Both Curry and Zhao Chen worked hard in the first quarter.
From the fans' point of view, the two of them can't see the impact of injuries at all.
But from a coaching point of view, both of them are somewhat reluctant to defend, which leads to the opponent's full firepower from the outside.
Especially Curry's defense, whether he is defending Westbrook or Zhao Chen, he can't keep up.
In the first quarter, Zhao Chen scored 15 points and 3 assists, and Curry scored 13 points and 2 assists.
"The pace of G6 is much slower than in the past. Players from both sides are more familiar with each other's offense and defense." Zhang Weiping said.
"Yes, this can be seen from the scores of both sides. The scores of the two teams are lower than the average scores of the first quarter of the match between the two teams." Xu Jicheng said.
The two commentators watched every game in the Western Conference Finals, and they clearly felt the fatigue of the players on both teams.
In this regard, the Thunder's tenacity is slightly stronger than that of the Warriors. To another extent, it can be seen that the Thunder's super strength has a higher gold content.
Rest between sessions.
On the home team's bench, Curry was sitting on his seat receiving ice from the team doctor. His knee was still somewhat swollen. The injury was not serious, but it was enough to affect his rhythm.
Mark Jackson also squatted on the ground to lay out tactics. He just wanted to help Curry recover as much as possible.
The cheers from the home fans were loud, but at this moment it sounded extremely harsh and irritating to Mark Jackson's ears.
The visiting team's bench.
Coach Brooks was in a normal mood. Zhao Chen was still very aggressive on the offensive end, but he couldn't maintain the same defensive intensity.
Coach Brooks also knew that Zhao Chen could not be blamed. Zhao Chen was also injured and his body was very tired.
Regarding the tactical arrangement, Zhao Chen took the initiative and said: "Coach, next we can focus on attacking Curry, his rhythm can't keep up with ours!"
Zhao Chen will not pity Curry just because he is injured. He will only use this injury to attack Curry and ensure that the team wins.
"Okay, then consume him!" Brooks nodded and replied.
Immediately afterwards, Brooks arranged: "The outside is still the focus of our defense. We would rather let them score two points than let them score three points."
"OK!"
"no problem!"
Everyone in Lei Lei obeyed the orders.
Soon, the second quarter started.
The Warriors are led by Curry and Barnes. This game is very important to the Warriors, and Curry has to grit his teeth and persevere.
The Thunder are led by Zhao Chen and Westbrook.
"Later, both of us will use breakthroughs to attack him and let him make more changes of direction on the defensive end." Zhao Chen said to Westbrook.
"Well, just fight him." Westbrook replied.
"Don't mind using smaller movements when defending. You can pounce harder. It's not that easy for him to break through now." Zhao Chen said.
"Okay, I'll give him a fight," Westbrook said.
Zhao Chen and Westbrook are planning ways to deal with Curry.
The Warriors are under pressure, and so are they.
The Thunder don't want to fight with them back at home.
There were too many surprises in the tiebreaker.
"Stephen Curry is also a super giant player, and he has also proven that he can fight tough battles." Barkley said.
"Yeah, it's unbelievable that he can still play like this despite his injuries," Smith said.
Everyone knows about Zhao Chen's excellence, but Curry has only gradually come into view.
Zhao Chen on the court also thinks that Curry is very good and admires him a little, but admiration is admiration, and you still have to win if you should win.
The Warriors' second team is Curry, Iguodala, Barnes, David Lee, and Bogut.
The Thunder's second lineup is Westbrook, Lamb, Zhao Chen, Ibaka, and Perkins.
The Warriors attack first.
Curry took the ball and advanced, and Westbrook did not miss the opportunity for Curry to confront him, constantly harassing him with fouls.
The player Zhao Chen mainly defends is Barnes. Zhao Chen's height is very suitable for playing small forward. He has no problem guarding Barnes when he is out of position.
Barnes wanted to block and ask Curry for the ball, but Zhao Chen refused to let him block.
The two frequently competed for position in the low post, and Barnes had no chance to catch the ball.
If Barnes is taken care of by Zhao Chen, all the outside attention will be focused on Curry.
After Curry encountered a double attack, he gave the ball to David Lee inside.
Ibaka guarded David Lee.
Ibaka is getting more and more experienced. In the face of absolute talent, David Lee's experience and skills are losing their effectiveness.
After two consecutive back-up steps, David Lee gave the ball to Barnes on the other side.
The ball was almost intercepted by Zhao Chen, and Barnes staggered to catch the ball.
After gaining control of his center of gravity, Barnes began to think about strategy.
He has played against Zhao Chen a lot, and his defensive judgment against Zhao Chen is at the second team level or above.
Barnes felt that Zhao Chen's defense was also very strong, but it was just covered up by his offense.
Barnes barely managed to take a breath and immediately sat down to fight!
"boom!"
"boom!"
After the confrontation, Barnes chose to turn over in the mid-range.
Barnes felt that he could complete the shot with this move, but he still underestimated Zhao Chen's talent.
Zhao Chen did not lose his balance in the collision with Barnes, but gritted his teeth and followed Barnes's rhythm and jumped hard! !
"Snapped!"
Instead of blocking shots, he just catches them.
Zhao Chen's jump height was just enough to catch the ball when Barnes completed the shot.
"Oh oh oh!!" The fans at the Oracle Center Arena couldn't help being shocked.
"Capture, Zhao's physical talent is too strong."
"His core strength is underrated."
"Barnes will have problems with going one-on-one in such a simple way."
"It's impossible to break Kai Zhao's defense."
Fans are buzzing.
On the field, the Warriors players retreated quickly. They also enjoyed the joy of the Thunder running in the previous five games. .
Seeing that there was no good conversion opportunity, Zhao Chen gave the ball to Westbrook.
Westbrook advances against Curry's continuous changes of direction.
Very perverted and sexy operation.
This change of direction doesn't do any good for the offense, but it does a lot to drain Curry.
Curry had to continuously turn around in coverage to keep up with Westbrook's rhythm.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Westbrook made two more changes of direction before giving the ball to Zhao Chen, who was running over.
After Westbrook gave the ball, he immediately set a screen for Zhao Chen, then took away Barnes, leaving Curry with Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen didn't give Curry time to rest, he just burst out with the ball!
Curry followed closely, and Zhao Chen pulled back, continuously changing directions with his crotch movements.
Curry gritted his teeth and followed Zhao Chen's rhythm, his ankles kept twisting, and his knees rubbed.
Zhao Chen had many opportunities to pass Curry, but he failed to pass them.
After three consecutive changes of direction, Zhao Chen chose to pass Curry, and then faced Bogut's defense and threw a high throw one step ahead in the three-second zone.
Soft feel!
Drill through the frame and get into the net! !
"Uh-huh!"
31 to 24.
