Chapter 662: 1-1 tie, the Warriors find the key to victory
Under the leadership of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors at home and took the lead in the Western Conference finals 1:0.
Although the Warriors lost the game, Curry, who had a fierce competition with Wang Zelin for the MVP honor during the regular season, still performed well.
He played 39 minutes and scored 34 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. If the Trail Blazers hadn't started to defend Curry tightly in the final quarter, he would have probably scored 40 tonight!
Klay Thompson made 3 of 8 three-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 25 points and 4 assists...
The Splash Brothers jointly scored 59 points, which is quite impressive data. If they met other teams, they might have already won.
But I'm sorry.
What they met tonight was the Trail Blazers, and they met Wang Zelin who absolutely dominated the penalty area. Both of them were overshadowed by Wang Zelin alone.
Wang Zelin, who played for 40 minutes, relied on his continuous scoring in the second half to catch up with Curry and scored a game-high 35 points, plus assists, 5 blocks and 1 steal!
In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Wang Zelin scored a quasi-triple-double. If those five blocks were also included, this data would undoubtedly be more shocking and dazzling.
After the game, while the media highly praised Wang Zelin, they also criticized Draymond Green.
Who made this guy be so arrogant before the game, but ended up playing so badly during the game?
Green played 32 minutes tonight and received his 6th foul four minutes before the end of the game. He had to leave the game with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 fouls. This also made Wang Zelin in the Warriors the last few minutes.
The insiders are playing more and more recklessly.
With two minutes left before the end of the game, Warriors starting center BoGt also received the last foul of the game. Following Green, he became the second main player to leave the game with a foul.
"Is this the league's top defensive team? I really don't know how the Warriors achieved the top three defensive efficiency values in the league during the regular season!"
"No one can take the blame for the Warriors' loss, except Green, you big stupid dog, you have to take the blame yourself!"
"Where's your defense, Green? Why can't you guard even a brush!"
"I'm looking forward to that idiot's performance in the next game. No, no, no one will have to leave the game again!"
Green, who was reduced to a pulp by Wang Zelin, became the target of verbal criticism from the media and fans after the game.
Green will definitely not be able to swallow this breath. Every time he faced Wang Zelin, he never took any advantage.
I originally thought that together with BoGt, we could restrain Wang Zelin. But I never expected that even with Harrison Barnes, we couldn't stop that guy's sky hook!
The two sides rested for a day and then ushered in the second showdown.
On May 22, the two sides ushered in the second contest, and the lineup remained unchanged.
After the game started, it was Bogut who guarded Wang Zelin, because he was already the best big man in the Warriors in terms of height, frame protection, and low post defense, and then Bogut or Barnes looked for opportunities to help defend.
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This is the only way Cole can think of to restrain Wang Delin now. He secretly prays in his heart: Wang Zelin's state in the last game must not continue to this one.
It's a pity that BoG is really not good at it. He really can't guard it, so he can only let Wang Zelin score.
Fortunately, the Warriors also have absolute confidence in their offense.
Although Wang Zelin scored in a single in the paint and opened the scoring for the Trail Blazers, but looking back, Curry and Thompson cooperated in the pick-and-roll outside the three-point line. Curry used the screen to find an opportunity to shoot and hit a precise three-pointer.
3:2, the Warriors took the lead.
It's the Blazers' turn to attack.
In the low post, Wang Zelin got the chance to play with the ball. He took the ball and attacked hard. Before Green could double-team, he passed the ball straight to Aldridge who had an opportunity. Aldridge dunked the ball hard.
4:3, the score is overtaken.
Warriors attack.
After serving the baseline, Curry advanced the ball to half court without taking a shot immediately.
After drawing the attention of the defense, Hengbian transferred the ball and found an open space for Thompson who used the cover in the bottom corner. The latter caught the ball and made a hit on his first outside attempt.
After the opening, the Warriors' three-point shooting was very hot, and they hit two three-pointers in a row, doubling the pressure on the Trail Blazers' defense.
Wang Zelin was still unstoppable in the paint, holding the ball and beating BoGt alone. Barnes came to defend in time but still couldn't stop him. He could only watch helplessly as he put the ball into the basket.
Offense and defense transition.
The Warriors played decisively offensively tonight, focusing on Curry and Thompson. The perimeter defense of Lillard, Matthews and Batum faced a great test.
They still failed to defend this round. Curry assisted Barnes. The latter was intimidated by Wang Zelin's protection at the basket and did not dare to break through. After receiving the ball, he took a shot from mid-range.
"Whoosh!"
Barnes made a jump shot.
At 8:6, after the Warriors started the game, they firmly controlled the situation on the court.
In the next few minutes, the two sides fought back and forth, but the lead was always in the hands of the Warriors.
