Chapter 134: James who has no skills to return to heaven
Whether it is Wang Feng, other players of the Warriors, and even experts and commentators from all walks of life in the league, they all believe that the finals G5 will be a battle of dragons and tigers, and the intensity may even be better than that of G4.
On one side is the Warriors, who are playing at home and have the blessing of the venue.
On the other side is the Knights, who are half-footed on the edge of the cliff and can only advance but not retreat.
No matter what kind of intense scenes take place in this game, it is not surprising.
However, what no one expected was that at the beginning of the game, the Warriors quickly took the initiative in the game and always pressed the Cavaliers.
There are two reasons for this, the first is Drummond. Green's sudden outburst without warning.
Green is not a player who is good at offense, his offensive ability is very poor, and even in the next few seasons, when his three-point shooting ability does not advance and retreat, Green even feels a little bit of a lag for the team in many cases.
The 15-16 season is already the peak of Green's career offense, and his three-point shooting rate in the regular season can reach 38%, while his career average three-point shooting rate is only 31.9%.
But in this game, Green's three-point shooting was like a light.
Originally, the Cavaliers' defense against Green belonged to putting you one step away from the three-point line, and if you have the ability, you can shoot it, and if you can't shoot the rebound, just give me the rebound.
But in today's game, Green actually hit all three points from the outside several times! Before the end of the half, he was 5 of 5 three-pointers, and he directly gave the Cavaliers a blank.
In a flash of lightning, Wang Feng suddenly remembered that in another time and space, in the 77th game of the finals between the Warriors and the Cavaliers, Green seemed to be like a god, scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists in 6-of-8 three-point shooting.
Unfortunately, Curry and Thompson both pulled their hips in that game, which ultimately led to the Warriors losing the game and losing the championship.
Green was really strong in that game, playing 47 minutes in the game, shooting 11 of 15, and the shooting rate was as high as 73%!
"Could it be that in this game, Green is going to explode the small universe ahead of schedule?"
Wang Feng, who thought of this, was a little excited.
Curry didn't pull his hips in today's game, although the feel was not particularly good, but he could maintain a shooting rate of more than 40%, plus himself, Nu Effort could really knock the Cavaliers over in 5 games!
The Warriors were able to take the initiative in the game, not only because of Green's outburst, but also because the team changed its overall defensive tactical arrangement.
In the previous games, the Warriors had been a normal defensive tactic, with man-to-man, and each position was countered against each other.
But in this game, Kerr adjusted his defensive tactics and switched back to the routine of the regular season.
Wang Feng, who served as a shooting guard, directly switched defenses with Curry to mark Kyrie. Irving.
There is no doubt about Irving's individual ability, but Wang's defensive style just overcomes his skills.
Irving's speed explosion is not fast among defenders, and the breakthrough mainly depends on dribbling skills and rhythm changes, and death entanglement can be broken!
And the reason why Irving's rhythm change can easily deceive the opponent and burst into the basket has an important relationship with his excellent mid-to-long-range projection, precisely because the defenders are concerned about his long-range shooting ability and have to put Irving's shots, so the position will involuntarily be more forward.
At this point, Wang Feng's defensive deterrence can be completely suppressed.
In addition, aside from these ability factors, Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, also suppressed Owen who is 1.88 meters tall in terms of size.
Therefore, when Irving defended against Wang Feng, his performance was immediately out of order, and it was far less stable and bright than in previous games.
Although he has outstanding personal ability, he is not the top star after all, even if he has won numerous awards in his career, such as the first point guard award in a certain sound, the most gorgeous style of play, etc., but Wang Feng, who restrained him in terms of technical style, was immediately restrained and could not play as he wanted.
For Wang Feng, who has the top purple defensive shock and golden death entanglement, as long as the opponent is not an opponent like James who can crush him with strength, or a tall and long arm like Durant who can ignore defense, he can hold it down!
In the first quarter of the game, under Wang Feng's defense, Owen only hit 1 goal in 5 shots, and still relied on 3 of 4 free throws to barely score 5 points.
Another giant, Kevin. Love also struggled against Green's defense.
After joining the Cavaliers, Lefou's performance has been up and down, from the Timberwolves' first core boss to the team's No. 3 player, the sudden change of identity made Lefu quite uncomfortable, and he struggled to play in the regular season, and it just so happened that Green's style of defensive player was precisely his least favorite type.
Two of the Cavaliers' Big Three did not play well, relying only on James to support him, even if he was the first person in the league, he was extremely powerless in this situation, he tried his best, constantly attacking the Warriors' basket to cause damage, and he could only blow up the pair with Green in performance.
The Warriors are not only Green, but also Curry and Wang Feng.
Curry's performance today was not very good, scoring 7 points on 2-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, and scoring slightly better than Irving's but limited.
But Wang Feng's performance is as steady as an old dog as always.
Green's outburst forced the Cavaliers to start guarding against Green's three-point shots, so that the shooting space on the court was widened, almost similar to when Thompson was on the court, which directly gave Wang Feng a chance to play.
Such an opportunity is rare, how can Wang Feng be polite? Whenever he catches the ball, he will immediately shoot without hesitation, although the efficiency is not as good as Green, but it is enough in the case of a stalemate between the two teams!
At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 42:53, and the Warriors led by 11 points!
Green scored 22 points in the half, Wang Feng 11 points, and Curry 9 points, and only three people scored, which was the same as the entire Cavaliers.
In the third quarter of the game, the Cavaliers began to fight back.
James hit all the main offenses with the ball in the first few rounds, scoring 7 points in a row with his own strength, and successfully closing the gap to within 10 points.
But the Cavaliers' side didn't rejoice for long, and the Warriors immediately hit back.
First, Wang Feng hit a three-pointer from the outside to score three points, and then Green broke through and rushed into the basket to dunk and score, followed by Curry also made 2 of 2 free throws under the basket, also 7 points.
Until the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was still in double digits.
In the fourth quarter of the game, James, who had been playing for a long time, finally couldn't bear it, and the shooting rate began to decline gradually.
The problem that plagues the Cavaliers isn't offense, it's defense.
The Warriors always have someone who can step up and contribute high points to help the team win.
Wang Feng in the last game, Green in this game, and in the first few games, the fully healthy Warriors don't even need anyone to stand up, as long as they play normally, they can easily win the game.
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