Chapter 525: 34 points at halftime!
In the last attack of the first quarter, Curry missed a three-point shot, and at the end of the first quarter, the two teams were temporarily tied at 31-35, and the Lakers trailed by 4 points away.
Xu Xuan scored 17 points, 4 assists, and 2 rebounds in the first quarter, and was undoubtedly the best performance in the game.
Curry's side also scored 16 points in a single quarter, which was very strong.
"It was a game full of gunpowder, and the two star players, Xu Xuan and Curry, gave me a very exciting battle in this quarter." Reggie Miller said calmly: "But I think the winner of this game will still be the Warriors for two reasons. ”
"Which two?" Kenny Smith was intrigued.
"One is that the Warriors are still ahead, and while the Lakers were chasing points in the second half, I don't think they'll be able to catch up anytime soon.
Because the main scoring force on the Lakers' side is Xu Xuan, and Xu Xuan will definitely rest in the second quarter, this is not a playoffs, Coach Frank will definitely arrange for Xu Xuan to rest, and at that time, the Lakers will have less Xu Xuan, the main scoring point, and then it is too difficult to keep up with the rhythm of the Warriors, or even catch up with the point difference.
Second, I don't know if you have been confused by this appearance, the two teams played very well in this quarter, especially in the second half of the quarter, the two teams fought wits and courage, and fought very fiercely, but have you noticed that no matter how fierce the fight is, in fact, the Warriors are only two of the Big Four, and KD and Klay have been resting off the court a long time ago, and in the five minutes of this break, it seems that the Lakers have chased the difference from 9 points all the way to 4 points, but they are in front, and the Warriors have now KD and Klay rested for so long, There will definitely be a chance to take over the game, and at that time, Xu Xuan is not there, who will the Lakers rely on to withstand the pressure brought by KD and Klay? Is it Louis or Nick? Reggie Miller asked rhetorically.
It's hard for Xu Xuan to deal with these two, let alone a group of role players from the Lakers.
"It's good that the Warriors started the game with a lead, and the most commendable thing is that they didn't float after they took the lead, they played very steadily, and the Big Four took turns to rest, which ensured their competitiveness in the second half, which is why I think the Warriors won by two points." Reggie Miller finished.
Here, Kenny Smith also nodded: "I think so too, as long as the Warriors continue to play at this pace, the chance of winning is estimated to be 80%, and the remaining 20% is still given by Xu Xuan's face, and everyone else is ninety percent at this time......
The Warriors won by a big margin, as you can see from the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the bench lineup, Frank really did not keep Xu Xuan on the court, and it was Lu Wei, Russell, Ingram, Larry Nance and Yi Jianlian who were on the lineup.
Lou Wei led the team.
On the Warriors' side, Kerr waved his hand, Klay went straight to the court, KD hadn't come back yet, Curry and Green rested, and the Big Four only played one.
This is to engrave "stability" into the bones.
It's so stable that it can't be done!
"KD actually played very well in the first quarter, but Coach Kerr still pressed him on the bench, this courage and this attitude, the Warriors really want to win today." Kenny Smith praised.
The Warriors weren't your average want to win today, and from the beginning to the present, Kerr has made every move just right.
Klay rested for half a quarter, and as soon as he came up, he led the Warriors to a 5-0 advantage, extending the margin to nine points in one fell swoop.
But fortunately, Lowe also performed well today, hitting two three-pointers in a row, plus Ingram scored four points with a burst of free throws, and did not let the difference expand to the point of no return.
On the court, after Klay played for 5 minutes, Coach Kerr brought Durant back on the court.
And Xu Xuan couldn't sit still at this time, there was no way, Klay was okay to say alone, plus a Durant, the Lakers bench was probably going to be unable to hold on.
"Yo, Xu Xuan is back, it's only been a five-minute break before coming back, you see the Warriors' side, Coach Kerr doesn't mean to replace Curry and Green at all."
Curry and Green didn't come up, but Livingston came up and played at the No. 1 spot, Klay at No. 2, KD at No. 3, West at No. 4, and Pachulia at No. 5.
