Two days later, Game 4 between the Spurs and Warriors began at the AT&T Center.
Winning the third game gave the Spurs players increased confidence. They discovered that the Warriors are not invincible!
As long as you perform well and have no problem with your defensive strategy, it is entirely possible to defeat the Warriors!
Now that they have won, the Spurs' strategy will definitely not change. The starting lineup remains unchanged. On the defensive end, they will still attack Curry like crazy.
The starting lineup for the Warriors remains unchanged. Curry is still in no hurry as in the last game. He takes the ball early, trusts his teammates, and relies on his own restraint to create opportunities for his teammates!
No matter how powerful a player is when facing a double team, he can only pass the ball and trust his teammates!
You can choose to believe in yourself at critical moments. Occasionally, you can make a strong shot. It is impossible to win the whole game by relying on strong shots!
Curry is not stupid, and Deng Fang is even less stupid!
The most important thing is that Deng Fang knows that this Warriors player is reliable enough, whether it is golf intelligence or outside shooting, there will be no problem!
Everyone has a time when they can't make a shot, and everyone has a slump. It's really a bad feeling, but it doesn't matter if you lose!
If you dare to short the outside line, we dare to shoot!
You can miss the shot, but you can’t be scared to death!
After the low point in the last game, the Warriors players clearly found their feeling in this game.
Can Klay be defended with normal defense?
Hayward and Barnes may never score three-pointers?
Will Bogut be restricted when facing old Duncan in the penalty area?
impossible!
Everyone in the Warriors has a physical advantage in the matchup, and their technical level is not bad either. How could they not perform well all the time?
Especially when Curry is double-teamed and everyone has a good shot!
The Spurs were very determined to double-team Curry, and the Warriors were also very decisive in taking action!
The first two three-pointers were missed, and one of Bogut's layups was blocked, but then the Warriors had a scoring climax!
Clay's three-pointer, Barnes' breakthrough dunk, Bogut's dunk against Duncan, Hayward's three-pointer, Clay once again hit a three-pointer against Ginobili!
In just over two minutes, the Warriors scored 13 points in a row, while the Spurs didn't score a point!
Not only did the Warriors feel better, but they also did much better defensively than in the last game!
Offense and defense often influence each other. A poor offense will affect the defense, and a smooth offense will also enhance the confidence of the defensive end!
Of course, in this game, the Spurs did not have the magical touch they had in the last game!
After all, extraordinary performance is not the norm, and returning to normal is what we should do!
The score difference quickly reached double digits!
Popovich called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Spurs upgraded their defensive end again, taking out Parker and replacing him with Mills.
Mills has a physical advantage over Parker, is more willing to fight, and is more reliable in three-pointers.
But the Warriors who have found the feeling cannot be solved by replacing Mills!
The Warriors' offense was very smooth, with three-pointers raining down and dunks one after another!
On the contrary, the Spurs' offense was not so comfortable. Duncan was blocked in the penalty area, Ginobili missed many shots, Leonard made mistakes, and Mills was charged with two consecutive offensive fouls...
You know, the Warriors' defense is no worse than the Spurs, or even better!
In the last game, it wasn't that the Warriors' defense wasn't up to par, but that the Spurs felt so incredible!
No matter which team has the same feel as the Spurs in the last game, it will be difficult to lose!
What's more, the Spurs' defense is pretty good.
Of course, the Warriors' touch in this game was not normal, and it was much higher than normal.
But this is also reasonable - you can do the first year of junior high school, why can't I do the fifteenth?!
Especially when my overall strength is stronger than yours!
Soon, after the first quarter, the Warriors led by 18 points thanks to their fiery touch!
In the second quarter, the Spurs were the same as the previous game, with Parker having three starters and two substitutes.
Popovich is completely treating this series like the finals!
Everyone understands that as long as they beat the Warriors, the championship is equivalent to holding it in their arms.
So Popovich also gave up his regular season practices and began to fuck the main players to death!
No matter how powerful the tactician is, there is only one way to do it at a critical moment, and that is to beat the main force to death!
