warrior godfather

Chapter 197 The Power of Joint Defense

No matter what other people think, Curry has met Durant.

Under the eyes of everyone, Curry first changed direction in front of his body. Durant had to take a step back to prevent him from breaking through. Te followed his movements and turned sideways, changing the center of gravity. Curry immediately retracted his steps, without aiming at the frame, and raised his hand to throw a three-pointer!
Durant defended against Curry's three-pointer from the beginning, reacted quickly, and tried his best to interfere, but Curry's shot speed was too fast, and Durant's small step back made his foot speed unable to Keep up with Curry's movements without interfering with Curry's shots.

He could only watch helplessly as the basketball spun over his head, drew a high arc, and fell straight into the net.

At 17:21, Durant made two difficult shots to recover the point difference, which was suddenly opened up again.

"Yes! Curry made a difficult three-pointer against Durant, and his shooting is amazing!" Mike Breen said.

Jeff Van Gundy laughed:
"Mark, did you see that Durant couldn't guard Curry at all, he wasn't fast enough."

Mark Jackson's face was a bit ugly. He didn't expect the slap to come so quickly, but he still insisted and said:

"It was just an accident. I don't believe Curry can make shots like this every possession."

At this time, the Thunder launched an offense, and it was still Durant running without the ball. This time, the Warriors focused a lot of defensive attention on Durant, omitting Jeff Green who was covering him, allowing him to Fortunately, Chandler was mobile enough to interfere with Jeff Green's layup at the last moment, preventing him from scoring and protecting the rebound.

Brooks on the sidelines clapped his hands in frustration when he saw this scene, while Zhang Yu smiled and gave Chandler a thumbs up.

Brooks is really not a mediocre person. He didn't put all his treasures on Durant alone, but used his offensive threat to create opportunities for others to play the role of "Du You Gravity".

But Durant and Curry are different, that is, his threat outside the three-point line is far less than that of Curry. His off-ball running positions are mainly concentrated in the three-point line. It can also be remedied soon.

Although Durant is also running outside the three-point line without the ball, Zhang Yu's defense for him is to switch on every screen inside the three-point line, and squeeze past the screen outside the three-point line, which can give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer .

With Durant's 36.5% three-point shooting rate this season, strong shots are impossible to shoot.

In this world, there are only two people, and Zhang Yu dare not give them any room for three-point shooting, but fortunately, one of them is in the Warriors, and the other is likely to come to the Warriors next season.

The Warriors attacked, Curry still found Durant through the pick-and-roll, and the Thunder switched defenses as usual.

Although Brooks doesn't expect Durant's help defense, he is still very assured of his single defense.

Curry stuffed the braces into his mouth, slowly dribbled the ball, and looked at the spider-like Durant in front of him. Zhang Yu's words echoed in his mind-"Take his limelight back!"

After winning the Clippers, Curry has been in good condition. He has completely broken through the rookie wall, and his scoring and efficiency have returned to the pre-All-Star level, and even worse, scoring 4 30+.

Tonight, his touch has also continued. In his eyes, the basket can't be said to be as wide as the sea, but it is also as wide as Lake Michigan.

Curry narrowed his eyes and lowered his center of gravity. Since the boss said so, he must do it.

Curry still used the change of direction in front of his body first, but Durant did not retreat this time. Curry's three-pointer just now was firmly engraved in his heart. He even took a small step forward, completely covering Lived over Curry's head.

Curry paused, raised his eyes to look at the frame, and dribbled the ball backhand with his right hand, as if aiming for a three-pointer. Durant hurriedly took another step forward, but Curry immediately slapped the ball forward, and it stuck. Holding Durant's body, he squeezed past him from the left!
Durant hurriedly chased back sideways, trying to stop Curry, but Curry had already seized the half body advantage, leaned back hard, and instead used his strength to accelerate, passing Durant dry. clean.

Krstic on the inside quickly came over to make up the defense. Curry slowed down, adjusted his rhythm, and made a one-step throw from inside the free throw line, avoiding Krstic's help defense. The basketball rotated softly with a high arc , smoothly fell into the basket.

At 23:17, the Warriors' lead was further expanded.

"Mark, is this what you mean by luck?" Jeff Van Gundy laughed, "Curry's luck is too good, right?"

