Fourth, the key battle.

If the Warriors win, the Spurs' hopes will be slim. After all, in the history of the league, teams that can turn the game 1:3 in the playoffs can be counted on their fingers. According to league history analysis, when you get a score of 1:3, the probability of advancing is 87%. That's a terrible statistic.

The Spurs, on the other hand, still have the last shred of hope. Although, they feel how strong the warriors with Lin Fei really are. However, they are still unwilling to give up, never give up, and may be the real Spurs.

The game started and the Spurs finally cleaned up. The offensive end is aggressive, Duncan actually made consecutive basket splits, and Leonard actually rushed inside, causing fouls to the Warriors one after another.

It was Keynes who defended Leonard.

Both of these are players with a relatively balanced offense and defense, and Keynes's stats are said to be better, but, don't forget, Keynes is easy to brush up on when he is on the Warriors. And Leonard is on the Spurs, and the statistics are difficult to brilliant.

In the first quarter of the game, Keynes directly carried 2 fouls and had to go to rest.

When Keynes went down, it was naturally Lin Fei who replaced him.

The Warriors are playing with a two-point guard style that they were once more familiar with.

The two-point guard style was previously the Warriors' most offensive lineup, but also their worst defensive lineup.

This style of play is actually decided, and it depends more on the feel. However, the Warriors have always been a team with a better feel, but unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't work.

The Warriors are getting up in speed. Pity. Including Lin Fei and Curry. The outside didn't feel very good, only 4 of 16 shots.

And the Spurs actually hit 70 percent from the field. This may have been Keynes's effect.

There is a saying in the NBA that offense depends on talent, and defense depends on attitude. In fact, what is needed in defense is talent in many cases. Like Lin Fei, he may never be able to be the best defensive player, but Keynes can be easy. It's not their attitude, it's because of the difference they have talented.

But. Everyone knows that the most terrifying thing about the Warriors is their wave, and no one knows how many points they can score in a wave of offense. Think about Lin Fei, what kind of level is it to score 28 points in a row in 3 minutes, it is nothing more than a wave, under such an attack, no team can rely on defense to win the game.

At the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni didn't even let Keynes play.

Do you want to practice their two-point guard play? Supposedly, it's time to practice. Because the Warriors only have seven people in the real rotation right now, and Jobs. Veterans like Aix. In the conditions of high-intensity games in the playoffs, if you want to survive to the end, seven people may not be enough.

The Spurs saw a flaw in the Warriors' No. 2 spot. Directly use Ginobili to defend his Curry, Curry can't defend at all, although Ginobili is old, but a kick of Argentine dance steps and physical advantages, it is quite easy to break into the interior to score, and he scored 8 points in a row in one breath, trying to open the gap with the Warriors.

There are few teams in NBA history that can rely on shooting touch to win championships. Because there is a saying in the league that the box office depends on offense, and the championship depends on defense.

D'Antoni's vision is not the way to go. Immediately paused, and replaced Lin Fei with Keynes.

This time, Lin Fei's appearance was not very effective. At least, it didn't have the effect that everyone expected.

After Keynes came on the pitch, he switched directly to defend Ginobili.

Because of the advantage of height and size, Ginobili didn't even have an advantage in front of Keynes, and he was capped for breaking inside and eating Keynes's ball.

In other words, Keynes's arrival instantly suppressed the Spurs' offense.

It's simple, it's just that Keynes' presence disrupted the Spurs' offensive tempo.

In this way, it is inevitable that people will think about a question.

In the current system of the Warriors, is Lin Fei important, or is Keynes important?

Such a question may seem pointless. However, there is a reason for it.

At least, the former Warriors team, the core of the offense is Lin Fei, and the core of the defense is Keynes. However, the soul of the team belongs to Lin Fei.

And now, no one knows. In other words, I can't see who the soul of the Warriors belongs to, or that before Lin Fei didn't rise, the Warriors were just a team without a soul.

The Warriors were unstoppable offensively, but the defense was full of holes. The only fig leaf is, of course, Keynes Keynes, and Popovich knows this. In fact, Popovich has had a practice before, that is, when you are not very good at defending a person, you try to put pressure on him on the offensive end, reduce his touch, and even, at the expense of using position changes to specialize in this, make him constantly foul, and even let him off the court. Such a move may be similar to the "encircling Wei to save Zhao" in the ancient Chinese thirty-six strategies. This trick Popovich used to Lin Fei, but the original Warriors were able to use the system to make up for this. In addition, some people saw this at that time, and everyone took extra care of Lin Fei when they were defending.

And now, Popovich has thought that maybe Keynes is a good choice. Because, after all, the Warriors' offensive firepower is too strong, and no matter how they defend, it may be useless, but the defensive end is not good, largely relying on the individual ability of the defensive players, and Keynes may be the more powerful point of the Warriors' defense, as long as he is allowed to play. The Warriors' defense may be useless, and when the time comes, they may have to fight if they don't want to do whatever they want.

"Whoever you are, when you face the Keynes defence, you push in, and what I need is not for you to score, but to press Keynes." Popovich gave one such arrangement.

The Spurs seem to understand this, after all, after all these years with Popovich, the coach farts, doesn't smell it, and will know whether it is fragrant or smelly by the sound.

Ginger is old and spicy, an old Chinese saying.

Popovich suddenly changed formation. The Spurs generally pay attention to the rotation and passing of the ball, which is extremely reasonable.

But at this time, as long as any player faces Lin Fei, getting the ball is one word: dry!

Parker is like this, in the face of Keynes, the picture of continuous change of direction, the same is true of Ginobili, and even the same is true of Duncan, a big man.

The Warriors players were confused. The Spurs turned too fast after all.

Keynes is even more blindsided, and the Spurs are obviously targeting themselves. (To be continued......)