CIATB Chapter 378 No Surprise With Li Wan
Chapter 378 No Surprise With Li Wan
Chapter 378 No Surprise With Li Wan
The Western Conference finals started first.
As Li Wan expected, although the "dark horse" Trail Blazers used the team's X factor Deron Williams to restrain Chris Paul and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, but when facing the Warriors, Obviously showed the problem of insufficient strength.
If you summarize the teams that have defeated the Warriors in the past playoffs, or almost defeated the Warriors, you will find that these teams actually have similarities.
The most obvious of these is that there must be top super giant players in the team.
For example, Columbus has Li Wan, the Hornets who beat the Warriors have James Harden and Anthony Davis, and the Spurs who almost beat the Warriors have Leonard who has both offense and defense...
It's not that the Trail Blazers have no stars. Aldridge and Oden can both be regarded as "super giant" players, but they are not as good as the above four super giants.
Throughout the first game, there was no direct defeat. The Trail Blazers clung to the score, but only controlled the point difference to about 7 points, and then... nothing more.
The Warriors "boiled frogs in warm water" were mediocre and defeated the Trail Blazers.
In the 48 minutes of the game, the Trail Blazers never took the lead except for one lead at the start.
Big score 1-0!
"Big Mouth" Green couldn't stay idle anymore. After winning the first game, he publicly announced: "I think the Western Conference team that will enter the finals this year has been determined!"
This made the players of the Trail Blazers very angry, but it is not known what kind of motivation this anger can transform...
The day after the game ended, the league officially announced the regular season MVP of this season. Although the Hornets were upset, the regular season MVP was still won by James Harden.
Even in the loss to the Trail Blazers, James Harden's performance was not a major problem, with 27.5 points, 10.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds. Basically, he played everything he could.
Moreover, the voting actually came out as early as the first round, and James Harden's performance in the first round was even more impeccable...
Of course, after the award was announced, James Harden still encountered a lot of doubts.
It's not just him, any regular season MVP who doesn't even make it to the Eastern and Western finals will be met with the same doubts.
That night was the first matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The atmosphere in the Grand Navigation Arena was even more enthusiastic. All the Columbusians put on the same "support uniform", and the blue "battle robe" made the entire auditorium on the sidelines look as rough as the "sea".
Everyone in the Raptors team is not young, but when they entered the arena, they sensed the atmosphere in the auditorium, and secretly gritted their teeth, knowing that tonight must be a tough battle.
The "surface of the sea" never calmed down, and the sudden sound of the trumpet made the entire "surface of the sea" even more unsettled. Let's put it this way, the strong wind rolled up the dark clouds~ and roared.
In the roar, the home appearance ceremony of the Columbus Explorers players came.
The reporter of the Explorers looked at the atmosphere of the scene, and suddenly wanted to turn over the scenes shot last year and cut them together with the current one. He had already thought of the title:
How does the foundation of the championship team accumulate!
There are many "devil's home courts" in this league now, but there is no doubt that no team's home atmosphere can match the defending champion Columbus Explorers.
Even though the team has only been established for 2 years!
But with Li Wan, a fiery home atmosphere quickly emerged here...
As for the method, it is also very simple, that is:
win the championship!
After the warm-up, the big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of both sides:
"Columbus Explorers: Li Wan at No. [-], Wiggins at No. [-], Anthony at No. [-], Sabonis Jr. at No. [-], Adams at No. [-];
Raptors: Lowry at No. [-], DeRozan at No. [-], Paul George at No. [-], Ibaka at No. [-], Jonas Valanciunas at No. [-];
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
Paul George couldn't help but took a few deep breaths as he walked to the court.
This is his problem after being defeated by Li Wan in the playoffs two or three times in the Pacers. Every time he meets Li Wan, he is always a little nervous.
He didn't know if this was the legendary "Lee Phobia", but he knew very well that if Li Wan was not defeated, the situation would become more and more serious!
In the Pacers, he failed to do such a thing.
