Chapter 428: "Tough Guy" Tears (10,000-Word Chapter)
In the Western Conference Finals G3, the Warriors who returned to their home court completely let go of their hands and feet, and the most notable change was the quality of coverage.
Playing away from home, the referee still blows penalties for illegal covering, but after returning to the home field, there are no such problems.
In such a crucial game, Steve Kerr naturally had to go all out, and in the first quarter of the game, Curry, Durant, and Kerry took turns to breathe a sigh of relief.
In the second quarter, the three continued to play, Green was still on the court, and David West came up to help veteran Yoingodala for two minutes.
The Clippers' main lineup only replaced Jokic and Tucker, and Plumlee and Gordon rotated normally.
In order to create shooting opportunities for Curry, single screens didn't work, and G3 added more double screens.
The main attacker in the rotation phase became Curry, and the Warriors took the lead in attacking.
“arriors!”
The shouts of the Warriors fans grew louder and louder, Curry still handed over the ball in the middle of the half, and Green, who was at the top of the arc, immediately watched the situation on the court left and right after receiving the pass.
Durant went crazy in the first quarter, and Paul George's defensive aggression was full, constantly half-circling forward, giving physical confrontation.
There was no offensive opportunity in the left blocking area, and Green, who was holding the ball in his left hand and dealing cards at the top of the arc, immediately changed direction and switched to his right hand to protect the ball.
After Curry cut in from the middle, David West on the left near baseline took a screen and came to a position close to the right wing, and Gram on the line made another cross-cover.
After the two shooters crossed screens, Klay ran to the bottom right corner, and Curry continued to move to the right flank.
Erry Kergordon switched to Curry, and hurriedly adjusted the center of gravity of the defense without waiting to get close to the three-point line, and Curry, who came to the right wing, received a pass from Green at the top of the arc at this time, without any shaking, and after receiving the ball, he pulled it up and threw it!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
In the rare early stages of the game, Curry excitedly spat out his braces and accelerated along the sideline to complete the defense.
Gordon, who switched to Curry, was a little speechless, it was obvious that Curry was bullying him for not being tall enough to shoot confidently in front of him...
After studying the Clippers' roster, the Warriors eventually found some weaknesses as well, and it was for this reason that both sides minimized the playing time of their rotation players.
Seeing the Warriors retreat quickly, Li Ze is no longer chasing speed, and he is ready for Stephen Curry to explode.
“defense! defense! defense! ”
Warriors fans stood up and cheered loudly at the home team's defense.
Green, who was originally guarding in front of Harris, saw Li Ze waving his hand and immediately switched defenses with teammate David West, and tonight he is going to show his tough attitude!
When the Clippers play blocking, they usually clear one side, Plumlee quickly lifts up, and Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly dribbles twice in a row after the opponent is standing.
The body shook, adjusted his footwork, briefly shook off the Kelai defense, and accelerated the ball in his left hand to pass through Plumlee's left side.
Green, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately switched defenses, desperately delayed, and Plumlee, who had been blocked, immediately went down, and Kelai changed defenses, raising his hands and chasing all the way to the paint area, not giving you the opportunity to pass.
When he got to the defensive position, he immediately switched positions with David West, and Klee was in front of Harris again.
Obviously, the Warriors are fully prepared and will no longer expose their weaknesses in front of Li Ze.
Green, who was on the left flank, found that he was going to defend Li Ze one-on-one, and after lowering his center of gravity, he hurriedly clapped his hands and put a layer of buff on himself...
Strictly speaking, this is not a small fight, Green has excellent defensive ability, and the fans at the scene are also shouting, in everyone's opinion, this can be regarded as a grudge game.
Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, did not shake too much in the face of Green, who was switching defenses, and suddenly accelerated after slightly raising his body's center of gravity, and crossed and pulled back close to the three-point line.
Green, who had just slid to the right back, hurriedly adjusted his defensive center of gravity, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, paused slightly, leaned to the left, and dribbled twice extremely fast on the spot.
Under the shaking of the left and right, Green, who was focused on defense, was a little dazed, and when he was slightly stunned, the ball returned to Li Ze, his body shook to the right, and the direction of the body changed sharply.
Green's defense failed to react in time, and was instantly accelerated by Li Ze with the ball in his left hand.
The fans at the scene exclaimed, and the fans in the big back row only felt that Li Ze dribbled the ball twice, and then Green stayed still like a wooden stake...
With a scolding, Green hurriedly slid to the right rear and quickly chased into the paint area.
Green saw Li Ze exposing the ball, and his arm subconsciously pulled it covertly.
Li Ze leaned on the momentum, then directly closed the ball, quickly pushed it up, and completed the throw while traveling!
"Squeak! Swish! ”
When the whistle blew and the ball went in, there were boos on the scene, and Green had a question mark on his face, and immediately complained loudly to the linesman:
"Hey!
It was he who hung my arm, and I didn't take the initiative to foul at all! ”
When he turned his head and saw that Li Ze had already stood on the free throw line and was waiting for a free throw, Green was so angry that he choked again.
