Chapter 1221 [Loss of Confidence, Seat Reservation]

In the first quarter, Guo Xu counterattacked when he had the opportunity, and led the Lakers to control the situation with a sharp breakthrough, leading 41-24.

Guo Xu scored 13 points and 6 assists, and was the most eye-catching player on both teams.

Counting the time in the time loop, no active NBA player has more experience playing than Guo Xu. He doesn't even need to use his brain to play on the field, he can make the right choice by looking at the position of his opponent and team-mates, and relying on conditioned reflexes.

In order to strengthen the offense, coach Mark Jackson let Redick play 8 minutes in the first quarter, but it was the Lakers' Tucker who made a move, scoring 9 points in a single quarter and beating Redick three times on the counterattack.

Everyone now acknowledges that Tucker is a good 3-and-D player, but he doesn't just have a corner three, but also some offensive ability with the ball. He is good at coming hard, and he can play hard when facing thin opponents.

Redick has always been a big hole on the defensive end, many people say that Curry is a defensive black hole, but in fact, Curry is better than Redick.

As long as he's on the floor, the Warriors have obvious defensive weaknesses on the perimeter. The Warriors are not as strong as the parallel world, and the key is that he replaces Klay Thompson, who is good at defense.

Redick's offensive ability is good, but his movement, bounce, and arm span are not up to the league's passing line, and he can hardly defend against any named outside attacker. This is determined by his physical fitness, and it cannot be strengthened. HE IS 193CM TALL, WEIGHS 86 KG, HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 191CM, HAS POOR CONFRONTATION, AND HAS ALMOST NO ABILITY TO BLOCK.

Redick is 33 years old this year, and his already modest pace is still showing signs of declining, and it will be difficult for him to keep up with the pace of the NBA game in a few years. How could such a person be able to guard against Tucker, who weighed 110 kilograms?

Tucker didn't suffer at all against Green when he was a cameo power forward, and Green who could resist was not good enough to get into the restricted area, and the two played gunpowder twice in the regular season.

The coaches on both sides are also battling it out, with Tyrone Lue beating Jackson based on the Warriors' adjustments.

As soon as Gobert came on, the Lakers replaced Adams, Iguodala replaced Redick, and the Lakers replaced Durant with Booker.

In the second quarter, the Lakers did not use an orthodox point guard, and the five were Wade, Booker, Durant, Carter, and Adams.

When it came to the Western Conference finals, the Lakers no longer had multiple young players on the court as they did in the first two rounds, and it was easier for the whole team to guarantee a win with only a nine-man rotation. Harrell's workouts are all taken by Guo Xu for a while.

The Lakers will not underestimate the enemy, and not deploying an orthodox point guard and power forward will not be a weakness. Wade can also be in charge of playmaking, and Durant, who is actually 210cm tall, can interfere with shots near the restricted area.

The Warriors sent Ian Clark, a big man with a height of 191CM, who entered the NBA without a draft and could only be used as a base salary substitute. The other defender is Sean Livingston, an experienced two-way defender. Iguodala plays small forward, with West and Gobert on the inside, one offensive and one defensive.

The point gap continues to widen, and the Lakers have super scorer Durant, who is at the same level as the veteran who is responsible for leading the offense with the Warriors.

Since Iguodala often doesn't have to give it his all in the regular season, he will perform better in the playoffs, and many fans say that he likes to "play dead".

This year's "first brother" performed poorly in the regular season, with only 7.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3.4 assists, almost exactly the same as last season. The difference is that he is not "pretending to be dead" this time, he is really not as brave as he was back then.

He is often left open on the offensive end, but rarely shoots and is iron in every position except for shooting from the basket. He averaged just 7.2 points, 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 45.5% from the field and 19% from three-point range.

When the team needed Iguoda to step up and play the most, he was too disappointing, and he couldn't stop Durant on the defensive end.

