bigabreads Chapter 859 Victory in the First Battle
Chapter 859 Victory in the First Battle
Chapter 859 Victory in the First Battle
Westbrook dribbled over and met Curry who had three fouls on his back, so he hit him directly and forcibly hit the penalty area.The reason why he did this is that the opponent fouled too much and dared not move. It would be the best if he could be beaten down; secondly, the opponent played a small lineup, and the inside frame protection was still not as good as in a large lineup. of.
Both Durant and Green can protect the frame, but it is not easy to block the rushing Westbrook one-on-one.
Sure enough, Curry did not dare to make too many moves. Of course, this does not mean that he is releasing water on the defensive end. He still defends very hard, but with a little restraint.
Westbrook broke through, and the opponent still assisted in the defense. His breakthrough threat is really quite big.
Westbrook scored suddenly, Xie Kai made a second breakthrough, and then scored again. Pickled Jiao got a chance and made a 3-point shot-continue to have it!
At 69:57, the difference between the two sides reached double digits for the first time!Warriors pause!
The Oracle Center arena is very quiet, really quiet. The hustle and bustle before the start of the game is in stark contrast to the quietness today.At this time, there is a high probability that the home team performed poorly, and this is indeed the case.
Wang Meng sighed: "Who would have thought that the game would be played like this? Who would have thought? The Warriors can't play 5 small offenses, and they can't defend. It's really unbelievable!"
Yang Yi explained: "The Thunder played very smartly. They emptied Iguodala and let Adams stay at the basket to protect the rim and the rebound. In this way, if Iguodala missed the shot, The psychological pressure will increase. And this kind of shot misses, the Warriors basically have no rebounds. The Thunder took advantage of Curry's relatively poor defense and the weakness of 3 fouls, making Westbrook ruthless. Striking hard, the tactics are very simple, but they can't stand Westbrook, Xie Kai is smart, George is stable, and the Thunder control the situation of the game."
The Warriors now have almost no room for personnel adjustments. The death 5 is their hole card. Once this lineup can't be played, then they don't have to count on other lineups.
Pause back, the game continues.
The Warriors' ability to adjust is extremely strong, and Iguodala was emptied, but he continued to shoot 3-pointers without a header.
In this way, the difficulty of the Thunder's defense has increased.The strength of the Death 5 is not only because the offense has three tsunami brothers, and the defense can change defenses infinitely, but also because none of these 5 players can hold the ball and can control the ball.Generally, it is not bad for a team to have two stable ball-holding points on the field. If they count Durant, they have 4 stable ball-holding points, and Clay is the end point without the ball.
This is not to say that Clay does not have the ability to hold the ball, but that compared with these four teammates, his ability to control the ball is slightly weaker, but he is extremely strong off the ball.After all, there is only one ball, and it is impossible for the ball to pass through everyone's hands once.
The Warriors began to carry out some early defense rotations because they were continuously forced by the opponent against Curry.They are not rigidly insisting on unlimited defense changes to the end. As a mature strong team, it is not uncommon for them to adjust their defensive strategies during the game.
The Thunder's offensive efficiency is declining, but they defended well, and the Warriors didn't take advantage of it.After playing for more than a minute, a timeout was entered on the sidelines, and when the timeout came back, Xie Kai and Paojiao were replaced, and two defensive champions, Grant and Robertson, were replaced.
For the Warriors, this period of time is their point-chasing period. The opponent has only Westbrook as a giant, and the others are all engineers. The offense is definitely far inferior to Xie Kai and Paojiao.
But people are not as good as heaven. Grant and Robertson are desperate to come up, and the energy on the defensive end is almost unlimited.They can't create anything with the ball, but they can do a good job of eating cakes, dragging their opponents into the quagmire tenaciously, and everyone strikes iron together.
The Warriors want to speed up, but the opponent wants to play positions, and everyone wants to control the rhythm. The competition is very fierce.
The point difference didn't shrink too much, and Cole frowned tightly on the sidelines, but he couldn't think of a good way.
Curry has committed 3 fouls, and he has to be allowed to play, and Iguodala and Green feel like shit in this game. He is standing outside the 3-point line, basically playing less and more.The opponent frantically pinched the three Tsunami brothers.
When Xie Kai and Paojiao came back with more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the score on the court was still 2 points ahead of the Thunder.Robertson and others led by Westbrook stubbornly dragged through the team's last difficult period of the game.
Wang Meng asked with a smile, "Who does Mr. Yang support to win now?"
Yang Yi smiled and said: "The game is not over yet, it's too early to say this."
After Xie Kai and they came up, the Warriors began to target Kanter, bullying him to defend the pick-and-roll, and let David West hit him in the middle distance.Or let other outside players pick and roll with West to hit his squat.
It may be that the Warriors' character law failed today. David West's mid-range was suddenly inaccurate at this time, and Kanter severely bullied the opponent's short inside line on the offensive end.
One ebb and flow, the score returned to double digits.
This variable hurt the Warriors very much.Originally, Kanter was a point that could be targeted, but it turned out to be a strong offensive point for the opponent, which is really unacceptable.
The Thunder led by a large score. At this time, Xie Kai's ability to control the field was reflected, and he blocked the opponent's chasing points very well.The pickled peppers in this game became better and better as the game progressed, which made the opponent even more afraid to attack Xie Kai easily.
In the final quarter of the game, although Durant and Curry desperately chased points, they also led the team to some small climaxes.However, the Thunder's Big Three played steadily, and the role players worked hard, and finally won a precious victory in the away game, grabbing the home court advantage.
When the final whistle sounded, the Thunder players were not as happy as they thought. They quickly left the arena and returned to the visiting team's locker room.
In an interview after the game, when asked why he was not so happy to win, Xie Kai said: "The series is far from over, and we all know this. Winning now does not mean that we can win the series. We have nothing to be happy about. Or rather, this is not the time to be happy."
The victory of this game silenced those guys who clamored that the Warriors would sweep the Thunder.The strength of the Thunder has also been recognized by more people, because some people have always thought that they are just a regular season team and have not encountered real challenges in the playoffs.
In this game, Xie Kai played 40 minutes and 12 seconds, scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and won a triple-double. He is the best player on the team.
(End of this chapter)