The Thunder equalized the score highlights a heart-wrenching fact: Jokic actually became the Thunder s oil bottle

Text/Jiang Shihua

On the morning of May 12, a focus game in the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals was staged as scheduled. The two sides against the Nuggets, who played at home, played against the No. 1 Thunder in the Western Conference's regular season. After the whole game, the Nuggets lost 87-92 at home and failed to use their home advantage to win the match point. The Thunder regained the home advantage of the series. More importantly, the four games highlighted a very heartbreaking fact: Jokic actually became the Thunder's drag, which is difficult to accept, but it is a cruel reality.

Of course, it’s not that I’m not good at Teacher Yo, but in fact he’s too good, which simply redefines the tactical status of the center in modern basketball. However, after his strengths and weaknesses were targeted by the Thunder, he not only no longer became the team's stabilizing force on the offensive end, but also fully exposed his weaknesses of high physical energy consumption and slow movement speed on the defensive end. This is the reason why one thing reduces one thing. In short, it is not that Teacher Yon is not excellent, but that he is fast offense and defense in the face of Thunder, and that Teacher Yon is unable to keep up with the opponent's rhythm. This is the problem.

As we all know, the greatest power of Teacher Yoko on the offensive end is to deal cards with teammates at high positions. This is easy to deal with the Lakers. However, when facing the Thunder, this move failed. The main reason is that the Thunder's rotation and assisting defense rate is too fast. At this time, Teacher Yoko's weaknesses were exposed: on the one hand, there is no guarantee of rebounding on the outside. On the other hand, playing in the inside consumes physical fitness, and he is not O'Neal's center. The key is that the Thunder not only assists in defense quickly, but also attacks faster. Whether it is a quick push counterattack or a quick pass in positional battles, Jokic on the defensive end is even more at a loss. This is the status quo.

It is hard to imagine that Jokic will become a burden to the Nuggets, but Thunder has done this. There is only one thing that cannot be imagined and nothing can be done in this world.