The difference quickly widened to 25 points, and when the Warriors called a timeout, Yu Jia commented: "I think even if Guo Xu doesn't play today, the Warriors won't be able to win, it's not like the Western Finals, it's completely abusive." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "The Lakers have a number of players with a true shooting rate of more than 60%, and three players who are ranked in the top ten in the league in terms of efficiency. ”

The team led by a large score, and Guo Xu still returned to the field.

Curry saw that Guo Xu didn't want to play anymore, the Warriors wanted to win, and they needed Curry to be a super defensive player, but the reality was that he was being played by Guo Xu.

Guo Xu often plays Curry in the time loop of Earth Six, and he has long played experience, and he knows very well what kind of movement articulation and rhythm Curry's speed can't keep up. Curry couldn't have guarded him one-on-one.

In the second half, the Warriors sent an offensive lineup, and Green and Gobert could only play one. The coaching staff understands one thing, the only chance to beat the Lakers is to fight offense, better than theirs. It's a pity that the three stars of the Warriors are at a comprehensive disadvantage in the face of the Lakers' Big Three, and even Horford can suppress the veteran Nowitzki.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led 102-75, and the game had gone into garbage time.

Both sides replaced all the main forces, and the coach knew that he couldn't win, so he simply gave up the game and was ready to save his strength to fight for the next game. In the final quarter, the two sides competed off the bench, and the Lakers were led by three veterans, Wade, Carter, and Dunleavy, and continued to have the upper hand. In the end, the Lakers won by 36 points, 129-93.

As in the first two rounds, the Warriors players who played the Lakers in one game almost lost confidence.

In an interview, Curry sighed: "I don't think even the Dream Team can beat this Lakers team." Because Durant is the Dream Team's top scorer, Jason only competed in the 2008 Olympics, and the Lakers have two super scorers. ”

Many Warriors fans are dissatisfied with Curry's words, believing that it will affect morale and make future games more difficult. But more fans said that they could understand Curry's thoughts, he had been convinced by Guo Xu, and he was very clear about the gap between himself and Guo Xu.

In the second game, the pairing of the two proved this point again, and the Warriors strictly guarded Guo Xu's singles, and he attracted the bag and sent a large number of assists. Curry was deflated by the Lakers' defense and was prevented as a blacksmith.

Curry's powerful scoring ability comes from his superb three-point shooting, excellent ball handling skills, and rhythm. When it came to the Western Finals, the defensive oppression of both sides improved, and Guo Xu's close defense coupled with the rapid change of defense on the flanks made Curry unable to play his own characteristics.

Superstars generally have excellent confrontation ability and super singles ability, and when the team encounters difficulties, they can force the bag to score, Guo Xu and Durant belong to this type of player, Curry can't.

In comparison, Curry is more dependent on the team, but when it is hot, Curry's scoring explosion is terrifying. This is the difference between him and Guo Xu, Guo Xu's skills are more comprehensive, and he has more ways to adjust on the court.

The best scene came in the third quarter. Guo Xu counterattacked and walked on the right side, dribbling under his crotch and dribbling behind his back to break through, and Curry judged accurately to keep up. Guo Xu brought to the right side of the 45-degree emergency stop, dribbled the ball to the left hand behind the back of his right hand, and received a Buddha worship to shake Curry to the ground.

At this time, Gobert also made up for the basket, Guo Xu jumped up and turned 360 degrees from the right side to the left side, dodging the block and scoring the basketball with his right hand.

The fans in the audience were boiling, and the strongest offensive player and best defensive player of the Warriors were all played by Guo Xu.

Guo Xu scored 27 points and 16 assists in the third quarter, leading the Lakers to another 28-point lead and entering garbage time.

In the final quarter, the Lakers replaced all the main players, and the Warriors' starters played for a while and failed to catch up with the score, and finally the Lakers won 120-104.

With a 2-0 lead, the Lakers, who have home-court advantage, have booked a spot in the Finals......