Later, when Spurs No. 35 successfully hit the extra penalty, the atmosphere on the court instantly became subtle.
Especially for the fanatical home fans, they never thought that the Spurs could play such a sharp and decisive offense under such circumstances.
"Spurs No. 35 was too decisive. Obviously, the Warriors thought he would hand the ball to Kawhi Leonard, but he chose to take the shot. I have to admit that this was a bold but fruitful choice."
"For Kevin Durant, he was indeed set up by China Jiang in the round just now. Not only did China Jiang score 4 points successfully, but he also suffered a foul. In this way, he was carried twice
He committed a foul but suddenly became the problem with the most fouls in the game.”
"It's true. If Popovich makes a fuss around this, it's not good news for the Warriors. Kevin is undoubtedly their offensive killer. If he has to suffer from the number of fouls,
If there is trouble, it will be a huge blow to the Warriors' offense."
In this way, the atmosphere at Oracle Arena has indeed become more subtle.
Steve Kerr hesitated a little. Looking at the overall situation, he did not want to request a timeout, because a timeout can indeed ease the opponent's offensive rhythm, but in turn it may interrupt his own offensive rhythm.
So, after hesitating for a while, he turned around and sat on the bench.
But what actually happened was that immediately following the Warriors' offense, Klay Thompson made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Danny Green. After Jiang Hao quickly reached the frontcourt with the ball, he made another decisive shot
Three point shot.
Whoosh!
When the three-pointer was hit again, everyone knew that the situation on the court had changed dramatically.
Steve Kerr couldn't sit still anymore and immediately asked the referee for a timeout.
With a 15-point lead, everyone thought the Warriors were stable in this game, but they didn't expect that less than 2 minutes into the second quarter, the Spurs No. 35 instantly launched a 7:0 offensive climax, quickly closing the gap.
It was reduced to 8 points.
Frankly speaking, an 8-point point difference is no longer such an unreachable advantage when there is more than half the game left.
"Fuck! This is so crazy"
In the TNT live broadcast room, Sir Charles was vomiting fragrance. He seemed very excited and could not control his emotions and speech at all.
Barkley thought this was ridiculous at the moment, because just two minutes ago he had vowed that after the Warriors took a 15-point lead in the first quarter, the game seemed basically without suspense.
But what now?
In just two minutes, the situation on the field changed drastically, and the suspense of the game returned again.
"The defending champions seem to be still immersed in the joy of winning last season. They seem to have never surpassed the opponents in front of them from beginning to end. They have never surpassed the threat of the Spurs No. 35. Steve Kerr's stubbornness will serve his players well.
We strive for the benefits of early leave”
Obviously, in Sir Charles' view, the dramatic change in the game situation was entirely the result of the Warriors' carelessness.
"Charles, please stay calm. Maybe Steve Kerr did ask for a timeout immediately after China Jiang hit the first three-pointer, but this was not the primary reason why they lost their advantage instantly. Everyone just saw it. China
The two three-pointers Jiang just hit were so unreasonable. They seem to have surpassed Stephen Curry's classic three-pointers."
"So, guys, I mean, this is like what happened in Salt Lake City against Michael in the 1990s. In the face of absolute strength, no matter how good you are on the defensive end, it doesn't matter." O'Neal gave a rare serious analysis.
"I agree with Shaq's point of view. I need to add that maybe China Jiang can't compare with Michael or even those real super giants now, but I have to admit that starting from this playoffs, he has entered a special mode.
, that is an unreasonable and unreasonable attacking rhythm."
Kenny Smith took over. What he meant was that just like the first game of the first round of the playoffs against the Rockets, Jiang Hao would indeed suddenly enter an unbelievable state, and the first game of this game
The second quarter of the game looked like this.
"Why not? Guys, it's what it is"
Gregg Popovich was indeed very excited at the moment, because Jiang Hao's two unreasonable three-pointers completely hit his heart, so he roared crazily at all the Spurs players.
Just two minutes ago, he was still thinking that if he wanted to reverse the 15-point deficit, then a player similar to the Lakers' No. 24 was needed to step up.
He originally placed his hopes on Kawhi Leonard, because in his opinion, Kawhi had a chance to become the same player as Kobe.
However, in just two minutes, Jiang Hao used his crazy performance to tell him that the real Kobe of the Spurs is him, and he has the ability to score continuously at critical moments.
