In the second quarter, both teams used substitutes. For the Spurs, it was Mills, Belinelli, Ginobili, Leonard and Splitter.
Diaw played a lot of time in the first quarter and will take a break in the second quarter.
Leonard is young and can play a little longer, and he was replaced by Ginobili in the last two minutes of the first quarter to rest for a while.
The Spurs' lineup is not bad defensively, and the three-point firepower on the offensive end is even stronger!
This is also one of the reasons why this Spurs have extremely high offensive efficiency - they have rich starting experience, a combination of inside and outside, strong firepower from the outside on the bench, and good defense. Under the leadership of Yaodao, they can often end the game with a wave of three-pointers.
On the Warriors' side are Barbosa, Azubuike, Iguodala, Middleton and Tucker.
Deng Fang didn't get O'Neal!
Deng Fang knew the strength of the Spurs' bench, and he also knew how powerful the Spurs' bench outsiders were, so he put in a five-small lineup.
Of course, Split's lack of offensive capabilities was also one of the reasons why Deng Fang dared to do this.
If you have the ability, let Split fight Tucker alone!
See who is afraid of who!
If you can't beat me alone, I'll shoot you to death from outside the three-point line!
What a team with accurate three-pointers fears the most is also a team that is accurate with three-pointers!
The only thing that can defeat magic is magic!
Ginobili's golf IQ is very high. He hit the ball to Split twice and gave up the point after trying it.
There's no way, Split can't beat Tucker!
Tucker's strength is enough, and Split has no back-up steps, no throws or shots, Tucker just needs to hit the ground!
Both singles ended in errors!
Just keep playing pick-and-roll!
Fortunately, Split's pick-and-roll skills are still good.
But the problem is that warriors are not afraid!
Why?
Because the Warriors play five small teams, if you play pick-and-roll, I can switch defenses infinitely!
As long as Split is not given a chance to catch the ball in the first place, he will no longer be a threat!
The core of the five small teams is to force the opponent to play in isolation. The Spurs' pick-and-roll suddenly lost the threat.
Without the pick-and-roll, the Spurs had to rely on isolations from Ginobili and Leonard to score.
Ginobili is quite good in singles, but Leonard is almost useless.
Leonard was still very immature at this time, averaging only 13 points per game!
Leonard has always been reliable on the defensive end and is a top defensive player, but he still needs to be tempered on the offensive end.
As for Mills' singles, it depends on the weather.
The Spurs' offense is fragmented and can only be played piecemeal, and the scoring efficiency is not high.
Fortunately, the Warriors' substitute three-point touch was average, and they missed several big open shots, and their scoring efficiency was not very high.
Halfway through the second quarter, the Spurs replaced the starting lineup, Parker, Danny Green, Mills, Diaw, and Duncan.
The Warriors also replaced Bogut, Iguodala, Azubuike, Middleton, Tucker, and Bogut!
Bogut is staring at Duncan. As long as Duncan comes up, he will play!
If you, a 38-year-old, dare to fight, I, a 31-year-old, will fight you to the end!
The Warriors' lineup is mediocre on the offensive end and can only be sorted out by Iguodala, but it is extremely fierce on the defensive end!
Five defensive heroes, four high-quality 3D forwards, plus an inside gate, no matter how pick-and-roll singles the Spurs play, they can't break the Warriors' defense!
The Warriors' offensive end is also very simple, which is defensive counterattack!
I am sure we can defend against it. We have the advantage in physical fitness. If we defend against it, we will counterattack and see who can run faster!
Even in a one-on-one attack and defense, we still have the advantage!
Fortunately, the Spurs were very disciplined and made very few mistakes. Although their offensive efficiency was low, the Warriors did not score many counterattacks.
However, the intensity of such a game was very high. Duncan and Parker were out of breath after playing for more than three minutes.
After the second quarter, the score became 61:48, with the Warriors leading by 13 points.
Although the Spurs have fierce firepower and 13 points is not a big deal for them, Popovich still looks gloomy.
The opponent was the Warriors. The Splash Brothers only played one quarter of the game, while Duncan, Parker and others played 16 minutes!
Popovich is an old fox and he knows the seriousness of the matter.
Soon, the second half of the game started.
The Warriors' starting lineup is back. Curry, Clay, Barnes, Hayward and Bogut have finished their rest and are playing together.
The Spurs also made adjustments. Popovich took Split and replaced him with Ginobili.
The Spurs also play one senior and four juniors, adding a ball-handling point and an outside shooter.
In a sense, Ginobili's attack methods are richer than Parker's, and his attack power is even stronger.
Even defensively, Ginobili is not bad when he plays.
After half-time competition and testing, Popovich finally understood one thing, that is, his inside advantage cannot be exploited!
Of course, it doesn't matter whether there is an inside advantage that cannot be exploited.
In this case, the only option is to fight outside!
Popovich still had a glimmer of hope: You guys are accurate from outside, but we have rich experience, and we play more reasonably, so there shouldn’t be much difference!
I'll just wait for you to miss, and wait for you to make mistakes. That's fine...
Facts have proved that this was just wishful thinking on Popovich's part.
Compared with outside firepower, the Warriors are not afraid of anyone, and no team can compare with the Warriors!
There’s not much difference!
Without him, there is only one pair of Splash Brothers, that’s all!
Two historic off-ball three-point shooters are on the same team. This has never happened before in history!
This doesn’t even count Curry’s three-point ability with the ball!
After only playing 4 minutes in the third quarter, Curry was on full fire, hitting 4 three-pointers, and Clay also hit 2 three-pointers!
The Oracle Arena instantly became excited!
This is the daily mode we want!
This is the Yongsan crazy time we want 1
The Warriors are amazing. As soon as Curry hits a three-pointer, the whole team immediately feels like they are on fire. Not only is the offensive end feeling hot, but the defensive end is also full of aggression. The intensity is instantly two levels higher than before!
In four minutes, the Warriors scored 20 points and the Spurs only scored 5 points!
Popovich had to call the second timeout of the third quarter.
The point difference between the two teams has widened to 28 points, and the Spurs are already leaning against the cliff, with half of their bodies pounced down!
After the timeout, the Spurs began to double-team Curry, and box-1 came on!
Although other teams often use box-1 when facing the Warriors, the Spurs obviously use this tactic better.
Curry suddenly lost his chance.
But Curry just didn't have a chance to take the shot, and the pass was still no problem.
The Spurs' double-teaming was very targeted. Curry had no chance, and Clay was heavily guarded. The openings basically fell to Barnes and Bogut.
The offensive end of these two people is still slightly worse than others.
At the same time, the Spurs also regained some offensive form and started scoring goals from the outside.
The two teams started a tug-of-war.
Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the score became 101:75, with the Warriors leading by 26 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were without Ginobili and had to rely on Mills to attack.
The Warriors still have a dead five, with Mills and Belinelli focusing on defense.
Mills is just shooting at random, and it won't be easy to deal with him if he goes crazy.
Belinelli is a shooter and must not be allowed to find his form.
As long as the outside perimeter cannot be opened, the Spurs will not be able to overturn the game.
It was also for this reason that Deng Fang was awarded the fifth grade.
The fourth quarter lasted more than 5 minutes, but the point difference widened by 6 points.
In desperation, Popovich had no choice but to call a timeout and admit defeat.
The Spurs are mostly veterans, and it's not worth wasting energy on meaningless games.
In the end, the score was fixed at 137:109. The Warriors defeated by 28 points and won the first victory in the series.
