Chapter 766

On October 30, two days after the opening game, the Thunder team went to Orlando for the second game of the season.

I thought there would be no suspense in this game, because the Magic have not made the playoffs for several seasons and have always been the underdogs in the Eastern Conference.

As a result, the Magic put up a tenacious resistance to the Thunder at home.

The two sides played two overtime games abruptly. In the end, it was Li Liang who received a pass from Westbrook for a layup at the last moment, and finally defeated the Magic with a 141:139 advantage of 2 points and defeated the opponent with difficulty.

Li Liang scored 33 points, Durant scored 35 points, and Westbrook scored 32 points.

The three of them worked together to score 100 points!

The three of them worked together to beat Chamberlain.

But looking at the big score, the Thunder only won by 2 points.

The problem is the defense?

Not really, the Magic's offense feels really good tonight.

A lot of balls have been defended by the Thunder, but the Magic still threw the ball into the basket.

As for the offense, all three have demonstrated super personal abilities, and the Magic can't stop any of them.

The three scored 100 points together, but they couldn't suppress the Magic from the beginning to the end.

Instead, the Thunder stayed behind for most of the game.

They made too many mistakes.

There were too many mistakes, and it was difficult to attack the position. The three of them had to stand up and solve the problem by themselves.

After solving the problem, I want to continue to fight and cooperate, but I make mistakes and fall behind, and then someone will stand up to solve the problem.

The regular time was tied, the first overtime game was behind, and finally Durant made consecutive hits to tie.

In the second overtime, the Thunder chased for points again. In the end, relying on Li Liang's steal and a layup, they finally won the game.

The three played very well and were unstoppable in offense.

But winning the game was not a good look, and there was no sense of destruction at all.

On the contrary, it seemed to squeeze the three of them dry.

There have been many teams of the Big Three in NBA history.

There are those who have gradually accumulated in their own drafts, some who are temporarily grouped together, some who are old and new, and some who are at the peak.

The Lakers in the 1960s, the Knicks in the 1970s, the Lakers, the Celtics, the 76ers in the 1980s, the Celtics in 2008, and the Big Three of the Heat.

No matter what form it is, it is basically impossible for several super players to merge together and think that everyone can play the same data as in the past.

Certainly someone will sacrifice part of the ball and change part of the style of play.

Li Liang is willing to make sacrifices and changes. He put more energy into defense, support and cover during the game.

However, this person whose light is too strong, he can't hide it anywhere.

Fighting and fighting, Li Liang gradually grasped the situation in the game.

Durant squatted in the bottom corner twice, he didn't want to squat anymore, and he had to play according to his accustomed style of play.

Between the top of the arc and 45 degrees, hold the ball in the middle to launch an attack.

As for Westbrook, as a point guard, he naturally has the advantage of holding the ball. If he rises to kill, I don't care if the king of heaven comes, he just has to do it.

The result of this is that the three of them are playing intermittently, and the others are not easy to cooperate with.

Everyone runs tactics on the field, in the final analysis, they have to run around a point.

As a result, there are three points here, and the two people who match them will be particularly passive.

Adams and Robertson, who were originally starters, have average autonomous offensive capabilities.

With these three people, it is even more passive. Once they are passive, the whole team's offense will not be able to run.

Just like a car, the gear changes as soon as the engine speed goes up, and the gear changes as soon as it goes up.

The three gears are changed back and forth, and one day the engine will be replaced.

After finishing the game against the Magic, on November 1st, the Thunder played away against the Nuggets.

Facing the lack of strength of the Nuggets, the Thunder did not play very well in the away game on the plateau.

They played inextricably with the Nuggets in the first half of the game. Durant and Westbrook's offense felt average.

It wasn't until the third quarter that the Thunder relied on the strength of the bench to widen the point difference and secure the victory.

Compared with the previous two games, the Thunder's substitute has played better, and the running-in of the main lineup is still in progress.

Li Liang got a triple-double in this game, with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. This is his first triple-double since he came to the Thunder.

But he still has 6 turnovers, which is really a bit too much-Westbrook made 5 turnovers, and the two made 11 turnovers in total, which is simply a negative effect.

Durant scored 25 points very efficiently, making 8 of 11 two-pointers and 3 of 5 three-pointers.

In the third scene, the three of them seemed to have found a tacit understanding and division of labor.

