Chapter 434 Warriors Defense
Chapter 434 Warriors Defense
I thought that without Tom Chambers' Supersonics, the record would decline, but I never thought that the Supersonics' record this season would not fall but rise, and they came to fifth place in the Western Conference.
Not only that, but in the first round, they also killed the aggressive Jazz this season, and they did so easily, without even spending too much effort.
Chief among these is the growth of Derek McKay.
It is precisely because of the rapid growth of this rookie who is only in his second year this year that the Sonics can put McDaniel on the bench and increase the depth of the team's bench.
At the same time, the arrival of Michael Cage also made up for the striker after Chambers left.
Tonight, while Jordan created the amazing "the shot", the game between the Sonics and the Warriors officially began.
Facing the powerful Warriors, the Sonics naturally took out their best lineup and went all out.
However, when the game started, even though the Sonics had made sufficient preparations, they were caught off guard by the Warriors' attack.
In five consecutive rounds at the beginning, the Sonics did not score a single point. The Warriors seized the opportunity to counterattack continuously, and the point difference quickly rose to double digits.
Under the strong strength of the Warriors, it seems that the Sonics who entered the second round seem to be no different from the Trail Blazers in the first round.
Among them, in addition to the Warriors' strong offensive ability, it is also related to the opponent's underestimation of the Warriors' defensive ability.
When mentioning this Warriors team, people's first reaction is that their offense is very strong, with extreme offensive space, strong offensive rebounds and second offensive opportunities, pass and cut cooperation through dazzling offensive tactics, and so on.
However, a team that can achieve the first record in history cannot win by offense alone. Even in theory, the Warriors have at least four offensive players who can score more than 4 points. In fact, there are far more than four. Some players haven't had a chance to show.
But in the long regular season, the offense will always fail. Without a good defense, it is absolutely impossible to lose only 12 games. Therefore, the defense that can really guarantee the lower limit of a team is defense.
Although the Warriors' defense is not strong, it is by no means as weak as most people realize.
Among the starting five players, although each player has various problems in defense, for example, Li Weisi is at a disadvantage in defending heavy guards, and Ma Long, as a center forward, is not threatening enough to support the team's entire penalty area defense, etc.
But except for Mullin in the starting lineup, the defense of the other four players is above the league average. As for Mullin, the weakest link, his defensive enthusiasm and defensive awareness are also quite good, although the defensive effect against heavy forwards Not good, but his steals have also averaged around 2 per game all year round.
What's more, even if the first line of defense on the outside is destroyed, Rodman will often wipe the ass of other Warriors players.
And this is one of the important reasons why Rodman can gain a foothold in the starting lineup.
When it comes to Rodman's single defense, in fact, his level at this time is not up to Dpoy's level, and more than one power forward in the league can blow Rodman off.
The main reason for this is that Rodman's height and weight are congenitally insufficient.
However, when it comes to assisted defense and Rodman's role in the Warriors, it has definitely reached Dpoy's level.
His tireless energy, his legs seem to be equipped with nuclear power motors, he can gallop across the court, he can appear where he needs to be at any time, and he can even arrive in advance, waiting for the opponent there Show up and draw an offensive foul.
As a top defender, Rodman's innate talents such as awareness, sense of space, and anticipation are all top-notch. Otherwise, you wouldn't really think that a person who only uses small moves to provoke opponents can Based on the NBA, right?Well, except Hebei!
In short, although the Warriors did not block many shots and caused opponents to make mistakes in 24 seconds, this does not mean that the Warriors' defense is not good.
In fact, when facing the Warriors, many teams didn't feel anything at first, but after shooting, they found out that their shooting percentage was so low?Moreover, the Warriors pushed back after grabbing the rebound, which accelerated the pace of the game, causing the game to fall into the Warriors' rhythm from the beginning.
When the team wakes up and the coach calls a timeout, often the team has been dug a big hole by the Warriors.
This situation has been staged countless times in the Warriors' games this season, but it will continue to be staged tonight.
The Supersonics have actually been prepared for this, but sometimes, whether you are prepared to fight your opponent or not has nothing to do with it. In the final analysis, it is all about strength.
The Sonics, who had come to their senses, naturally began to change their strategy, trying to reduce the pace of the game and grasp the success rate in the offense, which stabilized their position.
But even so, the Warriors already led the SuperSonics by 33 points at 22:11 in the first quarter.
However, in the second quarter, especially in the first half when the substitute was on the bench, the Sonics successfully launched a counterattack and narrowed the score.
The main reason for this is naturally McDaniel.
As a rookie in the same year as Mullin, McDaniel's achievements at this time are almost the same as Mullin's. They have also been selected as All-Stars, and they are also players who have averaged 20+ points per game for many years. However, this season, after Chambers retired , the actual second head of the team, was placed on the bench by the coach and played as a substitute for a season.
But even on the bench, with an average playing time of less than 30 minutes per game, McDaniel can still average 20.5 points per game, which shows how good his offensive ability is.
So when McDaniel led the Sonics' bench against the Warriors' bench, he had the upper hand tonight.
However, this momentum of chasing points did not last for too long, and the Warriors did not need to start the return. Just the Warriors' substitutes, after some adjustments, curbed the Supersonics' chasing points. There is no way, the Warriors' substitutes are too luxurious up.
Fortunately, McDaniel's efforts were not in vain. By the time of the intermission, the Supersonics relied on McDaniel's chasing points during this time period to narrow the point difference to 54 points with 60:6.
After entering the second half, the game was still completely under the control of the Warriors. Although there was no way to take away the supersonic wave because of the supersonic's tenacious resistance, but under the control of Li Weisi, the team still suppressed the supersonic. Supersonic was slowly drowning in the pool.
In the end, the Warriors won the game calmly with 113:102. Six players from the team scored in double figures. Mullin scored a game-high 6 points. Although Li Weisi only scored 28 points, he sent out 21 assists.
In addition, Richmond, Malone, Price, and Hornacek all scored in double figures. This is another typical Warriors victory.
(End of this chapter)