One Guard

For a second-generation star who has spent his days on the sidelines of NBA games since he was a child, Curry has seen a lot of the world. The baby-faced defender has witnessed countless legendary goals scored by legends.

But the kind of layup Yiyang just did was something Curry had never seen before. Sticking to someone in the air, turning around and then changing hands. Just thinking about it, this action is very complicated.

While Curry controlled the ball and advanced, he looked Yiyang up and down. This number one is indeed incredible, but that doesn't mean that he will give in easily. The stronger the opponent, the more necessary it is to defeat it!

Curry's dribbling was still easy and effortless, and it could be seen that his whole body was relaxed, unlike other guards who tensed up when they saw Yiyang.

This time Curry did not go it alone, but lobbed the ball to their inside pillar David Lee. This seemingly harmless white insider is definitely one of the most underrated players in the league.

As a frequent visitor to the 20+10 club, David Lee's double-double king's offensive skills are very gorgeous. His shooting range can extend beyond the three-point line, and he can shoot with either hand.

Excellent footsteps, flexible ball control, superior vision, excellent passing... This makes David Lee a player with almost no blind spots in offensive skills.

If it weren't for Mark Jackson's intention to support Curry, David Lee's data would never have declined slightly. But sometimes, the Warriors still need him to open up the situation inside.

Leaning on Nowitzki, David Lee began to push back. David Lee, who has a greater weight advantage, can take a deeper position every time he takes a step back. Nowitzki saw that he couldn't resist the opponent, so he stretched out his hand to steal.

However, at the moment when the German center of gravity reached forward to steal the ball, David Lee used his flexible steps to quickly turn around with Nowitzki as the axis!

In just one step, Nowitzki was completely thrown away by David Lee. The latter faced an empty basket and dunked with both hands, once again helping the Warriors overtake the score.

Carlisle shook his head and had to admit that the Warriors' offensive firepower was really powerful. Do you think they only have strong firepower from outside? No, their internal wiring isn't fuel-efficient either.

Dozens of seconds later, Iguodala's shot from beyond the three-point line gave the Warriors a comeback.

This time, no one knows whether the Warriors will play inside or outside. David Lee is actively seeking positions, but Curry also seems to be looking for opportunities.

Just when Yiyang was confused, Curry passed the ball again, and the target of the pass was still David Lee. It seems that the Warriors want to establish an advantage in the interior first.

However, this time Curry passed the ball to David Lee and did not stand still and enjoy the results. Instead, he ran quickly, seemingly looking for an opening!

Now, Yiyang understood that things were not that simple. David Lee is just a cover, the real end point is Curry!

Curry circled into the three-second zone, then suddenly turned at a right angle and ran towards the front of the basket outside the three-point line.

Yiyang quickly changed his focus. Even Curry had to admit that Yiyang was the opponent he had ever seen who pursued him the hardest.

At this time, Yiyang saw from the corner of his eye that Bogut had moved closer to Curry. At the same time, David Lee passed the ball to Curry, and then stood parallel to Bogut.

Is this strange position possible? ?

Curry held the ball and passed between the two insiders. Yiyang tried hard to keep up, but at this moment, the two insiders standing in parallel suddenly moved closer to each other and closed tightly like an elevator door!

"Boom!" Yiyang naturally bumped into the two Warriors insiders. When he got rid of the opponent's entanglement and tried to attack Curry, Curry had already shot.

Curry rarely misses an open three-point shot. The basketball plunges into the net, and Curry makes another three-pointer!

Yiyang gritted his teeth and recalled everything that happened when he defended Curry. The ball holder "passes the goal", and the two inside lines "close the door" immediately. This is a very typical "elevator door tactic" of the Warriors!

"The Warriors' tactics were executed very successfully.

That's why their offense ranks among the best in the league. The cooperation between Curry and the two inside players is so perfect that even the best defensive team player can't do anything about it. "Mike Breen had to lament the smoothness of the Warriors' offense. It seemed that everyone in the Warriors was a part. After Mark Jackson put them all together, they became an offense that never made mistakes. machine.

Curry's three-pointer put the Mavericks behind by four points. Four points was also the largest point difference in this game so far.

Yiyang's mind is now full of thinking about how to crack the Warriors' elevator tactics. He doesn't want Curry to score 40 or 50 points on his head.

On the offensive end, Yiyang kept everything simple. The Mavericks don't have as complex offensive tactics as the Warriors, but under Yiyang's control, others can easily get opportunities.

This time, Yiyang's breakthrough still attracted the attention of Bogut and David Lee. Just when people were curious about what incredible way Yiyang would use to score against the defense of two inside defenders, he passed the ball accurately among the crowd.

Nowitzki, who was "no one interested" in the mid-range position, caught the ball and shot. The German's soft touch ensured the accuracy of the basketball. The Mavericks got two points, and the whole process took less than 15 seconds.

