Chapter 127: Encountering a Pervert
With the Warriors unable to score the last shot, the first quarter of the game ended, and with the play of Li Yang and Ginobili at the end of the first quarter, the Spurs tied the score at 26:26 after the first quarter. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The Spurs finally tied the fate, which made Spurs fans feel a lot more relieved, although the Spurs were slow to heat up, but fortunately they were hot after all, and they didn't completely cool down.
In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs really showed a different state than the first quarter, they did better on both offensive and defensive ends than in the first quarter, although the Warriors on the other end also played quite well, but the Spurs did not completely fall into the disadvantage on the court as in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the score of the two sides was 27:24, and in this quarter, the Warriors' offense still played well, which allowed them to lead by 3 points after half and enter the second half.
Although the Warriors have shown their very good offensive firepower against the Nuggets, the Spurs are not as good as the Nuggets, and most fans are still not optimistic that the Warriors will be able to perform like the first round of the playoffs in the game against the Spurs.
However, judging from the first half of the first game, the Warriors were really good on both offensive and defensive ends, and it was not for nothing that they were able to eliminate the Nuggets on the next level.
And after the start of the second half, the Warriors' performance did not stop.
Fifteen minutes after the halftime, the second half of the game began quickly, the Spurs took the lead to score, the Warriors failed to attack, back to the other half, Duncan received the ball inside the attack caused a foul and got a free throw opportunity, but Duncan only hit one free throw.
The Warriors relaunched the offense, Curry dribbled beyond the three-point line and faced Parker's defense, and the second half had just begun, and the Spurs had not had time to switch defenses.
The dribble continued to shake, Curry made a feint to break through, and then suddenly shot outside the three-point line.
Curry's shooting speed is very fast, his shooting is not a standard jump shot, almost at the same time as the jump, the ball in his hand has been pushed out quickly, so that Parker in front of him has no time to stop.
Curry's shot at this time looked more like a random throw than a shot, but this casual throw threw the ball into the basket.
"Stephen Curry hit a three-point shot, I love this kid, his three-pointers are fantastic!"
Seeing Curry juggling in a three-pointer and sitting on the sidelines, Reggie Miller, who is also known for his three-pointers, immediately shouted.
Curry's shot was indeed excellent, but the Spurs players on the court were not affected by his shot, Parker took the ball, and the Spurs began to attack.
Parker and Duncan blocked, Parker directly distributed the ball into Duncan's hands, and Duncan, who received the ball, found that Bogut did not keep up with the outside defense, and chose to shoot from mid-range.
"Bang!"
Duncan's hand in the second half of the game was not very good, he just missed a free throw, and this time, he also missed.
Bogut grabbed the rebound on the inside, and the ball was quickly handed to Curry, who got the ball and quickly advanced with the ball.
Knowing that the Warriors' counterattack was fast, Popovich deliberately emphasized the speed of the defense in the pre-game arrangement, at this time, the Spurs' defense speed was very good, and the Warriors' players quickly went down, but they did not get too good opportunities.
Curry, who rushed to the three-point line, saw that his teammates had no chance to receive the ball at this time, and after a slight pause, just when the people on the scene thought that Curry was going to press down the rhythm and play half-court offense, Curry suddenly raised his hand and threw the ball out.
"Again?"
Li Yang sat on the sidelines and was a little surprised to see Curry throwing three points directly against Parker's defense, and he was a little surprised to shoot directly without any preparation.
It's not the first time Li Yang has seen Curry shoot like this, in the regular season, the two teams have played each other, and Curry also has such shots on the court, but it was the regular season, and in the playoffs, Curry can also shoot like this?
Immediately afterwards, Li Yang withdrew the evaluation of this wave of investment, because Curry hit three points again. Since the opponent is scoring the ball, then this word cannot be used, what is reasonable, wave throwing, if the ball is scored, it is all nonsense.
On the sidelines, Popovich saw Curry hit two three-pointers in a row, and he also frowned slightly, and immediately gestured to the middle of the court, signaling Green and Parker to change defenses.
Green misplaced the opponent's point guard, which is the way the Spurs often use the matchup, and the defense Popovich at the third position does not have to worry, after all, Leonard is there, and there is Li Yang on the bench.
But at the point guard position, because of Parker's lack of defense, Green needs to switch positions frequently. This is very similar to the situation of the Warriors on the other side, where it was Thompson, not Curry, who defended Parker for most of the first half.
For the most part, Popovich's move is very useful, and Green's defensive ability is outstanding, and his movement speed and agility are not too much for the average point guard.
But today, this trick miscalculated.
Letting Green play against Curry, Popovich thought that Green could limit Curry's offense, but in the next round, Curry took advantage of Green's three-point opportunity to guard against himself, dribbled into the three-point line, and then rushed into the basket and threw a shot.
Seeing this, Popovich immediately called a timeout.
"Danny, stick to him tighter, don't give him a chance to shoot at will, and increase physical contact with him when he breaks through. ”
With that, Popovich turned to Duncan and said, "Tim, pay attention to the help defense in the three-second zone." ”
Popovich was still in a normal defensive set-up, but it was a failure after only a few rounds of play.
In the first round of the Warriors, according to Popovich's instructions, Green defended Curry and let Curry break through into the interior, Duncan immediately stepped forward to make up for the defense, and Curry directly completed the aerial relay with Bogut.
Just over a minute later, Curry once again held the ball outside the three-point line, and Green was still very tight, at which point the Warriors chose to let Bogut mention the high pick-and-roll.
Bogut blocked and dismantled, and Green actively squeezed past the defense, but at this time, Curry did not flash to the other side at all, hiding behind Bogut, Curry made another three-point shot, and hit it again.
"Stephen Curry's shooting is fantastic, he scored 22 points in the third quarter of the game against the Nuggets in the last round, and today, it's the third quarter, and he's unstoppable again. ”
Curry in this quarter was indeed unstoppable, unreasonable three-pointers, throws that broke through to the basket, and split the ball after the package.
In the third quarter alone, Curry had 23 points and three assists, especially from beyond the three-point line, hitting five of his six shots, and even more dramatically, none of his three-pointers were open shots.
Facing the shots of the defenders, with the help of direct shots after blocking, shots after dribbling out of space, running without the ball to shake off the shots of defenders, Curry threw these balls into the basket.
At 40:29, under Curry's explosive leadership, the Warriors scored 40 points in this quarter under the defense of the Spurs.
93:79, after three quarters of the game, although the Spurs played well offensively in this quarter, they fell behind by 14 points and completely fell into passivity.