Chapter 356: The First Battle of the Finals
When the game time came, with the cheers of the Warriors fans in the audience, the Warriors Five Tigers walked towards the court!
The opposing Cavaliers starters also came on at the same time, and their starting lineup was a bit of a surprise and was not their regular starting lineup at all. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Starting centers: Kevin Love, power forward Channing Fry, small forward LeBron James, scoring guard Kyle Korver, smash guard Kyrie Irving.
This is a complete offensive three-point team, and the five people on the court have three-point ability, and it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers have completely given up on the interior offense, and they are going to compete with the Warriors in this game!
The Cavaliers' lineup actually has certain drawbacks, that is, they don't have a top basket protector, the Eight Sages plus the later Larry Sanders, among the two, the Eight Sages are a good blue-collar player, and the ability to protect the basket is not very good due to his height, and Larry Sanders has been out of battle for a long time, and it would be good if there were no huge mistakes, it is difficult to expect him to play the previous basket protection strength!
In this case, the Cavaliers can't go to the center, and under Sun Dahei's strong suppression, there is basically no difference, what can he do, it is still difficult to defend Sun Dahei's interior offense, and it is also difficult to fight for rebounds with Sun Dahei.
In this case, it is better to add an attack point and create more defensive pressure on the opponent's warriors!
Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue's idea is basically in the right way of thinking, but he ignores the ability of the Warriors five tiger generals to adapt to changes!
The five tiger generals, strong are strong and have no weaknesses, can be inside and out, offensive and defensive, all are first-class!
If you focus on interior offense, it is enough to have Sun Dahei and Durant, and with the offensive stability of these two, the scoring efficiency will definitely be ridiculously high! And if you focus on the outside offense, with the top three shooters in the league on the outside, who will the Warriors be afraid of?
In terms of defense, Sun Dahei, Durant, and Egg Chasing Green are all in the top ten in the league's defensive efficiency, and Klay Thompson's defensive skills are also among the top ten among scoring guards......
Such a perfect lineup also means that the Warriors Five Tigers will be able to adapt to the situation and choose their own fighting style according to the opponent's formation! There is no need for Cole to make tactical arrangements, and the five tiger generals can spontaneously play the most suitable tactics.
And the Cavaliers' current lineup looks extremely powerful in attack, but there are still drawbacks, such as their defensive ability is not as good as the Warriors' five tiger generals, and when it comes to offensive ability, they are still not as strong as the Warriors!
"Come on, come on, let's talk about it, how to fight? Let's talk about our own thoughts, are we going to fight inside or outside? Curry is in a great mood, and it can be seen from the Cavaliers' lineup that they are extremely jealous of the Warriors' five tigers.
What does the opponent's jealousy mean? It shows that his side is strong enough, so strong that the opponent has to change his regular lineup to deal with the Warriors' perverted Five Tiger Generals.
"Hehe, you're on the outside, I'm fine!" Sun Dahei said with a smile, at this time, you must always be humble, this is the habit of Chinese......
"Don't be so polite, Da Hei, let's hit the inside, with the lineup of the Knights, you will definitely be able to score if you break in!" Klay Thompson said sullenly......
What is the American living Lei Feng, Klay Thompson is ......... The Five Tigers General is one of Klay Thompson, who has no ability to attack the inside with the ball, and Sun Dahei himself is on the inside, so there is no such thing as holding the ball or not holding the ball, and Chasing Egg Green is known as an all-round hand, and his offensive ability with the ball is okay......
In this case, Klay Thompson also let his teammates play inside, not live Lei Feng......
"Are you sure? Klay Thompson? You have to think about it, if you don't have any doubts, then you can follow Clay's idea to attack the inside!" Egg Chaser Green immediately happily raised his hands in approval.
"Well, I said I'm suddenly unsure now, does it still work?" Klay Thompson wanted to pat his thigh angrily, he watched Sun Dahei give in for a while, and then he learned from Sun Dahei to give in humbly, who would have thought that he would end up like this......
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At the beginning of the game, after determining the tactic of attacking the opponent's interior, after Sun Dahei helped the Warriors get the first offensive round, he firmly executed it......
Of course, if the Cavaliers miss the defense, the Warriors will definitely not let go of the opportunity to score three points, after all, for the Splash Brothers, three points are the ones they eat.
