Sure enough, James' basketball missed and the Cavaliers all ran to the backcourt. Neither TT nor Love stayed in the frontcourt to grab rebounds!
Why?
Blatt made special arrangements before the game, specifically telling him not to grab the frontcourt boards! He should withdraw from defense as soon as possible and don't let the Warriors play a fast break!
Our advantage is defense and we have a height advantage. If we blindly grab offensive rebounds without retreating and let the Warriors start a fast break, we will lose more than we gain.
Of course, it's okay if you can grab a lot of frontcourt rebounds, but the regular season has proven that the Warriors' five-small lineup protects rebounds very well, and few teams can have an advantage in rebounding.
Even if you have some advantage, you will still suffer a loss in retreating defense!
Can you score directly by grabbing the offensive boards?
uncertain.
Can you grab a lot of frontcourt boards?
It's difficult.
But because grabbing frontcourt rebounds will slow down the team’s defense and allow the Warriors to easily counterattack with fast breaks, it’s not worth it!
From a higher level, what is the competition about?
Not shooting percentage, not defensive enthusiasm, not rebounding, but rhythm!
Yes, the pace of the game!
For warriors, it means playing fast, the faster, the better!
The disadvantage of the five small players is that they are not tall enough, and the advantage is that they are fast and accurate in shooting. In this case, the Warriors will do their best to speed up the rhythm. The faster, the better!
As long as the game is fast-paced and the two teams compete to see who is faster and who is more accurate, then the Warriors will definitely have the last laugh!
Because that’s the rhythm of a warrior!
On the other hand, once the game becomes a positional battle and a one-on-one duel, the Cavaliers will have a greater chance of winning!
Because the Cavaliers' overall height is more advantageous and they have more stars, they have a better chance of winning than in a one-on-one fight!
The Cavaliers can let James duel, and then Irving and Love can duel separately. Anyway, the three of them are at the top of the league on the offensive end, and the only one on the Warriors side who can duel is Curry!
Three against one, no matter what, the Cavaliers have a good chance of winning!
So the competition is all about rhythm. Whoever can make the game change into the rhythm they like will have the last laugh!
Blatt is also a famous coach, and he certainly knows this truth, so the Cavaliers did not dare to stay in the frontcourt to grab rebounds, but retreated as quickly as possible.
Suddenly the Cavaliers' rebounding advantage was gone!
If you don’t take advantage of it, why are you talking about advantages and disadvantages?!
Although there was no frontcourt board, the Cavaliers retreated quickly enough, and the Warriors were unable to counterattack quickly.
Similarly, although there was no fast break counterattack, the Warriors did not suffer in rebounding.
This is a game!
Without the opportunity for a quick break, you can only stand in the battlefield.
The Warriors are not afraid of positional battles, but are more willing to run and play fast-paced games.
Curry dribbled the ball and directed his teammates to get into position, and then signaled Green to come up for a pick-and-roll.
In order to deal with the Warriors, the Cavaliers also made special arrangements.
Blatt asked TT to guard Iguodala, Love to guard Green, Irving to chase Klay, James to guard Barnes, and Shumpert to guard Curry.
Clay has a height advantage, but his singles ability is average and it is difficult for the Cavaliers to pay the price.
Shumpert has the advantage of height and wingspan, and his speed is not slow, so he is very suitable for guarding Curry.
Green blocked Shumpert, Love immediately stepped forward to block Curry, Shumpert also quickly squeezed past Green, and the two stepped forward to flank Curry to prevent him from taking action.
This is Blatt's strategy to double-team Curry!
The two double-teamed, Curry could only pass the ball, Green received the ball in an open position and walked to the basket, and TT came to cover the defense.
Green passed the ball to Iguodala on the outside. There was no one two meters in front of him. After catching the ball, Iguodala looked around and saw that no one was coming to defend him, so he raised his hand and threw the ball.
The basketball hit the rim and bounced out.
Iguodala's three-point shooting is also unreliable. Generally speaking, his three-point shooting rate is average in the league, so the Cavaliers dare to let him go.
Of course, it’s not a complete sell-off, and you still have to pounce occasionally.
But take care of Curry first, and then guard Clay and the basket. Barnes will take proper care of it. As for Iguodala, that's all!
This is an unavoidable choice. Curry can't let it go, Klay can't let it go, and Green, who is rushing to the basket, definitely can't let it go. Barnes's three-pointer is pretty accurate, so I can only let Iguodala go.
If you dare to let James shoot a three-pointer, I will let Iguodala go!
After all, James is not worse than Iguodala, right?
If you can rely on Iguodala to kill me, I can rely on James to kill you!
I have to say that Blatter still has some courage.
TT got the rebound and handed it to James, and the Cavaliers attacked.
This time James handed the ball to Love in the low post and asked him to beat Barnes in isolation.
Against Barnes, Love still has a huge physical advantage.
However, it’s not as if Barnes suffered too much physically, so it’s no problem to support him for a while.
Moreover, Love's low-post skills are just like that. He only relies on mid-range shots to score, and his footwork at the basket is average. Even in mid-range shots, he is far behind Dirk Nowitzki.
Love's essence is still a power forward with shooting ability, good three-pointers, good rebounds, but the rest is just so-so.
Of course, Blatt also knew about this problem, but he still let Love play in the low post.
It's much worse than Nowitzki, but Love is also a top power forward in the league, so he should still have an advantage against Barnes.
More importantly, low-post singles can slow down the pace of the game and turn it into a hand-to-hand battle, which is beneficial to the Cavaliers!
Even if they can't score, the Cavaliers can retreat!
Even if he can't score, Love can still consume Barnes' physical strength. After all, fighting in the basket is Love's strength.
Whether it's causing a foul on Barnes or consuming his physical energy, it will be of great benefit to the Cavaliers!
At least it can make Barnes lose sight on the offensive end!
Not everyone can do it after a fierce confrontation and still hit a three-pointer accurately!
Of course, the Warriors will not let the Cavaliers succeed, and Deng Fang must also know this truth, so Love got the ball in the low post, and as soon as he dribbled on the ground, Iguodala came over to attack.
The Cavaliers just wanted to turn the game into a one-on-one battle, but the Warriors refused to let the Cavaliers succeed!
If you want to fight alone, I will attack from both sides!
In a double attack, one person must be left open. In the Cavaliers' lineup, the one who can be left open is James!
Of course, it is definitely not completely empty. If Love passes the ball to James, the rest of the Warriors will definitely have to fill in.
In addition, as soon as Iguodala came over to attack, Clay and Curry were ready to rotate, and Green also began to shrink, not giving James a chance to cut through.
Seeing the two men flanking each other, Love had no choice but to pass the ball to James on the outside.
James hesitated to catch the ball, and Clay immediately switched defenses in front of him.
The advantage of Death Five is that it is fast!
It allows you to shoot three-pointers, but it doesn’t allow you to shoot wide-open three-pointers as you please!
Appropriate interference still needs to be there!
If it were Irving and Love had such an opening on the outside, Klay would be a little slow to fill it.
Because both of them are very accurate in their three-point shooting and both are confident, they will never hesitate when receiving the ball when the ball is open.
But James can't do it. He knows best that his inaccurate three-pointer depends on the weather, so he will hesitate.
This is enough!
This is what the Warriors want!
I’ll bet you that you can’t make the shot, and I’ll bet you that you won’t dare to make the shot! (To be continued)
