Almighty Coach

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Clippers played against the Warriors at home.

In the Western Conference semifinals that ended a few days ago, the Clippers swept their opponents 4-0, while the Warriors and the Rockets fought seven games, so the Warriors must have consumed more energy. More importantly, the Warriors have a core The player is injured, and it is estimated that he will not be able to play in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals.

The Clippers waited for work at home, and the result of the game was expected by most people. Although the Warriors showed a very tenacious attitude, they still lost to the Clippers in the end.

In a best-of-seven series, the first game is more like a test. Both sides are testing the opponent's reality, and the side that loses the game will then make adjustments in the next game. Especially the side that loses the game will make targeted tactical arrangements. Therefore, it often happens that you win a game and I win a game.

However, after the loss, the Warriors did not carry out tactical targeting. This is not because the Warriors coaching staff lacked tactical capabilities, but because they played against the Clippers. There is really nothing to target.

The Clippers are playing star ball, and this is not a complicated tactic. Under normal circumstances, when dealing with a team that plays star football, it is mainly to carry out targeted defenses against its star players, such as double-teaming around the front to interfere with their receiving the ball, restricting a certain scoring method, or using wheel battles to create a "three-pointer". "British battle against Lü Bu" consumes his stamina.

Sometimes facing superstars, interfering with catching the ball and restricting scoring are not very effective. However, wheel battles are indeed a tried and tested weapon. Prepare two or three strong bodily villains to entangle you and fight six times. Getting sent off for a foul can also drain your energy. When an individual is physically exhausted, even a superstar can't bear to play a game for 48 minutes, and playing 48 minutes in a row in a series is even more impossible.

However, this tactic for star defense cannot be used on the Clippers, because the Clippers have too many stars. A defensive champion can guard against one star, and a defensive system can guard against two or three stars, but even if five players from the best defensive team are put on the court, it is impossible to guard against five stars.

In the sport of basketball, the offensive side always holds the initiative. Five of the best defensive players against five of the best offensive players may have a low-scoring, slow-paced game, but the offensive side will definitely win.

Facing such a Clippers team, the tactical adjustments the Warriors can make are not targeted defenses, but targeted offenses.

There are two ways to win, one is that the opponent has fewer points than oneself, and the other is that one has more points than the opponent. So in the second game between the two sides, the most obvious change for the Warriors is that the offensive rhythm has become faster and the ball transfer has been faster. They need to score more points than the Clippers.

The Clippers coaching staff also did not make much tactical adjustments. For a team playing star football, too complicated tactics may not have good results, as long as they can continuously create one-on-one singles opportunities. Unlimited one-on-one singles is the only tactic of star ball.

What's more, the Warriors' tactical system is also transparent in front of the Clippers.

For a successful team, the tactical system is always transparent. Like the Warriors, the most successful team in recent years, their tactical system is not only studied by the NBA, but also the focus of research by the world. European basketball, Asian basketball, and the basketball of various national teams are all learning from the Warriors' style of play. Just imagine that basketball professionals all over the world are staring at you, constantly studying every game of yours, and every coordination of yours. No matter how complicated the tactical system is, there will be no secrets. Word.

Therefore, in the NBA, it is actually very difficult to establish a dynasty. A dynasty means winning the championship for three consecutive years. Under normal circumstances, when a team wins a championship, its tactical system will be replaced by the other 29 teams. The team has done a thorough study, and after winning two championships in a row, other teams have almost found a way to deal with it. At this time, it becomes difficult to win the game.

In the third year, every team will deliberately target, and some teams will even introduce some players with restraint ability in a targeted manner. At this time, in the playoffs, it is equal to being attacked by opponents every time. The difficulty of winning the championship has increased several levels compared to the first year.

Therefore, in NBA history, only the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls have been able to win championships for three consecutive years and create dynasties. It is really difficult for the Warriors to become the fourth.

