Chapter 390: Swept Out
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Everyone, not enough attention was paid to this game. Each TV station even assigned their ace commentators to other shows. Even the neutral fans who came here just to see how the Trail Blazers were playing, not their opponents, the Los Angeles Clippers.
A team from Los Angeles at a playoff level is the first time the world has been looked down upon!
No way, a core point guard who played badly in the playoffs, a three-point shooter with limited ability, a champion who is outdated, a pair of interior players who dare to fight, can jump and jump, but have no experience and excellent skills. That's all DeNagro has. And these alone will certainly not be able to defeat the Trailblazers who are currently in the limelight.
The team, which hasn't made the playoffs in six years, came back into the playoffs against a worst opponent that everyone wanted to avoid.
But as Kenyon Martin said, these are no excuses for them to disarm and surrender! Don't look at Kenyon Martin who can't get any good statistics now, but I have to admit that the entire Clippers team except for Paul, the 35-year-old Kenyon Martin is the most willing to fight! So when he said those words, no one was qualified to refute them, because Martin himself did a very good job!
Thus, the final battle of the Clippers began.
Chris Paul pushed the pace and intensified his aggression in the box. Doing so not only allowed Aldridge to break the foul trouble prematurely, but also allowed him to threaten the Trail Blazers' defense and complete the ball more calmly.
Perhaps influenced by Kenyon Martin's words, Caron Butler was very good in this game.
As a key player who only won a championship last season, Butler doesn't want to hear that he won the O'Brien Cup because of Nowitzki.
Today, he proved with practical actions that the only championship trophy in the history of the Mavericks team could not be won without him!
Butler's three-pointer left Gerard Wallace disgraced, and Wallace didn't feel much pressure for the entire series. On the offensive end, he was Riccard's last option, and on the defensive end, Wallace didn't bother much against this tepid Butler.
But today, Wallace finally realized that he was facing a championship puzzle! Moreover, it was the indispensable piece of the puzzle in the middle.
In the first quarter of the game, Paul and Butler could be said to have bombarded the Trail Blazers' half. Excited Los Angeles fans looked up at the big screen, only to find that the margin was not wide!
Of course, as long as An Jie is there, the Clippers don't want to open up the difference!
If the sudden rise of the Clippers is a surprise to Los Angeles fans, then the reason why An Jie was able to help the team bite the score unconsciously is because of his excellence, which has made fans form a habit!
Anjie played well, and that was rightfully deserved. He didn't play well, and that's what surprises people.
He's still playing, scoring in the low post. Blocking on the defensive end, interfering in the penalty area. What Anjie did today is no different from before. But it is this kind of An Jie who can let the Trail Blazers play their best energy.
Now Aldridge is out of the game because of two fouls on his back too early, so Anjie has more fire rights on the offensive end!
DeAndre Jordan can't stop Anjie, and that's a conclusion that can be drawn after the first game of the series. In just a few days, it is impossible for Little Jordan to suddenly have the ability to strangle An Jie. Therefore, while the Clippers' offense was smooth, Anjie also silently filled the gap in the other half.
Therefore, when Paul and Butler went off the court out of breath, they were disappointed to find that the Clippers were only three points ahead.
After that, the excellent performances of Mo Williams and Nick Young on the Clippers bench made the score look a little better in the final moments of the first quarter.
21-27, the Clippers, who were already ready to give up the game, played a respectable first quarter! The high-spirited opponent also made An Jie interested.
"This is the playoff gentlemen, the playoffs, it's not just a casual fight, the opponent will give up the victory! To win, you have to win yourself! The opponent will not send you to the second round in vain!" Ricard could see that the Trail Blazers except for Anjie were more or less relaxed. He had to remind the group of guys that the Trail Blazers hadn't made it to the cut yet!
So in the second quarter of the game, with the help of An Jie, the Trail Blazers slowed down the tempo and let the Clippers fall into the quagmire of half-court offense and defense.
Blake Griffin is still facing Anjie, but he can't get scoring opportunities in the game, and Griffin's limited skill level will make him look weak on the offensive end.
Turning and breaking through, Griffin may be able to use his speed and strong body to carry Anjie into the basket. But An Jie's interference behind Griffin also made Griffin very uncomfortable.
After breaking through Angel again, Griffin plans to force a dunk. And as a result of this, An Jie once again staged an earth-shattering nail board hat!
Even so, Griffin is still a lot more daring to fight than before. It's just that compared to the sports combat and positional warfare that he is good at, he still tortures this guy Griffin enough to choke.
What about Chris Paul? This guy finally showed the courage of a first point guard today. Three-pointers, mid-range shots, kills, and balls, Paul can do anything. If it weren't for Angel's aggressive defensiveness, Chris Paul might have had a great game.
In the face of the fierce offensive of the Clippers into the tide, An Jie was still unhurried and played at his own pace. He knows that the reason why they were able to complete a 20-point reversal in the last game is because of stability!
At the end of the half, 45-49, the difference was never really opened, and the fierce game made the fans at the scene addicted.
"Today, the Clippers are really like a playoff-caliber team. Even the commentators of many TV stations used such words to express their affirmation of the Clippers' performance. Of course, another meaning of this sentence is that in the previous games, the Clippers played unsightly!
After that, the two sides were still fierce. Aldridge and Anjie combined in a small area, and Paul and Griffin were good at blocking and cutting in. Anjie's arc top block, Paul's breakthrough point. Felton's tacit second pass, Randy Foye's lethal three-pointer.
The game was full of ups and downs, with both sides alternating leads. And Staples's shouts are even higher and higher. As for the neutral fans, they were glad they saw such a wonderful game.
