At the press conference after the third game, Deng Fang was very low-key because he knew that it would not be easy to sweep the Jazz.
The Jazz have strength, and Mr. Sloan is not someone who gives up easily.
More importantly, a sweep is not the best option for the Warriors.
The Lakers and Suns are tied at 2:2, and there are at least two more games to be played, which will take about five days.
After the semifinals, we have to rest for a day or two, so after sweeping the Jazz, there will be no games for a week.
Not playing for too long is not good for the team, especially a young team.
The other reason is money.
The next game is the Warriors' home court, and ending the series there is the best choice.
Deng Fang has already taken a lot of money from his boss, so he has to think about it for his boss.
If we return to home to end the series, we can not only make more money for the team, but also allow the players to practice more. Why not?
As for injuries and physical problems that many teams worry about, Deng Fang doesn't care too much.
First, the Jazz do not have a sinister villain like Bowen, and second, the Warriors players are all young.
The opponent in the last round of the series, the Spurs, had Jefferson who was not a good player, and Popovich was not a good player either, so Deng Fang wanted to end the series as soon as possible.
You don't have to worry about this problem now against the Jazz.
Although Deron, Okur and others are not as humble gentlemen as Curry, they will not intentionally hurt others.
Even Boozer, who doesn't have a good reputation, just slapped the Cavaliers boss for a big contract.
There's still nothing wrong with Boozer on the court.
As long as no one intentionally causes harm, the probability of injury is not high.
What's more, the Warriors don't have any injury concerns.
Only Lagaber was older in the team, but Lagaber was injured once in the middle of the season. When Deng Fang treated him, he healed all his old injuries at once.
Speaking of physical condition, Lagabel is in better shape now than he was three or four years ago!
Of course, Deng Fang can give this benefit when he treats the players on the team, but this will not happen when he treats other people.
How much money is given, how many things can be done!
Okur has a ruptured Achilles tendon, so let's heal his Achilles tendon.
As for the rest, that’s none of our business!
You are my opponent, and I am not a living Bodhisattva!
Apart from Laga Bell, no Warriors player is over 30 years old.
Even Prince and Radmanovic, two veterans, are only 30 years old.
As for the core of the team, Curry is even more young, a first-year rookie. As long as there are no injuries, his vitality will be unlimited!
DeAndre Jordan and Lopez are both second-year rookies.
Even among the main players such as Azubuike, Belinelli and Livingston, the oldest ones are only 27 years old!
In short, the Warriors players are generally very young and have little risk of injury.
In this case, it would be good to let them practice more before the big war comes.
It’s hard to find a sparring partner like Jazz!
It is with this mentality that the Warriors once again changed the starting lineup: Curry, Azubuike, Laga Bell, Prince and Radmanovic.
The Jazz's starting lineup is the same as the previous game: Deron, Miles, Matthews, Korver, Millsap.
The Jazz are a super small lineup, and the Warriors are even smaller!
Millsap is a short power forward, so he has to force himself to play center.
But Millsap at least has the drive, strength, and moves fast enough.
Radmanovic is the swingman at the third and fourth positions. It is very difficult to play the fourth position against a powerful power forward.
Isn't it a joke to ask him to play center?
The Warriors have used this lineup before, but that was during the bench period.
Deng Fang was quite brave to dare to play this lineup at the beginning!
Seeing the Warriors' lineup, commentator Barkley sitting on the sidelines shook his head repeatedly: "Deng Fang is crazy!"
Reggie Miller laughed loudly, stopped after a while and said, "Yes, I like this lineup!"
Although trailing 0:3, the fans at the Energy Solutions Arena remained enthusiastic, shouting slogans to cheer for the Jazz.
This game is likely to be the Jazz's last home game this season. Regardless of winning or losing, the fans' enthusiasm must be shown.
Salt Lake City fans are notoriously crazy throughout the NBA.
The referee blew the whistle and the game started.
It was not Radmanovic who jumped the ball in the center circle of the Warriors, but Prince.
Prince is only slightly shorter than Radmanovic, and with his extraordinary wingspan and jumping, Prince is definitely more suitable for jumping balls than Radmanovic.
Millsap is actually a bit shorter than Prince!
The result was not as expected, the Warriors took the lead in getting the ball.
The Warriors' lineup is full of shooters. The offensive space is very wide and the space on the court is used very well.
Curry dribbles the ball at the top of the arc, and the other four are lined up outside the three-point line. Curry can play however he wants!
In terms of three-point shooting alone, Radmanovic is much more accurate than Lopez.
Even among the five players on the Warriors court, Radmanovic is not the worst.
The Warriors mainly focus on two points, one is the pick-and-roll between Radmanovic and Curry, and the other is the singles against Korver.
If Radmanovic can block the defender well, then the pick-and-roll between him and Curry will be much more powerful.
It's a pity that Radmanovic's blocking effect is not very good.
Although he had spent a lot of time practicing down there, when it came to a real fight on the court, Radmanovic was still soft.
Blocking people is also a technical job. Not only must you have a tall figure, but you must also master the timing and positioning.
Radmanovich rarely does this job.
Radmanovic couldn't stop anyone, so Curry had no choice but to play alone.
In addition, there are tactics against Korver.
The weakest defensive link among the Jazz's five players on the court is Korver.
A bit like Curry, Korver can't bounce well, is not fast, moves slowly, and is a weakness on the defensive end.
In order to protect Korver, Sloan asked him to guard Laga Bell, who had the weakest offensive ability on the Warriors.
However, in this game Laga Bell kept stepping forward to cover Curry, forcing Korver to switch in front of Curry.
Of course, Korver tried his best to avoid this happening.
It's okay for the Warriors to think so, but the quality of Laga Bell's coverage is also average.
Because Deron, who is guarding Curry, has a great advantage in strength, it is difficult to be blocked by Laga Bell.
If it were Lopez or Jordan, it would be really hard for Deron to get past him, but not Laga Bell.
Lagabel's screens were unsuccessful several times in a row.
The game completely became Curry's one-on-one game.
Fortunately, because the space on the court is wide enough, Curry's singles effect is also good.
Deron is best known for "beating Paul while eating and sleeping". Why?
Because Paul is not tall enough, he relies more on strength and skills to play.
But these two points are useless for Delong.
Deron is taller than Paul, has more strength than Paul, and his skills are not bad, so whenever he encounters Deron, Paul will always not be able to play well.