Chapter 1003 [Consecutive scores until the end]
In the first quarter, the two sides compared shots, Guo Xu was responsible for holding the ball, and Roy, Thompson, and Ibaka ran to catch the ball.
The Warriors are Rohr Deng in charge of the ball-handling organization, Curry, Redick, and Landry run to catch the ball, and the style of play completely imitates the Suns.
Thompson was the best player on both teams, scoring 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 4-of-6 three-pointers.
During the break, the TNT narrator teased Redick's reach.
"IT WASN'T A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE REDICK, WHO IS 193 CM TALL AND HAS A 191 CM ARM SPAN, TO GUARD THOMPSON," BARKLEY SAID. Thompson is seriously underrated, and in the 2011 draft, he fell out of the lottery due to the marijuana incident and was picked up by the Suns, and if he made more shots, he could easily cut 20+. ”
"I think Thompson will shoot more today, and the Suns will need him to take on more offensive responsibilities in the future," Smith said. Guo Xu threw very little today to help his teammates create opportunities. ”
Guo Xu played the whole quarter, shooting 1 of 2 in the counterattack, passing Curry for a layup, scoring 2 points and 5 assists.
The Warriors shot evenly with Lopez, the top scorer, scoring seven points, making it 2+1 in the air and allowing Gortat to carry two fouls.
Gortat isn't a defensive stalwarts and his maneuver is a pick-and-roll that makes him a big hit. After Gasol Jr. left, the Suns were left with only two second-rate centers and rookie Aizeli, and the defense did drop a bit.
Everyone can see that the Warriors have gotten stronger, and the offense is fluid, even if the Suns are not easy to defend. However, thanks to excellent offense, the Suns still led 34-31.
The bench competition in the second quarter was difficult to solve, and the Warriors' five players, Famar, Stevenson, Garcia, Scola, and Monroe, had a clear division of labor and could attack and defend.
Scola is the most important addition for the Warriors, he has a very stable mid-range shot, suitable for blocking and pick-and-roll offense, and complements Monroe inside and outside. Both interior players also have the ability to play the ball and find teammates who are running.
The Suns, like the previous two games, mainly relied on Thomas Jr. and Whiteside to block and shoot, guards to break through, inside to cut, and others to pull away and other opportunities to catch and shoot.
At halftime, Barkley commented on Warriors coach Mark Jackson, saying that he was a fan of D'Antoni and must have written down the Suns' tactics when he was a commentator, and he is now imitating well.
In the second half, the two teams continued to fight tactically, relying on cover to create opportunities to run and catch the ball, except for the core rarely singled.
In the third quarter, Curry began to play, and if Guo Xu was slow to chase and not close, it would be difficult to interfere with his shot. Curry hit three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points and one assist in the first quarter.
Guo Xu also increased his shots, shot two three-pointers, singled out Curry to score twice on the weak side and on the counterattack, made two fouls on a misplaced break, and scored 12 points and 3 assists, and performed better.
The two sides couldn't pull the score, and the stalemate lasted until the last three minutes of the final quarter, and the battle was tied at 111.
Both teams have blacksmiths, and Roy and Luo Erdeng are both lost on the offensive end, reducing shots and passing more and defending.
Butler, Richardson and others couldn't find a shooting crosshair, and the Warriors' backup blue-collar swing man was also in tune. Landry was defended by Ibaka for only 4 points, guarding the drinking fountain on the sidelines in the final quarter, and the Warriors went up to the inside twin towers at critical moments.
D'Antoni called a timeout to adjust the lineup, sending Guo Xu and Kidd to partner on the outside, with Thompson at small forward and Ibaka and Gortat on the inside.
When the score was deadlocked in the final quarter, D'Antoni never considered using the best physical interior Whiteside, he can fly and block, but his style of play is very rough, the defensive end is often shaky, and the offensive end is also prone to mistakes.
Suns ball possession, Kidd interprets what it means to "have an old family, if there is a treasure", although his physical fitness and his peak are incomparable, but his understanding of tactics is far better than that of young players, and he will not make mistakes at critical moments.
The Warriors clamped Guo Xu at the three-point line, not giving him the opportunity to directly single out Curry, Guo Xu only needed to pass the ball to Kidd and run, and the Warriors defense was immediately difficult to do.
