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After being beaten 5-0 by the opponent at the start, the Warriors' next attack can be described as cautious and cautious.

Curry steadily advanced to the frontcourt, his eyes flowed, and he devoted himself to observing the opponent's position and the movement of his teammates.

Facing Lillard, he did not choose singles, seized the opportunity to pick and roll with Green, Green received the ball in the pick-and-roll and then passed it back to Curry who ran beyond the three-point line. Curry faced Matthews and Aldridge. On defense, the setter passed to Thompson, who cut in after facing Aldridge's switch. Thompson hit the basket with a small throw from close range and scored two points.

In this attack, the Warriors played very well, and Curry was used very well by Green and Thompson.

Curry chose to give Green all the confirmation in advance, which also prevented him from dribbling the ball and being blocked by Wang Zelin's supplementary defense, thus losing the space for passing the ball.

It should be said that he is the MVP winner in the original time and space, and his ability to adjust the stadium far exceeds that of most members.

Offense and defense transition, the Blazers attack.

Playing the Warriors has an obvious inside advantage. In the tactical meeting before the game, after repeated research and analysis by Coach Terry and a group of assistant coaches, they determined that the inside line should be used as a breakthrough in this round of the series.

You know, even in the last round against the Clippers with the pair of Jordan + Griffin, Wang Zelin still averaged 37 points, 16 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4 blocks per game. Crazy performance!

Although this has something to do with his playing state, there is no reason why Wang Zelin's interior dominance will decline when facing the Warriors with worse interior strength.

Next, Wang Zelin once again showed his deterrent power at the basket. As soon as he received the ball, Barnes had to shrink and flank Wang Zelin with Bo Gte, and sometimes he had to send Green with him.

In this way, Wang Zelin's broad vision has a lot of use. He can always find the free Batum and Aldridge, and assist the latter to continue to score.

Tonight's game is to have Wang Zelin and Aldridge dig into the inside frantically, pass it to the outside to score a three-pointer when they are double-teamed, and they can play at close range or even in the low position without a double-team.

The purpose is to suppress the rhythm of the Warriors and force the opponent to fall into the positional battle. In the end, the Trail Blazers slowly completed the strangulation with absolute inside advantage!

With this style of play, if Wang Zelin is alone, it is difficult to suppress the rhythm. After all, the strength of the Warriors is by no means comparable to the opponents in the first two rounds of the series. They are a real championship-level team.

Therefore, Aldridge must stand up and cooperate with Wang Zelin, relying on the two to work together to destroy the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Well, even into the more intense playoffs, Aldridge is always a reliable partner.

From a 15-foot jumper to a low-post offense with the ball on the rim, from the post-face rim to use the shoulder to squeeze the opponent's wall, hit the cleverly spaced basket to catch the ball and dunk...

His versatile offensive skills allow this habitually silent man to score 20 or so points every game night without a sound, and his consistent firepower is one of the things the Blazers can keep climbing to higher heights. Great source.

At halftime, Aldridge had 15 points and 5 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds, Wang Zelin had 11 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, plus Lillard and Matthews received a three-pointer when the Warriors doubled Wang Zelin. Hit, the Blazers lead the Warriors by 3 points with 58:55!

On the Warriors side, two people scored in double figures, Curry's 13 points and Klai Thompson's 11 points.

The fierce competition has only been played for half of it, and it is already wonderful and unparalleled.

After the two teams returned to the locker room, both coaches were racing against time to explain the next tactical arrangements for the players.

After 15 minutes, the journey continued in the second half.

Since both sides are very young teams, the biggest advantage of young teams is that they can always run tirelessly. They are not afraid of the sky and earth on the field. It's possible.

However, after entering the second half, the Warriors also exposed some problems.

Not calm enough, this may be one of the few faults that the Warriors who have performed well this season can be singled out after the playoffs.

Especially when they play further back, facing higher-standard games and more powerful opponents, they still seem a little frizzy in the details of the ball at some critical moments.

Don't look at the Warriors as a veteran among the league's teams, but the last time the team broke through to the conference finals, it has to go back to the time when Rick Barry led the team in the mid-1970s.

Since then, the Warriors have gradually become a mediocre team, and even for a long time, it can be said to be a fish-belly team that can't even make the playoffs.

In the past 20 years, the biggest topic about the Warriors is probably the Black Eight Miracles.

