The fans are excited, but the Warriors players are different.
Competition requires excitement, but also calmness.
Especially on the defensive end, it requires tacit cooperation from teammates.
After watching the video non-stop for so many days, plus training on and off the court, the Warriors players on the field still know it well.
The Cavaliers' offense doesn't have much room for change, just a few moments!
Besides James breakthrough, there is James breakthrough!
Otherwise, it would be O'Neal's low singles!
Otherwise, what else could happen?
People are just like this, and their abilities are just like this. What else can change?
It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and there's nothing that Mike Brown can do no matter how good he is.
What's more, Mike Brown is not a very good coach!
Not surprisingly, the Cavaliers hit O'Neal first.
Although he was resurrected with full health, O'Neal is 38 years old after all.
O'Neal can only play for more than 20 minutes per game.
If you meet Howard, you can play a little longer, but if you face the Warriors, it probably won't even last 20 minutes.
So try to make the most of O'Neal's time on the court.
If you don't give O'Neal the ball to him when he's on the court and allow him to act as a threat in the paint, why don't you let him run back and forth with Curry?
How can it be!
James signaled his teammates to open up the space, and then passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, allowing O'Neal to play in singles.
Lopez defends behind O'Neal.
Lopez is a little shorter than O'Neal and weighs 30 to 40 pounds less.
But Lopez has one advantage, that is, he is young!
O'Neal is 38 years old and Lopez is only 22 years old!
It is an old saying that when a person is old, his bones and muscles do not make him strong.
Although Lopez suffers a bit in terms of weight and strength, he is not too disadvantaged due to his youth and strength.
It’s okay to push it at least twice!
As long as O'Neal doesn't let O'Neal take the ball and shoot it to the basket, that's enough!
Because the Warriors still have a double attack!
As long as O'Neal dribbles the ball, Laga Bell will come over to attack!
Who is Laga Bell guarding?
James!
Why did Laga Belle come to attack from a flank?
Because in the Cavaliers' lineup, James' three-point ability is not very good!
The three-pointers of Mo Mo, Anthony Parker and Jamison are all reliable.
Both Mo Mo and Anthony Parker's three-pointers are above 40%, so they must not be left short.
Although Jamison's three-point shooting is not as good as Mo's and Mo's, as a power forward, his three-point shooting percentage is 34%.
Although this shooting rate is not up to the level of elite shooters, it is still no problem to open up space.
If we really let Jamison go, he might be able to hit seven or eight three-pointers in one game.
No opponent can afford such a result.
Among the Cavaliers' starting lineup, only James is not good at three-point shooting.
So Lagabell dared to let go of James and come over to attack O'Neal.
Of course, it is still not possible to completely short James.
Once the ball is passed to James, the rest of the Warriors will come over to fill in.
It's still necessary to scare someone.
Lagabell has a lot of defensive experience, and Lopez can also take two hits. The double attack between these two makes O'Neal very painful.
The 38-year-old O'Neal is not fast to begin with and is very prone to mistakes once he is flanked.
The Warriors' team attack was very determined at the beginning.
At the beginning of the game, O'Neal was still very physically fit. He must not be given the chance to beat Lopez alone at this time!
If you can, pass the ball!
If you can, just hit the ball!
Then I’ll admit it!
Two consecutive times, O'Neal failed to succeed in singles.
Because the Warriors were well prepared, O'Neal ended up making mistakes both times.
Fortunately, the Cavaliers retreated in time and were only beaten by the Warriors into a counterattack.
After being flanked for the third time, O'Neal passed the ball, but it was James who caught the ball.
James still didn't have much confidence in his shooting. He hesitated for a long time, but finally didn't shoot and handed the ball to O'Neal.
As soon as O'Neal dribbled the ball, he was flanked by two people again, and he had to pass the ball out.
This time it was James who caught the basketball.
There are only 2 seconds left in the attack time!
James hesitated, glanced at Prince, who was coming over to defend, and passed the ball to Jamison in the corner.
There was only one second left when Jamison caught the basketball!
No one wants to take this hot potato!
James is so good at throwing the pot away!
But Jamison had no choice, the time was coming soon, he had no choice but to throw the ball out!
Who is to say that we are not the boss of the team!
It has always been the boss who takes the blame, and the role players take over.
Not convinced?
Hold it in!
The basketball hit the rim and bounced up.
O'Neal and Lopez under the basket were both ready to grab rebounds.
Unexpectedly, the basketball bounced on the basket twice more, and finally rolled into the basket!
James yelled "Yeah" and immediately ran over to high-five Jamison to celebrate.
An assist is obtained!
Cool!
Seeing the basketball rolling into the basket, Jamison was also stunned for a moment: I threw it randomly!
But it doesn’t matter how you get in, as long as you get in.
Jamison also happily reached out and gave James a high-five to celebrate.
It turns out there are no benefits to taking over the pot...
The game continues.
O'Neal failed to succeed in singles the first three times, and it will be even more difficult after that.
Why?
I can’t keep up with my physical strength!
The Warriors' rhythm is very fast. If the Cavaliers make mistakes due to a double attack, they will counterattack!
Others hit the basket when they counterattack, but the Warriors often shoot three-pointers from outside when they counterattack!
When others are counterattacking, they must focus on guarding the basket. When the Warriors are counterattacking, the first thing they must guard against is Curry from beyond the three-point line!
Therefore, the pace against the Warriors is faster and the defense is more difficult.
Given O'Neal's age and weight, he would be out of breath if he ran three or four times on the court.
Even though he was out of breath, he still had to play singles with the ball, and his hit rate was astonishing.
When O'Neal singled Lopez for the fifth time, Laga Bell didn't even double-team him!
No!
You can't even win a single game!
O'Neal failed to score several consecutive singles, and the Cavaliers had to hand the ball to James.
But with O'Neal on the court, it would be difficult for James to break through!
No matter how far O'Neal leaves the penalty area, Lopez doesn't care about him!
I was just hanging around the penalty area, waiting for James to come in and block shots!
Without the ball on the offensive end, O'Neal became a liability.
On the offensive end, O'Neal became a liability, and on the defensive end, O'Neal was even more of a loophole.
On the offensive end, the Warriors used Curry and Lopez's pick-and-roll.
O'Neal can only defend Lopez, Curry and Lopez pick and roll, O'Neal is embarrassed.
Switch defense?
Isn’t that just being slaughtered by others?
Don't change the anti-shrunk inside?
Then Curry is not happy to die?
What to do?
Only a flanking attack.
Every time Curry and Lopez pick and roll, Anthony Parker and O'Neal will double-team Curry.
In this case, no one will care about Lopez.
Most teams do this when defending Curry and Lopez's pick-and-roll.
After all, Lopez's three-point shooting is the worst among the Warriors' starting five.
Although he is the worst, Lopez's three-point shooting percentage is also 35%!
This hit rate has reached the league average, which is very good for a center.
But the worst is the worst!
If you want to double-team Curry and leave one player open, it can only be Lopez.
