super small forward

Chapter 637 637. Control the Situation

Biyombo made the dunk through Bogut, which made the Warriors feel sore. This Jason Thompson can prevent the dunk from the opponent. Bogut's explosive power is really not good. The defensive dominance of the basket does exist, but it is only limited to positional battles. When it comes to fast breaks or defending against the opponent's second attack, it's the same as nothing. When he was young, he was tortured to death by Howard, but now he is old and two short jumping centers can abuse him in this regard.

However, Curry quickly regained face for Bogut, facing Liu Ren's defense and hitting a three-point shot, leading the score by two points.

Looking back, LaVine went straight to the basket, taking advantage of Bogut's hesitation because of being dunked by Biyombo, whether to make up or withstand Biyombo's opportunity to forcefully hit the inside and force a layup, which caused Randall's defensive foul and penalty.

The two sides began to play anxiously until the 6th minute of the second quarter. Iguodala faked a fax shot past Liu Ren's free throw line and scored two points, tying the score at 45. The Lakers called a timeout , just in time for the official timeout.

Both the Lakers and Warriors players were playing high. After only 18 minutes of playing, both sides scored 45 points. This efficiency is simply frighteningly high.

The players played happily, but the coaches of both teams were not so happy.

D'Antoni is relatively fine, and Wharton is really anxious.

As one of the best defensive teams in the league, the coach of the team naturally wants to see that the progress of the game is in his own hands, that is, he hopes to limit the opponent to his own defense.

Neither the Lakers nor the Warriors can restrain their opponents, they can only rely on offense to stabilize the situation.

This made the coaches of the two teams feel that they could not control the situation in their hands. It was very uneasy for a coach. Walton immediately started to arrange defense. Barnes and Klay Thompson had almost rested, and Walton Replaced, replaced Curry and McAdoo, who basically didn't play a role in defending the perimeter just now, the current lineup is Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Barnes, Randall, Bogut.

It has to be said that the Warriors rank first in scoring talent in the league, sending the best defensive lineup, the offensive firepower has not decreased at all, but has increased.

Although D'Antoni is not as anxious as Wharton, after partnering with Bickerstaff, he has subtly become more obsessed with completely controlling the situation. The feeling of not even knowing whether to win or lose is so refreshing, it is a temptation that a coach can't refuse.

Curry was off the field, D'Antoni safely replaced Antetokounmpo to the point guard position, Liu Ren played for a quarter and a half in a row, was replaced by Ci Shiping, who entered the roster when Kobe rested, and replaced the shooting guard With McCollum as the scorer, Green and Gasol were replaced.

D'Antoni's substitution is very particular. Bogut's offense is clumsy. Gasol can lock him up and open up space on the offensive end. Green can rotate defense with Ci Shiping. Ci Shiping defends Randall, and Green can go To defend against Barnes, Klay Thompson basically catches and shoots the ball.

On the offensive end... the Lakers are full of misplacements!
After a timeout, the Lakers attacked, McCollum advanced to the frontcourt, and Iguodala was defending him.

McCollum's performance in the first quarter was extremely good, which put a lot of defensive pressure on the Warriors, so Iguodala, who has the strength to enter the first team of the best defensive team, was used to defend.

However, after McCollum advanced to the frontcourt, he directly hoisted the ball to the free throw line. At the same time, Antetokounmpo used his super long legs to accelerate one step and wiped out Klay Thompson. One step into the reasonable collision zone and hit a backhand layup.

Every time the opponent fans of the Lakers see a goal like Antetokounmpo's, they take a breath. This style of play is really unscientific, it is simply anti-human style of play!

This size actually has such agility. If he rushes to the inside line, unless he doesn't feel good, he can't defend at all!
Wharton's defensive arrangement did not work at all because of Antetokounmpo.

In turn, the Warriors' offense was limited.

Iguodala is defended by Antetokounmpo's death-wrapped defense, which is more difficult than breaking through Liu Ren. Antetokounmpo's size is too large for a real guard even if he is a big guard. With slow, not slow footsteps, long legs comparable to traditional centers, and excellent defensive awareness and attitude, Iguodala was guarded to death.

On Green's side, he entered the NBA with the same team as Barnes in the same year.

When Green and Barnes entered the Warriors, their status was very different. Barnes was the small forward and future star that the Warriors focused on training. At that time, Curry had not yet risen, and Klay Thompson was tepid Hot, Barnes was once regarded as the future of the Warriors.

And Green is a third backup small forward for the Warriors, and he is regarded as a drinking fountain administrator, because after James entered the league, most of the three-capable strikers who used James as a template turned out to be no-nonsense. Green is naturally not reused for playing "useless wood" who has no advantage in anything.

Now the status of Green and Barnes is still very different, but the positions of the two sides have been exchanged. Green is now a core player who can replace all players in the league except for a few unshakable superstars, while Barnes Ernes is still struggling for his next home after the expiration of his rookie contract.

Green played Barnes as a substitute for a whole year. He paid the most attention to Barnes when he was in the Warriors. He knows Barnes too well. As the best defensive player, his restrictions on Barnes are actually the Lakers. The team did the best among everyone including Liu Ren, but his previous task was to assist defense, not single defense.

Ci Shiping guarding against Randall... The old Ci Shiping topped the power forward position, it really seems like that, the main reason is that Randall was still a little stunned, and was confused by the little tricks and trash talk of the old fritters Ci Shiping He was determined to fight Ci Shiping physically.

The power of Ci Shiping is really not afraid of anyone, even if Liu Ren and James are on him, he is still tough. Randall was taken into the ditch by Ci Shiping, and he only wanted to compete with Ci Shiping.

Bogut...Pau Gasol doesn't need to be guarded, and he is not considered an offensive role in Wharton's tactics.

The advantages of the Lakers' lineup are prominent. After returning from the timeout, the rotation of the two teams clearly has the upper hand, forcing the Warriors to only fire from the outside. Thanks to the fact that the Warriors' outside touch is really against the sky, they were not suppressed by the Lakers. At the end of the half, the Lakers turned the score into 64 to 58, leading the Warriors by 6 points and entering the intermission.

(End of this chapter)