Warriors coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines also discovered that the Warriors were not very comfortable on the offensive end. After thinking about it for a while, he figured out that it was because Curry was completely strangled by Wang Yi.
In the past, when playing against other teams, the opponent had to send two players if they wanted to lock down Curry. At this time, the other Warriors players were in a 4-on-3 situation, so although it seemed that Curry did not participate in the offense, in fact they also played
Very comfortable.
But today is different.
Wang Yi alone can completely lock down Curry, so the others will be in a 4-on-4 situation. Compared with the four Kings, the abilities of these four people are slightly at a disadvantage, so they will play very poorly.
Comfortable.
After understanding this, the Warriors coach waved his arms on the sidelines and shouted: "Stephen, when you serve in the backcourt, just catch the ball, and others will cover you."
If the Warriors want to play their characteristics, then at least Curry has to get the ball.
And it’s impossible for Wang Yi to defend Curry from the backcourt.
After all, that would consume a lot of physical energy, and Wang Yi cannot waste too much energy on the defensive end. After all, he is the absolute core of the Kings' offensive end.
Curry also understood what the coach meant, so when he served in the backcourt, he took the initiative to catch the ball. Green and Thompson made a screen for him, one on the left and one on the right, allowing him to get the ball.
Then Green and Thompson jogged toward the frontcourt.
However, contrary to Cole's expectation, after Curry got the ball, Wang Yi directly started to defend Curry in the backcourt.
Waving a pair of long arms to cover Curry, and at the same time using his chest to block Curry's position, it was very difficult for Curry to even dribble the ball across half court.
No one on the Warriors team expected this, so they were all stunned for a moment.
Coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Wang Yi to be so crazy and take the initiative to defend Curry like this from the very beginning.
So he quickly shouted to the players on the field: "Go and pick up Stephen. Go and pick him up quickly."
Green and Thompson quickly turned back just after halftime. Green had to cover for Curry and Thompson had to catch the ball.
However, at this time, the Kings players saw Wang Yi's defense, and as if they had received an order, they immediately started a full-court press.
Everyone sticks to their opponent.
Xiao Qiao clung tightly to Green.
Paul got stuck in front of Thompson and moved around to defend.
Curry had difficulty dribbling, and for a while he couldn't find a chance to pass the ball.
While he was anxious about what to do next, the referee on the scene had already blown the whistle.
"The Warriors committed a halftime violation with less than 8 seconds left."
The more than 17,000 spectators at the scene cheered excitedly when they heard the penalty, and Beverley on the sidelines even waved his hands to encourage the fans.
Moreover, he was chattering endlessly, with spittle flying everywhere:
"That's it, that's it. This is the Golden No. 1 Center. This is our territory. Whoever dares to run wild here, we will tear off their heads and throw them like footballs."
Since Beverley hasn't played yet, his remarks are still quite presumptuous.
Under his provocative body movements, the ready-made audience also started to make noises.
This is Beverley, even on the bench, he can contribute to the team.
Anyway, the referee was far away and couldn't hear it.
Warriors head coach Kerr never expected that they would be called for an 8-second violation in the third possession of the game.
At the same time, he looked at Wang Yi's eyes and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
This is fucking crazy, an offensive core, and then he plays defense like this from the very beginning.
He really didn't expect it.
The Kings then attacked, and James broke into the paint and scored a two-pointer.
When it was the Warriors' turn to serve, Curry dribbled the ball and Wang Yi once again defended closely.
Curry's dribbling was very uncomfortable and he could only pass the ball to Poole.
In this attack, Wang Yi once again completely cut off the connection between Curry and his teammates.
Curry simply failed to catch the ball again.
In the next two rounds, Curry still couldn't get the ball. Although the Warriors' offense went smoothly, Curry always couldn't get the ball, which made the Warriors players feel very uncomfortable.
Because in the past, when Curry got the ball, he could attract a lot of defense, and then there would be very little defensive pressure on others.
But today Wang Yi locked up Curry alone, and Curry couldn't get the ball. Then everyone else was under great defensive pressure, so the game was a bit stumbling.
In the end, Warriors coach Kerr had to call a timeout.
In fact, Cole didn't think of a way to deal with it yet. He called this timeout just to comfort the players and make them less panicked.
He said to the players on the chairs:
"Wang Yi defended Curry fiercely today, which seemed to have a great impact on our lineup. If Stephen doesn't get the ball, it will be very uncomfortable for everyone else."
"But we have to overcome this. We should think that Wang Yi's doing this consumes a lot of his own physical energy. Haven't you seen that he has almost nothing to do on the offensive end?"
"And if he continues to play like this, by the third and fourth quarters, his physical energy will be exhausted. Then it will be our chance to counterattack."
Then he simply arranged several tactics for Curry to catch the ball.
This allowed the team to continue playing.
Their receiving tactics are indeed designed very cleverly.
First, Curry provided a screen for Thompson.
Let Thompson run wildly towards the frontcourt, looking as if he is going to launch a fast break.
When he attracted the Kings defense to the frontcourt, Curry suddenly ran back to the backcourt and easily caught the ball.
But that's all.
After Curry received the ball, it was still very difficult for Wang Yi to dribble the ball. Even though Green had come to cover for Curry, Wang Yi could always bypass Green and quickly catch up with Curry again.
And as long as Curry passes the ball out, it will be difficult to get it back.
Wang Yi would even deliberately set a trap for Curry.
After Curry passed the ball once, he ran and Green came over to cover Curry.
Wang Yi was blocked.
This guy Green made a lot of little moves, and with a slight hook of his foot, Wang Yi staggered and almost fell to the ground.
This leaves a seemingly large gap for Curry to catch the ball and shoot.
Poole immediately passed the ball to Curry. However, just as he passed the ball, Wang Yi, who was about to fall, suddenly jumped out.
His movement of falling down was now like a squatting movement when starting to run.
This action gave him greater acceleration, and he instantly jumped out and grabbed the basketball like a cheetah.
Then he headed towards the frontcourt.
Even if Green next to him tried to grab Wang Yi, he was unable to do so.
After arriving in the frontcourt, jump directly with two feet outside the free throw line.
The whole person was whistling like a cloud in the mist.
Drawing a perfect arc in the air, he smashed the ball into the basket.
It's actual combat again, taking off from the free throw line and doing a one-handed chop.
Chapter completed!