MVP showdown, Thunder wins thickness; Pacers destroy the Knights, Old Ka s tactics

Thunder 2-2 Nuggets.

In the last MVP battle against the defense, the deputy attackers showed their abilities. Today, it became a MVP match: Jokic had a game-high 27 points.

But Alexander scored 9 points and 1 assist in the last half of the quarter, and the Thunder won.

Nuggets dunked two slams in the game: the first goal in the first half and the first goal in the second half. cost? Sacrifice Jokic.

- The Nuggets' first goal at the opening, Jokic dribbled the ball across the half-time, Harten watched him at the three-point line, Chett dismissed Braun and served Jokic at the free throw line; Jokic passed by, Braun cut inside and dunked.

- The Nuggets' first goal in the second half, Gordon went online to get the ball, Jokic gave Porter a cover, Harten blocked Jokic, Jewe squeezed out and chased, and Porter cut and dunked.

"We would rather let Braun and Porter dunk, rather squeeze through the cover than let Jokic get the ball comfortably!"

Alexander's treatment is not much better. He started the second goal, and the Nuggets replaced Porter with defense in advance, Porter squeezed through the screen, Jokic retreated, and Murray on the weak side surrounded him. Alexander's mid-range shot is on a diagonal line and has to face the Nuggets' four pairs of eyes. What about the others?

- Gordon, who had been shining before, was used by the Thunder in parallel to prevent pick-and-roll; a mid-range shot can be shot, but an inward cut and dunk is prohibited.

- Murray was squeezed through the sun and retreated and took away three-pointers and the basket, so he had to shoot from the middle distance.

- Chett's score comes from: open jump shot, inward cut dunk.

- After Jiewei missed an open three-pointer at the opening, he added difficulty to himself: turn over, throw, stagnate, and conceded 8 goals in a row.

Two MVP-level aces: Do you still have to practice us? Coach Ma Dai: It may not be...

When the Nuggets chased to 28-33 in the second quarter, Coach Ma Dai used Caruso: The two three-pointers were about to pull the score apart, and gave Alexander a fake cover to coax the Nuggets.

Coach Ma Dai must have thought about it.

In the third quarter, Jokic intercepted the ball, Gordon shot a long shot, and when the Nuggets overtook, coach Ma Dai made a move:

Caruso replaced Chett, and Aaron Wiggins replaced Dortmund - Dortmund never came back since.

Nuggets shorted Dortmund in the third quarter, Dortmund made 1 of 4 shots in 7 minutes - OK, give up.

replaced Dortmund Aaron Wiggins in the next quarter, with 11 points.

Caruso's defense is not inferior to Dortmund, and he can play something else: cover, pass the ball to Carson, empty cut and incisive rebounds.

Carson + Aaron Wiggins made a three-pointer in a row in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder took over, and then Alexander took over 9 points, and the game ended.

In the last half of the quarter, Jokic lost two free throws, Murray and Westbrook were not involved in three, and Porter missed a good chance.

is not a Nuggets, but more because:

- the 11th game in four weeks, today is the sixth game in the 11 days of this month.

—The Nuggets played 228 minutes in 240 minutes today. At the end of the

game, there is another MVP showdown.

Jokic scored the Nuggets' 78th point, giving the Nuggets a last glimmer of hope. At first glance, Jokic added difficulty to himself. Being a back shot outside the penalty area, turning over and twisting the shot: Is it easier to turn over the bottom line or rely on two steps to hook the middle?

But look at the ball carefully: Jokic went in the middle, Caruso was waiting for him; Jokic turned the bottom line, Jewish and Chet were waiting for him; Jokic passed Gordon on the weak side, and Chet was locked; passing Braun, Alexander cut off.

Thunder five pairs of eyes were waiting for him, so Jokic had to turn around and flip back.

In turn, Alexander.

First, he was surrounded by Braun and Murray, Jokic was waiting in the penalty area, and Westbrook locked in the bottom corner, and made a strong shot at the air.

Then on the left wing, Porter went online, Jokic was under the basket, and Braun was behind him, and forced a mid-range shot.

Then Jewe missed 8 shots and finally scored, breaking through the basket on the weak side - it was not Jewe's sudden refreshing, but Alexander went online to attract the attention of the Nuggets three. When the ball hits the weak side, Jewe's eyes was a red carpet leading to the basket.

Then Alexander actually killed the game: the left-handed breakthrough point Braun and Jokic, and the moment Jokic turned shoulders, made a breakthrough and layup.

Just at the last moment of the game, Alexander broke through the siege and made the only goal in the reasonable area today.

Jokic and Alexander had to deal with three opponents almost every shot. The defensive pressure faced by

MVP-level players is completely different from their teammates.

Jerwei, who scored 32 points in the last game, Chett and Porter, Gordon, who saved the crisis at the last moment, and Murray, who scored 27 points, were even difficult to make a move today. Porter's only goal in the game was Jokic's inward cut dunk.

After the game, Coach Madai and Coach Adelman Jr. both said: Thickness is the key.

Alexander's teammates cannot make a shot, and they still have to change it; the thickness of the Thunder makes Coach Madai dare to let go directly when he sees Dortmund is not useful; Caruso + Carson + Avi form the key to the game.

And the Nuggets have played six games in the past 11 days: there are only six or seven people; at most, Porter and Westbrook are playing back and forth between each other: no one can switch shots, so they can only be put on the court, hoping that they can regain their touch.

Pacers lead the Cavaliers 3-1. What's more tragic than this score is that the Pacers led 41 points 80-39 in the first half.

The Cavaliers lost all their home courts before, and they were missing Mobley and Garland. Today, the lineup was complete, and the Pacers were beaten up to death, killing people. How did

happen?

Coach Carlisle: Start with two small guards.

