You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 815 The Black Box

Keeping the big or the small against the small?

Of course Wright knows that the biggest advantage of the 76ers is Cousins ​​and Weixia. If Cousins ​​is removed, they will attack the long with short.

When Wei Xia and others are pinned beyond the three-point line by the Warriors' shooter, someone must protect the inside line, otherwise the Warriors will drive straight in.Who is filling in?Hayward?Holiday?Or Farid, who looks the best?
Therefore, in the first few games, the 76ers tried to pinch Curry. Hayward looked at Thompson like a cheating wife, even if Green went in for an empty basket.

In turn, the 76ers took advantage of the inside line to play singles or grab offensive rebounds.

It has to be said that the 76ers defended Thompson very successfully.So far in the latter finals, his personal performance has been unsatisfactory, with a shooting rate of 38%+30%.Although Curry averaged 25 points per game, his three-point shooting percentage was only 39%.

Therefore, the 76ers kept showing the spectacle of Cousins ​​single-handedly defending Iguodala and Wall/Curry without cover in several games.The battle of rhythm has reached the level of self-esteem.Wright is like a gambler who has run out of chips.

The inside attack here is facing double-teams, and the shots of the three major assistants over there are all empty baskets.

From the third game of the series, after Iguodala entered the Warriors' starting lineup, public opinion said that he played extremely well.

In fact, Iguodala just played his due level.In the first three games, Iguodala got a total of 38 open shots. If he fails to grasp it, it will really be Tony Allen.

You know, before leaving Philadelphia, Iguodala was the 76ers' top scorer after all.Now only 31 years old.Without any major injuries, the substitute is the team's choice and his personal will.He is fully capable of starting, and his combat power is also at the quasi-All-Star level.

Now in the sixth game, the Warriors chose a more extreme change in the face of Wei Xiawang Shan's outbreak.

They started with the fifth team without a pure center and fine-tuned the defense.They actively provoked Cousins' emotions and caused the 76ers to make many mistakes.

Was beaten by the Warriors in the opening game, Wright replaced Cousins, but did not give up the inside advantage given by the opponent, allowing Hollins to step forward to fill the vacancy.

As a result, Hollins made more turnovers when he was on the court, and he didn't have Cousins' level of offensive ability.

76人单节8失误，被勇士拿走了14分，28比15，76人一开始就落于下风。

This is the new perception of efficiency in modern basketball.Which is more efficient, distance or space?Today, when players' shooting ability is advancing by leaps and bounds, is it really more stable to hit the inside than open jumpers?
近30年来，NBA没有内线大杀器的冠军有：89、90年活塞、90年代公牛、12、13年热火。

However, the aforementioned teams all have traditional low-post scorers.Lambiel of the old Pistons was elected as an All-Star and averaged 17 points per game in his most brilliant season.The Bulls' Horace Grant was also a double-double during the three consecutive championships.What's more, Jordan and James are low-post killers and breakthrough madmen.

Overall, the Heat have become the most "modern" team among the championship teams in recent years, and can form a lineup without traditional insiders.However, the Heat's offense is still to a greater extent still from the inside out.

Compared with these genuine championship teams, the Warriors are more pure.Their two bigs have little post-up damage.Even Green's pick-and-roll routine is more like a small forward.At the same time, their guard collocation is also very characteristic. Curry is the most dangerous three-pointer in active service, while Wall is the fastest breakthrough player in active service-squeezing the defensive lineup-pointing the ball, creating a deterrent effect outside the three-point line, thereby expanding the opponent's defense zone.

From the regular season all the way, there are very few teams that can suppress them.

The 76ers are a rare exception.

Now they have achieved unexpected results with seemingly weird changes. The 76ers either accept the move or admit death.

After all, Wright is not obsessed with 41 in the 1 system.

He kept Cousins ​​on the bench in the second quarter, without any big men who might slow the pace.

In the second quarter, the starting lineup for the 76ers is: Wescha, Holiday, Hayward, Robertson, Faried.

Compared with the Warriors' lineup of five players with a maximum height of 202 cm, the 76ers' lineup with a maximum height of 203 cm does not look inferior at all.

The Warriors should be proud of themselves. They broke the 76 system that the 41ers swept the league.

This was the key to their championship last year. From the regular season to the finals this season, no team can break this system.And they broke the 41 system with a lineup that violated basketball common sense, forcing the 76ers to keep up with their rhythm, playing fast, athletic ability, shooting accuracy, unlimited defense, and talent.

