Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 287 Perfect Tactics
On June 12, it was sunny and breezy.

At this time, the game between the Warriors and the Rockets has entered the fourth quarter. The score is 96:115, and the Warriors are 19 points behind.

Frank on the sidelines had an ugly face. He didn't watch the game as passionately as usual. Instead, he folded his arms and sat quietly on the bench, pretending to be a handsome man.

Frank was very upset. He considered all factors, but he didn't consider the Rockets' victory over the Warriors.

As soon as today's game started, the Warriors' players behaved like sleepwalking, and their shots were completely irrelevant. They were directly beaten by the Rockets 38:17 in the first quarter, and they fell behind by 21 points in the first quarter.

No way, this is the weakness of teams relying on outside shooting. Once the shooting rate drops, even the worst team can lose.

This is not the worst. The worst thing is that Sampson played like a god tonight. He made 8 of 7 shots in the first three quarters, scored 16 points and 7 rebounds, and his efficiency was scary.

On the contrary, Olajuwon performed mediocre in this game, scoring only 10 points and 9 rebounds.

This is not easy to do.

Frank didn't know whether the Rockets management had a different view of Sampson because of this big victory. Anyway, he ran over to the general manager at this time and said: I'll find you a good buyer for Sampson. Are you looking for a draw?
What's more, if the Rockets feel that it is good to keep the twin towers, at least it can serve as a double insurance, then if he speaks again, he is asking for trouble.

In desperation, Frank had to push back his plan, and could only find the right time to mention this matter to the Rockets management. He believed that Sampson would definitely be injured again.

My own butterfly effect is not a miracle doctor. There is no reason why a player with glass attributes can become an iron man in one fell swoop. Fortunately, he still has time and can wait slowly.

Putting the incident behind him, Frank turned his attention back to the court, where the Warriors were on the bench.

Tonight, the Warriors came off the backcourt and performed very well. Under the organization of the two of them, the offense of the Warriors came off the bench in an orderly manner. What was even more surprising was Duckworth's performance.

Frank knew how much potential Duckworth had, and he didn't doubt that Duckworth could perform well, he just didn't expect Duckworth to improve so quickly.

Compared with last season, after the start of this season, Duckworth has made overall progress in terms of offense, defense, awareness and rebounding, as if he had changed.

Facing the Rockets Twin Towers last season, they were only ravaged, but in today's game, when they faced off against the Twin Towers, they were only slightly disadvantaged, and the dilemma of being blown up last season was completely gone.

"Dark, pay attention to your top man, don't give your opponent a chance!" At this moment, Ma Long's voice sounded beside Frank.

Frank glanced sideways and found that Malone was shouting to Duckworth who was running towards the frontcourt.

That's right, an old family is like a treasure, let alone a historical star like Malone?

With a player like him teaching by example, but for any player who is self-motivated, can his strength be improved?
Look at the stars who have been coached by Malone, such as Barkley and Olajuwon. With such seniors as benchmarks, how can Duckworth and Rodman, as juniors, not work hard to improve?
Compared with these second-year players, the performance of the first-year rookie Lewis is a bit unsatisfactory.

The physical talent is indeed excellent, but the understanding of the game, the ability to adapt, and more experience are needed. It can be said that it is still too immature.

However, this is also good. This year, he can be properly suppressed. Anyway, he signed a 4-year contract. When he can expand the draft next year, he just doesn’t need to take up a spot. Anyway, based on his performance this year, it is estimated that there is no team. Looking up to him also allows him to put the protection quota on other players.

In the end, Nelson did not change the starter back to the field in the fourth quarter, turning the fourth quarter into garbage time. At the end of the game, the Warriors lost 105:128 to the Rockets.

Immediately afterwards, the Warriors rushed to Dallas overnight, preparing for a back-to-back away game the next day.

Fortunately, Houston is not far from Dallas, and the straight-line distance is only 363km, so it only takes an hour for everyone to fly.

Such a short-term itinerary can ensure the rest time of the players as much as possible, and will not increase the fatigue of the players too much.

Against the Mavericks the next day, the Warriors found their touch again.

In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Mavericks by 34 points in 27:7.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks launched a strong counterattack, especially Higgins, who started the game. Facing the Savior, he made 4 of 4 shots in a single quarter, and seemed to want to hit Frank in the face with a performance of friendship.

In this way, in the first half, the Mavericks maintained the score and did not allow the Warriors to further open the score.

Only in the third quarter, Li Weisi made consecutive shots, and in just 2 minutes, opened the point difference to more than 20 points in one fell swoop.

After this wave, the Mavericks couldn't hold on anymore.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Mavericks by 126:105 and 21 points.

Seven of the Warriors scored in double figures, and Li Weisi scored a team-high 7 points and 28 assists.

But he is not the player with the highest score in the game. The highest scorer in the game is Higgins of the Mavericks. He played 40 minutes and made 17 of 15 shots. He scored a game-high 33 points and 8 rebounds. Had dumplings.

Compared with him, Schramff, who scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, seemed completely blown away.

However, Frank doesn't care about these at all. Higgins' upper limit is just like this. Frank cares more about his potential.

Therefore, Higgins' battle to rectify his name was, in fact, a dance for the blind, and he missed Frank's G-spot at all.

In addition, although the team beat the Mavericks, the head coach Nelson didn't have much joy on his face. Instead, his brows were furrowed. I don't know, I thought the Warriors had lost.

For such a result, Nelson had already guessed it as early as the first quarter, so he was not surprised at all.

It's just that such a supernatural performance is not a solution after all. There are many games in the regular season, so it's okay for you to mess up like this. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to lose a game, but the problem is that the playoffs are different.

The playoffs are knockout games. You can't just rely on the players' touch to win the game in key games, right?What if the team doesn't feel good for four consecutive games?

What's more, in the playoffs, the confrontation increases, the fatigue of the players increases, and the decline in hand feeling is almost predictable. Will we have to accept our fate?So what do you want as a head coach?
Therefore, although the game is won, Nelson already understands that he needs to continue to perfect this shooting tactic and further expand the scope of adaptation of this tactic. It is best to still have a way to win when the players feel out of touch.

(End of this chapter)