Nba: The Opening Sign To The Finals Tiebreaker

Chapter 273 Warriors' Forced Defense

"Stephen, this is the first game of the Western Conference Finals. Last season, you won the NBA championship. Do you think you have any hope of reaching the finals this season and defending it?"

During the warm-up before the game, the reporter conducted a pre-match interview with Curry.

"Yes, from the beginning of the season, I have always believed that we will be able to defend the title."

"Compared to last season, this season we have more Kevin Durant to join, which makes our overall strength to a higher level."

“Although our opponent is the Los Angeles Clippers led by Zhou Yuan, we still have the confidence to beat them.’

"I know Zhou Yuan very well, his individual ability is absolutely unique in the entire league, but I think our overall team is better than the Clippers.

"Basketball is a team sport, so the ultimate winner must be us!"

It can be seen that Curry is still very confident in the Warriors.

Then, the reporter came to Zhou Yuan. 10 "Zhou Yuan, so far you are undefeated in this season's playoffs, but the opponent you will face in this round is very strong. Do you have the confidence to continue the winning streak?"

Zhou Yuan pondered for a while, and then replied: "For me, winning streak or staying undefeated is not important, the important thing is to reach the finals and finally win the championship."

"As you said, the Warriors are different from other teams. They have strong strength, so I will not guarantee that they will always be able to maintain a complete victory, but we will definitely be the ones who will eventually enter the finals."

Zhou Yuan's answer surprised the reporter. He thought Zhou Yuan would say that he would keep winning streak, but this time he became humble, which shows that Zhou Yuan is also feeling the pressure now.

The reason why the reporter thinks so is because they don't know enough about Zhou Yuan.

In fact, Zhou Yuan has always been telling the truth, and it is the same in previous interviews, and those remarks that sound arrogant to others are also willing to tell the truth.

A few minutes later, the pre-match warm-up was over, and the starters from both sides played.

Warriors starters:

Point guard: Stephen Curry

Score: Klay Thompson

Small Forward: Kevin Durant

Power Forward: Draymond Green

Center: JaVale McGee

Clippers starters:

Point guard: Chris Paul

Score: Redick Jr.

Small Forward: Brad Rake Griffin

Power Forward: Monte Reissl Harrell

Center: Zhou Yuan

In the first match between the two sides in the regular season, Warriors starting center Zaza Pachulia stepped on Zhou Yuan on purpose, and Zhou Yuan stepped on him and broke his toe.

His injury has not fully recovered until now, and he has announced that he will be reimbursed for the season, so McGee is now back on the top of the starting lineup.

For the Clippers, Chris Paul has recovered from his knee injury, and this is his first game back from injury, so his status is unknown.

"Beep!"

The opening whistle blows and the game officially begins!

The two sides perform a jump ball in the middle circle.

Zhou Yuan vs JaVale McGee

Zhou Yuan glanced at McGee in front of him. This guy's body also looked stronger than before.

In fact, since Zhou Yuan started to play the fifth position, many inside players in the league have gained weight, just to be able to have more strength against Zhou Yuan.

But it turns out that no matter how much weight they gain, they cannot shake Zhou Yuan in terms of strength.

The referee threw the ball high, and Zhou Yuan successfully won the ball by virtue of his amazing jumping ability.

After landing, Zhou Yuan rushed towards the basket as usual, intending to open the lob with Paul.

But when he rushed to the basket, Paul didn't pass the ball.

Zhou Yuan turned his head and saw that the Splash Brothers were standing in front of Paul at the same time, constantly interfering with him, so that Paul had no chance to pass the ball at all.

"The Warriors double-teamed Chris as soon as they came up. Isn't this defensive strength too great?"

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith said in surprise.

Paul didn't expect that the opponent would double-team him so intensively as soon as he came up.

Under the attack of the Splash Brothers, Paul was unable to pass the ball, and even directly caused an 8-second violation in the backcourt!

"Eight seconds is a violation. Seeing Chris Paul's expression, he seems to be very surprised."

"After playing for more than a dozen seasons, this is probably the first time he has encountered such a situation."

"Let's not talk about Chris Paul, even we have never seen such a situation. The Warriors' defensive intensity tonight is a bit too much, and this kind of physical energy consumption will also be great."

The three commentators were completely confused.

On the court, Paul frowned. This was his first time playing in the division finals. Is this how they are played in the division finals? This made him doubt his life.

But in fact, the purpose of the Warriors is to block the connection between him and Zhou Yuan, and they did not show full defensive strength as the fans imagined.

The game continued and the Warriors sent a throw-in.

Kevin Durant caught the ball on the weak side and singled Griffin one-on-one.

There has always been a saying in the league that Durant is misplaced when he hits anyone.

Because he has the height of an inside player, but he plays like an outside player.

He is taller than Griffin. In the Clippers, apart from Zhou Yuan, Griffin can only defend Durant.

It's just that Griffin's defensive ability is not outstanding, and he is also a little powerless in the face of Durant's offense.

Facing Griffin's defense, Durant first took a tentative step and faltered, then pulled up directly and shot 653.

"Shua!"

The oversized two-pointer hit the net!

"The first goal in this game came from Kevin Durant of the Warriors. If I had the touch like him back then, my achievements would be even greater!"

Shaquille O'Neal said leisurely.

"Shut up, your free throws suck, let alone your shots."

Barkley immediately scolded him.

This pair of live treasures often fight each other, and fans have long been accustomed to it.

The game continued, and the Clippers sent a baseline ball.

After Chris Paul took the ball across the half, he was double-teamed by the Splash Brothers again.

But this time Paul is already prepared, the same mistake will not be made a second time, and he immediately passes the ball to the point guard Redick.

Redick is the most accurate three-point shooter on the Clippers except Zhou Yuan, making 43% of his three-pointers in the season.

Redick catches the ball and shoots, and also hits a three-pointer from the outside!

Although the goal was scored, the Clippers coach Doug Rivers was not happy.

Because this is not their usual offensive method, it seems that the purpose of the Warriors is very clear, which is to prevent Zhou Yuan from receiving the ball inside.

And no matter how accurate Redick is, it is impossible for him to make every shot from the outside. Once the hand feeling drops and Zhou Yuan can't catch the ball, they will immediately fall into a scoring shortage. This is what Rivers is worried about. .