Chapter 430: Buckle Little Jordan, Boost Morale!
After a timeout, the Clippers players restarted.
Coach Vinnie has also made adjustments, giving up defensive space inside the three-point line and focusing on the basket and beyond the three-point line.
That's what it's like to bet on the Warriors.
Pooh felt that after Zhou Yang was trapped, Curry only shot three points, and Tony Allen had no ability to score, so he came up with this extreme defensive strategy.
Not to mention, the first round really made the Warriors uncomfortable, Curry barely shot three points, bounced out of the basket, and Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound.
Paul then launched a counter-attack and passed to Thompson.
Thompson hit a three-pointer to close the gap.
Zhou Yang commanded on the spot and responded quickly, he pulled Curry in front of him and whispered a few words.
Warriors offense.
Curry dribbled past half court, didn't entangle with Paul, and directly called a cover and rushed to the baseline.
The Clippers thought Curry would only shoot threes?
I'm really blind!
Curry hit the bottom line, took advantage of Jordan Jr.'s defense, hit the board high, and scored two points.
Then in the next round, Zhou Yang also used the double cover of his teammates to kill inside the three-point line, scored on a mid-range shot, and scored two more points.
Lao Tzu is not a team that plays magic balls, this trick is not good!
Vinnie was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the Warriors' offensive tactics to be so rich, and Curry's two-point shot to be so fierce.
In the next few rounds, the Clippers became more and more chaotic, and the Warriors, led by the Splash Brothers, played another wave.
Zhou Yang and Curry didn't shoot a single three-pointer, so they used the middle distance to kill the game!
At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 86:77, and the Warriors led by nine points.
Although the point difference is not too big, the Warriors' style of play makes the Clippers players feel uncomfortable.
Zhou Yang's on-the-spot command can always contain the throat of the opposite side in time.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Splash Brothers were resting below, and the Warriors switched to the bench.
Thompson played more than 10 minutes in the third quarter, and Nelson Sr. thought he would take a break before coming on.
Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Thompson came up.
Is this going to travel off-peak?
Old Nelson, Zhou Yang and Curry all had solemn faces, and something was absolutely wrong.
Zhou Yang was not at ease, so he deliberately ran to Butler's side when his teammates appeared on the stage, and said in his ear: "Give you a mission, you must stare at Thompson at all costs!"
Tough guy Butler nodded repeatedly.
Thompson just wants to catch the Warriors off guard, wanting to rely on his three-point explosiveness to chase a wave of scores.
Who knows, after Butler came up, he stuck to Thompson like a brown candy, like his shadow.
It's hard to even connect the balls.
Thompson thought that when Tony Allen wasn't there, the others couldn't defend themselves.
But Butler's toughness is no worse than Aaron's.
Maybe in terms of defensive skills, Butler is not as good as Tony Allen, but his determination makes Thompson very uncomfortable.
Not only is Butler not slow on his feet, but his mouth is also quite broken, and he keeps nagging in Thompson's ear......
"Hey, your three points are not good, it's far from the Splash Brothers!"
"You're going to attack one with the ball, and I'm not going to let you get it."
"Lost again, right? I've said it all, you can't cast it with me!"
Thompson's psychological quality is very good, and he generally doesn't care about the other party's trash talk.
But Butler's rambling trash talk made Thompson's brain buzz.
"Shut up!" Thompson yelled.
Butler, of course, couldn't listen to him and continued to squirt.
Thompson's mentality fell a little bit, and he shot 1-of-5 in the fourth quarter, still a mid-range shot.
The Clippers' dream of chasing points off the bench was shattered.
The fourth quarter played more than 3 minutes, minutes
The difference was stretched to 15 points.
Head coach Pooh had no choice but to replace the other main players and make the last fight!
Nelson Sr. is as steady as Tarzan and still keeps the bench on the court.
Paul's eyes are red, he came to the Clippers this season to win a championship.
Today's game, even if he loses, it must be a stalemate until the last moment, and he does not allow the Clippers to be beaten by the Warriors, because that will hit the morale of the Clippers!
So as soon as Paul came up, he broke through the ball and gave Griffin a mid-range shot to score two points.
Then he cut off Thomas Jr.'s dribble, a long pass, an assist to Jordan Jr., a cake dunk, and two more points.
The margin narrowed to 11 points.
Old Nelson didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly called a timeout, and was about to change to the main lineup.
The two sides come and go, just like a fighting method, if you are not careful, you may be beaten out of a wave.
However, this is also a downside for the Clippers, whose three-point shooting is not as strong as the Warriors.
If these two balls were three-pointers, the difference would be 9 points.
After the timeout, the Warriors also changed to the main lineup.
After Zhou Yang appeared on the court, he played a block with Curry again, and then Zhou Yang stood up to Paul and shot three-pointers.
As a result, the basket came out.
Zhou Yang's hand felt cold, which made Warriors fans a little worried.
The Clippers launched a counterattack, Thompson shook off Tony Allen, chased down the three-pointers and hit again!
The difference is back to 8 points!
97:89!
The situation is not good.
Zhou Yang shouted at his teammates, saying that it was his own problem and asked everyone not to panic.
The Warriors attacked again, and Zhou Yang let Curry hold the ball through the half, and he ran near the sideline, clubbed his knees with his hands, and did not participate in the offense.
Curry used cover and wanted to kill the restricted area, but Thompson actually made up for it and blocked Curry's breakthrough line.
I don't know what the reason is, in today's game, Thompson didn't defend Curry once.
Zhou Yang felt very strange, and he was ready to ask Curry what was going on after the game.
But in the fourth quarter, Thompson suddenly blocked in front of Curry.
Thompson has been the league's top 3D player before his major injury, and his defensive ability is amazing, and Curry is swaying left and right, trying to get rid of Thompson, but he has failed.
The time for the offensive is almost up.
Zhou Yang suddenly ran back, shook off Caron Butler, and rushed towards the penalty area.
Curry hurriedly passed the ball over.
Griffin stretched out his arms of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, wanting to block Zhou Yang's breakthrough, but Zhou Yang spun a spin top and left Griffin behind him very silkily.
can make such a move in a crowded restricted area, in addition to Parker, it is also Zhou Yang, of course, James is also very good at using this move.
Turning to the basket, Zhou Yang was just about to take off, when he found that Little Jordan pounced again.
It's already under the basket, and Zhou Yang doesn't want to pass it out anymore.
He rarely dunked the big center this season, after all, he is a third-year rookie, and his style of play is no longer so violent.
But now that it's the critical moment of the game, Zhou Yang must stimulate the morale of the whole team and resolutely can't be cowardly!
So he greeted little Jordan, took off from the helicopter, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and threw it towards the basket!