Chapter 1650 The opening game on the opposite side is scum
On October 17th, U.S. time, the NBA regular season officially started. The Cavaliers took the lead first. Although the Green Army was also a gathering of giants in this game, the addition of Irving and Hayward allowed this team to enter the Eastern Conference last year.
The team in the final is even more powerful. They are also considered to be the Eastern team most likely to challenge the Cavaliers' dominance for many years this season. The first competition between Irving and James has also come to the moment that everyone has been waiting for a long time, but this game ended very well.
What's dramatic is that the newly arrived giant Hayward was actually injured in the first game. His left ankle was fractured and he fell down in the first 5 minutes. I really don't know if the Green Army fans are secretly cursing MMP in their hearts.
But despite this, the game still has to continue. To be honest, this game was a bit retro. The defense was very strong, there were many physical confrontations, and the shooting percentages of both sides were not high. The score was 71-72 until the fourth quarter.
. Very close. But in the last quarter, it was the confrontation between Irving and James. The two lived up to expectations and began to play superstar ball. Irving alone scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. The shooting rate in a single quarter exceeded 50%.
Unfortunately, James still taught him a lesson. He used a higher single-quarter shooting percentage and higher single-quarter scores to teach Irving how to behave. And the best thing is that James scored 9 points in the last five minutes.
! The shooting rate exceeded 66%. As for Irving, he missed all his shots and only relied on one technical free throw to score 1 point. This was the gap at the last minute. James forcefully told Irving, you are still too young. The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics,
Got a good start to the season.
James scored 29+16+9+2+2 all-around statistics in the whole game. He really didn't look like a 33-year-old man.
Irving also scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, but undoubtedly his data and performance were lost to James in the end.
This game also proved James' domineering power. He told Irving that this is why we are together, I am the boss and you are the second child. Do you understand?
Irving was a little disappointed. He thought he would win this game. But in the final duel, he lost. In terms of scoring, he lost to James. This is really uncomfortable for him as a scorer. But James is
His versatility covers up his scoring ability. If you don't mess with his mentality, and if you don't have a super insider guarding the basket, then James' scoring ability is definitely the first in history. Irving, to be honest, is still
Almost.
The Lakers started the first game of the new season at Staples. Before this game, the Lakers held a championship ring awarding ceremony. Everyone was in high spirits. For many people, this was their second ring in their lives. Others
They have already reached the second level of what they have been pursuing all their lives. This is really... people are so infuriating when compared to others.
But this further aroused the Warriors' desire for revenge. You can see that the eyes of the Warriors players exude almost substantial anger. Because they all feel that this ring should originally belong to them! They are obviously better than their opponents.
It's better to be stronger. I really couldn't bear to lose last year! Our opponent's control of details and luck are better than our own.
This makes up for a lot of problems.
But this year, it won’t happen! Because we are going specifically to face your Lakers team this year.
We don’t pay attention to the other teams!
Really? The Hellfire side expressed dissatisfaction. They also made significant enhancements this year, and even hired Ariza, the Lakers' second consecutive championship player. This made their wings even more helpless.
Withstood it. The defensive stability was greatly improved. This made D'Antoni full of praise for the management's operation.
But the Warriors really think so. Their goal is to kill the Lakers!
When you play against other teams, you can play nice and save your physical energy, but when you play against the Lakers, you have to fight to the death!!!
Come out with 100% or even 120% of your regular season performance.
Nick Young saw the looks in these people's eyes and couldn't help laughing loudly: Look at their eyes, they are really scary. We are so scared. But this time the Warriors were just angry and did not fight back with words. Because
They know that they must defeat the Lakers before they have the power to fight back, otherwise, their words will be in vain.
There wasn’t much to say hello. The two teams were so familiar that they just got together right away.
The Warriors haven't made much improvement. Of course, in terms of lineup, they no longer need it, and they can only fly out of the earth. But there are still changes, that is, Durant is placed more in the low post. Don't
I thought this was a joke. Cole's change was actually very successful. Durant's average blocks per game this season is approaching 2. And this is also the reason for the weakness in the later period. Durant's change in the early stage made many teams
They didn't get used to it, and even blocked 7 shots in a single game!
Both sides are actually very familiar with each other. The Lakers' starting lineup has become Tang Qian + Randle + Covington + Butler + Rondo. The opponent is still the same, with the four-star Warriors plus Zaza Pachulia.
There is nothing good to say about the ball. Tang Qian crushed Pachulia as soon as he came up. He and Pachulia had a feud in the Western Conference Finals last year, and this guy dared to cheat on him! If his rage hadn't been triggered, he wouldn't have known it.
