There are two reasons for the loss to the Spurs. The first is that the Warriors are playing back-to-back games on the road, and are at a physical disadvantage. The second reason is that the Warriors are short of major generals and have poor personnel.
Back-to-back away games are always the most difficult games to play, so this is definitely a disadvantage.
It is also for this reason that Curry and Clay's touch is very poor. They took 19 shots in total and only made 2 three-pointers together!
There is no way, my physical ability is limited, that's it.
In addition, historically, the Warriors were missing Bogut and Iguodala in this game, while the Spurs played with their entire team, so this impact is not small.
Although the Warriors' trump card at critical moments is the five dead men, Bogut's role in regular time is still very large, especially when facing a team with strong inside strength and strict discipline like the Spurs!
Not to mention Iguodala, he is the most important player on the Warriors' bench and the most important part of the Warriors' trump card, the Death Five!
Without Bogut, the Spurs can do whatever they want in the paint, constantly letting Diaw and Aldridge play singles in the penalty area, slowing down the pace of the game. Without Iguodala, the Warriors' death five players can't be used, and the Spurs
He is not afraid of the Warriors either. He can put up two big men unscrupulously and fight hand-to-hand with the Warriors in the penalty area.
It can be said that historically, the reason why the Warriors lost in this game was probably due to these two reasons.
Of course, Curry and Klay do not feel good and play a little hastily, which is also a reason.
Deng Fang knew the outcome of this game in history, so he made arrangements in advance.
The first thing is to cure Bogut and Iguodala, and the Warriors will all go out to play!
With these two people, the Spurs are angry!
Bogut defends Aldridge. It’s not easy for Aldridge to play easily in singles!
It's even more impossible for Diaw to beat Green in the low post!
In this case, the Warriors don't need to attack from a flank and can safely expand their defense.
As for the Spurs' idea of slowing down the tempo and fighting in the penalty area, the Warriors don't care. With these two people, the Warriors are not afraid of fighting physically!
The second is to unify their thinking with Curry, hit the ball quickly, and play singles resolutely!
If the Spurs double-team Curry, Curry must take the ball out quickly, even if he doesn't have a chance to take the shot right away, it doesn't matter!
No matter how fast the Spurs rotate, they can't beat the speed of the ball. Moreover, doing so can reduce mistakes and save physical energy.
It is unwise to force shots when double teams are involved. Curry can reduce some of these shots.
If the Spurs don't flank Curry, but switch defenses, then Curry will resolutely challenge him!
The Spurs' strategy is very obvious, which is not to give Curry and Klay three-pointers, so when the big man switches defense to the outside, he uses all his strength to pounce outward to cover Curry and Klay's shooting routes.
It is also for this reason that Curry and Klay's three-point shooting is very poor.
It has to be said that the Spurs are very targeted. The Warriors have an incredible record this season. The most important reason is that Curry and Klay are a big three-point threat!
In this case, let Curry go one-on-one, rush in, get a layup when he has a chance, and break the ball out to assist his teammates to score if they don't have a chance.
Curry's breakthrough shooting is not bad at all. As long as he creates opportunities, the rest is easy to say.
If one doesn’t make it, if two don’t make it, it’s impossible not to make it all the time!
If you can't make a shot against someone, you won't always miss an open shot!
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The game played out pretty much as Deng Fang imagined. With Bogut, the Spurs' low-post play was completely ineffective. They all relied on luck to score!
Aldridge's low post play is good, but Bogut's interior defense is not blocked either. He can survive in the league and be selected as the No. 1 pick because of this!
The same is true for Diaw. Facing Barnes and Clay, Diaw is not very good, but facing Green, it is difficult for him to score even one!
With Bogut, the Warriors don't have to help defend at all!
Continuous inside singles failed, so the Spurs had no choice but to go back to their old ways and use the pick-and-roll with Parker and Aldridge. Ginobili did the same thing, and could only hope to score on the pick-and-roll.
But this trick doesn’t work either.
The Warriors' strategy is to get behind the screen and give Parker and Ginobili mid-range shots.
Parker is 34 years old and averages 29 minutes of playing time per game. Ginobili is 39 years old and averages only 19 minutes of playing time per game. Due to their age, the two are no longer qualified to play strong offensive roles.
The principle of defense is, the more you want to do something, the less I will let you do it!
If you want to use the pick-and-roll to mobilize the whole team and drive your teammates to score, I will let you score and kill your passing opportunities!
Given the ages of Parker and Ginobili, it doesn't matter even if they make a few shots, they will not be able to score high scores after all!
As long as you don't let Aldridge get an easy mid-range shot, don't give Danny Green an open three-pointer, and don't let Leonard get comfortable, you can't win with Parker and Ginobili at this age.
The result of the game was as expected. After Parker made two shots, he started to hit the ball frequently. Ginobili had no good solution. Occasionally throwing in a three-pointer did not quench his thirst at all.
On the other hand, it will not be so easy for the Spurs to defend the Warriors.
Curry picks and rolls. As long as the Spurs attack, Curry will release the ball immediately. Green will catch the ball and attack. The Spurs will be very uncomfortable!
When a power forward attacks the penalty area with the ball, should he defend him or not?
As long as the Spurs come in to help defend, Green will definitely give the ball to Clay or Barnes who is open!
If the Spurs don't pay attention, Green will pass to Bogut for an alley-oop dunk!
After being unable to defend for several consecutive times, the Spurs began to give up the flanking attack and switched to defense.
Curry was happy when he saw it, and the time to go on a killing spree had finally come!
When challenging Aldridge or Diaw, Curry didn't force his shot, but kept pushing in!
Who is afraid of whom? Deng Fang will take care of him when he is injured!
As long as you pull out Aldridge or Diaw, the rest will be easy to say. Even if you can't make an outside shot, the Warriors still have offensive rebounds!
Under the organization of Green and Curry, the Warriors continued to get open opportunities. Although they missed the first few, they slowly found their touch and rained three-pointers into the basket!
As soon as the Spurs expanded their defense, the penalty area was lost. Even if the Warriors couldn't make a shot, they still had offensive rebounds!
Bogut was the most enjoyable one, with three or four dunks after offensive rebounds alone!
After the first quarter, the Warriors led by 9 points. After the second quarter, the Warriors led by 15 points!
Curry only scored 7 points in the half, but sent 13 assists and only made one mistake!
Clay was the biggest beneficiary. Although he failed to score the first few three-pointers, he found his touch later on, and each of Curry's passes turned into assists!
The Spurs held on for a while in the third quarter, but as Curry found his touch, everything became meaningless!
In two minutes, Curry hit 4 consecutive three-pointers, and the score difference immediately opened to 23 points!
Popovich called two timeouts in a row to no avail!
After the third quarter, the Warriors led by 27 points!
Popovich was not a deadbeat. Seeing that there was no hope of winning, he decisively put on an all-substitute lineup in the fourth quarter and announced surrender.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 113:87 and won 69 consecutive victories!
Curry played 30 minutes, made 4 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 21 points, 20 assists, and 10 rebounds. A big triple-double!