The law of modern basketball is positional ambiguity.

The Warriors have not yet reached this point. For example, Curry must be the second position in this system, and Wall must be the first position.

Their size and ability to switch defenses are far inferior to the 76ers.

The 76ers still showed better lineup depth and athleticism.

Wei Xia swung to the first position to control the overall situation, and Holiday was in the second position, but he could defend three positions.

Hayward, Roberson and Faried are all famous swing wings.

Compared with the Warriors' five minors, the 76ers' five minors are closer to Riley's statement that "the future of basketball is five all-around wings".

Steve Kerr was in a weird mood when he saw the 76ers lineup.

At that time, he never thought that he might have opened an evil box.

If there is no guidance from the Warriors, maybe the 76ers will never abandon the traditional concepts to cater to the new era.

In the first round of the second quarter, the 76ers destroyed the Warriors' pass with amazing defensive efficiency, and then counterattacked at an unimaginable speed.

Wei Xia made a one-handed long pass from the backcourt.

Robertson dunks in the frontcourt.

Returning to the defensive end again, the 76ers' defensive versatility began to scare their opponents.

Since Green is the largest of the five warriors, the only one that Wei Xia is not easy to guard against among the five is the extremely fast Wall;
Holiday could have defended from position [-] to position [-]. Since the Warriors don't have serious insiders, he can defend all of them except Green;
Robertson's athletic talent is off the charts, and the team gave him only one task, to follow Wall tightly;
Hayward continues to take care of Thompson. He is definitely not enough alone, but with the help of Weisha and Holiday, everything is possible;
Faried is the most fearsome rim protector on this lineup, and his size is no longer a weakness in this matchup.

He has a height of 203 centimeters, and no one in the opposing Warriors is taller than him.

That is to say, he, who is usually eaten by others, suddenly became the tallest person on the court.

The same is the fifth, the average height, athletic ability, and defensive pressure of the 76ers are all better than the Warriors.

Falling into the offensive end, the Warriors can no longer display the flexibility of Wu Xiao.

They were defended for 22 seconds, forcing Curry to make a pity for his difficult ultra-long three-pointer.

"boom!"

It's not good to fly the long rebound, but it flew to Wei Xia's place.

Wei Xia jumped up to catch the defensive rebound with one hand, and before his body had a tendency to fall, he actually reacted in the air-he immediately threw a long pass with one hand.

When the man landed, his long pass had been delivered to Robertson.

Next is Robertson's performance alone.

His dunks boosted the power of the 76ers.

Jeff Van Gundy therefore said: "The Warriors' evolution is amazing, but unfortunately, they may have opened a black box."

"Yes, obviously they have never practiced this system before, and the 76ers will not have any response to it. But the clever thing is that the Warriors' small lineup was also used by the 76ers." Mark Jackson not only did not worry about his former subordinates, but said with some expectation, "Moreover, the 76ers' small lineup looks even stronger than the Warriors."

Wei Xia suddenly left Green to Hayward.

With Green's offensive ability, it would be overkill to let him defend. The opponent who really belongs to him should be the biggest uncertainty of the Warriors-Stephen Curry.

With Wei Xia's off-ball defense approaching, Curry immediately became difficult to touch the ball.

To turn off a person on the off-ball defensive end, not only must the explosive power and physical fitness of the opponent be more than one grade, but also be able to avoid screens.

In just 20 seconds, Wei Xia prevented Curry from touching the ball.

Fortunately, the Warriors still have Wall, and his speed is also an insoluble thorny problem for the 76ers.

His breakthrough layup hit again.

This ball, at any rate, helped the Warriors get back a mouthful of blood.

But no one will regard this as a goal for the Warriors to stabilize the situation, because the rhythm is obviously in the hands of the 76ers.

The Warriors must try their best to avoid Curry and Wei Xia facing each other, but the 76ers don't care who Wei Xia faces.

Wei Xia held the ball with one hand, changed direction, swayed, and leaned forward with obvious breakthrough intentions. No matter how stable Iguodala's chassis is, if this set goes on three times in a row, he will lose his position.

Wei Xia seized the opportunity in a moment of negligence and scored a jumper.

"The situation may be getting out of control," Van Gundy muttered.

(End of this chapter)