First in scoring

Chapter 539 538. New 'Green Formula'

Moreover, the physical condition of these three brothers is obviously better than that of the two of them + Thompson!

Compared to the three brothers scoring in double digits in a single quarter, the way they played in the third quarter made Curry and Durant feel truly incredible.

The Celtics' Big Three: Garnett gave up singles and became a catch-and-shoot + defense + assist player; Ray Allen gave up holding the ball and became a pure shooter;
The Heat's Big Three, Wade gave up his ball-handling offense, which was one of the best in the league at the time, and went for off-ball + outside pressure defense + assisting control, while Bosh played as a center on defense and turned into a three-pointer on offense.

Both teams have two giants supplying blood to the other giant to play well together. The Celtics' Big Three does not look so obvious because those three are old. Garnett suffered a serious injury in the second year, and in the third year, Rondo took the lead in the team. In fact, there is not much difference between them and the Heat's Big Three.

Although the cooperation method of this Big Three in front of us was different from that of the other two Big Three at the beginning, the essential difference is not much. They all focus on "sacrifice", but the one who is "sacrificed" is everyone.

But in this quarter, the three guys on the opposite side were fundamentally different from the two big three!
When one of them has the ball, the other two act like role players, running, transferring, running to engage the defense, looking for receiving points... They are all very proactive. Each one of them, when having the ball, plays like the only superstar in the team.

And when one of them controls the team like a superstar, he also shoulders most of the pressure, allowing the other two to really be as relaxed as role players.

Curry and Durant’s views on basketball have been refreshed - this is the real Big Three!

Curry turned his head and looked up, Durant turned his head and looked down, and the two looked at each other: We played so well that we really activated the Compton Big Three?

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It seems that it’s not just the primary school students and their school bags whose views on basketball have been refreshed.

On the Lakers side, even Budenholzer, who had high expectations for this style of play, and Zhang Yang, who came up with the idea for the response, did not expect them to play so well.

In fact, as the game went on, it was already very different from their original strategic goal of "constantly calling out Curry and forcing Durant and Curry to enter the decisive battle mode early."

What they wanted was a war of attrition, turned into a head-on confrontation, and finally they overwhelmed the opponent!
It turns out that the Big Three can cooperate like this!
Budenholzer chose to press on with the victory, reminded the Big Three of the imperfect details in their cooperation, made optimization adjustments to the two inside players, and then continued to send out the Big Three, Ed Davis, and Zubac in the final quarter to guard against the opponent's direct attack with five small players after a few minutes of rest.

After the intermission, as Budenholzer expected, Kerr once again put Green at the center position, or rather... put Durant at the center position, and sent out a combination of Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Durant, and Green, making the lineup even smaller.

After the start of the final quarter, the Warriors' smaller lineup actually tore a hole in the Lakers' defense at the beginning of the game, and in 3 minutes they had an offensive climax of 6 points with 4 of 11 shots.

But this lineup's defense is much worse than when Josh Smith and Green partnered up in the interior.

Before, he just couldn’t stop Zubac, but now even Ed Davis can’t be stopped!

Josh Smith's physical fitness is not as good as it was before he was 30 years old. He no longer has the mobility to keep up with the point guard. But if he only plays at the power forward position, he is still a physical man, and his physique is that of a real power forward who can withstand impacts. His defensive awareness is still there. After all, he was the best defensive player in his peak period, averaging 1.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game.

Although Durant has the height advantage and is able to interfere with the finishing move, he can't withstand either Ed Davis or Zubac!
At the beginning of the final quarter, after Ed Davis dunked two consecutive times and Zubac made a high shot, leading to the Warriors losing three goals in a row. The Warriors' outside players had to shrink to help block Ed Davis' off-ball cuts after wing screens, which made it better for the Lakers' Big Three to shoot long shots from the outside and even cut into the air.

勇士队进攻端打出6中4的疯狂表现，但防守端失去得更多……湖人队6投5中，其中三分球1中1！

They scored 11 points and also lost 11 points!
115 to 123, the Warriors are still trailing by 8 points!
It was the Warriors' turn to attack. Durant slipped out around the baseline to receive the ball, but failed to shake off Zhang Yang's pursuit and defense. He wanted to force a shot, but he couldn't jump up under Zhang Yang's close defense and passed the ball hastily. Fortunately, Green was agile and got the ball despite Zubac's interference, but Green turned around and tried to hook the ball, but it hit the rim and missed!

