Standing pretty old

Chapter 841 A slight improvement, exactly the same

Westbrook left the game early without saying a word, which is in line with his character.

In the eyes of others, this may be a very disrespectful behavior, but in the eyes of an acquaintance like Er Niu, it is quite cute.

Yes, it's cute.

Men who have girlfriends have been through similar things, when a woman throws a tantrum, does it get any good results if you fight her?

After all, compromise is a kind of taste, not to mention the situation where men take advantage.

Well, far away!
Durant gave Er Niu a high-five and said, "See you later!"

The Thunder have not lost their fighting spirit, even though they have been slaughtered by the Los Angeles Clippers more than once this season.

In the press conference after the game, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said: "We have to play more aggressively, just like we did in the last round. The Clippers are better than us on both ends of the offense and defense. Better, it forces us to make a change."

Scott Brooks is not pedantic. The Clippers cannot be dealt with on defense alone. The Thunder must perform on the offensive end in order to contain the Los Angeles people.

Er Niu and Thibodeau also attended the press conference afterwards.

A local reporter in Los Angeles asked directly: "Will you continue to sweep your opponents and advance to the finals?"

Since the Clippers have swept their opponents in two consecutive rounds of the playoffs, the just-concluded G1 once again completed the massacre, which will definitely make people imagine.

Er Niu said calmly: "The Western Conference Finals has just had its first match, it's too early to talk about a sweep!
We will not set such a goal for ourselves. We must first ensure that we advance. As for sweeping or not, it is not something we care about.

Of course, we have full confidence that we will successfully advance to the finals in the end. "

Another reporter asked: "Did the Clippers find a way to defend the Thunder outside? In this game, Durant, Westbrook, and Harden accounted for nearly 70% of the team's total shots, but they Nobody is shooting 45 percent from the field, so does that mean the Clippers are doing a great job defensively?"

Thibodeau replied with a smile: "Thank you for saying everything I want to say, and your homework is very accurate!"

Finally, a reporter raised the question of "cow dependence" that the old producer talked about: "Tonight you scored 45 points again, accounting for about 35% of the team's points. Will this affect the overall performance of the team?" cause adverse effects?"

Ruan Erniu spread his hands and said: "I have been asked similar questions since the Eagles, and then we established a dynasty. I can still hear this question when I get to the Clippers. I think this is a good sign."

The domineering answer left people speechless.

What about occupying a large number of shots?
When a player's shooting percentage is well above the league average, it shouldn't be blamed in the first place.

What's more, shot rights and ball rights are not a concept at all.

Er Niu made many shots without the ball running. Otherwise, how did Paul get so many assists?

Superstars who can switch between with and without the ball will never be annoying, and the strength of the Bulls has never relied solely on the so-called cancerous style of play.

Hehe, speaking of utilitarianism, it’s a cancer if you don’t invest in it, and you are the savior if you invest in it!
If it wasn't for the Western Conference Finals, Er Niu might have invited Westbrook and Durant to have a meal after the game, but after G1, they didn't even have a phone call.

No one cares about honor.

Friendship is friendship, for this sake, no one wants to touch the pinnacle of the league.

Back home, in order to make it easier for Erniu to rest, Dr. Han offered to sleep in separate rooms so that Erniu could have enough rest time. The big house has this advantage.

Er Niu is naturally grateful. To be honest, this season’s playoffs is Er Niu’s most tiring time. The arrival of the eldest son made him rush countless times. Nothing helps.

It is impossible for people to live in a vacuum. There will always be all kinds of trivial things in life. Even if you have a lot of money, even if you have a high position and authority, there is a high probability that these things cannot be avoided from happening.

Two days later, the Clippers continued to sit at home and continue to compete with the Thunder for G2.

The starting lineups of the two sides have not changed. OKC lost to the opponent by a big score in the first game and is still unwilling to make changes, or their head coach Brooks dare not make changes.

In the regular season, when Sefolosha was injured, Brooks once used Harden as the team's starter, but the result was that the beard was completely lost, and only the Thunder's two-minor handshake was left to determine the victory or defeat.

