rpbooks Chapter 662 Death 5 Minor
Chapter 662 Death 5 Minor
Chapter 662
In the third quarter, the changing situation of the game made people overwhelmed.
Sure enough, Cole put Green on the field.Many people say that Green is just a system player, which is actually true.But a player who can play an extremely important role in the system and achieve himself while achieving the team is undoubtedly a very successful thing.As a second-round pick, Green has been extremely successful.
However, Green is not replacing Iguodala.He was put in the fifth position by Cole and replaced Rooney.Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Durant, Green, this lineup is very familiar to Warriors fans.He is no stranger to Lei Ting.Even for countless fans who have been paying attention to the NBA league in recent years, they are no strangers.
As early as the 14/15 season, the Warriors created a very surprising lineup.Cole directly put Green, who did not have the starting strength, into the starting lineup, forming a small lineup of Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Barnes and Green.Fans call this lineup the "Five of Death".
Once upon a time, the Warriors' "Death Five" lineup made other teams in the league frightened. In 2015, they used this lineup to win the Cavaliers in the Finals, and later won 73 wins.When Durant joined and replaced Barnes in this lineup, it also made them even more deadly.
But as time went on, other teams in the league continued to study Cole and his team, and the lineup of the "Death Five" was slowly unveiled by people.There are more and more teams imitating, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the offense is getting farther and farther... But there are also many people who think of ways to target this lineup.Ever since, the efficiency of the "Death Five" has gradually declined, so that even Cole is not used much this season.This lineup has been used in just 19 games for the Warriors this season, playing a total of 87 minutes.This lineup has an offensive efficiency of 110.9 and a defensive efficiency of 112.3 per 7 rounds. It is the only lineup with a negative net value among the 118.5 lineups commonly used by the Warriors this season.In contrast, the two values of the Warriors' regular starting lineup are 105.2 and [-], which are much higher than the "death five" lineup.
In fact, when the Warriors spent more than 500 million to introduce Cousins in the summer, it already symbolized that they "abandoned" this lineup.Kerr expressed his views on such changes in the middle of this season: "All NBA teams are adjusting. Opponents will not sit still, let our lineup destroy everything, and everyone is making changes. All teams We are going in the direction of small ball and fast play. A few years ago, our explosion was unexpected, but when everyone is familiar with this style of play, it is normal for our efficiency to decrease."
However, within the Warriors, they have always been full of confidence in this lineup.
"We will never give up this lineup. It is still very important to us. We have the best chemistry. In the playoffs, this lineup will play a bigger role. At the critical moment, we still rely on these people It’s just that now we don’t care about the data so much. There are many reasons for the decline in efficiency of this lineup, but we still have confidence that these five players can dominate the game as long as they play.”
Curry thinks this way, and so do old warriors like Thompson, Iguodala, and Green.So when Kerr told everyone that this lineup was going to be used again in the second half of the game, the players were very excited.Including Durant, although he doesn't like this style of play very much, but for him now, winning is the most important thing.Joining the Warriors, although he won the championship he dreamed of, but now it seems that one is not enough.
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With the whistle of the referee, the third quarter officially started.
The Warriors took the lead in attacking.
Curry received the serve in the backcourt, but he only took the ball over the halfway line, then handed it to Green, who ran to the free throw line himself.After receiving the ball, Green did not launch an attack immediately. He dribbled the ball two meters away from the top of the arc while observing the position of his teammates.At this time, the Warriors players are very scattered.Durant is under the basket, Curry is near the basket at the free throw line, and Thompson and Iguodala are standing in the corners on both sides.The Thunder's players are each man-marking the person in their position. The opponent's offensive formation is so wide, man-marking is the best choice.
More than half of the attack time, the Warriors players began to run.The first is Durant and Curry.The former ran from the basket to the top of the arc, and it seemed that he was going to do a pick-and-roll screen for Green.The latter leaned towards the basket and made a pick and roll for Durant to help the opponent get rid of Grant's entanglement.Iguodala and Thompson in the bottom corners on both sides did not move, and Durant's running immediately attracted the Thunder's defensive attention.
Durant mentioned going up the line, looking to run a pick-and-roll for Green, but he didn't do that.At this time, the two on the bottom line began to run without the ball. Curry, who was originally standing under the basket, ran to the left side of the bottom line to cover for Thompson.The latter used Curry's cover to get rid of An Luo, and then ran to the other side of the baseline, ready to go out to catch the ball.
At this time, Durant feinted at the top of the arc, completed a fake pick-and-roll, and then came to the left side of the top of the arc, ready to catch the ball.Thompson, who got rid of the defense, also ran to the bottom line on the right, and was also ready to catch the ball.The Thunder's defense seemed a little passive under the opponent's constant pick-and-roll cover. Although there was no problem of changing defenses, it was a bit slow after all.
But at this time, Green did not choose to pass the ball to Durant or Thompson immediately.Although they ran out of position with continuous cover, the Thunder's defense was not messed up.Green held the ball and approached Thompson. The latter saw no chance and started running back.At this time, Iguodala, who was originally standing near the bottom corner, stepped up and made a cover for Thompson, blocking An Luo who was catching up with Thompson again.
This time, An Luo couldn't catch up with the pick-and-roll in the first place.Paul George, who has been staring at Iguodala, can only switch defenses.But as soon as he was gone, Iguodala went straight to the basket.At this point, Green's ball has already flown over.Iguodala followed, rushed to the empty penalty area, flew up, caught the ball with one hand, and pressed it into the basket.
This is the power of the "Death Five".The player's personal offensive ability is outstanding and can easily attract defensive attention.Then through continuous interspersed running positions, find the best opportunity to complete the attack.The Thunder's defense was already very good, but they were repeatedly pulled by the opponent and eventually failed.
(End of this chapter)