Zhang Yang grabbed the rebound before Durant and launched a counterattack!
Curry was the first to retreat, and he did run back, but he watched Zhang Yang bypass Durant, shake off Green, and after a long-distance run, he passed Iguodala outside the three-point line and rushed in... He could only stretch out his hands helplessly, and then watched Zhang Yang jump left and right in an angry manner, then suddenly jump up and slam the ball into the basket with one hand.

After being tormented by the Warriors' speed for several rounds, it was finally Zhang Yang's turn to torment the opponent!

125 to 115, the score difference came to 10 points!
At this point, the situation in the final quarter was officially determined. The Warriors failed to close the gap at the beginning, and it turned into a long journey of chasing points starting from a double-digit gap.

Dragging their exhausted bodies after attacking fiercely since the second half, Curry and Durant managed to keep the score close and prevent the Lakers from widening the gap, maintaining the possibility of a comeback when the opportunity came.

However, Zhang Yang, Harden and DeRozan are also in good shape and are getting braver and braver as the game goes on!
The better the opponent played, the more excited they were. Although they didn't ruin the game directly, they kept the opponent's chance of winning. At the end of the game, it was still just a possibility!
At 10:22 pm, the final whistle sounded.

The pace of both teams in the final quarter was much faster than that of the first three quarters. The Warriors made 26 of 14 shots, relying on a small lineup, and had good opportunities for open cuts, but they did not take many three-point shots, only 26 of 5 attempts, 5 of 2 shots, plus 6 of 5 free throws, scoring 35 points.

The Lakers took one less shot than the Warriors, but scored two more goals! They made 1 of 25 shots, including 16 of 4 three-pointers, plus 2 of 5 free throws, scoring 4 points!
Under the leadership of Zhang Yang, the Lakers withstood the impact of the Warriors in the final quarter, suppressed the possibility of the Warriors' counterattack, and defended the victory to the end!
首节9分、第二节6分、第三节14分、末节10分，张杨今晚出场41分钟，24投14中，其中三分球9中5，加上7中6的罚球，拿到39分。

Zhang Yang was only one point away from scoring 1+ in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. The fans at the scene felt a little disappointed, but after looking at the data of the other two giants, this regret disappeared.

德罗赞首节6分、第二节6分、第三节12分、末节8分，全场出战37分钟拿到32分！
哈登首节4分、第二节6分、第三节10分、末节10分，全场出战35分钟拿到30分！
The Compton Big Three scored over 100 points in a single game!

He overwhelmed Durant who scored 41 points, Thompson who scored 26 points, and Curry who scored 32 points!

150比139，湖人队在这场疯狂的对攻大战中以11分优势获胜，大比分1比0领先！

The duel between the 'Big Three' ended with a score of 99 to 101... The pupils looked at the big screen: How could this happen? They used the old man's strategy to make the idiot and the blacksmith retire, and now Schoolbag has arrived. It should have been a double happiness, and it felt like the championship trophy was right at their fingertips. Why did this happen?
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'The correct way to open the Big Three' has become the hottest topic after the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

The offense in this game was exaggerated, even more fierce than the offensive performance of GDP + Zhang Yang in the 14 finals. And it wasn't that one team was fierce and won the game, but that both sides were ferocious throughout the whole game. At the end of the game, the hit rate of both sides was still above 60%.

看到下半场张杨24分4助攻、哈登20分5助攻、德罗赞20分3助攻；

The Warriors scored 72 points in the second half, which was already very strong, but the three brothers led the team to score 81 points in the second half, suppressing the Tsunami combination;
People were shocked to find that the Big Three could actually cooperate in this way.

A column article from Yahoo Sports attracted a lot of traffic.

The article states that the Lakers' "hometown basketball trio" is a unique existence.

In the summer of 03, when DeRozan returned to his hometown Yinshan for the summer vacation, he met Zhang Yang, a domineering rich second-generation who was full of energy and robbed other people's girls. With a sense of justice, he took the risk of being beaten to death and took Zhang Yang to the court, allowing Zhang Yang to use his energy that had nowhere to vent on basketball, opening the door to a new world for Zhang Yang.
Harden suffered from asthma when he was a child. In the lower classes of the United States, the mortality rate of this disease is extremely high. Even when they grow up, they are mostly weak and sickly. In addition, corn syrup is rampant in the United States, and it is generally accompanied by obesity. As a childhood friend who lived in the same slum, DeRozan insisted on taking Harden to exercise together, which helped Harden get rid of the torture of obesity and step onto the basketball court, showing extraordinary basketball talent...

