Standing pretty old

Chapter 843 Use your own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths

Sapo Sefoloza.

If you are not a fan of OKC, you may be very unfamiliar with this name.

In fact, the Swiss player has played in the league since the 06-07 season, and will not retire until the 17-18 season.

What does Sefolosha rely on to survive in the league?
Defense!

The Swiss also entered the second team of the All-Defensive Team in the 09-10 season.

He plays the second position and is good at defense. This is undoubtedly reminiscent of the future Thunder player Andre Robertson who will be turned into radish by Tianchao fans.

For Robertson's impression, most people focus on a certain time and space in the 15-16 season, the Thunder VS Warriors Western Conference Finals match, the embarrassment of Radishes still not daring to shoot from the outside in the face of an empty basket.

However, according to regular data research, the efficiency of shredded radish is higher than fans imagined.

In a series where the Thunder led 3-1 and were overturned by the Warriors, he averaged 7.1 shots per game, shooting 50 percent from the field and 44 percent from three.

As a role player, Radish's efficiency is actually quite good, after all, the ball is concentrated in the hands of Dewey's second young master.

The Thunder was finally counterattacked. Is it someone else who should really take the blame? It is Du and Wei who averaged only 42.3% and 39.5% in the series.

The effectiveness of chasing the egg was not reflected at all, because after he finished G3, even if he was suspended in G4 (no, but fans with impressions must remember how cowardly Green was in G4), it was still meaningless , because the Warriors lost in G4.

Ordinary viewers are always easily confused by the gains and losses of one or two goals, but senior fans know how to use data to see the truth behind the facts.

In fact, the shredded carrots in a certain time and space in the future take on the same tasks as the current Sefolosha, actively defending, and occasionally burst out in a certain game in the series, making a lot of contributions to the team.

In fact, this type of player is the easiest to survive in the league, because every team needs such role players.

Looking back to the present, no matter what, the Thunder scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assist in a single game that night with Sefolosha making 5 of 1 shots, 1 of 22 three-pointers, and 6 of 1 free throws. Played and won the crucial G3.

OKC can finally breathe a sigh of relief. While they interrupted the Clippers' 10-game winning streak in the playoffs, they also used their actions to prove that the Los Angeles Clippers are not invincible.

Ruan Erniu said in an interview after the game: "For us, this is undoubtedly a bad game, but fortunately we still lead the opponent in total points.

The battle for G4 is crucial, and we need at least one win in Oklahoma City. "

The Clippers, who lost the game, quickly held a team meeting. In a private room in the hotel where they stayed, they conducted a thorough analysis of the G3 defeat.

JJ* Redick took the initiative: "I didn't guard Sefolosha. He got too many shots."

Redick is not good at defense, but his defense is by no means the kind of existence at the bottom of the league. At least the NCAA three-point record holder has a good attitude on the defensive end.

Objectively speaking, Sefolosha's sudden outburst can only be regarded as Redick's bad luck, and his defensive effort has not declined.

Ruan Erniu, the best newly released head coach, waved his hands and said, "Don't rush to admit your mistakes. What we are going to discuss now is how to respond to the changes in the Thunder, or should we change?"

Thibodeau, Cole, Tyronn Lue, Nakase, and many Clippers players expressed their opinions, and Sanpao was the last one to speak.

Paul obviously held the attitude of not making changes. He said: "I don't think there is any need to change at all. Or, do you think Sefolosha can continue the performance of G4 in G3?

If that's the case, the Thunder is a team with four All-Star players.

We should still work harder on Du, Wei, and Ha! "

What Paul said was actually what Er Niu was thinking.

Although Tzapo Sefolosha played so well in G3, he can be called the X factor of the Thunder, but in G4, it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to continue that performance.

After all, the game is still played by players. Since CP3 and Erniu agree, the Clippers' established strategy will not change.

G3 was at the end of May, and when G5 started, the playoffs had already entered June.

On June 6, U.S. time, after a three-day rest, the two teams continued their confrontation in G2 of the Western Conference Finals at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

There is still no change in the starting lineups of the two sides.

Jordan and Ibaka appeared in the middle circle again. This time, Uncle Huang didn't miss the jump ball. He successfully dialed the ball into the area controlled by the Clippers.

Paul took the basketball and advanced half court with the ball.