On the Lakers' side, Frank played a three-guard strategy, Xu Xuan, Lu Wei and Russell were all present, and Barnes and Yi Jianlian were on the front line.
"Tsk, the Lakers want to speed up, three guards, and they are not afraid to run to death."
Reggie Miller was amazed, "Is this giving up the defense?" Concentrate on attacking? ”
But the Warriors' KD and Klay are both there, and the Lakers can beat others offensively?
It's a good idea to attack against attack, but only if you can beat someone.
41-47, a difference of 6 points, an increase of 2 points from the end of the first quarter.
For the Lakers, this is already a very rare situation.
"Heh, Xu Xuan, this is taking turns to fight the Big Four? Just now it's playing Green plus Curry, and now it's playing KD plus Clay? The opponent is full of difficult bones, and I, Xu Xuan, are really difficult......"
"The Lakers lack the point to limit Klay, KD, Barnes can give some interference and confrontation appropriately, but in general, the effect is not too good, and Klay's side is completely empty, and on the other hand, Xu Xuan's side, the offense will be jointly attacked by Klay and Sean, and when Green is not on the court, it is estimated that the Warriors will find a way to limit Xu Xuan on the outside and prevent him from going inside, this is an opportunity for the Lakers, if they can break the outside joint defense of the Warriors and let Xu Xuan go in, then the Lakers still have a chance."
So you can understand why the Lakers are on the No. 3 lineup, there are more people with the ball, more people in the organization, then there will be more opportunities, of course, this is in exchange for giving up a certain amount of defense.
Xu Xuan's first attack after coming on the court was sandwiched by Klay, Livingston and Durant.
The four-one defense, even West stood near the free throw line, ready to support at any time.
The ball was cut off and the Warriors countered and scored.
41 to 49, a difference of 8 points.
"This is too difficult, it's really too difficult, what kind of ball is this, this is a collective beating of Xu Xuan......"
Playing Jill, it comes up to be a bag for three people.
In the second round, Xu Xuan stopped holding the ball and switched to playing without the ball.
After Russell's side advanced quickly, he had no chance in the face of KD's long arms, and quickly distributed the ball to Lu Wei, who had already advanced from the weak side.
Livingston was a beat slower because he wanted to help defend Xu Xuan, and was left behind by Lu Wei, but West turned from the middle to the weak side in time to help defend.
At this time, Xu Xuan had already slipped to the bottom corner of the right side and reached out to ask for the ball at the position where Lu Wei had just broken through.
Lowe turned around and passed the ball, ran under the basket himself, and returned to the top of the arc.
"To be honest, the Lakers' running position is good, but the Warriors' defense is obviously better.
Xu Xuan shot under Clay's tight defense-
"Huh!"
It's a beautiful ball, there's not a lot of space, and it's just a matter of individual ability.
Clay shook his head, KD shook his head, Cole shook his head, and Frank shook his head......
Clay shook his head because he really couldn't guard against Xu Xuan.
KD is because he found that Xu Xuan is stronger than last season.
Cole is happy, Frank is worried......
It's true that the Lakers can't score like this forever, as it has just been proven, the flexibility of their three-guard system has not been played, and the Warriors have done a very careful job of defending and changing defenses.
44 to 49, Xu Xuan's personal score has come to 20 points!
Warriors offense.
KD faced Russell, who was defending him, and scored the ball with ease.
It was just a feint and then a shot to score easily.
It's all three points, but in comparison, Xu Xuan's seems to have climbed a mountain, while Durant's just walked from the street to the end of the alley......
The gap is huge!
The game continues.
This ball Xu Xuan divided the ball to Russell in the bottom corner, and after he attracted attention with an empty cut, Lu Wei at a 45-degree angle on the other side got the opportunity to complete the shot before Livingston returned to the defense, and scored a three-point shot.
46-52, the game was a tug-of-war.
In the next few rounds, the two sides also scored each other, but it was difficult for the Lakers to score every time, either Xu Xuan relied on his own personal ability, or Xu Xuan attracted the vast majority of defensive attention, and then teammates got opportunities in the vacant position.