Kidd's outside containment ability is better than Payton, who took a pay cut to join the Suns and won a championship, and he can shoot three-pointers. And his style of play is almost exactly the same as Payton's, and this kind of heavy point guard is suitable for partnering Guo Xu.
Guo Xu in the middle and Ibaka covered the running position without the ball, Curry was slow to chase the defense, and Kidd passed to Guo Xu at the perfect time, he received the ball at 45 degrees and made a one-step stop-and-go jump shot, playing a time difference to score on the board. 113 to 111.
He took a step from inside the three-point line, and after covering in the middle, Monroe couldn't save too far away, and Ibaka could cut into the air.
The Warriors' offense is also a cover running tactic, the Suns directly changed the defense, Gortat stood outside to interfere with Redick's shot, the latter's intention to pass the ball to the empty cut Monroe was too obvious, Kidd changed the defense around the front card position, and cut the ball directly.
There was an opportunity on the field immediately, and Kidd passed the ball to Guo Xu for a single fast attack.
Guo Xu dribbled the ball towards Curry and entered the three-point line, dribbled the ball under his crotch and received the ball behind his back to change direction, and the lost step passed successfully, and threw the ball into the right side. 115 to 111.
Curry relied on the cover to run and received a pass from Rohr Deng to shoot a three-point shot, but was caught by Thompson and Guo Xu. Curry took advantage of the situation to share the ball, and Rohr Deng hit an empty three-point iron in the middle, and he shot 0 of 4 from the outside today, and the Suns dared to let him go.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed the ball to Kidd again, and then ran himself.
He caught up with Curry in the middle of the cover run, then he walked the baseline to the right side, and Kidd distributed the ball to Thompson, who was 70 degrees, who then transferred to Guo Xu.
On the right, Guo Xu, Thompson and Gortat near the box form a triangle, and anyone will be open in this kind of position.
Although Curry tried hard to chase it out, Guo Xu got a heads-up opportunity, brought it to 45 degrees after the virtual shake, retreated to receive the Buddha feint to the baseline and changed past Curry, and the baseline made a quick stop jump shot. 117 to 111.
Guo Xu hit three two-pointers in a row, and a wave completely disrupted the Warriors' offensive and defensive rhythm.
The Warriors attacked, and Rohrdeng was let go on the perimeter again.
Roy has a replacement when he doesn't feel good, and he can be replaced. If Rohrdeng is off the court, the strength of other small forwards will be much worse, and the offense and defense will be affected.
Rohr Deng didn't force a three-point shot, and he didn't shoot inside the three-point line. In recent years, he has not held the ball and attacked with the Warriors, and his mid-range shooting ability has deteriorated a bit miserably. Last season, the big shot 35.5 percent from two-point range and 12.5 percent from mid-range range.
He lobbed the ball to Monroe, who was stronger than Ibaka, and got under the basket to draw Gortat back to the pack and split it, and Lopes hit it from the right sideline. 117 to 113.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu ran to the left side and received a pass from Kidd, this time he took the ball and changed direction past Monroe, and scored with an easy pick-up with his left hand. Curry was blocked for half a second, and he couldn't catch up as soon as Guo Xu accelerated.
119 to 113, Guo Xu scored 8 points in a row.
Zhang Reasonable smiled: "It seems that Guo Xu played in the first three quarters, helping his teammates play, and he went on his own before the final score, and Curry couldn't prevent it one-on-one." ”
Yu Jia said: "If the Warriors make a mistake in substitution, let Monroe and Lopez go together, and the defense and pick-and-roll will be worse." I think it's better to try to play small ball with Rohrdeng as a cameo power forward, because he can interfere with Ibaka's shots and be very mobile. ”
Unfortunately, Warriors coach Jackson didn't think so, and he continued to use the twin towers.
Curry was entangled by Guo Xu, Rohr Deng gave the ball to the inside, Monroe singled Ibaka to turn and shoot wide, the rebound was grabbed by Gortat, Kidd received the pass experienced, slowed down the rhythm, and began to kill time in positional battles.
Running out of 24 seconds, Guo Xu caught the ball on the left side to attract the bag clip and share the ball, and Kidd hit a three-point jumper in the middle.
122-113, the Suns sealed the win......