In the visiting team's locker room, when he saw Curry taking off his sweat-soaked jersey, Cole's face was full of worry: "Stephen, how is your physical condition?"
"Huh!" Curry took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "No problem."
Under such horrific output from the Trail Blazers on the 36th in the half, the main reason why the Warriors were only 7 points behind was because Curry also had full output tonight!
Playing 24 minutes in the first half, he made 8 of 16 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
One person's scoring accounted for nearly half of the team's points, which is enough to show how huge Curry's consumption was in the first half.
At the same time, Thompson was also quite impressive. In the first half, he made 5 of 9 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, including some difficult shots. He contributed 15 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal!
The Splash Brothers have exploded like this, but the Warriors are still lagging behind?
This is the most difficult thing for Cole to accept in his heart.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. This round has been too brutal. The main players of both sides have been injured or suspended one after another. Now it is time to compete with the thickness of the bench and the strength of the stars. In terms of the performance in the first half,
The Trail Blazers are clearly better.
If you keep fighting like this, you will never be far away from being cool.
"well!"
Cole shook his head sadly. The team is now at the end of its rope. He has done all he can do and the players have played hard enough on the court. What else can be done now?
We can only take one step at a time.
"what about you?"
Then he turned and asked Thompson and Iguodala again.
Both of them played for a quarter and a half and played a lot of time. Although they took fewer shots, they couldn't resist running too much. Under Wang Zelin's ubiquitous defensive pressure, they could only rely on constant running, running and running.
Only then could he barely get the few open opportunities.
"I'm OK!"
"I'm ready, I will definitely defeat them tonight!"
Thompson and Iguodala adjusted their breathing, looked up and responded.
Cole nodded without saying anything, asking the players to strive for a better rest environment.
After halftime break, the third quarter begins.
The Blazers' four main players remain unchanged, with only the small forward position changed from Connett Lee to veteran flying star Vince Carter.
In this year's playoffs, Carter senior averaged 7.5 points, 3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Although his output is not as good as the injured Batum and original starter Connett Lee, his efficiency is the highest among the three.
In an average of about 18 minutes per game, he averaged 6 shots per game, 2.8 hits, and a field goal percentage of 46.7%. Among them, he averaged 3.2 shots per game and 1.4 hits per game. The three-point field goal percentage was as high as 43.8%, making him the most accurate on the team.
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What's more, in this round of the series, the old Carter also occasionally appeared in wonderful scenes, showing no mercy on key shots, showing his rich experience in competitions.
The game begins and the Warriors attack.
Curry broke through Lillard and hit a mid-range shot, and the Warriors narrowed the gap.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin served from the baseline, Lillard received the ball and advanced, and Carter was nearby to respond.
Curry defended quite actively, but after all, he played half the game without a minute's rest. He was already very tired. In addition, he was not a strong defensive player, so the quality of his defense was average.
Lillard got rid of Curry and quickly entered the three-point line. He soon encountered Iguodala's defense. He hurriedly passed the ball to the left and found it. He was ambushing on the left side with the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.
Old Carter.
At this time, there was no one three meters in front of Old Carter. After receiving the ball, there was a completely open opportunity, and the three-pointer fell.
"Whoosh!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
The Trail Blazers lead by 8 points.
"Beautiful! Although this is Vince's first shot tonight, he is obviously well prepared. There is still hot blood flowing in this old body!"
"Everyone used to say that I was a big diesel engine, but now I am willing to give this title to Vince. He definitely still has a lot of oil in the tank!"
After seeing Carter complete the three-pointer, O'Neal seemed particularly excited.
Both came from the 1990s and reached the peak of their careers around the turn of the century, and they are different from other black players whose private lives are chaotic.
Although they are a single-parent family, they later met a great stepfather, received strict tutoring since childhood, and became highly educated people who are rare among black players.
The extremely similar growth trajectories made them become very good friends in private.
Seeing that his close friend who was nearly 40 years old was still able to play for his beloved basketball career on the court, O'Neal couldn't help but feel touched, and for a moment he burst out with excitement.
Perhaps because he heard the praise from his old friend O'Neal, Carter seemed to have a new energy injected into his body and continued to contribute fiery performances on the court.
The Warriors turned around and ran a pick-and-roll offense.
Thompson, who received the ball, was closely guarded by Button and did not get a chance to make a shot. The Trail Blazers continued to show the same defensive intensity as in the first half.
There was no chance to see his teammates, so Thompson signaled to pull away and chose to play Button in singles.
Patton's defense was very good, but Thompson's personal offensive ability should not be underestimated. He just used a difficult step back to avoid the block and complete the shot.
But at the moment he took action, Old Carter on the side actually helped to defend, and he jumped up and hit a blood cap.
The basketball flew out and was caught by Lillard.
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the Trail Blazers directly launched a defensive counterattack.
Lillard held the ball for a fast break, and Wang Zelin and Carter, one on the left and one on the right, advanced side by side, followed by two Warriors players who were retreating on defense.
Wang Zelin took the lead to rush in from the left, and Lillard directly hit the ground and passed the ball, which immediately attracted the attention of Iguodala and Speights.
After receiving the ball, Wang Zelin prepared to jump for a dunk. Iguodala decisively gave up on Carter and shrank to the basket in advance.
However, this is just a cover.
I saw Wang Zelin take the ball back, then hit a high throw, and directly pushed Iguodala in front of him out of the baseline.
Who is the ball passed to?
The next moment, everyone knew the answer.
After Iguodala was pushed out, Carter rushed into the penalty area and was unstoppable!
He jumped directly into the air more than one meter away from the basket. While raising the ball with his right hand, he started to turn around.
In the shocked eyes of the fans at the scene, in the envious eyes of a primary school student who returned to the center circle...
"boom--!"
Vince Carter, the once mighty UFO, completed a one-handed dunk with a 180-degree turn in the air!
The fans at the scene were stunned. The Trail Blazers bench was already in a state of shock.
This is 39-year-old Vince Carter!
The 39-year-old Carter, under the gaze of 20,000 people in the Rose Garden Arena, and in front of hundreds of millions of viewers around the world who were watching the live broadcast, completed a dunk that was no less powerful than when he was young.
Tonight, a UFO took off in Portland!
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Please remember the domain name of this book:.The Moral Record of the Mortician
