The Clippers still held down the Timberwolves in the final moments of the fourth quarter, relying on the individual ability of the star.

Paul hit two mid-ranges in a row at critical moments, both of which were covered by Li Lianglai.

When Li Liang does the blocking, whether he retreats outside or cuts inside, the threat is quite big.

It gave Paul more room to shoot, and Paul made two mid-range shots to stabilize the situation.

Subsequently, the Timberwolves made a mistake at a critical moment, Li Liang misplaced Kevin Love, and a [Death Entanglement] cut off Love Lefou's ball.

This mistake was very fatal, and Lefu had to foul Li Liang and send Li Liang to the free throw line.

On the free throw line, it is to send points, Li Liang hit both free throws, and the difference between the two sides was opened again.

Martin then hit a three-pointer on the counter.

But this three-point shot came a little late.

After that, Griffin missed the layup and gave the Timberwolves another chance to fight back.

In this case, Li Liang fouled Brewer, who was counterattacking, and sent Brewer to the free throw line.

Rivers seemed a little dissatisfied with this, and walked to the sideline and said to Li Liang: "Why do you want to foul, this is to give them points." “

Li Liang said: "Two points are better than three points, we are more ahead, when the time comes, both sides will make free throws, they can't chase the points, believe me." ”

When Rivers heard this, it seemed to make sense.

At this time, Brewer missed the first free throw.

So, Rivers replaced Jordan Jr. with Crawford.

On the Clippers court, Paul, Leung Leung, Crawford, Griffin plus a Butler all shot good free throws.

Among them, Paul, Li Liang and Crawford are all amazing players who are accurate in free throws.

On the court, anyone who makes free throws is enough to reassure Rivers.

Brewer hit the second free throw, and they only got one point back.

Time was running out, and the Timberwolves had to foul.

As a result, it was committed on Li Liang's body.

Li Liang is tall, receives the ball steadily, and shoots free throws accurately.

When people were in college, they specialized in this, and they couldn't do it steadily.

Hit both free throws again, not giving the Timberwolves a chance.

Time is running out, and the Timberwolves call a timeout, trying to set up a tactic.

As a result, as soon as the outside line received the ball, the tactics ran a few times, and the ball reached Brewer's hand, and Li Liang fouled again.

Adelman was speechless, who is this Nima?

has coached the NBA for more than 20 years, and can be regarded as a veteran coach of the NBA, but I have never seen such a person.

A last-minute foul on the leading side against the lagging side?

What tactics is this TM?

As a result, Brewer stood at the free throw line and hit another two free throws!

After the calf, this is still a cat.

Fouls are all about buying time, and it's better to play three points, or two points if it's not good.

You have 1 point, this point difference Nima is getting bigger and bigger!

The Timberwolves players still faithfully executed the foul tactic, and it turned out to be Paul this time.

Paul, too, made two free throws, widening the margin even further.

The Clippers don't foul anymore, there's no need.

With Love missing a three-pointer from the outside, the Timberwolves gave up resistance and spent the last 1 minute.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Timberwolves on the road 110-102 at home, with an eight-point advantage, and won two consecutive victories.

As soon as the game ended, Paul stepped forward and asked Li Liang, "Where did you come up with this tactic?" ”

Brother Pao can also be regarded as a tactical master, all kinds of offense, defense, and key ball tactics are remembered in his mind, and he can turn them out at any time.

But this kind of tactic of leading the way to foul is the first time he has seen it.

Li Liangdao: "I figured it out in college, and it works very well." ”

Li Liang was at the University of Kentucky at that time, as the end of the bench, the free throw executor of foul tactics at critical moments, and he was just thinking about it there.

He had told Calipari that he had tried some games and that it didn't work every time.

Because there is a premise, that is, your own free throws must be very consistent.

If you have one or two free throws that are particularly bad, like Laker Howard, this tactic is best not used.

The Clippers are different, except for Jordan Jr., who can't shoot free throws, everyone else makes good free throws.

Anyway, just replace Jordan Jr., or don't let him catch the ball, this trick really works.

