Vol 3 Chapter 241: Curry playing normally

After the first quarter, the two sides fought to 32 draws.
In the second quarter, Paul George took the Thunder's bench players against the Warriors Xuan Ming. Although he played very aggressively and his efficiency was not low, he did not take advantage of it. These "old guys" of the Warriors really made Donovan envy, especially when he looked at the three melons under his hands.
In fact, the Thunder's bench is pretty good! Although Kanter is still not very good defensively, Donovan also changed his position on him. Let Kanter play his favorite basketball, and his combat effectiveness has improved a lot. Grant honed with a few big brothers in the starting lineup for a long time and grew quickly. 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 Felton, Patterson and Singler, even if they can't beat the opponent's substitute players, they will not suffer too much. And with Paul George, the problem is even less serious.
Halfway through the game, the two sides began to replace players one after another. Anlow and Adams followed Westbrook back to the court, and the Warriors' Thompson and Curry also replaced Durant and others.
Curry didn't get too many opportunities to play in the first quarter. After playing again, he started to score. After Durant's exit, the Warriors quickly switched to their original mode. The players pulled the Thunder's defense line through constant running and screens, looking for opportunities to shoot. Of course, this has a lot to do with Westbrook's slack. Even if there is Roberson in the back, but with Curry's shooting speed, it is really too late.
As soon as he came up, he rushed forward to the right at the top of the arc under McGee's cover. However, Curry did not continue to walk in. After one step, he shot his first three-pointer of the season.
One step after the screen is Curry's favorite way to end the offense. It is also quite effective. His shot speed is too fast, basically as soon as people pass by, the basketball has shot. Such a ball is really difficult to defend.
No one was surprised. Curry made a three-pointer that was just 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 and scored a goal. In the face of McGee, Adams' technology came into play. He played very patiently, and when his footsteps changed, the opportunity emerged.
But the Warriors then responded in only 5 seconds. Curry ran across the center line with the ball himself. Westbrook originally thought that the opponent would get closer to the three-pointer before taking the shot, but he never expected that Curry pulled up and shot out at a distance of more than one meter from the three-point line.
"Huh!"
The basketball is hollow into the net.
Curry's feel is here! Donovan hurriedly called a timeout. At this time, you must interrupt the opponent's rhythm.
"Russell, you have to post to defend next. Give him a physical confrontation, let go of the left line, and force him to go inside. Robertson and Adams will solve him. Ann, you have to pay more attention to Thompson! Although he has not opened yet, we must not be negligent. It is not terrible for anyone in the Warriors to explode. The terrible thing is that we have disrupted our defensive strategy and let other Warriors players find opportunities!"
Donovan was right. In many cases, players on the court reduced the defense of other players in order to limit the outbreak of Curry. In this way, Curry is often unrestricted, and other players are also open. The result was a wave of offensive climax taken away by the opponent. This situation is not uncommon, and the wave of warriors has long been famous.
After a timeout, Westbrook advances with the ball. His offensive desire today does not seem to be strong. Although he rushes in a lot, he does not make many shots. It was the same this time. He swung past Curry in front of him, then rushed towards Green. It seems that this battle is not small! Green did not hesitate, he never feared any intensity of confrontation, nor would he ever let any opponent who dared to attack his penalty area. But Westbrook wanted this effect. After Green pounced, his right hand slammed the ball from the floor very concealedly. The basketball rebounded into Robertson's hands with that force. The latter made an easy layup. Mak under the basket can basically make up, but Adams must be more threatening ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Back on the defensive end, Westbrook finally became more focused. He was close to Curry from the center line, and while constantly interfering with the opponent's dribble, he gave up the left space without leaving a trace. However, Curry's offensive method is more than just three-pointers! In fact, a large part of his score comes from his breakthrough. It's just that the three-pointer is so prominent that everyone did not pay too much attention to other aspects. In fact, An Luo is the same. Now almost everyone has a three-pointer when they mention An Luo. In fact, An Luo now scores no less inside than outside the three-point line.
Curry's breakthrough does not depend on speed or change of direction, but the rhythm is well grasped and his footwork is very smart. And this guy's confrontation is also very strong. Facing Robertson and Adams, after he jumped up, he pulled the bar in the air to avoid the blocking of the two, and scored the ball lightly.
After scoring 8 points in a row, Curry helped the Warriors get some leads. But Curry's outburst was just one of the reasons why the Thunder fell into a passive state. The other is that their own offense started to have problems. Robertson was capped by McGee once at the rim, and then Patterson failed to score an open three-pointer. An Luo's hand feels good, but it is impossible to hand it over to him every time.
However, Donovan immediately called a timeout in this situation and made some adjustments to his offense. In the last two minutes of this quarter, Anluo and Paul George, who were back to the battle, under the leadership of Westbrook, played a small climax, narrowing the point difference opened by the Warriors to only 3 points.
If Durant supported the Warriors in the first quarter, it was Curry's credit that he could lead in the second quarter. Of course, this is just his normal play, 19 points in a single quarter is not unusual for Curry.