Chapter 127: The Splash Brothers
With the Warriors unable to score the last attack, the second quarter ended, and with the excellent play of Li Mojie and Gobert in the second quarter, the Suns successfully overtook the Warriors after the second quarter of the game, with a score of 57:50, leading by 7 points into the second half.
"Beautiful, Mark Jackson's adjustment substitution is a complete failure, look at the No. 23 opposite, he got three fouls in less than a quarter, and then went down, I guess Mark Jackson won't let him play again!" Albert scoffed at half-time.
"Well, but in addition to our top pick as always, we also have to pay more attention to another discovery this year, that is, our other rookie this year - Rudy Gobert, this guy is amazingly tall and long, got 2 blocks and 6 rebounds in one quarter, completely took over the Suns' interior defensive baton, I'm sure this guy will definitely be a good helper next to Marc Jab in the future!" Eddie Johnson complimented Gobert.
"Haha, well done Rudy!" Li Mojie happily patted Gobert on the shoulder in the locker room and said, he is very excited and proud now, after all, this is the Warriors, and the members of the Warriors team that will win 73 wins in the future are all in place: Green, Harrison, Bogut, Thompson, Curry The five Tigers are all there, but they were overtaken by themselves, and the best defensive players in the future were also teased by themselves and left the court early, who else in the league is their opponent? Li Mojie thought proudly.
"Thanks, Mo Jie, I'm in good shape today, man, you can give me a few empty picks!" Gobert is also very excited, the Suns lack of people at the center position is a fact known to the whole league, the Suns often let Markieff and Channingfrye top the center, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gobert! So he must seize all kinds of opportunities to show himself, after all, he is different from Li Mojie, he is just a foreign player who is the last pick in the draft year, if he doesn't seize the opportunity to show himself, once the team introduces a center in the middle of the game, then his position in the team will be even more embarrassing!
But things didn't turn out the way the Suns thought.
Fifteen minutes after the break, the second half of the game began quickly, the Warriors Harrison Barnes returned to the court, Mariss Spates missed the shot, back to the other half, Marcus received the ball inside and caused a foul and got a free throw, but Marcus only made one free throw.
The Warriors relaunched their offense, and Curry dribbled beyond the three-point line to face Ramon Sessions' defense.
Curry directly called the inside line out to block and dismantle, and the center and small forward stepped on the three-point line to block and dismantle one on the left and right, and the middle was less than one person wide. That is, a wall of three people, Curry standing behind this wall is a three-point shot, and Sessions has no way to defend!
"There is, the Warriors' pick-and-roll cooperation, Steve Curry's three-point shot, hit! The Suns still can't be careless, the Warriors' blocking and curling and cutting coordination is still amazing! Albert said worriedly.
Li Mojie's ball was firmly blocked by Harrison, and he could only helplessly look at Curry on the sidelines, Curry's shooting speed was very fast, his shooting was not a standard jump shooting posture, almost at the same time as jumping, the ball in his hand had been pushed out quickly, so that Sessions in front of him had no time to stop.
Curry's shot at this time looked more like a random throw than a shot, but this casual throw threw the ball into the basket.
Then the Suns attacked, Sessions, and Marcus blocked and passed to Gerard Green, who missed a three-point shot, and Bogut grabbed the rebound in a scramble with Gobert and passed it to Curry.
"Curry with the ball, fast break for the Warriors! What the? ”
The Warriors' counterattack speed has been raised since last season, and the counterattack speed this season is even more extraordinary, but the Warriors' counterattack is completely different from the Heat's counterattack, Curry, who rushed to the three-point line, glanced at Barnes and Thompson who were following at this time, they were looked at by Li Mojie and Green respectively, teammates had no chance to catch the ball at this time, only to see Curry pause slightly, just when the people on the scene thought that Curry was going to press down the rhythm and play half-court offense, Curry suddenly raised his hand and threw the ball out.
"Shoot a three-point shot on the counterattack? Return! OMG! Albert shouted incredulously. At 58:56, the Warriors quickly chased after them with two three-pointers.
Hornasse hurriedly called a timeout: "Do you know that No. 30 on the other side?" I know what shooters are most afraid of, I used to be a shooter, Marcus and Marcus pay attention to help defend Curry, and would rather miss others than raise his hand, you know? ”
After the timeout, Sessions and Marcus blocked and dismantled, but the Warriors switched defenses quickly, Sessions didn't find a chance, Li Mojie cut inside at this time, Sessions passed the ball to Li Mojie, Li Mojie took the ball directly with his back, and then glanced at Bogut, who was attracted by the block, and threw the ball to the basket with his hand.
"Bang! Beautiful, Goebel hands buckled! The Suns finally started scoring after a timeout! ”
But the Warriors were not in a hurry, Curry dribbled past half court and found that Marcus was led out to block in front of him, and there was Sessions next to him, he gritted his braces and smiled, and then asked Bogutra to come out as usual, high post, Curry and Thompson a cross run, Marcus quickly defended and stared at Curry.
What can you do in 1.5 seconds? In the blink of an eye, no one cares in reality, but for a top off-ball pitcher like Thompson, 1.5 seconds of space is enough for him to catch the ball on the run and then jump shot!
"Klay Thompson's three-pointer, and!" Eddie Johnson was also shocked and shouted.
On the sidelines, Hornacek saw the Warriors' two guards hitting three-pointers in a row, frowned, and muttered, "Splash brothers? This is very incomprehensible, if the Warriors trade a player who can shoot three-pointers and play blocking and dismantling with Curry at the No. 3 position, then who in the league is still the opponent of the Warriors! The origin of the nickname Splash Brothers is a Titter by Brian ITT, the author of the 2012 Warriors website. In the Dec. 12 game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Curry and Thompson scored 25 points in the half, including seven three-pointers, so ITT updated it with the topic of "Splash Brothers."
As a former top shooter in the league, Hornacek naturally sees the doorway between the Warriors' two guards. These two guards with incredible range are like two planets orbiting each other, escaping the defense with dazzling and unpredictable pick-and-roll combinations. When they feel their hands and run in opposite directions to each other, tying a knot in the defensive line, few of the defenders make it to the end. Even if you watch out for it, it becomes an even bigger challenge when Curry's pick-and-roll turns into an improvisation. Curry spends most of his time loosening up opponents' defenses, and he's not only a shooter the Warriors can rely on, but also a scout on the front line to spy on offense. His off-ball movement is often more surprising than his free run.
"Green sticks to him a little tighter, don't give him a chance to shoot at will, and increase physical contact with him when he breaks through." There was no way for Hornacek to switch moves and make Gerald Green, who was more agile, defend Curry.
With that, Hornacek turned to Gobert and said, "Rudy, pay attention to the help defense in the three-second zone." ”
Hornacek still follows the normal defensive set-up, but this arrangement is a failure for the epoch-making Splash Brothers, who only played a few rounds on the court.