Chapter 903 Crisis and Turning Point!

On June 11, 2022, the Finals G5 between the Bucks and Warriors will continue at the Golden Eagle Arena in Milwaukee.

Because before the start of this game, the score between the Warriors and Bucks was already 3-1, and the Warriors had already got the match point, so the Warriors only need to win any game in the next game. Get the championship.

Therefore, from the beginning of this game, NBA President Jordan will follow the game with the championship trophy and FMVP trophy.

If the Warriors can successfully win this game, then he can award the award in this game. If the Warriors lose this game, they will have to continue running around with the game.

Under the 22111 competition format, to be honest, not only the players will be running around more and will be more tired, but even the audience will be running around very much.

And this year's finals also have great special significance.

Because this finals is likely to be the last championship that Chen Xiao will win in his career, many Chen Xiao fans do not want to miss such a grand event and choose to follow the game all the time.

Not to mention these ordinary Chen Xiao fans, such as Dayao, Wade, Luo Ge, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett, O'Neal, Driver, Ginobili, Rose, Jimmy Butler, Cousins, Starting from this game, Granger, Roy and other Chen Xiao's friends and teammates also chose to follow the game and witness the last glory of Chen Xiao's career.

In his 20-year career, Chen Xiao has brought out countless players. In fact, there are more than 20 players above the All-Star level.

James, Boozer, Martin, Richard Jefferson in the Nets, LeBron James in the Cavaliers, Tyson Chandler, Darius Miles, Gerald Wallace, Grams Lawford, even more so with the Bobcats and Warriors.

And these people, all came to the scene for this game.

If Chen Xiao cannot end the Bucks in this game, then they will follow the Warriors to Golden State.

Therefore, before the start of this game, many experts said that this game will be a big gathering of the NBA. This is really not a joke.

Before the game started, TNT specially made a statistics on the audience of this game. Almost all of the 75 major NBA stars this year were present except for those who passed away.

You know, the NBA officials did not invite them, they all came here spontaneously.

After all, not to mention Chen Xiao's status in the NBA, it is just the eleventh time that Chen Xiao has been crowned the championship in his career. This is enough for people to witness on the spot.

I don’t know how long it will take for a player like this to appear again and an event like this to happen again.

Because of the specialness of this game, and because of the specialness of Chen Xiao and the Warriors winning the championship, there are really many celebrities watching this game.

But for both sides who were already on the court at this time, it was certainly impossible for such a celebrity audience to affect them.

The Bucks' starting players at home in this game have not changed, with center Portis, power forward Antetokounmpo, small forward Durant, and guards Holiday and Curry.

It’s not that they don’t want to change, it’s that they really can’t change.

On the Warriors' side, the starters for this game are center Chen Xiao, power forward Wiggins, small forward Klay, shooting guard Alexander, and point guard Morant.

This is also the same as the starting lineup for the two home games.

Compared with the Bucks who cannot change, the Warriors can actually change.

Even before the game, many experts believed that the Warriors should be slightly more conservative in this game and would put Herbert Jones or Marvin Bagley who can defend in the starting lineup to increase the team's strength. defense.

But when the game finally started and both teams started, Cole's radicalness still surprised these NBA experts.

"Those who think Cole will change his lineup in this game don't understand the Warriors very well and they don't understand the current God. If God wants to achieve invincible singles, he needs his teammates to create enough space for him. When the hero When the Deer team used the Big Three to attack like crazy, God had to resist with his teammates and could only maximize his own offense. Since he couldn't guard his opponents anyway, he couldn't use the limited space to strengthen useless defense. "

"I think the only thing Cole considered before the game was whether to start Michael Porter Jr. or Alexander. In the end, he chose Alexander. This shows that Cole believes that the Warriors players are better than Chen Xiaohe. It is also important to have a third super strong ball-handling point besides Morant. This is to prevent the Bucks from gambling defensively after God and Morant. The Warriors have no one to sort out the offense and end up with offensive chaos. "

It has to be said that Maizi's pre-match analysis was still very correct. Before the start of this game, the only thing Cole struggled with was this point.