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The second game of the Western Conference Finals is still the home court of the Clippers.

The Warriors are playing faster and more like the Warriors.

The whole world knows that the Warriors want to run and play, and the whole world knows that the best way to deal with the Warriors is to slow down. Competing with the Warriors is a kind of death-seeking behavior.

A team like the Clippers, which plays star football, needs to slow down even more. The five players will settle down steadily, turning the five-on-five game into five one-on-one, and then give full play to the individual singles ability of the star players. .

The Warriors still failed to win a game in Los Angeles, and the total score of the series became 2-0.

This result is also expected by many professionals. After all, the Warriors lack a core player. Facing a group of strong men with strong personal abilities, it is indeed too difficult for the Warriors to win away games. The Clippers have too many star players, and a crazy explosion by just one person is enough for the Warriors to have a headache.

The good news is that in the next game, the Warriors' missing player will also return from injury.

The third game between the two sides will be moved to the home of the Warriors. For the Warriors, this is a game that must not be lost. Once the game is lost, it also means that it is 0 to 3 behind. No team in the NBA has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit.

Losing two games first, the situation is very unfavorable for the Warriors, but the Warriors did not sit still. After all, they are a championship-level team, and it took a lot of hard work to reach the finals this year.

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Oracle Arena, home of the Warriors, is still on the offensive.

This time, the Warriors' injured players have returned from injury, and the Clippers are facing a full formation of Warriors.

Quickly moving the ball, constantly creating gaps in the offense, the Warriors players also kept their feet moving, interspersed with air cuts, tearing the Clippers' defense. Once there is a defensive loophole, the Warriors players will not hesitate to aim the ball at the basket and score points.

The Warriors' tactics came out!

Both coaching staffs are aware of this.

In the confrontation between the two teams in the regular season, the Clippers' star ball style of play can easily divide the game into one-on-one duels. This kind of one-on-one duel also makes the Warriors completely unable to play their own tactical system.

But today's game is different. The Warriors did not fall into the singles trap of the Clippers. The running positions and air cuts make it impossible for the opponent to build a complete defensive line.

If it is an ordinary team, facing a Warriors team that has fully utilized its tactical system, it may collapse instantly at any time, be killed by the Warriors in the third quarter, or suddenly fall behind the Warriors by two in the second half of the fourth quarter. Ten, is a norm in the NBA.

But today's Warriors are facing the Clippers, a team with enough stars and playing star ball to the extreme.

As long as the star players are willing to work hard, their defense will not be bad. What's more, the Clippers have gathered a group of veterans. These veterans have more than one game experience, and they are even more experienced in defense. Early prediction is a must. Things, all kinds of defensive tricks are emerging in an endless stream.

Professional basketball players must play more and more dirty. Those veterans who have played for more than ten years must have countless small moves when defending. These small moves may not have very practical significance, but they will interfere with the rhythm of the opponent. , will induce opponents to foul.

Relying on the rich game experience of a group of veterans, the Clippers survived the third quarter and were taken away by the Warriors in the third quarter.

As for the Warriors, they also temporarily suspended their offensive. They began to accumulate energy for the next wave of offense, and they wanted to deliver a killer blow in the fourth quarter.

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On the bench, Dai Li felt unprecedented pressure.

This pressure comes from the hustle and bustle of the Warriors fans around, and even more from the Warriors' perfect offensive system on the court.

A team that won three championships in four years must have cultivated a large number of crazy fans, and it must also have a devil's home court. The current Oracle Stadium is like this. The tens of thousands of spectators on the scene have become a yellow ocean. Everyone was shouting crazily, and that kind of craziness even made Dai Li, who was a guest, shudder.

When the Warriors were defending, the neat and high-pitched "DEFECE" was like a kind of hypnosis, making the defenders excited and the attackers hesitant, and when the Clippers held the ball, the boos brought endless excitement. of stress and frustration. This kind of home atmosphere is really a torment for the visiting team.

