Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 781 The situation is not good
After the start of the second quarter, especially after the return of the Warriors' starting lineup, they really changed their style of play.

This time, Divac no longer entered the penalty area, but returned to the high position, and started to pass and cut again as the central axis.

Although it is not cheap to play against the Suns' high-mobility rotation defense in this way, even several passes and cuts in the game were destroyed by the Suns' striker in the end.

However, because the Warriors' outside line is relatively accurate tonight, the Warriors' offensive efficiency is also guaranteed. Although they made a few mistakes, they did not affect their overall offense.

Once again, he made a hand-to-hand pass with Divac. Although it was a fake pass from Divac, relying on Li Weisi's super offensive threat, the defenders Hardaway and Barkley were both attracted by Li Weisi without the ball.

At the same time, Divac passed the ball to Mullin in an air cut, and Mullin took advantage of the opportunity to complete a layup.

After the ball was hit, halftime ended. The Warriors scored 36 points in the second quarter. Although the Warriors encountered a very tight defense, they still scored such a high score with the team's super offensive firepower.

Even if it weren't for a few turnovers, 40 points is almost a certainty.

In particular, Li Weisi scored 13 points again in a single quarter. It was precisely because he shot so accurately in this quarter that the Suns took Li Weisi too much into the final defense, causing loopholes in the basket.

However, the Suns' offense in this quarter was also excellent. Hardaway continued his good form in the first quarter and scored 25 points in the half. It can be said that compared with Li Weisi, he even has the upper hand.

Therefore, the halftime score was fixed at 67:60. Although the Warriors recovered some points in the second quarter, the Suns still led by 7 points.

This point difference is very subtle. For the Warriors, they are a lagging side, so the pressure is naturally greater. For the Suns, although they are ahead, the point difference is only 7 points, and they want to ensure that the team leads until the end. The victory, the pressure is also not small.

As a result, starting from the third quarter, the body movements of both sides began to increase, the body contact increased, and the hit rate inevitably declined.

However, the Warriors still need to be more skilled after all. Li Weisi's shooting rate on the outside is terribly stable, especially when the team can't start the situation inside, he can often save the team through three-pointers or mid-range shots.

Therefore, until Li Weisi left the field, the Warriors had overtaken the Suns by one point.

It's a pity that the Suns are ready to fight tonight. Not only does Barkley not play for a minute, but even Hardaway also looks like he is going to play the entire game.

The two of them teamed up, and after the Warriors started off the field, they hit a goal each and successfully helped the team take the lead again.

At 91:88, the Suns still entered the final quarter with a 4-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, due to the blessing of the home court advantage, everyone in the Suns was full of fighting spirit and passion, especially the defensive end, who ran tirelessly.

Especially Barkley and Hardaway, who were almost too tired to talk at all, just doing mechanical movements on the field.

With the efforts of the entire Warriors team, as Li Weisi missed a three-pointer and Barkley received a rebound, the Warriors could only foul, and the Suns finally secured the victory.

After that, Barkley made two free throws, and the Warriors Mullin still missed a three-pointer. The score was fixed at 114:110, and the Suns finally pulled back at home.

In this game, the biggest hero of the Suns is not Tim Hardaway, who scored 43 points and 9 assists against Li Weisi tonight, but Barkley, who successfully disrupted the Warriors' offensive rhythm by defending Divac.

Moreover, on the offensive end, Barkley also contributed 26 points and 9 rebounds, playing steadily.

In terms of the Warriors, although Li Weisi scored 38 points and 8 assists tonight, it is a pity that his teammates did not perform well in the second half. In the game, he only scored 8 points and 5 rebounds, and he didn't play as well as Green on the opposite side.

It can be seen that Divac is quite uncomfortable facing Barkley's defense.

However, the loss of this game cannot be attributed to Divac alone, and the performance of others is also not good, including Li Weisi.

Don't look at Li Weisi scored 38 points tonight, but he allowed Hardaway, who was facing him, to score 43 points, which is very telling.

However, no matter who is responsible for this loss, it has passed, and time is moving forward. Before the Warriors can adapt to the hot climate in Phoenix, only two days later, the Warriors will be here again for the fourth game against the Suns. games.

Due to the successful victory over the Warriors in the last game, the self-confidence that this brought to the Suns is incalculable. After all, 3:0 and 2:1 are completely different situations.

It is with this confidence that the Suns exploded with amazing fighting power in today's game.

Facing the wolves and tigers of the Suns team, the momentum of the Warriors was completely suppressed. After the start, the Suns broke out on the outside line tonight. After forcing the Warriors to expand their defense, Barkley and Hardaway used breakthroughs to continuously break into the Warriors team penalty area.

From the start, the Suns have maintained a double-digit lead.

During this period, the Warriors also tried to help the team through some methods, but with little success, mainly because the Warriors players just couldn't make shots.

Obviously created opportunities through tactics, but the basket is like a cover, just can't make the shot.

Whether it's Mullin or Richmond, even Li Weisi's hit rate tonight can't exceed [-]%.

As a team that relies heavily on outside shooting, once the outside touch fails, it will deal a huge blow to the Warriors.

Although the team can still score through passes, cuts, singles, etc. with the efforts of Li Weisi and others, such unsystematic scoring is not enough to compete with the buffed Suns.

In the end, the Suns were still at home and succeeded in another victory with 118:104, tying the series to a 2:2 tie.

Not only did Barkley continue to play well on the defensive end tonight, but he also scored a game-high 30 points on the offensive end. Hardaway also not to be outdone, scored 29 points and 12 assists.

For the Warriors, Li Weisi, who scored the highest score, only scored 25 points. Other than that, no one scored more than 20 points.

This result somewhat surprised the Warriors fans. After all, in their predictions, the Warriors should always be able to win one of these two away games, right?

Unfortunately, the results were disappointing.

Only in this way, the two teams returning to the same starting line will start the most critical battle of Tianwangshan in the Oracle Arena.

(End of this chapter)