The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 350
In the series between the Warriors and the Spurs, although the Warriors won 4:0, in the first game, the Warriors really broke out in a cold sweat.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by 20 points. If it wasn't for a scumbag shot at a critical moment... oh no, it was a shot to send Leonard off the field, and the Spurs would have won the first game!
With Leonard's injury and retirement, the Warriors played a strong counterattack in the second half and successfully overtook the score at the end of the fourth quarter.

Finally won the first game with 113:111.

Then, due to Leonard's reimbursement for the playoffs, the Warriors beat the Spurs in all three games and successfully swept the Spurs 4:0, ending the game a day earlier than the Kings.

In this way, the first game of the two-team series started on May 5.

In contrast, the Eastern Conference finals did not start until May 5.

This is mainly because the Celtics and the Wizards fell into a bitter battle. They played seven games directly. Thomas Jr. played with injuries, especially in the sixth game. The right hip injury further aggravated, but even so, Thomas Jr. persisted.

Finally returned to the Eastern Conference Finals after 5 years!
It's a pity that the victory he desperately exchanged for did not allow him to exchange for a big contract. Instead, he was kicked out because of his injury and his condition declined.

Of course, this is all for later!
At this time, three games have been played in the Western Conference Finals, and the score is 2:1. The Kings won one more game.

In fact, the strength gap on the field is much larger than the score gap.

In the first game of the series, the Kings beat the Warriors 127:105.

In this campaign, Durant scored 38 points and Curry scored 16 points. Except for the two, no one in the Warriors scored in double figures.

Thompson, the team's third scorer, only scored 8 points.

Seven players in the team scored in double figures, and Li Pu even scored a team-high 7 points.

After the Warriors persisted for half a quarter in the fourth quarter, they found that chasing points was fruitless, so they replaced the main force and announced their surrender.

After the first big defeat, the Warriors decisively adjusted their tactics in the second game, changing from attacking to defending.

In this game, the physical contact between the two sides was several times larger than that in the first game. No matter who wants to score, it is extremely difficult.

In this case, the Kings finally had the last laugh.

Li Pu took over the game at a critical moment, scored 7 points in a row at the end of the fourth quarter, and successfully helped the Kings beat the Warriors 95:92, rewriting the big score of the series to 2:0.

The Kings, who held their two home court advantages, came to Oakland with an absolute advantage and pushed the Warriors into a desperate situation.

Facing the powerful offensive of the Kings, the Warriors changed their formation again in this game, resorting to their bottom-of-the-box trick, the dead five.

Of course, if it's just the five dead, the Warriors still can't beat the Kings.

After all, no one is right for Li Pu in this set of five small lineups of the Warriors.

Therefore, they directly allowed Li Pu to score 41 points and 18 rebounds tonight!

But the Warriors relied on the ultimate space to quickly rotate defenses, strangled the Kings' Princeton system, and forced the Kings into singles.

In this way, with the three of Tonkudu scoring 83 points together, the Warriors finally narrowly beat the Kings 119:116 and won this crucial game.

Of course, for the Warriors at this time, there is no game that is not important.

For example, the fourth game between the two teams is about to start tonight. If the Warriors can win this game, they can tie the big score, otherwise it will be 3:1. The gap between the two is obvious!

Therefore, tonight's Warriors will continue to send out a desperate five small lineups, Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Durant and Green.

This lineup is almost right for all the points of the Kings, except for one person, that is Li Pu!

So after the opening, Li Pu began to attack the Warriors inside, forcing the Warriors to shrink their defense.

Li Pu broke into the penalty area with the ball, and Green and Iguodala immediately pinched. Logically speaking, Li Pu should pass the ball to Middleton in the bottom corner.

But until Li Pu, the Warriors rotate defense very quickly, and he distributes the ball to Middleton, and the Warriors will help defend immediately, and with their speed, Middleton is likely to be unable to make a shot and can only pass the ball.

Therefore, facing the pincer attack of the two, Li Pu did not choose to pass the ball, but directly stopped and pulled.

When Li Pu, who is over 220cm tall, shoots, two players in his early 2m can't block Li Pu at all.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow into the net!

No one expected that Li Pu played this ball so unreasonably!
Facing the pincer attack of the two, not only did he not pass the ball, but he also made a strong move, and even scored?
This goal hit the Warriors very hard, not only the expansion of the point difference, but also a huge psychological blow to the Warriors.

Even double-teaming can't stop Li Pu, what else can stop Li Pu?
In the second half of the first quarter, the Kings once led by 10 points. If it weren't for Thompson's two three-pointers at the critical moment, I'm afraid that at the end of the first quarter, the point difference would be in double digits again.

Even so, by the end of the first quarter, the Kings still led by 33 points at 27:6.

However, the Warriors also made adjustments in this game. It can be seen from the rotation lineup that the Warriors actually shortened the rotation lineup. You must know that Cole has always been known for his long rotation.

Being able to make Cole make concessions and adjustments shows that the team has really reached the most critical moment.

However, it was thanks to Cole's shortened rotation that the Warriors tied the score in the middle of the second quarter.

After the adjustments in the first quarter, Curry, Thompson, and Durant all began to explode in the second quarter, as if the touch had returned in an instant.

Relying on their excellent touch, let them face the returning King's starting lineup, and they are also not at a disadvantage.

Curry holds the ball for Durant to pick and roll for him.

The so-called Kudu pick-and-roll is already Yu Yuyong's last trump card.

After all, under normal circumstances, the Warriors play pass-and-cut tactics, and Curry usually doesn't have the ball in his hands.

At this moment, Curry needs to hold the ball and Durant pick and roll, which in itself shows that the Warriors have now reached the most dangerous moment.

That's right, regardless of the scene, the Warriors are still in the lead, but in fact they are at a disadvantage.

The pass-and-cut tactics that the team currently relies on for survival have been strangled, and the reason why they can take the lead depends on the abnormally accurate three-pointers.

Once the outside feel drops, the Kings can play a wave of offensive climax in an instant.

Therefore, in order to continue the Warriors' lead, Curry decisively chose a pick-and-roll with Durant.

The power of two historical scorers in the pick-and-roll is undoubtedly huge, and it is difficult to guard even the Kings.

After the two picked and rolled, the Kings could only be forced to make a substitution. Curry saw Bledsoe defending Durant and immediately passed the ball back.

After Durant received the ball, he immediately chose a mid-range shot, but at this moment, Li Pu followed.

It turned out that when the two were picking and rolling, Li Pu had already given up the position at the basket and started defending!

However, Durant's height makes it difficult for him to be blocked, even for Li Pu!
"Duang!"

However, although it didn't block the shot, it interfered with Durant, the basketball hit the iron, and he missed!

Logically speaking, Li Pu and Giannis are both outside at this time, and the Warriors should have the upper hand at the basket, but Butler actually protected the rebound from the crowd and passed it to Giannis immediately.

Giannis rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, faced the Warriors' defense, completely ignored it, and dunked with one hand to tie the score.

At halftime, the two teams played 55:55.

(End of this chapter)