You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 858 Take care of yourself, Stephen
April 3

The Warriors are like an invincible devil. So far this season, they have only lost 6 games.

Currently, their record is an astonishing 62 wins and 6 losses.

Today, they visit Philadelphia, and the challengers they want to challenge are the 76ers who are currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

The same as the division first, the wins are different.

The 76ers currently only have 47 wins and 19 losses. Let alone compare with the Warriors, they can't even compare with the second-ranked Spurs in the Western Conference. They can only draw with the Thunder.

Although the record is obviously not as good as the Warriors, no one will underestimate the 76ers. You must know that they have won 71 consecutive victories in the past two seasons, which is only one game away from the best record in the history of the 96 Bulls.

At the Wells Fargo Center that night, Allen Iverson attended as the bell ringer for the second time in history.

Iverson's hammer fell, and the bell rang in the minds of the 76ers. They all cheered up and wanted to fight the Warriors.

"I really like this Warriors team under Steve Kerr. Why? Because they carry the expectations of countless running teams."

"They will prove that a team that regards long-range shots as their lives can also be successful!"

Chris Webber's passionate pre-match speech was exciting, and by the way, it made everyone forget how he had troubles with the father of modern running and bombing when he first entered the league.

Oh yeah, they were both on the Warriors at the time.

In the end, that Warriors team made the best of both worlds-you two get out together!

"Maybe, I think the 76ers have a decent chance of giving the Warriors a Game [-] loss tonight."

"The absence of Andre Iguodala will be a hidden danger, and the Warriors must reconsider who they want to deal with wish."

After the starting list came out, the Warriors first solved the confusion of the commentators. They let Klay Thompson deal with Weixia.

This may be one of the few options that is not controversial.

The Warriors are the same as other teams that want to beat the 76ers. What they lack most is players who can limit Wexia.

If Iguodala doesn't play tonight, the talent in this area is even more scarce.

Thompson is very good at defending small guards, but defending Wecha is one of the most difficult tasks in the entire history of basketball.

"I hope the scenery of the City of Friendship will make you happy." Wei Xia and Thompson had a face-to-face meeting.

Thompson said casually: "To be honest, I'm not only happy, but also relaxed. I suddenly feel that I can guard any player in the world, including you."

Wei Xia didn't answer, and instead answered with a smile.

Cousins ​​yelled and took the 76ers' opening possession.

The Warriors have their own set of calculations for the 76ers' starting lineup, flanking Cousins; emptying Rondo; chasing and defending Hayward;

Rondo is not good at the teams that put him three-pointers.

Turning his face directly, the other party was sure that he would not enter, so he insisted on entering one, but in the end he really did not enter.

The Warriors have a game plan for the 76ers. On the contrary, the 76ers' coaching staff is not a display that only abuses the players' personal abilities.

Feng Shui took turns. In the past few years, the entire league was trying to limit the speed of the 76ers.

Now, the 76ers have encountered a team that is faster than them. Therefore, they also need to control the rhythm of the game, limit the Warriors' fast breaks and three-pointers, and play as many positional battles as possible.

Weixia is facing Thompson on the offensive end, and Curry on the defensive end.

"You can't follow me like this forever!"

When the Warriors' first round was dragged down to 76 seconds by the 20ers' defense, Curry predicted.

"There have been many people as confident as you, but none of them lived up to their words."

Defensive Curry's off-ball running position does not mean everything is fine.

Wall's lightning-like breakthrough shattered the 76ers' position.

Cousins ​​was attracted by him and was forced to come out to help.

Wall is already the one with the greatest breakthrough threat among active players. Unlike other All-Star guards, he has a broad vision. He doesn't just rely on his personal ability to break the defense like Westbrook.

He attracts the help defense in place, and then passes the ball beautifully outside the paint.

Marc Gasol made a field goal.

2 is better than 0
This offense is difficult to defend.

Rondo shook his eyebrows and motioned Wei Xia to get down quickly.

Wei Xia understood his hint and ran like the wind.

After Thompson found out, he was thrown away by Wei Xia for a few meters.His straight-line speed is not as good as Wei Xia's, his explosive power is not as good as Wei Xia's, and his acceleration ability is not as good as Wei Xia's - even if Wei Xia deliberately slows down to let him catch up, it will not affect his counterattack.

