Hitting the first three-pointer of the game, the score reached 23:21, and the Clippers regained the lead.
There were still 3 minutes left at the end of the first quarter, and the scores on both sides soared very high.
According to this defense and the offensive rhythm of the game, there is no big suspense for the two teams to score more than 100 points.
After charging hard for a while, the Warriors adjusted a little and slowed down a bit.
Rubio dribbled the ball through half court very skillfully and began to direct the team's offense.
In the 2008 Olympic Games, Rubio played for the Spanish national team.
In the final between Spain and the United States, Rubio scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Rubio fully demonstrated his versatility in this battle. He is only 18 years old this year. No wonder he is regarded as the golden boy.
Although he is a golden boy, it is a pity that he has flaws in his body, and everyone knows about this flaw.
Especially Gasol, the Clippers' main center, the two are teammates on the national team.
Can I not know how much your kid weighs?
Known as the golden boy, he is actually an iron boy who cannot shoot from a distance!
Rubio works with Biedrins in the high post in a pick-and-roll.
Gasol yelled directly, "Let him go, let him go for three points! Shrink in!"
Gasol didn't switch to guard Rubio at all, but walked directly inside to the basket.
While keeping an eye on Biedrins, he also defended Rubio's possible breakthrough route.
Curry did not switch defense, he chose to go around, and the board was blocked in front of Rubio.
Rubio has an open three-point shot opportunity with 0.5 seconds at the top of the arc.
It's a pity that he didn't have the confidence. After a moment's hesitation, the chance was gone. He stopped the ball and passed it to Ellis.
This time the tactic failed. Ellis caught the ball and rushed to the basket, but missed a pull-up jump shot.
Randolph got the rebound and passed it to Curry. Curry quickly advanced through the half court and launched a counterattack.
It's also a high pick-and-roll, and with the same 0.5-second gap, Curry takes a step forward with the ball.
Then he stepped on the top line of the arc and took a long two-point shot, and hit it again!
The reason why Curry didn't shoot a three-pointer in this shot was because Rubio came up from behind and was very close.
He needs to use a stab step to distance himself to prevent Rubio from blocking the ball from behind.
Curry scored five points in a row, and the nagging voices on the sidelines immediately subsided a lot.
Then, the Clippers found a good way to deal with Rubio, which was to let him go in a wide space.
Gasol didn't give any face to his little brother of the national team. As soon as Rubio got the ball from the outside, Gasol yelled: "Stephen, three steps, three steps away from him, let him shoot, the shot will be counted." mine!"
Rubio was speechless. My big brother who took good care of me in the national team, you just eliminated me like this?
Curry really let Rubio take three steps, and Rubio took the chance and shot a three-pointer, but the result was completely useless.
The ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced out. As expected, the ball belonged to Gasol, and he easily grabbed the rebound.
When Min Congda saw this kind of ball, he suffered from high blood pressure again.
"What the hell, you can't even score in this big open space? If you let me shoot, I can score. I know how to pass, organize, and steal. Are you the bald Kidd from the Mavericks? I see this young man. Your hair is quite thick, so you won’t become bald.”
Min Congda deeply hates opponents like Kidd who can't score from the outside, especially when they always miss wide-open opportunities.
Because the existence of this kind of player will highlight Curry's particularly good shooting, which also makes Min Congda feel stupid.
Basketball is essentially a shooting and scoring game, and all other technical statistics ultimately exist to make shots or prevent shots.
For people like Min Congda who quickly see through the essence of the basketball game, scoring is the most important of all technical indicators.
Other so-called assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks are all services based on scoring. Without scoring, they are all empty.
Better than Jason Kidd, although he has been criticized for his poor shooting, his three-pointers have become more stable in the past two years.
If a core player cannot shoot and score in a game, no matter how many assists or rebounds you have, the damage to the team will be huge.
It requires the all-round efforts of four teammates to make up for your shortcomings and loopholes in this area. Especially in the high-intensity playoffs, these loopholes will be magnified, and the results will be fatal.
Someone who had similar ideas to Min Congda was Nelson.
He watched helplessly as Rubio was left three steps wide, and the gray-haired old scientist felt unhappy.
And when I saw Curry on the opposite side facing his opponent and taking advantage of a few tenths of a second to make a hit, the unpleasant feeling became even stronger.
Rubio is a good player and will grow into a good player in the regular season. His organization and court awareness are top-notch.
As long as he gradually grows up, the Warriors' offensive organization will not have to worry.
With a good lineup framework in the future, the Warriors will definitely be able to return to the playoffs and play beautiful games in the regular season.
But to become a strong team in the playoffs, or even compete for the championship, Rubio's shooting is definitely a huge shortcoming.
Shooting is something you can't just practice if you want to. It's often something you're born with.
Stephen Curry obviously inherited the genes of his father Dell Curry, plus he received hand correction since childhood.
His unique shooting style and excellent shooting touch make him the perfect small ball spokesperson.
The more Nelson thought about it, the more painful it became. At this time, Curry counterattacked and the speed exceeded half-court.
The Warriors defenders no longer dared to guard Curry too far away, but Curry passed the ball to Thornton without looking at anyone.
Thornton caught the ball and rushed to the basket, and succeeded in an easy layup. The Warriors' papery defense was pierced with one pass.
For a point guard with strong shooting ability, opponents dare not shoot too far.
As a result, Curry can attract and pull the opponent's defense to the greatest extent and create opportunities for his teammates.
Of course, rookie Curry's pulling ability is not particularly obvious yet.
The Warriors immediately adjusted their defensive strategy, allowing Rubio to focus on Curry one-on-one without anyone else having to double-team.
Rubio has a good sense of tackling. He is not the kind of player who likes to make desperate tackles.
While trying not to lose his position, he used his long arms to interfere with the opponent, waiting for opportunities to steal the ball.
Curry was accidentally intercepted by Rubio, and the Warriors counterattacked.
Rubio made a beautiful behind-the-back pass to Monta Ellis who was about to leave.
With no one in the frontcourt, Ellis succeeded in a fast break dunk.
At the end of the first quarter, the two sides battled to a score of 33:31, with the Clippers leading the Warriors by 2 points.
Curry scored 8 points in a single quarter, sent out 2 assists, and made as many as 3 turnovers.
Two of the turnovers were caused by Rubio's steals.
Rubio scored 2 points in the first quarter, sent 4 assists, and made no mistakes.
At the same time, he also contributed 2 steals, all of which were stolen from Curry.
Two outstanding point guards in 2009 fought with different ways of playing.
Min Congda can already imagine that some post-game articles of some big V games will definitely say that this is the "new Kidd vs. Nash".
As the saying goes, the base does not attack, the support does not defend, everyone passes the ball, and the dog ignores it. These two newcomers do have similar characteristics.
But Min Congda knows that Rubio is not Kidd, and Curry is definitely not Nash.
They are point guards of the new era, each with distinct characteristics.
They are completely different from the players of the previous era.
(End of chapter)
