Chapter 640 Fighting the Immortals
The point difference was chased to only one point within five minutes.
During this period of time, Li Liang used the [Three-point Shooting Sticker], and he took off the [Man of Steel] suit to make his shooting feel more stable.
Although this will make him suffer in the interior confrontation, Bogut does not have the ability to attack independently, so he does not need to worry too much.
After being chased to within 1 point, the Warriors did not call a timeout.
At this time, Curry showed his true qualities as a superstar this season. He did not call the pick-and-roll, but directly used the dribble from the outside to beat Hill!
Then he entered the inside line, faced the double encirclement of Li Liang and Granger, passed through skillfully, and then made a low-handed left-handed high-throw layup, and hit the board at a very small angle!
Not only that, but Li Liang was also called for a defensive foul for knocking down Curry, and Curry had to be fined.
Now Curry is avenging his just steal.
An extra penalty hit, 95:99, the Warriors led by 4 points.
This is a very hemostasis goal. If you don't score again and the Pacers counterattack successfully, the situation will be reversed.
Curry used his personal ability to stop the decline, and then the Warriors boldly encircled Li Liang. Li Liang gave the ball to Finsen, and Finsen missed a three-pointer from the right corner.
The Warriors counterattacked, and Hill directly fouled Iguodala's fast break. He knew that the Warriors' momentum could not be revived.
Kerr also realized that putting Bogut on the court couldn't compete with the Pacers' small lineup.
Finally, Kerr began to put out his small lineup.
Green and Thompson reappeared, and the Warriors' most efficient small lineup this season was presented to the audience: Curry, Thompson, Green, Barnes, Iguodala.
So far, the Warriors have outscored their opponents by 23 points per 100 possessions with this lineup.
Some teams simply couldn't sustain the Warriors' use of this extremely efficient lineup, and they died early.
Can the Pacers hold on?
With small lineups on both sides, this is a collision between new basketball concepts.
At this time, Li Liang became the tallest person on the field, 2 meters 06!
Li Liang suddenly felt that he was back in high school, when he played in China because of his height.
With a height of just over 2 meters, he is definitely a giant in China's ordinary high schools.
It's just that these people on the court are not weak high school classmates, they are the most terrifying basketball team in the NBA.
The core advantage of the five small lineups is that there is sufficient space to open up the offense, and there is no offensive blind spot.
Everyone from the point guard to the center can dribble, drive, and shoot the 3-pointer, making it difficult for opponents to guard against.
In terms of defense, Wu Xiao has extremely strong flexibility and aggressiveness, and can conduct high-intensity defense in a short period of time.
The biggest weakness of Wu Xiao is of course the inside line, but now the league has no low-post beasts that can destroy the opponent's defense by themselves.
The two sides began a tit-for-tat offensive and defensive confrontation.
After Curry dribbled the ball through halftime, he gave the ball to Green, and then immediately went inside.
Thompson makes an outward run and pulls accordingly.
Curry's defensive appeal is the core engine of the Warriors' offense.
Hill had to follow Curry, but Curry used the screen to escape.
Every time the Warriors screen, it means that there are two opportunities to attack the ball.
Curry and the screener can use the moment of cross blocking to find gaps in the opponent's defense.
No matter how tight the defense is, it will be torn apart.
Curry spared a circle, and when he cut in from the middle, a huge vacancy appeared in the right corner of the Pacers.
Green passed the ball directly to the bottom corner, Iguodala ran there, caught the ball and made a three-pointer, and hit!
"Focus on people! People on you!"
Li Liang roared, he knew he had to switch to man-to-man defense.
If you continue to use the defense switch, after continuous blocking and covering, there will be mistakes, giving the opponent room to shoot.
95:102.
Before the Pacers had time to organize an effective counterattack, Li Liang was surrounded by three people in a high position.
This time Thompson directly hit the ball out of Li Liang's hands, causing another mistake by Li Liang.
Curry counterattacked with the ball and passed it to Iguodala who was about to come down. Iguodala dunked with one hand!
The Warriors' offense is really like a tide. Combined with their extremely aggressive defense, they can quickly open up the point difference in a short time.
At 95:104, the Oracle Arena was boiling again. There were 6 minutes before the end of the game, and the point difference came back to 9 points.
Bird wanted to call a timeout, but Li Liang reached out to the sidelines, signaling not to timeout yet.
Li Liang dribbled the ball past halftime, and Thompson had already posted it.
Iguodala and Green stared at each other.
I thought that Li Liang was going to play one by himself, but unexpectedly Li Liang suddenly made a [one shot into the soul], a very beautiful ground pass, passed between the three, Granger happened to catch up in the middle, and received a pass from Li Liang. The ball, reached the basket and made an easy layup.
With Curry under the basket, there was no way to stop Granger.
97:104, then the Warriors missed a three-pointer from the outside, and Thompson will not always be so accurate.
Li Liang got a backcourt rebound and made steady progress again.
Because of the last pass, the Warriors' defense did not dare to stick to Li Liang so tightly.
However, Li Liang suddenly broke through the middle with the ball, attracting three more defenders at once.
Li Liang scored the ball again and gave it to JR-Smith on the wing.
Smith catches the ball, takes a mid-range jumper, and hits it again.
99:104, the Pacers caught up to 5 points.
This ball puzzled Cole on the sidelines.
Let Li Liang break through and let him break through. Why do you need three people to double-team?
Cole's defensive strategy is to encircle Li Liang from outside the three-point line. If he wants to break through, it is OK to have someone inside to help defend.
The Warriors players also communicated with each other. The ball should not have been defended like this just now.
The result has not yet been discussed, and the Warriors encountered the ultimate one-on-one defense by the Pacers in the offense.
This is a playoff-level defense, all the attention is focused, and Li Liang is like a supervisor behind him, yelling non-stop.
Green is Li Liang's opponent, Green said: "You guard your people well."
Li Liang didn't turn his head back, and said: "It's enough to deal with you."
After finishing speaking, Curry came from the middle, Li Liang went to help defend, and Curry made a beautiful pass to Green who was free.
Green was about to dunk the ball when Li Liang quickly turned around and kicked the ball out of the baseline.
The throw-in is still the Warriors' possession.
But the attack time is only 4 seconds left.
"I said enough is enough." Li Liang said to Green.
This beautiful one defense and two defenses made the Warriors' offense fail.
Serving from the baseline, the Warriors wanted to use a deceptive tactic, but Li Liang saw it through. In the end, Curry came out and forced a three-pointer under Li Liang's defense... As a result, the ball went in!
Under Li Liang's tight defense, Curry hit a three-pointer in the left corner with almost no space!
The Oracle Arena exploded in an instant, and Curry's shot was amazing and beautiful.
Li Liang's defense has reached the extreme, but...
But everyone has not recovered yet, and is still immersed in Curry's magical three-pointer.
Li Liang, who should have been frustrated by his defensive failure, had already run across the half and received a pass from Hill.
On the edge of the Golden State Warriors floor LOGO, directly shoot a three-pointer!
Ball intercontinental missiles generally cut through the sky, and then hollow into the net!
Only five seconds had passed since Curry made that magical three-pointer just now.
The Oracle Arena fell silent again in an instant.
Gods fight, really gods fight.