In the second half, the 76ers changed the defensive position they had maintained in the first game and the first half.

Let Brogdon, who was originally guarding Thompson, switch to guard Curry. Tatum, who was guarding Durant, was guarded by Thompson, who only scored a three-pointer in the first half. Richardson, who couldn't guard Curry, was placed on the other side.

Behind the unstoppable Durant.

There are no changes to Young and Embiid, who are still responsible for Green and McGee's offense.

Expanded defense + partial leading defense

In response to Stephen Curry's super high shots in the second quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers' defensive position at the beginning of the third quarter was already much higher than in the first and second quarters.

Unlimited defense changes

After Stephen Curry scored 16 points and Kevin Durant scored 14 points, they absolutely led the Golden State Warriors in halftime scoring.

Monty Williams gave up the plan of flanking and making arrangements in advance, he chose to continue to believe in unlimited defense changes;

This can be seen from the beginning of the third quarter when the frequency of double attacks has dropped significantly;

After all, the superstar has already started on the offensive end, and we can't let others start on the offensive end, otherwise the team's defense will be unbearable.

After talking about the 76ers’ changes on the defensive end, let’s talk about the Golden State Warriors’ defense.

The man who was asking for a manuscript from the self-media moved back the review video that had been placed at the beginning of the third quarter to when Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer over Sabonis' head.

Although the Golden State Warriors had made changes in the first half, they made in-depth changes based on the changes in the second half.

Although Steve Kerr's reaction on the spot was really slow, defensive assistant Ron Adams was still with the team and came up with a defensive solution for the Warriors in the middle of the second quarter.

Whenever the pick-and-roll is initiated (post-up), he will double attack and force the ball out to challenge the high-speed rotation.

Defensive assistant coach Ron Adams’ arrangements are in

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant, Green

Obvious results have been achieved with the support and efforts of a unique small team

After Tatum made a three-pointer against Iguodala's defense, the Philadelphia 76ers only scored 13 points in the nearly seven minutes remaining in the second quarter.

At the end of the half, we successfully got the largest lead of the game by 3 points.

Returning to another change at the beginning of the third quarter,

The defensive delay that was removed in the first game of the finals was added back.

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In order to win G2, Monty Williams made some appropriate changes:

Reduce the length and timing of rotations

Unlike Sabonis who was put on the court in the first half, Embiid and Young were given sufficient rest time.

In the second half, even if Young and Siakam take all Embiid's rest time,

Monty Williams didn't give Sabonis a minute either

Not only Sabonis, but regulars Burks and Jeff Green in the rotation did not get playing time.

Even organizer McConnell only got 1 minute and 27 seconds of padding time at the end of the third quarter.

The only rotation players who got stable playing time in the second half were Siakam and VanVleet.

Both men have shortcomings offensively

A player with poor shooting range cannot reach beyond the three-point line and can only score near the basket.

He can't get into the basket, he can't tear up the defense and the penalty area, and he doesn't make many mid-range shots.

But both have the same advantages:

He is always full of willingness to defend, willing to give 1000% of his defensive energy, and will not give up defense just because the offense is smooth.

You won’t be discouraged even if your opponent scores a goal. You can defend with whatever intensity you need next time.

The two also repaid Monty Williams' trust with actual performance:

Siakam had 6 defensive rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in 20 minutes of playing time.

The basic data is not very eye-catching. What is eye-catching are the aspects that are not reflected in the basic data.

5 three-point interferences. In 18 minutes of playing time in the second half, he ranked third on the team behind Tatum who first guarded Durant and then guarded Thompson.

and Embiid, who was behind Green many times in the second half.

Since Durant did not take a three-pointer in the second half, Richardson, who guarded Stephen Curry in the first half, ranked fifth on the team in three-point interference.

4 attempts to protect the rim, 2 successes

Although Siakam doesn't protect the frame many times, his efficiency isn't too top-notch.

But it also successfully completed the task and made up for the 4 minutes of Embiid's rest.

VanVleet is better suited to guard Stephen Curry than Richardson

Unlike Richardson and Brogdon, who are 1.98 meters tall and relatively large, VanVleet, who is 1.83 meters tall, is more suitable to stick to Curry.

Even if VanVleet's defense was not effective in the second half, Curry, who only scored 16 points in the first half, scored 20 points in the second half.

But the process was satisfactory to Monty Williams

Stephen Curry, who had 7 backcourt rebounds in the last game, only had 4 backcourt rebounds in this game

Curry's inability to get backcourt rebounds is beneficial to the Philadelphia 76ers' defense.

The most obvious sign of the advantage is that the Golden State Warriors' offensive rhythm has been slowed down, and the number of possessions in the second game dropped by 15 compared to the first game.

Even though Iguodala and Green grabbed 12 rebounds and tried their best to pick up the rhythm, the score dropped a lot.

At the end of the G2 game, neither team's total score reached 100 points.

Proper defensive setup robs Golden State of scoring explosiveness

The strategy of expanding defense beyond the three-point line + leading the defense

Still couldn't stop Stephen Curry from hitting 3 3-pointers

But others were watching. Thompson was 0 for 4, Iguodala was 1 for 2, Green was 0 for 1, and Nick Young was 0 for 2.

Without the support of the explosive three-point line, the Golden State Warriors fell into a tough battle of defense-missed shots-turnovers-every ball is important.

The third point leads to the third point from the tough battle. When it is time to hit the tough one, believe in the tough one. Never play team basketball and let your team's unforced errors increase rapidly.

Embiid: 11/25 shots, 0/1 three-pointers, 8/9 free throws, 30 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, 3 turnovers

Tatum: 10/25 shots, 2/7 three-pointers, 5/5 free throws, 27 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, 2 turnovers

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Young: 8/20 shots, 2/7 three-pointers, 7/7 free throws, 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 2 turnovers

Embiid, Tatum, and Young accounted for 82 of the 76ers' total 99 points and 80% of the shots.

Looking back at the Golden State Warriors,

Stephen Curry’s 36 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists

Kevin Durant 32 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists

Both of them maintained a true shooting percentage of about 68%, but between the two, the Golden State Warriors only had Iguodala, who scored 12 points.

There is no way to withstand this kind of firepower. The Philadelphia 76ers' three-line all-out positional battle

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For G3, the Golden State Warriors must consider the following points:

The off-ball movement lost in the second half of G2 must be recovered. Klay Thompson's performance is related to the life and death of the Golden State Warriors.

Falling behind 2-0 for the first time in the Durant era, we need to reconsider whether we have to let McGee serve as the starting center on the court.

Rooney, who had the best performance among centers in the last round, is convinced.

3: If it is to be dragged into a positional battle, then the rotation needs to be cut off. This eleven-man rotation is really too long.

"2191 words, OK, OK, today's update task is finally over." After taking a look at the word count, the man typing decided to stop writing here and not continue.
Chapter completed!