new lord of the rings

Chapter 101 If You Don't Die, I Will Never Stop!
San Antonio is one of three cities in Texas, the three major cities are Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

San Antonio is a small city, so Chinese fans take it for granted that San Antonio is a small city, but it is not.

There are mainly several points for the division of conventional small ball markets:

1. The overall size of the city, measuring the population, economic development, business environment, domestic and international influence and other aspects.

2. Is there any diversion of teams from other sports leagues such as NFL and MLB?

3. The historical performance of the team.

4. The team's recent performance.

In fact, according to these rules, San Antonio cannot be classified as a small ball market. San Antonio itself is also a big city with a good economy and a large population.

There are no other sports leagues in San Antonio. Now San Antonio actually has four championships, has a historical record, and has a good recent record, but San Antonio is still considered a small ball market, which is really weird.

Probably because the Spurs don't play well.

But when the Warriors entered the arena, they found that the arena was also full, which was really weird.

Probably coming for the Warriors, Zhang Xin thought strangely.

The arena is black, the Spurs' jerseys are black and white, and the Spurs are serious, giving Zhang Xin the feeling that he is attending a serious... funeral.

What a strange feeling.

Duncan came over to say hello, and even touched Zhang Xin's head. Zhang Xin flinched in fear. He didn't want to end up like Ginobili.

Game start.

The Warriors' starting five: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes.

The Spurs' starting five are: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Thiago Splitter.

The two sides did not see anything unusual at the beginning of the game. The two sides just used conventional running tactics, looking for open shots.

But the tactics of both sides are equally sophisticated and beautiful. It is estimated that both sides know that the victory or defeat does not lie in the starting lineup, and the starting strength of the two sides is not much different.

Both the Spurs and the Warriors are a type of team, relying on the overall play, and only using superstar play at critical moments.

So the scene looks a bit dull but wonderful!
The off-ball side screens, the ball-on side has high pick-and-rolls, and there are constant rolls and cuts. The ball is passed quickly but cautiously. There are not many control errors on both sides.

In the first half, the score between the two sides was tied at 14:14.

Mark Jackson called a timeout first, replaced Zhang Xin and Iguodala, and replaced Bogut and Barnes.

Popovich narrowed his eyes, here we come!

Zhang Xin went up to play two rounds and found that today's Spurs' strategy has changed:

In the past, the strong side was stacked, and the weak side was supplemented by defensive sweepers;
Today is resolutely one-on-one, pick-and-roll and resolutely switch defenses!
The last time the strategy met the Warriors, it was completely broken by the Warriors. The Warriors are not the Heat. The Heat's ball handlers mainly focus on breakthroughs, but the Warriors have shots and breakthroughs;
Popovich learned from the pain and decided on this one-on-one strategy, forcing the Warriors to single out.

I have to say that Popovich's strategic vision is very sharp. The Rockets of later generations dragged the Western Conference Finals to Game [-] by resolutely one-on-one. That is still the Warriors with Durant.

If it weren't for Paul's injuries in the last two games, it is not yet known who will win.

The Warriors tried several times to break the Spurs' defense with off-ball screens and air cuts, but the effect was not obvious, and the efficiency was a bit low.

Zhang Xin and Curry exchanged glances and nodded. Their tacit understanding is getting better and better, and they can know what the other is thinking just by looking at each other.

Curry made a few gestures, the formation of the Warriors changed, Thompson and Zhang Xin respectively placed three points, Iguodala sank to the bottom of the basket, and Curry held the ball in a high position.

Green quickly stepped up to pick and roll Curry, Duncan quickly followed, and Green took Parker away.

With Popovich's tactical vision, he knows that Curry can't double-team, and it's good to be able to break it, but Curry's ball is top-level. Once it is passed, it is an alley or a three-pointer. .

Duncan faced Curry. Curry's dribbling was tight and his feet were light. The basketball bounced back and forth under his crotch like a butterfly wearing flowers. Curry made an in-and-out, cheating Duncan's center of gravity and directly breaking through.

Danny Green came over to help defend, but the protruding Curry was not easy to stop. Curry faced Danny Green and made a layup with his left hand.

Zhang Xin and Curry high-fived, and Popovich forced the Warriors to single-handedly. The attitude of Zhang Xin and Curry was that if you dare to defend alone, then we dare to single-handedly play the whole game.

If it was the past, the Warriors would not have dared. At that time, Curry was the only one who could single-handedly fight. Now that Zhang Xin is with him, the two of them can alternately fight. As long as the efficiency can be maintained, it doesn't matter how he scores.

This style of play is a bit like the Thunder, Durant picks Westbrook, Westbrook picks Durant, but the Spurs are really afraid of this type of team.

It’s not that the Thunder are forcing them to single out. It’s their style of play. Their shortcoming is that they don’t open up enough space. When the opponent double-teams Durant or Westbrook, other points are not very reliable. Therefore, Durant and Westbrook scored heads-up in this environment, and the difficulty can be imagined.

The Warriors go one step further. The Warriors' peripheral shooters and top-notch cutting environment ensure that Curry and Zhang Xin will not dare to double-team when Curry and Zhang Xin are singled out. Minutes make the opponent overwhelmed.

So as long as the Spurs don't change their strategy, the Warriors won't stop heads-up.If you don't die, I won't stop!

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 30:24, and the Warriors led by six points.

This is due to the outstanding heads-up ability with Curry and Zhang Xin, and they can maintain high efficiency in the heads-up situation.

In the first quarter, both Duncan and Splitter were the breakthrough targets of Curry and Zhang Xin.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Popovich waved his hand, got off Splitter and Duncan, and got on Diao and Matt Bonner.

The height of the Spurs has dropped, but the space is much larger. With Matt Bonner, with an extra three points, the Spurs' space situation will be much better.

The Warriors have Zhang Xin, Iguodala, Barnes, Speights and David Lee. This lineup is still a space-based lineup, and all five players can shoot. Very big help.

Usually Steve Blake will come up at this time, but today he made adjustments and went to Barnes in order to strengthen the defense.

The defense of the Spurs lineup is more suitable for the Warriors' offense. Diaw's defense is better. As for Matt Bonner, his offense is what he likes. Not very easy to guard against.

(End of this chapter)