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In 2012, Hennigan, who was the deputy general manager of the Thunder, was hired by the Magic as the team's general manager and served for five years. After class was dismissed in 2017, he returned to the Thunder as the team's deputy general manager.

PJ Carlesimo, then an assistant coach with the Spurs and now an assistant coach with the Thunder.

Carlesimo served as an assistant coach with the Spurs from 2002-07 and was a member of the championship-winning coaching staff in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

After taking office as the head coach of the SuperSonics (Thunder) in 2007, he led the team to a record of 20 wins and 62 losses, ranking last in the Western Conference, allowing President Trump to get the No. 4 pick to select Westbrook.

After leading the team to a 1-12 start in the second season, he was dismissed and became an assistant coach.

Brian Keefe, who was the Spurs' assistant video editor at the time, became the Thunder's player development coach and assistant coach.

Brian Keefe was recruited into the team when Presti was the assistant general manager of the Spurs. He followed Presti to the Thunder and served as player development coach. Two years later, he was promoted to assistant coach and participated in the training of the "Three Young Thunder Players". He established a good relationship with them and was called "the father of the Three Thunder Young Masters" by some American media.

So it seems like Thunder players and Spurs players don't know much about each other.

But we know so much about each other's management and coaching staff that they are all old acquaintances.

The New York Times wrote a piece of gossip:

Bennett withdrew his capital from the Spurs and bought the Sonics. When he asked Holt to "build relationships and talk about relationships" with people, he named two of them, Popovich, Buford, and Presti. .

The result is actually just Presti!

I kind of look down on the other two.

Therefore, can this year’s Western Conference Finals not be exciting? ? ?

It looks really good.

In the limited one-hour warm-up time, coaches such as Messina and Budenholzer asked the Spurs to play fast breaks.

In their first game, they clearly used their well-rested energy to beat the Thunder, who had just finished the series! !

Fuck you the way you're good at! !

And I'm just warming up in the Energy Arena to show you, it's like a show-stopper!

But true or false, Thunder coach Brooks does not believe that the Spurs will play against the Thunder!

The pre-match commentary said:

"The Thunder are a young team. As long as they are not allowed to rush and fight, the Spurs will rule the world if they fall into a positional battle."

As a result, the Spurs pushed faster as soon as the first quarter started! !

Facing the Thunder's lineup of Westbrook + Thabo Sefolosha + Durant + Ibaka + Perkins, even though the starting lineup remained unchanged, Danny Green held the ball and immediately dribbled it to the frontcourt. , lobbed Duncan inside.

Duncan hit Ibaka and was unable to gain a firm foothold. Before Ibaka could lower his center of gravity, he turned around and succeeded with a hook!

The shot-blocking king was stuck and could only watch! !

"what's the situation??"

It’s not over yet!

Turning around, Jiang Hao went directly to guard Durant, Danny Green went to guard Westbrook, and Parker went to guard Sefolosha, who was the weakest offensively.

This defensive matchup is very effective.

Although Westbrook's iron-blooded first step passed Danny Green, Danny Green was still leaning on the side while Duncan guarded the inside.

At this time, Durant chose to cut inside.

Jiang Hao didn't take the risk to steal. In front of Du, a migrant worker with long arms and a body similar to that of a center except for his weight, Jiang Hao absolutely couldn't take the risk to steal. As long as he made a move, he would be passed by in a big change of direction.

Therefore, Jiang Hao directly followed Lant after passing the ball from Westbrook.

When Durant took off and prepared to attack the frame, he also jumped high and rejected the ball with a slap! ! ! ! !

An effortless block! ! !

Durant didn't react much after he landed on the ground.

The defensive pressure is suddenly too much! !

"Holy shit??? The Spurs faced the Thunder's fast break?"

This is just the beginning!

After Jiang Hao blocked the shot, Split grabbed the rebound in front of Perkins and passed the ball to Parker. Parker hit three guards with a small forward body like Sofolosha, and they were accurate every time, continuously in-and-out. Suddenly Sefolosha made a small throw when he also continued to retreat.

Score in! !

