LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Facing Chandler, Ibaka easily jumped up and picked up possession for the Thunder.

Ibaka's natural talent is truly enviable.

Chen Shuo is quite familiar with the Thunder's starting lineup.

The young Russell Westbrook and the Swiss Army knife Thabo Sefolosha formed the backcourt.

Serge Ibaka, who is 28cm tall, partnered with Kendrick Perkins in the frontcourt. At this time, Perkins' main job was not yet broadcasting; on the court, he was a competent and useful defensive center.

In order to acquire Perkins from the Celtics, the Thunder used Jeff Green as trade bait, along with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.

But Presti will soon discover that most of the top teams in the league no longer have a dominant center who can score in the low post.

This move is going against the grain, but considering the Lakers have the duo of Bynum and Gasol in the West, it's not unreasonable.

After Westbrook crossed half-court, he immediately passed the ball to Durant in the midfield position.

When Westbrook isn't overconfident, he's still willing to pass the ball to his good older brother.

After Durant received the ball in his familiar waist position, Leonard immediately guarded his lower body, giving Durant no space to jump.

Just as Durant was about to drive to the basket, Garnett had already spread his long arms, covering Durant inside.

Throughout the season, the Cavaliers rarely double-teamed, mostly opting for man-to-man defense on the perimeter, leaving Garnett to help defend around the free-throw line.

Considering the last time the two teams met, Leonard's one-on-one defense was completely overwhelmed by Durant.

Before the game, the coaching staff made a special adjustment to the strategy, unusually allowing Garnett to return to his defensive form from his Celtics days, forming a double team with his teammates at the top of the court.

Throughout his career, Durant's ability to break through double teams has not been particularly high.

This season, Durant averaged 3.5 assists per game while also committing 3.8 turnovers, which is enough to demonstrate Durant's passing and ball-handling abilities during this period.

After some struggle, Durant found Westbrook on the perimeter to receive the pass.

Looking up at the remaining 12 seconds, Westbrook decided to take control of the ball and take the shot himself.

After observing Paul's positioning, Westbrook dribbled across the court and quickly broke through towards the sideline.

Paul's defensive positioning was quite ruthless. Instead of standing directly in front of Westbrook to completely block his driving route, he turned to the side to give Westbrook a runway, allowing him to drive along the sideline.

Chen Shuo sat on the sidelines, watching Westbrook walk step by step into the trap, breaking along the sideline to near the baseline.

Chandler was already standing between Westbrook and the basket, with Paul constantly making dirty moves beside him.

This tactic is a typical Spurs defensive strategy: blocking the midline and leaving the sideline open, gradually guiding the ball handler to the two-point area along the baseline.

In this confined area, the center and his counterpart form a trap, which is very effective against guards like Westbrook who rely on driving to the basket.

The disadvantage is that it gives opponents the opportunity to shoot long two-pointers in this area, which can be difficult against players like Kobe and Durant.

While Westbrook possesses a deadly jump shot, he is extremely reliant on dribbling rhythm, and when forced to shoot, his shots only lightly tap the rim of Quicken Loans Arena.

Chen Shuo was quite satisfied with the defense in this round.

In just one possession, the Cavaliers employed two different defensive strategies to target the Thunder's two star players.

The double-team forced Durant to pass the ball, leading Westbrook into a trap.

It has both the coaching staff's careful planning and the confidence brought by abundant defensive resources.

With the Cavaliers' current defensive setup, they can handle any team's challenge with ease.

What truly determines how far this Cavaliers team can go is their offense.

Paul dribbled the ball past half-court, lightly tapped his forehead with his right hand, signaling to his teammates to initiate a play.

Facing Chandler's body, Westbrook desperately squeezed through the screen and chased after Paul and Perkins to form a double-team.

Ibaka, on the other hand, left his defender alone, blocking Chandler's path to the basket.

Paul then passed the ball to Garnett.

The Thunder continued their rotation and help defense, with Durant leaving Leonard open to face Garnett, and surprisingly, the height difference wasn't that significant.

Just as Durant pounced on him, Garnett completed the pass, delivering it to Leonard on the wing beyond the three-point line.

With no one in front of him, Leonard adjusted his position and fired a three-pointer, calmly sinking it and responding to the Thunder's strategy of leaving him open.

Chen Shuo glanced at Brooks on the sidelines; this Thunder coach still underestimated Leonard.

Clearly, the Thunder's strategy is to let Leonard go if necessary.

In theory, the Thunder's players have the speed to rotate in time, but Garnett's passing was too quick, which created an open shot for Leonard.

When the rotation came to an end and Leonard had the ball, the players' inertia made them unwilling to put in the effort to rush out.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Shuo's lips curled into a smile.

If Brooks saw Leonard's training, he would definitely regret this idea.

Of the rookies personally selected by Chen Shuo, apart from Irving who was traded away, the remaining four had a good relationship.

However, Leonard and Thompson prefer to train together during practice.

Chen Shuo set Leonard's goal as developing his three-point shooting skills, while also urging Thompson to improve his defensive abilities as soon as possible.

So the silent duo often practiced together, with Leonard teaching Thompson defense and Thompson teaching Leonard three-pointers.

Although Leonard isn't considered a naturally gifted shooter, with practice he can still develop his skills after Chip England corrected his hand position.

Leonard, who shot 38.8% from three-point range this season, only attempted 1.7 three-pointers per game, largely because Paul's pick-and-roll basketball didn't create enough open looks.

Leonard's off-ball movement ability is not enough to get him a lot of opportunities.

The roles of offense and defense have reversed.

The Thunder's offensive initiation was no different; they still passed the ball to Durant.

Garnett moved up to double-team, Westbrook received the ball and tried to break through again, but was blocked near the baseline.

Another long two-pointer missed.

To put it bluntly, the Cavaliers' defensive strategy was to exploit the Thunder's lack of a proper playmaker.

They were unable to connect the Thunder's offensive resources on the court.

In fact, Chen Shuo has always believed that switching Westbrook and Harden's positions would be more suitable for this Thunder team.

Harden, who is still on the bench this season, has already shown his talent as a playmaker.

With Harden on the court, Durant can play much more easily.

Westbrook can also achieve better results by venting his energy on the opposing bench players.

Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.

Even with this idea in mind, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks couldn't convince Westbrook, who had already made the All-NBA Second Team, to return to the bench.

So, in the four minutes before Brooks called a timeout.

Westbrook got more and more carried away with the game, his shots became increasingly ineffective, and despite his determination to save the team, he was completely lost in the trap carefully set by the Cavaliers.

Durant, the big brother, could only rush in before the double team arrived, making one of his two shots.

Under Paul's leadership, the Cavaliers made no mistakes, preventing the Thunder from launching a single counterattack.

On the big screen at Quicken Loans Arena, the score was clearly frozen at 14:2.

Of the Cavaliers' 14 points, 8 came from Leonard.

He made two of his three three-point attempts, and when the opponent finally rushed in to rotate, he knocked away the defender and cut straight to the basket for an easy layup.

Chen Shuo stared at the score, lost in thought.

Even though Thunder still had some trump cards up its sleeve, Chen Shuo still had a thought.

For the Cavaliers, the Thunder seem easier to deal with than the Spurs.

The Thunder are young and full of talent; they have a chance to upset the Spurs.

However, the Cavaliers and the Spurs are completely different. The Cavaliers' roster depth and defensive resources are fully capable of dealing with the young storm unleashed by the Thunder.

On the contrary, playing a rigid, methodical offensive and defensive game like the Spurs can easily put them at a disadvantage in a series.