Gobert lost the jump ball almost without any suspense, and the Thunder attacked first.

Seeing Westbrook slowly advance into the positional battle after receiving the jump ball, the TV commentator said to the TV audience in wonder why Westbrook didn't take a fast attack?

The starting lineup of the Thunder is Westbrook, Andre Robertson, Durant, Ibaka, and Adams. This lineup faces the opponent Sunce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert.

It's the best time to play fast attack.

There are fewer confrontations. Although the running is bigger, the consumption is generally less, which is more conducive to Durant and Adams, two players with less physical strength, performing.

The commentator is right to think this way, but he ignores some problems, and the Thunder immediately showed that they do not play a positive role in fast attacks with practical actions.

Ibaka received the ball at the beginning and was interfered by Paul George. The Thunder relied on the stability of the offensive formation of the positional battle and retreated in an orderly manner, preventing Sun Ce, who was caught in the rebound, from counterattacking!

Playing fast attacks will inevitably mean that players who are out of the ball on the offensive side must quickly find a shooting opportunity, so they cannot guarantee their position, and there is a big problem when retreating.

The Thunder's choice makes sense. Perhaps there are fewer flexibility, but the victory is stability because they have good enough positions to fight offensive and defensive strength.

Tonight, the Thunder’s strategic purpose is very simple - to play defense!

The positional offensive and defensive team is about to reach the playoffs, and the referee's dictation standards are gradually approaching the playoff standards. Of course, they have to play defense, which is also one of the ways to try to defeat the Grizzlies if they can defend.

There is Adams guarding the rim at the basket, Ibaka defends Aldridge from high-level back and mid-range shots, Aldridge can only play a role in the production tonight. On the outside, Andre Robertson defends Paul George, and West

Brooke chased Klay Thompson and bitten it.

On Sun Ce's side, after his core strength increased to promote physical fitness last summer, Durant was not as restricted as before, but his playing style was characterized by this fast speed and excellent height and arm spread.

The front line is really hard to play.

It can be said that the Thunder’s strategy tonight is quite excellent!

However, the Grizzlies are not afraid of anyone if they want to tackle their defense. Although they have lost the strongest defense in the league back then, they are also the top five defensive teams in the league. Just bet! After the first half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies were forced to do so.

This is the defensive battle mode.

The Thunder team is prepared, so they are naturally not panic. The defensive battle between the two teams is getting more and more intense.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Thunder 24-22 and entered the break from the quarter.

In the second quarter, in order to relieve the physical pressure of Sun Ce and Gobert, coach Hollins tried to use the combination of Sun Ce, Carter, Klay Thompson, Nans, and Yi Jianlian to attack.

As a result, not only did he rush up but he was beaten by Kante, who came on as a substitute.

With a 12-5 wave, the Thunder overtook the Grizzlies 34-29 for 5 points. The Grizzlies had to replace them with a defensive lineup again, but the Grizzlies were already in a passive position at this time.

But the Grizzlies are also very quick to adjust. Seeing that the offense is really difficult, Sun Ce adjusted his playing style and no longer thought about getting a "guaranteed 40 points", but returned to his playing style before he reached the scoring king and took the ball alone

Power, organize offensive and pass the ball, and shoot when you shoot.

To ensure such a style of play, you need to have a strong focus, because you must grasp every detail of the offensive end.

This strong concentration was a very eye-catching feature in Sun Ce's early career. This feature was the strongest in James and Paul. Sun Ce's time was not as good as the two of them because of this, but it was also surprising.

In the 3rd minute and 44th second in the second quarter, Sun Ce scored 4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, helping the Grizzlies tighten the score during this period!

Even if Sun Ce takes less action, the opponent dares not let him go. This is a player who can score 90 points in a single game.

With Sun Ce's performance of 11 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals, the Grizzlies were 4 points behind the Thunder 4 points and entered the break.

Although the score was not particularly low in this half, if considering that Klay Thompson, Randolph and Yi Jianlian all shot more than 40% of the mid-range shooting percentage with defense,

You can imagine how poor the role player’s open shots are due to the confrontation!

Sometimes I am used to going on the court and going all out. This is a problem for the Grizzlies. Once the overall strength is not that strong, such as if the absolute main force is injured... I will encounter the situation in the 13-14 season.

But most of the time this is not a problem, because they have Sun Ce!
Chapter completed!