Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

There is a difference between playing away games and playing at home, especially in the playoffs.

The competition in the playoffs is inherently intense, but with the home court advantage, you can use some of the moves you normally can't use at will.

The Bulls have adapted to the changes in the small ball era and are better at shooting.

Now that G3 of the finals has begun, they suddenly encounter frequent physical contact and aggressive defense, and their shooting percentage will inevitably decline.

Fortunately, Duan has already mastered the technique of back attack as early as his rookie season.

Whether he is holding the ball high or low, he can score stably without fear of his opponent's body.

Like the previous two finals, after the start of G3, Du En took the initiative to take the ball, helping the Bulls widen the point difference and easing the nervousness of his teammates in the finals.

The same goes for the Thunder. Durant seemed to be a little over the top and felt that Duane could be restrained in a one-on-one situation, so he didn't ask anyone else to help.

So, Duan first singled out Durant in the high post and used his back to face the frame. He made a total of 6 of 4 three-pointers and scored in double figures early.

When Westbrook saw that Durant was no match for Duan, he followed suit and kept taking the ball toward the basket.

Although he played very energetically, he still felt a bit like a hair whistle and got a lot of free throws.

Westbrook is a defender after all. No matter how bad his shooting is, he still has free throw ability.

This season, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, Westbrook's free throw percentage is above 80%.

Also by constantly getting inside to cause damage, Westbrook scored 14 points and 3 assists in the first quarter with sudden shots.

It can be said that he single-handedly revitalized the Thunder.

Of course, Westbrook has a whistle whenever he makes a sudden attack, and the Bulls are not easy to defend. Ibaka and Milicic both committed two fouls too early and went off the court less than half of the first quarter.

Vucevic and Whiteside, who came on the bench for the Bulls, did not dare to touch Westbrook and could only rely on Bradley to limit Westbrook's breakthroughs from the outside as much as possible.

It's not surprising that Westbrook can play when the penalty is not favorable to the Bulls.

However, even though the Thunder have the home court advantage and Westbrook plays well, it is not that easy for the Thunder to take the lead.

After all, Duen is Duen. The former ruler of the alliance and today's second consecutive MVP did not rely on media marketing!

Under the leadership of Du En, the Bulls still played vigorously even if they were playing away games.

Duan relied on his isolation and scored 18 points in the first quarter.

Durant, who was originally full of confidence and took the initiative to defend Duan, now blamed himself for his poor defense, which made his handsome face appear dark.

In the previous two finals, Durn only scored about 30 points in each game. Durant thought that his long arms effectively limited Durn's outside shooting.

Duan's blind singles play in the low post is also quite energy-consuming. He cannot score efficiently throughout the game and his ability to digest the ball is limited.

Therefore, Durant was still very confident in limiting Duan's scoring before the game started.

Who knew that before Duan used his full strength, he was hiding something and was cooperating with other Bulls players to play team basketball.

Now Duen has completely unleashed his energy, showing a kaleidoscope of offensive skills.

This also made Durant feel overwhelmed by talent.

"Duen is not only faster than me, but he is also more accurate than me?"

As the saying goes, it feels good to torture food for a while, and it will always feel good to torture food all the time.

Since Brooks asked Durant to switch from shooting guard to small forward.

Durant has always relied on the mismatch advantage of "those who are faster than him are not as tall as him, and those who are taller than him are not as fast as him" to play against opposing players indiscriminately.

Originally, Durant was also complacent about his physical talent. Who would have thought that now he met Du En, and then he felt the shock of his talent being crushed.

Of course, in terms of static talent, Durant has not been crushed. On the contrary, Durant has some advantages.

Also relying on his height and wingspan advantages, Durant's shooting percentage did not drop significantly like other teammates under Duan's defense.

Durant relied on his talent and the extremely high starting point brought by his terrifying long arms to make one shot after another.

However, having been playing difficult balls and being defended by a perennial first-defense player like Du En, Durant's shooting percentage has dropped from close to 50% in the past to just over 40%.

As the leader of the team, Durant has always maintained such a shooting percentage. The more shots he takes, the greater the damage to the team.

Therefore, we are now in a situation where Westbrook cannot bring Durant.

The Bulls relied on Duan to score efficiently and hold on to the score without letting the game become one-sided.

The game quickly entered the second quarter. Because tonight was very consumed on both ends of the offense and defense, Duen did not appear on the court immediately at the beginning of the second quarter.

On the Thunder side, Westbrook continues to lead the team.

