<b>The Cleveland</b> Cavaliers equalised the series on Sunday, beating the Golden State Warriors 95-93 through overtime. After losing Kyrie Irving in the first game, the Cavaliers as a whole showed resilience and resilience. Through overtime victory, the Cavaliers gave the Warriors only 93 points and a shooting percentage of only 39.8%. The cavaliers' biggest highlight of this game is that on the defensive end, the new Covp Stephen Curry scored only 19 points with a 21.7% shooting rate.
The biggest contributor to curry's restriction is, of course, Matthew Delavedová. When he was the main defender, Curry shot 0-of-8 and 0-of-5 from three-point range, while also making four turnovers. But how much credit does DelaVedová have on the defensive end and how did Curry fail to shoot? Let's review these rounds of de la Vidova and Curry's alignment to see what really happened to this pair.
When Matthew Delavedova defended Stephen Curry, MVP didn't hit a shot. #nbafinalspic.twitter.com/armcd5z8li — nba on espn (@espnnba) june 8, 2015
5:28- 2q
After an intentional pass from Drummond Green, the Warriors' Harrison Barnes quickly ran to the bottom left corner to regain control of the ball. He then immediately headed toward LeBron James on the right and broke into the box, then passed the ball to Stephen Curry, who cut into the bottom right corner. Curry made a false shot to trick Matthew Delavedova into flying, but Delavedova put his hand in front of Curry's face in the air. Curry hesitated, then continued to make a shooting fake move, or tricked Delaved Daldova into flying, but Curry lost the shooting rhythm due to Dellavidova's continuous interference, and finally hit the iron on three points.
4:22- 2q
In this round, as the stopwatch reading is fast to 24 seconds, Curry is doing a no-ball run. Drummond couldn't hold the ball anymore, so he passed the ball to Curry to see if he could finish the shot in the last second of the attack. However, DelaVertova left Curry to no avail. On this round he moved his pace just right to keep up with Curry's skillful ball-handling rhythm. He was not deceived by a breakthrough, or continued to stay close to Curry, let Curry throw a difficult three minutes, and finally missed.
3:03- ot
Della's defense seems to be more powerful the more critical the moment. The Warriors ran a tactic where the players made a wall to block Dela Vidova's chance to get Curry an open shot at the top of the arc. However, Della undermined this tactic. He went around Drummond Green, who was working on the wall, and raised his hands to return to defending Curry, forcing Curry to make a shooting fake move. Once again, Curry lost the rhythm of the shooting, and the three-point shot still did not hit.
0:07- ot
This is the most critical defensive time in the game. With 10 seconds left, the Cavaliers took a one-point lead and the Warriors gave curry the ball to decide the game. Curry tried to use his signature retreat jumper, but Delavedová was ready defensively. His footsteps moved very well, keeping in front of Curry while getting very close to the sharpshooter. Della wasn't too far away from Curry, and put a hand up in front of Curry's face to interfere with Curry's retreat jumper. In the end, Curry throws an air balloon, which dooms the Cavaliers to win the game.
2:43- 1q
Stephen Curry also had a simple missed shot in the second game. In this round, Delavedová was trapped by the Warriors' Fistus Azeri as a wall blocker without the ball. This gave Curry an empty slot, and then he took the ball into the box and then made a throw. However, Curry just didn't hit the shot.
1:10- 1q
Again, DelaVertova was blocked by Azeri. Curry quickly descended and made a blocking tactic with his teammates at the top of the arc. Azeri's wall gives Curry a chance to empty three-pointers, but he hits iron again.
8:45- 3q
After a sideline pass, Curry ran around the wall made by Andrew Bogut. Delavedova lost his balance after contact with Bogut and lost Curry, who turned around and ran back to the three-point line to shoot. Dellavedova tried to interfere with the shot, but he fell as he approached Curry. Curry made an open shot from outside the three-point line, but still hit the iron.
0:30- 1q
This time Delavedová was helped by his teammates on the defensive end. Curry was in a blocking match with Maris Speights, and when he received the ball, DelaVertova lost it while chasing him. However, when Curry broke through to the basket, Timofe Mozgov waited there to interfere with the other side's layup, while James Jones was behind him in defensive preparations. The help of his teammates on the defensive end allowed Curry to make a tough shot, and then Curry lost it.
4:59- 3q
This round shows Dela Vidova's resilience. When Curry received a pass from Drummond Green, Della Vidova bypassed the wall that multiple opponents had made in the block, staying next to Curry. Dela was at a disadvantage when passing through the other wall, but he was helped by teammate LeBron James, and when Della caught up, the two sandwiched Curry in the opposing blocking combination. In the end, DelaVertova and James used their active hands at the same time to force Curry to make a mistake.
1:34- 4q
The round didn't end with a real mistake, as the Warriors regained possession when Delavedova's save was unsuccessful, but it showed how effective Delavedova had on Curry's defense. Curry tried to pass Delavedova with a very imaginative quick pass and break through to the basket, but Delavedova let neither happen. Dellavedova's successful steal with his hand or body was almost a turn that brought about a huge change in the entire game of the Knight.
7:12- 1q
The mistake was more due to curry and Green's tacit understanding than to Della Vidova. In this round, Della Vidova followed Curry all the time, but Curry made a pass and Green was not ready to receive the ball. This was a mistake of Curry's own making.
1:25- ot
The error was attributed to Iman Shumpert's keen sense of anticipation when Curry passed the ball. Curry broke through de LaVedova and then tried to pass the ball back when he saw that there was a defense on the inside. But Shumpert saw the route of the pass and completed a crucial steal in extra time.
So as you can see, Delavedová's alignment with Curry is that there are a lot of factors that make his defensive success. Of course, much of the credit is due to Dela Vidovar's toughness and strength on the defensive end. Against Curry, the two were physically confrontational, making it very difficult for the new MVP to get a comfortable shot. Della Vidova's teammates as a whole also played a big role in defending Curry. However, it is also due to curry's lack of shooting feel in the second game. He lost the ball he usually scored. Overall, Delavedova won the second game against Curry, but for the rest of the series it will be up to you to see how things will evolve. Can Della Vidova always perform so well against Curry on the defensive end?