This is obviously not the best way to configure firepower. Under the framework of the Thunder, Harden is indeed more suitable to appear on the bench.

As for the Clippers' starting lineup, it is easy to understand, because the winner does not need to change.

Jordan still easily wins the jump ball. Perkins is not only slow now, but also has no advantage in bouncing.

During the regular season, he was dunked by Er Niu's head many times, and he was named the top five of the month.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, JJ* Redick missed a long shot, but Er Niu took the offensive rebound, and after a fake Ibaka flew, he directly transferred the ball to the other side of the basket.

Jordan jumped high and completed a violent dunk on Perkins' head.

The atmosphere at the Staples Center was immediately ignited. Fans always like to watch dunk performances. Since Paul, Er Niu, and Jr. Jordan, the Clippers have brought Los Angeles the reputation of "the city of lobs" .

However, there are also Chinese fans who jokingly call it "California Taoyuan".

The Thunder had the ball, Westbrook held the ball for half court, and immediately distributed the ball to Durant on the wing. Durant made a long shot against Kawhi.

"brush!"

Three point hit!

The Tarantula's recovery ability is quite amazing. It is said that Tony Allen killed Durant last year, but the Tarantula still has a shooting percentage of more than 44% in the entire series.

Although this data is lower than Durant's average level, but by the last two games of the series, he has also adapted to Tony Allen's defense, and his shooting percentage has returned to 50%+.

This is the superstar. In some games, there is a chance to limit their success. It is almost impossible to completely prevent death.

From this perspective, Kobe Bryant in the 11-12 season is actually gradually withdrawing from the ranks of top superstars, even though many Comey did not admit this at the time.

Du Shao recovered, but the Clippers didn't mean to panic at all, because the Thunder made a trick in G2-increasing Ibaka's shots.

That's right, Coach Brooks did think of a change, but there is obviously a problem with his thinking about the change.

He mistakenly believed that increasing the threat of Ibaka on the offensive end would better consume the Bulls' defensive energy and cause unexpected trouble for the Clippers.

Ibaka holds the ball in a low post and makes a mid-range shot with a half-turn.

"boom!"

Under strong confrontation, Ibaka, who is not good at shooting, is even less likely to have any shooting sights.

In another offensive round, almost in the same position, Ibaka leaned on Er Niu and wanted to turn around and cut in halfway with the ball. As a result, Er Niu was stuck in the position, forcing the former to make another difficult sideways shot.

"boom!"

Still miss!

I don't know if Ibaka didn't learn how to behave, or Brooks made up his mind to make him more aggressive, but Ibaka actually got another chance to shoot.

This time, Ibaka got the chance to directly attack the basket in the air cut.

"Whoosh!"

Ibaka flew straight into the air, and just when he thought he could beat the basket and let himself fly, a big yellow hand suddenly appeared in front of him and flew out with a fan.

Ibaka, whose foothold was unstable, watched the figure wearing the No. 88 jersey run faster and faster...

In the other half, the Celestials ended the transition with a brilliant tomahawk dunk.

At the end of the first quarter, whether it was 7 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and Durant who scored 12 points alone, or 2 of 2 shots in the rotation time, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 6 efficiently. Harden, who scored two points, completed their respective tasks very well.

Westbrook still failed to find the feeling of scoring efficiently under Paul's defense. He made 4 of 1 shots in a single quarter and only scored 2 points.

Of course, the one who broke the Thunder fans the most was Ibaka, who was completely locked up by Er Niu.

In this quarter, he made 6 of 0 shots and didn't score any points. The only bright spot in the statistics was that he got a comforting offensive rebound in front of Er Niu.

If the 28 karat is longer than a certain part, Erniu will feel a little guilty, but when it comes to offensive skills, even Kraft Nguyen, who has played basketball in college for 2 months, is far better than the current Ibaka.

Basketball talent is never evenly distributed.

As the head coach of the Thunder, Brooks actually thought of letting Ibaka attack against the defense of three consecutive D-POYs. This is indeed an impossible task.

