Chapter 856: Join if you can’t beat

The warrior's dressing room was filled with an anxious atmosphere.
From Cole to Curry, from Green to Thompson, everyone frowned.
Throughout the first half, the Warriors felt like they were swimming underwater.
When I tried to poke my head out for ventilation a few times, I was bored by Thunder.
Throughout the season, the Warriors have always been the one who bore their opponents. It was really uncomfortable to be bored by the Thunder in the Western Conference finals.
Curry played quite badly in the first half. He missed three pointers and only had 4 assists. He only scored 7 points with free throws and breakthroughs.
Curry's three-pointer won't open, and the assists won't come out.
They can only rely on tenacious frontcourt counter-robbing and a piecemeal personal attack to bite the score.
This way of playing is not advocated by Cole, if the series is played like this, it will definitely be more and more fierce.
But Cole could not think of a good solution for the time being.
How the Thunder Big Three defend and respond is a big problem.
The three players' ball rights distribution is average and reasonable, and all three are in good condition.
In the locker room, Cole paced back and forth while repeatedly emphasizing "operation" and "defense".
Running the ball is a top priority for the Warriors.
On the defensive end, the Warriors' strength needs to be further improved.
The playoffs are essentially the limits for players and teams to challenge and crush themselves.
It's just that Cole didn't expect that this limit came a bit early and a bit fast.
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The Thunder's locker room is relatively easy, but Donovan is not at ease with the team.
In the first half, the Thunder's performance has been very good, but still can not pull the difference.
5 points, no insurance advantage at all.
The Warriors made a big mistake in the first half and Li Liang made four steals alone.
But the Thunder made more mistakes, the pass was out of bounds, and the backcourt was counter-robbed, making the Thunder lose several points.
"Focus, defense, we withstood the Warriors' counterattack, with our defense, absolutely, absolutely can not make their offense play a feeling, absolutely!"
Donovan repeatedly emphasized the team's defense.
Obviously, in the second half, the intensity of the game between the two sides will be raised to a new level.
This is the first game of the Western Conference, and the subsequent confrontation can be imagined.
However, Li Liang was not worried. The number in his heart was much clearer than Donovan.
Judging from his experience and the probability of entering the system, the Warriors are not as good as the Thunder, with a large probability of losing the series 2:4.
Of course, Li Liang would not want the series to go to Game 6.
It is Li Liang's consistent style that he can solve it as soon as possible.
It is not Li Liang's pursuit to evenly compete.
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Fifteen minutes later, the energy center became lively again.
This time no fans ran to drink water, go to the toilet or buy toys.
The game is the center of gravity tonight.
Many games in the regular season, many fans are not so much to watch the game, but rather to entertain, to play, the game itself is not the focus.
The playoffs are different, every fan will be very involved.
In the third quarter, the Warriors took the lead in attacking.
As a result, high Green's pass should be passed and was intercepted by Li Liang!
Li Liang's fifth steal of the game!
After winning the ball, Li Liang quickly attacked the basket, Green could only foul and sent Li Liang to the free throw line.
Li Liang's steals tonight were almost helpless, completely seeing through the Warriors' passing numbers.
Green was a little afraid to pass the ball when Li Liang snatched it.
Standing on the free throw line, Li Liang made two free throws and gave his opponent a head start in the opening.
Immediately, Thompson held the ball in the high position, only one shot hit and scored two points.
The Thunder is a two-point breakthrough rather than allowing Thompson to make a three-pointer.
Robertson posted very tightly, and sideways, leaving space for Thompson to break through.
If you stick to the side, Thompson can't shoot, because the shot will be taken directly from the side.
It was just this ball that Adams' assist was a little slower.
Following that, Li Liang screened Durant from high position and Durant cut in the middle.
Li Liang was on the right, attracting all the Warriors' defensive attention.
Durant scored the ball to the left corner, Robertson, made a decisive three-pointer and hit!
At 65:57, the point difference was opened to 8 points.
The Warriors' defensive strength is indeed up.
Li Liang had just come out to cover, and was almost pushed down by Green, with a lot of movement in his hand.
Barnes, who defended Durant, also continued to interfere, making Durant's pass stumbling.
But Robertson still hit this three-pointer, this is the first three-pointer he hit.
