Chapter 364: The Twin Towers of the Walkers
"my Boy Mckey! He played a little differently tonight, and he performed very well." O'Neal looked at McGee who actually completed various cakes in the Pacers' inside. It seemed that eating cakes was not difficult. In fact, even if it was easy ball, even if you were playing next to a player like Nash and Paul, your ability to eat cakes will prove that your talent is there.
In the first quarter, McGee became the Warriors' scoring champion. Although it cannot be said that he is such an excellent offensive starting point, it must be admitted that once Lin Sen is away from the basket, the pursuit and defense interference that can be seen normally will not work in front of McGee. Physical fitness is McGee's only strengths, and Lin Sen does not have much advantage in this regard.
Most head coaches may change their tactics at this time and let Lin Sen return to the inside. If Lin Sen is in the inside, it will definitely be the best to contain McGee, but McMillan did not do this at all.
Lin Sen is a tactical need to stand at the free throw line. His purpose is to assist in defending the entire three-point line of the Warriors. Compared to an all-time pickup like McGee, the Warriors' three-pointers are more terrifying. Curry, Thompson, and Durant, these three players are probably the three most terrifying three-pointers in the NBA's three positions at the 1, 2 and 3 positions. They really make them go smoothly, that is, the Pacers are gone while shooting!
But now, the inside defense cannot be relaxed so much, so McMillan made a bold decision, the Double Tower. The Pacers in the second quarter used the tactics that they had been abandoned in this series, and the Double Towers led three smalls.
If the Pacers had taken out the double towers before, they would have played against the top five, but now the Pacers' lineup has become Hill, Gordon, CJ Myers and the Twin Towers. The three outside lines are not high, but the movement speed is relatively faster than the top five.
"Lin! You have to run a little more, thank you for your hard work!" McMillan stole a trick at Tyron Lu after the Eastern Conference Finals. What should I do if the team falls into an unfavorable situation? Let your core do more things and solve them soon?
When George almost played for the second quarter and had to rest in the first quarter, Lin Sen was McMillan's only choice. Lin Sen's defense range had to be further expanded. When defending Green from the main defense, he had to take into account all the Warriors' assisting defense except for the penalty area.
"The Spider-Man in Crooked City is reappearing. Now it should be the Spider-Man of Indiana. Every city has their own Spider-Man!" O'Neal looked at the joke and did not forget that he won the nickname for Lin Sen last season. "But now in this lineup, what I am more worried about is the Pacers' offense."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Sen actually helped Turner to make a beautiful elevator door running up and down. Lin Sen was stuck on the two inside players on the top of the arc, and McGee collided with Green in a daze.
Turner completed an all-match dunk in the empty inside line!
Why is this scene so familiar? The Warriors fans at the scene were confused. Something was wrong. Isn’t this our first quarter style? We used the attractiveness of pick-and-roll and other players to allow our teammates to complete the empty cut. Even if Lin Sen is standing outside the three-point line, the Warriors may have to use one person to watch Lin Sen.
Turner has good physical fitness, otherwise he would not have been trained as a starting center when he did not have Lin Sen last year. If it weren't for Lin Sen's arrival, Turner would have grown into a qualified starting center of 158 this year.
But it's not bad now. No matter which team you throw Turner into the starter, it's not difficult for him to score such data.
After George returned in the second quarter, the Pacers did not change their playing style. As long as Lin Sen, a center forward, swings a circle from the penalty area and then runs to the outside, it will create huge space for his teammates.
The first ending point is Turner, and the second ending point is George. As for Lin Sen? As for the team's unballed pick-and-roll, he is standing on the outside after every pick-and-roll, unless the Warriors intend to let go of his three-pointer, there will be no chance for him.
But this does not have much impact on the Pacers' offense, because every team, especially the championship team, cannot rely too much on individuals. They have to have more ways to free up their core physical strength, except for physical monsters like Chamberlain and James. Otherwise, the Thunder, who was turned over 3:1 last year, is a good warning.
So in this game, both teams experimentally developed new ideas at the beginning, but unexpectedly, these new ideas were very effective and could make the two teams play very different offenses to a certain extent. After these four games, they already knew the opponent's conventional tactics. With more and more knowledge, their playing style was definitely a breakthrough, which caught the opponent off guard.
Turner scored 7 points in a row at the beginning of the second quarter, helping the Pacers score an 11:4 to narrow the gap to two points. Lin Sen trained a pick-and-roll before the game. A player with excellent offensive ability is not only lethal when pick-and-roll for the ball-holder, but also very effective when making short cut covers for players without the ball. Because no one knows whether your pick-and-roll is creating space for themselves.
"Hey! Now the Warriors and the Pacers have become McGee and Turner's team when we don't know?" Barkley spread his hands, a little confused. He didn't understand at all. Why did he feel that it has become a confrontation between McGee and Turner now?
McGee started to silence in the second quarter. Turner exploded this senior on both offense and defense. Lin Sen and Turner's double centers were originally a problem on the defensive end. Few Twin Towers met a small lineup like the Warriors and could still defend themselves, but the Pacers were different. Lin Sen's large-scale assist in defense changed their speed disadvantage.
In fact, Lin Sen is still the most important player of this Pacers. Among the two tower tactics, Lin Sen is the irreplaceable one. There are about a dozen pick-and-roll levels in the offensive end, and the defensive end is probably the only one. Turner's empty-cut ability is not to mention that Lin Sen can do it himself. If he switches the side, Lin Sen can complete all Turner's tasks, but Turner does not have the ability to attract defense like Lin Sen.
Chapter completed!