Chapter 475: Take Out Everything at the Bottom of the Box (2/3)
The first game against the Thunder is very important for Chen Mo and the Warriors, who have been under the microscope by almost all teams who want to win the championship this season, and everyone regards the Warriors as the biggest opponent on the way to the championship. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Moreover, various defensive routines against the Warriors emerged one after another, and finally the defensive tactics that were regarded as the most effective were uniformly named "Felling", which roughly means cutting down Chen Mo like a log.
Even before the playoffs began, Brooks had already laid out this aspect of the training in a targeted manner. Because the regular season rankings were almost all determined at that time, the Warriors were likely to be the opponents of the Thunder in the second round, and they could only reach the Finals if they crossed the Warriors.
So, even though there is only one day to prepare for this game, Coach Brooks is still confident.
By the middle of May, the weather was noticeably hotter. The air conditioner in the locker room was turned on sufficiently, and Chen Mo carefully checked all the equipment he was wearing.
Bandages on the feet, leggings over the knee, arm guards on the right hand, and wristbands on the wrist of the left hand.
This game is important for the Warriors, they don't know what kind of defense the Thunder will play, and no one knows when the Thunder will go crazy, and they all have to be careful to deal with it.
"You have to be careful with teams that have a huge gap between the ceiling and the floor. ”
All the players were preparing for the game, and Timothy Glenn's voice was calm.
"But our smoke bombs should be working, and the Oklahomians are definitely going to be able to target our small lineup, and we can get off to a head start. Timothy Glenn said: "Today we played steady, showed our killer moves when we needed to, and killed the game with one blow. ”
Before the game, Brooks was still emphasizing fast return defense, competing for backcourt rebounds, Chen Mo fouled in advance once he ran, and other methods used to stifle the Warriors' fast attack.
And soon, the game began, and Brooks finally understood what it meant to be a soldier. He didn't dare to start Harden, and the Warriors didn't seem to be preparing for Harden to start at all, and they set up the defensive end very well. But the change on the offensive end caught the Thunder off guard at the beginning.
David Lee came into the starting lineup in place of Kirilenko, and the Warriors played a very traditional pick-and-roll. If Sloan was watching this game, he must be very familiar with the situation on the court, and the Warriors played Sloan's simple but practical blocking and pick-and-roll routines. And there's a lot more to it.
In the first attack, Biedlins beat Perkins to win the jump ball, and Chen Mo dribbled the ball to the front court with a rhythm.
David Lee pulled out to block the pick-and-roll, and after a block, Chen Mo quickly broke through to the low post. The Thunder did not change their defense, and Westbrook followed Chen Mo. Biedrins ran to the weak side to give Curry an off-ball screen, and the cover on this side didn't allow the Thunder to switch defenses. However, then, a second off-ball screen made by David Lee for Curry presented his chance.
Chen Mo's pass from the back of his head flew directly to Curry, who received the ball at the top of the arc. Ahead was a covering barrier erected by David Lee, and his shot was stress-free.
"Whew!" the ball went straight to the center of the basket.
'Auckland started the game with a half-time attack. Barkley said: "It looks really good, it's a routine that they haven't used in the whole regular season. ”
"Everybody's impression of Auckland is that it's fast, faster...... But they can also slow down, and this block and dismantle is very threatening. I don't know if they have the rest of their tactical routines. Kenny Smith said.
The offense on the Thunder's side is still the same old routine, and the opportunities to block and grab misplaced are singled by Westbrook and Durant.
After the block, Ibaka came out to catch the ball, Durant returned the ball quickly, Westbrook waited to receive the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, and once the ball was in his hand, he would immediately pick it up and attack violently towards the Warriors' restricted area, Curry couldn't stop him.
At this time, Chen Mo was misplaced to defend Ibaka, Ibaka knew that Chen Mo broke the ball well, he had already raised the ball above his chest before turning around, he was afraid that Chen Mo would break the ball at the moment of turning, and he didn't give Chen Mo a chance to break the ball at all.
Chen Mo pressed against Ibaka's knee, but Ibaka didn't choose to pass, he jumped up and shot directly.
Chen Mo didn't expect Ibaka to be so decisive, the ball went directly into the basket, and Chen Mo had no way to handle the ball in Ibaka's way. Facing the league's top power forward, Chen Mo didn't have much of a way to curb it. If Ibaka does more offensive moves, Chen Mo can still find some opportunities to attack, but he doesn't drag his feet at all, and Chen Mo can't find a chance to defend.
Yibian fought again, Westbrook directly took a half-court pressure on Chen Mo, as long as Chen Mo passed half the court, he began to put pressure on Chen Mo, and did not let Chen Mo still hold the ball comfortably after half the court.
Westbrook kept squeezing Chen Mo with his strength, and his movements were always between fouls and non-fouls. He hasn't figured out the referee's penalty today, but he didn't have the slightest restraint in what he did.
A fast and strong guy like Westbrook is Chen Mo's least favorite opponent.
Chen Mo began to call for blocking and dismantling after half time, and Westbrook directly pushed Millsap after blocking and dismantling to his side, squeezed it hard, and continued to follow Chen Mo. The referee didn't blow the penalty when he saw this action, and the referee's blowing penalty scale today is really outrageous.
The larger the scale of the referee's blowing, the more unfavorable it is for Chen Mo, but the referee exists as part of the game.
Chen Mo used his powerful dribbling skills to push Westbrook to the outside of the three-point line, and David Lee continued to come out to block and dismantle. Chen Mo shouted, "Three!" and handed the ball to David Lee.
That "three" is the code name for their tactics.
After Chen Mo's pass, Curry ran directly to the strong side, and he went to the bottom left corner. Chen Mo went to the right low post, and David Lee couldn't turn around with his back to the basket, and he threw the ball to Millsap in the face frame.
Millsap acted as a relay for passes at the top of the arc and he began to play a second game. He passed the ball to Chen Mo in the low post, and then moved to the right 45 degrees.
Chen Mo took the ball with his back to Westbrook.
"Backsmacked!" Barkley shouted, "Look at Jack Chan backing Russell (Westbrook), who is several times stronger than him." ”
Biedrins moved to the free-throw line and squeezed into the spot, and Lee cut in quickly to the basket.
Westbrook put a lot of pressure on Chen Mo, Chen Mo didn't have any signs of strength, and then turned around directly, and his body had completely lost its center of gravity after he turned around and jumped. But the ball was still steadily moving away from his fingertips.
"Huh!"
The ball easily flew into the basket, and Chen Mo swung his fist at Westbrook and said, "Either put me down, or come over and strike!"
Barkley and Kenny Smith understood the Warriors' offense, and they shouted, "Triangle offense!"