Chapter 292: Confidence
In the first quarter of the game, after the two sides attacked tentatively, the battle was not particularly intense, and the battle was 2:24, and the Lakers led by 1 point.
Caron Butler had a good first quarter, scoring nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a three-pointer.
Paul shot a three-pointer, and the rest was to feed the ball to Billups, to Butler, to Griffin.
It can be seen that the Clippers want to try their best to liven up the offense, especially to open up the forward position.
On the Lakers' side, the first quarter played decently, relying on the individual performance of the star.
Especially Nash, who came out of form quite early and instigated several quick counterattacks.
Bryant also put away after missing the opening two strong attacks, and the whole team was grinding positions to attack, occasionally playing a quick counterattack.
Of course, everyone knows that this is just the beginning.
The Clippers are looking for a break point in this series, and the Lakers are yet to show their fangs.
In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup, which is often the time when the Clippers increase their scores.
The Clippers brought in Barnes, Bledsoe, Crawford, and Hollins to keep Griffin on the court with this second team.
On the Lakers' side, O'Neal Jr. and Gasol appeared, and the outside line Meeks, Ci Shiping plus Li Liang.
Anyway, in the playoffs, Li Liang didn't want to rest more, and when he was in the second lineup, he played back as a small forward.
In this way, let Ci Shiping go to the opposite Griffin, and Li Liang will spend more time on attacking.
As soon as he came up, Li Liang played a cooperation with Gasol.
Gasol received a pass from Li Liang in the low post, and then Li Liang ran down the bottom line.
The Clippers had problems with their interior defensive communication, and they were missed by Li Liang.
Gasol made a pass from the back of his head, and Li Liang received the ball and made a layup lightly.
A nice back air cut.
Negro stomped his feet in anger from the sidelines.
Is this Nima Bruce Lee going to start stealing chickens again?
This man, playing clippers, is stealing chickens all day long.
East and west, pick up a leak on the inside, and run to the vacant space on the outside, which makes the Clippers too annoying.
No way, who let you have no one in the third position?
also put Crawford on the court, the defensive end is 4 defense 5, can there be no loopholes?
In the regular season, the Clippers were very good at using the second team to pull points.
In some games, it was even difficult to solve, but the substitute lineup played well and led the opponent by a large score.
As a result, players don't have to play and rely on substitutes to win the game.
But it was the regular season, and when you played a weak team, you were able to rely on a deep bench to play like this.
It's the playoffs, it's the Lakers, and you still want to play like that?
Back on the offensive end, Barnes broke through with the ball and took a big hat from O'Neal Jr.
In the counterattack, Meeks received a pass from Li Liang and hit a three-point shot.
The score became 2:29, and the Lakers stretched the gap to six points.
Negro didn't call a timeout, and Crawford couldn't find a chance after back-to-back dribbles from the outside to split the ball to Bledsoe.
The Lakers switched defenses, Li Liang defended Bledsoe one-on-one, and Bledsoe chose to go out of the three-point line after continuous dribbling.
As a result, the ball didn't score at all, the basket didn't touch, and it bounced off the rebound.
O'Neal Jr. got the backcourt rebound, and Meeks held the ball again and rushed through, but there was no chance to return the ball to Li Liang.
Li Liang took the ball at the top of the arc, he was very clear-headed, positional battle, handed over to Gasol!
After a week of adjustment and rest, Gasol was restored.
After receiving the ball, he turned and missed the hook, but then pressed over Hollins and made a self-throw to make a rebound.
The margin became 8 points, and Negro was about to call a timeout.
I don't know what to hit in this connection.
The first quarter was full of momentum, but he didn't rush down, and he was pressed to the ground by the Lakers again.
After returning from the timeout, Odom came on.
He made a pinpoint pass from beyond the three-point line to Barnes, who cut into the air.
The Lakers' defense was leaky and was dunked with both hands by Barnes.
The Clippers' bench benches are very individual, so there will always be unexpected gains for Negro to let them play in the regular season.
But in the playoffs, if this imagination and individual ability are not integrated, it can only be piecemeal.
On the Lakers' side, although Mike Brown doesn't have any tactical integration, he has Li Liang!
Nash and Kobe Bryant were not present, and Li Liang was the tactical commander on the court.
This time, he ran to the bottom corner empty-handed to attract the attention of the Clippers' defense.
After receiving the ball, it was distributed to Gasol, who was 45 degrees, and Gasol hit a mid-range shot from an open position.
However, Barnes then picked up a pass from Bledsoe from beyond the three-point line and hit a shot.
This ball Li Liang patronized to help defend Griffin and leaked Barnes.
