On May 15, U.S. time, under the situation of one-sided public opinion, after a three-day break, the Lakers got on a plane to Oakland, and on the evening of the same day, the two sides will usher in a contest in the Western Conference finals. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the start of the game between the two sides, a reporter interviewed the head coach of the Warriors and asked several questions related to the game, including Tang Shuai.

"Don Shuai has averaged 35.6 points per game in the four games he has won against the Spurs' defense, which is more than five points per game compared to his season average, is there a way for the Warriors to limit his scoring?"

The reporter's question is very pertinent, the Warriors are strong in firepower this season, although the defensive end is excellent, but it is still a little worse than the Spurs, and even the Spurs can't limit Tang Shuai, and the Warriors are even more choked.

"This question is meaningless, why do we have to focus on restricting Tang Shuai?"

Cole's answer was to the point, but it was thought-provoking.

Thanks to three consecutive seasons of strong performances, Auckland's football market is now at its peak, especially this year, with F4 sitting on their hands and unbeaten in the playoffs, they have become a veritable winning division.

The Oracle Arena was already overcrowded, and the fans were holding up the KT boards of the main players, all looking at the field with their eyes open.

The pre-game training in F4 attracted a near-average crowd of spectators, which was even more exaggerated than Curry's scene last year.

In the eyes of many fans, this team has been regarded as an invincible division that surpasses that led by Jordan.

The Lakers players are late, but judging from their excited looks, it doesn't seem that much psychological change has occurred because the opponent is the Warriors.

This is actually the growth of the playoffs, the team that was timid on the court at the beginning of the playoffs has long since disappeared, and aside from the strength, they have not lost to any team in terms of spirit.

With the last three minutes left before the start of the game, the starting lineups of both sides were shown on the big LED screen at the scene.

Billups put Deng back in the starting lineup, and the pressure on the defensive end against Durant, Thompson and Curry is not without a small amount of pressure.

The Warriors, for their part, are still the regular lineup, with F4 plus starting center Pachuria.

When the starters on both sides came on, Green turned his head defiantly to look at Stephenson, who was sitting on the bench.

The grievances brought by the war of words are no less.

In fact, this grievance itself is not only limited to a war of words, in the final round of the regular season between the two sides, Tang Shuai had a chance to kill in the last attack, but because of the blind eye of the home referee, the team eventually lost, plus Tang Shuai led the team to eliminate the 73-win Warriors in the Clippers before.

The referee gestured to Noel and Pachuria, who were jumping the ball, and then threw the ball into the air.

With a burst of cheers from the audience, Pachulia and Knoll jumped up almost simultaneously to grab the ball.

Knoll is young after all, and his excellent bounce allowed him to turn the ball back into the Lakers' half.

The visitors were given the chance to attack first.

Tang Shuai received Batum's pass, and then held the ball and pushed forward.

The Warriors guarded the individual marking, and Tang Shuai had Thompson in front of him.

This defensive formation was put out, and Billups on the sidelines opened his eyes wide, and Tang Shuai was also a little surprised.

Single defense? Isn't it a bit too much?

Of course, this thought only flashed through his mind, and after seeing that the Warriors did not have a bag, or even prepared to pack, he decisively chose to break through.

After Thompson and Tang Shuai have played each other many times, they are already quite familiar with each other, and the two are entangled from the outside into the free throw line, Tang Shuai did not get a good chance to shoot, and Thompson did not stop him from going inside.

Further inside, he was about to go to Pachuria, Tang Shuai made an emergency stop, followed by a Maddie dry pull.

Thompson took advantage of his height and jumped.

There is no problem with Thompson's choice, even if Tang Shuai doesn't make a move, he can also use his height advantage to interfere after landing, which has been verified many times when the two fought each other.

But obviously, Thompson did not study the video of Tang Shuai's last round of games well, and Tang Shuai, who has Peter Pan's single package, is obviously different from the previous Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai saw Thompson jump, dangling a shot, not shooting on the spot, but suddenly turning backwards, followed by a backward lean.

Thompson was taken aback, and it was too late to pounce.

"Huh!"

With a bang, Tang Shuai's two points hit steadily.

The scene was in an uproar, and Tang Shuai's choice of shot was almost perfect.

Cole, on the other hand, still sat calmly on the sidelines, and turned his head to communicate with the assistant coach, which made people feel unpredictable.

The Lakers relied on Tang Shuai's wonderful goal to score 2 points, but in the end, the Warriors played a matching ball, Durant borrowed Green to block and pick, and received Thompson's horizontal pass and hit a three-pointer directly from the outside.

Because Curry, Thompson, and even Green are very threatening on the court, the Lakers dare not wrap up, and Durant is basically not under any defensive pressure on this ball.

