Two days later, the second game between the Cavaliers and Warriors began.
The Cavaliers' starting lineup remains unchanged in this game, with Love, TT and double inside players, and James playing the three position. The Warriors also have the death five starting lineup.
Blatt is a famous coach, but he has just arrived in the NBA and his reputation is not that great yet. He does not dare to easily put one of Love or Irving on the bench.
That requires courage, and most people can’t do it!
In this game, the Cavaliers' defense strengthened a bit, and they left Iguodala and Barnes clearer. Of course, the most important thing was Iguodala.
There is no way, no one else can let it go!
Green's three-point shooting is not as good as Iguodala's, but he still needs to take care of him after picking and rolling.
On the offensive end, the Cavaliers are more determined to play the pick-and-roll between Irving and James. Of course, every time Shumpert, who is guarding Curry, will block Irving first, trying to let Curry switch to guard in front of Irving.
This is also the only point that the knight can take advantage of.
Love's low post singles are almost never used because they are not effective and it is easy for the Warriors to counterattack once they make a mistake.
Instead of playing in the low post, Love is mainly a shooter. He waits in the corner and throws the ball when it comes. If he throws it in well, he will take the blame if he fails to throw it...
This is also a change that Blatter can only make in a limited way.
Deng Fang had expected this a long time ago and had been rehearsing tactics in this area during the past two days of training.
Curry resolutely refused to switch defenses, which was just delaying the block. After delaying the block, he immediately returned to find his defender.
Anyway, Shumpert's shooting is not that good, and his shooting speed is not very fast. It doesn't matter if he misses the ball a little.
Whether it is to protect Curry from fouling or to allow Curry to save energy as much as possible, Deng Fang must do this.
As for the pick-and-roll between Irving and James, just switch defenses. Clay is not bad at guarding James. Iguodala is not slow and can defend Irving quite well.
This is the benefit of the Death Five. Each position has very good defensive capabilities and can defend several positions.
Many Yun fans have been looking down on Curry's defense for this reason. In fact, it's not that Curry's defense is poor, but that the other four defenses are too good!
Clay, Iguodala, Barnes, Green, it is not an exaggeration to say that these four people are four iron ropes. No team in the league can put together such a defensive lineup!
Irving and James kept picking and rolling, but the effect was not good, and they still had to force a one-on-one.
Fortunately, Irving felt good in this game. He singled out Iguodala and Klay and hit several difficult three-pointers. He also scored a lot of points when he broke through to the basket.
Irving's scoring ability is quite good. It is impossible to completely guard against him in one-on-one defense. If he catches up with his good touch, it is indeed difficult to guard against him.
However, an Irving explosion is not enough for the Cavaliers to win, because Curry also broke out on the Warriors' side!
The Cavaliers want to make a fuss about Curry, and the Warriors are also constantly making a fuss about Irving and Love, using pick-and-rolls and off-ball movements, constantly forcing the two to switch defenses in front of Curry.
As long as he faces Love, Curry will not hesitate to shoot a three-pointer from any distance!
This is the unlimited fire right given to Curry by Deng Fang!
As long as you encounter Le Fu, throw it away, no matter how far you go!
When you meet Irving, shoot one, shoot two, and distribute the ball when someone is on defense. Don’t stop after passing the ball. If you run outside the three-point line, you should still catch the ball and shoot!
Think about it, Curry breaks through Irving and reaches the basket, TT comes to cover, Curry passes the ball to Green behind TT, and then runs to the three-point line. Should the Cavaliers first defend Green, who is open under the basket, or go after Curry without the ball?
inside?
Definitely guard Curry first!
But Green will find Curry immediately, even if Irving is facing a defensive defense, he will not take action easily!
I don’t even want to commit a foul, so I just look for Curry!
It has to be said that Green is excellent at finding Curry and playing ball for Curry. He only has Curry in his eyes!
Of course, Iguodala is also good in this regard.
Curry keeps getting open opportunities - even shots against Love's defense are considered open!
Irving scored 1 point in the first quarter, and Curry threw 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, as well as a layup and a free throw. He scored 16 points!
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers strengthened their defense against Curry. Curry only played more than 6 minutes and only scored 5 points.
Irving scored 10 points in the second quarter and halftime, which was a pretty good performance.
However, Curry broke out as soon as he started in the third quarter. He made consecutive shots and led the Warriors to a 19-point deficit in three minutes, directly stopping the Cavaliers!
It's hard for Blatter to call a timeout!
After the timeout, it was Irving who was the savior again. He personally made three consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the point difference a little.
But Clay responded immediately. He also made two three-pointers and a dunk!
Curry was silent for a few minutes, then broke out again near the end of the third quarter, throwing in a three-pointer in less than two minutes, including a midfield buzzer-beating three-pointer!
Curry scored 1 point in a single quarter again!
The Warriors also led by 0 points!
This is the power of Yong San Madness!
This is also why Curry is so difficult to guard - as long as you relax for a moment, he will give you a fatal blow!
It doesn't take a whole game for Curry to defeat his opponent, it only takes a few minutes!
The most important thing is that as long as Curry finds his touch, there will be a series of unreasonable three-pointers that you can't defend even if you want to!
There’s no way they’re going to be double-teamed after halftime, right?
That would be too disrespectful to treat the other four as human beings!
These teammates of Curry are not just bad guys, they are all capable of standing on their own!
In the fourth quarter, Irving still felt good and hit three goals right from the start. Deng Fang immediately called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Warriors began to attack Irving, and at the same time, the offensive end also began to deliberately target him.
Irving's scoring ability is good, but his organization is average and he is not a top-notch point guard.
At least it's not on the same level as Curry!
Encountering a double team, Irving's distribution was far slower than Curry's and he made more mistakes.
The Warriors double-teamed very resolutely, Irving made consecutive mistakes, and the Warriors kept counterattacking. Curry even dunked on a fast break...forget it, a forced dunk.
Blatter had no choice but to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the ball returned to James' hands, and the two teams once again started a hand-to-hand battle.
The Warriors hold a nearly 0-point lead and are certainly not afraid of this pace.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 111:96 and won their second victory in the series.
Irving hit 7 three-pointers throughout the game, scored 41 points, and had 8 assists, but he also made 5 turnovers.
Curry's performance was even more impressive. He made 11 three-pointers and scored 48 points. He also had 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He got a big triple-double!
James' performance in this game was average. Due to Irving's hot state, he acted more as a secondary attacker. He only scored 19 points, 9 assists, and 1 rebound.
Because the Warriors focused on defense, Love did not have many shooting opportunities and only scored 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 turnovers. (To be continued)