After Ruan Erniu set a screen for Redick, he immediately moved up to the top arc position. After receiving the pass from Paul, his defense against Ibaka was a three-pointer.

"brush!"

After the opening, the Clippers' offense was resolute enough!
On the offensive end of the Thunder, Westbrook held the ball in a high position, swayed with a cross step, accelerated instantly, and rushed to the basket with the ball. Er Niu and Jordan flew over at the same time, forming a human barrier in the air.

"Whoosh!"

The falling Westbrook sent a second pass, and the low-post Perkins got the basketball. Before the young Jordan who had just landed had not completed his turn, Perkins immediately hit the basket and recovered 2 points for the home team.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Paul continued to sway in a high position, holding the ball near the free throw line, making an emergency stop at 18 feet and flying Westbrook, and a calm step back, scoring another 2 points for the visiting team.

The Thunder had the ball, Westbrook passed the ball to Durant, Durant scored with the ball, attracted the attention of the defender in the air, and took advantage of the situation to send the ball to Perkins again.

Perkins feinted under the basket and failed to shake Jordan off, but he still jumped up and shot, but was caught by the big uncle, and a big cap slapped the ball out.

The Thunder seemed to have tasted the sweetness of being a soldier for all, and they actually wanted to make Perkins the main scoring point in the opening stage of this game.

Well, Jordan said that this is an affirmation of his defensive ability!
At 32:24, the Clippers took an 8-point lead in the first quarter, sweeping away their decline in G3.

Erniu was even more relieved during the intermission, because the situation of the Thunder's three-armed life like G3 is changing.

The young Thunder probably had the idea of ​​wanting to win and being afraid of losing after winning the next game.

Especially Durant and Westbrook, in order to allow their teammates to get more shots, they are deliberately suppressing their shots.

Behavior that is too deliberate will have the opposite effect.

Sure enough, after the game entered the second quarter, it seemed that Perkins had no chance under the defense of Jordan Jr., and Sefolosha also lost the magic of G3 under the defense of Redick and Battier.

Then, OKC unexpectedly put the treasure on Ibaka's head.

What needs to be specially explained is that after James Harden performed well in two consecutive games, he was entangled by Yang Shaoxia again tonight, or after the G3 win, the Oklahoma City nightclub welcomed their regular customers again.

Anyway, the result is that Beard lost himself again during the rotation time at the end of the first quarter and the first half of the second quarter.

Durant's offensive desire is not strong enough, Westbrook's efficiency continues to be low, and Harden has returned to his old ways.

From a certain point of view, in order to restore the state of G3, OKC can only allow Ibaka to get more shots.

Consuming Kraft Nguyen on the defensive end has always been a pre-match plan that Coach Brooks wanted to implement, but failed to implement.

On the offensive end of the Thunder, Ibaka held the ball in a high position, and against Ruan Erniu's defense, he scored a large two-pointer.

"brush!"

The goal was scored very simply.

But Er Niu quickly responded offensively, and immediately hit an ANSWER-BALL at the same position!

In the next offensive round, Ibaka won the ball again. This time, Er Niu instantly stepped up his defense. Ibaka had already experienced a very tragic confrontation before receiving the ball, and his shot after receiving the ball was even worse. reluctantly.

"suddenly!"

A three non-stick, the basketball didn't even touch the net bag, and it flew directly out of the baseline.

Ibaka, who had just gained some momentum, was blocked by Erniu in a blink of an eye, and Durant and Westbrook had to re-intensify their offensive efforts.

The game has progressed to this point, which means that the Thunder's overall offense has once again turned into a three-round hammer mode after less than half the game.

That's right, this is the correct way to open the Thunder game.

Even if some of the three young players are no longer in this team, the superstars who join this team will often have to continue this style of play, because the wheel hammer is Thor's job!
At 29:25, Ruan Erniu continued to maintain high efficiency on the defensive end, and continued his dominant performance on the offensive end.

In other words, G3 only scored 32 points, which is already his poor performance in the playoffs this year.

People always say that once Ruan Erniu does not play well, the Clippers will immediately become desperate, but the real situation, most of them are that the bulls played stably with explosions, and hardly hindered the team.

In terms of individual performance alone, the reason that really hinders the two bulls from scoring high points is often that the game enters garbage time early.

