Well-known reporter: To match the speed of the walker, the two towers were abandoned. Thunder s operation was inexplicably

Yahoo Sports reporter Evan Sidery talked about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s performance so far in the NBA Finals this season. It seems that Sidery is not very understanding of the Thunder's previous tactical arrangements during the finals.

Sidery wrote: At present, the Thunder only allowed Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein to play together for 5 minutes in the finals. Thunder completely gave up their height advantages. The purpose of doing this is to match the pacer's speed, but the effect of such a strategy is counterproductive. You should know that in the playoffs before the Finals, the Thunder could win 5.7 points during the time when Homgren and Haltenstein played together, which also shows that their combination can have excellent results.

So far, Chet has averaged 29.4 minutes in the first 19 games so far, with averaging 16 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.8 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He has shot 47.6%, three-point shooting percentage 30.5%, and free throw shooting percentage 78.3%. So far in the playoffs, Haltenstein averaged 23.1 minutes in the first 19 games, with averaging 8.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks. He also had 1.2 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 62% and his free throw percentage was 68.4%.

Sidery actually said that there was no big problem. Chett and Haltenstein were both the team's starting partners before the finals. The Thunder's record was also quite good. Chett also became better and better as the playoffs deepened, not to mention that the Thunder is also stronger than the Pacers in terms of overall strength. As a result, in the finals, the Thunder seemed to be scared by their opponents, and inexplicably adjusted the starting lineup, greatly reducing Haltenstein's playing time and tactical status.

The result problem arises. Haltenstein's playing time has decreased, and the team's inside defense and rebound protection have some problems. Chett has no way to take into account the overall situation on both offense and defense, and the team's restrictions on opponents' outside players are not in place. In other words, the Thunder's adjustment can be said to be a mess. Not only did it not work, it disrupted its own arrangement and caused its players to be unable to exert all their strength. It is no exaggeration to say that if the Thunder loses the finals, head coach Mark Daigneault will definitely have to bear a lot of responsibility.