The first-round series is all over, and the Clippers, who advanced early, finally welcomed their second-round opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies.

Zach Randolph has been one of the few players in the league who can wrestle with Erniu on the inside in the past few seasons.

But judging from the performance in the first round, the Black Bears have long since lost their courage due to major injuries during the season, and now the real interior core of the Grizzlies is Marc Gasol.

The Black Bear has become the second bear, and the White Bear is gradually rising to become the bear, but this is also not good news for the Clippers, because whether DeAndre Jordan can get the White Bear is also a question mark.

If the Jazz's interior combination is only a slight threat to the Clippers' interior line, then the Grizzlies' interior combination is undoubtedly an upgraded version of that threat.

On the outside of the Grizzlies, Tony Allen, the league's top-ranked backcourt defender, will also not let Paul pass easily, and the Clippers will be crucial if they want to take out the Grizzlies.

"It's a test for you!"

Erniu's words were not aimed at Jordan Jr., but the team's rookie Kowhi Leonard.

When Kawaii learned that he would continue to play in the starting position in the second round, there was a rare smile of excitement on his almost paralyzed face.

Trust is something that's precious, especially when he's about to face the Grizzlies' leading scorer, Rudy Gay.

"Do you know why I'm insisting on using you instead of Sean (Battier)?" Erniu said.

Kawaii shook her head, but still said firmly, "But I won't let you down!"

Ruan Erniu said with a smile: "You don't need to pay attention to my thoughts, as long as you feel that you have played your best on the field."

Sean is more experienced, but Kewai, you have to remember that you are the future of the team!"

Don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people.

Since Erniu decided to give kawaii a chance, he naturally won't be stingy to pour a few bowls of chicken soup on the cutie.

On May 15, 2012, the Clippers hosted their second round of G1.

Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins said in a pregame interview: "I know a lot of people are bullish on the Clippers to advance, but I would say that the series didn't go to the last minute, don't take it lightly, we've already won against one team in Los Angeles, we don't mind beating another team." ”

Erniu, as the head coach of the Clippers, also stood up and said: "We have rested for too long, and we have been impatient to wait.

To be honest, it doesn't matter whether it's the Grizzlies or the Lakers, since our ultimate goal is to win the championship, then any opponent is an existence that we need to beat.

How many games to end the series?

It doesn't matter either, because the result is that we will definitely be the team that will qualify for the Western Conference finals in the top half. ”

The managers of both sides expressed their determination and the attitudes of the players were similar.

Overall, the Grizzlies have focused on their unyielding and are the type of person who will tear off a layer of skin from their opponents even if they lose, while the Clippers are more confident.

As the top player in the league, and sitting on the top five players in the league, Erniu and Paul, their eyes were locked on the O'Brien Cup long before the playoffs began.

After the opening ceremony, the Grizzlies first announced their starting lineup:

C Mark Gasol

PF Zach Randolph

SF Rudy Gay

SG Tony Allen

PG Mike Conley

Starting with Tony Allen, instead of OJ Mayo, of course, is not to defend JJ Redick, which is very obvious, they are going to use Tony Allen's misalignment to entangle Paul, so as to affect the normal operation of the Clippers.

On the Grizzlies' bench, there are Mayo, Speights and others, and by the way, add the No. 0 agent who is about to be forgotten because of injuries - Gilbert Arenas.

The general who was bought out early chose to join the Grizzlies with a base salary of 410,000 meters, just to have the opportunity to prove himself again.

Injuries and gun-toting incidents have all but cut Arenas off the league, and this is actually his last chance, although judging by his performances in the past few games, he can only get a little chance to play in garbage time.

The Clippers' starting lineup for this game didn't change much:

C DeAndre Jordan

PF Nguyen Er Niu

SF Kawhi Leonard

SG JJ Reddick

PG Chris Paul

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the game officially began.

Jordan Jr. won the jump ball and the ball went to Erniu, who passed the ball to Paul, who was heavily defended by Tony Allen just after halftime.

As predicted by the Clippers before the game, the Grizzlies were determined from the start to limit CP3 with their grandfather (Tony Allen's Miwai number).

Paul didn't force his shot, he was smart enough to know how to bring out the offensive talent of his teammates.

JJ Redick made a counter-run and shook off his defender Mike Conley from the baseline with the help of Jordan Jr. and Erniu's double screen.

