NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 225 Video Analyst? On-site Analyst!
"Sure, Lin Chuan, you are really good at targeting."

During the halftime break, in the locker room, Durant sat down next to Lin Chuan, drinking the electrolyte drink in his hand, looking at the latter with admiration in his eyes.

"That's right. His playing style destined him to be a main attacker. And looking at his performance in the Eastern Conference Finals, we can see his determination and decisiveness, and his swollen self-confidence after defeating James. He will definitely play the same way in the finals."

Thinking of the constipated look on Anthony's face when he was sitting on the bench during the previous game pause, Lin Chuan was delighted and said jokingly,

"But he definitely didn't expect that we had already conducted special training for him."

After being blocked by Martin, the Knicks immediately called a timeout.

Anthony didn't dare to continue his usual offensive style and spent a long time holding the ball near the three-point line.

Instead, he turned into an off-ball attacker.

Shoot as soon as you catch the ball, or go straight down for a layup.

Only then did he regain some of his charm as a superstar.

After much effort, they managed to score 9 points in the first half, which was not too bad.

If the other players hadn't been trying so hard to score and keep the score close, they would have surrendered at halftime just relying on the performance of their team leader.

Even so, by the end of the first half, the Knicks were already trailing by 11 points.

The score is 60:49.

The Knicks looked dangerous.

Brooks walked up to the two men with the tactical board and said seriously,
"Although I really hope to make the opponent's core players lose confidence and win the game, the opponent is a finals-level team after all. We still can't take it lightly. We have to assume that the opponent has means to adjust. Let's arrange the next tactics first. The opponent still has two scoring points in Stoudemire and JR."

Everyone nodded and listened attentively to the next tactical arrangements.

On the other hand, Anthony was still doubting himself.

It's obvious that my performance was almost the same as in the Eastern Conference Finals.

His triple threat was an old tactic, but the Zongheng Alliance had been in existence for so long and the opponent had rarely found any flaws in it.

In other words, the triple threat is called the triple threat because it is a trinity of passing, dribbling and shooting, which makes it an extremely difficult and tricky tactic to defend.

Even his old rival LeBron James had a hard time defending him and had to concentrate really hard to keep up with his movements.

But Durant wasn't even fully focused and was able to cut off his own ball.

That's fine! But why can even Kevin Martin defend himself?

He is a typical player with poor defense!
But he blocked it directly in the last round, causing a mistake for himself!
Why exactly? !

Seeing him like this, Tyson Chandler was worried that he would remain silent, so he patted his shoulder in a hurry to comfort him.

But when Anthony turned around, Tyson Chandler was still shocked when he met Anthony's dull eyes.

No way, was he hit so hard?

Chandler muttered to himself, preparing to organize his words to say something comforting.

But before he could say anything, he heard Anthony say,
"Tyson, I suddenly have a scary guess."

"Um, what is it?"

"What do you think? Is it possible that the gap in strength between the West and us is so huge that any substitute in the West is better than our All-Stars?"

Anthony was still talking when he saw Chandler put his palm on his forehead.

Anthony immediately slapped his hand away and said with dissatisfaction,

"What are you doing? A grown man getting so intimate? I have a wife!"

"You're crazy. I just want to see if you have a fever to say such nonsense."

Chandler was speechless. He couldn't understand how Anthony could say such anti-intellectual words.

"It's just that the opponent blocked a few triple threats. Don't think too much about it."

Seeing that Anthony was still a little depressed, he sighed inwardly.

I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

If Anthony continues like this, they will definitely lose the game.

After all, it was in the first half.

Anthony was a little distracted because of this matter.

In this situation, defending Durant, who is full of energy and playing at home, is just a waste.

Durant scored the goal easily as if he was doing shooting training.

The opponent scored 15 points in the first half.

This is when Durant didn't do much.

Otherwise, it is not impossible to score 30 points in the first half.

