Chapter 243, G6 Battle (1)
At the start of the game, both teams demonstrated incredibly efficient offensive capabilities.
Their control on the court was exceptional, and every attack seemed full of confidence.
The atmosphere in the arena rose and fell with each shot, and when the Nuggets scored, the fans seemed to want to turn the entire stadium upside down.
The Warriors launched their offense.
Curry dribbled the ball, quickly advancing to the frontcourt, his eyes reflecting focus and determination.
At this moment, he faced Zeng Xingyang's shadow-like pressing defense. Zeng Xingyang's eyes were fixed on the ball in Curry's hands, moving swiftly and trying to disrupt Curry's dribbling rhythm.
Curry showed no panic, he observed the situation on the court and decisively passed the ball to Bogut, who was ready to receive it.
After Bogut caught the ball, he immediately adjusted his steps and handed it back to Curry.
At this time, Zeng Xingyang tried his best to squeeze past Bogut and continued chasing Curry, his face showing a determination to defeat his opponent.
Bogut quickly moved down the court. Meanwhile, Jokic also wanted to come over to block Curry. Curry seized the opportunity and unhesitatingly passed the ball to the descending Bogut.
Grant was the one defending Bogut. Bogut quickly looked for an open player and passed the ball to Green at the opposite corner.
Green was in an absolutely open position at that moment, and his eyes were filled with confidence.
Green is not the kind of player afraid to shoot; if there's an open space, he will take the shot decisively.
He jumped and shot without hesitation.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc in his hands.
"Swish!" The basketball went through the net clean, and the small number of Warriors fans in the arena burst into cheers.
The score changed to 9 to 7.
Zhang Weiping said, "When Green can also make threes, it means the Warriors' offense is really hard to completely stop. Their offensive tactics are playing out too smoothly, and the coordination among players is spot-on."
Yu Jia echoed, "Yes, the Warriors' offensive firepower is too strong, but the Nuggets don't plan to completely limit the Warriors' offense but instead have engaged them in a shootout. This game is going to be exciting."
Then, the Nuggets' attack began.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt, showing a determination not to admit defeat in his eyes.
Just arriving in the frontcourt, Zeng Xingyang faced a double-team from Barnes and Green. These two tightly surrounded Zeng Xingyang, trying to cut off his connection with teammates.
Zeng Xingyang did not panic, calmly observing his teammates' positions, and then made a ground pass to the open Grant.
Grant had a mid-range open spot. He hesitated a bit and chose not to shoot but instead dribbled and stepped forward towards the inside.
Bogut was in the interior, even though in a passive defensive state, still gave Grant huge interference.
He spread his arms like a wall, blocking Grant's offensive path. Grant flung himself for a layup, trying to make the shot, but the basketball clanged off the rim.
The rebound was securely controlled by Green.
Zhang Weiping said, "Grant is not confident enough in his shooting, you see, the Warriors deliberately let him be open for the attack, betting he wouldn't shoot."
Yu Jia responded, "Whether it's Harris or Grant, their offensive stability needs to improve. In such high-intensity games, opportunities slip away quickly, they need to be more decisive."
On the court, the Warriors launched another attack.
This time it's Thompson cutting in, Green on the right side three-point line organizing the offense, observing the court's situation, and then made a ground pass.
Thompson, in motion, caught the ball. His actions were very smooth, quickly stopped, and made a shooting fake move.
Harris hurriedly rushed over.
It was clear Harris was deceived by this move. Thompson's move was just a fake; he then changed the rhythm and made a fade-away jumper. His body slightly leaned back in the air, forming a graceful posture, and the basketball left his hand.
"Swish!" The basketball was easily shot into the net.
The Warriors fans again cheered.
"Warriors, must win!"
The score went to 11 to 7.
After scoring, Thompson nodded provocatively towards Zeng Xingyang.
In Game 6, Thompson felt that he was in great form, completing such offense with ease, without much pressure.
Thompson gradually figured out Harris's defensive tactics.
And although Harris knew how Thompson would attack, he still couldn't find an effective countermeasure, showing a hint of helplessness on his face.
In the ensuing period, the Warriors exploited Harris and Grant's defense for open spaces, causing the Nuggets' offensive efficiency to decline.
Meanwhile, the Warriors continued scoring through various screens, picks, and positioning, maintaining very high offensive efficiency.
Especially Thompson, who was hard to contain.
Mike Malone decisively called a timeout with 7 minutes and 23 seconds left in the game.
At this point, the score was 16 to 10, with the Warriors suppressing the Nuggets with their strong offensive abilities on the road.
The Nuggets fans in attendance fell silent, their faces showing signs of worry.
Barkley said, "The Nuggets' defense was broken by the Warriors today; they can't stop the Warriors' offense, which affected Mike Malone's tactical organization and adjustments."
Smith also said, "The Warriors showed championship-level adjustments in offensive and defensive strategies, and the Nuggets will face a huge challenge tonight. Klay's shooting from the outside was too accurate, putting enormous pressure on the Nuggets' defense. Let's see how the Nuggets adjust next."
On the sidelines, Mike Malone quickly made adjustments, replacing Harris with Nelson, and Grant with Galinarli.
Mike Malone mainly made adjustments on the offensive end.
As long as they wouldn't be left open on the offensive end again, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency would catch up.
Of course, there would still be challenges on defense, but Harris and Grant's defense before wasn't great either; since they were getting beaten, they might as well try this adjustment to see what effect it would have.
Once the timeout ended, the Nuggets' attack resumed.
Nelson dribbled to the frontcourt, looking very composed, directing tactics while dribbling. Although Nelson was older, he had excellent shooting ability and was rich in experience, handling the ball calmly.
On the right side, after a simple interlock tactic with Pope, Nelson passed the ball to Zeng Xingyang.
At this time, Zeng Xingyang was backing Thompson at a low position, slightly crouching his body, with both hands holding the basketball tightly, preparing to back-play Thompson.
Curry saw this and wanted to help double-team Zeng Xingyang.
As soon as Zeng Xingyang saw Curry coming to double-team, he quickly ground-passed back to Nelson on the outside, forcing Curry to return to guard his man.
Nelson ground-passed back to Zeng Xingyang, who continued to back-play Thompson.
Zeng Xingyang attacked twice in quick succession, clearly putting Thompson at a disadvantage.
Curry wanted to double-team again, Zeng Xingyang passed back to Nelson.
Nelson made a shooting fake to draw Curry's attention, then passed it back to Zeng Xingyang.
With continuous double-player collaboration, Zeng Xingyang backed Thompson into a very close inside position.
This time Curry decisively went to double-team, Zeng Xingyang passed again to Nelson.
This time Nelson was left completely open, without any hesitation, he jumped high and shot a three-pointer. His action was very smooth, and the basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air.
"Swish!" The basketball went through the net clean.
The Nuggets fans erupted into enthusiastic cheers.
"Beautiful two-player cooperation!"
"Nelson, well done!"
"Go Nuggets!"
The score changed to 16 to 13.
Zeng Xingyang turned back to high-five Nelson, with a smile on his face.
Nelson standing on the outside gave Zeng Xingyang a reassuring feeling.
Cole shouted from the sidelines, "No need to double-team like that."
Thompson almost forced Zeng Xingyang to the baseline; such a shot wouldn't be very efficient, and Curry still went to double-team just because they were intimidated by Zeng Xingyang's offense.