super small forward

Chapter 634 634. D'Antoni
"Boss, do you really want to poach Harris?" Curry's expression was a little indescribable.

"Why, Stephen, are you in a hurry? If we can find Harris, my defensive burden will be relieved a lot. Harris and I can both play shooting guards. Our partnership may be great." Liu Ren laughed.

Curry pouted, he didn't care about Barnes, but this kind of thing should always be asked, but it's just asking, because in his heart Barnes is not a part of his future team territory, Barnes's soaring open shots in the Western Conference finals last season made him doubt Barnes as a whole. This year, the number of passes he gave to Barnes is less than one-third of that in the same period last season, which is very good illustrates this point.

Liu Ren and Curry chatted in front of the technical stage for a while and then returned to their respective halfs. The game was about to start, and both sides came to the court as starters.

The starters sent by the Lakers today are Clarkson, McCollum, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, and Whiteside.

Today it's Kobe's turn to rest, and Green's rotation to the bench lineup. Now the Lakers' regular season rotation mechanism is very thorough. Whoever is on the rotation, no matter who the opponent is, has to take the rotation. The lineup is also deep enough, so D'Antoni treats everyone equally, and everything is based on the emotional stability of the team players.

The Warriors' starting lineup today is the same, Curry, Klay Thompson, Barnes, Randall, Jason Thompson.

Walton was very puzzled watching the Lakers' starting lineup. Did D'Antoni not want to win?McCollum is very good, but his role in the Lakers system is completely incomparable to Kobe's. Kobe's off-ball style honed by so many years of experience is not comparable to a young man like McCollum.

Antetokounmpo... His talent is indeed better than Green, but he is more suitable to play point guard or small forward, so that he can give full play to his size advantage. Playing power forward is indeed a little thinner, Jason Thompson They can knock him out of the way.

Wharton was very melancholy, what was D'Antoni thinking?
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Whiteside and Randall came to the middle circle to jump the ball.

This time Whiteside didn't miss and gave the ball to Clarkson.

The Warriors retreated like a tide, but what surprised them was that Liu Ren just walked slowly to the front court like that, with no intention of rushing down at all.

The Warriors players are a little depressed. What about the three-second fast break at the beginning?Why don't you call today?

If you don't play, just don't play. Normal defense is not better. No matter how fast the defense is this time, sometimes it can't stand up to the opponent's crackling fast break.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, and the Warriors' defense had already settled down. Damn it-Thompson was ready to defend Liu Ren, sticking to Liu Ren to death, cutting off the passing route, and going around from the beginning .

Since Kobe is not playing today, Klay Thompson's defensive task has changed from defending Kobe to defending Liu Ren. He is the Warriors' best defensive outside line, and his physical fitness is also good. He is the best candidate to defend Liu Ren. Even better than Barnes.

In this way, Barnes can defend Clarkson, instead of allowing Curry to be abused by Clarkson's breakthrough, Curry can defend McCollum, who is clumsy without the ball.

Of course, Klay Thompson's clumsy off-the-ball ability is relative, and 90.00% of the players in the league above five are all clumsy off-the-ball abilities in his eyes.

However, what Klay Thompson didn't expect was that Liu Ren went directly to the bottom corner to open up space, and had no intention of catching the ball at all. Clarkson didn't force himself to hit Barnes, but gave the ball to Mike. Colum, McCollum singles Curry with the ball at a 45-degree angle...

To be honest, sometimes Liu Ren really admires D'Antoni's offensive sense. Before the game, D'Antoni had completely and accurately guessed what kind of defense the Warriors would use when Kobe and Green were absent. I guessed that the Warriors would underestimate McCollum, and now McCollum is directly on the weakest link of the Warriors' defense.

It was too easy for McCollum to single Curry with the ball, Clarkson and Liu Ren opened the air, Whiteside and Antetokounmpo on the inside were so tall, Randall and Jason on the inside Thompson had already struggled to stand up to both of them. Where there was a chance to come out to help Curry, he could only watch McCollum rush into the inside and score two points.

McCollum's rhythm is really good, and Curry's defense is almost like paper in front of him.

Of course, looking back, the perimeter defense composed of Liu Ren, Clarkson, and McCollum is not good enough. It’s almost the same as no one, Liu Ren can’t take care of the three alone, and the Warriors’ two insiders who play desperately are also a problem. The confrontation between impact and height makes Whiteside and Antetokounmpo no match. Come out to make up the opportunity to defend, otherwise the basket will be in danger.

Barnes was very active and active today. He made his first three-pointer in the opening game.

D'Antoni and Bickerstaff did not let Liu Ren defend Barnes, but let Liu Ren defend Curry, which greatly restricted Curry, and McCollum's entanglement with Klay Thompson was okay. , and then Clarkson was bullied miserably by Barnes.

The game turned into a confrontation between McCollum and Barnes very strangely, which was completely beyond the expectations of the fans at the scene, and the fans and commentators in front of the TV were also puzzled.

"Charles, the boss's desire to perform is not strong this year! You see, he has become the one who attracts defense again today. The game is really boring! I want to see Curry and the boss face off. If it is not possible, Thompson and the boss face off. .” O’Neill had a loveless expression on his face.

"I also wonder why the game turned into McCollum and Barnes as the protagonists? What do D'Antoni and Walton think?" Barkley also felt bored.

"I think it's the lineup of both sides that determines the defense. You see, Curry and Thompson on the Warriors' side are heavily guarded by the Lakers, and Liu and Clarkson are also heavily guarded on the Lakers' side. McCollum and Barnes have a chance, of course they can only play, and they are really good, and they have an advantage in the matchup." Kenny Smith is still the one with the best professionalism, but Barkley and O'Neal ignored him...

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Kenny Smith was right when he said that both sides were "forced" to play two players who weren't the first option on the floor.

However, the Warriors are really forced, and the Lakers are hard to say. For example, Liu Ren is depressed. Does D'Antoni really not want to win today?What is the arrangement before the game?Want to give Barnes a chance to perform?Better lock Klay Thompson without making it so obvious...

(End of this chapter)