On the one hand, it’s because the Warriors are really hot tonight; on the other hand, it’s because Lillard and others are really not online tonight. After receiving Wang Zelin’s pass, even if there were open opportunities, they failed to grasp several balls.
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The shots became smoother and smoother, and some of the Warriors completely played their own offensive rhythm. Various pick-and-rolls with and without the ball and quick passes and cuts in the half-court position made the offense more fierce.
The Trail Blazers were completely led into their rhythm by their opponents. The whole court followed the Warriors but failed to prevent their offense. There was a problem with their own offense. If u Wang Zelin hadn't been holding on, I'm afraid the Warriors would have been defeated long ago.
Open up the score.
After falling into the Warriors' Day in the second half of the first quarter, the Blazers were forced to start a fast break against the Warriors.
As you can imagine, the Warriors suppressed the game at halftime.
Entering the second half, coach Terry, under Wang Zelin's suggestion, created the team's strongest defensive lineup, only allowing Beverley to replace Lillard at the No. 1 position and enter the main lineup.
However, for the Warriors, who are known as the "Three Crazy Braves", this change of formation is a bit too late.
The game entered the third quarter. Curry quickly advanced after receiving the ball. The rest of the Warriors immediately followed suit. Green received the ball at the top of the arc and tried to break through the compressed defense.
At this time, Beverley was not paying attention and was blocked by Barnes when chasing. Curry used the pick and roll to receive Green's return pass at a 45-degree angle on the left wing. Before Batum's defense arrived, Curry quickly shot a three-pointer.
"Whoosh!"
With their fourth three-pointer of the game, the Warriors took a 9-point lead.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin provided support from the high post, and Beverley passed the ball and was intercepted by Green. The Warriors immediately counterattacked.
Green accelerated his breakthrough after stealing the ball, and the Trail Blazers retreated quickly. Beverley, Batum, and Wang Zelin formed a three-man encirclement, but the rest of the Warriors immediately followed up. Curry, Thompson, and Yingodala quickly converted the ball.
In the end, Yingodala completed the layup.
The Warriors took an 11-point lead.
Seeing this, Coach Terry hurriedly called a timeout, hoping to suppress the crazy offensive momentum of the Warriors.
After returning from the timeout, Wang Zelin increased the frequency of his offensive shots in an attempt to turn the tide. He scored 15 points in the third quarter.
At the end of the three quarters, Wang Zelin's personal data had reached 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 assists, and his scoring in three quarters had exceeded the total in the previous game.
However, the Warriors are the most powerful team in the league at hitting tailwinds. Once they gain an advantage, it can easily create a snowball effect.
With a flurry at the beginning of the third quarter, the score came to a close. The Warriors, who entered the final quarter with a 14-point advantage, did not give the Trail Blazers a chance to come back.
Wang Zelin tried to turn the tide in the last quarter and scored 10 points alone, but still failed to save the defeat.
In the end, the Trail Blazers lost their second home game, allowing the Warriors to bring the total score of the Western Conference Finals series back to a 1:1 tie.
In this game, relying on their explosive touch from the outside, the Warriors defeated their opponents by 12 points on the road, which made countless Warriors fans breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they also had strong expectations.
Because in the next two games, the Warriors will return to the Oracle Arena to play. With the advantage of the geographical advantage, if the Warriors can win two more games in a row, the total score in the series will become 3:1...
By then, the Warriors championship will be just around the corner.
The entire Warriors team thinks so too. They feel that it is very possible for them to take full control of the rhythm of the series after returning to their home court. It will no longer be difficult to defeat the defending champion and advance to the finals.
After the game, all Warriors members returned to California overnight. As the players fell asleep, the Warriors coaching staff headed by Kerr began to analyze and study overnight.
Because Cole discovered that through tonight's game he seemed to have found the key to victory.
We ask ourselves, the only person in the Trail Blazers who can cause trouble to the Warriors is actually Wang Zelin!
So, if they can restrict the other players of the Trail Blazers, can Wang Zelin alone be able to defeat the gods?
As a teammate of the former basketball god Michael Jordan, Cole understands better than anyone the terrifying firepower Jordan possesses on the offensive end.
But even the god of basketball, in the first few years of his career, before Pippen and other teammates had not grown up, he often fell at the feet of powerful players such as the Celtics and Pistons in the Eastern Conference.
Can Wang Zelin rival Jordan?
To be honest, when this question came to his mind, Cole was also taken aback by his bold idea.
"What am I thinking? How can that Chinese kid be compared with Michael? I'm probably crazy about winning!"
He hurriedly shook his head to suppress this ridiculous idea.
However, this idea also gave him a reminder.
It would be difficult for a player as strong as Jordan to save the team by himself in the playoffs, not to mention Wang Zelin, who in his opinion could not match Jordan's level or strength.
