PFC Chapter 354 Columbus "Death 5 Little"
Chapter 354 Columbus "Death 5 Little"
Chapter 354 Columbus "Five Deaths"
I don't know if it's because of returning to the home court. The Bulls' "Three Musketeers" are still in excellent condition in this game.
At the end of the first quarter, Derrick Rose scored 11 points, Kevin Durant scored 8 points, and Jimmy Butler scored 6 points. The three of them alone scored 25 points in the first quarter. point!
Although the others scored a guaranteed score: Noah scored 3 points and Mirotic scored 2 points.
But there are still 30 points.
Chris Bosh and Wiggins continued to suffer from the high-intensity oppression on the opposite side, and completely missed the chance of singles.
Coupled with the fact that Li Wan made a rare miss in the opening two shots tonight, he started to exert his strength. At the end of the first quarter, the Columbus Explorers fell behind the Bulls by 2 points.
Given that the Columbus Explorers took the initiative in the first quarter, it means that the Bulls have a chance to open the gap to [-] points at the beginning of the second quarter.
Such a result made the whole atmosphere of the scene extraordinarily lively.
In their view, tonight they will rewrite the big score to a 2-2 tie at their home court!
Heading back to Columbus with a big tie...
Maybe they can take advantage of this momentum and win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".
Anyway, judging from the current posture, Tyronn Lue has no way to deal with the "three musketeers" of the Bulls who have exploded!
Of course, this is also normal...
After all, it's Kevin Durant plus Derrick Rose, plus Jimmy Butler!
To be honest, in the history of the NBA, apart from "Cosmic Bravery", no team has such an offensive intensity.
No matter how cruel Li Wan is...
Can you beat these three people?
By the way:
Thibodeau is awesome!
Look at the expression of the "stinky bass" on the opposite side, it seems to be waiting to lose tonight, and then go back to Columbus to prepare for the fifth game!
Now, they just hope that the Bulls' "Three Musketeers" can continue to maintain this state in the away game. ——Even they have to admit that Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler are returning to the home court, and their performance is getting better and better.
Tyronn Lu's expression was indeed serious.
However, it's not like the Bulls fans think, there is nothing to do.
He also has a "killer weapon" that he hasn't used yet.
What he is now hesitating about is whether to choose to trust Li Wan and the Columbus Explorers, firmly believe that they can win this game, and not use big moves, or immediately use the "killer"...
Speaking of which, he really didn't expect the Bulls to push them to this point.
Ordinarily, the "give the ball to Li Wan" tactic can defeat the Bulls.
He really didn't expect that when he returned to the Bulls' home court, Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler would hit "new heights", especially Jimmy Butler. This round of the series is expected to usher in a transformation for him. In the future, at least a "superstar" level player...
Of course, the playoffs are full of various X factors!
and so……
Thinking of the end of the first game, his hesitation at the last moment attracted scolding, and he no longer hesitated. When changing the lineup in the second quarter, he waved at George Hill:
"Come on, guys, it's time to experiment with the results!"
At the end of the season, when he was testing George Hill, Hill handed in a very satisfactory answer sheet. In addition, Sabonis Jr. was not up to the task, and Tyronn Lue made a challenge to the brand new Columbus Explorers. considered.
Then came up with such a new set of routines:
George Hill at No. [-], Brogdon at No. [-], Wiggins at No. [-], Li Wan at No. [-], Chris Bosh at No. [-]...
Yes, that's right!
The "Death Five" of the Golden State Warriors was moved to Columbus by Tyronn Lue.
In the ESPN commentary booth, Bill Wharton and others, who watched the five people walk on the field, were a little dazed, which was beyond their expectations.
These are all "old football ruffians" who have watched the game for decades. Even they didn't expect Columbus to make such a change, let alone other people.
The Union Arena was in an uproar.
Chicagoans who imagined a better time in the future noticed this scene and felt a little uneasy.
After Thibodeau was stunned, he turned his head and glanced at Tyronn Lue on the opposite side, wondering in his heart:
This kid, what kind of plane is he doing again?
The game started, and at this time the Bulls led by 5 points.
The ball belongs to the Columbus Explorers.
In the first round, George Hill had a pick-and-roll with Chris Bosh on the inside, and Noah had to follow. The dislocation was formed like this, and his moving speed was naturally uncomfortable to defend Hill.
He was still judging whether George Hill's twisting the ball was a "fake move", his center of gravity shifted slightly, and he watched George Hill rush past him, attracting Chris who was defending and passing the ball to the outside - Bosh.