Before the game, the coaching staff repeatedly told him not to fall into a foul crisis too early, and as a result, just after the start of the second quarter, Green received a third foul.
The referee really didn't want to blow it, but this action was too obvious, and after a brief explanation, he immediately signaled the players on both sides to stand in position, and Li Ze was about to take a free throw.
Paul George saw that Green was still chattering and complaining, and he leaned on his knees next to the paint area and mocked:
"If you don't foul, you won't make free throws, and you're going to get a DPOY this season?"
Immediately after the rhetorical question, Paul George shook his head and said he was skeptical.
There was a lot of noise at the scene, but Green still heard Paul George's words and immediately replied loudly:
"Best Defensive Second Team? Look at how many points you scored on the head for Kevin in this live game? ”
No matter how strong the smell of gunpowder is between the two, there will be no direct confrontation, and in the Clippers' tactical system, Paul George rarely plays blocking and dismantling, so the two sides are just having a good time...
The fans at the scene couldn't hear what the two were saying, but they just looked excited and coaxed.
Li Zejia immediately clapped his hands after hitting the penalty and signaled everyone to quickly retreat and play at the opponent's home court, without allowing too many mistakes.
At 31:31, the two sides drew again.
Stephen Curry started running tirelessly, and the Warriors coaching staff wasn't stupid, Curry had excellent scoring explosiveness and was naturally going to take advantage of it.
Li Ze began to be unable to squeeze through the cover, and the Clippers were forced to switch defenses, and Gordon helplessly watched Curry throw in a three-pointer after double covering on the right wing, and he broke the defense a little for a while.
"Blind chickens throw in?"
After only two rounds, Li Ze already understood the Warriors' strategy and went all out to grab the start.
Coach De Nagro couldn't resist complaining to the linesman about the Warriors' cover, but was doomed to get no response, such is home-court advantage, and the league wants the game between the two sides to be played to the end.
Curry's three-pointer made the Oracle Arena completely boil, and at the same time gave everyone in the Warriors a strong shot of blood.
Green, who was returning to the defense, was still screaming, beating his chest wildly, and at the same time raising his hands to signal the fans on the scene to continue to be restless.
Curry scored, Green pretended to be X, and the Warriors seemed to have found their familiar offensive rhythm.
Li Ze deliberately slows down and makes his opponent uncomfortable is his principle.
When he came to the right wing, he immediately threw the ball to Paul George, who bounced out of the right corner, and then took advantage of the situation to make a down screen and quickly run to the right bottom corner.
Kelai naturally pursued the defense all the way, and Li Ze, who came to the bottom corner of the right side, did not stop, but started to shoot diagonally outward again.
With Plumlee's cover in the paint, Li Ze made a quick run to the left wing beyond the three-point line.
The rest of the Clippers followed, Harris in the bottom right corner cut in from left to right along the baseline without the ball, and Gordon, who was originally on the left wing, quickly ran to the left bottom corner.
Green hurriedly signaled David West to switch defenses, and when Li Ze received a pass from Paul George at the top of the arc on the left wing, the Warriors, who had successfully communicated defensively, switched Green in front of Li Ze.
David West was well protected for two consecutive rounds, and Li Ze, who received the pass, immediately shook left and right, put the ball with his right hand, and accelerated his cross-step breakthrough.
Green, who had just gained a foothold, hurriedly slid desperately to the left back, and when he broke through to the left elbow area of the free throw line, Li Ze suddenly pulled back his hip sharply.
Green didn't have time to adjust the center of gravity of the defense, and Li Ze did not slow down after the emergency stop, and continued to hold the ball to accelerate the breakthrough after switching to the left hand.
After the emergency stop, Green pestle was in place, completely lost the defensive position, and he committed three fouls on his back, and he did not dare to pull it.
Li Ze easily broke through to the basket, jumped with both feet, quickly took off into the air, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and slammed the tomahawk-style violent buckle!
"Boom!" Break through the storm dunk and succeed!
"Shhhh
”
scored easily, Li Ze was not interested in celebrating, shook his head at the Warriors, and quickly retreated with small steps.
"Shet!"
Green found that he seemed to be no different from David West, both of them were passed by one step, and after scolding secretly, he hurriedly clapped his hands passionately and continued to cheer himself up.
The two teams quickly became you fight yours and I hit mine, Curry got a lot of shooting opportunities with the blessing of double cover, plus he was hot tonight, and for a while Curry helped the Warriors score consecutive points.
Even if it was the main lineup that the two sides got back, Curry did not stop scoring on his own.
With 6:02 left in the second quarter, Jokic returned to the court after a timeout.
In the first round after his debut, in the face of the high-post blocking, Li Ze struggled to squeeze past Green's cover, chasing Curry behind him, Jokic, who retreated to defense, did not change his defensive principles, and watched Curry shoot three points at the top of the arc!
"Huh!" Three-pointer again!
Curry, who finally opened the offense after holding back for two games, roared loudly after scoring and continued to punch to vent the depression in his heart.
With Durant also needing the ball, the Warriors coaching staff opted to let the two of them have one quarter, which avoids the need for everyone to line up to try their hands.
hit three three-pointers in a row, Curry's state is very hot, and the Oracle Arena is completely boiling at this time, this is the familiar Curry!
