msmithbooks Chapter 1020
Chapter 1020
Chapter 1020
Halfway through the first quarter, the Thunder's momentum was overwhelming and their offensive efficiency was extremely high. Pickle made all 4 shots and made 2 free throws to score a game-high 11 points.
Xie Kai sent 4 assists in half a quarter, and his state was very good.
Under the excellent performance of Xie Kai and Paojiao, the Thunder led the Warriors by 18 points at 11:7 in the half quarter.
After Xie Kai and Paojiao left the field, the Warriors tried to chase points, but the second team led by Westbrook defended very well and was very aggressive. It was not easy to take advantage of them.
In more than 3 minutes when Westbrook led the team, the scores of the two sides were tied.
Soon, Xie Kai and Pickled Pepper appeared again.
At this time, the score on the field was 24:17, and the point difference was still 7 points.
The Warriors' lineup on the court at this time is Curry, Livingston, Jordan Bell, McKinney and Jerebko.
The Thunder's lineup is Xie Kai, Paojiao, Robertson, Grant and Markieff Morris.
In response to the Warriors playing a small lineup, the Thunder used Markieff Morris to play a small lineup center in the transition period, increasing mobility and switching capabilities.
Jerebko and Jordan Bell in the transition period of the Warriors are not real insiders. One is a space-based insider who mainly shoots. The stocky No. 4 position.
The Thunder team attacked, Xie Kai slowly dribbled over.
Of course, it wasn't Curry who opened the defense, but Livingston.
Curry's physical fitness has not been very ideal. If he defends Westbrook and Xie Kai continuously on the defensive end, his offense will inevitably be affected.And now the Warriors' offense is all directed at him!
Xie Kai faced Livingston, and Markieff Morris picked and rolled.
Markieff Morris' screen quality is far from Duck's, but he can shoot 3s, Ducks can't, and that's his value as a screener.
The Warriors didn't dare to switch defenses, otherwise Jerebko would be beaten to death if they put Jerebko in front of Xie Kai, but they didn't dare to pinch Xie Kai, because this guy's ability to play the ball is too strong, which is equivalent to defending Markieff · Morris shot open.
The compromise option is to delay and not switch defenses.
But Xie Kai is very smart, knowing that you dare not change, the moment the cover happened, he immediately changed direction and walked to the other side.
Jerebko came out late and wanted to go back, but he couldn't go back because Xie Kai rushed up.
Xie Kai accelerated to hit Jerebko, rushed to the penalty area, and gave a rebound to Jeremy Grant on the other side!
Jordan Bell can only choose to watch the opponent dunk in the first defense and second defense!
Grant dunked with both hands!
At 26:17, the point difference reached 9 points, thank you for the 5th personal assist in this section!
Duan Ran exclaimed: "This pass is too good, the timing is just right!"
Yang Yi said with a smile: "This kind of ball is too simple for Xie Kai. His ability to combine man and ball is very good. What's even more outstanding is his ability to read the game. Seeing that you don't like it, I force you to change it, and I won't give it to you." The opportunity for a complete change, directly kill the penalty area. Jordan Bell didn't protect the frame, and panicked instantly. The inside defense of the Warriors 2nd team is still a big problem, they dare not shrink too much, George is too accurate today!"
For the Warriors, Robertson is defending Curry.
Robertson doesn't do anything else anyway, just like Dellavedova of the Cavaliers back then, he clings to Curry like plasticine, doesn't foul easily, and uses up his upper body, it's best to make you physically exhausted.
Robertson has speed, so it's hard for Curry to get rid of him easily, and he has height and wingspan, so it's uncomfortable to hang around Curry.
Curry used the cover, and the Thunder's part of the three defenses and two defenses is to restrict you.
Curry distributed the ball, Livingston didn't have 3 points here, and Jordan Bell didn't have much shooting ability.On the contrary, Jerebko and McKinney's shots are fairly reliable.
But Jerebko was stuck, he tried to break through with the ball, and was cut off by pickled peppers!
Grant grabbed the floor ball and gave it to Xie Kai for a conversion.
Xie Kai held the ball and counterattacked. Facing Livingston's defense, he directly accelerated twice to get rid of the opponent, and went straight to the basket. It was a flying dunk to push McKinney!
At 28:17, the point difference reached double digits, and the Warriors could only request a timeout!
The scene was completely excited, and the cheers made it impossible to hear what the people next to them were saying.
Duan Ran said: "I feel that the Warriors in the second team are even more difficult to parry on both ends of the offense and defense!"
Yang Yi explained: "The Warriors' lineup relies too much on Curry's offense. They also have obvious shortcomings on the defensive end. They had 4 forward lines at the beginning, but none of them were in this lineup. Without defense, they just played. If you don't switch, if you play positions, the offensive space is not large enough, and the Thunder can pinch Curry at will."
After returning from the timeout, the Warriors replaced Curry with Cook.
Yang Yi looked surprised: "Go to Cook at this time? Is Cole saving Curry's strength?"
Duan Ran said: "It should be to let Curry take a break. His physical energy consumption in the first quarter is relatively large."
Yang Yi said: "Curry can't play. If he plays, the Warriors' offensive threat will be completely gone. The Thunder's defense is too good. If there is no Curry on the opposite side, they can just defend alone."
As Yang Yi expected, after Curry went down, the Warriors' offense became less threatening.There is only one character difference between Curry and Cook, and they both play the No. 1 position, but the offensive threats of the two are really different.
The Thunder felt like they had encountered a heavy-bodied team. The defensive pressure dropped suddenly and they played more easily.
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Warriors by 34 points 20:14.
Pickle scored a game-high 15 points in the first quarter, while Xie Kai sent a game-high 6 assists.
Those fans of the Warriors couldn't bear to watch this scene. They felt that although the Warriors did not have Durant, when they won 73 with them, the decline in combat effectiveness was also visible to the naked eye.
At that time, the Warriors Curry was still Kuhao, Bogut was still the inside gate, the first brother was still the all-powerful first brother, and Livingston was still a pretty boy in the mid-range shot.But now, because of injuries and age, this team has become shaky.Durant's existence is only used as a fig leaf. The team's decline is visible to the naked eye.
In the second quarter, Zhui Dan and Buddha led the team, of course, they were much better on both offense and defense than those led by Cook and others.But of these two, one is a shooter in 3D, and the other is the best defensive player. Neither of them is good at attacking with the ball.Facing the Thunder's individual defense + unlimited defense, it is difficult for them to score easily.
Buddha is indeed less picky about his teammates than Curry and Zhuidan, but he is indeed much worse than Curry in attacking with the ball.In terms of offensive ability with the ball alone, he is much inferior to Booker of the Suns or CJ of the Trail Blazers, not to mention Xie Kai Harden.
(End of this chapter)