The Spurs are playing very well in the new season. They also played six games before and also had a record of victory.
The Warriors won every game, relying on a small point advantage to overtake the Spurs and win the first place in the Western Conference.
The main reason why this Spurs is difficult to deal with is that they have very good discipline and do a good job on the defensive end.
Whether they are starting or coming off the bench, the Spurs can defend airtight.
The Warriors dug a big hole for themselves right out of the gate.
Deng Fang still let the second team of the Warriors start the game.
Obviously, there is no problem with the hard work of the second team, but their tacit understanding is still much worse than that of the first team.
Once they are unable to cause their opponents to make mistakes and launch defensive counterattacks, the second team will be helpless on the offensive end.
In the final analysis, it is because there is no super threat point!
Without Curry, Lowry and Livingston are not enough to penetrate the Spurs' defense.
Coupled with the lack of outside threats, it is very difficult for the Warriors to score.
Kirilenko was inaccurate and Livingston didn't have a three-pointer. This is the biggest problem for the Warriors' second team.
On the contrary, the Spurs' GDP combination worked well together and kept running pick-and-rolls, making it difficult for the Warriors to defend.
Fortunately, although there is a lack of tacit understanding, with their excellent personal defensive experience, the five Lowry players can still deal with the Spurs.
After the first quarter, the Warriors trailed by 8 points.
Although he was lagging behind, Deng Fang was quite satisfied.
This kind of competition is the litmus test.
You know, what the Warriors got was a substitute!
His substitute was able to play a full quarter with the opponent's starter and was only 8 points behind. This result is already very good.
In the second quarter, the Spurs replaced the substitutes, and the Warriors brought out the starters!
Just like a shark smelling blood, Curry showed his fangs as soon as the game started!
I heard that you also won a complete victory?
I heard that your substitutes are very strong?
I heard the Spurs’ defense ranks No. 1 this season?
Then let’s try it!
As soon as Curry came up, he hit two three-pointers against George Hill's defense!
The second one was a super long three-pointer two meters outside the three-point line!
The fans at Oracle Arena suddenly became excited!
Ku Ritian starts performing again!
Popovich was very cautious and immediately called a timeout when Curry hit two three-pointers.
After the timeout, George Hill began to focus on Curry throughout the game.
Once Curry picks and rolls, the Spurs will flank him and not give Curry a chance to take action.
When flanked, there will be space, and the Spurs will have to rotate to cover the defense.
I have to say that the Spurs' discipline is really good. Even if Curry is flanked, they can make up for it.
Fortunately, the Warriors' starters have a good understanding of each other. If one pass doesn't work, they can pass it twice!
No matter how fast a person runs, he can't run as fast as a ball!
As long as you are on defense, you will miss someone!
If you come over to cover, your defender must be open!
The Warriors can still find open opportunities.
It's just that the Spurs won't leave too many openings, and they can interfere appropriately.
The Warriors haven't faced such a good defense in a long time.
Three consecutive three-pointers were taken hastily, and the Spurs picked up long rebounds and made two counterattacks.
Deng Fang also called a timeout.
After the timeout, Lopez began to stop moving out, and then decisively followed the lead.
A big center walking towards the penalty area is quite a threat!
The Spurs were quick to help defend, but Lopez was more decisive!
As long as there is no double defense, then attack the basket decisively!
Duncan is out!
Curry is being flanked!
Then there will be no barrier in the Spurs penalty area!
The Spurs' power forward is DeJuan Blair, who is only 2.01 meters tall and is a short power forward.
Blair is a power forward with strong offense and weak defense. Due to his height and wingspan, it is difficult to withstand Lopez's attack.
Lopez has many offensive methods. For three consecutive times, Lopez succeeded in the penalty area.
The score difference was quickly overtaken.
The Spurs called another timeout.
After the timeout, DeJuan Blair began to defend Lopez, and Duncan sat under the basket.
Duncan's defensive skills at the basket are much better than Blair's.
It will not be easy for Lopez to defeat Duncan alone.
During two pick-and-rolls, Duncan defended well under the basket and prevented Lopez's attack at the basket.
But Lopez is not stupid. Duncan returns to defense, and Prince he is defending must be open.
In that case, pass the ball.
Lopez received the ball and took two steps into the penalty area before passing the ball to the outside.
When Prince caught the ball, someone immediately came over to cover him, and Prince then passed the ball.
Three passes and two downs will always leave an opening!
Of course, the Spurs' defense is very fast. Even if they can't save the shot, they can still cause some interference to the shooter.
If Prince, Azubuike and others are interfered with shooting, their shooting percentage will drop.
But Curry won’t!
For Curry, as long as there is no one in front of him all the time and he is not given a chance to take action, then there is no problem!
As long as you can take action, that’s OK!
The Spurs' defense was very fast, but this kind of defense could not take care of key players!
What's more, the Spurs have two inside men, and neither Duncan nor Blair are fast!
As long as the basketball reaches Curry, everything will be over!
Curry shines again!
A three pointer!
Two three points!
Three three points!
After making three consecutive three-pointers, the Spurs didn't dare to attack too hard.
At least Curry's defender didn't dare to leave.
However, assisting in defense and filling positions requires the cooperation of the team as a whole, and it doesn’t matter if any one link is broken!
Curry's defender didn't dare to leave, leaving room for the rest of the Warriors!
For a moment, warriors were raining down arrows!
The first two or three missed, but the later ones became more accurate.
As long as the pitcher's hand gets hot, it will be difficult to defend!
The point difference quickly widened to 15 points.
Popovich called another timeout, but to no avail.
At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 20 points!
After the halftime break, the two teams started fighting again.
This time Deng Fang was still on the bench.
The Spurs were well prepared, their starting lineup was very well-coordinated, and their GDP was very experienced. Lowry and others' defense was constantly penetrated.
Coupled with the fact that the Spurs' defense was in place, it was very difficult for the Warriors to score.
In the final analysis, there is still one missing super scorer like Curry!
Lowry's scoring ability is good, but so is George Hill!
Kirilenko defends very well, but the Spurs dare to let him take a three-pointer!
Livingston's weakness of not having three-pointers was also fully exploited by the Spurs.
In a short time, the 20-point difference was wiped out.
Deng Fang didn't care.
This is a necessary stage for newcomers to get used to playing together.
The Spurs are the best touchstone and the best partner for training!
Just playing against your own starting lineup is not enough.
There are also necessary difficulties!
Of course, Deng Fang did not do anything, he still called a timeout.
After the timeout, Deng Fang replaced Lowry, Hayward, Prince, Tucker, and Kirilenko.
The new version of Wu Xiao is officially launched!
Deng Fang thought about this lineup for a long time before coming up with it!
After the first six games, the Warriors have become accustomed to the combination of the first team and the second team.
