NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 163 Big Score 1 to 0
Thompson had already made the catch action in advance, but the ball did not reach the designated place according to the running tactics.

As the catcher, Thompson was the first to see who the shadow was.

Beverly!
As if he had already judged the passing route, he gave up on his defender and rushed out.

Green also felt incredible.

You know, Beverly's defender is Curry!

In this game, the Timberwolves defended Curry for the entire game, and even used BOX-1 to defend Curry. It stands to reason that everyone's defensive resources should be tilted on Curry at this time!

Before the timeout, Curry had more than two defenders watching all the time, and even when Curry broke through, five people were attracted in Curry's direction.

Curry's appeal has already been played out.

Besides, even if Curry hasn't surrendered yet, even with Curry's current name, it should attract two defensive talents.

But the focus of the Timberwolves' attention now has become Thompson.

And Beverly still gave up defending Curry to make this steal, which is too outrageous.

After Beverley grabbed the ball, he was sprinting himself.

Even if Thompson reacts immediately, he needs a process of starting to speed up if he wants to turn back and run back.

Beverly's athletic ability is excellent. He was not trusted by NBA teams before, and it was not because of his lack of athletic ability.

Beverley doesn't handle the ball enough to be at an NBA level, doesn't play well, and doesn't play well offensively, which is enough to turn off interest for a player who is undersized.

But his athletic ability is not. His athletic ability is not top-notch but also above-average.

Thompson, who needs to accelerate from the start, did not catch up with Beverly.

Faced with an empty basket, Beverly chose to go forward with an empty basket.

He doesn't need to show his dunking ability, and he's not good at doing it himself. He has to focus on the defensive end.

Timberwolves 89:85 Warriors.

After Beverly made a layup, Green and Thompson arrived.

Thompson was a little dissatisfied, and gave Green a puzzled expression, the meaning was obvious.

You have seen people still pass it on?

Green knew the ball belonged to him, but he also had difficulties.

First of all, he played according to tactics, and secondly, Beverly's surprise attack was very concealed, and he was attracted by Curry so he didn't think too much.

But Green knew that at this point, it was pointless to argue with his teammates.

Green patted his chest, indicating that the ball was his.

Thompson is not the kind of person who chatters, and he didn't say anything else when he saw Green like this.

"Focus!"

Cole was on the sidelines and said loudly to the sidelines.

But he has nothing to blame the players. This tactic is the tactic he arranged. No matter who made the mistake, Green or Thompson were running according to the tactic and not running around.

So it can only make the players more serious.

After Cole said that, he folded his hands on his chest, and took two steps on the spot with some irritability.

He looked at Beverly the Timberwolf, and then at Su Chen.

"I don't know if it was the player Beverly's own judgment, or that guy guessed it."

Cole was thinking with some annoyance.

If it is Beverly's own judgment, then this player may cause a lot of trouble for the Warriors throughout the series.

But if it was Su Chen who predicted his tactics, then it was Su Chen who saw him through, which would make this series more difficult for Cole.

It was not impossible for Cole to understand Su Chen's anticipation of his tactics.

To be honest, the Warriors' record this season was able to rush to the third place in the Western Conference, and he mostly referred to Su Chen's tactics.

Although he knew these tactics himself, Su Chen's tactical system was obviously much more mature than his.

At the beginning of the season, the Warriors had a poor record.

There are reasons for running-in, and there are also reasons for him to use his own tactics. After he put down his prejudices and started using Su Chen's tactics, the gains were immediate.

Warriors attack round.

Cole was a little nervous, because the second round he arranged was also a gaggle (a group) tactic.

And this tactic is a tactic that Su Chen used a lot in last season's playoffs.

That is, Curry and Thompson went inside for a cross-run, and then double-screened the pick-and-roll, and Green dealt the cards to choose an opportunity point.

The ball is indeed running according to the tactics.

After Green got the ball, Curry and Thompson made a baseline crossover.

