Tonight's basket was as wide as the sea for Zhao Chen.
"You need to go back to elementary school to learn your basic defensive skills." Zhao Chen spat at Green after hitting the shot.
Defense is Green's most proud ability, but at this moment he was ridiculed by Zhao Chen.
Green hammered the floor hard and calmly before standing up and enduring it!
There is no way, Zhao Chen is indeed qualified to laugh at his defense!
Zhao Chen doesn't think the personal defense of Warriors players is any different from other players.
At this stage of his life, as long as it's one-on-one, no matter who the defender is, he has a chance to score.
The Warriors' defense is so strong that they can pose a huge challenge to the Lakers' other positions.
Under such circumstances, it is not difficult for Zhao Chen to produce luxurious statistics, but it is difficult to lead the team to win.
The Warriors are truly a team that cannot guard Zhao Chen, but can guard everyone except Zhao Chen.
This is also the difference between the opponents the Warriors encountered in the first two rounds.
In Zhao Chen's impression, this season is the Warriors' championship season. From all aspects, they have reached the standards of a championship team.
The Lakers play in the Western Conference Finals with the same intensity as they play in the Finals!
The Lakers have lost twice in a row, which also shows that the Warriors have gradually grasped the Lakers' destiny, and the Lakers' challenges will become increasingly greater.
Warriors attack.
After Curry dribbled into the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Green.
After playing three games, Curry's ankle became increasingly difficult to exert force.
In the game against the Lakers, his playing time remained high, which also caused a huge drain on Curry.
Kerr also tried to avoid letting Curry go one-on-one.
Kerr wants to move the ball and play the pass ball they are also good at.
Green is an excellent point forward who constantly connects the team.
But the Lakers' unlimited defense today is like a dog-skin plaster that sticks to every Warriors player.
Just before 24 seconds, the Warriors still had no gap after a series of passes.
Thompson made a difficult three-pointer against Zhao Chen's defense.
This ball is directly an air ball.
"The Lakers' defense did a good job in the first two possessions," Kenny Smith said.
"Definitely, it looks like they made a change," Barkley said.
The Lakers attacked, and Zhao Chen continued to press forward with a surging home momentum.
The Lakers are not fast, and they have to control their mistakes, otherwise the Warriors' counterattack will make them uncomfortable.
Zhao Chen went to the frontcourt and attacked again.
Zhao Chen first threw the ball toward Kobe, who was unguarded.
After Kobe got the ball, he immediately attracted the defense and then passed it back to Zhao Chen.
Kobe did not stop after returning the pass, but immediately took Curry over to cover Zhao Chen.
After the screen, Kobe made a pass and took Thompson away.
The Warriors' strategy when encountering a pick-and-roll is to switch defenses.
The Lakers' tactics were successful again. Zhao Chen and Curry had a duel opportunity. Everyone watched Zhao Chen challenge Curry.
Although Zhao Chen was criticized for not passing the ball during the players' meeting, everyone still affirmed Zhao Chen's singles.
The teammates don't want Zhao Chen to fight one against three or one against four, but they want Zhao Chen to fight one against one!
As long as one vs. one, Zhao Chen should not pass the ball. One vs. two is still a good opportunity, but when playing one vs. three or four, he needs to trust his teammates.
All the Lakers gathered together to watch Zhao Chen perform!
Unlimited singles against Curry is also the mainstream tactic of the Lakers tonight.
Isolating Curry is not only an offensive strategy, it also reduces the burden on the defensive end.
Regardless of whether Curry is injured or not, he is the Lakers' biggest threat. His power lies in his shooting and movement.
Curry is a player who can change the defensive system through shooting and movement.
Zhao Chen did not notice the consumption of Curry in the first three games, which caused Curry to be on the court for too long, making it exponentially more difficult for the Lakers to win.
The best way to win against the Warriors is to let Curry sit quietly off the court!
Curry gritted his teeth and opened his hands, trying very hard to guard Zhao Chen.
Even though he knew it was impossible, he still had to work hard for it.
Green and Thompson next to him are ready to help defend Zhao Chen at any time.
Face Curry.
Zhao Chen continued his skillful crotch dribbling.
Front, back, left, right, left, right!
Curry swayed with Zhao Chen's movements, and his ankles were constantly being tortured.
After two consecutive changes of direction, Zhao Chen rushed to Curry's right side.
Curry followed, Zhao Chen pulled back and charged to the left, Curry followed again.
Zhao Chen pulled back again, and when Curry thought Zhao Chen was going to break out from the right, Zhao Chen stepped back to collect the ball and hit a jump shot.
Curry still wanted to follow, but the pain in his ankle told him not to follow. He couldn't bear it!
This ball missed Curry's rhythm. When Zhao Chen reached the highest point, Curry hadn't even jumped up yet.
Pull out the basketball and it will draw a beautiful rainbow!
"Uh-huh!"
0 to 8.
The Lakers gave the Warriors a small climax at the beginning.
"pause!!"
Cole jumped out and called a stop to the game.
"Stephen, your defense is not good either." Zhao Chen shouted at Curry after scoring the goal.
"Hey, you knew it last year." Curry smiled and humored Zhao Chen.
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"The flanking attack, don't stop, do you hear what I said? Don't be careless." Cole was furious.
The Warriors players seem to be showing some signs of relaxing.
Zhao Chen scored 8 points in a row at the beginning, which is not a good sign for the Warriors' defensive challenge.
"The Lakers' meeting still had some effect. It was clearer that they asked Zhao to attack Curry, instead of the same indiscriminate attack as before." Barkley said.
"Yes, the Warriors should attack Zhao Chen again next. Let's see how Zhao Chen attacks?" Smith said.
The Lakers' tactics are still very simple. The main point of attack is still Zhao Chen, but the routine has been changed.
On the Lakers bench, the Lakers' opening advantage reduced everyone's psychological pressure.
Pause back.
Warriors attack.
Curry dribbles to the frontcourt.
Curry still gives it to Green.
Green signaled Thompson to move and still create opportunities on the outside.
The Lakers' Tucker and Jokic strengthened their protection in the interior, making it difficult for Warriors players to cut inside.
It's just that Kobe didn't give Thompson any chance to escape and directly entangled him.
Barnes provided an off-ball screen for Thompson, and Covington and Kobe quickly switched defenses and continued to pursue Thompson.
Thompson was restrained, and Green could only give the ball to Curry.
Curry made a rapid change of direction when facing Zhao Chen!
"Snapped"
Zhao Chen's ball-stealing power came out. Curry's man passed by, but his ball stayed.
Curry protects the ball very well, but he still cannot escape Zhao Chen's clutches.
The Warriors returned to defense quickly and did not give Zhao Chen a chance to counterattack.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Curry and Thompson came over to attack, but Zhao Chen did not hit the ball immediately.
Zhao Chen moved towards Green on the right, and Green's attention was also attracted to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen made a powerful swing and passed the ball to Jokic inside.
Jokic is very smart. He has taken advantage of Green's defensive attention to be attracted by Zhao Chen and occupied a good position.
Jokic caught the ball and flew for a layup!
Easily score!
0 to 10.
The cheers at Staples Center were wave after wave.
Zhao Chen also high-fived Jokic to celebrate.
Jokic's return directly helped the Lakers increase their intensity on both offense and defense.
His talent is not strong, but his consciousness is at the top level, not much worse than Zhao Chen.