Two teams, two coaches, two completely different attacking models. One relies on complex tactics to drive offense, and the other relies on super point guards to drive offense. Which of these two options is better, no one has an answer yet. After 48 minutes of that year, people will get a preliminary judgment.

Subsequently, the Warriors were still looking for opportunities around the theme of "elevator tactics." David Lee mentioned the high post, but it was not to pick and roll, but to receive Curry's pass.

Lee is holding the ball in the high post. It's obvious that Mark Jackson wants him to be a support point. Don't forget that this guy's passing vision and skills are also very good.

Curry actively ran to take Yiyang away, but Yiyang found that Curry was far away from his teammates this time, and Bogut kept pressing under the basket and did not get out. In this case, there was no chance of an elevator tactic.

It is true that Curry has no way to use the elevator tactic, but who says that the person who executes the elevator tactic this time must be Curry?

Klay Thompson, a white-skinned player with black ancestry, suddenly made a reverse run, catching Tony Allen, the defensive master, off guard.

But Tony has always been a defensive gate on the outside. His reaction speed is very fast and he has not been thrown away by Clay.

Thompson passed by David Lee and exchanged hands with David Lee. After handing the ball to Clay, David Lee took a step sideways. At the same time, Harrison Barnes also moved closer to David Lee. Only then did Tony realize that this was a damn elevator door tactic!

Tony Allen was blocked by David Lee and Barnes. Even if Tony had great abilities, he would not be able to pass through the two players' bodies to stop Clay's shot. The latter made a steady shot, but because his toe accidentally stepped on the line, the three-pointer he got became two points.

However, two points is better than no points. Clay shook his head in disappointment, but still kept a smile on his face.

"The Mavericks' defense was seriously challenged by the elevator tactics. In my impression, this is the most difficult time the Mavericks have struggled on the defensive end in the first month of the new season. If they hadn't been able to respond on the offensive end, the Warriors would have It’s very possible that the score difference will be widened in the first quarter.”

Mike Breen is right to say that this is indeed the most difficult game for the Mavericks to defend. But there are many reasons for this. On the one hand, the Warriors' excellent tactical execution ability is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is Mark Jackson's elevator tactic, which is actually a tactic hovering on the edge of fouling. It can even be said that he committed a foul.

If the Warriors' two covering players forcefully "close the door" when the defensive players are very close to each other, the two covering players have actually formed a moving screen.

There was such a rule in the league's whistleblowing rules last season: when covering, if the defensive player has already taken a step, the screener must provide landing space, otherwise it will be a covering foul. If this standard is strictly followed, the Warriors' two "closed doors" just now are enough to call an offensive foul.

But every referee in the league has his own set of standards. They think the Warriors' screen is acceptable, and the Mavericks will have to suffer this dumb loss.

Carlisle and the Mavericks players did not complain about the referees. This is considered an effective use of the rules by the Warriors. If the referee blows the call, they will temporarily not use this tactic or use it sparingly. If the referee does not blow the call, they will naturally use the elevator tactic often to gain an advantage.

The elevator tactic has actually caused huge controversy, but the league has not yet come up with a relatively complete system.

In the game after the first quarter, the Warriors will still use elevator tactics from time to time. But it is worth mentioning that several referees on duty today seemed to approve of this tactic, and they did not call a single moving screen.

In this way, Curry and Thompson gained a lot of space for three-point shots. And these two super shooters seized most of the opportunities.

It wasn't until the Warriors replaced the second team that their three-point rain finally stopped. But the Warriors have already seized the initiative in the game at the American Airlines Center Arena.

30 to 22, the first quarter ended. With the referee's tolerance and the accurate three-pointers of the two Warriors defenders, the Warriors almost widened the point difference to double digits over the Mavericks in just 12 minutes!

This result was something that most people had never thought of before the game. In the past month, the Mavericks have always led their opponents by a large margin in the first quarter. This is the first time this season that the Mavericks have been left far behind by their opponents in the first quarter.

"Stephen Curry scored 12 points in a single quarter and made 3 of 4 three-pointers. It seems that No. 30 wants to steal the crown from his head in Dallas!"

People speak very highly of Curry, because just from the first quarter of the game, he did perform better than Yiyang.

"A bunch of blind referees!" Yiyang muttered secretly in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't just blame the referees for falling behind. Also aware of this is his coach Carlisle. As long as the team's tactics are arranged properly, even the referee cannot completely control the game. The only ones who can control the basketball court are the players themselves!

"I know the first quarter was not easy, guys. But believe me, the Warriors will not continue to be arrogant!" After the players came off the court, Carlisle stood confidently in front of everyone.

"Listen up, in the second quarter of the game, I need you to forget about the damn position divisions. Unlimited defense changes, I want all of you to have unlimited defense changes!" Carlisle said as he poked the tactical board hard. There's no offense that the Mavericks' defense can't solve.