Livingston entered the second one and no one paid attention to it, because the biggest card on the Warriors' bench is naturally the former 76ers boss, Andre Iguodala. He mainly defends the opponent during his substitute time.

A stable sixth man is a normal thing in the league. Looking at the first few rounds, Livingston also performed very ordinary. In the first round, he averaged only 4.3 points per game. He seemed to be completely harmless to humans and animals.

, but if you look carefully at this series, you will see that in the first and second games, he scored 2 to 3 points and only took 1 or 2 shots. But suddenly when the third game was tight, he directly scored ten points.

Then in the fourth game when the team played smoothly, he began to lie dormant again, not even taking a shot. Such games were everywhere throughout Livingston's playoff journey with the Warriors, such as the first round match against the Warriors.

The Pelicans were also in this pattern. In the first two games they won by big scores, he basically didn't take many shots and scored very little. But in the third game where he played extremely anxiously, how did he do it? 12 points in the game, etc.

Wait, this is not just 12 points. He scored 9 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter. His shooting percentage was 80% in the single quarter! 71.4% in the game! But when you look at his average data in this round, it is extremely unspectacular.

, averaging 3 to 4 points per game. In the first few games, he only took one shot and scored 0 to 2 points. But if you look at the last two key games, one was 6 points and the other was 10 points, with a shooting rate of 75% respectively.

And 66%. But if you look at his series data, he only averaged 3 points per game. Is it okay for me to go to the water dispenser?

In the original Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets, his average in the series was 7+ points per game. In fact.

18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists in a game, 75% shooting rate, 8 points in a game, 100% shooting rate, you can find that as long as he finds that his touch is not good, he will not shoot more than 3 to 4 times in that game.

, and he will definitely not obey the discipline and arrangements in the next game if he performs well in this game, and starts to ask for this and that. He will absolutely obey Cole's arrangements. Even if he played extremely well in the last game, he will fail in the next game.

If I let him not shoot a single ball and let him have no playing time, he would have no problem.

For this kind of player, if you look at the average data per game, you can't tell anything at all.

I just think, oh, he is very ordinary.

But if you watch the series, you will know, oh, he is a surprise player. The Warriors can suddenly jump out and give you a very efficient and high-percentage surprise player. His existence is definitely Cole's ball control.

A highlight of the team, from this point of view, this so-called 16 million three-year contract really won over Livingston's hearts and made him consider the Warriors as his second place.

Hometown.

Why can't this kind of role player, this kind of functional player, be played in the hands of others? Because they look down on Livingston and think that he has been seriously injured and is considered useless, and it is impossible to rise again.

Even if his minimum salary contract gives him face, what kind of contract do he want? Secondly, many head coaches of many teams have not figured out how to use him and have not designed it in detail, so he feels that he is a dispensable person. As a result, he ended up with the Warriors

, everyone discovered, oh, he is so good at certain times.

Cole's specialized tactical design and arrangements gave him a second spring, and he will naturally try his best to reciprocate, which is complementary to each other.

For example, one thing Cole said to him is that if your hand is good and you encounter someone shorter than you, you should resolutely shoot singles from the wing, mid-low post, and don't think too much or hesitate. That's what Livingston is like now.

Damn it, he was originally in the No. 1 position, and his height is very mismatched, so it was easy to hit Farmar, who was only a little over 1.8 meters tall.

There is no problem with Farmar's defensive attitude, but he just can't defend the opponent, because Livingston's behind-the-back shooting is simply textbook level now. Don't get me wrong, his ability in this area is certainly not at the level of Djoko.

A simple analogy is that one is a reasonable use type, and the other is Oops, I'm going to get the ball, which means I'm going to blow you up.

Or to quote another joke, Livingston’s back shot is called, huh? You’re so short, come on, come on, I’m going to bully you and hit you on the head. What about Choco’s back shot? Then

Yes, huh? Who are you? Hmm. It doesn't matter who you are, come on, come on, I'm just going to shoot your big head off, it's weird if you can't guard me. I can bully anyone with my back shooting.

This is probably the difference.