In this season when he came to the Raptors, he can feel that he has a group of better teammates, at least in terms of his record and his feeling on the court.
Even when facing last year's "Ultimate Four" Bulls, the Raptors' teammates gave him enough support.
Presumably the same is true with the Columbus Explorers!
In the jump ball session, the first person to touch the ball is Adams.
The opponent who came out to jump the ball was "Congo slugger" Ibaka, but judging from the results, the impact of the "Congo slugger"'s closed shot was indeed large enough. He can still run and jump, but in terms of this instantaneous explosive power, It really dropped a lot, and Adams can easily handle him.
Li Wan took the ball to the frontcourt, facing Paul George.
After the game against the Bulls, Paul George's outstanding performance in the series conquered the media. Most reporters and experts believe that he will win at least one regular season MVP in the future!
Bill Walton also thinks: "He has such ability!"
Needless to say, Paul George, who has never suffered a broken leg crisis, looks really strong after entering the peak of his career.
How to describe it...
You can think of McGrady returning to the court again, and every frame of movement is full of talent.And this is "McGrady" who does not have such strange diseases as spinal curvature and is willing to defend.
Li Wan faced him with the ball, and the continuous cross steps failed to deceive him, so he pulled back. When he hesitated, he directly shot a three-pointer. The ball was very straight, but the ball failed to score.
The ball startled Paul George.
Ibaka against Adams, Valanciunas grabbed the rebound.
When it was the Raptors' turn to attack, Lowry had no good way to face Li Wan.
Although he is short and has a low center of gravity, his breakthrough method is to go straight, relying on the strength of his body to crush and align with the tonnage, otherwise he can be called a "small steel cannon", but this kind of breakthrough method is Li Wan's best. Not afraid.
He is the tonnage of the third position.
Lowry's breakthrough threat is gone, and only blind j* shots are left!
But fortunately, when he was about to make a shot, he caught a glimpse of DeRozan from the corner of his eye.
DeRozan and Paul George ran a cross from outside the three-point line, running away from Wiggins while running without the ball, and the frame behind the ball is a mid-range shot. This is his signature shot method, but when he When the ball was about to be shot, Wiggins, who was thrown off by him, reappeared out of nowhere, interfered with his long hands, and chased back and defended very passionately.
The problem of DeRozan's lack of shooting sights under intense interference was exposed at this time.
Ibaka also wanted to do the same trick again, stuck Adams and let his teammates grab the rebound, but this time Adams thought the same way, and he turned sideways to give way to a path that didn't exist before, and Li Wan tacitly reached the basket from this position Down, serve first, and protect the rebound.
There is no way under the basket. If there are too many people stuck, there will be Lu. —Steve Treant Adams.
Taking the ball in stride to the frontcourt, Li Wan looked at Paul George, who was following him step by step, and chose to make a sudden breakthrough, but when he felt that Paul George could move horizontally smoothly, he immediately put on the brakes and turned halfway around To test Paul George's defensive position, when he felt that he didn't want to lean forward, he turned forward, and then stepped back to make a posture of joining the ball with both hands. This action forced Paul George to move his center of gravity forward. He jumped forward, but when he jumped forward, Li Wan successfully broke through from his side with the "Borrowing Buddha" action. Facing Ibaka's supplementary defense, he threw the ball towards the bottom corner. Sabonis hit a three-pointer.
3-0!
So hard to guard against!
In just two rounds, Paul George already wanted to grit his teeth.
Li Wan has too many "weapons" on the offensive end, and he can change his offensive style very skillfully, adjusting his own offensive options according to the opponent's defensive style.
Before the start of the game, he promised in front of Raptors coach Dwayne Casey: "I will defend Li Wan alone!"
But after these two rounds, Paul George wanted to say to himself:
Overcome!
It was the Raptors' turn to attack again. The moment Li Wan broke through Paul George, the scene of George shaking his head slightly fell into Casey's eyes. In this round, he specially asked Lowry to give Paul George a space for singles. , the person defending George is Carmelo Anthony, and Tyronn Lue did not switch defenses on the defensive end.
