I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 240 The fierce and anxious playoffs

On the Thunder bench, head coach Scott Brooks is taking the time to arrange tactics for the players.

"Russell, you have to understand that we are a team. To reduce the damn singles, you have to drive your teammates to score."

After hearing the roar of the head coach, Westbrook nodded again and again to express his understanding.

Brooks breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that Westbrook would not listen to the warning and hit him randomly. Now it seems that this guy's mind is not overheated and he is still awake.

After solving Westbrook's problem, Brooks continued to deploy tactics.

"The most important thing at this stage is that we have to open up the offense and you have to create scoring opportunities for Kevin."

After Brooks finished speaking, he quickly pointed and drew on the tactical board, arranging tactics such as pick-and-rolls and screens for the players.

After laying out the offensive tactics, Brooks emphasized the defense.

In the first two or three minutes, they allowed the Warriors too many easy scoring opportunities, and the defense undoubtedly failed.

"Kendrick, you can stay and fight for offensive rebounds, and the others have to return to defense quickly, and you can't give the Warriors a chance to counterattack."

After Brooks arranged the defensive tactics, he asked the players to prepare for the game.

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

After receiving the ball, Westbrook quickly dribbled toward the frontcourt.

In the high post area on the right, Perkins stepped forward to provide an off-ball screen for Durant.

Durant took the opportunity to get rid of the defense, ran to the free throw line, received the pass, immediately picked up and threw the basketball in his hand.

Chandler retreated to the penalty area and failed to change defense in time.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
2: 7!

The Thunder broke the scoring drought and achieved zero breakthroughs.

The ball is switched and the Warriors attack.

After Morrow dribbled the ball across half court, he immediately passed the ball out and then ran to the left corner.

Outside the three-point line on the right, Sun Yi received the pass, glanced at Sefoloza in front of him, released the ball directly, and quickly made a large crossover.

Seflosa reacted quickly and immediately moved to his right, hoping to block Sun Yi's breakthrough route in advance.

Seeing this, Sun Yi immediately pulled the ball back, then stepped sideways to the right to distance himself from Sevlosa, then pulled up and shot a mid-range jumper.

Seeing this, Sefolosha could only shake his head helplessly, watching Sun Yi's projection.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

2: 9!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.

Looking back, Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to break into the penalty area. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball through the gap to Perkins who rushed to the basket.

Perkins received the pass, jumped up immediately, and hit the board.

4: 9!

The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball, Sun Yi accelerated after receiving the ball, and tried a super long three-pointer at a position about half a meter away from the three-point line.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The Thunder protected the backcourt rebound and launched a defensive counterattack.

The Warriors' players retreated very quickly, giving the Thunder no chance for a fast break.

Falling into a positional battle, Durant quickly moved without the ball, trying to use the cover of his teammates to get rid of Sun Yi's defense.

Sun Yi learned from the previous lesson and did not stick to Durant. When encountering a pick-and-roll, he directly squeezed past or went around in advance.

Seeing this situation, Westbrook had no choice but to do it by himself, and then accelerated into the three-point line.

Teacher Tony, who was defending near the free throw line, took small steps to meet him.

Bang!
Westbrook's shoulder hit Tony Allen's chest, and he wanted to move on, but he couldn't squeeze it. In desperation, he could only stop, and the "zombie jumper" shot.

Teacher Tony was worried that the guy on the opposite side would cause a foul, so he did not jump up, but raised his hands to interfere.

"when!"

The basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced out.

Under the basket, Chandler grabbed the rebound, found Sun Yi and passed it over.

When Sun Yi received the pass and was about to speed up, he saw Sefoloza running up to defend.

At the same time, he also saw that the other Thunder players retreated quickly and the fast break was impossible.

Falling into a positional battle, Sun Yi dribbled the ball slowly to the top of the arc, directing his teammates to run.

Morrow ran to the left corner, while Mr. Tony ran to the right outside the three-point line.

Chandler brought Perkins to the left side of the penalty area.

David Lee ran to the mid-range area on the right side and leaned on Ibaka to reach for the ball.

After the space was opened, Sun Yi immediately lobbed the ball over.

David Lee received the pass, turned around and singled Ibaka face-to-face. After raising his hand and making a few fake moves, he jumped up and shot.

Ibaka defended very smartly, just not jumping and raising his arms to interfere.

The basketball missed after hitting the board and bounced out of the frame.

Durant rushed back to the penalty area to grab the rebound, and immediately threw the ball towards the frontcourt after landing.

Westbrook, who was on a fast break, received the pass, accelerated to the basket, rose into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

Sun Yi, who retreated from defense, immediately picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and threw the ball forward like a quarterback.

Chandler, who has not retreated back, received the pass, rushed to the basket and rose up, dunking the ball into the basket with both hands.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played back and forth, and the game fell into a state of anxiety.

When the first quarter of the game lasted about 6 minutes, the head coaches of both sides made substitutions and adjustments.

The Thunder replaced Sefoloza, Ibaka and Perkins with Harden, Collison and Muhammad.

The Warriors replaced Morrow, David Lee and Chandler and replaced Brewer, Battier and A-Lian.

After substitution adjustments, the Warriors attacked.

Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the three-point line and faced Durant's defense.

Although he has the confidence to single Durant, but that kind of offense is not a good choice.

So, Sun Yi waved to the inside and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.

Ah Lian immediately ran forward to do a pick-and-roll, blocking Durant sideways.

Upon seeing this, Durant immediately took a few steps back, bypassed the pick-and-roll and pursued the defense.

But Sun Yi did not break through in the direction of the pick-and-roll, but rushed into the three-point line in the opposite direction.

Muhammad immediately switched defense, but Sun Yi accelerated and passed him cleanly.

Sun Yi accelerated into the penalty area, soared into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Thunder attack.

Harden advanced with the ball and came to the top of the arc to organize the offense.

Durant immediately ran to the middle distance area on the right, leaning against Battier and reaching for the ball.

He can't beat Sun Yi in singles, and the veteran Battier is more than enough in singles.

Harden saw this and quickly passed the ball with quick eyes and hands.

Durant turned around after receiving the ball, then immediately pulled it up, and threw the eight-ball with a slight back.

Battier tried his best to rush forward to interfere, but the effect was minimal.

The basketball crashed into the net!
The Warriors immediately returned the favor. Sun Yi broke through to attract double-teams and assisted Battier, who was ambushing in the left corner, to hit a three-pointer.

The Thunder were also not to be outdone. Durant once again made a success in singles, hitting a mid-range jumper and recovering 2 points.

Seeing that Durant was about to shoot away, the Warriors immediately changed their defensive strategy and adopted a double team.

In the next few rounds, Durant didn't score so easily. He was harassed and flanked from time to time, and the offensive rhythm was disrupted.

The opportunities created by Durant being double-teamed were not seized by other Thunder players.

The Warriors' defense was too small, and the Thunder simply couldn't get to the basket and missed a good opportunity to chase points.

In this way, the first quarter ended, the score on the big screen was 22 to 27, and the Warriors entered the second quarter with a 5-point lead.

(End of this chapter)