I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the center of the court, Duncan and Nongmei jumped the ball. Nongmei easily defeated Duncan and won the Warriors the first offensive opportunity of the game.

After Bill dribbled the ball across half court, he handed the ball to Chen Xiao who was pulling it to the top of the key.

After Chen Xiao received the ball, he set up a pick-and-roll with Jokic who was pulled out. Under the interference of Duncan and Lenner, he hit the ball back to Jokic who cut in.

Jokic received Chen Xiao's pass without any hesitation and quickly passed the ball to Klay Thompson who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

At this time, Clay's side was almost half empty.

The loopholes created by Chen Xiao and Jokic's pick-and-roll require other Spurs players to quickly cover and rotate.

No matter how strong the Spurs' defense is and how fast the rotation is, the moment Duncan and Leonard flank Wang Xiao, the Spurs have to send out players to block Jokic's cut.

This time won't be long, Duncan said, and the Spurs' defense will be in place immediately.

It is impossible for ordinary insiders to seize such a fleeting opportunity.

But Jokic can.

He has enough height and vision, and he is also an excellent passer. He can both see and pass.

Therefore, Clay, who received Jokic's pass, faced McGrady, who was already making a crazy save to defend. He raised his knife and hit the three-pointer steadily.

3 to 0!

The Warriors are on the road and take the lead.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!"

On the sidelines of the court, Popovich shouted loudly to the court.

It seemed to be dissatisfaction and encouragement to the Spurs players' defense on the court.

But in fact, he didn't mean to blame the Spurs players on the field.

This time the Warriors scored a three-pointer. I really can't blame the Spurs players, because this is how the Spurs defended against the Warriors in the past.

Moreover, this is the only way to prevent it.

It is impossible for the Spurs to let Chen Xiao face Duncan alone.

Chen Xiao's defensive method of flanking after the pick-and-roll was very effective for the Warriors in the past.

The bully was that the player who responded to Chen Xiao didn't know how to pass the ball.

In the past, the Warriors players next to Chen Xiao in the pick-and-roll with Chen Xiao, whether it was Lopez, Big Eyebrow, Clay or Bill, did not have such the ability to pass the ball quickly.

This allows the Spurs to quickly catch up with the defensive rotation after attacking Chen Xiao.

But now that Jokic is replacing Chen Xiao, the Spurs' defensive speed seems a bit slow, giving the Warriors a chance.

Jokic plays the ball very quickly and does not give the Spurs players much chance to react.

As for Clay, although he is not very good at passing and shooting, his shooting is also very fast and decisive!

It can be said that the Warriors' offense integrates the advantages of the Warriors players and discards the shortcomings. It is very powerful and terrifying.

The rotation speed of any team's defense is a great test.

On the court, it was the Spurs' turn to attack.

In the previous defense, the Spurs players were all in high spirits after being criticized by Popovich.

The Spurs starting Diaw in this game is telling everyone that the Spurs are also fighting for offense in this game.

Unlike the Warriors, who mainly rely on Chen Xiao and Jokic to deliver the ball, the other three points are all finishing points.

The Spurs' starting five players are Duncan, Diaw, Maizi and Luo Ge. Four of the five players can play the ball. The only finishing point is Leonard.

And more importantly, the four Spurs players who can handle the ball all have very strong one-on-one abilities, including Diaw.

When the Spurs put out such a starting lineup, the Spurs did not have a player like Chen Xiao who could attract double teams and be invincible at one point.

But the Spurs' ball-playing players relied on their one-on-one ability, passing speed and willingness to share the ball and cooperate, making the Warriors equally difficult to defend.

Let's put it this way, no matter how fast a person runs, he can't run as fast as a ball.

The Spurs' offense and the Warriors' offense may seem completely different, but the core concepts are actually the same.

At the end of the Spurs' attack, the ball came to Leonard's hands outside the three-point line at the top of the key. Leonard's three-point shot was not as fast as Clay's, but it looked very stable.

In fact, starting from his rookie season, Leonard's three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs in the past four seasons has never been lower than 40%. Even in his rookie season, his three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs exceeded 45%. %.

Even though he is being taken more seriously now, his three-point shooting percentage has always remained above 42%.

