Chapter 751
The Warriors replaced Azeli and played for a while. Xie Kai was replaced by Teacher Tony, and Arthur came up to replace the Black Bears.
After playing for a while, the Warriors also started to substitution, and Iguodala came up to replace the North Carolina Blackhawks Harrison Barnes.
After Arthur and Tony came up, the Grizzlies' offense was naturally much worse. After all, Xie Kai is the team's scoring leader, while the Black Bears ranks second in average score. If both of them are off the court, it will naturally have an impact on the team's offense. However, after Arthur and the others came up, the effect of defending the Warriors' outside line became better.
Arthur defended Green. With the pick-and-roll of Curry and Green, he moved much faster than the Black Bears and could still chase Green after delays, which is something that the Black Bears could not do. On the other hand, Klay Thompson was taken care of by Teacher Tony, so it was naturally difficult for him to exert the power of his sharpshooter.
In fact, Clay faces a lot of defensive pressure. Whether it is Xie Kai, the starting player or Tony, the substitute, they are all guards in the first team of the league's best defensive lineup. The individual defenders have extremely strong defense ability and put a lot of pressure on him. This is the biggest difference when facing the Rockets' core bearded man Uchiha Harden.
The offensive efficiency of the two teams also began to decline. Xie Kai only took more than 2 minutes to rest and made his debut again with 3 minutes and 23 seconds left in the first quarter.
At this time, the Grizzlies' lineup was Xie Kai, Arthur, White Bears, Teacher Tony and Carter.
The Warriors' on-court lineup is Curry, Livingston, Iguodala, Green and Azelley.
Host Yu Jia sighed: "Zhongmeng Green's physical fitness is really good. He has been playing for almost 10 minutes, but he is still not affected at all."
Yang Yi said: "He is just an iron man, full of passion on the court. Such a player is great as a teammate, but his opponent will hate him very much."
The score on the field is 17:18 at this time, and the Grizzlies are 1 point behind.
Of the 17 points the Grizzlies scored, Xie Kai contributed 12 points alone, which can really be said to be the one who took the team's offense.
The Grizzlies attacked, and Xie Kai slowly dribbled over.
At this time, the defense was Xie Kai, and he changed from Clay to Iguodala.
Although Iguodala is only 198cm tall, his arm span is very long. He participated in the dunk contest that year and his physical fitness is even better. As the "poor version of James", he is versatile and has always been the top wing defender in the league before.
If Clay is top 3D, then Iguodala's defense is above him.
Iguodala kept giving Xie Kai a physical contact, but he didn't foul, and he grasped the right position very well. He was an elite defender and didn't foul easily. Once he saw the right time, he would cut the ball accurately and ruthlessly.
Yu Jia said: "The defenseman Xie Kai has become Iguodala. The Warriors plan to play on the round of Xie Kai!"
Yang Yi said: "They have many defensive cables on the wing. Not only Clay and Iguodala can defend, but Green and Harrison Barnes can defend, and even Livingston can defend. Their resources are too rich."
Arthur came up to cover, and the Warriors immediately changed defense.
In this league, the Warriors are one of the teams that like to switch defenses. The advantage of switching defenses is that the opponent's pick-and-roll is not easy to miss people, and it is not easy to be beaten by opponents more or less. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be caught by opponents and misplaced.
Generally speaking, teams with many wingers and strong inside movements are suitable for switching defenses, such as the Hawks who had singles Joe, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams and other Swingers Legion.
The Warriors have strong swing ability. Their No. 4 position Green is the swinger height and his defensive ability is elite.
Arthur leaned against Iguodala's position inside, and Xie Kai hung the ball to him and asked him to play Iguodala alone.
Although Arthur is not a 4th position with a huge physique, he is 206cm tall. Although this height is a bit hydrated, he must have 203cm. If he plays 198cm Iguodala, he still has a body advantage.
The rest of the Grizzlies players pulled apart and let Arthur play Iguodala.
Arthur pushed his back in, and Iguodala did not die, and slowly retreated.
Arthur reached the 3-second zone and turned around and wanted to be forced. He was cut off by a knife from the first brother!
The two of them went to grab the ball at the same time, but the number one brother's hand was faster and they got the ball.
The first brother distributed the ball to Curry, and the Warriors fought back.
The Grizzlies retreated quite quickly, and Xie Kai, Teacher Tony and others were already retreating. Their defensive strategy was to let the White Bears grab the frontcourt rebounds, and the other four people retreated to defend against the Warriors' conversion.
The Warriors did not have a chance to play more and less in the frontcourt, and Curry calmed down and played slowly.
Yu Jia sighed: "It's really hard to fight Arthur to fight Iguodala!"
Yang Yi said: "Arthur's misalignment advantage is not obvious when he hits Iguodala. Don't look at his official height of 206, but it's not that tall at all. He is only a little taller than Green. He will be 203 if he holds it to death. He has no advantage when hitting Iguodala with such a long arm."
The one who defends Curry is Mr. Tony, who is a defensive expert, and his job is defense. Offense is equal to gifts. If there is, it is better, and if there is no, it is not forced.
Xie Kai vs. Livingston, while Carter is the number one player.
Curry and Green picked and rolled, and the Grizzlies also switched defenses, thus forming the Curry against Arthur.
Curry dribbled behind his back continuously with a difficult 3-pointer - missed!
The White Bears protected the rebound and left it to Xie Kai to advance.
Yu Jia said: "The Grizzlies also used a switch to defend against Curry Green's pick-and-roll."
Yang Yi smiled and said, "There is nothing to do. The Grizzlies actually don't like to switch defenses. Their defensive system is still very traditional. Facing the opponent's guards and inside pick-and-roll, their previous strategy was to bypass or squeeze through the cover, so that the inside could stay in the basket to protect the basket and compete for rebounds. But Curry's 3-point threat is too great, and they dare not do so. They dare not attack Curry easily. Curry's shot is very fast, Green's passing vision is too good. This pair of pairs play pick-and-roll, and the lethality is too terrifying. They would rather let Arthur face Curry and give him one-on-one misalignment than test Curry's 3-pointer."
Xie Kai dribbled over and distributed the ball to Carter.
Facing Evingston, who had lost weight a lot than himself, Carter forced a breakthrough and was disturbed by Green who was assisting in defense - a blacksmith!
Azelley grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Curry to fight back.
Curry fought back with the ball, passing Green quickly in seconds.
Green made a layup with Iguodala in seconds!
17:20, the Grizzlies were 3 points behind! At this time, there were 2 minutes and 12 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.
Yu Jia sighed: "Carter's explosive power has really decreased. The layup just now, if it were him 5 years ago, would have been deducted!"
Chapter completed!