However, after the start of the fourth quarter of the game, it did not become a high-scoring battle as expected.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers suddenly used a slow-paced lineup: Harden, Livingston, Butler, Milicic, Anthony Davis.

On the Warriors' first attack in the fourth quarter, JR Smith's breakthrough was blocked by a big hat from Anthony Davis - the fifth block for the Clippers in this game.

Harden didn't push the ball to a quick counterattack, but gave the ball to Livingston, and the Clippers played a slow positional battle.

Anthony Davis missed a mid-range shot after receiving the ball at the top of the arc, the Clippers quickly stepped back and Jimmy Butler marked JR Smith one-on-one.

Smith went up to Butler on the left side and tried to use the dribble to get out of Butler's entanglement, but it didn't work, and finally the referee gave Butler a defensive foul to save face.

The Warriors continued to attack, but couldn't find a breakthrough, and David Lee tried to hit the inside, only to be assisted by Anthony Davis again, forcing him to dodge in the air and miss.

Harden took the backcourt rebound, walked slowly through the half court again, rubbed at the top of the arc for more than ten seconds, and saw that the time was about to come, and passed the ball to Livingston in the low post.

Livingston catches the ball, dribbles, turns his back and shoots a mid-range jumper, hits!

The Clippers scored their first goal in the fourth quarter.

Then, exactly four minutes passed, and the game was about to enter the official timeout, and the two sides did not score again!

The Warriors wanted to chase down points quickly in the fourth quarter, but were unwittingly dragged into the quagmire by the Clippers' slow pace and defense.

That's obviously good for the Clippers, who always maintain a 10-point lead and time is their friend.

Milicic and Anthony Davis formed a solid wall under the basket, firmly controlling the rebound and the three-second zone.

The Clippers' outside defense has been expanded very widely, Butler and Livingston can concentrate on fighting with the opposing people, while Harden is lazy, sewing and mending in the more in-room position, walking the least distance, defending the most people, and reaching out is his biggest defensive move, but the effect is not bad.

When JR-Smith finally broke through the three-second zone of Butler's defensive conflict, Harden on the side stretched out his small hand and stabbed the ball in Smith's hand!

Breaking the ball, Harden passed the ball to Butler, counterattacked, Butler broke through the middle, attracted two people to defend, hit the basket and then went around, and gave Harden to the outside to keep up.

Harden catches the ball and hits a three-point shot!

At 100:87, the Clippers led by 13 points, and the Warriors didn't score a point after the start of the fourth quarter.

Mark Jackson couldn't wait for an official timeout and voluntarily called a long timeout.

Jackson really wants to curse in his heart, is the Clippers lineup still the lineup of the human NBA team?

On the field, this can only be said to be the second or even third lineup, and the overall level and intensity of the result are stronger than some strong teams.

In addition to the advantage of strength, there is also the advantage of physical fitness, like Livingston only played in the fourth quarter, Butler played less than 20 minutes, and his physical fitness was not good.

A sixth man like JR Smith, in order to play with the second lineup, a lot of one-on-one singles, desperate and exhausted a lot of physical energy, and a decline in physical fitness in the fourth quarter is inevitable.

But the Clippers have two more on the bench for high-level No. 2 and No. 3 defenders like Butler who can fight one-on-one! Will this JR-Smith be able to hold up in the fourth quarter?

In the 12 finals, even LeBron James couldn't hold on, and the next four games collapsed, not to mention JR Smith, who was a lot worse in strength.

After two seasons, their individual strength has improved significantly, and so far, the Clippers have been crushed by pure hard power.

Relying on the rotation of the lineup and abundant physical fitness, he pressed the warriors to play, making the warriors breathless, and they didn't exert much force tactically, just played normally.

Mark Jackson inevitably thinks in his heart, if I had been the head coach of the Clippers and brought such a lineup, I would have two rings in my hand now, right?

After all, someone like Tyronn Lue can lead the team to win the championship, isn't it just a matter of changing someone?

Jackson obviously underestimated Tyronn Lue, and with Jackson's character, the locker room can't be controlled by the Clippers.

Only a coach like Tyronn Lue can make a rapidly expanding young man accept this kind of big rotation.

From this point of view, Min Congda was really discerning and found a head coach who was most suitable for his strategy.

At the end of the timeout, the Warriors switched to the main force and made the final struggle.

The Clippers replaced Livingston with Curry and Milicic with Leonard.

Tyronn Lue learned the lesson of hiding at the last moment of the last game against the Lakers, hiding a fart, and directly the strongest big and four small appeared.

The Warriors came up to attack, and the ball was stolen by Leonard, counterattacked, and continued to hit the ground and pass the ball to Curry in the bottom corner, and Curry hit a quick three-point shot!

Then, the Warriors attacked, and Lillard tried to challenge Anthony Davis in a small game after blocking and pick-and-roll.

Unexpectedly, the Clippers suddenly doubled up, Curry and Davis hit back and forth, Lillard rushed out of the ball, and Harden reached out to intercept it.

Harden changed his slow appearance just now, ran wildly in the middle with the ball, and hit the ground to Butler, who scored on the wing, and Butler caught the ball and glided with both hands!

The difference has come to 18 points, and it seems that there is not much suspense in the game.

But the Warriors didn't give up, and Thompson attacked, caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a quick three-point shot.

Then Thompson blocked Harden's breakthrough layup one-on-one, received Lillard's pass in the counterattack, and made another three-point shot, and hit it!

Thompson attacked twice, chased 6 points in a row, and the difference came to 12 points, and the Warriors still have hope.

If the Clippers are on offense at this time, the Warriors hit back-to-back shots, with their three-point firepower, and Thompson's touch, they are completely chasing.

Thompson, who hit consecutive three-pointers, was expressionless, his eyes were determined, and there was no trace of confusion, and it was obvious that if the Clippers gave him a chance, he would be ruthless.

The Clippers players didn't dare to be careless, Curry and Anthony Davis completed a mid-range blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, a high-toss pass, Davis jumped high, and the air relay dunked it!

And after Thompson made a three-point shot at the top of the arc again, he still hit!

Third three-pointer in a row! The Warriors chased the deficit to 11 points.

The ball was a huge morale boost for the Warriors.

Min Congda was amazed in his heart when he saw it, this interview with Thompson really dared to make a move.

The Clippers players' competitive spirit also came up, and Curry passed the ball to Harden and began to go around the screen.

The Clippers pulled up and cleared the basket, Anthony Davis suddenly cut inside, and Harden feigned a pass.

As a result, this tactical feint deceived the Warriors defenders, and the real killer move was Curry who moved to the corner.

When the ball arrived, Harden gave the ball to Curry, Curry received the ball, and made a quick three-point shot against Thompson's flying defense!

Thompson did his best to knock Curry to the ground, and the referee blew the whistle and blew for a defensive foul on Thompson.

The ball made a high arc and fell into the center of the basket!

Ball in! And a penalty!

Thompson looked frustrated, and Curry, who fell to the ground, gritted his teeth and shook his shoulders.

Clearly, he was genuinely excited.

At this time, former Warriors head coach Don Nelson, who was watching the game in front of the TV, watched the performances of Curry and Thompson, and his teeth itched with hatred.

He thought it would have been nice if the Warriors had really drafted Curry and formed a backcourt with Thompson.

(End of chapter)