The experience of these three people is unique in the entire history of sports. It is destined that they will eventually return to their hometown. The basketball they play is also something that no one else can replicate.

At noon the next day, the three of them gathered at the UCLA Health Center to watch the news on the pad, and their reactions varied.

Daluo: "Am I so great?"

Erha: "I remember that my brother became a barber when he was 16 years old and saved enough money for me to have the surgery and he cured my disease, right? But it was DeMar who took me to exercise every day..."

Zhang San: "Am I really a lawless criminal?"

The only thing that was hurt again by this column was Zhang Yang's reputation.

However, he had heard of the "California Urban Legend" that described his past in a more appalling way, which was actually considered good. In his own time and space, he had also seen a story that he had sex with the girlfriend of an Iverson fan on the basketball court, was arrested by the police, and was released only after paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bail.

Why is it always Zhang San who is framed among the three brothers?
DeRozan is fine, he is really honest, but Harden is different, he is so playful. Although Zhang San is not as honest as DeRozan, he is not as excessive as Harden either. At most, he is more like Harden.

He actually thought about this matter and finally found that it was a social problem.

DeRozan and Harden are both black people who came from the bottom of society. To attribute the incident that happened to Zhang San to these two people is to talk about the normal experiences of most children from nouveau riche black families, which is unacceptable.

And Zhang San, a pure Chinese, has replaced the Soviet Union and Russia in recent years and become the villain in the movie. In America, he should have had that kind of growth experience, and the public opinion environment is actually more difficult than that for him in the 80s.

He was a member of the 80s and encountered prejudice because of his skin color, but in that era, in the basketball world where there was no soil for Asians to survive, he was able to stand out and become an NBA player, climbing to the top of the league step by step. At least after he became famous, the reports related to his childhood all said how difficult it was for him, and the overall evaluation was positive.

He is different from the one in timeline 10.

It is useless for him to struggle or shout about this kind of social problem; he can only passively accept it.

Look at it in a positive way - at least he has an extra gold buff of "Prodigal Son Returns".

In the afternoon, the Lakers held a preparation meeting and simple tactical running training.

The Big Three have a "new way of opening up", and the actual effect is amazing, so Budenholzer will naturally follow up and make good use of it. The main reason is that this "new way of opening up" does not conflict with the team's original system, or in other words, Zhang Yang came up with a contingency plan based on the team's existing system.

Of course, after staying up all night to communicate, Budenholzer, Gentry, Kobe and others felt that the existing system and the new way of opening are not a perfect match. The Big Three have been accommodating the system to some extent, or accommodating the inside role players. As for the entire playing style, there is still a considerable room for improvement. The system can be reconstructed on the existing basis, and their system can be truly separated from the 'Spurs system' and turned into the 'Budenholzer system' or the 'Big Three' system... But that's a matter for the future.

Now, they can only try their best under the existing conditions!
In the evening, the Eastern Conference Finals began. The Cavaliers slaughtered the Celtics by 130 points with a score of 80 to 50. James scored 52 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in a single game, setting a new record for his single-game scoring in the playoffs... The discussion after the game was still not as hot as the first game of the Western Conference Finals which had already passed 24 hours ago.

The little assassin was out for the season. He averaged 29 points per game in the regular season, second in the league, only behind Westbrook, and 3.2 three-pointers per game, ranking fourth in the league after Curry, Zhang Yang and Thompson. He averaged 6.2 assists per game, first on the Celtics. Even his 46% shooting percentage was the highest among the Celtics' outside players... It's no surprise that the Celtics lost without their star player.

After the Celtics lost by 50 points, the hottest topic related to them was - if Paul joined, could they overturn James' seven-year rule in the Eastern Conference?

It has been 7 years, and the dragon should be born. Paul is regarded as the dragon egg.

This has been a hot topic since the second round, and it has actually affected the Celtics' morale to some extent. Paul has said that he will not give up his Bird rights, which means he has to sign first and then trade. Isaiah Thomas alone is probably not enough to be a bargaining chip. At least a young talent must be involved. Who dares to say it's not himself?
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After a day of rest, on May 5, the Lakers and Warriors started their second battle at the Staples Center.

In the first quarter, Curry took the lead and led the attack.

The coaching staff had no idea how to limit the opposing Big Three with only one day of rest, and he, as a player, couldn't think of a solution either.

Let's start from the offensive end. The night before yesterday, Durant scored a game-high 41 points, surpassing Zhang Yang's 39 points. However, his most fierce stage was only in the second quarter and the first 10 minutes of the third quarter. He was not like Zhang Yang who could run all over the court.

