CIATB Chapter 357 What kind of finals is this!Isn't this the Education Bureau?
Chapter 357 What kind of finals is this!Isn't this the Education Bureau?
Chapter 357 What kind of finals is this!Isn't this the Education Bureau~
When the players from both sides came on the field, the big screen on the scene gave the starting list of both sides:
"Explorers: No. [-] Brogdon, No. [-] Li Wan, No. [-] Wiggins, No. [-] Chris Bosh, No. [-] Adams;
Hornets: James Harden at No. [-], Gordon at No. [-], Ariza at No. [-], Anthony Davis at No. [-], Alexi Akinza at No. [-];”
The Explorers did not change their lineup, but the Hornets made a change at the fifth position. They put Tucker, who had been starting all the time, off the court, and put the taller Akinsa in the starting lineup to increase The height of this team.
Just looking at his change of formation, Tyronn Lue knew that the Hornets' opening tonight probably focused on the inside.
Sure enough, Anthony Davis, who succeeded in jumping the ball, stood in the high position of the Columbus defense zone, waiting for James Harden to start suddenly, an air cut and caught the ball by the way, facing Chris Bosh to complete the release of both hands frame.
Chris Bosh's biggest defensive advantage really lies in his help defense, not top defense.
This is the biggest difference between him and Kevin Garnett.
Although "Wolf King" can't stand up to those heavy tanks, but against Anthony Davis, who is slightly bigger than Nana, he can still get stuck in his position very well.
Chris Bosh has a bit of a problem here.
After scoring a goal in the opening game, D'Antoni yelled "nice" at Anthony Davis from the sidelines!
"Brother Nongmei" quickly waved his hands at him, and even glanced at Li Wan, don't let this "God" hear you.
It would be bad if he misunderstood that he was embarrassing now.
Tyronn Lue didn't react to Anthony Davis scoring the goal.
Chris Bosh can't limit Anthony Davis' receiving offense very well, which he expected, and the Blazers have done slightly better in this regard this season.
Other teams, one counts as one, are not very good.
But Anthony Davis has his own problems, so Tyronn Lue won't be nervous just because he saw him score in the opening game.
The Columbus Explorers' offense.
The "give the ball to Li Wan" tactic was very successful.
Without the ball, Li Wan made a sudden effort along the baseline. While successfully throwing off Ariza, he caught the ball and made a "turnover jumper".
Ariza's eyes were full of helplessness, his eyes never lost Li Wan's figure, but...
Why do the eyes interfere with a guy like Li Wan?
I have to say that a player like Li Wan with good physical explosiveness is also proficient in running off the ball, which is really a bit too bullying.
For this ball, do you think that Li Wan ran out by relying on his false moves?
wrong!
In Ariza's view, this ball was forcibly escaped by Li Wan using his physical fitness.
When Akinsa shot the ball at the basket, he was already firmly stuck on Adams.
Adams, who couldn't jump up at first, felt the card position on the opposite side, and his whole body sank down, facing the "card" with him.
Ajinsa failed to get closer to the basket.
However, he has completed his task.
Just came up with the first ball, Anthony Davis attacked the frame, and Adams failed to get around from the side. In fact, his "blocking" played a very important role.
At least in the last two rounds, Akinsa played the role D'Antoni wanted to see.
Although the ball went straight into the basket, the big score was rewritten to a 2-2 tie.D'Antoni is still very satisfied with the result of this defense.
Li Wan's goal is Li Wan's business. His scoring ability is top-notch in the entire NBA history. Even if he has the number of "scoring champions", he is already the "second man" under Michael Jordan. It is 6 times more than the former "Heaven's Proud Son" LeBron James.
Oh, no, what am I thinking!
LeBron James' name can no longer appear in this level of competition, at least not before he wins the championship.
Li Wan's scoring ability is here, so D'Antoni does not reject seeing Li Wan scoring.
In his assumption for this game, Li Wan's scoring average is at a very impressive level.
Let's put it this way, he intends to try to see if he can win the game when Li Wan keeps scoring...
On what?
Without him, the Hornets' offense is me.
No, in the offensive round of the Hornets on the court, D'Antoni successfully scored again without saying a word.
This time Anthony Davis made an empty cut pretending to go to the basket, but actually mentioned the high position and made a pick-and-roll for James Harden.When the pick-and-roll is over, he goes down at the same time, so that the opponent cannot let him go.
But the moment James Harden bypassed him, he went back again, just looking at Brogdon's back, and made a "retreat three-pointer" with his hand raised.
