The Clippers seem to have a lot of cards, but there is only one card that can really be played, and that is Paul.

When Paul re-entered the court, he received the ball in the bottom right corner and hit a slight step-back jumper in the face of Nash's tentative step.

After suffering a major knee injury and a significant drop in athleticism, Paul changed his style of play.

He has practiced his mid-range jumper to the master, so just looking at the data, you will find that Paul has not changed, he is still the second VP Paul in the past.

Only a lot of watching Paul's games will you find that his breakthrough is significantly less.

In particular, the action of continuously changing to the back and making a strong layup in the middle has almost disappeared.

He's more of a mid-range jumper with the help of cover, and a tentative jumper in one-on-one situations.

When you get to the basket, you use more throws and pull-up jumpers to finish off.

This allowed his knees to be protected to the maximum, while there was no significant decline in statistics or on-court role.

He is undoubtedly a very smart player who knows how to cover up his flaws.

Because his height of 18 is destined to suffer on the basketball court, height is the biggest and most difficult to make up for shortcoming.

Paul did his best to mobilize his teammates in the first quarter because he knew he had to work as a team against the Lakers.

Negro said before the game that the forward position must be open and the Lakers must be pressured on both ends of the floor.

Paul understood that he was putting pressure on that number 28.

His pre-match "fo, fo" remarks were irritating.

Paul told everyone before the start of the game that he must win the first game tonight, just to make Li Liang's "fo, fo" shattered.

As a result, I played a quarter and a half, and I found that I really couldn't beat it!

Paul quickly realized that he had to step up and shoot more on the offensive end, or the margin would get bigger and bigger.

Now that Kobe Bryant and Nash are back on the court at the same time, this is a point for the Lakers.

Nash dribbled across the half-court, and the left side was in continuous coordination with Howard and Gasol.

But on the weak side, Bryant had already used his running position to get rid of the defense, and Nash made a horizontal pass to the right 45 degrees Kobe Bryant's hand.

Kobe Bryant received the ball and shot directly from the outside three-point line and hit it!

The Staples Center is boiling, and this is still the territory of the Lakers!

Although a small number of Clippers fans "sneaked into" Stamps, the yellow sea in the stands was surging with Kobe's three-point shot.

After missing two shots in the opening game, Kobe Bryant hit all the shots behind him.

It's terrible, Kobe Bryant, who finds the feeling of shooting, is very, very scary.

Paul understands this kind of scary, so he took the ball and immediately pushed the counterattack, dribbled continuously around Jordan Jr.'s cover in the middle, and got rid of the defense and shot a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc!

Hit!

Paul countered as fast as he could to score two points.

He had a hunch that the Clippers were in danger of being dragged into the Lakers' rhythm.

In the positional battle, the Lakers scored consecutive goals, but the Clippers positional battle was not good, and they were counterattacked by the Lakers.

And then the point difference will get bigger and bigger, and that's how they lost in the regular season.

The Clippers needed to defend, and Paul was loudly directing his teammates' runs.

They need to defend successfully once, and the margin is already on the way to more than 10 points.

At this point, Kobby gave the ball to Nash, who missed a horse archery under the scrutiny.

But inside Gasol got the rebound in the frontcourt, and the light rebound was successful!

Paul is very helpless, Lao Tzu can't grab backcourt rebounds, right?

Neither Griffin nor Jordan Jr. had a lack of concentration, giving Gasol a chance.

Paul was in a hurry.

He kept the ball in the high post and began to use the change of direction to get rid of the defense.

In the second quarter, the Lakers began to use Kobe Bryant to defend Paul.

Paul smashes in from the middle, and Barnes on the flank has a chance to split the ball to Barnes.

But Ci Shiping suddenly came out and broke the ball!

Seeing that Ci Shiping was about to slow down again, Barnes pulled Ci Shiping from behind and ate a foul.

The two sides went into an official timeout, and on the bench, Mike Brown patted Li Liang and signaled that he was ready to play.

Li Liang saw that he had only rested for three minutes, and said, "I haven't rested enough!" ”

"It's the playoffs, it's over, there's time to rest," Brown said. ”

Brown is also good enough, and so is its practical Jamison, but he doesn't use it.

There was no way, Li Liang had no choice but to play.

Look at the score, 45:5, just 10 points ahead.

For this result, Li Liang said that he was very satisfied, and did not scold Kobe.

After the timeout, Ci Shiping hit one of two free throws, 46-5, and the Lakers led by 11 points.

The situation is not good for the Clippers.

Then, Paul made a mistake in attack, dribbled to his feet, and the ball went out of the sideline.

Or the Lakers' ball possession.