It's a pity that Farmar is too short. Livingston is accurate every time he hits. You can find that in any game where he scores more points, he must have a high shooting rate. And it's scary, 60% to 70% in the whole game.

going up.

And it's not just this season, he will be at this level for many seasons to come.

Brush ~ again, scored again? Are you kidding? Is he so accurate? Didn't he only average 3 to 4 points per game in the first two rounds? Are you kidding me? Tang Qian actually didn't pay much attention to it.

Livingston, in his original time and space, his focus was more on the Lakers. The finals was to see how the famous "Splash Brothers" defeated LeBron James.

Livingston averaged 4 to 5 points per game. He was really inconspicuous and could easily be forgotten.

Even if you watch the video, you only focus on the key points. It is impossible to focus on such a player. It would take too much energy and time, and the gain outweighs the loss. Tang Qian does not have so much free time. After all, basketball players still train on the court.

Mainly, this aspect of video is just an auxiliary. Many players who don’t watch video very much can still become superstars or even super giants? Therefore, players’ greatest energy and time should still be put into on-court training.

Video recording is useful, but it absolutely cannot replace training. It can only serve as the finishing touch or icing on the cake.

Tianchao Sports Channel.

"During this period of regular substitute time, the Warriors still maintained a very stable score. What do you think, Yang Yi, the score difference between the Lakers and the Warriors is getting wider and wider."

"I think this is only temporary. A player always feels good occasionally. There is no big problem with D'Antoni's tactical response. It is right to focus on Iguodala during the substitute period. Now the Lakers mainly focus on

Just do your own offense." Yangyi often gets "slapped in the face", and this time too. Of course he is not the only one. Not many people are optimistic about Livingston now. He only came to the Warriors this year.

In the first year, this "characteristic" of his was not discovered by many people.

Just as he was talking, brush~, another one came in from Livingston's side!

At this moment, Yang Zhi was a little embarrassed. He was about to say, the Lakers made a mistake. Iguodala intercepted Farmar's pass. Livingston's ball was quick and subconscious. He got the ball.

He faced the defender in front of him. Ariza didn't expect that this tall point guard who was seriously injured and was not wanted by anyone for his previous minimum salary would actually play so tough this season.

Beep~Although he didn't let Livingston make the shot, he committed a defensive foul and the latter had to go to the free throw line to make 2 free throws.

Swish ~ 2 free throws, clean and tidy, the Warriors retreated.

If he doesn't score again, D'Antoni will call timeout again. At this time, Nick Young shoots a three-pointer angrily. The former is also shocked when he sees it, but not long after, the Warriors lose a mid-range shot.

Go in. Bosh of the Lakers broke through to the basket and caused a defensive foul by David Lee of the Warriors. He made 1 of 2 free throws. The Warriors got the rebound and continued to advance.

Iguodala took the ball, broke through, and the Lakers shrank. This lineup's ability to protect the basket is relatively weak, and the basic shrinking effect will be more obvious. Iguodala passed the ball out, and the Warriors missed a three-pointer from the outside.

.But they got this offensive rebound again, a 2-pass pass, and the basketball was in the hands of Brazilian Leandro Barbosa. Barbosa's three-point shooting was still very strong in his peak period.

It has reached more than 44%. But by this season, he has reached the end of his career and feels a bit like the sunset. In the original time and space, his three-pointers this season were less than 34%. In this time and space, it looks about the same, bang,

It's obviously a good chance, but it's just a blacksmith.

Yi Jianlian of the Lakers took advantage of Sacre's position to get the defensive rebound, and then he gave it to Farmar, and the Lakers attacked.

It's Nick Young again. He got rid of the trouble he had in the last game against the Clippers. He's in very good shape tonight.

Pull-up, three-pointer, and a little bit backward, hit.

After scoring the goal, he made an "O.K. mirror" gesture, telling you guys from Golden State to take a good look at how accurate he is.

The Warriors missed again on the offensive end, and the Lakers' opportunity came. Bosh broke through the basket, but was blocked from the side by Iguodala who moved from the left. To be honest, this ball was a bit suspicious of a hitter, but

This is the home court of the Warriors. There is no problem with this kind of home whistle. The Lakers did not fight for offensive rebounds and the Warriors did not play fast because Cole made a gesture on the sidelines, which immediately made the players on the court understand.

