Chapter 1116: A Strong Soldier

Celestial Empire Sports Station.

"Today's game is the Western Conference Finals Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, and before this game, the American counterparts released a lot of highlights. Let's take a look. First of all, the two sides won the regular season first in the league and second in the league respectively, and the teams are very competitive. Second, the MVP battle between Tang Qian and Curry, this round of the series is the best direct proof of this. Article 3 ......"

"Yangyi, what do you think is the highlight that you would like to add?" Yu Jia asked.

"I think there are a few points that can be added, offensive battles, the Lakers are the team that averaged the first points per game in the regular season this season, what about the team that ranks second? Hey, it's the Golden State Warriors in front of you, so this series should be very good-looking. And then I think there's something to look forward to with D'Antoni and rookie coach Steve. Kerr's matchup, but to be honest, I was shocked that this year's best coach didn't give Kerr, because the Warriors significantly surpassed the Hawks in terms of both their record and the overall strength of the team, and Kerr is still a rookie, and sometimes I really don't know how the United States selects and votes. ”

On the Internet, it is natural that the shouts are shaking the sky, the fans of the Lakers and the fans of the Warriors, Chu He Han Boundary, each playing against each other, the number of posts and the number of replies, the game has entered a soaring trend before it really starts, which also makes the administrators of these websites laugh so much that their eyes are invisible.

Of course, there is nothing to say about the scrum, even if Bogut is 18 years old, it is impossible to compete for Tang Qian, he can be the champion back then is actually really a "dog of the day". Although Bogut lost, he didn't have too many fluctuations, after all, now fools know that there is basically no possibility of winning with the Lakers' No. 29 scramble.

The success rate of more than 9 percent of the scrums makes all teams a little desperate to compare the Lakers.

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors didn't feel good, so they gave the Lakers a few points ahead. On the Lakers' side, Jeremy Lin made 2 breaks, Ariza cut in the air, and Butler made a 3-pointer, and he played a 9-1 in the opening game. On the Warriors' side, there was only one point in the account. Or free throws. It looks like this game is a bit of a one-sided trend.

Tang Qian didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so D'Antoni replaced him in advance.

This is also a strategy to adjust according to the situation of the game, the situation is good, let Tang Qian rest more in the first half, so that there will be no too obvious physical problems in the second half. In the last round, if you want to play the Warriors, D'Antoni himself feels unreliable. It's really unreliable. Because of the Warriors' offense, he doesn't think it's OK to shrink the basket. The Clippers this season Matt. Barnes and Sixth Man Crawford both shot more than 2 percent from three-point range in the playoffs, do you think the Warriors might do it? No way. So D'Antoni saw that the momentum was okay and won Tang Qian early. In order to prepare for the future.

D'Antoni's substitution ability is indeed much stronger than the original time and space, and he knows that he is not the main force, which can be regarded as a more obvious change after he got last year's championship ring. Tang Qian also knew what D'Antoni meant, so he came down to rest without saying a word, because in the Western Conference Finals, he knew better than anyone how difficult it was to play.

But at this time, within 2 minutes, the Warriors not only equalized the score, but also Nima's overtake.

Harrison. Barnes scored 2 with a sudden shot, and then Bogut also took advantage of Tang Qian's absence to make a profit, although Thackeray said that he worked harder, but he was still a big step behind Bogut. So he was scored five points by Bogut with a free throw shot. D'Antoni also wants to see the situation, if the Lakers can score a few, then he will let Tang Qian take more rest, who knows, this time it will be out of control. In just 30 seconds, the Warriors scored five more points.

Curry made a steal and a 3-pointer plus Klay. Thompson made a mid-range shot, and the score continued to expand.

It wasn't a substitution issue, and D'Antoni quickly called a timeout to interrupt the Warriors' impending momentum.

It's a pity that no one expected the criticality of the matter, including D'Antoni and Tang Qian, who underestimated this Warriors team, or overestimated the Lakers. D'Antoni thought that he would be able to catch up with him by stepping up his attack after coming on the pitch, and then the two teams would start again. What are the facts? This is not the case at all. The Warriors relied on defensive counterattacks to put the Lakers in an offensive stalemate. Unlike the last round against the Clippers, Curry is indeed impossible to pinch Jeremy Lin like Paul, but the entire Warriors' defensive system has added too much to all of them, and a statistic tells the truth.

This Warriors team is first in the league in defensive efficiency and second in offensive efficiency.

The concept of "the team's offense and defense as one" was decided by Kerr before he joined the Warriors. Because he was with the Bulls, he understood the importance of this concept for the first time. The only team in history to dominate the league in offensive and defensive efficiency in a single season is the Bulls with 72 wins. So Cole experienced it firsthand, felt it, and he immediately understood what one of the truths that opened the dynasty was. The scariest thing is that he can still keep the team in this energy in the playoffs, which is really scary.

