Payne, who is in the second year of his career, is thin and short, but he is very fast and has enough passing skills. He can barely be called a potential defender. He will take charge and Chen Xi will be the end point. At the same time, Roberson will be eliminated as a shooting weak link to maintain the team's space. This is Donovan's problem-solving idea.
This season, Payne did not get many opportunities due to the sudden rise of Chen Xi. Unexpectedly, in an environment like Playoffs, he was suddenly promoted. The opportunity came, and it was up to him whether he could grasp it or not.
Spurs did not change Defensive strategy, Payne double-teamed like he was holding the ball, and became more aggressive.
It was still a double team between Manu and Mills. This time Mills came faster and clamped more firmly. Seeing this, Payne quickly jumped up and passed the ball, throwing the ball to McDermott not far away, who had just caught it. The ball, Li Kaier, was in place, Rotation had no choice but to pass the ball to Grant, but David Lee stepped forward to cover again, and at the same time, the two outside Spurs returned to their positions, Li Kaier Rotation goes to Little Sabonis.
Seeing that Grant had no good chance, he passed the ball back to Chen Xi. Chen Xi looked at Mills who was running towards him again. Without hesitation, Hesitation Dribble took a step back and squeezed away Manu, and immediately made a jump shot.
But it failed to hit, Chen Xi and Mid-range were not stable enough.
"Fuck! I knew I would have added a mid-range shot!!!!" Chen Xi punched in annoyance.
When faced with Interior being double-teamed immediately after entering, Mid-range's emergency stop is undoubtedly a good way to break the situation. This is also one of the reasons why Westbrook cannot protect you. I passed you in one step, and then Mid-range made an emergency stop. Neither you nor Interior had time to get close, so I already took action.
But Chen Xi can't~~~
And, the second question came right away.
Spurs attacks, Manu holds the ball, Pick-and-Roll calls Payne, 1.98 meters to hit you 1.85 meters, it's like playing.
Demon Blade easily broke through Contact to directly push away the cooperation, and then a small Floater ended it, which was incredibly easy.
Obviously, Payne has also become a black hole for the team on the defensive end.
On the field of attack, Popovich gave a gesture on the sidelines to indicate a change in strategy.
After seeing the gesture, Manu stopped trying to double-team and cooperate. Mills could still handle it in single defense.
Popovich still firmly supports the relatively safe strategy.
Payne Isolation Mills couldn't pass, so he had to pass Pick-and-Roll to Chen Xi.
As a result, Chen Xi was double-teamed as soon as he got the ball, and could only pass it back to Payne, who caught the ball and shot a jumper.
Bang!!!
The loud Brick sound struck Donovan's heart, making him feel a little heavy. Apparently, he had made a bad move.
Hastily called Timeout again, Donovan needs to be changed immediately to make up for it.
Payne walked off the field a little disappointed. Obviously, he failed to seize the opportunity, which will make his future full of uncertainty. He doesn't know where he will be after this summer.
The returning Thunder generals have become Westbrook, Chen Xi, McDermott, Grant and Sabonis.
It was not too late to make amends, Donovan put Westbrook back on the field.
Seeing that the substitute option was no longer available, he had no choice but to extend Westbrook's playing time.
The effect of Westbrook was immediate, and Spurs immediately understood the situation and stopped double-teaming.
But in this period of time alone, the score behind has reached 13 points.
At the same time, Popovich also replaced Kawhi Aldridge to improve defense. The purpose is very clear, which is to play steadily and maintain the advantage until the end of the game.
They did indeed do it. Even if Thunder repeatedly speeded up, it could not drive the rhythm of Spurs. He let him be strong, the breeze blew over the hills, he let him cross him, and the bright moon shone on the river...
I just keep going at my own pace. Offensive End is run by Kawhi Aldridge. If you attack, you can't lock me down, but if you defend me, it's enough to prevent you from being too efficient.
I have to admit that Popovich's clear hand made Thunder a little uncomfortable.
Even if the trident behind continued to exert force and scored several unreasonable goals in a row, they still could not save the situation.
In the end, Spurs narrowly defeated Thunder at home 106 to 102, bringing the score back to 1 to 1.
Everyone Thunder flew back to Oklahoma that night. Surprisingly, late at night, outside the airport, there were actually many Fans picking them up. It was touching.
Chen Xi walked up to them with a smile, greeted them one by one, signed autographs and took photos.
"Chris! Come on! Beat them up! OKC will win!!!!"
"Russell! You are the MVP!! You will definitely win!!! Spurs is just the loser last year!!!"
"Jimmy! Fuck Leonard!!!!!"
Fans's cheers did not subside. Instead, they became more and more loud, and their words became outrageous.
Seeing that the swearing was getting louder and louder, Chen Xi quickly stopped it.
"Everyone, go back! It's very late!!!"
Although Fans were not very obedient, after shouting, Chen Xi gradually walked away and stopped staying.
He knew that after they left, Fans would disperse on its own.
When he got home, Chen Xi threw himself on the bed.
"Tsk, I'm a little unhappy. I feel like I lost to myself. The passing was too bad, no! In the final analysis, it's still the system's problem! If the dog system has more attribute points for single defense, I won't be beaten like this! It's all the dog system's fault!! Anyway, it's definitely not my problem!!"
After trying to comfort himself, Chen Xi closed his eyes.
"There's no point in being anxious. Let's practice passing the ball tomorrow. It's better to sharpen your skills before the battle. If you don't do it quickly, it will be useless..."
In the office late at night, with the lights still on, Donovan was sitting in front of the computer, watching the game videos over and over again.
As long as the players are Shot on the court, the coach has a lot to consider.
This coach, who started as an NCAA assistant, has been in his career for almost thirty years. He is not a genius. Whether as a player or as a coach, he has always been a background for others. But now, he does not want to be a background anymore. Donovan feels that he may have encountered the best opportunity in his life, an opportunity to climb up, so he wants to seize it. He does not want to watch the opportunity slip away again.
Facing Popovich's move, Donovan must find a way to break the situation as soon as possible, otherwise his own Transition Period will be scrapped.
In today's game, Third Quarter only had a few offensive and defensive efforts at the beginning, and a big problem could be seen.
After a lot of video research, coach Donovan, whose hair was getting thinner, set his sights on the player wearing the blue No. 21 jersey.
"It's almost there, he should be able to do it."