Li Liang is responsible for the overall, Durant is responsible for scoring, and Westbrook is responsible for turnovers.

Anyway, if someone makes a mistake, it's better to find someone to take responsibility for it and take care of it.

But in the fourth game against the Rockets, everything didn't seem to be right again.

This is the Thunder's third consecutive away game, and the NBA's game arrangement is also the same. The first game gave the Thunder a home game, and then there were four consecutive away games, one of which was back-to-back.

This is the second back-to-back game against the Rockets.

The Rockets got Dwight Howard in the summer, and they won three consecutive victories after the start of the new season, which is quite inflated.

And they do have reasons to expand, the team is really in good shape.

In addition to Howard, the Rockets also got Ty Lawson, who was traded from the Nuggets and felt prosperous.

Facing the powerful Big Three Thunder, James Harden played very well, scoring 40 points in the game!

On Lei Ting's side, all three of them performed mediocrely.

They seem to have negotiated that if they want to explode, they will explode together, and if they want to impotent, they will impotent together. The synchronization rate is quite high.

Li Liang was helping his teammates to support and cover all the time, but he watched his teammates hit the iron again and again.

At the last moment of the game, it was too late to recover from the defeat.

At 107:110, the Thunder suffered their first loss of the new season.

The coaching staff headed by Donovan needs to carefully review how to use Li Liang and assign the tasks of the Big Three on the field.

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After the game, in the Thunder's locker room, Li Liang refused to be interviewed by reporters and went into the shower to take a shower.

Head coach Donovan was surrounded by reporters, said a few words in a hurry, and then the Thunder's locker room door was closed.

Obviously, losing in the fourth game did not meet expectations for the Thunder, which had high hopes at the beginning of the season.

Donovan encountered such a lineup when he was the first NBA head coach, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for him.

After seeing such a good lineup of the team, but not showing enough potential, Donovan finally decided to make some changes.

He asked the locker room to close the door, and everyone discussed how to play in the future.

But it works in college, where the players are students and they listen 100 percent to the coach.

In professional teams, players, especially stars, have more cards than coaches, and Donovan dare not offend any of the Big Three.

Therefore, he can only let Durant and Westbrook put forward their own ideas and opinions first.

Westbrook is very straightforward, "I don't think we have any problems, we just lost one game, and we will win the next game."

There is no problem with Westbrook's self-confidence, but his thinking is still a little simpler.

As a competitor, the Warriors played away to the Rockets a few days ago and won the Rockets by 20 points.

Just now, on another field, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies at home by 50 points.

The Warriors were shattering and the Thunder stumbled, which shouldn't be the case.

Running-in may be the reason, but running-in can't just rely on one game after another, but constant adjustments and changes.

Durant said: "Maybe... maybe our tactics should be more team and play more collectively. We have a lot of tactics, but we haven't used them."

There is some truth to what Durant said.

During the summer training camp, Donovan really tried a lot of tactics, around Li Liang, around Durant, around Westbrook.

As a result, in the regular season, it seemed that they didn't play out, and the offensive end was fragmented.

Donovan nodded, leaving Li Liang's opinion - this guy is still taking a bath.

Hearing everyone's voices, Li Liang came out of the shower. While wiping his hair, he said, "What's there to discuss? Actually, the solution is very simple. I'll be a substitute."

As soon as Li Liang said that, everyone looked at him with disbelief in their eyes.

Substitute? Isn't this too high-spirited?

Li Liang spread his hands and said, "What's the point of being a substitute? Wouldn't it be good to be the best sixth man?"

Li Liang said it very easily, but Durant suddenly felt tears welling up.

What kind of spirit is this? Is this the legendary spirit of internationalism? It does seem to be different from the selfishness of capitalism.

Everyone can't believe it, it's so easy and casual, playing as a substitute?

In fact, they didn't understand how Li Liang could casually let himself be a substitute.

When he was just taking a shower, Li Liang's eyes lit up, and a task appeared: [Do you want to open the 'Bench Life' task line? 】

Li Liang took a look, life on the bench? What do you mean? Let me be a substitute? Don't do it, don't turn it on.

Just as he was about to veto it, Li Liang thought about it, no, life on the bench is not necessarily a substitute.

Isn't the head coach also sitting on the bench?

OK, then select [Yes].