You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 925 It's All God's Will

Chapter 936 It's All God's Will
The Warriors' original advantage was wiped out by Wei Xia, and they were forced to change back to Steve Curry and other main players.

The two sides fought together again.

In the last few minutes of the first half, Cousins, who came on as a substitute, played an extraordinary performance.

He didn't take the ball too much on offense, and every attack was near the paint, using his little tricks to score.

When he stands in a high position, he actively uses his body to create more opportunities and bring good opportunities to his teammates.

In the first half of the second quarter, Wei Xia supported the scene.

As for the second half, it belongs to the perfect chemical reaction between Cousins ​​and the team.

The Warriors were not beaten on the spot, they were in the same best condition as the 76ers.

A great game always has such objective conditions.

The personnel on both sides are neat and in good condition, and they are going all out without any reservations.

The two sides played vigorously until the end of the first half, 50 to 49, and the Warriors only led the 76ers by 1 point.

This 1-point advantage was only obtained when the 40ers replaced Wei Xia in the last 76 seconds of the first half.

Throughout the first half, Wei Xia played 23 minutes and 20 seconds and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. His scoring was close to half of the team's total points. He had more rebounds than Cousins. It is difficult to use data to feedback the contribution of the defensive end. The impact on the situation is not reflected by any data.

Jeff Van Gundy put it simply: "Look at Wish's playing time, look at his efficiency, look at the score on the court, there is no doubt who is the best halftime."

With this, Mark Jackson teased his partner, "Jeff, I bet you would love to coach a player like Wish!"

"Dude, as a head coach, the greatest luck you can have is to coach Wish." Van Gundy blew Weisha into the sky with a wave. "He is not as bossy as Michael Jordan, not as paranoid as Kobe Bryant, and not as lazy as Shaq O'Neal. He is the kind of pillar that can be tied with Tim Duncan and Bill Russell."

"However, compared with Wish, TD and Bill have more or less problems on both ends of the offense and defense, but Wish has done the best in both aspects." Van Gundy bragged about Weixia's famous line, "He is the best core player ever!"

Jackson smiled and didn't answer, but Mike Breen echoed, "Who says no!"

Wei Xia's face was rosy, and it could be seen that he wasted a lot in the first half.

The reporter asked: "Does the 23 minutes and 20 seconds of half-time playing time make you tired?"

"Not at all," he hadn't calmed down when he said this, "not at all."

The reporter did not expose him, "The Warriors tonight are obviously different from the past few games. Do you have any preparations for the next one?"

"It means that the strength we give to our opponents is not enough. We need to work harder, focus more, and be tougher—" Wei Xia paused, "I am more eager to win."

After speaking, the reporter let him go.

The Chinese at Oracle Arena booed him.

Everyone is trying to get Wei Xia's attention.

Wei Xia didn't even look at them—many people thought that Wei Xia would be a hero of Asian Americans, but he wasn't—since the politically incorrect incident in 2008, he has gradually drifted away from the Asian community, just as no Asians spoke for him at that time, and he never spoke for Asians.

Asians have mixed feelings about him. They like him to be successful, which can improve the American society’s stereotype that Asians, especially Chinese, are nerds, and they don’t want him to be too successful, because he doesn’t see himself as one of them at all.

Which successful Asian would give up American citizenship and be naturalized by China?
Look at Jeremy Lin, aren't both sides better?

Wei Xia and this group of people were destined to have no common language. He returned to the locker room and took a few deep breaths outside the door.

He can show fatigue outside, but not in the locker room, he needs to cheer up.

"hu~hu~hu~"

He adjusted for more than ten seconds before walking in.

After he came in, he didn't need to talk, and his refreshed demeanor would naturally tell his teammates that so much playing time didn't have a big impact on him.

His spirit is better than any chicken soup.

Jay Wright laid out his strategy for the second half with ease.

Needless to say, it is necessary to resolutely adopt unlimited defense against Curry. In addition, there is also the outside line that presses them to death, forcing them to attack the basket.

The last one is a strategy that Wright endured until the second half.

"Wish, DeMarcus, in the second half I need you to stay in the frontcourt more and rush for offensive rebounds. Kenneth, you don't need to rush for offensive rebounds. I want you to retreat as soon as possible before the end of each offense. Once we fail to control the offensive rebound, you have to stop the Warriors from counterattacking in the backcourt!"

What is the ultimate hand-to-hand combat?It's easy to say.

Fight for offensive rebounds, suppress the opponent's rounds, control the opponent's counterattack, and grind the battle to the death.

The depth of the 76ers' lineup is not as good as that of the Warriors. It is difficult to support it to the end, but this is their only way to win.

They can only compete with the warriors in fighting spirit, body and desire to win, which is the so-called battle of will.

All other normal styles of play that fans can understand do not apply to games where the weak beat the strong.

Second half

Wei Xia's opening attack on Holiday's pick-and-roll stunned the Warriors.

They didn't expect this to happen, and Holiday broke through.

Although Wei Xia's pick-and-roll quality is not as good as the inside line, it is more than enough to hang a Wall.

