Seeing Lopez bumping into him, Miles dodged it wisely!
We play to make money, not to work hard!
You have Deng Fang when you are injured, but we don’t!
If you really want to seek treatment from Deng Fang, you have to spend half of your annual salary, which is not a small sum!
You know, getting hit by a moving center is no joke!
It's easy to say that no one was defending. Lopez came to the basket and dunked easily and scored 2 points.
Just like that, three consecutive times Lopez ended with a dunk!
Fortunately, Millsap has a good touch and scored 6 points on the mid-range shot.
The scores of the two teams increased alternately.
After Lopez dunked another basket, Sloan called a timeout.
The score became 11:9, and the Warriors led by 2 points.
No matter how accurate Millsap is, he can't compare to Lopez's dunk!
After the timeout, the Warriors replaced Belinelli and replaced Azubuike.
Why?
Because the Jazz will definitely need to make a substitution.
It's not okay to let Lopez wreak havoc in the paint!
what to do?
Let's put on Oku!
The only person the Jazz can defend against Lopez is Okur.
But when Okur is in a twin-tower lineup, his movement speed will slow down, and he is most afraid of Curry and Belinelli's off-ball movement.
So the Warriors replaced Belinelli.
Deng Fang had a good idea. Every time he made substitutions before, he had an advantage.
But I didn’t expect that the Jazz didn’t make any substitutions!
It’s still the original super small lineup!
Mr. Sloan still has something.
After two games of competition, Sloan saw Deng Fang's pattern.
As long as the Jazz are at a disadvantage and as long as the Jazz are likely to change generals, the Warriors will change a lineup in advance to restrict the Jazz.
Don’t you like to change people? This time I will do the opposite!
I won’t change it if it’s time to change it!
A negative makes a positive...
Sure enough, Deng Fang changed people.
The lineup the Warriors came up with was fast, focused on off-ball play, and was aimed at the Jazz's twin towers.
However, the Jazz did not go to the Twin Towers and remained with their original extremely small lineup.
The Jazz don't suffer in terms of speed and movement!
On defense, the Warriors have dropped a lot.
Defensively, Belinelli and Azubuike are still much worse.
Curry defends Korver, Laga Bell defends Deron, and Prince takes care of Matthews, leaving Belinelli to defend Myers.
Fortunately, Myers' offensive ability with the ball is not very strong either.
Although Okur was not replaced, the Jazz still made certain defensive arrangements.
Lopez went inside after the pick-and-roll, and Matthews came over in advance to help defend.
Matthews is quite strong in terms of strength and can hold up for a second or two.
Of course, it's impossible for Big Lopez to hit him directly, right?
Millsap helped Deron double-team Curry and immediately went back to defend Lopez.
In this way, there will be no problem in defense.
This is mainly done to take advantage of Millsap's speed.
Big Lopez moves slowly anyway!
Anyway, we can run faster than you!
As long as Curry is not given a chance to take action, and as long as Deron returns to Curry, Millsap can return.
Once Lopez starts to move and play, his advantage over Millsap will be slim.
Lopez went inside twice in a row without success.
In desperation, Lopez had to stand obediently outside the three-point line.
Forget it, can we just be obedient?
If you don't let me in, then I won't go in.
Isn’t shooting a three-pointer pretty good!
After a season of training and a series of tests, Lopez's three-pointers are still trustworthy.
It's just that compared to throwing three-pointers, Lopez is still more willing to go inside and dunk!
How cool that feels!
The Jazz still used Deron and Millsap's pick-and-roll, while the Warriors let Millsap shoot as usual.
Facing the Warriors' defense, the Jazz didn't have much choice.
After all, the pick-and-roll between Deron and Millsap occurs near the free throw line, so there is relatively little room for operation.
But it's obvious that Millsap was very well prepared today, and his mid-range shooting percentage was very accurate!
Mr. Sloan must have been telling Millsap a lot:
It's you they let go!
Take action when it's time to take action!
Your CIC is the most accurate!
Don’t be afraid, vote boldly!
Whether it's chicken soup or a spiritual massage, Millsap feels good.
Lopez's three-point shooting is also good, but it's just his average level, just over 30%.
Millsap's mid-range shot is more than 60%!
A 50% mid-range shot is the same efficiency as a 33% three-point shooting rate.
More than 60% of mid-range shots are much more efficient than more than 30% of three-pointers.
In more than three minutes, the Jazz took the lead.
Deng Fang called a timeout.
This lineup is not performing well and it's time to replace it.
The score on the court became 21:23!
The Jazz lead by two points.
Millsap scored 15 points alone!
Lopez also performed well, scoring 14 points.
Curry did not score a point, but sent out 5 assists and a steal.
Deron scored 1 point with a technical foul and sent 3 assists.
After the timeout, the Warriors replaced Livingston and DeAndre Jordan, and once again came up with an iron-locked bronze formation.
If you want to attack, I will defend with you!
Aren't you using a super small lineup to attack? Then I will use a pure defensive lineup to restrict you!
There is a reason why Deng Fang did this.
At someone else's home court, once the opponent gets the ball rolling, it will be difficult to do so with the support of the home crowd.
What should I do to prevent the other party from being defeated?
Defend!
Turn the game into a meat-and-potatoes battle, with no one scoring a goal.
In this way, the home audience will have no excitement and cannot get excited.
The Warriors made changes, and the Jazz also replaced Millsap and Korver and replaced them with Boozer and Okur.
Millsap has to be reserved to deal with Curry. As long as his physical fitness is okay and he can flank Curry with Deron, his speed can still keep up.
As for Korver, his defense is average and he only averages more than 20 minutes per game. His physical fitness cannot keep up if he plays too much.
The Jazz are equivalent to switching back to their most commonly used starting lineup.
Deron, Miles, Matthews, Boozer and Okur!
This lineup is both offensive and defensive, both inside and outside, and is quite balanced.
In comparison, the Jazz's lineup has a better offense, while the Warriors have a much stronger defense.
The Jazz mainly used the pick-and-roll of Deron and Boozer, while the Warriors used the pick-and-roll of Livingston and DeAndre Jordan.
Although the pick and roll is simple, it is very effective when used.
Although both teams play pick-and-rolls and have similar offensive firepower, the Warriors' defense is much better.
Prince, Azubuike, Laga Bell, Livingston, no matter who they are, they are all tall and long in their position.
It's difficult for the Jazz to defend after Jordan's pick-and-roll.
Although Okur can defend the center inside, Jordan catches the ball while moving.
When comparing speed, Oku was far at a disadvantage.
Of course, other members of the Jazz can also come to help defend, but due to their height and wingspan, the effect of coming to help is not always good.
But things are different here with the Warriors.
Boozer wanted to go down after the pick-and-roll, and Prince immediately stepped forward to help defend.
Although Boozer is an inside man, compared to his height and wingspan, he is not as good as Prince!
As for Boozer passing the ball, that doesn't matter.
Due to their excellent physical condition and sufficient tacit understanding, the rest of the Warriors can make up defense very quickly.
Whenever the Jazz want to take action from the outside, there will be interference.
As you can imagine, the Jazz's offense was very difficult under the Warriors' iron-clad defense.