Mark Jackson said angrily:

"Well, I have to admit that it is really difficult for Durant to guard against Curry. You are right..."

On the sidelines, Brooks felt unbelievable watching Curry pass Durant easily. Durant is a rare genius!

He has the height and long wingspan of a center, but has the flexibility of a small forward. This abnormal physical talent can make him a scoring machine and also gives him the potential to become a defensive champion.

Although Durant's help defense is not good, his single defense is still above the average level. Why is it so easy for Curry?
Brooks clicked his lips, do you want Durant not to switch defenses?But he's a small forward. If he can't even guard guards, how can the Thunder arrange defense?

And with Durant's arrogant character, he will not accept this arrangement, but he can't let Curry just score like this...

Just when Brooks was hesitating, the Thunder and the Warriors had completed two rounds of confrontation, and Curry's three-pointer against Durant made Brooks feel relieved.

But Curry then succeeded in breaking through Durant, which made Brooks raise his heart again. Will he change his defense?

Just when Brooks was struggling, the first quarter ended and the Warriors led the Thunder by 29 points at 23:6.

Although Curry has a high success rate in singles against Durant, Durant's hand feeling tonight is also excellent. The mid-range is his killing ground. Dividing the ball made Butler, Matthews, and Varejao powerless.

Zhang Yu and the players walking off the court clapped their hands one by one, and looked up at the replay of Curry and Durant on the big screen in midair. If it weren't for Durant's unreasonable goal, the Warriors would have led by at least 10 points now.

On the other side of the tech table, Brooks smiled at Durant:

"Kevin, you've done a good job, take a good rest, the team will need you to score later."

Durant nodded, panting slightly, and beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead.

He scored 13 points in the first quarter, 2 points higher than Curry, and every offense needs to run without the ball, and when he returns to the defensive end, he has to defend Curry alone, which consumes a lot of energy.

He also wants to score points through simple offensive methods, but as long as he holds the ball, the Warriors will definitely double-team, and besides him in the Thunder's starting lineup, only Sefolosha is considered a half-shooter, and the balls he distributes are difficult to convert into points. .

At 3 minutes into the first quarter, Brooks replaced Harden on the court, but at this time Harden was very immature and could hardly take on the big responsibility. Apart from receiving Durant's ball and making a three-pointer, he had no other achievements. Thunder help is extremely limited.

After Brooks communicated with the players one by one, he took over the tactical board from the assistant coach and began to arrange tactics:
"Russell, Jeff, Chandler will definitely not play later, I need you to strengthen the impact on the inside..."

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The intermission of the first quarter ended quickly, and the two sides returned to the court. The Thunder set up a lineup of Westbrook, Ibaka, Harden, Collison and Jeff Green, while the Warriors had Pai On Lowry, Big Z, Reggie Williams, Anthony Tolliver and Azubuike.

Sitting on the sidelines, Zhang Yu looked at Thunderbolt's lineup in a leisurely manner, and chuckled lightly:
"Stephen, it seems that Brooks has the same idea as me, and wants to establish an advantage in the transition."

Silas, sitting on his left, nodded:

"He rested both Westbrook and Jeff Green for 3 minutes in the first quarter, and now let them bring a substitute, just to avoid Tyson."

"But Brooks should know what Ron is capable of. If Collison is replaced by Howard, no, even Bynum, his lineup is enough for me to have a headache, but Westbrook and Jeff Green can't do it. .” Zhang Yu laughed.

Ron Adams, who was sitting on the right, also laughed. He was very clear about the power of the defensive system he built, especially since the Thunder's lineup still lacked shooters. But with the support of the system, it is no problem to increase the strength by a few minutes.

While the three were talking and laughing, the second quarter started.

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook took the ball and went in, but he encountered a flank attack before he took a few steps. Lowry, who was waiting inside the three-point line, and Reggie Williams, who was at a 45-degree angle on the left, rushed towards him After coming over, he had no choice but to pass the ball to Jeff Green.

After Jeff Green received the ball, he continued to break through without stopping. This was specifically instructed by Brooks, but Reggie Williams and Lowry rushed towards him again. Give the ball back to Westbrook.

