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Chapter 351 His name is Stephen Curry

Just as the Lakers' main lineup was taking a break, the Warriors went crazy.

Their new core, No. 30 player Stephen Curry, started a scoring streak.

Different from the traditional scoring show "Slash and Slash", Curry's scoring show was extremely calm, and even before people recovered, he scored 3 three-pointers in a row. Nei chased 1 points back for the Warriors.This kind of efficiency may not seem like much to others, but in the eyes of Tang Qian, he couldn't sit still, and ran over to take the initiative to apply for an early game with Mike D'Antoni.

"Hot, don't worry, we are still leading by 6 points. Reasonable rest for the main players is also a very important part of the long season." Mike D'Antoni did not notice the crisis, because this continuous 3-point long-range shot , in his eyes, it is simply a gambling behavior, and it is absolutely impossible to last for a long time.Once the shooting rate drops, it is a good opportunity for the Lakers to continue to increase the score from the bench.His starting point is good, in order to allow the main players to rest as much as possible, and his way of thinking is also very correct in the long history of the NBA for 50 to 60 years.

But starting from this season, many fixed thinking in the league will be completely subverted.

One of them is: Three-pointers can't kill people.

Even if Mike D'Antoni is good at "running and bombing tactics", he never thought that he could win with 3-pointers alone, and his tactical philosophy is to quickly defend and counterattack and score a lot of sports games.There must be a three-pointer, but it is not the decisive factor.

Therefore, he rejected Tang Qian's request to play early.

But immediately, he paid for his decision.

Because soon, the Warriors scored two more three-pointers, one hit by Curry and the other by Klay Thompson.Klay Thompson has grown a lot this season compared to last season. Not only has he taken more three-pointers, but he has also gradually gained a strong shooting skill set.This is his metamorphosis. Thompson originally had a height of 2cm, a good wingspan of 201cm, and a height of 206 feet 8 inches on the spot, which made him relatively less disturbed when shooting 8-pointers. less.So in the future, this guy can break the NBA's single-game three-pointer record in the playoffs.

Furthermore, this guy has a terrifying attribute, that is, "people come crazy". Compared with the stability of 3-pointers, he may not be as good as Stephen Curry on the same team.But if you only compare the degree of hotness in the hand, he even overwhelmed Curry.To put it bluntly, once he feels hot, it is basically useless whether you defend or not. Unless you can block it, it will not affect his shooting at all.

In fact, compared to Curry, he is more like a "pure three-point shooter". When the rest of the offensive methods are not outstanding, he can enter the All-Star lineup by relying on his abnormal three-point shooting ability. "I'm afraid that Curry is slightly worse.

As for the Lakers, the bench lineup felt a bit stunned. They made 5 consecutive three-pointers in less than 2 minutes, and wiped out the 15-point score difference. This made the Lakers seem to be dreaming. a feeling of.

So, so fucking unreal!

Later generations are known as "Splash Brothers", which is really well-deserved!
In their eyes, more than ten points seem to be nothing, and it can be flattened for you in a few minutes!
In this case, Mike D'Antoni finally called a timeout, without it, because these 2 minutes were like a dream.

However, Mike D'Antoni still didn't pay much attention to the Golden State Warriors. After all, in his opinion, the Lakers' strongest lineup is the main lineup, and it's no big deal if the bench gets a little bit of points.

As long as the main force can stabilize the situation immediately after entering the field, that's fine.

The purpose of basketball is to win.

As for the process, it doesn't really matter, does it?
The boss, the management, the media, the fans, ultimately depends on whether you can win. In a sense, all you need is the result.

The rest of the Lakers are obviously not aware of this problem. After all, they rely on "3-pointers to win", which has never happened in the history of the NBA.So the team in front of him is no exception.Dwight Howard had just scored a goal, and Klay Thompson of the opposite team immediately returned a three-pointer.

brush~
Seeing this momentum, Tang Qian cried out inwardly. If the "Splash Brothers" really make the vote crazy, then the Lakers' game will be suspended.Don't underestimate the three-point ability of these two people. The top in history is the lightest statement.

Hanging to terrible!
Kobe accepted Shi's pass and scored without the ball in the middle distance.

