new lord of the rings

Chapter 80 The battle begins!
Amid the cheers of the fans, the game started.

The Warriors started with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes.

The Spurs started with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, Thiago Splitter, and Danny Green.

Bogut and Duncan jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Warriors got the ball.

Curry quickly pushed forward when he got the ball. The strategy of the Warriors today is to promote a quick transition attack. After passing the middle circle and giving the ball to Green at the top of the arc, he turned around and got into the crowd. Green received the ball and headed towards Splitter. Breaking through inside, Splitter was passed halfway by Green, Danny Green hurried over to help defend, Chasing Dream Green immediately passed the ball to Thompson who made a three-pointer from the bottom corner, Thompson raised his knife and hit a three-pointer.

The Spurs played steadily, Parker steadily took the ball across the half court, gave the ball to Green, turned around and made a big circle, Duncan, Splitter, and Leonard on the inside stood in a straight line, Put up three screens for Parker, who catches a pass from Danny Green on the left wing and hits two!
Bogut made a quick serve, Chasing Dreaming Green quickly advanced across half court, Curry and Barnes cruising to cover, Thompson circled Bogut, made a move to catch the ball to the three-point line, tricked Danny Green to follow up, Thompson immediately ran back to the inside, Chasing Dream Green immediately hit the ground, passing through Split and Duncan, Thompson pulled the bar to avoid Leonard's block, went to the other side of the basket and made a layup!
The Spurs were not in a hurry, Parker brought the ball across half court, Duncan came up to pick and roll, Bogut made a delay, Curry chased Parker, Parker passed the ball to Duncan at the free throw line, Duncan made a mid-range shot!

The rhythms of the two sides are different. The Warriors play fast, and when there is an open space, it is a shot. The Spurs have a steady rhythm, off-ball screens and pick-and-roll switching.

The Spurs' defensive strategy was basically seen after a few rounds:
Duncan and Splitter on the inside try not to go out, and rely on the outside to follow up;
In the face of singles, try not to help the defense, the Warriors are also very afraid of the transfer of the ball, and the Spurs are also very afraid. Once double-teamed, it is an open shot;
Try to destroy every offense, kick the ball, tap the ball, destroy the ball out of bounds, use this aggressive defense to disrupt the rhythm of the Warriors.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is basically similar, and the inside line will not expand outward.

But playing the Spurs like this is a disadvantage. Parker is more about going inside the pick-and-roll, and Curry has more choices. As long as you don't step forward, Curry can directly use the pick-and-roll to make a super long three-pointer!
In the first and a half quarters, Curry has already shot two ultra-long three-pointers. This is Zhang Xin’s suggestion. As long as the Spurs don’t switch defenses, they can still shoot ultra-long three-pointers through people. Zhang Xin knows Curry’s ultra-long three-pointers How accurate.

The score between the two sides was 12:20, and the Warriors led by 8 points.

The Spurs replaced Ginobili and Diaw, and replaced Duncan and Splitter. Popovich has an extremely keen sense of the game. point lineup.

Mark Jackson replaced Bogut, Barnes, and replaced Zhang Xin and Iguodala. This is the time to really test the Warriors' five small lineups. Facing a tactical master like Popovich, let's see if the five small lineups can cope Popovich's formation.

Curry controlled the ball to the frontcourt. The Warriors' running position has been activated like a machine, and the gears are occluded and turned quickly. Klay Thompson and Zhang Xin slipped to the bottom line at the same time and made a cross at the bottom of the basket. Thompson went straight to the corner for a three-pointer. Zhang Xin Xin went to the top of the arc to catch the ball. After receiving the ball, he made a breakthrough to the inside. Manu Ginobili, who was on defense, was directly passed by Zhang Xin. Dior quickly made up the defense. Catch and dunk!

A series of running positions is like flowing water, fast and smooth, and the player's handling after receiving the ball is also extremely sharp. After receiving the ball, he will rush in, and then pass it. Such a fast rotation of the ball, even if the Spurs are known for their discipline, they cannot rotate.

Popovich frowned. Faced with such a fast passing and cutting system, just switching defenses may drag the Spurs down. It is difficult to make targeted defenses, and it is impossible to use shrinking defenses. The five players on the Warriors field are all With three-pointers, the worst Green also has a 33% open three-pointer shooting rate. Converted to a true shooting rate, he also has a 50% shooting rate. This must not be allowed.

It depends on how the Spurs' offensive warriors respond.

Parker dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, Diaw came up to pick and roll Parker, Green immediately switched defenses, Thompson resisted Diaw, Parker tried a small hit and a big breakthrough to chase Green's dream, left and right, Green still maintained a position that could interfere with himself, Parker Not daring to make a shot, he gave the ball to Leonard.

Facing Zhang Xin's defense, Leonard slipped past Zhang Xin the moment he received the ball, Zhang Xin was tightly attached to the back, Chasing Dream Green hurried up to delay, and Iguodala moved inside , let go of Ginobili on the weak side, and keep himself between Diaw and Ginobili.

Delayed by Green, Zhang Xin regained his position. Leonard directly passed the ball to Ginobili. Assisting in the defense, Ginobili threw the ball into the sky, Dior leaped high, trying to make an alley-oop dunk, Zhang Xin took a step, and snatched the ball before Dior.

Chasing Dream Green, Curry, and Thompson immediately made a fast break. Zhang Xin rushed forward and gave the ball to Curry who was the first to enter the three-point line with a long pass. To Thompson, who landed a three-pointer in the bottom corner, Thompson raised his knife and landed, another three-pointer!
Popovich immediately called a timeout. Is this Warriors already so good?
Mr. Popovich rearranged the defense and offense:

Resolutely switch defenses, do not double-team, and destroy the Warriors' pass;
Offensive Dior gets the ball in the low post, attracts double-teams, and then passes to the outside or plays alone.

The Spurs had the ball, and Parker quickly crossed halftime under Curry's interference. Leonard used Diaw's pick-and-roll to slide from the left wing to the right wing. Chasing Dream Green.

The Warriors' strategy is not to double-team unless it's an obvious dislocation.

Dior carried Green a few times, and found that Green, a young man, was very strong. He tried to sway with his footsteps, and Chasing Dream Green didn't take too much sway. Parker and Ginobili, who were running outside, were closely followed by the Warriors. Hold on, time is running out, Diaw chooses to jump in the middle and throw the shot, under the interference of Green, Iguodala accepts the rebound and directly launches a fast break.

Zhang Xin, Curry, Thompson, and Green all rushed down. Taking advantage of the Spurs' unsteady footing, Iguodala hit the ground and passed the ball to Zhang Xin who was keeping up. Zhang Xin didn't take the ball. Leonard's long arm interfered and dunked directly!

"Wow! Iguodala pushed forward with the ball, and all the Warriors followed up. The Spurs' defensive discipline was good, but Diaw obviously couldn't keep up. Iguodala hit the ground and passed the ball to Zhang Xin, and Zhang Xin dunked in three steps! The Warriors' conversion It’s really amazing, all five players are involved in the offense, and anyone can advance with the ball. Few teams can follow up with this style of play.” Charles Barkley praised.

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