It’s not that he intentionally missed the peak of the season, but that Westbrook was in great shape in the first quarter. If he can continue to maintain this momentum, the Thunder is likely to open the score early in the second quarter.

However, the Bulls sent out a small lineup of Curry, Harden, George, Leonard, and Ibaka at the beginning of the second quarter.

Westbrook tends to get emotional when playing, and he tends to play alone in a crowd, regardless of the position of his teammates.

The Bulls also speculated that Westbrook would appear at the beginning of the second quarter, so they deliberately sent out the current five-small lineup.

Today's Bulls lineup can advance fast breaks immediately after taking off rebounds, focusing on defensive counterattacks and chaotic battles.

As long as the Bulls can play faster and increase the rhythm of the game, Westbrook will not only become a headless fly, but may also become the Bulls' best sixth man.

Sure enough, Westbrook still wanted to replicate the success of the first quarter and kept hitting the basket.

Curry can't keep up with Westbrook, but the Bulls play a zone defense, and Harden, George, Kawhi and Ibaka can all come to help defend.

Under heavy attack, Westbrook would occasionally get cut off without knowing when.

In addition, Westbrook attacks the basket too hard, misses the basket for layups, and hits the basket with his hands during dunks.

It was also because Westbrook failed to digest the ball well. Other Thunder players never got the ball, and they felt cold when they suddenly got the ball. Their outside shooting percentage was not high, and the Bulls also got a lot of rebounds from other people. .

As various situations occurred on the court, the Bulls relied on defensive counterattacks and scored a lot of points. Unfortunately, Curry and Harden did not find the touch in the first place, and the Bulls did not instantly open the point difference to double digits. .

By the time Duane came on the court, the Bulls only had a 6-point lead.

In order to expand his advantage, Dunn did not continue to play Durant in isolation as he did in the first quarter. Instead, he switched to a pick-and-roll, hoping to name Westbrook and continue to anger Westbrook.

However, Brooks used Durant to defend Duen in the first quarter. After finding that he could not limit Duen's scoring, he immediately chose to stop the loss in time and flank Duen.

Duan considered playing on the road, and the Thunder suddenly started to attack. No one in the Bulls could respond, so they had to conserve their energy instead of using it up all at once.

Therefore, he did not choose to force the singles to end, but quickly released the ball after the pick-and-roll to see how other teammates on the court responded.

Of course, Du En doesn't just smoke in the corner and do nothing.

In addition to running to the bottom corner after being flanked, Duen also runs in and out from time to time, or provides cover for his teammates.

When Duan does some of the dirty work, it's hard not to arouse the enthusiasm of other Bulls players. In the past, Milicic did not have much desire to attack, but this time he did not conserve his strength and play healthy basketball.

Milicic tried to take the ball in the low post for a single. Evans was not obsessed with breaking through with the ball, but quickly passed the ball.

After Milicic got the ball, he immediately went hard to the basket. Because Duan was attracting defense from the other corner, Durant and Jeff Green were unable to help defend the basket immediately.

In this way, it is a situation where Milicic beats Perkins one-on-one.

Although Perkins is very strong, he is half a head shorter than Milicic in height.

The Bulls relied on Milicic to hit the ball high in three consecutive rounds, scoring one of the goals and winning two free throws to further widen the point difference.

And Milicic's role on the court is not just offensive.

As an inside player, taller height, longer wingspan, and even better jumping ability bring advantages including rebounding!

The Thunder's overall lineup is not short, but in terms of protecting rebounds tonight, they were thoroughly beaten by the Bulls.

At the end of the first half, the two teams had 27 to 16 rebounds, and the Bulls had 11 more than the Thunder.

The extra rebounds are not only related to the ball, but also the scoring of some simple balls.

The Bulls relied on defensive counterattacks and secondary attacks to build the foundation for tonight's win bit by bit.

The game entered the second half, and Brooks, who had average on-the-spot ability, obviously had nothing to do against the Bulls.

The Bulls finally waited for the moment when Curry broke out. As Curry made a three-pointer, the Thunder had to strengthen its defense against Curry.

But Curry is a marathon basketball player. Once Curry starts running without the ball, ordinary defenders can't keep up with Curry.

The Bulls are cultivating Curry as their future core. When Curry runs without the ball, other teammates will provide cover and cooperation. As long as Curry is open, his teammates will most likely pass the ball over as soon as possible.

