Chapter 583: Alternate Leads
After scoring four points by Clarkson in a row, the Warriors had to pay a little attention to this little-known player, after all, in their first few games, the two games they were able to win were not because they successfully limited Ye Xuan, but because they successfully beat all the teammates around Ye Xuan to the point that they were not confident. So for a player like Clarkson, who suddenly broke out, the Warriors didn't dare to continue to let him exert his power, so in the next round, the Warriors immediately let Klay Thompson single Clarkson, hoping to consume Clarkson's attention on offense.
And this trick did work, although Thompson still had some difficulty scoring against Clarkson's defense, but he was able to attract some defensive attention and split the ball, so the next two attacks The Warriors still managed to score a goal. On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, Clarkson still held the ball alone under Ye Xuan's instructions, but Clarkson had just finished defending the defensive end, and now he continued to let him hold the ball and play alone, Clarkson had a feeling that he didn't seize the opportunity for a while, and the result was naturally that the stop-and-go jump shot after the breakthrough failed, and the rebound was also caught by Green.
After grabbing the backcourt rebound, Green immediately organized a quick counterattack, quickly controlling the basketball and rushing to the frontcourt, Curry and Iguodala behind him also felt like they were keeping up, the Lakers' defensive speed was still very good, when Green controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, Ye Xuan and Randle had already settled in a good position, and did not give the opponent a chance to impact the basket, but they didn't expect Green to be so confident, and he pulled it up directly outside the three-point line to make a three-point shot. I don't know if it's because he is familiar with the basket at home, the ball turned around the basket three times before slowly sliding into the basket, chasing a three-point shot, and the Warriors instantly narrowed the difference.
After the Lakers served in the backcourt and controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Ye Xuan directly chose to force a breakthrough in the face of Iguodala's defense, and after using his speed to pass Iguodala, Ye Xuan faced Klay Thompson who came to make up for the defense, and immediately looked back at the moon and gave the basketball to Solomon Hill on the outside.
The Warriors served in the backcourt, Curry slowly controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, Ye Xuan did not give Curry any chance to sneak attack, and immediately posted it to carry out an oppressive defense against Curry, although Curry ushered in a wave of outbreaks this season, but there was no good way to face Ye Xuan's oppressive defense, so he could only pass the ball to Thompson on the side, Clarkson was also solemn in front of Thompson, who knew that Thompson received the ball and took a step back to a step away from the three-point line. Then he made a decisive three-point shot, and the ball was also hit!
Suddenly, the three-point crosshairs of both teams were all adjusted, and the three-point shooting mode began, and the three-point rain has not ended here for a while. Green controlled the ball and came to the front court to hold the ball in a high position, and it turned out that Randle, who was in charge of defending him, was directly pushed out to defend, so he immediately chose to break through by himself, but the Lakers obviously would not let him score an easy layup, and in the face of Ye Xuan's supplementary defense, he could only distribute the ball to the outside, and Iguodala, who knew the outside line, was also full of confidence, and received the basketball at a distance of one step from the three-point line.
The four consecutive three-pointers also directly sent the game into a wave of small high courts. However, these four three-pointers are just an appetizer for this game, Ye Xuan received the backcourt ball from Randle, and immediately moved forward quickly, and directly came to chase a three-pointer under Thompson's defense, and immediately hit a three-pointer again, and also colored.
Although the audience at the scene was very unhappy with Ye Xuan's practice of slapping his face immediately, but at the same time, they felt that Ye Xuan's approach that could make the game more interesting was very good, so they did not boo too strongly for Ye Xuan, who shot three points and pretended to be forced there. At least it was a lot less booed than when he started booing as soon as he got the ball.
And after Ye Xuan shot this three-pointer, the Warriors' offense was finally affected a little, in the next two rounds, the Warriors' offense was not able to score, Curry used Green's blocking and pick-and-roll on the outside to get a gap, and then the attempt outside the three-point line was not able to shoot, and then Durant's mid-range shot was not able to hit, and on the Lakers' side, although Ye Xuan quickly pushed a fast break after Curry hit the iron, and successfully helped Wade, who followed quickly, to complete an aerial relay, But then on another offense, Curry poked the ball out of his hand, although it was not played into a fast break by the opponent, but it was also fouled by the opponent in the process of chasing defense.
Curry walked to the free throw line, and with his own 90% free throw shooting rate, he also easily shot both free throws. At this time, the score of the two teams came to 19:23, and the game had been played for 9 minutes, which is not a high score for two teams with very good offensive efficiency, so the head coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr, was obviously not particularly satisfied with the team's performance, and made personnel adjustments when Curry made free throws, and he directly replaced Durant, who did not play well today, with Ian Clark.
And the Lakers also made personnel adjustments, replacing Ye Xuan with Nick Young, who was a little worse defensively but could well complement the team's offensive firepower. The game continued, and the Lakers put the ball in Wade's hands, but Wade usually played against Curry's small body, and suddenly faced Iguodala, a big man who had been responsible for defending Ye Xuan, which really made him a little uncomfortable - Curry went to defend Nick Young.
So in the first round of the encounter, when Wade broke through with the ball, because he didn't master the rhythm of physical confrontation, he was almost cut off by Iguodala The basketball in his hand was almost broken, but Wade's reaction was relatively fast, and he immediately protected the ball in his arms, and then passed the ball to Solomon Hill before the opponent's bag came.
