The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 355
With the help of Durant's pick-and-roll, Thompson came out to catch the ball, and after a fake shot made Middleton fly away, he dribbled a step and made a mid-range shot!
Finally, the Warriors scored the first goal more than three minutes after the opening.

2:8, the Warriors broke the scoring drought.

After the opening, the Kings offensive was on fire. On the other hand, the Warriors were stumbling. Curry and Durant hit the iron one after another. Now, thanks to Thompson, the Warriors can score.

G6 soup really lives up to its reputation!
However, this shot alone cannot resolve the Warriors' crisis.

Soon, the Kings attacked again.

After receiving the pass, Li Pu faced Rooney's top defense and directly chose to break through the middle.

Because Li Pu used a pass fake before breaking through just now, Rooney was one step behind Li Pu when he moved.

It was this step that allowed Li Pu to lead by half a body. Coupled with Li Pu's own explosive power, Rooney couldn't defend Li Pu at all, and needed someone to defend him.

Sure enough, Green quickly rushed to help defend from the side, but Li Pu didn't care at all. Before the two of them finished closing the door, he took off in two steps and dunked the ball into the basket between the two of them!
This dunk caused an uproar in the entire scene.

It not only represents 2 points, but also represents the momentum of the Kings crushing the Warriors.

Seeing the 8-point difference, Cole requested a timeout.

In normal times, Cole would never call a timeout so easily, and the Warriors players can adjust themselves.

But in the face of the king, Cole did not dare to neglect the slightest when the lineup was not dominant.

Back from the timeout, Cole replaced Rooney with Iguodala, and decisively deployed the death five small lineup.

In fact, it's not that Cole deliberately did this. Rooney is now a fake starter who averages 20 minutes per game. The game mainly depends on the Warriors' five dead players.

After replacing the dead five, the Warriors' offensive space was completely opened up. Everyone stood outside the three-point line, and the penalty area looked empty.

Faced with such a situation, the Warriors made a dazzling pass, and the basketball was finally handed over to Iguodala who made an air cut to the basket.

Iguodala is 33 years old this year. Although his physical talent is still strong and his solid muscles look as hard as iron, his competitive state has inevitably declined.

In this case, his air-cut dunk was seen by the young Greek monster Giannis, and he flew directly to the basket. He let Iguodala fly for a while, and then sent a nail plate cap, the Warriors Still can't score!

Giannis not only completed the nail plate cap, but also accepted the rebound and advanced the fast break!
All the way through, almost no one can match him.

Just like this, he went to the basket again and succeeded in a heavy dunk!

With the rise of Giannis, the impact of the Kings has reached a new level.

And because Giannis has taken on a lot of opportunities to attack the inside, Li Pu now rarely uses brute force to attack as before. More often, he will choose to use dribbling, time difference, mid-range shots and other means to end opponents.

It can be said that although Li Pu's physical talent is better than Giannis, he has already passed the stage of using brute force. Now he has too many weapons in his arsenal. Picking two at random is better than this tank breakthrough !

Although the Warriors called a timeout, the result was of no use.

As soon as he came back, he was successfully defended by the Kings and scored a goal at the same time. The point difference also came to 10 points.

The game was very unfavorable to the Warriors from the very beginning!
The Warriors, who were already at a dead end, naturally would not give up. They regrouped and launched an attack on the Kings' position again.

Durant received the ball from the horns and put on a three-threat against Giannis.

When the Warriors played a small lineup, Durant was naturally pushed to the fourth position to face Giannis.

To be honest, if you don't consider other factors and just look at the size, the matchup between the two is almost perfect.

But in fact, the offensive responsibilities of the two are completely different. Giannis can put more energy on defense, but Durant can't.

Facing Giannis, after taking a tentative step with his right foot, Durant immediately pulled up and chose a mid-range jumper.

Tried a mid-range shot again, although Giannis also judged that he stepped forward to defend at the first time, almost hitting Durant's face.

"Shh!"

It's a pity that Durant still made this fairy ball.

Durant had just made a hit, and looking back, Li Pu was in the same position and hit the same mid-range jumper.

The fairy ball alone cannot win the game. The biggest problem for the Warriors at this time is that they cannot prevent the Kings from attacking.

The two teams have reached this level in the series, and both sides already know each other very well, and they have no secrets at all.

The Kings took the lead in seizing the opportunity, and it became very difficult for the Warriors to make a comeback.

Although the Warriors worked hard in the first quarter, the final result was 39:22. The Kings beat the Warriors by 17 points in a single quarter.

The reason why the gap is so large is mainly because after the Warriors fail to score, the Kings will seize the opportunity to fight back.

Wave after wave of counterattacks quickly widened the point difference between the two teams. Even though the Kings sent a substitute lineup at the end of the quarter, the team was still winning.

After the first quarter was played like this, the Warriors fans on the scene were almost desperate.

This is the sixth life-and-death battle. If you fight like this, do you still want to win?

Don't forget, if you lose this game, you will go home!
The Warriors apparently haven't forgotten about it.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors quickly continued to chase points, and quickly narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points.

The reason for this situation is mainly due to Thompson.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors adopted a lineup with Thompson and Green leading the bench players on the court.

In this case, knowing that Thompson will be the offensive strength of the Warriors at this time, the Kings also tried their best to defend, but they just couldn't prevent it!

This actually exposes the shortcomings of the Kings' bench lineup.

The offensive strength of this Kings team is very good off the bench, but on the defensive end, the weak defensive end of the backcourt and the difficulty of assisting the center position make it very difficult for the team to face more mobile guards.

Although Thompson is not considered a fast guard, his off-ball running ability is at the top level in history.

He can easily get rid of Dinwiddie, Brogdon and other players' pursuit and defense through his off-ball ability such as off-ball pick-and-roll and inside-back running.

Upon seeing this, Coach Brown quickly called a timeout. After the timeout came back, he brought Butler back to the court.

In the face of such an important game, Coach Brown did not dare to make a big deal and continued to use the substitute lineup for a long time.

Seeing that the weakness of his lineup was targeted, he immediately made corresponding adjustments. Many coaches would never be able to learn this move even if they had to learn it for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)