Chapter 789: Whose Empty Connection?
Griffin managed to put himself in the spotlight of the match, as the big screen in the American Airline Center arena was replaying the embarrassing image of him being shaken to the ground by Yiyang over and over again.
Griffin's face became very ugly, after all, anyone who encounters this kind of thing will be embarrassed. It's just that Griffin's white skin makes him more noticeable after he blushes.
Yiyang's singles are still so strong, maybe no one in the entire league can completely limit Yiyang in one-on-one. What's more, Griffin isn't a top defensive player on the perimeter.
Yiyang's goal boosted the morale of the Mavericks, and in the following games, the Mavericks gradually got better and slightly suppressed the Clippers. And the Clippers, under Paul's leadership, were not easily thrown away.
In the final 30 seconds of the first quarter, an angry Griffin elbowed Meijery with a small move under the basket and dunked. The Tunisian immediately appealed to the referee, but the referee ignored the rookie centre-forward.
Despite the fact that Mejery is playing in the NBA for the first time, this guy is not afraid of stars like Griffin. In the next round, Meijery also made small moves that made it difficult for Griffin to move on the offensive end.
Griffin, who was already angry, couldn't bear it anymore, and directly turned around and pushed Mejery away, and the conflict broke out instantly.
"It seems that this game doesn't just smell of gunpowder, the two sides are completely on fire."
Kenny. As Smith spoke, the two guys, Mejery and Griffin, were already nose-to-nose together. Meijerry's level of trash talk is not at the level of a "rookie", this guy was not famous for his elegance in Europe back then.
Seeing that the two big guys were about to scuffle together, the intervention of old Carter finally separated them. Carlisle reprimanded loudly from the sidelines, and Mejri finally gave up.
Although this time the conflict has subsided temporarily, the seeds of conflict have been planted. Every matchup between the Mavericks and the Clippers will not end peacefully.
At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Mavericks by three points, 25-28. In the first quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, but Carlisle was confident that he would slowly get the initiative back in the game, as long as there were no accidents on the court, such as violent clashes!
"You played very well in the first quarter, and I want you to keep it up! Actively sharing the ball and playing a multi-point flowering performance made the Clippers unable to grasp the center of gravity of the defense. Everybody run for me, and I need every single one of you to score! Although Yiyang's singles ability is very strong, if it is not a last resort, he will not let Yiyang solve the problem with singles. It's always easier to score open opportunities by running aggressively and passing the ball than to go straight to singles.
The Clippers' offensive strategy is the same as that of the Mavericks, as the Mavericks' five players on the court are all one-on-one defensive spearheads who must pass the ball to have a chance to score.
Therefore, after the start of the second quarter, both teams played very patiently on offense. The pace is not fast, the number of rounds is not high, but the board and the position are attacking and defending, which looks out of place with modern basketball.
After the game fell into a tough battle, the scores of the two teams could not be pulled apart. It wasn't until halfway through the second quarter that the Mavericks only had a five-point lead.
At this time, Doug. Rivers called a halt to the game, he didn't want to keep chasing after the Mavericks' butts. Next, he's going to strengthen the connection between Paul and Griffin and Jordan Jr., using simple cover to score effectively!
Air relays, which have always been a feature of the Clippers. A top point guard like Paul is paired with two jumping men, Griffin and Jordan Jr., and they are very handy in the air.
Nowitzki was able to fend off Griffin's offense near the three-second zone, but if Griffin ran and played, Dirk couldn't defend himself.
Using mobility to attack the Mavericks' interior line, Rivers is confident. The only obstacle is Gobert, and as long as that guy can't interfere in time, the Mavericks' interior line is wide open.
However, when Rivers saw the Mavericks replace Lance Jr. and Mgery with two rookie interior players, the former championship coach was extremely happy! Carlisle replaced two substitutes at this time, which is simply digging his own grave!
On the Clippers' first offense, Jordan Jr. mentioned high post to cover Paul. After the block, Jordan Jr. immediately went down, and Paul tacitly threw the ball into the air, and an aerial relay looked like it was about to form!
However, the basketball was only halfway flying, but a white figure jumped out and cut off the basketball before little Jordan!
"Little Larry. Nance! God, do you see his bounce and his reach!? "Kenny. Smith yelled in surprise, as did Paul, who passed the ball to Jordan Jr.
