msmithbooks Chapter 855
Chapter 855
Chapter 855
On the Warriors' side, Clay moved without the ball, and under Robertson's defense, he made a jump shot-iron!
Xie Kai closed the board and dribbled over.
Judging from the offenses of the two teams after the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs, their efficiency is currently low, which also shows that the defenses on both sides are strong.
Yang Yi said: "Clay will not be easy in this round of the series. He will continue to encounter defenses at the level of Xie Kai and Robertson. The Thunder's strategy is to resolutely not give Splash the opportunity to throw 3 points, like Iguodala Like Green, you can throw it away, anyway, you can't throw me to death."
Wang Meng laughed and said, "The Warriors think the same way. Even Robertson Grant can't kill me!"
Xie Kai came over with a dribble, hung a screen, walked in, and gave Robertson in the corner.
Robertson's 3-point shot - there it is!
29:25, the Thunder lead by 4 points!
Obviously, the Warriors were a little negligent with this ball. They missed Robertson completely when they switched defenses.
The Warriors fans in the stands couldn't sit still. Robertson even hit a 3-pointer. When will Iguodala's coffin be kicked away?
Livingston dribbled the ball and gave it to Green in the high position.
Green made an air cut to Iguodala, who gave the ball to McGee at the basket!
McGee caught the ball and tried to dunk Kanter, but was fouled by the latter!
McGee missed two free throws and Kanter received the rebound.
The Thunder attacked, and here Kanter received Xie Kai's point and hit McGee in the low post!
At 31:25, the point difference was opened to 6 points, and the Warriors suspended!
Wang Meng laughed and said: "Kanter really hits McGee when he catches him! He hits McGee when he sees him, and he is merciless!"
Yang Yi said: "It can't be helped. McGee can jump, but Kanter beats you, and you can't jump. In terms of strength and confrontation, the gap between the two is too big. The Warriors were not decisive enough to pinch. Robertson That 3-point just now affected."
Wang Meng said with a smile: "From now on, these X factors, these role players, or the performance of the Thunder team is better."
Back from the timeout, the Warriors make adjustments, McGee goes off, David West goes on.
Livingston dribbled the ball and gave it to Iguodala.
Iguodala and David West pick and roll, walk in with the ball, and David West at the free throw line.
Kanter huddled under the basket and squatted, and David West made a mid-range shot-yes!
At 31:27, the Warriors also scored!
Here the Thunder continue to play Kanter, and Kanter plays high, but it is difficult to squeeze into a deeper position under the basket.David West is only 206 tall, but his strength is really good, his center of gravity is low, and he is much harder than McGee.
Kanter just wanted to hit hard and turned around to the basket forcibly. At this time, the Warriors' pincers also arrived. After a chaotic fight, the ball went out of the baseline...
The Warriors have the ball!
The Warriors' offense here continued to be Iguodala and David West's pick-and-roll. This time Kanter made a save, but David West swayed in with the ball and caused Kanter's foul!
Kanter was messed up by David West on both ends of the offense and defense, which made his mentality a bit messed up. He sprayed the referee and immediately received a technical foul!
Clay easily made a free throw, 31:28, and the point difference was reduced to 3 points!
Kanter was replaced by Grant, and the Thunder also played a small lineup.
Wang Meng said with a smile: "Coach Cole is really good. He replaced the power forward David West. He couldn't defend against Kanter and punished him with the mid-range. When defending, it is not a deep position. Easy to flank, forcing you to make mistakes."
Yang Yi said sternly: "The later this round of the series goes, the less playing time McGee and Kanter will have. Both of them can't defend against pick-and-rolls, and their off-ball awareness is too poor. Sooner or later."
The Warriors continued to attack, Green held the ball at the top of the arc and scored Livingston.
Livingston thanked with his back, and his turnaround jumper was interfered-strike the iron!
Gibson accepted the rebound and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.
Xie Kai dribbles over, Gipson picks and rolls, facing David West who is changing defenses, continuously changes direction to mobilize the opponent's center of gravity, suddenly presses the center of gravity and walks in, facing Green's help defense, a left-handed layup-yes!
33:28, the Thunder lead by 5 points!
Wang Meng sighed: "This ball is very important. Xie Kai stabilized the situation with a layup!"
Yang Yi agreed: "The opponent is chasing points, and this ball is indeed critical. Xie Kai's defense and attack fully reflect his comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities. Let Xie Kai play the point guard of the 2 lineup, and Livingston will not be able to take advantage of his height. Go back and force it. After removing McGee, the height of the Warriors' inside line came down. Xie Kai's ability to read the game is too strong, and he immediately attacked the opponent's weak penalty area, and received very good results."
The Warriors attacked, and Clay didn't have a chance to shoot. He forcibly held the ball and was blocked out of bounds by Robertson for a layup!
Among so many All-Star No. 2 positions, Clay's offensive ability with the ball is still a little average. In the finals of last season, he was a little uncomfortable defended by Shumpert and JR.Of course, he surrendered, even if the king of heaven came, he couldn't stop him, but only one round of the series was G6.
The Warriors' offense is difficult to find weaknesses after Kanter goes down, and their lineup relies on Klay's off-ball offense and passing. Once Klay and Livingston are restricted, Iguodala can find them. David West picks and rolls, but there are still too few changes.
After all, Iguodala and Green's 3 points are inseparable, and the offensive space of this 2 lineup is also poor enough.
Iguodala is strong, and David West on the weak side!
David West mid-range no!
Pickle received the backcourt rebound.
Paojiao dribbled the ball over, faced Clay, and continued to walk inwards, splitting the corner for Grant.
Grant parted.
Xie Kai received the ball, faced Iguodala, and continued to pick and roll with Gibson.
The Warriors switched defenses, and Xie Kai continued to face David West.
The Warriors didn't dare to short Gipson. This guy has a basket near the free throw line. Letting him open is not much better than shorting David West.
After Xie Kai made three threats, he broke through with his right hand, pulled the ball near the free throw line, stepped back, and made a jump shot——and!
At 35:28, the Thunder opened the score to 7 points!
Cole calls timeout again!
With a layup and a mid-range, Xie Kai has already scored the highest 13 points of the two teams, and he is in a very hot state.
The scene seemed somewhat quiet. Xie Kai continued to eat David West alone, which made the Warriors fans very uncomfortable.
Wang Meng showed little Thomas's smile: "It's a blast. Is Xie Kai really going to beat David West so that he loses confidence?"
Yang Yi said with a smile: "Xie Kai pays great attention to details in playing now. He found that from the top of the arc to the free throw line, he hit David West, and the Warriors would not pinch. But once the position is below the free throw line, Green’s flanking attack came. So you can see that he can pass the opponent, but he still chooses to make a quick stop mid-range jumper to avoid being flanked.”
(End of this chapter)