Chapter 228 The first battle of the brave horse (4)
Duncan scored first, but Lopez didn't care.
The coaching staff has repeatedly said that this can be given to the Spurs!
Duncan can't defeat us with this trick alone!
As long as you don't foul and don't give Duncan a chance to get to the basket, you've accomplished your mission!
Next is the Warriors' offense.
Prince served from the baseline, Curry received the ball, and then dribbled to the frontcourt, while George Hill stayed close.
Curry and George Hill are both 1.91 meters tall and weigh about the same.
However, Hill is still much better than Curry in terms of explosive power and jumping.
At least Hill dunked easily, while Curry was dubbed the little prince of reluctant dunks.
George Hill's mission is very clear, which is to keep an eye on Curry!
You don’t have to score, but you have to guard Curry!
Without Bowen, this task would have to be left to Hill.
George Hill's defense is good, at least he ranks high among point guards.
But Hill's biggest problem is that he is not as sinister as Bowen.
To put it bluntly, Hill will do everything he can to limit his opponents, but he will not do anything to intentionally hurt his opponents.
There's nothing he can do if he accidentally bumps into someone, but he won't do anything intentional to hurt someone.
This is the right thing to do.
But you can’t prevent Curry by doing this!
Curry handed the ball to Prince first, and he ran two laps without the ball.
The Spurs' defensive end made it very clear that although there were two inside players on the court, they did not allow Curry to find an open shot.
This is the scary thing about Bobo.
If we were to switch to a different team and have two veteran centers on the court, neither of them move very fast, Curry would definitely find shooting opportunities with his ability to move without the ball.
Even if the opponent is targeting Curry, his teammates will get open opportunities.
However, the Spurs' rotation was very good. Every time Curry moved, someone blocked him, and George Hill also chased him very closely.
Obviously, Bobo made special arrangements for this off the court.
The Warriors' two most lethal moves on offense are Curry's off-ball movement and the pick-and-roll between Lopez and Curry.
After playing 82 games in the regular season, each team in the league also has an understanding of the Warriors' tactics.
This is the playoffs, and your opponents will conduct detailed research and analysis on you.
Your opponents who use common tactics will all think of countermeasures and make arrangements.
Movement without the ball is difficult to prevent, mainly because it requires the five people on the field to cooperate and have strong discipline, and the five people have to become a whole.
This is difficult for many teams.
Especially those offensive teams that are not very disciplined.
The Spurs are certainly not that team.
Popovich's defensive attainments are even top-notch.
The five members of the Spurs team worked well together, but Curry ran two rounds and couldn't find a chance to shoot.
With only ten seconds left, Curry immediately came to the top of the key and took over the ball.
If we can’t do it without the ball, let’s play with the ball!
George Hill followed Curry closely and was not left behind.
The other four Warriors also had a tacit understanding. Seeing Curry get the ball, the three Lagabells immediately came to stand outside the three-point line, while Lopez came to the top of the arc to pick-and-roll with Curry.
With Lopez's height and weight, it's easy to block Hill.
Seeing that Hill was blocked, Curry immediately walked to the other side.
Duncan quickly stepped forward and covered Curry.
Lopez immediately walked to the basket and took Hill away.
When a big center walks toward the basket, you can't help but guard him, right?
The Spurs had a tacit understanding. McDyess immediately came from the other side to block Lopez, and Hill moved in front of Prince.
Obviously, Bobo uses defense switching.
After all, Curry is a rookie. No matter how good he is in the regular season, he is still in the regular season.
It's the playoffs now. If you lose, you'll go home. You can imagine how much pressure I feel.
Is it possible for a rookie to say that he is not nervous at all in his first playoff game?
impossible!
That’s easy to say!
As long as you are nervous and have ideas, your shooting will not be decisive and your shooting rate will not be high!
Rather than letting veterans like Laga Bell die, Pop still wants to bet on Curry.
They bully you for being young, and they bully you for being inexperienced!
But Popovich underestimated Curry and also underestimated Deng Fang.
In the first game of the playoffs, Curry must be a little nervous.
But that's just a little bit.
Does a little nervousness make a difference?
have!
But no matter how nervous a person is, as long as his body is fine, his special skills will not be much different.
Curry's three-point shooting percentage this season can reach more than 43%. Even if there is some impact and decrease, it can at least remain at one-third!
This is still the worst result!
And one-third of the three-point efficiency is equal to 50% of the mid-range shot!
Not to mention Deng Fang!
What is the use of Deng Fang?
That is the greatest support for Curry!
You let go!
If you want to vote, vote!
It doesn’t matter if you don’t make the shot!
Keep voting for the next one!
You are the strongest three-point shooter in the history of this league. There is no one before, and there will be no one in the future!
If you don't shoot when the opportunity arises, you are committing a crime!
Who says you can't win a championship by shooting?
That's fart!
That's because they voted incorrectly!
Of course you can't win the championship if you ask O'Neal to shoot three-pointers!
As long as you shoot accurately enough, you can win the championship by shooting!
And you are the most accurate one!
If you can't vote accurately, then no one can vote accurately!
In short, just vote boldly!
It doesn’t matter if you don’t invest, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t!
This is a tactical requirement and a team order!
It sounds like this is nothing to a head coach, but in practice it is very difficult.
Why do you trust a rookie so much?
No one has ever won a championship by shooting before. Why do you think you can do it?
Everyone else is open for three-pointers, so why can Curry dribble and pull up and shoot three-pointers?
Everyone else is shooting close to the three-point line, so why do you allow Curry to shoot long three-pointers at will?
If the shot goes in, it's because you're lucky; if you don't, it's because you are incompetent as a coach!
If you win, most of the honors go to Curry. If you lose, you, the coach, will be fired!
When it comes to jobs, no one dares to delegate power so easily!
What if Curry is just a regular season player?
What if Curry doesn’t have that strength?
What if Curry gets injured?
The boss doesn't care about this, he only cares about the results.
If you give Curry the power to shoot as he pleases, then you have to bear the consequences if you lose.
Stars are the team's most valuable asset, not the coach.
So most coaches don’t dare to do this.
But Deng Fang dared!
Before the game, Deng Fang only said one thing to Curry: "You can vote with confidence! I will take care of everything!"
Needless to say, Curry knows everything!
Talking too much will make you distrustful!
Curry himself has full confidence in his shooting, needless to say.
I say this just to tell you that I also have confidence!
That's all!
For people like Curry, this is enough!
Duncan stepped on the three-point line, stretched out his right hand, and covered Curry.
Pop has said that Curry cannot be allowed to shoot three-pointers!
I'm standing on the three-point line!
With my height and wingspan, let’s see how you shoot!