Holiday accidentally broke through the Warriors' defense and hit the ground pass to Cousins, who made a throw from outside the paint area, holding it in hand.

51 is better than 50
"The 76ers reversed the score as soon as they came up!"

The Warriors' offense just started, and as soon as the ball holder passed halftime, the pressure given by the 76ers was brought to the audience from their panic transfer of the ball.

Wall's speed encounters rough collisions and is difficult to play.

Incredibly, the 76ers let go from the first second of the second half.

This is the first defensive round of the second half played with the intensity of the last round.

The most embarrassing thing is not Wall, but Curry who is trying to cope with Wall.

Although he asked for a cover and barely left Wei Xia half a body away, Wei Xia's follow-up speed exceeded his imagination. When Wall passed the ball to him, he didn't realize that the ghost behind him was running to his side with a momentum far beyond expectations.

Wei Xia spontaneously launched a counterattack. The 76ers had just completed a high-intensity defense, and then swept the frontcourt at the fastest speed.

The Warriors are passively chasing, which is a test of the player's will.

If the second half is played at this intensity, who can sustain it?

Wei Xia accurately found Hayward's position and passed the ball back. He raised his hand for a three-pointer. Although he missed the shot, the offensive rebound belonged to Cousins.

Cousins ​​grabbed the offensive rebound and faked a pass to Wesha.

His golf quotient can be seen from his fake action. He knows that Wei Xia is the G-spot of the Warriors. Even if he just pointed the ball to that position symbolically, the Warriors' defense will loosen.

As soon as their defense loosened, Cousins ​​immediately hooked and scored with a rebound.

53 is better than 50
Now the pressure is on. The 76ers are tough on defense, neat on the offensive end, organized on the outside and intelligent on the inside. They don't look like they were seriously consumed by their opponents in the first half.

Curry took the initiative to ask the ball to take the responsibility on his shoulders. He first had to take Wei Xia's defense away from him.

To do this, relying on his personal ability alone is a bit difficult. He mainly uses variation dribbles to sway people, and Wei Xia just made his debut in the playoffs to prevent Steve Nash, who has a historic level variation dribble.

He is the least aggressive defensive player in history.

To break his defense, it's very simple, just be taller (Durant), taller and stronger (James), faster (Walle) or simply don't even make sense when you shoot in front of you (Kobe).

Curry is very close to Kobe's form, but he is not Kobe after all.

Even Kobe couldn't win the series with a strong shot against the defense.

What's more, Curry's overlord is not as good as Kobe, so he has to call it a pick-and-roll.

Marc Gasol cleverly used the league's benefits for the 74-win team-legally moving the pick-and-roll to hang Wecha's entanglement, forcing Cousins ​​​​to come to Curry to defend.

Cousins ​​had no other choice but to block the breakthrough line and wait for his teammates to attack.

Gasol has no three-point ability, so Wei Xia let him go decisively, and was about to pinch Curry, but saw this bastard baby face pull the ball from his left hand into his crotch, catch it with his right hand and then throw it.

Cousins' interference is undoubtedly in place for a three-pointer facing the frontal defense of the center, but the ball is hollow!
53 is better than 53
Curry stepped back slowly, spit out the braces on his mouth and gnawed, shaking his little head from side to side, so unhappy.

Cousins ​​frowned in wonder.

"I don't blame you." Wei Xia said.

Cousins ​​said depressedly: "I don't think I should interfere with his shooting. The harder the interference is, the more he can score."

"Compared to trying my best to defend and being shot by him, I am more unhappy with his reaction after the shot." Wei Xia said with a smile, "I see my fist hardened."

The teammates behind have already served to advance, and the two are still exchanging their thoughts on defending Curry.

"Boss, we want to win with dignity!"

"It really makes me proud that you can think so." Wei Xia smiled and ran to the front. The Warriors' defense did not know what went wrong, and Curry actually faced Wei Xia.

Since the other party sent the meat to his mouth, Wei Xia would be sorry for the warrior if he didn't crush him.

Around the free throw line, Wei Xia suddenly supported Curry with one hand and asked for the ball with the other.

When Cousins ​​passed the ball, Wei Xia immediately hit his back and slammed hard, knocking Curry unconscious, and suddenly turned sideways as if about to turn over and throw to seduce him to take off.

Sure enough, Curry was fooled, but Wei Xia used his sideways to resist his jumping body. It was not until his serious violation of the cylinder was called a foul by the referee that he pulled out a beautiful big hook with his left hand.

It's not a skyhook, and strictly speaking, it's not a standard hook.

This is Dave Cowens' specialty, an irregular hook. Due to his petite stature compared to the contemporary centers, the red giant's hook is almost the same in every movement. The long-distance hook is his unique skill. Wei Xia suspects that he may develop a three-point hook in the era of the three-point line.

As Havlicek and his teammate for several years, Wei Xia has never been picky when he sees the tricks. Now when he uses Curry, it is also a mistake.

"Boom!"

"And one!"

The referee gave clear instructions, and Wei Xia imitated Curry and shook his head, patted his chest, and then pointed to the sky, "It's all God's will, Stephen."

(End of this chapter)