Chapter 161: Battle Warrior (1)
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Fans who bought tickets entered one after another, and those who didn't buy tickets didn't leave, standing outside the stadium and watching the game through the big screen.
Today is the first game of the Western Conference finals, Spurs vs. Warriors.
The second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Durant returned to the fire, and he was in very strong form, and together with Curry, he led the Warriors to the Western Conference finals. Spurs, on the other hand, have been in strong form.
With all the personnel on both sides, tonight is bound to be a big battle.
Before the start of the game, players from both sides gathered around and shouted slogans to boost morale and high spirits.
After the warm-up, the two sides started to stand in good positions, and the Western Finals officially began.
The Warriors' starters tonight are regular starters, Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green, McGee.
The Spurs starting lineup is also a regular lineup, Parker, Ho Dong, Leonard, Ibaka, Ade.
After coming to the Warriors, McGee gradually found a way to cooperate with his teammates, and his performance on the court became better and better, and his rim protection ability and good athleticism led to the successful transfer of former starting center Pachulia to the bench in the playoffs.
In terms of the Spurs' defensive strategy, He Dong defended Curry, Parker defended Thompson, and the rest of the defensive alignment remained unchanged.
In terms of the Warriors' defensive strategy, Green and McGee switched defenses, Green went to defend Ade, and McGee went to defend Ibaka.
Ade and Green have a deep grudge on the court, the former is relatively quiet on the court, while the latter is a big mouth chattering, Ade has been restricted by Green throughout the game, and now Green is defending Ade again, the meaning is self-evident.
As for McGee to defend Ibaka, the former's defensive ability is not good, but at the same time, Ibaka's offensive ability is not strong. The Warriors' defensive strategy is good.
The on-site commentator is Barkley and Curry's father Dale Curry, the commentary team seems to have arranged it on purpose, Barkley has stood on the Spurs this season, and the old Curry must support his son's Warriors. The verbal exchange between the two commentators on the field will surely be another highlight of the game.
Starting to jump the ball, McGee successfully won the jump ball with his excellent athleticism, and got the first wave of offensive possession for the Warriors.
Curry controlled the ball and took two steps from the three-point line to face Ho Dong's defense.
Green immediately stepped forward to cover for pick-and-roll, and when it came to the playoffs, he reduced singles as much as possible.
Curry used the cover to get rid of the defense, hit to the mid-range, and handed the ball to Green who went down after the pick-and-roll.
The latter then passed the ball to Thompson, who ran out of space. Tang Shen caught the ball and threw it, only the basket in his eyes, the basketball drew a perfect arc in the air, and the three-pointer rose and fell.
Curry Sr. began to comment, "Look, Klay Thompson made a three-pointer at the beginning of the game, and it looks like it's very hot, I don't know how the rest of the Warriors feel, but I think Stephen Curry will not disappoint the fans." In the end, the elder Curry still praised his son.
On the court, the Spurs attacked, and Parker handed the ball to Ho Dong outside the three-point line.
He Dong moved to the left, his body was like a cheetah, and in the face of Thompson, he got rid of it with a large change of direction, burst into the penalty area, and then threw a shot in the face of Green, who was making up for the defense.
Throwing and hitting the board, He Dong scored the first goal for the Spurs, opening the game 2-3.
Barkley on the sidelines hurriedly took this opportunity to blow a wave of He Dong, "See, Klay Thompson can't defend He Dong at all, just like Redick and Matthews before, he can't stop his footsteps." He Dong felt very good when he threw his hand today, and it seemed that he was also in hot form today, and of course, he never disappointed the fans. ”
On the court, the Warriors and Spurs then played each other for a few rounds. On the Warriors' side, Curry made a three-pointer, Durant got to the basket and drew a foul, and Green hit a shot. On the Spurs' side, Leonard made a mid-range single step-back jumper, and Ibaka hit the basket with a strong shot.
The opening score came to 6-10.
Popovich stood on the sidelines and shouted to Parker, who was advancing with the ball, "Throw that damn ball in!" ”
The latter heard this, nodded, and then reflexively sent the ball to He Dong's hands.
He Dong received the ball, and this time Thompson followed closely and did not let him pass easily.
He Dong immediately turned around again, then changed his body in front of him to receive the ball and stagger his position, then suddenly accelerated to pass it, entered the penalty area, and stuffed the ball into Ibaka's hand through the crack, who feigned his hand, shook McGee, and passed the ball to Ade, who was standing low on the other side.
Ade turned his back to Green, who spread his legs and opened up the defensive stance. Green has a strong body, and with a height of less than two meters, although the defensive range is not as good as those big men who are about 210cm tall, the center of gravity is more stable and can block the opponent's advance.
Ade dribbled the ball and tried to push into the penalty area to shoot, and as with countless previous back-to-back advances against Green, Ade still didn't push the latter this time, not even a single move.
Although Ade said less on the court, he was smart, and immediately realized that this time he might have to choose to turn around and shoot backwards.
Decisively performed his most familiar moves, Ade took advantage of the force, and then turned his back and tiptoed to shoot a shot, and the basketball hit the board, Ade scored 2 points on Green's head, and the score came to 8-10.
The Warriors fought again, after Curry dribbled to the frontcourt this time, he did not use the help of blocking, and shot with three points at a position of more than 1 meter away from the three-point line!
Old Curry was excited to see his son so confident, but in the next second, the crisp sound of iron came to his ears.
A hint of regret welled up in my heart, and it seems that Curry was really a little overconfident this time.
Ade picks up the rebound and hands it to Parker.
The sports car drove at full speed and quickly advanced to the front court to launch a defensive counterattack.
He Dong and Leonard ran left and right, and they ran wildly all over the field.
Parker then put the ball in the hands of Ho Dong with a long pass, while running in the opposite direction to open up space for the latter.
He Dong received the ball, and when Thompson's defense was not in place, he suddenly accelerated, passed it in an explosive step, and then strode into the penalty area, soared into the air, and completed a two-handed dunk.
The cheers in the sky were wave after wave, and Barkley couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Good ball! This kid is awesome! ”
Green and McGee were both a step slower, and could only watch as He Dong completed the dunk and accepted the cheers of the fans.
With He Dong's dunk, the score came to 10-10, and the two sides returned to the same running line and continued to compete for the victory or defeat of the first game of the Western Finals.