NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 681 Yuan Fang, what do you think?

The Warriors' strategy for defending Jia Fei is still mainly one-on-one defense, which is their usual strategy. They will not easily double-team him unless absolutely necessary.

Double-teaming him is too costly. The Clippers, playing a five-outside lineup, while lacking a top-tier shooter like the Splash Brothers, still have a starting five whose three-point percentage is at least 35%, and all of them are high-volume shooters. Trying to compensate through rotations is too difficult. The Warriors today are not the Warriors of the past. It's already a struggle for the Splash Brothers to maintain their offense; their defense is unreliable. It's uncertain when the "Goji Berry Mamba" will put in his best effort, and even if he does, he's not someone who can handle everything on defense. Chase's performance has declined significantly; he's only 31, but his offense has essentially become just card-playing. If they play a small-ball lineup, they'll have to abandon their interior defense. To avoid giving up the paint, the Warriors will have to start Looney.

The problem with Rooney starting is that he doesn't seem to know how to finish plays effectively on offense; all he does is set screens for his teammates and fight for offensive rebounds.

During the Warriors' offense, Curry was uncomfortable being guarded by Bridges' long arms all court. He found an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer with the help of Iron Bull and Lue's double screen at the top of the arc - but it still missed!

After Jia Fei grabbed the rebound, he pushed the ball up himself and passed it to Paul George in the middle without looking!

Pickled peppers are divided into bottom corners of Bridges!

Bridges hits a three-pointer!

The Clippers started with a 7-0 run!

Green complained to the referee and was called for a technical foul, but Jia Fei easily made the free throw!

Wow, a 7-0 run suddenly turned into an 8-0 score. Sometimes you don't even have to try to score; some people are just born to give away points...

"Charles, how was Jia Fei's pass just now?" Kenny Smith asked Barkley with a grin.

"Not so great!" Barkley said dismissively. "Honestly, Kenny, I've never considered Jia Fei a playmaker. Yes, never! In my mind, John Stockton is a playmaker, Jason Kidd is a playmaker, Magic Johnson is a playmaker, but Jia Fei has never been. He's just an average scorer, like KD. His passing ability isn't even as good as Kyrie Irving's. Yes, you might think I'm crazy, but that's exactly what I'm saying. Jia Fei won the assist title this season, but that's thanks to his teammates. His teammates made all the shots, so his assists reached double digits. It's that simple."

Curry brought the ball over and passed it to Green at the high post.

Green was posting up high, and Jia Fei, who was defending him, was even near the free-throw line. The message couldn't be clearer: Go ahead and shoot!

Green was seething with rage, but he'd already taken a shot and missed, knowing how bad his shooting touch was, so he didn't dare shoot again. He was looking for a splash!

Finally, the opportunity came. Klay used Looney's screen to get a 3-point chance, but the ball spun around the rim and still missed!

Jia Feifei grabbed the rebound, pushed the ball forward, and, facing Wiggins' defense, accelerated and overtook him!

Then a one-handed through ball!

Bridges on the other side had already driven to the basket, received the ball, and scored a touchdown!

After a 10-0 run, the Warriors called a timeout!

Cole's expression was grave, and he pursed his lips, a far cry from the arrogant, boastful demeanor he once had when he possessed a max-level account. That's how people are; with a max-level account, you can show off in low-level dungeons, it's just casual play, and you can easily win if you play a little more seriously. But things are different now. His account is only at a normal level, while his opponent's is max-level. He tried to cheat, but the opponent was well-prepared, and in the end, he lost out...

“I think Steve Kerr should have put Draymond at center. You have to do it because Kevin Looney doesn’t have a shot either,” Barkley offered his opinion.

"But this leaves the Warriors without rim protection, and rebounding will be difficult to guarantee!" Kenny Smith said.

“That’s true, but right now you can only focus on the big picture and ignore the small details because your overall roster structure is flawed. Back when KD was on the team, he could play both big and small lineups, and Draymond wasn’t completely without a shot like he is now,” Barkley explained.

After the timeout, the Warriors did not make any substitutions.

Curry dribbled the ball over, and instead of passing to Green while facing Bridges' defense, he set a screen with Wiggins, drove in, and made a floater...

Jia Fei, who was responsible for guarding Green, came over to help defend and delivered a huge block!

Green steals the ball and cleverly passes it to Curry, who is moving off the ball!

Curry took advantage of Green's off-ball screen and launched a three-pointer... and finally it went in!

3:10, the Warriors finally scored!

Clearly, it's not easy for the Warriors to score in such an offensive environment.

Jia Fei dribbled the ball over and passed it to Pao Jiao.

Paul George, facing Klay Thompson's defense, dribbled smoothly for a series of moments, broke through, and passed to Bridges on the left wing!

Bridges received the ball and drove hard past Curry, shooting high and drawing a foul from Curry on his layup!

Curry has already gone to defend the weakest of the opponent's four wing players in terms of ball-handling offense. Bridges is still the thinnest one, but he still gets called upon. Sometimes there's nothing you can do, what can you do when your defense is weak!

Bridges made both free throws, making it 3-12!

Warriors offense, Klay Thompson one-on-one against Paul George, hitting a pull-up mid-range jumper to match up!

5: 12!

Jia Fei brought the ball over, faced Wiggins, and set a high screen with Olynyk. He then made a fake pass, fooling Wiggins and Rooney, creating an open shot, and then fired a three-pointer...

Three points to thread a needle!

5:15, still a double-digit difference!

“Jia Fei can play however he wants; the Warriors’ defense has very limited effect on him!” Kenny Smith said.

"Andrew Wiggins is giving him too much space. You should stick close to him on defense and not give him that much room to make moves!" Barkley said.

The Warriors committed a screen foul here. Finally, a moving screen was called a foul!

Jia Fei dribbled over, and whether Barkley's words were overheard by the "Goji Berry Mamba" or not, he actually went to stick close to Jia Fei.

Jia Fei didn't ask for a screen. Facing Wiggins' close marking, he accelerated, turned around, and broke into the penalty area. Facing Rooney's defense, he chose to go head-to-head with him!

"Beep beep beep—" The referee's whistle blew, Rooney committed a foul!

But while Jia Fei was still in the air, he flicked his fingers and wrist, and the ball seemed to have grown wings and fell into the net!

"Andone!" Pao Jiao shouted!

Jia Fei made the free throw, making it 5-18, and the Clippers got off to a good start.

“Charles, what do you think?” Kenny Smith asked.

“I’m not Yuanfang, Kenny, I’m hungry. Do you have any leftover hot dogs?” Barkley asked.

“Only hot sausages, mine, that’s all!” Kenny Smith said.