Curry is already thin, and what he fears most is this kind of clinging defense.

Wade also followed Thompson very closely, not even giving Thompson a chance to catch the ball.

The Warriors did not have an advantage inside, Zaza was beaten by Howard, and Green and P.J. Tucker were evenly matched.

Therefore, Lin Tian gives the ball to Howard more often. The Warriors' weakest link is Zaza.

Howard seized this hard-won opportunity and succeeded in singles again and again.

This scene made Cole scratch his head on the sidelines. Zaza's defense was actually not bad, but he ran into Howard.

Not long into the third quarter, Cole replaced Zaza and replaced him with Yingodala.

At the same time, the person defending Lin Tian became Yingodala.

Durant's pressure on the defensive end is suddenly reduced, and the offensive end can become more efficient.

The Warriors' five-death small lineup once tied the score, but was suppressed by the Lakers' interior offense.

Lin Tian was not stupid. Since the opponent sent out five dead players, he directly played the fourth position and used his height and confrontation advantages to beat the opponent.

Ying Guodala couldn't stop Lin Tian's back attack and gorgeous steps at the basket. Dream Green could only defend Howard by going around and adding small moves.

The Lakers are indestructible inside, and the Warriors can only increase their outside shooting.

The Warriors are never afraid of the opponent's lead, and three-pointers are their biggest weapon.

Curry and Thompson didn't have many three-point shooting opportunities, but they still forced their shots, hitting the ball frequently. Lin Tian's rebounds suddenly increased.

The Five Death Sacrifice came out, and facing the Lakers' inside line, the Warriors almost gave up the opportunity for a second attack.

Because once they miss a shot, they can't grab offensive rebounds at all.

Their inside line was too short, Green couldn't get rebounds from Howard, and Durant couldn't get Lin Tian.

For the Warriors, this is not the only embarrassment.

When the Lakers start attacking inside, even if they don't score, they always have a second chance to attack.

Lin Tian and Howard guarded the inside and defeated Green and Durant.

The most important thing about the Death Five is speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. When it comes to the Lakers' lineup, they have no advantage at all.

The point difference continued to be widened by the Lakers. When the third quarter was about to end, the score difference was already 20 points. Cole's face was ashen on the sidelines.

O'Neal was shocked and said: "Honestly! I have never seen the Warriors get beaten so badly after sending out five dead men!"

Another commentator also nodded solemnly: "The Death Five were originally the Warriors' desperate lineup! They were beaten so passively today!"

The fans sitting in the audience could not hide their excitement.

"Hahahaha! The Five Death Boys were all beaten! As expected of a team with 74 wins in the regular season!"

"It's just the Death Five! They only grabbed a few rebounds in the entire third quarter?"

"When Curry and Thompson's shots become inaccurate, the death five small lineup will not have any effect."

"Come on, Lakers, rush me! Don't let them get a single rebound!"

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Warriors 85:65.

The most interesting thing about this section is the rebound data.

The Lakers grabbed a total of 18 rebounds in the third quarter! But the Warriors only had 4 rebounds! They were simply crushed by the Lakers.

Since Durant joined the Warriors, their death-five small lineup has never been so passive.

When Curry, Thompson and Durant returned to the bench, none of them said a word.

As the spiritual leader of the team, Dream Green stood up and yelled a few words, but it did not cause much repercussions.

Cole is also one of the first two players. He is actually a very stubborn coach. He was beaten inside just now and still has no intention of replacing him.

The fourth quarter started immediately, and Cole finally rearranged a lineup to let the Splash Brothers take a break, with Durant and Green leading the team.

Lin Tian and Howard of the Lakers simply didn't rest. They came on the court at the beginning of the final quarter and continued to make trouble in the paint.

At the same time, Lin Tian's defensive intensity against Durant increased again! He never allowed Durant to have a good shot.

Durant has always suffered from lack of physical strength in the final stages of his career. Once Lin Tian's intensity of confrontation increased, he frequently struck the iron.

Cole finally sent in the Splash Brothers in advance, and Scott also took a risk by letting Caruso and Brogdon appear.