It's really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, and once the state is not right, a good point guard like Paul will make low-level mistakes.

The Clippers were really unlucky.

The Lakers attacked, and the Clippers defended well this time and didn't give the Lakers too good a chance.

In the end, Kobe Bryant missed the shot from the outside, which was like Kobe.

But inside, Griffin and Jordan Jr. didn't protect the backcourt rebounds.

Howard pulled the ball out, and Nash took the ball from the outside, made a three-point shot, and missed.

The ball bounced around in the hands of several people, and finally Crawford didn't hold it, and the ball flew off the baseline.

Or the Lakers.

It's a pill, the Clippers really have a bit of a back.

More to come.

Just now, the Clippers' defense was actually very good, and the supplementary defense and single defense were in place, which forced Kobe to force a shot.

As a result, he immediately made a big hole in the basket, was cut to the basket by Li Liangkong, and received a pass from Kobe Bryant and made a layup.

Paul was so angry that his face turned green, how did he prevent this?

Little Jordan, do you have long eyes and butt?

If his eyes are really long, he can see Li Liang sneaking into the inside line and coming over to help defend.

His attention is all on Howard, but Howard is standing in the horn position, what do you care about him?

48:5。

Then, Griffin singled Li Liang and missed a mid-range jumper.

Jordan Jr. grabbed a rebound and was fouled by the referee.

Collapsed, the mentality on the Clippers' side collapsed.

I didn't play a good transition period, and I was alive in the second quarter by the Lakers' positional offense.

Then there were consecutive turnovers, lost rebounds, fouls, and leaks under the basket, and the mentality collapsed all of a sudden.

At this time, of course, Kobe Bryant has to fall into the ground.

He held the ball and forced the basket and made a left-handed layup.

Jordan Jr. has already committed three fouls and does not dare to take it lightly.

Subsequently, Griffin missed a mid-range shot, but fortunately Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt.

Then the throw was fanned out of the three-point line by a big hat from Howard......

Paul got the ball and had to reorganize the attack.

It seems that no one can be trusted, and Paul has to do it himself.

In the face of Kobe, Paul dribbled back two steps, and then held the ball and forced a breakthrough!

He held the ball to the basket, found a gap under the cover of Kobe and Howard, and then scored a two-point ball with a throw in his right hand, which also caused Kobe's foul.

Penalties should be imposed.

Paul's goal drew cheers from Stamps.

After all, he is also the owner of this place, and he has played 42 wonderful games here.

Plus free throw, 50-8.

Relying on Paul's efforts in the last moments, the Lakers and Clippers played 55-4 at halftime.

The Clippers trailed by 12 points, and there was still play.

But the Clippers are only in the second quarter, and they have already shown their hole cards.

You're still 12 points behind, how do you play the Lakers?

Negro didn't know how to adjust.

And there is a faint layer of worry in his heart, Bruce Lee's three-point shot has not yet been opened.

Li Liang shot a three-pointer in the entire first half, and he mostly used a stealing method to steal 11 points, a frontcourt rebound, and 2 assists on the Clippers' head.

But everyone knows that once Li Liang's three points are opened, it will be a bald death.

If Li Liang knew that Negro thought so, he would definitely say, "You still know how to play!" ”

Li Liang's idea was exactly that, and at the beginning of the third quarter, a fat beating made the Clippers desperate.

But unlike Negro thought, Li Liang was not ready to use three-pointers.

After completing Kassel's [Stop-and-Shoot Jumper] task in the system, Li Liang got a consumable item, [Stop-and-Drop Jump Shot Rate Booster (A)].

Hehe, the so-called soldiers are not tired of cheating, do you think I want to throw three-pointers again?

I don't.

Of course, the three-point shot should still be thrown.

Combine three-point shooting and pull-up jump shots to make the Clippers unguardable!

……

After a 20-minute break, the second half of the game began, and the two sides returned to the court.

The lineups of both sides did not adjust, and the Clippers, who were trailing by 12 points, needed to open up the situation as soon as possible in the second half.

The third quarter is a quarter that can turn things around, and if the difference is smoothed out, the Clippers still have a chance in the fourth quarter.

Paul and the Clippers certainly won't give up easily, and he passes the ball to Griffin, who is in the middle of the basket.

Griffin received the ball and turned to make a layup, causing a foul on Li Liang.

Both free throws brought the margin to 10 points.

In the next defense, Negro shouted "-pot" from the sidelines.

Needless to say, it is to guard against Li Liang's three points.

The regular season was all about blood, including the Rockets in the last round.

Li Liang didn't know when, but the feeling suddenly came, and he was unreasonable at all kinds of ultra-long distances.

