Historically, the main reason why the Warriors lost the game against the Timberwolves was not paying enough attention to it. This time, Deng Fang showed his concentration in the finals, and of course the Timberwolves couldn't bear it!
The main reason why the Timberwolves are a bad team is that they don't have high tactical literacy. They usually fight on their own and fight wherever they go. The reason why they have been able to win against the Warriors in history is because they feel great and their opponents don't pay enough attention. It's not because they play too much.
Reasonable.
Young players are fast and have strong impact. If they feel the touch again, it is really difficult to guard against them.
Deng Fang's arrangement is aimed at these two points: prevent the opponent from rushing up and guard the outside line, and at the same time, he must rush up himself, causing more damage and shooting fewer three-pointers!
Although it seems easy, it is not simple in history.
Everyone knows the Warriors' style of play, and everyone knows that the Splash Brothers mainly shoot from the outside. Now that it is the regular season, there is no need for the two of them to rush in desperately, so the Timberwolves' defensive focus is very clear.
Similarly, it is impossible for Steve Kerr in history to rashly change his style of play and let the Splash Brothers reduce outside shooting just because the Timberwolves are a bad team - it's just the regular season, it's just a bad team, why bother!
It’s not worth it if you get hurt if you push in!
This is our home court and we have never lost before. If the referee doesn’t take care of us, will he favor our opponents?
Therefore, Cole did not make any targeted arrangements, and it was also a normal rotation.
If Cole had planned it in such a targeted manner like Deng Fang, the result would definitely be different.
The result was as Deng Fang expected. When the Warriors changed their formation, the Timberwolves were stunned!
What are you doing? You're going to die as soon as you come up?!
Do you think so highly of us?
What are you doing? Why does it look like the Warriors are going to fight for it?
We are the Timberwolves, and this is your home court, right?
Historically, the main reason why the Warriors lost games was that they did not pay attention to their opponents, which allowed the Timberwolves to play with momentum - young people are arrogant and arrogant, and no one can suppress them once they gain momentum. However, young people are also prone to being impetuous and belittle themselves. Once they are defeated by their opponents,
If you suppress it, you will easily doubt yourself and lose confidence.
After all, young people have seen less and have less experience. This has advantages and disadvantages!
If it is an experienced team, it will not panic when it falls behind. Instead, it will observe the opponent's flaws, bite the score, and win the game step by step. But the same cannot be said for young teams. They will either win with great momentum or be defeated by their opponents.
The momentum immediately collapsed!
Compared with the Warriors, the Timberwolves are not even a little bit worse. Once the Warriors show their momentum in the finals, the Timberwolves cannot match the intensity of the finals!
Under the Warriors' high-pressure defense, the Timberwolves had difficulty even dribbling, and the pass was intercepted. The Warriors continued to counterattack and make fast breaks!
The Timberwolves are indeed full of talent, but they are more physically gifted, have much less court experience, and have quite a few technical flaws!
Apart from anything else, the Timberwolves don't have a real organizer on the field. This alone is enough for the Warriors to strangle their opponents!
Lock up the three-point line and prevent you from finding your touch. As long as you hold the ball and work alone, you will attack in a double attack and block the first passing route. You can defend alone, focus on four zones, and keep changing the zone defense to see if you know how to play.
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The Timberwolves' offensive end was completely restricted by the Warriors, and they were constantly counterattacked by the Warriors. Even in positional battles, the Warriors kept attacking the inside and rarely shot three-pointers. This made the Timberwolves completely confused!
Aren't you a three-point team?
Aren’t the Splash Brothers great at three-pointers?
Don’t you mainly rely on three-pointers to win?
Your goal is the finals. Aren't you afraid of getting hurt by rushing into the penalty area so desperately?
The fast break counterattack gave the Warriors the lead and allowed the Warriors to find their touch on the outside. As soon as the Timberwolves expanded outside, the Warriors burst in. The Timberwolves' defense was not very good. In order to defend the Warriors, they only fouled. The result was that the Warriors could not
Stop and stand at the free throw line.
Within 4 minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors scored 5 free throws and dunked 3 baskets, leading to 11 points!
The Timberwolves called a timeout. After the timeout, they also began to attack the penalty area, but the Warriors were already prepared. They shrunk the inside and caused several Timberwolves mistakes through help defense, and several fast break counterattacks!
Calling two timeouts in a row did not help. The Timberwolves generals were completely confused.