After Barnes scored, he said to Li Liang: "Be careful, boy, don't give me any more empty seats." ”
Barnes was defiant, but the relationship between the two was actually pretty good.
Although Li Liang deceived Barnes's feelings through chat last time, Barnes did not blame Li Liang afterwards.
Instead, the two were in Los Angeles together, and Li Liang actually went to visit Barnes and his son with gifts.
His son is indeed lovely, and his wife is charming at first sight.
But my wife is too beautiful and easy to be coveted, so it's better to find an ordinary wife, just have big breasts.
Li Liang's response to Barnes's verbal provocation was simple.
The Lakers positional battle played a simple side-out.
After Gasol passed the ball back to Li Liang, Li Liang received the ball and hit a three-point shot directly against Barnes.
Hehe, I don't know how many times I've shot you in the system, and I know your defensive habits.
Li Liang also spread his hands towards Barnes, "It doesn't matter if you don't give me a vacant seat, I can throw in." “
Crawford then missed a jumper from the outside with a pick-and-roll.
The Clippers' second lineup has too many of these casual shots mixed with personal awareness, and there is no tactical intent, just I feel like I can shoot, and I will shoot.
Hollins grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, but under the long arms of O'Neal Jr. and Gasol, he missed the rebound.
On the other side, Griffin took the ball down and just wanted to get up and dunk, but when he raised his hand, the ball was gone......
Needless to say, it was taken away by Li Liang in the back.
A word that starts with an F came out of Griffin's mouth, why did this person never let Lao Tzu play well?
I didn't have time to think about it, the Lakers' counterattack had already come.
Nash was not there, the Lakers didn't push up the fast break, and Meeks obediently handed over the ball and played positional offense.
The Lakers are not afraid to play positional offense, and they are good at playing positional offense.
The league is picking up the pace, and when it comes to shooting three-pointers, the Lakers have both quick counter-attacks and three-pointers, while also retaining the advantage of their positional offense.
That's a big advantage in the playoffs.
Gasol was no longer in the low post this time, he went to the high post to receive the ball.
Li Liang gave the ball to Gasol and then cut inside himself to take away the defense.
Li Liang's empty cut was of course fake, he walked around the inside line, and O'Neill Jr. came over to cover him.
After covering, Li Liang went to the bottom corner and attracted the Clippers' defense.
And O'Neal Jr. turned and cut inside, Gasol hobed the ball, and O'Neal Jr. made a layup.
This is a typical high-low tactic, the 1st and 2nd positions pull away, and the number positions and the interior line cooperate to deceive the defense.
Although the Lakers' second team is not very good defensively, it is prone to leaks.
However, their positional offensive efficiency was surprisingly high, and the continuous scoring and scoring finally made the Clippers a little unbearable.
Although Odom has a pass and can hold the ball, on the defensive end, one Odom and one Crawford are really fatal.
The opponent cooperated with two or three to make a loophole, and Barnes couldn't plug it if he wanted to.
There's also a Bledsoe on the outside, which is also a colander.
Negro has silently rejected this second lineup in his heart.
It was quite easy to play the Nuggets in the first round, but why didn't it work when it didn't work against the Lakers?
Isn't this nonsense, the Nuggets, like the Clippers, are also teams that play fast counterattacks, and the two sides are bombing and running, of course, they are very happy to play back and forth.
And the Lakers' strength is in positional warfare, even if it is the second lineup, because of the presence of Gasol, the positional warfare is still very strong.
The Lakers' positional battle is so efficient, the Clippers put three defensive colanders on the court, you can beat the ghost.
Then, the Lakers fouled on the defensive end, and the main lineups of both sides began to appear in turn.
Negro decided to learn his lesson and reduce the playing time of the second team.
The playoffs still depend on the main force, if the substitute can play so well, it will not be a substitute.
Mr. Hubbie Brown must have felt deeply about this.
When he won the best coach in the Grizzlies, he used a ten-man rotation, five up and five down, and played well in the regular season.
As a result, when it came to the playoffs, he was shaved for two consecutive years and didn't win a single game.
Pau Gasol must have agreed.
In the playoffs, the rotation must be reduced and the playing time of the main players must be increased.
Look at Mike Brown, no matter what it is, just let Li Liang stay on the court!
As soon as he saw Negro make a substitution, he immediately replaced the main player on the field.
Li Liang could finally go down and rest for a while.
It was Kobe Bryant who replaced Li Liang on the court, Li Liang stopped Kobe Bryant and said: "Boss, next time I appear, I hope to see us lead by double digits, otherwise it will ......"
"How else?" Bryant Road.
"Otherwise, let me stretch the margin to double digits." After only half the game, Li Liang was so confident.
Because he knows that the broken boat can't beat the Lakers, Negro has no cards in his hand.