Chapter 144: This restricted area belongs to me
In the intermission, the Cavaliers remained very nervous. As others said, they knew their own situation very well. Whether they could withstand the Warriors' impact in the third quarter was very important for the Cavaliers.
Irving naturally couldn't play. He was never a physically madman and played 22 minutes in half in such a high-intensity game, and it was still such an excellent 22 minutes. His playing time in the second half was very important. Keep resting and harvesting the game.
The Warriors in the second half used their five small teams, which was their last goal in this game. The Cavaliers' lineup was Shampoo, Jefferson, James, TT and Linson. At first glance, the Cavaliers did not set up a small lineup, but these speeds were not slow. Even the retired old Jefferson could burn the game with all his might.
More importantly, they are all high enough to best prevent the Warriors' passing. This is one of them. In addition, what the Cavaliers have to do is to grab rebounds. This is a task for 5 people. In the eyes of the Cavaliers coaching staff, if one person cannot complete the task of grabbing the board, then a few more.
The only ball holder on this side was James, who could only hold the ball and kill in. Iguodala and Green surrounded him and could only attack at mid-range. After bounced twice, the basketball did not hit, but this attack made part of the inside line empty.
Barnes wanted to protect this rebound, but behind him, Lin Sen, who had activated his skills in this quarter, was not so easy to talk to. After judging the basketball landing point, he directly grabbed the rebound behind Barnes and completed a dunk on Barnes.
Poor Barnes! Lin Sen did not let him go when he was off the court, and Lin Sen did not let him go when he was on the court. Lin Sen, who was after the dunk, had already begun to continue to attack this poor guy: "Harrison, you will be fired from the Warriors soon, I will do whatever I want in your penalty area."
Barnes buried his head and didn't say anything, intending to play back again on the offensive end. With Lin Sen's trash talk before, Barnes is now holding back his anger. This year is his contract renewal year, the Warriors have a lot of room for space, and this year is another year when the team's salary space has increased significantly, but his performance in the finals is completely incompatible with the treatment he wants to get.
The offensive ball was given to Barnes as if it was given a black hole. He had no return. He faced Lin Sen's single-handed challenge for two consecutive rounds. The first time he took a mid-range shot after his back, but Lin Sen did not give him any vision and space at all. He was not his two teammates, and he could still take action without seeing anything.
The second shot was even more outrageous. After breaking through to the inside, Lin Sen completely shrouded his vision. The layup? No. The two consecutive misses made Barnes' mentality explode. Not only did he make an offensive mistake, but he also found an opportunity to continue to win an offensive rebound and then passed it to Lin Sen. Lin Sen completed the dunk again.
"Hey hey! I really missed two defensive rebounds in two minutes? I remember the rebounds of the five little ones were not that bad." O'Neal was a little surprised. They did know that they needed offensive rebounds to win, but they didn't expect the Cavaliers to do so well in offensive rebounds.
"The Warriors shouldn't let Drummond defend out. At this time, facing this Cavaliers, he is the only one who can protect the rebounds. They must give the Cavaliers some space outside." Mark Jackson accurately found the problem. He lost defensive rebounds twice in a row because Green defended out, and Barnes, the power forward who was on the top 4, did not perform his imagination.
The Warriors' reaction was very fast, and Cole directly refused to let Green go, which had a good effect at the beginning. The Cavaliers were beaten into several counterattacks without getting the offensive rebound, and the score difference quickly shrank back 12 points.
Blatt frowned off the court. While hesitating whether to stick to this tactic, the Cavaliers' offense had already attacked. James continued to break through to tear the Warriors' defense. This time, it was not Green's defense that made up for the defense, but let Curry on the outside double-team.
Passing the ball, JR Smith made a three-pointer, but unfortunately, the big open spot was not hit. However, Lin Sen stood up again at this time. Compared to Barnes, although Green is not necessarily taller, he is stronger. At the same time, he is a real inside player and is better at rebounding position selection.
Lin Sen judged the right position at the first time, but at the same time, Green also came to this position, which is why a short 201 man can protect the rebounds, not only has a strong body.
But Lin Sen's physical condition is undoubtedly better, and he not only has a judgment on the landing point of basketball, but also has a speed of landing. Lin Sen grabbed the basketball first on Green's head, which is the highest point, and a pass continued to be sent to the outside of JR Smith.
JR Smith was a little confused at first, but immediately reacted and continued to take action. This time he did not waste this opportunity again, hit a three-pointer, and at the same time, the entire Cavaliers lineup quickly retreated.
The Warriors' fast break was not completed, and the positional battle also affected the passing under the overall defense of the Cavaliers. There was no good passing line that allowed him to find a mobile phone. After several transfers of this ball, the Warriors still did not escape the Cavaliers' rotation defense. Lin Sen made consecutive replacements in this round, which was simply a perpetual motion machine with unlimited physical strength.
The Warriors failed to attack, and the Cavaliers had already started to push back. Their attack was very simple, but it was still James' advancement. This time, the Warriors' retreat seemed a little untimely, and James directly killed the penalty area in one dragon.
He made a layup, but at the end, Green, who was still defending himself in place, touched a little with his hand. The basketball rolled around and bounced out. Lin Sen, who followed behind, jumped up again. This offensive rebound was probably not easily won during the stage of opening the skills. He received the ball and dunked, and the background board was changed from Barnes to Green. This dunk made all the crazy fans for the five little ones silent.
"Dramond, this penalty area belongs to me tonight!"
Chapter completed!