Of course, the Warriors asked Curry to guard Tony Allen, a move that Grizzlies coach Hollins was prepared for.
What is Tony Allen's weakness, Hollins knows best.
Almost every team does this when they meet the Grizzlies!
Hollins' response was to keep Tony Allen coming up to pick and roll with Conley.
Conley is capable of three-pointers. His emergency stop three-pointers are not as good as Curry's, but they are still reasonable!
As long as Curry switches to Conley, Gasol and Randolph come up and pick-and-roll with Conley.
In a word, just focus on Curry!
Although Curry's defensive enthusiasm is good, due to his physical fitness, he is the only point in the starting lineup that can be targeted!
In other words, it’s not that you’re not great, it’s that others are too great!
Hollins was prepared, and Deng Fang was certainly prepared.
If you can't solve this problem, then don't be the Warriors coach!
The best way and the most feasible solution is to let Curry delay.
Tony Allen blocked Clay, and Curry stepped forward to block Conley, preventing him from easily breaking through or shooting. After Clay returned, Curry quickly went back to find Tony Allen!
Curry doing this will definitely give Conley some space to shoot, but this is not a big problem.
Klay is much taller than Conley, and his defense is also very good. If Curry does this, Conley's shooting will definitely be interfered with, and the shooting rate will not be too high!
Other teams may not dare to do this because their own shooting percentage is not high!
The Warriors are no ordinary team, they rank first in the league in three-point shooting percentage!
Of course it won't work to leave Conley open to shoot a three-pointer, but it's still okay to let him pull up and shoot a three-pointer under certain interference!
Just one reason: we are more accurate than you!
Of course, there is another problem with doing this, that is, Tony Allen will be left alone for a while.
Although the time was short, Tony Allen was always unguarded for a period of time.
But Deng Fang doesn't care, because he is Tony Allen!
Don't say that no one cares about you in the short term, but you don't have to worry about it in the long term! You can throw three-pointers outside if you want!
As for breaking through the penalty area, the Warriors are not afraid either.
Because there are a lot of people staying in the restricted area!
During this period, Gasol didn't have three-pointers, and Randolph also didn't throw three-pointers, so when Tony Allen and Conley were picking and rolling, they stayed near the penalty area.
Then Yao Ming and Kirilenko were standing in the penalty area.
There are four big men standing in the penalty area. If you still want to rush in, you are not seeking death!
Of course, sometimes Curry's delay block will fail, and in that case Curry and Klay will have to switch defenses.
But this is not a big deal.
Because Clay will give up Tony Allen and come to help defend Conley!
Why?
Still the same reason: Tony Allen didn't have a three-pointer, and there were a lot of people in the penalty area!
Tony Allen and Conley played pick-and-rolls several times in a row, but they all ended in failure.
There was no choice but to give the ball to Randolph in the penalty area and let him challenge Kirilenko.
This is also the established strategy of the Grizzlies: hit the inside, slow down the rhythm, and never let the Warriors run!
Of course Deng Fang would not let the Grizzlies succeed.
The warrior's strategy is to attack from a flank!
As long as Randolph gets the ball, he will be flanked resolutely!
Why do you dare to do this?
Because there is one person on the outside of the Grizzlies who does not have a three-pointer, so he can leave it alone!
That person is Tony Allen!
In the playoffs, every weakness in your lineup will be caught and beaten severely by your opponents!
The Warriors are certainly no exception!
The Grizzlies want to play slow, but the Warriors don't!
Pincer attack, resolute pincer attack!
If Randolph hesitates even a little bit and handles the ball improperly, he will make a mistake!
As long as the Grizzlies make a mistake, the Warriors can counterattack with a fast break!
As long as they start running, the Grizzlies have no way to stop the Warriors' attack!
Even if Randolph doesn't make a mistake, letting the Grizzlies throw three-pointers from the outside is a good choice!
As long as you throw three-pointers, we will have a chance to grab long rebounds and counterattack!
As long as you throw three points, we are not afraid!
Because our three-pointers are more accurate!
The Warriors' defensive strategy was very targeted, and it was extremely painful for them to defend the Grizzlies.
In the first 5 minutes, the Grizzlies only scored 8 points!
Many people only see the Warriors' invincible offense, but little do they know that the Warriors' defense is equally outstanding!
Deng Fang doesn’t just focus on offense when selecting people!
He doesn't like players who don't defend!
Before the game, many people said that the Grizzlies defeated the Warriors, and many media were also very optimistic about the Grizzlies!
The Warriors are characterized by being fast, while the Grizzlies are characterized by being slow, which is exactly in conflict with the Warriors!
If there is a team that can restrain the Warriors, it's the Grizzlies!
But they all forget that slowness can restrain fastness, and fastness can also restrain slowness!
As long as the Warriors can prevent the Grizzlies' attack, the Warriors will become the Grizzlies' nemesis!
What disappoints neutral fans is that the Warriors were able to defend against the Grizzlies' offense, but the Grizzlies simply couldn't defend against the Warriors' offense!
This was proven in last year's Western Conference Finals!
The Warriors' opponent in the Western Conference Finals last year was the Grizzlies. At that time, they swept the Grizzlies 4:0 and did not give the Grizzlies any chance!
The first quarter lasted more than 9 minutes, and the Grizzlies fell behind by 15 points!
In desperation, the Grizzlies had to replace Mayo and Pondexter.
Mayo's three-pointer is still very good, and Pondexter's three-pointer is much better than Tony Allen's.
After acquiring Gasol and Tony Allen, the Grizzlies played one senior and four small players.
After the lineup change, the Grizzlies' offense was much better, but their defense was also much worse.
Mayo's defense can't compare to Tony Allen, and Pondexter and Gasol are also much worse!
The two teams started an offensive battle.
I’ve never been more afraid of anyone than an attacking warrior!
Soon, at the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams became 38:21, with the Warriors leading by 17 points.
A score of 21 points in a single quarter was completely acceptable to the Grizzlies, but they allowed the Warriors to score too many points!
In the second quarter, both teams played off the bench, and the Warriors' advantage became even more obvious.
The Grizzlies have Mayo, Pondexter, Tony Allen, Cunningham and Gasol.
On the Warriors side are Lowry, Azubuike, Hayward, Tucker and Lopez!
On the defensive end, the Warriors are one level above the Grizzlies, and on the offensive end, the Warriors are at least two levels above the Grizzlies!
The Warriors are the top starters in the league, while the Grizzlies are just a good bench lineup in the league!
The score difference widens rapidly!
After more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, the score difference reached 25 points!
The Grizzlies had no choice but to change into the starting lineup.
Between the starters and the substitutes, the point difference between the two teams did not expand much.
Soon, at the end of the first half, the score was fixed at 77:49, with the Warriors leading by 28 points!
Although only half of the game was played, the fans at Oracle Arena had already started celebrating in advance!
The game started quickly in the third quarter. The two teams were in a stalemate for more than two minutes. Curry suddenly showed off his power and stopped the game with three consecutive 4-pointers!
Ku Ritian may be late, but he will never be absent!
After the timeout, the Grizzlies put all their defensive focus on Curry, but Klay stepped forward!
In two minutes, Clay hit three three-pointers in a row!
If there is a person in this world who is more accurate than Curry in three-point shooting, that person is Clay!
The score difference quickly widened to more than 40 points!
The game has completely lost its suspense!
With more than a minute left in the third quarter, the Grizzlies replaced all their main players and admitted defeat.
Garbage time is here and the game is going very fast.
In the end, the score was fixed at 138:93, and the Warriors won by 45 points!
The series score between the two teams became 1:0!
