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Section 90: Six minutes to decide a game

"Give it to me, give it to me, don't rush"

Looking at Westbrook on the breakthrough, he didn't even look at his own operation of rushing in.

Durant is anxious

Because he had discovered a long time ago that Yang secretly left Robertson and moved towards the three-second zone.

"Bang." As Durant expected, Westbrook encountered a solid big hat.

As the ball went out of the baseline, time came to the second official timeout of the fourth quarter.

"He fouled, referee, he fouled." After landing, Westbrook was still looking for a foul from the referee.

"He has already committed four fouls. If you ask the referee for a fifth foul now, how can the referee give it to you? This is in Philadelphia, his home court; not in Chesapeake."

"Besides, the foul treatment the league gives him now is absolutely the best. It's almost impossible to get him off the field." There were some things that were too hard to say, and Durant could only complain in his heart.

"Technical foul." Hearing the referee's whistle for a technical foul, Donovan couldn't sit still.

"Kevin"

But Donovan didn't expect that Durant had already gone up to pull someone.

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"Hoo-hoo-hoo," this was the first time Brett Brown heard Young let out such an obvious gasp after 40 minutes on the court.

"Need a rest?" Brett Brown had already done what he could think of before

Targeted attack on Westbrook

Short everyone but Durant

Use Young's ball-handling three-pointers and JaMychal Green's pick-and-pop to take down Kanter.

At the same time, let Lee circle Grant and try his best to get Ibaka out of the penalty area.

Put Young, who is best at protecting defensive rebounds, next to Robertson.

After doing everything he can do, he can count on it now

Only believe in the five-man team of Young, Lee, Covington, Grant, and JaMychal Green

"I'm fine." Although he said something serious, Yang still took the time to stuff two orange slices into his mouth.

"Hurry up and rest." Since the team now has three players who have played 32 minutes, Brett Brown said nothing more during this timeout.

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Watching the score of 103102 on the big screen

After turning the ball around twice, Young shot the crucial technical free throw.

103103

"Pinching" Facing Westbrook's pick-and-roll choice, the 76ers directly attacked without saying a word.

As JaMychal Green left the three-second zone, there was no one in the 76ers penalty area.

Because the opponent has Durant, the 76ers adopt the principle of returning to the nearest position when attacking.

Instead of returning to the original counterpart

Returning to position is not the key to this defense. The key to this defense is

Whether Young can intercept Ibaka after tipping the basket is the key to this defense.

"As expected of the number one pick, he has developed his defensive awareness so well in the first grade." Ibaka couldn't help but complain a few words when he saw that Young had reached the defensive position and rushed down.

Strengthen the ball or score the ball

Now this offensive problem is placed in front of Ibaka.

It’s just that Ibaka doesn’t want to choose either one.

Because the first choice has been covered twice, what about the second choice?

Andre Robertson played 34 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0/7 shooting, 0/6 three-pointers, 3 turnovers, and 1 block.

There are no two paths to choose from

Then throw the blame

There is no way, with Durant by his side, no one can avoid relying on this all-around scorer.

Just like the 76ers relied on Young's scoring

"40 points" Facing Covington's defense, Durant successfully completed his 40th point in the game.

The score difference was widened and Young did not play in singles

But after handing the ball to Grant

Playing a high post three-man off-ball pick with Lee, Covington and JaMychal Green

Switch defense?

When they started running without the ball, the 76ers discovered that the opponent was using unlimited substitutions on every screen.

"Jerami" sounds like a cry for the ball, but it is actually Young's prompt for Grant to make his own decision.

Voted

Granted the decision-making power, Young would not say much about Grant's choice.

Trust is trust

But he has to rush for the offensive rebounds

"Going in!" Grant, who was 0 for 5, could score a three-pointer. Young, who was about to hit the basket, really didn't expect it.

"Quickly, retreat,"

"Robert, go and delay the opponent's serve."

"Li, you guard the left lane"

"Jerami, you guard the center"

The second draw of the game made Yang dare not take it lightly anymore. He began to quickly direct his teammates to retreat.

At the same time, he also asked Covington to stick to Westbrook to try to increase time for the defense to retreat.

Covington is indeed a good partner on the defensive end, and he successfully wrapped up Westbrook.

Swing left, can't throw it away

Throw it to the right, you can't get away

After getting rid of one after another without getting rid of it, Westbrook remembered the famous stunt of a certain 183 guard in the West.

Just the moment he wanted to use it

Durant helped him receive the baseline ball from Robertson.

As Durant took the baseline pass, Westbrook felt the pressure ease.

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"Westbrook and Durant pick-and-roll!"

"Oops." With 5 minutes and 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Thunder took out their last and most powerful weapon.

Facing Durant's running shot, Courtney Lee could only use a foul to stop this attack.

"Change the matchup, Lee, you go against Robertson, Yang, you guard Durant, Covington, you stay the same, still guard the No. 1 position." Courtney Lee couldn't face Durant, so Brett Brown immediately guarded Covington.

Dayton, Lee, Young, and Jermichael Green pulled to his side.

"good."

"Okay, but I can't help inside. I can't be distracted by guarding Durant." Because the team uses a radical flanking strategy, Young's burden of protecting the frame is no less than that of the opposite double center.

"I know, I will stay in the paint during the pick-and-roll." Because there is really no one on the team to protect the frame, Brett Brown can only believe it.

Give him more of a good JaMychal Green, rather than a mediocre Richaun Holmes.

Although the Thunder adopt a switching strategy when defending off-ball screens,

But in the next offensive round, the 76ers did not make any changes

Continue to let Grant deal cards at the top of the arc

The other four shooters with range continue to run without the ball.

Lower screen, back screen, cross screen, false screen

After a series of off-ball screens against Westbrook,

Westbrook lost the direction he was chasing

"In the left corner, Courtney Lee got a great opportunity." The local Philadelphia host who had been offline for a long time finally came online.

"It's a pity that he missed the shot." Courtney Lee's pity tone demonstrated his professionalism as a local host in Philadelphia.

As for the team, just support the home team

"Jermichael! Jermichael got the offensive rebound."

"Don't force yourself, don't force yourself...a beautiful goal."

The essence of human beings is most vividly reflected at this moment.
Chapter completed!
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