to Davis in the low post. Davis tried to play Jordan in the low post. It would definitely not work if he punched in hard.
After Green got the ball, it was open again, so keep shooting!Missed, but still a long rebound, Green grabbed it again!

Thompson was assigned to catch the ball, Green immediately screened for Thompson, and Thompson took the ball and threw it confidently!Still have!Thompson has thrown in 3 three-pointers!
Westbrook on the Thunder side continued to speed up the fast break. At this time, Thompson slowed down ahead of schedule in the middle.

Thompson has lost his center of gravity a bit, the jump interfered, and the ball still scored!

At this time, it is still difficult for Thompson to defend Westbrook. At this time, Westbrook's breakthrough speed is one of the best in the league.
The Pelicans attacked, and Curry quickly led the frontcourt!At this time, the Thunder can only stare at each other. Why is the Pelicans so strong? The outside shooting is so good that the environment for breakthroughs is very good, making the Pelicans players have a very high chance of rushing inside. Once they break in, the Thunder can only assist in defense, but the outside line will be missed!
Maybe other teams don't have much to do with it, but not the Pelicans. The players on the Pelicans field have good vision and the ability to pass the ball, so as long as they are in the open, they will be allocated immediately!
Curry continued to play pick-and-roll with Davis in the middle, and quickly dribbled the ball to the left to open up space. At this time, Jordan switched defenses, blocked Curry's breakthrough route, and stretched out his hand to interfere, preventing Curry from getting a shot. Curry was Davis in minutes!And Jordan came to make up defense immediately!
Jordan is very clear that Davis has a three-pointer, and once he is short, he will definitely make a shot!Now Jordan's defensive position is to take a step, which can not only block the breakthrough route, but also interfere with shooting!
Although the space given by Jordan is enough for Davis to pull out, Davis knows that such a shooting rate will definitely not be high, and he needs to support him at this time!So he took the ball and turned around. This is Curry and Thompson running here at the same time.

Davis pretended to hand over, but Paul George was also running at the same time. At this time, Green immediately slipped in from the baseline and set a screen for Paul George. Paul George settled in the bottom corner.

On the other hand, Davis moved directly to the bottom corner. The Thunder were all attracted by the ball, and they didn't pay attention to Paul George at all. Paul George still took the ball and still made a three-pointer! !The ball went in!At this time Paul George's first goal of the game!
Then Harden also quickly led the frontcourt and handed it over to Durant. He could only single out again.Stop the bleeding for Thunder!

In the first quarter, the Pelicans led 29 to 18 by 11 points. In the first quarter, Thompson made 3 three-pointers, Paul George made one, and Curry also made two!Compared with the Thunder, there is only a three-point difference!
In the second quarter, the Pelicans sent Barea, Bradley, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, and Gobert.

The Thunder Five are Harden, Robertson, Durant, Ibaka, and Nick Collison.

In the first bench stage, with the help of Harden and Durant, the Thunder did not collapse, but the Thunder also failed to catch up!Durant missed the three-point line, and the Pelicans quickly counterattacked!

The counterattack of the substitute is much faster than that of the starter. Although the three-pointer of the substitute is not as good as the starter, the speed is even better. After Antetokounmpo gets the ball, he throws off the defender and rushes to the basket for a dunk!

Harden used the outside line and Collison's pick-and-roll to replace Gobert. Harden's singles Gobert is equal to military training.

Presti stood up and gestured to Gorbe, indicating that he would stay under the basket and not come out. At this time, Harden's three-pointer was far from being so exaggerated, and he could not die!
At this time, Antetokounmpo couldn't beat Ibaka in the low post, but he could face up to the frame and rush directly to the basket, and the Thunder also decisively double-teamed. Presti told Antetokounmpo to shoot after rushing to the basket, because there is your teammate Gobert!
Antetokounmpo forcibly shot and missed, but because of Antetokounmpo's attention, Gobert under the basket was empty, and he jumped up and took the ball to make a dunk!

Ibaka and Collison have nothing to do with Gobert! ,

The Thunder still hand it over to Durant. Durant hits Middleton very well. If he crosses the three-point line, he pulls it up and throws it. It's a hit!
Presti got up and pointed at Durant to Antetokounmpo. The task of defending Durant can only be given to Antetokounmpo. Middleton is going to defend Ibaka. Antetokounmpo's height and wingspan can interfere with Durant's shots. At the same time, he can keep up with Durant's speed. Although Antetokounmpo is just a little lacking in experience, Presti doesn't require locking, just limit it!
Here, Barea and Gobert play a pick-and-roll, and Harden is surprisingly poor at defending the pick-and-roll. One pick-and-roll, and the man is gone. Barea easily hits the free throw line, and there are shots!

On the Thunder's side, Harden also made a three-pointer against Barea!
The two teams played inextricably in the rotation stage, almost in a situation where no one could defend the other, but the fans watching this game knew very well that the Pelicans used all substitutes, while the Thunder used two starters!
Soon the game came to a timeout!
After the timeout, the Thunder made adjustments and replaced Durant to rest. After all, they have never rested since the start of the game!And Presti replaced Curry, Thompson, Paul George, and Davis, and kept the substitute Gobert!

After the Thunder lacked the strong point of Durant, the striker became vulnerable. Presti directly let Paul George take the main attack, took the ball in the low post and easily hit it with his back, and then after Harden missed a throw, Paul George led the frontcourt to chase another three-pointer!
The Thunder could only urgently call a timeout!
At this time, the commentators sighed: "The depth of the Pelicans' lineup is terrible, especially the depth of the striker. The Thunder can only rely on Durant. Once Durant goes down, let alone Paul George, I think Middleton can blow up the Thunder's striker!"

(End of this chapter)