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The Warriors slowed down their pace and shifted into position.

One of the biggest differences between the Warriors and the Lakers now is that although they both focus on speed, the former can slow down and maintain vitality and aggression, but the latter cannot. Slowing down means abandoning your martial arts skills and reducing your firepower.

This will continue in the future. If D'Antoni only knows how to play fast and not slow, then it will probably be difficult for him to lead the team to win the NBA championship. Because after a stalemate, positional warfare is king, and he cannot fight.

Position, it is difficult to stand out at critical moments. Cole is different from him in this regard. First of all, he has arranged a lot of tactics to deal with position mode in the main lineup. What makes D'Antoni different from him even more is that his substitute lineup

Among them, there are also people who can attack from position efficiently.

In this way, the gap becomes larger.

For example, the Warriors are missing several three-pointers from outside. What should they do? They turn into a position, and after everyone is in position, the tactics are stretched to one side, and then...the ball is transferred to the Warriors' No. 34.

It was still one-on-one, and Farmar tried his best to defend the ball, but a "swipe" sound made his face look a little dumbfounded and shocked.

Go in again? Are you kidding me?

Did he miss a shot in this quarter? Is he too stable? Is this a player who has been seriously injured? Is this a player who only most teams were willing to pay a minimum salary after last season? He played in the first two rounds

The average score is less than 5 points? Are you kidding me?

This performance is much better than that of an ordinary substitute, okay? Just play with me.

Indeed, because of Livingston's stability in this quarter, no, it should be excellent performance, only halfway through the second quarter, D'Antoni couldn't sit still, so he had to replace Tang Qian and continue. Because he could see that,

It's not that the Lakers didn't play well in this period, it's just that No. 34 played too well. If he doesn't change to the main force, the second quarter of this game will probably be wasted.

No joke, when Tang Qian and others took the field again, the score difference was already more than 10 points behind.

Not to mention anything else, Livingston actually made a personal attack wave of 5 out of 5 shots and 4 out of 4 free throws in this period, scoring 14 points in a single quarter. This is really staggering to see. Even in the second quarter

He once made 5 of 5 shots in one round, but that didn't happen to the Lakers themselves, and the impact and feeling were far from as strong. And this data is not just now, he also did it in the Western Conference Finals in the original time and space.

I've been there before, it's really a super surprise.

Because of this, after the Warriors' main players came off the court, instead of narrowing the score, the Lakers were pulled further and further away.

If it weren't for Nick Young's three-pointers, it would probably have entered 20 points of "garbage time" right now.

After Tang Qian came on the court, he also started his personal offense. He faced the basket for 2 singles in a row. Bogut was the second defense of the original time and space, but it was not that Tang Qian could not play alone. He made 1 of 2 shots and made 2 free throws.

Got 4 points. But it was not easy to play like this, because the scoring was too slow. The Warriors first had a strong defensive integrity, not to mention the ability to switch offense and defense in the middle of the defensive counterattack. The Lakers worked hard and Tang Qian

When one of them gets in, the other party attacks easily. If you fight like this, it won't be long before the stalemate becomes impossible.

If you often watch the live broadcast of games, you will definitely be familiar with this sentence.

You can't tell the score in a few short rounds, but you will know it as time goes by. After Tang Qian came back, he played continuously in the interior, and his hit rate was pretty good. After all, his opponent was the second defensive interior of the original time and space, and he could score in isolation.

This hit rate is actually very good. However, the score difference has not changed at all. Because the opponent is also scoring goals, Iguodala scored 2 goals, and they are also missing from the outside. Tang Qian is alone in this period.

He is scoring under the offensive pressure of the whole team, but the breakthrough play is very energy-consuming. No one can maintain the breakthrough play for the whole game, not even Jordan, Kobe, or Iverson. Naturally, Tang Qian is the same. So he needs to take a breather.

It was a slow time, but while he was catching his breath, the Warriors were still scoring slowly.
To be continued...