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Chapter 302 Mills' Efforts
"Perfect teamwork! This is the tactical quality that a playoff team should possess!"

Waving his arms, Barkley couldn't help shouting.

"Richard's running position just now is very critical. He knows that his shot speed is very slow, and he also knows Leonard's excellent defensive lateral movement ability,"

Smith on the side also praised, "So he chose to run actively to create more stable possibilities."

"I think the impact of Richard's starting position may indeed be greater than we originally expected."

O'Neill looked up at the replay on the big screen, raised his eyebrows, and was a little surprised at the chemical reaction brought about by this small change.

Mills held the ball and advanced to a 45-degree position on the right sideline, and looked up at the positions of the players on both sides of the field at this time.

Due to his fast advancing speed, Splitter and Diaw, who were following up with the trailer, had only advanced about half a step in front of him, and most of the Warriors players who returned to defense were still not on their feet.

"Trailer cover!"

In view of this situation, Mills suddenly changed direction and moved to the middle without a second thought.

After hearing Mills' call, Splitter and Diaw immediately adjusted their positions and set up two consecutive screens for Mills, which allowed Mills to successfully throw off Curry and break into the three-point line from the left.

Meanwhile, after setting the screen, Splitter sinks down to attack the rim, and Diaw lifts up to get ready for a catch-and-shoot mid-range shot.

However, Mills, who had a better chance of space, faced Mitch Moore, who was holding his ground to prevent Split, and ended the round with a small throw very cleverly.

Popovich, who was sitting on the sidelines, nodded secretly. This is one of the fast-playing tactical routines that he and other coaches re-enacted after the three GDP players were injured, in order to make better use of the team's current internal and external configuration.

It looks good so far, what is missing is just a tacit understanding.

Mills, who switched offense and defense and had a positive defensive attitude, took the initiative to adjust his defense against Curry. Before the Warriors even served the ball, he was already standing beside Curry, clinging to him, and waving his hands high.

Although Curry experienced Leonard's close entanglement in the last match between the two sides, it was at least after halftime, but today Mills led the defense.

Curry wanted to get rid of the defense to catch the serve, but because Mills was not slower than him and had a very firm attitude, he couldn't get rid of the nougat as he wished.

Fortunately, Thompson came to take the serve at this time, and advanced the ball to the frontcourt.

Thompson's ability to organize offense is not outstanding, and he has never played this role before, so he silently watched Yang Ke not far in front of him, stopping at least one meter away from the three-point line.

Curry also ran to the frontcourt to settle, but Mills still clung to him tightly.

Seeing this situation, the insider David Lee pulled out to help Curry make a cover.

Curry began to run without the ball, bypassing David Lee's body, and quickly ran from left to right, with Mills chasing behind him like a shadow.

Thompson found the right time and passed the ball.

When Curry landed to catch the ball, Mills who came up immediately stuck to him and used some small moves.

Frowning slightly, Curry protected the ball without being disturbed.

After a little adjustment, Curry dribbles from the crotch to the weak side, then dribbles behind his back.Finding that Mills' footsteps were not moving much, Curry didn't panic at all, and pulled his back again very simply.

This time, Mills, who was nervous and coping frequently, finally lost his focus. Curry seized the opportunity to pass him with one step and did not continue to rush to the basket. Instead, he took off confidently and ended the round of offense with a high throw. .

Looking at the white nets with waves, Mills waved his arms with some annoyance.

"Is it called a timeout?"

On the Spurs bench, Borrego asked.

"Not yet."

Popovich shook his head calmly. In his opinion, this start was not too bad.

The Warriors' offense in these two rounds is really good, but in the final analysis it is a good change in their own conversion.There is nothing wrong with the team's defensive posture. On the contrary, Popovich is very pleased with the players' spontaneous adjustments and attempts.

On the field, several attacks organized by Mills and Diaw were blocked by the Warriors. Mills, who couldn't find space for the time being, passed the ball back to Yang Ke on the flank.

bang... bang!
Slapping the basketball, Yang Ke looked at the remaining attack time, 15 seconds, and then raised his hand to compare the number.

The Spurs players who received the signal ran instantly. Leonard, who was originally in the left corner, relied on the double screens of Dior and Splitter on the bottom line, got rid of the defense and ran to the other side.

At the same time, Mills ran to cover Yang Ke, and then continued to move to the low position.Immediately afterwards, Splitter and Dior made a cover so that the latter was on the same side as Yang Ke's breakthrough.

Move and pull smoothly and quickly, the original weak side becomes the strong side, and the original strong side becomes the weak side.

In this way, Yang Ke has many choices, to open the space for Dior, to break through the singles by himself, or to pass a long pass to Leonard in the corner on the other side.

Glancing at Curry, who switched to defend himself because of Mills' screen, Yang Ke really wanted to play singles by himself, but he suddenly felt that the basketball in his hand was a bit hot, so he threw the ball to Dior.

After receiving the ball, Diaw raised his arm and made a steady jump shot.

"boom!"

It's a pity that after the ball crossed an arc, it hit the basket and the rebound was taken off by Mitch Moore.

Mitch Moore immediately passed the ball to Curry, who was about to launch a fast break, but the instant he caught the ball, Mills posted it again.

"Mills stuck up again, he kept actively seeking physical confrontation, and he didn't give Curry the space to dribble easily."

Looking at this scene on the field, Charles Barkley smacked his lips, a little surprised, "This defense is indeed very effective, but there is one question, isn't Mills afraid of exhausting his physical strength too quickly?"

O'Neal shrugged and said, "It's very simple. There are players who can replace Mills in the Spurs, but no one can replace Curry in the Warriors. It's not a loss, right?"

On the way to the frontcourt, Mitch Moore saw Mills entanglement with Curry. Although he believed that Curry could solve it with his own skills, he still went to help make a cover.

Sticking around Mitch Moore's body, Curry temporarily got rid of Mills, and he immediately accelerated and rushed through the middle circle with the ball.

After running into the frontcourt, Curry immediately handed the basketball to David Lee, who was in a high position, and then rushed towards the right side of the three-point line non-stop!

(End of this chapter)