Curry is a screen fake run, the real point is Thompson.

After the ball was cross-screened, the Timberwolves' defense directly switched, and Beverly, who was defending Curry, directly switched to defending Thompson.

In order to prevent the situation in the last round, Green added a little pass advance.

Beverly couldn't steal the ball, but it became more difficult for Thompson to catch the ball.

Thompson didn't know that Green was going to pass like this. Without preparation, he didn't catch the ball securely.

Beverly didn't steal the pass, but according to Su Chen's arrangement, he didn't defend Thompson's front at all.

It seemed that Thompson was ahead of Beverly, but he barely squeezed halfway away.

When Thompson didn't catch it firmly, he was directly defended by Beverly's bite, and the ball came out of his hand.

In order to fight for the ball, Thompson jumped in the direction of the ball, trying to protect the ball.

But with such a jump, he didn't control the ball at the first time, but it made him lose his focus and couldn't continue to fight for the ball.

Beverly stabilized his body, the ball was in mid-air, and was directly snatched by Beverly.

Beverly grabbed the ball and directly launched a fast break.

Green was slow to react to the last ball. Seeing that Thompson did not catch the ball firmly, Green made a slow retreat in advance to defend the ball.

Green successfully returned to defense.

But Iguodala also followed up.

Beverley charged toward the basket, attracted Green's defense, and passed directly to Iguodala.

After Iguodala received the ball, before Green even turned around and stood up, he saw that Iguodala had already dunked.

boom!
Iguodala made a misplaced dunk and directly dunked Green.

When Green thought that he was about to be dunked, he pulled Iguodala with his hands, but Iguodala's core strength is good, so a simple pull would not disturb him much.

beep!
Green's gesture of reaching out and pulling was also caught by the referee.

This is a 2+1!

Iguodala walks to the free throw line and hits the free throw.

Timberwolves 92:85 Warriors.

Cole took the initiative to call a timeout and within two rounds after arranging tactics, he was directly beaten 5-0.

This is simply unbelievable.

After Iguodala made the free throw, there were cheers all over the target center.

Beverly looked very excited, it was his two key defenses that made this 5-0.

beep!
Kerr knew that his tactics had been seen through.

Quickly called a short timeout.

In a short period of time, the Warriors were stopped twice in a row, looking very passive.

The atmosphere of the entire Warriors also seemed a little depressed.

Thompson had communicated with Green just now, but after this round, Thompson ignored Green.

As the main helpers around Curry, the two haven't communicated at this time. Obviously, they have some negative emotions about the game.

Even Cole didn't immediately arrange tactics with the players at this time, but was discussing something with the two assistant coaches.

As the coach of the team, the tactics arranged by the opponent are continuously cracked by the opponent, which is a blow to the confidence of the whole team.

"It's insane, Beverley, I love that guy's defense."

O'Neill, who was on the commentary stage, couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart as he spoke.

"In previous games, I thought that guy was just good at one-on-one defense, but he not only defended Curry, but he also defended the entire Warriors team."

Barkley was also in a good mood at this time. He was not happy with the Warriors' three-point play, and Barkley made no secret of his opinion.

"Beverly? I think this is the team's tactical arrangement. No matter how courageous he is, can he really give up Curry to defend Thompson?"

"If he made this choice, he's either a master tactician or an irresponsible defender."

Kenny Smith, as a watcher of the Warriors, has a different view at this time.

Based on his understanding of the Warriors and Curry, Curry is a point that the Warriors cannot let go.

When the Timberwolves used unlimited defenses before, he said that it is not a wise strategy to defend Curry with a single defense.

After Curry's touch was raised, it did prove that Curry is not a player who can defend alone.

If Su Chen hadn't arranged BOX-1 to deal with it, Curry, who felt explosive, would have been able to take over the game directly.

Now Beverly has made a very outrageous defensive choice to let go of Curry to defend Thompson.

