Super Heavy Artillery

In the third quarter, the competition was overwhelming.

Kerr really put Green on the court. Many people say that Green is just a system player, which is actually true. But a player can play an extremely important role in the system, making the team and also making himself, which is undoubtedly a very successful thing. As a second round pick, Green has been extremely successful.

However, Green did not replace Iguodala. He was placed in the fifth position by Cole and replaced Rooney. Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Durant, Green, this lineup is very familiar to Warriors fans. No stranger to Thunder. Even for countless fans who have been following the NBA league in recent years, it is no stranger.

As early as the 14/15 season, the Warriors built a very surprising lineup. Kerr directly put Green, who did not have the starting strength, into the starting lineup, forming a small lineup of Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Barnes and Green. Fans call this lineup the "Death Five".

Once upon a time, the Warriors' "Death Five" lineup made other teams in the league frightened. In 2015, they used this lineup to defeat the Cavaliers in the Finals, and later won 73 victories. Waiting for Durant to join, replacing Barnes's position in this lineup, also made them more deadly.

But over time, other teams in the league continued to study Cole and his team, and the "death five" lineup was slowly revealed by people. More and more teams are emulating, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the offense is getting farther and farther... But there are also many people who think that Farr will target this lineup. As a result, the efficiency of the "Death Five" gradually declined, so that by this season, even Cole didn't use it. In the Warriors' game this season, this lineup has only been used in 19 games, playing a total of 87 minutes. This lineup has an offensive efficiency of 110.9 per 100 possessions and a defensive efficiency of 112.3. It is the only one with a negative net value among the 7 teams commonly used by the Warriors this season. In contrast, the Warriors' regular starting lineups are 118.5 and 105.2, which are much higher than the "Death Five" lineup.

In fact, when the Warriors spent more than 5 million to introduce Cousins ​​in the summer, it was already a symbol of their "giving up" of this lineup. Kerr expressed his opinion on such changes in the middle of the season: "All NBA teams are adjusting. The opponents will not sit and wait. Let our lineup destroy everything and everyone is making changes. All teams are making changes. Going in the direction of small ball and quick hitting. A few years ago our explosion was unexpected, but when everyone became familiar with this style of play, it was normal for our efficiency to decrease."

However, within the Warriors, there is always confidence in this lineup.

"We will never give up such a lineup. It is still very important to us. We have the best chemistry. In the playoffs, this lineup will play a bigger role. At critical moments, we still rely on these people. Come to end the game, but now we don’t care so much about the stats. There are many reasons for the decline in efficiency of this lineup, but we still have confidence that these five people can dominate the game as long as they play."

Curry thinks like this, as do the old warriors like Thompson, Iguodala, and Green. So when Kerr told everyone to re-use this lineup in the second half, the players were very excited. Including Durant, although he does not like this style of play, but for him now, winning is the most important thing. Joining the Warriors, although he won his dream championship, but now it seems that one is far from enough.

"Beep..."

As the referee's whistle sounded, the third quarter of the game officially began.

The Warriors took the lead in attacking.

Curry received the serve from the backcourt, but he only took the ball over the center line, then handed it to Green and ran into the free throw line. After receiving the ball, Green did not immediately launch an attack. He dribbled the ball two meters away from the top of the arc while observing the position of his teammates. At this time, the Warriors players are very scattered. Durant is at the basket, Curry is close to the basket at the free throw line, and Thompson and Iguodala stand in the bottom corners on both sides. The Thunder's players are all staring at the people in their respective positions. The opponent's offensive formation is so open, the man-to-man is the best choice.

Halfway through the offensive time, the Warriors players started to move. The first is Durant and Curry. The former ran from the basket to the top of the arc, looking like he was going to make a pick-and-roll screen for Green. The latter leaned towards the basket and gave Durant a pick-and-roll to help the opponent get rid of Grant's entanglement. Iguodala and Thompson in the bottom corners on both sides did not move. Durant's movement immediately attracted the Thunder's defensive attention.

Durant mentioned going online, UU reading www. Uukanshu.com looked like it was doing a pick-and-roll for Green, but he didn't do that. At this time, the two people on the bottom line started to run without the ball. Curry, who was standing under the basket, ran to the left side of the bottom line to screen for Thompson. The latter used Curry's screen to get rid of An Luo, and then ran to the other side of the baseline, ready to go out and catch the ball.

At this time, Durant flicked a shot at the top of the arc, completed a fake pick-and-roll, and then moved to the left position of the top of the arc, ready to catch the ball. Thompson, who got rid of the defense, also ran to the right baseline and was also ready to receive the ball. The Thunder's defense seemed a bit passive under the opponent's constant pick-and-roll cover. Although there was no problem with changing defenses, it was a beat slow after all.

But at this time, Green did not choose to pass the ball to Durant or Thompson immediately. Although they ran out of position with continuous cover, the Thunder's defense was not messed up. Green approached Thompson with the ball, who saw no chance and started running back. At this time, Iguodala, who was standing near the bottom corner, stepped up and gave Thompson a cover to block Anro, who was catching up with Thompson again.

This time, An Luo couldn't catch up in the first time. Paul George, who has been staring at Iguodala, can only change defense. But as soon as he left, Iguodala rushed directly to the basket. At this time, Green's ball has flown past. Iguodala followed closely, rushed to the empty penalty area, flew directly, received the ball with one hand, and pushed it into the basket.

This is the power of the "Five Deaths". The player's personal offensive ability is very outstanding and can easily attract defensive attention. Then through continuous interspersed running, find the best opportunity to complete the offense. The Thunder's defense is already very good, but it was repeatedly pulled by the opponent and eventually failed.