From this round alone, it can be seen how familiar James Harden and Anthony Davis are with each other after working together for the third season.
Let's put it this way, fart, we all know the leek flavored pancakes we ate tonight.
Tyronn Lu stroked his slightly prickly stubble thoughtfully, but still didn't speak, just watching.
Still no change in layout...
It doesn't matter, anyway, Li Wan will make a move!
"Shh!"
A three-pointer that simply passed through the net and flew into the basket was still from Li Wan's direct shot after running without the ball.
Only this time, he went around the three-point line.
Ariza's ability to defend off the ball is not enough for a top off-ball running master like Li Wan.
D'Antoni thought about it, and was going to switch defenses every time the opponent picks and rolls, but seeing that the Hornets scored another goal led by James Harden and Anthony Davis, he simply chose not to adjust. , so as not to destroy the offensive momentum of the Hornets at the moment.
In this way, the two head coaches are like Phil Jackson, with a look of "the old god is there", but in fact, they are in a thousand circles in their hearts, just like a spectator, watching the first quarter of the finals.
No major adjustments have been made on both sides, and the only timeout is officially called.
At the end of the first quarter, the two sides scored 35 to 33. The scores of both sides are quite high, because their status came quickly in this game.
The leader is the Hornets who got the initiative. Under the leadership of the "Gemini", they barely lead by 2 points.
詹姆斯-哈登第一节8分4助攻2篮板；安东尼-戴维斯第一节11分5篮板……
Li Wan scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter...
Just looking at the "core" data on both sides, and recalling the thoughts of the two head coaches in the first quarter, it can be said that the entire process of the first quarter is still under their control, although they did nothing.
But it's almost the end of the trial, and it's time to make a move.
Tyronn Lu took the lead, and during the first quarter, he followed Li Wan and said, "Dude, I hope to see more fierce attacks from you...can you?"
The final "Maybe" comes with an unabashed expectation and request.
Because Li Wan scored 15 points in the first quarter, which is already a standard "super giant" statistic.
"Bass" still feels "dissatisfied". If other "super giants" hear this, they will part ways with his "lower head coach" in minutes.
Family members, who knows?
I even scored 15 points in the first quarter of the finals, and this head coach actually said that I didn't attack hard enough!
Li Wan nodded, indicating that there is no problem.
The "Nervous Knife" badge hasn't been lit yet!
To be honest, with his current overall ability, the activation of the "Nervous Knife" badge is roughly equivalent to the full effort of logging into the "God of Basketball" account in the third to fourth seasons of his career...
Not to mention doing whatever he wants, even if he does whatever he wants, he can do whatever he wants!
The offensive has surpassed the first quarter, is it a matter of minutes?
Tyronn Lue continued with the next arrangement. In the first quarter, he carefully observed the pick-and-roll cooperation between James Harden and Anthony Davis: "The position is more concentrated towards the basket, and once the opposite side picks and rolls , the inside line still follows the inside line, but the outside line remembers to double-team directly!"
"Come on, guys, give these recruits some strength and let them know what defensive strength is at the finals level!"
After Tyronn Lu finished speaking, he pulled everyone into a circle and cheered together.
D'Antoni is very satisfied with the Hornets' offensive efficiency in the first quarter, so all his arrangements are to try not to destroy the team's momentum.
On one side is the posture of "eating tigers and driving wolves away", and on the other side is the "conservative and steady" wait-and-see...
The result formed was in the first round of the main players on both sides in the second quarter, and there was a visible contrast to the naked eye.
James Harden played a pick-and-roll with Anthony Davis as usual, but Li Wan and Brogdon, who suddenly became fierce, forced him to retreat subconsciously. Fortunately, the muscles reacted, and they took the ball before the two of them formed a double team. From the middle of them to Anthony Davis, Chris Bosh did not lose his position, and he did not give Anthony Davis any time to think, so he got entangled.
Anthony Davis is in a high position at the moment, with Li Wan and Brogdon behind him, and he feels flustered by "dropping soap in the locker room shower".His subconscious reaction was to take the ball against Chris Bosh and hit the basket. The effect of this kind of play in the first quarter was good. In the second quarter, let alone, his state is really good tonight, and the touch continues. He scored the first goal.
It's just that there is no relaxation and smile on D'Antoni's face.
He knew that the test for Anthony Davis and James Harden began from this moment.
The good news is that the opponent is still using Li Wan to attack.
This is a waste!
Even though he knew what Li Wan was capable of, D'Antoni shook his head slightly when he watched Li Wan score the first goal with ease.