Playing away from home, Li Ze is always expressionless, even if Curry shoots wildly, he just silently increases his ball possession.
The Warriors threw three-pointers, and Li Ze continued to push the basket step by step, and the closer he got to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage.
After the main lineup returned, the Warriors naturally adjusted their defensive strategy, and when Li Ze held the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line, Green moved back and forth near the basket.
In response to Li Ze's breakthrough, the Warriors used Green's defensive ability to protect the basket on the lower line.
Jokic saw Li Zebi's tactical gesture, immediately moved to the three-point line, and after standing still, he blocked and picked up on the left wing.
Yin Gedala, who was in charge of keeping an eye on Li Ze, had a big head for a while, if it really was better than the quality of cover, the Clippers were much better, and the white fat man was very suitable for blocking and dismantling.
Struggling to squeeze through the cover, Yoongodala finally crashed into Jokic, watching Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, continue to accelerate, and could only loudly remind his teammates to change guards.
Green had already riveted his strength, and when he saw Li Ze rushing into the three-point line, he immediately slid quickly, and gave his feet to the side to fight, trying to slow Li Ze down.
The two came to the left blocking position, and Li Ze, who was moving, suddenly dribbled behind his back, changed to his right hand and paused slightly, and quickly turned around with his left foot as the axis under the sudden stop, and his center of gravity was low and directly erased Green's defense.
The silky passing action made cheers in the Oracle Arena, and Green, who lost his defensive position, tried to block Li Ze on the bottom line again, but found that he couldn't catch up at all...
The huge stride made Li Ze come to the bottom right of the basket in the blink of an eye, twisting his body to complete the reflexive slam dunk!
"Shhhh
”
The brilliant dunk made the boos at Oracle Arena even louder, and Curry's three-pointer was beautiful, but most fans still liked the dunk.
The boos were followed by faint cheers, and the Clippers fans in attendance couldn't hold back!
Steve Kerr, who was on the sidelines, saw that the Warriors' interior line was pierced again, and there was no good way for a while.
As long as it is a player who has played against Li Ze, it will eventually become Li Zechui, and everyone also needs to save face, it's not that our strength is not good, it's really that the other party is really not human.
"Keep on the defensive! I'll do my job! ”
After being broken through by Li Ze in several rounds in a row, Green hurriedly clapped his hands passionately, hammered his chest twice, and continued to cheer himself up.
Yin Godala on the side shook his head in his heart, just complain in the locker room, there is no need to make irresponsible remarks to the media.
In the first two games, the Clippers didn't play many blocks and dismantles, and obviously, Li Ze came to Green tonight.
The scores of the two sides alternated upwards, and Steve Kerr saw that even if Li Ze was successfully trapped, as long as Jokic at the free throw line received the ball, the tactics could continue.
Jokic, who received the pass, put the ball on his right hand at the free-throw line and immediately gave Paul George a hand-to-hand pass on the left wing.
After the dummy and successful catch, Paul George, who held the ball in his left hand, took advantage of the situation to go straight to the basket at the top of the arc and continue to break through the Warriors' interior line.
Facing Durant, who was shrinking to help defend it, Paul George twisted and threw the ball to Harris in the bottom corner on the right side after jumping.
Unguarded, Harris hit a three-pointer from a big open position.
With Curry's mid-range throw in the final moments of the half, the Oracle Arena was completely boiling.
Curry, who was crazy about scoring, threw his fist again and ran to the player tunnel with a jump.
57:62, after halftime, with the excellent play of Curry and Durant, the Warriors entered the second half with a five-point lead.
5 points is a big difference for the two teams, and it will take at least two rounds to catch up!
Mark Jackson regained his smile, and although the commentary should be neutral, as the former head coach of the Warriors, he still hopes that the team's results can be improved:
"Perfect play, Stephen Curry finally responded!"
"8-of-13, 6-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover, this is Curry's best game so far in the series!"
Jeff Van Gundy looked at the technical statistics and also sighed a little at the star's ability:
"7-of-15, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover, Durant was also very efficient."
"The two of them combined to contribute 39 points, getting more than half of the team's points!"
Commentator Mike Brin only felt that the Warriors had completely become a singles team, but the halftime lead seemed to indicate that there was nothing wrong with such a tactic:
"I'm more concerned about the fact that both Green and Durant have already picked up three fouls, and maybe the Clippers' strategy has worked."
At Oracle Arena, Warriors fans don't remember that the team almost had a foul on the inside, after all, the referees rarely blew the whistle in the second half of the second quarter.
In the Clippers locker room, Paul George couldn't help but complain about the referee's blowing scale tonight:
"If I'm not mistaken, Green got his third foul early, didn't get substituted, and we kept breaking through the interior and ended up with a fourth foul that didn't blow."
Li Ze already knew about the referee's blowing penalty, obviously, the league would prefer to see both sides protect the home court, and then have a battle on Tianwang Mountain.
