The second quarter is mainly substitute time. For the Rockets, because Beverley returned, Terry was moved to the substitute. In addition, there are four other people, namely Prigioni, Terrence Jones, and Corey Brewer.
, Capella.
On the Warriors' side are Barbosa, Brandon Rush, Iguodala, David Lee and Ezeli.
To be honest, judging from the paper strength, there is not much difference in the substitutes between the two teams. The Warriors just have a slight advantage.
David Lee and Terrence Jones are basically at odds with each other. Both are strong in offense and weak in defense. The difference is that David Lee has more experience and is more active.
The same goes for Barbosa and Old Terry. Their defense is the same and their offense is similar. Barbosa, nicknamed the Brazilian Lightning, has stronger breakthroughs and is not bad at three-pointers. Old Terry is slower, but his three-pointers are more reliable.
Prigioni has good defense and average offensive end, Brandon Rush has average defense and good three-pointers, and the two of them have basically offset each other.
As for Ezeli and Capela, since Curry and Harden are not present to restrain them, they are both human shields, which is about the same.
If it were Capela two years later, he would definitely be easier to use than Ezeli, but at this time, Capela is still in the process of leveling up and is similar to Ezeli.
The Warriors' advantage lies in Iguodala!
Brewer is very fast and his defense is okay. His three-pointers are just like that. Iguodala is about the same as Brewer. His three-pointers are average, but his defense is much better and his organization is much better than Brewer. Even if
In terms of scoring ability, Iguodala, who once served as the team leader, is not comparable to Brewer!
So on paper, the Warriors are better than the Rockets bench.
Of course, the Warriors' bench is actually quite a bit better than the Rockets'.
Why?
Because the Warriors have a system, they have experienced the baptism of the finals, and the players' psychological quality and personal abilities have been sublimated. This is completely different from people like the Rockets!
The most important thing is that with Deng Fang on the Warriors side, their morale is much stronger than that of the Rockets!
Deng Fang knows the strengths and weaknesses of these people, knows each person's strength well, and can design good tactics to allow the players to perform better.
The substitutes of the two teams played fiercely. You scored two points, and I immediately responded with a three-pointer. The point difference always fluctuated around 15 points.
Soon the starter came back, and the two teams were still starting to face each other.
The difference is that the Rockets' starting lineup remains unchanged this time, while the Warriors did not play Bogut and kept Iguodala on the bench.
The Death Five is officially here!
Without Bogut, the Rockets will definitely have to hand the ball to Howard inside, but the Warriors will definitely not give Howard an easy one-on-one opportunity!
what to do?
Pincer attack!
The time is almost up. The reason why we don’t use the Death Five directly in the starting lineup is that it would consume too much of Green. Now that Howard has played for about ten minutes and wrestled with Bogut for a long time, it will be much easier for Green to guard him again!
The most important thing is that the Warriors will not let Green defend Howard alone. Iguodala and others are always ready to help defend!
The reason why the Warriors dare to do this is that the Rockets have Josh Smith on the outside, and more importantly, they know that Howard has no ability to support the passing game!
You don’t know how to pass the ball, and you don’t have the skills to attack with the ball. If you don’t double-team, who will you double-team?
It is not easy for a center to easily get the ball in the low post, let alone Howard!
Under the attack of the Warriors, Howard made constant mistakes, and the Warriors counterattacked one after another!
Although Howard can occasionally pass a good ball, the Warriors are not afraid!
Because your three-point shot can't kill me, our three-point shot is more accurate than yours!
You have no other tactics, just Harden and Howard. I just need to guard against these two points.
Howard made several consecutive attacks without success and had to hand the ball to Harden.
Harden has strong organizational skills and top-notch personal scoring ability, so handing the ball to Harden is a good choice.
But the Warriors' forward defensive group is not for nothing. Clay, Iguodala, and Barnes are all defensive heroes. Although Harden can score, his efficiency is not high!
The offense couldn't go in, and the Rockets' defense wasn't very good either.
Curry and Klay were such a threat from the outside that the Rockets kept missing the basket in order to defend these two, giving the Warriors many easy scoring opportunities.
Fortunately, Harden broke out at the end of the second quarter and threw three three-pointers against Clay, which prevented the game from being ruined!
After the second quarter, the point difference turned into points!
The Rockets are developing towards a collapse trend.
In the third quarter, the Warriors let Bogut play for two minutes, and then replaced him with the death five.
It’s time to call it a day!
The third quarter is Warrior time, and that’s how Yong Sanmang comes. Now that the time is up, it’s time to show off your fangs and show off your power!
As soon as the Death Five was brought out, the Rockets' defense immediately collapsed!
Curry and Green pick and roll, can Howard come out?
If Curry doesn't come out, he will throw a three-pointer. If Curry comes out, he will give the ball to Green and let him look for opportunities.
As both inside players, Green's organizational and support abilities are absolutely top-notch!
Both Beverley and Howard went to attack Curry. Green received Curry's pass and no one was in front of him. He dribbled to the basket and the Rockets could only help defend.
We can't let Green get an empty layup...
And as long as the Rockets help defend, Green can easily find an open space!
This is what Green is for!
It's absolutely rare for a big man to have Green's vision and passing ability!
Now that the space is open, all that's left is to throw the ball in.
Coincidentally, no matter what, the Warriors players became excited as soon as the third quarter came, and their three-pointers were more accurate than normal!
This will cost the Rockets their lives!
After more than half of the third quarter, the Warriors directly opened the point difference to more than 0 points!
The game completely lost its suspense.
Harden had already shown off his power once before the end of the second quarter, and his ultimate move was still cooling down...
Howard has never been a player who relies on offense to drive the team!
If these two people can't open up, the Rockets will have no hope!
After all, major reversals like the last round are special circumstances and cannot happen often.
In the fourth quarter, Howard rested off the court, and Harden led the team to chase points alone.
Deng Fang also left Iguodala, Clay and Barnes on the court.
The Warriors' defensive strength has not weakened, it has even gotten stronger!
It's still difficult for Harden to score.
After three minutes, the point difference did not narrow, but widened by 5 points!
The game completely lost its suspense.
McHale shook his head, called a timeout, and retreated.
The game was played very quickly, and the final score was fixed at 18:10. The Warriors won by 6 points and won the first victory in the series.
Curry played 9 minutes, made 7 three-pointers, scored 7 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists!
On the opposite side, Harden played 5 minutes, making 4 of 11 three-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws. He scored 5 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.
But Harden also made 6 turnovers!
The contrast between the two is very obvious. Curry is one level better than Harden!
Harden also scored some points, but the efficiency was not high and he got it entirely by taking a lot of shots.
Curry is different. He only made one free throw in the game, and it was a technical free throw for three seconds of defense!
I have to say that the gap between the two heroes in 2009 is a bit big, or putting Harden and Curry together is a complete insult to Curry! (To be continued)
