basketball talent system

Chapter 583 Expanding the lead
By the end of the second quarter, the Lakers had unknowingly led their opponents by 7 points. Although they did not further expand the score, you must know that in the last two minutes or so, the Lakers Gasol was not allowed to play, which means that this is not the absolute main lineup of the Lakers. On the contrary, Durant, who was not performing well, was replaced for a rest by the Warriors, but the other Big Three were still present It's a pity that they didn't seize the opportunity of Gasol's absence to overtake and chase points or overtake, but because the defensive center of gravity was constantly involved by Clarkson and Ye Xuan, the pressure on the defensive end was too great, and the performance on the offensive end was very poor. Average.

During the intermission, Ye Xuan praised Clarkson fiercely in the locker room. After all, Clarkson came out of the bench today and helped Ye Xuan relieve a lot of pressure. After that, Ye Xuan's energy was not consumed too much. Compared with the previous two games, Ye Xuan could only trust his feelings in the first half with ease. On the offensive end, Ye Xuan always dribbled the ball. After halftime, pass the ball and let his teammates attack. Ye Xuan actually only took 11 shots in the first half. Although it is still the highest in the team, but comparing them horizontally, Ye Xuan took 32 shots in the last game. , Among them, 17 shots were taken in the first half, which is the gap. The reduction in the number of shots means that the number of Ye Xuan's singles with the ball has decreased. Sometimes there is enough physical strength to carry out an aggressive attack.

On the other hand, on the Warriors side, the entire locker room was lifeless, especially Durant and Green. After the last game, Green's mother publicly mocked Durant on social platforms, saying that Durant The arrival of Durant affected the chemical reaction of the Warriors, causing his son's tactical status in the team to decline, and the Warriors also suffered a decline in performance. A championship, but precisely because of his arrival, the Warriors are likely to miss the finals for the first time in the past three years.This made the atmosphere in the Warriors locker room very embarrassing.

And this is actually not the first dispute between Green and Durant. At the beginning of the season, Green accused Durant loudly several times in the game, but this little friction was all between them. After winning one game after another, they disappeared into the invisible, but this time the situation is a bit special, because they were reversed by their opponents in a game that was almost sure to win. It has a great impact on their mentality and other aspects. In addition, the nature of this game itself also determines that he is very important. The battle of Tianwangshan in the Western Conference Finals was ruined at the last moment. The mentality of the Warriors themselves exploded a bit.

And this is not the most important thing. In fact, the attitude of the outside world towards Durant joining the Warriors has not been very good. This puts endless pressure on Durant. Falling behind by another 7 points at halftime, and the core of the opponent, Ye Xuan, has not really exerted his strength, which made Durant start to doubt his life. There is no doubt that if he cannot win the championship this year, his own The plan to escape to Oklahoma this time can only be described as a failure, and the contract with the Warriors will also have some problems. It was originally a one-plus-one contract. Where will Durant himself go?Curry will be freed from the child labor contract in the summer. As the soul of the Warriors, his contract will definitely not be less than 3000 million or even more than 3500 million. If the Warriors want to keep Green and If Klay Thompson and his like, they can only choose to give up Durant, and if Durant wants to stay and continue to pursue the championship, then he can only continue to cut his salary, but as a regular season MVP, he is really willing Continue to cut wages?At that time, with a salary of 2000 million, do 4000 million jobs?

So these problems make the Warriors more and more discordant, not only between Green and Durant, but also between Durant and Curry. It can't be seen, but once it's time to lose, the problem becomes prominent. Durant can shoot 25+ times per game, which not only makes Green average 5 shots per game compared to last season, but also makes Curry It also took about 3 shots less than last season, which is why Curry's scoring average dropped by nearly 7 points this season. Of course, the bigger sacrifice is the substitutes. It may be all reduced, so the chances of the substitutes can only get fewer and fewer. This will become more obvious in the playoffs. The Warriors were originally a team with a very strong bench. Varejao, Iguodala, Speights, Azeri, Livingston, and even Barbosa and Brandon Rush have the ability to help the team score when needed.

But what about this year?They only have the slag who came to hug their thighs-Pachulia and David West are relatively good, McGee has a brain twitch from time to time, and he is not very capable of taking on important responsibilities, and although Clark has grown But the performance is too immature. All this is because they want to free up salary space to get Durant, so they traded these players half-buy and half-free, even their championship hero Bogut. It was half-buy, half-free and lost to the Mavericks. The potential small forward Barnes was not able to spend money to stay. Overall, although he got Durant, a rare scorer in history, he also sacrificed a lot. Things, so once the Warriors fail to play their due role in the stalemate, the Warriors will be easily defeated by their opponents.This is why the Warriors dropped from 73 wins last year to only 65 wins this year.

Not to mention any disharmony within the Warriors team, the mentality between the two teams is completely different anyway, time flies, the second half of the game is about to start, the Lakers sent The lineup is exactly the same as today's starting lineup, and Hibbert is still given a chance to play, but the players on the Warriors' side are a little different. Slag Pachulia did not appear on the field, replaced by Iraq Godala, Cole didn't want to do any intrigue anymore, so he sent the Death Five directly, hoping to recover the point difference through a fast-paced attack.

