rpbooks Chapter 846
Chapter 846
Chapter 846
During the intermission, An Luo and others were talking and laughing in the visiting team's locker room, and the atmosphere looked very good.They don't seem to be feeling anxious about the current game situation.Of course, Donovan still looked very calm.
"Guys, maybe we're not that far behind, but what I want to say is that we're in a bad situation right now!"
Donovan patted his tactical board hard, and then analyzed the problems in the first half of the game to An Luo and others.
"Let me talk about defense first. Our defense is actually good, and everyone is very active. However, we are always under the control of the opponent and defend according to the opponent's actions. We are very passive. We need to be predictable and enter our own Go to the rhythm..."
The Thunder's defense is indeed very passive.Especially in the waves of attacks played by the Jazz, players such as Ingles, Bogdanovic, Mitchell, and O'Neal all displayed extremely strong offensive capabilities.So that the Thunder must spend a lot of energy in the game to mark these people.Coupled with frequent running and covering, the Thunder players also kept running on the court.Originally, the Thunder were very good at switching defenses infinitely.However, with an excellent hand feel, the Jazz players did not give An Luo and others time to fill in in time.Just open your hand and hit the shot, which is very defensive.
In addition to defense, Donovan also emphasized offense.The Jazz's defensive strategy is very simple, focusing on restricting An Luo and Gallinari.Of course, this is a relatively extreme defensive tactic. Once the other Thunder players start to exert their strength, the situation of the game will change.But if other players can't perform well on the offensive end, that's another matter.Especially when Robertson is on the court, the Jazz's defense is even easier.
"On the offensive end, we need to play more decisively. Especially Danilo, you and Ann are our two sharpest arrows, and they are also the focus of the opponent's defense. When Ann holds the ball, your chances will come out. As long as You open the space, whether it’s Russell or Ann, or someone else, will pass the ball to you. At this time, you have to shoot decisively. Once you hit this point, the opponent’s defense will appear The situation where the left and right are left and right, at that time, is when we win the game."
Donovan was mainly telling Gallinari that he missed several opportunities in the first half and missed the best scoring opportunity.Although Donovan is not as extreme as D'Antoni, who strictly requires players to take a lot of shots from beyond the three-point line, as long as the players have the opportunity, especially players with strong three-point shooting ability like An Luo and Gallinari , He still hopes that the players can play more decisively.
Snyder is also making some arrangements for his players during this time.As an experienced coach, Snyder doesn't feel safe just because his team wins the opponent by a few points at halftime.He is very aware of his team's strengths and weaknesses.
In fact, the Jazz's lineup has always been questionable.Last season, they put a point guard who couldn't shoot well at the right time, a second-year rookie whose touch was still ups and downs, a center with no range and no low-post skills, and a range that was basically only in the mid-range. The distance power forward, looking at the league, there are not many teams with worse space than the Jazz.This season, the Jazz have made some adjustments, but the real changes are not obvious.Due to the inability to open up space better in the game, their style of play is quite classical.But with such a lineup, in this night's game, the mid-range and long-range shots were so accurate that the Thunder couldn't limit them.
Snyder is worried about what the game will look like when the players' touch cools down.
Facts have proved that a person who is calm enough can indeed consider very specific issues.Donovan and Snyder, the two head coaches who came out of the NCAA, predicted the second half of the game very accurately.
Under Donovan's arrangement, Gallinari was more active on the offensive end.He first used the cover to cut to the elbow to score a throw, and then received a pass from An Luo during the counterattack, and decisively hit the ball from beyond the three-point line.Although Gallinari's shooting rate quickly returned to a normal level, Westbrook and An Luo couldn't hold back and used their deterrence to create opportunities for Gallinari.It was precisely because of Gallinari's performance that the Jazz did not dare to target An Luo unscrupulously.And when the defensive strength weakened, An Luo directly entered the rhythm of scoring consecutively.
The score was quickly tied by the Thunder, and then overtook.
The Jazz's players are really as Snyder expected. After the shooting rate drops, it will be difficult for them to score in the Thunder's infinite defense system.If they want to score a goal, they often need players to pass the ball back and forth many times, and use frequent screens and running positions to forcefully pull out scoring opportunities.There is no way, when there are problems with talent and space, the players have to suffer a little bit and think of ways.Especially Gobert, he even envied the Thunder's Noel.In his eyes, Noel was like the son of a landlord, standing under the basket with his mouth open, waiting for Westbrook and An Luo to feed the ball.
The entire third quarter was played at the rhythm of the Thunder.Players such as An Luo, Gallinari, Adams, Noel, Alexander, and Diallo who came off the bench all played very well in this quarter.
The Jazz's defense is very tough, but just like the Thunder in the first half, there are too many points that can end the game, and there are two passers with excellent passing ability on the court, no matter how good the defense is, it is difficult to be effective.
Mitchell and O'Neal were the Jazz's two best players in this quarter.When the shooting feel deteriorated, the two men began to rush toward the Thunder's penalty area in a tragic and indomitable manner, hitting the basket repeatedly.In this quarter of the game, Mitchell got 12 free throws alone.But no one thought it was the home whistle, and even the Thunder players didn't complain about the referee's whistle.
At the end of the third quarter, the score on the field became 92:85. The Thunder beat the Jazz by 12 points in this quarter.The Thunder, who are working late, seem to have taken the initiative in the game. If the Jazz can't find their offensive state or make effective adjustments like they did in the first half, this game will be very hanging for them.
(End of this chapter)