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Chapter 564 Is It So Difficult To Admit XX (Deacon Gagen)

The competition in the arena is in full swing.

With Curry assisting LaVine to make a successful mid-range shot, the Kings led the Warriors 8-4, and the situation looked good.

The Warriors are on the other side of the offense, and the basketball changes from left to right.

Durant ran to the right side of the arena to catch the ball, pretended to use Livingston to cover, and broke through with the ball.

But suddenly he passed the ball to the right waist, repeating the previous tactic that failed to make a mistake. With the help of Livingston's cover, he ran straight to the basket without the ball, and Ezeli, who received the ball from the right waist, Simultaneously raise the hand and pass the ball back to the paint area.

Cole's pass and cut system was instantly revealed.

Jokic and Cousins ​​shrunk to defend at the same time, but Durant was tall and leggy with long strides and seized the rhythm advantage. He killed the paint in the blink of an eye, picked up the basketball and rushed to the ground with two steps, aiming at the basket It's just a big slash, no one can beat it.

The basketball clanged into the net, 8-6.

Su Yang clapped his hands for encouragement. He noticed that Jokic shrunk ahead of time, which meant that Jokic had seen through the Warriors' tactical intentions, but the difficulty was not that great. After all, Ezeli's personal offensive ability was almost zero, and Durant could do it the moment he started it. Predict accurately.

No matter what, you have to be encouraged, even if you have an encouraging attitude, "Good job, keep trying next time!"

Jokic nodded with a smile, like a child in a kindergarten class who quietly wiped the blackboard and was praised by the teacher.

The two teams switched offense and defense.

Curry glanced at Jokic.

The two played a quick hand-to-hand cover tacitly.

Curry rushed to the bottom corner on the right after receiving the pass back, facing Ezeli's changed defense, made an emergency stop and took off for a three-pointer, but it was a pity.

Warrior Green leaped high to grab the rebound, landed and turned around and threw it to Durant. Seeing this, Su Yang shouted to remind him to return to defense.

Before the words fell, Durant hit the right waist of the frontcourt, faced LaVine's defense, and raised the ball around the top again to break through. Because there was no other talent to blame Antetokounmpo's frontal block, he rushed to the basket easily. Taking advantage of the situation, he took off gently, wiped the board and put the basket to get two points.

The total attack time is five seconds.

LaVine suffers from height and wingspan, and was almost hit by Durant riding his neck for a layup, unable to form any effective interference.

Antetokounmpo has chased Durant as fast as possible, but because he was preparing to grab the board before, the pace is still a bit slow.

Su Yang thought for a moment, then turned his head and asked Mike Brown: "I will find an opportunity to remind Giannis later, and let him just retreat..."

Mike Brown nodded and wrote down the record.

The two teams tied 8-8.

The king attacked again.

Curry and Jokic played a pick-and-roll at 45 degrees on the left side, and the Warriors still completely ignored Jokic's existence. Jokic then received a pass from Curry. Green, quickly raised his hand and threw the ball to the right corner.

Antetokounmpo just slipped there quietly, and Durant didn't catch up immediately, probably because he underestimated Antetokounmpo by three points.

The basketball followed by liftoff and gliding.

when!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Sighs resounded through the arena, underestimating the value of play.

The Warriors grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. Green took the basketball from Ellis and rushed, raising his hand and passing to the left waist just after the halfway line.

The pace was too fast, the Kings' two insiders hadn't crossed the center line, and Durant easily caught the ball and hit LaVine with his back.

If it wasn't for taking the basketball from Ezeli on purpose, the rhythm would only be faster, and the Kings couldn't form an effective retreat at all.

In a hurry, the other two in the King's frontcourt shrank to double-team, and Clay took the opportunity to use the cover to circle 45 degrees to the left.

Seeing this, Durant raised his hand to pass the ball, gave up the low position at his fingertips, and made the king's generals slow down.

Antetokounmpo hurriedly swooped in to make up the defense.

But Clay's three-pointer was like a ruthless arrow, and he shot it instantly.

bass!Hollow into the net.

The Warriors overtook the Kings 11-8. In the ESPN live broadcast, Mark Jackson said with a smile: "The key point I mentioned before the game appeared. The Warriors played a 7-0 attack wave. The defensive strategy was very resolute, ignoring Giannis and Jokic. Push fast attack!"

On the field, Su Yang carefully stared at Durant, who was back on defense, and was a little curious: "How can Durant be able to play such a tacit understanding with Clay after joining the Warriors for less than half a year? Could it be that it was a predestined combination? ? Direct tacit understanding?"

While thinking about it, the king counterattacked.

Curry ran to the left wing with the ball, observed for a while, turned around and prepared to pass to Jokic who was delayed in the middle, but Ezeli's aggression was off the charts, and it seemed that he had the blood to suppress a big white center like Jokic. Get in position and reach out to press.

It's bad luck.

Jokic didn't care, and calmly retreated to stretch the space, Curry didn't care, raised his hand and continued to hang the pass.

"broken!"

Seeing this, Su Yang screamed in his heart, and immediately saw Jokic stepping back to catch the ball and stepping on the center line, which was very obvious.

