From South China Tiger to NBA King

"Substitute, Stephen, come on!!"

Just 2 minutes into the second quarter, Cole had to replace his defensive core Green. As a price, Curry, who had only rested for 2 minutes, had to continue to play.

Seeing Green being substituted, Zhang Weiping smiled and said:

"The situation is different tonight, hey!!"

"The second quarter may be the time to decide the game. If the Celtics can score more points and widen the point difference when Green is not on the court, they will have a great chance in the third and fourth quarters as long as the balance is maintained. Win the game directly!!”

Zhang Weiping's thoughts are the views of professionals and also the views of all Celtic players.

Although Green usually fails to make shots and always makes some incomprehensible operations at critical moments, his importance to the Warriors is definitely not low, even higher than that of Thompson, second only to Curry and Durant. existence of rand.

Because he is the most important part of the Warriors' defense, the Warriors' small-ball lineup will definitely have a completely different effect with Green than without Green.

"Jiang, let go and attack, take more shots!!!"

Stevens yelled from the sidelines.

Jiang Hu looked at Stevens and nodded firmly, now it was indeed time to attack wildly.

Although Green fouled three times and went to rest, the entire Warriors team did not appear depressed. On the contrary, they all encouraged each other.

With Green gone, the Warriors simply replaced Curry and Cook, plus Thompson, there were a total of three guards on the field, plus Rooney and Durant, it was a complete small lineup.

"Hey, Cole is interesting!!"

"We actually replaced Curry and Cook, so we have three guards!!"

“I don’t know if their lineup can defend Jiang Hu!!”

In the Warriors' offense, Cook, who came on the bench, dribbled the ball through half court.Caruso defends.

Cook gave the ball to Rooney at the top of the arc. Rooney took a step and handed it to Thompson.

At this time, Jianghu happened to switch defense to Thompson, and Thompson actually wanted to dribble the ball and pass him from the right side of Jianghu.

Unfortunately, Thompson overestimated his passing ability and ball-stealing ability.

Thompson leaned down and passed by, but the ball was cut down by Jiang Hu.

"Jianghu stole the ball!!!"

"Counterattack!!"

After Jianghu got the ball, he immediately counterattacked. He exploded and accelerated very quickly. Thompson couldn't catch up if he wanted to chase back.

Curry does have a positional advantage. He has been working hard to catch up with Jianghu, so after Jianghu accelerated past Durant, Curry was the only one chasing after him.

Jianghu dribbled the ball while observing Curry's position. After reaching the inside, Jianghu slowed down to collect the ball.

"boom!"

Jianghu gave Curry a full confrontation, knocked Curry away, and then came up with a crisp tomahawk chop.

"frame!"

The Celtics beat the Warriors 38 to 36.

Although Curry worked very hard in pursuit, Jianghu's strong physical fitness ensured that he was very safe in this kind of counterattack.

"Good job." Stevens applauded and cheered on the sidelines.

"Dog referee!!"

"Are you blind? Referee!!"

"Dog referee, just wait, I'll go home and find you an AK!!"

The fans at the scene saw Curry standing up with his right hand on his knee and his left hand rubbing his chest with a painful expression on his face. Then they looked at the indifferent referee and booed and cursed wildly.

"Jiang Hu's ability to steal the ball is really nothing to say. Thompson should focus on off the ball instead of breaking through on his own!!"

"The last move against Curry was really strong."

"Strictly speaking, this goal is a two plus one goal. Curry's feet are still moving, but the referee did not call it."

"Referees are sometimes too harsh on Jianghu."

The Warriors' offense came again. Cook dribbled forward and gave the ball to Curry to organize at the top of the key. He signaled Thompson to run without the ball. Thompson's mistake in receiving the ball just now was too painful.

Thompson did not run out of the gap, Curry gave the ball to Durant inside, and Durant singled out Rocher in the low post.

Jianghu consciously let Cook go and pinched in Durant's direction, because he knew that with Curry and Durant on the court, Cook was not confident on the offensive end.

Durant saw Jiang Hu. After beating Rocher, he did not turn in the direction Jiang Hu came from, but turned on the other side to the basket.

Although he did not avoid the defense after dribbling, he still used his long wingspan to easily score the ball. This is the role of superstars. Even if the defense is in place, they can still score the ball.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 38 to 38.

Rocher's defense was easily wiped out by Durant, which made him a little depressed.

However, Jianghu can understand that although Rozier can play a big role on the offensive end, his influence on the defensive end is almost meaningless. With his size, he is destined not to be an opponent with Durant's extraordinary talent.

Celtic's offense, Rozier dribbles forward.

Jianghu's run on the other side, without Green's Warriors, is obviously not as intimidating on defense as when Green is on the court.

Morris Jr. gave Jianghu an off-ball screen, and Jianghu got rid of Thompson's defense.

