Chapter 790: Unexpected Results
Ibaka's offense is definitely not beautiful, not even standard, but the two big elbows are on Millsap's face, how can this kind of defense be defended.
Ibaka finally got the score under the basket, and Ibaka, who got the score, shouted very proudly, at this time, he finally felt that he vented his frustration of Li Feng's dunk on his face.
The Pelicans' offense is particularly fast, the Pelicans are very good at their activities, and their skills are all dribbling fast, so Li Feng sent the basketball to the hands of Arenas who ran on the sideline, and Arenas passed the basketball to the hands of Rose who ran to the middle with a long-distance ground pass.
Rose is really a very good pair of swing people against Durant, Durant is harder than Rose and has a better body, but Rose's shooting is stable and the offense is more stable than Durant.
Facing the tough Durant, Rose did not admit it, but as soon as he lowered his head, he hit Durant's arms with the ball, and Durant was physically excellent in the small forward.
He immediately puffed up his chest to face Rose, but what Durant didn't expect was that Rose actually pounced on himself and made a forced layup.
Durant got up to block, but as soon as Durant moved, the referee blew Durant's foul and fouled the defense, which made Durant very unconvinced, but there was no way but to let Rose make free throws.
The Pelicans began to play openly, but what people didn't expect was that by this time, Westbrook, who had always regarded people as crazy people, was actually playing a very reasonable basketball.
In the Pelicans' half, Westbrook didn't rush to attack, but waited for Perry Jones to get stuck, and then a quick hit pass was passed to Perry Jones, who was carded by Caron Butler.
At this time, Li Feng suddenly felt bad, and Perry Jones's state today was brave. Now that he has met Caron Butler, who is completely much shorter than himself, Perry Jones' chances are too great.
Sure enough, I saw Perry Jones completely continue the excellent state in front of him, stepped sideways to face Caron Butler, dribbled directly to the left and took a step against Caron Butler, and then sank his waist, and pushed Caron Butler away with his head and shoulders.
Perry Jones made a direct two-point shot, this ball, foot, body. Perry Jones used them all and ended up scoring two straight points.
The Pelicans came back to the table xiàn well, but the thunder was not bad there, and their table xiàn was getting better and better.
Li Feng didn't believe that his offense couldn't beat the Thunder, this time Li Feng did it himself, broke through by himself, and then rubbed shoulders with Perry Jones, used a forced layup, and scored 2 points.
Li Feng thought his offense was tough enough. But then he immediately realized that things were different from what he had imagined.
The Thunder's offense went through the torment of the third quarter, and now the Thunder's offense has finally stretched, and the Thunder's offense, which is comfortable without the Pelicans' rhythm and defense, has finally stretched.
began to unfold their free nature. Every attack that came into the hands of the Thunder was not rigid, nor did it follow the tactical board, but fully brought out their own nature.
And now that the Thunder found out that the Pelicans' inside height had been flattened, the Thunder actually began to play the Pelican's interior line idea. And this kind of idea is not without any reliance, with Perry Jones on the inside is a great threat to Caron Butler.
The Thunder came over and started to attack from Perry Jones, and the basketball went into Perry Jones' hands.
Perry Jones immediately took advantage of his footsteps and quickly rushed in front of Caron Butler. Caron Butler really can't stop Perry Jones' soft offensive style, Perry Jones is not so ferocious, and he is very flexible and good offensive.
Although Caron Butler defended very bravely, Perry Jones was able to use his own defense to bypass Caron Butler's defense, and it was another inside attack, and Perry Jones ate Caron Butler.
Kalombbutler lost points again, and the Pelicans immediately organized an offense, at this time the Pelicans still had very good tactical literacy, and the position and coordination were maintained very well.
Arenas pulled out an open spot very lightly, the Thunder's defense was not impregnable, Arenas easily got the open spot, and then made a three-point shot himself from outside the three-point line.
Arenas' three-point shot was very supple, but it didn't give the Pelicans a score because he hit the rim and then jumped out again.
This is really a bad thing, the shot is good, but the luck is too bad, the Thunder got the basketball and quickly attacked the Pelicans' half, at this time the Thunder seemed to be identified, the Pelicans' interior line.
Immediately passed the basketball to the hands of Ibaka on the inside, Rose hurriedly helped Millsap to defend Ibaka, Ibaka's rough skills are naturally unable to resist the two main people's attacks.
Seeing the two people coming up, he reluctantly passed the basketball to Westbrook's hand, Westbrook's vision was much wider, and he immediately passed the ball to the empty Durant's hand.
