Chapter 831 Clock in and get off work in the third quarter
Fifteen minutes later, the second half of the game finally arrived, and countless fans in the Oracle Arena were looking forward to the Warriors and Curry completing their comeback in the third quarter.
However, what broke the hearts of the fans throughout Oracle Arena was that as soon as the third quarter started, the rhythm was completely out of control of the Warriors.
In the third quarter of the game, the Warriors attacked first, and at this time the two sides were still fighting against each other with all their main players.
In the frontcourt, after Curry attracted a double-team, he passed the ball to Thompson in the high post. But Button's follow-up speed was extremely fast, leaving Thompson's open opportunity fleeting.
The next moment, Thompson, who was not good at breakthroughs, took just a few dribbles and was easily taken away by Patton.
Thompson couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Amidst the cheers of the home fans, he actually forgot that the team was lagging behind at this time and wanted to show off a breakthrough.
The result was not what I expected, I failed to show off and got fucked instead!
However, this cannot be blamed on Taro Thompson. In fact, the Warriors have contributed too many games of the three-quarter one-wave myth this season, so the world is named "Yong Three Crazy"!
In addition, the Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr and the star Curry are both born with the spirit of being a wanderer. Naturally, other players are also tainted with a bit of the spirit of being a wanderer, making the whole team
From top to bottom, this team has developed the habit of "going with the wind and making waves, and going against the wind and making waves even more".
This aspect is exactly the same as the Warriors team in the original time and space.
It's a pity that what they encountered today was not an ordinary opponent, but the Trail Blazers were no worse than them in strength.
After Patton took out the basketball, he directly controlled the ball. Everyone knows that Trail Blazers No. 5 is an extremely athletic dunker. No, he also appeared in this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!
I saw Patton riding a thousand horses, dribbling faster than anyone else in the field. As soon as his feet stepped onto the free throw line, his whole body was already leaping and gliding.
After stretching his body to the extreme in the air, the No. 5 guard exerted great force on his arms and performed a standard tomahawk chop, causing the Oracle Arena to fall into silence.
Looking back, Curry passed the ball to find Barnes by attracting double-teams. The latter then passed to Thomson, got an open opportunity, and returned an answer.
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However, Button's dunk completely sounded the clarion call for the Pioneer team's attack!
Wang Zelin started to demand attacks as soon as he entered the basket. The Warriors' Feltus Ezeli has a good defensive attitude and an abnormal wingspan. He averages 1.1 blocks in 16.7 minutes of playing time per game.
But if you want to help yourself, you are really thinking too much!
Because not to mention Wang Zelin's wingspan will always have an advantage, his physical strength alone is the "nemesis" of big bosses like Ezeli.
In fact, Ezeli has the standard center figure of this era, and he can fit inside the target space. His body can completely stick to it and it is not easy to be pushed away.
However, his opponent tonight, Wang Zelin, is a powerful super beast even if we look at history. In addition, combined with Chamberlain's running and jumping ability, the current Wang Zelin can be regarded as an enhanced version of the Magic version of O'Neal.
The tonnage difference of tens of pounds means that in today's era, Wang Zelin cannot find a worthy opponent in a one-on-one matchup.
Ezeli swore that he really tried his best, but he had no way to use his shot-blocking ability, which he relied on for survival, because as long as the Trail Blazers No. 36 in front of him bumped his shoulder or big butt, he would be easily bounced.
open.
In this case, how can he defend well?
Now that space insiders are in charge, Wang Zelin can kill more easily and happily than O'Neal did in the late 1990s and early 1990s.
The big shark said that he was in tears. If labor and management lived in this era, it would not be easy to catch up with Jordan!
Emmm, Wang Zelin can help him fulfill this wish.
There was no way, the center couldn't stop him at all, and the Warriors were unable to take the lead.
No, let alone taking the lead, it is difficult for them to even hold on to the point difference without being widened.
What's even worse is that halfway through the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' perimeter group suddenly took shots away.
Originally, after Kerr saw that single defense could not restrain Wang Zelin, he decided to do what he did in the first quarter, asking Green or Barnes to shrink the basket and flank Wang Zelin whenever they had the opportunity. He had already left other Blazers players with open opportunities.
Maybe there is a trace of fantasy in his heart, imagining that Lillard and the others will have a mediocre touch like the first quarter and fail to seize open opportunities.
Unexpectedly, after half the game, Lillard, Barton, and Batum all recovered their touch, and they grasped the ball after Wang Zelin was double-teamed without exception.
In fact, this is normal.
No matter how you say it, Lillard is still an All-Star, and his self-adjustment ability is much stronger than that of ordinary players. He will never be able to keep open opportunities.
As for the double-Pak combination, as the second and third positions of the defending champion team, how can they be ordinary people who can't make open shots and can't attack the basket?
The feeling thing sounds mysterious, but it is basically cultivated. As long as there are more opportunities to get out, you should be able to get in.
When the Trail Blazers' perimeter trio took shots away, the Warriors' pre-game defensive strategy completely collapsed.
Their original defensive strategy was to limit Wang Zelin's offense through quick double-teaming and wireless bypassing. As long as Wang Zelin couldn't hit this point, no matter how strong the other points of the Trail Blazers were, they wouldn't be enough to kill the Warriors.
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The result is good now. Not only are the inside lines undefendable, but so are the outside lines.
Seeing that the score difference was getting bigger and bigger, Cole launched the Death Five in advance, preparing to increase the rhythm and accelerate the attack.
Because he knows very well that the offensive stability of the outside is far inferior to that of the inside, especially when the opponent has a monster like Wang Zelin under the basket. If they continue to indulge in this game rhythm, as for the Warriors, there is no doubt that
It's chronic suicide.
Simply, it is better to increase the pace of the game, which can increase the number of offensive rounds for the team in disguise.
If the Splash Brothers can shoot away, maybe the Warriors can rely on a wave of three-pointers to quickly tie the score, or even go ahead.
The Warriors actually want to increase the pace of the game?
After noticing the change in Warriors head coach Cole's strategy, Coach Terry didn't take it to heart.
The battle over rhythm has always been one of the most mysterious topics on the basketball court.
Even if there are two teams that play at a fast pace at the same time, there is still a battle over rhythm. It depends on how to change the rhythm to what your team needs and is most comfortable with.
In this game now, even an ordinary fan can see the difference in pace between the two sides at a glance.
The Warriors want to dribble quickly across half court and then launch an attack to beat the Trail Blazers. However, the Trail Blazers do not have old arms and legs. The core of the team is mostly young people, so there is no need to worry about legs and heels.
Not a problem.
Secondly, the Trail Blazers have excellent defensive discipline, and there is no chaos at all.
Thus,
It will be even harder for the Warriors to find defensive loopholes. They blindly pursue speed and are destined to become more and more chaotic.
With one minute left in the third quarter, Wang Zelin successfully scored 2+1 at the basket, and his personal score reached his 30th point.
The score difference has been widened to 18 points. For the Trail Blazers, who have the strongest defensive efficiency and the lowest average points per game, it can actually be said that they have clocked out early for the season!