"Dragon King" easily hit a three-pointer.
In just this one round, Thibodeau understood the tactical purpose of the Columbus Explorers' lineup, which was to catch the Bulls' two big guys inside and misplaced them!
Whether it's Joakim Noah or Mirotic, neither of them is clumsy in their respective positions, but they are not dexterous enough to be compared with perimeter players.
Damn, he still has this hand!
Thibodeau shook his head helplessly. He had to admit that Tyronn Lue was underestimated as the head coach.
but……
Even if I can't guard you, you can't guard me either!
But he soon discovered that the opponents no longer gave them the chance to play singles with the "Three Musketeers". As long as the ball was in the hands of one of them and they didn't make a shot immediately, the Columbus Explorers would immediately arrange a double-team.
"Little Kuailing" is fully reflected at this moment.
Often just after completing the double-teaming and forcing the opponent to take a shot, Columbus' outside line can quickly return to his defender without serious loss of position.
Thibodeau has to be criticized here.
Because he is not good at offensive training, the passing and cutting of the Bulls as a whole is not smooth or fast.
In addition, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and Jimmy Butler are not good passers. They can play the ball when double-teaming, but they can't do it like the "assistant kings". Discover the right choice.
and……
Derrick Rose's shooting is more consistent than it should be, but he was never a great shooter and needs time to adjust his shot.
These problems also allow Columbus's outside line to switch defenses and double-team infinitely...
Can't count on the success rate of outside shots...
What about inside rebounding defense?
It is said that with this lineup, the Bulls have a height advantage.
But it's not.
Li Wan is in the fourth position. Although he is 4 cm shorter than Mirotic, his wingspan is scary enough!
In addition, Mirotic is notorious for his mediocre physical fitness and poor rebounding ability. Ever since he played the "Give the Ball to Li Wan Tactic", Li Wan, who averaged more than 11 rebounds per game, in front of him, that is Luo Wan. Deman!
and……
Columbus's "five small" is not small at the fifth position.
Why is Chris Bosh called "the super giant template of the small ball era"?
It is because he has the speed of a small forward, but has the height of the fifth position.
It is 2 meters 11.
Noah is only this height!
He has no height advantage against Chris Bosh, let alone weight advantage. In order to adapt to the small ball era, Noah has lost weight. He is currently only 105kg!
And Chris Bosh is 107kg!
2kg more than him...
It can only be said that some people really look "strong", but they are actually "puffy"!
"Snapped!"
Derrick Rose missed a shot, Li Wan protected the rebound, and then launched an attack.
Seeing him pass the Bulls one after another, even the United Arena couldn't help but let out a low cry...
Because this is so scary!
And this is where the "small ball tactic" is the most perverted.
Get the ball at the basket and start a fast break immediately.
Mirotic and Noasa chased back desperately, but the frontcourt still formed a "5 on 3". Li Wan's look left and right made the Bulls dare not double-team, and when he entered the free throw line, Haven't played the ball yet, the Bulls are just at the beginning of their dreams, but...
That's too late!
One step ahead of the free throw line, Li Wan jumped high, and with an elegant posture, he drove the ball into the basket.
At this moment, under the lights, the No. 25 of Columbus gave Chicagoans the illusion of No. 23 for the Bulls.
Forcibly playing a fast break, Drexler showed a helpless smile. If he were the head coach of the Bulls, his mentality would collapse immediately, and the current scene, as he thought, was immediately given to Thibodeau.
His expression was slightly dazed.
The Bulls worked hard for more than a quarter, and finally opened up the 5-point difference. In less than 40 seconds, they were caught up by the opponent.
And it's not over yet...
In the following time, the Columbus Explorers continued to use the "Death Five" on both ends of the offense and defense to force the Bulls to pull up the entire rhythm.
During the period, although Kevin Durant forcibly hit 2 shots with his signature "top shot", compared to the tide-like offensive of the Columbus army, his points can only be described as "a drop in the bucket"!
Not enough "stop bleeding", not enough "stop bleeding" at all!
It wasn't until the point difference was overtaken by 7 points that Thibodeau woke up like a dream and hurriedly called a timeout.
The "Columbus Tide" receded, leaving a mess.
At this moment, the auditorium, which was gradually noisy, became extremely silent.
They couldn't believe that in the 3 minutes just now, the situation would have such a shocking reversal.
