Like many young talents, like Cade Cunningham, JALEN GREEN Discover the playoffs, and its big baptism of fire turned into a nightmare. Faced with the experienced Warriors, the leader of the Rockets scored 7 points with a villain 3 out of 15 in the shots in the defeat of the Game 1.. A clumsiness caused by the sticky defense of the Warriors, welded to prevent it from going to the circle, or from shooting 3-point in an armchair.
“They have targeted it a bit, but he played too much in traffic”,, Estem IME UDOKA. “It is not so much the loss of ball as the shots taken in the heart of the defense, where you have to find a passing solution … When it is in one-contained, it must know where its exit is. This is something that will be very important in this series. »»
Like others before him, Green discovers that the playoffs, it is clearly another level. The defenses are tighter, the referees let play more, and it is necessary to adapt at high speed. Most often responsible for defending on him, Stephen Curry expects a reaction of his young person vis-à-vis.
“Jalen will no doubt play better in the next match, but we will simply have to continue to be relentless, play with energy, send people, and it requires the effort of the five guys on the field” warns Curry.
7 of 34 on shots for the Green-Vanvleet duo
The problem of the Rockets, on Game 1 is that Fred Vanvleet was even more clumsy with an awful 4 out of 19 at the shots, including 2 out of 13 to 3-point. Faced with the Curry-Butler pair at 56 points, the contrast was striking …
“Clearly, I have to play better … It was my first playoff match, and I am absolutely not worried … We have a chance to bounce back, and to improve ourselves” he announces. “I had an overview of what it was, and I just have to answer. »»
For this, he can count on the help of his teammates. “They stuck the total on him!” »» underlines Vanvleet. “The entirety of their plan was to get him out of the match … We have to do the best job to allow him to find his spots. »»
