Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu dribbled the ball past halftime. This time Iguodala did not dare to run over from a long distance to cover.

Robertson and Tucker stood in the left and right corners respectively to attract defense. Horford went to the 70-degree three-point line on the right side. He could catch and shoot and cut inside at any time. Nurkic went to the low post on the right side to form a triangle.

This is a star tactic that completely stretches the formation, turning the left side into the weak side. If the Warriors want to double-team Guo Xu, there must be an opening. Especially if they want to double-team on the left side, Robertson must be completely left open.

In the last attack of each quarter, many teams will control the rhythm and play like this, which is a good tactic.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball from his hip to his left hand outside the three-point line. He quickly dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand and took a big step laterally to the right. Curry hurried to follow. Guo Xu collected the ball with his right hand and took a long stride, turned and moved laterally to catch the fadeaway jumper. , took the shot in front of the three-point line.

His movements were much faster than Curry's, and after leaning back, Curry couldn't even close his eyes, and the ball went hollow into the net.

22 to 8, Guo Xu scored his 9th individual point.

Jackson wanted to call a timeout with this shot. Guo Xu could make a fadeaway jumper from outside the three-point line. How could he defend this guy?

He could tell that Guo Xu was not a poor shot choice that underestimated the opponent, but an outside fadeaway jumper with perfect rhythm. It would be impossible for him to be so skilled without regular practice.

According to NBA rules, if a player's front foot is inside the three-point line when taking off, it will be 2 points, and if it is outside, it will be 3 points! When a player turns around, his foot will accidentally step on the line. It will definitely be difficult to grasp the distance and hit rate with this kind of ball.

In the history of the NBA, no one has ever coached fadeaway jumpers from beyond the three-point line. Guo Xu and Wang Jun have both practiced in the time loop. Anyway, they have plenty of time and many skills.

Curry ran to catch the ball and shot quickly, avoiding Guo Xu's block and returned a three-pointer, 22-11.

The Warriors home fans applauded enthusiastically, and then shouted Defense together! At this time, no one applauded Guo Xu's goal. This was a life and death battle. Warriors fans all wanted to see the home team complete three consecutive championships.

Guo Xu waited for his teammates to pull away, played a pick-and-roll with Horford in the midfield, and Middleton switched out. The Warriors changed to a zone defense position on the court and did not dare to let Guo Xu play alone.

Both Robertson and Tucker on the bottom line are not good at attacking with the ball. As long as the big man pounces, he can defend on the bottom line. The Lakers' lineup has obvious flaws. Apart from Guo Xu, the only troublesome one is Horford.

As soon as Guo Xu passed the ball, Horford was free on the outside. He shot a three-pointer from the right side, but unfortunately the ball missed.

The Warriors want to launch a counterattack,

Curry and Iguodala were about to leave. Middleton failed to advance quickly with the ball in the backcourt, and Robertson stepped forward and forced him into the midfield. After he slowed down and moved laterally, and dribbled the ball through half court under interference, the fast break opportunity was gone.

In the first quarter, both sides paid great attention to defense. The Lakers turned away and suppressed the Warriors, leading 36 to 21.

Guo Xu mainly attracted double teams and scored the ball, playing the whole quarter and scoring 13 points and 8 assists. Second leader Horford was let go several times, scoring 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and made a three-pointer in the second half.

The best performance of the Warriors was Curry scoring 8 points. Veteran Nowitzki scored 6 points, and second-in-command Middleton was completely guarded, making 0 of 3 shots and scoring no points.

Robertson didn't score either, but his performance was extremely eye-catching and he perfectly completed the tasks assigned by the coach. The team just needs him to match up with Middleton.

The quality of a player's defense can be reflected in some details. Robertson is not only physically suitable for defense, but his consciousness is also good. Many hosts of live games mentioned Robertson and believed that he was an important contributor to the Lakers' lead.

How strong is Robertson's defense? Not only can he defend against face-to-face penetrations, but he can also defend against back-up hits.

