Chapter 22: What is this rookie coach thinking?

Regarding the difference of seven points, the commentator also expressed his opinion during the interval.

"OK, OK, OK, I ADMIT THAT WHEN THE WARRIORS ARE ON FIRE, HAVING CURRY AT THE CORE CAN REALLY BRING SOME THREAT TO THE SPURS."

"But the premise is that first of all, Curry is hot enough to attract the defense, so that Thompson can run comfortably and shoot, but now, it can be seen that Curry is very tired, and the Warriors' seven-point lead may soon be slowly eaten away by the Spurs troika."

As the camera turned, Barkley said what he had prepared.

"I agree with Barkley on this point, the new coach of the Warriors probably knows that the strength of the Warriors themselves is difficult to match with the Spurs, so he shortened the core rotation and wanted to fight with the Spurs in front of the ammunition, if the Spurs fight with the Warriors, then it is exactly as the Warriors wish."

"But the new coach of the Warriors is still too naïve, and he has a famous coach in front of the league, Popovich."

O'Neill agreed with Barkley's claim.

"Hey, guys, don't do this, the Warriors are actually seven points ahead, and what you said made me think the Warriors were twenty-seven points behind the Spurs."

Kenny Smith said a little speechlessly.

He guessed before the game that the Warriors would win, and since he is a shooter in his own career, he still favored the Warriors in his words.

"The victory and defeat have actually been divided, Smith, you also know that the reason why Thompson was able to give the score to the Warriors in the third quarter was because Curry scored too many goals in the first half, and once Curry was physically exhausted and couldn't match the intensity of this game, Thompson, you see if he can still have room to shoot."

Barkley also immediately refuted Kenny Smith's words.

Although Kenny Smith wants to refute this, this point is difficult to refute.

"It doesn't have to be that Curry can't play, if Curry has the tenacious willpower, he can continue to shoot."

Although Johnson also guessed that the Spurs won, he was relatively neutral compared to Barkley and O'Neal.

Player breaks.

Warrior Rest Area.

Curry sat in his chair with his head bowed, and reached out a little weakly to ask the staff to bring water.

The staff of the Warriors hurriedly went to get Gatorade to Curry, but halfway through, Su Chen appeared and took Gatorade from him.

Curry took Gatorade and looked up to see that it was actually given to him by Su Chen himself.

"Curry, are you okay?"

Su Chen handed Gatorade to Curry.

Curry was a little tired and just nodded in response.

"I'm going to give you a three-minute break and then play, if you feel like you need to add five minutes."

Su Chen sat down next to Curry and said to Curry.

"Coach, it's still three minutes."

Curry was a little helpless.

Three minutes and five minutes aren't much different either.

And even if Su Chen doesn't say it, Curry understands that the team's bench can't hold up in front of the Spurs at all.

"I'll try to get them to give you more time."

Su Chen stood up and patted Curry on the shoulder.

Curry had a rare smile.

Su Chen also gathered the players at this time and arranged the opening tactics for the next meeting.

The final quarter begins.

The Spurs didn't play a full starting lineup, and neither did the Warriors.

Spurs: Tim Duncan (C), Burrese Dior (PF), Kawhi Leonard (SF), Manu Ginobili (SG), Gary Neil (PG).

Warriors: Festus Azeri (C), David Lee (PF), Richard Jefferson (SF), Klay Thompson (SG), Kent Bazemore (PG).

The Spurs, on the other hand, are resting Parker and Splitt, and the Spurs are GDP-driven to ensure that the team still has good firepower in the rotation.

The Warriors said that there was a splash, but in fact, the splash had to be combined to be super powerful, and neither Curry nor Thompson would be as powerful as the ball storm.

Especially Curry, as the team's main attraction defense and projection playmaking point, his non-play impact on the team is still quite large.

In desperation, Su Chen could only go to David Lee's offensive strength and give up some defense a little.

As for Jarrett Jack, he didn't play with David Lee, and the two played together, and the team had two defensive weaknesses.

Su Chen's arrangement is for Draymond Green and Curry to rest together for three minutes before playing the real battle that is a matter of winning or losing the game.

Another important point is that Su Chen used Bazemore into the rotation lineup.

Although Bazemore is still a rookie, his defensive talent and motivation are very good, and the open position is not very accurate, but he can still shoot in the open position.

Popovich couldn't help frowning when he saw this lineup.

For this series, Popovich read the reports of everyone on the Warriors roster, and naturally knew that Bazemore was a defensive rookie point guard.

In other words, in addition to Klay Thompson's projection point, the Warriors' lineup on the court is David Lee who can attack independently.

This kind of firepower is obviously incompatible with the defensive intensity of the Spurs.

If the Warriors are on an offensive lineup, then Popovich can still think of Su Chen's intentions, which is nothing more than a few offensive freaks to see whose hand can explode and then completely overturn the Spurs in a wave.

Even during the intermission, his main defensive strategy was to prevent the Warriors from messing up the lineup.

Jarrett Jack, Harrison Barnes, and even Karl Landry, who was used by Mark Jackson in his first six playoff games, were able to average 10 points per game in the playoffs.

Popovich has led the Spurs to this day, and I don't know how many of these chaotic lineups have played.

However, now it seems that Su Chen did not follow the train of thought he thought.

"Doesn't he know that without a core player like Curry, the defense can't match the Spurs?"

At this moment, Popovich didn't understand.

Sometimes Popovich really wants to overestimate Su Chen as much as possible, but Su Chen has some actions that look like a stunned young coach.

Or is it that Su Chen was just a stunned young coach, and he just made those choices that seemed right by mistake?

Whether Su Chen's strength is really strong or really a dish, it is difficult to judge at this time.