The ferocious firepower of the regular season and the completion of the first two rounds of the playoffs gave him enough confidence now. As long as Columbus' offensive firepower can continue, no team can beat them!
This year's Columbus Explorers...
He wanted to try to see if he could win the final championship with fierce offensive firepower alone!
Of course, if there is trouble in the middle, he will definitely change his mind immediately.
But now, apparently, that hasn't happened yet.
Facing Carmelo Anthony, Paul George took a "hesitating step" and immediately tried out that Carmelo Anthony's footsteps were not as sharp as his. He immediately broke through with the ball firmly and used his explosive power to leave Anthony behind. "Melon" also understands what "time makes people grow old". Now he really wants to defend and show his attitude, but facing some strong young people, such as Paul George, who is "hard-bodied" "Man", it was indeed impossible to keep up with their speed.
Adams pushed it in time, but Paul George's physical fitness is really not fake. He made a "curve overtaking" with a little elegance, jumped high under the basket, and completed the pick basket.
2 points scored!
The Toronto girls couldn't help opening their mouths into a "0" shape when they saw the ball.
It's so chic and beautiful!
To say that this game is beautiful, it really needs some talent.
For example, that who is very talented, but when it comes to performing technical moves, it makes people want to laugh.
The word "reckless" can be seen simply.
Of course, if you insist on saying that as long as you put the ball in the basket, it's a good shot, that's true, but...
Who doesn't want to play nice?
Like who doesn't want to look good?
With this goal scored, Paul George himself felt a little incredible:
How can I be so flirtatious!
But looking at Li Wan's strolling in the courtyard when he was holding the ball, the excitement that had just surged in his heart sank again.Li Wan's desire to attack tonight is really strong enough.
Hold the ball to the frontcourt, or play singles!
Paul George tried his best, but he could only watch Li Wan drive past him to the basket and score.
I can't stop it!
Kenny Smith looked at the lightness in Li Wan's holding the ball, turned his head and said uncertainly: "Dude, do you feel that Li Wan's body is exploding more violently now?"
Barkley sneered, mocking Kenny Smith's ignorance.
Thanks to the fact that you have watched so many Li Wan matches with me, this is also called more fierce, right?
"He just didn't exert his strength before, but in this game against Paul George, he was a little more serious by 1%!"
Kenny Smith: ...
You are "Li Chui", you have a point!
But he also agreed with Barkley's statement, thinking that Li Wan was just not so serious before.
How else would you say?
Li Wan's physical fitness is almost 30 years old, and it is still increasing?
Is this the real kick-off period?
That would be too contrary to the scientific laws of physical development.
Now it can only be explained like this:
Li Wan has never been serious!
Actually, Kenny Smith's feeling is not wrong. Li Wan's explosive power is indeed stronger now, or in other words, he is more light when doing movements.
As for the reason, it is naturally that his longer Achilles tendon allows him to exert force better.
However, the Achilles tendon is just more convenient to exert force, so when Li Wan is doing movements, there will not be much difference. At most, it will feel a little more light like what Kenny Smith feels now. .
But there are too many reasons to explain this.
The game continued in the following time, the first quarter ended quickly, 30 to 27, the Raptors were only 3 points behind.
For the Columbus Explorers, Li Wan scored 17 points alone, and the other players did not feel good at the start.This is also the reason why Li Wan has been attacking with the ball.
As for the Raptors, the overall offensive state is very good, and it is very ideal. They can often complete the "relay" scoring. After his side completes the scoring, the other can quickly keep up with the scoring. There was a lot of pressure on the entire defense of the Explorers.
But Tyronn Lue's expression was very relaxed, especially after reading the entire statistics of the Raptors in the first quarter, even the little worries in his heart were left behind by him.
Paul George spent a total of 9 minutes and 14 seconds on the court in the first quarter. Not to mention the defense of Li Wan, he also took about 8-9 shots on the offensive end. In the first quarter, he consumed such a large amount of physical energy on both offense and defense. Problems with his state are predictable.