Redick, who received the ball from outside the three-point line, pulled out his hand directly.

"Bang!"

The basketball bounced on the hoop, followed by three spins in a row......

Still didn't get in!

Mark Gasol stuck in position and protected the rebound in the backcourt.

The Grizzlies are sitting on two big men, and it is impossible for them to play small balls, so they just have to lower the tempo and play more positional battles.

Conley held the ball past half court and, defended by Paul, hoisted the ball into the hands of Gasol Jr. in the high post.

Erniu was pulled to the other side by the black bear, Randolph has the ability to shoot, and Erniu didn't dare to completely empty the goods.

Gasol turned to the basket with the ball on his back, faced Jordan Jr.'s defensive breakthrough, made a sudden stop, stood on the center foot, and then turned his back, swayed, and threw a backward jumper.

"Brush!"

Jordan Jr. defended well, but Gasol played more resolutely.

Don't look at Xiao Jia's strong body, in fact, he is a very delicate player, with mid-to-long-range shots accounting for more than 40% this season, and his close-range two-point shots outside the three-second zone also account for more than 35% of his total shots.

Jordan Jr.'s defensive skills have improved rapidly, but it still makes people sweat against Xiao Jia.

In the Clippers' offensive round, Paul missed a mid-range two-point shot, and Erniu won the frontcourt rebound and dialed the ball back to Kawaii before going out of bounds.

Kawaii faked a shot from beyond the three-point line, and after getting rid of Guy, he pulled out a dry shot from mid-range.

"Bang!"

Still missed.

There are black and white bears standing on the inside, which makes it difficult for most ball-handling assault players to take advantage.

In Grizzly's offensive round, White Bear repeated his old tricks, and this time, he played more gorgeously.

Also from the position around the free throw line, turn your back to the basket, and after two consecutive tentative steps, add a small step and a big step, and hold the ball into the three-second zone.

Half turned, swayed, and got up again......

Before the stunned uncle could react, he looked at little Gasol with a small hook and easily scored two points again.

The above scenes occurred more than once in the first quarter of the game.

After several successful single-handedly with the ball against Jordan Jr., Mark Gasol scored a game-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter of the quarter, like juggling.

Erniu had to switch defenses with Jordan Jr., this is the brutal playoffs, once encountering a defensive weakness, the opponent will attack this point without limits.

Don't look at Erniu's height inferior to Little Jordan, but his tough chassis really has a way to block Xiaojia's offense, in fact, the only goal that the White Bear missed in a single quarter was caused by Erniu's defense.

At 34:16, as is customary, the away team is in front and the home team is in the back.

Before the game, they kept saying that they would eliminate their opponents, and the Clippers, who advanced to the next round, actually encountered stubborn resistance in G1.

Paul shot 0 of 3 in the first quarter, Redick shot 1 of 3, kawaii shot 2 of 4, Jordan Jr. shot 1 of 2, Erniu shot 1 of 2, Battier came off the bench 1 of 1, Nick Young didn't shoot and scored 2 points on free throws.

Tom Thibodeau was quite angry on the sidelines, and he directly replaced all the main players including the second bull and the third cannon in the second quarter rotation time.

This is also the first time this season that the Los Angeles Clippers have been in the playoffs, during normal rotation time, while pressing the pickle girl combination to the bench.

In the opinion of Thibodeau, who is in charge of on-the-spot command, it is all like this, and the substitutes may not perform worse than the starters.

At this time, the Clippers' lineup became like this:

C Kenyon Martin

PF Yijianlian

SF Sean Battier

SG Nick Young

PG Randy Foye

Fearful of continuing to be targeted on the defensive end, Thibodeau simply didn't even put Isaiah Thomas on the court.

The subsequent half-quarter of the game became Yang Shaoxia's solo show.

"Brush!", "Brush!", "Brush!"

There is nothing to explain, according to the early quotations of a famous entrepreneur surnamed Luo in the Celestial Empire: "A strong life does not need to be explained!"

Nick Young's three-pointer also needs no explanation, and in just 2 minutes, Nick Young made 3 of 4 three-pointers, leading the Clippers to a 14-3 offensive wave to help the team pull the score back to single digits.

It's going to be Grizzlies head coach Hollins' turn to be angry!

