roccoschili Chapter 411 Curry Playing Normally
Chapter 411 Curry Playing Normally
Chapter 411 Curry Playing Normally
After the first quarter, the two sides fought to a 32 tie.
In the second quarter, Paul George led the players on the Thunder bench to fight against the Warriors Xuan Ming.Although he played very actively and efficiently, he didn't take advantage of it.These "old guys" of the Warriors really made Donovan envious, especially when he looked at the three melons and dates under his hands.
In fact, the Thunder's substitute is not bad!Although Kanter's defense is still not very good, Donovan has also changed his positioning of him.Let Kanter play his favorite basketball, and his combat effectiveness has improved a lot.Grant has been honed with several big brothers in the starting lineup for a long time and has grown rapidly.The most surprising thing is Ferguson. This young man played a few very beautiful games at the beginning of the season, and then fell into a trough.But the Thunder didn't lose their expectations for him. After a period of struggle, they slowly adapted to the rhythm of the game.Coupled with people like Felton, Patterson, and Singler, even if they can't beat the opponent's substitute players, they won't suffer too much.And with Paul George on board, the problem is even less of a problem.
Halfway through the game, the two sides began to replace players one after another.An Luo and Adams returned to the game with Westbrook, and the Warriors' Thompson and Curry also replaced Durant and others.
Curry didn't get much chance to play in the first quarter.After returning to the field, he started to score.After Durant left the field, the Warriors quickly switched to their original mode.The players stretched the Thunder's line of defense through constant running and covering, looking for opportunities to make shots.Of course, this has a lot to do with Westbrook's slack.Even with Robertson defending from behind, but with Curry's shooting speed, it's really too late.
As soon as he came up, he rushed to the front right at the top of the arc with McGee's cover.However, Curry did not continue to walk in. After one step, he shot directly and hit his first three-pointer of the season.
Stepping off a screen is Curry's favorite way to finish an offense.Also quite effective.His shot speed is too fast, basically as soon as the person passes by, the basketball has already been shot.Such a ball is really difficult to defend.
No one was surprised, Curry made a three-pointer is too normal.Donovan himself knew that it was impossible to limit the opponent all the time like in the first quarter.What he didn't expect was that Curry's performance had just begun in this game.
Looking back, Westbrook assisted Adams to score a goal.When facing McGee, Adams' technique came into play.He played very patiently, and when his footsteps changed, opportunities came out.
But the Warriors then only took 5 seconds to respond.Curry ran the ball across the halfway line himself.Westbrook thought that the opponent would be closer to the three-pointer before making a shot, but he never expected that Curry would pull it up and shoot it at a distance of more than one meter from the three-point line.
"Shh!"
Basketball hollow into the net.
Curry's touch is here!Donovan quickly called a timeout.At this time, it is necessary to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.
"Russell, next you have to stick up and defend. Give him physical confrontation, let go of the left line, and force him to go in. Robertson and Adams will deal with him. Ann, you need to pay more attention to Thompson! Although he has not opened yet, we must not be negligent. It is not terrible for any one of the Warriors to explode. What is terrible is that we disrupted our defensive strategy because of this, allowing other Warriors players to find opportunities!"
Donovan was right.Many times, in order to limit the explosive Curry, the players on the field reduced the defense of other players.In this way, it is often that Curry does not restrict it, and other players also open it.As a result, the opponent's wave of offensive climax took the game away.This kind of situation is not uncommon, and the warriors have long been famous.
Back from the timeout, Westbrook advanced with the ball.His desire to attack today doesn't seem to be strong. Although he rushed in a lot, he didn't take many shots.It was the same this time, he changed direction and passed Curry, and then rushed towards Green.It seems that this battle is not small!Green didn't hesitate. He was never afraid of confrontation of any intensity, and he would never let any opponent who dared to attack his own penalty area.But that's what Westbrook wanted. After Green rushed over, he smashed the ball from the floor with his right hand very stealthily.With that strength, the basketball rebounded into Robertson's hands.The latter made an easy layup.McMahon at the basket can basically make up for it, but Adams is definitely more threatening.
Back on the defensive end, Westbrook is finally more focused.He stuck to Curry from the center line, constantly interfering with the opponent's dribble while giving up the space on the left without leaving a trace.However, Curry's offensive methods are not just three-pointers!In fact, a large portion of his scoring came from his drives.It's just that because the three-pointer is too prominent, everyone didn't pay too much attention to other aspects.In fact, the same is true for An Luo. Now when almost everyone mentions An Luo, their first reaction is three points.In fact, An Luo now scores no less inside than outside the three-point line.
Curry's breakthrough does not rely on speed or change of direction, but he has a good grasp of the rhythm and very agile footsteps.And this guy's confrontation is also very powerful.Facing Robertson and Adams, he jumped up, pulled the bar in the air to avoid their blocks, and scored the ball lightly.
After scoring 8 points in a row, Curry helped the Warriors take some leads.But Curry's outburst is only one of the reasons why the Thunder fell into a passive position.The other is that their own offense has started to have problems.Robertson was blocked by McGee once at the basket, and then Patterson missed an open three-pointer.An Luo's hand feels pretty good, but it's impossible to hand it over to him every time.
However, Donovan immediately called a timeout in this situation and made some adjustments to the offense on the court.In the last 2 minutes of this quarter, An Luo and Paul George, who was re-clothed, played a small climax under the leadership of Westbrook, narrowing the point difference opened by the Warriors to only 3 points.
If Durant supported the Warriors in the first quarter, Curry was able to take the lead in the second quarter.Of course, this is just his normal performance. 19 points in a single quarter is not very unusual for Curry.
(End of this chapter)