And what about the Lakers? The top ten in the league in defensive efficiency did not enter, and if it weren't for Tang Potential, I don't know what it would have become. Even though they are the first in the league in offensive efficiency, they are too biased on the defensive end, which makes them lose the glamour of the regular season in the playoffs. This caught D'Antoni by surprise, but fortunately, Tang Qian stabilized the situation after returning to the court, making the Warriors' impact basket efficiency greatly reduced. Yang Biao scored 2 three-pointers, which made the situation slightly better.

The Warriors scored 29 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers scored just 23 points, a six-point deficit. It doesn't seem big, but except for the beginning, the Lakers are catching up as a whole, what about the other party? The best tricks haven't been used yet, and there is already a faint sense of control over the overall situation. D'Antoni suddenly felt that although he had done a lot of homework before the game, he still had some signs of being calculated. However, he is a veteran coach, he is only a rookie, and he is coaching the playoffs for the first time, how can he be more capable than himself? No way. Change formations.

D'Antoni made a tactical allocation, but Kerr's side seemed to be on the right track, and he didn't talk nonsense at all, and he was still playing according to the Lakers. It is impossible for Tang Qian not to take a break in the second quarter, otherwise, he will completely lose his power in the fourth quarter. The tactics of this section are mainly for "Yang Shaoxia" Nick. Young specially designed, because the Warriors also made substitutions, Kerr's use of the team's starters has always been controlled within the most efficient time, so you can see that whether it is Curry or Thompson, or even Green, Barnes, Iguodala, Livingston and the like, he has arranged the most reasonable playing time. The highest playing time for the entire Warriors in the regular season was less than 33 minutes, and basically the team of 15 people was ranked from the bottom, except for one who played soy sauce. Kuzmic, the rest of the worst have an average of 8~9 minutes per game. This rotation efficiency is simply a stark contrast to D'Antoni's side.

What about the playoffs? It seems that the time of the main players has been greatly improved, but it is still a rotation of as many as 11 people, and this hand is also a gap with D'Antoni's current rotation of 7~8 people. Unless you have super physical players, such as peak Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, O'Neal, Olajuwon, etc., it is definitely a college question to keep the team physical and energetic at all times. In this place, Cole is obviously learning the best way to learn, his locker room master takes the "Zen master" route, and the main game on the field takes the "** vicky" route, which is really a perfect combination. Because before him, who was one of the most physically fit masters in the team? That's right, it's ** Vicky. Cole later recruited Mike. When Brown became the head assistant coach, he publicly said that we are all Spurs, although there is an element of hype, but it is not nonsense.

At this point, D'Antoni really defeated Cole, and he has not been very good at the physical distribution of the whole team.

Compared to the substitution tactical arrangement, D'Antoni also lost to Kerr tonight.

How so? Kerr arranged this arrangement in the bench time, he did not use Iguodala as the main point of attack that D'Antoni focused on, but used a player who had been seriously injured as the finisher of the bench period. This man's name is called, Sean. Livingston. Speaking of him, it's really bumpy, he was also a wind-chasing boy with an explosive head back then, in high school, an absolute basketball genius, and Howard, Josh. Smith tied for the top 6 strongest high school rising stars of the year.

Some say he played a lot like Penny Hardaway before he sank.

Some say he plays like Magic the Second.

Some say he plays like a "legend of antiquity" and a "big o" Oscar. Robertson.

In 2004, Mr. Illinois Basketball, the All-American First Team, was the genius of the old K coach who wrote a letter to recruit him to join Duke. However, because of his average family conditions, he finally chose to skip college and go directly to the NBA to play. But he joined the NBA too early, and his body was too thin to be ready to face this kind of highest-level adult confrontation. Moreover, not everyone is Kobe Garnett James and can adapt step by step. Endurance, this thing, I can't see it, but I can touch it. In his third year in the NBA, everything looked looking for the better, and he was getting more playing time and trust, a game against the Bobcats, a steal, a layup, and then a tragic picture of arguably a top 10 injury history in NBA history. After landing, the body was unbalanced, and the doctor's diagnosis was that the kneecap was completely dislocated, three of the four major ligaments were completely torn, and the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, meniscus, and medial collateral ligaments were scrapped...... And so on and so forth. The worst outcome is that if you hurt the large artery behind the left leg, the only way is to amputate the leg. Yes, not an April Fool's Day, it's an amputation.

He was not yet 22 years old. He was the No. 4 pick in the first round. None of the rookie contracts are over.

The long recovery period and the possibility of retiring from the army caused him to develop depression.

