Gasso held the ball near the three-second zone and beat Nick Collison, the Thunder's oldest player, in a post-up.

These two guys are over seventy years old combined.

In a game like Thunder VS Trail Blazers, when these two people stand one-on-one on the court, it usually means that the game has entered the game time.

However, the point difference between the two sides was not large at this time, with the Thunder only trailing the Trail Blazers by 6 points.

But on the court, you can't see Durant, you can't see Turtle, you can't see Wayne and Curry.

We can only see a bunch of veterans and fringe players daring to play hard on the court.

After all, this is already the penultimate regular season game of the season for both sides.

For the Thunder, this season's ranking cannot be changed.

They have no hope of catching up with the three giants in the Western Conference, the Warriors, Spurs and Trail Blazers.

The Clippers, who are fifth, can't catch up with them, and the Thunder can't move up or down in fourth.

Therefore, Billy Donovan chose to lie down early and let the second youngster rest in preparation for the playoffs.

Of course, don't be too happy too early. According to Donovan's style of play, the Thunder will probably rotate eight or even seven players in the playoffs.

Letting them rest now is just to fuck them harder later.

As for the Trail Blazers, because the 73-win Warriors no longer exist, the Spurs are ranked second. The Trail Blazers and Spurs have the same record, leading the Warriors by 3 wins.

In other words, if the Blazers lose the last few games, they may fall from first to third.

But Carlisle said it doesn't matter at all. Judging from the situation this season, among the top three, no matter where they enter the playoffs, the difficulty is the same.

The only opponents that can really break out of the Western Conference are the Warriors, Spurs and Thunder. They will play against these three opponents in the second round.

As for these three opponents, Carlisle believes that there is not much difference in strength, so there is no need to pick an opponent.

Although the Thunder's record seems to be behind the top three in the Western Conference, when it comes to the playoffs, they will definitely not be weaker than the Spurs and Warriors.

The most important thing is that the primary school student also suffered a knee sprain in the last game. He will be absent for less than half a month and will not be able to play in the first round of the playoffs.

Although it was not a serious injury, it undoubtedly sounded a warning to Carlisle.

Fortunately, Curry only missed the first round. Even without Curry in the first round, Carlisle is confident that he can handle it.

Mosaic, Mavericks, Grizzlies: Are you looking down on people like that?

Wayne: Yes, do you have any opinions? Damn it, I’m not just doing it with one hand.

Therefore, at the end of the season, Carlisle plans to let the veterans find their form, while also allowing the main players to rest.

Carlisle thinks it is still necessary to let the veterans find their form.

Although most teams now use short rotations, Carlisle believes that long rotations are a safer way to rotate.

Playing short rotations, what if someone in your formation gets injured?

What if you reach the second or third round and are overdrawn?

These are all problems.

Let the veterans find their form, and at least they can be used in the playoffs.

The more people who can use it, the more routines can be changed.

I, NBA Kim Kelly, have been in the world for so many years, and I just rely on one move to give the ball to Wei... No, I just rely on one move to make a surprise substitution.

Moreover, there is another reason why Carlisle insists on long rotation in games with a camp full of veterans this year - against Cole's five players!

The first time the Warriors and Trail Blazers played against each other, there was a fight between the two sides, so strictly speaking there was no winner.

In the three games after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers were beaten 1-2 and tied with the Warriors 2-2 throughout the season.

Of the two losses in these three games, one of them was due to the sudden enlightenment of the Buddha. Tom almost beat Tony with 25 points in a single quarter.

Although Tony defended well and made accurate judgments, Tom was able to score despite all the pressure that day. Tony was also desperate!

The second time they lost to the Warriors was because Cole found a way to soften the Blazers in the first three quarters that day.

Then in the fourth quarter, he played five small-time three-pointers to catch the counterattack and won the game in one fell swoop.

Carlisle has analyzed before that whether the opponent can be softened in the first three quarters is the key to whether the five small lineups can end the game in the fourth quarter.

In the playoffs, Cole will rely even more on the five small lineups.

If you use short rotations, that's playing into Cole's hands.

Therefore, in order to deal with Cole's warriors, Carlisle must play a long rotation and refuse to die.

At this time, on the court, Gasol took two steps back and then suddenly turned around, trying to turn his back and break through.

