Chapter 842: A Change That Finally Works (1/3!) )

"We'll find a way to get Cousins on the court, right?"

"Yes, we will."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure."

After the first two games, the finals moved to Auckland.

The Warriors are in the midst of a new arena in San Francisco, and they are expected to relocate to San Francisco, the true Bay Area, within five years, where they need to bring more glory to the team, most importantly a championship trophy.

After returning to the Bay Area, Cole once again gave an affirmative answer in front of the media.

Because of the lessons learned, Bay Area fans don't know how credible Kerr's words are this time.

But they can only choose to believe.

Tang Tian flew to Oakland with the Nets.

This could well be his last time in the city as head coach, and after taking a 2-0 lead in retirement season, he naturally hopes that the team will end the series early.

He didn't appear to be worried about Kerr's rhetoric and the Warriors' adjustments.

In the past, because of the slow tempo, there were many tactical systems, and Princeton and Triangle were talked about, but after entering the era of small ball, because of the fast pace and complex tactics, it was difficult to run, and it was basically simplified to block and break points, or tactics based on these two.

This is the result of the Nets and Warriors' closer play.

In other words, no matter how much the Warriors adjust until Cousins loses weight, they won't be able to solve his problems on the defensive end.

The third game of the finals is about to start, and Oakland fans have made a lot of calls on social media before the game, and with the official announcement, basketball fans in the Bay Area have been completely mobilized.

With the odds of 2-0 down, they naturally hope that the home team can fight back.

If they are eliminated early with five stars, it will not only be the team management, they should also doubt their lives.

On the night of the game, the Oracle Arena was packed with people holding signs in support of the home team.

It's going to be a rough night.

Tang Tian made sufficient ideological mobilization before the game.

The Warriors will definitely play hard, maybe some home whistles, and even Kerr's tweaks will work at the start like the last game, but what he's been instilling in his players is that we're better and we're going to win the game no matter what the process is.

For the Nets, the mindset after the first two games is more important than anything else.

The opening ceremony before the game was monstrous, and ordinary people would really feel like they were sinking in their hearts if they played in such a place, but fortunately, these players of the Nets have long been experienced masters.

Neither side changed their starters, the Nets side of the big four small, the Warriors side of Cousins also played as a starter.

Before the start of the game, the players of the two teams appeared one after another, and Tang Tian also turned his head to look at the Warriors' bench.

Although there isn't much the Warriors can do to deal with it, he is still curious about Kerr's so-called adjustments.

Cole's expression was more solemn, and there seemed to be a lot more gray hair than before.

With the five-star Warriors still trailing 0-2, the pressure on him is as great as a mountain.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and Cousins jumped over Jokic again to continue to give the Warriors a chance to get the first shot.

Curry holds the ball across the halfway line.

Cousins didn't drop low, nor did he pull it out for Curry to block, but went straight to the top of the circle.

Curry got the ball to the front court and gave it to him directly.

This is to make him a direct tactical initiator.

Tang Tian was stunned when he saw this, and then couldn't help but smile.

Kerr is moving the Nets' tactics over and letting Cousins do the same job as Jokic.

That's a pretty good adjustment.

The Warriors' three superstars can all play without the ball, and with Green's pick-and-roll and secondary conduct, it really maximizes the functionality of each player.

Green and Thompson gave Curry and Durant cover, and after the screen, they moved down to a 45-degree angle.

Cousins threw a pass to Durant, who caught the ball and hit a jumper.

It's the way the Warriors play offense, and most importantly, Cousins is in that system.

The Nets pushed to the frontcourt, Jokic held the ball at the top of the circle, George and Irving borrowed the pick-and-roll to run back, and Mitchell and Butler fell to the bottom corner and a 45-degree angle.

Almost mirror-like offense, George also scored a jumper after receiving the ball.

Curry dribbled to the front court and continued to pass the ball to Cousins.

This time it was Curry, who came out to catch the ball from the outside and threw his trademark long-range three-pointer at Mitchell.

"Bang!"

It's a pity the ball didn't go in.

After a scramble for rebounds under the basket, Butler stuck Green and closed up the defensive rebound.

The Nets counterattacked, and the Warriors quickly stepped back.

Butler took one look and gave the ball to Irving, and by the time Irving pushed the fast break to the frontcourt, the Warriors' defense was completely out of position.

Because Cousins pulled Jokic outside the three-point line, it is equivalent to the competition for rebounds becoming the front line of the two teams, Durant and Green have a strong ability to grab the board, but Butler and George will be stuck to protect the rebound, and the speed of the fast break will naturally slow down.

And the biggest change is Cousins, because he can fall back to his half as quickly as he can from outside the three-point line from the start, which changes his disadvantage of not being able to retreat.

The Nets didn't score offensively, they went back to the defensive end and spared no effort, the Warriors didn't have an offensive opportunity, Cousins held the ball for a while and saw more than half of the offensive time, and went straight from the three-point line to break through Jokic.

Jokic retreated to the box and was fouled by Cousins.

The scene was full of cheers, and the excited expressions of the fans jumped on the paper.

Cole's adjustment is really amazing.

Not only did this keep Cousins on the court, but it also allowed him to perform to the fullest.

The Nets obviously didn't have a good way to deal with the Warriors' adjustment.

The speed can't be raised, and the defense is difficult.

If it weren't for Mitchell's play on the bench, the Nets might have collapsed this half.

In the end, the Warriors played with momentum at home, leading the Nets by as many as 15 points at halftime, 72-57.

At half-time, the fans cheered the home team enthusiastically.

Cole got up from the bench, his solemn face finally showing a long-lost smile, smiling and waving to the audience in the front row.

Just as Tang Tian accelerated the impact of abolishing Cousins on the series, his adjustment also affected the entire series.

As long as Cousins can play, the Warriors are not small at all to turn around, and may even be like the Nets last year, falling behind 0-2 and then sweeping 4-0.

One report and one report.