I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 376 Winning Password (Third Change)

The cards in Lei Ting's hand are actually not many, it's just that the cards are particularly good, but they haven't reached their best time yet.

Durant, Westbrook, and Gordon are all still growing. If they play well, they will explode, but when they go against the wind, it is easy to make mistakes.

In the first three games, the Thunder have been relatively smooth. If they hadn't encountered the referee's home whistle in the final stage of the third game, they would have been able to kill the Clippers with the wind.

Or like the Dallas Mavericks, even if the referee makes a home call, even in a headwind situation, with the blessing of tenacity and rich experience, these unfavorable factors can be eliminated invisible.

Durant encountered PJ-Tucker's tough defense in the first quarter and was very uncomfortable.

It's really embarrassing to be locked up by an unknown person like Tucker.

But the more anxious you are, the more you want to get back on the field, the easier it is to make mistakes on the offensive end.

Offense and defense are two kinds of work, offense requires calmness, and defense requires passion.

Most of the top scorers, especially the top shooters, are ancient wells with no waves, and their faces are like a flat lake.

Passion can only be released after a shot is made. If you get angry before you make a shot, it will be difficult to make a good shot.

PJ-Tucker didn't talk trash with Durant, he just followed, inseparable.

In the first quarter, Durant took a break, and Tucker also took a break. As soon as Durant played, Tucker also appeared.

Just watching you.

Durant's offensive methods are very comprehensive, low post, mid-range face-up, fadeaway jumper, and he is proficient in everything.

Tucker's defense is very simple, that is, one word, pestering, pestering you all the time.

And Tucker was not discouraged at all, you made the shot as soon as you made it, and I was not discouraged, and I continued to defend the next shot.

His defensive willpower is as firm as a rock, which is exchanged for his basketball career abroad.

It is not easy to have a stable basketball meal in Los Angeles. You must cherish it and play well to be worthy of Mr. Smart's cultivation and fancy.

Tucker still remembers the desperation he felt in the summer of 2009 after trying out many teams to no avail.

He has already bought a plane ticket to Israel, ready to continue playing there, continue to improve himself and work hard to return to the United States.

As a result, a call came, saying that the Los Angeles Clippers signed him, and it was not a 10-day short contract, but a guaranteed contract directly.

Tucker still remembers the feeling of turning a corner from a desperate situation.

He told himself every day to work hard and play hard.

He goes all out in every game and does everything for the team's victory.

Tucker didn't have many chances to play in the regular season, and even less in the playoffs.

Facing the hard-won starting opportunity in this game, how could Tucker not seize it?
After Durant re-entered the court in the second quarter, Tucker followed suit and continued to pester Durant.

He was silent, he didn't argue with Durant, he didn't talk trash, he just defended silently.

This kind of entanglement made Durant a little overwhelmed, and he chose to hold the ball and force Tucker.

Matt Bonner's defensive interference was encountered in the paint.

Bonner replaced Gasol Jr., but his ability to protect the basket is really bad.

Facing Durant's breakthrough, there is nothing to do but foul and send Durant to the free throw line.

Brooks didn't quite understand why the Clippers replaced Gasol with Bonner.

Milicic's role in protecting the basket is much stronger than Bonner's.

And Milicic is not afraid of Perkins.

Perkins can scare others with a poker face, but not Milicic.

The confrontation between the two inside was extremely fierce, and now Milicic will not let him go.

Durant made both free throws. In the second quarter, the Clippers led the Thunder by 34 point at 33:1.

The two sides played very anxiously, and the offensive efficiency of both sides has declined compared to the previous three games.

At this time, when it came to the offense, Curry and Bonner made a high pick-and-roll and broke through with the ball.

The Thunder's defense shrunk, Curry immediately returned the ball to Bonner, and Bonner hit a three-pointer from the front!

At 37:33, the Clippers opened the score to 4 points.

Bonner can shoot three-pointers, and now the Thunder's defense has made it difficult.

Do you want to keep Perkins on the court?

Stay, he can't guard against it.

If you don't stay, what about the inner wire protection basket?
And Perkins is seriously lame offensively.

Bonner completely dropped Perkins on defense.

Just squat under the basket, and the opponent rushes in to protect the basket quickly.

In this anxious atmosphere of the game, Westbrook chose to pull up a jumper and missed...

Bonner took the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers did not push back, but slowed down.

Continue to open up the space, this time it is Harden who hits the basket with the ball.

Bonner pulls away and Perkins has to come over to guard Bonner.

As a result, the basket was empty, Harden broke through and made a layup.

At 39:33, the Thunder called a timeout.

The situation has become very bad for the Thunder.

Durant is the core of the team's tactics, the foundation of all the Thunder's tactics, and a figure who can give the whole team the bottom line.

A core player who can give the whole team tactical support is very difficult to play if he is restrained by a certain defensive figure of the opponent in a game and is exchanged.

It's like playing chess, if someone replaces your rook with a pawn, it's a bad game.

At this point, either the superstar will stand up and break the opponent's defense.

To force the opponent, two or more people must be used to deal with him.

Either the team adjusts their tactics and uses other points to open up the situation.

The second point of the Thunder is Westbrook, who just made the All-Star this year.

Already has a very strong offensive ability, but in the playoffs, can he take over Durant's burden and support the team's offense?
Brooks was going to give it a try. After the timeout ended, the Thunder team used Westbrook as the starting point for their tactics.

In the first round after returning from a timeout, Westbrook broke through a pick-and-roll and rushed to the basket, dunking successfully!
The quick start of the first step can be regarded as a thunderous momentum, and Curry has no way to guard against it.

There is no Gasol Jr. inside, and it is difficult for Bonner to protect the basket.

But then, the Clippers made another three-pointer from outside Bonner!

Then Westbrook quickly countered the pass error.

In the Clippers' positional battle, Randolph succeeded in a low position.

Westbrook missed a strong three-pointer from the outside.

Randolph succeeded in the low post.

Westbrook passed the ball to Durant, and PJ-Tucker made a successful steal.

In the counterattack, Curry hit another three-pointer!
The Clippers reversed a 10:2 offensive and opened the point difference to more than 10 points in an instant...

At the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Thunder by 55 points 46:9.

The Clippers had their best start to the first half since the series, and the biggest advantage.

Strangling Durant in defense and crippling Perkins in offense, the Clippers seem to have found the code to deal with the Thunder.

From the first quarter, Min Congda remained silent, and he didn't eat much of the pizza Ada brought him.

At the end of the halftime game, Min Congda suddenly asked Ada: "Ada, who adjusted our Clippers' starting lineup? Why did Harden start?"

Ada said: "This... isn't this Mr. Smart who asked you to adjust it?"

"What? I made adjustments? Impossible, isn't this the job of a coach?"

"Yes, but this is what you asked Dunleavy and Mr. Kerr to adjust at the coaching meeting, and I was there."

"Why didn't you stop me, Ada?"

"What are you kidding, why should I stop you. Look at how well this works...Mr. Smart, why are you crying?"

"Ah? I'm crying? Did I cry? No, no, you've read it, I'm hungry. The pizza is cold, please go and warm it up for me, and get a cup of coffee by the way, thank you."

(End of this chapter)