Speaking of which, in fact, Durant is the biggest winner of this tactic, the shooting rate of the outside line is definitely not as high as that of the assault inside, and the probability of making fouls on the assault inside line will be greater, so in the first quarter of the game, Durant's play was extremely outstanding.
On the Cavaliers' side, after 8 minutes in the first quarter, Kevin Lefu was defended by Sun Dahei and couldn't find the north, not that he was not strong enough, but some conventional tactical means, such as running without the ball and blocking and dismantling in the high position, can play a very unsatisfactory role for Sun Dahei, Kevin Lefu can make a very limited contribution on the court, only four shots, only hit one three-pointer, and only picked up two rebounds.
In addition to Kevin Love, Chaser Green's defensive Channing Fry also struggled to play his three-point marksman's demeanor, and did not get many opportunities to shoot in the open space, and only hit one 3-point shot in three shots.
Kyle Korver, who was originally the most stable three-pointer in the backcourt, known as the weakened version of Klay Thompson, has now met the real Klay Thompson, how can he play an advantage......
In fact, these three points of the three-point team were directly suffered by the Warriors' ultra-high-intensity defense, and the misalignment advantage they are very good at couldn't be played at all in this game.
Now they can only rely on the personal ability of LeBron James and the little prince Kyrie Irving to seek a breakthrough in the situation, in addition to the three-point ability, the ability of these two to break through with the ball is also extraordinarily strong, which is the main scoring point of the current Cavaliers.
However, although not as unbearable as Kevin Love, Channing Frye and Kyle Korver in the face of Durant's defense, it is definitely not easy......
Maybe some fans will doubt that Zhan Huang, as the first person in the league, will not be able to kill Du Lao Wu? In fact, Zhan Huang really has no advantage over Durant alone, in terms of offensive ability, it is indisputable that Zhan Huang is actually inferior to Durant, of course, this millimeter is basically negligible, both of them are the top attackers in the league.
As for defensive ability, Durant's single defense ability is very good, and his defensive efficiency value ranks among the top ten in the league, while Zhan Huang is not even in the top 50 in this list...... (Real data, no blowing or blackout...... )
The so-called defensive efficiency value is the number of points scored by the opposing player for every 100 offensive rounds. This advanced statistic mainly reflects the player's individual defensive ability, and does not indicate the overall defensive strength of a player.
There are many reasons why LeBron James failed to enter this list, such as his paddling health this season, and he is often mentioned to a high position by Tyronn Lue, defending some interior players, and it is normal for the defensive efficiency value to be inconspicuous, and it cannot be said that Zhan Huang's defense is not good.
However, Durant's defense is not weak LeBron James, that's for sure.
Basically, the two are in a state of mutual explosion, LeBron James's strength is several notches stronger than Durant's, as long as LeBron James is activated, it is difficult for Durant to resist the impact of Zhan Huang, of course, if Zhan Huang chooses to project to finish the offense, that is the scene that Durant is most willing to see.
And Durant's offense, most of which choose close-range projection or small throw not far from the basket, has an unusually tall and arm span, this offensive method is extremely suitable for Durant, and if Durant hits the basket, Sun Dahei can also help Durant jam the defender and create comfortable offensive opportunities for Durant.
So far in the game, Durant has scored 11 points, Zhan Huang has scored 12 points, the two are basically comparable in terms of scoring, rebounding, Durant 3, Zhan Huang 2, there is not much difference, but LeBron James is better than Durant in terms of assists, Zhan Huang has 4 assists, and Durant has not yet scored assists.
Today, the league says that it is the era of point guards, but in fact, it is not the era of small forwards, like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawaii Leonard, all of whom are super small forwards at the historical level!
The matchup between the first small forward LeBron James and the second 10,000-year-old Durant is still very interesting.
From the perspective of the situation on the court, Durant is slightly inferior in terms of playmaking, after all, he does not have as many ball-handling opportunities as LeBron James, who is currently playing more of a playmaking role at the Cavaliers.
Kyrie Irving, another main offensive point of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Curry, the Warriors' big man, are also almost in a state of mutual explosion, and their styles are actually very similar, both are not traditional point guards, but offensive two-way guards, the only difference is that Curry's outside projection ability is stronger, while Irving's offensive interior ability is stronger.