After reaching the Western Conference finals, Oracle Arena can indeed be regarded as the home of the super devil. Even experienced top teams will feel the pressure doubled in this home atmosphere.

As for the Warriors' tactical system, it has already made every NBA coach jealous. The Warriors have used their achievements in the past few years to prove the strength of their tactical system. For a basketball coach like Li Dai who became a monk halfway through his career, tactics were his weakness and the source of his pressure.

Tactical targeting? This word has long been ignored by Dai Li. I don't understand tactics at all!

So it can only be that you play your tactics, and I play my star ball. This trick is useful most of the time. In today's game, Li Dai is facing a perfectly played Warriors team.

"The Warriors are getting better!" Dai Li looked at the score, and before he knew it, the Clippers were already behind.

In terms of shooting percentage, both sides are great, but the Warriors are going to hit more three-pointers, including many unexpected "fairy shots", and because of this, the Warriors are ahead.

The three-pointer has always been the Warriors' big killer. It used to be the Warriors' food. Today's Warriors have once again picked up this scoring weapon.

The Warriors, who fell behind 0 to 2 by a big score, have been forced to a dead end. They have increased their three-pointers, which is also a gamble. For the Warriors, as long as the shot feels open, it will be an infinite rain of three-pointers, and the Warriors will also be invincible.

A timeout and the players returned to the bench.

The coaching staff of both sides know that the two sides will send all the main lineups to the field next, and the game has come to the decisive moment.

Even with a 2-0 lead, Dai Li didn't want to lose this game. He hoped to win and use a 3-0 to completely wipe out the hope of the Warriors' promotion.

With a beep, the timeout was over, and the players began to walk onto the field. At the same time, Dai Li took a deep breath and activated the lucky horseshoe's prayer skill.

In the next 3 minutes, Dai Li will have good luck, and so will the Clippers players.

However, Dai Li's actions were not over yet. He immediately used the draw box, hoping that the draw box could give him a winning answer.

"Shangshang lottery!" Although Dai Li knew that with the blessing of good luck, he would definitely be able to draw a lottery, but when the lottery appeared, he still had shortness of breath.

After looking at the lottery results, Dai Li was surprised, and immediately said to the referee, "Substitute!"

Although the players have already played, the ball is still in the hands of the referee and has not been handed over to the serving player, so the game has not started yet, and substitutions are allowed before kick-off.

Dai Li replaced power forward Noel with Vincent.

At the same time, the coaching staff of the Warriors showed surprise expressions. The substitution was sudden when the ball was about to be served, and it was obviously an impromptu decision by Li Dai.

Warriors head coach Nicholas couldn't help looking at Dai Li, as if he wanted to see through Dai Li's thoughts. Nicholas knew that this sudden substitution was dangerous and would disrupt the team's previous tactical arrangements. But if you think about it carefully, a team that plays star football doesn't seem to have any tactics at all.

"Is it a big and four small lineup? Why do you use this kind of lineup?" Nicholas muttered to himself. In his opinion, at this time, a space-type No. 4 should be replaced, and a large and four small lineup should be used instead. , is not a good decision.

Not only Nicholas, but also the narrators of the TV broadcasting party raised questions one after another.

The space-based No. 4 position, even if it is just standing outside the three-point line, is enough to deter the opponent's defensive players. At the final decisive moment of the game, a space-type No. 4 position is obviously better than a big four. The lineup is more threatening.

Vincent, who was sent on the field, also seemed a little at a loss. On weekdays, he is always on the bench, and is used as the top scorer of the bench lineup. According to the normal rotation sequence, he should be resting off the court now. Now he was replaced very suddenly, and the final battle with the Warriors.

The substitution was indeed too sudden. It almost kicked off. Dai Li suddenly indicated the substitution without any warning. At that time, he had already put on his trousers and coat, and was lifted from the bench by Dai Li. , hurriedly took off his coat and walked onto the court, even acting a little embarrassed.

