Chapter 456: Hand-to-hand combat
Tang Shuai saw this, and he also knew in his heart, tonight's penalty bias is not obvious, but the blowing penalty is quite loose, it can be seen that in this most critical game, the referee wants to see more of the real ability of the players.
The Warriors' offense, Curry drew the defense and passed back to Green, who faced the defense with a three-point shot.
With a "bang", Green also has three points, and in the most critical game, the Warriors still maintain a very high three-point standard.
Looking back, Tang Shuai's main attacker Pierce also hit a three-pointer, which can be regarded as a positive response.
The opening game played more than two minutes, 6-5, and the Warriors led by one point.
This score is not too low, but no one expected that this would be all the scores of the first half of the first quarter between the two sides, and in the next few minutes, because of the referee's blowing scale, the level of confrontation between the two sides rose rapidly, and physical collisions could be seen everywhere in the game, and people turned their backs from time to time.
In a game full of physical confrontation, scoring becomes incredibly difficult.
Kerr was the first to make a change, replacing Bogut with Barnes, and it was clear that he was looking to break the scorching situation on the court with the best five-man lineup.
Kerr's tweaks paid off immediately, as Thompson used his speed advantage to get rid of Pierce on the Warriors' offensive round, and hit a three-pointer with a pass from Green.
At this time, the scene was given to Kassel on the sidelines, where Cole had already made adjustments, and it was up to Kassel to see it.
But Cassel sat motionless, not looking to make any adjustments.
Tang Shuai continued to hold the ball and advance to the front court, and he directly reached out and motioned for Pierce to ask for a single in the low post.
When Pierce was in position, his through ball followed.
As soon as Pierce received the ball, the Warriors' help defense was supplemented, and the reason why the five-small lineup can become Kerr's hole card is because of the mobility on the defensive end.
Pierce is quite experienced, and before he sensed that the Warriors' bag was about to come up, he turned around directly against the baseline and raised his hand to shoot backwards.
The ball was judged quite correctly, and the completed action was also very smooth, but Barnes's pounce was also quite fierce, and the two had a lot of physical confrontation in the air.
The referee still didn't blow the whistle.
Pierce's skills are still there, but after all, he is older, and the angle of his shot after a confrontation is obviously affected.
"Bang!"
The final leaning hand pops out of the frame.
However, Jordan Jr. under the basket grabbed the position early, and at this time, he jumped up directly like a tiger out of the mountain, took off the frontcourt board, and then followed the trend with a straight up and down dunk.
This time, Little Jordan stood very far inside, and when he got up, he gritted his teeth and worked hard, and his strength was quite large.
However, Green was also ruthless at this time not to let Jordan Jr. score, even if the two sides did not play this series, he also knew that Jordan Jr. was a master who was not allowed to shoot free throws, so at this time, the whole person was clamped between his hands and pressed on Jordan Jr.'s chest, and he almost reached out and hung it directly.
Jordan Jr. couldn't buckle at all when he was pressed, but he still took the initiative in the air with his strength, and threw the ball up before it fell.
When Green saw Little Jordan's movements, it was directly another downward pressing action.
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
Encouraging players to play against them doesn't come with a capricious foul, and Green's actions clearly exceeded the referee's penalty scale.
"Huh!"
At the moment after the referee's whistle, the ball thrown by Jordan Jr. crossed a parabola in the air and went in!
It's a 2+1 ball!
The referee on the sidelines followed the hand and pressed it down, and the goal was valid!
Seeing the referee's gesture, Green hugged his head with an unbelievable expression, and Jordan Jr. roared excitedly.
Tough scoring is the most morale-boosting at this time!
Tang Shuai immediately ran to the inside line and Xiao Jordan came to a chest bump, after not having a single consumption pack, if you want to win this game, other players must stand up.
Jordan Jr.'s free throws were sparse, but this time he took his chance.
After the free throw was also hit, the Clippers chased the score to 8-9.
“defense!”
With Jordan Jr.'s tough score, the emotions of the audience were also fully mobilized.
Amid the shouts of the audience, the Clippers used constant physical confrontation and quick defensive changes to defend the Warriors' offense, and Jordan Jr. jumped up from the bag of Green and Barnes to grab the defensive rebound, and threw his hand to Tang Shuai.
Tang Shuai's fast attack, the huge half was crossed by him after a few steps, and when he reached the Warriors' basket, he directly got up three steps, dodged Thompson's block in the air, and scored 2 points for the team with a light pick!
The cheers at the scene suddenly went up, and after Tang Shuai completed this fast-break layup, the Clippers overtook the score for the first time at home!
Little Jordan saw that Tang Shuai was about to score, and stretched out his hand to applaud continuously in the backcourt, and it could be seen that he was quite excited tonight.
"Retreat a little faster, a little faster!" Kerr stood up from the dugout and shouted at the Warriors.
