Chapter 165: The Second Showdown

Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and directed his teammates to start running.

With a wave of Paul's hand, Redick and Matt Barnes kept walking back and forth in the corner and under the basket, and Griffin was lifted up to block the pick-and-roll.

Presumably because of the last encounter, the Clippers' tactics are much more complicated at this time, almost two or even three tactics running together.

On the Suns' side, Marcus Morris's reaction was quite fast, and he didn't let Griffin, who blocked the pick-and-roll, block himself, but on Sessions' side, Paul had quickly moved to the three-point line after the block, and Markieff Morris saw Paul running out of position with a basketball, and immediately pounced on Paul.

This time, Jordan Jr.'s side is equivalent to a state of human defense, there is no way, Li Mojie, who defends Barnes on the left wing, has to quickly make up for it, otherwise Paul will throw it casually and it will be an empty catch.

This change, the Suns' defensive formation has been challenged, Li Mojie went to make up for Jordan Jr., Middleton was to make up for Barnes at this time, and it was not for him to make up for it, and this ** Redick he defended was the most accurate person for the Clippers with three points, could he walk away?

Paul certainly didn't miss an opportunity to flick the ball to Matt Barnes.

Matt Barnes was a lanky small forward as a young man who excelled at running and cutting into the air; Unstable shooting, average passing ability; Able to grab rebounds, tough defensively but not strong enough, average athleticism.

Now the athleticism has degraded further, but the shooting has stabilized a lot.

"Matt Barnes has two points in the open spot, there it is! The Clippers got off to a good start, and it looks like the Clippers' offensive tactics have really improved a lot from the last game, the ball is converted, and now the Suns are offensive, look at the Clippers' defense and the Suns' offense. Teacher Zhang Li explained.

Ramon Sessions was in control of the ball on the outside at this time, and watching the situation change on the field, he threw the ball into the hands of Li Mojie, and he himself slipped directly into the inside.

After holding the ball, Li Mojie leaned on Matt Barnes, glanced back, made a move to pass inside, and after seeing that Matt Barnes's defensive action had not changed, he then withdrew the ball.

Lee Mojie is on top of Matt Barnes, and the two have faced off several times this season.

"Oh? How or you? Do you think you can stop me? "Matt Barnes has a few pounds and a few taels, Li Mojie already knows very well, although Matt Barnes was an excellent defensive titan when he was young, but after all, the years are not forgiving, not all 34-year-old men are called LeBron, and even LBJ's athleticism has declined significantly compared to the Heat period, let alone Matt Barnes?

Seeing that the other players of the Clippers team were scattered around, Mr. Yang Yi said strangely: "Does Clippers coach Rivers still let Barnes defend Li Mojie alone?" This, the last game has proven that this choice is not too good! ”

I saw Li Mojie holding the ball and dribbling the ball and starting to push it inside.

Barnes also made every effort not to let Li Mojie go inside, as long as he entered the three-second zone, Li Mojie's slender and flexible body would really pass him away like a gust of wind. ‘

Li Mojie felt the force from Barnes's body, and after he had a few strokes to no effect, although Barnes's athletic ability declined significantly, it was obvious that after so many years of NBA training, his static strength was a little better than that of the fledgling Li Mojie, so Li Mojie also gave up his plan to resist hard and began to shake his body from side to side.

"Are you coming...... Barnes watched Li Mojie's movements, and also sank down, ready to go.

Li Mojie slapped Barnes twice, and suddenly made a sharp right turn, leaning back with his right foot as the axis.

Step-back jumper!

"It's coming!" When Barnes saw Li Mojie's movements, he was already ready to go, and he jumped towards the racket in Li Mojie's hand.

Li Mojie's face changed slightly when he saw Barnes's movements, but he didn't stop, stepping on his right foot, and the whole person's center of gravity shifted back sharply.

"It's close...... It's closer......"

Barnes saw that Li Mojie's shot point was getting closer and closer, and his face also showed a burst of excitement, if he could get rid of Li Mojie, it would be of great significance.

