If you give Lillard enough shot rights and enough opportunities, Lillard can always play one or two amazing games - sometimes even more amazing than Curry!
Of course, only sometimes!
And you have to give him enough opportunities!
If you don’t have enough ability, just make up the quantity!
Anyway, everyone's expectations for him were not high. As long as he played one or two amazing games, it would be enough!
Curry doesn't play amazing games every day. When Lillard performs brilliantly, Curry just has a gun to use!
The head coach vaccinated Lillard in advance and created many opportunities for him. Lillard was well prepared, so he went crazy at the beginning.
Lillard was lucky enough to catch up with Curry's slow start today, so the Trail Blazers had an advantage at the start.
Seeing the Warriors falling behind, the commentators became excited!
This is a rare scene!
The Warriors are behind by double digits, but they still play at home!
Look, this is the power of Lillard!
Isn’t Curry so awesome?
Seeing that the home team was lagging behind, the fans at Oracle Arena were not disappointed. Instead, they became excited. The whole audience cheered in unison and cheered for the Warriors.
I have to say that the quality of Golden State fans is quite high!
Of course, the main reason is that Warriors fans have extremely strong confidence in the Warriors!
This is nothing, it’s just a ten point difference, it’s a trivial matter!
Curry came back with three three-pointers!
A matter of minutes!
Some fans are even looking forward to the scene when the Warriors fall behind - it's no fun to beat the opponent all the time, but it's good to change the taste occasionally!
The fans didn't take it seriously, but Deng Fang couldn't do it. He quickly called a timeout.
Although Lillard is just like that, it's still hard to handle when he goes crazy!
Deng Fang didn’t want to do anything to lose Jingzhou carelessly!
Get the maximum benefit with the minimum cost, this is what a good head coach should do!
This is something a good boss should consider!
After the timeout, the Warriors changed their defense, took out Bogut, replaced Draymond Green, and the box-1 against Lillard officially began.
Aren't you awesome? Aren't your hands hot today? Then I'll show you what box-1 is!
unfair?
Sorry, Curry faces this kind of defense almost every day!
Let you try it today!
Clay led Lillard from the frontcourt, and the four people behind him were also eyeing him, all staring at him!
Shooting?
There are no doors!
Clay is a head taller than Lillard and has good defensive awareness. Lillard has no chance at all if he wants to take action!
breakthrough?
Yes, but it's not that easy to get past Clay!
Even if you get past Clay, there are still four people watching you!
Pick and roll?
Yes, but the person who switches to Lillard is Draymond Green, a speedy inside center with the strongest switching ability!
If Draymond Green's ability to switch to guard small guards is second, then no one dares to say that he is first!
Lillard was heavily guarded and had no chance to shoot or break through!
The defense of these five Warriors is nothing to brag about!
Even Curry's defense is much better than Lillard's!
It’s perfectly fine to say Lillard is a colander, but it’s nonsense to say Curry is a colander!
Curry's defense is at least above average among guards, even above average!
This is still a single defense level. If you look at the team's defensive awareness, Curry is not even a little bit better than Billard!
As soon as Lillard was guarded, the Blazers' offense came to a halt.
Although the ball could be handed to Aldridge, the Trail Blazers head coach arranged for Lillard to be the main attacker before the game, and the players were not prepared.
Although Aldridge can also play the main offense, the Warriors' double attack also makes him uncomfortable!
Lillard can't open up, Aldridge is also having a hard time, and it's very difficult for the Blazers to score.
Fortunately, the Splash Brothers on the Warriors side were not feeling good, and they failed to score several open three-pointers in a row, so the point difference was not evened out.
After the first quarter, the score became 25:21, with the Trail Blazers leading by 4 points.
Although the lead was only 4 points, Stotts was still very satisfied.
Lillard did not leave the game in the second quarter and continued fighting with Matthews and three substitutes.
The Warriors have a full bench lineup, and they still use box-1 against Lillard!
In order to defend Lillard, Deng Fang did not use O'Neal Jr., but asked Tucker to play center!
Mini Five, the strongest box-1!
Under the Warriors' defense, Lillard was still playing in extreme pain. He was so depressed that he even dropped the ball heavily to the ground after making a mistake.
The referee hesitated and gave Lillard a technical foul.
Although we want to help the weak, we still have to abide by the basic rules. If we go too far, it will be bad.
After 5 minutes in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers only scored 8 points!
Under the Warriors' defense, Lillard didn't score a point, only sent out 2 assists, but also made 4 turnovers!
Fortunately, the Warriors didn't feel good offensively, and they just relied on fast break counterattacks to score 9 points.
Without the control of the Splash Brothers, and without the touch, it is not that easy for the Warriors to score off the bench.
Stotts called a timeout. After the timeout, Lillard went off to rest and Aldridge came up.
After resting, Aldridge found the feeling and showed great power against the Warriors substitute, scoring consecutively!
Tucker's defense is good, but he is still too short and is powerless against Aldridge's pull-up.
I'm just taller than you, so if I shoot in front of you, what can you do?
The situation was slightly better after the Warriors replaced O'Neal Jr., but it was still difficult to face Aldridge who had found his touch.
Deng Fang also tried to use a double attack, but the Trail Blazers felt good on the outside today, and the Warriors' double attack was not very effective.
The substitute's defense is still a bit worse than that of the starter, and there's nothing we can do about it.
Although the substitute effect was not good, Deng Fang did not change into the starting lineup.
A sudden change in rotation at this time will damage the substitute's confidence!
Not to mention it would be nice to give the starters more rest!
The third quarter is our time!
Soon, at the end of the first half, the score became 50:39, with the Trail Blazers leading by 11 points.
Seeing the Warriors trailing behind at halftime, the two commentators in the commentary box became excited again!
"It seems like the Warriors are in big trouble today!"
"Curry is no longer magical!"
"What a rare scene!"
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Although they were behind by double digits, Warriors fans were not discouraged and cheered for the Warriors as always.
Deng Fang didn't take it seriously either.
It’s not like the Warriors never fell behind!
Everyone feels bad sometimes, and there is nothing you can do about it.
At this time, all the head coach needs to do besides pouring chicken soup is to wait!
Wait for the Splash Brothers to feel better, and wait for the arrival of Yong Sanfang!
As long as Curry is excited, as long as the Splash Brothers are separated by three points, and the Yong San crazy come as scheduled, more than ten points is not a problem at all!
