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Chapter 128 Northwest Special Forces



Chapter 128 Northwest Special Forces

NO.14, Thunder vs. Spurs game day.

Su Yang rushed to the ATT Arena early, and after analyzing the video, he went to the media center for an interview.

The reporter asked what he thought of Popovich's comments, and he replied that instead of believing in Popovich's praise, it is better to believe that those 3A major manufacturers will release the game on time, or that the Rockets owner is willing to pay a luxury tax in order to win the championship.

The game started at [-] o'clock, the Spurs grabbed the first attack, Duncan took the ball in the low post and misplaced the singles. He simply swayed his feet twice and successfully flew Ibaka who wanted to block the shot. Cards taught a lesson.

Assistant coach Brian proposed strengthening Ibaka's single-defense anticipation training on the spot. Su Yang replied that it is possible, but it must be done slowly. It is a good thing that Ibaka likes to block shots. Ibaka should be encouraged to try more now. Don't directly deny.

Turning to the Thunder's counterattack, Westbrook followed Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, focusing on Spurs rookie DeJuan Blair, because Blair had just joined the Spurs and hadn't fully integrated into the defensive system, plus he was too heavy, and the rotation was a bit confusing when defending pick-and-rolls.

Ibaka took the initiative to cover for Westbrook, then disassembled the outer bullet in advance, got rid of Blair in two steps, and then caught the ball and made a mid-range shot relying on his height advantage. There was almost no interference in the whole process, and he easily sent the ball into the Nets. Foul decline.

Easy side of the Spurs to attack again, still with Duncan as the axis.

Su Yang indicated that bold double-teaming should not be afraid of three-pointers. The Spurs have Parker and Bogans in the backcourt. Also only shot 31.6 times.

Duncan succeeded in distributing the ball several times, but he shot slowly from the outside and hit the iron without any threat.

The Spurs instead wanted to use off-ball screens to cut more inside, but Ibaka assisted in blocking shots very quickly.

Just like that, after the first quarter, the Thunder led the Spurs 32 to 21, and the form was very good.

Unexpectedly, in the second quarter of the game, Green, Harden and Jordan Jr. were troubled by fouls. Ginobili led the Spurs to a wave of 10 to 2. After more than 5 minutes, the lead disappeared.

Su Yang was not in a hurry, he knew that these young people were too inexperienced, and they had to pay the tuition fees when they encountered old fried dough stick spurs.

Fortunately, after Durant and other main players re-appeared to stabilize the situation, they still led the Spurs by 4 points at halftime.

Returning to the locker room during the halftime break, Su Yang focused on analyzing why there were so many fouls for the three of Harden. The main reason was that the choice of defensive positions was too poor, which caused the teammates to crowd each other. Several times, the Spurs players easily started to break through.

Harden and the others said that they remembered that by the time of the third quarter, there was only one foul in the full 1 minutes.

It's a pity that the team's shooting touch is average. The Spurs' rookie George Hill made 5 of 4 shots in a young and mature way, and Duncan went 6 of 4 shots in a frantic way. Not only did the Thunder fail to establish a lead, they also fell behind by 6 points.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Su Yang commanded to speed up, and Harden, Green and Jr. Jordan blasted the Spurs off the bench. When the main players of the two teams reappeared, Westbrook started to charge hard again. Parker couldn't defend at all, and the Thunder quickly Just go ahead by 3 points.

At the end of the game, Popovich started the shark-slashing tactic, fouling Chandler and Ibaka in turn.

Most of the two made 2 of 1 free throws. The Spurs grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack, but the Thunder's defense made the shooting rate low.

In order to train the mentality of the players, Su Yang insisted on keeping the two on the court until there were two seconds left in the game.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 101 to 98, winning nine consecutive victories and continuing to occupy the top position in the league.

That night, the whole team flew to Los Angeles overnight, preparing to challenge the Clippers in back-to-back away games.

At noon the next day, Su Yang got up as usual and turned on the TV to watch the news. He found that ESPN was bragging about how big the thunderbolt was, and what offensive efficiency was the first in the league, what the defensive efficiency was the sixth in the league, and what the number of assists was third in the league.

The guests headed by Stephen Smith started to praise Su Yang after talking about Thunder Youth, saying that the offensive system he built was the first of its kind, and that he would definitely become a representative figure like Zen Master Jackson and Popovich in the future, and his name will go down in history.

Some guests also said that he did not create too many new tactics, but borrowed and improved many tactics of D’Antoni, Adelman, Rick Carlisle and other coaches. .

Su Yang could tell which guest was an expert, but it would be a bit of an advantage if he knew how the Thunder Three Young Masters would make mistakes.

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game between the Thunder and the Clippers started.

In an interview with Fox, Su Yang deliberately expressed his thanks to the league for arranging such a good schedule for the Thunder. The two back-to-back games against the Clippers at the beginning of the season were relatively relaxing in Los Angeles. The players also like big-time performances.

In that way, it actually implies that the Clippers are too good, let the old Dunleavy go quickly, and don't delay the young people.

Maybe someone sent a message on purpose. After the game started, the old Dunleavy shouted frequently from the sidelines.

But Gordon and Griffin were injured. The main force of the Clippers is Kaman, Thornton, and Davis. The offensive end can still play, but the defensive end is in a mess. Dayton, Westbrook rushed Davis in various ways.

Forty percent of the Clippers' poor defense is due to the natural lack of resource allocation, and [-]% of the reason is that Dunleavy can only yell.

Su Yang didn't make any special arrangements. He only replaced the substitute in the garbage time in the middle of the fourth quarter, and the Thunder still won a big victory.

In the whole game, Durant made 25 of 17 shots and scored 4 points with only 40 free throws.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked Su Yang if he was still angry at the Clippers' rejection of him.

Su Yang said that he really didn't, but when he met the Clippers, he really wanted to do something, because the conflict was not the one that was rejected.

Regarding his answer, some fans said that he was straightforward and honest, and some fans said that if he has a small belly, he will be rampant when he is successful.

After a day off, the Thunder flew to Florida to challenge the Miami Heat first.

Su Yang didn't arrange too much. The Heat are just messing around this season. They deliberately traded O'Neal's contract that is about to expire, and also signed a one-year contract with Kuntin Richardson. It is clear that they are waiting for the 10-year summer superstar. free market.

But Pat Riley chose to dawdle and wait to form the Big Three, but Wade didn't think so.

Wade rested for a second in the first three quarters, carrying the Heat on his own to drag the game to 3 minutes left.

Su Yang could only give the utmost respect, and launched a special BOX1 tactic against Wade to forcibly prevent Wade from scoring points.

But even then, Wade still scored a few points suddenly, but everyone else in the Heat hit iron with open shots.

Seeing Wade gasping for breath, Su Yang felt that Riley was so ruthless that he would force Wade to go to another team.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Heat 100 to 92, and the winning streak expanded to 11 games, far surpassing the league's second record.

After the game, many media changed their tunes one after another. They no longer called the Thunder a dark horse, but changed their name to the Northwest Special Forces.

All kinds of compliments came together, mainly to say that the Thunder can do everything, and there is no team that cannot be conquered.

In addition to media praise, major gaming companies in Alaska have also lowered the odds of the Thunder winning the championship. They are truly optimistic about the Thunder's chances of winning the championship.

Su Yang didn't respond, but was interested in a reporter saying that many teams in the West regarded the Thunder as their imaginary opponents in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)


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