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Chapter 496 Witty Cole

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and LeBron went off the court to rest.

The first quarter of the game ended quickly, and the Kings led the Warriors 36 to 28. At the end of the main period, a wave of consecutive hits widened the gap.

ESPN commentator Van Gundy summed up the evaluation: "The Warriors' initial experiment with the small lineup failed. Without Bogut blocking the paint area and protecting the frame, the King's transfer tactics around the bottom line were too easy to execute, allowing the King to score easily many times. It also caused the Warriors Falling into LeBron dependence, not continuing the tactical movement like they did in the opening game, they have to keep a point guard on the court."

Another commentator, former Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, answered: "I totally agree! When a team has LeBron on the court and has no traditional point guards at the same time, the basketball is easily passed to LeBron. No better. s Choice."

During the conversation, the second quarter started.

LeBron returned to the game and formed the Warriors' bench lineup with Livingston, Barnes, Speights and Ezeli.

"I'm a turtle..."

Seeing LeBron put on a defensive posture, Su Yang was a little surprised. This regular season will be played as a playoff, and he really wants to win.

After thinking about it, according to the result of the opening jump ball, the King first served from the baseline to attack, and Covington made a three-pointer in a small space.

The Warriors' defense has been significantly strengthened, which is mainly reflected in the rapid return speed after double-teaming, which is true for all players in the playoffs.

Offensive and defensive transitions, the Warriors kicked off from the baseline.

Livingston walked all the way to the floor mark on the right side of the frontcourt, leaned sideways on Thomas Jr. to protect the basketball, and raised his hand to Barnes who circled out, and Barnes took the ball and rushed two steps, and then passed the left 45-degree Le Brown, then turns and cuts in with a back screen.

A set of tactical moves was smooth and smooth. Barnes successfully attracted the attention of the Kings' defense, and suddenly stopped and reversed the wall to block Thomas. Throws a pass and lobs a dunk.

Boom!The basketball exploded into the net.

Cheers erupted from the Warriors' bench, and Kerr grinned, thinking this was the right way to turn on LeBron.

Super large field of view, super long-distance passing, no need for LeBron to run too much to waste energy, standing on the court is a threat.

Su Yang felt quite shameless, because of LeBron's ball-holding threat, even if he was standing on the halfway line to smoke, someone had to pass the ashtray.

Offensive and defensive transitions on the court, the king's five-out formation started and ran, Turner ran the ball all the way across the center line, and then turned one high and four lows.

With the start of the X running position, Thomas Jr. strode into the inside from the right wing, crossed with Covington, who cut in at 45 degrees from the left, and made off-ball cross screens for each other. To the left bottom corner and right wing.

The Warriors chased the duo around the screen to intercept, Turner weighed for a moment, and chose to pass the ball to Covington on the right wing.

In the blink of an eye, Covington caught the ball and withdrew and took off. He was as confident as a king, and the basketball clattered and exploded.

"Good, keep it up!"

Su Yang yelled encouragement at Covington. He sincerely encouraged him to shoot if there was an open spot, but he also knew that the better choice just now should be Turner holding the ball to break through. Otherwise, it's okay to beat Barnes.

The Warriors grabbed a rebound and counterattacked. Livingston caught the ball and took it to the 45-degree three-point line on the left side of the frontcourt. , and then use the cover to break through on the left.

A mid-range shot from an emergency stop appeared, and the basketball slammed like iron. Turner grabbed the rebound and passed it to Thomas Jr., and the Kings launched a counterattack.

It was still a five-out formation. Thomas Jr. didn't pass the ball. He put Livingston on his back and entered the right waist. He suddenly pulled the ball and retreated. , Livingston was so angry that he shook his head to show his unwillingness.

The defense is quite in place, with such a big height advantage, the palm of the hand has almost touched the basketball, and the basketball is actually hollowed into the net.

That's little Thomas.

Not Chris Paul!
Why is it so easy to fight big.

The two teams switched offense and defense. Livingston took the ball and ran to the floor mark on the right.

Jason Thompson defended decisively, Livingston hesitated for a moment, turned around and threw the ball to the top of the arc, and LeBron received the ball, immediately turned to the left, and passed it to Speights who was on the left wing with the help of Barnes. One-on-one back-to-back singles are formed simultaneously.

"Speights still hit back?"

Su Yang stared blankly, but Guy, who was in charge of defense, took the initiative to retreat to make room, and Speights suddenly turned over and took off to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball clanged like iron, and it flew out of bounds during the scramble. The referee blew the whistle and whistled for the frontcourt ball, and the Warriors immediately set up a corner kick formation.

Ezeli raised the left wing to catch the ball, LeBron stepped into the field, took over and passed back and ran two steps, and made a long pass to the right wing position.

Livingston just used the cover to lift up, received the basketball and flew to catch up with Thomas Jr., and made an emergency stop on the inside to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball hit the iron, and Ezeli, who had slid down before, was unstoppable for a while. He jumped high and made a dunk, blasting into the net and scoring.