Thoughts, on the Warriors' side, in the second half, when Kerr sent the Big Four on the court again, the super offensive efficiency was shocking.
At halftime, the score of the two teams was 69-80!
An unimaginable scoreline, 69-80 at halftime...... The first quarter was 31-35, that is, in the second quarter, the two teams played a 38-45 score...... That's a scary score!
38-45, 69-80, these are the scores of some teams in the half and three quarters, and now, the game between the Lakers and the Warriors only took one quarter and half time, a whole quarter less!
"Oh God! Oh, God! I really didn't expect them to score so many points in this half, 69-80? Are they going to heaven?! And the Warriors, who scored 80 points in the half, averaging 40 points in a quarter? How the hell did they do that?! Kenny Smith exclaimed, his mouth closed.
"In the second quarter, when I saw the Lakers sending the No. 3 system, I knew that the score in this game would be very high, because from the feeling of the two teams in the first quarter, it can be seen that they are both good, and they both hit some difficult balls, but I really didn't expect that they could play a score of 69-80 in the half, and the Warriors played too well!" Reggie Miller was amazed.
He was really satisfied with the Warriors' performance in the first half, scoring 80 points in the half, which in ancient times, this was a whole game, and this was only half time.
"The Lakers didn't play badly!" Barkley picked up the conversation: "31 points in the first quarter and 38 points in the second quarter, this score goes without saying, right?" ”
But Barkley is always a little lacking in confidence, because the Lakers are not bad at scoring, but they are the behind side.
They also trailed by a whopping 11 points.
Barkley muttered inwardly.
He scored 31 points in the first quarter and 38 points in the second quarter, but now he is 11 points behind...... Shouldn't that be an 11-point lead?
However, the Warriors played really well in the first half, and he saw it.
Curry has already scored 24 points in the half, KD has also scored 18 points, and Klay has 14 points, and the three alone have scored 56 points, while the rest of the group has a total of 24 points.
On the Lakers' side, Xu Xuan scored the most, scoring 34 points at the end of the half, and half of the Lakers' points were scored by him......
34 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, that's what he turned in at halftime.
The Warriors took a total of 47 shots in the first half, including 21 three-point shots, in addition to 20 free throws.
The Lakers, on the other hand, also made 45 shots, including 22 three-point attempts, but other free throws were only half as many as the Warriors.
Both sides shot well, with the Warriors hitting 29 of 47 shots on a whopping 61.7 percent!
Note that this is an overall shooting percentage, with the Warriors shooting 61.9% overall at halftime!!! It's not someone, if it's someone, good is good, but it's definitely not so scary.
And the Lakers, on the other hand, were a little worse, shooting 54.8% from the field with 45 shots!
Not as good as a warrior, but not bad either!
Because in a normal game, at halftime, the shooting rate is about 40%, or even a little lower, but in this game, both teams played extraordinarily, but the Warriors played better.
"69-80 at half-time, 140-160 at full-time?
Hiss! You won't be setting a new single-game scoring record today, will you? ”
The highest single-game scoring record in NBA history is 186 points, not counting the All-Star Game.
On December 14, 1983, a game about the score was remembered, and the Detroit Pistons were the protagonists. A total of 9,655 fans witnessed the spectacular scoring battle, which took three overtimes to decide the winner as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184. Only 6 out of 370 points are scored from 3 points. A total of 142 goals were hit, four players scored more than 40 points, and both teams had 93 assists. Isaiah Thomas scored a Detroit Pistons-high 47 points, while Denver Nuggets' Kiki Vandewich scored a game-high 51. The Detroit Pistons' 186 points in this game are the highest single-game scoring record in NBA history.
And today, this game between the Warriors and the Lakers is likely to catch up with that record.
"It's a bit difficult to catch up, and it depends on how they feel in the second half, it's hard to say, if the second half feels as good as ever, it's really true."
Is it possible?
It's possible!
After all, the first half was a good start, and if they could catch up in the second half, it would not even be close, because their record was three overtime, and this game may not necessarily have overtime!