Chapter 224: The Mentality Collapses
At halftime, Barkley said: "Nelson made a mistake in the second quarter, Van Gundy really dared to play, he didn't let the starters go down at halftime, I don't know how he will arrange it in the second half, I think Nelson should speed up the pace and drag the Magic to death." ”
Kenny Smith said: "The way to drag the Magic to death is not only to speed up the tempo, but to increase the intensity of the game is also a drain, and the third quarter is still two words, but the fourth quarter is definitely not good for the Magic. ”
In the locker room, Nielsen is really thinking about both approaches. If you want to increase the defensive intensity, you have to keep Barnes and O'Neal on the court, but O'Neal played one quarter in the second quarter and was already tired. If Barnes were to be replaced, there would be a lot less firepower on the offensive end, and the Magic would be more aggressive in compressing the defense.
After some consideration, Nelson Sr. decided to speed up the tempo, with Li Zhi and Jackson partnering in the backcourt, and Gerald Green at the small forward position to fight for rebounds and play quick counterattacks.
'In the second half, I picked it up, I picked it up, I attacked before they were in position, and I broke through against the players who were out of position. If it can cause Howard to foul, so much the better! ”
Lewis and Turkoglou are not fast, which is Nelson's strategy, so O'Neal doesn't have to play.
At the beginning of the second half, the Warriors tried to bombard, Howard returned to the defense very quickly, and Nelson's arrangement allowed Howard to exert his strength, and he showed his strength when the penalty area was misaligned and defended, and he put the basketball cap out twice and three times.
"Street Ball King" Alston was refreshed, shooting accurately, scoring on several counter-attacks, and assisting Turkoglou to hit a three-pointer.
The Magic opened the game with an 11-2 attack wave, 56:65, and the score was instantly pulled away.
The domestic live broadcast exploded, and Zhang Reasonable said: "The warriors are in a mess, how can Li Zhi have a tendon, and he hit Howard's arms several times!" ”
Yu Jia also said: "I think Milicic is also toxic, Li Zhi's three outside three-pointers passed to him are all vacant, and the empty three-pointers are not scored, how can this win the MVP!" ”
During the timeout, Nelson did not criticize the Warriors, he felt that their tactics were correct, but the Warriors had a bad start. On the other hand, it was also Nelson's own mistake, he was afraid of the Magic bag, so he didn't go to Barnes. In fact, Barnes's offensive ability is not so bad, and there are times when he scored three three-pointers in a row against the Lakers.
Nelson was in danger, thinking carefully about his mistakes, now the Warriors need three-pointers to chase points, although Barnes will bring more defensive pressure to Li Zhi, but attracting the bag is the purpose of all tactics, and the opponent has a vacant position! Nelson patted his head and sighed, he just drilled the tip of the horn!
"Later on Darko continues to cover low on the left side, Stephen and Jordan Jr. on his side, and we play the ball for Darko and let him draw the defense, and George moves on the weak side, and he works with Barnes and attacks whenever there is an opening," Nelson said. ”
"Got it!" Barnes said.
They still had plenty of time to tie the score, and Lee didn't believe the Magic would be able to maintain their form until the fourth quarter. The Magic are in good shape today, no one sticks to the ball, the shooting percentage is high, and Alston is also a good look today.
Before going on the court, Nelson said to Li Zhi again: "George, now is the time to need you, don't let the fans down!" ”
Li Zhi nodded heavily, he knew what to do. As long as Barnes is on one side with him, after receiving the ball, the Magic will definitely choose to let go of Barnes to wrap himself.
O'Neal was not idle on the court, cheering for the Warriors with Nick Young, like the mascot of the Warriors, mobilizing the fans.
Milicic looked at the score, turned his head and walked into the court, playing now, this pot he has to carry, if his three three-pointers go in, the Warriors will not be in such a dangerous situation now.
Barkley said: "Nick Young was replaced, replaced by Barnes, the Warriors are going to fight defense? But now it's time to chase points, if you don't chase points in the third quarter, the fourth quarter will be dangerous. ”
Smith said with a smile: "So you can only be a commentator, not a coach, Nelson is just to chase points!" ”
Barkley was stunned for a moment, and said: "It's my mentality that jumps, it's too much for the warriors to stand up, and I always think that they can sweep the magic." ”
The fan in front of the TV heard the words and scolded "FxxK", you are a professional commentator, is it okay to say bad things about magic during the live broadcast?
Jackson had the ball and the man who defended him was Petrus. Courtney Lee contributed a lot on the defensive end in this game, successfully interfering with many of the Warriors' offense.
Dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, the Warriors players followed Nelson's tactics and Jackson gave the ball to Milicic. Milicic knew what his task was, and after receiving the ball, he didn't hit Lewis, just shook his shoulders to find his rhythm, and was ready to turn and jump.
Lee's tactical sense of smell is very sensitive, and when Milicic turned around, Richie and Barnes cut into the box from the weak side.
Tekoglu was slow to change defense, Milicic passed the ball out, Li Zhi received the ball and immediately shot, Tekoglu didn't expect Li Zhi to shoot so decisively, and the defense was delayed. Li Zhi hit a shot in the open position.
58:65
Magic vs. offense, Jackson and Alstom, although Alston scored a lot, but in fact he has always faced the Warriors' weakest defense - Nick Young, if you change to another player, you may have exploded in the first two games, but Alston only found himself in this game. So Nelson was not very worried about Alstom, and let Jackson chase him, Alston couldn't find a good shooting position.
Alston passed the ball to Petrus, who and Tekogluu blocked and faced Barnes. Peripheral Tekoglu was targeted by Li Zhi, and there was no good chance. After passing the ball a few times, the Magic still didn't have a chance, and Lewis ended up being the backstabber, forcing a shot and missing.
Jordan Jr. smelled the rebound, judged the weakness, got the rebound under Howard's pressure, and then immediately gave it to Milicic.
At this time, Rich, Barnes, and Jackson were already fast, Milicic shook his hand, Jackson received the basketball, and then passed Rich, and the Warriors scored two points again.
60:65
The Warriors roared with thunderous cheers from the audience, and the Warriors' fast break took only five seconds, and several people cooperated very tacitly, without giving the Magic players any chance to react. It can be seen from the Magic's return defense, the Warriors are fast attacking, and the Magic has no one to defend back.
5 seconds, which has surpassed the Suns' 7-second offense, the Warriors have evolved the fast-break strategy to the extreme. If someone comes back from ten years, they will be familiar with this kind of offense, because whether it's the Rockets, the Cavaliers, or the Warriors, this kind of fast break is just a regular tactic, of course, such a tactic must have a fast break starting point.
The Cavaliers have Love who grabs the rebound and throws the basket long, the Warriors have Green, and the Rockets don't have an interior who can pass the ball, but it is someone else who plays the fast break, and it is often Harden who passes the ball.
The reason why Milicic is valued by Nelson is because of his all-round, all-round all-round all-round. Although the pass is not as good as Lefu Green, it is still enough to pass half the court.