Everything in the world is interlinked and remains unchanged.
Deng Fang did not hesitate and also brought up the Splash Brothers.
You are not afraid of those in their thirties, but I am in my early twenties, so what should I be afraid of?
Under the leadership of the Splash Brothers, the Warriors were unstoppable in the five quarters, with three-pointers and dunks one after another!
The Spurs' strategy remains unchanged, and they still double-team Curry. However, the Warriors' lineup is extremely mobile and accurate in three-pointers. The Spurs' double-teaming effect is very poor.
After half a quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 26 points!
Popovich called a timeout, and after the timeout, he replaced all starters.
Deng Fang replaced Curry and Clay.
I won’t fight you, I still have cards in my hand!
The Five Defenses of Death came on stage, and the Iron Lock Bronze Man Formation came up!
If the Spurs had the same feel in the last game, no defense would be effective, but this is not the case with the Spurs!
Under the Warriors' iron-clad defense, it was very difficult for the Spurs to attack.
Although the Warriors' bench offense is mediocre, their defense is good!
Relying on excellent defense, the Warriors' lead is still slowly expanding.
After the second quarter, the Warriors led by 32 points!
At the end of halftime, the game basically lost its suspense.
In the third quarter, the two teams faced off in the starting lineup. The stalemate lasted for more than two minutes. Curry suddenly found his touch and took advantage of the Spurs' negligence on the defensive end to hit three consecutive three-pointers!
As soon as Curry's three-pointer opened, the Warriors immediately became energetic, their offensive was like a wave, and their defense was also iron-clad. Their intensity went to a new level!
The score difference instantly widened to more than 40 points!
After five minutes, Popovich called a timeout, replaced him with a substitute, and announced that he had given up the game.
The Splash Brothers played for another minute and then took a break. Both teams were substitutes and played very quickly.
In the end, when the referee blew the whistle, the score was fixed at 141:92, and the Warriors won by 49 points!
The series score between the two teams also became 3:1, and the Warriors took the lead in getting the match point.
Two days later, Game 5 of the series began at Oracle Arena.
In the fourth game at home, the Warriors were hit with three-pointers. Popovich finally changed their defensive strategy, and they no longer dared to double-team Curry.
The Warriors players can shoot like that on the road, can they get worse when they return to home?
Facts have proven that double-teaming Curry won't work.
Although it feels more dangerous not to double-team Curry, double-teaming Curry has proven to be a dead end. Since there are only two ways, the only choice is to try the other one.
As soon as the defense changed, the shackles on Curry's body were loosened, and the Golden State primary school students immediately went down like a tiger, throwing three-pointers one after another!
But it suffocated me!
Finally got a chance to take action!
Curry threw 5 three-pointers in the first quarter!
Fortunately, the Spurs' offense has also found some feeling, the touch is back, and the point difference between the two teams is not too big.
The Warriors entered the second quarter with a 12-point lead.
The Splash Brothers still didn't rest in the second quarter, and the two teams launched an offensive battle.
The Spurs' offense was very good, and the Warriors were more efficient in the last five minutes. Curry still felt hot, hitting 4 three-pointers again and dunking two baskets!
After the second quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 22 points.
In the third quarter, the Spurs started with a 12:0 spurt, but the Warriors immediately responded with a 15:1 spurt. After 5 minutes, the point difference widened by 2 points!
After a tug-of-war, Curry broke out again in the last two minutes of the third quarter, hitting consecutive difficult three-pointers, directly opening the point difference to 35 points!
The game lost its suspense again.
Playing away from home, falling behind by a big score, and the Spurs players lost their will to fight.
There is no way, the strength is not as good as others, and you can't win by just relying on willpower.
Popovich was not stubborn. He played for more than two minutes in the fourth quarter. After trying it out, the point difference did not change, so he decisively replaced him on the bench.
That's it, it's no shame to lose to the Warriors, the Spurs still won a game after all!
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 133:101, eliminated the Spurs with a big score of 4:1, and took the lead in advancing to the finals!
