Jazz players were still full of confidence before the game started.
The Nuggets and the Nuggets can win the series without Okur. Now that Okur is fully resurrected, wouldn't it be easier to beat a young Warrior?
What is the Warriors’ trump card?
Curry!
How long has Curry played in the NBA?
Less than a season!
Curry's physical fitness is incredible?
No, among all the players in the NBA, Curry’s physical fitness is definitely ranked lower!
Is the Warriors head coach experienced?
No, this is just Deng Fang’s first season as coach!
Just a young boy, how capable he can be!
Even if they beat the Spurs, Jazz players don’t think the Warriors are very good!
That’s because the Spurs are getting old and the team’s strength has declined!
A team that ranked eighth and barely made it into the playoffs was swept when they met us!
However, as soon as the game started, the Jazz players realized that something was wrong.
Curry and Belinelli were like loaches, constantly circling around in the crowd.
Coupled with the cover of Lopez, Prince and others, Miles and Deron couldn't catch up at all!
If you can't catch up, you have to switch defenses, but Boozer and Okur move very slowly, and no one can keep up with Curry and Belinelli.
In the first three minutes, Curry threw 4 three-pointers!
Belinelli also scored 2!
Made 4 of 6 three-pointers!
At the same time, taking advantage of the containment of Curry and the two, Lopez also got two open opportunities in the inside and easily scored 4 points!
The Warriors' change of formation was a surprise to the Jazz. The Jazz were caught off guard, but the Warriors themselves were well prepared.
The Warriors have been practicing this tactic for a long time every day these days!
Moreover, Curry and Belinelli often work together in the regular season, and there is no problem of tacit understanding between the two.
Curry and Belinelli were prepared early, so the three-point shooting rate was very high.
The Jazz performed very poorly on the defensive end, and they were not very good on the offensive end either.
The Jazz started the game with Boozer.
This is easy to think of.
Deron has a great physical advantage among guards. The one the Warriors use to defend Deron is Laga Bell, who is a ruthless character.
If Curry is asked to defend Deron, the Jazz will definitely take advantage of this matchup and let Deron play Curry with his back.
But when Laga Bell comes to guard against Deron, Deron has no advantage in this regard.
Although Matthews also has a certain physical advantage against Belinelli, because Matthews is shorter and his passing ability is average, the Warriors are not afraid of this.
As long as Matthews backs up Belinelli, the Warriors will double attack!
As for Myers playing Curry on his back, I won't consider it.
Because Miles doesn't have the physical advantages and technical level.
The same goes for Okur. What he is good at is pulling out to shoot three-pointers. Post-up shooting is not an option for him.
Even if Okur hits Prince with his back, the Warriors can solve this problem with a double attack.
Boozer doesn't have a three-pointer. He can stand outside the three-point line and ignore him, and the people guarding him can just flank Okur with peace of mind.
If Boozer stands near the penalty area and Okur backs up Prince, once the Warriors double attack, there will be at least five people near the penalty area!
With so many people and so many hands, it would be very difficult for Okur, who is not good at passing the ball, to pass the ball to an open position.
Therefore, there is only one Boozer who can hit from behind.
The Warriors played one senior and four juniors, with Prince at the fourth position. This is where Boozer has the biggest matchup advantage.
Boozer is a technical insider, and his best skill is precise mid-range shooting. Since his mid-range shot is a great threat, once the opponent gets close to him, he can break through to the inside to score.
However, Boozer does not have much advantage in height at the fourth position, and he often does not perform well against tall inside players in singles.
Therefore, when facing tall inside players, Boozer often uses pick-and-rolls to get open mid-range shots.
However, if faced with a defender whose height and strength are inferior to his own, Boozer will be like a duck in water.
Therefore, facing Prince, Boozer has a great advantage.
Although Prince is excellent in defense, due to his thin body and lack of strength, it is not possible for him to defend the inside alone.
So the Warriors didn't let Prince guard Boozer.
Defending Boozer is Lopez.
This is the first choice for most teams when facing the Jazz.
When the Rockets beat the Jazz, it was Yao Ming who defended Boozer.
Lopez moves slowly, but he is tall, has sufficient wingspan, and blocks shots very well. There is no problem in defending Boozer's singles.
Even if Boozer can make a few shots from behind the frame, it won't change the situation.
If you shoot against a tall defender, your mid-range shooting percentage won't be much higher.
When Boozer and Yao Ming were competing against each other, he relied more on mid-range shots from pick-and-rolls.
It is still difficult for Boozer to challenge the tall center one-on-one.
Why do the Jazz want to post up in the paint?
Because they went up to the Twin Towers.
As long as there are two big men, the team will inevitably move slower.
In this situation, it is most unwise to play fast break with your opponent instead of shooting.
If the Jazz do this, even if Boozer can't score, the Warriors can't hit the fast break.
Overall this is the Jazz's only choice!
As long as they get to the Twin Towers, that's what the Jazz have to do.
Of course, the Warriors will lose some rebounds if they defend like this.
Prince is still far behind Okur in rebounding.
But the entire Warriors team competed for rebounds, which made up for this disadvantage to a certain extent.
More importantly, as long as the Warriors get rebounds, they will play fast breaks desperately!
If you dare to go to the Twin Towers, I will use off-ball tactics to deal with you!
If you dare to grab offensive rebounds, I will kill you with a fast break!
As long as the opponent is on guard, offensive rebounds will be difficult to grab no matter who it is.
Once you insist on grabbing offensive rebounds, your opponent will have more fast break opportunities!
Since they have one senior and four juniors, and their outside shooting is accurate, the Warriors' fast break quality is quite high.
Other teams attack the basket on fast breaks, but the Warriors shoot three-pointers in many fast breaks!
Especially Curry!
As long as you defend closely during the fast break, I will break through to the basket and score!
If you take two steps back, I will make an emergency three-pointer!
Even if Curry doesn't have the ball in his hands, he often attracts the attention of two players during fast breaks!
I would rather let others go to the basket than give Curry an open three-point opportunity!
This is what Jazz coach Sloan has emphasized many times!
Because the Warriors have a very wide space on the court, their fast break success rate is very high.
On the other hand, it will not be so easy for the Jazz to seize the frontcourt.
No matter how short you are, it's not easy for you to get rebounds as long as you occupy the position.
Pushing someone from behind will be called a foul!
And since the NBA encourages offense, defenders can easily be called for fouls as long as they touch the ball holder during a fast break!
In serious cases, it may be a technical foul!
After being beaten into several fast breaks by the Warriors, the Jazz no longer dared to grab frontcourt boards!
As long as the offense fails, the Jazz will immediately return to defense!
In this way, Prince's disadvantage will no longer exist.