Moreover, it's not just his physical fitness that has laid the groundwork that affects his overall state. His state effect when defending Li Wan is not very good. Li Wan scored 17 points and only took 10 shots. Li Wan is in such an excellent state. , Let him continue to suffer on the defensive end, which also caused his psychological pressure to increase sharply at the moment.
The double blow of physical fitness and psychology will make it extremely difficult for Paul George to play in this game...
Especially with game time running out!
Facts also proved this point. At the end of the half, the Raptors were still only 7 points behind.
Their offensive firepower this season is actually quite fierce, averaging 116 points per game, ranking fourth in the league, second only to the Columbus Explorers, Warriors and Hornets...
And the average point difference with the other two teams is only about 1.5 points per game.
The firepower is not bad.
This confrontation with Columbus proves this, and it is also...
Anyway, the "garbage brothers" also pull their hips at critical moments. They can still continue their firepower for most of the game.
This was the case in the first two rounds, and it is still the case in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
At the end of the half, the "Trash Brothers" scored 20 points together, and Valanciunas also scored 9 points. Ibaka's mid-range state is also very good. He made 4 of 3 shots, which means he took fewer shots. Otherwise, the situation of the Columbus Explorers will be more critical.
Of course, if Paul George's condition can be slightly better, the same can also make the Columbus Explorers feel dangerous.
However, as far as the second quarter is concerned, his state is worse than that of the first quarter.
"He's a little too tight!"
This is what Drexler thought of Paul George after watching the second quarter.
Everyone knew that he couldn't restrain Li Wan, but he took this situation as his own pressure.
"He should have said something to the team..." Bill Walton hit the nail on the head, mainly because he had experienced similar things when he was playing. Facing strong opponents, as the core of the team, he would usually take the initiative to claim some tasks , such as guarding against the opponent's arrows, or doing some things that others cannot do, in short, it is to make teammates feel at ease.
Try to let the teammates meet the opponent in a situation without pressure.
effect...
From the perspective of the Raptors team, they did a good job, at least at halftime, the suspense of the game is still there, but from Paul George's perspective, it is a bit suffering.
Taking the initiative to claim the task of defending Li Wan, no matter who sees it, can empathize with it. This is not an easy task...
Especially watching Paul George's expression at the end of the half, you can feel this even more.
For this reason, when he returned to the locker room at halftime, Casey took the initiative to say to Paul George: "Man, you have done a good job. In the second half, we need to adjust our strategy. I will arrange some supplementary defense for you. You don't have to work so hard anymore."
In order to avoid Paul George's suspicion, it was because he was afraid that his ability would not be able to bear the burden, so Casey gave Paul George another task: "I need you to preserve your fitness and stand up for the Raptors at critical moments. Scoring, you know, this is what we lack, and you are the most sure person in this team, I believe that at the most critical moment, you can give enough responses!"
"Also... don't put so much pressure on it. It doesn't matter whether we can defend against Li Wan or not. We are a team that relies on offense to win games!"
Good guy!
The corner of Casey's mouth twitched, almost balding.
Paul George was also breathless at first, but after hearing what Casey said later, his expression relaxed again.
The change of the Raptors was expected by Tyronn Lue.
There is nothing to say about this. If Paul George continues to defend Li Wan alone as he did in the first half, the Raptors will lose the capital to decide the winner in the fourth quarter.
This must be something a head coach does not want to see.
Ok……
Deploying tactics is sometimes so simple, you just need to think about the problem from the perspective of the opponent.
Li Wan also noticed that the opponent began to use the defensive power of the entire team to limit himself. He no longer insisted on singles, and decisively transformed into a "dribbling guard". Sabonis Jr. moved to the high post, and then started running without the ball.
Paul George breathed a sigh of relief the moment he handed over the ball. He finally didn't have to defend Li Wan's singles. He felt a sense of relief.
To be honest, when Paul George came to his peak, he really seldom felt so suffocated. He originally thought that until the moment he was old, he would not be able to feel this way, but it turned out ...
