Pacers VS Thunder G2 Preview Thunder strikes, and only by doing three things can you defend the home court

Pacers G1 took the lead with Halliburton's final victory, but the Thunder's ability to get here is definitely not a vulnerable soft persimmon. G2 will definitely respond to defending the home court. And three killer moves against the Pacers.

How to limit Turner's shooting and singles

Thunder G1's key to losing in the last moment was that Turner failed to defend. Turner scored 8 points in 6 minutes in the fourth quarter, and two key three-pointers directly reversed the situation. Similar to Jokic, Turner is also an inside player with a certain ability to attack independently. Judging from the past promotion process, it is difficult for the Thunder to defend against such inside lines.

G2 Thunder can try to use the method of preventing Jokic to defend Turner, and when Turner is online, he uses Caruso to defend alone. Caruso has good strength in the lower plate and can withstand Turner. Once Turner arches into the paint area, Harten or Homgren recycles timely and interferes with Turner. Turner, who averaged 1.3 assists per game, basically had no ability to shoot the ball. Facing this kind of defense, he either made a blacksmith or was intercepted. This defense only takes a few times to force Turner to change his strategy and reduce his shots.

How to adjust the defensive strategy

G1 Thunder's high-pressure defense failed to last the entire game, which is the fundamental reason why they were reversed by the Pacers at the last moment. The size of the three positions on the outside of the Thunder is too small and has to rely on crazy grabs to make up for the size gap. But the Pacers are not afraid of the Thunder snatching the ball with too many points, so the G2 Thunder must change their strategy.

High pressure pressing should continue to be used but does not need to be used throughout the entire game. Just increase the defensive intensity in the first and third quarters, which can not only catch the Pacers off guard, but also open the score at critical time points. The defensive Thunder against Pacers' key people can take targeted methods.

Focus on defending Turner and Siakam, and appropriately let Halliburton attack multiple times. Although Halliburton has key ball skills, he does not have absolute static talent after all, and his 33.1% three-point shooting percentage is also a nerve knife. Compared to Turner and Sika Halliburton's singles, they are much weaker. And the Thunder also has enough manpower to limit Harry in the number one position. Letting Harry continue to dance solo magic might be the most appropriate option. The lineup arrangement at the decisive moment

G1 The key to the Thunder's loss of a good game, in addition to Harry's magical appearance, the Thunder coach digs his own grave. In the last 3 minutes, Homegren was replaced by the fifth junior, but the Pacers seized the opportunity to complete the reversal. The G2 Thunder must learn from their lessons. Harten and Homgren must have at least one of them to stay until the end, so that even if the Thunder loses the backcourt rebound, as long as there are big men in the interior, they can interfere with the Pacers players to protect the penalty area.

Thunder's overall strength prevails, which is why they are generally optimistic about winning the series. G2 Thunder can once again take control of the situation in its own hands by just doing the details.