Deng Fang started the show by showing off the five dead men, which really surprised many people.
The Warriors have used the Death Five before, but that was mostly at critical moments of the game, when the game was about to end.
After a whole game, everyone is exhausted. At this time, whoever has the physical strength will have the advantage. Even if there is no center, it doesn't matter. Anyway, by this time, the big center should not be able to run!
But today, Deng Fang brought out the Five Death Boys at the beginning. This was a completely desperate posture!
If Deng Fang can be allowed to do this, it seems that the threat posed by the Cavaliers to the Warriors is already great enough!
Seeing this scene, the audience in front of the TV became excited!
There's nothing wrong with what Cavaliers head coach Blatt and the audience think. Deng Fang did feel the pressure.
This is the first time that the Warriors are fighting against an opponent without an advantage in the lineup, and the Warriors may really lose this championship, so Deng Fang is really worried.
However, Deng Fang also had confidence in his heart. He knew the power of the five small forces of death, and he also knew the weaknesses of his opponent!
The game starts soon.
The Cavaliers got the ball first. Irving dribbled to the frontcourt and handed the ball to James.
As long as James is on the court, he is usually the one organizing the game. All Irving and others need to do is wait for the shot!
Of course, there is another thing, that is, James has nothing to do, and Irving has to step up and solve the problem.
James signaled TT to come up for a pick-and-roll, and TT immediately ran up and blocked Iguodala.
Green switched defense in front of James, and Iguodala followed TT towards the basket.
Although Iguodala is far behind Greenby in terms of strength, he still has no problem following TT and preventing him from alley-oop dunks.
The characteristic of the five small players of death is unlimited defense changes. Except for Curry, the other four positions can be changed to cover positions, so that it is difficult for the opponent to have vacancies and mismatch opportunities.
Of course, there will definitely be mismatches when switching defenses, but the defense of the four Warriors is good enough and there is no problem in assisting on defense, so mismatches are not a concern.
Glancing at Green in front of him, James frowned slightly and signaled Shumpert again to come up for the pick-and-roll.
Iguodala is difficult to deal with, Green is also difficult to fight, Barnes?
Forget it, Clay is equally difficult to deal with. In this case, let’s take Curry’s approach!
The Cavaliers also made full preparations before the game. Their thinking was very clear, which was to attack Curry!
It's not that Curry's defense is not good, but this is the most promising thing!
Even if his defense is good, Klay's defense on TT is not as good as that of Barnes and Green. After all, the difference in height and weight is there.
The biggest physical difference between the five players on the basketball court is the center and the point guard. The center is tall and strong, but slow, while the point guard is fast, but short and weak. Therefore, if you want to create mismatches, you must start from these two positions.
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But the Warriors' center Green is a player with both speed and strength. He can defend from one to five, so there is no way to make a fuss about this.
In fact, the main reason why the Warriors' death five is able to be displayed is because Green has the ability to defend from one to five!
Klay is guarding Irving, and Barnes is guarding Love, so Curry can only guard Shumpert.
Shumpert is a small forward with a height advantage, but he has no singles ability. It is easier for Curry to guard him and he can save energy.
If it were to defend Irving, with Irving's offensive ability, Curry would still have to expend a lot of energy on the defensive end.
In addition, the pick-and-roll of Irving and James is not that easy to defend, and the Warriors dare not let go of either of them easily.
But Shumpert is different.
Shumpert blocked Green, Curry stepped forward and immediately returned after a delay, and Green returned to James again.
The Warriors' method is to delay and bully you because James doesn't have accurate long-range shots!
It is impossible for James to train Curry!
Again, it’s not that Curry’s defense is not good, it’s that it’s not worth letting Curry expend a lot of energy on the defensive end!
In addition, if Curry switches to guard James, he will easily get fouled. Once there is foul trouble, it will be difficult to deal with!
Two pick-and-roll attempts were of no use, and with the attack time running out, James had no choice but to feint and throw the ball.
It’s okay to try the feel. What if shit comes today and it feels amazing!
Only by making two three-pointers would the Warriors dare not delay like they did just now!
Green did not move forward to defend James, and he only waved his hand indicatively when James shot.
Obviously, the Warriors deliberately let James shoot a three-pointer!
This is Deng Fang's arrangement.
James shot really well from three-point range last season, with a three-point shooting percentage of 7.9% in the regular season and 40.7% in the playoffs!
This data is indeed good for James, but Deng Fang is still not afraid!
James' three-point shot is unbeatable!
Especially this season, James' three-point shooting is very bad, and Deng Fang knows this best.
This season, James' three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is 5.4%, and so far in the playoffs, it is as low as only .7%!
There is nothing terrible about such a three-point shooting percentage!
What if James has a blast and hits a few three-pointers?
That’s not to say that it’s impossible to happen, but the probability of it happening is very small. Even if it happens, there won’t be more than two games in a series!
But the series is a best-of-seven game series, so it doesn’t matter if the opponent misses one or two games!
Besides, James missed the shot, and the Warriors may have a good touch!
If that were the case, everyone would just explode with each other!
In a word, James' three-pointers can't kill anyone. Even if the Cavaliers win one or two games with his three-pointers, the outcome of the series will not change!
As expected, the basketball hit the rim and bounced out.
Next is the issue of rebounding.
The Cavaliers have twin towers, with both TT and Love on the court, and their rebounding ability is still very strong.
But Deng Fang also had ways to deal with this problem.
The first priority when grabbing rebounds is to get in position. As long as you get the position, the rest will be easy.
Clay, Barnes, Iguodala, and Green are not bad in strength and have good positioning awareness. Even Curry, who looks a little thin, has always been among the best in rebounding among guards.
There is no problem with the Death Five's small rebounds!
Even if it is slightly inferior, it is not a big problem, because Deng Fang has made arrangements, that is, to grab the rebound and make a fast break!
Our rebounding skills are about the same, but our speed is much faster than yours!
In a positional battle, you are tall and strong, so we don't have much advantage, but what about running?
As long as he starts running, the knight will be at an absolute disadvantage!
How can I start running?
Quick attack counterattack!
As long as they see their teammates showing signs of controlling the rebound, the rest of the Warriors will run forward desperately!
Other teams' fast breaks mainly focus on attacking the basket, but the Warriors are different. Their outside threat is even greater!
How many times against the Warriors have the opponents seen a magical scene: they would rather let go of players running towards the basket, but also keep an eye on Curry and Klay outside the three-point line!
Therefore, the Warriors' fast break is the most difficult to defend!
There is a consensus in the league, that is, don't play fast with the Warriors, don't let the Warriors run!
Although you may not win in a positional battle, you will lose if you run!
Deng Fang's strategy is to fight quickly!
As long as you dare to grab offensive rebounds, we will have a chance to play a fast break!
Let’s see if it’s your offensive rebounds that have the greater advantage, or our fast break threat! (To be continued)