Li Wan successfully made him feel this suffocation again.
How can there be such a perverted guy?
However, Paul George, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Li Wan who was as nimble as a rabbit in the mountains, and gradually felt something was wrong... What's wrong with this guy...
Running without the ball is so mysterious?
Can it not be mysterious?
Stephen Curry's off-ball running ability, coupled with his extremely explosive physical fitness, you know, it is said that Stephen Curry's off-ball running ability is not as good as Ray Allen, but this is based on Stephen- Curry's own physical fitness is caused by it. Let him try to replace Li Wan's physical talent. The agility is doubled, and it will really make it difficult for defenders to guard against.
In about 3~4 minutes, Paul George felt a new sense of suffocation, and he suddenly missed Li Wan's singles with the ball again!
He really wanted to say something to Li Wan:
Otherwise, brother, you'd better hit me single!
Defending Li Wan's possession of the ball, anyway, the ball is in Li Wan's hands, so it's not like now!Run behind Li Wan's butt for 20 seconds in a round, maybe during these 20 seconds, Li Wan couldn't even touch the ball.
As a defender, at this time, you will feel that you are doing useless work...
Why did Kobe break Hamilton's leg?
And that's why...
Apart from being too tired from running, the key is that there is no sense of accomplishment at all. Those who know it are playing basketball, but those who don't know it think they are playing "Eagle Catch Chicken"!
The point is, you still can't switch to other people to defend, because if you let DeRozan or Lowry defend Li Wan, not to mention that you can't catch up most of the time, even if you catch up, they don't rush to shoot. It is very likely that you will be directly eaten by your body...
And in the case of continuing to use Paul George, the entire defensive system of the Raptors has a loophole...
After all, the Raptors have to rely on Paul George to "check for leaks" on the defensive end. Others can keep up with the rhythm well under his supplementary defense, but without his supplementary defense...
Then it really "shows its true shape"!
From Lowry to DeRozan, plus Valanciunas on the inside, it's really not an Ibaka who has played closed and can complete all the defenses.
Cassie also has an incomparable headache...
Li Wan, who was holding the ball, scored 30 points in the first half, which caused serious damage to Paul George's psychological defense. He did not expect that Li Wan, who did not hold the ball, directly caused damage to everyone in the Raptors team. tons of damage.
Even in the 7 minutes of the third quarter, he only scored 7 points...
Li Wan, who dares not to take the ball, is even more difficult?
Casey realized this, but it is a pity that he exchanged a full 10 points difference for such a painful realization.
At the end of the third quarter, the lead of the Columbus Explorers has reached more than 15 points...
But just when everyone thought the game was over, Paul George burst out with a burst of fighting spirit. Under his infection, the entire Raptors set off a wave of counterattack together. At 5 minutes and 14 seconds of the fourth quarter At one point, they chased the point difference to about 10 points.Just when everyone thought there would be a new change in this game, Li Wan stopped the Raptors' counterattack with two consecutive 3-pointers.
At the end of the game, the Columbus Explorers still defeated the Raptors by 120 to 105, 15 points, and won the first victory of the Eastern Conference Finals with a slight twist but not a big problem.
Li Wan scored 33 points in the first half, and "only" scored 9 points in the second quarter. However, when someone needed to stand up in the fourth quarter, Li Wan scored consecutively, widening the gap. He fixed his score in the fourth quarter at 13 points, and finally, at the end of the game, Li Wan scored a full 54 points!
In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, he scored 50 plus points. Such a spicy state made Barkley start a crazy "bragging" mode: "I can say that Li Wan didn't really enter the playoffs until the Eastern Conference Finals." State? OMG, who can tell me where his limit is, to be honest, I very much hope that the opponents of the Columbus Explorers can be stronger, so that I can also see Li at his strongest state How terrifying is Wan..."
Kenny Smith has gradually become numb to his partner's bragging about Barkley, and most importantly, he can't find any place to refute it.
Li Wan, that's how awesome it is!
Except for Li Wan, the rest of the Columbus Explorers are in average form, including Carmelo Anthony who only scored 17 points in this game...
