Chapter 666: The theory is not wrong, but there are errors in practice!
The Warriors defeated the Lakers in an upset, but the next day's sports news did not improve the Warriors' winning percentage in the series. Instead, it regressed.
It used to be 19, but now the Warriors have dropped by half and the Lakers have improved by 0.5.
Even if it only improves by 0.5, I still fear that the Lakers will be proud.
Anyway, the Warriors are becoming less and less favored!
The question is, in a game where he scored 134 points, he only beat the Lakers by 4 points.
In other words, the Warriors must score 33 points in a single quarter in the next game to remain undefeated!
Of course, basketball is not computing.
This number is not accurate, but for the Warriors who have no defense, this is their winning formula.
The standard line has been drawn!
As for the Lakers, scoring 33 points in a single quarter, they only need to perform regularly, then increase the rhythm by a few hundred million points, and increase the number of offensive rounds to achieve it.
And this is not counting their defense!
Given this standard, what can the Lakers do to lose?
April 26, Oracle Arena.
Night falls.
In the first round of the 2012/13 playoffs, the G3 game between the Lakers and the Warriors was moved to the Warriors' home court, with bright lights and a sea of people.
For the Warriors, David Lee is still injured, and the Warriors are still the top five in the G2 round.
Bogut, Barnes, Thompson, Curry, Jarrett Jack.
With the momentum of defeating the Lakers in the G2 game and the confidence to find a winning formula to defeat the Lakers, the Warriors dared to show off their swords in the first quarter of the game.
Jarrett Jack, in particular, seemed to have gained confidence. He made 5 of 5 shots in a single quarter and scored 10 points and 3 assists, beating Paul in terms of statistics.
Curry's shooting condition was just okay, 2 of 5 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers. However, with the combination of sudden shots and damage, he got 5 of 5 free throws and delivered 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter.
At this moment, the Warriors are still showing the full firepower of the Splash Brothers.
Of course, Thompson stretched his hips. Under the care of Su Bei, he only made 1 of 2 shots and scored 2 points.
After the first quarter, the Warriors scored 32 points in a single quarter, which was not bad. They were only 1 point away from the undefeated 33-point line.
This is the Warriors offense!
The defense is a bit bad, but it doesn't matter anymore. They were already bad, and their defensive materials are mediocre. It's not like Mark Jackson built a system that took two years to become a fighting force.
It's not surprising to score 35 points for the Lakers.
After all, the Warriors' defense is terrible, but they also automatically increase their offensive rhythm and compete with the Lakers. This score is still very reasonable.
Su Bei and Kobe scored 23 points together, one with 10 points and the other with 13 points. They were still very good.
After all, Curry has no defense, Thompson is in his second year, and the D has not yet appeared in practice, and the 3 is also on time and inaccurate. He is still a child, so he cannot ask for too much.
To perform at the top level every night is impossible, absolutely impossible.
After the first quarter, the Lakers held a 2-point lead.
The Warriors are not panicking. The problem is that the Warriors are close to the winning formula. As long as they are tough and durable, there will be nothing they cannot defeat.
Bang-dang——!
"Thompson sent another three-pointer. Under the supervision of the Yan family in Northern Jiangsu, he didn't have a good shot at all!
Thompson is like a shadow living in Northern Jiangsu!
Su Bei is very familiar with Thompson. When Su Bei won the championship by playing 3D without the ball, Thompson had not yet come to the NBA league.
When Su Bei got serious, he used more advanced off-ball skills to defend Thompson.
This second-year prospect with so much potential is lost."
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"Curry can't catch the ball, he can't catch the ball at all!
Kobe also followed Curry with all his strength, and Paul pressed Jack, unable to play the ball well.
Curry can't play the running game at all.
When Curry chooses to hold the ball and attack tough situations, Curry will find that in front of Kobe, he is just a younger brother, and there is no way he can beat Kobe who focuses on both defense and offense.
It’s too difficult, the Warriors’ two sharpest off-ball knives were suppressed by the Lakers.”
…
“Next, it’s time to test the Warriors’ role players’ ability to lead the team.
Jack jumped, and Paul jumped too.
Jack shot, Paul jumped up to block the shot, will there be...
Bang-dang——!
Even if he misses the shot, Paul's defense still has something to offer.
Next, it depends on whether Jack can continue to score points on Paul..."
Bang-dang——!
Jarrett Jack is still a role player after all.
Occasionally, relying on his condition and morale, he can be tough for a quarter, and then sink down and act as a support, allowing the star and core players to open up the situation, attract defensive energy, and he can also sneak attack for a round.
Now it's a dream to let him play the leading role in the strong attack, drive the Warriors' offensive firepower, and defeat Chris Paul.
Bang-dang——!
Gone!
Jarrett Jack lost his touch in the first quarter no matter how he shot.
But Curry couldn't catch the ball, and Thompson caught the basketball, but he didn't have the shooting touch.