"It really works for LeBron..."

Su Yang praised Cole. Although Livingston failed to make a hit just now, LeBron's pass so fast and so far played a big role. Ezeli created an easy down move.

It can be said that Cole found a balance.

It won't make LeBron so tired, and it won't make other Warriors players become catch-and-shoot types, which is really awesome.

Cheering cheers sounded in the arena, the Kings took a one-in-four-out formation, and Thomas Jr. made an inside cut after delivering the ball at the top of the arc.

Turner, who was making a screen, raised up and received a pass from Gay to prepare for another split, while Thomas Jr. ran to the right corner, set up a wall to delay LeBron, and made a back screen for Covington, creating an opportunity to cut inside and attack the basket. Then turn around and use Guy WIDE to cover and lift up.

For a while, the King got two chances at the basket and at 45 degrees on the right. Turner weighed it for a moment and chose to pass the ball to the right.

Thomas Jr. catches the ball and rushes to shoot a three-pointer. The basketball flies out of Livingston's fingertips, glides in a super high arc, hits the basket and bounces into the net.

"That's okay too?"

Seeing this, Su Yang chuckled, and then saw Livingston's suspicious eyes, and then grinned loudly, knowing that the impact was too strong.

The two teams switched offense and defense, and LeBron slowly dribbled the ball across the center line. At the same time, on the left wing, Speights screened for Barnes, but Slip broke apart early and went straight to the basket. , LeBron raised his hand to pass the ball vigorously.

The Warriors started with a delayed start. Ezeli was still outside the three-point line at this time, and Jason Thompson stood at the free throw line in response.

The king had an empty basket at this time, and Speights took the ball and rushed two steps, aiming at the basket and making a dunk, scoring easily.

Jason Thompson shook his head angrily. The rush to make up the defense had no effect. The original intention of staying at the free throw line was to prevent LeBron from using Ezeli's screen to break through quickly. Unexpectedly, it led to an empty basket, although the root of the problem was that the left wing screen cooperation failed to prevent .

The two teams switched offense and defense. The Kings started from one inside and four outside.

Jason Thompson cut inside early, and the situation turned into a small fight and a big military training Ezeli. Thomas Jr. made some maneuvers and made a quick shot.

The basketball bounced back with a clatter.

Livingston suddenly showed a relieved expression. This is Isaiah Thomas, not Chris Paul or Curry.

The Warriors grabbed the rebound, LeBron counterattacked with the ball, quickly rushed to Hu Ding's position, suddenly stopped and turned around to hand over the ball and cover.

Barnes catches the ball and dribbles two steps. He makes an open three-pointer and hits the iron. The Kings grab a rebound and counterattack. Covington simply screens and grabs the shot.

The basketball bounced back with a clatter.

Seeing this, Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that the generals in the king's court were playing too smoothly, and now he was a little bit flustered, and rushed to shoot twice in a row.

While thinking about it, the Warriors launched a counterattack, LeBron used the screen to break through, forced the three to cause a foul, and made two free throws.

Taking advantage of the free throw, Su Yang beckoned Turner and Thomas Jr. to the sidelines, and told them to pay attention to controlling the rhythm.

The two lead the way, and LeBron hits two free throws against the boos of the audience, and the King follows the baseline to attack.

Still started with one inside and four outside, the strength of the basketball shifted, Thomas Jr. took the ball for the second time, and looked for opportunities through the pick-and-roll on the right.

But this time, Thomas Jr. didn't rush to shoot, and Jason Thompson didn't cut inside after breaking it apart, but cut outside and continued to screen.

Covington took the opportunity to rush to the top of the arc with the help of a screen, raised his hand to receive the pass from Thomas Jr., raised his hand and made a three-pointer, and hit the net hollowly.

The king's offense is too smooth, and the bottom line is shifted in a wide range

Easy side Warriors attack, Livingston uses the cover of Ezeli to reach the right waist, sits with his back, and makes a signature turnaround jumper.

Basketball hollow into the net.

The King counterattacked again, Turner also hit back from the waist, and suddenly hit the ball to the basket, but Jason Thompson made a mistake.

The Warriors got a counterattack, and Livingston received a flyer from the left to beat Thomas Jr., attracting Covington to double-team, and then passed to LeBron.

Covington hurried back to the defense, but LeBron ignored it, and confidently combined the ball to make a shot, and the three-pointer went into the net with a bang.

In a wave of 13 to 8, the Warriors were only 3 points away from catching up.

Su Yang looked up at the timer and found that there were 7 minutes and 58 seconds left in the second quarter, and then raised his hand to ask for a timeout.

"Cole is still ruthless, successfully combining LeBron and the Warriors to a high degree, and the next three quarters will be a hard fight..."

　In which chapter last night, there was a BUG where Cousins ​​was off and then on the field. Not too many veterans pointed it out, a little sad...

　　
　
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