Until this year, under the leadership of Stephen Curry, the Warriors returned to the division finals after 30 years, rekindling the hope of the championship for countless old Warriors fans.

But behind the hope, there is also a layer of worry.

After all, their opponent in the first game of the Western Conference Finals after a lapse of decades is the defending champion Portland Trail Blazers who just won 70 wins in the regular season, which inevitably gives them a sense of confrontation with the ultimate boss. sense!

Fortunately, after entering the third quarter, the baby-faced player on the court in the blue uniform of No. 30 can always use his three-pointer for the Warriors when the Blazers are about to open the score. Blood transfusion!

Until the end of the third quarter, Wang Zelin and Aldridge, who were still shooting in the first half, showed surprise on their faces, because they did not expect that their team could not lead the opponent by many points.

At 85:80, the Blazers only led the Warriors by 5 points.

At this time, the big screen appeared the data of the best player of the Warriors tonight:

Stephen Curry, played 26 minutes, made 8 of 16 shots in three quarters, including 5 of 10 three-pointers, scored a team-high 24 points, plus 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

At this time, Wang Zelin realized that Curry also played well in the third quarter, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter!

At the same time, Curry, who played well, also radiated his advantages to other teammates. It is no wonder that tonight's game will be so difficult to play.

"This is what a championship team should look like. I'm getting more and more excited now!"

Before coming off the court, Wang Zelin looked towards the bench opposite, his eyes finally locked on Curry, who was wearing the No. 30 jersey, and stayed for a while before walking back to the bench chatting and laughing with his teammates.

Everything is so coincidental.

Just as Wang Zelin turned his head, Curry also turned to look at the Blazers bench, and his eyes finally stayed on Wang Zelin.

Curry saw Wang Zelin and Lillard, Aldridge, Batum, and Matthews talking and laughing, and it seemed that they couldn't find the tension they should have in the Western Finals.

"Is this the mentality of the defending champion team? Be confident at all times!"

Although Curry didn't understand what Wang Zelin was talking about with his teammates, he naturally couldn't empathize with it, but he could feel it from the air -- the strong self-confidence of the Blazers players!

This is the confidence of a championship team!

!

Not only the main force who came off the court just after half a quarter, he also seemed excited when he saw Beverley, Jokic, Morrow, and Will Barton on the bench greet the main force.

I don't know why, a thought flashed in Curry's mind--Is it actually playing against such a team tonight? And only 5 points behind the opponent!

This is a thought that suddenly flashed in Curry's mind, who has neither won an MVP nor a championship and led his team to the Western Conference finals for the first time in his career.

In a flash, Curry immediately returned to the bench under the call of young coach Steve Ku, and took the time to rest.

Because the more intense the game goes, the real decisive moment is coming.

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After a short break, the final game started.

The two sides first sent their second lineup to compete.

But what is surprising is that in the next few minutes, the contest between the substitutes of the two sides was very similar to the main match, and it was still indistinguishable.

This has also made many people more and more certain that this year's Western Conference finals will definitely be a high-quality matchup, because both sides are really strong teams that can hit the championship, and the wonderful fights presented on the court are far from Better than the previous rounds in the West.

This is a true championship-level fight!

Sometimes, it is precisely because you have an opponent with similar strength that you can force a stronger self!

At 3 minutes and 45 seconds into the final quarter, as Yin Godala, who was not very good at 3-pointers in his career, suddenly caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left wing and fired, and hit another 3-pointer to equalize the score, Coach Terry did not hesitate. Hesitantly called a pause.

"Sword Comes"

At this time, the score on the field came to 91:91, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.

Originally, in the first three minutes, because both sides contributed wonderful defense after coming off the bench, so that the score was not too much, and the Blazers have always maintained a lead of about 3 to 5 points.

Coach Terry originally planned to let the main team rest for a few more minutes. No matter how bad it is, he must first force the Warriors to replace the main force, which is conducive to the team's psychological attack on the opponent.

But I didn't expect that, after three minutes, in the next few rounds, Yin Godala, who played for 15 minutes in the first three quarters and only scored 4 points, suddenly started to fire frequently on the outside. The two three-pointers made so far in the game, without exception, ended up falling into the basket.

This completely disrupted the original deployment of the Blazers, forcing Coach Terry to call a long timeout in advance.

Trail Blazers bench.

"Brothers, are you ready to end the fight?"

