Chapter 719: Five Little Deaths (5/5!) )
pretended to be a big force, but Tang Tian was not complacent because he won the first game, and it can even be said that he was more serious than before the series began.
"It's been the last game, the Warriors haven't played to their strengths, they're not going to be like that all the time, we're going to be more focused than the first game."
Tang Tian kept reminding his players during the training session.
Winning their first win on the road was a big morale boost, but it was just a win, and it would be foolish to underestimate the Warriors.
However, a more interesting thing happened at this time, after losing the first fight, Cole also went to a closed training session.
Although the game has not yet started, Kerr is really showing weakness this time.
After a three-day break, Game 2 of the Finals resumed at Oracle Arena.
The crowd was still packed, and a loss in one game would not dampen the enthusiasm of Bay Area fans, who were confident that the home team would make adjustments immediately, as the Warriors team had just set the second-best regular season record in history.
Before the game, the live cameras also captured a special figure.
Kevin Durant.
The core of the Thunder team also came to watch the Finals.
If it hadn't been reversed 1-3, he would have been on the schedule instead of the crowd by now.
And it's a little sensitive that while it's basically impossible to leave the Thunder right now, Durant's contract with the Thunder expires, and he's now a full free agent.
After the opening ceremony, the starters of both teams appeared one after another.
The Warriors made changes to the starting lineup, with Kerr offering a five-man lineup directly in the opening game.
It seems that in this closed training, the small lineup is the focus of their training.
The Nets are still the regular starting lineup.
Yi Jianlian jumped to win over Green, and the Nets attacked first.
After Delon advanced to the frontcourt, he directly signaled Jokic to play Green in the low post.
As soon as Jokic received the ball, Iguodala came back from the weak side.
Jokic flicked the ball and Butler took the ball and made a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
Butler is not the Butler of his previous life, he started his career with the Cavaliers, and his three-point shooting is a notch higher than that of his previous life.
The Nets actually don't have any three-point points on the court, and the Warriors' five-small defensive rotation can't play an advantage.
Tang Tian created a strongest opponent James for himself in the Cavaliers, and also cultivated a three-point strengthened version of Butler for himself in the Nets.
The Warriors pushed to the frontcourt, and Green mentioned the pick-and-roll from beyond the three-point line.
The Nets continued to wrap Curry, who passed the ball to Green.
Green's advantage over Bogut is that he moves faster, and his passing vision and ability are not bad.
He flicked the ball to Barnes in the bottom corner, who had an open three-pointer.
Barnes takes the ball straight away.
"Huh!"
Three points should be called into the net.
He was decisive and could feel his confidence returning.
It seems that the Warriors coaching staff has done a lot of mental work on him these days.
Barnes' three-point shot represents a signal that, as Tang Tian said earlier, the Warriors' role players can't always find their touch.
The 73 win is not only due to the two splashes, but their role players are also very important.
The Nets' frontcourt offense, Iguodala continued to shrink, Jokic was very fast, but Iguodala was also obviously wary, and successfully returned to the defense at the time of pinching Jokic's shot.
Iguodala is a top player in both offense and defense, and was the team's leader during the 76ers' time, and was also the core of the team at the Nuggets before joining the Warriors.
Butler gave the ball back to Jokic, who hit Green with his back, turned to the free throw line to fool Green and then turned back to make a shot.
"Smack!"
However, as soon as he turned back, Iguodala cut off the ball.
The Warriors immediately played a fast break, Curry, Thompson, and Barnes' three-line fast break.
Thompson finally got a comfortable shot on the right side and caught the ball on a three-pointer.
"Huh!"
Hand up and knife down.
6 to 3.
The Warriors' small lineup allowed them to play a completely different form than they did in Game 1.
Tang Tian turned around and called Booker up.
After all, Jokic is only in the second year, and he has a great advantage in playing ordinary teams inside and outside, but against a team like the Warriors, the strength of both offensive and defensive ends needs to be improved, and he has no experience in playing a small lineup, so it is very unfavorable for the Nets to continue playing like this.
Delon carried the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Jokic from beyond the three-point line.
The Warriors' five-small rotation was fast, and the Nets didn't have too many good chances.
Delon came out directly to catch the ball and eat Curry, and as soon as he got in, Iguodala's assistant defense came over, but fortunately, he had a strong sense of protection, put the ball in his arms, and caused Iguodala's pulling foul.
The game went into a dead ball, Booker came on the court to replace Jokic, and the Nets also played a small lineup.
The ball is sent out on the sideline in the front court, and DeLong is organized at the top of the arc with the ball.
Yi Jianlian lifted the block, Delon dismantled the ball and then burst to the basket, the Warriors also wrapped it, he looked back at the moon and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian.
However, the Warriors defended quickly, and Yi Jianlian was posted by Barnes when he received the ball.
There was not much time left in the attack, and Yi Jianlian broke through Barnes with the ball and shot to cause the latter's hitter.
There was boos from the audience.
Tang Tian also frowned.
The speed of the Warriors' defense rotation is too fast, and Yi Jianlian has no ability to respond, this ball has not had a chance to be killed in Yi Jianlian, and it is completely his personal ability to cheat a foul in the end.
In my previous life, I knew that the death of the five young, and I had contact with each other in the regular season, but it was really difficult to deal with it when it came to the playoffs.
Yi Jianlian hit both free throws to break the Nets' scoring drought.
Curry pushed to the front court and handed the ball directly to Green, who was holding the ball at the top of the circle, and he and Thompson then started running without the ball.
The Nets' defense is very good, and they change every time they are replaced and do not give the splash a chance.
However, just when they were focusing on the splash, Iguodala suddenly ran back and cut in after blocking the pick-and-roll, and Green threw the ball away, and Iguodala scored with a one-handed dunk directly.
The emotions of the fans at the scene were ignited.
This is the Warriors they know!
The first game, it was just a nap from their home team!
"I have to say that the Nets' performance in the first game exceeded our expectations, and this is only the second game of the series, which has forced the Warriors to use their best death five, but I also have to say that the Warriors' death five is really incomprehensible, they beat the Cavaliers last year, and they will beat the Nets this year." In the commentary seat on the sidelines, Reggie Miller from ESPN couldn't help but sigh.