Chapter 438: A Difficult Match
?? The Nets didn't have Paul Pierce on their starting lineup, and Kidd pinned him to the bench as the team's sixth man.
Even so, the Nets' starting lineup still looks pretty good.
Lopez, Garnett, DeLong, Johnson plus Alan Anderson.
In the opening jump ball, Jordan Jr. slapped the racket out of bounds again, and the Nets had the ball.
The Nets' first offense came with Joe Johnson's step-back jumper at the horns.
Li Liang was in charge of playing against Joe Johnson in the opening game, and his long arm interference and close footwork affected Johnson's crosshairs, and the first shot was missed.
After the Clippers passed the ball to the wing in succession, they gave it to Griffin on the wing, and Griffin missed a mid-range jumper from the outside.
Both sides started the game rather gently.
On the Clippers' side, the players are a little tired because of the back-to-back road games.
The Nets' core players have just returned and need to adapt to the intensity of the regular season.
Then, Garnett took the ball in the low post, faced the small short hand Griffin, and came to a shoulder-shaking back and back-tilted iron-blooded jumper!
"Bang" sounded, did not enter......
Li Liang stuck to the basket and grabbed the backcourt rebound.
I thought to myself, Garnett, your arm is so long, stand up there, Griffin can't even jump up, and you still lean back?
On the offensive end, Zhen Nyima is iron-blooded.
After that, Griffin returned the favor.
After blocking and dismantling in the high post, he received a pass from Paul, and when he had a chance to shoot, he just didn't shoot.
Instead, it was passed back to Paul, and it was a waste of time to continue organizing.
In the end, Li Liang received the ball and broke through, causing a blocking foul by Joe Johnson.
Li Liang stepped forward and asked Griffin, "Why didn't you vote just now?" With such a good opportunity, who do you learn from Garnett offensively and Nowitzki on defense? ”
Griffin scratched his head and said, "I... I hesitated. ”
"Don't hesitate, hesitate and you will lose!"
Griffin nodded.
After that, the Nets were blown a defensive three seconds again, and Li Liang stood at the free throw line to score the first point of the game.
The record of no free throws continued.
After hitting the free throws, the Clippers organized a positional offense again.
It's still a high-post pick-and-roll, using the ball-handler's interspersed and interior coverage to create three-point and mid-range opportunities for the forward players.
This time it was Willie Green who received Paul's pass on the wing, shook off the defender with a three-point shooting feint, stepped inside, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Willie Green was very resolute because it was his hard-earned starting opportunity and he had to cherish it and perform as best he could.
The Nets' scoring was not long in coming.
It was still Garnett, this time he chose to catch the ball on another time, did not make superfluous movements, and turned and leaned back directly after receiving the ball.
A two-point shot from the board.
Garnett's iron-blooded jump shot is still very accurate, even at the age of 37, he can still shoot beautiful balls.
With the advantage of height and arm span and leaning back, Griffin could only stand and watch, and he couldn't jump up anyway.
After that, after Li Liang received Paul's pass, he broke through the middle and gave the ball to Griffin in the bottom corner.
Griffin, like Garnett, couldn't shoot on the left and switched to the right.
The result is still not in!
The ball Griffin was interfered with by Garnett.
Garnett was supposed to help defend Li Liang near the three-second zone, but as soon as Li Liang passed the ball, Garnett pounced on it and interfered with Griffin's jumper.
The ball hit the rim of the basket and missed, and Lopez took the rebound.
The opening of both sides turned into a shooting contest, you shoot one, I shoot one.
After Griffin missed two attempts, Li Liang did not give up passing to Griffin.
In the opening game, the Nets were obviously defending Li Liang, and Garnett in the middle would definitely come to cover Li Liang as long as he had the opportunity.
Garnett's lateral movement and defensive dynamism are noticeably less than they used to be, but the experience and awareness are still there.
The pick-and-roll between Li Liang and Paul proved to be quite powerful, and it was necessary to have three people to defend together.
In this case, Griffin is often leaked, and Li Liang must pass the ball to Griffin and open up his point.
After blocking an attack by the Nets, Li Liang blocked and dismantled Paul again, received the ball and cut to the three-second zone, and the Nets contracted and closed.
Li Liang immediately passed back to Griffin on the outside.
Griffin catches the ball and makes his third mid-range jumper and finally hits!
At 5-2, the Clippers held the lead.
And it seems that it has become very difficult for the Nets to score.
Because Deron Williams has just returned, it is clear that he is not feeling well on the court.
When the ball is in his hands, there is always a sense of frustration in the Nets' offense.
The passing is not fluid enough and there is always a defender in front of the player.
The Nets had to get bogged down in too much one-on-one offense, and they didn't have frontcourt rebounds yet.
Li Liang, Jordan, and Griffin protected the rebounds very well.
It was another chance for a quick counterattack, and this time after Li Liang received the ball, he beckoned Griffin's blocking and dismantling cover.
Griffin cut inside to receive Li Liang's pass, Garnett still grabbed it, and Griffin made a clever ground-hitting pass to Jordan Jr. on the inside.
Little Jordan catches the ball with both hands!
"It's beautiful, it's my style!"
Li Liang is a stinky and shameless person, Griffin can pass the ball, when did he become your style?
The whole league will you hit the ground and pass?
And the Nets' scoring drought continues.
Delon stopped with the ball on the outside, and Joe Johnson came out to catch the ball and then passed it to Lopez on the way.
It's still not fast enough, and if it's fast enough, Lopez should be able to shake off Jordan Jr.'s defense and burst into the basket for a dunk.
didn't shake it off, and as a result, he could only face Jordan Jr.'s reluctant hook shot.
The distance was too far, and he didn't go in, but he was still rebounded by the Clippers in the backcourt.