Curry, regarded as a "perfect teammate" by Zhang Yang, is indeed doing what a "perfect teammate" should do. Although he also feels that the playing style of the opposing Big Three cannot be replicated, and he and Durant cannot really cooperate with each other like role players, some concepts can be borrowed, such as the spirit of high sacrifice.

Curry chose to carry the regular time by himself!

库里首节8投5中，其中三分球4中2，外加2中2的罚球，单节打满拿到14分，率领全队轰出了21投14中单节38分的疯狂表现，比G1打得最好的第三节得分还要多1分。

勇士队开局强势无比，湖人队反而打得没有G1下半场那么激进，而是选择了稳扎稳打，张杨首节打了8分钟拿到6分、德罗赞打了10分钟拿到9分、哈登打了7分钟拿到3分，全队单节20投12中拿到32分。

Although the Lakers fell behind by 6 points in the first quarter, the team cooperation went smoothly under the leadership of the Big Three. In the second quarter, the Big Three led the team to beat the Warriors 12 to 7, chasing the score to 44 to 45 and narrowing the difference to 1 point!
这期间，张杨连中3球，1个三分、1个切入上篮、1个高位转身投篮2+1，连砍8分！比对方全队得分还要多1分！
However, this time the Lakers failed to seize the advantage in one fell swoop. Durant took over the banner, led the Warriors' offense, and led the team to continue fighting with the Lakers.

In the second quarter, the Lakers scored 37 to 31 and tied with the Warriors at 69 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Curry and Durant were so fierce. They made 13 of 11 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 5 of 4 free throws, and the two scored 28 points!
The two scored more points than Harden (10 points), Zhang Yang (8 points), and DeRozan (7 points) combined!

But in terms of supporting play, the Warriors did not do as well as the Lakers. Except for Curry and Durant, the other Warriors players only scored 7 points in total. After Thompson played for 45 minutes and was a giant for a night the night before, his performance tonight returned to normal, which was not bad, but he scored 4-5 points in each of the first three quarters, and 14 points in total in three quarters. He failed to provide as much help to Curry and Durant as he did the night before.

Players other than the Lakers' Big Three scored 12 points!
The Lakers beat the Warriors by two points in the third quarter, 37 to 35, 106 to 104. Both teams scored over points in three quarters.

In the final quarter, the scores of both teams dropped sharply.

It is really difficult for role players to keep up with the superstars if they can keep up like this. Even Thompson can't keep up, let alone others.

This quarter became a personal show for Curry, Durant, Zhang Yang, Harden and DeRozan.

Curry took the lead, although he failed to achieve the desired effect and failed to suppress the opposing Big Three, but he helped Durant reduce consumption in the first half.

Durant scored 15 points in the third quarter and scored in double digits again in the final quarter. Together with Curry, he led the team to compete with Zhang Yang, Harden and DeRozan!

With 6.7 seconds left, Zhang Yang made a key mid-range shot to widen the gap to 3 points. The Lakers led 135-132. In the final moments, Durant passed the ball, Curry ran out of space with the help of Thompson's screen, received the ball and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

At the end of regular time, the two teams were tied at 135 and entered overtime!
Curry scored 42 points and Durant scored 37 points, a total of 79 points in regular time. They tried their best to fight against the Big Three of the Lakers, dragging the game into overtime, and then... Zhang Yang's overtime madness was achieved!

Budenholzer made a bold decision. Harden and DeRozan were really tired in the regular time tonight. Thompson only scored 19 points in the regular time. In addition to his own condition not being as good as G1, DeRozan was also desperately chasing and defending him.

Harden was also exhausted defending Curry.

So Budenholzer chose to use Lu Wei and Bojan to partner with Zhang Yang in overtime.

在路易斯-威廉姆斯、博扬、韦斯特、祖巴茨的帮助下，张杨在加时赛的5分钟时间里7投5中，其中三分球1中1，加上2中2的罚球，狂轰13分，一个人比对面全队的9分还要多4分！
With Zubac's layup, the Lakers won 15-9 in overtime!

首节6分、第二节15分、第三节8分、末节12分、加时赛13分，张杨今晚出战45分钟，31投18中，其中三分球14中8，加上11中10的罚球……

In the first three quarters, Zhang Yang "only" scored 29 points and was suppressed by Curry who scored 35 points in three quarters. However, he started to catch up madly in the last quarter with 12 to 7, and overtook 13 to 4 in overtime. In the end, he scored 54 points in a single game, surpassing Curry who scored 46 points, and scored the highest score of the game!
Zhang Yang broke the highest score in a single game of this season's playoffs set by James last night, leading the Lakers to another 150 points, and narrowly defeated the Warriors 150-144 in overtime, leading 2-0!