As a role player, Leonard can be said to be a perfect 3D player, capable of 3 and D, and both are extremely strong.

Perhaps the only drawback is that Leonard sometimes shoots three-pointers, which is really iron. It is indeed not as stable as three-point shooters like Clay and Chen Xiao.

However, Leonard is stable most of the time.

A swipe!

Facing the thick eyebrows who jumped out to block the shot, Leonard also steadily hit the three-point opportunity created for him by the team.

3 to 3!

"It's amazing. Even now, there are very few games in the NBA that have such a high technical and tactical content right from the start!"

As the TNT commentator for this game, Barkley was shocked by the offense of the Spurs and Warriors from the beginning.

The same goes for Kenny Smith next to him.

"It feels like the two teams are competing for shooting!"

"This is actually not a difference in defense between the two teams, but that the offense of the two teams is too strong. They can create excellent offensive shots in every round. This will make it seem as if the two teams are not competing, but It’s a shooting contest!”

Historically, in the 2014 Finals between the Spurs and the Heat, the Spurs gave the impression that the Spurs were having a shooting contest.

In that finals, James' shooting percentage was actually very, very high, with a shooting percentage of 57% and a three-point shooting percentage of 52%. He also averaged close to three three-pointers per game, with extremely high quantity and production.

At the same time, the Heat's overall shooting rate is not low, with a shooting rate of close to 48% and a three-point shooting rate of close to 40%. They can hit more than 9 or nearly 10 three-pointers per game.

To be honest, the Heat's offensive statistics and the offensive status of key players in 2014 were actually better than when they won the championship in 2013.

However, the Heat, who aspired to win three consecutive dynasty championships, were defeated by the Spurs using a shooting training method...

Throughout the finals, the Spurs shot 53% from the field and 47% from three-point range. How do you beat this?

As long as you can create an absolute chance every round, every time you take a shot, you are guaranteed a hit rate of about 50%.

This is also the reason why Durant can always score 50-50, because for Durant's height, whether every shot goes in or out, really, most of it does not depend on the defense, but on himself.

The same is true for the Spurs in 2014. The entire Spurs team is like Durant. Their offense does not depend on the defense, but on themselves.

Players like Durant are unstoppable when attacking.

Teams like the Spurs and Warriors are also invincible when attacking.

In the first quarter of the game, the unsolvable offense of the Spurs and Warriors made ordinary fans happy to watch, but not aware of it.

At the same time, it made Barkley, Kenny Smith, and the professionals in front of the TV watch in amazement.

After the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 30 to 28, with the Warriors playing away from home leading by 2 points.

It seems that the score is not that high, that is because neither team has combined the offensive and defensive speed of the game.

The two teams strive to have absolute opportunities every time they attack, so each attack takes a lot of time. At the same time, this also results in the two teams not having so many rounds.

In the first quarter of the two teams, the Spurs took 21 shots, while the Warriors took 20 shots, which was not too many.

However, the shooting percentages of both teams are amazing!

The two teams' shooting percentages and three-point shooting percentages both reached over 50%.

Especially the Warriors, whose three-point shooting percentage was even as high as 6 of 10 three-pointers in the first quarter, 60%.

The reason why the Spurs were 2 points behind was not only because the Warriors shot better from three-point range, but also because the Spurs' free throws in the first quarter were too few...

Leonard made 1 of 2 free throws, Duncan made 0 of 1 free throws, and Luo Ge made 2 of 4 free throws...

As long as the Spurs players' free throws are better, the Spurs will not fall behind by 2 points in the first quarter.

And what is very interesting is that the problem of Spurs players' free throws in this game lasted throughout the game.

In the whole game, the Spurs made 14 of 26 free throws, and their shooting percentage was only a measly 53.8%. It was like they were under a curse.

The Spurs' free throw shooting percentage is not as high as their shooting percentage in this game.

Conceding 12 free throws in one game made Bobo furious on the sidelines.

Because of this G1, the Spurs' loss was only 5 points, 114 to 119.

As long as the Spurs can hit a few more free throws, the Spurs will not lose in the end.

However, apart from free throws, Popovich could not find any advantage against the Spurs players.

Because, in this game, the opposing Warriors hit 22 three-pointers in a single game!