The reason why he didn't take many shots even though he was in a good touch was because the Thunder had another giant in the interior.

Lin Chuan.

Thinking of Lin Chuan, Chandler felt helpless.

Even though he had won the NBA's highest award for defensive players, DPOY.

But when facing Lin Chuan, it was of no use at all.

The two first faced off during the Olympics.

At that time, the other party was still a nobody.

Although he made a comeback that was earth-shattering and heart-wrenching.

But everyone's attention was still focused on the team's several stars.

Most people's views on Lin Chuan are similar to those of Jeremy Lin.

Maybe it's just the next "Linsanity".

At the time, Chandler didn't pay him much attention.

The same was true even though he also overwhelmed Spain's inside players.

I didn't expect to be beaten so badly by the opponent in the final.

In the new season, he was beaten beyond recognition by the opponent during the regular season.

And the same is true for this one.

Even if you defend seriously, the opponent can always ignore your defense.

During the inside fight, in the extremely narrow space, he lifted the ball high and threw it out.

The basketball seemed to be trained by him and went into the net obediently again and again.

If it weren't for the last attack, when he played defense so hard, the opponent's turnaround jump shot would have missed, and Lin Chuan's score would have been fixed at 18 points.

Otherwise, the opponent will score 20 points in the first half.

Woodson looked at several people on the team and stood up and paced back and forth in annoyance.

Being 11 points behind at halftime doesn't seem too much and there is still a chance to catch up.

But you have to know that this score was only possible because the opponent lost a key player.

And now, it seems that the team's leader and defensive gate can no longer be relied upon.

As a rookie coach, he didn't have many options, and most of the team's tactics revolved around the boss.

But he was so depressed that not only did he play badly, but he also let the opponent's MVP play easily.

Mike Woodson looked toward the right side of the locker room.

Over there, there are two men sitting.

One with goggles.

The other one, covered in tattoos, looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.

These two people, one is Stoudemire and the other is JR Smith.

Now, he can only place his last hope on the two of them.

I hope these two players can turn the disadvantage around.

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As the entertainment activities in the halftime session ended, the second half of the game began in full swing.

Everyone is ready to appear again.

"Although Anthony was stunned by the defense, he still can't let his guard down. If he finds opportunities to score a few goals from the outside, he will regain his touch and still be a threat."

Before the game started, Lin Chuan gave instructions to Durant beside him.

"Of course. This is not my first time playing basketball. But you should pay attention to protecting the inside. All his points in the first half were stolen from the inside."

Durant laughed and said something, which made Lin Chuan
Even so, he still secretly remembered these words. Bang!
In the first attack of the second half, the basketball was passed to Anthony again.

Although his performance in the first half was not ideal.

But as the team leader, everyone on the Knicks still trusts him.

Anthony looked at Durant in front of him and saw that he had relaxed his vigilance a little.

It seemed that his performance in the first half still made Durant feel lazy and he didn't take himself too seriously.

Well, in that case, let me use this goal to reduce the score to single digits again!
Thinking of this, Anthony pretended to shoot and then quickly started a breakthrough.

In the inside, Chandler also blocked Lin Chuan, and he was sure to score this time!
Anthony thought so and prepared to pass the ball and make a layup.

But Durant suddenly caught up to him and stretched out his hand to delay his attack!

damn it!
Anthony cursed inwardly, then tried to force a layup.

But with this delay, Ibaka successfully came up to assist in defense.

There were four slender arms in front of me, covering the sky like a big net.

Anthony knew that his shot would be blocked, but he had already taken two steps with the ball, and if he took any more steps he would be committing a traveling violation.

It can only be spread!

Out of the corner of his eye he saw JR ready to make a move.

At the last moment, he jumped into the air and threw the ball out, but he himself was carried outside the baseline by inertia.

The hasty pass was not good, and although JR received the ball, he was forced to adjust.

This time the defense also caught up and he could only force his shot against the opponent.

The basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.

