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Chapter 1044 Adu is very angry

"Win and score high points."

These are the two goals Zuo Li set for himself before the game. Of course, they can also be said to be one, because the higher Zuo Li scores, the higher the Knicks’ winning rate. This season, in games where Zuo Li scores more than 30 points, the Knicks will win.

Sri Lanka only lost one game, and that was the game where Popovich tricked him.

That was an accident. Others generally cannot learn from Popovich's cool moves, especially Brooks. You can say that he plays steadily and step by step, but you can also say that he doesn't know how to adapt and is obsessed with confidence.

It is undeniable that he has indeed done a great job with the Thunder, but it is definitely not a success. After all, his players are definitely capable of championships, but they have not won a championship in 7 years.

If the loss in the 12th Finals in the previous life was excusable, although Zuo Li always felt that Brooks' tactical mistakes were the biggest reason for the Thunder's defeat, with Ibaka, Perkins and Collison, these three regardless of

With height, tonnage, and defense enough to overwhelm the Heat's inside line, in the Finals, when the inside line was used to take the lead, after the Heat put Haslem on the bench to speed up the pace in the second game, the Thunder actually gave up their inside advantage.

They started to use the three young men and the Heat's three big players to compete against each other to compete on their personal abilities. In the end, the Thunder lost four games in a row and lost the game!

I have to say that Brooks has a heavy responsibility!

Even though the three young men are also the Big Three, compared to the Heat's Big Three, they were slightly inferior in terms of experience and strength at the time. The Thunder used each other's shortcomings to attack their strengths.

The result is that except for Durant, who is strong enough at critical moments, Westbrook fails at critical moments, and Harden simply exposes his true nature: he can't be found at critical moments.

But after all, it is the first time for both Brooks and the Thunder's three young players. If they lack experience, they will lose if they lose.

However, the subsequent failure to retain Harden was a problem with Brooks' vision.

This has also become the Knicks' biggest weapon against the Thunder. In the previous games, the Knicks chose to flank Durant and let Westbrook play as much as he wanted to weaken Adu's role.

Obviously Curry's defense is worse, but Curry can score easily.

Of course, the problem can still be solved. In 2016, the Thunder once again had the opportunity to prove themselves. The 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals gave them the opportunity to create an era and defeat the 73-win Warriors dynasty. The duo of Adu and Westbrook was enough to break up with OK.

But it's a pity that the 1-3 overturn made them the second joke. They have to thank the Warriors. If they hadn't also had a 1-3 overturn in the finals, the Thunder would have been nagging for a lifetime.

Curry, who had just been passed cleanly, scored two points on the fast break.

The basketball has an extremely high arc, spins extremely fast, and finally falls into the bag smoothly.

On the other hand, Durant must accept the single defense of Battier and Danny Green. Although the defensive capabilities of these two people are not as good as the combination of Battier and Artest, they are the best players in the league today.

Among the team's second and third positions, the defense is also one of the best.

In the next round, Durant broke through with the ball again, and was double-teamed again in a familiar way. Battier was stuck on the right side, and Danny Green quickly double-teamed on the left. It can be seen that the Knicks' defense has been practiced for a long time.

of perfection.

Durant used his height to counter fadeaway jumpers.

Of course Westbrook understands this, so he also practiced a lot of jump shots before this game. He also knows that he has many opportunities against the Knicks, and he strives to lead the team to victory in his own way.

The Thunder's starting five are Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, and Perkins.

Moreover, Brooks trusts Westbrook very much. In the finals, Westbrook averaged 27 points per game, which looked good, but he took a team-high 24 shots, especially 6.6 three-point shots per game, but his shooting rate was very low.

13.6%.

But even if it was so bad, Brooks still gave Westbrook his trust and controlled a lot of the ball in his hands.

And Westbrook is the Knicks' thorn in the side. Last season, Westbrook performed well against the Knicks, but the Thunder lost more and more miserably every time, so the Knicks were simply a loser against the Thunder.

If Westbrook sees it, he will definitely shout: "I'm envious! Who wouldn't be envious!"

The biggest problem with the overturn was that Brooks' tactics were rigid. No matter whether he won or lost, he would only play singles to the second young man. In the end, the second young man's touch dropped due to lack of physical strength, allowing the Warriors to complete a shocking comeback.

The Knicks' starting five are Curry, Danny Green, Battier, Randolph, and Zuo Li.

The fans sighed.

It's the same thing tonight.

Left vertical rebound +1.

Barkley said: "Zuo Li's defensive threat is too great. Another player, Westbrook, might rush in and dunk. But as long as Zuo Li is in the defensive position, Westbrook cannot dunk, and it will be difficult to challenge. Let's see if he dares.

Dare you... My advice is don’t try it easily.”

Usually at this time, even James has to pass the ball, and so does Durant, because the pressure from Battier is very strong, and with Zuo Li who can rush over at any time, the pressure is too much.

At the beginning of the game, Zuo Li used his footwork to beat Perkins in the paint. Then Durant was double-teamed when he got the ball. Westbrook caught the ball and made a strong breakthrough. Zuo Li straightened his arm, and Westbrook made a sudden stop for a zombie jump shot...

In the past, Durant would choose to spread the news 90% of the time, but tonight, Durant chose to do it himself!

That's Westbrook and physical fitness. The Heat used speed to make Durant lose his physical strength in the fourth quarter. In the end, the ball had to be handed over to Westbrook, and then everyone understood it.

In fact, the only thing you need to be careful about when playing against the Thunder is Durant. There is really no solution if he shoots crazy, but the Thunder also has ways to limit Durant.

Therefore, Zuo Li is very confident when playing against the Thunder.

And he is not the only one who is envious. No outside player in the league is not envious. With a guy like Zuo Li standing on the inside, the sense of security cannot be understood in words.

Later, Zuo Li assisted Curry to hit a three-pointer, and Durant also hit a three-pointer with a simple pick-and-roll.

2-4!

As for the inside, Zuoli Galandov's super combination has proven its strength. Regardless of offense and defense, the two are the league's top inside combination at this time. Perkins and Ibaka cannot take any advantage and must even think about it.

How can we limit the attack firepower of the two men?

It can be said that the Knicks' starting lineup has obvious restraint on the Thunder's starting lineup, except for Westbrook.

Long pass!

From the starting point of view, Westbrook is the strong point. He is very easy to play against Curry. After all, Curry is not as fast and physically as Westbrook, and he has just recovered from injury, so he will definitely not defend with all his strength.

But tonight, Durant was different from before.

Strong shot!

"I don't know if Westbrook will envy Curry's treatment..."

"Adu and Curry compete for three-pointers. This thing will probably detonate the basketball industry in the next few years." Zuo Li thought.

But now, these two people have not grown to that point yet.

"Adu is very angry tonight, and it's all forced on him."

However, Zuo Li was keenly aware of the difference in Durant. He seemed to be much tougher than before.

(End of chapter)