warrior godfather

Chapter 414
While the Heat and the Bulls are igniting a raging battle in the East, the Western Conference Finals are also in full swing.

On May 5, G29 between the Warriors and the Thunder started at the Oracle Center. The Warriors wanted to further expand their lead, and the Thunder wanted to equalize the big score and take away the home court advantage from the Warriors. The two sides started a fierce confrontation.

In this game, Zhang Yu did not make any major adjustments. "What is not broken, don't fix it." This is a widely recognized motto in the NBA. The Warriors are the winners. You just need to continue the strategy of the previous game and wait. Thunder made a move.

After the Thunder lost G1, Brooks was under great pressure. If he returned home with a score of 0:2, the Thunder would be on the edge of a cliff. He racked his brains, tried everything, and conceived a lot of tactics, hoping to win. Play G2 to reverse the trend.

However, the opponents the Thunder faced in the playoffs were all very strong. After two rounds of the series, Brooks did not dare to hold back any of his cards. There was no room for adjustment in the overall tactics.

Brooks can only make some changes in the details, emphasizing the focus of defense, resolutely switching defenses on the defensive end, and must not let the Splash Brothers get a lot of easy three-pointers like the previous game, and follow-up strikers must pay attention to shrinking the frame. Make up for the weakness of the penalty area being empty after the inside players switch defenses to the line.

With Ibaka around, Brooks is quite confident in the Thunder's shrinking help defense. He also specifically told Durant to pay attention to help defense.

After two years of tempering, Durant has improved his defensive awareness and knows the importance of defense, but he always makes mistakes in the timing of defense, but Brooks can't let him sit on the court, he can only let him bear the burden. The task of assisting the defense from the front line.

After a series of fine-tuning by Brooks, the Thunder's combat power has indeed improved a lot. After the start of G2, the Thunder took the lead in establishing a score advantage. According to the experience of the previous game, chasing after Curry, he succeeded again and again.

The three young masters knew very well that if the Thunder wanted to win, they had to rely on their scoring, and everyone else was unreliable.

Zhang Yu saw their resolute attitude. For Durant and Westbrook, he still adopted a G1 defensive strategy. This is the best way the Warriors can come up with. will make changes.

But when Harden started attacking Curry, Zhang Yu couldn't sit idly by. Harden is not yet the son of JDZ, and his explosive power is not strong enough, but he is also a leader in fouls. In fact, the third Thunder can be renamed The Thunder made three whistles, and the free throws scored by the three of them are also among the best in the entire league.

After Harden succeeded Curry in the fifth singles, Zhang Yu replaced Curry in front of Westbrook and asked Clay to defend Harden alone, which immediately curbed his unscrupulous scoring.

Although Westbrook immediately launched a strong attack, using his advantages in physical confrontation and athletic ability, crushed Curry and broke through to the inside, but the Warriors went in with Chandler in charge and Green assisting in defense. Westbrook's scoring was still within the Warriors' tolerance within range.

Zhang Yu not only made adjustments on the defensive end, but also adjusted his tactics on the offensive end according to the Thunder's defense change.

The Thunder's defenses were very resolute. It wasn't that Brooks saw through the Warriors' weakness of frequently running off the ball and relying heavily on screens to create space. It was because the Thunder's defense was already man-to-man. Except for Perkins, Durant, Harden and Westbrook are not system defenders. They prefer and are better at using their physical talents for single defense. They don't care much about zone defense, rotation, and assistance defense, and they are unwilling to spend effort to learn.

In desperation, Brooks could only adopt the strategy of maximizing the defensive strength of the crowd. Instead, he found the correct way to defend the Warriors by mistake.

However, his conniving attitude also made the three of Durant develop very bad defensive habits.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, the defense of Westbrook and Harden has been criticized. Harden has become the spokesperson of eye defense. Westbrook's casual attitude on the defensive end is outrageous. Only after Durant joined the Warriors, many defensive shortcomings have been changed. , became an excellent defender, but after leaving the Warriors, he immediately reverted to his old ways, and his defense became lazy again.

All of this has a lot to do with their failure to develop a correct defensive attitude and awareness during the Thunder period.

But this is mainly their own fault. Brooks has no authority to discipline the stars. Can geniuses be called non-defensive?That is to save energy for the offense, and Brooks can only let the three young men have their temper and no longer demand their defense, but it is still quite effective to let them defend the ball holder alone.

