Chapter 124: A Clash Between Tacticians!!
Stotts, who was sitting on the bench, was not in a hurry, thinking that it was just the Clippers' outside feeling that was hot, and as long as the opponent was allowed to settle in the battle, he was sure to prevent the Clippers' outside firepower.
The next few minutes of the second quarter caught the Trail Blazers coach by surprise and stunned.
The Trail Blazers' backcourt double-shot still played the best blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, but was delayed by the Clippers' tactics of quickly and infinitely changing defenses.
There was no opportunity to attack the basket with a misplaced single and an inside cut, so he was forced to force a mid-range shot against the Clippers' defenders.
On the other hand, the Clippers played vigorously under the leadership of Li Yang, the players looked rippling, and the offensive tactics of the Clippers had an unexpected effect, and the other four Clippers had the ability to shoot three-pointers, and they each stood on a three-point point to empty the interior line and create space for Li Yang's singles.
Li Yang broke through and encountered the help defense, so he immediately distributed the ball to the projection team ambushed on the outside, even if the shot missed, he still had a good chance of grabbing the offensive rebound.
It is impossible for the Trail Blazers to quickly retract the basket to protect the rebound, and Li Yang single-handedly takes on the Trail Blazers' guard line, and he can easily rush to grab the rebound and carry out a secondary offense with excellent bounce and ultra-long arm span.
"Incredible! Did Young become a rebounding maniac today? Why didn't you see him attack?? ”
"The Clippers' offensive tactics tonight are a bit demonic, and they are too fanciful, Li Yang once again singled Taoskas and scored two points with an easy layup."
The Trail Blazers made another head in the middle distance, the Clippers switched offense, and Alexander on the wing received a pass from Li Yang again and hit a three-pointer!
"I think the Trail Blazers should call a timeout, and Young picked up a frontcourt rebound from everyone and assisted Scott on a three-point shot!
How many frontcourt rebounds he grabbed in the second quarter, overturned the river and sea in the Trail Blazers' interior line, unscrupulous, and the Trail Blazers' bench really had nothing to do with him. ”
"If the Clippers shrink to protect the backcourt rebounds, Alexander and Li Yang will suddenly use cold arrows, making the Trail Blazers' defense very uncomfortable, and it looks like Trail Blazers head coach Stotts is going to make adjustments as soon as possible."
Buckley and Kenny Smith, who were on the commentator's bench, didn't expect the Clippers' infinite rotation and one-star shooting tactics to bring such a big impact to the Trail Blazers.
After about 4 minutes of the second quarter of the game, Stotts was forced to ask for a timeout, looking at the score on the big screen in a daze, his eyes were a little distracted, and he couldn't believe that there would be such a result, and the Trail Blazers' backcourt double guns were exploded.
The score on the big screen was 49:39, and the Clippers, who trailed by 4 points in the first quarter, turned the clouds on the inside and outside of the Trail Blazers, and reversed the decline in an instant.
Under the leadership of Li Yang, the Clippers launched a wave of 19:5 offensive frenzy, instantly overtaking the score and stretching the difference to double digits.
"Aminu, you will continue to put pressure on that Yang as soon as you go on the field! Defending Yang, their bells and whistles offensive tactics are useless. ”
"On the offensive end, Collins set up some pick-and-rolls for Damian, and if the opponent still switches defenses indefinitely, you pass it back to CJ and let him find a way to finish the offense, and CJ has a way to shoot the ball into the basket.
"Youssef has to play a little tougher under the basket, be more aggressive, and try to hit the basket as much as possible to make damage."
Stotts said with a gloomy face and an unquestionable tone, others may think that the coach's arrangement is very safe, but Lillard feels that Stotts's tactics are a little conservative, and he doesn't know if he can defeat the Clippers' infinite change of defense tactics in one fell swoop.
On the other hand, Rivers on the Clippers bench was very happy, he just had the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect the tactics suggested by Li Yang to be a huge success, and he couldn't help but secretly think of Li Yang.
"Yang, the Trail Blazers will definitely send Aminu to defend you in a while, Aminu's defense still has two brushes, and you may not be so easy to play alone at that time."
"Hehe, the mountain people have their own tricks. We can continue to play blocking and dismantling, after blocking, I burst into the inside line to attract the opponent's defense, and then quickly distribute the ball to the outside teammates, as long as you are patient and guide a few hands, there will always be an open opportunity, and you can score when the time comes. Li Yang thought for a moment and suggested with a confident face.
