Lose your marbles! To stop Curry from making 12 three-pointers, the Pacers wrapped him around the baseline
On February 9, Beijing time, the Warriors won three in a row and made a beautiful start to the home game, winning by 45 points against the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pacers.
But an unbelievable thing happened in this game, Thompson actually blocked the opponent's attack with a pair of pincers from 27 meters away, so that Thompson could not hit his own 12 3-pointers, that is, he could not set another NBA three-point record.
Curry made eight three-pointers in the third quarter, nine of them in the third quarter, and also hit two in the fourth quarter. When there were 3 minutes and 37 seconds left in the game, the Pacers were not in a very good situation, Curry took 14 of 13 shots and 15 three-pointers, all based on the 15 three-pointers created by Tang Shen. So I'm not a backboard?
At first, they hoped that Kerr would replace Curry as soon as possible, but it seemed that the fans at the scene were not so cold. The Pacers had to make a stupid choice, they copied the library from the back.
That's right, the Pacers pulled Curry first, the Warriors sent a penalty, Kuminga passed the ball to Curry, at this time, all three players of the Pacers were on the court, and both of them suddenly ignored their companions and went straight to Curry. You must know that Curry's current position is less than two meters, and there is also a gap of 27 meters between him and the opponent's basketball hoop.
We've never seen this kind of defense, with only 28 in the NBA arena65 meters wide, and Curry was beaten 27 yards away, how frightening is that? Even if you can't wrap it in the midfield, at least you have to pack it in the back. This time. Even the audience can't help but laugh out loud, you also have this kind of defense? Wouldn't it be funny because he didn't want Curry to break his record of 14 3-pointers?
Coach Kerr saw this scene and understood that the Pacers had no intention of playing against them at all, they could score as much as they wanted, in that case, they were likely to lose this game, Curry would definitely do his best, and there would be no second chance to shoot. If Curry can be the first three-pointer on the floor, then he won't do anything. That's their mentality, do you think they ever wrapped their clamps on a 27-metre line? Doesn't that mean that they won't be serious about playing in the future?
So, the Pacers' tactics worked, Curry didn't even shoot three-pointers, but that meant that no one in the NBA had ever shot from 27 meters away.