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Chapter 82: The Little Lineup of Knights of the Christmas Battle

At the beginning of the second quarter, during Curry's rest, Blatt sent Love and Mozgov both on the court. The purpose was very simple. When Curry was not on the court, he tried to make the two slow-moving big men on the court as many minutes as possible. In the first quarter, Curry directly faced the Cavaliers' inside shot and shot, and he never wanted to see him again.

They cherished these few minutes of playing time. Love's touch was simplified and hit the outside line, and Mozkov also dominated the penalty area like in the fifth game of last year's finals.

The Cavaliers in the second team showed their momentum and invited Curry on the bench back with 8:2.

Blatt also wanted to use this lineup that had a little advantage to play for a few more minutes, and Curry immediately used a three-pointer from Mozkov to make him quickly give up this idea.

What a joke, it was as easy as dropping an open position under Mozkov's defense. How could he dare to let Blat continue to let Mozkov stay on the court? The Cavaliers' inside line immediately changed blood, Lin Sen and Jefferson replaced two slow-moving inside lines. In the traditional one- and four-small lineup, Lin Sen became the only inside line and the only point the Warriors are the best target.

Lin Sen's appearance did not change the Warriors' strategy, but still allowed Green to hold the ball at the top of the arc. The black and thick hard held the ball at the top of the arc was not because of his ability to hold the ball or assist.

The Warriors are very clear about the advantages of this inside player who is over 2 meters tall, strong, three-pointers, and good speed. The biggest disadvantage is height. Since that is the case, why do you still want this insider to make a living in the penalty area where you rely the most on height.

Green's three-point shooting percentage this season reached a career high, and his three-point shooting percentage of 4 made no team ignore his outside threat. Lin Sen's defense was undoubtedly the scene that the Warriors wanted to see the most.

A pass from the top of the arc hand hand handed the basketball to Curry who was running around the three-point line, and then followed the pick-and-roll to block the defender Irving, which simply formed a misalignment.

Green showed a smile on his face. This was one of the Warriors' conventional tactics. Next, he just wanted to see how Curry ravaged the rookie big man on the opposite side. I hope he would not be made cry by Curry.

In fact, Lin Sen was very nervous when he changed positions. The team finally narrowed the gap to 7 points, so he couldn't get double digits as soon as he got on the court.

But the VP baby face with the ball in front of me was extremely dangerous. It was such a harmless guy who had thrown in 4 three-pointers at this point in time. He watched his inside teammates lose confidence by being beaten by the opponent.

Lin Sen opened the black hole on the court as soon as he faced Curry. He wanted to ensure that he could stop Curry's damn unreasonable three-pointer at least in the next time.

Curry felt that the rookie in front of him was different from before. He did not look messy because of his continuous shaking, and maintained a good distance. The height of 211 and excellent arm span also made Curry pull out his hands very hard.

The three-pointer made a blacksmith, and all the Warriors fans who were holding their hands up to celebrate were a little disappointed, but they didn't care too much. Curry was not a god, even though they had worshipped this baby-faced point guard like a basketball god.

This long rebound of three-point missed a three-pointer gave the Cavaliers a chance to counterattack. After James got the rebound, he immediately gave it to Irving, who had passed the half. He quickly drove a few steps and then passed the ball to Lin Sen, who had already rushed to the frontcourt. The latter received the ball and rushed into the Warriors' penalty area as if he had entered the unmanned realm. The Warriors' frame protection height without Bogut was not high. Green's advantage lies in assisting defense. Facing Lin Sen, who had already hit, Green, a defender, could only silently bear the fact that he became the background board.

Lin Sen did a very good job in the next defense. He successfully defended Thompson alone and gave Barnes a big hat, who was not fast in the attack speed. Olajuwon is not omnipotent, and Olajuwon was also broken through on the defensive end. However, for the Warriors' style of fighting to the death at the three-point line, Lin Sen's own movement speed and Olajuwon's overall sensitivity to the court made the Warriors fall into a scoring drought during this period.

"Spider-Man comes to Oakland! Even if he is not in Cleveland, Spider-Man will still come out to save the world." O'Neal was in a good mood, and at the same time he did not forget that he had won the nickname for Lin Sen.

This time, Barkley, who originally didn't agree with this nickname, had to be a little convinced. If it was the first regular season game before, or the first opponent, the Bulls, could not give Barkley enough persuasion. Then, after half a season, and Lin Sen's defensive dominance in the few minutes against the defending champion Warriors, the Warriors, who are the best in the league, is enough to make the whole world acclaim for this nickname.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers began to use the most familiar scoring method of the Warriors to start scoring. Of course, the difference between the Warriors' passing and pick-and-roll opportunities is that the Cavaliers' play is simpler and clearer. James' breakthrough is the first step to disrupt the Warriors' defense. Lin Sen's pick-and-roll counter-running and empty cut is used to lead the Warriors' outside defense, but the Cavaliers' end point is indeed the three shooters on the outside.

Irving, Smith, and Jefferson, these three players are the three most accurate players on the outside this season. In the second quarter, the Warriors returned all the three-pointers in the first quarter. The second quarter turned into a single quarter where the Cavaliers hit 6 three-pointers and made a counterattack.

The Warriors fans were all speechless. The five little ones were their trick. In this season, they almost went all out except for facing the Bucks' long-handed monsters. But today they were hit again in the Cavaliers, a potential finals opponent.

57:52, the Cavaliers not only scored a dozen points in this quarter, but instead led by 5 points, especially in the first and fourth quarters, Lin Sen, as the only big man, became the Cavaliers' x factor.

Lin Sen's data is not dazzling, with 4 points, rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 steal, all-round and extremely efficient, and there are many uncalculable pick-and-rolls and empty cuts. Running without the ball is among them, Lin Sen is undoubtedly an irreplaceable link to this lineup.
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