The Thunder's defense is good, and the Warriors' defense is equally good.
In this case, the competition is about whose offense is better and more efficient.
The Thunder's defense is pretty good, but their offense is too stretched.
In other words, the defense of both teams is very good, but the Warriors' offense is more than one level higher than the Thunder.
Although defense wins championships, in high-level competitions, offense is often the most critical factor in measuring a team's level.
Because offense tests talent more and reflects the team's tacit understanding, it is more difficult to perform well offensively.
Under the Thunder's defense, the Warriors scored fewer points than in the previous game, but the Thunder scored even fewer points.
In desperation, the Thunder had no choice but to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the Thunder replaced Safolosha with James Harden.
If the offense fails, we must solve the problem of offense.
Safrosha can shoot three-pointers, but only just.
Harden is much better than Safolosha.
After the substitution, the Thunder's offense was slightly better, but their defense was also much weaker.
Harden is pretty good at guarding the ball-handler, but his off-ball defense is a bit slow.
The Thunder's offense is better, and the Warriors' offensive firepower is more fierce.
No matter who comes up, the Thunder will always have Westbrook on the court.
As long as Westbrook is on the court, the Warriors can shrink their defense unscrupulously.
Westbrook holds the ball and picks and rolls with Ibaka, and Clay goes around Ibaka and shrinks inside, not giving Westbrook a chance to break through.
Westbrook didn't have the ball in his hand, and Clay didn't care about him anymore. He just hung around the free throw line to help his teammates defend.
But there is no one on the Warriors side who can let go.
The most important thing is that the Warriors have two top shooters, whether it is Curry or Clay, the Thunder team dare not let down their guard for a moment, and must send people to follow them closely.
Since the Warriors kept covering the Splash Brothers, the Thunder were not actually the only two people defending Curry and Klay. More than half of the Thunder's attention was attracted by Curry and Klay.
This is the gravity of library!
This is the huge threat of the Splash Brothers!
Soon, the first quarter was over, and the score became 41:22, with the Warriors leading by 19 points.
The Thunder have tried their best, but there is nothing they can do. There is still a big gap between them and the Warriors in terms of personnel composition.
To put it bluntly, the biggest gap is between Curry and Westbrook.
Facts have proven that guards without shooting are a huge drag on the team.
In the second quarter of the game, the Thunder put Harden, Cook, Durant, Safolosha and Perkins on the court.
Thunder coach Brooks was furious and kept Durant on the court.
If there is hope of winning, then go for it. If you can't win, the 4th quarter is garbage time anyway.
I have to say that the Thunder's lineup is still very offensive.
Without Westbrook, there are four people on the court who can shoot three-pointers. Perkins comes up to pick-and-roll with Durant and Harden, and then he walks down to the basket. It is also difficult for the Warriors to defend.
Although Perkins has little effect on the offensive end, his body is fat enough and he is still very strong in blocking people.
The Warriors have a full bench lineup, with Lowry and Lopez on the court to deal with the Thunder.
After the Thunder changed their bench lineup, the gap with the Warriors' bench was not big.
It is even said that the Thunder's strength is even stronger.
However, the advantage of the Warriors is that they have sufficient physical fitness and strong fighting spirit.
Durant played the entire first quarter, Harden also played five or six minutes in the first quarter, and even Safolosha played a few minutes in the first quarter.
The Thunder played very passively throughout the first quarter, running as fast as they could on the defensive end, which consumed a lot of energy.
The result was that in the second quarter the two teams were about the same strength and played very anxiously.
Soon, the second quarter of the game was over. Relying on Durant's incredible performance, the Thunder recovered eight points.
The score became 75:64, and the Warriors led by 11 points.
Facts have proved that the Thunder head coach's method of fucking Durant is still effective.
The second half started quickly. The starting lineups of the two teams remained unchanged. The Thunder replaced Perkins with Fisher, while the Warriors still had the Splash Brothers and Yao Ming.
After resting for more than ten minutes, Durant's physical fitness recovered, and the Thunder were able to compete with the Warriors in the first few minutes of the third quarter.
However, after a few minutes, the Thunder slowly couldn't keep up with the Warriors' rhythm.
There is no way, Durant continues to fight, and physical fitness has never been his strong point. In addition, the Warriors focus on defense, Durant's efficiency has begun to decline.
In order to ensure efficiency on the offensive end, Brooks had to replace Safrosa and replace him with James Harden.
But Harden's physical fitness is not very good, not to mention that Harden has not fully evolved at this time.
The Warriors don't care about this. Just now you used the starting lineup and our substitutes to consume an entire quarter of the game. This is what we have been waiting for!
While you are sick, I will kill you!
The longer you can't run, the harder I have to work hard to speed up.
Regardless of whether the shot goes in or not, shoot decisively if you can, and run as fast as you can!
One round, two rounds, three rounds, the Thunder's speed is a little slower, Curry and Clay hit a three-pointer!
In more than two minutes before the end of the third quarter, the Warriors quickly opened up the point difference with a 17:4 run.
Yong Sanfeng may be late, but he will never be absent!
When the game started in the fourth quarter, the Thunder put out their strongest offensive lineup: Fisher, Harden, Cook, Durant and Ibaka.
Durant didn't rest for a minute!
The Warriors did not follow the Thunder's lead, they still sent in a substitute lineup.
Although Lowry, Hayward, and Tucker are slightly inferior to the Thunder lineup on the offensive end, they are much better than the Thunder on the defensive end.
The most important thing is that the Warriors have an absolute advantage in physical fitness.
The game lasted for more than 5 minutes, and the score difference between the two teams did not change at all.
Seeing the big score of 125:101 on the big screen, Brooks had no choice but to call a timeout and replace Durant and others.
With less than half a quarter left, trailing by 24 points, and the Warriors' defense being so good, the physical fitness of several people on the Thunder team was almost at its limit. If they kept playing like this, something would happen.
The gap in strength cannot be determined by hard work alone.
Soon, the game was over, and the final score was fixed at 138:113, with the Warriors winning by 25 points.
The big score between the two teams also became 2:0, with the Warriors leading.
Durant played 42 minutes in the entire game and scored 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
The Splash Brothers performed well for the Warriors. They both played 24 minutes and made a total of 11 three-pointers. Curry scored 25 points and 5 assists, while Klay scored 22 points and 8 rebounds.