From the beginning to the present, in the case of a low offensive success rate, the Nets have not yet had the support of frontcourt rebounds, how can this offense be opened?
The Clippers seized the opportunity and immediately gave the Nets a critical hit.
Paul received the ball quickly across the halfcourt, and then with the help of Jordan Jr.'s cover, he shot at the 45-degree three-point line on the right side and hit!
Paul had a very good time, and after hitting the shot, the Clippers beat the Nets 10-2.
The TV camera showed Nets coach Kidd on the sidelines, and Kidd sat on the sidelines with a calm face, and didn't seem to call a timeout.
Subsequently, the Nets made a mistake on offense.
Williams and Garnett blocked the ball high, and after the pick-and-roll, Williams passed the ball to Garnett, but the ball was not passed well.
Garnett didn't catch it, and although he tried his best to save, the ball went off the sideline and made a mistake.
There was silence throughout the Barclays Center, and the Nets started the game really badly.
Williams is completely out of form.
However, Kidd insisted on not calling a timeout and insisted that the players find their form on the field.
This is the difference between a veteran team and a youth team.
Generally speaking, veteran teams need time to find form.
The youth army needs coaches to guide them, and Kidd has no problem doing that.
Subsequently, Li Liang received Paul's pass on the outside, and after the feint, he broke through with the ball and was blown by the referee.
"What? Am I walking? Will I be able to walk in the basics? Are you dazzled? ”
Li Liang is very concerned about being blown away.
He has always felt that his basic skills are very good, and he will not make such low-level mistakes.
The referee tonight was Bill Kennedy, an old friend of Li Liang, who stepped forward to explain to Li Liang.
Li Liang decided to forgive him.
The Nets' offense still hasn't improved.
The coordination between Williams and Lopez, playing to the bottom corner, is too small.
The result was that Williams tried to back the pass, which Lopes didn't expect at all, and the ball flew off the touchline.
Then there was a scene that made Williams even more depressed.
When Paul held the ball and dribbled on the outside to change direction, he was shaken down by Paul!
He fell directly to the ground and didn't get up for a while.
However, the Nets' defense was not messy, Lopez made up to face Paul, and Garnett watched Griffin and Jordan Jr. alone.
And Paul is also a little confused, I shook Williams down?
And then what? What am I going to do?
Paul didn't choose to hit directly, but dribbled the ball outside the three-point line for half a day.
Li Liang wanted to have a ball in his hand, and he couldn't wait to smash it directly on Paul's head.
You're seizing the opportunity to break through and attack inside!
In the end, it was transported for a long time, and it was passed to Li Liang.
Li Liang caught the ball and shot a feint to shake off Johnson, then hit the basket and hit a two-point jumper.
"Why don't you attack it yourself? What are you hesitating about? Aftertaste the taste of shaking Delong? ”
Li Liang scored the goal and still didn't let Paul go.
Because he always felt that his Clippers teammates were a bit of a problem tonight.
Although they had a 10-point lead at 12:2, the players were a little unmotivated.
Of course, this has something to do with the fatigue of the away journey, not everyone is as energetic and scrappy as Li Liang.
He is an old man who plays games in reality and in the system at the same time, and he never feels tired of it, and is always full of passion.
You say that a person has a system, and if he doesn't play well, he's still a person?
The Nets' second goal finally came, only four minutes after the game began.
After a wide range of outside transfers, Johnson took the ball in the bottom corner, broke through with the ball after feints, and then made a small throw to score two points.
This ball is Li Liang's defense is not in place, he pointed to himself, and said, "This is mine".
As long as you play, you must devote yourself wholeheartedly, this is Li Liang's basketball principle.
That's why he dares to fight so hard in garbage time.
The first quarter of the game became a shameful show for Williams.
It took four minutes to score four points, and Williams had zero in all of his stats.
Paul then scored two points on a counter-attack with his signature pull-up jumper.
And Deron Williams tried to shake off Paul with a continuous crotch dribble, but the ball hit his foot and neck and almost missed.
Fortunately, Lopez was nearby and held the ball, so he didn't give the Clippers a chance to counterattack.
The only person the Nets are playing properly is Joe Johnson.
The opening six points all came from Johnson.
He faced Li Liang's defense and showed his good one-on-one singles skills and excellent shooting sense.
Although Li Liang is tall and fast-paced, Johnson's step-back jumper and small toss make Li Liang's interference ineffective.
He hit a step-back jumper in the horn position, making Li Liang feel like he was playing against Kobe.
At 14:6, it reached the middle of the first quarter and entered the official timeout, and the two sides began to make substitutions.
The Nets brought on Pierce and Blatch and Garnett and Anderson.
As usual, the Clippers sent Griffin off the court and Crawford on the court.
As a result, the situation on both sides has changed somewhat.
One of the most important changes between Bradge and Garnett after he came on the court was that he was able to rush for frontcourt rebounds.
In situations where Deron Williams can't provide enough firepower, his frontcourt rebounds are especially valuable.
And Bradge can hold the ball and charge inside, his skills can't compare to Garnett, but he has an advantage in weight and strength.
The Nets' offense is no longer going back and forth on the outside, starting to have breaks, balls, inside passes, and frontcourt rebounds.
Their offense began to flow smoothly.
Of course, his defense was poor enough.
As soon as he got on the court, the Clippers' offense, passing and passing were noticeably smoother, and they successfully played two aerial relays.
Once Li Liang passed to Jordan Jr., and once Paul passed to Li Liang.
When Li Liang went to rest, the score between the two sides had reached 23:12, and the Nets were still 11 points behind.
Li Liang took the water and towel from Mike Brown, and he had a feeling that this game would not be so easy to play.