Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

June 6nd was the height of summer, and even in the evening, the temperature remained high.

Golden State, Oakland, Oracle Arena.

The game hasn't officially started yet, but the atmosphere in the stadium is already on fire.

This gave most fans inside the stadium a rather hot feeling, as if it was hotter indoors than outside.

However, the power of the air conditioner in the arena is obviously at full capacity.

The Bulls players were playing away games and it took a long time to warm up, but they didn't warm up their bodies.

In the past playoffs, the air-conditioning tactic often appeared. No one expected that the Warriors took the initiative to lower the temperature of the air conditioner.

For the Bulls players who had been off for a week and had not played any games, they did not get physically active at the beginning of the game and could easily fail to keep up with the Warriors' game rhythm. Then they were beaten early in the first quarter and the point difference was quickly eliminated. Pull away.

In addition, I didn't warm up well at the beginning, which resulted in me feeling cold after playing.

This also means that at the beginning of the game, the Bulls no longer have the advantage of being better at shooting.

Fortunately, Mike Brown knows how to deal with it.

“Defense first, we’re better at doing that.

Remember, stay aggressive, our opponents are less experienced in the finals.

As long as we play normally, we can win the game. "

Since you don't have the touch, then start with defensive counterattacks, use defense to drive offense, and slowly find your form on the court.

Besides, Warriors players' shots are inherently inaccurate.

The air conditioner was turned down so low for tonight's game again.

Even though the Warriors players were well prepared, they found a training ground to warm up for several hours before coming. However, due to environmental factors, the body will cool down during this period, resulting in poor hand feel.

If the Warriors play too aggressively at the beginning of the game, they are likely to make hasty shots, miss frequently, and lose some rebounds due to positioning problems.

As the team's head coach, Mike Brown has formulated a defense-focused strategy for the Bulls' starting five, and Duane and others have no objections to this.

The game started quickly, and Gobert helped the Bulls get the ball.

In the first round, Duen asked his opponent for the ball after halftime, and took the initiative to attack with the ball to test the Warriors' specific defensive arrangement for this game.

The Warriors are still very courageous, and they actually sent Thompson to defend Duan alone.

However, the Warriors play dual point guards, point guard Ellis and point forward James.

When small forward James swings to the No. 3 position, and Ellis's defensive level is not enough to limit Duan, the Warriors naturally can only rely on the league's number one D Thompson to defend Duan from the outside.

In addition, in the past few seasons, Duan has also played as a shooting guard, playing the same position as Thompson, so it makes sense for Thompson to guard him.

However, Duan had no intention of entangled with Thompson at the beginning. He directly called a screen and hit Ellis by name.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Duen pulls up directly against Thompson's defense. Thompson's wingspan is not particularly long, and because of the height difference between Duen and Duen, he can't interfere with Duen's shooting at all.

Tonight, Du En also considered that he didn't know the hand condition at the beginning, so he chose to take the ball and hit it in first.

Having said that, after Du En moved in front of Ellis, he directly hit him with his back, then turned around and broke through, passing Ellis who lost his balance.

In the past, Duan would have rushed to the free throw line and directly shot half a basket.

However, the Warriors' internal defense is average. The only defensive player Ibaka was injured in the previous playoffs and is no longer in good condition.

Therefore, Du En's play style of breaking inside is more reasonable.

The Warriors double-teamed Duen under the basket, and Duen directly fed Gobert. The Warriors did not double-attack, so Duen directly hit the man and blocked the air when he had the opportunity.

It is worth mentioning that Duan just performed a dunk.

James, who originally had a chance to help defend, had already reached the center circle.

After Scott Skiles joined the Warriors, he did copy part of Duane's success and transplanted it to James.

Of course, these parts are methods that Du En has already transferred to other teammates and has not been used much in recent years.

You have to understand everything about simple ball. The data is easy to collect, but the game is difficult to win.

Duan takes this kind of ball and inspires his teammates.

James, with the help of Scott Skiles, has streamlined his offensive methods.

During the regular season, they may have played more explosively, and showed extraordinary dominance when they were abusing opponents. But when it comes to the playoffs, especially the finals, it's of no use.

As the saying goes, learning is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.

The star player only knows how to play simple shots, but not the tough ones. When you need to score at critical moments, you can't always rely on your teammates, right?
boom--

Relying on his physical talent, James quickly responded with one.

However, Crowder, who chased James to the basket, immediately passed the ball back to the frontcourt through a long pass.

At this time, the Bulls' frontcourt was in a 3-on-3 situation.

