Chapter 458: The Coach's Game
Booker was fast, and the breakage happened from beyond the three-point line, and the rest of the Warriors didn't have time to step back.
Booker rode to the frontcourt, and when he was one step away from the three-point line, he was directly a one-handed split.
Although it is a split buckle, the height of his wheel is very high, and the bounce is at least forty or fifty centimeters, which looks extraordinarily elegant.
As soon as this action was made, the audience at the scene immediately exploded.
Although Booker is black, he looks like a white man because of his white skin, and more importantly, he has always given the impression of being a three-point shooter, and no one expected him to show such a powerful dunk in the fast break.
"Bang!"
Booker pressed the ball into the basket with one hand, and after the dunk, he looked extremely excited, and after waving his fist violently in the sky, he roared like a beast.
Tang Shuai smiled and nodded when he saw this scene, Booker is indeed not a player who is good at dunking, but after training with him, he deliberately trained in this aspect, because he felt that Booker was too gentle, and mildness doesn't matter in reality, but sometimes you have to be tough in the NBA, and this kind of dunk is obviously the best way to stimulate the potential in this aspect of your body.
At least from the performance of this ball, it can be seen that Booker is fully in combat mode at this point.
When Booker ran back to the backcourt, he took the initiative to find Tang Shuai to give a high-five, and he could see from his eyes that he was full of burning fighting intent.
The Warriors' offense, Brewer defended Curry and didn't give him a chance, Barbosa held the ball at the top of the arc and doubted for a while, seeing that the offensive time was approaching, he could only choose to attack by himself.
Barbosa is the kind of guard who wins at speed, he accelerates and rushes to the basket, but in the face of Tang Shuai's defense, the speed that his body that is no longer at its peak is too much worse, he accelerates and rushes in, and Tang Shuai easily leans in together.
When he was about to get to the basket, Barbossa turned around and raised his hand to throw, Tang Shuai was already waiting there, and it was a head-on block straight up and down.
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, the basketball was fanned alive and grabbed by the quick-eyed Booker.
The Warriors retreated in time this time, and after Booker dribbled to the frontcourt, he directly beckoned Smith to make a block, and then went straight to the basket.
Speights, who switched defenses, couldn't keep up, and when he tried to block a layup, he was directly beaten by Booker for a speed difference, which not only allowed Booker to score the ball, but also paid for a foul.
Booker roared excitedly after the goal, and after Jordan Jr., he also began to explode.
Kerr finally realized that he had made a mistake at this point, and in this kind of game full of physical confrontation, players like Barbosa and Speights simply can't play, and the contribution they make is basically negative.
He could only replace Bogut and Curry, who had less than a minute off.
Tang Shuai's mood at this time was just the opposite, in the most important game, his teammates broke out one after another, and the hope of winning this game also increased geometrically.
Booker hit a solid free throw to help the Clippers re-open the deficit to nine points at 40-31.
On the offense of the Warriors, Curry advanced to the front court with the ball, reached out to Bogut for a block, and after hitting the inside, it was a throw.
Jordan Jr.'s powerful block interfered almost as the basketball wipe slipped off the other side.
The Warriors' Green grabbed the frontcourt board and prepared to make a layup, but Jordan Jr.'s quick reaction was another interference, and the basketball once again brushed the board.
Failed to score on two consecutive baskets, which really echoed Barkley's words, the Warriors are a strange team that is more accurate than two-point shots.
The rebound slipped into Curry's hands, and Curry turned around and ran out, with Jeff Green in hot pursuit.
Curry didn't make any preparations when he reached the three-point line, and he raised his hand and threw it.
Jeff Green swooped down on the goshawk and pressed it straight up.
When Curry saw Green flying over, he deliberately lowered his shooting speed, and with a "snap", he directly caused a foul on Green's thugs.
The fans at the scene were in an uproar, and Green also hugged his head and looked annoyed after landing on the ground, Curry's free throw shooting rate was super high, and the free throw was basically equivalent to giving away points.
Curry's fast shot also made the defenders completely afraid to let go, in fact, if Green didn't jump this ball, Curry might have raised his hand and hit another three-pointer.
Seeing this, Tang Shuai patted Green on the shoulder to indicate that it was okay, and his mood improved a little.
Curry's solid three free throws were equivalent to another three-pointer to help the team regain the score to six points.
At this time, Cassel called Booker and Brewer and gave them advice.
On the offense of the Clippers, Tang Shuai got rid of Thompson's defense and went to the basket, bypassing Bogut's defense to shoot a board, but this time he was a little less lucky, and the basketball bounced into the basket and then bounced out.