"It's not just Jiang. When any one of you gets the chance to take action, take action decisively without hesitation."
Before taking the court, Popovich once again reiterated his tactical instructions.
Kevin Durant's face was gloomy, and anyone familiar with him knew that "Death" might be coming.
Also, Teacher Du couldn't remain indifferent, after all, the 7-point lead that the team instantly lost started from his point.
He didn't want to guess whether the three-pointer made by Spurs No. 35 was a mistake. At this moment, he just wanted to vent all the anger in his heart.
So he started.
After the game restarted, Durant hit a very difficult fadeaway jumper towards Leonard.
Immediately afterwards, he blocked Aldridge on the defensive end, then quickly counterattacked and succeeded in a layup and dunk.
After a 4:0 wave, Oracle Arena was once again roaring with tsunami.
Many people lamented that the rampaging KD was worthy of being the most powerful attacker in the post-Kobe era, and also worthy of being the most threatening superstar in this luxury battleship today.
Especially when the point difference returned to 10, the power of the "Reaper" was further released.
Whoosh!
However, the Silver Grays, who see hope of reversal, cannot be frightened by Durant's rampage.
Kawhi Leonard, the former VF winner known as the "Robot", also went crazy.
When he hit a three-pointer against Durant, everyone instantly smelled the smoke.
After all, Leonard is no longer the guy in 2014 who could only impress people on the defensive end. Perhaps his ability on the offensive end is still not as good as Durant's, but it's not much different.
Especially for the home fans, until now, they still can't forget the scene that happened in the first game of the Western Conference Finals last season.
The scene of Leonard's lone hero challenging the four giants they were proud of and leading the Spurs to a 20-point lead is still vivid in my mind.
From this perspective, what they fear most is not Spurs No. 35, but Leonard.
But this does not mean that the threat of Spurs No. 35 no longer exists.
Because immediately on the defensive end, he helped LaMarcus Aldridge complete his revenge.
A merciless super hot pot almost knocked out Draymond Green. Of course, the hot-tempered Draymond Green couldn't swallow this breath. He immediately turned around and made retaliatory moves towards Jiang Hao.
Green always likes to be on top, and it seems that the image of being reversed by LeBron James in the 15-16 season did not have much stimulating effect on him.
After the referee blew his whistle, Green received a technical foul dejectedly, and the ball belonged to the Spurs.
The counterattack of Spurs No. 35 is still sharp. After helping Aldridge complete his revenge just now, he helped Leonard complete the cross-season revenge in the next wave of attacks.
After a devastating dunk, Zaza Pachulia collapsed under the basket like a lamb.
7 points!
The 12-point difference suddenly returned to 7 points.
The entire home fans felt extremely humiliated at this moment. The powerful army they were proud of seemed to be completely ravaged by their opponents, and it was also a crushing ravage.
Steve Kerr's face turned the color of pig liver, not only because of the brutal beating the team had suffered during this period, but also because of the fear he felt after thinking about the result of this game.
That's right, it's the feeling of fear.
With his experience as a player and his intuition as a head coach, Cole has predicted that this game will become extremely difficult because they have lost the best time to kill the game.
Especially for this game, his confidence in Cole is shaking.
Because a terrible fact is that until now, he still can't find a way to deal with the Spurs' No. 35.
He studied under Popovich and also spent time with the San Antonio Spurs. He wanted to imitate his mentor, but looking at it, there was no player like Bruce Bowen in the team's lineup. Draymond Green was not the kind of player who could compete with Bruce.
Compared to players like Bowen, his defensive toughness is more often reflected on the outside.
And just when Cole was at a loss, Leonard once again attacked on the court. His three-pointer from the left corner directly reduced the difference to less than 5 points.
And this moment also officially means that the two sides are back on the same starting line in this game, because in the NBA, an unspoken rule is that as long as it is not the last moment of the game, then a 5-point difference has the same effect as no point difference.
beep!
Steve Kerr doesn't want to call a timeout, but he has to at this moment.
The atmosphere at Oracle Arena became extremely dull, especially for the die-hard Warriors fans, the scene that just happened was very difficult for them to accept.
Because they have been emphasizing that when the Golden State Warriors' Big Four return to their peak form, no team in the entire league can arm-wrestle with them.
Chapter completed!