warrior godfather

Chapter 340 Unlimited Switching
Amidst the noise of the fans, the players of the two teams returned to the bench, but the atmosphere was very different.

The players on the Warriors' bench rushed into the field one after another, high-fiving their chests and celebrating with the main players, with happy smiles on their faces.

The Thunder players were silent and dazed. After mechanically high-fiving the teammates who came up to greet them, they returned to their seats in a daze.

Under this stormy counterattack of the Warriors, they all became at a loss.

Not only are the players at a loss, Brooks is also a little flustered.

Zhang Yu came up with a set of five small lineups that he thought was very deformed, but the effect was unexpectedly good. Brooks was not prepared for this, and he was not a head coach who was good at adapting to changes on the spot. On the contrary, his ability to adjust on the spot It has always been his shortcoming, and it is impossible for him to immediately come up with an effective solution.

Brooks took a deep breath, and could only make the best arrangement he could think of so far:
"Don't be discouraged, everyone, cheer up, I have found a way to deal with the Warriors, and we will resolutely attack the Warriors' restricted area later..."

……

Unlike the silent Thunder bench, the Warriors bench was full of laughter.

Zhang Yu glanced over the crowd, nodded slightly, with a satisfied smile on his face.

A hearty defensive counterattack can best ignite the passion of the fans and the state of the players.

The fighting spirit and enthusiasm of the generals of the Warriors have been fully stimulated by the continuous fast breaks. With the cheers and cheers of thousands of Warriors fans in the audience, the momentum has completely come to the Warriors. Now they only have one thought, that Just go back to the field and completely tear your opponent apart!

Zhang Yu slapped the tactical board heavily, and said loudly:

"You guys did a great job, just fight like this! If you try harder, your opponent will collapse soon. Believe me, no one can withstand your impact, no one!"

……

The timeout ended quickly, and the two teams returned to the field.

Yu Jia looked at the lineups of the two teams and said:
"Both sides have maintained the lineup just now. The Warriors still don't have a center. The Thunder's three young men are all on the court. Let's see what adjustments Brooks will make. The Warriors' small lineup is very effective defensively...Director Zhang, in your opinion, What should the Thunder do to break the Warriors' small lineup?"

Zhang Weiping thought for a while and said:

"The Thunder have to hit the basket and can no longer play singles outside. The Warriors play center with Green who is less than two meters tall. His frame protection must be far worse than Chandler. The Thunder have to play Perkins, Iraq Bacca's height advantage, more attacking the Warriors' penalty area..."

While the two were analyzing the situation of the game, the Thunder sent a sideline ball. As expected by Zhang Weiping, Westbrook threw the ball to Perkins on the inside and asked him to play Green in a low post.

Before the timeout, Ibaka had proved with his actual performance that his singles against Leonard were not effective, and Brooks did not let him singles again.

After Perkins got the ball, the Thunder players scattered, and he then began to hit Green with his back.

Perkins is not a center with strong low-post singles ability, but facing Green, he is still very confident. His height and weight advantages are too great. In front of Green, Perkins feels that he is O'Neal.

But this time the Warriors did not defend single-handedly as before. Just as Perkins started his back-up posture, Tony Allen on the weak side decisively came up to pinch. At the same time, Butler took turns to the weak side. The position between Rand and Harden, always pay attention to the movement of the strong side, ready to cut off the pass at any time.

Facing Green and Tony Allen's fierce pincer attack, Perkins was in a hurry. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Durant at a 45-degree angle on the weak side was open, and hurriedly passed the ball.

But Perkins' pass was accurately predicted by Butler, who had been prepared for a long time. He made a sudden pounce, stabbed the ball forward, and then followed with a big stride.

Yu Jia shouted:
"Butler steals the ball -- straight to the fast break! Durant chases, follows Butler all the way to the hoop -- Butler leans back, ref blows -- Butler layup, it's a 2+1!"

"***! ***!"

After landing, Butler showed off his muscles to the audience, and the fans responded with the most enthusiastic cheers.

Zhang Weiping praised:
"This is the third steal for the Warriors, right? The Warriors' defense in the third quarter is really tight! Brooks let Perkins play in the low post, but this is not his specialty, he can't do this. Looking at it this way, the Thunder can't beat the Warriors." defense."

