You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 941 The Last Straw

Chapter 952 The Last Straw

The Warriors' strong period is not over yet.

Their inside advantage is obvious, as long as they find a way to transfer Cousins ​​out, they can pose a threat to rebounding.

Back from the timeout, Hayward cut out the opportunity and made a layup to save 2 points.

The Warriors' response was very tough.

They gave the ball to the basket, and Drummond, who replaced Green, showed his control of the rebound to his heart's content.

He rebounded three times in a row at the rim.

For the third time, he pointed the rebound back to the basket.

38 is better than 30
This is already the second time he has scored consecutive offensive rebounds in the second quarter.

That wouldn't be the case if Cousins ​​was at the basket.

The problem is that the Warriors are good at pulling the inside out, because once Curry and others get a chance through the pick-and-roll, if the inside does not go out to defend, the opponent will catch the defensive loophole and shoot.

The flexible use of pick-and-rolls and the increase in the threat of outside shooting have made the traditional squatting on the inside to protect the basket more and more challenging.

With a gap of 8 points, the 76ers moved the ball quickly.

Hayward, who made an air cut in the last round, benefited from Wei Xia's off-ball control, and the Warriors didn't take him too seriously.

When he and Wei Xia appear in the same area, the Warriors often choose to flank Wei Xia and let Hayward go.

Wei Xia couldn't believe how underestimated he was.

Anyway, Hayward is also a two-time All-Star, one of the Big Three of the 76ers, and has comprehensive offensive methods. Although he did not perform well in the finals, the Warriors will definitely pay the price for neglecting him.

Wei Xia, who was treated heavily by the opponent, found Hayward's vacant seat.

Outside the three-point line on the right wing, Hayward received the ball for a three-pointer.

Swish!
"When the opponent abandons you, all you can do is to invest in every opportunity and let the opponent face you!"

In the finals, Hayward's performance did not attract the Warriors' attention.

Tonight, when the 76ers needed him to step up, he stepped up.

Whether it was an air-cut layup and scored 2 points, or Wei Xia made an open three-pointer after attracting double-teams, he has aroused enough attention.

Without Green dealing the cards, the Warriors' offense relies on the movement of the wings and the drive of the back line.

Curry, who is swinging wildly with the ball, is not their ideal choice.

What the Warriors need Curry to do more is to spread his off-ball influence, and he is indeed working hard in this direction.

Frequent physical contact prevented the two teams from getting good shots for a while.

The Warriors' offense was handed over to Iguodala.

His chances were also bad, with Hayward defending, his dribble not getting out of the way, and the shot was completed with a fadeaway shot that jumped into the air.

40 is better than 33
Iguodala represents the will of the Warriors, and they don't want to give the 76ers a chance to reverse the game.

The offense should be more efficient, the defense should be unambiguous, enough confrontation and small moves with the acquiescence of the referee.

The 76ers' tactics broke in the middle of the game.

Hayward, who scored 5 points in a row, could not continue his offensive performance. He needed someone to help him solve the current chaos.

Cousins ​​wanted the ball, and Drummond circled the defense with all his might.

Cousins' overall ability is far superior to Drummond's, but the opponent's high-intensity defense allowed by the rules makes it difficult for him to connect a ball.

The difficulty of insiders dominating the game often depends on their difficulty in catching the ball.

From ancient times to the present, I am afraid that only Chamberlain during the Warriors period can control the ball as he pleases.

All other super centers suffer from receiving the ball.

Cousins ​​couldn't catch the ball, and the 76ers' offensive chain was about to break. Rajon Rondo was about to throw a ball casually, but Wesha ran behind him like a tornado.

It is impossible for Rondo to miss the chance to cross the ball.

The moment Wei Xia ran past, Rondo handed over the ball and helped stop Iguodala's defense by the way.

Wei Xia got an open space for a moment. Although Curry's defense switch was timely and blocked the breakthrough line, it was considered top-notch, but compared with Iguodala's defensive threat, it was like the classic battle between Kurosawa Zhiling and Liang Chaowei's Chibi battle.

Wei Xia resolutely jumped up in front of Curry.

He ignored Curry's defense, pulled up, dialed the ball, and a cold-blooded three-pointer flew over Curry's head.

"Shuh!!!"

36 is better than 40
The 76ers pressed hard and caught up to 4 points in a blink of an eye.

Curry was shot by Yan Ye, and Wei Xia's attack was fierce and his mouth was sultry, "You should probably apply to carry a cane to the game. Seeing that I didn't even jump when I shot the ball, you are too sorry for your teammates, right?"

His words were uncommonly mean, treating Curry as a disabled person.

Curry bit the braces in his mouth tightly, and dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt alone.

Wei Xia came to match up, he didn't call it a pick-and-roll, he didn't call it a tactic, but he cleverly took advantage of Wei Xia's left foot injury by virtue of the change in rhythm.

That is a fact that no amount of adjustment can conceal.