The Spurs opened 8:2! !

The indiscriminate attack made the home fans and home players barely react!

"The Thunder's three young men VS Spurs GDPH, Jiang Hao's blood cap is just for offense!"

The main reason is that the Spurs changed their offensive and defensive rhythm from the previous round of depression.

Go head-to-head with the Thunder! !

I want to compete with God! ! !

Fuck you with the rhythm you are good at! !

The fans in the rows of white jerseys watching the scene were so excited that their blood boiled! !

The Spurs actually took the initiative to change. Are they trying to compete with young people for physical strength? ?

Kobe Bryant, who was a guest in the live broadcast room, said unfavorably: "The dynasty will eventually grow old, and no one can resist the thief of time. Fighting like this will be a slow death for the Spurs."

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Harden, the boss with eyes wide open on the Thunder bench: "Haha, you still dare to play like this???"

It didn't matter that Jiang Hao was jumping up and down. The Thunder also guessed that Jiang Hao would directly confront a wave of small forwards.

Moreover, Jiang Hao is also the youngest player of the Spurs, so it is normal for him to attack and defend.

But what is the point of Duncan and Parker deliberately increasing their movement rate and heart rate?

How about quick transitions with Westbrook, who has explosive physical strength, and Ibaka, the first man in fast break blocks inside? ? ?

The Japanese reporter Maya Miyagawa edited the news and expressed her incredible feeling of watching the game on the spot.

Because people who do fitness exercises know what this kind of high heart rate exercise in advance will bring.

It’s okay for a young man like Westbrook who has well-developed limbs. He can adjust back after a few deep breaths. Duncan is obviously a slow-paced player. This is the first time I see him attack and defend so fast.

If they play like this, both sides will consume their physical energy rapidly, and the younger side will benefit.

5 minutes are over.

The Spurs directly blasted a wave of 12:4

As Jiang Hao held the ball and pushed Durant away, he faked and shook Ibaka away and easily licked the dunk, and the score difference suddenly reached 10 points.

Brooks quickly called a timeout. What the hell?

Are the Spurs not playing tactics anymore? ? ?

This is as outrageous in the coaching world as Jordan changing to playing table tennis.

Take another look at Messina in the coaching staff. Oh, it’s not Popovich. No wonder!

They were prepared to deal with the Spurs’ wireless switching defense, but they were stunned by the Spurs’ unlimited singles.

"The Thunder were controlled by the Spurs at home!"

"Let's change James Harden, we need the three young players to work together!"

The home fans were a little panicked, but they also placed their hopes on James Harden.

And Harden had already been warming up on the bicycle next to him and was ready to go on the court. He couldn't wait to vent his anger on his big brother and second brother.

Commentator Smith:

"The Thunder didn't match the intensity of the Spurs, but it's okay, they will adapt."

"Yes, the Spurs had a defensive battle in the last round, and the defensive intensity was full, while the Thunder and the Clippers had an offensive battle, and the two sides faced different levels of defense."

"But we have reason to believe that after Harden and other substitutes come on, the main players will gradually adapt to the rhythm of the Spurs."

"Yes, believe in the best offensive team in the West!!"

The 2011-2012 season is definitely the strongest season for the Thunder, and Jiang Hao naturally knows it.

But in the first game, they must be rested and play a wave of offensive, otherwise the advantage of the last round of sweeping will be gone.

We have to disrupt the Thunder first, preferably to confuse Megatron.

Not only because Messina arranged it this way.

Jiang Hao himself also knew what the situation was like in the series between the Thunder and the Spurs in his previous life.

In his previous life, 2012 was an extraordinary year in the history of the Thunder. The Thunder's three young players fought their way through the playoffs and defeated the Mavericks, Lakers and Spurs to enter the finals.

How did the young and inexperienced Thunder get out of the West? They relied on the three young players' extremely strong personal offensive ability, Sefolosha's defense against the sharp knives on the outside, Ibaka's help defense and Perkins' single defense in the interior.

In the previous life this season, the Thunder also faced the experienced Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, although the Spurs caused great trouble to Westbrook's breakthrough.