Finally established a lead in the first quarter, and it was sent back in an instant, and more importantly, the Grizzlies' rotation was actually broken through by the Clippers' pure bench supply.

The playoffs are a matchup that is a must-play for every game, and the Grizzlies quickly made adjustments after a timeout to put the starting lineup back on the court.

Thibodeau saw that the advantage of the substitute lineup was declining, and immediately replaced some of the main players.

The third cannon came on the field first, and the second bull also appeared.

Thibodeau said between the Celestial Empire's plays: "Kraft, what we need most now is for you to step up and score. ”

Ruan Erniu made a gesture and returned to the field calmly.

In the first quarter of the game, he was really not very interested, in the end, facing a black bear with a significant decline in athleticism, so that Er Niu himself was somewhat unable to lift that competitive spirit, but as the game went on, Manniu's concentration has recovered significantly.

After all, this is a battle between the two teams, and the team's backwardness has aroused Erniu's fighting spirit.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Nguyen Er Niu received a pass from Battier in the low post.

In charge of defending him, naturally, was Zach Randolph.

If it were in normal times, Erniu would probably choose the smartest way, turn his back to the basket, and use his speed to impact the opponent, but now this moment of continuing to boost morale cannot be inferred by common sense.

"Bang!"

The body is as strong as a black bear, and he was also pushed back by Erniu and took a big step back, Erniu did not use this gap to directly turn over and jump as usual, Erniu raised his hips again and took a step inside.

"Bang!"

This time, Erniu has already killed in the three-second zone.

Gasol Jr. immediately gave up Jordan Jr. and pounced, facing the bag, Erniu had no fear, forcibly cut in, and flew up on the head of the slow-moving Randolph, and Gasol Jr., who came through the defense, was a tomahawk buckle.

"Boom!"

The basket let out a grief, and the basketball was smashed into it.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle sounded at the same time, the score was counted, Gasol Jr. fouled the defense, and Erniu got a 2+1 opportunity.

Erniu roared, slapped his chest hard at the camera on the bottom line, and walked out of the exaggerated overlord dance steps.

This goal is a very obvious boost to morale, since the injury, although Er Niu has often played empty catches with Paul, but the same as before, there are fewer and fewer people.

This is also the inevitable choice of a more mature inside play, although the play style of Erniu is not a floor flow, but it is also an indisputable fact that it is gradually becoming reasonable.

Reasonable often means more shots, and the audience actually prefers to watch talented players, showing off their top physical talents and bombarding the basket indiscriminately.

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

……

Ruan Erniu, who walked to the free throw line, received warm cheers from the audience, the founder of the Hawks dynasty has now become the helmsman of the Clippers, and whether the broken ship can become a cosmic-level galaxy battleship depends on how far Er Niu can lead the team.

Luck adjustment, knee bend squat, wrist turn and throw the ball......

"Brush!"

The classic poured toilet, Erniu hit this penalty.

The next quarter of the game was taken over by the Celestial Empire, who had fully awakened.

He first gave Conley and Mayo a big hat of the day on the defensive end, and then on the offensive end, he successfully killed the Black Bears in the low post several times.

Randolph's athletic deterioration was too obvious, and in the face of Erniu's ball-handling impact, he could only use fouls to prevent the Clippers leader from attacking the basket.

What's more serious is that the black bear is not guaranteed to interrupt the Celestial Empire with fouls every time, once Erniu finds an opportunity to impact, as strong as Randolph, he can't bear Erniu's violent basket play.

Whether you have the ability or not, and whether you use it or not, are completely different things.

Fans are accustomed to Erniu's various delicate back-body skills and accurate shooting ability, but hardcore bull fans will never forget that the Bull Demon King may change at any time.

Ruan Erniu, who is in a violent state, is fully qualified to compete with the peak Xiao Si and the peak Griffin for the position of the first brother in the league.

At 24:37, the second quarter ended, and the Clippers recovered 13 points in a single quarter.

The final score of the half was fixed at 58:53, and after trailing by 18 points in the first quarter, the Clippers finally chased the score to just five points.

With the strong performances of Nick Yang and Nguyen Erniu, the Clippers played an unreasonable scoring frenzy in the second quarter.

The tactic of going to TM, when the situation cannot be opened, the superstar should be allowed to stand up and solve the battle directly, which is the greatest procedural justice in the NBA.

To put it simply, pick up a sledgehammer and do it!