In this finals, Michael Porter Jr. shot better three-pointers than Alexander. If Michael Porter Jr. is used as a shooter around Morant and Chen Xiao, he will naturally be better and even defend better. Better, after all, Michael Porter Jr. is taller.

But after careful consideration, Cole gave up this idea. The Bucks' defense is not as strong as the Lakers, but it is also very strong. It is better to be a little more secure.

Therefore, when others see the Warriors' starting lineup, they think Cole is taking the ultimate risk in this game.

As everyone knows, Cole was actually conservative in this game.

In the center of the court, tonight is a jump ball between Chen Xiao and Portis. Chen Xiao's current bounce, let him jump the ball, isn't this just a gift?

So Chen Xiao didn't even jump. Instead, he stepped slightly and stretched out his hands, then retreated directly.

The Bucks attacked first. Curry received Antetokounmpo's return ball and did not rush to push the fast break.

The Warriors' lineup is small and their position defense is poor, but their retreat speed is really fast.

If the Bucks want to pick up the pace, that will be beneficial to the Warriors.

For the Warriors' starting lineup, the most difficult thing to defend is actually the position.

After the Bucks fell into position, whether it was a Dooku pick-and-roll, a pick-and-roll between Curry and Antetokounmpo, or even a pick-and-roll between Antetokounmpo and Durant, the Bucks were basically unable to guard anyone. .

So in the end, the Warriors were also very good, that is, just like the Bucks, they huddled together and shrank.

Except for Curry, if other Bucks players shoot from the outside, the Warriors' interference is actually very limited.

This is also a test of the Bucks players' shooting ability and touch.

I have to say that the Bucks and Warriors are really interesting teams. Not only do they have the same team building system, but they also have the same advantages and disadvantages. Even in the end, the two teams' offensive and defensive methods are completely different. it's the same.

After all, Cole started studying former Bucks legendary head coach Terry Porter's fifth grade more than ten years ago, and Bucks head coach Ray Allen is a student brought out by Terry Porter. Because of Terry Porter's five players, Ray Allen's career has risen from a superstar to a historical super giant, Mr. 30,000 points, scoring champion, MVP, three-pointer, and Barkley's top five monsters forever.

Therefore, in a sense, Ray Allen and Cole are actually brothers, but Ray Allen is the direct descendant and Cole is the stolen teacher.

But, even though he was stealing a lesson, Cole did learn the essence.

And this is why even though the Bucks have been dominant in the NBA in recent years, it is extremely difficult every time they face the Warriors.

Not only are the two teams identical, they can also be said to be twins. They understand each other too well.

This incomparable understanding of each other is really painful sometimes.

For example, Curry was entangled by Clay after handing the ball to Antetokounmpo on the court.

Curry made two consecutive fake returns in an attempt to come out and catch the basketball from Antetokounmpo's hand, but Clay saw through his two consecutive returns.

This really pains Curry and gives Antetokounmpo a headache.

Durant serves as a pillar for Curry, Antetokounmpo passes the ball, and Curry moves. The three-person offensive system can be said to be truly invincible when facing other opponents.

But against the Warriors...

Not to mention other times, let’s just talk about this finals. How many times were they cracked by the Warriors?

In the end, there was no other way. Antetokounmpo failed to find Curry immediately and could only hit the ball to Durant.

Durant, who caught the ball in one step from the three-point line, dribbled the ball one step, faced Wiggins' help and hit a mid-range jumper.

Durant's singles are still stable, but for the Bucks, they could have had a solid three-pointer opportunity, but in the end it could only become a two-pointer opportunity.

This is very regrettable.

And more importantly, as the finals progressed, Curry was entangled by Clay, and Durant's shooting space was also getting smaller. If he had faced other teams just now, Durant would not have needed to take a move at all. It can be pulled out directly.

The reason for this move is because the defender who originally defended Antetokounmpo is also beside him.

