In the second half, the Lakers attacked Curry again. This time, instead of letting Tucker go, vogel gave veteran Matthews a certain playing time. He also lived up to expectations and scored 3 points when he came up. At the same time, caruso's defense against Curry on the defensive end has also become more rigorous. There were 16 times in this game, of which 1 1 time was in the second half. In the first half of the game, the Warriors made only five mistakes, 0 for Green and 2 for Curry, but the third quarter became a watershed. In this game, under the high-intensity defense of the Lakers, the Warriors made mistakes one after another, with as many as eight mistakes in a single quarter, including three by Green and three by Curry.
When the Warriors made more mistakes, the Lakers seized the opportunity to fight back and the team quickly caught up with the score. Although James and Brother Thick Eyebrows also scored 1 1 in this game, especially in the second half, the Lakers scored 1 1 in a single quarter, and the difference between the two teams reached 2 points, so the suspense of the game came back. In order to win the game in the last quarter, vogel gave up Zhuang Shen decisively and let Brother Thick Eyebrows play for the last 12 minutes. This change has also achieved good results. When Green and Curry were resting outside the court, Zhan Mei led the team to play an attack wave of 8-0, surpassing the score in one fell swoop, and they also played with confidence, and finally completed a big reversal of 13 points at half-time!
In the last quarter of the game, the mistakes of the Warriors are still increasing. There were seven mistakes in a single quarter. Although Curry only needs 1 time, Green's three mistakes, including a foul, became one of the reasons why the Warriors were reversed in this game. Why did the Warriors make as many as 15 mistakes in the second half as long as they made 5 mistakes in the first half? After the game, Warriors coach Cole inadvertently told the truth. He said, "The team's frequent mistakes in the third quarter were one of the reasons for losing the game. James saw through the attack routine of the Warriors, and he knew when to intercept the passing route. "
Indeed, the Lakers only had five steals in the first half, but after strengthening the defense against Curry in the third quarter, the Lakers had seven steals in a single quarter, including two steals by James, two steals by Pope and two steals by caruso. So many steals also gave the Lakers a fast break score, which is the most terrible center of the Lakers. Cole was right. James pushed the Lakers' defense. After all, they are the most efficient defensive team in the league. Once the defense has defended the opponent, the attack is a matter of time. It's not that the Warriors and Curry didn't play well, but that the Lakers' defense is getting better and better. This is also the essence of the defending champion. Defend and win the championship!
We really didn't expect the way Cole played James, and what we didn't expect was that the Lakers could complete the reversal in this way. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers will play against the Suns led by their good brother Paul. As long as one of the two teams can advance to the top four in the West, this series will also be a harsh confrontation!