I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 153 Unlimited Switching
The game continued and the Thunder attacked.

Westbrook dribbled beyond the three-point line, saw Durant reaching for the ball, and immediately passed the ball.

Although the big turtle sometimes has a short-circuited brain, his emotional intelligence is not low, and he knows that his partner is still upset about the previous fast break of the Warriors.

As Westbrook guessed, Durant did brood over that fast break.

He felt that with his own strength, he should be able to defend against the No. 9 rookie of the Warriors, but he didn't expect to overturn, and he felt a little unwilling, so he decided to fight back.

So, after Durant received the pass, he beckoned to the inside and asked Green to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Green quickly ran forward to cover without the ball, blocking the pursuing Maggette.

Durant bypassed the screen and mismatched Sun Yi, who was changing defense.

"It seems that Durant specifically asked Sun to play against him. The two of them are quite competitive. There will be a good show next." Barkley gloated.

Kenny Smith on the side thought it was not a big deal, and asked emphatically, "Charles, who do you think will win?"

"Hahaha, of course, as long as Sun doesn't retire, I will be his most loyal fan." Barkley replied with a smile.

"Oh, then let's see what the result of their confrontation will be." After Kenny Smith finished speaking, he refocused his gaze on the field.

On the court, Durant didn't waste any extra words. He directly made a crossover to open up the distance and then shot a mid-range jumper.

Sun Yi was not shaken away by the effect of the badge [Death Coil], and immediately rushed to interfere.

Not to mention, Durant's shot point is really high, it is really too difficult to block him.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.

"Durant won this duel. The two sides drew one to one. I look forward to the next duel." Kenny Smith explained.

The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball, and Curry quickly advanced with the ball.

Outside the three-point line on the right, Ellis used Sun Yi's off-ball screen to cut into the penalty area.

The elementary school student's eyesight and hands quickly passed the ball to the ground.

Xiao Gongju received the pass, immediately took three steps, rushed into the penalty area, and flew for a layup but was interfered with and failed to score.

At the basket, Randolph jumped up and took the rebound off Krstic's head.

After landing, Thunder players gathered around and Randolph immediately passed the ball.

In the high post area on the right, Sun Yi received the pass, unguarded, and hit a mid-range jumper.

"Sun Yi's CIC is still as stable as ever, as long as he is given a chance, he can really get in." Director Zhang praised with a smile.

It was the Thunder's turn to attack, and Durant once again held the ball in singles.

This round he didn't insist on facing Sun Yi, and he didn't want to be labeled as narrow-minded by the outside world.

Facing Maggette's defense, Durant made a quick change in front of the body, and then broke through the penalty area from the right.

Maggette immediately stepped back, blocking Durant's drive.

Seeing this situation, Durant immediately stopped, stepped back to open the distance with Maggette, and hit a mid-range jumper.

The Thunder's two young players took turns to play singles, closely chasing the score.

"Durant opened up, and the Warriors are a little dangerous." Barkley said worriedly.

"Well, the Warriors should have expected this to happen, and then we'll see how they adjust." Kenny Smith echoed.

On the court, Curry and Randolph completed the pick-and-roll and broke into the three-point line.

After Randolph finished the pick-and-roll, he immediately went down and rushed into the penalty area.

Curry quickly tossed the ball to the basket, turned around and left confidently.

Because Sun Yi brought Green outside the three-point line, the Thunder left the penalty area unguarded.

Randolph rushed to the basket, soared into the air, caught the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it vigorously into the basket.

After the goal, Randolph patted his chest excitedly, then pointed to Curry to express his thanks.

Looking back, the Thunder attacked.

With the help of his teammates, Westbrook quickly broke through the penalty area.

Seeing this situation, Sun Yi immediately rushed back to the penalty area to help defend.

But the breakthrough speed of the giant tortoise was too fast, and he came to the penalty area in a blink of an eye, soared into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played inextricably, no one took advantage, and the Warriors still maintained a weak lead.

When the first quarter played more than 6 minutes, the Warriors took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

Sun Yi and Curry were replaced for a rest, replaced by Lagabel and Dramanovic.

"Hey, Sun Yi was replaced a little early in this game. The Warriors head coach should have made corresponding adjustments. Let's wait and see." Director Zhang analyzed.

