Chapter 54: The first battle(1/2)
"Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Green, McGee"
"Brogdon, Richardson, Tatum, Young, Embiid"
"As expected, Steve Kerr played Iguodala and did not start with McCaw in the third team."
Warriors head coach Kerr particularly likes to use the third unit to fill in the starting lineup's injuries for the sake of stability in the rotation.
"Today is the finals. He is keeping McCaw on the court for a long time. Even with Green's help, Tatum and Young can tear him to pieces."
The broadcast timely vacated the area and added data from the previous round of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Young: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4.7 assists
Tatum: 22.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals
Even though Young was ejected in the first quarter of G3 and only scored 13 points, he scored a total of 91 points in the three games of G2, G5, and G6, allowing him to still lead the 76ers-Celtics series in scoring.
List.
"It's really not surprising that he let McCaw play for a long time today."
"At the most critical moment of the finals, he allowed Ezeli, who was in very bad form, to play for 14 minutes."
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big hug
Young didn't know what to say, so he gave Curry a big hug.
"Welcome to my home court." Unlike Curry, Young specifically made a trash talk when Green hugged him.
"Even if it's an away game, we can kick your ass hard."
"I'll just wait for your strong performance." Faced with Green's counterattack, Young chose to wait for the result of the game before counterattacking.
jump ball
Without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors' jump ball went to fake starting center McGee.
Embiid wins
As the ball falls into Brogdon's hands, the result of the jump ball is already in place:
Quickly expand
The other four players of the 76ers ran towards the Warriors half court like petals flying.
slow down
Young, who was about to set up a screen, suddenly discovered that the one staring at him was not Iguodala, who usually stared at him the most, but Green.
Accelerate, take away from the three-point line, increase the defensive distance
Since Green often boldly throws away his opponent to help defend on the defensive end, Young also adapts to the situation and gives up the plan of setting up a screen.
Go to the outside line and act as a space point that cannot be abandoned.
roll cut
Different from the wide-eyed stare at 45 degrees from the right, Richardson at 45 degrees from the left circled Tatum and got into the Warriors' mid-range.
brake
Richardson did not continue to go deeper inside, but slowed down his progress.
Brogdon, who seized the opportunity, decisively passed the ball in his hand.
"Change." The sound of "change" was clearly captured in Yang's ears.
"boom"
After handing over the ball with a "bang", Brogdon activated this tactical backup plan.
"Joe, deal with it quickly." Green asked Iguodala to take over for him, and he quickly recovered toward the basket.
Catching the ball, turning over, and making a big mid-range shot.
Embiid, who made a Z-shape run from the bottom corner, digested Brogdon's pass at the extended free throw line.
"Shua"
Was forced to evolve by Stevens in the Celtics series
Handling the ball without any sloppiness paid off.
Before the Warriors' defense arrived, Embiid completed a large mid-range shot after McGee blocked it one step later.
"Snapped"
"Well done, Joe, this is the most beautiful mid-range shot I've ever seen."
Faced with this beautiful goal, high-fives are essential, and of course verbal praise is also a must.
After all, the next step is to face the Golden State Warriors' unparalleled offense.
first cover
"Switch defense" If the Golden State Warriors run Iverson and don't switch defense, they will most likely miss out on openings at the end.
Second screen at the free throw line
The "replacement" cover was not only for Iguodala, but also for Green.
Klay Thompson VS Jayson Tatum
After two defense changes, Thompson was facing Brogdon instead of Iverson.
It's Tatum who is one size bigger.
Speeding in, Klay Thompson did not choose to wait.
"Hammer"
"Watch out for Curry"
"Opposite corner"
In a flash of lightning, Yang quickly turned over this tactic in his mind
Stuck in position, forcing you to deviate from the course of action
Green's desire to go out and cover was completely revealed when Curry started running without the ball.
Take a look at the position and use your strength
"boom"
{Don’t even think about running} Faced with Green who was using all his strength and small moves, Young did not lose his most advantageous position.
When Young and Green still want to continue to entangle
Thompson, who broke through and walked in, has completed the processing.
He forced a pull-up mid-range shot from the mid-range below the free throw line.
2:2
The splash sound played by the Nets made it impossible to grab a rebound with a low center of gravity.
"Embiid seizes the space between his fingers"
"Clay wiped Jason's fingertips and completed the shot."
"The first goal from both sides was a difficult mid-range shot. This makes me look forward to the next game and what kind of surprises the two teams will give us."
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“No seats available”
"No passing lanes"
"This is a misplacement, but when I passed it, the probability of it being intercepted was too high."
"Josh" Josh Richardson, who was responsible for passing the ball, could not pass the ball, making it impossible to continue the tactic.
Mentioned three-point line response
{Wait, there is a problem}
"Joe" when Brogdon came up to take over, Young's keen nerves immediately noticed the problem.
A situation of four people standing outside the three-point line will take shape.
With the level of help defense Green and Iguodala have, this kind of overlapping positions will be firmly grasped by them.
cross screen
Go to the waist
After discovering the situation, Young immediately began to correct his mistakes and led Embiid to cross inside the three-point line.
To be continued...