This is almost the same as the old Reggie Miller. In terms of the Pacers' team status and tactical status, he is second only to O'Neal Jr.'s ball-handling offense.

It is also because the Bulls showed their care and attention to Curry tactically, and Curry used the tactics to achieve an even more explosive scoring performance.

As the opponent, the Thunder had to spend more defensive resources to restrict Curry.

In this way, the original defensive blockade against Du En will naturally show some signs of loosening.

When Duan suddenly got the ball, quickly completed the shot, and scored again, the Thunder didn't know how to defend.

The effect of a team of top ball handlers and top off-ball players is that one plus one is greater than two, or even greater than three.

Basketball is a game of five people. When one's own core duo requires the opponent to spend three or even four people to defend, then it is relatively simple for one's own three remaining players to perform the scoring task after getting the ball.

Of course, Curry's current off-ball skills are good, but his reputation is still a little bit behind.

Compared to Evans, other teams don't value Duane that much.

Even from the current point of view, Curry in the Bulls is just a system and Redick is nothing more.

However, the Thunder were so exhausted in this year's Finals that they didn't know how to defend Curry.

When Curry receives his ring at the United Center and when he signs a maximum salary contract, other teams' impressions of Curry will most likely change.

Duane hopes that Curry will grow up and help him share the defensive pressure, but now Curry only acts as a defensive player.

Curry relied on running without the ball and stunned the Thunder players on the court.

Duen took the opportunity to get the ball from the outside and play a few singles. Ibaka was not willing to be left alone. After covering Curry, he cut in the air to eat the cake.

As time passed in the third quarter, the Bulls slowly accumulated advantages and widened the point difference to 19 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulls continued to send Duan to prepare for the bayonet.

The Thunder also had Durant and Westbrook at the beginning, fighting the main force to the end.

This time, Westbrook was different from usual. He actually chose to be the green leaf next to Durant, dribbling the ball to Durant after halftime.

However, Durant didn't seize the opportunity and started doing three irons to pay tribute to Kobe.

As an opponent, Du En is actually quite understandable.

It was my first time to play in the finals, and I still lacked experience.

Although two games in the finals have been played, the first two games were lost by big margins, and because Westbrook was superior, Durant always felt that the loss was not his fault.

It is also because of the lack of summary of the game's defeat and full understanding of his own strength that Durant, who has a high self-esteem, failed to reasonably allocate his physical strength.

The Thunder defended too hard in the first half. In the second half, the Thunder fell behind and Durant was anxious to score again.

After halftime, most of the energy Durant finally recovered was consumed in the third quarter.

Now in the fourth quarter, Durant's performance at his peak is obviously wishful thinking.

Even in the NBA, where birds and animals are everywhere, physical fitness is limited!

As an outside player, Durant's size is too tall! And being so high and so fast is even more incredible.

With Durant's height, if he wants to maintain a good offensive and defensive state on the court, he will undoubtedly consume more energy.

Therefore, it's not that Durant's physical fitness is not good and his natural physical strength is a bit lower than others, but that he is too tall and does not support him to do more things.

Just like Tracy McGrady, he was as fierce as a tiger in the first three quarters and was one of the best among the four shooting guards. But in the fourth quarter, he often slumped and became extremely stretched.

Durant, like McGrady, doesn't know how to allocate physical strength reasonably, so if he wants to succeed, he can only play next to other super giants.

It is not just a random statement that death only comes to the Golden State!

Durant has comprehensive offensive skills and has the ability to lead 30+ points in scoring, but his highest score in a single game did not reach 60 points, which also illustrates some problems.

Super scorers want to save the team by scoring and help the team win.

Either the physical strength is weird, and the whole game is full from the first quarter to the fourth quarter.

Either play team basketball for three quarters and then take over the game in the fourth quarter.

As a physical monster, Du En is not obsessed with singles. From the early start of the regular season, some of the ball rights were sacrificed to develop rookies and other teammates in the team.

Of course, Durant has no experience in leading a team to win a championship, nor does he have a big brother who has received a championship ring to tell him how to correctly lead a team to win a championship.

So it’s natural that I don’t know how to play more reasonably and efficiently in the finals.

As Duan's opponent in the finals, although he taught Durant a lesson, he was not so kind and taught Durant step by step how to play in the finals.

102 to 90, G3 of the finals came to an end. The Bulls once again defeated the Thunder with a huge advantage of 12 points.

And Duan also showed Durant what it means to be a league ruler and a historical superstar with his 42-point performance in a single game in the Finals! (End of chapter)