Dunn took the ball and feinted outside the three-point line, and Thompson could only pounce on him immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Duan continued to rush towards the basket, attracting Ibaka's defense, and threw the ball directly into the sky. Green's jump was not high, but he successfully caught the ball and completed the alley-oop.

Not long after the Bulls completed the alley-oop, the Warriors seemed to have another idea and wanted to continue long passes for James to switch.

However, Duen saw through this intention, and when returning to defense, he intercepted the Warriors' baseline serve near the center circle.

Immediately afterwards, he immediately turned around and rushed to the basket, and a local 1-on-1 transition attack opportunity appeared.

Duane was about to change direction and pass Warriors center Festus Ezeli, but he didn't want to be hugged by him.

"Tactical foul!" Du En quickly threw the ball, but unfortunately his touch was average and he failed to win the 2+1 opportunity.

But really speaking, it is very good to get two free throws early despite a poor start.

Superstars and super giants play in the playoffs. Facing strong defensive teams, they still cannot find their touch. They often rely on free throws to regain their touch and adjust their condition.

Duan was not in a hurry to shoot, and the Bulls were in the scoring lead, so Duan took the initiative to disrupt the previous free throw rhythm and dribbled the ball a few more times.

Seeing this, the referee did not count for a few seconds and signaled Duan to complete the free throw as soon as possible.

In the end, Duan relied on dribbling to find his touch. After dribbling eight times, he made a free throw.

Duang——Duang——

The first ball was a bit short, so Duan shot with a nice wrist pressure. When he released the ball, he added a rotational force to the basketball. The basketball hit the edge of the basket, continued to jump into the basket, bounced again, and then stumbled. into the basket.

The first free throw was successful, so Duane was no longer in a hurry to make the second free throw.

It’s still about dribbling to find the feel, and trying to get the feel back up as early as possible.

Perhaps it was the effect of Duane's multiple touches of the ball that helped him make the second free throw.

Two free throws were made, and another 2 points were obtained.

In the first minute of the game, the Bulls scored 1 points, and Duan scored 6 points and 4 assist. The whole team's scoring was related to Duan.

And Duan's influence is not limited to ball-holding offense and passing organization.

The Warriors served from the baseline again, and Ellis quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

James asked for the ball and then wanted to name Fournier.

But Gobert directly let go of Festus Ezeli and chose to flank James.

Although James is a point forward, his ability to control the ball is actually just that. The forward players control the ball and naturally dribble high. Once they are flanked, they can easily lose the ball.

James also knows the shortcomings of his ball control, not to mention that he is facing a big center who is the league's first defense and even a strong DPOY competitor.

Considering the direct pass to Festus Ezeli, it is easy to be intercepted by Gobert in the air.

In addition, Festus Ezeli does not have the ability to attack independently. Even if he receives the ball, he cannot dribble to the basket and complete the attack.

Ever since, James could only choose to pass the ball to Ellis and Thompson on both sides.

In other words, Gobert's hands are too long and his body is relatively tall. James does not dare to pass to him and can only turn his attention to Fournier's side.

As for Fournier, it happened to be Thompson who was bitten by Duen.

Originally, Thompson wanted to run without the ball and come over to help James, but Duen is also a master without the ball, and Thompson couldn't get rid of Duen at all.

However, Dunn did not completely guard Thompson, but gave him some opportunities to catch the ball.

Then, just as Duane had calculated in advance, James could only pass the ball to Thompson.

Thompson's personality was also within Du En's expectations.

After getting the ball, Thompson first tried to feint and hit Duen, but Duen was unmoved and did not jump at all.

Seeing this, Thompson could only dribble the ball again, move one step laterally and shoot a three-pointer.

It can only be said that Thompson is Thompson, and there is no emphasis on timing or choice of shots.

As long as he feels he can throw the ball, he will definitely throw the ball.

However, this kind of unreasonable strong shot, if it feels good, it is the soup god, and it means blessings will shine everywhere. If the hand feels bad, it is Hu Lai or Tie Guanyin.

Duane started out as a pitcher, so he naturally knows what pitchers fear most.

Before Thompson took action, Duane had anticipated this scene.

Therefore, when Thompson takes off, the focus is not to use his arms and palms to interfere with Thompson's shooting, but to use his auxiliary hand to physically confront Thompson.

Thompson also didn't expect that Duen would suddenly reach out and put a hand on his waist when he was taking off.

Thompson shoots with 1.5 movements. If he is prepared, he can actually complete the shot with the strength of his upper body.

However, when shooting three-pointers, people often subconsciously use a more effortless shooting method.