Will he continue to do this? So this year, when he saw Pachulia, Tang Qian asked for the ball and hit 2 directly. Pachulia also felt the anger of No. 29, and had no choice but to
He was trying his best to support him. In the regular season, he didn't dare to do the same excessive actions as in the playoffs. It wasn't worth it, and if he did it again, he was afraid that this guy would beat him to death.
He was in the hospital for many days after Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. He still remembers this.
The two teams have been fighting each other for many years in the Western Conference Finals and are considered old enemies. Bill McDonald directly said loudly: Tyrant dunk~YES~ Look at this Zaza Pachulia. He is really a scumbag. He was dunked by a tyrant.
His face is almost deformed. Well done, tyrant, keep hitting this scumbag like this!
Damn, you were hit by him like this and your face didn’t deform? Who do you think he is? He’s a humanoid tyrannosaurus on the basketball court, okay? If you come up here, I guarantee you’ll get off the court and lie down right away! Stand!
It doesn't hurt to talk. But complaining is a complaint. Pachulia really feels that she can't guard against Tang Qian and can only ask for help.
Durant immediately joined the battle. He has obviously improved his low-post defense this summer. Not to mention, the effect of this assisting defense is still significant. Tang Qian did not expect that Durant's low-post defensive ability suddenly improved.
So much. He hit 2 goals and didn't score. But this is not the playoffs. He doesn't need to be so reckless. He immediately started passing the ball and let the others do their work.
After the Lakers played against this Cosmos team last year, Larry Brown recognized a problem, that is, this kind of team confrontation, if you just want to defend and win, it is difficult to do so. Their
The offensive firepower is too abnormal. Therefore, the best way is to take into account both offense and defense. In this year's pre-game training camp, Larry Brown also made a defensive adjustment, which strengthened space defense and small ball counterattack type defense. Positional defense
The drills have been greatly reduced. It seems that he also knows that in this era, small ball is a trend that is difficult to reverse. Especially against the Cosmos team, it is difficult for you to completely force them into a positional battle.
The two teams suddenly started to attack each other. The sudden storm of attacks was dizzying.
The Warriors took action around the pick-and-roll, and the Lakers responded to the attack. The Warriors' weak side shifted to two-and-three crossovers. The Lakers broke through the top arc to score the ball, and the low-post screen hand passed the baseline and rushed to the basket. This is the offensive aspect, and substitutions on both sides are also flying.
, if you see someone with a bad touch, go down, go up one by one to adjust, and stay with the good ones. The intensity of this confrontation really shocked fans across the United States. This, this is still a regular season game. I originally thought that the Eastern Conference would
Even though the opening game here was very good to watch, compared with this game, it was a sub-level game.
ESPN also seems to be fair, but in fact it is cheering for the Golden State Warriors. Now that Tang Qian is the best in the league, leading the team to two consecutive championships, and with the MVP, they can no longer speak openly like before. Think
If you want to play tricks, you can only do it secretly.
The confrontation continues to escalate on the court. The Warriors have also learned from the Rockets, using a large number of pick-and-rolls followed by mismatched singles. What’s better than the Rockets is that after they pick-and-roll, they can throw directly. Their attack range and attack threat
Compared with the simple misplaced pick-and-roll singles played by the Rockets, the quality is higher. It is also more suitable for this Warriors team.
The Lakers did not show weakness. Larry Brown attacked with a wave of small balls. What surprised the Warriors was that the opponent was also very good at small ball defense. Even they are known as small ball defense experts.
The team must also say something to this opponent, the defense is awesome. In this case, let's have some fun. Cole directly continued to speed up the team's rhythm, hoping to bring down the Lakers like last year. Let the Lakers
In the rapid transition between offense and defense, we fell into a disadvantage. But this time, Larry Brown did not follow his heart at all and also let the team speed up. Anyway, even if our players' abilities cannot keep up with our opponents, we still have the advantage of rebounding.
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Tang Qian also accepted Larry Brown's pre-game arrangement. As long as the opponent plays from the five corners, it will be difficult for you to guarantee defensive rebounds. In this case, you should focus on their offensive rebounds. Let
We get more offensive opportunities. The Warriors are naturally not a vegetarian. They comprehensively strengthen the protection of long rebounds and minimize the loss of offensive rebounds.
Even Rick Barry, the Warriors legend invited by ESPN, couldn't help but say:
This is the first time I have seen that there is a team in this league that can compete head-on with the Warriors. Even if the Warriors switch from assisting defense to expanding defense accurately and timely, even if the Warriors do it, they can compress the Lakers' strength as much as possible.
The passing support from the middle to the weak side still did not have much advantage. Both teams played very well, and they were quite familiar with their opponents, and they responded calmly.
Compare this to the Cavaliers' opening game in the Eastern Conference. This is really a textbook classic.
From the first quarter, the two sides fought with real swords and guns.