NBA’s aging star system

Chapter 276 "Master Tactics" Donovan (page 12)

Ball received a pass from Su Tian and made a direct three-pointer.

8-2

The Lakers' defensive counterattack completely activated the atmosphere at the scene. The fans at the scene shouted loudly, as if they were going to topple Staples.

Donovan still had some sense of the game and felt something was wrong with the atmosphere on the court, so he quickly called a timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Donovan once again emphasized attacking from the front, while also defending and retreating.

In order to avoid being unable to catch up again, Donovan took Brewer off and replaced him with Ferguson.

Ferguson is this year's rookie. He is very fast and has a height of two meters. Apart from his lack of experience, he has physical talents that are very suitable for defense in other places.

Soon, the timeout ended and the game continued.

After returning to the court, the Thunder started to attack again. This time Paul George held the ball and still played very aggressively against Ingram. George broke into the basket and overturned Ingram's defense, and hit a layup directly.

8-4

Compared with Randall, Ingram's improvement this season is more obvious in catching and shooting and some ball-holding skills, but his defense has not improved very much.

Of course, Ingram's contribution cannot be ignored for the Lakers to be able to get to where they are today, but it does become a drag at certain times.

In the next few rounds, the Thunder's tactics were indeed executed well. Eighty percent of the team's offense was initiated from the front line. However, with the tactics in place, the score did not change much, and the Lakers even took the lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 32-27, with the Lakers leading by 5 points.

Being led by the Lakers by 5 points in a single quarter was within Donovan's acceptance range, but this was not in line with Donovan's prediction before the game.

"There must be a problem with our defense. Don't worry about our offense. Defensively, we have to double-team Su Tian resolutely next!"

"But, coach, Su's passing is very lethal. If Su is double-teamed, what will the others do?" Westbrook asked immediately.

"It doesn't matter. Su is the key to the Lakers. As long as Su is strangled to death, others have nothing to fear. As for those role players, if they really kill us, then I will admit it."

Seeing Donovan being so determined, Westbrook couldn't say anything else. Since Westbrook had already tacitly agreed, the other two didn't say anything else.

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

In order to further stabilize the leading situation on the court, Su Tian continued to play with the substitute lineup.

The Thunder also kept Westbrook and Paul George on the court to lead the team.

The first possession of the second quarter was given to the Thunder, and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Because the Lakers are a substitute lineup, Su Tian usually plays the third position at this time.

So Su Tian and George formed a confrontation, and an opportunity appeared for Westbrook.

Hart has certain defensive capabilities, but facing Westbrook who is still at his peak, Hart still seems a little stretched.

Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to directly shift gears to accelerate, holding the ball and rushing to the basket, ignoring Nance's defense, directly collecting the ball and leaping high.

With a bang, Westbrook dunked directly.

32-29

Without the restraints of Su Tian, ​​Westbrook's offense was also released, and the pressure on the Lakers' back line increased sharply.

The ball possession changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Hart advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Facing George's defense, Su Tian still called for a pick-and-roll, and with the help of Nance's pick-and-roll, he broke through to the basket with the ball.

Su Tian knew that the Thunder would double-team him sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so early. Su Tian had just used the pick-and-roll to start a breakthrough.

Paul George and Adams both gave up on Nance, and both came for Su Tian.

After the two men flanked each other, Su Tian found a slight passing space and passed a ground-breaking pass to Nance, who was open outside the three-point line.

Nance received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Unfortunately, Nance failed to grasp the open three-pointer and hit the iron directly.

When Su Tian saw that Nance missed the shot, he quickly turned around and tried to grab the rebound, but he didn't expect that Adams blocked him directly, blocking his path perfectly, and then watched Westbrook accept this with his own eyes. Remember the rebound.

After Westbrook got the rebound, he directly shifted into gear and accelerated, and the Thunder launched a defensive counterattack.

Su Tian quickly caught up with Westbrook who was holding the ball, but Westbrook saw Su Tian coming and passed the ball to George in front.

George caught the ball and dunked directly.

32-31

In the blink of an eye, the score difference was only 1 point. Donovan on the sidelines crossed his arms and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Now let's see who will say that I don't understand tactics. I am also a coach-level figure in the NCAA, okay?"

The Thunder's defensive counterattack really showed momentum, especially Westbrook and George each dunked, creating a first-class atmosphere.

Seeing the rapid decline in the Lakers' morale, Su Tian had no choice but to step forward to stabilize the situation.

The Lakers had the ball. Su Tian received the ball in the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

The Thunder double-teamed so resolutely in the last round, which made Su Tian realize that the Thunder had definitely arranged it, so this time Su Tian did not call for a pick-and-roll but instead signaled for his teammates to pull away.

After pulling away, Su Tian and Paul George started one-on-one. Su Tian dribbled crosswise while lowering his center of gravity. After testing George's defensive center of gravity, Su Tian suddenly accelerated and rushed into the basket from the right side.

George's reaction was also very quick. He followed Su Tian all the way to the basket. George maintained a good defensive position and did not lose his position. Just when George thought that this wave of defense was stable, Su Tian suddenly made an emergency stop and pulled back. After opening the distance between him and George, Su Tian turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

A quick stop, a pullback, a turnaround and a fadeaway jumper, a set of smooth little combos that confused George. Su Tian's shot was not interfered with and he hit the ball steadily.

34-31

When Su Tian performed this set of moves, the fans at the scene were most excited, because this set of moves was so reminiscent of that person.

"I can guarantee that Su must have consulted Kobe in private, otherwise it would be impossible to be so silky."

"Not necessarily. Su's talent is so high. In fact, he doesn't need Kobe to teach him. Su can learn it by himself just by watching the video."

"If you ask me, Su Tian is better than Kobe. At least Su Tian has big hands that Kobe will never have."

The emotions of the fans at the scene were also aroused by Su Tian, ​​and the Lakers players on the court also became excited.

In the next few rounds, the Thunder resolutely implemented the double-teaming tactic, with Westbrook and Paul George taking turns to exert force, while the Lakers, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​barely maintained their leading position on the court.

The stability of role players is indeed not high. Even with the bonus of Su Tian's passing, the help that can be provided to Su Tian is minimal.

In the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, Walton called a timeout, replaced Su Tian and the bench, and took the starting lineup.

At this time, the Lakers still led the Thunder by 5 points, but during these three minutes, the Thunder still had Anthony on the court, and the Lakers suffered a bit.