With a fantastic start of 17-4, the G5 Warriors, who fought at home, finally defeated the Green Army 104-94, but also won the crucial Battle of Tennozan 3-2 in the finals, and won the series match point strongly!
In the G5 battle, head coach Cole lined up, in addition to continuing the starting lineup of the G4 battle, there were significant improvements and improvements in personnel rotation and tactical arrangement.
After all, throughout the game, the Warriors' small lineup not only forced out as many as 18 mistakes for the entire Green Army team, but also successfully limited the opponent's full-court score to less than 100 points!
In the Battle of King Mountain, Cole gave Poole + Peyton More playing time in the rotation lineup, and the adjustment of the main small lineup also gained the effect visible to the naked eye.
Jordan Poole was very efficient, coming on as a substitute for 12 minutes, shooting 4-of-8 from three-point range and 3-of-6 from the field, scoring 14 points and hitting a super-long-range whistle for three-pointers.
And G5 in the face of the menacing Green Army, Little Payton also played well, and handed over a 15+5+3 offensive and defensive performance in the whole game, which is the key to the Warriors' ability to maintain its vitality!
Of course, in the case of Curry's poor state, the G5 Warriors were able to defeat the Green Army and cut the performance of Thompson + Wiggins of 20+ at the same time, which is undoubtedly a great achievement.
In this campaign, Tang Shen was full of firepower, shooting 7 of 14 from the field and hitting 5 three-pointers in the middle and outside the line, cutting down an all-round performance of 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Rationally speaking, in the case of Curry's poor hand, 7 of 22 three-pointers and 9 of 0 shots, Tang Shen stepped forward and indeed did not live up to the expectations of home fans!
It is worth mentioning that after the G5 scored 5 three-pointers in the first game, according to statistics, the number of three-point shots in the TangShen Finals career has officially surpassed LeBron James, ranking second in the history of the league after Stephen Curry, ushering in a major milestone moment in his career!
In addition, after scoring a double-double in G4 and helping the team win, the G5 returned home in the first game, and the play of the team's starting striker Andrew Wiggins was also crucial.
Throughout the game, Wiggins dared to fight and blasted down a team-high 26 points, plus 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block of double-double performance.
While repaying the trust of head coach Cole with practical actions, Wiggins, who is in a hot state, has also successfully affected the trend of the game from both ends of the attack and defense!
At the same time, according to statistics, G5 scored 16 points at half-time, Wiggins also set a new halftime score in his playoff career, and is also the third in the history of the Warriors, and the player with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a single game in the Finals can be said to have set a number of records in a game.
Coupled with Green + Looney + Otto Porter and other main players to perform their duties, rationally speaking, the G5 Battle of Tianwangshan Warriors can achieve a big victory and win the Finals match point, which is indeed the result of the team's joint efforts and struggle!
In contrast, on the green army side, the G5 team failed to withstand the pressure, and finally lost the King Mountain, and the big score was 2-3 into a passive game performance, which obviously disappointed many Green Army fans.
As the three cores of the team, although Tatum + Smart + Jaylen Brown have made gains at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, there is one thing to say, these three people in the overall defense and the control of the number of mistakes, indeed still need to be examined!
Fortunately, instead of being frustrated by the fiasco in the G5 and the team's 2-3 deficit, Jaylen Brown declared war on G6, saying: "In the next game, my belief is as firm as ever, we must do better, I must do better!" ”
It is only the reality that for the Green Army, which has been unable to retreat, after losing the crucial Battle of Tianwangshan, although the team will have home advantage in the next G6 battle.
But rationally speaking, for the Green Army, which is 2-3 behind in the finals and is on the verge of being out, whether the G6 team can withstand the pressure will undoubtedly face more severe challenges and tests!