The referee's whistle sounded at the same time, and Jokic was whistled for a violation of returning to the court. The ball expert gave the Warriors a kick-off from the center line. "It's better not to take it seriously..."

Su Yang has a bit of a headache. He knows that Curry and Jokic are not the kind of guys who are nervous and pay attention casually. The former will make a mistake in the back pass in G7 of the finals. Weight loss and physical recovery.

Such a character has both good and bad.

Curry can shoot those free-wheeling three-pointers, and Jokic can make those weird shots, it can only be said that gains and losses are fatal.

Melon Anthony is similar, with a very casual mentality, and he is not soft on key shots, but he is not very desperate.

Between emotions, the Warriors launched a counterattack.

The left hand was handed over again, and Clay on the right pretended to use the ladder cover to go around, but actually stopped suddenly and ran back to the bottom line to the left.

This time, the passer changed from Durant to Livingston.

Clay caught the ball from his left waist and turned over for a jumper. He hit the basket and hit the iron to rebound. Livingston picked up an offensive rebound by coincidence.

The king's generals were a little confused, and the defensive continuity could not keep up. Clay stepped forward to catch the ball and made another mid-range shot. The basketball hit the circle and hit the net.

Seeing this, Su Yang turned his head and asked Mike Brown: "Our defensive continuity is biased, mainly on the inside. After losing Green, Cousins ​​and Jokic's continued defensive awareness is biased. It will be particularly obvious when the two are on the court at the same time. I will remind you later. them."

Mike Brown writes the record again.

The king counterattacked on the court, and the elbow formation on the left started. Curry crossed the ball to Jokic in the elbow and went straight to the bottom corner.

Antetokounmpo pretended to use the screen to cut in, but actually reversed the wall pick-and-roll. Curry took the opportunity to get rid of Livingston to gain space.

Jokic passed the ball immediately, but as soon as Curry received the ball, Durant switched defenses in place and raised his right hand to cover it.

There is no chance to shoot, and the breakthrough is easy.

Curry did his tricks, dribbling the ball with his left hand to the bottom line and rushing to the basket. Seeing that there was no chance for a layup, he simply went around to the right wing position, and then moved to the top of the arc with the cover of Cousins. The Warriors resolutely executed unlimited defenses, and Green clapped his hands vigorously. Single defense against Curry.

"Come on, Stephen!"

Curry grinned lightly, switched hands and shook his crotch continuously, and successfully tricked Green into going to the left. LaVine received the ball and rushed to shoot a three-pointer against Clay.

The basketball slammed like iron, and the force flew out of the sideline during the scramble. The referee blew his whistle to punish the king for violating the law and gave the Warriors the baseline ball.

"I didn't expect to see Green and Clay teaming up to defend Curry. This scene is a little weird..."

Su Yang sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the Raptors Olajuwon vs. Magic Ewing. There are always strange matchups in the NBA.

Offensive and defensive transitions on the field.

The Warriors rushed to attack, and Ezeli caught the ball from his waist and hit Jokic, who looked soft, and was severely nailed.

Antetokounmpo picked up the rebounding basketball, turned around and pushed a fast break, hit the top of the free throw circle in three seconds, and hit the ground to pass the ball.

The idea is good, but the handwork is rough.

The angle of the basketball was too small, and it bounced to the bottom line. Cousins ​​chased for several steps before catching it. Turning around and standing still had no chance.

Cousins ​​immediately hit Green with all his strength, sat three times in a row, turned around before starting with the ball, and threw a small hook sideways to the basket.

The basketball crashed into the net, and the Kings broke the scoring drought.

The Warriors immediately made a fast break, and Green made a pass from the left waist to Ezeli from the top of the arc. Zelli made the pass back for an easy layup.

Su Yang slapped his forehead violently.

A timeout is then requested.

After an explanation, the game continued.

I never thought that the Warriors' passing and cutting system played too smoothly, the Kings were difficult to stop, and the defense was also very strong. In a blink of an eye, they fell behind 12 to 20, but there was no way to rush. After the suspension of the off-season adjustment, there were only 7 calls left. Save it.

Su Yang forced himself to remain calm.

After the first quarter, the Kings trailed 24 to 33.

Relying on Thomas Jr. and Covington's substitute performance in the second quarter, the Kings narrowed the gap by 6 points, 50 to 53 at halftime.

It's a pity that in the third quarter, the Kings encountered the same predicament again. Once the offense failed and the Warriors rushed up, the defense of Cousins ​​and Jokic became a breakthrough point. Enough, and lost another 7 points in a single quarter.

The Kings entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point deficit, and then relied on Thomas Jr. and others to hold on to the situation, and forcibly caught up to only 4 points behind.

Taking advantage of Green's free throw, Su Yang called a timeout.

With 2 minutes and 55 seconds left before the end of the game, the king's momentum is a little bit off, and a relatively large change needs to be made.

Discussions on social networks soared.

Many fans believe that the king's life is exposed, and it is impossible to repeat the 73 wins of last season, let alone defending the title.

Some fans tweeted: "Su Yang is paying the price for his wrong rotation arrangement. The Kings are buried with the whole team. He is too stubborn. I am curious. For him, admitting that Jokic has not yet reached the starting position of the championship team Center level, is it that difficult?"

(End of this chapter)