The Warriors' offense, Green mentioned blocking Curry outside the three-point line, and the players on both sides instantly squeezed together, and Thompson took this opportunity to turn around and run inside.
Curry saw the timing and directly threw a high ball to Thompson, and Thompson caught the ball in the air and followed the trend as a stride layup.
But just as he was about to go to the basket, Jordan Jr., who was originally pulled out by the block, suddenly came back to his senses and suddenly jumped up when he made a layup.
Thompson only felt a black shadow flying, followed by a muffled "bang", and his shot was directly taken to the rebound by Jordan Jr.
The roof is a big risk!
Jordan Jr. has a tendency to explode in this game.
After Jordan Jr. took the risk, he grabbed the rebound, and then gave it to Tang Shuai again.
Tang Shuai held the ball quickly, and played with Brewer, and after pretending to make a layup to attract the defense when he was about to get to the basket, an excellent second pass hit the ball to Brewer on the other side, and Brewer raised his hand to be a fast offensive dunk.
12-9, the Clippers played more points, and two consecutive fast breaks stopped the Warriors.
Kerr pressed his right hand and rubbed his temple twice, the Clippers' style of play in these two games was completely different from before, and it was no longer Tang Shuai's solo mode that made him a little uncomfortable.
"Everybody keep this motivation and we're going to win this game!" Kassel shouted loudly to the players as soon as they left the field.
"The Clippers played a different game today, and what surprised me the most was Don, it was completely different from the previous games, he only made two shots so far, he was always looking for teammates, and the teammates of the Clippers played quite well in this game." Barkley spoke.
"It's not just the strength of the team that determines the game, it's also the on-court play, and for now, the Clippers are really doing better than the Warriors." As Barkley's old partner, Smith also echoed at this time.
After the pause, the Clippers still maintained this style of play, although the Warriors' "five small" opened up space for them on the offensive end, but they were at a great disadvantage in the competition for rebounds, most of the time, the Warriors can maintain a good rebounding ball even if they are five small, mainly because the players' own judgment and movement speed are superior, plus they all love to shoot three-point shots, resulting in a lot of long rebounds, and rebounds are naturally guaranteed.
But the Clippers knew in the game that you would shoot three-pointers, so the defense expanded very much, forcing the Warriors players to break through, and Jordan Jr. was in particularly good shape in this game, and he kept the restricted area solid by himself, which not only successfully limited the success rate of the Warriors' offense, but also grabbed the rebounds one after another.
Thanks to Jordan Jr.'s play and the Clippers' players feeling good, the Clippers took the initiative on the court in the first quarter.
26-17, at the end of the first quarter, because of the defensive intensity, both sides set a new low in the series in the first quarter.
However, in terms of score, this rhythm is the Clippers' favorite.
Billups, on the other hand, was a little worried, and didn't know what he was worried about.
"We need to be more focused, put more experience on the defensive end, more help to defend and keep your position!" Kassel shouted encouragement to the players during the interval.
As soon as the second quarter came up, both sides changed their main forces on the court, which was somewhat similar to the first quarter, and the confrontation between the two sides still did not show any tendency to weaken, but intensified.
In an offense, Tang Shuai dodged Barnes's block and wanted to make a pick-and-roll, but was directly hugged by Green.
When Tang Shuai hit two free throws, looking back, Curry's layup was also pressed down by Brewer, and Curry's thin body was almost bent into a bow when he pressed down.
But neither Tang Shuai nor Curry showed anger or complained to the referee after being fouled, and they all acquiesced to this level of confrontation in their hearts.
32-23, the score on the court did not change much, but the Clippers were always in control of the situation on the court.
"I think today the Clippers are more prepared and they will have more chances to win this game!" Barkley looked at the situation on the field and opened his mouth to analyze.
And just after his comment with a hint of poisonous milk came out, the situation on the field suddenly changed greatly.
After the five were unable to give the home team a competitive advantage, Kerr brought Bogut back and removed Iguodala to play back to the lineup they knew best.
And it's this lineup that makes them seem to be back to the team that won consecutive games in the regular season.
Bogut's blocking, Curry broke through directly, and a cross was given to Thompson on the right side during the march, Thompson was removed from Green's block at this time, and after Green leaned over to block him solidly, he raised his hand to make a three-point shot.
After a "swish", Thompson got up and down, and the third three-pointer of the game was directly successful!
ps: Just came back from my mother-in-law's house, sat in the car for more than 7 hours, thank you, the big eggplant is really moved, from the morning I released a single chapter to now there have been 89 monthly passes, which is equivalent to the number of the previous 3 days, because of the relationship between the closure and push, the big eggplant can't be added today, but wait until the 7th, the big eggplant will definitely give you a satisfactory update, if you are not satisfied, just complain! Thank you, and when I finish writing, I'll send a single chapter to thank you! (To be continued.) )