Chapter 743: Intense Sparks
"Andrian's pick-and-roll is very good, Andre Iguodala breaks through again! This time, Bogut did not make up for Iguodala, but instead sticks to Anger. Harrison Barnes struggled to bypass Anger, but it was useless. Andre has surpassed him at least two positions!" As Iguodala's breakthrough deepened, Mike Bryn couldn't help but stand up.
After Iguodala broke through, Drummond Green quickly made up for defense. It has to be admitted that the short and strong inside line's defense is really fast. After all, two seasons ago, Drummond Green was registered as a small forward.
But facing Green's backup defense, Iguodala was not afraid. Although Iguodala's data this season is a bit "terrible", at the critical moment, this guy will definitely stand up for the team.
Iguodala jumped up against Green with his arms raised. The fans in Moda Center were shocked. Could it be that Iguodala, who is already 31 years old, still wants to recreate his dunk from the 76ers period?
"Come on, come!" Green is not a good person to mess with. Although this guy is short, he is never afraid of physical confrontation. Iguodala wants to fight head-on, but Green wants to learn it.
Just as Iguodala and Green were about to have contact, the experienced small forward suddenly hooked his waist in the air, put the ball in his arms, and successfully passed through Green's armpit.
After avoiding Green's defense, Iguodala stretched out her body again and raised the basketball in her arms over her head. A beautiful pull-up layup! Iguodala beautifully avoided the defense and successfully scored!
"Good ball! This is definitely one of the top ten goals in this series! Andre's movements are very relaxed. When people almost forget him, he will always stand up and tell everyone that I am still one of the pillars of this team!" Mike Bryn stood up and shouted for Iguodala's wonderful performance. After this goal was scored, the Trail Blazers officially reversed the score, leaving the Warriors in a passive state.
It seems that this is Iguodala's goal. But in fact, Anjie's pick-and-roll and his restraint on defense are the key to the success of this offense.
Ricard gave Iguodala and Angel thumbs up, and the two guys swung out the things he arranged.
The Warriors' defensive chain was cut by Ricard.
The Warriors are indeed very strong, but their defense is not invincible. Although Bogut is extremely shocking at the basket, he is afraid that the opponent will use the center to pull the outside to play pick-and-roll cooperation, and is trapped in his footsteps, so that Bogut cannot expand out and delays the opponent. If it expands, he will not be able to protect the basket. Green's height disadvantage also makes him suffer a great loss in front of inside offensive players like Anger and Duncan. The experienced Spurs are just trying to pinch this point, making the Warriors cry in the regular season. Ricard, who has studied countless Warriors game videos, also led the team out of the dilemma.
You know, Anjie's destructive power on the offensive end is incomparable to Duncan. With Anjie as a pick-and-roll, whether inside or outside, whether it is his own offense or in defense, Anjie can help the team score.
Steve Cole had no way to limit Anger's pick-and-roll for the time being, so he simply did not call a timeout, but hoped that the team could make up for this disadvantage with strong offensive firepower.
Now that David Lee has been thrown into the cold palace by Cole, relying solely on Azeli on the bench and Spetz who is more offensive than defense, the Warriors cannot effectively solve the defensive problem even if they substitute.
The first quarter ended in the offensive battle between the two sides. When the red light on the rebound was on, the score between the two sides became 29-31. After 12 minutes of fierce fighting, the Warriors were temporarily two points behind.
The Warriors fans, who were originally very happy, couldn't help but calm down when they saw this scene. Although the Warriors are indeed strong enough now, it is not so easy to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers.
The playoffs are completely different from the regular season, and the Warriors cannot rely on their winning experience in the regular season to defeat the defending champion again.
Steve Cole glanced at the players in front of him, David Lee, looking at Cole with anticipation, but Cole finally turned his eyes away from David Lee.
"In the next game, we have to invest more energy in the offense!" Steve Cole's words surprised many Warriors fans.
It is obvious that the reason why the Warriors were lagging behind just now was because they didn’t have many solutions on the defensive end. However, their coach not only did not want to solve the defensive problem, but also wanted the team to invest more energy in the offense.
"Play against the Trail Blazers and slowly speed up the pace of the game! As for defense, I want you not to hesitate. If you should make up for defense, you should make up for defense, and if you should press on. A mere pick-and-roll is not enough to defeat us!" Cole wrote and painted on the tactical board, and everyone from the Warriors listened carefully to the deployment. They have already experienced the strength of the Trail Blazers. If they don't take such a game seriously, their results will only be the same as the previous two teams!