Bill Walton's eyes flickered with concern as he saw the rest of the Columbus Explorers.
In fact, he discovered a long time ago that the other members of the Columbus Explorers had experienced ups and downs after entering the playoffs... It is difficult to explain what caused this kind of thing.
No matter how hard some people practice, it is just a "flash in the pan" for one season, and if they try to get back to the state at that time, they will never get it back.
Therefore, state has always been a very metaphysical point.
Originally Bill Walton wanted to say that the ups and downs of the Columbus Explorers would become their hidden danger, but after watching the first and second games of the series, he did not raise this point.
Bill Wharton thought he was a very objective and fair commentator. It was right for him to ask such a question, but he didn't do it. He was quite puzzled at first, but looking at Li Wan tonight, he knew Why didn't I say these reasons.
Because Columbus owns Li Wan!
This alone is enough!
As long as Li Wan's state is here, no matter how the other people's state fluctuates, this team will not be able to collapse!
Just look at Li Wan's performance tonight, how can this be broken...
For the Raptors, Paul George made 15 of 5 shots in the first half. In the second half, Casey was trying to reduce his burden, but it turned out to be a burden. He only scored 1 point in the third quarter, and his state recovered in the fourth quarter. Some, but only 6 of 3 shots. Although he scored 23 points after the game, his efficiency was really average and he made 5 turnovers.
The "Trash Brothers" scored a total of 45 points tonight, but they only scored a total of 3 points in the second half of the fourth quarter when they most needed someone to stand up and score.
The performance is as stable as ever!
Ok……
When the downturn becomes a norm, isn't this another kind of stability.
Thousands of miles away, in the Warriors Arena where there is no game tonight, Steve Kerr has arranged the offensive and defensive tactics for the next game early. He has been in front of the TV since the first quarter, watching every quarter The whole game is over.
There was thought in his eyes.
In this game, the Raptors still lost by more than 15 points, but he saw the feasibility of some tactics!
For example, when Coach Casey also defended with the whole team and let Li Wan play without the ball, the Raptors changed even more, but that was the Raptors...if it was the Warriors...
You must know that the Warriors' defensive strength is very strong. Arranging one person to defend Li Wan, keeping him out of the entire offensive system, and then using other people to limit the rest of Columbus's group will definitely play a very good role. Effect.
This is a very good tactic!
At least in the picture that Steve Kerr can see, if it is the Warriors tonight, even if they can take advantage of it during that time.
He jotted down the thought, then looked back at the rest of the game, got some vague thoughts in his mind, and began to write and draw on the tactical board.
Well, yes, Steve Kerr has indeed started researching their opponents in the next round, although he didn't show it in front of the media.
It's not that he is confident, but that after the first game of the Western Conference Finals, no matter who looks at it, the Warriors have firmly suppressed the Portland Trail Blazers. You can't even find some opportunities for the Trail Blazers to come back.
With such a good performance, he doesn't even need to change his tactics. Now he just needs to wait for the second game of the finals to start, watch the opponent make moves, and then make changes.
It's so easy, you say, can he not find something for himself to do?
But when the second game of the Western Conference Finals began, Steve Kerr quickly understood what it means to be "a proud soldier must lose"...
As soon as this game came up, although it was still the Warriors' home court, the Trail Blazers took the lead and started a wave of 9-1.The Trail Blazers changed their usual style of play in this game and continued to open from Aldridge and Oden.
Not to mention, the biggest problem for the Warriors on the defensive end is their inside line.
The offensive end lacks the ability to hold the ball and attack the frame at the basket, and the defensive end lacks height. The only height is "slag". His mobility is really not very good.
Anyway, one of Aldridge can easily complete a turnaround jumper with height, and the other can use his mobility to play "slag" to complete the score at the basket.
This situation forced Steve Kerr to call a timeout, but judging from the results, it was not obvious that after the first quarter, the Trail Blazers could still maintain the advantage they gained at the beginning.
Steve Kerr began to adjust.