Regarding the adjustment of the Warriors in the second half, Li Ze could roughly guess it, and watched Jokic drink wildly with a kettle, and immediately reminded him:
"Nikola, if Curry's hand drops, the opponent will keep attacking the basket and control the number of fouls!"
Jokic has learned about the quality of the Warriors' cover tonight, and he knows that there are times when the team's perimeter can't protect him.
"No problem, I like to play 2-pointers together!"
"The opponent made 15 more shots from beyond the three-point line in the half, maybe that's a good thing for us too!"
Li Ze nodded with satisfaction, all he had to do at this time was to stabilize the rhythm and score 57 points in the half, and the Clippers had no problems with their offense.
While the coaching staff had not returned to the locker room, Li Ze once again exhorted loudly:
"We're doing a good job of rebounding, keep up with that level of focus, and don't worry about losing long rebounds!"
The Warriors threw too many three-pointers, and it was inevitable that some long rebounds would be picked up by the opponent, and the coaching staff was in charge of chicken soup, and Li Ze remembered to remind his teammates to pay attention to the details at this time.
The Clippers are all tool people, and their playing style is becoming more and more simple and rough, and the Warriors can't stand it, so they wrap up Li Ze, and then play more and less on the other side.
If there is no one to wrap up, then Li Ze is a flank single, and Steve Kerr looked at the technical statistics of the half court and felt a little helpless.
11-of-15 and 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, Li Ze scored 28 points in the half, no mid-range, mostly concentrated near the paint area.
The two-point shooting rate is more than 8 percent, but if the three-point shot is inaccurate, the Warriors will already be behind...
It's rare for big men to shoot like that from the field, and this outrageous performance has made the Warriors coaching staff sweat all the time.
Green in the locker room was still giving a passionate speech, selectively forgetting the fact that Li Ze had burst out at halftime.
"5 points difference, without two rounds, the opponent simply can't catch up with us, hey! Defensively, with Kevin and Stephen on the offensive end, we won tonight! ”
Green clapped his hands while using the Mental Victory Method to encourage his teammates, as long as everyone didn't care about Li Ze's data, then they wouldn't feel the oppression brought by the monster...
Curry, who was at full strength at halftime, sat in his seat and gasped for breath, except for a few rounds against Jokic, the Clippers' change of defense caused him great trouble.
However, Green's words Curry fully agreed, and for the first time in the series, he took the initiative to speak:
"We're going to win tonight, the series has just started and I'm ready!"
Durant also felt that everyone played very well in the half, and he was very satisfied with the adjustment of the coaching staff.
Steve Cole entered the locker room and was relieved to see the players in high spirits, and this game really can't be lost again:
"Great half-game, remember, what we need is consistent scoring, and if the outside doesn't feel good, we can get to the free throw line!"
"Always remember that this is our home stadium!"
Without talking about chicken soup, Steve Kerr kept reminding his players of the precautions of the second half, and his biggest concern was that the team's attack would suddenly lose power...
After the start of the second half of the game, in the Oracle Arena, the Warriors fans were completely furious, victory was in sight, and the shouting was over!
“arriors!”
drove the baseline ball, and in the cheers of the fans, Curry quickly dribbled across the half court and continued to hand over the ball, and Green at the top of the arc received the ball and gave the ball to Kelai on the right wing for the first time.
After receiving the ball, Kelai immediately broke through with the ball in his right hand, and was pushed by Tucker's defense in the right blocking area.
At 57:64, the difference came to 7 points, and the Warriors fans at the scene were so excited that they screamed, only to feel that the game was stable!
The Clippers sent out the baseline ball, but Li Ze did not speed up the offensive tempo, and still dribbled steadily through the half.
Coming to the right wing outside the three-point line, he noticed that the Warriors didn't seem to be using a wrap-and-hold defense, and before they could get close to the three-point line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, quickly pushed the ball and changed direction.
Yin Gedala, who had long been prepared to defend, slid to the right for the first time, and in the next second, Li Ze immediately completed the change of direction under his crotch with his left hand, and at the same time, he accelerated his hip turn, and crushed the breakthrough after switching to his right hand.
Yin Godala was stuck half a body by Li Ze, and then was broken through by the tank to the right blocking position.
Li Ze, who was firmly stuck in his position, immediately turned around the moment he approached the paint area, dodged Yin Godala's defense, came to the bottom right of the basket, and grabbed the ball with his left hand to pick up the basket!
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
Li Ze's breakthrough speed was too fast, and Green, who was near the baseline on the left, didn't even have time to react defensively, and the Clippers' offense was over.
Yoshidala didn't show frustration at this time, but patted his chest, indicating that the ball was his problem.
The range of action is huge, and after being stuck in position, Li Ze can quickly break through to the vicinity of the basket, and the Warriors coaching staff has not been able to figure out a good way to defend Li Ze...
“arriors!”
Warriors fans don't care about Li Ze's offense anymore, as long as the team can respond, the victory is still theirs!
Trying to help the team cheer up, the Warriors are also all brave, and after the opening few rounds in a row, the starters have scored in the account.
At 65:70, the Clippers were still in hot pursuit.