At 22:32, just like G1, the Clippers took a big lead in the first quarter.

The difference is that this time it was Lei Ting who insisted on using his own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

Fortunately, in the second quarter of the game, Harden was in a brave state. After hitting jumpers from mid-range consecutively, he forced his way to the basket, causing a foul by Nick Young and scoring 2+1.

It is very difficult for superstars to be completely defended. Although Nick Young's defense is not as bad as some experts imagined, it is unrealistic to completely block Harden like the first three quarters of G1.

Harden opened up on this point, but Fisher stumbled on Thomas Jr. again.

It's okay for Lao Yu to be passed by in various ways on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, he also didn't seize the opportunity.

Also during the rotation time, Fisher made 6 of 1 shots and only hit [-] goal in several rounds. With advantages in height and strength, he was actually blocked by the Clippers' little assassin!
It is not without reason that Thomas Jr. can be selected as the best rookie of the year.

In his rotation time in the second half of the season, he was able to stably score close to 9+5 per game, which proves that he does have a brush on the offensive end.

Coupled with the advantage of not having to directly face the top No. [-] position during rotation time, Thomas Jr.'s disadvantages on the defensive end are further covered up.

A good team system will always be able to help players develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses.

There have never been perfect players in this world, even if they are as strong as Jordan, Er Niu, James, and Durant, but even if some role players have flaws, it does not prevent them from playing a huge role in the system.

Just like Rondo is to the Celtics, no matter what Heizi says, under Lukai's system, Rondo is the fourth giant. After all, the data will not lie.

After the main players of both sides returned to the field, it was another chaotic battle.

Fortunately for the Thunder, Westbrook's shooting percentage is rising rapidly, and I don't know if he has ever sneaked into the sewer during the intermission.

At 22:25, the Thunder still trailed by 3 points in a single quarter.

At the end of halftime, the two teams played the game at 44:57, and the Clippers temporarily led their opponents with a 13-point lead.

The intermission passed quickly, and the two sides then entered the second half of the competition.

The third quarter of G2 is completely different from G1. Without any warning, the two sides exerted their strength on the offensive end at the same time, starting a mutual explosion.

Here Durant and Westbrook fancy wheel hammers, and Ruan Erniu and Paul also have various points.

The rhythm of both sides is very fast, and the hit rate is not low.

Dewey's second youngsters all scored in double figures in a single quarter, and the girl-picking combination here is not much worse.

Looking up at the score, at 32:37, the Clippers are leading in a single quarter.

The undead Thunder launched a Jedi counterattack in the final quarter of the game.

Harden ushered in a big explosion tonight. He beat Nick Young during the rotation time. water.

Yang Shaoxia didn't feel good, and Thomas Jr.'s performance in the final quarter was relatively mediocre. The Thunder increased their zone defense during the rotation time, which undoubtedly made it difficult for Thomas Jr. to break through.

Rookies are still rookies, and a stage like the playoffs is still a bit difficult for them.

The Thunder took the opportunity to play a wave of 16:2 during the rotation time, and the score of the two teams was immediately caught up to within 5 points.

With the last 7 minutes left, the game suddenly became tighter.

At the last moment, Thibodeau did not give more trust to Kawhi, who is also a rookie. The Clippers chose Sean Battier as the third position in the second half of the last quarter.

Afterwards, it turned out that this was the right choice again.

The same scene happened in G1, when all the Thunder players put their defensive attention on Er Niu, San Pao and even Redick and Nick Young, Battier was emptied many times.

In other words, Ruan Erniu, who is extremely strong in the low post, forced OKC to shrink the defense, and Durant, who put too much energy on the offensive end, was also unable to continue to cause trouble for Battier on the defensive end.

"Brush!", "Brush!", "Brush!"

Battier helped the team win the game in the final quarter in exactly the same way.

Different from G1's icing on the cake, this time Battier's three-point rain can be described as a timely help.

111:121，快船有惊无险的拿下G2，大比分2:0完成了西决的前两个主场。

(End of this chapter)