At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by 19 points. After halftime, the point difference had widened to 28 points!
In the third quarter, Curry made three consecutive three-pointers to directly open the point difference to 35 points, and the game instantly lost suspense.
The Timberwolves resisted for several minutes, and as the score difference widened, they had no choice but to surrender.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 123:87, winning their 78th consecutive victory!
Curry played 31 minutes, made 7 three-pointers, made 10 of 11 free throws, scored 36 points, 10 assists, and 11 rebounds!
Towns scored the most for the Timberwolves, scoring 3 three-pointers, 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Muhammad and Wiggins, who have performed well in history, were severely restricted. They scored 5 points and 11 points respectively.
Facts have proved that as long as the enemy is not underestimated and the strategy is appropriate, the Warriors will not lose this game.
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On April 7, the Warriors faced the Spurs at home. After four quarters, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 112-101 and won 79 consecutive victories!
Duncan started the game in this game, bringing his career total to 1,390 games, surpassing Reggie Miller's 1,389 games.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter (Warriors are behind): 15-20, 25-32, 29-35, 32-25.
For the Spurs, Leonard had 23 points, Parker had 10 points and 3 assists, Aldridge had 11 points, and Duncan had 4 points and 3 rebounds.
For the Warriors, Curry had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Barnes had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Green had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Thompson had 14 points and 6 assists.
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On April 9, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies away from home.
After the opening, the two teams entered a three-point contest. In less than two minutes, the two teams hit a total of 4 three-pointers. After that, Randolph and Carter teamed up to create an 11-5 spurt to widen the point difference. The key is
Curry scored a jumper at that moment, and the Warriors responded with a 7-0 spurt. Although the Grizzlies requested a timeout, the Warriors still launched a 10-4 attack wave. Fortunately, the Warriors only scored two points in the last 3 minutes, which allowed the Gray to
The Bears got a breather. Green contributed 8 points in the first quarter to help the Warriors lead 31-28.
In the second quarter, the Warriors only scored 2 points in the first 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The Grizzlies took the opportunity to equalize the score. Although Barnes and Speights scored consecutive jump shots, Carter hit 3 points and Anderson scored 4 points in a row.
The Grizzlies took the lead 42-39. With 5 minutes left in this quarter, all the main players of the Warriors came on the scene. Curry assisted Green to score a shot, but the subsequent three-point shots of Curry and Green missed the basket. Fortunately, Thompson hit a three-pointer.
, narrowing the point difference to 2 points. Green hit a layup in the last two minutes, and Klay Thompson scored another 3 points, helping the Warriors overtake the Grizzlies 53-50 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Warriors only relied on Klay Thompson's jump shot to score 2 points in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, while the Grizzlies hit a 6-2 spurt and once again took the lead. After the timeout, Curry made a throw
hit, and then hit a three-pointer, but the Warriors' overall offense did not seem to blossom as much as before. Instead, the Grizzlies relied on the strength of the team to launch an 11-0 attack wave, widening the point difference to 9 points.
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Curry missed three three-pointers three times, and also made consecutive mistakes and was blocked on offense. Although Green dunked and Curry hit a 3-pointer at the last moment, the Warriors still trailed 70-78 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, when Curry took a break, Klay Thompson scored 4 points in a row, and Livingston scored two jumpers, once narrowing the point difference to 6 points. However, the Grizzlies' former Lakers players began to show off, and Farmar hit first.
3 points, and then Barnes scored 4 points in a row, widening the point difference to 10 points again.
At the critical moment, Iguodala scored a jumper, Curry hit his third three-pointer, and then "Brother No. 1" scored another 3 points. In less than 3 minutes, the Warriors scored with a 12-3 spurt.
The difference is reduced to 1 point.
After that, Randolph scored twice inside, Green completed 2+1, and Barnes hit a 3-pointer after receiving an assist from Curry. The Warriors took the lead for the first time in the final quarter. With 1 minute left, Green defended Randolph's attack and scored again.
Two points, then Curry missed two three-pointers, but Curry stole Stephenson with 3.9 seconds to seal the victory.
In the end, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 100-99, winning their 80th consecutive victory!
For the Warriors, Curry had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Thompson had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Green had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Barnes had 14 points, and Ezeli had 9 points and 4 rebounds.
For the Grizzlies, Matt Barnes had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, Stephenson had 13 points and 2 rebounds, Carter had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Randolph had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
