super heavy artillery

Chapter 833

Chapter 833

Donovan was quite satisfied with the performance of the Thunder players in the first quarter.Therefore, he rarely interferes in the game.Throughout the second half of the game, Donovan didn't make any major moves except for substitutions.More often, he was talking and laughing with Westbrook without worrying about the game on the court.

During the break during the festival, Donovan smiled like a flower, and kept praising Alexander and Gallinari, which seemed a little like the new and dislike the old.But the players didn't feel uncomfortable. After all, these two players did play very well in the game.Especially the teenager Alexander.Although it looks a little immature, but both offensive and defensive, they are very active.After all, he is young and energetic.Gallinari's sense of presence in the game is not as high as that of Alexander, which is more in line with his playing style.

Of course, the problem still exists.The most prominent is the defense.Especially when Robertson is not on the court, the Thunder's forward defense directly drops a notch.If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the players on the offensive end to cover up many problems, the Thunder's current situation would not be so good.Therefore, during the break between festivals, Donovan patiently communicated with An Luo and others.

"Guys, there are some problems with our defense. Everyone can feel that the opponent's No. 43, we can't limit it at all. This is not the state we should have, we should..."

Donovan was straightforward, but he also knew that the problems on the defensive end would not be solved overnight.But he hopes that the players can use more active performance to make up for some weak links in the entire defensive system.In many cases, the tenacious momentum played by the players in defense still has a great impact on the opponent.That's what Donovan was counting on.

Just as Donovan was communicating with An Luo and others, Nas also patted his tactical board and arranged the game in the second quarter.For the performance of the players in the first quarter, Nass, like Donovan, is quite satisfied.After all, the current Raptors are far less effective than last year, and everyone is not optimistic about their ability to play an outstanding record this season.However, Nurse has always been full of expectations for his team.He also has the confidence to take this Raptors to create those impossible things.Judging from the situation in this quarter of the game, Nas is even more confident.

The starting lineup composed of the experienced Lowry and Gasol, the impactful Siakam and Anunoby, and Van Fleet who turns into Jordan from time to time is strong, and it is no better than other players in this league. How inferior the team is.If Siakam's growth is fast enough, the combat effectiveness of this lineup will be stronger.What's more, there are Ibaka and Powell on their bench, two players who can serve as starters. Nas will definitely not just want to lead his team to play the role of a spoiler in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Of course, it is impossible for the Raptors to reach the finals all the way like last year.Therefore, in this season, there may be only two duels between the Raptors and the Thunder.Nurse didn't want to wait for the Thunder to visit Toronto to avenge last year's Finals.Coming to Oklahoma this time, he is not going to continue to serve as the background for the Thunder.

Nass also sees the problems that the Thunder has now, so he is confident in winning this game.Under such circumstances, in the second quarter of the game, the situation changed dramatically.

In the first half of the game, the Thunder still took the initiative.Westbrook took Noel, Alexander and others to keep pressing each other.If it weren't for Ibaka and Powell to stand up and resist the Thunder's offense, the Raptors would be even more difficult.But in the second half, when the main players of both sides played again, the Raptors gradually regained their disadvantage.The two players who performed most prominently were Siakam and Van Vleet.

In fact, Siakam has been playing very well.After the "warm-up" in the first quarter, he played more openly and played more confidently after the second quarter.

After Lowry took the ball to the top of the arc, Gasol leaned in from the right elbow to help him block Westbrook.Lowry accelerated directly, catching the gap before Adams switched defenses in place, and rushed to the penalty area quickly.Westbrook and Adams chose to double-team at the same time, but Lowry was prepared. After he took two steps in, he passed the ball directly back to Gasol who was pulled outside the three-point line.

This kind of offensive cooperation is no stranger to the Raptors and Thunder.Gasol nearly brought the Thunder down with his [-]-pointer a few months ago.But there is no way!Under the cover of Gasol, the Thunder have already lost in this offensive and defensive duel, and they can only limit the one who has a better chance of scoring.

However, Gasol Jr. did not throw the ball.The Thunder's supplementary defense was timely, and Robertson lunged in front of Gasol Jr., raising his hands high, blocking the latter's shooting space.However, Gasol very calmly hung the ball over Roberson's head.At the same time, Siakam rushed directly from the position near the three-point line.

Once you choose to double-team the opponent's player in the game, you will inevitably let one go.Facing Siakam, who strode into the penalty area, the Thunder had nothing to do.

Boom!

This dunk was so powerful that even the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena uttered a cry of surprise, but the players on the field were not affected.Adams sent the ball out immediately, Westbrook pushed the ball forward, and it was like a bolt of lightning across the court.

Unfortunately, under Siakam's interference, Westbrook did not score this goal.

After getting the rebound, the Raptors immediately entered a counterattack state.Siakam didn't pass the ball to his teammate, but advanced with the ball himself.His speed is very fast, his stride is also big, and he pushed from the backcourt to the top of the arc in a few steps.

The Thunder returned to defense quite quickly, with Westbrook and An Luo following Siakam.However, Siakam didn't go up. When the two behind him surrounded him, he decisively passed the ball to Van Vleet, who was well outside the right three-point line.After Van Vleet received the ball, he made a decisive shot and made a hollow hit.

After the goal was scored, Siakam and Van Vleet had a passionate collision on the court.These two rounds completely brought out the momentum of the Raptors.Nurse applauded the players on the field after VanVleet made the ball.This is the game he wants to see.

(End of this chapter)