But after a year and a half of recovery, just when the fans were about to forget about his existence, he returned. But what he was given was still a constant blow, the Clippers gave him a base salary, he thought it was an insult and refused to go to Miami, but it was only 4 games, he went to the Thunder a few months after he was cut, but he played the NBDL, and finally returned to the Thunder, but because he played as bad as shit, he didn't know how many times he received a call from the team's general manager this season. Yes, he was laid off. Again. Then the Wizards recruited him and gave him a chance, but that was because he only had a base salary of 300,000, and after playing the season, the Wizards did not renew his contract. At this time, the team that scrapped his left leg and knee, the Bobcats chose to continue him, 3.5 million a year, a total of two years, signed him. But he couldn't find his place on the Bobcats, and Old Man Joe couldn't stand the situation and sent him to the Bucks. Milwaukee didn't stay long, and he was traded to the Rockets again. Is Houston his blessed land? No, just playing preseason, he was cut. What gave him the contract was that the Wizards still had a base salary, and this time it was not as smooth as the last time, and he was cut again for 1 month.

Eventually, he joined the Cavaliers to play as a backup for rising league star Irving, with a pitiful salary. The performance was also unsatisfactory. After that, he went to the Nets, the regular season was fine, there was not much eye-catching, and in the playoffs, he faced the Heat of the Big Three, and his performance was stable, playing about 11+4 data. Mainly, his shooting percentage is very stable and high, but the Nets still only have so much interest in him, or he is quoted as a base salary, and only the Warriors and Kerr, who have overhauled him, selected him. At this time, it has only been more than 1 month since Kerr joined the Warriors, but he still strongly supported the proposal to sign Livingston, and gave the latter a "huge contract" of 16 million US dollars for 3 years in one go. At least for Livingston, who has been drifting for a long time since his injury, it's a contract with respect and warmth. At the same time, it is also the biggest contract he has gotten since he played in the NBA in his life.

The price of joining the Warriors is still so high, many people are spraying management and Kerr, and Livingston expressed his determination as soon as he joined: Joining the Warriors is a gift from God, and he is here to help win the championship. Of course, he said this at the time and was ridiculed by countless people and the media, but he gave Cole the greatest reward for his vision, extremely stable bench scoring points, hard work, never complaining, and only conceded 2 goals in the 2018 finals, with a shooting rate of more than 86%, which made people completely impressed with him. The Warriors also rewarded him with a big contract, which was big enough, at least for him.

So now, it's time for him to really make a big effort in this time and space, prove himself, and repay the trust of Kerr and the Warriors management. Unlike before, when he was still an explosive head and dirty braids, he has now practiced a perfect back-to-body projection play. At the same time, he also plays extremely reasonable, only facing those who can play him, and if he can't play, he basically chooses not to attack. The brain is basically not hot. So even in the playoffs, his shooting percentage is still terrible. Even taller than the regular season.

That's right, Livingston's scoring weapon for crazy training after the big injury, back shooting, is one of Kerr's most important weapons.

In this year, they are all fast-paced baskets, and there are few back-to-back hits in the low post, but now there is a substitute who has practiced his back-to-back skills so well. Kerr can see that his hand is limited by physical injuries, and it will not be so easy to play star players and starters, but when playing the bench lineup, especially players who are shorter than him, the effect is wonderful. You must know that no matter how strong the team is, no matter how accurate the three-point shooter, he must have a time when he is dumb, and at this time, a back-to-back shooting master really fills in the most needed piece of Kerr's tactical system. Even if the plank is not that tall, it is enough.

In key games, when needed, let him go up and play a few, over-exceed, or attack a few shots, so that he can buy the Warriors a breathing time from as little as 2~3 rounds to 5~6 rounds as much. This role is very important, Kerr values it very much, his goal is to say, not to lead the team to do a few rounds, his goal is to win the championship, and even create a dynasty.

Therefore, he will not hesitate to take any functional player who can fill the team and make the most of it.

Now, it's time for Livingston to come into play. On the bench time, D'Antoni was too eager to pinch Andre, who was very famous. Iguodala, so given the right wing, a lot of space and a one-on-one chance for a single man. Livingston saw that the person who defended him was Jordan, who was only 188cm tall. Famar immediately catches the ball and hits.

Livingston is 201cm tall, however, he is a No. 1 position, so his misalignment ability is very strong.

Coupled with the fact that he has developed a skillful back-to-back shooting, this made him suddenly in the Warriors and became a substitute attacker.

Catch the ball, a force back top, then turn around, slightly backward projection, brush ~, the basketball easily hit.

Famar didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, and the next ball the Lakers didn't score, and Kerr motioned on the sidelines to keep the ball open, using Iguodala as a bait, clearing one side, and then giving Livingston the ball.

After Livingston saw Farm, he pulled it up and threw it, brushed ~, and went in again.

ps: Tomorrow a wave of 10,000 words will break out~~~ Although Xiaozi is on a business trip, she will not be ambiguous~