On the field, Butler stood on the free throw line, and amidst the cheers of the fans, he made a steady hit and added a penalty.

74: 70.

The Thunder players who had been intercepted looked at each other, seeing the panic in each other's eyes, and then turned to look at Brooks on the sidelines.

They have now become frightened birds. They don't know how to deal with the Warriors' impeccable defense, nor do they know how to deal with the Warriors' overwhelming counterattack.

But Brooks couldn't help it, his mind was like a mess, without clear thoughts.

It’s not that there have been short and strong centers in the league. Ben Wallace is the most famous one, but he is just a traditional center because of his short height. The Pistons are also a traditional team. Except for the short center, other positions are all Traditional team configuration.

But the Warriors are different. They pushed Green from the fourth position to the fifth position, and put two wings and two guards next to him. This is completely beyond Brooks' cognition.

You know, even the Golden State gang under the old Nelson kept center Biedrins, but replaced the fourth position with a wing striker, dragging down the Mavericks with speed, but today's Warriors have achieved In order to completely go to the center and put on a high-speed rotation of five small lineups, Brooks completely lost his tricks.

In the end, Brooks chose the safest and most mediocre way to deal with it, which is to let the stars decide the game.

Since it is impossible to crack the Warriors' defense at the tactical level, it can only rely on talent.

Brooks took a deep look at Durant with a solemn expression.

He pinned all his hopes on Durant, the person he relied on most.

……

On the court, Westbrook came to the frontcourt with the ball and handed the ball to Durant according to Brooks' instructions just now.

Durant took the ball, waited for his teammates to pull away, and picked and rolled with Perkins. The Warriors continued to implement the strategy of switching defenses, and Green switched in front of Durant.

Durant now has unlimited firepower, and he can fight as he wants, but after being intercepted by Leonard just now, he became jealous of Leonard and changed it to cover Green for singles.

But Durant underestimated Green's confrontation and agility. His movement and control skills were not as perfect as they were later, and he didn't get rid of Green's defense.

Leonard and Butler shrunk to protect the rebound, and the Warriors immediately counterattacked, but this time the Thunder retreated quickly and did not give the Warriors a chance to break fast. Curry suppressed the rhythm and took advantage of the situation.

He observed the running position of his teammates and waved to the inside. Green came up to cover him, the Thunder directly switched defenses, and Perkins switched in front of Curry.

Curry waved his hand directly, and his teammates pulled away. After he found the rhythm through a small change of direction, he directly raised his hand and shot a three-pointer. Perkins tried his best to interfere, but he missed by a tiny bit. He could only watch the basketball fly by. , fell into the nest.

brush!
77: 70.

After the round transition, Durant finally stopped calling the pick-and-roll, but singled Butler. After the breakthrough was blocked, he made a mid-range jumper and hit the iron under Butler's interference.

After Green protected the rebound, he pushed directly to counterattack and passed it to Curry who followed up on the right wing. Curry caught the ball from outside the three-point line and shot it.

80: 70.

boom!
Curry's three-pointer completely detonated the atmosphere of the entire Oracle Center. Almost everyone stood up, waved their hands, shouted Curry's name, and made all kinds of weird noises.

"Curry! Curry!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Yu Jia said loudly:
"Curry's ultra-long three-pointer! The Warriors overtook the Thunder by 10 points. They played a 22:0 and completely reversed the situation. This is going to take away the rhythm of the game. Now we need Thunder stars. Step up, especially Durant."

As soon as Yu Jia finished speaking, Durant finally scored. He singled Butler and hit a three-pointer.

80: 73.

But this is just a drop in the bucket. Facing the Warriors' unlimited defense, the Thunder has no other good offensive means except for singles, but under the defense line composed of Butler, Leonard, Green and Tony Allen, Durant, Westbrook and Harden's singles efficiency is very low.

Brooks let Perkins and Ibaka try a few more low post singles, all of which were fruitless under the contraction of the Warriors.

Later, Brooks also gave up. Ibaka and Perkins are not low-post aggressive insiders.