The left foot injury is not only eroding Wei Xia's fighting spirit, but also slowing down his ability to move on the left side.

He can overcome the pain to force speed, but he can't react as quickly as when he was not injured.

Curry was accurate in this quarter before he made a successful breakthrough, went to the basket like Rondo's feint, turned over, and made a jumper.

Cousins ​​was worried that he would pass the ball to Drummond, so he only dared to raise his hand on the spot and did nothing else.

Curry hit a jumper in the paint and struggled to respond.

Like Wei Xia, he is a person plagued by injuries, and they all have limitations.

But now, injuries can no longer limit their desire to win.

Wei Xia ran as usual.

Want to play a quick counterattack.

He was fast enough, but Iguodala refused to let him score easily and was fouled as soon as he received the ball.

Iguodala's foul was not an ordinary foul, it was a rough foul that knocked him over.

Put it in other games, you can give a T or a flagrant foul.

But here, it's just an ordinary tactical foul.

The 76ers served the ball and hit the ground. Wei Xia continued to run. Those who paid attention to him would be surprised by the wide range of his running.

The team did not give him many screens. He ran from the left wing to the right wing all the way, turned back to the bottom corner, went out of the top of the arc, and ran to the bottom corner again.

Every second, he is running.

His running did not give himself a chance, but it created an excellent catch-and-shoot opportunity for Hayward.

Only this time, Hayward didn't make the shot.

After his shot hit the iron, the Warriors' counterattack made the 76ers suffer.

They tried their best to chase back to the basket to avoid being counterattacked by the opponent's fast break and layup directly.

One wave was prevented, and there was another wave.

Curry dragged his injured ankle to the frontcourt. He happened to be unguarded. A teammate passed the ball. After he caught it, he raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

Even half a second before his shot, Andre Robertson's defense had come to his position two meters in front of him at the fastest speed.

Curry's shots are too fast, as long as he makes a shot, it is impossible to be blocked.

Roberson's dynamic talent and static talent are both excellent, and his defensive rotation is already the top presence in the league, but Curry's shot exceeded his reaction speed.

Straight to the center of the basket!

A three-pointer was scored, and the Warriors scored consecutive offenses. Curry still played well with his injured ankle, scoring 5 points in a row, making the score 45-36.

The 9-point gap is just one step away from the double-digit point difference, and the 76ers haven't called a timeout adjustment yet.

They had already called too many timeouts in the first half, and the Warriors' offense is currently in a strong period. Wright hopes that the players can withstand the opponent's impact as much as possible.

"It can be seen that the injury has obviously affected Wish." Jeff Van Gundy pointed out, "He doesn't have the impact he had before."

"Yes!"

Mark Jackson agrees with Van Gundy.

"If it was the previous Wish, he would not make the Warriors feel better on both ends of the offense and defense. Stephen is also plagued by injuries, but he needs to take on less heavy tasks than Wish, so we can still see him shine on the offensive end, and Wish still wants to take the burden on both ends of the offense and defense, so we see him perform poorly."

"A strong sense of responsibility may be the last straw that overwhelms Wish."

Wei Xia knew what his problem was, the injury to his left foot.

This injury affected his absolute speed, explosive power, and the stability of attacking with the ball to the left-problems that will occur on the offensive end will also appear on the defensive end.

Hayward was knocked away by Drummond's body, and Rondo's shot was ignored.

Although Robertson has a three-point chance, the 76ers are already 9 points behind, and they need more reliable scorers.

Weixia ran from the weak side. On the one hand, he had to solve Iguodala's defense, and on the other hand, he had to ensure that he could score the ball.

He did not choose the more common one-on-one with the ball, but pretended to be a pick-and-roll and suddenly cut down the penalty area.

It was an unexpected decision. Iguodala was left on the perimeter, Wesha accelerated and Rondo threw a lob.

Wei Xia jumped up with all his strength, grabbed it with his right hand, and swayed with one hand to avoid Drummond's block. The opponent's body inevitably hit him.

The seemingly unavoidable foul did not appear.

Nick Butchert thinks no foul!
The 76ers had previously benefited from Butchert's strict standards and his habit of not blowing the home whistle for the home team. Now, they are also suffering for the same reason.

The rough defense without fouls completely affected Wei Xia's layup.

His final shot spun around the rim and fell into Drummond's hands.

Curry has already made a fast break.

The basketball slammed from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

When Curry received the ball, Wei Xia was about to stand up from the ground.

When he turned around, he could just see Curry flying softly and scoring a layup, 47 to 36.

Since the opening, the 76ers led by double digits for the first time.

In this case, the gap of 11 points cannot be said to be very large, but it can also bring enough pressure.

Wright still did not call a timeout. He believed that the timeout could no longer help the 76ers change the current situation.

The only way is to make substitutions to increase the offensive points.

So he called Holiday up, ready to replace Rondo.

With less than 3 minutes left before the end of the first half, all the 76ers have to do is to let the point difference roll back to single digits.

(End of this chapter)