"You mean, it was Su Chen who saw through the Warriors' tactics, so Beverly made that choice?"

After Johnson thought for a while, he asked Kenny Smith.

After hearing this, Barkley and O'Neill were also lost in thought.

They are also professional, but the scene just now makes adrenaline rush, and they ignore some details under the excitement.

"These two tactics that Cole arranged were both frequently used by Su Chen in the Warriors last season. Su Chen obviously guessed that Cole used them directly."

"He should let Beverly watch some videos and get familiar with these tactics of the Warriors. After all, he is the founder of these tactics. How could Cole know him?"

Kenny Smith went on to explain.

With such an explanation, several people understood.

"Su Chen is telling Cole that he can create these tactics, and he can also decipher them?"

"This behavior is so cool, this guy has a bit of a handsome demeanor."

After O'Neill understood, he also said in surprise.

"It seems that the three-point system is just one of his arsenal, and the three-point system is not the best system in the league. Su Chen is telling the whole league this with the Timberwolves, who have a more civilian lineup."

Barkley also took the opportunity to belittle the three-point system, and this was the founder's personal demonstration of the cracking technique.

"Sir Charles, what are you thinking? It's just because Su Chen knows too well. Another coach can't defend the essence with these defensive methods."

Seeing Barkley stepping on the three-point system, Kenny Smith also retorted.

The two argued in this way one by one, but the pause was only a short pause.

During the timeout, Su Chen used [Hawkeye] to look at Cole's tactical board.

Continuously using the [Eagle Eye] skill made Su Chen look a little out of sorts. He didn't even stand on the sidelines but sat on the bench.

The reason for choosing to use it continuously is to defeat the warriors in one wave.

It is not possible to defeat the Warriors in a wave at the beginning of the game, because the Warriors chase points too fast, and the players have two mentalities when chasing the score and when defending the score.

When the score is leading, the player wants to play the slow play success rate.

The side behind the score will be more decisive, especially in the choice of three-pointers.

The three-point chase is too fierce, and 20 points is not a stable score.

But it's different now.

At such a moment of winning and losing, Curry's physical strength has been consumed for more than three quarters, and he is also limited by BOX-1.

Thompson originally wanted to come out and take over the game, but Thompson's tactics were continuously guessed and targeted, which made Thompson discouraged before he even started to find his hand.

Cole's next tactics are relatively conservative.

The point of choice is not all on Thompson, let Curry also run without the ball, and give Curry the ball when he has the opportunity.

But when Su Chen used [Eagle Eye] continuously, Cole's arrangements were all seen through.

Although the overly conservative pass prevented the Timberwolves from getting the opportunity to directly steal the passing route, but these overly conservative passes also made the Warriors have fewer opportunities.

It is often when the attack time is almost running out that a forced shot is rushed.

Such a hit rate is naturally low.

Su Chen knew Cole's offensive tactics, and also knew Cole's defensive focus.

Middleton also came off the bench for some outside and mid-range offenses.

Under such circumstances, the Warriors' score was slowly opened.

And the entire Warriors felt like they were being beaten down.

Curry couldn't bear it anymore, even under the strict defense of BOX-1, he wanted to break through with a strong attack.

But with the BOX-1 led by Beverly, it is too difficult for Curry to carry the two to make those goals.

The two teams maintained a point difference of more than [-] points, and the Warriors did not catch up at the end of the game.

Even Su Chen's free throw attack tactics hadn't been used yet.

"The moment of explosive penalty seems to be used again."

Seeing the game scene, Su Chen smiled inwardly.

The end-of-game buzzer sounded at Target Center.

Timberwolves 112:101 Warriors.

Although Thompson made consecutive three-pointers through the opportunity later, the score was too wide, and the Warriors' role players did not stand up.

The Timberwolves won this very high-profile game at home.

Big score: Timberwolves 1-0 Warriors.

At the same time, it also allowed the Timberwolves to lead the Warriors in the second round of the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)