But as soon as he turned around, Stephen Curry threw another three-pointer! ! !
Suddenly leading by 15 points became 2 points behind, Ci Shiping missed a shot, Tang Qian grabbed the rebound, and was about to make a second attack at the basket, but it hadn't started yet. David Lee and Festus Ai Zeli rushed over wantonly, as if he would not let Tang Qian make a smooth shot even if it was a foul.Tang Qian hesitated for a while, but gave up the strong move, because his free throw percentage is really not flattering, even if the free throw crystal brick has been practiced to 9 yuan, it is not very useful.

So with a false shot, he gave the basketball inside pass to "Warcraft" Howard on the other side.At this time, it is not about the time of "fighting within the team", and he has attracted the defense of two inside players of the Warriors and passed it to Howard who is vacant. That is definitely a correct and reasonable tactical play.

Howard didn't mean to waste Tang Qian's pass on purpose. He bent his knees while holding the ball, and then stood up.

Put on an inside slam dunk!

But at this time, a figure of the Warriors suddenly rushed into the inside line, and then without looking at the ball, he directly pulled towards Dwight Howarda.If this was the "Warcraft" at his peak, he could still rely on his super explosive power to forcibly dunk into the basket. Unfortunately, this season, he suffered from back injuries and his physical fitness at the basket has declined a lot. Gradually unable to display it.

In fact, after Dwight Howard left the Magic, he never recovered to his peak state and ability, and the word "boss" was completely insulated from him.

beep beep~
Under Stephen Curry's "violent foul", Howard had no choice but to walk to the free throw line.

I don't know why, but before 2011, although Howard's free throws were relatively poor, they were close to 60%, usually hovering around 59%.In this way, the opponent is not so "unscrupulous" when he chops.But since last season, his free throw percentage began to drop below the sky, from around 60% to less than 50% in an instant.Only 4% of the free throws are made, which has reached an almost pitiful level.You must know that in the past, although Howard's free throws were not good, they were far from the beginning of the word 4. At the beginning of the word 4, it means that he has reached Shaq O'Neal's free throw range.

Really stepped into the amateur level.

And this kind of hit rate is enough for the opponent to rest assured to "cut the shark", no, it is "cut the shark" now.

bang bang~
Two consecutive shots missed, which gave the Warriors the opportunity to continue to expand the score difference.

Stephen Curry dribbles, and as soon as he's near the Lakers 3-point line, he rises up and shoots.

This also cast? ? ?
Everyone on the scene looked dumbfounded, because this ball was obviously not a shooting opportunity, and he didn't even adjust his body shape.

"Curry made a very irrational shot. I think this ball will..." But before Bob Gerrard finished speaking, a crisp "swipe" sound was transmitted to the audience through the loudspeaker. Every corner of Oracle Stadium.

"Oh~yes~ Stephen made an unbelievable three-pointer!!!" Although he was slapped in the face, as an on-site commentator, Bob Gerrard reacted very quickly and immediately changed his words.

But fortunately, the referee judged that Curry stepped on the toe of the ball to the three-point line, so the technical table only credited Curry with a long 2 points.But even so, the enthusiasm of the Oracle Arena gradually surged. After all, the home team is strong, and the fans will not be stingy with their voices and actions.

4 points behind.

On the Lakers side, Kobe missed another shot and the basketball crashed out of the sideline.

The Warriors Curry broke through the pass, and Harrison Barnes made a 45-degree three-pointer with 7 points.

In the blink of an eye, in 3 minutes, the Lakers went from a big lead to 7 points behind.

In this case, Mike D'Antoni called a timeout again.

"The next shot, Dwight, you come to singles on the inside, let's go ahead and talk about it." Don't look at Mike D'Antoni as a "running master", but when it comes to the critical moment, there are inside superstars available, he still will not hesitate of.Especially in the case of Kobe's poor feel in this game, Dwight Howard should take the burden of scoring.

But he believes too much in the "Warcraft" of this season. Regardless of the cause of the injury, this season will be the season in which Howard's scoring average will drop to 20+ per game.Besides, Tang Qian remembers very clearly that after the end of this season, ESPN specifically counted the success rate of Dwight Howard's low post singles. Among the players with more than 200 low post singles in the league, Dwight Howard ranked first from the bottom!Yes, you read that right, it is the bottom one, and the singles turnover rate exceeds 23%~25%!He averaged only 0.6 points per low post singles!These figures are among the top figures in the league.