Insert the right side obliquely at 45 degrees! !

Rocher gave the ball to Jianghu almost at this time. Jianghu didn't even have to move after receiving the ball. He took a long step and kicked off the ground. He grabbed the ball with one hand and turned sideways to put the basket almost flat.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 40 to 38.

Zhang Weiping smiled and said: "The Warriors without Green on the court are okay on the offensive end, but their strength on the defensive end has indeed declined visibly."

"And Rochier gave the ball very timely. He saw Jianghu's cutting action."

Yu Jia said: "Maybe because they are both young people, Jianghu and Rochier have a very good partnership. Many times, Rochier's passes to Jianghu are better than Irving's passes."

"Of course, there may also be a lack of samples."

Jianghu gave a thumbs-up gesture to Rochier, saying that the timing of the ball was excellent. Rochier, who was encouraged by his elder brother, also showed an honest smile and made up his mind to pass the ball better in the future.

Warriors attack.

Cook took the ball across half court and passed it to Durant. Durant held the ball at the free throw line to provide support. Curry was being pestered by Rocher, and Thompson cut inside along the baseline.

Durant faced Jianghu's defense and made two fake moves but Jianghu was not fooled. He simply gave the ball to Thompson.Thompson held the ball at the top of the arc to confront Caruso, and then retreated to take a shot outside the three-point line.

The ball was shot just outside the three-point line, and Caruso made a strong effort to defend it.

But there was no block, and the basketball drew a wonderful arc.

"Shh!"

An arrow through the heart! !

The Celtics beat the Warriors 40 to 41.

Thompson, who scored the goal, still looked calm and frosty, as if he were a robot.

The Celtics attacked. Rochiel dribbled the ball past Curry in the middle of the court and passed the ball to Caruso in the middle. Caruso gave the ball to Jianghu.

As soon as Jianghu got the ball, Durant immediately fought against him and hit Jianghu's back with his elbow. Jianghu leaned on Durant twice without squeezing away. After a feint, he turned around and shot a jumper in the middle. Under the interference of Durant's eye-sealing, Missed.

Durant's long arms are indeed ridiculous. Even if he is like Jianghu, he can't guarantee that he will not be disturbed by him.

Moreover, when Durant defends seriously, it is by no means a loophole, but a defensive strength. He was able to defend in the first round. On the defensive end, the Warriors do not have complicated tactics. To deal with Jianghu's personal defensive ability, imposing double teams is the key.

The Warriors attacked. After Cook came on the court, the entire Warriors' offensive formation became even wider.

Curry caught the ball as soon as he passed half court and played a pick-and-roll with Rooney in the middle.He held the ball and changed direction to the right to get rid of Rochiel. He increased his speed and rushed inside with the help of Morris, who was changing defense.

Seeing that Morris was about to be passed by Jiang Hu, he defended under the basket and formed a double team. Curry directly took the ball and jumped up. He half-turned in the air and made a circle with a windmill movement. He passed the ball behind Jiang Hu's body with his right hand. Passed the ball to the left corner.

The so-called court artist means that when passing the ball, he does not look at people, does not use normal movements, and passes the ball to a certain position at will. When Jiang Hu saw Curry passing the ball, he knew it was bad. He guessed that Thompson would be on the left side at this moment. The bottom corner will not run around.

Sure enough, Jianghu looked back and saw Thompson caught the ball in the open space and hit a three-pointer.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 40 to 44.

Zhang Weiping sighed: "There is no way, this is a superstar. Curry can face double-teams and pass the ball calmly to assist his teammates. As long as the Celtics players double-team, he can pass the ball to the open space."

Yu Jia sighed: "But if Jianghu didn't double-team, I guess Curry would have pulled up for a layup, and it would be difficult for others to block the shot."

"The Warriors are still too strong. The Warriors in the previous games did not show their strongest form at all. The Warriors in these games are the real Warriors with 16 wins and 1 loss in the playoffs!!"

After Thompson scored, Curry shook his head and held his braces in his mouth, also showing a proud smile.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Hu felt helpless.

If the opponent uses despicable means to gain an advantage, Jianghu will be very angry, but if the opponent uses an upright method, Jianghu can only express his admiration.

The Celtics attacked, but Durant and Cook prevented him from catching the ball. Rocher held the ball in the pick-and-roll, went to the middle and forced a layup that missed due to Rooney's interference. Curry picked off the rebound.

In the Warriors' position battle, Curry passed the ball to Durant on the right side, but he still played from the weak side. Durant pushed towards the baseline and turned around to shoot a fadeaway jumper. The posture was picturesque but in the end it bounced out of the frame.

Morris Jr. blocked Rooney and helped Jianghu grab the backcourt rebound. Jianghu passed it to Rochier on the left and sprinted for the fast break.