It can be said that Weixia's counterattack was only short of a pass from his teammates.

Rondo, who rarely makes mistakes in passing the ball, suddenly hit a stinky ball.

His long pass can be said to have deviated from the proper track, and flew out of bounds towards the four-meter altitude that Wei Xia could not look directly at.

"Hahaha..." Thompson yelled luck, "It seems that your teammates are more relaxed than us. Look at this pass. Is this passed by an NBA player?"

Wei Xia also thinks Rondo's long pass is outrageous.

But he couldn't agree with Thompson's words. In order to protect his teammates, he said: "If we play 100 games, you take a chance, maybe you can limit my shooting percentage to below 50% in one of the games. Do you understand what I mean? The pass just now is that [-]% for him."

Few people would put the word arrogance on Wei Xia, and Thompson would not either.

Hearing Wei Xia say that one of his 100 games can be considered lucky to prevent his shooting percentage below 50%, Thompson's reaction is not angry or frustrated, but taken for granted.

Ever since Wei Xia won his first scoring title, some people have compared him with various offensive players in history.

As he averaged 2014 points per game to crush the Spurs in the 40 Finals and similarly stifled the championship-rich Warriors the following year, some thought he might be the most powerful offensive player in history.

Thompson's defense can only be regarded as excellent. If Iguodala is not injured, it is impossible for him to defend Wei Xia. He is very satisfied with Wei Xia's evaluation.

The 76ers made a counterattack error, Wei Xia was not frustrated at all, and defended Thompson close to the spot.

The Warriors' pick-and-roll caused Wei Xia to lose Curry and miss Thompson.

Coincidentally, the 76ers' defense that possession was designed for Thompson.

Time is the best teacher.

The great gift this teacher can give is experience.

Years of game experience has made Wei Xia know from the bottom of his heart how to defend against players like Thompson.

Wei Xia put enough pressure and allowed Thompson to have space to get the ball.

He knew Thompson was on fire based on how often he ran, so his confidence as a top shooter might allow him to go straight to the basket as long as he runs beyond the arc and sees that his defense isn't pressing.

Just as Wesha planned.

Thompson catches and shoots.

Wei Xia's follow-up impact caused his shot to miss.

It's a smart perfect defense.

"boom!"

Wei Xia hurried down again.

This time it was Cousins ​​who grabbed the rebound.

He has practiced the long pass for three years, from passing out of bounds at every turn to now with a little experience, the pass thrown to Wei Xia is just right.

Thompson's back defense was only positive, and Wei Xia dunked and scored.

2 is better than 2
"If your way is just like this, you are very likely to lose the seventh game in Philadelphia tonight." Wei Xia reminded him friendly.

While "warning" Thompson, he stayed in the frontcourt.

The offensive end and Thompson had a great time, and the defensive end against Curry was extremely strong.

The strategy against Curry is different from that against Thompson.

With Thompson, he will give a little space, with Curry, he will not.It's like the difference between defending Wall and Westbrook.

Wall is a true playmaker, but is Westbrook the playmaker?He's a conscientious open-creator at best, a decent offensive option until he's obsessed with a triple-double, and not after that.

Although Thompson's style of play does not have as many slots as Westbrook, he is a pure pitcher.

But Curry's situation is too complicated, and there are amazing threats with the ball and without the ball.

For a player like Curry, don't play tricks with him, it has no effect on Thompson's set of psychological games.

The best way is to use size advantage, strength advantage, talent advantage and superb defensive anticipation to make him exhausted.

Curry was shocked by Weixia's defensive strength, and said after running halfway: "Do you only want to play half of the game tonight, wish?"

Every opponent will underestimate Wei Xia's physical strength.

The impact of full defense on physical strength is indeed immeasurable.

But Wei Xia has been playing like this since he was 15 years old. He can paddle on the offensive end and will never be lazy on the defensive end, because offense sometimes depends on your touch, and defense always depends on yourself.

You can defend in a serious manner like Vujacic and Fisher, and then get passed by. No matter how much the fans go too far, they will just use the moment you were passed as an emoticon, and then use it as a negative example to show that defense cannot be done with hard work, but they will never question your professionalism.

Only when the limit is reached, the real wish will wake up.

"Take care of yourself, Stephen."

(End of this chapter)