On May 2nd, 20 18, Beijing time, the pelican soldiers fell into deep helplessness in Oracle Bone Inscriptions Arena. They played much better than the first game, but they were robbed by Curry, who turned into the sixth man.
Warriors coach Cole should thank his ace superstar for coming back in this game. If Curry continues to be absent, the Warriors may be snatched away by strong rebounds. Cole may also be lucky, he put Curry on the bench to play, thus killing the soft spot of the pelican. Warriors won World War II at home with 12 1 ratio 1 16, and maintained a strong momentum in the playoffs.
Putting the superstar on the bench, Cole played a three-pronged effect. On the one hand, it lightens the pressure of Curry's return to the first battle, on the other hand, it also avoids the chemical reaction that destroys the formation of the Warriors, but the most important role is that the second lineup completely suppresses the second lineup of the Pelican. Cole, who won two games in a row, will face a choice next. When will Curry return to the starting lineup? Or continue to let Curry play the super sixth man, so as to play the pelican seven inches?
Curry came off the bench and played seven inches for the pelican.
The adjustment of the pelican in World War II was very successful, and the defense became more fierce. Thompson was limited to 4-for-20 shooting. In the first three quarters, they defended Durant with Holliday. However, no matter how the pelican is adjusted, it is difficult to cover up the fact that the substitute is weak. Curry turned into the sixth man in this battle, which made the weakness of the pelican infinitely magnified.
Pelicans averaged 19.3 points in the playoffs, ranking second to last among 16 playoff teams, only better than Thunder averaged 18.7 points. In this game, the Pelican scored 7 minutes and 40 seconds in the first quarter 18 super 1 1, but Curry hit a three-pointer as soon as he came back, leading the Warriors to narrow the gap and overtake the score. Curry left with 7: 52 left in the second quarter. The Warriors overtook the Pelican 40-38, and Curry scored 12, including two 3-pointers.
Curry's knee still needs protection. During the rest time, he immediately wrapped an ice pack on his left knee. Cole is wise to let Curry play as a substitute. In the face of the weak second lineup, Curry's defensive pressure is much smaller. This season, Curry averaged 26.4 points in the regular field, tied with Durant for the first place in the team. A soldier is equal to using the sharpest attack weapon to deal with the weakest link of the pelican.
Curry still felt hot in the second half. He played in the middle of the third quarter and scored again and again. By the time he left in the fourth quarter 1 1 minute, the Warriors had already led the pelican by 8 points. There were 6 minutes and 58 seconds left in the whole game, and Curry appeared again, and the announcer made subtitles. When Curry was present, the positive and negative value of the team was +24, which means that the Warriors won 24 points, while when Curry was sitting off the court, the Warriors lost to Pelican 2 1 point. Curry's role on the field has been highlighted.
After the Warriors fought again in Curry, they once extended their lead to 10, but at the last moment, the Pelican attacked fiercely and narrowed some scores, but the Warriors still won by 5 points. In this game, Curry's positive and negative values reached +26, far ahead of all players. Rooney, ranked second, has a positive and negative value of +7.
Curry scored 28 points and 7 rebounds, and scored 5 of the 3-pointers at 10. The pelican came off the bench all the time 13 points, which was less than half of Curry's.
Curry blew up the replacement pelican himself. The pelican played better, but Curry made his opponent feel desperate. Curry, who became the sixth person, was simply a warrior solution.
Bill Walton is a typical representative of the sixth super giant.
The super giant is the sixth man, and the warriors are equal to the Green Army.
Not all superstars want to be substitutes, they all have a starting complex in their hearts. For example, Anthony, who is in a low state this season, still shouted the slogan of not playing as a substitute next season. Curry accepted the arrangement of coming off the bench, which showed his selflessness and team spirit. Playing as a substitute with a superstar is not a precedent for the warrior Cole. In NBA history, the Celtics like to use superstars as the sixth person.
In 1950s and 1960s, Cardinal auerbach created Frank Ramsey, the originator of the sixth man in basketball, who helped the Green Army win seven championship trophies. Of course, objectively speaking, Ramsey, who averaged 13.4 points per game in his career, is not a superstar in the green army where superstars gather. However, auerbach then introduced havlicek, the greatest super sixth man in NBA history.
Havlicek averaged 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists in his career. He is a superstar and the best sample to become the sixth man. Havlicek/Kloc-was selected to the All-Star Game for 0/3 times, the first team for 4 times in the regular season, and 1973-74 season finals MVP, which helped the Celtics win 8 championship trophies.
Havlicek is a trump card in auerbach's hand. He has both offensive and defensive skills and can always change the situation after playing. The Celtics were able to dominate the league in the 1960s, not only because they had a strong starting lineup, but also because they had terrible bench strength.
In 1980s, Celtic introduced two superstars, mchale and the sixth man, Bill Walton. Mchale was a substitute in the first six seasons of his career, during which he won the best sixth man twice and was selected to the All-Star Game twice. Wharton won the MVP in the regular season and the MVP in the finals during his time in the Trailblazers, and became the Celtics' substitute in the 1985-86 season, crowned the best sixth man and helped the Green Army win the championship.
Now Warriors coach Cole puts Curry on the bench, of course, more because it is convenient for Curry to adapt to the atmosphere and rhythm of the playoffs, but it has produced excellent results. So, will Cole create another super giant sixth person in this series?
When can Curry return to the starting line-up when the substitute effect is good?
Curry's playoff debut is extremely efficient, but he has not actually recovered to the state of 100%, and his running position has not recovered to the level before the injury. In this game, Curry made the team's highest six mistakes, and his knee still needs some treatment. Warriors coach Cole is not sure how Curry will be used in the next game. From the perspective of protecting Curry, it is a good choice to let Curry continue to play as a substitute.
In World War II, Curry played for 27 minutes. Although Cole said before the game that Curry's playing time is infinite, the Warriors actually compressed Curry's playing time. In addition to Nick Young, the other four players in the Warriors' starting lineup played for more than 30 minutes. On the stage of the playoffs, the health of the main players is very important, and the Warriors need to do everything possible to reduce the risk of injury in Curry. Curry's body needs to adapt to confrontation urgently. If you let Curry start, it will put Curry under more pressure. Why don't you let Curry continue to attack the second lineup on the bench, and then meet the first lineup to harvest the game.
The Warriors' biggest imaginary enemy is the rockets they may encounter in the Western Conference finals. Now they are using pelicans to find feelings for Curry, and strive to reach their best in the Western Conference finals. In the regular season, Curry was injured as soon as he came back, which caused Curry to rest for six weeks before coming back. This time, the Warriors need to take more cautious protection measures for Curry to ensure that Curry can enter the Western Conference finals healthily.
Moreover, if Curry continues to be the sixth man, it is tantamount to a warrior holding an unsolvable weapon to defeat the enemy when facing the pelican. The pelican's bench is so bad that it becomes very passive during the second team competition.
Of course, Curry should return to the starting lineup in the Western Conference finals, and it will be a game against the needles, and Curry's playing time will return to normal level. From this perspective, the Warriors may let Curry enter the starting lineup as soon as possible, thus completing the running-in of the Big Four. If Curry replaces Nick Young, the Warriors will restore the five small configurations of death, which is what the Warriors used to rely on. It will definitely be of great use to the Rockets Western Conference finals. Do warriors need to run in ahead of time? Coach Cole faces a choice.