When the timeout ends, players from both sides take the field.
The Warriors still have a five-small lineup.
For the Trail Blazers, Patton came off the court and was replaced by Connett Lee, who had a better three-pointer. The other four main players remained unchanged.
Serving from the backcourt, Lillard pushed forward with the ball, and when he reached the scene, he asked for a screen. The change in rhythm suddenly accelerated and threw Curry away.
"Snapped!"
Rushed into the right third zone and encountered Barnes changing defense.
This lineup of the Warriors can be said to have achieved the ultimate in unlimited defense changes, making it difficult for opponents to rush in.
However, Lillard was very calm and quickly passed the ball to the left corner to find Aldridge. This was a nearly open opportunity.
Aldridge caught the ball, rushed towards Iguodala, and used his height advantage to decisively pull up and shoot a three-pointer.
"Duang!"
Unfortunately not, the ball is a little too long.
"mine!"
Green found his position under the basket, rose from the head with a roar, and stretched out his arms.
"Bang!"
At this moment, a figure flew from behind and not only grabbed the rebound in advance, but also knocked Green out of the air.
Then there was only a bang, the Warriors basket exploded, and the score instantly became 72:75.
"Gift crab!"
"Too cruel!"
The on-site commentator was also shocked by this scene and blurted out friendly greetings.
"I really want to know what kind of idiot would let you play against me? Do you think this is a kindergarten basketball game?"
Wang Zelin mocked.
"Shut up, don't forget that you are the one lagging behind now!"
Green stood up from the ground quickly and retorted.
"Yes, but what does that have to do with you? Three single superstars!"
Wang Zelin asked with a smile.
Green: "..."
His shooting percentage tonight is probably eye-catching, fluctuating around 40%, and his production is also very average, only scoring one three-pointer and one two-pointer on an air cut.
So far, Green's personal statistics are 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. He looks like the triple superstar Wang Zelin teased.
In the transition between offense and defense, the Warriors are still the same. They choose to hit screens and take shots. This is Cole's request. If possible, try not to be one-on-one. As long as you can score, there is essentially no difference between scoring in one-on-one situations and scoring on screens.
Obviously, Cole should have been influenced by European basketball. The rules of basketball leagues in Europe are really different from those of the NBA, because they belong to two different systems.
The NBA has its own rules, while European basketball follows the competition rules of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation.
This results in European basketball's singles tactics similar to NBA stars being limited. First, it is restricted by rules, and second, it is not worthwhile.
Compared with the easy screen breakthrough and scoring, singles play is too strenuous.
What's more, the Warriors are actually not particularly strong in one-on-one duels. Even Curry, who has the best three-point ability in history, cannot play unsolved singles due to his body size.
Of course, this is not to say that Curry is not strong. On the contrary, Curry is very strong. His scoring ability is already at the top level in active service, and he can be ranked among the best in history. But if you really want to say that Curry's offense is unsolvable, it is obvious.
Not realistic.
Among the current players, if you really want to say that there is no solution on the offensive end, Durant is probably the only one.
Durant's offensive talent is too exaggerated. If he has sufficient physical fitness, even Jordan would not dare to say that he can be stronger than Durant in unsolvable and difficult areas.
Therefore, in this game, Cole did not want to defeat his opponent by playing "superstar ball" at all. This does not mean that he wants to be new and unique. His purpose has always been only one, and that is to win!
As a member of the Bulls dynasty back then, if there was someone like Jordan in the Warriors now, he would not hesitate to imitate Zen Master in arranging triangle tactics or opening up singles.
But since there is no such thing, then he will naturally choose the tactical play style he learned from Simavici and combined with his own ideas, and this style of play is very suitable for a ball that does not have the ability to attack tough problems on the offensive end.
Team.
The essence of basketball is a scoring game. As long as the ball can be put into the basket, whether it is enjoyable or not is not something he should consider.
As the head coach of a team, he only thinks about how to win and how to make his opponent lose!
Moreover, after team basketball reaches its peak, the viewing experience is not necessarily worse than the star players playing in isolation. Isn’t the smooth attack of the entire team an excellent viewing experience?
At this point, the Spurs after the transformation are the strongest team basketball representatives before the Warriors.
Although no one was optimistic about it, the core of the team was seriously aging, but they still made it to the finals in the 2012-13 season. Although they lost to the Heat in the end, they still surprised countless people.
This is also a success!
"Whoosh!"
The Warriors took a shot from the outside, and this time Barnes seized the opportunity and scored two points.
But Coach Terry breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay, as long as it wasn't the No. 30 goal.
No matter how good the role players are, they can't change the nature of the supporting roles. The one who can truly lead a team to a long term must be the protagonist.
The Trail Blazers attacked, and Wang Zelin relied solely on his personal ability to help the team continue to hold on to the score.
The Warriors still play a pass-and-cut style. After the corner position's tactical cover, the defender falls into a dangerous pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he pulls out to clear the defensive intensity inside the three-point line.
After switching defenses, Thompson hit Lillard with a back from the high post. Zelin's defense was in place, but Thompson missed.
The Trail Blazers got the rebound and attacked again.
This time, Wang Zelin's attack was even more explosive. He directly pushed the ball into the basket against the defense of two people, and even added a free throw.
By the way, Green received his third foul!
Green looked dejected, but he was helpless. The disparity in height, size, tonnage, and strength made him feel an unstoppable illusion in Trail Blazers No. 36.
No, maybe this is really not an illusion, but a fact!
In this era when high-quality centers are scarce, Wang Zelin, who is in such a big environment, is even more powerful. He constantly demands crazy attacks in the paint, which makes the Warriors' inside line fall to pieces and is close to falling apart.
"Papa~shua!"
At the free throw line, Wang Zelin took a deep breath and made the free throw steadily.
77:77, the two sides tied.
He hasn't missed a single shot tonight, including free throws.
So far in the third quarter, Wang Zelin has made 6 of 6 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points. His personal data has reached 46 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks!
If this continues, he is very likely to break the Oracle Arena scoring record he just refreshed last season, as well as his own career-high scoring record.
On the Warriors' side, seeing Wang Zelin equalize the score simply by relying on his personal ability, Cole's expression gradually became ugly.
It's so strong. Tonight, No. 36 is the pinnacle for the Trail Blazers!
Without him, the Trail Blazers' entire defensive system would be ruined, and their offense would also drop by at least one-third.