Speaking of which, Cole's on-the-spot reaction is quite fast, but his general idea of adjustment is to adjust according to the style of the Warriors, that is, everything still has to serve the "small ball play" and run the entire tactic .
Let's put it this way, this is an advocate of "extreme offense"!
It's not that he doesn't care about defensive performance, he still cares about defense, but if the strength of the team's momentum on the offensive end to suppress the opponent is significantly higher than the intensity of the opponent's inferiority on the defensive end, he will not make any adjustments to the lineup.
And when adjustments are needed, most of his ideas are also aimed at how to break through the opponent's defense, so that his own offensive "wave" can be higher than the opponent's offense.
This was fully reflected in the game against the Lakers in 23 years.
Rooney, as the only height of the Warriors, was reduced a lot of shooting time in the latter part of the series. In terms of tactics, Steve Kerr used Stephen Curry and his teammates' pick-and-roll more to put Anthony Day. Wisla went outside the three-point line for singles, which weakened Davis' physical fitness from the offensive end, thus affecting his offensive state.
In Game 6, you can see that the Warriors rarely stick with the Anthony Davis strategy for long. …
Including the adjustment frequency of other defensive ends, it is also far lower than his various adjustments on the offensive end.
This game once again reflected this point. After the opposite insider opened the situation, Steve Kerr began to ask the Warriors' outside players to displace the Blazers' inside players, thus wasting their physical energy.
And through the outside "small fight big" to improve offensive efficiency.
But the Trail Blazers have already expected this move. Tonight, they pay great attention to the speed and coordination when switching defenses. Brown-James or Iguodala's breakthrough when holding the ball, and at the same time, through the defense method, interferes with the "Splash Brothers" who have a larger shot opening because of the shrinking defense.
This is a helpless strategy, but when the defensive strength is not enough, it is also a helpless move to give up one of the links.The good news is that the "Splash Brothers" didn't make any splashes tonight, which allowed the Trail Blazers to shrink the encirclement more recklessly...
While the Warriors' offense was further weakened, the Trail Blazers' "inside twin towers" were in full swing. At the beginning of the third quarter, Aldridge was able to send the ball into the basket with various turnaround jump shots.
So accurate that even he himself couldn't believe it, and Oden gradually mastered the habit of "slag" when confronting the basket, and began to further suppress. In the third quarter alone, he grabbed 6 rebounds by himself, of which 2 offensive rebounds.
At the end of the third quarter, the Portland Trail Blazers led the point difference to more than double digits.
However, the Warriors started the "Desperate Counterattack" mode in the last 5 minutes before the game, hitting consecutive three-pointers, and the point difference was once narrowed to only 1 point, but at the critical moment, the "Twin Towers" withstood the pressure. First, Aldrie Odd hit a hook, then Oden made two free throws at the free throw line, and finally, as Stephen Curry received a pass from LeBron James and missed a 108-pointer, the Trail Blazers were in the lead in the Warriors' lead. The home team narrowly won 105-3 with 1 points, tying the big score to 1-[-].
Oden and Aldridge scored 57 points, in addition to 25 rebounds, completely blowing up the Warriors inside!
Facing reporters after the game, Aldridge, who has always been calm, asked directly in a rhetorical tone: "I heard that the Western Conference spot for this year's finals has been set?"
This is naturally a slap in the face of Green.
Oh, after the last game, the "dream chasing" who was talking nonsense to the media, this game had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Aldridge scored 34 points under his defense!
His various goals made Green shake his head several times during the game.
In addition, Green was blocked 5 times, of which 3 were given to him by Oden alone!
Tonight's "Dream Chaser" couldn't make an outside shot and was blocked at the basket. It can be said that the whole game was played in a muddle. It can be called the "biggest undercover" of the Warriors!
LeBron James looked at him at the end of the game. It was a fierce look. If the eyes could kill, he would have died [-] times.
Green himself knew that tonight he became a clown and went back to the locker room in disgrace. He didn't rush out to answer a few questions until the end of the interview.
(End of this chapter)