On June 14, the 2018-19 NBA Finals continued. The Golden State Warriors faced off against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the series at home.
Before the game, Deng Fang announced that Durant would be out for the season, which is great news for the Raptors.
Someone privately suggested that Deng Fang not disclose Durant's injury, because there may be two games to play in the future. Even if Durant is reimbursed for the season, the Raptors will still be suspicious if they don't give accurate information.
It will definitely have an impact on them.
But Deng Fang ignored these suggestions because he wanted to win the game openly!
Deng Fang knew that there would be a fierce battle today, but even so, he wanted to win in an upright manner!
Due to Durant's injury, Cousins' starting effect was not good, so Deng Fang put Looney in the starting lineup.
Looney was also injured, with a broken rib.
Looney was injured in the second game. When he was guarding Leonard, he was knocked to the ground by the latter. At that time, Looney fell heavily to the floor. He then covered his left chest in pain. The team doctor also took a
An ice pack was used to apply ice, so Looney left the game early to receive treatment because he would not return due to a collarbone injury.
After undergoing MRI and CT scans, Looney was diagnosed with a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Looney's offensive skills are much worse than Cousins, but his defensive effect is quite significant. Without him, the Warriors' defense will be greatly affected.
However, Looney was very manly and came back in the fourth game even though he was injured.
Looney's return is still very helpful to the Warriors' defense, and he is not in the way on the offensive end. Overall, he is much easier to use than Cousins.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Raptors: Leonard, Siakam, Gasol, Danny Green, Lowry.
Trailing by a big score of 2:3, this game was a game that the Warriors could not lose.
In the first quarter, Lowry felt great. He succeeded in a layup and three consecutive three-pointers. He scored 11 points by himself and quickly gave the Raptors the lead.
I have to say, Lowry is really powerful, his role is not even smaller than Leonard!
Lowry plays tough defense and is organized with three-pointers, which is extremely important to the Raptors.
The Warriors did not panic. Two role players, Looney and Iguodala, took turns scoring points to stop the team's bleeding. In the middle of this quarter, Tang Shen found his touch and scored 10 points in a row, narrowing the point difference to 2 points.
However, the Raptors' touch continued, with Siakam and Leonard working hard one after another, and VanVleet and Lowry's three-pointers also continued to hit the net.
Curry fouled and made two free throws. At the end of the quarter, the Warriors were temporarily behind 32-33.
In the second quarter, the two sides fell into a long tug-of-war. On the Warriors side, Curry succeeded in a throw, Iguodala made a jumper, and connected with an alley-connect. The home team once achieved a lead.
On the Raptors' side, Ibaka stepped up and used hooks and dunks three times to stop the bleeding for the visiting team.
Later in the quarter, Lowry threw a shot into the net, and the Raptors took the lead again.
After that, Kawhi also found a good opportunity and went inside to score a layup.
But the Warriors were unequivocal. Tang Shen fouled from outside and made three free throws. With Lowry making a layup, the Raptors continued to lead 60-57 at the end of the half.
After changing sides and fighting again, Leonard began to exert his strength. Not only did he forcefully attack the inside and continue to score, he also found his touch on the three-pointers from the outside.
With Kawhi's calm 2+1 tie, the Raptors led by 6 points.
But the Warriors still fought tenaciously. In the middle of this quarter, the Splash Brothers and Iguodala hit three-pointers successively, and the point difference was evened out again.
At the end of the third quarter, Tang Shen scored another three-pointer, which once helped the Warriors take the lead.
The Raptors called a timeout.
Deng Fang didn't say anything during the timeout. He just called Clay to a corner and whispered a few words.
After listening to Deng Fang's words, Clay looked a little surprised, but still nodded.
Deng Fang's status in the Warriors is unparalleled. Although Deng Fang's instructions are somewhat unreasonable, Clay has no intention of refuting.
Soon, the game started.
With more than two minutes left in the third quarter, the Warriors led by 3 points.
The Raptors had the ball. Lowry broke through to the basket and fell to the ground in physical contact with a Warriors player. However, the referee did not indicate and the Warriors gained the ball and launched a fast break.
Raptors head coach Nurse had jumped up and complained to the referee, but no one cared about him.
To be honest, Lowry did have physical contact with the Warriors before he fell to the ground. If the penalty is strict, the Warriors can indeed be called for a foul.
But this is the finals, and the competition is very fierce. Generally, the whistle will not be blown for this level of physical contact.
Moreover, the referee often has a principle when blowing the whistle, which is to see whether your play is reasonable.
You played reasonably and deceived the opponent into making a layup, or found an open teammate. In this case, the defender who came to cover made the slightest move and the whistle sounded.
But your play is unreasonable. There are several people inside who are still rushing in. The defender has taken up his position to cover you, but you insist on forcing a shot or a breakthrough. In this case, even if there is some physical contact, the whistle will not sound.
It was not very reasonable for Lowry to break through and fall to the ground. He was guarding Draymond Green, there were other people in the penalty area, and the physical contact was not obvious, so it was no problem that the referee did not blow the whistle.
The Warriors gained the ball, Curry advanced quickly, Cousins ran back from the center line, and Clay advanced from the left, surpassing Cousins.
Curry passed the ball to Clay immediately. Clay took the lead and rushed to the basket. There was no one guarding the Raptors in the penalty area. Clay was about to fly up and dunk in one step.
At this moment, Danny Green, who was chasing from the right, flew up and pounced straight at Clay.
It was obvious that Danny Green had no intention of retracting his strength. He did not consider the risk of injuring Clay at all and was completely going for Clay.
If Klay dunks, he will definitely be injured if he is unprepared!
This is how it is historically:
When Clay made a fast break layup, Danny Green blocked the shot from behind and bumped into Clay, causing Clay to fall from the air and hit the ground with his left leg first. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Clay struggled to crawl on the ground for a short distance, then turned over in pain and lay on the ground.
Team doctors and staff gathered around.
Curry in the backcourt did not go up to offer condolences to Clay. Looking at Clay's actions and painful expression, he already understood what happened.
Curry sat alone on the ground in the backcourt, biting his braces, silent...
Because Curry knows that Klay is injured and will not be able to play this game, and the end will probably be terrible.
With Clay, the Raptors used box-1 to attack Curry. Without Clay, the Warriors' offense would be even worse, and Curry wouldn't even have a few chances to take action!
Not to mention that Klay is both offensive and defensive, and his defensive role is also very important!
Fortunately, that was the situation in history, but it is different now. Deng Fang is now sitting in the Warriors' coaching bench!
Klay took off with a step and dunked, but he didn't really jump up!
Danny Green didn't expect Clay's move at all. Flying in the air, he had no place to rely on and pounced on Clay sideways.
Clay didn't care about this. He glanced at Danny Green, stood firm on his feet, turned sideways and hit the ball from the right side of the board and put it into the basket.
Danny Green jumped in the air. He wanted to pull Clay for support, but Clay dodged. As a result, his abdomen touched Clay's left shoulder and his body hit the floor!
After a "bang", Danny Green screamed in pain on the ground, his body twitching continuously!
