Chapter 724 [Substitute vs. Starter, Horror Start]
The Clippers finally scored on the fourth offense, but there was no tactic, and Livingston singled Guo Xu to turn around and hit a shot. 8 to 2.
Livingston's jump shot belongs to the type of picturesque posture, the jump is higher, and Guo Xu can't block it at all, so he can only look up at his chin.
However, he shot very little, just appeared accurate, and was not a regular offensive means, and if the Clippers gave him a lot of shots, he might not be able to guarantee efficiency. Guo Xu didn't even stretch out his hand when he defended, and he didn't do useless work.
Guo Xu dribbled past half court, the Clippers began to wrap around the perimeter, Mobley let Roy empty, and Guo Xu took advantage of the situation to distribute the ball to the left side.
Roy did not hesitate to receive the ball, immediately jumped three points, anyone who joined the Suns, D'Antoni will first tell them the magic ball theory, and the three-point shooting rate is sure to be above 35%.
Roy was in his most accurate position, and the ball was hollow into the net. 11 to 2.
Dunleavy thinks the best player for the Suns starters is Roy, and he's wrong. Of course, this is a helpless choice, and the other four and three are famous stars, and Haslem has three consecutive championship experience and a good mid-range shot.
The Clippers attacked, Roy actively chased Mobley who was running, jumped up and interfered with the three-point shot, and Carman grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, leaned his back against Xiaosi and threw the ball in. 11 to 4.
The Suns attacked, Mobley once again surrounded Guo Xu on the periphery, Guo Xu dribbled a step sideways to pass, Roy shot in the left corner position, no one made up for the defense, and hit steadily. 13 to 4.
Dunleavy doesn't know how to do it well, if rookie Roy can't let go, how can he wrap Guo Xu? It certainly won't work to let Brand let go of Haslem to wrap up, Haslem is too far from the baseline.
The Clippers played a match, Mobley got rid of it with Carman's cover, and after receiving the ball, he changed direction and broke through Roy, and made a one-step pull-up jump shot. 13 to 6.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed to Roy in the half, Roy held the ball into the three-point line to attract Brand to make up the defense and pass to Haslem, who in turn attracted Carman to make up the defense and supply it to the basket, and Xiao Si dunked with both hands to score. 15 to 6.
Dunleavy called a timeout, and the Suns interior player scored for the first time, and if Smalls also played his power, the Clippers would definitely end up in a miserable defeat.
In fact, Dunleavy should have retired a long time ago, and Elgin Baylor is an amazing manager who never knows how to find players in the draft or assemble a coaching staff. Dunleavy was an old-school coach with a completely out-of-date mindset.
Dunleavy played out one farce after another during his seven-year coaching career with the Clippers, who only made the playoffs in 2005-06 during his tenure at the helm and spent the rest of the season with nothing. How can such a person be called a handsome? He's been in a team for so long.
After the timeout, Dunleavy didn't have any good ways to adjust, and there was no change on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he was pressed by the Suns.
The Clippers players can speed up the rotation to prevent the Suns' mid-to-long-range shooting, but they can't prevent the air cut, and the four people pull away, Marion air cut straight layup or single Rose has an advantage.
The Clippers' formation must be expanded, otherwise Guo Xu will play alone without covering the periphery, Livingston counterattacked and paid the price of two fouls and went to rest, and the substitute Cassel was even slower, and Guo Xu broke through casually when counterattacking.
Seven players on the court in the first quarter all scored, and Tim Thomas stood out, hitting two three-pointers.
The Suns led by 25 points 47-22, Guo Xu scored 12 points and 10 assists, and once again won 10+10 in a single quarter.
Roy had a great career debut, scoring 11 points and one assist in the first quarter.
The Suns can be said to have sealed the win, and the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, and this Clippers team is no longer the Clippers who reached the second round of the playoffs last season. They have an Achilles' heel in the No. 1 position.