After substitutions and adjustments, the Warriors' offense was left unchecked and could only be played in singles.

Fortunately, Ellis' offensive efficiency is good, and the shooting rate of the big turtle has returned to the previous level, and the Warriors have successfully passed this rotation time.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 24 to 28, with the Thunder leading by 4 points.

Falling behind by 4 points in the first quarter is acceptable for the Warriors. After all, they have to pay the necessary price for replacing the two main players to rest.

The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

Since Westbrook played the entire first quarter and stayed on the bench to rest, Durant led the team at the beginning of the second quarter.

Thunder lineup: Harden, Maynor, Durant, Collison, Ibaka.

The Warriors' lineup is: Curry, Laga Bell, Reggie Williams, Sun Yi, Tolliver.

"The lineup of the Warriors has never appeared before, and only a mad scientist like Nelson dares to test a new lineup in actual combat."

Barkley was filled with emotion when he saw the Warriors players.

The situation on the court is not good for the Warriors. It is really too crazy to dare to test the new lineup so blatantly.

Although Barkley felt that the Warriors were too messy, he was still very curious about what the Warriors wanted to do and continued to watch the game with doubts.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder took the lead.

Harden dribbled to the outside of the three-point line and followed the coach's instructions to play pick-and-roll.

Ibaka quickly came out of the paint and came into position for the pick-and-roll.

With the help of a screen, Harden got rid of Curry's defense and broke into the three-point line.

Looking at Toliver who was coming on defense in front of him, Harden subconsciously hit the ball to the middle and passed it, thinking that Ibaka, who was going down, would definitely receive the pass.

But the result was not as Harden imagined, there was a deviation.

Ibaka, who had finished the pick-and-roll and was about to go down, was blocked by Reggie Williams who came from the defense and failed to run to the designated position.

The Thunder made a pass error, La Gabel completed the steal, found Curry immediately, and passed the ball.

Curry quickly dribbled forward and launched a defensive counterattack.

In the Warriors lineup, five players can shoot three-pointers, so the offensive space is very large.

Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, saw Sun Yi cut to the basket from the left to attract the Thunder's defense, and immediately slammed east and west, passing the ball to the right outside the three-point line.

Toliver, who ran outside the three-point line on the right, received the pass, and hit a chasing three-pointer with a knife in his hand.

Don't look at Tolliver as a center, but he is only 203 cm tall, a short center, and this guy has a three-point shooting ability. This season, his three-point shooting rate reached 35%, and he can average 1 three-pointer per game.

The Warriors narrowed the point difference to only 1 point. The Thunder players did not panic and still attacked according to tactics.

In this offense, Harden seemed cautious to avoid making another mistake.

After the pick-and-roll cooperation, he saw that the Warriors quickly rotated and switched defenses. His teammates failed to run out of the open space, so he could only pass the ball to the team leader Durant to solve the problem.

In the mid-range area on the right, Durant received the pass and looked at Laga Bell, who was changing defense in front of him, with a somewhat serious expression.

This boss is a ruthless man who choked Kobe, so be careful.

So, Durant pulled it up directly and threw the basketball in his hand. At the same time, he was distracted to pay attention to the foothold to prevent the opponent from stepping and other bad behavior.

Lagabel immediately rushed to interfere. Although he had a bad reputation, he would not make intentional hurtful actions.

It may be because Durant thought too much, his mind was too messy, and he failed to maintain his best state.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
Sun Yi retreated to the basket and grabbed the defensive rebound. After landing, he turned and advanced towards the frontcourt.

The Thunder players gave up the chance to grab the offensive rebound and retreated quickly, giving the Warriors no chance to counterattack.

Falling into the positional battle, Sun Yi made a tactical gesture to signal his teammates to pull away.

Toliver sprints to the right corner, ready to catch and shoot.

Seeing this, Ibaka could only follow him to defend. He did not dare to bet on whether Tolliver could continue to make three-pointers.

At the same time, the rest of the Warriors also brought their defenders to the perimeter, emptying the Thunder's lane.

After everything was ready, Sun Yi started immediately, changed direction and broke through to the right.

Collison is a heavy insider with a weight of 116 kilograms. It is destined that his lateral movement speed is not very fast, and he was passed by Sun Yi in one step.

