Chapter 872: Despair After the Performance
Curry's pre-game "performance" undoubtedly gave Warriors fans enough confidence, as long as this guy feels it, even Yiyang can't stop it. In the first game of the series, didn't Curry score 44 points? If it weren't for Yiyang's magical lore in that game, God knows what the final result would have been.
Before the kick-off, the Oracle Arena was already full of people. They all survived the 2-3 deficit in the last round, and this time, they will definitely be able to survive the danger without danger!
The Warriors, for their part, changed their starting lineup and instead of Iguodala went to use Kevin Brown. Looney played the No. 5 position, Green played the No. 4 position, and Durant returned to the small forward position. This change is also a helpless move by Kerr, and it turns out that only Green is the only one on the inside, and the Warriors are too passive. Gobert's blocks and rebounds gave the Mavericks a lot of opportunities to counterattack.
If you want to cut off the root of the Mavericks' counterattack, you have to cut off their rebounds and blocks. Although Looney's height is only 2.06 meters, he is at least a serious insider, able to fight and grab, so as not to put the Warriors at a complete disadvantage.
And the Mavericks, on the other hand, are still using Rudy. Guy played the starting No. 4 position. Guy confronted Green, and to be honest, Carlisle was a little worried. But the Warriors should focus their offense on Durant, Curry and Thompson today, and Guy may not be under much defensive pressure.
In the battle of life and death, Durant frowned from the beginning. Until the referee's whistle blew, Durant directly retreated.
Sure enough, Rooney was defeated in a scrum. In fact, the Warriors never thought about getting the first attack, and in the previous five games, the Warriors had not managed to win the first attack in one of the previous five games.
"Defend! Defend! Defend! In the first leg of the game, Warriors fans shouted the word defense to the rhythm of the live DJ.
The voices of tens of thousands of people are uniform, and the degree of shock is naturally needless to say. But for Yiyang, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, this sound is as ordinary as the sound of birds in the morning.
Today's defense of Yiyang is still Thompson, although Yiyang's average of 36.5 points per game in the series proves that Thompson's defensive effect is very average, but Kerr has no better choice. If Durant and Iguodala are allowed to defend Yiyang, who will handle the rest?
Yiyang commanded the attack on the outside, waiting for his teammates to run. But today, the Warriors' defense was unusually desperate, and in the end, Gobert still came out to block Yiyang. If there is no breakthrough to tear up the defense, Yiyang will also find it difficult to find a gap in passing.
As soon as Yi Yang bypassed the cover, Rooney immediately changed his guard. Switching defenses when blocked is certainly Kerr's defensive strategy. Yiyang faced Rooney, and did not play alone, but hung the ball inside.
Gobert received the basket and leaned his back against Thompson before scoring on a layup. Gobert's height is beyond Thompson's reach, and the Warriors' infinite rotation seems to be a little less effective.
"He is also very clear on the court, he knows exactly where the Warriors' weaknesses are, and then helps his teammates kill them with one shot!"
'Rudy has been in great form since he came back. Averaging 14.8 points, 14.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in the series, his presence makes it difficult for the Warriors to open up the game inside! ”
On the first shot of the opening game, the Warriors' defense failed. Cole is also very helpless, if he doesn't change his defense, the one who scores may be Yiyang! With that guy's speed, as long as there is the slightest gap, he can be caught! And once Yiyang bursts into the three-second zone, the defense has actually failed.
Yiyang ranks first in the league in terms of block rate this season, and even smart point guards such as Paul and Rondo are ranked behind Yiyang. No one can stop him when he slams the dunk, and when he plays tricks, you don't know how Yiyang will put the ball in. So Körning was willing to let Gobert beat Thompson and not let Yiyang enter the three-second zone.
Although they conceded the ball as soon as they came up, the Warriors fans were not discouraged. Everyone has seen Curry's performance just now, this guy's hot hand today will definitely dominate the offense! No matter how bad it is, it can be a tie with Yiyang!
But it wasn't until the Warriors attacked that they didn't know what a real tight defense was!
Curry originally wanted to borrow Green's cover and shoot directly with three points, but Yiyang immediately reached out after bypassing the cover in time, so that Curry had a palm in front of him all the time to interfere with his vision!
Curry then planned to return the ball to Green who cut inside the basket, after all, Green had a huge advantage in weight and strength against Gay. But Guy's defense was very chicken-thief, and he stretched out an arm across Green's eyes to cut off the passing route. Guy was crushed by Green, but the hand he interfered with the pass never let go.
From Yiyang, the leading star, to role players like Gay, the Mavericks are armed to the teeth and vow to defend to the extreme!
In the end, Curry had no choice but to get the ball out to Durant. Durant burst into the mid-range pullup jump shot, took advantage of his height advantage to beat Hayward, and hit a two-point shot to tie the score.
But compared to the Mavericks' fluid offense, the Warriors' offense feels very lame. They didn't play any tactical effect at all, and it was all a problem that Durant solved with his personal ability.
"The ball still goes in, that's what makes a super scorer different from others. But we have to admit that the Mavericks' defense is outstanding, even better than the previous five games! The Warriors can't make it to the end on their own, they have to find a way to break down their tight defense. ”
The Warriors fans were cheering, and Mike. Brin is worried about the Warriors. The Warriors' passing path was obviously completely cut off just now, and if it weren't for Durant, the Warriors wouldn't have scored those two points.
On the other side, the Mavericks' offense was well-played. After continuing to assist Gobert to eat cakes easily, Yiyang used a breakthrough point to assist Mitchell in three points this time.