As soon as you enter, you can score many times in a row, and the score difference will be opened up all of a sudden.

The Clippers are already 10 points behind, and if Li Liang scores a few more three-pointers, the situation will be dangerous.

However, Li Liang did not shoot a three-pointer.

After connecting with Nash from the outside, he picked up a pass and hit a close-range pull-up jump shot.

This kid is a thief.

In the system, he learned the blocking and dismantling routine with Grandpa Wooden, learned and used it lively, and changed the offensive basket after going down to an emergency stop-and-go jump shot.

Anyway, if Jordan Jr. comes to make up for the defense, he will give the ball to Howard, and Howard can attack the basket.

If Jordan Jr. doesn't make up for it, then Griffin's defense... The pull-up jump shot was almost out of reach.

After taking a pull-up jump shot percentage improvement sticker, in 5 minutes, Li Liang can show off his increasingly proficient technique.

The Clippers' offense went into the Paul Griffin duo.

In the first half, Negro was bent on opening up the flanks and letting Butler and Barnes attack.

At first, the effect was okay, but the results did not last long, and soon it was not good.

Now it's still up to Paul and Griffin individually.

The two took the ball and pounded on the strong side for a long time, and finally missed the mid-distance strong shot in the isolation basket.

And the Lakers played a very nice counter-attack.

Bryant was in a frantic position in the ribs, jamming Billups.

Seeing that Nash was about to pass the ball, the Clippers came over to wrap it up.

Nash immediately distributed the ball to Li Liang in the middle, and after Li Liang received the ball, he saw that Kobe Bryant ran into the three-second zone.

Li Liang directly [one shot into the soul] shot, a beautiful no look pass to hit the ground.

Kobe Bryant caught the ball under the basket, it must have been a no pass look, and he dunked with both hands!

The whole offense was done in one go, Staples cheered, and such a beautiful positional attack was completely due to the tacit understanding between the players to a certain extent.

Mike Brown nodded his head repeatedly, as if this offensive tuning had something to do with him.

The Clippers are locked in a solo battle, this time with Billups.

He took the ball on the wing like Paul, pouted and tried to step, and then suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.

As a result, the layup took a big hat from Howard.

Nash took the ball and counterattacked, hitting the ground and passing the ball to Li Liang, who was following him.

Li Liang caught the ball and made a quick stop on the inside, and shook Griffin, who wanted to block, with a feint.

Then, he feint to shake little Jordan away.

Finally, a steady board jumper hit!

The Lakers have played so far, and they already feel a little bit from the heart.

But the Clippers didn't give up, and Caron Butler hit a three-point shot from the outside.

It's a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and if they don't score, the offensive end will collapse.

Get through this paragraph, and there will be a chance later.

But is there really a chance?

The Lakers' offense has come to life completely, and the Clippers can't choke the Lakers' pass at all.

Nash threaded the needle on the outside and slipped a few times in a row to disrupt the Clippers defense.

He saw Li Liang running out of the opportunity and immediately passed it to Li Liang.

After receiving the ball, Li Liang pretended to make a three-point shot, deceived Butler, and after a stabbing step, he made a quick stop jump shot.

Return!

The more you throw, the more you open, the more you play, the more relaxed you become.

Before he runs out of pull-up jump shots, he'll have to make a few more shots.

And a step-back mid-range jumper from the top of the arc in Paul's offense slid out of the basket and almost went in.

Howard controlled the rebound, and the Lakers had the game in full control.

Fans don't understand, the opening Clippers played well, why did they feel completely unable to play?

Hubbie Brown explained: "The playoffs are a battlefield of positional warfare, and any strong team needs to have two or more certain points of attack in positional warfare, and can score points when they can't play a quick counterattack and the tactics are not smooth. At such a point, the Lakers have two and a half, while the Clippers have one and a half. They rely too much on speed, and the playoffs are sometimes a contest about who is slower. ”

Before Hubby Brown finished speaking, Li Liang grabbed the rebound under the basket and rushed to the frontcourt.

The time to improve the shooting percentage of the pull-up jump shot is coming up, and Li Liang dribbles just past halftime.

He suddenly thought, the shooting rate of the pull-up jump shot has increased, and he didn't say that he can only shoot in the stop-and-go shot?

Thinking of this, Li Liang was two steps away from the three-point line, and he shot directly after a three-point stop!

As soon as the words of this old man Brown came out, he said who was slower in the playoff competition.

You're good enough to throw it away after halftime?

But Li Liang is Li Liang, and his ultra-long blind throwing has never disappointed.

Hit the ball into the basket! Three-point hit!

The Clippers take a timeout, and Stepes falls into yellow mania.