Li Mojie still continued to increase his height, and even added some backward angles in mid-air.

"A little more...... Just a little bit ......."

Barnes was about to touch the ball, but soon, he felt his center of gravity drop, and his hand was half a finger away from the ball, and he passed directly into Li Mojie in mid-air.

Li Mojie used his ability to stay in the air, and the ball shot backwards, and the ball drew a high parabola, which crossed the upper edge of the basket, and then fell into the pocket like a heavy shot put.

"Huh!"

With a clear sound, Li Mojie also opened the scoring for the Suns.

Barnes failed to cover Li Mojie, and shook his head with a wry smile after landing, such a combination of air-staying ability and height and arm span, unless it is blocked from behind, it is almost impossible to cover, and this kind of backward amplitude can only be done by Kobe Bryant and Jordan at the peak of the year, right? This body coordination, he is not convinced.

"It's okay, you've done a good job, this kind of ball won't go in all the time, you just need to consume Li Mojie!" Just then, Griffin suddenly walked up to Barnes and spoke.

Barnes looked at Griffin, then at Rivers, who nodded at him on the sidelines, and nodded firmly: "Good!" ”

"You can score, but don't try to score easily." Barnes looked down and muttered, then turned straight into the attack.

The game on the court was fierce, the Clippers and the Suns wanted to speed up and slow down at the same time, and the two different styles were combined in the same game, and the scene was very beautiful, but there was still a gap between the two sides in controlling the pace of the game.

"Defend back, defend back, don't leak people!" Paul was on the field constantly giving commanding orders.

"Haha, Hornacek wants to speed up, he wants to be beautiful, but our point guard is Paul, who does he have? Sessions, there is also a rookie, even if this top pick is really talented, he can't do everything in his rookie season! Rivers smirked at Hornacek, who looked gloomy next to him.

"Jason, call a timeout, we've got to make a change!" Hornacek told the assistant coach on the sidelines that he lost the first game, and he only thought about the benefits of speeding up for the Suns, but did not consider the Clippers' on-court handler Chris Paul.

Halfway through the first quarter, at 12:20, the Suns team has fallen behind by 8 points, of which Griffin alone scored 10 points, and there is a tendency to explode, Griffin is also this year's All-Star starting power forward, averaging 24.1 points + 9.5 rebounds + 3.9 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 52.8%, and now he has not been affected by injuries too much, and he is still the white monster that flies away!

"The Suns are a little passive, the rhythm of the court is completely blocked by the Clippers, Paul has taken too much advantage in the point guard position, and Sessions' defense has no way to threaten Paul." Teacher Yang Yi looked at the situation on the field and analyzed it realistically.

"Yes, although Sessions has experience, his playmaking skills are above the average level of point guards in the league, and he also has a certain ability to cut in, but it is obvious that he has no three-point shooting ability, and his defensive ability is average, and Bledsoe's absence does have a great impact on the Suns!." Zhang's guidance is also Ying and Dao.

"But I heard that Bledsoe seems to be able to return to the ring?" Teacher Xu Jicheng turned his attention to Coach Zhang at this time.

"Well, I've heard that." Director Zhang said.

Bledsoe injured his right knee in January, when Suns officials said Bledsoe had a sprained knee and was expected to be sidelined for at least a week. After the injury, Bledsoe thought that the knee injury was not serious, just an ordinary sprain, but in February, Bledsoe told reporters: "Every day I feel better, the injury does make me very distressed, but it just happened." However, after examination, reporters reported that Bledsoe's injury was more serious than expected. The team determined that Bledsoe would need surgery to repair the cartilage in the knee of his right leg, in which case "Blood Cloth" would be out indefinitely; I don't even rule out the possibility of reimbursement for the entire 13-14 season, so I have been absent until now, but just when everyone thought that Bledsoe would be reimbursed for the season, the Suns gave the Suns management a surprise, and when April came out, Bledsoe could already start training again! Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!