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It is June 6st. After two rest days, the Lakers and Warriors will face each other again, and Game 1 of the Finals will start at the Oracle Arena in Oakland at 8 pm.

In the first quarter, the Lakers took the lead and led the Warriors by 30 point with 29 to 1.

This was the first time in the Western Conference Finals that both teams had shooting percentages below 60% in the first quarter.

In the last game, the scoring of both teams had actually been on a downward trend.

Zhang Yang, Curry, Durant, Harden, and DeRozan, the head coaches of both teams could not think of any way to limit them except to double-team them recklessly.

But others can still think of some solutions, and increasing melee consumption is a good strategy.

Thompson, who was particularly valued by the Lakers coaching team, was restricted. He only scored 2 points in 42 minutes in Game 19 and did not score a single point in overtime.

However, the high attention paid to Thompson also provides Curry and Durant with better offensive space.

The Lakers coach and core players feel that the side effects of targeting Thompson are acceptable. Curry and Durant cannot be defended anyway, and at least the opponent's third point cannot be allowed to soar like in G1. Even if they have the 'correct way to open the Big Three', it will be more uncomfortable.

In the second quarter, the Warriors, playing at home, took the lead and scored 34 to 31, overtaking the Lakers by two points with 63 to 61 and going into halftime.

After the halftime break, the Lakers once again suppressed the Warriors with a score of 29 to 28. Although they did not overtake the score, they did not allow the Warriors to continue to gain an advantage and entered the final quarter with a score of 90 to 91.

However, the Warriors once again soared in the final quarter. They returned to their home court with a 0-2 deficit and would be doomed if they lost one more game. Thompson, who was closely watched in G1 and the first three quarters tonight, exploded, making 2 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter. Although he only scored 4 points, he created better offensive conditions for Curry, Durant, and McGee who came off the bench.

In the final quarter, the Warriors overwhelmed the Lakers 33 to 29!
库里31分、杜兰特34分、汤普森24分，力压33分的张杨、26分的哈登、25分的德罗赞，勇士队以124比120击败湖人队，扳回一城，将大比分追至1比2！

However, although the Lakers lost Game 3, they received high praise after the game - too stable! No matter how well the Warriors played offensively or how hard they defended, the Lakers scored about 30 points in each quarter, and finally averaged 30 points per quarter.

This reminds the media and fans of the Spurs in the second round last year... and the Lakers, who play a similar system, obviously have a higher ceiling! And this is not speculation, the Lakers have already demonstrated it in G1 and G2, with a total of 300 points in the two games!
It was June 6rd. After a day of rest, the Lakers and the Warriors faced off again at the Oracle Arena.

Thompson, who had a strong performance the night before, fell into a slump tonight, scoring 14 points on 5 of 13 shots. Curry, who had a strong performance for two consecutive games, also performed mediocrely tonight, scoring 20 points on 9 of 24 shots.

Durant maintained a good form with Curry's dedicated contribution, scoring a game-high 20 points with a high hit rate of 11 of 35 shots. However, after fighting the Lakers for three consecutive games, his teammates performed poorly tonight, and only scored 3 points in the game!
As predicted by the media, the Lakers' scores were stable, with 32 points in the first quarter, 28 points in the second quarter, 30 points in the third quarter, and 28 points in the final quarter...

张杨全场19投10中拿到26分、哈登拿到这次西决新高的33分、德罗赞拿到25分，三人携手率队，以118比104稳稳击败勇士队，将大比分打成3比1！

After the game, there was an argument on the Warriors bench.

Zhang Yang, who was celebrating with his teammates and preparing for a post-match interview, leaned over to eavesdrop out of curiosity. What he heard was incredible: he witnessed the birth of a 'new formula'!
Durant, who scored the highest points in the game tonight and had the highest shooting percentage among the team's main scorers, complained after the game that his teammates couldn't make open three-pointers.

Green, who has a bad temper, directly blasted: "Isn't this your fault? If you hadn't come, we would definitely win the championship this season!
If you hadn't come to us, Harden and DeRozan wouldn't have gone to play hometown basketball with Jack, and they would have been finished. It's all because of you that we have the hometown Big Three! "

(End of this chapter)