Chapter 275 The Western Conference Finals Begins 6

Author: Different Sparks

Chapter 275 The Western Conference Finals Begins 6

“Dear viewers and fans, welcome to watch the third round of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA playoffs this season brought to you by Penguin Sports. Today’s game venue is at the Oracle Arena, the home of the Warriors.

There is still half an hour left in the game, and we have already got the starting lineups of both sides. Zhang pointed out that judging from this starting lineup, there is no change from the starting lineups in the first two rounds. It seems that both sides should have said that they have played until now.

There are no trump cards left.”

"Yes, the trump card should have been gone for a long time. That is to say, the Timberwolves made the Warriors unexpectedly adjust the lineup in the first round. And judging from the first two rounds, the effect of this adjustment is still very good.

Yes, as of now, everyone should know the basics, and the competition now is who is in better condition."

"Speaking of this, the last game was very regrettable for the Timberwolves. If they had won that game, they would have a completely different mentality now."

"Yes, the result of that game is very important for both teams."

In the live broadcast room, while Yang Yi and Zhang Lili were chatting about some interesting things about both sides, the head coaches of both sides were also making final arrangements.

Time passed little by little, and finally it was time for the home team’s entrance ceremony.

Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of Warriors fans in the Oracle Arena, the Warriors' starting five for this game also appeared one by one. As Yang Yi just explained, the starting lineups of the two teams and the starting lineups of the first two rounds

Nothing changes.

Curry, Thompson, Barnes, David Lee and Bogut, this is the Warriors' starting lineup.

The Timberwolves still have Dinwiddie, Middleton, Grant, Yi Jianlian and Oden.

Middleton, Dinwiddie and Yi Jianlian are the buffs chosen by the strong players in this game.

The game soon started at the referee's whistle.

The Timberwolves, who got the first offense, gave the home team a showdown after the opening kick. After Middleton received Dinwiddie's pass at the top of the arc, he did not make any extra moves. After receiving the ball, he directly faced Thompson's defense.

It was a pull-up three-point shot.

The moment the basketball fell into the basket, the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

There are no pick-and-rolls, no mismatches, and no screens.

Just catch the ball and shoot.

This ball seemed to tell everyone in the Warriors that the Timberwolves were determined to win this game.

Cole on the sidelines frowned slightly after seeing Middleton complete this shot. He did not expect that the opponent's first attack was so simple and rough, so strong, and such an attack.

The pre-game arrangements must have been carefully arranged by the head coach. Many teams will pursue the success rate of the first attack in order to enhance the team's self-confidence and morale.

Especially in such a fierce Western Conference finals, such a simple and crude scoring method without any tactical content is very rare.

Kerr soon discovered that this game was not just about Middleton. Almost every position of the Timberwolves players on the court played very simply and roughly, and the key was that the scoring efficiency was very high.

In addition, what makes Cole a little worried is that his side's outside line has not been opened for a long time in this game.

In Cole's opinion, the first game between the two sides was just a non-competition game, and the second game was a lucky game, so in his opinion, the strength of the two sides was very close and should be between equals.

But the situation presented to him in this game was not like that.

Just like the Timberwolves didn't fully enter the state in the first two games, this game is the complete Timberwolves.

From the first offense of the game, the Timberwolves took over the game directly.

The Warriors fell directly into a disadvantage.

In addition, Curry and Thompson were unable to open up the game on the outside. Both of them had a very low three-point shooting rate throughout the first quarter. Curry made 1 of 5 three-pointers in the first quarter, and Thompson even more.

Three shots were taken and no one scored.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, don't be affected by the opponent, do you understand? The opponent hopes to use this method to make you fall into their rhythm, don't be in a hurry." This is Cole's fifth quarter in the first quarter of the game.

The timeout called when the minute is over is a word of emphasis to the players.

And these words have been repeated non-stop since then.

However, the effect was minimal. He finally understood why the guy on the opposite side arranged such a simple and crude offensive tactic, hoping to bring the Warriors into their rhythm.

But what Cole doesn't understand is why this guy is so sure that he can maintain his shooting percentage by playing like this.

Little did Cole know that the guy opposite Da Zhuang was a jerk.

Even before arriving at the Oracle Arena, Da Zhuang had already determined his strategy for this game, which was to drag the Warriors into a rhythm they were unfamiliar with just like Cole wanted.

When you want to go fast, I will play positional warfare and try to use up every attack time. When you want to go slow, I will play fast.

In the first game, Dazhuang was still making matchup adjustments based on the opponent's substitution strategy, but in this game, the Warriors were forced to make tactical adjustments based on Dazhuang's substitution strategy.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 33 to 26. The Timberwolves led the Warriors by 7 points and ended the first quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference was widened again, 61 to 50, and the score difference reached double digits.

Although the Warriors fans in the stands have been cheering for the team in their own way, they can only watch helplessly as the team falls into a comprehensive disadvantage.

Watching the team slip into the abyss step by step.

"There should be no problem in this game. The guys on the opposite side are already a little anxious." D'Antoni sat next to Da Zhuang and whispered.

"Well, let's try to end the next quarter so that everyone can have more rest time."

Da Zhuang also saw that in the last one or two minutes of the second quarter, many Warriors seemed very impatient on the court, and some even did not think before making moves.

Soon the intermission ended and the players from both sides returned to the court again.

In the Warriors' offensive possession, it was clear that Cole failed to adjust the team's status during the halftime break. Facing Dinwiddie's defense, Curry directly used the screen to get into the paint, but was sent away by Oden.

Got a big hat.

Curry, who was a little unsteady on his feet after landing, was obviously a little over the top at this moment. He kept protesting to the referee about the opponent's block, indicating that Oden was suspected of fouling.

If his teammates hadn't pulled him away in time, the referee, whose face was already ugly, would have definitely given him a warning.
Chapter completed!