There's no choice but to pass it on: now is the time to test the Warriors' role players.
Bang-dang——!
"Barnes is not magical!
He's just a first-year rookie, still a kid, and he can't ask for more from him.
Under Artest's watch, he became strong and stretched his hips..."
With 2 of 5 shots from the field, Hong Kong and Barnes performed just fine.
Curry made 1 of 1 shots, and his shooting percentage was as high as the sky, but it was of no use and there was no good shot opportunity at all.
It's not that easy to avoid playing ball.
At this time, the Warriors don't have a complete cover system, so what else do they need from him?
Thompson made 0 of 3 shots and was nothing in front of Su Bei.
Jack made 1 of 4 shots, which was also weak.
After the second quarter, the Warriors only scored 22 points.
And this is achieved through Carl Landry's 5-for-8 shooting and 10-point performance in a single quarter. It has nothing to do with the so-called Five Tigers.
This score made the Warriors and home fans dissatisfied.
The question is, the unbeaten score of 33 points is 11 points away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In other words, in the first half, the Warriors scored 54 points, which was still 12 points short of the points needed to win the game.
Two quarters in the second half, 33-6. The Warriors need to score 39 points in a single quarter to reach the standard. It is too difficult. A firepower output of close to 40 points is simply impossible to achieve!
As for the second quarter, the Lakers scored 33 points, so it didn't matter.
What the Warriors need is to develop their own formula, which has nothing to do with the Lakers' offensive performance.
After all, the Warriors basically had no defense, and they never thought about using defense to win the game.
They only count offensive performance.
Or his own offensive performance.
Vaguely, I saw the scene of the "Death Five" basketball.
Just focus on your shooting, swish, swish, and if the test scores are up to standard, the Warriors will win.
Bang bang bang, the test scores were not up to standard, and the Warriors lost.
Based on this calculation, the so-called winning rate is unreasonable.
It's obviously a 50-50 game, but it's a 19-a-game, it's just random!
At the end of the first half, the score was 68 to 54. The Lakers entered the locker room to rest with a 14-point lead.
After recuperating for 15 minutes, the game came back for the second half. The main players of both sides continued to play music and then fought again.
Swish——!
"pretty!
Curry finally, finally found his offensive rhythm!
After getting rid of Kobe, he immediately took action and killed him with one blow.
So accurate!
The Warriors need such multi-level screens to allow Curry to chase the defense away, and the rest is the rhythm that the Warriors are good at."
…
"Wha—!
OMG!
Jack is hard again!
The second quarter was soft, which was just an accident.
When Curry rises and attracts most of the defense, Jack doesn't have to fight a tough battle, and Jack's shooting is still very reliable."
"Ask Curry if he can't fight a tough battle?
Thompson doesn't fight in tough battles either. Jack is just a role player and can't fight in tough battles either.
So who on the Warriors will play the tough offensive game?"
"Well……
I can’t really say this. I can only say that whoever wants to win the MVP will fight the tough battle..."
On the court, the Lakers became a supporting role again.
Kobe and Su Bei are both free and easy.
The question is that the Warriors turned the game into a shooting battle.
The situation on the court has become the Warriors are sure and the Warriors are strong, the two top picks.
At this pace, the Lakers look dim and have no sense of existence.
In the third quarter of the game, finally, finally, the Warriors reached the standard, scoring 33 points in a single quarter.
Curry made 3 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 10 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and his performance was vibrant again.
Jack made 4 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 10 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, and he also stood strong.
In addition, Barnes made 3 of 7 shots and scored 8 points.
The three of them scored 28 points together. Even if Thompson continued to be suppressed by Su Bei, he only scored 2 points on 1-for-2, which still met the standard "calculated" by the Warriors.
It doesn't matter if the Lakers only score 30 points. As long as the Warriors play a winning formula, the process doesn't matter, the result will be good for them.
However, the Warriors scored 33 points in the third quarter, but their faces looked a little solemn.
Because of the theory of being 33 points away from losing, they need to score 33-12 points in the fourth quarter, which is 45 points.
People are most afraid of not having a goal. Now that the Warriors have a goal, from this perspective, the Warriors have nothing to fear.
After all, having no goals is the scariest thing!
Bang-dang——!
Curry's quick shot missed!
…
Bang-dang——!
Thompson's pursuit three-pointer missed.
…
Bang-dang——!
Jack's mid-range shot is also solid.
Subsequent shots from Barnes were also sent.
Needing to score 45 points in a single quarter, with serious physical exertion and with the Lakers strengthening their defensive intensity, the Warriors themselves collapsed.
45 points, that is, 15 three-point shots, is actually achievable based on Thompson's combat effectiveness of 37 points in a single quarter.
But now Thompson is only a second-year kid. Under the supervision of Su Bei, he only made 1 of 3 shots and still scored 2 points.
Thompson is still 35 points short of his highest level and needs others to make up for it.
