One Thousand Six Hundred and sixty-nine.1 Call Out Names if You Don't Agree
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After the first half, Sun Ce found a problem with the Warriors coached by Steve Kerr. It is not a weakness, but a strength.
Unless a power forward with a very long shooting range is sent, there must be a strong point of scoring from close range on the outside, and even so, it can only tie with the Warriors at most.
Just like in the first quarter, although there are multiple sets of triangle offenses to choose from, the main players are Sun Ce, Paul George, and Aldridge. Aldridge is very good at long two-pointers, but now he has no three-pointers at all. He can't beat the Warriors' passing and cutting style by taking two points at a time, and at most he is on par.
In the second half of the second quarter, Klay Thompson rested and lost the absolute three-point containment, and the Grizzlies fell behind.
If one big and four small players are sent, the interception of the mid-range is not enough, and the inside defense cannot be switched. After all, Draymond Green is a real power forward even if he is a little short.
The stage when they have an advantage is when Harden, the strongest singles player on the Warriors' perimeter, is not there. When Harden is there, the singles threat is much stronger than Iguodala.
Sun Ce suddenly found that Coach Lu is really amazing.
Then why not try the method that Tyronn Lue used in the 2016 Finals?
Just give it a try. It's just the regular season. The key is to try. There will be several more matches later.
If the difference between the record and the Warriors this season is not much, and they are both one of the two teams with the best record, the outcome of the match may affect his MVP competition with Curry, but it's only the first game anyway, so we have to try it.
The teammates haven't come back yet, and Sun Ce gathered among the coaches to discuss together... Remember http://m. ｘｂｅｑｕｇｅ． ｃｏｍ in one second
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The halftime break is almost over,
and the players of both teams are back on the court.
The score difference is only 5 points behind, and the Warriors are very confident because their net score in the third quarter this season is the best in the league, higher than that of the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies started the season in better shape than their opponents, and except for the Lakers and Mavericks, the lineups of the teams they played against were much worse than theirs. They often defeated their opponents in the first half, but the score difference was narrowed in the second half.
No matter what the reason is, the players on the Warriors side are very confident.
Thabeet is almost 28 years old, at his peak, and has a quasi-second-level defense. The main reason is that his physical strength is not good enough. His physical strength is still the same. He is not as good as Duncan, who is almost 40 years old. If he goes all out, he can only play 24 minutes in a game. If he moves more, he will be slower. If he doesn't dunk, his stability will also be affected. So the Warriors are going to use a five-small lineup in the third quarter.
The combination of Curry, Harden, Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, and Draymond Green played.
On the Grizzlies side, the combination of Sun Ce, Carter, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Gobert played.
The lineup sent by the Warriors was not what the Grizzlies expected, but the lineup sent by the Grizzlies was really beyond the Warriors' expectations.
The Warriors thought the Grizzlies would send out a running and gunning lineup, because the Grizzlies had an advantage in the first half of the second quarter with the running and gunning lineup, and the Warriors wanted to take advantage of this and use the five small lineup to break the opponent.
But unexpectedly, the Grizzlies sent out two substitutes to start in the third quarter, and Randolph and Aldridge, the two starters, were resting on the bench!
Obviously, the big men lineup is not advantageous, and Aldridge and Randolph are not advantageous when they are there. The Grizzlies actually sent out two big men who are obviously weaker. This Warriors head coach Steve Kerr really didn't expect it.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors attacked first.
The Grizzlies defended a pseudo-zone defense, Paul George defended Curry, Carter defended Harden, Sun Ce defended Iguodala, Yi Jianlian expanded to defend Draymond Green, and Gobert was between Harrison Barnes, but did not leave the close distance.
It seems that Sun Ce or Paul George has the opportunity to defend Harrison Barnes, but the Warriors can see at a glance that Harrison Barnes was ignored by the Grizzlies!
Drummond Green passed the ball to Curry, then pulled to the right, leaving the left half court for Curry. Iguodala also led Sun Ce to the basket, and Harden went to the right 45-degree angle to contain. Only Curry, Paul George, Harrison Barnes, Gobert, and Iguodala and Sun Ce who cut to the basket were left in the left half court.
