In the second half, the Thunder's weakness was completely exposed in this Christmas battle.

The Suns taught all teams a vivid lesson. To clean up the Thunder, the easiest way is to slow down the pace, steadily fight the position, ensure the players' return speed after shooting, and limit the Thunder's counterattack.

The offensive and defensive conversion speed slows down, and the offensive efficiency of the Thunder Trident is reduced, and the stars frequently play singles at mid-range distance.

The Suns became famous for fast attacks but did not rely on fast attacks. Guo Xu could still control the rhythm perfectly in positional battles and switch freely between playing with balls and without balls.

Westbrook and DeRozan can only attack with the ball. The threat of running without the ball is very small, and the defenders don’t have to follow closely because they lack range. They play singles with the ball in the positional battle, and their shooting percentage is also very low under interference.

This is the lack of ability. No matter how good the coach is, he can't solve it. Brooks's adjustment method is to force speed up and let Wei Shao rush up and fight.

The Thunder was forced to compete with the Suns, which led the small ball era, how could there be a suspense in the victory or defeat?

D'Antoni made adjustments and let O'Neal and Gasol Jr. rest off the court, and Gotat, Ibaka and Haslem rotated in the interior. The center of the flesh shield did not appear, and the speed of the Suns inside players was no less than that of any team.

The team was behind in a big way, and Wei Shao, who was eager to catch up, began to consciously take on more responsibilities. His fans called this crazy running, domineering and extremely talented playing style "leadership temperament".

Wei Shao fought against Guo Xu in this quarter, using his height advantage to force his breakthrough many times, stopped and jumped on the emergency and gave Ibaka two big hats. He made 2 of 8 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 4 free throws, scored 7 points, 1 assist and 3 mistakes, leading the Suns to lead the Thunder by 28 points in the third quarter, allowing the game to enter garbage time.

Guo Xu was shot by Wei Shao and went to guard the water dispenser. He would not go to the fourth quarter again, which made him extremely depressed when he wanted to copy the data. The only comfort was that the others of the Sun also accompanied him to guard the water dispenser.

Well, once Wei Shao takes more action, it will be a suicide attack.

In the third quarter, Durant reduced his shots and increased his passes. He knew that if he kept playing singles, his data would be beautiful and he would not be able to beat the Suns. He hoped to drive his teammates and become a better core, but ordinary passes are difficult to form assists. He is not good at breaking points like Guo Xu.

Durant's main advantages are his height and wingspan, he has a broad vision when organizing, and passing is not easily disturbed. His most suitable partner is Curry, Thompson, who can catch the ball and take action immediately, is not like Wei Shao.

In Guo Xu's previous life, there was a saying that "only Wei Shao can prevent Durant from killing Durant", which is not empty talk. Wei Shao can not only reduce Durant's shots and reduce the Thunder's scoring efficiency, but also often convert Durant's assists into irons. Their chemical reaction is very poor, and 1+1 is definitely less than 2.

For Victoria, Durant is the most suitable teammate. Because Durant is a selfless core and does not have high requirements for the ball, he can play without the ball. This is an important reason why he can get along well with Victoria.

If Victoria and Curry are swapping now, the Thunder will strive for the championship this season, and the Warriors' locker room must fight, and one White Camel Mountain cannot accommodate two Ouyang Fengs.

Of course, even if the Thunder did not have the young master, the coach would not allow Durant to keep attacking wildly. He did not have the physical strength to support the whole game. By 2018, his highest score in a single game in 11 seasons in his career was only 54 points.

In the final quarter, both sides sent substitutes to exercise, and Jeremy Lin, the Suns' marginal man, and Whiteside, both got the opportunity to perform.

Kobayashi played very badly, Dragic was responsible for holding the ball, and Kobayashi played a cameo shooting guard and couldn't find the rhythm he was good at.

Whiteside performed well. He first covered the offensive end and then cut the ball, caught the ball and scored 6 points. His inside partner Gotat scored 8 points, and the two played against the Thunder substitute inside the inside.

The "Polish Hammer" began to show off this season, averaging 16 minutes per game to score 7.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists, with a shooting percentage of 56.3%. He didn't play for a long time and his efficiency exploded.

Gotat's mid-range shooting percentage reached 50%, but he rarely made any moves, averaging only 1.4 times, and more than 70% of the offenses were completed at low posts and at the basket.

Whiteside has to practice defense slowly. He is a naughty man. He often flies at a glance and always wants to block the opponent. He performs well on the offensive end, and he will rush to catch the ball and dunk when rushing. It is difficult for the opponent to defend himself after being led by the defender in the inside.

Whiteside was much better than when he joined the Kings. There was a super veteran like O'Neal in the team who could teach him game experience. He grew up watching O'Neal play, listened to his idol very much, and changed from a thorny head with low emotional intelligence to an honest little brother.

His fate began to change. As long as he didn't do stupid things that offend Guo Xu, there was no need to accept socialist transformation.

NBA has many talented players, and there are only a few super stars who have achieved success and fame, because in addition to talent, personality is also an important factor that determines destiny.

Whiteside looked very good in good times, with little playing time and no complaints. He honestly practiced the mid-range shot and the low-level catch, and turned around and took two moves, which made some results.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Whiteside had conflicts with Jiangsu Tongxi during his NBL game in China. According to Jiangsu media, the club has reservations about his professional attitude and believes that he is not working hard.

When he first returned to the NBA, Whiteside was the worst-tempered guy in the Heat. He played for more than three months of NBA games, received 7 technical fouls, and was expelled twice. According to the NBA rules, each corresponding to a fine. The total amount of fines he was fined that season reached $37,000.

At that time, a reporter joked that Whiteside would owe the league money this season because he was just a basic salary, would he be fined?

Now Whiteside has restrained his bad temper and has become O'Neal's hardcore little brother, following him behind his butt every day to carry his bag. During training, O'Neal is happy to give him some practical techniques.

O'Neal's low-post steps are excellent. As long as Whiteside has practiced the turning skills on both sides, he will not worry about not having a ball in the future. Although he does not have O'Neal's strength and is a tall and thin player, he has strong explosive power. With his bounce speed and arm span, the inside line cannot block him from taking action.

Guo Xu will also teach new players experience, tell them how to run and cooperate when attacking.

Whiteside was very humble and could concentrate. He didn't dare to act rashly when facing two NBA historical stars, let alone many people say that Guo Xu is the number one person in NBA history?

Both sides finished the bench and the Suns beat the Thunder 124-89 away 35 points.

This is because the Suns have saved face for the Thunder on Christmas. Even the last quarter is full of energy. The veteran Hill, who has played for a short time in the first three quarters, did not play. D'Antoni is mainly a young man with inexperienced training.

However, Thunder's marginal people are even worse, and they can't stand it.

Six players in the Suns scored in double digits. Guo Xu played for 30 minutes, made 8 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 23 points and 11 assists. He scored a double double digit without much effort.

Fans who said before the game that the Thunder are expected to win the championship this season have shut up, and the Suns have found a way to deal with them.

There is a big gap between the No. 1 position between the two sides. Westbrook made 5 of 18 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 turnovers. He made more shots than scores.
Chapter completed!