"Slow down, don't worry, pass the ball slowly, don't give the opponent a chance to form a fast break!" Thibodeau resisted the surge in his heart, and made arrangements for the entire offense of the Columbus Explorers one by one.
In his opinion, the Bulls' defeat was not only due to the fierce offensive on the opposite side, but also the fact that the Bulls did not adapt to the opponent's lineup. After a few more rounds, they should be able to find a way to contain it.
But what he didn't expect was that Tyronn Lue did not continue to play the "Death Five" after this timeout, but returned to the original lineup.
Apparently he also thought about what the Bulls would do if they adapted to this offense...
His use of the "Columbus Death Five" is the same as Steve Kerr back then, very restrained.
In 15, the reason why the Warriors' "Five of Death 1.0" version swept the league was largely due to the novelty of this lineup. Let's study "Death Five".Don't underestimate other head coaches in the league, they are not just for nothing!
Another reason is...
Columbus' set of "Death Five" has been practicing together for a short time.
It's only been a month since George Hill was born in the "Spurs", and he has a strong ability to adapt to these passes and cuts.
Under such circumstances, Tyronn Lue also added a lot of inside pick-and-rolls in his tactics, the purpose is to form "outside small fight big"!
Not only because the Bulls are clumsy inside, but also when playing against other teams, because the running-in time of this lineup is too short...
However, although the Columbus Explorers did not continue to use the "Death Five", the momentum formed from being behind by 5 points to overtaking by 7 points has been completely raised, so they can still suppress the Bulls.
Moreover, the double-teaming effect of the outside line is good. Even though the current lineup is not so mobile because of the existence of Adams, it can still form some effects.
The Bulls' offensive fluidity issues didn't go away with the "Dead Five" off the court.
But for Tyronn Lu...
He would rather have problems on the defensive end than on the offensive end.
On the defensive end, he still has a way to adjust, but on the offensive end...he really can't adjust!
At 6 minutes and 45 seconds of the third quarter, Tyronn Lue once again took out the "Death Five". Like the second quarter, the "Columbus Tide" successfully engulfed the entire United Arena.
no survivors...
At the end of the third quarter of the game, the Columbus Explorers had led by more than 15 points.
Originally, Tyronn Lu thought that the big "Orange" had been decided.
Unexpectedly, Derrick Rose suddenly broke out in a desperate posture in the fourth quarter.
He used his personal physical fitness to the extreme, hit the inside line again and again, performed various extreme operations, and continued to chase points.
But unfortunately...
Their opponent is Columbus, and Columbus has Li Wan in the fourth quarter!
Li Wan has never been afraid of anyone...
The point difference continued to double digits, and the time also fell below the last 2 minutes.
Derrick Rose has no intention of giving up.
His tenacity seems a bit sad...
The older Chicagoans looked at the "lone hero" Derrick Rose and couldn't help crying.
In their opinion, God was a little too cruel to the child!
Although Michael Jordan back then only transformed into the "God of Basketball" after 8 years of persistence.
But Derrick Rose, as the "No. 08 Scholar" in 17, has been 9 years in the current [-] years, but there is still a huge mountain blocking his way.
At this moment, they finally felt the sadness of fans of other teams in the 90s.
No, it should be said...
Even more desolate!
Michael Jordan...he won the championship anyway!
"Dangdang!"
"Bah!"
Another basket.
Derrick Rose lost his balance before the jump, but looking at the basket in front of him, he chose to fight hard.As a result, when it landed, the body that had lost its balance could not make protective movements at all. The left foot touched the ground early, and there was a shocking bend in the ankle. Derrick Rose fell to the ground with uncontrollable pain on his face.
There was an uproar at the scene, all the fans stood up unconsciously, and Thibodeau immediately called the team doctor.
At this time, the live big screen played back again. After the slow-motion playback, the Chicagoans in the auditorium showed painful expressions. Even if they just watched the video, they could feel how painful it was!
After asking a few questions, the team doctor looked more serious, and finally chose to call a wheelchair and push Derrick Rose away from the scene.
Derrick Rose, who was already feeling sad, made people feel even more sad when he was pushed out of the scene in a wheelchair.
He gave it all...
It's just that the game is so cruel.
Even with the injury, Derrick Rose failed to leave a victory for the team.
115 to 98, with a 17-point difference, the Columbus Explorers released a "big move" and successfully won the fourth game of the series, with a big score of 4-3!
When talking about Derrick Rose's injury, Li Wan also regretted: "I hope there is no major problem, he deserves all the applause!"