In the past G2 game of the Western Conference Finals, Wang Zelin crazyly grabbed 5 blocks and 4 assists. However, when other teammates were in poor condition, the Trail Blazers still lost the game.
Of course, Curry, who made 6 of 11 three-pointers and scored a team-high 35 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the game, was the key to their win.
But that’s just one of them!
There is another big reason because of the performance of other players on the Trail Blazers.
To be honest, the Warriors did not target the Trail Blazers' outside players too much on the defensive end in tonight's game. The reason why they were able to shoot around 35% from outside was purely because their hands were too smelly.
But this also gave Cole a certain amount of inspiration and inspiration.
So he simply decided that in the next game, the Warriors would turn from passive to active, and take advantage of the trend to limit the Trail Blazers' outside performance as the main defensive strategy of the series. On the offensive end, Wang Zelin would attack alone. He really wanted to see if that kid could do it.
Earth-shaking.
However, this is Cole's opinion after all. The Warriors are a team after all, and he needs to inform the entire coaching staff of his ideas.
After all, this strategy of mine is somewhat risky. If the Warriors fail to deal with the Trail Blazers on the outside in the next game, and cannot withstand Wang Zelin's wanton rampage on the inside, then the Warriors will most likely lose at home.
Contest.
In this way, when the total score of the series becomes 1:2, the passive player will become a warrior.
In the end, after repeated deliberation with multiple assistant coaches, the entire Warriors team finally agreed to Cole's adjustments to the defensive strategy.
Don't forget, the Warriors are also a young team, with the core of the team only in their early twenties. Youth is their greatest asset, and it also gives them the courage to try and make mistakes.
At worst, if they lose the next game, the total score will only become 1:2, which does not mean that the Warriors will completely lose control of the series.
Just say it!
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On the night of the 22nd, not only the Warriors coaching staff stayed up all night, but many people did too.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the Western Conference Finals G2, the Warriors used a luxurious firepower output to cleanly win a victory from the Rose Garden Arena, the home of the Trail Blazers.
The key is that the Warriors' shooters used their own three-pointers to once again refresh the outside world's perception of three-pointers.
It turns out that three-pointers can be so violent!
However, since the Trail Blazers are the defending champion after all, and Wang Zelin's 48-point performance in a single game has attracted a lot of fans to him and the team.
Considering that in the second game, the other players on the Trail Blazers, except Wang Zelin, felt really bad.
In the second game, the Trail Blazers did lose, but Wang Zelin definitely did not lose!
Wang Zelin's dominance and influence over the entire series is still the strongest among all the players on both teams.
Therefore, everyone agreed that as long as the Trail Blazers' perimeter group can regain their touch in the third game, even if it is an away game, the Warriors will not be able to stop the Blazers' confidence that they will regain the rhythm of the series.
It’s only 1 to 1, the advantage is mine!
I don’t know who started it, but after losing the game, the Trail Blazers still had the upper hand in public opinion online. This caused many Trail Blazers fans to follow suit and shout championship slogans.
For those who didn’t know, I thought it was the Trail Blazers who won the second game!
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In this slightly weird atmosphere, the G3 game of the Western Conference Finals between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors was in full swing.
The Warriors, located in the Bay Area of California, also known as the San Francisco Bay Area, have been getting better and better every year in the regular season. This year, they have returned to the Western Conference Finals after decades. Combined with their gorgeous playing style, the Warriors have
Their ability to attract fans in this part of California has skyrocketed.
On the night of May 24th.
The Oracle Arena has attracted a large number of stars from all walks of life. The Oracle Arena is so bright and full of big-name superstars that it has become a huge world-class show venue.
It also includes a large group of domestic stars, among whom Jay Chou and Jackie Chan have become regulars in the Trail Blazers' Western Conference Finals over the years. They are not willing to miss this year's championship defense.
Before the game, both sides announced their rosters, which were the same as the previous two games.
The media made predictions about the outcome, and 60% of the media supported the Blazers. They believed that the Blazers, who have stronger cards, will still be unbeatable as long as they regain their touch.
Thirty percent of the media support the Warriors, and they are basically media from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Los Angeles, which are affiliated with California.
The remaining 10% are neutral media, focusing only on the game itself and hot topics, without any special stance.
The two teams came out, and the visiting team came out first. In order to suppress the defending champion, the Warriors fans were not polite and immediately received huge boos.
Especially Wang Zelin, when he looked up and looked around, there were many Warriors fans approaching carrying words, animations, pictures, etc. that vilified themselves and the team.
This is a common practice for home team fans when playing away games. Wang Zelin was unmoved by this and entered the arena with a cold face and head held high.
Soon, Curry and his teammates also came out.
The main players from both sides came to the middle circle, and when they looked at each other, it was as if sparks were rubbing against each other in the air.
Beep~~~
The referee threw the ball into the air, and Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals officially began.