The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 324 Curry Unsealed

Klay Thompson is restricted, but Curry is no longer afraid of Dellavedova's entanglement.

After winning a victory, Curry seemed to have lifted the seal, showing his true strength.

But what surprised the Cavaliers was Draymond Green. Draymond Green is the Warriors' defensive champion, but he also showed good offensive strength on the court, and he made consecutive hits from the beginning of this game.

The Cavaliers originally planned to use the height of the inside to hit the opponent. After all, Draymond Green and Iguodala are stronger defensively than offensively. Follow the opponent's lineup.

But now if Draymond Green attacks at this point, it will be a disadvantage if he uses the inside to beat them. After all, the attack rhythm of the inside is relatively slow, and it will not work if the defensive end cannot provide help.

The Cavaliers also reacted quickly and replaced Mozgov.

It's okay to keep Tristan Thompson, and James can't be at the top of the five position from the beginning.

After the lineup adjustment, the Cavaliers gradually got used to the opponent's small lineup.

It was Zhang Xiaotian who blew the counterattack horn. After his strength was added, his three-pointer was a perfect match with James.

In the first half, Zhang Xiaotian hit 5 three-pointers, and James also scored 20 points.

However, there are too few Cavaliers in the current lineup to score. Without Mozgov, apart from the two of them, only JR Smith can score for the Cavaliers.

Many teams' defense will decline when they play a small lineup, but the Warriors are on the contrary. In front of their defense, it is really difficult to play without two brushes.

At the last moment of the first half, Zhang Xiaotian hit the buzzer again to help the team lead by 1 point.

In the first two quarters, the two teams surpassed each other several times and played extremely fiercely.

This kind of thing most needs to be clenching your teeth and persevering, otherwise you will relax because it is nothing to lose a game.

The Warriors have no way to retreat, as long as they hold on, they will definitely collapse first.

"Be sure to keep an eye on his three-pointers." Coach Kerr solemnly said during the intermission.

James used Iguodala as the main defense and Draymond Green as the assistant defense.

Zhang Xiaotian has tried both Klay Thompson and Barnes, but the effect is still not very satisfactory.

Cole originally planned to let Iguodala assist in the defense. It doesn't matter if James scores alone.

But in the end he canceled this idea. Iguodala was tired of marking James, and I was afraid that he couldn't take care of it. If he messed up, the team would be hopeless.

In the end, the Warriors decided to use Barnes as the main defense and Klay Thompson as an assistant.

Dellavedova and Shumpert can be released, and even JR Smith can be released depending on the situation.

Zhang Xiaotian is too stable, his threat is several times that of JR Smith.

In the third quarter, the Warriors' defense was not so much fiercer as it was desperate.

They guarded Zhang Xiaotian and James tightly, while the others put more on it.

The key is that Dellavedova and Shumpert really couldn't make a shot, and JR Smith was replaced by JR Smith, but Tristan Thompson picked up a few inside.

Tristan Thompson is offensive, although not very strong, but after James attracted Draymond Green to help him defend, he had a chance at the basket.

Curry's physical strength declined in the second half and he was not so accurate, but the Warriors' advantage lies in the organization. In addition to Curry, Draymond Green and Iguodala both have very good passing ability. The edge will not work.

When the offense was affected, James and Zhang Xiaotian both directly increased their singles, and the Warriors' striker supported the ball at a high position, and the various counter-runs and cuts were still different.

Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, the key is to suit the team.

In this game, the Warriors didn't use so many people to rotate, and there were only eight people left.

The Cavaliers are even more exaggerated. After Mozgov is not used, the rotation is basically six.

Tiredness must be very tiring, but the opponent is not easy. In order to maintain offensive power and defensive end, the Warriors Splash Brothers, Iguodala and others also rarely rest, which is different from the previous ones.

Both the offensive and defensive ends can exert pressure. This is the mutual struggle of top teams.

In fact, there is not much difference in strength between the two teams, the key still depends on the performance of the core players at the moment of life and death. The Warriors lost in a row before, even if the Splash Brothers paid the tuition for the finals.

During the rotation period, Zhang Xiaotian and James did not rest, and both of them were ready to play the second half.

The Warriors still can't be so ruthless, even if it is compared, it is not necessary, because they are not like the Cavaliers, the core of the offensive and defensive ends are the same.

But even this, the Warriors took the lead into the final quarter.

In the third quarter, Zhang Xiaotian and James were flanked, and their shooting percentage was slightly worse.

But just at the beginning of the fourth quarter, James and Zhang Xiaotian scored 10 points together.

And in just two and a half minutes, not only the Warriors were erupted, but the Cavaliers' eruption was also terrifying.

The Cavaliers put on Klay Thompson at a minute and a half, followed by Curry.

Compared to physical strength, the Splash Brothers may still be a bit inferior. The key is that Cole is a little bit more confident. The defensive strategy in the third quarter made him think that he can relax a little before the decisive battle.

But the offensive end and the defensive end are integrated. The Cavaliers are not that kind of low-end team. Without the threat of Curry, and Zhang Xiaotian's ability has improved again, the Cavaliers play much easier.

Curry scored 5 points in a row. Once he opened up this point, the Cavaliers were not easy to defend against other points.

Not only does it need to help defend when breaking through, but if the pick-and-roll is outside the three-point line, the Cavaliers will also try to flank Curry.

No way, this buddy is too accurate, and his personal defense can't keep up.

Zhang Xiaotian can't switch defenses, and James doesn't have the energy to defend, and the key may not be able to limit death.

And with this lineup, James must help defend in it.

So if Curry comes up and explodes, the Cavaliers must counterattack on the offensive end.

At 4 minutes and 52 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian made a straight three-pointer after shaking continuously outside the three-point line.

87:86, pulled back the score that had just been surpassed by Curry.

But then Draymond Green made a strong foul and a pass helped the Warriors score 5 points.

On the Cavaliers' side, Zhang Xiaotian and James each hit a mid-range shot, which tied at 91:91.

Then Curry scored 5 points in a row, which was completely unreasonable.

On the Cavaliers side, Tristan Thompson and James missed two free throws, 93:96, and they fell behind by three points all of a sudden.

But then Iguodala made two free throws, and Zhang Xiaotian made a three-pointer to tie the score.

Iguodala is also strange, he can throw all three-pointers, but the free throws are a mess.

At 2 minutes and 20 seconds, the Warriors couldn't bear the pressure and requested a timeout first.

After the timeout, they let Draymond Green have the ball and Curry played off the ball.

At this time, the situation happened.

(End of this chapter)