Since it was the finals, both sides fought fiercely.
You have been working hard for a season, for what?
champion!
As long as a young person loves basketball and plays on the court, who doesn't want to win?
This is human nature!
Of course, there are more practical benefits to winning.
Winning the championship means you are strong, experienced and reliable!
This way your value will be greater!
Your next contract will also be bigger and more teams want you!
It also means more generous endorsement contracts and greater say for the stars!
These things are very important to everyone.
It’s already the finals, if we don’t fight now, when will we fight?
Therefore, there is basically no need to mobilize at this time, and both parties will contribute 100%.
Blocking, fighting, hugging, falling to the ground...
One game consumes more energy than the previous two!
Most players can't last long with such intensity.
Both sides changed players in the second quarter.
The Cavaliers replaced Delonte West, Mo Mo, Moon, Hickson, and Big Z.
Xiao Mo basically didn't have the ball in the first quarter, he didn't take many shots, and his consumption wasn't too great.
And in the second quarter, one of James and Mo must be on the court.
The Cavaliers put up a two-tower lineup.
Big Z is 2.21 meters tall, mainly shoots, and his speed is very slow.
Hickson is a bouncing man, and his main way of scoring is through alley-catches.
Mike Brown had a good idea. The twin-tower lineup defended the inside, and Mo and West fired unlimitedly, as long as they lasted for a while.
But Deng Fang also expected this.
The five players the Warriors picked up were Curry, Belinelli, Azubuike, Radmanovic and Lopez.
If you go to the Twin Towers, I will kill you without the ball!
Curry has rested for so long just for this moment.
There are not many available outside players in the Cavaliers' lineup.
Except for Mo, Anthony Parker, and Delonte West, there is no one else.
Gibson can be used, but it depends on the condition.
It's useless once the defensive intensity is up. If you are lucky, you can still score two three-pointers.
In comparison, the Cavaliers still have plenty of interior players.
O'Neal, Big Z, JJ Hickson, Varejao, and Jamison are all inside players.
These five people are all inside players.
As for the most important wing player, the Cavaliers only have James!
Moon is just a fill-in, just to let James rest for a few minutes each game.
The Cavaliers' lineup is very deformed, top-heavy and with fewer middlemen!
In fact, this configuration was very common 15 years ago, and many teams were like this.
Why?
Insider is king!
Only by controlling the rebounds can you control the game.
Defense wins games!
How to control rebounding?
Twin Towers!
How to strengthen defense?
Control the restricted area!
Twin Towers!
What does a defender do?
Pass the ball to the center!
That's why the Cavaliers have accumulated a large number of centers in the interior.
The Cavaliers' loss to the Magic in the playoffs last year made the Cavaliers learn from the pain and spent a lot of money on the center position!
As for the striker, one James is enough!
In fact, this idea of team building is somewhat outdated.
Pat Riley, one of the most famous coaches in NBA history, has long made a bold prediction: "The blurring of positions on the basketball court will continue to intensify. In the future, basketball will belong to five swingmen with a height of about 2 meters."
The "5 swingman" team requires all players on the field to have a considerable level of passing, control, and shooting abilities, that is, the positioning of five all-around players. In other words, the forward and guard swingmen on the basketball court are the most capable of swinging up and down.
Individual service.asxs. Emphasizes space and rhythm play, which can maximize the enrichment of the team's tactical system.
On the offensive end, all five swingmen have long-range shooting capabilities and extraordinary speed. They can rely on their personal abilities to solve battles in rapid changes, and rely on team basketball to dismantle the opponent's defense when encountering strong defenses. They can even appear frequently on the court.
Fast break counterattack and dunks are great.
To put it bluntly: the striker will become more and more important, shooting is very important, and the all-around swingman is the best!
Unfortunately, the Cavaliers are exactly the opposite of this principle.
There are many inside lines and few outside lines, and there is no striker to be found!
Therefore, the Cavaliers must play a twin-tower lineup within a certain period of time!
There are only so many people, and the configuration is just this, and there is nothing Mike Brown can do about it!
What's even more troublesome is that most of the Cavaliers' inside players don't have long-range shooting ability!
Jamison's three-pointer was barely passable, Big Z could only make a mid-range shot, and O'Neal, Hickson and Varejao all had no shooting ability.
The Warriors' lineup is exactly the opposite of the Cavaliers', with all five players able to shoot!
Belinelli is a great pitcher.
Azubuike and Anthony Morrow also have very good shooting abilities!
Even Lopez, who has the worst shooting, has a better three-point shooting percentage than Jamison!
In fact, it’s not that Lopez is a poor shooter, it’s that the Warriors are too good at shooting!
The most important thing is that there is Curry standing on the court!
The greatest three-point shooter in NBA history!
Whether it's an open shot or a shot with the ball, Curry is the best!
You can also add one or two words to open shooting, shooting with the ball is unmatched!
The five Warriors stood on the court, and it was very painful for the Cavaliers to defend!
All five of them are wandering outside the three-point line. Can O'Neal and Hickson come out?
Once you come out, the restricted area becomes the Warriors' back garden. You can enter whenever you want!
Not coming out?
Then I'll kill you!
Of course, the Cavaliers are not unprepared. Their strategy is to focus on the inside.
Give the ball to Big Z and let him hit Big Lopez alone.
Xiao Mo and Big Z pick and roll, both of them have shooting ability, it depends on how you defend them!
The Warriors' choice is to zoom in on Z shots and not give Mo a chance.
Big Z is 2.21 meters tall, 35 years old, moves slowly, and his physical condition is even worse.
I'll let you vote, let's see how many you can score!
Big Z couldn't beat Big Lopez in the paint alone, so he could only make difficult fadeaway shots.
Catching the ball and shooting in the pick-and-roll is not that easy!
After all, it is shooting in sports!
Even if you invest a few, it will be difficult to last.
After all, physical fitness is an issue.
There is another reason why the Warriors dare to do this, and that is because they are very confident in their shooting ability.
Our worst shooting center can even compare with your guards. What does it mean to ask your center to take a few mid-range shots?
Big Z felt good. He made 3 of 5 shots in 3 minutes and scored 6 points.
But the Warriors shot better here!
Curry and Lopez pick and roll, Big Z can't guard it at all!
Curry held it in for a while and finally found an opportunity to take action!
A three pointer!
Two three points!
Three three-pointers...
Curry didn't hesitate at all. After the pick and roll, he raised his hand and shot!
The first one didn't go in, the second one went in after a few bumps, the third one went in empty, the fourth one still went in empty...
Curry scored three three-pointers in a row!
Seeing that Curry's hand was getting hotter, Big Z was also anxious, gritted his teeth and pounced out.
As soon as Big Z came out, Big Lopez found an opportunity.
Curry's pass was still very timely.
Lopez got the ball inside twice in a row and dunked successfully!
In just three minutes, the score difference suddenly reached 15 points!