Before the start of the finals, he was thinking wildly there. If Li Wan's state fluctuated in any game, the Hornets would definitely be able to drag the big score of this round of finals to a more satisfactory number.But at that time, he immediately felt that he was crazy, actually imagining that a player of this level had a state problem.
Now seeing Li Wan's eye-catching "output", D'Antoni felt that he must have been "addicted" at the time, otherwise, how could he have such an idea.
The Hornets are really able to persist tonight. Even if the Columbus Explorers continue to increase their defensive intensity, they can continue to maintain an efficient scoring efficiency.
Especially with Anthony Davis...
Seeing him hang Chris Bosh up and beat him, Tyronn Lue froze for a moment, and thought: "This is too..."
He is sure that this guy will definitely become "the league's new No. [-] power forward" in the future!
You know Chris Bosh hasn't been made so ugly by someone for a long time...
Of course, he is not in a hurry, because Anthony Davis's frequent shots are part of his plan.
Destroying the linkage between James Harden and Anthony Davis means that a large part of the ball belongs to one of them. Anthony Davis was in such a strong state in the first quarter, and Harden who was double-teamed Naturally, I will pass the ball to him more...
Can……
Is this guy physically fit?
Tyronn Lue looked at Anthony Davis, who was breathing more obviously. Although he was hitting one goal after another in front of Chris Bosh, he didn't panic at all, as steady as an old dog... …
Anthony Davis has problems that most big men of his type can't solve:
His physical fitness is not enough to support him to "high power" for a whole game.
Especially now Tyronn Lue's confrontational intensity to the entire Hornets is really not low!
Now it's only 7 minutes and 45 seconds of the second quarter, and I'm panting like this. If I really wait for 9 minutes and 45 seconds of the third quarter...
Tyronn Lue believes that when Anthony Davis is exhausted, it is when the Columbus Explorers completely win the game!
D'Antoni naturally also saw Tyronn Lue's intention to attack Anthony Davis at this time. Seeing the opponent force Anthony Davis to shoot with such high intensity, he didn't mean to stop at all. I really want to yell at the Columbus bench:
He is still a child!
8 minutes and 13 seconds into the second quarter...
Seeing Anthony Davis's miserable appearance and the 3-point difference, D'Antoni planned to use three-pointers to fight for Anthony Davis' rest time.
But just as he was about to reach out and call out a timeout, a "large three-pointer" on the field fell straight into the basket, which aroused excited cheers from the entire Columbus audience.
At the same time, it also made D'Antoni's heart pick up.
As for the rest of the Hornets...
Their expressions are not much better than D'Antoni.
Ordinarily, a three-pointer, even if it is such a "big three-pointer", although it hits people, it will not make people show such an expression.
The reason...
Naturally, the person who hit the three-pointer was none other than Li Wan!
In the second quarter, Li Wan, who scored 10 points in a single quarter, scored such a three-pointer...
What a scare silver!
As far as those pictures of his past soaring scores, I'm afraid no one can't help but whisper to himself:
Is this going to open again?
James Harden reluctantly responded to Li Wan's three-pointer with a "step-back three-pointer".
But D'Antoni's idea of replacing Anthony Davis was extinguished at this moment, because Li Wan...
In less than 7 seconds, he turned his head and hit another three-pointer!
In less than 30 seconds, Li Wan hit 2 three-pointers...
The cheers at the scene became more enthusiastic at this time, especially the excited looks of the female stars of the "Godmother Group", which unconsciously attracted the attention of many male fans.
For the first time, Westbrook watched "Li Wan's three-point show" from the perspective of the audience. The two three-pointers were decisive, and he was unconsciously surprised.
If there is any difference between his "little Li Wan" and the real Li Wan...
Li Wanneng won a triple-double, and he just achieved a "seasonal triple-double";
Li Wan has a signature mid-range jumper, and he also has a "zombie jumper";
Li Wan has a strong breakthrough ability, let alone him, that is his "housekeeping skill";
Li Wanfei escapes from the sky and the earth, and he is also often on the highlights of all kinds of explosive dunks...
After such an analysis, the gap between him and Li Wan is really not that big.
If you have to talk about a huge gap, then you have to talk about his three-pointer!
This is one of his shortcomings. However, looking at Li Wan who hit two consecutive three-pointers, the first thing Westbrook noticed was Li Wan's strong self-confidence.
Westbrook felt that this was the gap between him and Li Wan!
His self-confidence outside the three-point line is much weaker than that of Li Wan...
