Chapter 405 Fighting for the defending champion(2/2)
The Warriors made tactical adjustments.
The Warriors' style of playing was not without it before. Although Curry's playing style was very different, he was not completely independent. If there were teams in history that looked like the current Warriors, then it was undoubtedly the Suns in the 2004-05 season. Except for the Suns who are weaker in defense, the rest are not inferior at all.
At that time, the team's core player was Nash, who won the MVP for the rest of the time.
In that Suns, Nash, like Curry today, is also an unsolvable existence, and he is also a team's offensive system that drives a team. In general, Nash, like Curry, leads the team's offense in his own way. Similarly, when the team's offense stagnates, they will immediately use their super personal abilities to solve the battle.
In the 2005 playoffs, Nash once played against the Mavericks. When all his teammates were silent, he made 20 of 28 shots and scored 48 points. Now when the Warriors' usual tactical cooperation is difficult to score, Curry is also preparing to do the same thing.
The Warriors made tactical adjustments, and the main aspect of this adjustment was to enable Curry to start the solo mode.
The Warriors' offense is a system, but when this system cannot work, the whole team will immediately enter the auxiliary mode. This is just like playing dota or lol. All teammates assist the core, making him super magic.
Curry took the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, and Green and Barnes made pick-and-rolls at the same time in both left and right positions.
Curry made a false move with a left turn, and suddenly dribbled backwards, and then reached Green's cover position.
Although Green's body is not wide, the quality of the pick-and-roll is not bad at all compared to Jordan Jr. Now he directly blocks Paul and Jeff Green.
Paul reacted quickly and was about to squeeze through soon.
However, even if you squeeze through, it will take 1 to 2 seconds, which is this little time, which gives Curry a little bit of shooting gap.
Curry was one step away from the three-point line, and hesitated at all. He dribbled back and then took a three-pointer.
Curry's attack point is not high, but it is very fast, like a sniper rifle.
After the basketball flew out of his hand, it flew straight to the basket with a high-speed spin.
"Swish!"
A crisp sound, three-pointer, in!
The fans at the scene were in an uproar. The way of attacking was completely Curry's style. The three-point line was no longer a three-point line for him. Instead, it was more like a free throw line.
The Clippers attacked, and Shuai Tang and Paul crossed the pick-and-roll. The two changed the defenders.
Tang Shuai fell to the low post, and Paul quickly put the ball in. He leaned against Curry and played singles.
The Warriors' assisted defense soon rose, and compared with other teams, the Warriors are undoubtedly one of the best in assisted defense rotation.
When Tang Shuai observed this, he directly chose to turn around and lean back, push Curry away, then turn around quickly, and then lean back quickly.
Before, I had been observing Livingston's back-to-back method, and he was more accurate in some of the details of back-to-back.
After turning around, he hit a steadily. The Clippers beat the score again.
Looking back, the Clippers were still defending themselves.
This time Curry did not directly attack with the ball. After giving the ball to Green at the top of the arc, he ran around the three-point line on the sideline. The other three people did three consecutive pick-and-rolls without the ball. When they ran from the left three-point line to the 45-degree angle on the right wing, a trace of mobile phone appeared around Bogut's pick-and-roll wall.
Green had already prepared to hold the ball at the top of the arc. Without any hesitation, he threw the ball directly to Curry.
Curry almost jumped against Bogut's body and then threw the three-pointer out.
This goal is much more difficult than the previous one, but Curry is indeed steady and his quick shot still maintains his familiar shooting posture.
After the basketball flew out of his hand, it flew towards the basket at high speed.
"Swish!"
Three points back!
The fans at the scene were in an uproar. The Clippers' defense was already done quite well, but Curry came back in the second half to regain his touch, and once he waited for him to regain his touch, the game completely changed.
In the Clippers' offense, Brewer used Green's pick-and-roll to cut the basket. Paul passed it in seconds with one strike. Brewer's layup was disturbed by Bogut and went out of the basket. However, Jordan Jr. used his enthusiasm to directly score a tip-in.
The Clippers tied the score again.
There is no problem with scoring.
The Warriors' offense was the same tactics, and Curry was still in circles. The Clippers obviously strengthened their defensive strength at this time, and the players were all very fiercely.
Curry ran out without getting a gap, and it was even difficult to catch the ball, and he was almost cut off when he received the ball.
"Defen color!Defen color!" The fans at the scene cheered for the home team, and the fans standing in the front row stood up directly from their seats, waving their fists in their hands and shouting loudly.
Curry held the ball, Paul pressed it tightly, Green and Thompson tried to pull out to make pick-and-roll, but failed several times, and brought the defender over to the team, almost forming a double-team.
"6!" Warriors assistant coach Walton on the sidelines loudly reminded Curry of the attack time.
Curry shook his hand and directly signaled his teammates to pull it away.
After this gesture, Green and Thompson ran away and took away the Clippers' defenders.
The originally crowded arc top suddenly became a one-on-one match between Paul and Curry.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly, Paul pressed it tightly, and his hands were made with a lot of small movements, and his defense was quite strong.
Curry suddenly stopped urgently and chose to stop and take action without getting rid of it completely.
Paul jumped up almost at the same time, reaching out to interfere with Curry's sight.
The defense of the ball is quite good, and Curry can hardly see the box, but he still takes action based on his feelings.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the rebound, and it can be seen that the ball has some deviations in the angle due to interference.
However, after the ball hit the rebound, it bounced and hit the front of the basket, bounced in the direction of the rebound, and finally rubbed the basket along the way.
Three-pointer, still scored!
Three consecutive three-pointers!
After scoring, Curry seemed very excited, stretched out his index finger and kept jumping in place, with the exaggerated expression on his face very intriguing.
Curry's offense made the morale of the entire Warriors suddenly increase, and the defensive rotation speed was faster. After successfully defending the Clippers' offense, Curry passed Paul and Green in the fast break, and a small round-route layup sent the ball into the basket.
That's not counting. When the Clippers scored a difficult goal, Curry turned around and scored another breakout after pick-and-roll.
The Clippers were stopped directly.
As soon as he came back in the second half, Curry showed his strong personal scoring ability, making 5 of 5 shots, including 3 3-pointers, scoring 13 points in a row, and widening the gap to 5 points.
Kassel shook his head helplessly. The Clippers' performance was as perfect as the first quarter, but the difference was Curry.
"Double-teaming must keep up and minimize Stephen's catch chances as much as possible." Kassel emphasized the most important thing during the timeout was Curry's defense.
After the timeout, according to Kassel's tactical deployment, the Clippers shifted their defense focus to Curry.
But in this way, Curry defended himself, but other points were opened.
The reason why Curry is so difficult to defend is not just because he has super scoring ability. If you really want to say it, Durant is even stronger than him. The reason why he is the only one is because in addition to scoring, his passing is also top-notch.
Double-teaming Curry does reduce or even lose the chance of taking action, but he can often pass the ball out the moment before the double-teaming is formed. The receiver will throw the ball twice at random, which is an offensive opportunity. As a result, when the timeout comes back, the score difference between the two sides not only does not narrow, but is further widened.
81 to 71, when both sides entered the second half rotation, the Warriors had already widened the gap to double digits under the leadership of Curry.
The Clippers' players looked at the scoreboard panting. They didn't play hard in this battle of honor, but sometimes hard work doesn't necessarily win the game.
At this time, Tang Shuai turned around and noticed that Billups pulled Kassel and said these things.
Chapter completed!