How will OKC adjust their game? How we will counter? (Discussion)

As of right now, I am very pleased with this team being able to win 1 game. Rockets this year are know for their comebacks, and I wouldn't be surprised if we become the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit with all the groundbreaking things the team have done this year. Now that they have a taste of victory, they will want more.

Hence comes the biggest challenge of playoffs. One of the reason in the history of NBA that no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit is because adjustments plays too much of a role. What ends up happening is that a team adjusts and the previous winning team tries to do what won them their game.

To be more clear, think of it as rock paper scissors. We won with rock this time and we know they are going to go for paper next game. But what is the safer bet is the team always goes with what won their game and more likely than not we will use rock again. (Of course it is a lot more complicated than that)

Here's the key problem we presented OKC this game:
1) Half court pressure on Durant -> double team Durant
2) Parsons continuous penetration with Garcia Delfino PBev floor spread
3) Mismatch from spread allows Asik for numerous Off. Boards
4) PBev + Delfino's continuous stealing pressure on players with not so great handles

Here's things OKC may have found via this game.
- Aggressive D Pressure caused multiple players to be in foul trouble
- A very big hole at the wing 3 pt and corner 3 pt

There's much more I'm sure. So add more yourself.

It'd be interesting to discuss how they can adjust to these problems. So far in my mind I can see OKC trying to give the ball to Durant in the pass off to force fouls to Garcia and hand it back to Reggie in the halfcourt. Perhaps force a rotate/switch with Ibaka setting picks for Durant.

Forcing Garcia into foul trouble should be easier because they are at homecourt and its Durant but also because Garcia is always in his face. Starting fullcourt would allow Durant to do his good ol' arm swing pass touch foul calls.

With Garcia in foul trouble, we'd see trouble in our offensive spread which will cause trouble in the penetration.

So I'd say this is feasible.

If we see this, I'd think a good counter is what PBev did with Garcia late game except they can apply it early. Have PBev on Durant before half court and do a quick switch via double on Durant with Garcia as soon as Durant cross half.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on what their adjustments could be .

 

If they start Martin, they would take a hit on defense. But is it really that big of a hit? As of right now, it seems like our offense comes only from 3s or penetration. So if you put Martin on someone like Garcia, it doesn't seem like the tradeoff is big at all.

So maybe starting Martin wouldn't be such a bad idea. If they do that, I'd really like to try a AB, Bev, Parsons, Harden, Garcia combo and fully focus on penetration.