Rivers listened to Li Yang's suggestion, thought about it for a long time, and felt that he could give it a try, so he arranged this tactic.
"After the timeout, the Trail Blazers will definitely make defensive tactics against Li Yang, and the Clippers don't know if they will continue to use the tactics they just had."
"But I think the fans who watched this game want to continue to watch the Clippers' offensive tactics, it's too enjoyable."
"The game starts soon, let's wait and see!!" Barkley and Kenny Smith analyzed in turn.
The screen recuts to the game, with players from both sides on the field, and the second quarter of the game is rekindled......
Coming back from the timeout, both the Clippers and the Trail Blazers made lineup changes.
Rivers replaced Scott and Reed with anti-aircraft guns Gallinari and Bradley; The Trail Blazers brought all the main players such as Lillard and McCollum back to the court.
Lillard took possession of the ball and came to the three-point line and called for a pick-and-roll according to head coach Stotts' tactics.
Nurkic quickly stepped up to make a good block for Lillard, and as soon as Lillard broke through to the free throw line, he was blocked by Gallinari, who rushed to the game.
Glancing back at the high position, Nurkic was entangled by Bradley and failed to follow up at the first time, and the route of the return pass was also blocked by the opponent.
In the end, Lillard had no choice but to pass the ball to Evan Turner.
Evan Turner burst into possession of the ball, although he knew everything offensively but was sparse, and at the same time played mechanically without aura, forcing a layup that was interfered with by Gallinari, and the basketball popped out of the frame.
The Trail Blazers' offense was fruitless, and Harrell took the rebound in the backcourt and then passed straight to Li Yang, who was on a fast break.
After Li Yang received the ball during the march, he struggled to run to the front court, and Lillard and Aminu, who were chasing after him, watched Li Yang drift away from them.
After Li Yang rushed to the free throw line, the whole person also burst out with an impact, kicked the ground violently, jumped directly with one foot, and slid down the crotch in the air to change hands and fly to split the dunk, smashing the ball into the basket.
Then grasp the basket with his right hand to relieve the force of the impact.
"Bang Bang"!!
It's not the sound of hitting iron, it's the sound of a basketball hitting the basket in a violent aesthetic.
“God!!”
"Yang ---!!"
After Li Yang staged a violent dunk in this fast-break counterattack, the entire Moda Center arena also became boiling in an instant.
More and more fans began to spontaneously stand up from their seats excitedly, raise their hands and cheer loudly, shouting loudly to cheer for rookie Li Yang!!
"This dunk will be the top five goals of the day again, Young is starting to get closer to the Thunder's Westbrook violent play, I don't know what kind of sparks he can spark when he meets the top matchup of the Lakers led by James, it's really exciting." Barkley explained excitedly.
"I just checked the schedule of the Clippers, and I will be able to see it in a few days, and this game will definitely be broadcast live in the United States, so I'm really looking forward to the Los Angeles derby!!" Kenny Smith said.
"Kenry, we're still watching the commentary, and while I'm looking forward to it, it's just as exciting."
"Well, Charles, you're right, Young may have another triple-double tonight after scoring a triple-double from the last game." Kenny Smith said as he sorted out the game's stats.
I don't know if I don't know it, I was startled, it only took more than 6 minutes in the second quarter, and Li Yang had already got 12 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
Then the Trail Blazers began to fight back, and Li Yang still stabbed Lillard to death.
Lillard is the kind of guard who breaks through by rhythm, so Li Yang is not afraid that Lillard will pass him in one step.
"Hmph, young man! It's time for you to show what the league's best point guards are capable of. Seeing Li Yang defending himself like this, the corners of Lillard's mouth curled slightly.
Lillard first slowly switched the ball from his left hand to his right hand, and Li Yang thought that Lillard was just trying to push to the right.
However, in the next second, Lillard, who was originally slow, suddenly changed direction to the left! The speed of this blow and the sudden change in rhythm made it a little difficult for Li Yang, who was well prepared, to parry.
But Li Yang didn't give up, his top-notch perimeter defense skills were not a show, and he quickly moved sideways to block Lillard's breakthrough route.
Instead of letting Lillard slip right past him, he had a physical confrontation with the guy.
At this time, Li Yang's strong body advantage was shown, and Li Yang's top strength among guards made him bounce Lillard away, and Lillard could only throw the pot to McCollum in a hurry.
Seeing this, Gallinari immediately pounced on McCollum, who was very calm, and after stepping into the three-second zone, he avoided a collision with Gallinari with a soft small throw and successfully scored the ball.