At this time, Li Feng had to take care of Durant, but just as Li Feng's footsteps moved, Durant's pass came back and sent the basketball to Westbrook's hands.
Westbrook dribbled a step, and then shot on Li Feng's side, Li Feng had already stretched out his hand, but the main Westbrook shot that didn't stop, a three-point shot.
Arenas didn't shoot in the open spot just now, but now in this difficult situation, Westbrook actually hit this three-pointer with ease.
Li Feng also had no choice but to go back and reorganize the offense, the Pelicans' running and cooperation continued, and the whole team opened the vacancy, Li Feng passed the basketball to Millsap who was standing on the free throw line, this is an attack on the free throw line, this should have been an easy offense, but what people didn't expect was that Millsap also missed at this time.
Millsap's shot from the free throw line also missed, and at this time Li Feng began to feel a bad atmosphere, and his teammates didn't seem to feel very good today, which is an absolutely dangerous signal.
The Pelicans' players don't feel very good, but the Thunder's players have a lot of feel and the entire free offensive tactical system. The Thunder's offense swept towards the Pelicans like a storm.
Westbrook took advantage of two screens in a row and got another chance, shooting straight three-pointers, and now Westbrook's touch has risen to a peak, and the shot is hit again.
At this time, Li Feng's feeling is getting stronger and stronger, and Westbrook's shots are getting smoother and smoother, which is definitely not good news.
Li Feng organized the offense again and passed the basketball to the hands of Rose, who was completely empty, but what made Li Feng feel desperate was that even Rose's three points missed.
Teammates missed. The Pelicans were suddenly isolated, but at this critical moment, Westbrook seemed to deliberately upset the Pelicans, and he used the cover again to shoot a long-range two-pointer.
Westbrook's successive offenses were completely successful, and the Pelicans' offense was not successful in comparison, and at this time, Li Feng was the only one who came, and he forcibly crashed into the Thunder's interior. But the Thunder's defensive goals are also very obvious.
Just don't let Li Feng get into the inside, you can do whatever you want outside, Li Feng directly wiped the board on the outside and made a jumper, but the final result was unfortunate. Even Li Feng himself feels rubbish today.
The moment the basketball popped up, Li Feng felt a little bitter, at this time. He vaguely felt that the decision he had made was really wrong, that he was really wrong, that Van Gundy was right.
Li Feng thought so. When he was defending, the movements in his hands also became bigger, and he came over and gave Westbrook a thug foul, Li Feng also got a foul at this time, he was a little confused, Westbrook was just a simple action, so Li Feng got a foul.
Westbrook stepped to the free-throw line and hit two free throws with ease, at which point the Chesapeake Energy Center was relieved and their team finally caught up with the Pelicans in a series of catch-ups.
The Chesapeake Energy Center was cheering, the Thunder fans were cheering, and even the Thunder players were often relieved, at this time Sean Kemp was a little dumbfounded in the commentary seat:
"Oh, I really didn't expect that this all-attack lineup that once brought the Pelicans a heavy victory was powerless in front of the Thunder today, they couldn't block Qi's offense at all, and their own offense seemed to have a problem, could it be that this offensive lineup of the Thunder was going to be in the hands of the Thunder today?"
"There is no team in this world that can't lose, and there is no team in this world that will always be stable, look at the Pelicans' table today, they didn't do anything, they were a mess on offense, and they couldn't stop the opponent at all defensively.
Gary Payton also said with a smile at this time.
The Thunder are going to win, and the gloves are happy.
Li Feng wanted to look back at Van Gundy at this time, he really hoped that Van Gundy could give him some advice, but this was his own construction, this was his own tactic of strongly mentioning Yì, and at this time, how to find Van Gundy.
Li Feng gritted his teeth, he hoped to use his own offense, his own strength to defeat the Thunder, or to drive the state of his teammates, but at this time, Li Feng attacked several times, and the results were not high.
Shrinking the defense, Li Feng wants to break through to the inside of the Thunder, it is particularly difficult, Li Feng can only rely on his own footwork and flexibility to shoot on the outside, but today Li Feng himself feels unusually fucked, relying on mid-range shooting can not break the Thunder's defense.
Li Feng wanted to bring his teammates' offense up, and this goal was not achieved at all.
Kaloon Butler, Rose, Arenas, this was originally an incomparably steady firepower, but in today's attack, these muskets were all collectively dumb, and it was normal for no one to play.
The Pelicans' offense relied on Li Feng and Millsap to toss, this is Millsap's face of Ibaka There is no way, the game continues, the Pelicans' offense is getting drier and drier, and the Thunder's defense is shrinking more and more.