Moreover, at the beginning of the third quarter, they did indeed succeed in producing some effects. In just one and a half minutes, they took advantage of Hibbert's slow moving speed, and continued to take advantage of the small players after the pick-and-roll. After playing big and changing defenses to attack, they finally scored 7 points in three offenses, and because their lineup rotates quickly, the offense of the Lakers is not very smooth. The first two attacks ended in failure. If Ye Xuan hadn't stood up in time and hit a three-pointer, the Lakers would have been tied by their opponents by now.

However, after the opponent once again used a reverse run to enter the inside line and easily scored two points, Walton Jr. still very smartly chose to call a timeout. It is still very critical for the team. He directly replaced Hibbert, and then replaced Clarkson, who performed very well in the first half of the game.

After the substitution was over, the Lakers immediately blew the counterattack horn. After Ye Xuan controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, he immediately directed Gasol to ask for the ball inside, and then passed the ball.Gasol received Ye Xuan's pass without hesitation, and directly sank down to hit Green with his back. Green looked very strong, but it was still a bit difficult to face Gasol who was a head taller than him. Resisted Gasol's post-up singles, but failed to see through Gasol's fake moves. After being shaken by the fake moves, he could only watch Gasol easily hit the ball with a small hook.

But the Warriors made a comeback immediately, and Green also took possession of the ball and came to the frontcourt, but this time, Green did not choose to pass the ball to Curry, but asked Durant to come over and make a pick-and-roll for himself, and then immediately started Breakthrough, Gasol was able to single-handedly beat Green on the offensive end, but Green turned around and wanted to beat Gasol, so it was not that there was no chance. Seizing the opportunity that Gasol hadn't set up to defend, Green accelerated and passed Gasol Al, and then immediately rushed to the inside of the Pacers, preparing to end the offense with a layup.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xuan in the back had given up chasing and defending Curry, and started rushing towards his own inside the moment Green passed Gasol, under the blessing of "Sun Dasheng's chasing big hat talent" , Ye Xuan's speed was two points faster than before, and before Curry had time to remind Green, Ye Xuan had already rushed to the position, then jumped high, and directly pressed Green's layup with both hands. On the backboard, it feels a bit like a volleyball two-handed net.The atmosphere at the scene also cooled down quickly under the interception of Ye Xuan's hands.

After taking off the ball cap, Ye Xuan also lost his focus a little bit, but the backcourt rebound was still protected by the chasing Gasol. Ye Xuan regained his center of gravity, and then received Gasol's pass, Slowly bring the ball to the frontcourt.This round, Ye Xuan is still going to repeat the old trick, still letting Gasol ask for the ball inside, but this time the Warriors have learned to be smart. As soon as Gasol receives the ball, Iguodala or Thompson will shrink inside. Be ready to double-team at any time, so that Gasol can't concentrate on singles. Fortunately, West is in a good state today. Although he didn't play Green with a back-up single, he made a back-up turn directly after receiving the ball The jumper, the basketball is still a direct hit.

After this back and forth, the Lakers suddenly found a breakthrough in the inside line, which has always been more inclined to help teammates open up space. This made the Lakers, which had an advantage in this game, find a way to defeat their opponents in an instant. Opportunity, in the next two and a half minutes, the opponent was forced to double-team Gasol, which instantly freed Ye Xuan. When you need to double-team a team's No. [-] , then when you play against this team, it is impossible to have an advantage on the defensive end. Although the Warriors played fairly well on the offensive end, they were dizzy on the defensive end of.

In two and a half minutes, the Lakers directly returned a wave of 11:6 small highs, directly expanding the point difference between the two teams to 9 points, and although Gasol is said to be a veteran, once the touch comes out , The explosion is also very scary. In the middle of the game, they got excited and even shot a three-pointer from the outside, but maybe because they were too happy, the power in their hands was not controlled. In the end, the iron strike ended. The Warriors felt that this time they caught Rebounding in the backcourt was an opportunity to counterattack, but he didn't expect Durant to make a mistake. Maybe it was because his mentality was completely out of balance, or maybe it was because this game took away his confidence, so during the fast break, Ye Xuan It was just a tentative grab that directly caused Durant to be confused. In the end, he made a pass error and was cut off by Clarkson.

As a result, the Warriors' fast break opportunity instantly became the Lakers' quick counterattack opportunity. Before Gasol ran back, he turned around and started to attack again. Finally, he received a pass from Clarkson and easily passed the ball. Put in the basket.After the ball was hit, the Warriors were also forced to call a timeout. Facts have proved that their plan to die in a wave of desperation failed. Cole can only try to make up for it at this time, but he cannot Iguodala, who was defending Ye Xuan, was replaced, and Green, a defensive master, could not be replaced, so he could only bite the bullet and replace Durant. After all, Durant has not played very well today. His outstanding performance, including the mistake just now, are the reasons to replace him.

After the timeout ended, the two sides made some substitutions. The Warriors put Durant on the bench and replaced David West. At least the pressure on the inside would not be too great. Barely stabilizing the ground, the two teams can only start a short period of stalemate after that, you score one, I score one, you hit one iron, I hit another iron.Until the game was suspended in the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was still about 10 points. In fact, the Lakers are not in a hurry now. After all, we only need to stabilize the existing advantage in this game, and the Warriors The team is completely different. They need to look for opportunities to recover the point difference, otherwise they will not only lose this game, but also the whole season's hard work.

(End of this chapter)