After the high block, Curry tried his first three-pointer in the third quarter, and the quality of Green's cover was average, but it seemed to be interfered with by Li Ze from the side, and the trajectory of the ball was already crooked after the shot.
"Bang!"
The long basketball cricket bounced, and Tucker, who shrank into the three-point line, grabbed in front of Klee and managed to close the rebound.
A pass to Jokic at the free throw line, who received the pass and threw the ball vigorously towards the left wing to accelerate across the halfcourt of Li Ze.
The Warriors' on-the-spot delay didn't make any difference, and after two passes of the ball, Li Ze rushed through the half.
Green, who paid special attention to retreating, stuck to Li Ze's right side for the first time, and the covert pull did not slow Li Ze down.
Just approaching the three-point line, feeling the constant defense of Green, Li Ze in the middle of the movement suddenly stopped, blasted the ball vigorously on the spot with his left hand, and then retreated.
Green, who was constantly accelerating, was staggered by Li Ze's sudden emergency stop, and the sudden retreat made him completely lose his defensive position.
The left wing is still a big step away from the three-point line, and without interference, Li Ze converted three points and quickly jumped shot!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
At 68:70, there were only two points left in an instant.
The Warriors fans at the scene saw Li Ze raise his left hand to his ear and began to make a listening gesture, and immediately booed again.
Steve Kerr rushed to call a timeout, and he had to interrupt the Clippers' transition offense.
In Oracle Arena, the Warriors fans started to get nervous, and many fans stood up, they really didn't want to see the home team lose again.
The Clippers fans at the scene cheered, although they bought the big back row tickets, everyone screamed again:
“clippers in four!”
The Warriors fans who broke the defense a little bit were already upset at this time, and the Clippers fans around them were coaxing, and after the two sides had a verbal altercation, they immediately shook each other's fists...
"Kayce will destroy you completely! The Warriors will never win a championship! ”
The Clippers fan wearing Li Ze's jersey is a 1.9-meter-tall white strong man, who is one against two and does not fall behind, shouting while swinging his fists.
The Warriors fans at the scene were so excited that they rushed up at this time, and the timeout here was not over, and the scuffle in the back row of the audience had already begun.
For a while, there were shouts and scolding, cheers, and cheers, and obviously, there were also fans who came to watch the game, and at this time they all followed the crazy arch fire...
"I really like the atmosphere! But Clippers fans beware, this is the home of the Warriors! ”
Jeff Van Gundy watched the fans beat each other passionately, and Mark Jackson was not in such a good mood as his old partner, and said with some concern:
"The Warriors must take advantage of their offensive opportunities in the next round, otherwise, the Clippers will definitely equalize!"
The fan clash at the scene was finally stopped by the security personnel, and everyone in the Warriors was in no mood to pay attention to the fans, the spiritual victory method did not work at this time, and the sense of oppression brought by Li Ze began to come to his heart...
“arriors!”
At the critical moment, the Warriors' tactics were to give the ball to Durant again, and the cross-cover in the three-second zone finally allowed Durant to receive the pass in the left blocking area.
Green, who completed the cover, immediately ran to the right side near the baseline, ready to fight for rebounds, and the rest of the Warriors pulled away in turn, and the star singled!
Paul George stuck to Durant's side as soon as he switched defenses, constantly giving physical confrontations and not letting Durant release the ball easily.
The triple threat of the big loop did not cause a foul, and in the face of Paul George's close defense, in the end, Durant simply put the ball with his right hand, and after protecting the ball with his back, he quickly turned to the baseline and made a back-to-back jumper after the defense was completed!
"Bang!"
The ball slammed out of the basket, and Jokic under the basket grabbed the rebound by virtue of his height advantage, and Green behind him immediately stepped forward to force and prevent the Clippers from completing a pass.
The Warriors quickly retreated, and after Li Ze received the pass, Yoon Godala immediately stepped forward to delay.
Li Ze, who put the ball in his right hand, took advantage of the situation to wrap around the ball behind his back sharply, dodged the defense and accelerated with the ball in his left hand with all his might.
Green behind him desperately chased after Li Ze at this time, and the two planned to complete the bag in advance and let Li Ze play the ball quickly.
Yin Godala made small movements and pulled covertly, but found that Li Ze was advancing faster and faster.
Li Ze, who came to the left flank, showed no signs of slowing down, crushed the breakthrough, and when he pulled Yin Godara to the left blocking area, he vigorously exploded the ball on the spot with his left hand, and suddenly retreated after a sharp stop.
After Li Ze combined the ball, he raised the ball and shook it, Yin Godala was immediately shaken away, and Green behind him slowed down and prepared to complete the block.
When Li Ze shook again, Green, who was chasing behind him, immediately jumped up and blocked it, but he didn't expect Li Ze to still feint...
It was too late to control the action when he fell, and Green could only watch Li Ze hang his arm, twist his body and force a jump shot!
In front of him, Yoshidala jumped up again to block it, but it didn't make any difference.
"Squeak! Hmm..."
The referee blew the whistle, the ball hollowed into the net, and the exclamations and boos in the Oracle Arena rang out at the same time, and the Warriors fans completely broke the defense at this moment, this is to overtake the score? ...
