Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 236
When Frank contacted Li Weisi, Li Weisi was having dinner in a restaurant near the arena, so it took less than half an hour for Li Weisi to walk into Nelson's office.

Afterwards, the three locked themselves in the office and chatted for several hours until late at night.

During this period, Nelson and Li Weisi chatted more and more vigorously. On the contrary, Frank, like an outsider, only made one opinion, and then listened to the two of them BB all the time, and he just yawned. After all, I couldn’t understand what they were saying. .

Finally, under Frank's strong suggestion, the show ended.

On the second day, Nelson did not let the team rest, and called everyone to practice together early in the morning.

On weekdays, if there is a game at night, Nelson will let the team rest in the morning and warm up in the afternoon to maintain their condition, but today he can't take care of so much.

Fortunately, everyone has no complaints. After all, everyone knows that the most critical moment has come.

At 19:30 in the evening, the high-profile Tianwangshan battle officially began.

Back in Oakland, the Rockets are in full swing. They were not favored before, but now the media have changed their minds, saying that the Rockets are the team that should be promoted.

Why the Rockets have more experience in the playoffs, the Warriors' style of play can't make them go further, etc. It can be said that no one knows the wall better than them.

Tonight, the Warriors also changed the lineup. Hornacek replaced Rodman as the starter, and Mullin topped the small forward position.

Obviously, the effect of Higgins's first start in the last game was not obvious. On such an important occasion, Nelson was still conservative and chose the old man. Fortunately, he adjusted in time this time.

After the start of the game, the Rockets continued their defensive strategy in the first two games and continued to use "box-1" tactics to defend Li Weisi.

But tonight, the person holding the ball is not Li Weisi, but Hornacek.

Needless to say, my father-in-law's ability to handle the ball, watching his daughter's dribbling video, I know that the whole family has the gene of dribbling, and the ball feels great.

Ever since they entered the opponent's position, Li Weisi and Mullin began to run at the same time. Smith and Malone in positions [-] and [-] did not stand inside, but lined up on both sides of the field. , Hornacek arc top online licensing.

This tactic, to put it bluntly, is to create shooting opportunities for Li Weisi and Mullin, and it is also a variant of the diamond tactic that the Warriors practiced before.

Because, whether it is Li Weisi or Mullin, in addition to their superb shooting ability, their organizational skills are also outstanding. After receiving the ball, they can also choose to pass or shoot.

Every tactic used in the NBA is definitely trained repeatedly in daily training. They may not be used on the court on weekdays, but the training will definitely not be left behind.

It's like the Warriors' diamond tactic, which has been trained before the playoffs, but until today, it was the first time it was used as the main tactic.

Most of the attention of the Rockets is on Li Weisi. Therefore, this time only through a pick-and-roll did not create a good opportunity for Li Weisi.

But Mullin's side is different. It's just a pick-and-roll, and Mullin has a shooting opportunity.

Hornacek immediately sent the ball over, and after receiving the ball, Mullin quickly made a shot.

Miss!

The basketball was missed, but at this time, both Malone and Smith had rushed into the penalty area, and Sampson and Olajuwon were farther away from the basket than Malone and Smith because of the defense.

Malone grabbed the offensive rebound, dodged Olajuwon's block, got up immediately, and put the ball in.

That's right, this is the real core of the Warriors' tactics, the shooting tactics.

The outside line is equipped with three top shooters, and the inside line has two rebounders, Malone and Smith, to compete for rebounds.

This tactic is the tactic that Frank has been thinking about all the time. It is a bit similar to the 94 Rockets and the 09 Magic, but this tactic has very high requirements for the player's ability. The offensive rebounding ability inside.

Since the outside pitchers are too young at this time, they take too many shots and cannot guarantee the hit rate at all. Therefore, this tactic has been shelved.

But this time, being forced into a desperate situation, they have no time to take care of so much, so they can only bring up this immature tactic and prepare to give it a go.

Looking back, the Warriors' defense was also very difficult.

McRae hit Hornacek with his back and got near the free throw line, then turned around and hit a jumper. Although Hornacek tried his best to interfere, the effect was not great.

Although this tactic seems to have nothing to do with offense, the perimeter defense is really a mess. As long as there is a decent perimeter offensive master, the Warriors' defense is as fragile as paper.

Fortunately, the core of the Rockets' offense has always been the inside line, and the three outsiders are not considered to be strong offensively. This is also an important reason why the Warriors dared to use this tactic.

The meaning is very simple, if you have the ability, you kill me from the outside. Anyway, I only focus on your inside defense, and everyone will attack from the outside.

As a result, the offensive rhythm of both sides was suddenly accelerated by the Warriors.

Because most of the offense comes from the outside, basically after halftime, a pick-and-roll is shot, and there are not many singles sitting inside.

But this is the rhythm that the Warriors love. The two teams came and went in the first quarter, and the first quarter was tied at 31.

The Rockets' outside line seemed to be playing well today, especially McRae, who was defended by Hornacek, scored 8 points in the first quarter with a sudden shot.

But the Warriors' offense also resumed. They had an abnormal offense in the first two games, and they will play everything they can tonight.

This further gave the Warriors confidence.

In this way, the Warriors continued to maintain the same strategy in the second quarter, and Rodman was even driven to the 4th position on the bench to grab rebounds.

After all, the Rockets' outside line is not the Warriors' outside line, and their touch will not always be so good. Sure enough, in the second quarter, their outside shooting rate became unstable, and they suddenly lost power in the middle of the second quarter.

The Warriors took the opportunity to play a wave of 8:0, widening the point difference.

But Olajuwon and Sampson of the Rockets are stars after all. Through their personal abilities, they still forcibly scored the ball in the defensive interior. You have no temper at all.

However, fortunately, the Warriors' focus has always been on offense.

Even if the Rockets want to shift the focus of offense to the inside, the Warriors will not change, and will continue to shoot and grab tactics.

In this way, the second quarter scored 31 points in a single quarter, while the Rockets only scored 24 points in this quarter. The Warriors' offense was completely revived.

(End of this chapter)