Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 76 76 [Rhythm is King]

The team atmosphere of the defending champion this season does not seem to be monolithic. After the loss in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the local media in Oakland directly exposed a heavy news, that is, there was a discordant scene in the locker room of the home team after the game. , locker room leader Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr had an altercation.

In fact, during the regular season, there was a tense situation about the relationship between the players within the Warriors. The protagonists at that time were Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

Many people feel that maybe "Big Mouth" Green's problems should really be corrected. He looks like a time bomb.

Of course, some people said that Green just wanted to win.

It's just that judging from the current situation, the main player and the head coach have a dispute. This is definitely not good news, and it will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the team's way to defend the title.

To put it simply, if the Warriors can't calm down the matter quickly, then they are likely to continue to lose in the next game after losing the first game, and it is not impossible for the San Antonio to take away the Western Conference championship trophy.

"That's just part of basketball, Steve and Drummond are obviously professional guys, they've apologized to each other..."

A day later, as Game [-] of the series was about to start, the biggest concerns of many Warriors fans were answered by Stephen Curry.

First of all, Curry confirmed the authenticity of the previously reported news. At the same time, he also said that it was nothing. Green and Cole have apologized to each other. Two games.

Curry's remarks undoubtedly gave the Warriors fans a reassurance. As long as there are no problems within the team, they will be full of confidence in this series. After all, the loss in the first game does not mean anything to a certain extent.

The Warriors just lost their home court advantage, and for them with four All-Stars, when they regained their peak form, home court advantage is just a noun.

Warriors fans are indeed qualified to say this.

Oracle Arena, the second game has been played for a while, but the situation on the court has shown a one-sided trend.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Warriors showed very strong firepower on the offensive end. Under the leadership of Kevin Durant, they played a 23:9 offensive climax.

Although Popovich requested a timeout consecutively, it didn't help.

At the end of the first quarter, 39:24!

The Warriors have expanded the point difference to 15 points, a point difference that makes the home fans completely fall into carnival.

This is the invincible team they are familiar with.

The entire Oracle Arena shouted loudly, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the defending champion won tonight's game.

On the court, compared with the relaxed atmosphere on the Warriors' bench, the Spurs' side is obviously much quieter.

Jiang Hao sat quietly on one side, he didn't seem to be stupefied by the warrior, but in fact, how could his heart not fluctuate?
This is the scariest first quarter game he has encountered in the playoffs. The opponent is worthy of being the defending champion. When they are in a hot state, they really have the ability to make their opponents desperate from the first quarter.

Jiang Hao felt that his teammates, including himself, had already done a good job on the defensive end in the first quarter of the game. Basically, they didn't make any big mistakes, but they just couldn't prevent their opponents from making continuous shots.

"We have to find our own rhythm, Jiang, you have to try to get the rhythm of the game back"

The seasoned Popovich saw the reason for the current situation at a glance.

Why did the Spurs win easily in the last game?It's not because the Warriors really played badly, but the Warriors fell into the rhythm of the Spurs' game from the very beginning. This is most evident in their marking of Jiang Hao, which caused them to lose their Rhythm, lost the game from low.

And the situation of this game happened to be reversed. From the beginning of the game, the Warriors played firmly according to their own rhythm.

At this time, the Spurs made the same mistake as the Warriors in the last game, that is, they did not stick to their own style of play, but tried to see each other.

As a result, he completely fell into the rhythm of the Warriors.

Jiang Hao's eyes immediately brightened up when Popovich made such a slight move, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Popovich was right.

Isn't that what happened?
Jiang Hao was a little annoyed. He felt that he was a little stupid. As the point guard of the team, he failed to control the rhythm well.

In other words, he is now 15 points behind and he actually has to bear a lot of responsibility.

After all, for a team like the Warriors, once you let them get a 15-point advantage in the first quarter, it will be too difficult to catch up with the score.

No matter what, you have to give it a try. When he returned to the court, Jiang Hao showed a determined look in his eyes. He will not disarm easily. Since entering the NBA, he has lost some games, but never Voluntarily forfeited any game.

"The defending champions showed strong offensive firepower in the first quarter. This is what we have always emphasized. When they are dominant on the offensive end, no team in the league is their opponent. The San Antonio Spurs playoffs are coming. It has been constantly refreshing our cognition. They are based on defense. Gregg Popovich's team may have the strongest defensive lineup in the league, but everyone has just seen it. The defense is really untenable in front of a powerful firepower net.”

The so-called laymen watching the excitement, in the eyes of many self-proclaimed expert commentators on the scene, the Spurs fell behind by a large score in the first quarter, not because of anything else, but because they really can't compare with the defending champions in terms of hard power.

At this time, they just kept feeling how powerful the Golden State Warriors are, and no one can make some suggestions, such as whether there is still a way to reverse this game for the Spurs.

From another point of view, maybe this is the "sadness" of being a fan.

However, when everyone was arguing, the Spurs No. 35 on the field was releasing some impossible possibilities.

After the start of the second quarter, No. 35 of the Spurs became more active on the offensive end. He was no longer obsessed with holding the ball for a long time, and tried to find the best shot time by connecting all his teammates.

Instead, he quickly became extremely decisive.

For example, in the second offensive round of the Spurs in the second quarter, after he advanced the ball to the frontcourt, when Leonard ran up to cover, he directly chose to shoot.

Swish!
beep!
Not only hit a three-pointer, but also caused a shooting foul on Kevin Durant, and has a chance to complete 3+1!

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(End of this chapter)