Anthony wants to try harder in the interior.

But Lin Chuan was like a giant god, blocking everyone outside and protecting the backboard by himself.

Anthony had to return to defense quickly.

Don't forget to take a look at Durant before leaving.

This guy...did he really see through my thoughts, or was he just improvising?
Durant, on the other hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he was quite relaxed.

After all, Anthony looked clearly scared in the first half.

But I didn't expect that he would try to steal the ball in the first attack of the second half.

Fortunately, I was paying attention, otherwise he would have succeeded in stealing.

On the sidelines, Woodson saw this scene and gave up the idea of ​​letting Anthony continue attacking.

He has been completely targeted, and letting him attack again would be a waste of precious opportunities.

He stood up and shouted in code to everyone on the sidelines.

The two men perked up, knowing that the tactics had changed.

Then, the next round.

The ball passed Anthony's hands, but he passed it away without any reluctance.

Stoudemire cut inside and completed a slam dunk.

JR followed quickly.

Although he missed his first three-pointer in the second half.

But his three-point shooting with the ball is also not weak.

After dribbling the ball repeatedly, he jumped up from outside the three-point line. Robertson in front of him almost blocked his face but failed to interfere.

Let him also successfully score a goal.

The two scored five points in a row, narrowing the score difference back to single digits.

Woodson breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, the score difference is 9 points, which seems to be more reassuring.

There are almost two quarters left, and there is still time to fight.

I don’t know how the other party will respond to my moves.

He glanced at the bench on the other side and saw Brooks was calm and composed, with no signs of any emotional fluctuations.

Not only that, Brooks seemed to notice his gaze, looked over and smiled.

Seeing this, Woodson couldn't help but feel nervous.

Could it be that he has already thought of this?

On the court, after Stoudemire took over the offensive responsibility, Lin Chuan in the interior suddenly began to assist in defense, allowing him to come in three times, and twice he had to face the defense of two people.

The beating was horrible.

After grabbing the rebound and switching offense, the Thunder were not in a hurry and started a positional battle.

Durant and Lin Chuan are responsible for the inside and outside offense respectively.

These two people have a strong ability to seize opportunities.

Almost every hit is accurate.

As long as the Knicks don't score, they will lose two more points.

On the court, it seemed that JR was the only player who could keep the score close.

And JR Smith on the outside.

Although he was not specifically targeted, Robertson was still the only one defending.

But Woodson knows better than anyone that JR is just a nervous player, not a true All-Star player.

He is not a star player.

Although not targeted.

But Robertson is also a defensive stalwart.

I saw JR in front of me had already scored ten points in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter started with a crazy intensity.

The pressure suddenly increased.

JR also started to make mistakes.

The Knicks could no longer fight back.

Three minutes later.

The score difference has come to 19 points.

Woodson also gave up the chance to struggle.

We decided to save our energy for the second game and fight against the Thunder.

When Lin Chuan caused Chandler to commit a foul and shoot free throws, all the players were replaced.

Announce surrender.

competition is over.

Full time 116:99
The Thunder won the first game without any bloodshed.

Anthony, the Knicks' top star, only scored 13 points in this game.

This was his debut in the Finals, but he put in such a terrible performance and was undoubtedly the cause of his first loss.

The media thought it was because Durant played good defense and he was too nervous.

But after the game, Durant bluntly stated that it was not his credit, but Lin Chuan's.

Upon hearing this, the media in the audience were in an uproar.

He is obviously a big center, but how can he target Anthony?
Moreover, the two did not directly confront each other in this game.

I immediately asked the other party to tell me something.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan felt helpless. He glared at Durant and then pulled the microphone in front of him.

But he just talked about it briefly. It was because he saw some problems when he was watching the game on the spot that he wanted everyone to be more restrained towards the Knicks and Anthony.

So after this game, Lin Chuan also got a new nickname assigned by the media.

"Field Analyst".

(End of this chapter)