Rocher brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Jiang Hu in the middle. Thompson was the one guarding him. Jiang Hu pulled the ball up with one step and passed it from close range to Theis, who was coming down the right side.

Theis took the ball and made a layup. Rooney was so crowded that he couldn't jump up, so he directly picked up the basket and scored.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 42 to 44.

The Celtics' style of play is flexible and changeable, while the Warriors' play is very simple. They either find ways to shoot three-pointers, or find ways to get Durant to attack the basket with his back.

This style of play is also called "stick singles" by fans.

Durant caught the ball from the left and hit Jianghu with his back. This time his turnaround jump shot was made against Jianghu's defense.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 42 to 46.

Durant has a tall and thin body, and has the advantage of height and wingspan. Although his weight cannot squeeze out Jianghu, Jianghu cannot block him.

The Celtics attacked, and Jianghu led Durant to run around without the ball. After observing the situation, Rochiel passed the ball to Morris. Morris received the ball at 60 degrees on the right side and made an emergency stop.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 44 to 46.

It was Curry who was guarding Morris. Although Curry was not thrown away, his jumping ability was very poor. He couldn't jump at all and only stretched his left hand to interfere slightly.

When the Warriors attacked, Durant took the ball and hit Jiang Hu with his back again. Jiang Hu was hit twice and barely moved. The two faced off. Jiang Hu's defensive method was a bit like Beverley defending Durant. His center of gravity dropped very low. The bottom line is steady and does not seek to block shots. The goal is to keep the opponent away from the basket and interfere.

Although this defensive move is ugly, it is the most effective defensive method for outside players.

Durant forcibly turned around and feinted in the middle. Jianghu didn't stumble and continued to stick close. Jianghu took another small step forward to shoot.Only then did Jiang Hu jump up and close his eyes to defend, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Blocking an eye is much easier than blocking a shot. Even a player with average jumping ability can do it. Jianghu's defense is not only effective, but also very clean. He is not as tall as Durant, but his bounce speed is faster. The matchup between the two is not good. It's appropriate.

Caruso grabbed the rebound, held it in his arms and waited for his teammates to respond, ensuring not to lose the ball.

In a parallel world, in the future, there will be some cloud fans who are almost crazy about Durant.Some people say that Durant is truly the strongest scorer in history. The Warriors won the championship in those two years thanks to Durant's "stand-up singles."

They also said that Jordan's post-up play, which has become more sophisticated, is more inclined to make moves on the outside, while Durant's post-up play not only has considerable outside post-up skills, but is also closer to the traditional fourth position style, solid, Stable and efficient.

Some people say they have never seen a small forward who combines the ball better than Durant, even LeBron James.

但实际上呢？他却是在离开勇士之前根本没办法夺冠，大比分领先连续三场投出24中8，31中12，31中10的坑爹表现。

After leaving the Warriors, even with Irving and Harden by his side, he was unable to enter the Finals. His leadership skills were still in shambles. As the boss, he had no way to resolve the conflicts between the trio. In the end, he had to go to the West to provide support to the younger players. Booker is his younger brother.

In the final analysis, he is the biggest beneficiary of the Warriors system, the passenger on the bus.

When the Celtics attacked, Durant followed Jianghu very closely. After Jianghu took the ball and observed the situation, he passed the ball to Rocher and told him to play by himself.

Rocher started to single out Curry without hesitation, holding the ball and breaking through to the left. He made a 60-degree pull-up jumper with a slight fade, and hit it under Curry's interference.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 46 to 46.

The Celtics players on the bench gave Rozier a round of applause.Irving took Smart's towel on the sidelines, turned into a cheerleader and danced, and the atmosphere on the bench exploded.

Zhang Weiqing said: "Rochier has become completely confident this season. He played very well in the regular season and playoffs and is an important rotation. In the finals, he dared to let go of singles when facing Curry."

Yu Jia said: "This is Jianghu's way of leading a team. He likes to play alone, but at the same time he is also willing to let his teammates play alone!!"

Before halftime, Jianghu did not rest, but started a crazy contest with the Warriors on the sidelines.

Unexpectedly, although the loss of Green had a great impact on the Warriors' defense, they did not collapse on the defensive end because Durant and Curry Thompson both made outstanding contributions on the offensive end. , using firepower to make up for the weakness on the defensive end.

At halftime, the two teams were still tied at 63-63. Jianghu personally scored 31 points, Rozier scored 12 points, Curry scored 21 points for the Warriors, Durant scored 15 points, and Thompson scored 11 points. .

In addition, the trio scored all the points in the second quarter. Throughout the second quarter, Thompson scored 9 points, Durant scored 8 points, and Curry scored 10 points.

Jiang Hu looked at the trio who still looked serious at halftime, and silently cursed in his heart:
"Damn it, the Golden State Warriors at their peak are really not just bragging!!"

"This game still needs to be played!!" (End of Chapter)