Zhang Yu gave them this opportunity. The Thunder's defense relies heavily on Perkins, Ibaka and Sefolosha. The defense of the three young men is commonplace. Since the Thunder switched defenses, Zhang Yu started singles. He arranged for the team to run without the ball. , because it is easy to score without the ball, and when it is no longer easy to score without the ball, the offensive is also unambiguous.

Curry found a chance to avenge Harden. Harden's physical talent is far better than Curry's, but his lateral movement is slower, and his defensive awareness and attitude are also poor. Curry can get rid of his defense very easily. Harden Can't limit his scoring at all.

Butler also launched a strong attack against Durant, who was a head taller than him. The two are old opponents. Butler is very aware of Durant's weaknesses. Durant's physical confrontation, defensive skills, and defensive awareness are not as good as him .

Butler kills the basket with every ball and actively seeks physical confrontation. Even if he can't attack the frame, he still has the opportunity to make kills and fight for free throws, which has achieved good results.

Of course, Zhang Yu will not forget the foundation of the Warriors. No matter how good the effect of holding the ball is, the movement without the ball cannot be stopped. Dynamic offense is better than static offense. As long as someone gets a chance, Curry and Butler will not hesitate share the ball.

The game thus fell into a fierce confrontation and fierce battle according to the tactics of the two teams.

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In the first half, the Thunder gained the upper hand by relying on the strong impact of the three minors and their spare physical strength. At the end of the half, the Thunder led the Warriors 54:49.

But after the start of the second half, the touch of Westbrook and Harden fluctuated. Only Durant could maintain the offensive efficiency.

Brooks made a fatal mistake at this time. He did not call a timeout in time to interrupt the momentum of the Warriors. Curry entered his own rhythm, fast-break three-pointers, pull-up three-pointers, hand-off three-pointers, and retreat. Three-pointer... He scored 5 three-pointers in a dazzling and brilliant way, scored 18 points in a single quarter, led the Warriors to a 6:26 offensive climax in 11 minutes, and personally directed the big reverse!

When Brooks finally realized his mistake, it was too late. The Warriors beat the Thunder by 17 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, leading the Thunder by 86 points with 74:12, and entered the fourth quarter.

The Warriors were able to turn the situation around, thanks to Curry, and the home court advantage also played a role. The referee deliberately relaxed the penalty scale to ensure the smoothness of the game. The Warriors' rhythm was not interrupted, so that they could use high-intensity physical confrontation With the ultimate defensive rotation, the Thunder made mistakes, succeeded in consecutive steals, and continued to fight back.

The Thunder wanted to keep their advantage. Under the impatient mentality, they unconsciously accelerated the pace of the game, handled the ball more casually and made more mistakes. It was quickly pulled away.

Under such a tough confrontation between the two sides, if the referee's scale is a little tighter, both the Warriors and the Thunder will be called fouls. The Warriors may even take advantage of the Thunder's weakness in perimeter defense to take advantage of free throws. The momentum will be interrupted, and the Thunder can also use the gap between free throws to stabilize their position. The Warriors will definitely not be able to overtake so many points in a short time.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors played steadily and actively slowed down the pace of the game. Curry and Butler reduced the frequency of individual singles, and increased the frequency of passing the ball on the offensive end, patiently looking for the best scoring opportunities.

The Thunder became more and more impatient, wanting to quickly reverse the unfavorable situation. Durant dribbled the ball twice and pulled it out, completely ignoring the defense in front of him. , only Harden is more patient, but the Warriors are the most targeted to his defense, and he has a lot of forward swings in singles.

Such a simple offense naturally cannot achieve very good results. Durant and Westbrook's scoring intentions are too obvious and the efficiency is very low.

In the end, the Warriors maintained the lead established in the third quarter. At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 112:96. The Warriors beat the Thunder by 16 points, leading their opponents 2:0.

In this campaign, Curry made 24 of 12 shots, 15 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Among them, he scored 18 points in the third quarter, leading the Warriors. Flow is the biggest contributor to the Warriors' victory.

In addition, Butler had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Clay had 15 points, Chandler had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Jeremy Lin had 8 points and 4 assists, Green had 6 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. They all performed very well. , Leonard only scored 5 points, but sent a total of 3 steals, and his defensive performance was very impressive.