Against other opponents, if other teams want to block Curry's movement, they need at least one and a half defenders, and one defender is simply not enough.

But in this finals, Clay single-handedly entangled Curry.

Although Curry can still average 20+ per game in this finals and is very efficient, basically, there is no explosion in the entire finals.

It is precisely because Curry is entangled by Clay alone that the Bucks' offense is said to be invincible, but in fact it is not that invincible.

Moreover, if Curry cannot get rid of Klay's entanglement, the Bucks' offense will become increasingly difficult to defeat in the future.

On the contrary, on the Warriors, everyone in the starting lineup can shoot, Morant is so good at breaking out, and Chen Xiao is so good at pick-and-roll screens. The Warriors' offense is truly an invincible offense!

Although the Big Three have greater firepower, if everyone's touch is not explosive, the Bucks will actually not be able to compete with the Warriors now.

It's the Lakers' turn to attack, with Morant and Chen Xiao picking and rolling. This is the most troublesome routine for the Bucks.

In order to prevent Morant from going straight to the basket, at the moment when the two pick and roll, the Bucks will double-team to delay Morant's inward cut. After the delay, they will then expand to defend Chen Xiao.

In fact, this process is very fast. At least, the Bucks players feel that they can do it faster than most teams in the NBA due to such delays.

But no matter how fast it is, it still gives Chen Xiao room to shoot.

And Chen Xiao, facing this kind of shooting with space, is really stable!

Facing Portis who flew out this time, Chen Xiao did not shoot directly this time. Instead, he took a step to his side and flew to Portis, and then calmly took an open shot from outside the three-point line.

A swipe!

Three point hit!

3 to 2!

When the basketball hit the net, Maizi on the sidelines looked at the players on the Bucks court with sympathy: "The Bucks have no choice. The Warriors have too much space on the court. In such a large space, there is no way." People can defend God one-on-one, and he can play with Portis in 10,000 words!"

Of course, Portis is not completely wrong. He should not fly when he knows that he is one-on-one with Chen Xiao. Instead, he should stand there and interfere with Chen Xiao at all times. He cannot try to guess Chen Xiao's next move by being clever. What to do in one step.

Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao has played in the NBA for 20 years. In these 20 years, Chen Xiao has played nearly 400 playoff games. Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao is the player who has played the most games in NBA history.

Chen Xiao is really good at basketball now.

Playing clever tricks in front of Chen Xiao is courting death.

Of course, although Portis' defense just now was a bit problematic, no one blamed him. When you put him in front of Chen Xiao, you shouldn't blame him for anything he does.

Because that person is Chen Xiao, the god of basketball!

No one blamed Portis, but Portis felt bad.

Fortunately, in the return attack, Curry finally pushed Clay away once and hit a three-pointer in response.

This time Curry pushed Klay away and the referee did not call a foul.

Clay himself did not complain.

In this year's finals, he and Curry had so many off-ball contacts. If you look carefully, 90% of the contacts were enough to call a foul.

Since both of them play without the ball, they have long been accustomed to the fact that referees basically ignore off-ball fouls in the playoffs.

So, in this finals, which matchup is the most intense?

Not Durant and Wiggins, Antetokounmpo and Chen Xiao, but Clay and Curry!

In the off-ball test where no one was paying attention, the two were wrestling almost every time they came into contact.

Therefore, Curry's three-pointer after pushing Klay just now made the audience even more jubilant.

Because it’s difficult, it’s exciting!

Because it was difficult, even though it had just started, after Curry hit his first three-pointer, he roared as if he had hit a buzzer beater.

For a moment, with Curry's roar, the intensity of the already intense game increased again.

Facing the sudden intensity, Cole frowned, because they started to fall behind in the game.

Next to him, Ray Allen was also frowning, because they were originally at a physical disadvantage, but now their physical strength was even greater.

However, neither of the two frowning coaches called a timeout to interrupt the rhythm.

Because this sudden rhythm not only brought about a crisis, but they also saw an opportunity!