Except for Guo Xu, everyone else defends very hard. Roy wanted to prove his ability, and Xiao Si and Marion took a year off and played with all their strength.
The remnants of the Suns still established a dynasty, and their popularity has declined, and many fans say that they are overrated, and it doesn't matter if they are or not. Seeing this argument a lot, how can they possibly put water on the defensive end? There must be more people who question it.
Guo Xu can't put water even if he wants to, the starting Clippers players have a three-point shooting point for Mobley, the Suns players can shrink near the restricted area, and Livingston and Cassel lack three-point ability.
In the second quarter, the two sides sent a bench battle, and it was the Suns who had the upper hand and blocked all the Clippers players, and Carman couldn't take the bench, he had no advantage in single-handing Vallejo, and the opponent liked to defend him the most.
Kaman's offense is mainly in the low post, with mid-range shooting ability but average accuracy, and he doesn't shoot much. He is also a player who is strong in offense and weak in defense, slow in lateral movement and poor in defense and dismantling, after the three of them pull out of the three-point line, Lowry and Vallejo will get the opportunity to misplace and surprise Kaman, Cassel can't help, his speed is not at the same level as Lowry, and he can only make up for it by putting two steps.
Lowry could easily shoot opponents if he had three-point ability, but he only has open space to shoot three-pointers.
A few minutes later, the margin widened to more than 30 points, and Lowry experienced what it was like for other teams' guards to be "nothing more than that", and he was able to force Kassel even without covering. After playing like this for a few years, it is easy for young players to develop the mentality of "I am also a star" and dare to fight.
Lowry, who was playing vigorously in the second half, was replaced, and Guo Xu played again.
D'Antoni called Lowry to his side and gave him a thought lesson to stop jumping around. Last season, the coaching staff had a lot of headaches due to injuries and we don't want to see anyone out with serious injuries this season.
In the NCAA, Lowry has an obvious strength advantage, his style of play is more domineering, and he has developed the habit of attacking the basket. But in the NBA rookie season, he is looking for death by playing like this, in case the opponent loses in a hurry, and the malicious foul is aimed at the newcomer, because experienced players do not want to be surpassed by the newcomer.
At halftime, the Suns led the Clippers 81-42 and the game went into garbage time.
The Suns' Big Three only played 18 minutes before leaving work together, and Guo Xu's statistics were 17 points, 14 assists and 1 steal, and he didn't grab a rebound.
The second half was supposed to be a training time for the newcomers, but D'Antoni gave Roy a rest.
After a medical examination, head team doctor Thomas Carter advised the coaching staff to keep Roy under 30 minutes.
Roy had surgery on his right leg when he was in college, and he recovered well to play, but proper time control will allow him to better stay healthy, and it will not be too late to play more when he fully adapts to the NBA rhythm with the help of Guo Xu.
Lowry, Anthony Parker, Ariza, Millsap, and Vallejo have been reused and can attack and defend.
The Clippers, played by Brand and Cassel off the bench, still have the upper hand.
Parker defends Margeti, Ariza defends Rademanovic, and Vallejo can hold off Brand. In terms of pick-and-roll, Millsap is not as good as Haslem, but better than Thomas, and the Clippers are not good at getting into the restricted area and it is difficult to grab rebounds in the frontcourt. Lowry is not a black hole on the defensive end either, and is highly motivated defensively.
Dunleavy asked the team's important rotation players to play more, not to reverse the win, but simply to narrow the point difference, and it was too ugly not to lose in the opening game. As a result, they only chased 6 points in the third quarter, and the perimeter players were prevented from shooting and could not break through the frame.
In the final quarter, both sides came off the bench, and the Clippers were obviously not opponents, but fortunately, Lowry, Ariza, and Vallejo's offensive ability was average, and the Clippers did not lose by more than 50 points.
In the end, the Suns won 135-88 at home by 47 points and made a terrible start.