After hesitating for a moment, Cole quickly came to this conclusion.
It’s not that the current Wang Feng can break double teams, but Wang Feng is not the strongest scoring point in the Cavaliers. Double teams can reduce his scoring efficiency, but is that meaningful? What should James do?
In another time and space, although many factors contributed to the Cavaliers' victory in the 2015 Finals, the Cavaliers' unlimited double-teaming tactics against Curry and successfully limiting Curry's performance were the key to winning.
But in 2016, it would be difficult for the Cavaliers to use a double-teaming tactic against Curry. Durant could take advantage of the situation and make you doubt your life.
Once the current Warriors double-team Wang Feng, James will have no way to restrict them. Facing two top players, no matter how strong the defensive team is, it is impossible to restrict both of them at the same time, not to mention that the Cavaliers not only
There's James and Irving.
After hesitating, Cole did not choose to double-team, but hoped that Green could successfully lower Wang Feng's shooting rate in the subsequent defense.
But obviously this is a luxury wish.
Green couldn't guard Wang Feng, he couldn't guard him at all.
The reason is the same as he couldn't guard James.
Compared with Wang Feng, Green is at a disadvantage in speed, agility, jumping and other aspects, and even now he may not even have an advantage in strength.
Facing Green's defense, with the marksman and hot zone hunter badges, as long as he is not directly blocked or fouled, the interference can basically be offset.
Originally, Green's defense was overestimated, or in other words, his individual defense ability was overestimated.
In fact, when faced with the league's top strikers, it is very difficult for Green to lock down the opponent. This is normal. Green claims to be able to defend from the 1st to the 5th position with the Warriors. In fact, he can indeed
To do so, this is exactly what the Warriors need, a defensive player who can fit perfectly in either a big man lineup or a death five small lineup.
But this has also become a shackle that inhibits the development of Green's defensive ability.
Defending from 1 to 5 is not entirely a compliment to his defensive ability. First of all, in order to keep up with the speed of the defender, Green must ensure that his weight is not too heavy, otherwise he will be like a tree stump of a big man and be beaten by all kinds of small players.
The defender passed by at will.
However, when his weight is restricted, Green's strength and tonnage are not enough when faced with large inside players. He can fight against centers, but the effect is definitely not as good as that of Zaza Pachulia, Bogut and other truly heavy centers.
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Being proficient in all of the eighteen martial arts means that he is sparse in everything. Green can defend from position 1 to position 5, but he cannot completely defend any position.
However, if Green's assist defense, supplementary defense, blocking and other aspects are taken into account, he is indeed the league's top defender. Looking at the league, no one except James can do better than him in these aspects.
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After saying a lot, the actual meaning is very simple: Green cannot guard against Wang Feng.
"brush!"
In front of Green, Wang Feng turned around and made a jumper from the mid-range on the right corner, and then scored again.
The Warriors were unable to contain Wang Feng's offense and naturally couldn't play the usual third quarter. The two teams could only score points at each other in the third quarter, each scoring 30+ points, but the Cavaliers' 7-point lead was not matched.
Has not been recovered.
In the entire third quarter, Wang Feng played for 12 minutes and scored 14 points on 5 of 11 shots. He was the main contributor to the Cavaliers' stability in the third quarter.
Entering the fourth quarter of the game, Wang Feng was still on the court. After not playing much time in the first half, he still had enough physical strength to finish the rest of the game.
After entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors once again launched an offensive against the Cavaliers in an attempt to recover the point difference.
However, in the third quarter, James, who had some rest time due to Wang Feng, recovered physically and took over the game again, taking turns to attack and score, helping the Cavaliers continue to stabilize the score.
As time passes, the Warriors' chances become fewer and fewer.
When the game was halfway through the fourth quarter, Wang Feng seized an opportunity and hit two 3-pointers in succession to score 6 points, completely destroying the Warriors' chance of a comeback.
In the last few minutes, Curry, Thompson, Durant and others took turns, trying to use gambling-style three-pointers to recover the point difference, but this would only be a problem if the shooting rate of such three-pointers was high.
120:108.
The Cavaliers came back at home to tie the total score to 2:2.
Wang Feng performed miraculously as a substitute. After only playing 7 minutes in the first half, he played the entire second half and scored 35 points in 31 minutes, which was even better than his performance in the first half.
More importantly, in the first half when Wang Feng did not start, Irving and Love both performed well. In the end, one scored 25 points and the other scored 21 points. Together with James, he scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Quasi triple-double data, four players scored 110 points together!
For the Warriors, Durant had his best performance in four games, scoring 41 points without anyone checking him.
But Curry only scored 17 points due to being heavily double-teamed, Thompson scored 21 points, and Green scored 14 points.
"Unexpectedly, the Cavaliers' strongest state was achieved with Wang Feng as a substitute. If this is the case, why didn't Wang Feng come on the bench earlier?"
"Are you stupid? Why does Wang Feng have to play as a substitute? Do you think he can always perform like he does today as a substitute? He is already a top star in the league, and he is still under contract. Why do he do so for the team?
So many sacrifices?”
"That's the truth. Wang Feng's technical characteristics can ensure high efficiency even when playing without the ball. Theoretically, it is most suitable for him to appear on the court at the same time as James. Why don't you ask Irving if he is willing to play as a substitute? He
When I'm on the court, I always have to share the ball with James."
This is actually the case.
Wang Feng can accept being a substitute for one or two games in order to win, but if he is allowed to continue playing as a substitute, even if he wins from the bench, the system may not allow him to do so. By then, his season rewards will be reduced due to shrinkage of personal data.
Who will compensate him for the discount?
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Evening the total score to 2:2 only allowed the two sides to return to the starting line. The Cavaliers could temporarily breathe a sigh of relief, but two days later, the main game will return to the Warriors' home court, and both sides will usher in the crucial Tianwangshan Game.
The outcome of this game will be directly related to which team is more likely to win the final victory!
On June 12th, the Warriors’ home court, the G5 Tianwangshan battle begins!
In this game, Wang Feng still came on as a substitute.