In the second half of the first quarter, after Green came on the court, he faced Robertson in the low post. He thought it was a misposition, but he failed to push Robertson with the ball. In the end, he made a mistake when he was unable to pass the ball to his teammate. It can be seen from that defense that although Robertson is not very heavy, he is good at using skills to make it difficult for his opponent to exert force.

Middleton couldn't get away from Robertson's defense with the ball, and could only get opportunities by playing without the ball. It can be said that Robertson is the pillar of the Lakers' perimeter defense. Without him, the defensive ability of the starting lineup will be sharply reduced.

As long as he wins today, Tyronn Lue will also be ready to reuse Robertson after entering the finals and let him defend James. Devin Booker and Josh Richardson's playing time will be reduced again. They are currently weak defensively and not very strong offensively.

The two young players lack experience in competitions. They always have mental problems after playing. They can only perform at 70% of the level in training. They hesitate to break through and shoot. If the Lakers youngster can play as well as he did in the regular season, shoot the ball in the open, and play boldly in the second quarter, the Lakers may be able to eliminate the Warriors without a tiebreaker.

This is the path that most young people must take and the tuition they must pay. Only a handful of newcomers can skip this link and directly become the core of a team and become winners in the playoffs.

Guo Xu knew that the strength of the Lakers' No. 1 position would be greatly reduced after he came off the court, so he did not rest in the second quarter. Booker made a mistake again and couldn't score in the open position. Fortunately, there was someone who could get on Guo Xu's side.

Carter played a short time in the first quarter and came back to lead the bench in the second quarter. He received a pass from Guo Xu and made two three-pointers. Once the role players made a shot, the Warriors players were less determined when attacking from a double attack.

Horford rests, and Nurkic leads a large team inside with four small players to play a triangle offense. The Lakers can also ensure the inside attack. In order to prevent Nurkic's back attack, the Warriors have to send Lopez or Gobert. Neither Green nor Nowitzki can defend well.

As soon as a high center forward like Nurkic, who is 213cm tall and weighs 127kg, enters the penalty area, he cannot be guarded without a human shield. His shooting touch is very soft.

The Warriors big man can't stay in the paint because Guo Xu slips behind the baseline and catches the ball. If the paint and wings don't help defend, Guo Xu will get the chance to challenge Curry. When he helps defend, he attracts double teams and distributes the ball, allowing his teammates to take action.

Robertson did not play in this quarter, and the two teams fought hard to score a tie. The Warriors trailed by 15 points entering the second half.

Guo Xu scored a double-double at halftime with 25 points and 14 assists. He distributed the ball very reasonably and his shooting percentage with the ball was also very high when no one was double-teaming him.

In the third quarter, the Lakers sent out a five-small lineup of death, and beat the Warriors 14-3, and the point difference widened to 26 points. Only Redick made a three-pointer for the Warriors. Everyone else became blacksmiths, and Green couldn't make an open shot.

Curry, as the team leader, failed to stand up and lead the offense, and his mentality collapsed. He was beaten by Guo Xu in every game. The team's backup point guard was very different from him in terms of strength and rarely played. He couldn't hide even if he wanted to, so he had to face it.

After being severely abused for seven games, online fans said that Curry was not qualified to be compared with Guo Xu. He was in a very depressed mood and his mentality was inevitably affected. When the coach was encouraging morale, he said that the key to winning was to defend Guo Xu. Curry could only think about how to defend. He was afraid of being misplaced by Guo Xu and almost didn't dare to break through with the ball.

The pick-and-roll offense couldn't be played. At this time, Robertson restricted Middleton's breakthrough, and the Warriors' offense suddenly fell into trouble. Green was left open and couldn't score from the outside. His strong touch was stiff and his shooting rate was low.

Jackson also made mistakes in his employment. When he let Iguodala and Green play together, the Warriors' three-point shooting became very poor. The two men's defense was indeed excellent, but they could not guard Guo Xu.

What devastated Warriors fans the most was Iguodala's free throws, 1 of 4.

After three quarters, the Lakers led 103 to 72 by 31 points, and the tiebreaker unexpectedly entered garbage time...