Chapter 971: Five Small Battles
The Warriors were crazy from the outside in the first quarter, they didn't care about the shooting percentage anymore, and whenever there was a good opportunity, everyone except Bogut would throw it at the three-point line.
It doesn't matter if you can throw it in, and you don't care if the shot is reasonable, just throw it.
This is the tactics of Warriors Coach Kerr this season, although his three-point tactics are very effective, but this style of play that finds an open spot and shoots, to be honest, is also a kind of X-***-D......
Especially Curry, who is in charge, this guy is a big wave, and all kinds of three-point shots that look messy are one after another......
But he can throw in hard, which sometimes really makes people speechless.
So the Spurs fell behind after the end of the first quarter, and they were a little speechless.
"Coach, isn't there a little problem with our defense, the Warriors can't shoot like this."
After returning to the court, the Spurs players who played on the court in the first quarter were a little uncomfortable with the Warriors' three-point shots, and there was no way for people to score, what else could you do......
"In the second quarter, we tightened up the defense, we played a small lineup, and everybody pulled to the perimeter and didn't let them shoot threes easily. At the same time, our own offense can't be broken, and if every three-pointer can be returned, then we don't have any problems! ”
"But coach, what if they keep shooting three-pointers?"
The Spurs still have doubts, even if they defend well, but if the Warriors still choose to shoot straight three-pointers, what should they do?
"If that's the case, then let them vote! Then block their mid-pitch and break-through! ”
Popovich is also ruthless, although the three-point shot on the opposite side is a bit evil today, but he doesn't believe that they can be so accurate in every game!
"Understood!"
The Spurs will be ordered, and a few people who are ready to play in the second quarter will also start to warm up.
On the Warriors' side, Coach Kerr expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the players in the first quarter, yes, playing with a team like the Spurs that is slow but old fritters, there is only one creed, that is, don't coax it!
Don't look down on teams that shoot threes? So let's conquer you with three-pointers this year! As long as you can score, you can score more points!
"In the second quarter, we kept the rhythm of shooting, and if we had the opportunity to hit the inside, we could try to impact it, and then we started to use a five-small lineup to play first in the second quarter, and when we defended, we could pay attention to protecting the backcourt rebounds."
"Coach, the Spurs are the founders of the five-small tactics (because of Qin Yan's relationship, the Spurs invented the five-small last season), will they also use the five-small in the second quarter?" Iguodala questioned, after all, the Warriors' five small was created with reference to the Spurs' invincible five-small lineup in the third quarter last year, and now the five small against the five, the Warriors have no advantage.
"It's okay, we just want them to attack us, are you afraid? We want to prove that our five little ones are the best! ”
Kerr also attached great importance to this first game, and he even took out the method of agitation in order to win.
"Warrior—"
"Victory!"
At the beginning of the second quarter, there were five small lineups on both sides, and the Warriors were Green, Barnes, Thompson, Livingston and Curry, and Iguodala played a little long in the first quarter and didn't have as many breaks as others, so let him rest for a while.
On the Spurs' side are Qin Yan, Tucker, Green, Barnes and Ginobili.
There is no way, after Maddy retired, the point guard went to the Spurs and lacked qualified substitutes, Mills was okay to grab points, and it was difficult for him to organize him, so when he played five hours, it was Ginobili who controlled the ball.
Ginobili also has good ball control, the only trouble is that he passes the ball too badly, and sometimes if he doesn't pay attention, he can't catch it himself......
Green, Tucker, and Barnes appeared together in three perfect 3Ds, and with Qin Yan, the four of them made the Spurs' outside defense a piece! (If Ginobili is replaced by Leonard, then what comes up is the suffocating level of the outside defensive chain) Obviously, this lineup is used by Popovich to deal with the Warriors' three-point players, and if you have the ability to score goals on the heads of these defensive masters!
What's more, there is no one on the Spurs court, 3 professional 3D, a super long three-point master, and a veteran who is very accurate in key three-pointers, even if he is a three-point shot against the Warriors, the Spurs are not worthy!
No, as soon as Ginobili came up, he sent an assist, and Green took the lead at a 45-degree angle and made the first three-pointer steadily!
And this three-point shot also made the whole court explode directly, and the three-point battle on both sides officially began!
Curry was taken care of by Ginobili, although Ginobili is not a famous defensive master, but at least his defense is above the passing line, but unfortunately the new MVP Curry is not so easy to deal with, continuous changes of direction to find a gap, Curry threw the ball to Harrison Barnes on the outside.
North Carolina Black Hawk Harrison Barnes and Qin Yan are rookies in the same year, and they are ranked seventh, so in theory, this guy should be very capable.
But it may be the reason that it is not very compatible with the style of the Warriors, Harrison Barnes's results in the Warriors are not particularly good, look at the rookies of the same year, the champion Davis, the top Qin Yan, the Tanhua Beal, the sixth Lillard, these four people have been the team's iron starters, three of them are already big leaders, and Beal is also the second leader in the Wizards.
But Harrison Barnes is a bit miserable, although he played as the main player in the regular season, but his main force is a "pseudo-main team", often going down after a few minutes of play, and then watching Iguodala on the court, and his time is cut into seven or eight ......
This time, Harrison Barnes is going to prove himself!
Catch the ball, jump, shoot!
"Uhhh
Barnes scores three points!
"Counterattack! Counterattack! ”
Ginobili is not polite to them, and the five elementary schools are just to fight back!
As soon as the three-point shot was finished here, Ginobili used a "banana ball" long pass in his backcourt to find Qin Yan who was ambushed in the Warriors' half, and chased after him and directly returned a three-point shot!
This style of play is very ruthless, because only Qin Yan is alone in the half court, and after getting the ball, it is a good three-point shot, and the speed at which the Spurs deploy the defense is very fast after it is scored! Eliminate all possibilities of being counterattacked by the opponent's fast attack.
The Warriors didn't find a good opportunity, and no one on their roster had a strong one-on-one passing ability other than Curry. Although Livingston is also good at controlling the ball, but under the close care of Ba Ye, it is very good that Livingston can not lose the ball, not to mention that the Spurs are now resolutely not allowing the Warriors to break through and shoot, Livingston's biggest advantage can't be played!
There are only 4 seconds left in the offensive time, the basketball is going around in his hand for a while, the Warriors have not found the right opportunity, and they have no choice but to throw the ball back into the hands of the star, this time it is Thompson who catches the ball, he faces Green, after receiving the ball, facing Green's defense, Thompson did not make any adjustments, and threw the ball out at the last second of the offensive time!
"Tick-"
"Bang, bang, bang—"
"Clay – Thompson !!"
This kind of whistle shooting can also score, what else can be said about this? Green shrugged helplessly, and the Spurs could only sigh that the opposite side was lucky.
But it doesn't matter, five small to five small, where will it be so simple to divide the winner and loser, and then wave it together, it depends on who can't stand it first!