The power of Thompson's shot this time started from his feet and was consistent from bottom to top.

When the waist is suddenly disturbed by external force, the force of shooting will naturally become inconsistent.

After the physical confrontation, Thompson, who knew that the situation was not good, was forced to use his upper body strength to shoot in a hurry.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Duang——

The basketball hit the edge of the basket, and it was obvious that the shooting force was reduced by one point.

Green pushed away the injured Ibaka under the basket and helped the Bulls protect a defensive rebound.

The strategy developed by the Bulls at the beginning was defensive counterattack!
If we don’t fight now, when will we wait?
After Green grabbed the rebound, he immediately turned around and dribbled down quickly.

Other Bulls players also reacted immediately and cooperated with Green to launch a third-line fast break.

Upon seeing this, the Warriors immediately returned to defense, but they didn't know who to guard.

Because Du En and Claude were rushing in front, only two could only follow Du En and one could only follow Claude.

The question is what about Green? Ibaka failed to catch up with Green, so he could only be defended by Festus Ezeli, who had previously provided a screen for James on the outside.

However, Festus Ezeli was the center. In order to avoid being converted, he ran directly to the basket and squatted.

When Green saw that no one was guarding his shot, he felt a little humiliated.

Considering that this is the finals, if he dares not shoot even if he is left open, then his offensive space will become even narrower and his offensive options will be very limited.

For this reason, Green can only try a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Green glanced at the basket and raised the ball to his forehead, but no one came to defend him.

Perhaps he was so angry that he couldn't bear it anymore, so Green had no choice but to shoot.

And this is also within the Warriors’ plan!
The Warriors bet that the Bulls didn't heat up their bodies at the beginning and had no shooting touch, and then let the Warriors shoot three-pointers and rely on protecting more rebounds to counterattack.

However, Scott Skiles had no idea that Green would improve so much.

During the regular season this season, Green's three-point shooting percentage has increased to 37.6%. As a power forward who does the dirty work inside all year round, Green's three-point shooting percentage is already quite good.

As for the playoffs in the past two months, Green also shot 34.8% from three-point range, which was barely passing, not bad.

But this time, Green had some luck and hit the board directly, and the basketball rebounded better and fell into the basket.

The vast majority of players have a higher three-point shooting percentage from the top of the arc because there is a small chance that they can hit the board by chance.

9 to 2, less than 2 minutes into the game, the Bulls established a 7-point lead.

However, Scott Scales did not mean to call a timeout, and seemed to really use James as Duane.

In the past, when the Bulls were beaten by their opponents at the beginning, it was usually Duen who took the ball hard, stabilized the point difference, and then slowly chased the points.

Perhaps Scott Skiles also felt that James could stand up immediately and change the score.

However, the Bulls' research on the Warriors is not bad.

James called the pick-and-roll roll call and immediately double-teamed him.

Some people may think that James is not afraid of double-teaming, because James has a strong ball-playing ability. There is no benefit from double-teaming James, but it will give James' teammates more opportunities to open shots.

It is indeed easy to miss someone when double-teaming, and the opponent will seize the opportunity to shoot open shots.

However, the presence of vacancies may not be able to be stably converted into points.

Why does James have a star-studded system? There is just no shooting, it can't help him leave the space, and it can't solve the team's problem of who will score after he is double-teamed.

As long as James lacks shooters around him, double-teaming James will definitely pay off.

What's more, even if it's an open three-pointer, can open three-pointers in the playoffs be more accurate and more efficient than walking two-pointers?
When the ball-handling core doesn't have the ball in its hands, it's useless.

When James only scores 8 points a game, it's easy to win.

Having said that, this season is James' first season with the Warriors.

The Warriors haven't had time to equip James with enough shooters, which means Thompson has the strength of the league's top shooters, and one person's three-point output can be worth two or three regular 3Ds.

It was also because Thompson's touch picked up in the middle of the regular season and he faced tough battles in the playoffs. Thompson's three-pointers could often break the deadlock and make the final decision.

Therefore, James also has great trust in Thompson tonight.

The Bulls used inside players to cause big delays and double-teams, which indeed limited James' passing vision and passing routes.

As a result, James could only pass the ball to Thompson.

Then Thompson, under Duane's defense, could only strike the iron again and again, following the same line as the blacksmith far away in Los Angeles.

"Did I take too many shots? Did I take unreasonable shots?

No, no, no, the team gave me so much money just to shoot!
It's fun to challenge Doon and we'll definitely win it back. "

The Warriors lost G1 of the Finals, and Thompson still said proudly in the post-game interview. (End of chapter)