In the second quarter, both teams’ second units spent time on the court.
The Warriors, like the Clippers, also adhere to the principle that everyone has the ball to play, deploying as many troops as possible and allowing bench players to appear.
Firstly, this is Nelson's coaching style in the past two years, and secondly, the Warriors really have no one available.
Corey Maggette, Anthony Randolph, and Radmanovic all missed the game due to injuries.
If these three people don't play, the Warriors' rotation lineup will collapse in half. CJ Watson, Devin George, Turiaf, etc. on the bench will all step up to allow the main players to rest.
Min Congda sat off the court and poked his head from time to time to see who else was on the Warriors bench.
Ada asked: "Mr. Smart, who are you looking for?"
Min Congda said: "Oh, show me, is Anthony Randolph on the Warriors' roster?"
Ada checked and said: "No, Anthony Randolph is on the injured list."
"Really, what are his statistics this season?"
"Let me see, he played 22 minutes, averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game."
Min Congda nodded, thinking that it was okay to be so-so, but it was far from as impressive as it was in the summer league.
Min Congdayu remembers that Anthony Randolph's performance was dominant during the Las Vegas Summer League.
He often scored 30 or 40 points in a game, beating students at the same level without the ability to fight back.
Facing the talented power forward Blake Griffin who is a role model, he did not fall behind.
As a result, in the regular season, his performance could only be said to be average, and injuries were frequent.
"Hey, it's really not easy to pick out a potential talent in this basketball. You see, he played so well in some games, but he ended up like that in the regular season. Even if he plays well, there are some uncontrollable factors. Injuries and other things make people crippled.”
Playing basketball, watching basketball, and watching people are three completely different tasks.
So some players are very good at playing basketball, but they can't be coaches.
Some coaches are very good at coaching, but they are not accurate in judging people and cannot be good at management.
There are some powerful managers who have never touched basketball in their lives, but they can be beaten to death by middle school students when they go on the court.
The number of people who are great in all three aspects in NBA history can be counted on one hand.
"But, I just picked Curry at random, and I can't figure out how he can play well."
Min Congda thought that he would be pretty good if he just picked any Kuli, but he still felt resentful in his heart. He had been unlucky for several lifetimes.
Curry performed very well in the first quarter. He started coldly, then gradually picked up and quickly picked up the pace of the game.
In this game, Baron Davis completely became Curry's supporting role. He was already uncomfortable with his knees.
Give up the main organizational and ball-handling roles to Curry on the court, and let Curry drive the team's offense.
And Curry is obviously not a selfless and dedicated point guard like Nash who puts others before himself.
He will first see if he has a chance, and then consider whether to create opportunities for his teammates.
After the transition period in the second quarter, the score between the two sides reached 40:38, and the Clippers still led by 2 points.
Judging from the sense of the game, the Clippers were gradually led away by the Warriors and started to attack their opponents.
At this time, some domestic basketball experts and TV commentators are criticizing:
"The Clippers were neglecting their inside advantage and not making full use of it. Randolph played well at the beginning, but stopped passing the ball later on."
"The small guard doesn't pass the ball to the inside. He plays inside and lets Randolph attack. The Warriors can't guard the inside. It's a waste."
"Curry's shot was really unreasonable. He was throwing three-pointers. Instead of giving them to the inside, he had to give more to the inside. The inside drives the outside. Now, with the Warriors running around blindly, the Clippers can't gain an advantage with this score. .”
But in fact, the Clippers have the Clippers' game rhythm.
Starting from the inside is of course the basic routine of many teams.
At the beginning of the season, Dunleavy also arranged it this way.
But now, Dunleavy is gradually shifting the team's tactical focus outward, striving for internal and external balance.
Outside players, especially pitchers, must grasp the feeling of playing in the first half.
In the first half, we need to work hard on tactics, lay foundations, and find our state.
Get ready for the decisive battle in the third and fourth quarters.
For a pitcher, if he is not in good condition in the first half, he will not shoot well.
It was very difficult to get the feeling back in the second half.
If you watch enough games, you will find that at the critical moment, if a player has good touch in front, he will be able to hit the ball if he is given the ball at the critical moment, which can help the team win the game.
If the touch has been intermittent in front of you, you are not shooting well, or you are disturbed by the opponent's tough defense or fouls, then it will be in vain to get the ball at the critical moment.
After Curry reappeared in the second quarter, he immediately caught the ball from the outside and shot a three-pointer, but missed.
He has made 2 of 5 three-pointers in this game, which is slightly inefficient.
But Min Congda looked at the Warriors' defense and felt bad.
"The Warriors' defense, Rubio, you are not oppressive. You have to press up and use physical confrontation and muscle confrontation to destroy Curry's shooting touch. When you defend like this, you rely solely on your own consciousness. Although you can steal, you can't disrupt it." If you don’t have Curry’s touch, you will suffer a loss later.”
No one knows how to guard Curry better than Min Congda.
In his opinion, one of the better defenders of Curry in the league is Chris Paul of the Hornets.
He is small in stature, has dirty tricks, makes all kinds of subtle moves, and is rich in experience. He is competitive and aggressive, and has strong offensive power. It is difficult for Curry to play against him.
There is also the rookie Holiday of the 76ers. He is physically strong and has a strong defensive ability. And because Curry is the No. 1 pick, he has a strong fighting spirit when facing off against Curry.
And those who try to rely on experience, positioning, and awareness to defend Curry are basically in vain.
Kobe's defensive experience is good enough, and his positioning has been honed for so many years. It is also very good, but if he can't fight against Curry, the effect will not be good.
Rubio relied on awareness and early positioning to steal two goals from Curry in the first quarter. After the start of the second quarter, Rubio still defended very cleanly.
Min Congda knew something was going to happen.
The Warriors missed a three-pointer from outside and Curry grabbed a long rebound.
Advance with the ball, observe while advancing, and cross the half court to the top of the key.
He suddenly stopped, as if hesitating, and Rubio also stopped to observe and keep his distance.
Curry moved his head left and right to observe, just at the moment Rubio's attention was distracted.
Curry dribbles back, steps outside the three-point line, and shoots a quick three-pointer!
Rubio has never seen such a style of play before, and he didn't react at all.
He thought Curry was observing in the middle to pass the ball, and no teammates came to help defend.
I didn't expect a step back and just shot.
A precise three-pointer that accurately penetrated the Warriors' basket.
The third three-pointer of the game, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and the shooting rate reached 50%!
Only then did Rubio realize that the person in front of him couldn't be treated with conventional defensive methods at all.
He was the No. 1 pick in 2009.
(End of chapter)