Cavaliers started the first attack, and the Pacers used Nesmith to lead Garland, Siakam and Turner to compress space, Garland conceded the ball, and Halliburton counterattacked and dunked.

Halliburton used parallel pinch + return to Mitchell with Nemhard: he let out Mobri and shot long.

This is the Pacers' defensive tone: the ball holder, three-pinch two, ignore Struz, Allen and Mobley, and even let Mitchell shoot at the bottom corner at a critical moment.

—Nemhard is the Pacers' chief self-adhesive sticker, and it is a reasonable choice to stick Mitchell.

—Neismith attacked Garland, and it was a wonderful move: Neismith was 13 cm taller than Garland, weighed 10 kilograms, covering the sky and the earth. Garland's small figure cannot hold on to the playoffs, which was previously an open secret.

Coach Carlisle: I will add some more materials to you so that you can’t even get out of the ball!

Mitchell has 48 points and 43 points in the past two games, making it the first in the Cavaliers' history to have two consecutive 40+ games in the playoffs since LeBron. He tied Wade and Dirk with 40+ in 7 games in his career, and was second only to Jordan and Chamberlain in his three games. He averaged 28 points per game in his career, and his ability to score was sixth in history. Why can't I take a step forward? When he was in the Jazz, he had an old saying:

he needed the ball to play at the No. 2 position, and he lacked a little vision at the No. 1 position. His score in the regular season this season hit a new low in the past five years. The Cavaliers have historical records, playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses: Garland and Mobley, and even LeVer, Struce and Jerome are instigated. He is responsible for the tough situation, which is very good.

But when he needs to sort out the team's offense, he is not very stable: so when he is in the Jazz, he needs Rubio and Conley to be around; when he is in the Cavaliers, he needs Garland.

What's more, the walker attacked him today.

After the Pacers pressed the outside to stop the Cavaliers, Coach Atkinson had not realized the disaster was coming, and he also put down Mitchell and Mobri and used substitutes such as Hunter, Jerome and Merrill. When Mobri and Mitchell came back to take the substitutes, they were trailing double digits. The Cavaliers made 14 free throws in the first quarter, but only scored 4 goals.

Coach Carlisle's Old Detroit Pistons' tactics: fight hand-to-hand, continue without a foul, admit to swearing when foul, conflict, and be ruthless, it doesn't matter if Mathering was sent out: it is to make Hunter Jerome Merrill and even Garland melt under high pressure.

The Cavaliers used the 3-2 joint defense led by Mobley to hit the Pacers, but how experienced Coach Carlisle is? In 2011, he defeated Miami Heat by himself with joint defense and won the championship.

The core of the Cavaliers' 3-2 joint defense in the last game was Mobley's instigation of the instigation of Halliburton on the line - Halliburton scored 4 points in the last game - so today when the Cavaliers were keeping the man in sight, the Pacers frequently pulled Garet Allen to the line:

Do you rely on getting a man to the outside to stop the ball? Those two young men came out?

So Siakam, Turner and Toppin bullied the outside of the snack cavaliers in the inside.

Pacers actively use Turner and Topin: Turner supports high-level support to cut in, McConne breaks through and turns into a three-pointer, Halliburton and Turner turn over to the weak side topin's long shot: The Cavaliers were stunned.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Mitchell and Mobley brought three substitutes, but were chased by Siakam and beat anyone outside Mobley one-on-one. When Mobley dunked Siakam, Siakam asked Topin to get misplaced: Topin did not disappoint, and he also broke through Garland and made a counter-spin.

Yes, in the first half of today, Toppin took Garland on the right.

At the end of the second quarter, the Pacers opened 19-2 to 41 points, and played like this:

Nemhard points Allen, Turner misplaced and bullied Mitchell, "Too easy!"

Mitchell was crossed with two balls, his teammate made a mistake, and Nesmith made a mid-range shot.

Mitchell was pinched, Garland shot and lost his open position, Turner went online and shot Garet Allen from a long shot, and Halliburton broke Mobri with a long shot.

Mitchell was surrounded and jumped through, Garland lost the shot, Naismith and Turner cut out with pick-and-roll, and Turner shot from a long time.

Mitchell missed a strong shot under a pinched attack, and Turner scored a long shot: 41 points.

Mitchell's code was pointed and attacked.

Turner, Toping and Siakam, the three forwards broke the double towers, or rather, the three forwards were misplaced and bullied the small, and the game was gone.

Say something more Halliburton.

When the end of last mid-season game, Coach Carlisle said that the Pacers' offensive feature is "We don't know what the next round will be, and the opponent doesn't know it." Speed, casual, "energized".

Halliburton made 3 of 8 shots today and just scored 11 points and 5 assists. His core value is never scored - of course, it was amazing to send the Bucks away and kill the Knights before.

is not even a scheming: when he needs to hold the ball in one round and one round to get points for the team, he is not as good as Luca, Alexander, Brunson and others.

So he was voted the most overrated by the players, and it is no surprise: one-on-one offense and defense, and the remaining teams have several ball holders, Tatum Brunson Mitchell Alexander Jimmy (injured Curry) Edwards are all above him.

Halliburton's talent is mainly to quickly pass the ball and advance the pace. It is not the key to averaging 10 assists and 26 points per game so far in the playoffs. The key is that his time to hold the ball in every game is the same as Edwards, but he passes 78 goals per game and Edwards 51 goals.

Topin said before that Halliburton's distribution of balls will make his teammates feel presence. Coach Carlisle said Halliburton could get his teammates “energized.” It might be said that Halliburton is an oil pipeline, an electric wire, and a high-speed network cable.

Mitchell is the best player in this series. Mobley is the best defender in this series. But today the Pacers won the entire team and the Cavaliers' net line - the two-guards made the ball - were pulled.

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