Start without the ball

Chapter 314 G2
On June 6, the InterContinental Hotel in Toronto.

This bowl is big~
Don't be vain.

Truth~
This big bowl of lasagna is also expensive.

Li Haoyu picked up his phone and turned off the alarm clock. I have to say that a big bowl of thick noodles is really the best choice for an alarm clock.

After washing up, Li Haoyu went downstairs to the restaurant, where the staff had already prepared a nutritious meal customized by the Thunder.

Ten minutes later, Westbrook came over yawning and saw Li Haoyu who was having a meal in high spirits, and asked in puzzlement, "I really can't figure out why you look so energetic every morning?"

"If an electric eel wakes you up in the morning, of course you will be very energetic~"

Westbrook: "Yesterday I slept beautifully. It feels so good to win the first game. You don't know how much pressure I had when I played against Miami."

Li Haoyu: "I remember that the Thunder won the first game back then. They should be very excited. How could there be pressure?"

Westbrook sighed: "In the first game we were at home, Kevin went berserk, he scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, the more he played, the more he played, coupled with the momentum of the home court, it was difficult to beat the Heat.

Yesterday was different. You and George played very steadily, and I am no longer the young Russell. We almost controlled the direction of the game, so I slept very peacefully last night. "

The two chatted while eating. A few minutes later, other Thunder players arrived at the restaurant one after another. When everyone finished eating, Donovan said: "We will have a meeting in the hotel conference room in 20 minutes."

At the same time, the Raptors meeting, which lost at home, has been going on for an hour.

Nurse led the players to analyze the game video of G1, and everyone analyzed the tactics commonly used by the Thunder during regular time, but when it came to the transition, seeing Li Haoyu making distinctions again and again, the expressions of the Raptors became grim.

Nurse said: "As you all have seen, the time when the Thunder opened up the point difference in the first game is the end of the first quarter, the beginning of the third quarter, the end of the third quarter, the beginning of the fourth quarter,
Excluding the loss caused by Siakam at the beginning of the third quarter, we almost lost to the damn Huaguo defender.

Now we have to solve this problem! "

Van Vleet said helplessly: "Coach, Duan Li is always making trouble for me. I was misplaced when I met him. It was really uncomfortable. I couldn't get into my own rhythm.

Without Lee, I would have played well, as evidenced at the beginning of the second quarter, when I recovered the points that Lee had opened up at the end of the first quarter. "

Nas stroked his chin, thinking.

At this time, Malcolm, who was sitting at the end, said: "Coach, as I suggested before, I can solve this."

Nass roared, "Shut up!"

Everyone looked at Malcolm curiously.He is an undrafted pick. He was signed by the Raptors with a two-way contract in 17. He has been on the fringes of the team. With a basic salary, he is not qualified to speak at such a critical meeting as the ultimate water dispenser.

Raptors manager Ujiri apparently observed Nurse's mood swings when Malcolm spoke and took it to heart.

Afterwards, the coaching staff and the players discussed together, and finally decided that Siakam, who has a certain ability to hold the ball, should face Li Haoyu as much as possible. Although the Ghost Mamba's scoring cannot be limited, he can single-handedly play Morris or Noelle on the offensive end. If you can score, you will not be opened up too much.

After discussing the problems of the previous game, Nas arranged a few new sets of tactics. After the meeting ended, Nas left the arena. After reading the manual, everyone got up and walked to the court to practice the tactics just arranged.

Raptors manager Ujiri said: "Malcolm, please stay."

Nas, who had already left the house, didn't know what happened behind him, but Malcolm, who caught the manager's attention, gave a wicked smile.

On June 6, at 3 o'clock in the evening, the second game of the finals will start at the Scotiabank Arena.

A large number of Raptors fans waiting to enter the arena gathered outside the arena, and the banners of the King of the North can be seen everywhere.

TNT commentary lineup is still luxurious, Shaq O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller.

Barkley first said: "The Raptors lost at home in the last game. Today, the Toronto team must perform better."

Pierce: "The series not only tested the team's performance on the field, but also tested the team's ability to adjust. However, in the conference finals, both teams showed excellent adjustment ability."

Miller: "Hua Guoli showed a strong scoring ability in the transition period in the last game. If there is no restriction, the Raptors will be extremely passive."

Barkley: "However, Kawhi is the only one who can guard Lee. He can't take on the offense in regular time and compete with Lee in the transition period, right?

He can't play the full 48 minutes of such a high-intensity game. "

O'Neill: "I'd love to know the answer too."

In the Thunder locker room, Donovan said impassionedly:

"Today, we will usher in the second game. The importance of this game is self-evident. If we can win this game and return to the home court with a score of 2-0, it would be great!"

After saying that, Donovan looked at everyone, everyone's eyes were full of excitement, everyone was looking forward to tonight's game.

After the entrance ceremony, the second game officially began.

Leonard was close to Paul George from the beginning, the Thunder was led by Li Haoyu and Westbrook, and the Raptors still used Leonard as the starting point of the attack, and the two sides took the lead alternately.

At 6 minutes into the first quarter, the two sides battled 14-15 and the Raptors led by 1 point. Donovan took the initiative to change and replaced Li Haoyu to prepare for the transition. Nas replaced Ibaka with Ibaka after 2 minutes. Siakam off.

At 2 minutes and 30 seconds of the first quarter, the two sides battled 20 to 21. The Raptors led by 1 point and entered the transition period. The two sides sent out rotations.

Thunder: center Noelle, power forward Morris, small forward Ferguson, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Schroeder.

Raptors: Center Siakam, power forward Ibaka, small forward Powell, shooting guard Van Vleet, point guard Lowry.

The Thunder attacked, Li Haoyu came to the left 45 degrees, and ran to the right corner with the help of Ferguson's cover.

Powell followed half a step behind. On the edge of the three-second zone on the right, Noelle and Morris firmly blocked Powell.

Seeing that his teammates couldn't keep up, Ibaka switched defenses to chase Li Haoyu.

When receiving the basketball from the right corner, Li Haoyu was unable to make a direct shot because the Raptors forward was in front of him, so he hit the ball and passed it to Morris. Throw hands.

shuh~
The basketball went into the net hollow, 22 to 21.

(End of this chapter)