Historically, this series has been quite controversial, mainly because Yingodala did not play after the third game, while Paul was injured for the season after the fifth game.
Historically, the two teams tied 2:1 in the first three games. Then Yingodala was absent and the Warriors lost two games in a row. The score became 2:3, with the Rockets leading.
However, at the last moment of the fifth game, Paul opened a singles with Cook and chose to turn and throw. After the throw landed, Paul accidentally strained his right thigh, and he was reimbursed for the season.
Because of Paul's reimbursement, the Warriors won two games in a row, defeated the Rockets in the seventh game, and advanced to the finals.
If Paul had not been injured for the season, the Rockets might have had the last laugh. This is a fact.
It is also for this reason that Rockets fans have always expressed regret:
"The Warriors just got lucky and won the championship!"
"If Paul is not injured, the Warriors will lose!"
"The warriors are so lucky, there are always injuries on the opposite side!"
"Brother Deng is so unlucky. Paul always misses the mark at critical moments!"
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It has to be said that the Rockets fans who said these words are stupid. They only think about their own disadvantages and never consider the situation of their opponents.
The real situation is that if Paul is not injured and Ying Guodala is injured, the Rockets do have a high probability of eliminating the Warriors, but the question is why?
Why can Paul do it here, but Yingodala can't do it?
Paul's injury was self-inflicted, and so was Yingodala's. If Paul wasn't injured, why couldn't Yingodala not be injured?
If Ying Guodala is not injured, even if Paul is not injured, the Warriors will have a high probability of eliminating the Rockets!
Of course, many Rockets fans are unconvinced: Can Ying Guodala compare with Paul?!
Indeed, Paul's status in the Rockets is higher than Yingodala's status in the Warriors. He is the proper number two person, while Yingoda La is the fourth or even fifth person in the Warriors.
But the problem is that this comparison is unfair!
As I said before, although Yingodala's status is similar to Paul, he is still indispensable to the Warriors, especially against the Rockets!
The best way to deal with the Rockets is to kill the five players, fight defensively, and then stand up and play one-on-one to see who is better.
In single offense, the Warriors are not afraid of the Rockets. You have Harden, I have Durant, you have Paul, I have Curry, you have Gordon, I have Kelai, you have Capela, I have
Green, you have Tucker and I have Yingodala.
But when it comes to defense, I would be annoyed without Yingodala.
Without Yingodala, the Warriors' Death Five would be useless. Once they get Looney, the Rockets will have another target for military training!
Whether it's Paul or Harden, dealing with Looney is not a problem.
Of course, Curry is also a point that the Rockets are targeting, but Curry's defense is not as bad as imagined, and Curry is fast. If this is the only point, the Warriors can hide Curry, such as using delays and switching defenses.
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Curry steps forward and delays for a while before quickly returning to position, or Curry defends outside and does not give the light bulb a chance to shoot in isolation. Once the two break through, their teammates will cover the position, and Curry will then cover the teammate's position.
Because Curry is fast enough, motivated enough on the defensive end, and has a good basketball intelligence, these things are no problem.
But it's different when a Looney comes along.
Looney is slow and has no basket. When he and Green are on the court, opponents can attack Curry and Clay unscrupulously.
Looney will be very passive on both offense and defense.
Similarly, Livingston also has a lot of problems: Livingston has no three-pointers and cannot open up space. At the same time, Livingston lacks strength and will suffer from rebounds. The defensive end is also much worse than Yingodala. Against Paul and Ha
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In short, Yingodala is both offensive and defensive. When he is on the court, the Warriors can use the Death Five.
As long as the Warriors can use the Death Five, they will have a star number advantage against the Rockets: even if they are pulled into the infinite singles mode, the Warriors will have more stars than the Rockets!
So without Yin Guodala, it will be very troublesome for the Warriors!
Not to mention anything else, in terms of defense alone, Yingodala is the player with the best defensive lightbulb effect!
Historically, after Yin Guodala was injured, the US media published a set of defensive data about Yin Guodala against the light bulb combination in the Western Conference Finals series:
The light bulb combination faced Brother Yi 41 times, but they only hit 1 goal!
In addition, in the past two seasons in history, in games in which Ying Guodala played, the Warriors achieved 135 wins and 34 losses, a winning rate of 79.9%, and an average net rating of +10.0. In games without him, the Warriors achieved 16 wins and 9 losses, with a winning rate of 79.9%.
64.0%, average winning margin of 4.2.
NBA commentator O'Neal also talked about the impact of Ying Guodala's absence on the Warriors.
O'Neal said: "Ying Guodala's absence has a great impact on the Warriors. The score is at least 8 points! I think Ying Guodala is a very important part of the Warriors lineup. If the Warriors want to win and win the championship, they cannot do without him. He
He always makes the right decisions on the court and is diligent on the defensive end. His presence can liberate KD and Kelai!"
In addition, the historical data of this series can also illustrate some issues:
In the history of the series, the Warriors won by 13 points in the first game, the Rockets won by 22 points in the second game, and the Warriors won by 41 points in the third game!
Paul and Yingodala were present in these three games. Paul was not injured, but Yingodala was injured.
In fact, Yingodala felt discomfort in his left knee against the Spurs and was doubtful for several games before the game.
Not to mention this, even if Yingodala is healthy.
Both Paul and Ying Guodala are healthy. Even if two games are at home for the Rockets and one is at home for the Warriors, the Warriors still lead 2:1, and the wins are very crisp!
Even though the Rockets defeated the Warriors by a big margin, it was still far behind the Warriors' victory!
In the history of the game, Yingodala was absent due to injury at the beginning of the fourth game, but Paul played in the fourth and fifth games and finished both games. He was injured at the last moment of the fifth game.
The score of the fourth game in history was 95:92, and the Warriors only lost by 3 points!
The score of the fifth game in history was 98:94, and the Warriors only lost by 4 points!
You must know that this is without Yingodala, but Paul is here!
If Ying Guodala is here, it will be okay for the Warriors to increase their offense by a few points, right?
More importantly, if Ying Guodala is here and his defense is there, it won't be a problem for the Rockets to score a few points!
Why do you say that if Paul is not injured, the Rockets will definitely beat the Warriors?
Even if Ying Guodala is not there and Paul is not injured, the probability of the Rockets eliminating the Warriors is only 60-70%!
But if Ying Guodala is here, even if Paul is not injured, the probability of the Warriors defeating the Rockets in five games will be as high as 70%!
The probability of solving the Rockets in six games should reach 90%!
As long as Ying Guodala is here, even if Paul is not injured, there is a high probability that there will be no need to play in the tiebreaker!
