Curry scored first with a dunk, and Blatter immediately called a timeout.
This is not a good sign!
When playing away games, the most taboo thing is to fall behind. The roar of the audience and the pressure of falling behind are not something that everyone can bear.
After the timeout, the Cavaliers' offense became much more resolute, with one or two pick-and-rolls, and if it was successful, it would be a one-on-one.
Especially for Curry, he tried it twice in a row and it didn't work, so he stopped continuing.
In fact, the Cavaliers have many tricks that don't target Curry, such as Jr. Smith's three-pointer, Irving and TT's pick-and-roll, and Irving and James' singles.
In any case, the strength of Irving and James is there. Jr. Smith is also a good shooter. No matter how good the Warriors' defense is, it is impossible to completely limit the Cavaliers' scoring.
Deng Fang also knew this, so he didn't want to completely restrict the Cavaliers' attack.
Even if it is a bad team, it is impossible for him to score a point, let alone the Cavaliers of the Big Three!
What the Warriors have to do is limit the Cavaliers' shooting percentage and make them less efficient. That's enough.
Winning depends not only on defense, but also on offense!
As long as you have a good attack, you don’t have to worry!
After a mistake in the opening game, James played much more resolutely, either shooting decisively or breaking through decisively.
James is still very strong. Once he becomes determined and with a little luck, it will be difficult to completely guard against him.
The Warriors' strategy is not to double-team, but to shoot to prevent breakthroughs. Today, James' touch was good, and he made three-pointers one after another. Although the Warriors' offense was very smooth, the point difference was always within 5 points.
Of course, Irving's performance is also crucial. Facing the defense of Clay, Iguodala and others, Irving is also good at breaking through three-pointers, which greatly helps James share the pressure.
This is the advantage of the Big Three. Even if they hit each other one by one, they can kill their opponents!
After the first quarter, the Warriors led by one point.
After halftime, the score difference was 5 points.
Although the Cavaliers have been lagging behind and never caught up with the score, the point difference was not big and the Cavaliers did not give up.
After halftime, James threw in 5 three-pointers and scored 6 points. Irving also made 4 three-pointers and scored 19 points. Love also performed well as a substitute, scoring 1 point and 6 rebounds.
The Warriors were able to take the lead mainly due to the good performance of their role players. Barnes, Iguodala, and Green felt good. The three of them made 9 three-pointers and several dunks. Although the Splash Brothers were tightly strangled,
But relying on the performance of their teammates, the Warriors still maintained their lead.
The Cavaliers' strategy is very obvious, which is to resolutely attack Curry, and then use one person to keep an eye on Clay, while the others defend two and three!
If Green, Barnes, and Iguodala can throw in three-pointers, I will admit it!
Blatter also has a ruthless streak.
The second half started quickly. James took the lead to break through and score inside. The Cavaliers bench was filled with jubilation.
James felt very good in the first half, but Iguodala did hesitate a little and didn't know whether to continue to let him go.
Deng Fang immediately called a timeout. After the timeout, Iguodala no longer hesitated on defense and continued to let James shoot three-pointers.
I took a step back and focused mainly on James' breakthrough. If I wanted to make an emergency three-pointer, I would just do my best to interfere.
The Cavaliers still flanked Curry, and Clay also kept a close eye on him, but the Warriors had more screens. When Curry and Green were picking and rolling, Barnes and Iguodala kept covering Clay, and Green also deliberately looked for them.
Clay on this.
If you dare to flank Curry, the weak side will have to defend less and more. As long as the Warriors make more use of it, they will definitely create opportunities.
As expected by Deng Fang, Clay took action!
Green blocked Shumpert. TT and Shumpert stepped forward to attack Curry. Curry passed the ball to Green who was passing down. On the other side, Barnes blocked Jr. Smith. Clay ran out of the space. Green immediately passed the ball to Clay.
, Clay catches the ball and throws it!
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net!
In the next round, the Cavaliers focused on Clay. After Barnes screened, he immediately passed down. Green threw the ball into the air against James, who was defending. Barnes received the ball and dunked!
In the next round, James noticed Barnes behind him, and Green directly flew over and dunked to score!
All three rounds were easy scoring opportunities, and the score difference immediately reached more than 10 points. Blatter quickly called a timeout.
The momentum is not good!
During the timeout, Bratt made a simple arrangement, but was immediately pushed away by James. James called his teammates over and greeted loudly: "Don't be afraid, the Warriors only have Splash Brothers who can score. They are better at three-pointers.
As long as we guard against these two people, we'll be fine!"
"Believe me, we can take the game back home!"
"We need to be tougher on the defensive end. When we double-team Curry, we can't let him pass the ball easily!"
"If Green breaks through, you must foul him and pull him down. The foul must be harsh and you can't be merciful!"
"Remember, this is a war, a war between men!"
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It has to be said that James still has two skills in inspiring people.
After the timeout, the Cavaliers made even greater moves on the defensive end. Shumpert and TT double-teamed Curry. Curry was about to pass the ball, but TT jumped up and slapped Curry on the arm. The basketball was knocked by Shumpert.
Grabbed it.
Curry yelled, and the referee hesitated and didn't say anything.
This is a normal physical confrontation!
Of course, what the referee was thinking was: "Forget it, you guys are ahead. For the benefit of the league and to play one more game, let's not call this ball for now and just treat it as one player and one player."
Shumpert broke off the basketball and immediately threw the ball forward. James rushed over immediately and caught the ball with a dunk!
Deng Fang stood up immediately and looked at the referee with eyes that were like murderous knives. The Oracle Arena also heard the voices of fans scolding the referee.
The referee did not dare to look at Deng Fang at all.
It was still the Warriors' offensive round. Curry once again started a pick-and-roll with Green. Shumpert and TT wanted to repeat their old tricks. Unexpectedly, Curry was prepared this time and got between them!
No one expected Curry to make such a move. There was no one under the basket. Curry dribbled to the basket, jumped up and wanted to dunk the ball in!
Although his bounce is average, Curry can still dunk!
Curry will not let go of such a good opportunity!
Golden State LaVine never gives up every dunk opportunity!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dark figure rushed over from the side, leaped high and pounced on Curry!
James!
James has a very good sense of assisting defense and is also the last barrier for the Cavaliers' defense.
Although he was out of position, James didn't want Curry to dunk!
They just made a counterattack and dunked a basket, and now Curry is asked to return one right away. The morale will definitely drop.
Definitely can't let Curry dunk successfully!
Of course, this is an obvious reason, but more importantly...
This is an opportunity to deal with Curry face to face, and James will never let it go! (To be continued)
