Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 83 84 [Aggrieved KD]

Pachulia will never say that he is not a tough defensive guy, but he is not a guy like Lambir and Artest after all.

Although until now he is still emphasizing that his action against Leonard last season was an accident, but to be honest, this has put him under too much pressure for more than a year, and it has become a nightmare. In today's society, public opinion can really kill.

Therefore, when he faces Leonard again, he will always give in unconsciously, such as the rebound just now.

Leonard tossed the ball to Kyle Anderson after grabbing the rebound and driving the ball upcourt.

And when Durant was tossed by Kyle Anderson's unique and difficult-to-adapt rhythm on the offensive end, now let him face Kyle Anderson again on the defensive end, he is actually a little impatient in his heart and impatient.

But his impatience and impatience was just given insight by Kyle Anderson.

So, the next second, the ball went into the whistle.

Durant immediately rushed to the referee, he felt that he had been treated extremely unfairly, so, did this bitch referee take money?

If it wasn't for Curry's quick eyesight and quick hands to stop Durant in time, maybe things wouldn't have ended so simply.

On the other side, Kyle Anderson steadily sent the basketball into the basket.

The game continued, and Durant, who was eager to regain his face on the offensive end, was indeed emotionally affected. His breakthrough layup was actually blocked by the old Tony Parker.

For Durant, this series may be the most frustrating series he has played in his entire career.

In the last game, Jiang Hao completed the super hot pot, and now he is blocked again by veteran Tony Parker. It is really difficult.

What makes it even more difficult for Durant to accept is that the consequence of his being blocked is that the nasty Spurs No. 35 hit his first goal of the night, a very good three-pointer.

8: 0!

It is hard for people to imagine that Popovich's personnel adjustments have received results quickly.

So, what kind of personnel adjustment is this?

Steve Kerr felt that he understood something, and he almost yelled at his former teacher for being wicked.

However, on the court, before he made a timeout request, the Spurs' offense was completed again.

This time Rudy Gay, originally his position overlapped with Leonard's, was a bit awkward no matter how he looked on the court.

However, it was in this very weird situation that he actually completed an impossible cooperation with Leonard.

Bang!
A domineering alley-oop.

The AT&T center seethed as Gay jumped up on Pachulia under the rim and caught the ball and smacked it into the hoop.

The fuck is this okay?
The fans even expressed such emotion.

Cole, with a livid face, didn't dare to neglect in the slightest this time, and immediately asked for a timeout.

During the timeout, fans near the Warriors' bench heard one word from Cole more than once, that is, don't be impatient.

Don't be impatient?

What does it mean?
Some senior fans quickly understood what was happening, and with another look at Popovich on the other side, they finally understood.

So the personnel adjustments made by Popovich were not out of anger?It's a conspiracy, or a kind of psychological warfare.

After seeing all this, the fans had to give the sophisticated Popovich a thumbs up.

It turned out that all of this was carefully designed by him, and Kevin Durant's several impatience performances are the best interpretation.

Obviously, Popovich has a vicious vision. He took advantage of the impatience of the Warriors players who wanted to quickly get back a city with a total score of 0:2.

Play Kyle Anderson, who doesn't seem to fit in with the other four teammates, and guard Durant, and let Rudy Gay use his excellent physicality and athleticism against Pachulia, who has almost no offensive ability. , Then use Leonard as a defensive gate to cut off Drummond Green, who is actually the Warriors' No. 2 support organizer after Stephen Curry.

The next thing is very simple. Although Tony Parker is at the end of his strength, he wins because of his rich experience. When Klay Thompson does not have the ability to attack with the ball, it is not too difficult for him to face Klay Thompson.

To be honest, letting Jiang Hao handle Curry is the most critical part of this tactical arrangement.

That is, Jiang Hao needs to restrict Curry to pass and break through as much as possible on the defensive end, and prevent him from shooting outside the three-point line, while on the offensive end, he needs to attract the Warriors including Curry as much as possible defensive force, and then Pass the ball out to other players.

The Golden State Warriors are the creators of the "Death Five". Even in the 14-15 season, they officially announced the rise of the Oracle Corps with this hand.

Therefore, when Popovich suddenly put on a small lineup, the Warriors' carelessness and disapproval made them pay the price in the end.