At the end of the half, at 61:49, the Clippers have extended their lead to 12 points.

The Thunder are in unprecedented trouble. If they lose G4, they will fall behind the Clippers with a total score of 3:1, and let their opponents get the match point.

In the locker room of the home team, head coach Scott Brooks couldn't come up with any more ways to turn the game around. His only life-saving straw was that the Thunder's three young men could once again pick up the sledgehammer and carve out a way out.

In the third quarter, Durant really took the lead in swinging the sledgehammer. He made 7 of 4 shots in a single quarter, including 2 of 1 three-pointers and 1 of 1 free throw. He scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Leonard was blown up again, which is a matter of course. To completely handle Durant, it is not enough to rely on the current Kawhi.

But the tragedy of the Thunder is that only one of them, Durant, stood up. Ibaka made 3 of 1 shots, Perkins made 1 of 1 shots, and Westbrook even made 3 of 0 shots, successfully undercover.

With Er Niu, San Pao and Battier who came off the bench repeatedly made shots, the scores of the two teams were further opened in the third quarter.

This was supposed to be a battle of life and death, but Thunder, who was obsessed with replicating the success of G3, pushed himself into danger.

Without diamonds, it is best not to do porcelain work.

Throughout the season, the Thunder's three young men worked hard to lead the team forward, but they insisted on challenging the Clippers with the overall basketball that they are not good at.

Use your own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

Even if G3 can sneak attack by chance, it is the result of luck + mentality. It can only be said that this is not the key to the Thunder's victory at all.

After all, the opponents are closely united around the Clippers with Erniu as the core. When it comes to the execution of the overall tactics, the Clippers are far above the Thunder.

What's more, compared to the wheel hammer alone, the combination of picking up girls doesn't boo Dewey and Ha Sanshao at all.

At 28:16, after the tragic third quarter, the total score of the two teams tonight came to 89:65. The game has not yet started in the final quarter, but the 24-point hole is enough to bury OKC.

In the final quarter of the game, Durant turned on the killing mode.

他单节9投7中，罚球4罚4中，单节狂砍18分。

But Kawhi, who was blown up on the defensive end, did not do nothing. He bravely put pressure on Durant on the offensive end, and also scored an excellent performance of 10 points in a single quarter in the final quarter.

It can't be said that they exploded each other, but Durant, who was rampant on the offensive end, really couldn't take care of more defenses.

The dominance of both offense and defense is the benchmark to measure the true strength of a star. In this regard, Durant does have a side that needs to be improved on the defensive end.

At 32:34, the Thunder won the opponent by 2 points in a single quarter for the first time tonight, but there was no way to fill in the gap of 24 points behind in the first three quarters.

121：99，快船G4大胜对手22分，并以大比分3:1的暂时领先对手。

Ruan Erniu quietly scored 49 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks, and 5 steals.

Except for the occasional block shot, Er Niu hardly saw any dunks in this game. He just used stable and efficient shots again and again to completely kill the game.

Winning G4 also means that the Clippers will return to Los Angeles with the match point. They will most likely win the opponent directly after returning home in G5 and take the lead in breaking through from the West.

Even though the Thunder generals have repeatedly emphasized that the game is not over, probably including themselves, very few people firmly believe that OKC can escape to heaven in future series.

Sure enough, the LAC returning to the home court did not give OKC a chance to comeback.

The game of G5 fell into repeated competition from the very beginning. The scores of the two sides led each other, and no one could gain an advantage of more than 5 points until the last 3 minutes of the game.

Sean Battier, who is about to be forgotten, ushered in an explosion again. He hit two priceless three-pointers from outside the three-point line in a row, helping the team lock the victory in one fell swoop.

108：112快船在主场小赢4分，并以总比分4:1顺利淘汰了俄克拉荷马雷霆队。

Ruan Erniu, who scored 54 points and 20 rebounds, once again dominated the game. Ruan Erniu, who averaged 46 points per game in the series, finally helped the team win the Western Conference championship.

The young Thunder once again fell on the stage of the Western Conference finals. Er Niu didn't tell Westbrook a lie that "the future is yours", but said seriously: "Do you want to come to the Clippers?"

"Shut up! Go get your championship, one day I will lead OKC to win the championship!" Westbrook finally did not leave early this time, but just replied to his friend every day.

(End of this chapter)