Curry did not pass the ball directly to Harrison Barnes, but chose to break through!
Curry's breakthrough is not easy to defend, and his burst speed is not fast, but his sense of rhythm is very good. Paul George failed to defend alone. At this time, Sun Ce and Gobert quickly switched defense under the basket. Gobert went inside and stuck to Iguodala. Sun Ce did not switch to defend Harrison Barnes in the bottom corner, but blocked Curry who broke in!
Curry then passed the ball to Harrison Barnes, completely helping Harrison Barnes create an open three-point opportunity. If it was a direct pass, Sun Ce, who was chasing Iguodala, would definitely be able to rush to Harrison Barnes in the first place. Since they wanted to create an open space for their teammates and it was not troublesome, Draymond Green and Curry both chose to help Harrison Barnes create an absolute large gap.
As soon as Harrison Barnes received the ball, the boos from the fans at the scene immediately reached the highest level!
At this time, Paul George rushed towards Harrison Barnes. Although he was far away and it was impossible to interfere, he rushed over.
With the expectations of his teammates, listening to the boos of the fans, and Paul George rushing over fiercely... Harrison Barnes took the shot, but he was not firm. The pressure was too great for him!
Harrison Barnes missed the first three-pointer in the third quarter!
Gobert received the defensive rebound!
The opponent missed the big gap, which was quite unexpected for Sun Ce. It was a pleasant surprise. He just wanted to create a single opportunity for Curry, and then consume Curry with Paul George. He didn't give Curry a chance to shoot, and was ready to be scored by the Warriors.
Sun Ce received the ball and wanted to start a fast break. The four players on the outside of the opponent had retreated. Harrison Barnes missed the shot and was annoyed. His professionalism made him block Sun Ce in the first place.
Sun Ce did not force a fast break, but passed the ball to Paul George and fell into a positional battle.
After Paul George arrived at the frontcourt, he encountered Harden's defense, Curry defended Carter, Iguodala defended Sun Ce, Harrison Barnes defended Yi Jianlian, and Drummond Green under the basket could really hold off Gobert, who had no independent offensive ability at all.
Paul George waved to Carter and asked for a pick-and-roll!
After the pick-and-roll, Paul George encountered Curry's switch defense and was stuck. He had no good chance to jump because the opponent's elbow was too strong.
But Paul George didn't force a shot. He was ready for a pick-and-roll breakthrough!
Harrison Barnes on the wing came over to double-team, and Paul George passed the ball to Yi Jianlian on the sideline. Yi Jianlian was ready. He took a decisive three-point shot after receiving the ball... He took a three-point shot without hesitation and hit it steadily!
The sidelines on both sides are Yi Jianlian's three-point strengths! It is also the key to his breakthrough to the A-level first-class level in Sun Ce's system evaluation and getting an 8 million contract before his salary skyrocketed!
74 to 66, the Grizzlies' lead expanded to 8 points!
Attack and defense changed, the Warriors attacked, and Iguodala advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Draymond Green. Draymond Green found that the opponent had the same defensive strategy as in the previous round.
It cannot be said that Harrison Barnes missed a three-pointer and did not create opportunities for him. Didn't Curry also miss 4 three-pointers in the first half? If he didn't give him opportunities, the opponent would be able to defend better.
Draymond Green and Curry helped Harrison Barnes create a three-pointer opportunity again, but they overestimated Harrison Barnes's heart. This time Harrison Barnes was more hesitant than in the previous round. Paul George rushed in front of him, and he hurriedly threw the ball out.
Missed!
Fortunately, the ball bounced farther this time. Iguodala took advantage of his flexibility to grab the ball first, passed Gobert who was blocking him, and made a layup, helping the Warriors stabilize the situation.