Li Ze, who finished the goal, looked calm, sorted out his jersey, high-fived his teammates in celebration, and slowly walked to the free throw line.
Green felt that he was being ignored again, and for a while his anger surged, but there was nothing he could do, so he simply complained to the referee in a frenzy:
"Hey! Fouls shouldn't go to my head! ”
“...”
Steve Kerr saw that Green received the fourth foul of the game and did not make substitutions at the critical moment, and after Li Ze scored the free throw, he immediately reminded his players loudly:
"Hold on! Break through to the inside to complete the attack! ”
At 71:70, the Warriors fans at the scene saw that the Clippers had really completed the overtake, and the noise was everywhere, and they couldn't stand it!
Fortunately, the Warriors have Durant, and the referee blew the whistle decisively at the critical moment.
Coach De Nagro was naturally not satisfied with the blow, and Paulo George also received his third foul, and if he blew it again, he had to leave early:
"It's a clear offensive foul, my players have established a defensive position!"
The noise on the scene made Coach De Nagro pull his neck and complain to the linesman, but at this time in the game, naturally there will be no change of decision.
The ensuing game made the Warriors fans at the scene scream continuously, and it was no different from last year, and the team's offense began to lose power again...
Steve Kerr jumped to his feet on the sidelines, constantly reminding his players to break through to the basket.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors still bit the score by relying on free throws.
At 85:83, the Clippers stabilized +2 and finally overtook the score.
During the break, the noise in the Oracle arena grew louder and louder, and it was clear that the Clippers were starting to get on the ground!
Durant, who played the full third quarter, sat on the bench and gasped for air, unlike Paul George, in the Warriors' five-small system, he needs to help defend the frame, and he has to constantly score points for the team on the offensive end.
2-of-6 in the first quarter, 3-of-3 free throws, scored 7 points, and the Clippers defended the ball, causing great trouble to Durant.
"Hold on a little longer, Kevin! We are only 12 minutes away from victory! ”
Curry was 1 of 4 in the third quarter, and he was invisible again, and Steve Kerr hurried to hug his thigh at this time...
Duran, who was panting heavily, nodded, and the others didn't say anything, and the game was already in the middle of the day.
Jeff Van Gundy noticed that on the Clippers' bench side, Li Ze was moving his body, looking relaxed, and there seemed to be no trace of fatigue...
I muttered in my heart that I was not a person, and finally said with a smile:
"That's the ability of the best scorer in history, to score consistently no matter what kind of defense you're facing!"
"6-of-8, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, Kayce scored 16 points in a single quarter!"
“...”
Mark Jackson doesn't want to talk anymore, it's a repetition of last year's story, the Warriors still haven't been able to withstand the stable +2...
Commentator Mike Brin took over at this time and said happily:
"The game may be played until the last minute, and with the addition of Durant, the Warriors have made up for the biggest shortcoming."
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers took the initiative again, with Plumlee and Gordon continuing to play, replacing Jokic and Paul George.
Not every player can withstand the strongest tactics, and Paul George played until the third quarter with less than four minutes of rest, and by this time he could not stand it.
On the Warriors' side, Curry went off the court first, Livingston came off the bench, and Durant had to top if he couldn't stand it!
Both sides are a super scorer with 4 defenders, and when it comes to the crunch time of the game, Steve Kerr is no longer playing...
The mental victory method could not make Green recover his physical fitness, and he rested for less than 5 minutes in total, coupled with the frequent change of defense Li Ze, the big-mouthed Green had no power at this time.
Trash-talking? Li Ze has already scored 44 points on the Warriors' head, and the game has a quarter to go.
Looking at the bottom line serve, Li Ze, who held the ball expressionlessly and dribbled through the half, Green broke the big defense!
The painful memories of last year began to explode in my mind, and begging Durant to join the team seemed to be useless...
After half-time handing over the ball, Harris came to the top of the arc to open up the offensive space, and immediately moved to the right flank after receiving a pass from Li Ze.
Yin Godala, who was desperately stuck in the position and constantly defending in front of him, was finally stuck behind by Li Ze.
Harris sent a half-high pass, and the moment Li Ze received the ball, he immediately turned to the direction of the baseline, ignoring Yin Godala, who jumped up and blocked, and threw a big backward jumper!
"Huh!" Two-point shot hollow into the net!
"Shh
Warriors fans are going to boo, it's too stable...
Several young fans in the front row had already stood up and kept shouting loudly, trying to interfere with Li Ze's attack, but the result was still a goal.
Positioning, catching, shaking, and completing shots, for several consecutive rounds, the Clippers turned over and over again and only played Li Ze's low-post tactics.
Green, who broke the big defense, helped defend in advance, but was easily broken through by Harris and assisted Plumlee to eat cake under the basket.
The Warriors' offense has completely stalled, but fortunately, Durant, who breathed a sigh of relief, found his crosshair at this time, used cross cover, got rid of Li Ze's pursuit of defense, and scored two points in a row in the face of Harris.
