The Godfather of Basketball

The Warriors took a 10-point lead, led by Stephen Curry, a rising star who suffered from an ankle injury last season, making 4 of 4 shots from beyond the arc in the first half and scoring 16 points in the half. , The good condition is great.

At the end of halftime, the reporters on the sidelines also grabbed him to interview him.

"Why are you in such a good state?" The reporter is most concerned about this question.

"It's Draymond." Curry smiled and turned to look at the player tunnel, where Green was walking to the locker room.

"He said we are the dogs, we have to perform to prove ourselves." Curry continued.

(Note: Xiagou is the name of rugby, and it refers to the side that is not favored when the two sides are facing each other.)

What Curry said in the interview also explained why the Warriors played so crazy at halftime. They completely regarded themselves as a challenger, without any baggage, and just went all out to win.

"Should we use zone defense in the second half of the game? More than 40% of their shots in the first half were three-pointers." Before entering the locker room, Stevens asked Tang Tian.

"They won't be that accurate in the second half...should be," Walton continued.

"We're not sure if their touch will still be online in the second half. If it's still like this, we have to make some changes." Tang Tian thought for a while and said.

Entering the locker room, Tang Tian explained in detail how the team could improve on the defensive end in the first half, and then gave the team a burst of blood, rekindling the fighting spirit of the players.

After returning from the intermission, Tang Tian sat on the bench, looking intently at the court.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals is very important to both sides, especially the Thunder and Warriors. Both sides are young teams. Leaving aside the home court advantage and so on, the side that wins the first game will be the most powerful in terms of momentum. overwhelming.

And the third quarter, which determines the trend, becomes more and more important.

If the Thunder are pulled apart again, then the game may be directly explained in advance.

The Warriors' offense was still supported by Bogut, and Curry caught the ball through the pick-and-roll.

At this time, the adjustment of the Thunder team at halftime showed. Sefolosha consciously grabbed a position in advance, squeezed through the pick-and-roll to follow Curry, and Curry did not get rid of the defense when he received the ball.

The situation with Thompson over there is similar. Westbrook is also more focused than in the first half, not giving Thompson an easy chance to catch the ball after running without the ball.

The Warriors' tactics were not systematic. After being adjusted and targeted by the Thunder, most of the attack time passed, and they didn't run out of opportunities.

In the end, Curry could only choose to hit Sefoloza forcefully. An accelerated change of direction forced Sefoloza to retreat, and then took a step back to one meter beyond the three-point line and raised his hand and threw it.

Sefolosha tried his best to throw out the interference, and his hands almost sealed Curry's face.

It's a super difficult shot, and it's that far away.

"Shua!"

But a crisp sound caused an uproar in the scene.

This even entered!

Tang Tian's eyes widened at this moment.

At this distance, Curry already has super long three-point skills?

No, not right.

At this time, Curry still doesn't know this.

The ball just now is obviously not his usual offensive method. Compared with this, it can explain the problem better. Even after halftime, the Warriors' offensive touch is still online.

Instead of hesitating or waiting for the next round, he got up and called Harden up.

Westbrook's cut layup caused David Lee's thug to go to the free throw line.

He made his first free throw.

At this moment, the Thunder made a substitution on the sidelines, and Harden took Sefolosha off the court.

The fans at the scene were puzzled for a while.

"Adjust the lineup at this point?" The home commentator didn't understand it all at once, and only played one round in the second half.

However, the Thunder team members didn't seem too surprised. This was arranged by Tang Tian during the halftime break. Going to Harden was a signal.

Westbrook's second free throw also hit.

The score on the court was 64 to 53, and the Warriors still led by 11 points.

With Sefolosha off the court, the Thunder's defensive strength was obviously weaker. Thompson came out to get a certain shooting space and shot directly.

"Shua!"

A three-point shot and then hit.

The Warriors' outside touch is still hot and hot.

However, the ball was out of control and stepped on the line, and the Warriors' lead came to 13 points.

The fans at the scene couldn't bear the restlessness at this time, and the constantly widening score made them feel very uneasy.

Westbrook went to the front court and handed the ball to Harden, and Harden organized the offense.

Compared with Dior, Harden has an advantage in that he has a very lethal breakthrough ability, which can be organized by breaking points in sports.

He greeted Ibaka on the outside for a pick-and-roll, and after dismantling the ball, he accelerated to throw off David Lee and rushed to the basket, forcing Bogut at the basket and Barnes on the weak side to shrink their defenses. At this moment, he threw away The ball was given to Westbrook on the outside, Thompson flew to help defend, Westbrook then divided Durant, and the latter directly got a big open shot.

"Shua!"

Durant seized the opportunity and made a hit.

Harden's playing made the Thunder's offensive fluency obvious.

In the Warriors' offense, Curry ran out of opportunities, caught the ball outside and then shot.

But this time the shot was a bit heavier, the ball went out of the frame, and Ibaka protected the defensive rebound.

Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it over to Harden's organization. This time Harden went directly to Durant's pick-and-roll.

Fearing Durant's shooting ability, the Warriors did not shrink at this time. Harden forced Barnes and directly won two free throws.

Made two free throws.

The Thunder played a 5-0 spurt in less than a minute.

Thompson also missed the ball in the frontcourt with a cover in the middle distance.

The pitcher feels online, but it is impossible to make every ball.

Diaw grabbed the defensive rebound at this time, and the Thunder went straight to the fast break. Westbrook took the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, throwing off Curry, and it was a one-armed hit.

"Boom!"

This buckle was so powerful that the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was instantly ignited.

"Defend! Defend!"

In the cheers of the fans at the scene, it can be felt that the Warriors players have become a little anxious in handling the ball on the field.

Curry caught the ball while running and threw it back to Thompson. Durant successfully judged it. After saving it, he took the ball and made a fast break. His legs were long and his hands were long. The Warriors saw him striding like a star, so they gave up chasing and defending immediately. up.

Durant saw that no one was chasing after him, so he didn't go directly to the layup in the frontcourt, but made an emergency stop at the three-point line.

"Shua!"

Durant's shooting ability is stable, and the ball was thrown directly.

With a 10-0 offensive, the point difference was instantly reduced to only 3 points!

Mark Jackson angrily called a timeout.

Warriors, this is the rhythm to crash in the third quarter.