Caruso's defense is currently not as good as Dellavedova's, but he is young, has plenty of physical strength, and has been following Curry closely.

There is no doubt about Brogdon's defensive attitude.

Although these two defenders could not completely prevent the Splash Brothers, they at least caused a lot of trouble to the Splash Brothers.

With more than two minutes left in the final quarter, the Lakers still led by 17 points.

Cole stopped struggling and decisively replaced the main force, which also showed that he had surrendered.

The rest of the game is not that important to them.

Many fans at the scene had already started dancing to celebrate the upcoming victory.

This side of the Lakers bench.

Howard, Wade and others happily watched the players running on the field.

During the whole game, this was the happiest time for them, because they only had to wait quietly for victory, and no one came to interview them.

Howard drank half a bottle of energy drink in one breath and said with a smile: "It's hard for the Warriors to grab a rebound today, haha!"

Wade also put his right hand on Lin Tian's neck: "Lin! Your sense of rebounding is so sensitive! You are definitely good at center!"

"Dwyane, you've never seen Lin play center, right? His effect as a center is really good! No one can stop him! Not even me!"

Lin Tian did not enjoy the compliments of the two people, but solemnly said: "It's not the time for us to relax yet! This is just G1."

"Hey! Man! Relax, at least the initiative is in our hands now! The Death Five is nothing more than that!"

"Dwight is right, Lin, don't be so serious, we Lakers are invincible!"

As several people were talking, the buzzer sounded, and the game officially ended. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 111:91 and won G1.

After the Warriors players returned to the locker room, Kerr angrily smashed the tactical board with his fist in front of all the players.

His operation scared several young players in the team. It was the first time for these young players to see Cole so angry.

The entire away locker room was extremely quiet.

After a few seconds, Cole continued: "Damn it! It was such an ugly game! We have to figure out what went wrong! This is not a player's problem! It's everyone's problem.

Problem! We were better equipped than the Lakers! But we got our ass kicked by the Lakers!"

Team superstars Durant and Curry just sat silently in their seats and seemed not to hear Cole's words.

Cole continued to lose his temper: "A few of the washed-up stars of the Lakers beat you like this? Then let's not compete for the championship! That's it when we encounter a team with a slightly tougher style of play. The next game will be like this.

There’s no need to fight at all! Everyone, please go home and have a good sleep!”

Silence, still silence.

After a long time, Dream Green stood up: "Today we were really a piece of shit in the paint! We were too soft! We must come back in the next game!"

With that said, Dream Green walked up to Curry and patted Curry's chest: "Steve! Show your confidence! Don't hesitate! Just shoot when you have to!"

After speaking to Curry, he patted Durant on the shoulder again: "KD! Be tough! You can do better!"

Green passed by each teammate like the boss of the team and said words of encouragement to each one.

…

At the post-match press conference.

A reporter asked Kerr: "Coach Kerr, your five-death lineup was destroyed in the third quarter, and you only had four rebounds. What do you think is the problem?"

Cole faced several cameras and said with a wry smile: "Obviously, our height is not enough, and the players inside can't block the opponents. The Lakers did a good job in this game. They know how to restrain us.

Set up a lineup.”

"Then will you insist on using the Death Five lineup in the future? Do you think the Death Five has been cracked by the Lakers?"

"I don't think my lineup was cracked by the other team. It was a matter of luck. Our shooting was terrible today! We couldn't rebound the ball! That's it."

"Curry seemed to have a hard time being guarded by the opponent's No. 1 position today. Did you communicate with him after the game?"

"I communicate with my players after every game. This is what a coach should do. Okay, next question."

…

Compared with the Warriors' post-game press conference, the Lakers seemed to be having fun here.

Today's post-game press conference was also expected to take longer than before the game, so it was already late at night when Lin Tian returned home.

Early the next morning, when all the Lakers players were training, Kobe came again.

According to what Kobe said, he was busy in Game 1 last night, so he came here today after taking some time off.

When Kobe comes, he doesn't just chat for a while and then leave. He supervises the players' training just like the team's assistant coach.

In particular, several rookies in the team seized the opportunity when Kobe came to the training hall and chased him asking questions.
To be continued...