"Charles, Charles!" Seeing that Barkley didn't speak for most of the day, Kenny Smith took advantage of the time to interstitial commercials, and stabbed his partner with his elbow.
"What are you doing? I haven't said a word for a long time!" Smith didn't want Barkley to ruin the reputation of T, NT.
"Shh......h Don't argue, give me the last minute, the Clippers and the Trail Blazers, it's going to be a winner. Barkley's eyes were fixed on the tablet, ignoring Kenny Smith and O'Neal, not caring about the other game he was commentating.
Indeed, it was a wonderful game that was not decided until the last minute. And the last moment is always the climax of this kind of anxious game.
Now it's the Trail Blazers who are leading the way, and it's the Los Angeles Clippers who are taking the lead. The Clippers have a three-point lead, and as long as they play this final minute, the Clippers players will be able to fulfill their long-cherished wishes.
Felton's breathless possession and final moments compared to Crawford, who was more capable but also more breathless, Ricard chose to trust Raymond Felton, an experienced playmaker.
An Jie also knew that now the fate of the Trail Blazers was hanging by a thread, so he didn't talk too much, but directly leaned on Jordan Jr., opened his big hand, and prepared to fight it out in the low post.
Seeing that An Jie was preparing to come by himself, Aldridge also vacated the three-second zone as much as possible. Griffin really wants to look good on the defensive end, but if he lets Aldridge alone, it won't be much different from letting go of the basket. The second leader of the Trail Blazers, who shot accurately, felt very hot today.
After Anjie got the ball, he didn't adjust, and he didn't give little Jordan time to prepare, so he pushed hard and began to chisel towards the basket!
Little Jordan was pushed back a big step back because of his lack of preparation. Because An Jie's position to receive the ball is relatively deep, this big step also directly allows An Jie to enter the three-second area.
Fortunately, otherwise, if the well-prepared little Jordan, An Jie may not be able to shake it. After rejoicing, An Jie began to hold the ball and shake his shoulders and started his next step.
Little Jordan became nervous and shook his shoulders, which has become Anjie's killer weapon to defeat countless celebrities. This action, which was personally guided by Olajuwon and Kobe, was naturally able to allow An Jie to take advantage of this to kill all sides.
Following An Jie's swaying shoulders, Little Jordan was also predicting An Jie's direction of shot. Suddenly, An Jie raised the basketball in his right hand, ready to hook his hand!
"Look!" This time, Little Jordan predicted the right direction, he jumped with all his strength, ready to use a block to end An Jie's best attack!
But after the jump, little Jordan found that An Jie's face was not remorseful or frightened, as if all this was still in An Jie's plan.
In the next second, the ball that DeAndre Jordan was about to block suddenly disappeared. After Anjie deceived Jordan Jr., he turned and stepped up on the spot, ready to end the offense with an easy pick.
At this time, Little Jordan has also landed. But he didn't plan to let An Jie score the ball like this. With a perverted physique, he jumped up for the second time in a short period of time and threw himself at An Jie.
An Jie's basket narrowly escaped Jordan Jr.'s block, but An Jie himself was not spared.
He was knocked out of bounds, and the referee did not hesitate to blow Jordan Jr.'s offensive foul. The most terrible thing is that the basketball picked out by An Jie was hollowed into the net.
"Shoulder shaking and dream dance steps!What else? What else can't An Jie do!?"
Jordan Jr. angrily looked for the referee theory, but Paul stopped him in time. Although it is an opponent, Paul also has to admit that Anjie played the ball just now!
Anjie's free throws are as accurate as clockwork, you rarely see him miss, and even if he did, it couldn't be now.
99 to 99, An Jie used one attack to let the two sides return to the same running line again.
After that, Chris Paul plans to use his fast break layup to score, no matter how bad it is, it can also cause a foul on Angel or Aldridge.
In the process of making a layup, Paul also deliberately leaned towards An Jie's body, but the chilling thing is that the referee did not blow the whistle!
Anjie's blocking timing was perfect, Paul barely wanted to make a foul, but the referee didn't dare to blow it reluctantly. His blow can change the situation of the game. An Jie, who acted cleanly, was still recognized by the referee.
Chris Paul's last shot was dropped by Angela. Gerard Wallace's fast break! This guy seems to have disappeared in the whole series, but now, he has the most important attack in the entire series! Tomahawk slam dunk! Gerard! Wallace! He did it! He dodged Griffin's pursuit, and Gerard Wallace's goal was worth five goals from others!" Ke Fan's passionate commentary in the Sina live broadcast room has reached the ears of countless Chinese fans.
As Gerard Wallace dunked the ball, countless Chinese fans also raised their arms, although they were not at the scene, but this scene still could not contain their excitement.
101-99, with only 2.6 seconds left for the Clippers...... And at this moment, in the hands of De Nagro, there is no pause.
Paul's last desperate backcourt shot was a three-no-touch. He knows that this time, the three no-touches mean that the Clippers' 11-12 season is over!
Although the Clippers played an extraordinary game in this game, the final winner was no different from before.
A win for the Los Angeles fans? Well, that's a noble reason indeed. It's just embarrassing, before winning the negative, An Jie will indeed be unkind!
Los Angeles fans, yes, what's the matter with Anjie?
With a total score of 4-0, Anjie and the Trailblazers ended their first round of competition with a sweeping attitude!
Their strong performance made the arrogant Los Angeles people lose convincingly.
The clipper boat eventually failed to cross the lake and sank into the sea. The Trail Blazers will continue to expand their territory in the playoffs.