Harrison Barnes' teammates were a little confused. In their opinion, Harrison Barnes has made great progress this year and is no longer the weakling with a hit rate of more than 30% last season. They think it is a wrong decision for the Grizzlies to leave Harrison Barnes alone, because Harrison Barnes has hit 51% of his field goal hit rate and 42% of his three-point hit rate so far this season. Although he only averages 11 points per game, he is already an excellent defensive small forward with space control.
But when Harrison Barnes faced a strong enemy like the Grizzlies and served as an important shooter in the key third quarter to overtake the score, he proved to his teammates with his strength that he was not good at the critical moment!
There was no time to find out what happened to Harrison Barnes, and the Warriors quickly retreated.
Sun Ce received the serve and pushed forward. This time Paul George, Carter and Yi Jianlian opened up space. Sun Ce pressed the rhythm and pushed to the frontcourt before the 8-second violation. After Gobert got to the basket, Sun Ce continued to call out and hit Curry!
Curry wanted to curse, but he had no choice but to stick to him at the first time, at least not giving Sun Ce a chance to jump.
Sun Ce did not intend to force a shot by relying on his height advantage under the basket. Although Gobert was very good at offensive rebounding, if you don't look at the numbers, just compare him with other offensive rebounding masters, Gobert averaged 19 minutes per game this season, got 4.5 points and 5.9 rebounds, of which 2.4 were offensive rebounds. The probability of offensive rebounds exceeded most centers, but Sun Ce still chose to force a breakthrough!
This time Harrison Barnes did not take it back. Sun Ce rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, one step away from the free throw line, suddenly stopped, turned around, and accelerated and changed direction while moving!
The 5th level of accelerated change of direction while moving was triggered. Sun Ce's sprinting momentum was already old, but suddenly he broke out again, and his speed was even faster than before, soaring to the S-level burst acceleration, and Curry, who could only barely keep up, was directly thrown away.
Sun Ce stepped into the three-second zone, took a step, and jumped towards Drummond Green while Drummond Green was in a panic!
Drummond Green sang "I want to escape, but I can't" in his heart... He was blocked by Gobert, and was pressed by Sun Ce together with Gobert, watching Sun Ce smash the ball into the basket over their heads!
Watching Sun Ce dunk like a big spider and high-five Gobert after landing, Drummond Green didn't even want to be angry.
Can the center on the opposite side have some dignity as a center? He was dunked by his teammates! If it weren't for that guy, Draymond could have avoided it!
As for blocking... Sun Ce rushed in like that, and rushed in at an explosive speed that he couldn't react to when he suddenly changed direction from the right side of the three-second zone. He is not Tabit, so it's useless to rush in!
After taking a deep breath, Drummond Green picked up the ball and passed it to Iguodala. He found that something was wrong!
The current situation seemed to be very unfavorable to them. They were very strong in the third quarter, but they failed to play well from the beginning!
The key was that Harrison Barnes could not make a three-pointer, while Yi Jianlian could make a three-pointer.
This is a big problem!
In terms of basketball IQ, among the players on the court, Drummond Green may be the one with the highest basketball IQ. His ball control is not the best among players of the same height, his passing is not the best, and his shooting is even more important, but he is a very important part of the Warriors' offense, and his basketball IQ plays an extremely critical role.
Just as Drummond Green expected, they got into big trouble next!
They hesitated about passing the ball to Harrison Barnes, and the Grizzlies took advantage of this to let Gobert guard the close distance and the basket. Whether Curry or Harden was holding the ball, they would defend the mid-range and long-range shots, and they would not rush in or not.
As for the passing and cutting cooperation of Draymond Green or Iguodala's high-post pass, Curry singled out Paul George, Harden singled out Carter, these two points have such obvious advantages, which are far worse than the high-post or top arc pass to create opportunities for role players or the wave combination to score independently.
Moreover, no matter how they play, the Warriors feel like they are playing 4 against 5!
On the other hand, the Grizzlies are addicted to calling names, and Sun Ce and Paul George take turns calling names to play Curry!
Originally, because the Warriors have Thabit in the interior, Sun Ce has given up the calling name tactic, because they don't have a strong body like James, and calling Curry is not as easy to crush as James.
