During halftime, Coach Terry remembered the secret weapon that he had kept in the warehouse for a long time.
Unlike the Warriors, the Trail Blazers are so dominant that they clock out in three quarters during the regular season. In the playoffs, he was even more dominant, sweeping his opponents 4-0 in two consecutive rounds, so much so that he almost forgot about the infinite defensive lineup he carefully built.
Competing on mobility, right?
Then let's see if your five-small lineup is stronger, or if my infinite defense is better.
Returning from halftime, the entire Warriors team suddenly discovered that their opponents had also changed their formation.
"Well...that No. 5 again? And that No. 3!"
When Harrell and Beverly came into view, Cole couldn't help but frown.
He still remembers that when he confidently put out a five-small lineup for the first time and hoped to build something, the opponent's coach Terry Stotts sent these two guys to disrupt his plan.
Fortunately, Beverley has already made a name for himself with the Trail Blazers, but Harrell, a rookie, really surprised him with his defensive ability.
In Cole's view, Harrell's on-court style is somewhat similar to Green's. They are both short inside players, have the same wild style of play, and the same irritable personality.
But he still firmly believes that Harrell is far inferior to Green, which can be seen from the level of their tactical status on the field.
The key is that in order to defeat the Trail Blazers, he has been working on this five-small lineup for a long time. According to his observation, Harrell did not play much playing time during the regular season, and in the playoffs he could only play in garbage time.
This means that Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts didn't do much to polish the defensive lineup.
Secondly, he always felt that the reason why the Trail Blazers were able to win by one point that time was mainly due to Wang Zelin's excellent shot, which gave the Trail Blazers a bit more luck in winning that game.
Therefore, both Cole and the Warriors players have always been brooding about that loss.
In order to win tonight, the Warriors boldly used a seven-man rotation. Except for Iguodala and Barbosa, the rest of the players were basically abandoned.
I have to say that Cole is indeed an extremely courageous head coach. After recognizing Green's potential, All-Star forward David Lee said a trade would be a trade.
The same is true tonight. After deciding to play five small teams, the big center BoGt, who has a multi-million contract and played well in the first two rounds of the series, also said that he would not use it. He sat on the bench the entire tonight and acted as one of the cheerleaders.
In the playoffs, most coaches actually prefer to use a rotation plan with fewer players. Although the players will play very hard, in this way, the team can maintain its best combat effectiveness on the court in this game, and the chance of winning will be greater.
In the second half, the three core players Splash Brothers and Green continued to stay on the court, and the other two positions were replaced by Iguodala and Barbosa. The Warriors chose to carry out the five small lineups to the end.
They have only one goal tonight, and that is to win without risking their lives!
After changing sides and fighting again, the Trail Blazers' small lineup quickly took effect.
Beverley was like a mad dog, biting Curry the whole time and never leaving.
After Harrell, who is faster, smaller and more agile, replaced Aldridge, the Warriors' number of fast break rounds dropped visibly.
But as the game progressed, Harrell's problems were also exposed.
First of all, his character is too irritable and he is the kind who can get along easily.
Secondly, the Trail Blazers have too many potential insiders, which inevitably limits his playing time.
Not to mention Wang Zelin and Aldridge, it will cost a lot of resources just to train Jokic. Harrell is the last one on the list. How much can fall into his mouth?
Harrell, who lacks training, still lacks some experience when facing top teams like the Warriors.
The regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs. The two cannot be compared.
In addition, he could only get a few minutes of garbage time in the previous two games against the Warriors. Harrell was eager to express himself after being substituted early tonight. He not only failed to do a good job in limiting the several misplaced singles against Curry, but also lost money. foul.
When he arrived in the penalty area, Green's big mouth burst out a few taunts from time to time, which was nothing more than adding fuel to the fire and completely making his whole mentality explode.
In the third quarter alone, he committed 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, which Coach Terry did not expect. But he knew that he couldn't blame Harrell too much. He was just a rookie player, and the Trail Blazers were the defending champion team, so they were destined not to be able to give the rookie much time to develop.
However, Coach Terry's worries were slowly relieved. Fortunately, he was well prepared during the regular season. Otherwise, the Warriors might really be able to win to the end with this lineup!
Although the Trail Blazers also started to respond with a smaller lineup in the second half, they fell behind too much before, and Harrell, who temporarily put out the fire, exposed his lack of experience in competitions and failed to understand the scale of the away game whistle. He received his 6th foul in just 2 minutes and returned to the bench.
Therefore, they were finally defeated by the Warriors 125:118 at Oracle Arena!
The Splash Brothers were in full bloom tonight, and their deadly three-pointers were terrifying.
Curry played 45 minutes, making 11 of 19 shots, 7 of 11 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 33 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block.
Among the 5 rebounds, 2 were offensive rebounds!
This shows how strong Curry's desire to survive tonight is.
Desperate Soup also shined tonight, even more breathtaking than Curry.
Played for 42 minutes, made 10 of 15 shots, a field goal percentage of 66.7%, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 7 free throws, and scored 30 points with incredible efficiency!
Tonight, the Splash Brothers made a total of 12 three-pointers. This cannot be said to be a splash, but a tsunami...
Green, the last of the Warriors' three core players, has unsightly statistics, with only 6 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block and 1 steal. But anyone who watches the entire game can't help but stand in awe of him...
Even though this guy has all kinds of black spots, his tenacious figure that quickly got up after being knocked down by Wang Zelin again and again while fighting for rebounds tonight was enough to move countless spectators.
Green actually played 46 minutes tonight. It can be said that he spent the entire game in a desperate fight with Wang Zelin, the number one active player in the game. To be able to get more than double-digit rebound data is a life-threatening style of play.
Livingston, Iguodala, Barnes, and Barbosa all played more than 35 minutes tonight. In order to defend their home court and avoid falling behind 0-3, they also went all out.
The entire Warriors team relied on their united efforts and hard work to successfully knock the Trail Blazers off their supreme throne.
They gave the Portland Trail Blazers, who had been invincible since entering the playoffs this season, their first taste of playoff defeat.
After more than half a season, the 2.0 version of Death Five that Cole worked so hard to polish finally worked.
"Let us congratulate the Golden State Warriors, who created a great miracle tonight and made the Portland Trail Blazers' dominance no longer so solid!"
"The Warriors evened the series 1-2, and they were still at Oracle Arena two days later! If they can pull one back, they will have the opportunity to snipe the Trail Blazers' dynasty dream and create their own era!"
"This is the NBA, this is where miracles are born! The Warriors used a tough performance to prove to the world that the real battle of this series has just begun..."
When the game ended, all the home fans let out heart-rending roars when they saw the big score of 1-2 on the screen. The commentators of the various TV stations responsible for broadcasting the game also couldn't hide their excitement and roared. come out.
(End of chapter)
