Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 542 The most beautiful boy

Although the Warriors completed all the games in the first round of the playoffs on May 5, the two teams did not hold their first game until May 1 because the Trail Blazers and the Suns had a fifth tiebreaker. The team has had a week off.

However, the long rest did not wear down the will of the team. On the contrary, as Li Weisi won the MVP and Rodman won the Dpoy, the morale of the Warriors team was greatly boosted, and they looked forward to the next game even more.

This is actually not difficult to understand. Since the team was plagued by injuries throughout the season, all the players on the team felt a string in their hearts, and with the announcement of some awards, they felt that their It is worthwhile to pay, and it is also an encouragement.

Some people may say that MVP and Dpoy are not all personal awards, what kind of light can the rest of you get?

In fact, this is not the case.

Although these awards belong to individuals, they are definitely closely related to all players. The selection of MVP includes the record, and the selection of Dpoy includes the overall defense of the team. It can be said that without the help of teammates, they can't get anything. an award.

In any case, the entire Warriors team at this time was full of fighting spirit. In the game that night, they took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the Blazers.

In this round, Li Weisi attracted pincers after the pick-and-roll, and distributed the ball to Duckworth who was running down. The strong Duck, after getting the ball, immediately took off and bombed the basket.

Clifford Robinson, who came to help defend, was directly hit by Duckworth in the air, and Duckworth did not slow down in the air, and directly smashed the ball into the basket with his hands.

"Nice!" After seeing Duckworth's goal, Rodman ran over and patted Duckworth's ass, happily.

Duckworth's reaction was also unique. He smiled "hehe" and said, "Are you talking about my dunk, or my ass?"

"What are you thinking about? Duck? This is a game, will I praise your dunk? It's so good!" Rodman and Duck chatted very well. While talking, he patted Duckworth again. buttocks.

The behavior of the two of them ignoring the game angered Robinson who got up from the sidelines. For this first-year rookie, this feeling of not being taken seriously was really too bad. hit him in the face.

"Calm down, Cliff, and focus on the game." Fortunately, there is another old man in the team, that is Buck Williams. Mood, he took the initiative to persuade.

"But, they are too..."

"They are just pretending to be relaxed. As long as you can put pressure on them during the game, they will naturally not be in the mood to joke!"

The meaning of Williams is very simple, that is, if you want not to be looked down upon by others, you must prove yourself in the game. It is useless to be angry.

Hearing what Williams said, Robinson was immediately discouraged. After all, the team was indeed playing poorly at this time.

After the opening, the Blazers' offense was not going well. Whether it was Drexler or Kersey, the offensive efficiency was not high, and in defense, they were beaten by the Warriors consecutively. This made the Blazers players, including Robinson, Very disturbing.

Speaking of which, the Trail Blazers this season can be said to be the strongest in recent years. Although there are still shortcomings in the interior, the starting five can attack and defend, and Adelman's Tuning makes the team's strength extraordinary.

Therefore, although the Warriors started well, they still cannot be taken lightly. However, the Warriors obviously did not realize this.

The Warriors seized the opportunity in the first quarter and led the Blazers by 30 points at 21:9. In terms of a single quarter, it can be said that the Warriors played quite well.

However, in the second quarter, when Li Weisi took a rest, the players on the field obviously relaxed their vigilance. The lead was wiped out.

In this game, compared to the Warriors' 10-man rotation, the Blazers obviously paid more attention to this game. They have always used ten-man rotation in the regular season, but only used eight-man rotation in this game.

In this way, the Blazers seized the opportunity and completed the catch-up on the point difference.

Fortunately, just when the Blazers were about to go crazy, Li Weisi re-entered the field and stabilized the morale of the army.

In terms of game rhythm control, Li Weisi is definitely at the top level in the league, which even Magic Johnson is ashamed of.

Since the Lakers pay attention to playing fast, the rhythm of the Lakers is often fast or slow, because once it slows down, problems will arise.

As for the Warriors, no matter how fast or slow Li Weisi can make adjustments according to the changes on the court, this is very rare.

It can be said that the majority of male compatriots should learn from Li Weisi in terms of speed and slowness. Mastering the essence of this will benefit you endlessly in this life.

Although Li Weisi curbed the decline after returning to the field, he didn't have any good ways to deal with the Blazers' offense.

So at the end of the half, the Blazers had caught up to 52, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

Entering the second half, after the adjustment of the intermission, the Warriors regained the initiative on the field, and the key to this lies in Duckworth.

As mentioned earlier, the Trail Blazers team has shortcomings in the interior. Clifford Robinson is too thin and tender, and Buck Williams is too short. Although the interior composed of the two seems to be good defensively, But when facing an opponent with a big center, whether it is Robinson or Williams, it is difficult to carry out effective single defense.

Historically, the reason why the Blazers were able to eliminate the Lakers and reach the finals this season was mainly because Duckworth was on the inside, but now that Duckworth is on the opponent's side, this weakness of the Blazers has not been resolved at all .

Therefore, after entering the second half, the Warriors mainly played the pick-and-roll between Li Weisi and Duckworth. Using Li Weisi's strong containment ability, he distributed the ball to Duckworth who was running down to attack. Although this move is simple, it undoubtedly pokes Hit the Blazers' weakness and achieved very good results.

As for the Blazers, it seems that there is no way to use the pick-and-roll between the two. They often take care of one end and ignore the other. Once the opponent focuses on Duckworth, Li Weisi can immediately shoot and punish the Blazers.

Relying on the pick-and-roll between the two, in the second half, the Warriors once again successfully expanded the point difference to more than 10 points.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 114:107 at home without any risk. Li Weisi scored 27 points and 15 assists, and Duckworth scored 27 points and 9 rebounds. It can be said that today Duckworth became the leader on the field The prettiest boy.

(End of this chapter)