Chapter 292: Kill the First in the West
The Warriors' team offense is really good, and almost everyone can pass the ball.
David Blatter's eyes lit up, but he had nothing but envy, and he now understood that the style of several of the Cavaliers' star players meant they couldn't play such offense.
But the Cavaliers also have their strengths, which is the singles ability of star players.
Irving, James and Zhang Xiaotian in the last quarter are all first-class in singles.
James' strategy against the Warriors' defense today is to eat hard, whether it's Barnes or Iguodala or Draymond Green, he doesn't care.
In the second quarter, he hit two three-pointers.
When the shooting is good, there are almost no teams that can guard James, and the Warriors naturally can't either.
The Warriors' current means is attrition, and their choice is very real.
Spending this method may not be very effective in a regular season, but if it is encountered in the playoffs, it is actually a very practical method.
On the Cavaliers' side, the defense is also more targeted.
In the last game, even if various tactics were arranged in advance, many details could not be experienced until the two teams actually met.
The state of the players and the focus of the opponent's tactics will make certain changes in the prior arrangement.
If the coach can't react in time, the team will definitely suffer, because the players will often be confused.
The Warriors' style of play is not a dead star, and Curry didn't play half of the second quarter.
When encountering an ordinary team, this arrangement is naturally no problem, but when encountering a first-class strong team like the Cavaliers, the Warriors are still a little overconfident in the 11-man rotation.
It may also be that they don't care much about the outcome of the regular season, and when the Warriors' main team did not all come back, the Cavaliers overtook the score.
The Cavaliers led by five points at halftime, and in the second half, the Warriors had the heart to exert their strength, but they were a little uncomfortable by the Cavaliers' defense.
The Cavaliers' defense can't be said to be exceptionally good, but the outside change is still quite neat, especially against Curry's defense, there is almost no gap.
Curry can often throw some unbelievable balls, but the iron also gives the team a headache.
Warriors head coach Kerr didn't care, and changed Bogut to Iguodala to play a small lineup.
Draymond Green plays the No. 4 position, which is actually the height of the No. 3 position, and now the Warriors are letting him play the No. 5 position.
This kind of all-small lineup has been tried occasionally by other teams in the past, but only this season's Warriors have used it as a regular weapon, and it is still very good.
However, many people in the outside world are not optimistic about this tactic, thinking that losing the inside line will definitely suffer in the playoffs.
Zhang Xiaotian also felt a little strange about this tactic, he used to think that basketball was dominated by big men, and it was rare to be able to go inside as the No. 4 position like James.
But the Warriors' record this season shows that the pure small lineup also has a head.
It's just that other teams that want to follow suit have to figure out whether they have an outside line like the Warriors, and whether they have a small man who can support the inside.
The Cavaliers immediately arranged the tactics and let the team's interior line catch the ball inside.
The effect was still there, with Mozgov and Tristan Thompson both hitting under the basket.
The small lineup is a sword and a defensive rotation that relies on the speed of the players, but it is mainly offensive, and if they score 2 points on the inside, they will hit 3 points on the outside.
Choosing the same lineup is a short-handed match, and choosing tactics that target each other's weaknesses depends on everyone's performance.
The Cavaliers did a good job this time, only hitting four three-pointers, and of course, there was also a reason why Curry didn't feel so good for too long.
And on their side, they hit the inside line, hit the inside line, and pressed the opponent by two points.
James was consumed by the three in turn, and he was still unstoppable.
However, his physical strength has decreased a bit, as can be seen from the increase in his outside shots.
But that's enough, going into the fourth quarter with a lead, it's time for Zhang Xiaotian to break out.
The Warriors were also headstrong, and Curry and Klay Thompson were not there at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Zhang Xiaotian will not be embarrassed, and he will hit continuously at the beginning.
Livingston in front of him, this guy is too thin, although his arm span is good, Zhang Xiaotian's shooting is accurate, and he doesn't care about general interference at all.
And the Cavaliers' tactical choice is good, David Blatter asked James and Zhang Xiaotian to lead this period together this time, just to impact the opponent's defense.
Iguodala, a defensive strong, stared at James, and Zhang Xiaotian could be said to let go of his hands to attack.
It can be said that in this battle, the Cavaliers want to win more, and they don't want to be swept by the Warriors.
Cole has finally seen the explosive scoring power of Zhang Xiaotian, a key gentleman, which is much more powerful than two years ago.
Curry and Klay Thompson are also players who can explode points, Kerr frowned, he underestimated the Cavaliers a little before, this lineup played three minutes and he quickly made substitutions and let Curry go up to the rescue.
Who knew that Curry did not recover under the strict defense, and the score fell behind a little bit all of a sudden.
This is also criticized by the outside world for the Warriors, the Splash Brothers are all shooting as the main means of scoring, if they are not allowed, if they can't solve this problem, it will be a little difficult for the Warriors to become the real No. 1 in the West.
Whether or not to bring in a good player who can play with the ball, the Warriors have actually been discussing this issue.
At this stage, their solution to the problem of poor core feel is to use the team, all kinds of screens to cut inside opportunities, and let the role players loosen the tie for the main players.
This is a method rarely used by other teams, with a bit of college basketball flavor, and at the same time the unreasonable Splash Brothers as a guarantee, which is a little different from the Hawks and Celtics.
In fact, their tactics of consuming James have worked, James has lost a lot of fatigue shooting touch, but they didn't seize the opportunity.
If Curry can't shoot the fairy ball, their team tactics will be affected, but this is only one aspect, Zhang Xiaotian always returns after the Warriors hit, and does not give them a chance to chase points.
Seeing that it was impossible to do anything, Cole was not reluctant, and basically gave up in the last few minutes.
The Cavaliers' final moments also made the players who don't play often feel good, after all, after the trade, many players can only feel the atmosphere of the game at this time.
A group of them are still very happy, the lineup was incomplete when they lost last time, and this time the complete lineup defeated the first in the West domineeringly, which is enough to show the strength of the team.
James' 42 11 5 made the outside world discuss the advantages and disadvantages of superstar basketball and team basketball again, but the Cavaliers' reaction this time was very calm, announcing that James would not play back-to-back. Read the latest chapters, stay tuned