But this time he failed to break through his opponent and instead knocked himself down...

I couldn't help it, I hadn't played for such a long time and I was a little excited. When I turned around, I turned around hard and couldn't keep my center of gravity steady.

Nick Collison was so frightened that his face turned pale. You, an old comrade, can't just follow the path of touching porcelain when you are old!

I'm about to retire and I can't afford to lose it!

Gasuo sat on the floor, speechless.

I think back then, but Wayne and I teamed up to start the glorious era of the Trail Blazers.

Now when I turn around, I almost fall to death. Time really doesn’t forgive anyone.

Pao'er: It's me who created the era, and I~

Gaso: Shut up, you didn’t even play in the finals!

Seeing this situation, Carlisle replaced Gasso and asked Gane to go up and play.

Gaso sat next to Wayne, unscrewed the bottle cap and prepared to drink water.

Just when the water was about to reach his mouth, Wayne accidentally bumped Gaso with his elbow, causing his sister-in-law to get wet immediately.

The two looked at each other and then laughed at the same time.

Well, although they are both old, even though my sister-in-law’s beard is even a little gray.

But some things are still exactly the same as they were ten years ago.

A Chinese and a Spaniard. Ten years ago, who would have thought that they could achieve anything together?

Seeing the silly smiles of Wayne and his sister-in-law, Curry, who was out due to injury, shook his head.

When will you two become more mature like me?

The game lasted a few more minutes, and the Trail Blazers were already leading by more than 10 points.

Because both young players didn't play, the Thunder's offense was extremely weak.

Dion Waiters, who has wanted to be the boss since he entered the league, only scored 25 points when he let go.

He was beaten by Jiebao, who had already scored 32 points.

Facts have also proved that the Thunder team actually relies on the talents of its two young masters!

The last time the two sides met, with Wayne's strong carry in the last five minutes, the Trail Blazers finally defeated the Thunder again.

If they win again today, the Trail Blazers' record against the Thunder this season will become 3 wins and 1 loss.

The Thunder's lineup is not bad. Role players such as Adams, Robertson and Ibaka are all very capable.

But they don't have a too complicated system, and apart from the two young men, there is rarely a third person who can stand up.

Therefore, as long as you can suppress the two young masters in terms of talent, you can suppress the Thunder!

As for the Trail Blazers, they have Wayne and Curry, which is enough to suppress the two young players.

From the Thunder to the Warriors, Carlisle has figured out how to deal with it.

As for the Spurs, to be honest Carlisle isn't too worried.

Although Aldridge is great, he must not be able to make any waves in front of Wayne.

As for Kawhi, he is still immature and it will be difficult for him to shoulder the responsibility alone in the playoffs.

In the previous game against the Spurs, the Trail Blazers had 4 wins and 0 losses, and this is proof.

After the last month and a half of the regular season, to be honest, Carlisle is more confident about breaking out of the Western Conference.

He has figured out how to deal with every team.

But there was only one team that made Carlisle uneasy - the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

In the game against the Cavaliers a month ago, the Trail Blazers lost.

In that game, the first three quarters were very tense. But in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers suddenly launched a new offensive offensive.

James can always be misplaced in front of Curry, and others can completely open up the space.

And when the Trail Blazers switch defenses or double-team, James can immediately hit the ball to assist his teammates.

In the end, James succeeded in beating Curry repeatedly and ended the game.

That's right, Carlisle actually lost to Lu's ghostly tactics!

Director Lu: Haha, I am a champion coach.

Although this is just one move, Director Lu is not afraid of Carlisle's research at all. Because even if you know the principle of this tactic, you may not be able to defend against it.

Later, when Carlisle and Wayne studied the game tape together, Wayne called it a "roll call tactic."

Roll call is not simply about attacking the opponent's defensive weaknesses through pick-and-rolls. Roll call requires the initiator's singles success rate and offensive method.

First of all, the ball handler must be able to securely attack the opposing player, have a high shooting percentage in singles, and must be able to handle both men and women... Bah, he must be able to take advantage of both big and small players.

Because if you can only feed one or two people, then as long as he is not an important player on the offensive end, the opponent can not let him play, and you will have no one to point to.

Or just use the system to hide Tona like this like Stevens of Green Kai.
To be continued...