Although Steve Kerr has been emphasizing rebounding, as long as the rebound is controlled, any intrigue will have little effect.

Have to admit, Cole was right.

But he did all his calculations, but he still missed a calculation. He didn't take into account Pachulia's strange psychology when facing Leonard.

Therefore, after the timeout, Iguodala replaced Zaza Pachulia, and Cole also set up a small lineup, letting Draymond Green play center. But it is also the best tactic, at least Drummond will not be polite to Leonard.

Of course Popovich knew that his tactics were seen through by Cole, so after returning from the timeout, he also made personnel adjustments.

Aldridge returned to the court, and Parker at guard became Ginobili.

This lineup finally looks a lot better than the one just now.

Popovich's expression looked relaxed. Through the lineup just now, the team has now taken the lead.

In this case, the game is officially started.

When Ginobili played, Jiang Hao completely switched his position to the position of shooting guard.

Because Ginobili's ability to organize offense is much better than him, although this may be the Argentine's last season, but to put it bluntly, he is still the omnipotent "demon sword", his passing skills Creativity is not much worse than peak Nash.

And when Jiang Hao reached the scoring position, and the player who partnered with him in the backcourt was Ginobili, the eyes of the entire Warriors couldn't help but concentrate.

Because the destructive power of these two people on the offensive end is too terrifying, it will definitely make them troubled.

At this time, in the eyes of some basketball experts, the Spurs' lineup on the court is even their strongest offensive lineup.

When Popovich called Aldridge back, Draymond Green's position was destined to be further narrowed.

In this case, the Warriors' offense looks like it can only rely on Stephen Curry, because when Kevin Durant faces Leonard's matchup, as long as he can try to get rid of the defense, it is already a success.

In this case, leaving aside the Warriors' offense, what about the Spurs' offense?
At the start of the game, Curry used Iguodala's high pick-and-roll to hit a two-pointer.

In any case, Curry's shooting percentage tonight is still very high.

But then, when the ball came to the Spurs, many people saw a very exciting scene.

That is when the Warriors players were afraid of Manu Ginobili's ghost pass and hesitated to defend him. In the crowded arena, everyone witnessed the flight of the 39-year-old Argentine eagle.

That's right.

The Spurs' offense ended with an effortless dunk from Ginobili.

Steve Kerr wants to cry, he thinks his players' IQs are off the line tonight.

Either he played too impatiently or he suddenly couldn't play. This fucking is the tactical quality that the defending champion should have.

Now that Manu Ginobili is on the court, he should be completely regarded as an NBA player, instead of hesitating on the defensive end because of his age or fear of his playing style.

This is a taboo for defenders.

Lao Yaodao's dunk completely ignited the passion of the AT&T Center, and the fans responded with a roar.

Even Shaquille O'Neal in the TNT live broadcast room had an incredible expression at this time, because he thought it was too nonsense. Is it true that the Spurs are all monsters?

But one thing is certain, that is, the defending champion seems to be in trouble again in this game. Isn't the Argentine's relaxed dunks a kind of irony to their defense?

"In addition to being an excellent shooter, Klay Thompson is also a top defender, and he is even the best 3-and-D player in the league at the moment, but to be honest, I really haven't watched this series so far. until he helped the Warriors on the defensive end.”

Shaq O'Neal feels that Klay Thompson's downturn in this series has dragged down the entire team, because coach Steve Kerr has trusted Klay Thompson from beginning to end in this series.

"It is undeniable that Manu Ginobili is a very lethal guy, but his physical strength and age are his greatest natural enemies. If Klay Thompson can put enough pressure on Manu on the defensive end, it will be like the violent one just now. If you don’t buckle, it’s impossible to appear.” O’Neill further explained his conclusion.

"Man, I think your evaluation of Klay Thompson is too one-sided. I need to remind you that Klay is an excellent shooter, but he has never been a very threatening ball-handling attacker. When the ball is released, Clay's positioning on the field can only be like this, and on the defensive end, you can't make Clay pay too much energy, because Manu only plays ten minutes, Gregg Popovich Qi only hopes that Manu will burst out with all his energy in ten minutes. Under such circumstances, if Clay goes all out, will he be like Manu and end after ten minutes?" Kenny Smith Different opinions were expressed.

(End of this chapter)