In the past, Howard was never the first singles choice in Van Gundy's tactical system.

He was able to average 20+ points per game, partly because the insiders of the league were just in a period of slack, partly because of his superhuman physical fitness, and partly because Van Gundy used him very appropriately, making use of his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, so he was able to play in the league. The Magic created an illusion of offensive and defensive versatility.

In the future, some people will say that he is actually a "super blue collar" in essence. Although this is a bit radical and biased, it is not unreasonable.The first person to see through this phenomenon was Howard's "mentor" Stan Van Gundy.It's a pity that at that time, "Warcraft" had a higher heart than the sky, thinking that the great Van Gundy restricted his development, so he finally turned against his former mentor.

At the beginning, the Lakers also regarded Howard as a "savior", at least at the level of "Batman", but in the end they found that Howard was far inferior to Andrew Bynum on the offensive end.That's right, it's far worse, and it can even be said that it's a thousand miles away.And this guy is not reconciled to being a "blue-collar" and playing pick-and-rolls, which gradually made Los Angeles fans see the true nature of "Warcraft".

It's not that the Lakers don't give him the tactical status of low-post singles, it's just that this guy really doesn't have that diamond.

Howard himself had to wait until the 2014-2015 season to see clearly this issue.

See clearly that you are not the material for the low post offense.

But in the 2012-2013 season, apart from Van Gundy, few people in the league knew the answer to this question.

Mike D'Antoni naturally didn't know.

In his eyes, Dwight Howard is still the league's number one center.

Howard was also very happy that the head coach could give him this opportunity, so he promised that he would definitely kill the Warriors to the basket, throw away his helmet and unarmor, and fuck off.But what about the facts?The opponent also seemed to have guessed what the Lakers were thinking, so Mark Jackson replaced Harrison Barnes with Carl Landry to strengthen the inside defense.

But in the end, he discovered that Festus Ezeri had successfully "single-defended" Dwight Howard, the number one center in the league.Although several balls were almost put in, if they didn't make it, they didn't make it. There is no "what if" in basketball, and I can only blame Howard for his poor handwork.

This seemed to irritate Howard a bit, he started to move more and more, Festus Azeri and David Lee together, even started to play flopping tactics.Moreover, unexpectedly, their tactic worked wonders.

Two offensive fouls directly angered Howard, and then he was given two consecutive technical fouls for contradicting the referee. Under the eyes of everyone, the league's No. 2 center was fined out of Oracle Stadium.

This directly gave the Warriors two opportunities for free throws. Curry did not hesitate and made two free throws. Immediately, the Lakers, who were in a good situation before, fell on the verge of losing.

There is no way, Mike D'Antoni can only call a timeout again. With Howard sent off, he must readjust the team's tactics and style of play.

In about 6 minutes, the Lakers had fallen behind by a full 13 points. The situation changed so quickly that Mike D'Antoni hadn't recovered.

"Hot, your rebounding needs to be refueled. It is best to control the dead rebounds, so that we can win!" Mike D'Antoni stopped Tang Qian alone before going on the court, and then personally ordered the task.Unexpectedly, Mike D'Antoni would believe in himself so much at such a critical juncture. Tang Qian was slightly moved. He nodded and said, "Well, I will definitely try my best, Mr. D'Antoni."

"Bryant, your shooting should be more accurate. After so many practice shots, is it enough?" Before going on the court, Steve Nash suddenly said something to Kobe. Kobe turned to look at him for a long while. Then he said blankly: "sure."

At the Oracle Arena, Bob Gerrard, the home commentator, loudly said passionately: "The Rise of the Bay Area~The Rise of the Bay Area~~The Rise of the Bay Area~~~" Driven by him, the audience was nearly 2 , also shouted loudly together: "The rise of the bay area~the rise of the bay area~~the rise of the bay area~~~"

It's really amazing, as expected of the Golden State Warriors, today is a preliminary experience.

However, in the competition, I will not back down.

Because, I want to win too! ! !
Tang Qian looked at the scorer before playing.

PS: Thank you for the monthly tickets of Mr. Suifeng, Mr. Lin, Mr. yooeon-ss, Mr. Ju who wants to lose weight, Mr. Zhoujie~Thank you~~~
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