Chapter 716: One-sided, targeted fighting
Of course, even if Curry plays well, the Mavericks are not without a chance to win.
Qin Yang's scoring and defense may not be worse than Curry, the key is that after Curry played, he drove his teammates, Barnes broke out in the third quarter, 10 of 14 in the game, the efficiency was scary, and the hand felt hot, and Clayampson was the same, the hand was amazing, and the Mavericks were confused.
Among the Mavericks, James Ennis and PJ Tucker, who played well in this series, successfully took the blame for this game, and the two shot less than 30% from the field, most of which were open shots.
That's a bit of a pitfall.
The Mavericks lost the game, but they actually lost to the role players, but Qin Yang couldn't spray his teammates at this time.
Finally lost a game, and the Mavericks players were more depressed.
After returning to the hotel, Qin Yang rested for a while and went to sleep directly.
In the virtual training room, Qin Yang played a normal game again, and the result was that three games were played, and the Mavericks lost two.
The penalty scale is small, which is good for the team with excellent projection, and with the amazing feel of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, this game is too difficult to play.
This game was not unjustly lost.
But the more this is the case, the more depressed Qin Yang becomes.
Because before that, Qin Yang also conducted battle training in the virtual training room, but the final result was that the Mavericks won eight out of ten games.
Under normal circumstances, the Mavericks don't have much suspense about winning.
According to the normal game between the two teams, the Mavericks will most likely resolve the battle in five games.
But that's not the case now.
On the second day, during the team's practice match, Carlisle's coaching staff explained tactics to everyone, especially the pressing defensive tactics, and on the offensive end, Coach Carlisle emphasized the need to be decisive when cutting to the basket.
In the last game, the best thing the Mavericks did was to cut into the air.
In fact, teams that shoot well from three-point range have a very high percentage of open cut layups. Because the outside line pulls too much defense, when the player cuts in the air, the difficulty is greatly reduced.
As for the three-point shot, I can't say much about it.
James Ennis and PJ Tucker have too poor a hand, and this can't be forced, so they can only let the two practice their three-point shots more.
The team is intensively preparing, and on May 18, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals of the playoffs begins.
Still home of the Golden State Warriors.
There was a big gap between this game and the last game from the start.
PK Tucker felt hot from the start, hitting all three three-pointers in the first five minutes, and once he hit Curry's defense.
Six minutes into the game, the Warriors called a timeout.
The Mavericks lead by eight points.
The gap between this game and the last game is too big.
After the pause, the Mavericks are still playing very steadily, and the three-point shot is no problem with more shots, the key is to rush to grab rebounds, and at the same time, there is no shortage of empty cuts.
With the help of cover, Qin Yang played blocking and dismantling tactics with Nurkic and directly attacked the basket.
The Warriors couldn't defend it.
The Warriors' interior line is Speights and Bogut, the former is a panacea, and the latter is excellent defensively, but Qin Yang is not false. As long as he finds an opportunity, Qin Yang will shoot under the basket, not to mention the high shooting rate, and can also assist his teammates to attack the basket.
This ended the first quarter with the Mavericks leading by 14 points.
The game started to be one-sided.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang was still on the court.
James Ennis and Seth Curry came out and partnered with Qin Yang on the outside, and Qin Yang began to give up the ball and defend more.
The penalty scale of the game is still very small, and it is very unfavorable for role players at this time, and they will be fouled if they are not careful, but Qin Yang, as a superstar, will have some preferential treatment.
As long as there is an opportunity, Qinyang's outside line will be infinitely assisted in changing defenses.
Klay Thompson and Curry felt average in this game, and under Qin Yang's assistance, they kept hitting the iron, but the Mavericks played well.
Nurkic received passes from James Ennis and Seth Curry and scored back-to-back singles Speights in the low post.
The Warriors switched defenses, and James Ennis and Seth Curry shot three-pointers again, and the shooting rate was not low.
Qin Yang has already scored 16 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals in the half, leading the team to an 18-point advantage.
The situation of the game turned out to be one-sided.
The gap from the last game is too big.
In the third quarter, the Warriors didn't have time to play the Splash Brothers either.
In the first and second quarters, the Splash Brothers played too long and their physical strength was limited, and they could only rest for a while in the third quarter.
Dirk and Al Jefferson came out in the third quarter and stormed the Warriors' interior, making the Warriors miserable.
On the outside, it's a defensive combination like Rudy Gay and Cory Brewer.
At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks' margin widened to 24 points again.
It's almost garbage time.
In the fourth quarter, Qin Yang played again, this time, Qin Yang found an opportunity to single Stephen Curry in a misplaced position, and Qin Yang did not rely on height to shoot this time, but used James's way to break through directly and strongly, relying on strength to crush, and when he was close to the inside line, Qin Yang relied on his strength to resist Stephen Curry and shoot directly.
There is height, arm span, strength advantage, and when it comes to the inside, don't play Curry too easily.
Qin Yang played like this, his advantages were magnified to the extreme, and at the same time, Curry's physical strength was greatly consumed.
In fact, the mode of forcibly pushing to the inside to play is less and less suitable for the current rhythm of the NBA, which is too slow and inefficient.
Even if the shooting percentage is high, it can't compare to a three-point shot.
Qin Yang's only reason for doing this was to consume Curry's physical strength.
After hitting three times in a row, Curry felt a little helpless.
The Warriors had to call a timeout.
But after the pause, Qin Yang passed the ball again, and after Rudy Gay received the ball, he still beat Stephen Curry.
Don't talk about anything else, it's just targeting.
Competitive sports are not the time to be emotional.
Although the relationship between Qin Yang and Curry is very good, but in the game, Qin Yang will not release water, Rudy Gay singles Curry, and the victory is stronger than the strength, although the technique is a little worse, but it is not in the way, after eating with strength, he will force the shot directly, it doesn't matter if he can't get in or not, just consume Curry's physical strength.
The basket is iron, the combination of Nurkic and Gobert, the rebounding advantage is obvious.
In the fourth quarter, the Warriors didn't have a chance to somersault at all, and they were pressed to the ground by the Mavericks and rubbed.
With four minutes left in the game, the Warriors made a substitution.
Stephen Curry looked depressed, hugged Qin Yang and congratulated him, and then left.
In the post-game interview, Qin Yang was not arrogant:
"It was a tough game, from the first second of the game, we all played very hard, but luckily today our opponent didn't feel good, otherwise it would be difficult to predict who will win or lose."
"Going forward, we're still going to be careful not to give the Warriors a chance."
In this game, it is normal for the Mavericks to win, and it is normal for the Warriors to lose.