Chapter 980: The Massacre
This season, the Golden State Warriors have used the three-point shot as a weapon for the team's rise, which can be described as a glorious occasion in the regular season.
At that time, they were the strongest executioners in the alliance, and the opponents who died under their hands were quite desolate, and many of them were killed directly in three quarters.
Moreover, it is basically a massacre with a large score.
But today, they were beaten miserably by the Spurs at the beginning, and they were beaten 18:0 when they came up!
Kerr called two timeouts in less than half a quarter in the opening quarter, but they didn't work, the Spurs' state today is terrible, the pressure on the defensive end is suffocating, the Warriors have not shot, but they either missed or were directly covered to fight back, the most terrible thing is that the Spurs opened accurately, so they were pulled away in one fell swoop!
At 10:0, Kerr had already called a timeout, but it was useless, seeing that Parker had just pulled the score to 18 points with a fast-break layup, Kerr had to call a second timeout, otherwise, the difference would be ready to go up to twenty!
Moreover, Kerr understands very well that calling a timeout in time can interrupt the opposing offense, and he feels that he has called two timeouts anyway, which should stop the Spurs' frenzied offensive momentum.
The atmosphere at the scene was not as hot as it was at the beginning, and the home fans seemed to be a little confused, why did the team fall behind in an instant?
“…… If you can't defend it, then attack! Make more open shots and try to give Stephen and Klay a chance to shoot three-pointers! ”
On the Warriors bench, Kerr is waving his arms in a bit of a gaffe, there is no way, anyone in this situation will be crazy, Kerr has performed very well.
If this happens to Director Lu next door, I'm afraid he will only hug someone's thigh tightly at this time. (Guided by Lu: Ahhh Who's cue me? Are you secretly saying that I'm handsome again? )
The Spurs are also ready to make substitutions, and now they want to continue to open up the difference! Don't give the warriors a chance to turn over!
Duncan, who showed great firepower that did not match his age at the beginning, went down to rest temporarily, after all, he jumped up twice in a row to cover Green, and Uncle Duncan really fought hard.
The Spurs have played a big four on this side, replacing Duncan and Parker, and replacing Tucker and Ginobili, and the defensive intensity has not decreased much, and in terms of offensive firepower, their range has become wider.
Spurs, this is to continue to destroy the Warriors with offense!
After returning to the court in two games, the Warriors were surprised to find that the Spurs had turned into the same big four lineup as them!
But their offense finally worked this time, and the new Andre Iguodala gave Curry a good cover, and Curry finally hit from beyond the three-point line! Scored the first point of the game for the Warriors!
The fans cheered after Curry hit the ball, as if someone who had been holding their breath underwater for a long time had finally come out to breathe fresh air.
It can be seen how strong the Spurs' suffocating defensive pressure is in this game!
But a three-pointer can't solve the problem, Curry counted the just scored, his shot was only 1 of 6, and the shooting rate was less than 20 percent, which is quite abnormal for him.
However, what reassures the Warriors is that the team's three-point shot has finally opened, so it should be possible to narrow the difference, right?
The Spurs did not change their style of play because of the Warriors' three-point shots, the baseline served quickly, and the whole team ran to the Warriors halfcourt together, and they were very standard to leave one person on the inside and four people on the outside, which was to tell the Warriors: We also have to shoot three-pointers, and if we have the ability, we will defend!
Whiteside rushed into the interior, and now his task is very heavy, because the Spurs have all pulled the formation apart, and there are only two of his Bogut on the inside, once the outside teammates shoot three-pointers, it's okay to shoot, if they can't shoot, Whiteside must shoot to keep the rebound.
Although Bogut is clumsy and has a big mouth, it is undeniable that this cargo is indeed quite big, and for Whiteside, although he is not afraid of this kind of big man, it is also difficult to crush him.
Ginobili controlled the ball, he motioned for Whiteside to come out and block, then found the gap, twisted his body and broke through quickly!
Curry was blocked tightly by Whiteside, and Bogut could only come out to follow Ginobili, but in terms of speed and flexibility, Bogut was no match for Ginobili and soon couldn't keep up.
However, Bogut did not give up, in his opinion, he was tall and long-armed, and he could completely cap Ginobili from behind, so it didn't matter if he was passed.
But what he could think of, how could Ginobili not think of it, pretending to make a European step to the basket, at the moment of vacancy, Ginobili pressed his hand behind him, and the basketball made a wonderful pass to the ground!
"Well passed!"
Whiteside, who was striding in stride, received the ball very comfortably, and the height of the rebound was just right, so he didn't have to make much effort to catch the ball at all.
"Hey!"
After receiving the ball, he took two steps directly, and Whiteside rose into the air and clasped his hands hard!
Because Bogut went to make up for Ginobili before, it just so happened that his place appeared on Whiteside's path forward!
"Bang-"
"Boom!"
"Tick-"
Bogut, who was unprepared, was directly knocked out by Whiteside, and rushed into the media box on the sidelines very embarrassed, and at the same time, Whiteside dunked successfully, and Bogut also ate a foul by the way.
Of course, judging from the fact that Bogut was knocked out, this foul can actually be blown without blowing, after all, it was Bogut who was unlucky, but his position was too awkward, outside the reasonable collision zone, and he was still moving, which seriously affected Whiteside's offense (Bogut: Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say that?). This won't work without blowing and blocking!
Two points are effective, and free throws are required, and if Whiteside makes free throws, then Curry's three points just now are equivalent to a blank shot.
"Uhhh
Anyway, he was a person who shot more than 70% of the free throws, and Whiteside did not relent, and scored the free throws steadily.
It's like telling the Warriors, if you have a three-pointer, just shoot, if you shoot one, we'll return one, and if you can catch up with the score, you're great.
The subsequent game became a battle of offense, the Spurs deliberately reduced the physical consumption in defense, which gave the Warriors a lot of opportunities, but the point difference really did not narrow, but expanded a little, from 18 points to 22 points, the reason is also very simple, that is, the Spurs side of the scoring efficiency is extremely high, the Warriors scored three points, there is no problem, this side can return one, and if you can't pay back three points, you can break through to create "2 + 1", and if you can't play "2 + 1", you can break through a few more times!
Don't you claim to be invincible? Come on, I'm going to kill you today in the way you do best!
Want to beat Spurs? The halftime score of 60:38 has said it all, at least in this game, the Warriors are the ones who are slaughtered!