Normally, Paul's open passes are difficult to intercept. First, most of the opponent's inside lines don't have time to react, and second, even if the opponent reacts, they may not be able to jump so high.
But Nance Jr. is an exception, this guy is 2.06 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.17 meters! And Nance Jr. perfectly inherited his father's terrifying bouncing power. The perfect combination of bounce and reach makes Larry. With an incredible height, Nance II intercepted Paul's pass!
Jordan Jr. hung the frame vigorously, but he didn't have a basketball in his hand. After the steal, Nance Jr. wanted to go directly to Yiyang. But Paul is very experienced, and he stuck to Yiyang at the moment of a bad pass, preventing him from easily getting a chance to counterattack.
In desperation, Nance had to hand the ball to Wade. Seeing his air-catching tactics fail on his first attempt, Rivers gritted his teeth in anger. If Dirk had just been there, Jordan Jr. would have scored!
Damn Larry. Nance, Rivers had to comfort himself over and over again in his heart, the rookie striker who was good for nothing but jumping was just lucky!
As soon as Wade took the ball across half court, he handed the ball back to Yiyang. Nance Jr. rushed from the backfield to cover for Yiyang, who waited for the opportunity to move.
Paul struggled to shake off Nance, and Griffin subconsciously leaned over to Yiyang's side. Yiyang jumped directly in the encirclement of Paul and Griffin, but not to shoot, but to pass!
In the air, Yiyang tossed the ball lightly. Griffin turned to look, and it was too late.
I saw Nance Jr. receive the basketball with one hand and dunk it into the frame vigorously! Nance Jr.'s dunk moves may not be fancy, but those long arms and huge power always make his dunks full of violent beauty.
"Beautiful aerial coordination, the height of Little Nance is very scary! is worthy of being the son of the slam dunk king, and his violent dunk seems to have brought me back to the last century! ”
Nance Jr. landed with his arms outstretched, and the dunk looked effortless.
Destroying the opponent's air relay and returning the opponent's air relay, Nance Jr.'s performance made all the fans scream.
In the ensuing offense, the Clippers' air-to-air tactics still didn't work. With Nance Jr., an equally mobile striker, looking at Griffin, Griffin struggled to get space to sprint.
Paul couldn't find a pass opportunity several times, so he had no choice but to play alone. But under Yiyang's interference, Paul missed the shot, and the Clippers' offense failed for the second time!
When grabbing the rebound, Griffin interfered with Meigery with small gestures. The Tunisian was tempted to turn around and punch him, but he held back his anger and struggled to get stuck in position to protect the defensive rebound.
This time, no one can stop Yiyang again. After receiving Meijeri's pass, Yiyang sprinted forward with all his might, and the offensive and defensive transition was instantly formed!
Enraged, Meijery gritted his teeth and ran after Yiyang, eager to give Griffin some color with his goal.
Paul sticks Yiyang very hard, and has been constantly fighting against Yiyang's body. If Yiyang chooses to go straight to the basket, it will be very difficult.
"Relay in the air, I'm behind you!" Meigeri yelled at Yiyang in Arabic, and of course, Griffin, who was beside him, couldn't understand what the Tunisian was saying
Yiyang hit the basket, looked back slightly for less than a second, and then jumped directly!
Paul jumped up the cover, but his arm was flapped into the air. After Yiyang sent the basketball up, the basketball didn't fly to the basket at all, but only hit the rebound!
"Boom!"
There was a muffled thud, and the basketball bounced back. Paul looked back, and a tall figure rose from the ground, holding the basketball tightly with both hands, and then slammed the ball into the frame with all his strength!
Meijri pulled the basket hard and let out a loud roar! The entire basketball hoop sank because of this, and the referee was even worried that the basketball hoop would not be brought down by the Tunisians! This dunk is full of power! It doesn't look like an inside player from the Europa League at all!
"Smash the board and take the air, two air relays in a row! Hahahaha, the Clippers are the most familiar with them, and they can't find it! Barkley raised his fists and stood up, he didn't expect this big guy to be so mobile!
Meijery was very excited after the dunk landed, and patted Yiyang's back hard, almost not slapping Yiyang to vomit blood.
"I'll just say he understands Arabic and I can speak Arabic and tactics, hahahaha!" Tunisians happily shouted words that only they could understand.
Carter, who was on the bench, shook his head, now even he wasn't sure if Yiyang really knew Arabic or not.