The Thunder's offense was completely blocked, but the Warriors' offense flourished. A large number of steals and backcourt rebounds turned into a steady stream of counterattack opportunities. rise.

Curry set his bow and arrows on the outside, and the other four charged forward, tearing the Thunder's defense to pieces. Moreover, Curry, Butler and Green all have the ability to handle the ball, and they can send the ball to the most suitable position in the counterattack, allowing the Warriors The fast break is more unpredictable.

Under the Warriors' torrential defensive counterattack, the Thunder's lack of discipline defense was even more leaky. Curry, who was heavily double-teamed in the first half, entered his favorite rhythm, and he was like a fish in water in the fast-paced offensive and defensive transition.

他第三节投篮11投7中，三分8投5中，罚球2中2，单节狂砍21分，带领勇士打出42:17的超级攻击波，一举将分差拉开到19分，以100:81的比分进入第四节。

During the break between festivals, Yu Jia looked at the technical statistics in his hands and said with emotion:
"The Warriors' five small lineup in the third quarter was terrible. They sent 7 blocks and 3 steals in 6 minutes, and scored 42 points. The Thunder only scored 11 points, and the margin was 31 points. Spoiled the game, the Thunder couldn't stand it at all."

Zhang Weiping nodded and said:

"The Warriors use unlimited defenses to force the Thunder to play singles, and their lineup's single defense ability is too strong. The Thunder's singles are difficult to work, so that the Warriors' small lineup has a lot of opportunities to counterattack. Curry shot too much. Chasing more three-pointers, the impact of the other four players is very strong, completely breaking the Thunder."

"Director Zhang, what do you think is the key to the success of the Warriors' small lineup?" Yu Jia asked.

Zhang Weiping thought for a while and said:

"Green, Green's defense is the key to the Warriors' small lineup. For a while in the third quarter, the Thunder allowed Perkins to single Green in the low post. The effect was not very good, because Green can top Perkins and create double-teams for his teammates. Opportunity, he won’t suffer from switching defenses to outside players, and the effect of defending Durant, Westbrook and Harden alone is not bad. It is precisely because Green is at the fifth position that the Warriors can switch defenses infinitely.”

"Then do you think other teams in the league can imitate the Warriors and put up this five-small lineup?"

Zhang Weiping shook his head and said:

"It's still too early to say this. The Thunder obviously panicked in the third quarter. They didn't play tactics. The offensive end was full of singles. Their interior was not strong enough to punish the small lineup. The Warriors' five minors really played. , but whether this lineup can be equally effective against other teams remains to be seen.”

……

After the start of the fourth quarter, the two sides joined the lineup. With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Harden, who was replaced, returned to the battle and led a group of substitutes. contest.

The difference from the transition period of the second quarter is that Harden consumed a lot of energy in the third quarter, not only in offensive singles, the Warriors accelerated the pace of the game in the third quarter, and Harden had to follow the Warriors' offensive and defensive transitions back and forth. Running, although he failed to defend against the Warriors' several fast breaks, he consumed most of his stamina.

But the Warriors deployed a mixed lineup composed of Jeremy Lin, Clay, Danny Green, Yi Jianlian, and Chandler. Under Zhang Yu's instructions, they flanked Harden and forced him to play.

Without Westbrook and Durant around Harden, the ability of others to attack independently is extremely limited. As long as Harden passes the ball, the Thunder's offense will completely fall into the quagmire.

On the other hand, the Warriors, with Danny Green and Clare opening up the space, their running off the ball involved a large part of the Thunder's defensive attention, allowing Jeremy Lin to easily penetrate through the pick-and-roll with Chandler and Yi Jianlian in the middle. The Thunder's defense line is broken, and the Thunder's defense is not good, nor is it not.

After only 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, the Warriors opened up the point difference to 24 points. Brooks turned his head and looked at the bewildered faces on the bench. The main players who were devastated sighed and called a timeout.

He's not going to be in the starting lineup, he's going to be in the third team.

Brooks knew very well that the team had lost their fighting spirit. Most importantly, he didn't know how to break the Warriors' five small lineups. It would be useless to start and play again. It would only add shame and ridicule.

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