Chapter 154: Tactical Failure (7/12 Ask for the First Order!)

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"On the outside, Kawhey, Danny, Toney, pay attention to their threes, they're used to stepping up in the third quarter, and we need to be a little bit quicker in the rotation. ”

"If you have the opportunity, resolutely attack the basket, kill the basket, and make the opponent's big center foul. ”

At halftime, Popovich took longer to set up his tactics, and although the Spurs led by seven points, Popovich was not careless.

Judging from the second quarter of the game, the interior disadvantage caused by Duncan's inability to play has been reflected, and the Warriors' habit of breaking out on the outside in the third quarter of the game, Popovich is also very vigilant.

Fifteen minutes into the half, the second half restarted, and the Warriors took the lead, and their first shot didn't go inside, but Klay Thompson hit a two-point shot from mid-range with the help of the baseline Bogut and Draymond Green.

On the other end, the Spurs started their offensive basket with the first shot, and Parker scored two points on a breakaway layup.

In the first few rounds of the third quarter, both sides were attacking according to the established tactics, with the Warriors shooting from mid-to-long range mainly through off-ball running and pass-through after blocking and pick-and-roll, while the Spurs looked for opportunities to attack the basket and occasionally split the ball to the perimeter with Danny Green and Leonard shooting three-pointers.

At 59:65, a few minutes after the score was played, the two teams were 6 points, and there was no obvious fluctuation.

The Spurs attacked, Dio held the ball in a high position, several Spurs players were actively running, and the opportunity to catch the ball appeared in Li Yang's hands.

Li Yang's outside shooting is not accurate after all, so when he catches the ball on the outside, the Warriors players naturally don't follow so closely.

However, Li Yang did not mean to shoot on the outside, and after receiving the ball, he changed direction, Li Yang flashed out of the breakthrough space next to Barnes, and then started to break through and rush to the basket.

In the third quarter of the game, the Warriors arranged for Barnes to defend Li Yang, and Draymond Green went to defend Leonard, which should also be considering that Li Yang's breakthrough in the first half was too lethal, and Draymond Green often couldn't keep up.

However, this time, Barnes also did not keep up, and Li Yang directly entered the three-second zone.

Bogut moved forward to block and dismantle, although in the midcourt arrangement, Mark Jackson asked Draymond Green to return to the basket more to help defend and share Bogut's defensive pressure, but Li Yang's breakthrough direction is Bogut's side, which can only be Bogut's defense.

Bogut pays attention to his movements, and he also knows that his foul count in this game is a problem, but no matter how careful he is, he can't stand Li Yang and Parker from making up for it again and again.

This time, Li Yang did not directly go to the air to find a confrontation, he changed direction and flashed directly to the left after rushing to the basket.

Bogut subconsciously moved his steps forward to block, seizing this opportunity, Li Yang directly bumped into the other party.

"Tick!"

Because Bogut was still on the move, the referee quickly blew the whistle to block the foul.

Bogut was already eager to rush up and fight with Li Yang at this time, and after being fouled by Li Yangzao in the first quarter, he didn't expect such a thing to happen again in the third quarter.

Bogut was forced to go off the court, but Mark Jackson didn't look very helpless at this time, he quickly made a substitution, replaced Carl Landry, and still kept two interior players on the court.

Li Yang hit two free throws, and the ball returned to the Warriors' side, and the Warriors were still blocking and dismantling Curry and interior players, but unlike the previous blocking and dismantling with Bogut, this time the blocking person was replaced by Draymond Green, and after blocking, the ball was directly handed over to Draymond Green.

Curry, who completed the pass, cut to the basket, and Parker immediately followed, and the empty cut to the basket was also a move that Curry often used in the game, so Parker also paid attention.

But at this time, Curry suddenly stopped and ran back, and retreated back to the three-point line.

Draymond Green quickly passed the ball back, and Curry didn't care about Parker's defense at this time, and shot the ball and hit a three-point shot.

"Danny!"

On the sidelines, Popovich immediately stood up after seeing the scene, called out to Danny Green, and motioned for him to switch to Curry.

Danny Green to defend Curry, Leonard to defend Thompson, and Parker to defend Barnes are relatively better options for the Spurs' lineup in the field, so that the Warriors' two perimeter cores have excellent defensive players to match.

The only thing to worry about is that Parker will be misplaced by Barnes, but compared to Curry and Thompson, Barnes' offense is not so consistent, and if the ball is kept to Barnes for attack, the Spurs are not worried.

But what the Spurs didn't expect was that the Warriors didn't attack Barnes, but continued to attack Curry and Thompson.

Curry made a three-point shot with the help of a pick-and-roll, Curry broke through to attract the attention of the defense and moved the ball widely, Thompson shot from the outside, Thompson ran without the ball to catch and shoot, Curry continued to dribble and feint to shake off Green to shoot.

Although they were defended by Danny Green and Leonard, Curry and Thompson still shot again and again from the outside, and the shooting percentage was quite impressive.

At this time, Li Yang and others also understood why the Warriors did not take the initiative to attack the interior after the start of the third quarter of the game, but shot more in the middle and long distances by passing the ball.

Obviously, Mark Jackson also expected that Bogut might be fouled by Spurs players, so from the third quarter of the game, the Warriors have been actively helping Curry and Thompson create shooting opportunities for them to find their touch.

Because from the beginning, the Warriors' strategy for this quarter of the game was to attack the perimeter.

The Spurs realized this and also strengthened their rotation defense on the outside, but at this time Curry and Thompson both began to find their shooting touch, and even in the face of the Spurs' tight defense, the two still shot very resolutely.

7 points, 6 points, 4 points, the difference began to gradually narrow, and in the blink of an eye, the difference has narrowed to only 2 points.

The Warriors did not stop their offense at this time, Curry and Draymond Green played blocking and pick-and-roll, and after the Spurs switched defenses, Curry made a feint to shoot on the outside, deceiving Dio, who switched defenses, and rushed into the three-point line.

The defensive rotation of the Spurs players is not unpleasant, after all, Curry and Thompson are both focused on defense, Parker rushed up to help defend as soon as possible, and at this time, Curry threw the ball into the hands of Barnes on the outside.

The Warriors' shooting feel as if it would be contagious, and Barnes in the bottom right corner also hit a three-point shot after receiving a pass from Curry.

At 72:71, the Warriors took a one-point lead, and Popovich was forced to call out his second timeout in recent times. (To be continued.) )