The Lakers attacked, Tang Shuai still singled Thompson, this time he went to the inside and drugged a shot, relying on Pachulia to score the ball.

With continuous hits in the opening game, Tang Shuai's hand was quite good.

But the Warriors are not bad, this time it was Durant, after the feint attracted the Lakers' help defense, a beautiful long pass to the inside, Green scored a low layup.

Coming back, Tang Shuai played again, and this time he chose to break hard, taking advantage of the time difference to pass through the bag between Thompson and Pachuria, and send the ball into the basket with one hand.

After scoring this goal, it was similar to the situation against Spurs in the previous round, he started the game in a row, and he had already covered all of the team's scores.

However, when the Warriors attacked, Curry broke through the attraction package and divided the outside Durant, Durant divided Thompson again, and Thompson opened his hand and hit another three-pointer.

The Warriors led 8-6.

By this time, the meaning of Cole's pre-race interview had become apparent.

Kerr used Thompson to defend Tang Shuai alone, which seems to be a bit big, but as he said in the interview, he didn't want to limit Tang Shuai at all, because he knew that with the team's defensive strength, it was difficult to really limit, but as he said, he didn't need to do this, because relying on the team's offense alone, they could still take the initiative on the court.

Use offense to offset the loss of points on the defensive end, and in the playoffs, I am afraid that Kerr is the only one who can have the confidence to do so.

When it is really a good hand, no matter how you play, you have an advantage.

Tang Shuai's state is still brave, and even Thompson, who played, couldn't take care of himself, but the Lakers were also beaten on the defensive end.

Compared with the regular season, the Warriors have significantly improved their tacit understanding on the offensive end so far.

The Warriors' offense, Green blocked Curry, received Curry's pass and pushed forward, a pass that didn't look at people was divided into Thompson on the right side, Thompson relied on a hit, and then handed over to the outside Durant, Durant started to shoot directly.

Vote for it!

With this three-pointer hit, the Warriors have extended the score to 19-12.

Although the lead is not large, but little by little, the difference between points is slowly widened.

This was still when Tang Shuai was on the court, and when Tang Shuai was replaced, the two superstars on the Warriors' side brought a group of powerful substitutes, including West, to pull the score apart.

This combination of a lineup of peak superstars and veterans is really unprecedentedly powerful.

Although Tang Shuai's super performance in the third quarter helped the team once close the difference to less than 10 points, the Warriors' four giants really achieved the effect of "punching the master to death".

111-96, the Lakers tried their best, but they still lost in the end.

Tang Shuai played 34 minutes, made 17 of 30 shots, and scored 40 points, while the Warriors' Big Four scored 20+ three-pointers, and Green played 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists with a triple-double data.

After the game, Green made a big fuss, saying that it was finally time to know who was going back fishing.

In fact, the Warriors' lineup is a powerful presence in any era, but Green's high profile makes him even more eye-catching.

However, it is precisely this high-profile style that fans who were originally disdainful of the peak huddle practice turned to the Lakers, hoping that the Lakers could teach the Warriors some lessons in the next games.

However, it is clear that the pressure of public opinion cannot change the substantial power gap between the two sides.

In Game 2, the Lakers still lost 102-122.

Having lost two away games in a row, and both of them were big defeats, they were already 2-0 down in the big score and in the same situation as they were in the semi-finals.

After learning from the pain, Tang Shuai played Peter Pan from Kobe Bryant, thus reversing the decline of the game in one fell swoop, and now, there is obviously no such opportunity.

But change is multifaceted, and it's not just a package path.

After the second defeat, the team returned to Los Angeles to train, and after the training on this day, Tang Shuai did not go to the locker room as usual, but went straight to the coach's office.

Billups was sitting in his office studying the footage of the previous two games, and was somewhat surprised to see Tang Shuai come in.

"Don, what's wrong?" Billups put down the tablet in his hand and looked at Tang Shuai suspiciously.

"Coach." Tang Shuai walked to the stool in front of the desk and sat down, and continued, "We have to make some changes, otherwise if we lose the home game again, we will really be swept." ”

"Well, I know that." Billups frowned unconsciously as he spoke, of course he knew what Tang Shuai said.

He glanced up at Tang Shuai, smiled bitterly, and said helplessly, "The Warriors' lineup is close to perfection, and there are really not many changes that can make a difference." ”

Although Billups has excellent coaching ability, he is not at the same level against the Warriors at all with these cards in his hand, and he really feels like a clever woman is unable to cook without rice.

"Yes." Tang Shuai looked directly at Billups at this time.

Billups' eyes lit up with excitement, but it quickly turned into doubt. (To be continued.) )