Chapter 282: Flirting with Yin Legs?
However, Ye Xuan did not let the audience in Golden State wait too long, and after successfully cutting off Green's pass on the defensive end, he immediately advanced to the front court and shot a chasing three-pointer, reopening the difference between the two teams to 5 points. And Ye Xuan's sudden outburst also scared Green, in the original game, he had never seen Ye Xuan be able to pounce and break the ball from such a distance, Ye Xuan was actually startled, but he reacted immediately, and then quickly completed a dragon after this steal.
And the reason why the Warriors can become the league leader this season also has its own reasons, because their Death Five lineup has the ability to shoot three points at every point, although now against the Pacers, they have not put the Death Five lineup, but continue to put Bogut on the court, but the other four on the court can also rely on fast running and blocking to play a good effect.
This round, the Warriors still let Green hold the ball in the high post to organize. West is actually not particularly afraid of this type of power forward, so he is relatively handy on defense, but Solomon Hill is not very good at defending opponents, and the problem of running without the ball is suddenly exposed, although Iguodala has become the sixth man of the Warriors this season, but his tactical position in the Warriors is still very high, after passing Bogut's off-ball cover, Iguodala quickly came out of the inside, and then received the ball on the outside and shot directly three-pointers, which is actually strange, Today, the three-point shooting of both teams is very good, and Iguodala's three-point shot, which is usually not too high, is also directly hollow into the net.
The Pacers also found that the opponent changed their style of play, but they actually didn't have any good way to curb the opponent's offense, after all, the Warriors' two cores don't control the ball, and then all go to play without the ball, this tactic seems to be the first time in the league, even the supersonic twin stars that used to be projection-based are often attacked by Ray Allen, unlike the current Warriors, the whole team is running, and some people are running in search of offensive opportunities, And some people's runs are to help their teammates complete the runs.
In this way, the offensive rhythm of the Warriors is difficult to figure out, but fortunately, Ye Xuan defended their absolute ace Curry, although Solomon Hill is not very proficient in the defense of running without the ball, but Shambaugh and Ye Xuan still do a good job of defending the Splash Brothers, so in the next few rounds, the Warriors did not find a chance to let the Splash Brothers shoot, but Iguodala and Bogut got several opportunities to shoot.
And the Pacers' side is obviously a little tired of defense because of the opponent's flexible style of play, so on the offensive end, they basically watch Ye Xuan perform alone, fortunately, although Ye Xuan is defended by Iguodala, Iguodala's defense is obviously not as efficient as Leonard or Jimmy Butler's defensive blue-collar players, so Ye Xuan can still find some gaps to attack.
However, this is a test for Ye Xuan's physical strength, although Ye Xuan is now gradually adapting to the new physical fitness talent, and the fit between him and 'Ron Artest's physical talent is getting higher and higher, but such a high-intensity attack and defense is still not affordable for Ye Xuan, so it seems that the small physical strength recovery potion cannot be saved in this game.
This style of play on the Warriors' side is obviously more physically demanding, so in the 9th minute of the first quarter of the game, Steve Kerr took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to make personnel adjustments, first of all, Curry and Bogut were replaced, after all, Bogut's big mid-point has been running back and forth is also a bit physically demanding, and Curry is under Ye Xuan's defense, and there are not many opportunities to perform, so he simply took him down. Brought on Harrison Barnes and Shaun Livingston.
The Pacers, for their part, also used the dead ball to swap Hibbert, Smith, and then C.J. Watson for Shambaught. Speaking of which, C.J. Watson used to be a member of the Warriors, but his original teammates should be basically gone now, and the Warriors have gone through a lot of personnel adjustments to get to where they are today.
After the substitution, Ye Xuan slowly walked to the free throw line and shot his second free throw, at which time the Pacers led the opponent by 3 points at 24:21, but the ball was owned by the opponent. After the Warriors served in the backcourt, it was still Green who controlled the ball over the frontcourt, and then began to organize, but after Curry was replaced, the Warriors' offense seemed to have changed a little, and they did not continue to indulge in outside projection, but began to break through and combine air cutting, and began to play the familiar small-ball tactics of the year.
Until the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams did not open, and the Pacers relied on Ye Xuan's 15 points and 3 assists in the first quarter of the game to maintain their lead until the end of the first quarter, but the Warriors did not lag behind the Pacers much because of their overall strength.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pacers replaced Ye Xuan, Solomon Hill and West, and let the benches play for a while, but compared to the talent in the opponent's team, the Pacers looked a little weak without Ye Xuan to support the scene.
Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter of the game, the Pacers went from leading the opponent by 4 points to trailing the opponent by 3 points, and Coach Frank was also very anxious, and immediately called a timeout and replaced Ye Xuan, who had been resting for a short time, and Ye Xuan was on the court with Hibbert and Shambaugh.
As soon as Ye Xuan came on the court, he played the role of the boss of his team, using the breakthrough point, -Smith shot a three-pointer to tie the score, but in retrospect, when Green hit Hibbert with his back on the inside, something happened that made the two teams very unpleasant.