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The Cavaliers' two main points of attack and the Warriors' opposing players exploded each other, and the remaining three positions were blown up by the Warriors.
Especially at the point where Sun Dahei is against Kevin Lefou, Kevin Lefu has a helpless feeling that every day should not be called the earth.
As a white player, Kevin Love is not very athletic, and the reason why his rebounding statistics are very good during his time with the Timberwolves is that he can create good opportunities for card positions by his excellent static strength, and he naturally has an advantage in competing for the boss.
And after arriving at the Cleveland Cavaliers, he played the power forward position most of the time, and the static power he was proud of was simply exploded in front of Sun Dahei, who could only rely on the strength of his chest to get Kevin Love out of the restricted area......
In the eight minutes that Sun Dahei was on the court, relying on his second offense and the high hanging ball on the outside, he scored 13 points, and also scored 11 rebounds, playing very easily, although he said that in the defensive round, he was pulled out of the restricted area by Kevin Love, but there are also a lot of block data, and he has also got 3 at present, and he is lucky to get 2 steals.
The score on the court is currently 35:22, the Warriors have won the opponent by 13 points, and Sun Dahei even has a feeling that the game against the Cavaliers seems to be much easier than the game against the Spurs......
The reason why Da Hei thinks so is not completely unreasonable, the Spurs' record in the regular season is much better than the Cavaliers led by LeBron James.
Some people may say that the reason why the Cavaliers are not as good as the Spurs is because they are always resting...... But will the Spurs have fewer rotations than the Cavaliers......
And in the absence of Durant, Aldridge in the Spurs lineup is in a state where no one can restrain him, and the Warriors can't come up with particularly outstanding defensive players to defend Leonard.
This also caused the Warriors and the Spurs to basically explode each other in the first few games, and after Durant's return, the team's starting lineup defense and offense immediately improved a notch, and they could easily win the Spurs.
And the current Cleveland Cavaliers, although the lineup looks much stronger than the Spurs' starting lineup, but they can't find an offensive point that can be suppressed, among their big three, Kevin Love is basically abolished, and Zhan Huang and Prince can't play any overwhelming advantage......
Therefore, it is reasonable for the Cavaliers to fall behind by 13 points at present, after all, the Warriors' starting five Tiger generals are the strongest starting lineup in history, and I am afraid that the starting lineup led by Joe Gangster will not be the opponent of the Warriors' five tiger generals.
With such a big lead, Kerr felt the need to make some lineup changes, after all, the five Tigers had been playing for eight minutes.
The head coach of the Cavaliers, Tyronn Lue, although some people say that he relied on a small relationship with Zhan Huang to get to the position, but to be able to do the position of head coach, not to mention the coaching ability, at least the eyesight is still there, and when he saw the Warriors bench Zazapachulia attending the warm-up, he immediately felt that the opportunity for the Cavaliers to fight back had come.
Sure enough, Kerr called a short timeout and replaced Sun Dahei and the Splash Brothers to give the trio some time to rest, and the three were Zazapachulia, Clark and Iguodala respectively.
The Cavaliers also took advantage of this short timeout to rearrange the lineup, and the Eight Sages were sent to replace Channingfly.
Although the Eight Sages King did not use his eggs against Sun Dahei, because he did not have the ability to pull Sun Dahei out of the penalty area, he would have a counterproductive effect on the field to a certain extent...... After all, Sun Dahei is out of the penalty area, how can the two main attack points of the Cavaliers, Zhan Huang and Owen, attack the inside?
However, the Eight Sages' basket protection ability still has a certain advantage over Zazapachulia, and his athletic ability is much stronger than Zaza.
Liberate Kevin Lefu to the position of the power forward he is best at, without Sun Dahei's overwhelming tight defense, I believe that Lefu will be able to play well.
In the last four minutes, in the absence of Sun Dahei and the Splash Brothers, the knights chased after them bravely, and they really recovered a lot of points, which made Cole look annoyed......
The original 13-point difference was recovered by the Cavaliers and only 5 points remained, which also means that in this short 4-minute period, the Cavaliers' lineup on the court won the Warriors by 8 points!