Chapter 342: Score Explosive Force
In the confrontation between Gordon and George, the Pacers were not completely behind in the first half of the Oracle Arena. They always fought back when they attacked the opponent. The four-star Warriors were not as terrifying as they imagined in front of this confident Pacers.
54:59, the Pacers' 5-point trailing behind is not possible for the two top teams. But everyone knows that the third quarter may be the strongest Warriors, and they will speed up to the fastest speed in the normal game in the third quarter.
Thompson, among the Splash Brothers, performed very mediocre in the first half, or in other words, he simply did not perform much. In many cases, he was a player who attracted firepower. The Pacers did not quit him, but as he missed four consecutive shots in the first half, he himself reduced his shots, so the Pacers naturally relaxed him.
But when he returned to the court in the second half, Thompson finally took out a scorer who averaged 20 per game, and the strength of a scorer who averaged 20 per game when the team had Curry Durant.
He did not find a way to rely on running to score. A large part of the reason why he was restricted in the first half was that Lin Senxin obtained the new skill of defensive leadership, and he was also commanding the Pacers' defense throughout the whole process. Thompson's running position was severely restricted in the first half, but in the second half, let alone how much ability Lin Sen just obtained has after the skill effect ended, he also changed his playing style.
Just look at the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals last year, he is definitely not a simple catch and shot shooter. He can master this kind of superb shooting technique of a shooter without the ball. At the same time, he also has extremely high attainments in pulling and shooting.
In the sixth game of the Western Conference Final, when he held the ball with a very awkward feet and pulled the parallel position with his feet, he shot a key three-pointer at least one meter away from the three-point line.
The Pacers' first offensive goal was Sadies Young, who may rarely appear in such a big event in the finals. In the first game, this power forward was obviously a little nervous, and the shooting was not very smooth, and the gap was a bit outrageous.
Green started their quick counterattack directly after winning the rebound. Green's dribble was very fast. As an inside player, his push speed in the league is probably not much comparable. At the top of the arc, Linson had already stuck his position. He passed the ball very accurately to Thompson at the 45-degree angle, and in front of him, CJ Myers followed very quickly, and there was no chance to receive the ball and shoot at all.
This time, Thompson did not pass the ball, but hit a three-pointer directly on CJ Myers' head. This ball suddenly pulled without any preparation. After the hit, the Warriors fans yelled again.
There is no adjustment, no position, no other more operations, and some are just a brisk and brittle pull!
The Warriors team is also not short of superstars who are willing to be tool players for their players. Curry and Durant can be considered among such superstars, especially Curry, who is a point guard with a regular season MVP and an unanimous MVP, will help the team play unball pick-and-roll, he will run and help the team attract the opponent's defense, and will serve as a transfer and transfer station for the team.
It was another pass from Curry. His breakthrough shone in the second half, making the Pacers' defense line move with the small defender. At this time, Thompson's running finally had an effect, and after receiving the ball again, he hit a three-pointer.
The explosive power of scoring can be seen. Thompson is positioned as a finisher rather than a ball holder in the Warriors, or he may be the third or even fourth player in the Warriors, but his explosive power of scoring is comparable to that of many playoff team leaders.
As soon as the second half was about to score 9 points in a row, widening the gap to double digits. Thompson's form has returned. Who should the Pacers fight him now? Gordon, George continues to play? If you can't hold on with your physical strength, you can't hit the whole game.
But equally, among this Pacers, there is also a player who should be furious. Lin Sen, a player who is considered the absolute boss of the Pacers after the Eastern Conference Finals, cannot only contribute in the first game of the finals on the pick-and-roll and defensive ends, otherwise what is the difference between Gobert?
Among this team, Lin Sen is the real turn to score explosive power. Thompson has a feat of 37 points in a single quarter, but who broke his record? Isn't it Lin Sen completed it against the Wizards? As long as Lin Sen stands up, the Pacers are not without the chance to play against this Warriors when the rest of the people are in good shape today.
"Lin should score, what are he still thinking? He won't plan to see how his teammates score on the court today!" O'Neal was the most anxious one, even more anxious than Rachel.
In total, only the center forward Miaomiao played well in the playoffs, or just said that she played well. Now that you don’t make any efforts in the finals, wouldn’t it be more proof that the center forward is not good?
"Really speaking, it's Lin's performance time. He has been very slow recently. He always played the data very average in the first half. In the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, he also scored in double digits in the first half, but the overall data is not bad. This time, the same is true. The 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in the first half looked good, but for this Pacers, if he only got this data, it's obvious that he can't play with the Warriors. In the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, he was 20 in a single quarter in the third quarter and 32 in the second half. This time I'm also very curious about his performance in the second half."
Not long after playing in the second half, McMillan called a timeout to ease the opponent's offense. The Warriors' third quarter was indeed well-known. Lin Sen was also very uncomfortable under the opponent's rapid attack.
Lin Sen didn't want to attack. On the contrary, when he started playing in the second half, his mind was thinking about how to get back the 5 points behind in the first half. However, he didn't expect that after 3 minutes, the 5-point difference was not recovered, but now he is 12 points behind.
Chapter completed!