At 91:89, as the game passed, the Clippers still suppressed the Warriors steadily, and the fans at the scene broke the defense.
The main lineup returned, Curry watched Li Ze attract the bag in the low post on the left side, and Jokic scored another 2 points under the assist basket, and he was a little anxious for a while.
It's just that at the last moment, the ball was in Durant's hands, and Curryling's smashing score failed to help the team tie the difference.
Every time the Clippers hit the iron, the Warriors fans on the scene will cheer loudly, and the home team will also play the iron in the next round, and there will be a lot of noise.
The Warriors fans at the scene were repeatedly pulled emotionally, and as a result, they couldn't get up, and the two-point difference lasted until the last minute of the game.
With 1:01 left in the game, Steve Kerr called a timeout again.
At 107:105, Yuji had to score for this offense, or they would give up the initiative to the Clippers.
"Hold on, we still have the initiative, Kevin, you complete this attack!"
Steve Kerr didn't say much, and immediately after appointing Durant, he pulled out the strategy board and drew a catch-and-catch strategy.
The noise on the scene made Durant unable to concentrate, his physical fitness had already reached the limit, and at this time, in the face of the requirements of the coaching staff, he could only nod mechanically.
Curry and Kerry didn't speak, and the moment Durant joined the team, they lost the right to shoot key shots...
The atmosphere team did not dare to speak loudly, and there was only the shouting of Steve Cole from the entire bench.
When the timeout came, Steve Kerr kept reminding the players who were about to play, and everyone could see that the Warriors were very nervous.
“arriors!”
The fans shouted loudly in an attempt to add strength to the home team's players, and the ball was driven from the frontcourt, but it was Curry who took the lead and then Green came to the top of the arc to pick it up.
Durant, who was declining in fitness, was pushed by Paul George to the left wing outside the three-point line before receiving a pass.
As soon as they got the ball, the Warriors opened up space to attack.
Although Paul George was very close, Durant did not choose to break through with the ball in the first place, and after the three threats, the offense was somewhat stagnant.
Then Durant continued to make tentative moves, and half of the offensive time was consumed...
The Warriors fans could only shout loudly, and at the last moment, Durant chose to put the ball with his right hand to force the basket, and the left elbow of the free throw line made a sharp stop.
Durant reacted quickly and hurriedly regained control of the ball, and the Warriors fans all exclaimed, seeing that there was little time left for the offense, and Durant, who was forced to stop the ball, threw the ball to Curry outside the top of the arc.
Defuse the bomb at the last moment, and neither does Curry?
?? He hesitated, received the pass and immediately put the ball with his right hand, and accelerated the breakthrough with Li Ze's right hand.
Li Ze just firmly covered Curry with his body, and the two were entangled in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, Curry didn't get any chance, and the oppressive defense on his side made Curry slip directly to the floor under nervousness.
At the moment of the mistake, all the Warriors fans shouted, and when it was time to attack, the referee blew the whistle immediately!
Coach De Nagro heard the whistle and almost rushed straight into the field:
"It was definitely his own mistake that slipped! Hey! It's not a foul at all! ”
Li Ze also spread his hands, rushed to the referee's side as soon as possible, and kept explaining:
"Sir, you should watch the replay! I swear, I don't have any extra moves at all! ”
The Warriors fans at the scene didn't care about the shouts of the Clippers players, everyone was cheering loudly, celebrating wildly that this was a dead escape!
The three referees pretended to look back at the video, but it turned out that this more than a minute made everyone on the Warriors breathe a sigh of relief...
In the end, it was announced that the original verdict was upheld, and the Oracle Arena was completely fried, and they will have a chance to equalize!
Under heavy pressure, Curry hit both free throws, 107-107, with 37 seconds left in the game, and the two sides were tied again.
“defense! defense! defense! ”
The fans at the scene shouted hard, Coach Denagro did not call a timeout, the Clippers served in the backcourt, and Li Ze dribbled through the halfcourt in 8 seconds.
Within 30 seconds, all the fans stood up and came to the left wing outside the three-point line, and Li Ze began to control the time with the ball in his left hand.
There was no trace of nervousness on his face, but Yin Godala, who was in charge of defending Li Ze, paced back and forth uneasily.
The initiative is indeed on the Warriors, and even if Li Ze completes this offense, they will still be able to get about 13 seconds of offensive time.
Seeing that there are less than 10 seconds left in the offensive time, it is the Warriors who can't hold back the first.
Green wanted his teammates to come forward and pack, but he was afraid that the Clippers would score easily, and when there were 7 seconds left on the offensive time, Li Ze on the left wing outside the three-point line suddenly activated.
As soon as the center of gravity was low, Li Ze accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, Yin Godala desperately slid to the right rear, the two had been entangled in the left blocking area, and Li Ze in the middle suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch.
After the emergency stop, he changed to the right hand sheep suit to break through to the upper line, and took advantage of Yin Godala to slide to the left, Li Ze immediately turned quickly to the bottom line with his left foot as the axis.
Completely throwing off the defense and taking advantage of the ball, Green predicted Li Ze's offensive options, and immediately pounced on Yin Godala when his defense was out of position.