Give the warrior a wake up, if you let him go, the consequences may be serious.
The Warriors' offensive problems that need to be solved in the first half are still in the second half.
Green's inward pass from a high position was almost cut off by Robertson, but the referee blew the handle foul.
Under such circumstances, Cole hopes that there will be an indiscriminate strong singles in the team.
Just like Jordan when he was in the Bulls, and Duncan when he was in the Spurs.
The tactics didn't work anymore, he pulled them away in four directions and gave the ball to the superstar. He was responsible for getting the ball in.
Curry is a superstar, but due to his size, he can't make indiscriminate attacks.
The Thunder used Westbrook and Robertson to entangle Curry in turn, giving Curry huge defensive pressure.
This pressure has not stopped since the first quarter.
If the Warriors don't have a second point to "kill", the Thunder will continue to defend like this.
Thompson has this potential, but Thompson's possession is a problem, and he is very dependent on the feel.
So far, Thompson's outside feel can only be said to be average.
But after serving at the sideline, Curry still found an opportunity.
Westbrook made a gambling steal while defending, trying to cut Green's pass to Curry and failed.
There is no one in the front of the library, a large open space on the right side of 45 degrees, directly hit the shot!
Westbrook's defense is still a bit frizzy.
Then, Westbrook held the ball fast, hit the rim in the middle, stopped the shot and missed.
Curry scored a rebound in the backcourt, the two began to struggle from the backcourt, Westbrook kept reaching to attack Curry's ball.
Curry used to cross the dribble behind to get rid of Westbrook, but in the end Westbrook broke the ball out of bounds.
It is still the ball of the Warriors.
It was another sideline serve. This time Green found a chance in the middle and hit Adams with a jumper after receiving the ball.
Subsequently, Durant made a three-pointer from outside and missed.
But Li Liang grabbed the offensive rebound and turned to cut into the middle. A master stopped the jumper and made a shot.
The confrontation between the two sides became more intense.
The Warriors want to play fast, want to continue to increase the offensive speed, want to play Thunder based on unheard.
After Li Liang scored a goal, he quickly served to Thompson in the backcourt, and Thompson rushed with the ball.
The layup was fanned out by a big cap from Robertson who was following him!
Very beautiful cap.
It was from this block that the Warriors' offense began to go wrong.
Westbrook first made a clever pass to Li Liang, who cut the layup. Li Liang easily made a layup.
The Warriors called a timeout.
After the timeout came back, Igorda Field.
The Warriors still have to hit empty cuts, or they have to go inside and use the pass, cover and running position to penetrate the Thunder's position.
But the Thunder's position was well protected by Durant, Robertson and Li Liang.
The pass was missed again and was intercepted by Durant.
The Thunder's offensive choice is very simple. Li Liang held the ball in the high position and attracted defensive attention to Durant on the right.
Durant singled the ball, facing Green, a retreating mid-range jumper hit.
Green has no solution at all.
When Durant has plenty of energy and low organizational pressure, the offensive end is really a sickle of death.
Then, the Warriors made a pass from the outside and really couldn't find an empty cut.
It was still Thompson, who rushed to the basket with a ball, left and right, and made a jumper in the middle of the road.
But immediately, Li Liang caught the ball on the left corner and faced Thompson with a three-pointer.
Thunder's firepower is really fierce.
The point difference has begun to be pulled apart by more than 10 points.
Green wanted to return a three-pointer at the top of the arc, but unfortunately came out of the basket.
The Warriors' offense came to a halt, and the Thunder began to widen the points.
Westbrook, who got the rebound, then pushed the ball all the way to the basket. UU reading www.uukanshu. com
No one could resist him when he was fast. He received Westbrook's return pass in the middle and then dunked his hands and dunked!
Li Liang and Westbrook double tank fast break, the energy center burst out a diesel smell.
Halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors began to struggle.
Curry, Thompson, and Green were all dazed.
How to do? Feeling unbeatable?
Twenty shots?
Although there are only two wins in the regular season, everyone is a historical record of 70 wins.
But when it comes to the playoffs, it's really not a level.
Blame Bruce Lee for hanging B, Cole thought, rather than think about it, get him over in the summer?
If you can't fight, just join, join Li Liang.