Chapter three hundred and seventy-four: bad start
The first round gave the Pacers the price of despising others. It is undeniable that in this round, the close cooperation between Green and Durant was completely unaware that these two people were two people in the Warriors' locker room conflict.
At the beginning of the game, the Warriors' defensive end belonged to Green and the offensive end belonged to Durant. The two players not only cooperated closely, but also wanted to compete on the court, and both wanted to prove their importance to the game.
Lin Sen also threw his arms at the beginning to attack. After all, he is now the Pacers' offensive core. He is not slow to heat up now. In the last game, Lin Sen played very well in the first half, but was covered up by the more exciting performance in the second half. At this time, he also wanted to stand up and help the Pacers.
The mid-range shot in the first round was completely disturbed by Green. The lower set was stuck very hard. Lin Sen did not break through to the position he wanted. The middle distance was a little bit weak, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced back.
Then Lin Sen wanted to attack in the inside, but Green tried his best to withstand the opponent's attack this time and didn't want Lin Sen to come in at all. He understood that if Lin Sen was to a comfortable position in the penalty area, it would be difficult for him to defend successfully. The gap between height and wingspan could allow Lin Sen to score on his head in various ways, but if this range was expanded a little, then Lin Sen could only use his feel to shoot in the mid-range shot.
The Warriors used their unfamiliar joint defense to limit Lin Sen's footsteps, but the Warriors' players were very fast and the attacks came very quickly, and Lin Sen was not that comfortable to play.
"I'll go! I thought they were dealing with conflicts in the locker room these days, but they didn't expect to target me?" Lin Sen looked at the opponent's defense. Tonight's Warriors' defense was even better than the previous games. Green's aggressiveness in this game was much higher than the previous games. He kept circling forward and then prevented himself from receiving the ball comfortably.
Durant on the offensive end is very straightforward. He seems to have returned to the Thunder King era. He just does it when he catches the ball, and George, a player who defends the ball in front of him? There is no difference, just does it.
Except for the layup that was assisted at the beginning, Durant played in a one-on-one mode for all the offenses of Guitar. There was no problem with this, because in the Warriors, there was far more room than the Thunder, just the four starting teammates of the Thunder? Westbrook, Robertson, Ibaka, Adams, the most accurate three-pointer was probably Ibaka, and Robertson and Adams, who were probably the kind that no one would pay attention to when standing outside the three-point line.
But it's different for the Warriors. Even if he faces George, he still plays like a fish in water. Green's pick-and-roll ability is no worse than Adams, and the direction of the dismantling can be more varied inside and outside.
The Pacers were stunned at the beginning. They thought they were ready to accept the championship trophy after the game. Before the game started, they were not as serious as those in the previous games, nor were they prepared for tactics or anything else that would help the game. But the game was not that simple.
The opponent's offense and defense were all prepared. If Lin Sen had not witnessed that scene on the spot, he would have suspected that this was a show for them to see. No, even if he witnessed that scene in person, Lin Sen now began to doubt his eyes.
But I will show it to me off the court. Lin Sen feels that he has been fooled. But now the score has been 18:9 by the Warriors, which seems not big, but the whole Warriors team is now in high morale. On the other side, the Pacers on the other side have overlapping offensive runs and cannot figure out the defensive area on the defensive end. So let alone chasing points, it would be nice as long as the score difference is not wider and bigger.
This is a frustrating Pacers fans at home. The team is only one game away from winning the first championship in history. It is not regretful to be done in one season. It is not easy to reach the finals next time to get the match point. There are many unpredictable factors in each season, injuries, status, and tactics. It is not possible to win the championship with the best players. This is the charm of basketball.
"What are they doing? It's all night now and haven't woken up yet? What is the offense playing? There is actually a player standing next to him without the ball and not running. Isn't this interfering with Lin's dribbling?"
"Don't talk about offense, defense is not the same as there is no defense. Kevin is about to score in double digits in less than half a quarter. Paul plays too little and he changes defense every time he pick-and-roll. Don't he know that he is the best player to limit Kevin? He has to squeeze through the pick-and-roll! Every time Kevin plays misplaced, I have already helped the Warriors add two points silently."
The Pacers' players' complaints are not unreasonable. These things happen in reality. The fact is that the Pacers are not as good as the away Warriors who have problems with the locker room. Go back to Oakland? The Warriors will not let Lin Sen score 51 points so easily.
McMillan called out a timeout in about 5 minutes, but the people in the commentary seat were still a little unsatisfied with the timeout that McMillan called it a timeout at this point.
"Nate still trusts his players too much. I saw one thing in about three minutes. The Pacers are in a bad state. Maybe they think they are sure to win, but they didn't expect the opponent's counterattack to be so fierce. In fact, this only needs to be adjusted. But Nate didn't do this. This is his problem." Bill Walton directly pointed out that McMillan's on-the-spot reaction was not good.
Rachel smiled and said, "Didn't you notice it? This Pacers habitually fall behind at the beginning of their game and then start to recover the score. Insufficient playoff experience and youth are the biggest problems of this Pacers. Even if neither Lin and Paul are the core situation like this, what about the others?"
"Yes! Eric and Miles have played in the playoffs once, but they haven't made it to the second round yet. CJ Myers and Sadies Young have played a lot in the playoffs, let alone the Finals. I haven't even entered the division finals before, which is very different from the Warriors. No wonder every time the Pacers start a little bad."
Chapter completed!