Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 73 73 [The leader of the locker room]

"We have to play tougher, we have to show aggression, I think we lack blood"

Few people know that "Big Mouth" Draymond Green is actually the supreme leader of the Warriors locker room.

And it must be admitted that Green can indeed play this role very well.

Whenever there is a big game, Green will always deliver toughness to all players in the locker room.

That's it for tonight.

With 8 points behind at halftime, the defending champion's locker room did not have the expected low atmosphere. Instead, under the leadership of Drummond Green, all players continued to maintain a high fighting spirit.

The Warriors coaching staff headed by Steve Kerr is very pleased to see such a scene. As long as everyone's fighting spirit is still high, what's the point difference of 8 points?For the Golden State Warriors, that's a problem that can be solved in just two offensive possessions.

"I'll defend"

Later, when Cole asked in the locker room how to deal with the Spurs No. 35 in the second half of the game, Green chose to volunteer.

Cole has no doubts about Green's ability on the defensive end. Let Green defend the Spurs' No. 35, which seems to be a good choice.

But there are also certain risks.

On the one hand, Green's defense is small, and speed has never been his advantage. If this is exploited by the opponent, it will be infinitely magnified.

On the other hand, in the first half of the game, Green was entangled with Aldridge in most cases. He is the main weapon used to deal with the Spurs inside. If he defends the Spurs No. 35, the defense against the inside will inevitably decline. One point, it is also very likely to be used by opponents.

So Cole frowned.

He knew that as the head coach of the team, he couldn't hesitate at this time, but he had to think carefully. After all, it was very important for a master to make a move.

Cole finally chose to trust Green. As for the Spurs inside, he can only rely on Zaza Pachulia.

.........

"Guys, I spent $2. It's the kind of mixed bet. If the Spurs win, then I can get up to $8. China Jiang has never let me down. Judging from the halftime point difference, I am very happy." likely to hit"

In a bar in San Antonio, Sean pointed to the TV screen in front of him drunkenly and said to several companions around him.

"Shaw, don't get too excited, I [-]% hope you can hit it, but frankly, it doesn't look stable, we all know Golden State likes to play hard in the third quarter, if our team can't stand it The offense is very likely to be reversed by the Golden State people."

said one of the companions.

Sean nodded, he wasn't completely drunk, and the third quarter that was about to start was indeed the top priority.

During this period of time, relying on his absolute trust in Jiang Hao, Sean is obviously very lucky. He has earned more than 10 US dollars through cumulative betting.

Frankly, it's a lot quicker than opening a restaurant, and sometimes Sean thinks he's addicted.

Tonight was the biggest bet he had made during this time. He bet 2 US dollars at a time. Although there was a lot of risk, but because of his absolute trust in Jiang Hao, Sean still made the bet.

Therefore, he always pays attention to the situation of this game.

.........

In the Oracle Arena, after the intermission, players from both sides returned to the court one after another, and the third quarter was about to start.

At the beginning of the game, the head coaches of both sides clearly knew the importance of the third quarter, so they both sent the strongest lineups.

After the start of the game, Jiang Hao frowned slightly when he discovered that the Warriors defending him had become Drummond Green. In his impression, Green had excellent defensive ability, but his style of play was always full of controversy. In other words, He doesn't want to get hurt in the matchup with Green.

In this case, the best way to deal with it may be to make Green have to give up his defense.

So what should I do?

Jiang Hao turned his attention to Pau Gasol, and then took a look at Pachulia who was entangled with Aldridge under the basket.

In an instant, he had an idea.

At the top of the arc, Jiang Hao chose to pass the ball in the face of Green pulling out to defend. He made a gesture to Pau Gasol, and then passed the basketball to Pau Gasol who was pulled up to the high position.

Then, when many people thought that Pau Gasol would take on the job of supporting the high post, Jiang Hao suddenly appeared on the left side of the paint area through a crossover, and then quickly took the basketball from Pau Gasol.

As an excellent defender, Drummond Green will certainly not be thrown off by Jiang Hao. She follows Jiang Hao closely, neither giving space for breakthroughs nor giving an angle to shoot from the spot.

On the contrary, he kept making Jiang Hao uncomfortable with small actions.

Green speculates that Jiang Hao will return to Pau Gasol at the bottom of the ball bed, so he always pays attention to the passing gap between Jiang Hao and Pau Gasol, and is always ready to steal.

However, in the next second, Jiang Hao did choose to pass the ball, but it was not to Pau Gasol, but to Aldridge unexpectedly.

As an outstanding mid-range shooter in the league, from the scene, Pachulia is indeed entangled with Aldridge. It looks evenly matched, but in fact, when Aldridge gets the ball and makes a shot, he really can't guard it.

Swish!
Aldridge made a mid-range shot!
Drummond Green's face was a little embarrassed. He had already given 35% attention to the Spurs No. [-], but he still let him find a chance.

He Green will never admit that his defensive ability is not good, but at this time, he cannot deny that the Spurs No. 35 is indeed a difficult guy to deal with.

"We have all seen that Draymond Green has done a good job in this round just now, but he was still found by the Spurs No. 35. When the point difference in this game reached double digits for the first time, I had to Don't admit it, the balance is tilting for San Antonio after this win, even though the third quarter is just starting," Kenny Smith said of his inner shock.

He was shocked by the performance of the Spurs No. 35. In his impression, he had never seen such a crazy first-year rookie.

Conversely, the Warriors' offense, when Stephen Curry's ultra-long-range 3-pointer failed to hit, the atmosphere of Oracle suddenly became a little quiet.

Because "Brave and Three Crazies" are often named after Curry's three-pointers.

At this moment, Curry missed the three-pointer. Does this mean that the nirvana "Yong San Crazy" will fail in this game.

God, is it really necessary for the defending champion to swallow defeat?
Frankly speaking, the home fans in the stands are a little worried at this time. The Western Conference Finals is definitely not a joke. The real price of the finals is the first game of the series.

(End of this chapter)