But the final inspection results were not optimistic. It looked more serious to Derrick Rose's ankle, but the final inspection result was that the impact of Rose's landing caused his knee cruciate ligament torn...
This is the more serious injury!
If Li Wan remembers correctly, most super giants in the NBA fell due to this injury.
Including the original Derrick Rose because of this injury in the 13-14 season, "Rose" has changed color since then.
This time it was 3 seasons late, I didn't expect that he still couldn't escape this injury...
Of course, the "King of Speed" did have many injuries.
The tear of the cruciate ligament of the knee is not due to a certain impact, but the transformation process from "quantitative change" to "qualitative change" in the accumulation of collisions.
Knowing the result, Li Wan can only wish Derek Rose that his recovery this time will be better than before.
After all, it is not that this injury did not occur in the NBA, and the guy who still gave a stable performance, such as Dinwiddie later, suffered the same injury, but still performed well after the injury.
But for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose's injury is indeed a bad thing, but the same, there is still a G5 match with the Columbus Explorers!
Without Derrick Rose, everyone thought the Chicago Bulls' season was over.
Even the Chicago media was a little discouraged!
In addition, the "Five Deaths" of the Columbus Explorers caused a huge discussion after the game.
This set of tactics completely changed the situation of the Columbus Explorers in G4, and a large number of media called it "incredible".
Tyronn Lue once again surpassed Thibodeau in terms of tactical status.
Some media said: "It's hard to believe that on the stage of the Eastern Conference finals, the Columbus Explorers can actually come up with a brand new tactical system..."
The fluency of the "Columbus Death Five" doesn't look like a "strange trick" that Tyronn Lue suddenly thought of during the game.
"Does this mean that the Columbus Explorers still have cards?"
These remarks put a layer of mystery on the Columbus Explorers.
When Tyronn Lu was asked these questions, he remained silent, with a look of "guess yourself"!
Such a confident appearance made the reporters even more convinced that Tyronn Lue still has a killer move in his hand!
The outside world is optimistic about the Columbus Explorers winning the championship, and the voice is much louder.
Eastern Conference Finals G5 arrived as scheduled.
Derrick Rose's injury has shrouded the entire Bulls in an atmosphere of "underdogs", and they are eager to go back to Chicago with a victory, even if it is for Derrick Rose.
but……
What lies ahead of the Bulls is an extremely real problem. Without Derrick Rose, the strength gap between them and the Columbus Explorers has reached a level that is visible to the naked eye.
In a game of this level, let alone their aura, even if the referee blows blood, it is difficult to win.
What's more, the referee didn't mean to help them.
The tone of the entire game was set almost from the beginning. The Columbus Explorers ended the first quarter with an 8-point lead, and then in the second quarter, the Columbus Explorers brought out the "Five of Death" to give the Bulls continued strength. The point difference also came to 2 digits at this time.Since then, the Bulls have never taken the lead again. In the end, the whole game ended. The Columbus Explorers won the fifth game of the series and eliminated the Bulls with a big score of 5-4.
Kevin Durant, who scored 49 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, sat down on the bench, listening to the cheers at the scene, and looking at the Columbus teammates hugging Li Wan, his eyes were full of helplessness.
From Westbrook to James Harden, from Jimmy Butler to Derrick Rose...
His star teammates changed, but they still fell into Li Wan's hands...
He couldn't help but think of that dream again...
Could it be that I really will never be able to defeat Li Wan?
No wonder he was so depressed.
Except for the Golden State Warriors, he really can't find better teammates than Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, and Joakim Noah.
can never...
Take such a difficult road, right?
Moreover, in terms of salary space, this road simply does not work.
Life has come to the "cliff edge", no wonder Kevin Durant is so confused.
Jimmy Butler hugged Li Wan. Losing was frustrating, but Li Wan affirmed his transformation, which made him feel a little more joyful.
For him, being affirmed by Li Wan is always something to be happy about.
After all, when he was unknown back then, it was Li Wan who saw at a glance that he had "big promise"!
His fame and the importance attached to him by the Bulls later have an inseparable relationship with Li Wanyou.
Of course, this does not affect that his goal is still to defeat Li Wan...
The shouts at the scene gradually became unified when the Eastern Conference Championship Trophy was rolled out, and the live broadcaster also gave a close-up shot of Li Wan at this time. The cheers grew louder and louder, and finally resounded throughout the audience:
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
……
The scene of Li Wan holding up the Eastern Conference Finals trophy was also frozen.