However, this thought only lasted for less than 2 seconds, and his expression became serious unconsciously. Li Wan was in such a fierce state, and he was very worried whether James Harden could resist it.
You know, so far in the second quarter, the Columbus Explorers, in addition to constantly forcing the Hornets to hand over the offense to Anthony Davis, are trying to prevent James Harden from holding the ball.
For that ball just now, James Harden also made a very resolute shot by himself, forcing a top shot and scoring.
But this kind of ball is just a one-off attack. If he plays like this every round and the opponent is prepared, he will naturally not be able to hit it so easily.
He didn't intend to take any risks either. Li Wan's condition is so good. If he doesn't score a goal at this time, there will be a gap of at least 5 points...
and so……
"Snapped!"
Ground pass.
The moment the ball flew out of his hand, James Harden recited:
I can only suffer you more, brother!
Anthony Davis holds the ball high.
Columbus's defense changed again on the field.
As soon as "Brother Thick Eyebrow" took the ball, the perimeter of Columbus began to quickly shrink towards his position.
Fatigue prevented Anthony Davis from reacting immediately, and by the time he realized it, it was already full of people from Columbus.
Although Anthony Davis grew up playing point guard, he has a soft touch, but such a tall man can easily detect the path of his pass when passing the ball under pressure.
Li Wan jumped high and blocked the ball with one hand.
"Quick~return~prevent~"
"!!!"
Seeing Li Wan get the ball, D'Antoni shouted splits.
Because of the rapid call, you even feel that he shouted "automatic slow playback".
It can be seen at this moment how afraid D'Antoni is that his former "apprentice" will take the ball.
The Hornets' return to defense is still very fast.
but……
After halftime, he only took two steps forward, a big step in front of the three-point line, Li Wan raised his hand and shot, a "big chasing three-pointer", the distance made the Explorers fans on the sidelines They all exclaimed.
The ball flying in mid-air gave them time to cheer, and when the ball fell straight into the basket, the audience was completely overwhelmed by cheers.
D'Antoni spread his hands helplessly and called a timeout.
A wave of three-pointers after a sudden explosion was led by Li Wan alone!
In less than 1 minute, he made 3 of 3 three-pointers...
At this time, the point difference is approaching double digits.
Tyronn Lue grinned from ear to ear.
However, although……
This situation has happened many times, but every time this happens, Tyronn Lu still can't help but sigh:
Is it the happiness of having Li Wan?
15 points in a single quarter is really not fierce!
Look at Li Wan now, with these 3 3-pointers, Li Wan has already scored 19 points in the second quarter!
The score in the first half has exceeded 34 points...
What is "History No.1"!
D'Antoni glanced at the "unscrupulous" Anthony Davis. He was also a member of the Hornets' "returning defense army" just now. Unfortunately, Li Wan did not give them a chance to build a defensive system!
But the "huhu" panting after running hard is real.
This made "Mustache" feel distressed for a while.
But he could only say: "Guys, let's persevere a little longer. Persistence is victory. Before the end of the first half, let's keep the point difference at present..."
He doesn't ask for the point difference to be narrowed. With the current state of this group of people and the physical fitness of Anthony Davis, he knows very well that being able to maintain this point difference is already the limit of the Hornets. ...
In addition, when the time comes, I have to thank Li Wan for "the grace of not killing"!
D'Antoni is very clear that before the end of the first half, whether the Hornets can maintain this point difference depends not on them, but on Li Wan...
"Listen, James, I ask you to control the entire rhythm now, and now there are more than 2 minutes before the end of the game..." If you didn't hear it with your own ears, I'm afraid no one would believe it. This is D'Antoni On the offensive end of the arrangement.
This advocate of the "7-second attack theory" actually asks his own people to play slower.
Harden also thought he had heard wrong.
But only D'Antoni himself knows how correct his arrangement is.
Although it has not been verified, judging from the results of his 4 years of coaching Li Wan, Li Wan is obviously "the more he fights, the better he is." , In a few minutes, he can kill you alive, but if you slow down the rhythm, although his state will continue, but he will not appear, and you will find yourself in the "garbage" time" thing...
Well...
There is still a difference between scoring 3 three-pointers in 7 minutes and scoring 3 three-pointers in 3 minutes.
"Also... don't give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer, pester him and let him shoot a two-pointer!"
This is another conclusion that D'Antoni came to after coaching Li Wan for 4 years. If you really can't stop Li Wan's three-pointers, then don't give him three-pointers at all. I would rather let him score two points than Let him shoot threes.
This is called "the train driver sees people lying on both lying rails, so he drives to the one with fewer people". In the case of no other way, he can only minimize losses!
