The Warriors were beaten badly, but after all, this was the top game of the Western Conference Finals, so they would not give up resistance so quickly. Kerr is not this type of head coach. He is obviously still making operations and adjustments.
If the Warriors can't open up a three-pointer, they will hit a quick three-pointer. Cole made a very bold change. He asked all those who can shoot three-pointers accurately one by one to see who has the best touch in the end.
Who should I use to continue playing! Keep shooting! This wave is really good! It has not insulted his reputation in the league! The 73-win head coach is not a guarantee.
This style of play indeed resulted in several three-pointers being missed in a short period of time, but the situation they imagined did not occur. Because the Los Angeles Lakers were not disordered at all, they still played steadily and did not give in an inch. What happened? The reason?
It's very simple, the Lakers have been scoring, right? In this case, the Warriors have lost several three-pointers, how much can they widen? As long as the team is still scoring, the point difference of a few points has been narrowed and cannot be changed.
What.
Cole wants to change the rhythm. Because both Bogut and Curry performed very poorly tonight, the game tonight has been under the control of the Lakers' rhythm. What Cole wants to do most now is
Regain control of the rhythm. In this way, the Warriors may still have a glimmer of hope. He is right to think so. When falling behind by a big score or being severely suppressed, it is a smarter strategy to start with the rhythm. But, you want to do this
, the prerequisite is to see if you can do it. The Lakers seem to know the Warriors' intention, which is to insist on playing inside and a big man lineup.
Anyway, we are already leading by a big score tonight, just keep getting two points, no need to worry.
Without Curry, the Warriors' problems have been highlighted. Their ability to attack the ball independently is not strong. Especially the single point with the ball is an absolute weakness. It can only be given to Tang Shen. But now Thompson has this skill package
Not at all, he can only be considered average. He can beat ordinary players. It is really difficult to beat Butler, who is currently facing him at the 2nd position. Including his physical advantages and strength advantages, they are all in front of Butler.
, there is no room for display.
The Lakers are very determined. Unless there is a really good opportunity outside, they will hit the inside, or use pick-and-roll screens to kill the inside and the basket. Beep~ Tang Qian went to the free throw line again, this was his 12th time in the game.
Free throws. 2 of 2 free throws. His serve tonight was okay. He has made 8 free throws so far, with a shooting percentage of about 67%. He did not perform abnormally or abnormally. This is enough. No more inner demons.
To cause trouble, this kind of hit rate is enough not to be "cut". Tang Qian attacked all the way tonight. He didn't care whether the Warriors were protected by a city wall or not, he just smashed hard! He directly blasted the Warriors to pieces!
The Warriors came up with Curry again this time. Unfortunately, after adjusting for most of the quarter, Curry was still the same. The Lakers saw that he was leading the defense + man-to-man marking. They wanted to use Bogut's screen to hit a few
Looking for a touch, it's a pity that Bogut was successfully killed by Lakers No. 29 as soon as he came up. 5 fouls. Forget it, then he also fouled when fighting for a rebound, and was forced to leave the game with 6 defenses. Bogut was forced to leave the game.
Te himself was a little confused before he came off the court. He didn't know what to say or what expression to make. Without Bogut, Green could only block him, so the Warriors' support and coverage in the central axis area were weak.
The Lakers immediately deducted a large number of manpower to help defend and supplement the defense. Curry took 5 shots and only made one hit.
So far, he has made 3 of 15 three-pointers, which is quite miserable.
The Lakers were also unambiguous in this period. Under the leadership of Tang Qian, they all started to attack the basket, and the Warriors were a little overwhelmed. In terms of momentum, it has actually gone down a bit. The Warriors' defense and morale were disturbed in this game.
It's a mess. There's nothing we can do. The offense can't be opened up. The Lakers just try to attack the inside. What can they do? Bogut, who protects the basket, has gone downstairs to drink tea and watch the show. Just one Green is not enough.
.The impact of the Lakers' Randall + Tang Qian alone was enough to make him dizzy and confused. Now that the outside line has joined in, he is simply unable to defeat four hands with two fists.
The score difference is getting bigger and bigger.
The Warriors had no choice but to speed up the tempo like a gamble and push crazy fast. Even though the Warriors scored a few goals during this period, they still didn't make any changes to the Lakers' formation. This made Warriors fans a bit agitated.
He was anxious and said: Why don't you change your lineup? At least play some quick offense and defense with us. Unfortunately, the Lakers didn't have that intention tonight. They just want to play slowly and not be in a hurry.
The Warriors' interior is actually a relatively empty area. Of course, this is compared to their overall defensive efficiency of the top three in the league. It's really not easy to beat them from the outside. The Warriors' overall defense is quite tacit.
Awesome. So Larry Brown made sure to hit their shortcomings tonight! He used big men to break down their low defense!
This method and theory was actually proposed by experts after the Warriors emerged last season. Analysts and coaching staffs of each team also conducted similar model tests. But what was the result? The big man couldn’t keep up with the Warriors’ quick play.
The defensive pace is fast. Before he could reach the range, the Warriors were already chasing him for three-pointers in a row, and he was defeated in one fell swoop.
So this theory just stayed in theory. It wasn't until the Lakers started putting it into action and practice this season that people began to discover, oh, it turns out that the Warriors really have this destiny. Those previous data analyzes,
It's not false. Besides, do you really think that just a big man can destroy the Warriors' defense? Are you talking nonsense? Look at the Warriors' lineup structure. There are two players who are over 211cm, so
, you really shouldn’t think that they are just at the mercy of everyone in the inside basket. If Festus doesn’t talk about it, let’s talk about Bogut. He has won the defensive position in the past few years. Such a man has won the center position.
Can the 7-foot tall man in defense really be bullied casually?
The Lakers can do it because they are the Lakers and have many favorable conditions. For example, their big men are very flexible and athletic. Even No. 5 Tang Qian will not be hit by small balls.
They can't easily get rid of them and can keep up with the rhythm. Coupled with the extremely lethal inside combination of Tang Qian and Randall, the Warriors will appear so deflated. This is like the Spurs, their system
How to make up for the problem is that there is a strong man on the outside in single defense. The same is true for Leopard in the past and Leonard and Green now. This is to try to make up for the shortcomings of the team system. But if this strong man on single defense is
If their defensive strength is blown away, then their defensive system will also expose its biggest weakness. Not to mention that they will definitely lose, at least there will be a lot of trouble. The same is true for the Warriors. Their biggest weakness now is relying on
Bogut went to guard. Bogut was also very impressive, and his single defense effect was very good. After all, he had taken the defensive formation. He was not a rookie.
In addition, the inside line is withering now, so if you want to use big men to attack Bogut, you can't just open your mouth. Therefore, this season, the Warriors are invincible in the regular season, and this is one of the reasons. You know the shortcomings of the Warriors' defensive system, the problem is
, can you beat that guardian? If you can't beat it, it's useless to know. The Lakers proved one thing tonight, height and bigness are useful when beating the Warriors. The premise is that you can beat them.
Defender of shortcomings. The premise is that your big men can keep up with the Warriors' speed.
That's OK.
The shortcomings have emerged.
Just punch as hard as you want.
The Warriors have never experienced this situation in the regular season, nor have they ever experienced it in the playoffs before. So in other words, Larry Brown gave the Warriors and Kerr a head-on blow.
He proved one thing: your Warriors, a 73-win team, are not that strong.
It's not what the outside world says is impeccable.
In the end, the Lakers won 95-86, 9 points. They won the first game of the Western Conference Finals series.