With the end of Spurs Thunder Second Round g1, the game ended at the same time as the g1 of Raptors and Cavaliers next door.
Raptors defeated Bucks 4 to 2. As soon as Second Round entered, he received a head-on blow and was defeated by Cavaliers Big Three.
Cavaliers 116 beat Raptors by 105. Zhan Ouhe scored 59 points, which was more than the top three scorers of Raptors combined. Poor Azan, it was another year of dominance.
The Wizards defeated the Hawks 4-2 and successfully met up with the Celtics, who defeated the Bulls 4-1, in the second round. Tomorrow, May 2, will be the G1 match between the two teams.
Then there is Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets. This may be the most eye-catching series of Western Conference.
Regular season, the active League First shooting guard James·Harden who performed phenomenally, led the single-core Rockets against the four-star Cosmic Warriors.
Although the ending is most likely doomed, the process must be very exciting.
May 4
Spurs battles Thunder again at home
Spurs lost a home game at the beginning. The whole team was united, learned the shame and gained courage, and was determined to retain the victory in the second game at San Antonio.
From the beginning Spurs played very fiercely and with great momentum.
Kawhi eats Butler one after another, Pick-and-Roll calls out Chen Xi, small and big Mismatch eats Little Sabonis, in short, it is all kinds of food, as if the zone mode is turned on, and it doesn't work for anyone.
But fortunately, Thunder is not a vegetarian. Entering the second quarter after falling behind by 12 points, Chen Xi led the team and continuously single-handedly defeated Mills and Little Sabonis. Dedmon, the two worked together Three-Pointer to recover the score by 6 points within minutes, forcing Popovich to take Manu and Leonard in advance again.
Then Chen Xi came off the field and was replaced by Westbrook.
Thunder suddenly changed the rhythm and began to speed up the defensive counterattack. Although the efficiency was not very high, the high-frequency and fast-paced attack and defense greatly reduced the opponent's physical fitness.
Donovan's strategy is to speed up desperately and fight off Spurs's physical crisis. For this reason, it doesn't matter if the matchup is not in good condition and you lose a game. This is a series. Thunder's young adults have plenty of time to play with you Spurs.
Popovich was obviously aware of the problem. At 8 minutes into the second quarter, he called out Timeout, replaced Gasol Parker, and began to control the rhythm and slow down, trying not to be led away by Thunder.
Then a strange scene occurred on the playing field.
Thunder's attack is usually completed within 8-14 seconds from initiation to completion, which is very fast, reminiscent of the Phoenix of the past. However, Spurs's attack consumes energy as long as it takes Possession. If you are not sure, you will never make a move. It is often stuck before the end of 24 seconds before you can finish the attack.
The defensive aspect is completely different. The Spurs team retreats with full discipline. In order to match the attack speed of Thunder, it retreats desperately to prevent the opponent from pushing for a counterattack, while Thunder retreats slowly, not in a hurry, waiting for you to fall into position and slowly wear out. The two ends of the offense and defense are two extremes.
At halftime, Spurs 51 led Thunder by 7 points to 44.
When Second Half and Chen Xi led the team at the beginning of the festival, Popovich finally showed his fangs.
Spurs began to double-team resolutely. Chen Xi immediately double-teamed as soon as he touched the ball. Others Rotation defended, covering up players like McDermott who also shoot, and letting go of non-high-quality Shot points like Roberson.
"Westbrook can't be clamped, can Chen Xi still be clamped?"
With this mentality, Manu and Mills began to increase the strength of Chen Xi like crazy.
Chen Xi caught the ball from Midcourt Line. As soon as he turned around, he saw the big face of Manu, and then Mills not far away was running towards him. Without hesitation, he immediately threw the ball to Roberson, who was open not far away.
The latter caught the ball and took action immediately, but unfortunately Brick ended.
David Lee picked off Rebound and passed it long to Mills of Fast Break. The latter received the ball and quickly advanced Three steps. Chen Xi followed closely and interfered with his body.
But after Mills took two steps, he shot the ball back while flying into the air. Basketball Bounce pass was caught by Manu and Layup scored easily.
Being beaten two-on-one by Frontcourt, Chen Xi shook his head helplessly. The two double-teamed him near Midcourt Line. When he turned around, Fast Break was too close. He reached the basket in just a few steps, and Teammates couldn't come back.
Re-inbound pass, and then Chen Xi, who received the ball back from McDermott, just passed Midcourt Line, and the two big brothers came again.
At this time Chen Xi finally realized the problem.
"Tmd! Isn't this our tactic to trap Harden!"
Without any time to think about it, Chen Xi immediately started to speed up. Before Mills was in place, he immediately rushed to the left, causing a collision with Manu. As a result, something even more desperate happened.
Li Kaier, who was defending Grant, let go of Grant and came over.
Chen Xi immediately passed the ball to Grant, but made a mistake and was grabbed by Li Kaier's big hand to complete the steal. Then with a long throw, Manu caught the ball and hit Fast Break again, easily scoring two more points.
Beep!!!
Donovan couldn't sit still and called out Timeout.
"Let me choke Popovich!!! Tmd, I was attacked defensively and counterattacked!!! This is unreasonable!!" Chen Xi was a little angry.
"Popovich's move worked very well. It caught the weak link of Chen Xi's poor passing skills and caught Thunder Transition Period by surprise." In the Tencent live broadcast room, Su Qun, who is responsible for g2 commentary, gave his own opinion.
"Why don't the domestic Fans jokingly call him Zhugewei? His strategy is very good. Your Transition Period is now basically controlled by Chen Xi. This is Thunder in the second half of this season. Strategy, they want to practice Chen Xi's control and organization level. This is of course no problem, and the feedback given by Chen Xi is also good. The progress can be seen, but even if there is progress, the current level is still far from being able to stand alone."
"Yes, Chen Xi's ball-playing ability is definitely much worse than Westbrook's."
"By the way, at this time, if Chen Xi double-teams decisively, it is easy for Chen Xi to make mistakes, and then Spurs can quickly counterattack, because they are double-teaming High Wing. At this time, the players who play Fast Break and Thunder have no time to return to defense. At the same time, there is another key point, Roberson, this person's offensive level is really poor, Spurs can let him go freely, and then maintain defense Rotation, so even if Chen Xi can pass the ball, Thunder's offense will still be unable to open up."
"I wonder if coach Donovan will come up with any solutions for Timeout this time. There are still four minutes before the regular rotation time of Westbrook. How to spend this time is a problem for Thunder. After all, they are already 11 points behind."
Timeout ends and the game starts again.
The answer given by Donovan is - Substitution.
Roberson was decisively replaced, and Payne held the ball instead. Chen Xi went to play Shooting Guard, and McDermott moved forward Small forward.