Chapter 193: The Thorn Player
DeLong attacked, and Oku blocked and covered and pulled O'Neill out. After DeLong broke through and attracted the defense, Oku looked for open shots on the perimeter. The Warriors' defense retreated, and Delon passed the ball directly to Oku, who hit a three-pointer on his first shot of the game.
10:12
The Warriors attacked, continuing the double-block and pick-and-roll tactics, Li Zhi received the ball at the top of the arc, and then used Iverson's breakthrough, and the basketball changed with the rhythm like magic in Li Zhi's hands.
Kirilenko fell into the rhythm of Li Zhi, Li Zhi suddenly jumped up and shot outside the three-point line, Kirilenko provoked interference, the referee whistle blew, and the three-point shot was fouled.
In this ball, Li Zhi went to make a foul, and Li Zhi's goal was to beat Kirilenko.
Three free throws, the first one was missed, and the next two were all made.
12:12
It was a close battle, with the fans cheering on the home team. Pick-and-roll is a classic Jazz tactic, but the Jazz's current lineup is not suitable for pick-and-roll at all. Otherwise, Maddy, who is not at the peak, would not have scored 40 points in Salt Lake City with Yao Ming's blocking, and without Brewer today, the Jazz's defensive weaknesses have been infinitely magnified.
The Jazz offense is still the same routine as in the previous round, relying on Oku's outside three-pointers, but this time it didn't score. Milicic grabbed the rebound, Boozer scrambled, and the Warriors were in a position battle for the rebound, which consumed the Warriors' fast-break time.
Kirilenko didn't take advantage of the two rounds of defending Rich, and Sloan shouted from the sidelines for Boozer to defend Rich.
Li Zhi controlled the ball, dribbled outside the three-point line, dribbled under the crotch, and dribbled behind his back. Li Zhi didn't think about passing Boozer directly, but used the dribble fan Boozer to cheat a foul like in the last round, but Boozer didn't follow Li Zhi's rhythm.
Boozer's defense did not cooperate, Li Zhi couldn't play like this, he could only accelerate the breakthrough, and after hitting the inside line, Oku didn't dare to let go of O'Neal to make up for the defense, and Li Zhi went directly to Boozer for a layup.
Li Zhi's layup action was ugly and deformed, but he still put the ball into the basket with amazing upper body strength.
14:12
The Jazz attacked, and Delon broke through, causing a blocking foul on Milicic. The throw-in was sent straight to the low post on the left, and Boozer singled Milicic. Milicic hard top, Boozer swayed lightly with his back, Milicic used a force and fell into Boozer's trap, Boozer turned around, Milicic took advantage of the situation to pull Boozer and fouled the shot.
Nelson watched Milicic's two defenses and took advantage of the free throws to replace Milicic. Milicic still can't get rid of his emotional instability, and he can't get over it by Boozer, and he angrily chooses to let him pull people, so he is accompanied by another foul, which is not necessary at all.
It was David Lee who came on in place of Milicic, and Boozer hit both free throws to tie the game at 14-12.
Milicic didn't say a word with the towel, and Nelson hated that iron could not be made of steel, so he directly removed the towel from Milicic's head.
"What are you doing with a towel? Sleep? Watch the game! Nelson's harsh reprimand made the bench tremble, and only the nervous little Jordan and Nick Young whispered, with inexplicable smiles on their faces.
"If you want to be a good defender, you have to manage your temper! It's not a kid's game, and one foul you have is likely to bring a major defeat to the team. If that happens in the playoffs, you're the team's biggest sinner! ”
Milicic's face turned red and he wanted to refute Nelson, but he didn't know what to say, so he waited for a long time and said "oh", and the angry Nelson blew his beard and glared.
"Thorn in the head!"
Nick Yang observed the words, immediately pulled Nelson back, and said with a smile: "Coach coach, dissipate your anger, watch the game and watch the game." ”
Nelson glared at Milicic again and sat down angrily. One minute on the field, the situation on the field changed.
The two sides went against each other, David Lee was strengthened by Boozer, and the Jazz quickly chased the score back, and this situation continued until the seventh minute of the first quarter.
At 20:22, the Warriors trailed the Jazz by two points. Milicic went off the court, Boozer was powerful, holding down David Lee and rubbing, and the Jazz's offense was unstoppable.
The media's evaluation of Boozer has always been very high, and when it comes to offense alone, Boozer is definitely one of the best in the big forward position.
Some even believe that Boozer has the ability to compete for MVP if he can improve his defense. Although this view is excessive, it can be seen from the side how powerful Boozer's attack is, and David Lee is naturally not an opponent.
As soon as Boozer opened, the Jazz's blocking tactics took effect, David Lee did not dare to let go of Boozer, giving Deron multiple opportunities to break through, the Jazz blossomed more, and it is not surprising that the Warriors fell behind.
Nelson called a timeout and rearranged the tactics.
Then George and Shaq stepped up their offense and forced the Jazz to wrap up. David and Stephen drew defense from beyond the three-point line, and Barnes looked for rebounds. George is quick to attack when he has the chance, don't be afraid of mistakes, don't waste any chances. ”
Nelson guessed correctly, in the next round, O'Neal and Li Zhi strengthened the interior offense, and the Jazz's defense had to compress the interior, so that the Warriors' outside shooters had a chance. David Lee is a big shot threat in the high post, Stephen Jackson and Barnes both have three-point ability, and the Jazz can't defend it.
With four minutes left in the first quarter, the Jazz continued unhurriedly to wrap up, and Sloan didn't believe the Warriors' outside shooters would make every three-pointer. The Jazz eventually paid the price for their bag, and Lee hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Warriors instantly overtook them.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Jazz by 5 points at 35:30, with Lee scoring 14 points in the quarter, O'Neal scoring 10 points, and Jackson and David Lee scoring 11 points.
In the second quarter of the game, Nelson let Li Zhi continue to stay on the court, to take the opportunity to chase the points and kill the Jazz in waves. Center Jordan Jr., power forward David Lee, small forward Rich, scoring guard Nick Young, point guard Crawford. When O'Neal wasn't on the floor, the Warriors were able to pick up the pace.
The Jazz replaced the main team, Deron, Boozer, and Kirilenko played the whole first quarter, and they did not have the physique of Super Saiyan like Richie, so they had to rest for a few minutes.
The Jazz bench lineup is: center Collins, power forward Millsap, small forward Halprin, shooting guard Korver, and point guard Knight.
The Jazz's bench scoring points were Millsap and Korver, and the other three didn't have great scoring ability. Collins is averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game and is an aging role player. Knight and Harint are both veterans and are not in good shape.
Sloan's second team will be blown up by the Warriors, and in the first three games between the two sides, Korver has performed remarkably, scoring no less than Crawford. But when Li Zhi followed on the court, Sloan was not calm for a moment, what is Nelson doing here? Don't you let Li Zhi rest for a while?
He's played the whole section!