Nash thinks it's unscientific, but Curry doesn't think so!
For Curry, as long as the feeling comes, distance never matters!
For Curry, there is no difference between dribbling and pulling up to shoot and shooting from an open position. Pulling up and shooting may even have a higher hit rate!
Curry hit four consecutive three-pointers, and with Clay's help, the point difference opened to 20 points!
D'Antoni had to call another timeout.
Although the timeout is useless and D'Antoni has nothing to say, he can't just do nothing!
As a head coach, it’s not easy to just sit and watch the show!
You can’t do anything else, and it’s useless if you make it, but you can still drink chicken soup!
At worst, you can give the Lakers veterans a break!
The timeout ends and the game continues.
Curry found the feeling, Klay's touch was also online, and the Lakers still couldn't guard against it.
It doesn't matter if you can't defend it, it's okay if you can attack it yourself.
But unfortunately, the Lakers' offensive firepower is average, and they can only rely on Kobe's inefficient singles to score points.
What's more, the Warriors' defense is very good, making it very difficult for the Lakers to score.
Unable to defend and unable to attack, the Lakers were very passive and the point difference between the two teams widened.
Fortunately, at the end of the first quarter, Kobe found his touch and hit several difficult jumpers in succession, finally regaining a little point difference.
At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams became 48:24, with the Warriors leading by 24 points!
In fact, there is nothing wrong with the Lakers' offense. 24 points is already a normal level for them!
Facing the league's top defense like the Warriors, which can score 24 points in a single quarter, the Lakers' offense has no problem.
Of course, no problem is for the Lakers' own offense.
The problem for the Lakers is that they can't defend themselves!
He can shoot casually from outside, and the penalty area is like a square. He can't play against the Warriors' defense like this.
Soon, the second quarter of the game started.
The Warriors still have a full bench lineup, while the Lakers rested Nash and Howard and replaced Blake and Jamison.
Blake's defense is still much better than Nash's, and he also has three points from the outside.
Jamison's defense is poor, but he has two skills on the offensive end.
The two teams started an offensive battle.
The Warriors' bench defense is strong and the offense is not bad either.
Lowry, Ariza, Kirilenko, Tucker, and Lopez Jr. have been working together for a season, and they have a tacit understanding with each other. These five individuals have strong individual defensive capabilities. With their airtight defense,
Counterattacks continued, and the points difference was still slowly widening.
In desperation, the Lakers had to replace the starting lineup.
After resting for a while, Nash suddenly found the feeling. He took consecutive shots from the outside and hit three three-pointers, which slightly stopped the Lakers' bleeding.
At the end of the half, the score between the two teams became 81:51, with the Warriors leading by 30 points.
The suspense of the game is disappearing.
The second half of the game started quickly.
I don't know whether it was because the halftime break was long enough, the Lakers veterans had a good rest, or because D'Antoni drank enough chicken soup, but the Lakers came on strong and hit several long-range shots in a row.
In addition, the Splash Brothers didn't feel very good and missed several three-pointers, and the point difference narrowed to around 20 points.
Lakers fans seemed to see hope of winning.
However, the Lakers had just relaxed a little, and the Splash Brothers, who had missed several three-pointers in a row, suddenly found their sense and fired continuously from the outside. Five three-pointers directly stopped the Lakers!
The score difference is back to 30 points again!
After the timeout, the Warriors were full of momentum. They were at full strength on both offense and defense, and they directly pushed the Lakers to the ground and rubbed them!
When Yong San crazy comes, no one can stop it!
The score difference widens rapidly!
Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 49 points!
The game completely lost its suspense.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers did not send in their main force, and both teams fought with substitute lineups.
From this point of view, D'Antoni's approach is also correct.
It’s all three quarters anyway, so why not let the main force spend more time in front...
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 145:91 and won the second game of the series.
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At the same time, the second games of other first-round matchups were also completed.
The Thunder defeated the Rockets 105:102 at home and won their second victory in the series.
In this game, Harden broke out and found a familiar rhythm. He made 9 of 24 shots from the field and scored a team-high 36 points.
In fact, Harden still didn't find his touch in this game, but he got 20 free throws and hit 17 of them!
Dewey, who is famous for drawing fouls, only made 18 free throws in total!
The strongest among the strongest are the strongest among the best, and the new ones are better than the old ones!
Although the Rockets lost this game, they did a better job on the defensive end and only lost by 3 points in the end.
One change the Rockets made was to put Jeremy Lin on the bench and Beverley to start.
Beverley's offensive ability with the ball is average, but his defense is strong. As long as he is on the court, he bites the opponent like a mad dog, and his three-pointers are also good.
Under his attack, Westbrook's shooting percentage was very low, only 10 of 26.
Although the Rockets defended very well and Harden also played extremely well, the result was not surprising. The Thunder, which was stronger overall, still won.
However, an accident occurred in this game, which almost changed the trend of the Western Conference playoffs.
With 5 minutes and 34 seconds left in the second quarter, Rockets' Greg Smith grabbed the frontcourt board and made a second attack, leading the score. The Thunder coach quickly signaled Westbrook to call a timeout.
Westbrook dribbled the ball past the midline and was about to call a timeout. Beverley rushed up to press for him. Westbrook couldn't dodge, and Beverley directly hit Westbrook's knee!
The slow motion showed that Westbrook was in great pain, limping to the sidelines and hitting the table on the sidelines with his hands!
Although Westbrook insisted on participating in the following games, the Thunder announced after this game that Westbrook had torn his meniscus and was likely to be reimbursed for the season!
Historically, Westbrook was reimbursed for the season because of this.
So one of the people Thunder fans hate the most is Beverley!
To be honest, Beverly's action was completely unnecessary, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a bit dirty.
During a game, a side that wants to call a timeout will often dribble past the center line first and then call a timeout.
Pressing is of little significance in this situation.
When prepared, it is difficult for NBA players to steal one-on-one, especially when facing star guards.
Even if you steal, you don't care whether the opponent is injured or not, and you shouldn't directly hit him.
Although the arena is like a battlefield and injuries are inevitable during confrontations, many people still look down upon Beverley's reckless actions.
You can benefit yourself, but you can't harm others. This is the bottom line of what makes a person human!
But unfortunately, there is no bottom line here in Beverly!
In other words, Beverly's bottom line is very low.
Of course, Beverly would not admit that she had a problem.
When Beverley was interviewed by reporters after the game, he still insisted on his defensive philosophy and refused to apologize. He believed that he was innocent and kept repeating: "People who are familiar with me should know one thing. I will never intentionally think about hurting anyone.
Man. My playing style has always been like this. I just wanted to grab the ball before the opponent called timeout. But that action had an unfortunate consequence."