As Durant feared, the Mavericks didn't have an offensive focus at all. If other teams don't have an offensive focus, they're bound to play in a mess. But the calf is under the control of Yiyang, even if it blooms more, it is also played in a regular manner. Everybody knows what they're supposed to do, and everybody knows who's turn. They don't feel like a team, they're more like a machine that can't go wrong.
As soon as the opening game began, the Mavericks were dominant. And Curry, who performed wildly before the game, has not yet performed much.
Curry was tempted to make a move, but just like in the first two games, Yiyang would hardly lose his position.
Blocking, he can get rid of it quickly. Breakthrough, Yiyang can also stick to it in time.
Curry gave up on offense with the ball, hoping to run off the ball to get rid of Yiyang. But after running around half court, Curry found himself doing useless work. The off-ball cover couldn't stop Yiyang, and Curry couldn't run faster than Yiyang. The Warriors' tactics still didn't come out, and in the end, it was Durant who hit high and smashed into the crowd, and the difficult layup made the Warriors stabilized the score.
The Warriors' offense struggled, and Curry was miserably suppressed on both ends of the floor. For the first time, people feel that a galactic battleship like the Warrior is not strong enough!
Back then, the Galaxy Battleship was forced to be formed by Yiyang. If the Warriors lose again this year, God knows if there will be other superstars joining the ranks of "Anti-Yi".
Neither Yiyang nor Curry scored, but no one would think Yiyang was performing poorly right now. He didn't score because he gave up the scoring opportunity to his teammates. And Curry didn't score because he couldn't score.
After Yiyang delivered two assists, the Warriors didn't dare to help defend all. In the last game, they were killed by Hayward because they over-assisted Yiyang. But without defense, Thompson may not be able to stop the Dallas No. 1.
Yiyang is still patiently organizing the offense, and unlike before, the Mavericks are playing very slowly and calmly today, and every ball and every offense will be carefully pondered.
Yiyang and Hayward played a screen, then immediately returned the ball to Hayward, and Yiyang went to the basket. When the Warriors' defense shrank, Yiyang suddenly ran back to the right side outside the three-point line to receive the basketball. At this time, everyone's attention was on Yiyang, and the Warriors' defense instantly dispersed again. Seeing this opportunity, Yiyang hoisted the ball inside.
The basketball went over Rooney's finger and into Gobert's hands. Because the defensive lineup is scattered because of Yiyang, the Warriors' basket is now very empty!
Drummond. Green lunged at Gobert like crazy, even if it was a foul, at least Gobert's free throws weren't so consistent.
However, Gobert calmly scored under the basket and sent the ball to Guy. Guy scored from a zero-degree angle with no defender, and it was effortless.
"Yi's command is so good, he knows how to use his threat to tear the defense apart. He still hasn't scored, and this time he didn't even give out an assist. But he is indeed the offensive core, and without him, the Mavericks would not be able to function at all. ”
"The Warriors are too passive, they can't be led by Yi's running to defend, but should use their own pressure to force Yiyang to make inappropriate choices!"
Mike. Brin and Kevin. Harlan sweated for the warriors, and Yiyang's control of the court was simply arbitrary!
The Warriors got stuck in a singles circle as soon as they came up, while the Mavericks played extremely smoothly. Kerr didn't know what else he could do to deal with Yiyang, and now he could only work on the offensive end. When it comes to crunch time, the rest of the Mavericks can't be so steady.
Subsequently, Curry finally scored points. But it wasn't the athletic battle score, but the breakthrough that made Yiyang a foul.
But no matter what, Curry can be regarded as breaking the scoring drought and giving Warriors fans a lot of confidence. However, this ball was blown and was very controversial. If it wasn't Curry who broke through with the ball but someone else, maybe the whistle wouldn't have sounded.
The first eight minutes of the first quarter were spent in a dull, slow-paced positional battle. The Warriors used individual ability to solve problems, and the Mavericks relied on fluid passing to cut through the defense. Eight minutes into the game were played, and the Mavericks led by four points at 16-12. In this game, both sides did not score highly, mainly because the defense was particularly dead. Although the Mavericks have a high shooting percentage, they have a slow pace and a small number of rounds. The Warriors had a slightly more number of rounds, but also missed too many shots.
Carlisle called a timeout when Thompson shook off Mitchell with his superb run and hit a long-range shot from the bottom right corner to cut the deficit to just one point.
Cole's eyes lit up immediately! According to Carlisle's previous habits, when the first quarter reaches eight or nine minutes, he will definitely replace Yiyang!
As soon as Yiyang rested, the Mavericks' offense and defense were not so magical!
He hurriedly beckoned Curry down and pulled him to his side. "Stephen, here's your chance, increase the number of shots you make, I want you to play a few more minutes! In less than four minutes, more than three minutes, we had a chance to pull the score away! As long as you take the lead, you won't be led by the nose by them again! ”
Kerr is counting on the few minutes that Yiyang will rest, and neither Moodier nor Barria will be able to put pressure on Curry at that time!
Curry nodded, just after more than eight minutes of ball, Curry scored in an athletic battle, or switched to Hayward's head to take it, which was really aggrieved. With only three shots in eight minutes, this is not the state that a star should be in the game. When Yiyang ends up later, he must return all the grievances twice!
At this time, next to the Mavericks bench, after Carlisle arranged the tactics, Yiyang was not idle, but pulled Moodier and others to whisper something. While talking, he also gestured.
When the timeout was over and Curry bounced onto the court, he found Yiyang with a vague smile in front of him again.
A sense of powerlessness spread from the soles of Curry's feet to his spinal cord. It seems that today, Yiyang is going to play with him to the end.