Upon seeing this, the other players of the Thunder immediately rushed back to the penalty area to make up defense.

If you don't rush back, the Warriors will definitely be able to score 2 points, but if you rush back, the Warriors may not be able to hit a three-pointer.

Seeing this situation, Sun Yi immediately passed the ball out.

After the upgrade of the previous badge [Arc Top Dealing], a new effect has been added. As long as Sun Yi passes the ball to his teammates, the hit rate of the catch and shoot will instantly increase by 10%.

Reggie Williams received the pass and immediately took off to shoot. There was no chance for the Thunder to come back and defend.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
30: 28!

"Go-ahead! The Warriors' three-point shot opened up, and it was the Thunder's turn to test the defense." Barkley explained with joy.

On the sidelines, Thunder coach Brooks frowned as he watched the situation on the field.

He didn't expect the Warriors' weird small lineup to play so well.

Now that the second quarter has only been played for more than a minute, it is not worthwhile to request a timeout. We can only hope that the players on the field can solve the problem.

Immediately, Brooks came to the sidelines and shouted toward the court: "Give the ball to Kevin, he knows how to do it."

There is nothing wrong with Brooks' arrangement like this, which is the generality of NBA coaches.

Durant on the court was stunned when he heard the coach's arrangement.

In the end how to do, I really do not know ah!
But the other Thunder players didn't know it. After Harden dribbled the ball across half court, he immediately passed it to Durant.

Durant received a hot potato, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

This time, Durant chose to break through and made a quick crossover. After shaking Reggie Williams' center of gravity, he used explosive power to pull the ball back, dribbled behind his back and changed hands, and then broke through to the other side.

Reggie Williams didn't take it to heart when he failed to intercept Durant. He followed the defensive arrangement and immediately ran towards the designated position.

On the other side, Durant rushed into the penalty area and saw Sun Yi rushing back to the basket, instead of making a strong play, he passed the ball out.

According to his understanding, when Sun Yi rushed back to defend, his teammates were left empty. As long as he passed the ball to the best position, scoring would be easy.

But Durant never expected that he made Harden's previous mistakes.

Reggie Williams has taken advantage of Sun Yi's vacancy and also completed a steal.

After completing the steal, the Warriors launched a counterattack. Curry received a pass from Reggie Williams and rushed to the basket. Seeing no one chasing him, he completed a free dunk.

After completing the dunk, Curry was very excited, shouting happily, and did not forget to show off to Sun Yi when he retreated.

Sun Yi dismissed this, and felt that it was necessary to let the elementary school students see what a real slam dunk is.

On the sidelines, Thunder coach Brooks immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.

He knew to continue to fight like this and take jujube pills.

So, Brooks called the players together, wrote and drew on the tactical board, and arranged the next offensive and defensive tactics.

In the TNT studio, taking advantage of the timeout, Barkley and Kenny Smith were discussing the Warriors' defensive strategy.

"The Warriors' defensive strategy is very interesting. It has caused the Thunder to commit two turnovers, and the effect is very good." Barkley said.

Kenny Smith saw some clues through God's perspective and expressed his own opinions.

"Their rotations are very fast, the tacit understanding between teammates is very high, and the five Warriors are very mobile, so they can switch defenses immediately, which places very high demands on the players."

Kenny Smith's analysis is correct. Unlimited defense changes are not easy to accomplish.

In fact, unlimited defense changes require very high tacit understanding and tactical literacy among the team's players.

After all, once the two defensive players fail to explain the defense, it is very likely that the defense will not be changed in time, or the screen will be too heavy to run, which will be a blow to the overall defense of the team.

And if there is an error in one link of unlimited defense switching, then there will be problems in the entire link.

"Kenny, your analysis is correct. This kind of defense is indeed difficult to complete, and there are still certain weaknesses." Barkley did not sing the opposite, agreeing with Kenny Smith's point of view.

This weakness is Curry, who is dispensable for defense. In the process of fast rotation, if he faces Durant, he will basically send points.

Kenny Smith knew the weakness Barkley mentioned and replied with a smile: "It depends on whether the Thunder can find the Warriors' defensive weakness."

"Then let's continue to watch the game and see if the Thunder's timeout will be effective." After Barkley finished speaking, he looked back at the playing field.

Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.

(End of this chapter)