Just like this, if it were an ordinary team, it would have collapsed a long time ago. They shot 22 of 40 three-pointers in the game and the shooting rate was as high as 55%. In terms of production and efficiency, it was terrifying.

That is to say, the Spurs stood in front of the Warriors in this game. In this game, the Spurs made 17 of 33 three-pointers, and their shooting percentage also exceeded 50%. Except for free throws, the Spurs players really had no shortcomings in this game.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Popovich will be relieved, because the Warriors' free throw shooting was not good in this game, making 17 of 28 free throws.

The hit rate is only a measly 60%.

Obviously, the reason for this situation is not the player's ability, but the players of the two teams in this game. From the beginning, they have reached their maximum state. During the sports battle, their state has improved. On the contrary, when shooting free throws, it is difficult to maintain such a full state. If you relax even a little bit, problems will arise.

Therefore, even Chen Xiao only made 7 of 10 free throws in this game, conceding 3 free throws in a game, which is extremely rare for Chen Xiao now.

Therefore, Popper was furious only at the moment at the end of the game. At the post-game press conference, Popper spoke very highly of his team and the Warriors.

"Two great teams, playing a great game."

There is no doubt that both the Warriors and the Spurs deserve Popovich's evaluation in this game.

And after the game, both fans and experts were full of praise for the performance of the Spurs and Warriors in this game.

Even Bucks head coach Ray Allen and Bobcats head coach Michael Jordan, who are about to have a tiebreaker, expressed their views on the Spurs and Warriors in this game in interviews.

"This is the basketball I want to see. I hope my team can also play this level of offense. No matter as a player or coach, or even as an opponent, you can't help but like this kind of basketball."

This is Ray Allen.

"Congratulations to Steve, he finally played the basketball he wanted, and congratulations to Chen, he finally got the basketball he expected. As a former partner and friend, I have full admiration for them."

In fact, for both teams, this game is a rare event.

Barkley's words are right: "The Warriors and the Spurs played the best game in the history of both teams in the same game. For the NBA and basketball, there are no losers in this game. Unfortunately for the Spurs and Warriors, this game is destined to have a winner and a loser, but for us as viewers and fans, we will enjoy this game that the team played to the extreme in the future."

The team competed to the extreme, and if it weren't for each other, no team in the history of the NBA could beat the Spurs and Warriors in this game.

Barkley's evaluation is not low.

The day after the game between the Spurs and the Warriors ended, while the entire league was still shocked by the Western Conference Finals G1 between the Spurs and the Warriors, the tiebreaker between the Bucks and the Bobcats began.

This is the fifth consecutive year that the two teams have met in the playoffs. In the previous two times, the two teams played 2-2, but this time, the two teams reached the tiebreaker.

Durant and Jordan are masters and apprentices.

The brothers Curry and Curry Jr.

Rose and Curry are lifelong enemies.

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Let's put it this way, the two teams have almost all the grievances between the two sides.

In the end, in this grudge-filled game, the Bucks defeated the Bobcats 106-102 at home.

In this game, the Bucks' Curry made 13 of 24 and 7 of 10 three-pointers. He scored a Bucks-high 36 points in the game and became the winner of the game.

And Rose, facing the Bucks' five famous players including Iguodala, Dream Green, Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Braxson, made 14 of 27 in the game and 4 of 8 three-pointers. , made 11 of 12 free throws, and scored a game-high 43 points, but was unable to make a comeback.

However, even if the Bobcats lost this game, Rose, who was in hot form in this game, took turns calling out five famous players such as Green, Iguodala, Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and other one-on-one singles. The scene will still become a classic in the history of the entire league.

Let's put it this way, the strength of the Bucks' forward defense would make every outsider in the league tremble.

Nothing like Rose in this game. His breakthrough and three-pointer made everyone wet.

So much so that Chris Webber said of Rose after the game: "I would consider him the third player in the NBA after Chen and Kevin Durant that you can't guard!"

Rose, who shot 45% from three-point range in the playoffs this season, is worthy of Chris Webber's evaluation.

In fact, the Bobcats did not have the strength to force the Bucks into a tiebreaker.

Because of the blooming of roses, lynx can be so bright.