Paul nodded, "Not bad, you can be a coach." ”

Li Liang also agreed, "I also think that the boss is so rich, he should ask me to be a coach and give me a salary increase......

The two laughed and left the locker room.

And after Rivers shook hands with Adelman, he silently wrote down the tactics at this critical moment in his heart.

It seems that as Mike Brown said, Bruce Lee is indeed a treasure trove.

……

The Clippers beat the Timberwolves at home.

However, the team's defensive problems were indeed not solved, and in the end, they relied on the strength of the players.

The team's potential is not at its best.

After the game on the 11th, the team was given a day of rest.

On this day, Mike Brown completed his contract with the Clippers and officially became the assistant coach of the Clippers.

Because Brown was fired by the Lakers, the contract is still in effect, and there are two years left on the four-year contract.

So the Lakers need to pay Brown a severance package, which is probably more than $9 million.

And this time, he signed a contract with the Clippers, and the term after negotiation was one year.

Because the assistant coach of the Clippers is really a bit much, he added another one out of thin air, in fact, it was for Li Liang.

Mike Brown was already on the Lakers' salary, and he didn't care if he got another one with the Clippers.

Although the term was only one year, Ballmer was very generous and offered him a very high annual salary.

Brown happily agreed.

He thought that although the contract period was only one year, he had a contract with the Lakers, and he didn't have to worry about money for the time being.

And even if he leaves the Clippers next year, there are still plenty of opportunities waiting for him.

At his level, employment is no longer a problem.

In addition to these, there is another important question, he doesn't know if Li Liang will make a choice next year?

Li Liang signed a two-year contract, there is no option, and it stands to reason that he will definitely play for two years with the Clippers.

But Li Liang has always played cards out of common sense, and it is really difficult to understand him.

Brown thought, if the cooperation is still happy this year, won't it be over when the time comes?

Such thoughts came to him, and Brown himself felt that he was unproductive.

The best coach in the world, Brown is also relying on his superhuman courage and hard work spirit.

How did you become the way you are now after being a coach with the Lakers for one season?

Brown couldn't figure it out himself, so whatever he was, he signed the contract first.

After signing the contract, Brown was involved in the team's training at noon and afternoon.

Changing into a Clippers tracksuit, Brown looked much more energetic.

Before practice, Rivers called a meeting with the coaching staff to discuss how the team's defensive system would be built for the rest of the period.

Brown looked at the footage of the team's games this season and gave a few suggestions about the situation in the last game.

"One, Caron Butler is going to step down from the starting position, and my suggestion is to go up to Barnes and let Barnes play shooting guard;

Second, the rotation needs to be changed, and Bruce Lee can't be allowed to play with the second team for too long, although the effect is not bad, but it is a waste. My suggestion is to have Griffin with more of a second lineup, and let him rest in the middle of the first and third quarters, play at the end, and play a single quarter, with the beginning of a double quarter;

Thirdly, Bruce Lee should be playing more in the number four position, and even I had a bold idea last season to have Bruce Lee play in the number five position. However, this needs more verification, and he can play a bigger role in the number four and five positions.

Fourth, there is the question of the focus of the defense......"

Brown put forward several suggestions at once, the first three of which are mainly solutions to some of the difficulties of the current Clippers defensive system.

Brown has some thoughts on the team's defensive strategy and the league's defensive trends.

The first three are very operational, and the last few are very conceptual.

As soon as these suggestions came out, Rivers felt that Mike Brown was really in stock.

His defensive thinking and strategy are very different from those of a traditional hard-core defensive coach like Tom Thibodeau.

Of course, Brown was also a representative of the hard-core defensive coaches in the East when he was with the Cavaliers, and for some reason his thinking began to change.

Rivers asked the question, and Brown said, "Always thinking, always discussing, you know, Bruce likes to talk about tactics on the bench, and some of his ideas tend to be very interesting, very forward-thinking, very inspiring. ”

Rivers thought of the "penalty tactic" that Li Liang came up with in the last game, and felt that Brown's statement was very reasonable.

And Tyronn Lue on the side was stunned when he heard it, and felt that he had learned a lot.

For a while, some ghostly thoughts came to mind.

One day, he will also be a real manager.

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