Coach Walton made the boldest change of his coaching career.
Five up, five down!
He made five full substitutes and replaced five main players who were already out of breath.
Cole, who was watching the substitution this time, frowned slightly.
He couldn't help but look at Luke Walton.
Luke Walton had been his assistant coach for two years. He knew Luke Walton's character deeply. He was the kind of person who was extremely cautious, to the point of being overly cautious.
Five ups and five downs, this is simply not what he can do.
Wade, who was on the sidelines of the commentary box, was quite surprised when he saw it: "Five ups and five downs? This doesn't look like Coach Walton's style."
Reggie Miller thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "He really has no choice. Look at the starting players of the Kings. The full-court press has greatly consumed their physical energy. Now let them stay on the court.
It will make it easier and easier for the Warriors to score."
"That's right to think about it, but is it too risky to have five substitutes start against five Warriors?"
Reggie Miller still thought for a moment and replied: "Do you think there is any difference between having five starters who are too physically exhausted to play against the Warriors than having five substitutes who are full of energy to play against the Warriors?"
Wade smiled: "That makes no difference."
Then this weird scene happened on the field.
Five Kings bench players versus five Warriors starters.
The Warriors' Dream Chaser Green couldn't help but smile when he saw it.
Spewing trash on rookie Danny: "Your coach thinks you don't die fast enough."
Danny didn't speak, but looked at Green with a solemn expression.
"You should know that he once served as an assistant coach in our Warriors. Maybe he is an undercover agent sent by our Warriors to your Kings team."
Danny still didn't speak.
He already has social phobia, and communicating with others is extremely difficult for him.
But he is different on the court than in life.
The most important thing is that he dares to look others in the eye.
At this time, he stared directly at Green.
Facing Green's disdainful, provocative, and mocking eyes and the trash talk that came at him, he seemed unmoved.
Green talked trash for the third time: "We have five starters, facing your five substitutes, it's completely a dimensionality reduction attack. Do you know what a dimensionality reduction attack is? If you don't know, read more."
However, while he was talking, Danny suddenly moved.
He quickly squeezed past Green and moved forward to defend.
Green unexpectedly failed to get in position, and after Danny got around him, he directly intercepted the ball.
Danny passed the ball to Mitchell, and then ran towards the frontcourt half crazy.
Green suddenly became a little angry, and chased Danny while cursing.
"Damn guy, I'll kill you-"
However, Danny remained unmoved.
The right corner when playing fast break.
At the same time, Mitchell's ball has been passed.
Danny strikes very quickly.
When Green rushed towards him, he had already raised the knife and dropped it.
Three point hit!
Then he didn't even look at Green and went straight back to the frontcourt to defend.
The light reflected on his forehead, making his black forehead shine.
The other substitutes of the Kings were also inspired by Wang Yi and Danny, and they all worked very hard after taking the field.
On the defensive end, they inherited the mad-dog style of the main lineup, and they still pressed forward continuously.
Especially the double-teaming of Curry and Tang Shen was very timely and in place.
At the same time, on the offensive end, rookie Danny continued his touch from the first quarter.
He plays very decisively. Whenever he gets a chance, he will shoot immediately after catching the ball, and he will score after he shoots. He will never be soft-hearted.
As a result, the Kings are gradually closing in on the score.
When five minutes into the second quarter, they had already caught up to the point difference, only three points away.
But at this time a crisis occurred.
Because they pounced so fiercely, they had accumulated 4 fouls at this time. As long as the Kings fouled again, the Warriors would be sent to the free throw line.
And at this time, Curry's three-point touch suddenly exploded, hitting two consecutive three-pointers in just 13 seconds.
When Kings coach Walton saw that Curry couldn't stop him and the number of fouls had accumulated to 4, he simply gritted his teeth.
"foul!"
"As long as they get the ball, they will foul me immediately!"
The Kings players were all stunned.
foul?
Doesn't this send the Warriors to the free throw line for free?
However, seeing the head coach's firm gaze, they all nodded.
In the next round, Danny hit, a three-pointer, and the score was only three points away.
When the Warriors served, the Kings players hugged Green directly.
The referee blew the whistle immediately.
Put Green on the free throw line.
Green made one of two free throws.
Looking back, the Kings attacked again, and Danny still hit another three-pointer.
In an instant, the score difference was caught up to only one point.
When the Warriors served, the Kings fouled again and sent Green to the free throw line.
This time Green missed two free throws.
Looking back, the Kings fouled Mitchell and finally made two free throws.
Go ahead by one point!
At this time, people finally discovered the thoughts of the Kings coach.
Wade puffed out his big cheeks, nodded repeatedly, and looked at Wharton with appreciative eyes.
"That's it, I understand. Walton asked players to foul the Warriors. This way he can prevent Curry from shooting three-pointers; secondly, he can send Green to the free throw line. Green's free throw shooting percentage in this year's playoffs has improved.
It got worse and worse, with 73% in the first round and dropped to 65% in the second round. This gave him a high chance of only making one free throw, which gave the Kings a chance to chase points."
"The third point is that this can buy more rest time for the Kings' main players and allow them to recover a little bit of their strength. The fourth point is that the free throw clock is stopped, which buys Wang Yi more time."
Reggie Miller nodded: "Win four birds with one stone. Walton's coaching has been criticized for a long time, but tonight he suddenly got the idea. Not only did he boldly use substitute players who had almost never played in the playoffs, but he also
He responded to the situation and suddenly launched a forest-cutting tactic against Green. I have to say, I have to praise his ability to adapt to the situation and his courage tonight."
Warriors coach Kerr obviously realizes this.
He frowned slightly, thinking about whether to replace Green.
But in the end I gave up the idea.
In fact, Green's free throw shooting rate in the regular season was quite good, reaching 81.7%.
But it has continued to decline since entering the playoffs.
If you want him to break his inner demons, you have to let him score free throws on the court.
If he is taken off the field at this time, he may be hit even harder and miss more free throws.
So Cole gritted his teeth and continued to keep Green on the court.
Chapter completed!