In the first quarter of the game, Curry played 12 minutes, played full, made 3 of 4 three-pointers, scored 9 points, and had 3 assists and 1 rebound.

Leonard scored eight points, two blocks, and one steal, and the Clippers led the Warriors by seven points at 31:24 in the first quarter.

Min Congda sat on the sidelines with his chest crossed and watched the game, to be honest, in the first quarter, there was no big highlight in terms of tactics.

Both sides played more conservatively, followed the process, did not have too many targeted arrangements, and both sides followed the score and the situation.

The Clippers continued the new rotation of the previous game, with Curry playing the full first quarter and then halfway through the second quarter.

Harden came on the court at the end of the first quarter, teamed up with Curry for a while, and then the second quarter began, entering the phase of Harden's main belt.

This rotation is quite reasonable.

In response, the Warriors also replaced JR Smith in the second quarter, although this player is sometimes not in his right mind, but his ability is really fine.

The breakthrough and projection ability are quite outstanding, and the physical fitness is very tough, the confrontation is strong, there are few injuries, the brain will be down, but the body will not drop the chain, and he is a player who can take charge of himself.

The conversation between him and Harden in the second quarter also made the game more intense and better-looking.

JR Smith has just arrived at the Warriors and is not tacit enough to cooperate with his teammates, so once he gets the ball, the Warriors' offense is a little stagnant.

However, his individual ability made up for it, and in a one-on-one face against Harden, he made two consecutive strong baskets, causing the Clippers to foul inside and go to the free throw line.

then received a pass from his teammates, made a strong shot from outside the three-point line, and led the Warriors to a 9-2 mini-climax at the beginning of the second quarter, directly erasing the difference between the two sides.

Tyronn Lue immediately called a timeout and gave the players a burst of encouragement, and everyone didn't know if they listened to it, anyway, many times in the regular season, everyone listened to the coach's words.

It is up to the players to decide how to play.

At the end of the timeout, Harden brought several bench players together and exchanged ideas about how to play later.

Harden is not the type of person who likes to do the ball himself, and his first choice is often for his teammates, and he will pass some very risky but more profitable balls.

Such passes are prone to mistakes, but they are also prone to giving teammates good scoring opportunities.

Coming back from a timeout, Harden catches the ball at the top of the arc and calls for a pick-and-roll from Milicic.

The Warriors' defense drove Harden to the right, and instead of giving him a left hand, he was letting him use his right hand.

As a result, Harden made an accelerated breakthrough, right-handed, killed the basket, crossed and stepped over after facing a speed change in the face of the supplement, and the left hand made a layup, lightly picked, and hit!

Beautiful individual skills, Harden is in his fifth season, and he has obviously made great progress in the summer, and his previous right-handed breakthrough was his weakness, and once he is driven to the right-hand breakthrough, he will be at a loss.

This season started differently, with his right-handed breakthrough ability getting stronger and a beautiful cross-step, showing off his overlooked explosiveness.

Don't look at Harden's beard, he usually runs slowly, and there is still a little fat on his stomach, but in fact his legs are very long, his calves are thin, his Achilles tendon is long, and his explosiveness is quite strong.

If Kobe Bryant and Jordan are Black Panthers, who look fierce and have a fierce starting force, then Harden is a wild boar, who looks thin and fat, thinking that he is very slow, but in fact no one can stop him.

What's more, Harden has also strengthened his cross-step technique and is more comfortable dodging under the basket.

There is also the "vertical jump" rule in effect, which is also a good thing for Harden, the defender does not dare to press, and jumps straight up, isn't it just a stake?

After the goal was scored, Harden thought to himself: "Next time I'll just hit someone, rub a foul and a free throw, what kind of cross-step." ”

Although the cross step is beautiful and powerful, the wear and tear on the knee is very large, and the knee is easy to scrap after a long time.

Like Rose and Wade, they are all masters of cross-step change of direction, but as a result, they have not healed after a season, and one knee is missing a meniscus, and their state can never return to their peak.

But Van Wade was at his peak in the finals last season, and the Clippers couldn't win three consecutive away games to win the championship directly in Miami, and Wade gritted his teeth and fought hard.

Then, the Warriors got offensive opportunities under the basket through continuous cooperation, and as a result, David Lee's layup was covered by a slap from Anthony Davis!

Harden grabbed the ball and looked at his teammates in the frontcourt, and Butler had rushed to the three-point line.

Harden made a super long pass all over the court to the basket and accurately to Butler.

Butler received the ball and scored a layup, and the Clippers scored two more points.

J.R. Smith also tried to hit the basket and was interfered with by Anthony Davis.

The Clippers got the ball again, and Harden seemed to be slowly pushing forward, but he was actually looking at the sixth.

He was more calm, bold and confident than before, and seeing that the opponent's defense was not pressing, Harden dribbled on the right side, suddenly accelerated to break through, and then stepped back to make a pull-up jump shot and hit a mid-range shot.

The Clippers came back and beat the Warriors 6-0 to re-establish the advantage.

And the Warriors have no offensive backbone after JR Smith's hand cooled.

JR Smith isn't an all-around backcourt like Harden, he's just an endpoint.

In the summer, the Warriors let go of backup point guard Jack, and the current backup guard is Tony Douglas.

And the Clippers' on-court lineup at this time is Dragic, Harden, Davis, Butler plus Milicic.

To be honest, this lineup, the starting team of the Warriors who beat you is not a big problem, especially Harden and Butler, have made significant improvements.

Harden is more proficient in handling and more playmaking, and while his style is still bold and imaginative, it's more stable than it used to be.

And the individual offensive ability has been significantly improved, the weaknesses have become fewer, and there is a faint superstar demeanor.

Butler, on the other hand, is stronger than last season, and his speed and power continue to climb.

The defensive and offensive ends are still working hard, and it can be seen from the fast break just now that awareness has also improved.

It's no wonder Min Congda fears that cliques and small groups will emerge in the dressing room, as the progress of young people and their ambitions are always in sync.

Under the leadership of Harden, the Clippers re-launched a wave of 12:2 offensive shockwaves, and the difference between the two sides suddenly stretched to 10 points.

The Warriors called a timeout, Jackson had to make some adjustments, and the score was 51-41.

It can be seen that the rhythm of the NBA regular season at this time is very different from that of four years ago.

The number of positional battles has significantly decreased, the tempo has become faster, and the ability to quickly counterattack and seize opportunities is particularly important.

Matches have gone from being a tug-of-war to being turn-based.

In the past, you scored 2 points, I scored 3 points, you scored 4 points, and I scored 2 points.

And now, often, you have a 10:0, I return an 8:1, you have a 7:2, and I have a 13:3.

During the timeout, Tyronn Lue was holding the tactical board and didn't know what to say.

James Harden took the tactics board from Tyronn Lue and began telling his teammates: "Next, we have to try to play two balls in the positional battle to stabilize the situation." It's possible that an opponent will trap me on the line, and I need someone to pick me up...... Stephen is you, you're going to be on the court right away, and we're going to pull the line to the three-point line......"

In the second quarter, Harden was the commander on the court, and he was in charge.

Li Liang was completely messy at this time, and he thought to himself: "It seems that the leader of the third small group has appeared, and that is Harden!" ”

(End of chapter)