Chapter 52 The wind is still blowing, the wind keeps blowing!(1/2)
In this game, Du Kang unexpectedly used Nash to defend Westbrook and Kobe's defensive strategy of four times surrounding Durant, which achieved excellent results.
Nash stood in front of Westbrook like an iceberg from Canada.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the frozen West Coast have cold hands and feet, a burning head, and an upturned mouth.
Kobe's dog-skin defense seems to be defending Durant, but in fact it is encouraging Westbrook to attack.
The connection between Westbrook and Durant is very weak, and Westbrook's passes to Durant are all very simple passes.
The two rarely cooperate in complex tactics.
The two fairies of Thunder are swaying. When you finish swiping, I will sway. When I finish swiping, you will swipe.
So both of their passes were very direct and simple passes.
Even though Westbrook was pretending to be Durant in his heart, but seeing that Durant was so pestered by Kobe and it was difficult to pass the ball, he just attacked directly.
This is to relieve Westbrook of his guilt towards Durant and give Westbrook an excuse to release his offensive desire.
As the second-leading player of the Thunder, he has taken more shots than Durant this season, and his desire to attack can no longer be restrained even with Durant by his side.
Unknowingly, Westbrook helped the Lakers guard Durant.
These two fairies must not be opened at the same time!
Even if Westbrook is allowed to open it, Durant cannot be allowed to open it.
The best case scenario is to let Westbrook attack wildly and compress Durant's offensive space.
Judging from the effect after the start of the game, this move has an excellent effect.
Before the game started, Clifford, who was not very optimistic about Du Kang's crazy defensive strategy, now looked at Du Kang as if he were looking at a god.
Those famous coaches, so what if you know a lot of techniques and tactics?
Can you come up with such a weird but effective defensive strategy to defend the Thunder's two young men?
"You guys don't understand people's hearts!"
Clifford fell to the ground in admiration.
When the timeout ended, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks clearly discovered Du Kang's conspiracy.
So after the timeout, Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court. Even though he saw Nash in front of him and wanted to go straight to him, in the end, he still held back.
Westbrook and Durant pick and roll.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks nodded on the sidelines.
The best result is of course to switch defense and Durant plays Nash. That is the best result.
"If Kobe and Nash double-team Durant, well, it's acceptable to let Russell take open shots."
Scott Brooks looked confidently at the young Lakers head coach who was also standing on the sidelines.
"Russell's shooting will punish you!"
Du Kang noticed the gaze of Scott Brooks next to him and smiled and nodded to the Thunder coach.
On the court, facing the double-teaming of Kobe and Nash, Westbrook received the pass from Durant. Westbrook from outside the three-point line, even though he had so many irons in front, after receiving the pass from Durant,
Instead of returning the ball to Durant after a breakthrough, he simply caught the ball and shot it, standing high on the spot.
Very confident!
Then……
It didn't come with a brushing sound, nor did it come with a clanging sound.
The ball thrown by Westbrook flew out of the court without touching it.
"..."
He looked at Durant jumping around on the court, Westbrook who was still confident and stubborn, and then looked at Du Kang who was still looking at him with a smile.
Scott Brooks fell silent.
The Lakers really don't guard Russell!
Scott Brooks frowned.
Even if Russell is indeed not a player who is good at shooting, it is not okay to let it go like this, right?
Moreover, the confident and calm smile on his face just now made Scott Brooks very concerned.
Does he really have the ability to predict the condition of players?
Scott Brooks shook his head, he couldn't be influenced by him, he couldn't be shaken!
"There is no problem with our playing style, and there is no problem with Russell's shooting, it's just that he didn't make the shot!"
It was the Lakers' turn to attack. After the timeout just now, the Thunder's defense obviously became more aggressive.
Kobe dribbled the ball through half court, and Sefolosha pressed hard at halftime. Before Kobe could reach the three-point line, Sefolosha drew a foul.
Obviously, this is a test by the Thunder to increase the intensity of the game and a test of the referee's standard of calling penalties.
Keep increasing the intensity of the game until the referee blows the whistle.
"I have to say that the Thunder's defense is really good!"
Du Kang off the court couldn't help but praise this team's defense.
Especially for the Lakers, the Thunder's defense has no loopholes.
When the Thunder beat the Heat, the Heat would call out Perkins crazily to have a chance to defeat the Thunder.
But the Lakers have Howard, and Perkins won't care if Howard is pulled out, so they can't call out Perkins like crazy.
This makes it impossible for the Lakers to capture the Thunder's only defensive weakness.
This is also the essential reason why the Lakers have been losing to the Thunder in recent years. The offense can't beat the opponent, and the defense can't guard against the two monsters. If you can win, it's up to you.
Even Du Kang, his opponent, couldn't help but praise the Thunder's defense. This shows how satisfied Scott Brooks, the Thunder's head coach, is not far away.
As a defensive head coach, he firmly believes that defense is the key to winning everything.
For the Thunder, as long as the defense does not collapse, the team will not lose easily.
As long as the Lakers cannot break down the Thunder's defense, no matter how far behind they are in this game, as long as there is time, the Thunder will have a chance.
Therefore, seeing the Lakers in desperation under the Thunder's defense on the court, Scott Brooks once again looked at Du Kang with confidence.
Don't blame him for paying frequent attention to Du Kang.
In fact, in today's NBA, Du Kang is Tang Seng.
The monster captures Tang Monk in order to live forever.
These NBA head coaches will gain huge reputation if they defeat Du Kang.
Coach D's first defeat, under the hype of the American media, is almost equal to NBA coaches' meat, and everyone wants it.
And more importantly, the American media has been hyping up Du Kang as a head coach with poor technical and tactical skills. Such a head coach can kill everyone in the NBA by relying on Sun Tzu's Art of War. This is a humiliation to those traditional head coaches.
Experts often joke that Coach D's consistent winning is a slap in the face to the professional head coaches in the NBA.
Let's put it this way, in the NBA, except for chicken soup coaches like Doc Rivers, they will believe in Du Kang's Sun Tzu's Art of War to play in the NBA.
The other coaches were a little dismissive.
The Art of War?
Sun Tzu's Art of War can rule the NBA, what use are we traditional coaches?
Are all the basketball techniques, tactics, and basketball systems we have learned in the past in vain?
Other types of head coaches, whether they are offensive or defensive, are holding back their energy and want to get rid of Du Kang, a half-finished rookie coach.
The same is true for Scott Brooks. Although he said he was friendly before the game, he was holding back his anger in his heart.
On the court, the Lakers' offense was stared at by the Thunder, who strengthened their defense. As time decreased little by little, the 24 seconds of attack time also slowly disappeared.
The Lakers fans watching this attack were really trembling and uneasy.
"It's covered. The Lakers' offense was completely covered by the Thunder's defense!"
"The Thunder's defensive players move fast and are tall. Their hands are like a big net!"
"The Los Angeles Lakers, who lack speed and explosive power, cannot tear open this big net!"
Scott Brooks, who was looking at the Thunder's defense on the court with satisfaction, finally had a smile on his face.
Let me see how long you can take it easy!
Scott Brooks looked at Du Kang again, and then he saw...
"Coach D raised his right hand again!"
"Russell Westbrook got stuck with Howard!"
"Steve Nash traveled through time and ran out!"
Nash led Westbrook to the basket. After Howard blocked Westbrook, Perkins had no choice but to switch defenses facing Nash, who was trying to cover the corner.
To be continued...