After Solomon Hill got the ball, he found that there was no chance to play alone, so he decisively passed the ball to Randle on the inside, Randle was basically running back and forth after coming on the court today, so there was no chance to perform, but since the basketball came in, then he would not miss this opportunity, so after receiving the ball, Randle immediately turned around with his back and made a feint, and then hit the ball with a small hook.
In the next few rounds, both teams' offensive efficiency decreased, so the game continued until the end of the first quarter, with the scores between the two teams still at 25-28 and the Lakers possessing the ball. However, by this time, Wade had gradually adapted to Iguodala's defense, so in the final attack, he finally found an opportunity to single Iguodala.
After the ball came to the front court, Wade immediately called Solomon Hill to help block and dismantle, after the block was over, Wade was not in a hurry to rush inside, but directly chose to slip the bottom line from the side, ready to break the opponent's defense line from the inside, and Green's supplementary defense also came very quickly, and did not give Ye Xuan the opportunity to slip the bottom line to make a layup, so Ye Xuan did not force the shot, but passed the ball to Randle on the inside, and used one of Randle's backhands to slip directly from the bottom line to the bottom corner of the other side, then directly chose a three-point shot, and Green, who was chasing Wade, could only watch Wade help the Lakers hit a three-pointer again because of his timely save, and the difference between the two teams was reopened to 6 points.
At this time, Wade's opportunity to pretend to be forced came, while pretending to be confused and looking at his hands, and then lowered his head and kissed it, the audience at the scene suddenly let out a burst of boos again, fortunately at this time, the first quarter of the game was over, and Wade could calmly walk off the court to rest.
However, Wade's three-pointer seemed to be the first shot of the second wave of three-point battles, and at the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors immediately received the ball from the outside to attract the attention of the Lakers' Solomon Hill and Nick Young, and then distributed the ball to the re-replaced Durant to shoot a three-pointer in response.
And the Lakers are obviously not to be outdone, Ye Xuan, who was also re-replaced, immediately used Randle's cover to break through the ball and pass it back to Randle who pulled out after blocking and dismantling, Randle faked a real pass and handed the ball to Nick Young, who had been waiting for a long time, Yang Shaoxia faced Livingston, a guard who was a head taller than him, and after receiving the ball in one step inside the three-point line, he directly came to a step-back three-pointer, and actually hit.
Turning his head, Klay Thompson also immediately used Green's cover to find a relatively good opportunity under Ye Xuan's defense, and immediately hit a three-point again, narrowing the difference between the two teams to 3 points, which suddenly broke out A wave of three-point battles, which was also very enjoyable for the audience at the scene, but after that, Ye Xuan tried to shoot three points again and finally hit the iron, and the audience at home finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ye Xuan's three-point iron, and then there was another burst of cheers, Because their Grim Reaper Durant returned again, he immediately tied the score with a three-point chase again.
The Lakers were also a bit surprised, so they could only call a timeout to make personnel and tactical adjustments. The Warriors, for their part, used this opportunity to play the entire first quarter and replace Klay Thompson, who was still on the court in the second quarter. And Clark, who was replaced by Durant just now, reappeared in the game, and Green was also replaced by McGee, probably wanting Durant to play alone for a while.
The Lakers also made personnel changes, with Solomon Hill being replaced, and Randle being replaced with Gasol and Matt Barnes. Obviously, this is the lineup that Wharton Jr. used specifically to target Durant, and after the game restarted, Matt Barnes didn't have time to show his defensive talents, so he first showed his muscles on the offensive end, and used the fast down after the block, Matt Barnes successfully hit the opponent's restricted area, and after receiving Ye Xuan's pass, he forced up and caused a foul on McGee, who had just been replaced.
However, it may be because Barnes has indeed not completed the offense for some time, so he was a little unstable when he made free throws, the first free throw was directly missed, and the second free throw was brewed for a long time before throwing the ball, and the basketball bounced several times on the basket before sliding into the basket, and one of the two free throws barely helped the Lakers get points.
Looking back, Livingston naturally passed the ball to Durant after holding the ball over half court, Durant received the ball and signaled his teammates to pull away and let himself play alone, Barnes also looked like he was waiting for him, but at this time, Funny McGee started his own performance again, not only did not open a defender for Durantra, but also took the initiative to help block and dismantle, to say that in fact, if Duranta opened a single Barnes, the probability of success must be relatively good, but since his teammates brought it to block and dismantle, Then Durant didn't say much, he was about to break through with this block, but after two steps, he found that something was wrong, Gasol changed his defense, but Barnes didn't defend McGee, and McGee was still like a nerd, standing in place after the block was completed, and he could only choose to divide the ball in the face of Durant in the face of the package, and the best object for the ball was naturally McGee, but McGee didn't have the ability to shoot three-pointers, seeing that the offensive time was running out, McGee didn't care so much, He controlled the ball and wanted to break through to score, but he was directly cut off by Ye Xuan, who came out next to him, and the ball that fell was knocked out of the bottom line by McGee's knee, and the Warriors' offense ended in failure.
The Lakers served in the backcourt, Ye Xuan didn't let his feel cool down, and after advancing to the front court, he faced Iguodala's defense with a three-point shot, Iguodala's hand had been sealed to Ye Xuan's eyes, but Ye Xuan's ball was still thrown, but due to some interference, Ye Xuan's ball finally hit the iron, but in the scramble for the inside, Gasol made a meritorious service, successfully grabbed the offensive rebound, and stuffed the ball to Nick Yang on the outside, Yang Shaoxia picked up the ball and fell with his hand, It was a three-point shot that instantly helped the Lakers regain a four-point lead.