For the Thunder, Durant scored 31 points, Westbrook 27 points, and Harden 24 points. The three scored 82 points together. The other Thunder players only scored 14 points. The extreme distribution of points is extremely rare.

After the game, Brooks said in an interview that 0:2 behind is not the end, and the Thunder will definitely defend their home court.

Zhang Yu was also very cautious in front of reporters, saying that the victory of the series starts with an away win, and he is cautious about the Warriors' first two victories.

Facts have proved that Zhang Yu's caution is very correct.

On May 5, the Warriors and the Thunder moved to Oklahoma City to start a G31 contest at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

For the Thunder, this game is a real battle of life and death. There is no need to repeat the desperate situation of being behind by a big score of 0:3. Everyone understands what this means. The Thunder team has one foot hanging on the edge of the cliff. Facing the extremely critical situation of the series, they united as one and fought back.

In front of nearly [-] fanatical fans at home, not only the Thunder's three juniors exploded with tremendous energy, but other role players also stepped forward and played exceptionally well.

The Warriors were caught off guard, trailing the Thunder by 25 points at 36:11 in the first quarter. They played a normal offensive efficiency, while the Thunder played an abnormal offensive efficiency.

But the Warriors then stabilized their position and played steadily. Starting with defense, they cut off the connection between San Shao and his teammates, forcing them to play singles. chasing points.

The Thunder players gained the upper hand by relying on their vigor to win, but the Warriors did not fall into their rhythm, but suppressed the rhythm of the game, so that the Thunder had to slow down. The momentum also slowly drained, and the offensive efficiency gradually dropped back to normal levels. By the end of the first half, the Warriors had narrowed the point difference to 6 points, and it seemed that they were about to set off another wave in the third quarter.

However, G3 was played at the Thunder's home court, and the Warriors want to play their own game rhythm, which is far from that simple.

After the start of the second half, Zhang Yu saw that the rhythm had completely stabilized and the momentum of the Thunder had dissipated completely. He immediately instructed the players to speed up the game rhythm, defend and counterattack, and eliminate the opponent in one go.

However, just when the Warriors made two defensive counterattacks and were about to tie the score, the referee suddenly tightened the whistle and the whistle sounded continuously, and the game was frequently interrupted. Without a smooth rhythm, the defensive counterattack can't be played.

And Durant, Westbrook, and Harden turned into the three whistles of the Thunder. Durant can stand on the free throw line with a random swing of his arms. , Leaning on someone is a foul.

With the sharp whistle, the third quarter became extraordinarily long. After playing intermittently, the Thunder extended their lead to 16 points.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but be convinced. The Thunder's three whistlers were too powerful. With the referee's tightening to the extreme, they could draw a foul with just a single move. The Warriors also have Butler who is good at finding physical confrontation. Standing on the free throw line many times, but he can't beat six hands with two fists. The other Warriors players are very immature in drawing fouls and have no awareness of fouling. In this section of the free throw shootout, the Warriors fell into a disadvantage.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu did not give up and sent the main force back to the field early, but the frequent free throws in the third quarter had developed the feel of the Thunder's three whistlers. Even Westbrook found the sight, and the Warriors could not restrain them No matter how many goals you score, you can't recover the score.

With 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu saw that the point difference had not narrowed, and was even stretched to 19 points. He stopped doing useless work, replaced the starter, and conceded the loss.

Afterwards, the game entered garbage time, the game was played lively, and the Thunder fans in the auditorium also became restless, celebrating the victory of the game in advance.

In the end, the Thunder beat the Warriors by 115 points 98:17, tying the score to 1:2, and getting out of desperation.

Throughout the audience, the most eye-catching performance is not Durant who scored 24 points, not Westbrook who scored 21 points, nor Harden who scored 18 points.

There are two major contributors to the Thunder's victory. One is Sefolosha, who has been playing soy sauce in the first two games. He shot very resolutely in G3. He made 16 of 7 shots, 10 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of free throws. 1. Scoring 19 points, 1 rebound and 6 steals, his state exploded, and his offensive and defensive performance was very impressive, even taking away the light of the Thunder's three young men.

The other is home court advantage. The number of free throws between the two teams is 28:14. The Thunder made 14 more free throws, which is the key to their ability to win this game.

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