Curry never relies on his body to play, he relies more on his own movement.
Even when attacking with the ball, Curry's biggest threat is his precise three-pointers and extremely fast release speed!
And these are what Delong is most afraid of.
Deron is not afraid of those who are powerful or skilled, but he is afraid of those who keep running like Curry, and he is afraid of those who throw three-pointers unreasonably like Curry!
Deron is not fast, and his defense relies more on strength and awareness.
But Curry doesn't reason with you at all when he shoots three-pointers. He doesn't care about the distance or whether you are in a good defensive position.
As soon as the feeling comes, just throw it away!
If you change a defender to throw like this, you only need to give him a little interference.
It’s just littering anyway!
Once you get in, you’ll recognize it!
But Curry can’t!
Curry seems to throw a lot of balls randomly, but his shooting rate is extremely high!
Curry's long three-pointers are higher than most NBA players' open three-pointers!
Who dares to miss this hit rate?!
But if you don't want Curry to shoot a three-pointer, you have to stick to the defense.
If you have an amazing wingspan, great jumping, and fast speed, then you still have something to guard against.
But Delong has none of these!
Therefore, it is a bit difficult for Deron to defend Curry one-on-one.
Previously, Deng Fang either let Curry move without the ball or asked him to pick and roll with Lopez.
The reason for letting Curry play without the ball is to punish the opponent's twin-tower lineup. The reason for letting Curry and Lopez play pick-and-roll is because Deng Fang does not want the opponent to focus their defensive energy on Curry alone.
That would be a big challenge to Curry's physical fitness.
At the same time, Curry is also more susceptible to injuries.
Why do you have to challenge difficult methods when you can score easily?
But that doesn’t mean Curry’s one-on-one ability isn’t strong!
For three consecutive times, Curry scored easily in front of Deron!
One three-pointer and two layups.
But the Jazz's offense is equally good.
Radmanovic couldn't guard against Millsap's low attack!
Even if Jordan comes to defend, Millsap is capable of scoring, but it's just more difficult.
Radmanovic and DeAndre Jordan are as good as each other on the defensive end!
Millsap also scored in the low post three times.
One of them is still two plus one!
The score is a draw!
Seeing that Deron couldn't guard Curry, the Jazz began to help defend.
Anyway, we are fast enough!
Similarly, the Warriors also began to double-team Millsap.
We are faster than the speed!
Helping defend Curry, the Warriors' group of outside shooters opened up.
Double-teaming Millsap, the Jazz's three-point shooter was equally happy.
You shoot a three-pointer, and I shoot one in return!
You broke through the basket and succeeded, and I responded with a two plus one!
The scores of the two teams increased alternately, and the fight was very intense.
This kind of game is very enjoyable to watch, and the fans enjoy watching it.
After 6 minutes, Deng Fang called a timeout.
The score became 19:20, and the Warriors were one point behind.
After testing this lineup in actual combat for a while, Deng Fang had a good idea.
It's time to try another one.
After the timeout, the Warriors replaced Jordan, Belinelli and Lopez. The three of them, Curry and Prince formed a brand new lineup.
The Warriors have never used this lineup before.
This is a two-tower lineup.
The Warriors have played in the Twin Towers before, but they usually replaced Prince with DeAndre Jordan.
Prince plays the fourth position, which is a bit difficult for him.
Add DeAndre Jordan and let Lopez play the fourth position, and the Warriors will have greater advantages in the frontcourt!
Jordan and Lopez are both on offense and defense. Both are tall and strong and have excellent shot-blocking abilities. No matter which team they face, the Warriors have an advantage in the paint.
Of course, in this case, the Warriors will have to sacrifice some mobility, and the penalty area will be a little crowded.
It is for this reason that Deng Fang made a special change today and replaced Belinelli.
Belinelli's three-pointers are better, and the most important thing is that he can run off-the-ball tactics with Curry.
The Jazz also changed players, Okur and Boozer came up, but the others remained unchanged.
There is no way, there are not many people available in the Jazz's backcourt, Deron, Miles and Matthews each have to play more than 40 minutes.
There are twin towers on both sides, with good shooters from the outside.
The difference is that the Warriors use off-ball tactics, while the Jazz use pick-and-roll tactics.
Curry and Belinelli kept running through the crowd, while Lopez and Jordan constantly provided cover for them.
When it comes to the quality of cover, you have to have a big center!
This is what Deng Fang took on Jordan!
A big Lopez is okay, but what about adding a little Jordan?
Curry and Belinelli crossed paths, and then Curry blocked Miles who was guarding Belinelli, and then ran to the other side.
Miles and Deron must make a decisive decision and choose to switch defenses.
A little slower and one of Curry or Belinelli will be open.
Even if the two people switch defenses in perfect harmony, it's useless, because the screens are one after another!
Curry and Belinelli had just forced the defender to switch defenses when Lopez stepped forward and blocked Miles who was guarding Curry.
It's easy for a tall center to block a defender.
If he doesn't want to leave Curry open, Boozer has no choice but to switch defenses!
Fortunately, Boozer was prepared.
But within a second, Jordan came up and blocked Boozer!
Continuous cover, or cover from different people!
After blocking Miles, Lopez went to the outside, which is okay.
Because Lopez really blocks people.
Jordan's move to block Boozer was just a feint. When he came to Boozer's side, he didn't make any pause and turned around and hit the basket!
While Boozer was still in a daze, Jordan was already flying!
The basketball in Prince's hand has been passed ahead of time.
Before Boozer could react, Jordan smashed the basketball into the basket.
There are screens between guards, there are screens by big centers, some screens go out, some screens go in, some are real screens, and some are just fake shots!
All this requires the Jazz players to make correct judgments in a very short period of time, and at the same time, they must not be slow on their feet!
It’s not enough for you to do it right alone, your teammates must also do it right!
This is difficult for most players!
Although the Jazz are well-disciplined and have a tacit understanding on the defensive end, the Warriors have never seen this battle before!
There is no way, no team in the league has the configuration of the Warriors!
Similarly, no team in the league plays like the Warriors!
Suddenly the Jazz's defense was in chaos.
Either Curry and Belinelli were missed outside, or Jordan and Lopez were allowed to successfully attack under the basket.
The Warriors scored quickly.
Fortunately, the Jazz's offense was very good, and no one could guard Deron and Boozer's pick-and-roll.
Either Boozer makes a mid-range shot, or the Jazz gets an open shot from the outside.
There is no other way. Although it will be better to defend in the penalty area of the Twin Towers, people from the outside will definitely be missed!
The Jazz's scoring has not been rising slowly.
Soon, the first quarter was over, and the score between the two teams became 43:41!
