Chapter 340: Turning the tables is taking turns to score three points

After Klay Thompson exploded, he was limited by a tight defense in the second quarter.

Klay Thompson's shooting is certainly top-notch, but he doesn't have Curry's ability to handle the ball, which is why he can't perform consistently at times, and he's vulnerable to targeting.

Zhang Xiaotian is different, he has strong physical fitness, his shooting is stable enough, and he plays well after resting.

It's just that before the final quarter, he can't be as explosive as Curry.

At this time, Curry finally came.

Curry, who has improved again, has stepped into the ranks of top All-Stars, and players at this level can't be limited all the time, even if the Clippers are well-prepared before the game.

And the Clippers are so far ahead, there is also a certain element of luck.

Paul's hand was so good that it would be too difficult to take a break and then try to play like that.

Curry first hit an unreasonable three-pointer, then a combination of shots, and hit consecutive shots while breaking through to make Jordan Jr.'s three fouls, knocking down the Clippers' strongest defensive point.

Although, overall, they were 14 points short at halftime due to the size of the previous pit.

But 23 points and 14 points are obviously already two difficulties.

And Jordan Jr. will definitely be targeted by the Warriors in the second half.

Without Jordan Jr., the Warriors would have had a lot more means on the offensive end.

In the third quarter, Draymond Green, who had been on the court for a long time because of foul problems, was also resurrected, and he had a difficult task in the second half, and Griffin had to be consumed on both offensive and defensive ends.

If Griffin couldn't make it, Paul wouldn't be able to do it alone.

Limiting Griffin and playing Jordan Jr., the Warriors are targeting their most troublesome interior line, and the rest depends on their own offense.

After all, it's hard to say about the interior line, but if they can add more force on the offensive end, the Clippers' twin-tower tactics will also feel embarrassed.

At the start of the second half, Griffin scored again on the inside, and Draymond Green made four fouls.

If you change it again, then maybe the Warriors will be cold, and in the case of chasing points, the Warriors must have Draymond Green on top to protect the defense, so that they can have no worries.

Actually, it doesn't matter if you lose this time, but it's a little uncomfortable to lose to the Clippers in the West at the same time.

Kerr's mind was racing back and forth between thoughts, and he finally decided to take a gamble, not only not to replace Draymond Green, but to beat him more.

Draymond Green, the Clippers are a bit of a put-away, the Warriors have Zhang Xiaotian, Curry and Klay Thompson three strong points, and the defense cannot be treated equally.

The biggest difference between Draymond Green and Barnes outside of his skill set is that he's competitive.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Draymond Green pulled out, Griffin was difficult to defend, and Draymond Green hit a decisive three-point shot.

One three-pointer can't change much, but two, two three-pointers are enough to make a difference in the Clippers' defense, and the direct change of three-point is the score.

After the second three-pointer hit again, the gap between the two sides was reduced to 10 points.

Moreover, the Clippers no longer dare to let Draymond Green do that.

Griffin followed, the interior line would be empty, Zhang Xiaotian and Curry took the initiative to break through, and the Clippers' defense was suddenly a little stretched.

Three strong points are difficult to defend, four strong points are fatal, and if five points are troublesome, it will definitely change.

Under the deliberate targeting of the Warriors, Jordan Jr. also fouled for the fourth time.

Cole smiled slightly, and immediately replaced Iguodala to beat the death five.

The five small deaths added by Zhang Xiaotian have stronger impact and stronger stability.

Griffin can follow, and Jordan Jr. is about to do it.

It's okay to follow out, but it's not good in rotation, and there will be problems with co-defense.

As soon as the small lineup on the Warriors' side changed, they hit two goals in a row, and the score gap reached single digits.

What's more troublesome is that Draymond Green did a very good job of protecting the rebound in this quarter, and Jordan Jr. lost his effect in one fell swoop.

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Griffin's small short hand, the ability to assist in defense must also be a mess.

When the Clippers removed Jordan Jr., they were actually going to fight with the Warriors on offense.

However, they really couldn't win, especially Crawford's hands were not pumped enough, and after several outside three-point shots, the score gap between the two sides was gone.

Paul also completely lost his previous touch, especially outside the three-point line, Griffin played two, and he felt that he had not been on the court for a long time without Draymond Green's energy, and the efficiency was just average.

Curry hit another three-pointer, and the score between the two sides in the third quarter was fixed at 85:91, and the Warriors chased down only 3 points.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Zhang Xiaotian led the team, this is not a playoffs, and the Warriors have no plans to win this game, but it is better to win or win.

On the Clippers' side, at this time, Rivers showed his son, just add a little Jordan who is a coolie to escort him, and he can also limit Zhang Xiaotian's breakthrough, even if Pierce can't stand it, it doesn't matter.

However, as far as the main force of this game is concerned, the Clippers have left three, and the Warriors are Zhang Xiaotian.

Of course, Iguodala, Barnes and others on the Warriors' side are also starter-level players on other teams.

Pierce and Jordan Jr., it stands to reason that they can restrict Zhang Xiaotian.

But Zhang Xiaotian is not James, he doesn't need to force it to kill, he can shoot directly in front of Pierce.

Without speaking, facing Pierce is to score 8 points in a row.

Pierce was a little embarrassed, but his two counterattacks were interfered with by Zhang Xiaotian.

38 years old, it is not good to refuse to accept old age.

There was only 1 point left in the score gap in an instant, Rivers couldn't help but scold his son loudly, Rivers Jr. was very aggrieved, what does it have to do with him, he just missed a free throw.

The Clippers certainly couldn't afford to remain indifferent, and Rivers asked for a timeout to bring Paul back.

Kerr was not in a hurry, showing his handsome demeanor, and waited another minute to see the Clippers directly pinching Zhang Xiaotian on the outside, before replacing Curry and Klay Thompson.

Curry came up and overtook the score with three points, but fortunately, Paul finally found some of his first-quarter feeling and returned a three-pointer.

So in the second half of the fourth quarter, the two teams began a three-point battle.

The Clippers are Paul, Crawford, and Pierce, and the Warriors are Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xiaotian, and Iguodala is added.

In terms of numbers, it is also the warriors who are stronger.

But it's not just the numbers, Curry hit three three-pointers in a row, and Paul finally couldn't keep up.

Klay Thompson hit two in a row, but Crawford missed the second.

As for Pierce, the three points were not as good as Zhang Xiaotian.

Iguodala hit another three-pointer, but the Clippers didn't follow.