Wu Hua was holding up his camera in the stands and photographing. This time, he was not taking a photo of the stadium, but photographing the stand behind him.
The group of fans wearing Trail Blazers dark red short-sleeved T-shirts, both men, women, young and old, their expressions were recorded by Wu Hua one by one. The Moda Center's stands, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is also a unique landscape.
These guys, men, women, young and old, were shouting at the rhythm of the dJ on the scene. They were all waiting, waiting for the heroes of their own city to appear again.
"Beep~~~" The unique electronic beep sound of the nBa League scene, the coaches began to throw away the tactical board, and the players fought each other. Wu Hua withdrew his gaze and focused on the stadium again. He raised his arms and prepared to cheer for An Jie's appearance. Today, the guy was also wearing a red T-shirt with the words "Rip, city" printed on it...
Anjie stood up from the bench, and suddenly, the cheers in Moda Center soared to a climax.
Anjie jumped around twice and stepped back into the court. Sometimes, the support of this group of fans can really bring great motivation to himself.
Azeli had already replaced Bogut and scored a baseline ball. Curry quickly advanced over halftime, and the Warriors' offensive rushed towards him.
With a series of pick-and-roll and no-ball runs, Curry finally assisted Klay Thompson to hit a three-pointer. As soon as the second quarter started, the Warriors reversed the score.
In this defense, Wesley Matthews's palms had been sealed on Thompson's face, but for this natural shooter, Matthews' interference was still a little late.
However, before the Warriors who had just reversed the score had time to be happy, Anjie used a pick-and-roll opportunity to cut in, and used his shoulders to withstand Azeli a powerful dunk!
The Trail Blazers' tactics are still simple in this goal, but Anjie's destructive power is unmatched.
Originally, the Warriors' inside players had obvious shortcomings, but now they still encountered a team that mainly attacks inside, and they were at a loss.
The two sides once again led the lead, but Cole was not discouraged. He had no hope of limiting Anjie with such a defensive lineup, but he believed that the Warriors' offensive firepower would be stronger than Anjie.
"Shot three-pointer again! Stephen Curry! This shot, Curry is still two steps away from the three-point line!"
"An directly hooked through Azeli's defense! Azeli wanted to reach basketball, but it was still a big shortcoming! It was so easy, the Warriors' inside line was simply An's playground!"
"Curry assisted Drummond Green to make a mid-range shot, Green was not afraid of Aldridge, and his expression even had some provocation."
"An is going to layup! No, fake real pass. The basketball came to Aldridge's hand. Aldridge did not shoot, but followed up with a one-handed dunk! Wow! We rarely see Aldridge being so tough! It seems that Green really made Aldridge angry. But I want to say that the precise pass An in the double team is the focus of everything!"
For a moment, the commentators' mouths were "occupied" by Anjie and Curry.
One oo number and the other 3o number, they made this Western Conference Finals extremely exciting. The two teams sometimes led alternately and sometimes tied, and the score was always very anxious.
When Curry hit an unreasonable three-pointer, An Jie can always do something incredible in the inside. When Curry assists his teammates to complete the score, An Jie can also use his exquisite pass to connect the entire team.
The fans and commentators are getting more and more excited. Such a great showdown is the Western Conference Finals they want to watch!
The two teams are back and forth, and neither can gain too much advantage, nor can they open up too much gap.
There is no doubt that Anjie and Curry have personal abilities, and the team power of the Trail Blazers and Warriors is equally powerful. Even the brain power battle between Cole and Ricard is evenly matched.
At the end of the second quarter, both sides ended with a draw. 58 to 58, and the scores of both teams were relatively high. O'Neal even claimed: "This is the most exciting half of nBa this season!"
The encounter between two powerful teams made the City of Roses spark a passionate spark. After the half-time battle, both sides were still standing on the same starting line.
The outcome between the strong and the strong is often decided until the last moment.
In the first game of the series, Anjie and Curry have already been tested. Whoever can hold on until the end of the 48-minute game will be able to take away the final victory!
This is a tug-of-war, which is not only about football skills and tactics, but also a test of willpower.
Chapter completed!