This cannot be made up for, it cannot be made up for at all!
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
In the second quarter of the game, the Warriors failed to complete the feat of 45 points in a single quarter, but they scored 23 points, which is half done!
This half is definitely not enough.
The Warriors can't solve the equation they set themselves.
But "The theory is not wrong, but there are errors in practice..."
The score was 122 to 110. With an 11-point advantage, the Lakers came back and tied the score at 2-1.
Curry made 8 of 17 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and scored 29 points, 11 assists, and 6 rebounds. As the cornerstone of the Warriors' game, Curry's performance was fine. It can be said that the team lost. He did not
Lose and continue to contribute double-doubles.
Jack continued to perform at an All-Star level, making 10 of 14 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds. He and Curry continued to form a double-gun combination, and their performance was extraordinary.
Thompson performed poorly in this game. Under Jiangsu Bei's strict defense, he made 3 of 11 shots and 0 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 8 points, 1 assist and 3 rebounds. He looked like a Splash Brothers.
Kobe scored 31 points, and Su Bei focused on defense and only scored 28 points. The performance was just okay.
Fortunately, after absorbing the lessons of the G2 defeat, the Lakers played more as a team. Paul scored 21 points and 15 assists, and Gasol also had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
With the existence of F4, the Lakers' offensive limit is very high. The Warriors can obviously not beat the Lakers with only 110 points of offensive output.
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Losing is not terrible!
Especially losing to the Lakers, it would be even less scary.
Moreover, it's not that the Warriors don't have a chance, it's just that they failed to solve the equation.
With 33 points in a single quarter, as long as there is a goal and this winning formula, the Warriors can see hope of winning.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! With these "calculations", the time has come on April 28, which is still the home court of the Warriors, and the G4 game against the Lakers begins.
The Warriors still dared to show off their swords in the first quarter, but unfortunately their combat effectiveness was quite mediocre and they only scored 25 points.
It is 8 points behind the theoretical 33 points.
The Lakers scored 31 points, it doesn’t matter!
Theory is never wrong, Lu Xun once said.
Complaining too much is useless, it will only make the journey worse. Only by maintaining an optimistic spirit can we see the sunshine after the rain.
In the second quarter of the game, the Warriors saw shots begin to "rain".
He scored 31 points, which was infinitely close to the standard 33 points.
In the third quarter, the Warriors continued their efforts and scored 35 points in a single quarter. While reaching the target, they also helped make up for the 8-point deficit in the first quarter by 2 points.
The Warriors are getting closer to victory, with 6 33 points. The Warriors only need to score 39 points in the fourth quarter.
Compared with the 45 points in the G3 game, the G4 game is relatively easy.
However, Curry's physical fuel tank ran out of gas at the critical moment, and he only had an output of 1-for-2 in the fourth quarter.
Thompson made 1 of 1 and also scored 2 points.
The Warriors needed 39 points, and the so-called Splash Brothers only had an output of 4 points.
This is too difficult for the Warriors' role players, they can't do it!
In the end, the Warriors only scored 24 points. You have one more point than the G3 game... no, one more point.
But it couldn't change the Warriors' defeat.
The score was 128 to 115. The Warriors only scored 115 points and failed to reach the standard 130 points. The loss was very reasonable.
At the end of this campaign, the score of the series became 3-1, with the Lakers at 3 and having the match point.
The next game will be at the Lakers' home court. It will be difficult for the Warriors to come back.
Fortunately, they didn't panic!
The theory is definitely not wrong, but there are errors in practice.
I didn’t eat any fish, this is very scientific!
If you improve your practice in the next game, you can win back.
April 30, Staples Center Arena.
Curry made 7 of 19 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 15 points.
Thompson made 7 of 17 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 17 points.
The Splash Brothers are so tough that they have no friends, and they can't make any decent splashes.
On the contrary, Barnes performed well, making 7 of 17 shots. He was a solid player, but he made 5 of 10 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 23 points and 9 rebounds. As a first-year rookie, he can say that the team lost.
He didn't lose.
Jack still performed well, with an All-Star level output of 20 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
It's a pity that in the G5 game, they only scored 23 points in the first quarter and only 24 points in the second quarter.
It's 19 points away from that winning formula.
In other words, in the second half, a single quarter must have an output of 43 points for the Warriors to remain undefeated.
too difficult!
There is definitely no problem with this theory, but the Warriors are too young and can be tough, but not durable.
As a result, I failed to complete this practical operation on offense!
So, the Warriors lost peacefully!
Defensively, there was no struggle at all, just taking the theory and walking away.
The score was 100 to 125, and the Lakers won by 25 points.
But I'm not happy. The only problem is that the Warriors found a weakness in the Lakers.
Well, the question is, if you can score 33 points in a single quarter, you won't lose to the Lakers.
The Warriors spent the entire series proving that.
In the end, the Lakers won three games in a row with a big score of 4-1, advancing to the next round and waiting for their next opponent.