"Young, you go defend Stephen Curry. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Before the start of the fourth quarter, Popovich laid out the tactics on the court.

In this game, the Spurs have used four people to defend Curry, namely Parker, Joseph, Green and Leonard, and in the third quarter alone, three people have played against Curry, but the defense is not very good.

Parker aside, Green and Leonard, the two outside defensive toppers, are not too good against Curry, Leonard's flexibility is worse than Curry's, coupled with the high center of gravity, Curry is often shaken out of space, and it is very difficult to stick to the defense, it stands to reason that Green's defensive effect should be good, but Green did not defend Curry for a long time in the third quarter, and Curry felt good, so he didn't see the effect too much.

Among the four, Joseph is the best player to defend Curry, he can stick close, but his height and arm span are not excellent, and in the face of Curry's quick shot, he can give too little interference.

Of course, the defensive effect of the four players was affected, and a large part of the reason was that Curry felt really good in this game, especially in the third quarter.

Now, Popovich is starting to try to use Li Yang to defend Curry, and as for how effective it is, it still needs to be tested in the game.

Popovich continued to advise Li Yang: "Yang, if there is no blocking, as long as the opponent enters the half-court attack area, directly defends and forces him to break through." ”

"The opponent is used to shooting threes on the left side, jamming the left side, letting him break through from the right side, paying attention to giving him physical contact when he goes to the basket, Burris, paying attention to the interior defense. ”

Popovich said this, looked up at the players who were about to play, and continued: "If you encounter a pick-and-roll, change the guard immediately!"

Popovich spoke quickly, and after the whistle blew for the start of the fourth quarter on the court, he finally finished all he had to say.

The gap between the third and fourth quarters of the game was not too long, and it was too late for Popovich to get every detail in place, he could only point out the general direction, and the rest was for the players to execute the tactics according to their usual training.

"Tick!"

As the referee's whistle blew, the fourth quarter officially began, with the Warriors taking the lead in attacking.

At this time, the Warriors' lineup on the court is interior Bogut and Draymond Green, small forward Harrison Barnes, and two guards, Curry and Jarrett Jack.

On the Spurs' side, Dio partners Bonner on the inside, Li Yang on small forward, Ginobili on scoring guard, and Corey Joseph on point guard.

Curry was on fire in the third quarter, and although he was off the court for the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Warriors were still looking for him on the offensive end after returning to the court in the fourth quarter.

Jack controlled the ball to the halfcourt, Curry was running actively, and it was Li Yang who was guarding him at this time.

Knowing that Curry felt excellent today, Li Yang also played a twelve-point spirit, followed Curry closely, and did not dare to relax in the slightest, afraid that if he was negligent, he would let the other party find an opportunity to attack.

Curry ran to the right side of the top of the arc to catch the ball, Li Yang followed very closely, almost as soon as he received the ball, Li Yang had already come to him.

After receiving the ball, Curry made a feint, but at this time, Li Yang in front of him was unmoved.

It's not that Li Yang's reaction is delayed, Li Yang doesn't want to make a move to make Curry shake out the vacant seat easily, and at this time Li Yang is still sticking to the other party, if the other party really wants to shoot like this, then he really has nothing to say.

Curry really didn't shoot directly, and after raising his hand to make a shooting feint, Curry immediately dribbled and began to break through. Because Li Yang was stuck tightly on the left side at this time according to Popovich's instructions, Curry chose to break through from the right.

Curry did break through from the right as Li Yang expected, but because the position was too far to the left, Li Yang couldn't stop Curry's start at this time, and it was difficult to even interfere.

Curry's breakthrough was very smart, he completely avoided the breakthrough, and with the advantage of starting first, he didn't give Li Yang a chance to re-stick it at all, and rushed directly to the three-second zone with the ball.

Li Yang kept speeding up the speed of his movements, and when Curry came to the three-second zone, Li Yang finally had to stick to the other party.

But at this moment, Curry's right hand dribbling the ball grabbed the ball directly, and while taking a step forward, he reached forward with his arm and shot the basket.

Curry's basket is very far away, and there is no warning in advance, and the person does not jump too high, just tiptoe to shoot the ball, even if Li Yang's height and arm span are excellent, he can't react to block it at the first time.

Curry's early shot was also unexpected by the rest of the Spurs, and Bonner shrank back to make up for the defense, but it was too late to jump and interfere at this time.

Curry really had a good hand today, the ball hit the top half of the rebound and fell directly into the basket, and the pick-and-roll from such a distance was also hit.

"Stephen Curry's performance today is really great, Popovich now chooses to let Li Yang defend, but it is clear that Li Yang's defense is not omnipotent, he can't prevent Curry, and he is easily broken through. On the sidelines, the TNT trio was also commenting on Curry's offense, and they had to pull Li Yang again.

The Spurs' offense was also played at this time, and Dior, who was holding the ball in the high post, made a fake cooperation with Ginobili, who seemed to be going to pass the ball, and after Ginobili ran past him, he chose to dribble and attack by himself.

Draymond Green, who defended Dior, did not expect Dio to choose to attack on his own, and by the time he reacted, Dio had already seized a favorable offensive position. Using his big *butt* stock to resist Green, Dior hooked under the basket to score 2 points.

After his team's offense was completed, Li Yang quickly retreated to the backcourt, while retreating, Li Yang was thinking about the previous defensive round, and he was thinking about how to defend Curry better while cooperating with the team's overall defensive tactics.

Sticking to Curry's side again, Li Yang is still stuck on the left side, which is the same as Popovich's previous arrangement.

However, unlike the previous round, Li Yang did not completely block Curry's side this time, but blocked Curry's left front position.

In other words, at this time, Li Yang actually did not completely block Curry's left breakthrough route, and if Curry could change direction quickly, he could actually find a breakthrough opportunity from the left side.

Curry apparently noticed this, dribbling the ball with his right hand and taking a step towards the right front, as if he was going to break through to the right, and then suddenly dribbled behind his back and handed the ball back to the left, and at the same time, he also took a step back to the left and returned to the three-point line.

Retreating to outside the three-point line, Curry has to shoot directly, which is an offensive move that he likes very much, using the dribble to shake off the opponent and step back to the left, because it is the left hand to catch the ball, which can make his shot more stable.

But today was obviously a little different, and just as Curry was about to make a move, he found himself being stuck to someone again, and suddenly there was a pair of long arms in front of his eyes.

was squeezed into the shooting space by Li Yang's sticking defense, and a pair of long arms were shrouded in front of him, and Curry, who was originally about to shoot, was forced to give up the shot.

"Huh, Stephen didn't make a move?" Kenny Smith shouted in surprise from the sidelines.

has picked up the ball, but can't find space to shoot, Curry was forced by Li Yang to stop the ball!