There is no doubt that this is a historic moment. In the first year of Columbus owning the team, they won the first Eastern Conference finals trophy in team history!
As far as the current momentum of the Columbus Explorers is concerned, they also believe that the trophy in the Eastern Conference Finals is just the beginning, not the end of this season!
As for why...
In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Hornets won another victory away from home.
118 to 106, 12 points difference, the Hornets achieved two consecutive victories in the away game.
James Harden scored another "large double-double" with 31 points and 16 assists.
Anthony Davis also scored "horrific data" of 30 points and 25 rebounds.
On the offensive end, the Hornets relied on the two of them to punch through the Warriors' defense.
However, the main reason for the Warriors' loss is still on themselves...
D'Antoni copied the entire philosophy of the Spurs' defense of LeBron James.
The second position and the third position take turns to lead the defense, and Tucker and Anthony Davis "up and down" defensive positions.
It made LeBron James, who already had ankle problems, even more powerless when he hit the inside.
In fact, this has a lot to do with the Warriors' poor scoring ability inside.
To put it bluntly, Green is a system player. It will not be a problem to deal cards from the outside and occasionally shoot a three-pointer, but if he is asked to create damage under the basket, it will be a bit embarrassing for him.
Not to mention "slag", other than "clumsy", the only function of this guy is tonnage, but this has nothing to do with the self-help offense at the basket.
So from this we can see how much the Golden State Warriors rely on three-pointers.
But their team really has the top three-point shooter in history.
everything is in order...
However, if you want to have space on the outside, you must let the opponent shrink the space, or just seize the opportunity to counterattack.
In the former, the original Warriors achieved it through a conduction ball comparable to the Spurs, and now the Warriors achieve it through LeBron James' breakthrough. Although Green's "top of the arc" is still there, the frequency is far less than that of the Spurs. LeBron breaks through with the ball.
According to the passing and cutting of the "Death Five", how can LeBron James average 25.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game?
In other words, he pretended in the early stage, but in the later stage, he successfully got the ball right now, and gradually returned to his "comfort zone".
LeBron James is a person who will never leave the "comfort zone" unless it is a last resort.
Including the playoffs in 23 years, he also found that he really couldn't hold the ball for a whole game, so he chose to delegate power to Little Rivers... Well, it's not that he can play for Anthony Davis with peace of mind. The mobility of Anthony Davis, with someone giving him the ball with all his heart, he can definitely play even more explosive performances...
And since the "Christmas War", the Warriors have swept the entire league. It can be said that "people block and kill, Buddha blocks and kill Buddha". With such a fierce momentum, why do you think LeBron has any reason to sacrifice data and share the ball?
Only in this way, others will know who is carrying this Warriors team just by looking at the data!
As long as everyone thinks he is the most C, then he is not here to hug the thigh...
But the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs. Especially in the second round, the Spurs just taught D'Antoni how to defend LeBron James. The Hornets followed suit and successfully limited the ankle injury. LeBron James.
Once he is restricted, the Warriors will not be able to rely on space this season...and in the case of not being able to open space, even if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have amazing shooting abilities, they can hit a few top shots. What about three-pointers?
The shooting efficiency of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson is still not satisfactory.
Stephen Curry went 9-for-3 from the field and Klay Thompson went 11-for-4. …
If Stephen Curry has always had a situation where the higher the level of the game, the worse the outside shooting, then Klay Thompson's performance has always been relatively stable, and this efficiency is enough to show how poor the Warriors' outside shooting space is now.
LeBron James’ breakthrough with the ball can’t be counted on. Under the leadership of James Harden and Davis, the Hornets have always been very efficient in scoring. When the opponent can always put the ball into the basket, the defensive counterattack will There is no way to talk about it.
After losing two games in a row, LeBron James faced more and more acute problems in the interview after the game.
"When you rest off the court, the Warriors tend to play a more fluid offense, and when you are on the court, this fluid offense tends to disappear. Do you think you have any impact on the original system of the Golden State Warriors? ?”
LeBron James' entire face was completely cold: "If there is a problem, we will not be the team with the best record in the regular season!"
But what the reporter said made him suddenly react:
Aren't these B's playing me?
I thought I could get home at 8:9, but the nurse said that the last bottle was irritating and I needed to hang it up slowly. I was stunned to hang it up for more than an hour before I finished it. It was already past [-] o’clock when I got home...
Brothers, pay attention to changes in weather and temperature, don't be too presumptuous.
(End of this chapter)