Noticing the defense in front of him, Li Ze, who was still in the air, paused slightly, maintained a large backward attitude, and waited until Green began to slide, then calmly threw the ball to the basket!
The ball flew past his fingertips, and after landing, Green's heart was cold, watching the ball fall into the basket, in the Oracle arena, the Warriors fans all exclaimed:
"Ahh
”
109:107, Li Ze's fatal blow allowed the Clippers to complete the overtake!
With 14 seconds left in the game, Steve Kerr rushed to call a timeout.
Li Ze, who hit the key ball, was expressionless, but Paul George was so excited that he screamed and rushed up to hug Li Ze and walked to the bench together.
"Oh God! Suffocating offense and defense, Draymond Green almost became a hero! ”
Jeff Van Gundy let out a sigh of relief, and Mark Jackson also felt that the game was going to suffocate:
"There's no doubt that the Warriors will give the final offense to Durant, and this game will completely decide the course of the series!"
The biggest effect of the timeout was to give Durant a breath of relief, and in the Oracle Arena, the fans were nervous and afraid to speak out when they saw the Warriors back on the court.
The Clippers led 2-0 and led by two points at the last minute, so everyone just needs to defend 3 and put 2.
The pressure all came to the Warriors' side, and Li Ze, who appeared on the court, stood next to Curry, and at the last moment, he quipped:
"Kevin is the final offense again? I think you've made the wrong choice! ”
The noise at the scene made Curry listen to Li Ze's words, but at the moment he was too nervous to respond, according to the tactical requirements, the sheep suit received the ball and pulled the defense.
Draymond Green was so nervous that he almost violated his serve with five seconds, and the tactics didn't work, and Durant was forced to receive the ball away from the three-point line.
Offensive time began to run by, three seconds flashed by, and with the final 10 seconds of the game, Durant began to dribble under his crotch from beyond the three-point line.
seemed to feel that it was unreliable to pull out three points, and at the last moment, Durant turned back with the ball in his right hand and hit the basket directly against Paul George.
The 45-degree cut on the left side made the nervous Warriors fans on the scene scream.
Durant, who broke through to the left blocking position, suddenly turned around, stuck Paul George behind him with a huge stride, approached the basket in the paint area, faced Jokic, who had already assisted in the defense, and picked up the basket with one hand with his right hand!
Durant, who made a difficult shot, finally fell to the floor...
The ball flew towards the basket, bounced and finally slammed into the basket, and the Warriors fans in the stadium shouted as there were four seconds left.
Jokic just took the rebound, but he didn't expect Green to cut the ball off with Green who returned to the basket, and the white fat man who reacted faster hurriedly raised his hands to not give the opponent a chance to get up under the basket.
Green, whose brain was blank, subconsciously threw the ball outside the three-point line, the ball was very fast, Curry outside the three-point line jumped up to catch the ball, and after landing, he didn't have any time to hesitate, and hurriedly jumped and shot!
The Warriors fans just wanted to cheer, but found that Li Ze jumped high and sent a block from the side
“oh——! blocked by kayce!
”
“its over!
! ”
Commentator Mike Brin saw that Li Ze had completed the block, and the trajectory of the ball had changed, and immediately followed with a shout.
The ball grazed Li Ze's fingertips, but finally failed to fly above the basket and began to fall...
"Hum..."
The final buzz sounded, and the score remained unchanged, 109:107, the Clippers won G3, and the series score came to 3:0.
Li Ze, who completed the block, immediately made a goodnight gesture, ran past Curry, and finally rushed to the Clippers bench.
The atmosphere group screamed and pounced on Li Ze's side, and Jin's thighs attacked and defended, ending the game!
“wow!”
Everyone on the Clippers hugged Li Ze and shouted, and in the Oracle Arena, there seemed to be only the excited shouts of everyone on the Clippers team.
Stephen Curry seemed to have a hard time accepting the result, still standing outside the three-point line, his eyes straight at the basket.
Durant, who couldn't get the ball to the basket on the last offense, simply kept lying on the floor and played 44 minutes tonight, tired and paralyzed...
As for Draymond Green, who almost became a hero, his mouth opened wide at this time, silently watching the Clippers players celebrate wildly.
The Warriors' bench was surprisingly quiet, and everyone still couldn't accept the result, and Steve Kerr sat on the bench with a frustration starting to come to mind.
"Shhhh
”
Voices reappeared in Oracle Arena, Warriors fans booed again, and the nightmare returned...
Without shaking hands, the frustrated Warriors simply turned their heads and walked straight to the players' tunnel.
On the other side, everyone on the Clippers made a good night gesture and jumped to the locker room.
Green, who walked into the players' tunnel, seemed to have completely recovered at this time and realized that the big score was already 3:0.
I couldn't hold back the frustration in my heart anymore, leaned against the wall and cried in a low voice, and I was a licking dog for a season, and this was the result?
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved Green burst into tears, and the Warriors staff hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.
Li Ze, who was walking to the players' tunnel on the other side, was already laughing and hugging Steve Ballmer, and the old man waved his fist and shouted excitedly:
“clippers in four!”