More importantly, Dai Li let him play without explaining anything.

At such a critical time, this sudden substitution must require tactical adjustments! At least you, the head coach, have to give the players some instructions!

But there were none of these, and Dai Li didn't say anything.

So when Vincent stood on the court, it was still an illusion.

Suddenly, Raymond stepped forward and patted Vincent on the shoulder.

"Brother, focus, the competition is about to begin! If we win this competition, this year's championship will be ours." Raymond said.

Vincent was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Raymond meant.

If the Clippers win this game, the series will be 3-0. There has never been a team in history that can come back from a 0-3 deficit, so it is inevitable for the Clippers to advance to the finals.

The situation where the west is strong and the east is weak has been going on for many years, and there is indeed a gap in overall strength between the east and the west. It is not an exaggeration to say that the champion of the west is the championship.

Therefore, for the Clippers, this game is not just a playoff battle, but a key battle to win the championship.

"Championship!" Vincent couldn't help but think of the golden championship trophy.

His career has been very successful, he has won countless honors, he is guaranteed to enter the Hall of Fame after retiring, and he will be evaluated as a "legendary superstar" after a few years. But he never won a championship.

For an NBA player, no matter how many honors he has won, as long as he does not have that championship ring, his career is a pity, and it will even affect the player's historical positioning. Therefore, too many superstars will make sacrifices for a championship ring in the middle and late stages of their careers.

Vincent also made sacrifices for the championship. He cut his salary, hugged other star players, and even hugged thighs with teams that hoped to win the championship, but he still missed the championship, and even entered the division championship. extravagant hope.

The cruel reality made him give up his dream of a championship. Instead of deliberately pursuing a championship, he found a team that was willing to give him enough playing time to continue his career and continue his love of basketball.

But today, Vincent suddenly discovered that the championship he had dreamed of was so close to him. There was an indescribable excitement in his heart.

"For the championship!" Vincent suddenly shouted, as if cheering for himself.

"Yes, for the championship!" Raymond next to him echoed loudly.

He is similar to Vincent. He has won countless honors, can enter the Hall of Fame, and can be evaluated by a legendary superstar, but he does not have a championship, or his wall of honor is only one championship away!

"For the championship!" Another voice sounded, this time it was Hall.

Although his honor is not as good as the first two, and his career is not too long, this does not affect his desire for a championship. A person with both knee meniscus removed still wants to play, the desire to win, the desire to win, can be imagined. How can this kind of person tolerate the championship slipping away from his hands.

"For the championship!" Wood also made the same voice.

The No. 1 pick of the year made bold statements in the first season of his career that he wanted to win a championship for the team. Now, after many years, he finally has the opportunity to fulfill his promise.

Gray looked at the four teammates. He has struggled with injuries almost all his career. He has not had such a complicated experience, and he has not had so many honors. He is not very persistent in the championship.

But at this time, he has been infected by his teammates, and he feels the desire of his teammates for the championship.

"You are right, for the championship!" Gray's expression became more focused.

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"The momentum is different from just now!" Assistant coach Cassel's eyes widened. In his opinion, Dai Li's decision to replace Vincent was not very correct, but after two minutes, he achieved a very good result. Effect.

Cassel can feel that the Clippers players are working hard, and everyone has an all-or-nothing attitude. As if being forced to a dead end, he must fight to the death!

"Obviously we have the advantage! Why do we make it look like we're going to lose?" Cassel was a little puzzled. The current Clippers hold a 2-0 advantage and have one more home game. The situation is very good. , There is absolutely no need to show such a tragic momentum. On the contrary, the Warriors should fight with their backs.

Cassell still underestimated the desire of a group of veterans for the championship. That championship ring is what these veterans have been chasing for half their lives. For them, it is not just a championship honor, but also a kind of sustenance for their careers.

To put it simply, they have lived for this championship for most of their lives!