Chapter 16: Curry is tired, but he just won't let him rest
"Looks like you're in good hands."
When Curry came back, Su Chen also patted Curry.
Curry grinned, looking very happy.
It was so awkward for Mark Jackson to ask him to play the way Monta Ellis did last season, and now he can finally play the way he likes.
He loves the feeling of dancing at the three-point line.
Although Draymond Green has reduced the role of the card organization, he and Curry's hand-to-hand tactics are also very comfortable.
It's Klay Thompson, compared to the last game where he was treated like a star, this one is much more cold.
However, Curry was originally the team's top scorer, and he had a good relationship with Curry, so there were no complaints.
Bogut was originally doing the work of blocking and rebounding, and he has no complaints to speak of.
And Richard Jefferson, watching him jump three times to celebrate his return to the bench, you know how happy he is.
Only David Lee and Jarrett Jack, some of whom looked unnatural,
They were put on the bench and their teammates put on a great performance and had to come forward to celebrate and give high-fives.
The cameras around are no joke, professional players aim for team wins, and if they are caught acting unprofessionally, some rumors will attack them, and the team's contract extension amount will take into account this aspect for fear of ruining the team atmosphere.
The morale of the warriors is like a rainbow.
The Spurs bench was a lot more serious.
Popovich wanted to be angry, but it was also related to his failure to guard against those ultra-long three-pointers, so he was also suppressing his anger and rearranging his defensive strategy.
The gold medal commentary group is also very lively.
"Facing the rookie coach Su Chen, I didn't expect Popovich to be stopped at the beginning."
Johnson said incredulously.
"Curry's hand feels so good, but against this kind of player with hot hands, Popovich also has a way to cool him down."
O'Neill said.
"Curry gave up his familiar style of attacking and switched to a difficult three-point shot, and to be honest, the Warriors coach was very irresponsible, betting on the outcome of the entire series in a way that bet on the three-pointers."
"The effort of the whole series, the effort of all the players, and the effort of former coach Mark Jackson."
Barkley also agreed with O'Neal's opinion, and also expressed dissatisfaction with Warriors coach Su Chen.
"Dear Sir Charles reminds you that if G6 is not for Su Chen's tactical change, the Warriors have been eliminated."
Kenny Smith didn't forget to raise the bar with Barkley and embarrassed Barkley.
Barkley was stunned by Kenny Smith like this, and he was immediately dumbfounded.
But fortunately, while chatting, the pause was over.
It was just a short pause.
"It's a playoff tie-break, and I want to see you guys more pressing defense!"
Popovich shouted at the Spurs.
The game continues.
Upon his return, Duncan switched from Bogut to Draymond Green through tactical play.
Despite Draymond Green's tough defense, the size gap between him and Duncan allowed Duncan to sit directly with his back.
Bogut wanted to help defend, but Su Chen shouted loudly on the sidelines, which made Bogu particularly leaky.
The best strategy to defend against Duncan is for Bogut to act as a meat shield against Duncan, and then Draymond Green uses his agile speed to make a pinch attack.
Although it was Draymond Green and Bogut who wrapped Duncan, Draymond Green was seated, and Bogut was obviously too slow to help defend the sweep.
Outside Parker, Danny Green, Leonard's running ball is fast, Bogut can't keep up, and missing three points is better than letting Duncan one-on-one.
Duncan had been watching the defense since he sat down with Draymond Green, and when he saw Bogut retract, he hit the board with a back-to-back hook.
Spurs 6:8 Warriors.
Su Chen was expressionless, and he was misplaced by the Spurs' tactics, so he could only recognize 2 points.
This is actually the defensive philosophy of the small-ball era.
In the face of a small-ball team, if you lose your position, you will recognize two points, and if you go to the bag, it is easy to miss three points.
This is still understood from the defense of Jokic and Doncic, these two are just eager for you to wrap them up and then teammates to shoot with three-pointers.
This Spurs team is not a small-ball team though.
But if Bogut's rotation is too slow, and the Spurs outside three have a good three-point shooting percentage, they still can't let it go.
In the Warriors' offensive round.
This time the Spurs gave a very strong physical confrontation, and the defense was more intense than before.
Although Curry still has a three-point space, this space is not very comfortable, and the shooting rate will naturally be disturbed.
Su Chen didn't call a timeout.
He had already set it up at the timeout, and the Spurs might increase their defensive intensity, and as long as the Spurs increased their defensive intensity, the referee didn't blow the whistle then they would also increase their defensive movements.
The Warriors didn't score.
On the other hand, the Spurs' offense, this time Bogut and Draymond Green also increased their defensive intensity.
Especially without the ball, Bogut directly stuck Duncan with his elbow, and Duncan also entangled with Duncan.
The two of them fought so hard without the ball, and their physical strength was also quickly consumed.
The referee saw it, but didn't blow it either.
After all, he didn't blow the Spurs to Curry just now, so Bogut didn't blow it to Duncan.
The scale of the referee can be loose or tight, but it must be the same scale on both sides, especially with such attention to the live broadcast in the United States.
Duncan went to spend so much time with Bogut, Su Chen was happy to see it, Bogut was bored, and Azeri could also play a similar role.
If Duncan is bored, the Spurs will not replace Duncan.
After increasing the defensive intensity at all players, the Spurs did not run out of tactics in this round, and could only be played by Parker.
But it's also out of the basket.
With such a rhythm of the game, the first quarter passed like this.
Both sides called a timeout to adjust.
But there is nothing too good to do, and the increase in defensive intensity makes both teams slower in scoring.
Spurs 19:21 Warriors.
The success rate of the Spurs is higher than that of the Warriors, but the Warriors shoot too many three-pointers.
Even if the shooting percentage is not as good as the Spurs, the score is ahead of the Spurs.
Curry carried the banner, and although the intensity of the defense was very high, he could still complete the three-point shot with various difficult blocks or sudden step-back steps from his own dribbling.
However, Curry was also very tired after scoring these three-pointers, and beads of sweat flowed down his forehead.
Such a high-intensity and forced play is obviously too much physical exertion for Curry.
Su Chen also saw Curry so tired, but he didn't plan to let Curry rest too much, and let Curry play a threat first before Thompson could play.
Even if Curry is exhausted, he still has a reusable physical drink that can help Curry recover his strength.