Chapter 696 Warriors Perverted
The day after the Pelicans arrived in Oakland, the Pelicans and the Warriors' Western Conference Finals officially kicked off at the Oracle Arena.
The stadium that can accommodate 20,000 people is full, and there is endless fanaticism on the faces of fans.
Oracle Arena was renovated by the old Auckland Stadium after 15 months, but this was the first time such a grand occasion has occurred after the renovation.
From this we can see that the Warriors' popularity in the Bay Area is really the peak of history.
Before the game started, Thompson came over to say hello to Tang Tian.
Although they are opponents, they are training brothers in private, and they are separated on and off the court.
"You have to get mvp so that our training camp will be successful."
Thompson continues to show his plastic friendship with Curry.
But there is nothing wrong with this. The Brothers Training Camp is now very famous and does need an MVP to expand its influence.
At this moment, Tang Tian saw Curry shooting three-pointers in the player channel.
After the ball was shot, it went straight in.
Since the Warriors' rise this season, Curry's number of ultra-long three-pointers has continued to increase.
He even made many extremely long logo three-pointers in the game.
This pre-game player three-pointer is a warm-up and also represents his exaggerated three-pointer ability.
Thompson is stronger than in history, and Curry has made great progress. Cole's five small trump cards, the Warriors are really strong.
The opening ceremony soon entered the scene, and the lineups of both sides were released one after another.
Both sides are regular lineups.
The Pelicans are Holiday and Tang Tian’s outside line, Ariza and Davis’s forward line, and Jokic serves as center line.
The Warriors' Splash Brothers Curry and Thompson's outside, Barnes and Green on the front line, and center Bogut.
Davis jumped to Bogut and officially opened the curtain of the Western Conference Finals.
Cole developed five juniors after the All-Star Game this season, but has not used much since entering the playoffs.
The main reason is that it is his trump card, and the regular lineup of ordinary games is enough to play.
Bogut held the ball at the high frontcourt, Curry and Thompson crossed the ball back and forth, and Green and Barnes made consecutive pick-and-rolls without the ball.
After completing the pick-and-roll, they moved towards the top of the arc and the bottom corner one after another.
This is the biggest tactic that Cole brought to the team after he arrived at the Warriors, infinite empty cuts.
The characteristics of infinite empty cut are a bit similar to Princeton, and there will be multiple offensive opportunities at the same time.
Although Bogut has average singles ability, he has strong support ability and he is like a fish in this system.
Curry ran out of the three-point line for the second time, and Jokic's assisted defense speed could not keep up.
Bogut passed the ball immediately, and Curry made a three-pointer.
His three-pointer was push-in, and he was the fastest in the league.
"Swish!"
With a crisp sound, Curry's three-point penetration into the net.
He scored the goal for the first time he made the move, and his touch was as hot as his performance throughout the season.
Cheers were everywhere. They had witnessed Curry's performances of such three-pointers at home this season.
However, such cheers did not last long, because Tang Tian immediately broke through to double-team and scored a layup to return Curry's answerball.
The Pelicans are definitely not a soft persimmon to play to the Western Conference Finals.
The Warriors continued to play unlimited cuts in the frontcourt. This time Curry cut into the basket and Bogut passed the ball in.
The Pelicans' defense contracted, and Curry immediately threw the ball to Thompson who borrowed Green's pick-and-roll from the outside.
"Swish!"
Thompson's three-pointer was not merciless and was directly penetrated into the Internet.
The Shuihua brothers each scored a three-pointer at the beginning!
Tang Tian and Jokic played pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, and the ball was passed to Jokic. Jokic saw Bogut assisting in defense in one step and directly stuffed the ball to Davis.
Davis received the ball from the bottom line and took a one-handed dunk to score.
Jokic became the fifth game against the Spurs, but he is really talented and has had such tacit cooperation with his teammates in just a few games.
4 to 6!
The Pelicans also scored the first two goals in the game!
Barnes's empty cut layup was blocked by Davis, and Holiday's fast break layup was also disturbed by Green.
The Warriors played against the Pelicans' fast break. Curry broke into the inside and threw the ball to Green on the top of the arc. The latter hit the basket with a three-pointer, but he still crawled in!
9 to 4!
The Warriors made 3 three-pointers with four three-pointers!
This is also a microcosm of the Warriors' first half.
They made 11 of 22 three-pointers in the first half, and bombarded the Pelicans' basket.
This also helped them lead the Pelicans 12 points 62-52 in the half.
52 points in the half were considered normal for the Pelicans, and Tang Tian also scored 18 points, but the Warriors really built a lead with offense.
However, the Pelicans are not the first team to enjoy this treatment.
The Warriors played against the Lakers in the first round and the Rockets in the second round, and basically threw their opponents to death with three-pointers.
The Hawks won 60 wins in the regular season with team basketball, and Budenholzer also won the best head coach, but their style of play was greatly restricted in the playoffs and was finally defeated by the Bulls, who were good at defense.
The Warriors' three-pointer style is theoretically greatly affected by the feel, and their performance will decline in the playoffs with higher defensive intensity.
But in fact, only if you have really played in the playoffs will you know that the Warriors really rely on three-pointers.
Their infinite empty cut is also a killer move, and the combination of internal and external lines makes them still have their firepower even in the playoffs.
"It's impossible for them to keep this touch all the time."
During the intermission, Williams used such words to encourage the players.
But his language did not come true.
By the second half, Curry seemed to have just finished his hot work.
He was two steps away from the three-point line in the third quarter, and with Holiday's strong shot, he made 5 three-pointers in a single quarter!
Under his leadership, the Warriors scored a crazy 40-point score in the third quarter, defeating the Pelicans 15 points in a single quarter, and directly scoring the game.
In this flood-like offensive craze, Tang Tian was also a little powerless to turn things around, and he really felt like the master was beaten to death by random punches.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 118-103 with the iconic wave of the third quarter, winning the first game of the Western Conference Finals.
Tang Tiankong scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Splash Brothers on the Warriors felt an explosive touch. The two shot a total of 14 three-pointers and scored 60 points together.
Among them, Curry scored 9 three-pointers alone, scoring 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Pelicans completed an epic reversal in the series against the Spurs. They were in good shape in this game, but were eventually defeated.
Chapter completed!