After getting the head coach's gesture, Wang Zelin's eyes were full of fighting intent, he threw the towel, got up and looked at the surrounding teammates.

"Of course, look at the smugness on the other side! Isn't it just an equalizer? Let's see how I kick their ass!"

Batum showed a hideous smile and responded to his boss.

"This battle must be won!"

Lillard still had the same ice face, and replied to Wang Zelin with a serious expression, and this sentence was also said to all the teammates and coaching staff around him.

Through Lillard's serious expression, Wang Zelin saw an indescribable enthusiasm and longing buried in the other's heart.

Not just the frenzy for victory, but also the desire for a championship!

"This battle must be won!"

Wang Zelin raised his right fist high and roared with the loudest voice under everyone's attention.

"This battle must be won!"

The surrounding teammates also shouted loudly.

Soon, the team's changes quickly ignited the entire home field. All the tens of thousands of home fans in the Rose Garden Arena stood up, waved their palms, and roared loudly:

"This battle will be won!

! "

The huge noise exploded completely, deeply shocking the entire Warriors team, making Kerr forget the arrangement on the tactical board for the first time.

At this moment, everyone on the Warriors felt inexplicably tight, and the joy they had just felt because of the equalizer was gone in an instant.

What came in an instant was an uncontrollable sense of tension!

Especially when they saw the flag flying on the dome representing the honor of the NBA championship in the 2013-2014 season, their inner tension became more and more intense.

At this time, I experienced the benefits of being a veteran.

"Don't worry, Stephen, sooner or later we will hang a championship flag on Oracle Arena that belongs to us!"

Yin Godara suddenly came over and put a hand on Curry's shoulder.

"Stephen, you are the best leader I have ever seen, never doubt yourself, we all have confidence in you!"

Next to him, another veteran, Sean Livingston, also came over and put his hand on Curry's other half shoulder, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Um!"

After receiving the comfort and encouragement from the two big brothers, Curry quickly regained his composure, and looked at the Blazers bench full of confidence.

beep~~~

The referee blew the whistle and the players from both sides reappeared.

Without any desire, both head coaches fielded their team's strongest lineup.

"Fight the warriors! Fight the warriors! Fight the warriors..."

Before the game, there was a huge shout at the Rose Garden Arena.

"Wang is back on stage! Next we'll see how Wang destroyed the Warriors!"

Watching Wang Zelin bring his teammates to the court step by step, the on-site commentator felt as if he had goosebumps.

Since it was the last quarter at this time, after the timeout, the Trail Blazers made the frontcourt ball.

"Snapped!"

Lillard received Batum's sideline serve, then stopped in the logo area, and when people were wondering, he suddenly gestured to pull away.

Does he want to come by himself?

The home fans guessed, but considering that Lillard is the team's strongest firepower output point on the outside, it is not unreasonable for him to handle the ball...

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When he saw that Wang Zelin was in a high position, Lillard moved forward quickly, and while Curry was waiting, he raised the ball above his head and passed it in with both hands.

"Snapped!"

On the right high, Wang Zelin received the pass.

Up to now, Wang Zelin has mainly assisted his teammates to attack in this game, and he has a general desire to attack independently. He has only scored 19 points, and he has not even reached the threshold of 20 points, ranking the second highest in the team, second only to Aldridge's 23 points. point.

But even so, no one dared to question his offensive threat.

No, as soon as he held the ball, Green quickly double-teamed over.

Are you going to pass the ball again?

The home fans guessed in their hearts.

After all, Wang Zelin's assist data at this time has come to 8 times, and if he plays a little bit, it is basically stable to get a triple-double tonight.

However, Wang Zelin did not think so.

He didn't even do fake moves, he dribbled the ball and turned around to break through!

Because he understands very well that in the previous battles, Bo Gite's courage has long been broken by himself, and now there is only a pair of external strength and hard work left on the field.

Toughly to open a certain space, Wang Zelin directly accelerated and rushed to the basket! This simple and crude style of play does not seem to have any technical content at all, but it is really easy to use on Bo Gte!

"Damn!"

Seeing that Bo Gte was passed by one step, Green cursed in his heart and chased after him, but he seemed to have forgotten the previous lesson...

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Wang Zelin, as people imagined, took off with one foot when he was still a few steps away from the basket, put the ball behind his head with both hands, and then vigorously dunked the ball into the basket.

As for Green, who took off and tried to block, all it could do was serve as a backdrop again.