Bogut turned around and grabbed the rebound, threw it to Curry and prepared to launch a fast break.
However, just as Curry was preparing for a fast break, Booker suddenly ran to Bogut's body, and then directly committed a foul without the ball.
Bogut goes to the free throw line.
Just now, Billups told Cassel about his players' physical concerns, and the two of them discussed and prepared to use a slashing tactic against Bogut.
Bogut gasped and walked to the free throw line, reached out to wipe the sweat on his face, and it could be seen from his somewhat pale face that this kind of high-intensity physical confrontation, this level of physical exertion was beyond his capacity.
But at this time, Kerr was completely helpless, Speights's play had been proven to be a mistake, and he had to use it if he stood on the edge of the cliff at this time.
In fact, not to mention Bogut, the other players are bent over and panting, and this level of competition is a great test of physical strength.
Bogut's first free throw, the control of power was obviously a little unstable, and the basketball smashed directly to the back edge of the basket and jumped out of the basket.
The first penalty is not scored.
"Toot!"
Just after Bogut made the first free throw, the whistle blew on the sidelines, and the Clippers made personnel changes, with Cassel replacing Jordan Jr. and Smith with Aldridge and Pierce.
Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then couldn't help laughing, Cassel is really fast enough to react, and when he cuts others, he knows to replace his own people first, after all, if you really want to count it, Jordan Jr. and Smith are also at the level of free throws with Bogut.
"Bang!"
Bogut's second penalty was still in the basket, and this time it was even more outrageous than the first.
In fact, Bogut has only shot 40% from the free-throw line this season, and this percentage will only get lower as his physical strength drops.
Aldridge used his height advantage to grab the defensive rebound.
Kerr didn't replace Bogut right away, and with Speights and Azeri both overwhelmed, he had to do so, after all, the previous five-small had proven to be ineffective.
The Clippers' offense, Tang Shuai once again got inside and scored around Bogut with an aerial lever.
This time, Bogut had no strength to interfere, so he could only watch Tang Shuai score.
Cole reached out and slapped his forehead when he saw this, turned around and called Barnes, it seemed that he still had to use five small to make the transition.
This time Cassel's response was a little slower, and Thompson ran through his teammates' quick pick-and-rolls to get a chance, and after receiving Curry's pick-and-roll, he raised his hand to hit his sixth three-pointer of the game, and six three-pointers in the half, which has broken the half-court three-point shooting in the playoffs.
In this most crucial game, Thompson chose to step up first.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Cassel turned around and replaced Jordan Jr. on the court.
Over there, Kerr also reacted quickly, and as soon as little Jordan came up, Barnes pressed it directly up, and directly chose the slashing tactic.
The fans at the scene watched very attentively, when the slashing tactics came out in the past, the fans were mostly unhappy, after all, they bought tickets to watch the game, not to see the free throws, but this time the head coaches of both sides made adjustments through continuous substitutions, and the game between the two sides made the fans addicted.
In fact, the game is like this, as a player, you have to do your best to play your strength, and as a coach, it is to make the player's ability to get the most out of it through continuous personnel adjustment and tactical deployment, and then occupy the initiative on the field, which is exactly the same as the confrontation between the two armies, the only difference may be that this kind of war takes place on the field.
At halftime, the Clippers still held an eight-point lead at halftime, 52-44, and they clearly played better in a game full of physical confrontation.
At halftime, Tang Shuai was "caught" by Christina again.
Tang Shuai was a little out of breath, except for a break of more than 1 minute in the middle of the second quarter, he played almost half the game, and the physical strength of the whole person was also extremely consumed.
"Don, you're playing well and the team is ahead, it's really a good thing." Christina congratulated as soon as she came up.
'yes, it's a good thing and hopefully we can play like that in the second half as well.' Tang Shuai wiped his sweat with a towel and said.
"But I also noticed that the physical exertion of the players is a bit high, but the game is only half played, will this have an impact on the rest of the game?" Christina continued.
"No, we're going to do our best for the game, and we're going to keep that fighting spirit until the very end." Tang Shuai said without thinking.
"Won't it really make a difference?" Christina saw that Tang Shuai's face was a little pale, and couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Yes." Tang Shuai took a breath, suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look in the direction of the bench, and then suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, Charles said, 'Don't replace me, I have time to rest after I die', I think now I and my teammates are in this state, we have the confidence that we have to win this game." ”
Listening to Tang Shuai talk about Barkley's famous words, and seeing Tang Shuai's pale but unyielding expression, Christina was a little moved.
If Tang Shuai only used his skills to win her interest before, then now Tang Shuai's personality charm has made him very tempted.
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