And the Thunder can still play beautiful goals on the offensive end, and this time the difference between the two teams has gradually widened, looking at the score that is gradually widening, and then looking at their own team when there is nothing they can do.
Li Feng finally knew. I'm wrong, I'm really wrong, I think my team has enough firepower to fight any team, and I can beat you to death in a wave.
But the truth is not the same thing at all, offense is not a stable thing, maybe everyone's state is good, play an absolute attack, maybe everyone's state is okay, and the offense is also average.
But if this happens, the team will be in great danger and will not be able to solve it. If you continue to defend and slow pace of offense from just now, the worst state is that your team can now be evenly matched by the Thunder instead of being left far behind by the opponent.
The offense is not stable, every game will be different, every player's feel will have ups and downs, and pinning the team's hopes of winning on the offense is completely unstable.
Defense: Only defense is stable, even if you can't do it offensively, you can maintain stability on defense, and then slowly try to win, which is the way for a team to win.
Li Feng really regretted that he made such a decision at this time, and Li Feng also regretted his recent time. Some of the things you do in the team, you are not a coach at all, and you don't have the right to influence so many things in the team.
At this time, watching the Thunder gradually pull the score apart, watching Westbrook's hand enter an unstoppable state. Li Feng found that he couldn't stop it at all, and the Pelicans team as a whole couldn't stop such a thing from happening.
The Pelicans lost control of the entire game, and they lost control of the entire game.
Li Feng could only watch Westbrook continue to attack, and finally scored 20 points in the first quarter. scored 40 points completely, while the Pelicans and Li Feng could only struggle but could not stop the Thunder from winning.
When the final whistle blew, the Thunder took a 125-106 lead over the Pelicans.
Li Feng walked off the court with a gloomy face. The Chesapeake Energy Center was reveling, the Thunder players were reveling, and with 40 points as they wished, Westbrook raised his arms toward the entire court.
There were bursts of cheers from the stands at the Chesapeake Energy Center, and Gary Payton said excitedly:
'The Thunder's victory over the Pelicans was a complete victory, the Thunder completely contained the Pelicans' offense, and they defeated the No. 1 team in the league! ”
The Pelicans, who are the No. 1 player in the league, have a bad look at each player at this time, and Van Gundy maintains his cold face, he doesn't look at Li Feng at all, and turns around and walks into the locker room.
The Pelicans players didn't want to continue to enjoy Westbrook's performance at the Chesapeake Energy Center, so they walked quickly into the locker room, where Tinsley punched the locker closet.
Arenas was also extremely depressed and dropped his jersey in the locker, and Rose saw that his opponent was not in a good mood, so he said:
"It's not a big deal, isn't it just a defeat, I believe that if we work hard, we will win more victories soon, and there is no need to suffer for this fight."
"However, the problem is that we lost very unjustly, we can obviously win, but it's all this damn feeling, and it's really depressing for us to lose the game."
Sitting there, Kalombbutler also said:
"Why, our hand feeling is so bad today, I feel ashamed of my watch, 4 vacant shots, none of them hit, this is really a hell of a thing, this is really a hell of a thing."
Li Feng sat there, in fact, his heart was the most sad, because he knew best why the team lost, if he continued to defend in the fourth quarter, if he continued to play according to Van Gundy's model, the Thunder would definitely not be so comfortable in the fourth quarter of this game, although the Pelicans could not be said to win, but the chances of winning were definitely great.
This is all his own mistake, this is all his own mistake, Li Feng really wanted to talk to Van Gundy at this time, but Van Gundy still did not show up at this time, at this time Li Feng quieted down, and he still did not participate in the team's tactical matters in the future.
Li Feng blames himself here, but he blames himself a little too much, the players need to participate in the tactics, so that the players and the coach can achieve an interaction, so as to facilitate communication.
Players and coaches need to communicate, but what is needed is not the player's place in the coach's place, if the player takes the coach's place, the team is out of place.
The Pelicans failed, and Van Gundy walked into the locker room and said very calmly:
"Li Feng and I will go to the press conference together."
Li Feng stood up and walked outside with Van Gundy, Li Feng actually wanted to say sorry to Van Gundy, but Li Feng himself knew that it was completely unnecessary, and what he needed to do was not to say sorry to Van Gundy, but to give Van Gundy full respect in future games.
This is what Van Gundy needs, Li Feng and Van Gundy walked into the news hall together, and at this time in the news hall, there was a triumphant Westbrook and a very happy Thunder head coach. (To be continued......)