Chapter 727: Defensive Battle I
On the outside of Oracle Arena, there are Warriors fans from the local area.
The Warriors have a huge fan base in Oakland, and as the Finals approach, it's like a holiday season, and you can see Warriors fans wearing white, black or blue jerseys on the streets.
There are even some Warriors fans who wear retro jerseys with yellow letters on a blue background, which is the same as the Chris Mullin era in the last century. A little earlier, in the Chamberlain era, the blue background of the jersey was a little deeper, and the jersey was more refined, especially the shorts, the shorts of that era were particularly short, which was not quite in line with the current aesthetics, and there were many fewer people, but there were some.
There were a lot of people selling drinks and hot food on the side of the road, and outside the Oracle Arena, there were a lot of fans who didn't have tickets, and although they couldn't get into the infield, they were still cheering for the home team outside.
The Warriors' flags fluttered outside the arena, and as the wind blew, hunting in the air.
From time to time, the Oracle Arena erupted in unison, and the sound was full of penetration, reaching into the sky, and in the brilliant lights of the city, the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.
"The Cavaliers played really well defensively today."
The bar was full of fans who came to watch the game, and the owner of the bar was also a Warriors fan, and launched an event at the right time on this day, with Warriors jerseys to enter the stadium and discounted drinks.
"yes, I really didn't expect the Cavaliers to have so many defenders, I feel like they are all tall on the outside."
"The key is that our Warriors' hand feels very average today, I feel that a lot of outside shots are not made, and if the three-point shot is not opened, the score cannot be opened."
"Barkley said that the jumper team can't win the championship, but luckily we're not a jumper team."
The fans were talking a lot, talking about the situation on the field.
James chased Monta Ellis, and Yang Di grabbed James again, and in the finals, a classic duel was played.
At halftime, the Warriors were just two points ahead of the Cavaliers at 47-45.
The Cavaliers seem to have taken them from their super-strong defense against the Pistons to the Finals, and the Warriors have been off for so long that they have been in a bit of a slump.
In the locker room, Montgomery shouted cheers up the morale of his players.
Montgomery exclaimed: "We've got to step up our offense, we've got to keep our ball moving, we've got to storm the Cavaliers' box, we're going to do damage, it's our home field, we've got to play our aggression." ”
The three referees gathered together, the video of the first half was played back, and some controversial points were discussed by the three of them.
In fact, NBA referees do this every day, which helps them maintain the fairness of their second-half decisions.
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In the second half of the game, the Oracle Arena was still full.
Fans don't want to go out to buy groceries or go to the toilet at halftime, and the game on the field is so intense that a slight staggering may miss the wonderful picture.
Yang Di bent down, holding his knees and looking forward, and the Cavaliers advanced with the ball.
He didn't feel very good in the first half, several mid-range shots were missed, and the killing to the restricted area was done well, relying on free throws to score double-doubles.
James controlled the ball from the outside, and after a period of consecutive scoring in the first quarter, James didn't score much in the first half, scoring 7 points in the entire first half, which is a far cry from the performance of nearly 30 points per game this season.
Big Z came out and James blocked the pick-and-roll.
James used the cover to pull the ball horizontally, and Chandler immediately joined Danny Granger to contain James.
James passed the ball very well, and the small-angle ball was also well done, a quick hit to the ground, giving the big Z who went down, the big Z did not have much luck, and the mid-distance position attracted Yang Di to come up and wrap the clip.
At this time, the Warriors contracted their defense, and after Chandler delayed James, he immediately turned around and ran to the basket.
Although Da Z is tall, he has a good hand in his hands, and his basketball IQ is also very high.
saw Pavlovich who was empty on the flank, and immediately transferred a horizontal pass.
Pavlovich didn't catch the ball, giving Ray Allen a chance to re-defend and make a hasty shot, and the basketball "clanged" to hit the iron.
Young Dika stuck Big Z and didn't let him go inside, and Chandler jumped up to grab the rebound.
The Cavaliers quickly retreated, the Warriors were unhurried, and Fisher dribbled through the half, Fisher beckoned Yang Di to come out to block and dismantle, and Yang Di ran out.
Yang Di is different from many super interior players, he likes to block and dismantle his teammates.
And many interior players who have mastered some low-post skills think about low-post receiving and attacking all day long, and the offensive efficiency is not high, so it is better to play blocking and dismantling with strong guard teammates and do cover.
Because sometimes, after blocking and dismantling, you may also get the opportunity to vacate the space, which is much better than being hard chiseled on the inside line all the time and may encounter a bag at any time.
Yang Di is chasing winning basketball, but if he can win with less effort, it is the best.
It's a pity that Fisher's personal offensive ability is average, and the Warriors still choose to mark people, and after Yang Di covers for him, it actually doesn't have much effect.
Fisher still gave the ball to Ray Allen, who came out of his pocket.
Ray Allen tried a three-point shot from the outside, but he still missed.
Gooden's position is very good, and Yang Di is stuck outside the three-second zone and can't get inside.
But he looked at the trajectory of the basketball smashing the frame, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and he moved his steps to the left.
The basketball smashed the inside of the basket and bounced high to the left, Yang Di's original position was not very good, after the basketball popped up, he found that he had obtained a good position, jumped high, and in the scramble with Gooden, he took the lead in touching the basketball with one hand.
Then he flicked out, ran two more steps on his own, and picked up this frontcourt rebound among the Cavaliers' bunch of players with super long names such as Pavlovic and Ilgoskas.
Yang Di was not in a hurry to attack, and threw it directly to Fisher, who had retreated to the middle line.
"Beautiful!"
The applause at the scene was thunderous, this is Yang Di's ability, keen rebounding sense, super frontcourt rebounding, in the eyes of fans, this is a positive performance.
If it weren't for Yang Di's scoring ability being too explosive, Yang Di's other aspects and playing style are a blue-collar, blocking, blocking, rebounding, blocking, and he does all the things that work on the defensive end of the court, and it's no wonder that he will be the first in this year's Best Defensive Player selection.
Danny Granger didn't waste this time of Jandy's aggressive scramble, receiving a pass from Ray Allen and hitting a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
The Warriors led by five points at 50-45.
The fans were in good spirits, and it seemed that at the beginning of the second half, the Warriors were a little different?