Then Westbrook went around to a 45-degree angle on the right, trying to avoid Reggie Williams' defense, but Anthony Toliver on the inside pounced on him again and flanked him with Lowry. The ball was passed to Ibaka at the free throw line.

Ibaka is in an open position, but at this time he has not practiced a long shot, and there is not much threat beyond the free throw line.

He hesitated for a while and didn't make a shot, but gave the ball to Harden in the corner. After receiving the ball, Harden made a three-pointer without hesitation, but the basketball went out of the frame under Azubuike's interference, and the rebound was blocked. The big Z who guards the basket is in the bag.

"Harden missed the shot! The Thunder's attack took 20 seconds, but they were still unable to break through the Warriors' defense. Instead, they gave the Warriors a chance to counterattack." Mike Breen said.

Jeff Van Gundy said in a deep voice:

"The Warriors defended the zone. They stepped up the pressure on the ball holder. Both Westbrook and Jeff Green tried to break through, but they failed to return under the double attack. The Thunder are in trouble."

Mark Jackson agreed:

"Yes, we all know that a shooter is needed to crack the zone defense. The Warriors defend two or three zones. There are actually loopholes in the 45-degree defense on both sides of the three-point line, but unfortunately, the Thunder's lineup on the court, There's no shooter other than Harden, and they can't take advantage of that loophole."

On the field, the Warriors had already completed an offense during the three-person commentary. Lowry and Big Z picked and rolled the ball to Big Z, and the latter made a successful mid-range shot.

23: 31.

Looking back, Brooks also saw the Warriors' zone defense. He instructed Harden to come to the 45-degree position as a support point, but the Warriors immediately changed to a three-two zone defense, mobilizing heavy troops to the upper line, and boldly emptying the bottom on both sides With Ibaka and Jeff Green at the corner, Harden still couldn't get an open chance.

Under the Warriors' zone defense, the Thunder couldn't make it to the inside and could only pass the ball on the outside. In the end, Westbrook made a three-pointer at the buzzer, but it was a three-pointer, which caused a burst of laughter in the Oracle Arena.

Jeff Van Gundy says:
"The Warriors' defensive strategy is very flexible. Coach Z must have made targeted arrangements. When Harden is on the line, he defends the three-two defense. When Harden is in the bottom corner, he defends the two-three defense. In short, he does not give him open shots. Chance."

In the following 4 minutes, the Thunder had no way to deal with the Warriors' zone defense, and their offense suffered repeated setbacks. Except for Lowry and Azubuike, the Warriors' substitutes were not at the average level of defense, but they crazily carried out rotation pincers. , without sparing physical strength at all, in local areas, the effect is very significant.

When the Thunder's offense was frustrated, the Warriors took the opportunity to play a defensive counterattack. Lowry and Reggie Williams rushed to the penalty area frantically, while Anthony Tolliver and Big Z were on the outside to contain them. Collison and Ibaka It was difficult to protect the frame, and the basket was completely penetrated by the Warriors.

At 8 minutes into the second quarter, Brooks saw that the point difference was stretched to 16 points, and finally couldn't hold back, called a timeout, and replaced Durant.

He also wanted to call a timeout earlier to make adjustments, but Durant is not strong, he needs to rest, and the Thunder doesn't have any supporting shooting insiders and shooters who can break the zone defense, so calling a timeout is useless.

Brooks actually wants Durant to rest for a while, but the point difference approaching 20 points makes him completely unable to sit still. If Durant is rested, the game will be spent, and the Thunder team may have to Early vacation for fishing.

There was no other way but to suffer more for Kevin.

After Durant came on the court, he achieved immediate results. He succeeded again and again on the offensive end, helping the Thunder to stabilize the situation.

Zhang Yu was also calm, and didn't adjust because Brooks was in Durant's lineup. He didn't adjust the starting lineup until 5 minutes and 15 seconds.

At this time, the point difference has been narrowed to 7 points, but after Curry came up, he replaced Durant in front of him through the pick-and-roll, and made a step-back three-pointer against him, widening the point difference to two. Counting, Thunder's momentum was also suppressed.

The remaining few minutes of the second quarter passed as the scores of the two teams staggered. After Durant came on the court, he showed great power. The score caught up to 12:45 and entered the intermission.

　Thanks snowy for the reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)