Curry's defense is not good, but not bad. His defensive strength lies in his pair of unicorn arms that have been single for many years before he found a girlfriend. He can well limit the opponent's full jump, and he has a clear mind and is very adaptable to the new rules of defense. When confronting, he has a very good grasp of the scale, making the opponent uncomfortable to jump.
But after Sun Ce and Coach Hollins discussed, according to the analysis of the opponent's relatively difficult situation in the past dozen games, the opponent may not replace Thabeet for most of the third quarter, but "learn from their Grizzlies to use the death five small to impact the score."
At this time, you can play a call-and-shoot, let Gobert play, the most important thing is not defense, but Gobert's height, just like Thabeet's 221 cm on the court no one dares to let him move at close range and under the basket, Gobert's 216 cm height has a similar effect.
The key is the third point - Yi Jianlian!
The Grizzlies have nothing else, just have various types of inside players, more people means you can do whatever you want, three-point space power forward, they also have!
Harrison Barnes is a very good help defense player, he can quickly close in to block Sun Ce or Paul George's pick-and-roll breakthrough, at this time it depends on Yi Jianlian's mid-range and long-range shots, three-pointers or mid-range shots, this is up to Yi Jianlian to choose, he must know clearly which position he can shoot more accurately tonight.
Yi Jianlian's three-point shooting tonight was indeed good, with a high success rate, which made the Grizzlies play well offensively.
But the Grizzlies' goal was not this, but to consume Curry as much as possible!
They singled out Curry, let Paul George, who was not as good as Klay Thompson in defending the rhythm flow outside, defend Curry, and Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian were ready to double-team Curry at any time...consume Curry from all aspects.
This point was also successful.
As for Harrison Barnes, he missed three three-pointers halfway through the third quarter until the official timeout. It was purely a beautiful accident. Sun Ce didn't expect that Harrison Barnes, who had a 42% three-point shooting rate and an average of 1.2 three-pointers per game since the start of this season, would become more and more panicked!
Sun Ce just wanted to consume Curry and try to ensure that the score difference would not be quickly caught up by the opponent in the third quarter. Unexpectedly, in the first half of the third quarter, 5 minutes and 56 seconds were played, and the Grizzlies played a wave of 16 to 11!
87 to 67, when the Warriors called a timeout, the Grizzlies had expanded their lead to 10 points!
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Steve Kerr gritted his teeth and replaced Curry for a rest. Originally, Curry played slowly in the first half and was only responsible for receiving the ball and shooting and strong shots for key balls. There was no big problem for him to play the whole second half.
Compared with when he first entered the NBA, Curry has made great progress in all aspects, whether in terms of body thickness or physical strength. He is close to his peak period, and his physical strength distribution has become better. He knows how to distribute physical strength in what kind of game. For example, in the playoffs last season, Curry played 44 minutes per game, scored 28.3 points, 45% shooting rate and 43% three-point shooting rate, and 5.6 assists.
But Curry was too miserable in the first half of the third quarter. Steve Kerr obviously discovered the difference in defensive treatment between Curry and Harden. Even if Paul George is not as good at defending Curry as Klay Thompson and Sun Ce, he is better than Carter.
When Curry and Harden broke through, Sun Ce or Yi Jianlian's double teaming of Curry was obviously faster and more decisive than double teaming of Harden. Generally speaking, Harden's breakthrough only encountered two defenses, one from the outside and one from Gobert under the basket, while Curry was blocked to death.
That's not all. Curry could be targeted on the defensive end. Once Gobert passed the offensive rebound of Sun Ce's baseline hook shot to Carter. Carter received the ball, but did not shoot directly. Instead, he waited for Curry to jump on him and then passed it to Sun Ce. Sun Ce continued to call... When the Warriors found out about this, the Grizzlies had already gained momentum.
The 10-point difference is not a big deal. There is still one and a half quarters left. Harrison Barnes made a mistake. There is nothing we can do about it. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
The key is the opponent's tactics! Steve Kerr wanted to go over and ask the opposing player, Baldy Ho, where the hell did you come up with these weird tricks!