Li Wan did not "disappoint" D'Antoni at all.
Ok……
In fact, D'Antoni really hopes that Li Wan can let him down once...
Not only was he not disappointed, it also made D'Antoni feel that the person in front of him was a little strange...
Back from the timeout, Anthony Davis exchanged his physical fitness for a goal. His legs seemed to be unable to lift up, but he still carried Chris Bosh and scored the ball.
The point difference changed from 9 points to 7 points.
According to D'Antoni's arrangement, the Hornets tried their best to prevent Li Wan from shooting a three-pointer. ——In D'Antoni's memory, Li Wan is a very steady guy. Although he often takes unsteady shots, if there is an easier chance to score, he will definitely choose an easier way. This is called long-term consideration.
So D'Antoni intends to take advantage of him to slowly reduce his enthusiasm outside the three-point line.
Can……
Then Li Wan's reaction made him understand that people do change!
Ariza's hand was almost on Li Wan's face. If Li Wan used to break through, but now Li Wan is pretending to break through, forcing Ariza back about two steps away. Then he quickly blasted the ball, moved sideways, returned to the outer three-point line, and made a shot. Ariza couldn't defend it, and the ball flew straight into the basket.
The difference is 10 points!
After the timeout, the cheers that had just subsided a little bit blew up the whole scene again.
Ariza looked at his teammates helplessly, said something, then looked at D'Antoni, and also gave a "I really tried my best to force him to break through!"
Even if he wants to shoot from outside the three-point line, I can't help it!
Li Wan's 37th point...
D'Antoni didn't blame Ariza for anything, he was watching from the side, he was very clear about Li Wan's operation just now, he could only say one thing, it was my "mustache" who dreamed of a butterfly, you are Li Wan and you are also "father"!
If you can be my "big daddy", you can naturally become someone else's "big daddy"...
He is a little more unfamiliar with Li Wan!
This man is more domineering than before!
In the past, Li Wan was that I could want it this way, or that way, if it was so easy, then I would just want it like this...
But now Li Wan is what I want, so I have to!
But this is also in line with the status of the former "big dad" in the arena at the moment.
With six championships in hand, he and Michael Jordan's statistics basically have no fatal shortcomings. He still has places that are not as good as Michael Jordan, but the same Michael Jordan also has many places that are not as good as him.
Let's put it this way, the title with the most 80 points in a single game is something that Michael Jordan doesn't have.
The existence of "goat" level, playing domineering point...
Seems pretty normal too!
No matter how hard you force it, no matter how hard you force it!
It was D'Antoni's last resort.
It is to let the Hornets fight more actively on the perimeter, even if they can't keep up with Li Wan's breakthrough, they still have to make his three-pointers impossible to shoot.
At this time, Li Wan became the stable Li Wan he was "familiar with", no longer obsessed with three-pointers, and began to break through ferociously, using mid-range and breakthrough layups to solve problems.
But because the Hornets were too tight, Li Wan was often left behind in the first step, so they could only watch him score calmly.
最终上半场结束，李万的半场数据定格在了43分9篮板2助攻3抢断1盖帽；
The shooting percentage is as high as 60%, which shows how easy he played in the first half.
The Hornets don't have a good off-ball defender.
As for the strategy of "substituting on every pick-and-roll", it is useful to others, but it is really not very useful to Li Wan. After all...he is still 2 meters tall. If he really changes on every pick-and-roll, James Harden and How can "Round Face Deng" stop him!
Not to mention the inside line, if Ajinsa dared to stand in front of him, Li Wan might make him "kneel down" to the King of Ohio immediately...
Therefore, playing against the Hornets, Li Wan's feeling is just two words:
Cozy!
After his rampage in the second half of the second quarter, the Explorers also established a double-digit point difference.
That's how the game was set.
In the second half, Tyronn Lue continued to put pressure on Anthony Davis according to the targeted strategy in the first half, causing the latter's physical hidden danger to erupt at the end of the third quarter, and the point difference suddenly expanded to more than 16 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Hornets counterattacked twice without causing any disturbances. In the end, they also lost the first game of the finals by 111 to 125, 14 points.
After watching the entire first game, Barkley had only one feeling:
What kind of finals is this!
Isn't this the Education Bureau~
Today I thought I didn’t need to hang the water, but when the re-examination, the doctor asked me to check it again, and it ended up hanging for another day, but this is the last day, and finally I don’t need to hang the water again!
I'll go, these four days are really tossing.
(End of this chapter)