Super Lord of the Rings

In the regular season, the Thunder averaged as many points per game as the Kings and had home court advantage.

Before the game started, the host analyzed the lineups of both sides and believed that if Westbrook and Aldridge performed well and beat their opponents, the Thunder would have a great chance of winning.

This kind of analysis is obviously redundant. Modern basketball no longer has clear matchups, especially point guards and insiders, who often have mismatches. The Kings simply will not let Curry defend Westbrook.

There was no orthodox center in the starting lineup for both sides.

The five Kings: Curry, Wang Jun, Battier, James, Martin.

Thunder five: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Aldridge.

This is the usual lineup of the Thunder. They are not afraid of the opponent's lack of powerful inside players. If there are strong men, let Collison and Bai Ade go up to fight.

The Kings did a more thorough job, even if they had human shields, they just added Curry and four forwards. If it weren't for Curry's three-point accuracy, which reached 45.5% this season, he would have been Ray Allen.

The Thunder attack first and the game begins.

The Kings are man-to-man, Battier defends Durant, Wang Jun plays Westbrook, and James plays Aldridge.

This formation is different from when playing the Spurs. There must be loopholes in the zone defense. Adelaide and Durant are too special. The big men rely on jump shots. Zone defense means allowing them to take random misplaced shots.

In the past, many old experts thought that playing like this was a weak point, but now they have to admit that big men who can shoot are better.

Westbrook holds the ball on the outside, Aldridge picks and rolls in the middle to help him get rid of Wang Jun, and James immediately changes defense.

Both sides knew the basics. Wei Shao knew how difficult it was for Wang Jun to break through and did not make any unnecessary attempts. James is also not inferior in speed and moves laterally to block the breakthrough route.

When many teams play against the Thunder, they have to be double-teamed. Very few insiders can prevent Wei Shao from breaking through, but the Kings are an exception.

Wei Shao was under a lot of pressure. He protected the ball and went around to find his teammates. Wang Jun blocked Aldridge in the middle. Wei Shao dribbled the ball to the baseline and handed it to Durant at a 60-degree angle on the right.

Durant singled out Battier, made a quick stop and made a jump shot, ignoring the eye seal and scoring. 0 to 2.

Adelman knows that Durant is not afraid of closing his eyes, and his statistics against Battier are superstar-level.

But Battier is not as good as James in defending the interior, controlling rebounds, and passing fast breaks, so it is most suitable for him to be on the side.

Wang Jun can guard Durant, but if he goes, Wei Shao will have to be handed over to Curry, which is not appropriate.

You can't let Battier guard Sefolosha, right? Then it would be better to let Ray Allen play.

Coaching seems to be an easy job, but it is actually very difficult to do well, and the workload is not small. When making a plan before the war, you must consider all aspects, otherwise you may not be able to win no matter how many stars you have.

The experience of the U.S. national team is the best example. It suffered consecutive defeats after 2000 until Old K became the head coach. The Dream Team has only lost one game to Greece from 2006 to now. In 2006, they lost because of an unreasonable lineup. Brand often had to play center.

The Kings attack, Wang Jun takes the ball from the outside, and everyone is spread out. The person defending him is Sefolosha.

The Thunder are also man-to-man, and Durant is only responsible for Battier, simple tasks.

Wang Jun brought the three-point line from the right, dribbled behind his back and made a step-back jump shot with his left hand. He avoided the block and missed the shot due to interference.

Ibaka grabbed the rebound and immediately counterattacked. Westbrook received the ball and singled out Curry, lowered his head and rushed inside, making a quick layup, but failed to score due to interference. Curry is not a soft persimmon.

After the rebound was obtained by James, it was given to Battier. Battier passed the ball to Wang Jun. The Kings also counterattacked. Wang Jun received the ball and used the confusion step on the right side of the frame. Sefolosha did not miss it and blocked it in front of him.

He chose to throw in the middle, evaded the block, but missed due to interference, and the rebound was obtained by Ibaka.

Zhang Lijia sighed: "Wang Jun missed two shots. Sefolosha defended really well and followed up."

"No matter how bad the offense is, the Thunder will still let him start, but he can't play for too long, which means there is less of a personal offense." Yu Jia said with a smile.

Zhang Liyi nodded: "In the regular season, he guarded Paul and shot 1 of 14. He was not afraid of mismatches, but it was a pity that he couldn't shoot well."

Sefolosha has won respect and a contract for himself with his strong defense. He is very calm and can clearly judge the opponent's breakthrough route. He can clearly capture the opponent's slack moment and is rarely caught by numerous fake moves. Confused.

In the Thunder, he often has to make up for the team's weak interior defense. Some people say that he is like a devil who never tires, looming over his opponents.

His annual salary is only US$3.4 million, and he quickly showed why the price is so low. Curry's defense against him will not be a weakness, and he can also help double-team Durant on the bottom line.

Durant almost lost the ball and barely passed to the open space. Sefolosha's mid-range shot missed the basket.

He gets easy shooting opportunities and often doesn't dare to shoot. Most of his shots were open. Even so, he shot only 43.2% in the regular season and scored 4.8 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

Wang Jun tried to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. Martin was only 206cm tall, and the pick-and-roll effect was far inferior to that of a big center like Vucevic. Sefolosha quickly caught up from the side, forming a double-team.

Martin made an air cut, but Wang Jun blocked Adelaide in front of him and couldn't pass the ball, so he passed it to James in the middle. The latter hit Martin again, and the opportunity was missed. Ade is not slow to retreat and is mainly responsible for the bottom line and the basket.

Martin caught the ball but Ade didn't dare to shoot because he was leaning on it, so he passed the ball out again.

James caught the ball and broke through, dribbling the ball to his right hand from his crotch, touching his right shoulder lightly, as if he was about to break through from the center, then changed direction to the left and passed Ibaka in one step, and took three steps to pull the ball. The movements were perfectly connected.

Adelman made the right decision by allowing James to challenge Ibaka. Even if Ibaka enters the defensive line, he is an inside post after all, and his effectiveness in preventing breakthroughs is not as good as that of Sefolosha.

As soon as James entered the penalty area, he was a devastating weapon. He jumped up and made a powerful chop.

Adelaide was tall, and he jumped up from behind the basket. The highest point of his hand was just on James' wrist, and the ball went in. 2 to 2.

Zhang Lijia shouted: "Such a goal boosts morale, it's so powerful."

Yu Jia said: "Last year against the Thunder, James also broke out. To deal with him, you must be able to prevent breakthroughs. Ibaka's defense on the perimeter is definitely not as effective as assisting in blocking shots. The defensive expert went to deal with Wang Jun and couldn't get away. .”

Durant caught the ball from the outside, turned around and faced Battier and performed a "swinging loop", only to get air. Shane has already studied him thoroughly.

Durant lost his shooting rhythm and passed the ball to Wei Shao, who broke through the middle and challenged James again, changing his stride to pass.

Wei Shao understood the essence of the breakthrough movement of under-crotch dribbling, and brought the offensive elements of under-crotch dribbling to the extreme, such as turning, accelerating, and changing moves. When he was in close combat with a defensive player, he sealed his throat with a sword.

James was knocked out of the way and turned around before he could jump. Wei Shao had already stopped for a jumper and scored. 2 to 4.

This became his signature move. He used it frequently and was difficult to guard when he felt good.

The home fans found it very enjoyable, and the stars began to compete against each other at the beginning, mainly in singles.

In the match between these two teams, there will definitely be a lot of singles, and the defense changes after the pick-and-roll are good, but it doesn't mean much. The simplest way is to go head-to-head with Maimang to see who is stronger.

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