Chapter 281: He's Qualified
In the game between the Cavaliers and the Clippers, the Clippers had an advantage at the beginning because they were strong enough on the inside.
And with little Jordan here, the Cavaliers' breakthrough has been quite limited.
But the Cavaliers have long been mentally prepared to shoot outside if they can't get in, they have outside baskets.
When the time is right, you can also create a foul on the opponent, and the Cavaliers are fully capable of this.
After the lineup is complete, no matter how well the tactics are played, this Cavaliers have the ability to wrestle with any strong team, whether it is strong on the outside or on the inside.
Originally, the knights were going to make a fuss more on the outside, but they were not so stable when they made a special shot on the outside.
The so-called combination of inside and outside, inside and outside, the inside line can not put pressure on the opponent, and the outside line will not have too good opportunities, in the first quarter, the knight is the inside line is restrained, and the score is pressed by the opponent.
The bench lineup, led by both sides of the nerve knife, is half a catty, Rivers Jr. does not seem to have adapted to the rhythm of the Clippers so much, and it has not helped the team much.
When the main team came on the court again, they consciously strengthened the impact on the inside.
It doesn't matter if you are capped one or two, but you can't be shocked by the other party.
Stepping up the impact is not about stupidly sending it to the door to humiliate the opponent, but about creating aggression.
The Clippers have an interior like Jordan Jr., and the average team can't hit it at all, but the Cavaliers can.
The three of the Cavaliers on the outside have the kung fu to break through, the key is that the Clippers' outside defense is not enough, if they have players who can limit James head-on, plus Jordan Jr., the Cavaliers will definitely be cold, but they only have one Jordan Jr., then the result is difficult to predict.
Players who don't hold up in front of them are prone to fouls.
Turning to attack, the knights are not polite, they are also capable of doing so.
Jordan Jr. played half a quarter after coming up, and the first half was already a double-double, but three fouls could only go down first.
The Cavaliers on Griffin's side are not easy to defend, but the threat on the offensive end is not so serious for them, Griffin is much weaker on the defensive end, and the Cavaliers can completely use offense to solve the opponent.
So by the end of the first half, the Cavaliers had tied the score.
The third section is important for both sides.
The Clippers are still active inside, although Paul is strong, but he is not afraid of the Cavaliers on his personal offense, his more threatening aspect is his organizational ability, and if he fights for individual scoring, height will always be a limit.
So even if Paul defends well, there's nothing he can do about Irving's unreasonable shooting.
But for the Clippers' interior, the Cavaliers really don't have so many methods, especially in terms of rebounding, due to a few rebounding misses, the Cavaliers let the opponent take the lead again.
The situation in the first half was similar, the shooting percentage was actually higher for the Cavaliers, but most of the time the lead was still the Clippers, and that was the problem of rebounding.
After Zhang Xiaotian came to the Cavaliers this season, he really rarely encountered problems with rebounding, but when the opponent was the Clippers, he made him sound in the first two seasons.
After another interior loss, the Cavaliers did what many teams have done, slashing Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr.'s free throws were rotten to a certain extent, not even half of the shooting percentage.
Don't blame other teams for thinking about the idea if the fundamentals are not good, the Cavaliers specially sent Mike Miller to foul, Jordan Jr. kept missing free throws, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to chase the score back.
The Clippers had no choice but to trade Jordan Jr. for him.
In this way, the Cavaliers used a different tactic from the first half to get Jordan Jr. down.
It's just that this rough brother makes the knight the most feared, which also shows that talent in all aspects is enviable.
After Jordan Jr. went down, the rhythm was mastered by the Cavaliers again.
Clippers coach Docs Rivers also had no choice, using Jordan Jr. to miss a free throw, and the Clippers were almost burst into a sieve by the Cavaliers.
At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied again.
The fierceness of the game also made the fans watching the live broadcast excited, while the home team fans at the scene were a little worried.
Zhang Xiaotian is back, and the title of the master of the stubble is not just talking.
The Clippers' stub isn't that strong, can they withstand it?
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian told the Clippers that they couldn't stand it.
When the main force is on the court, J.J. Redick can't guard him, and during the rotation, neither Crawford nor Rivers Jr. can guard him.
In essence, Zhang Xiaotian is still a No. 3 position, and the No. 3 position is the weakest point of the Clippers.
James rushed up and they were already very difficult, and with Zhang Xiaotian who was full of firepower, the Clippers were completely suppressed.
"Damn, stop them, can't let them shoot easily, you know......"
On the sidelines, Doug Rivers flew his arms and couldn't control his emotions a little.
The trade of his son has caused a lot of criticism, and now Rivers Jr. is playing like, which touched his nerves, in fact, it is normal that he has not integrated into the team, with his escort, Rivers Jr. will get better and better, but sometimes it is still very depressing.
If you take down the knight, a lot of the voices you have heard lately will disappear.
Losing to the Cavaliers, the Clippers are equivalent to being a stepping stone for the Cavaliers, and the two teams that have been questioned more during this period will be unlucky today, and the side that is at a disadvantage will definitely be unhappy.
Paul's state is just average, but in the end, it's up to him and Griffin, as well as Crawford, who can't see when it's going to explode.
J.J. Redick was originally a good addition to the Clippers, but when Zhang Xiaotian was in front of him, there was no shining point on both ends of the defense, and he could only be taken down at the decisive moment.
The knights played one big and four small, and if they couldn't bear it on the inside, they wouldn't carry it, and now that they were ahead, they just used it to attack and collapse the opponent.
In the last few minutes, Jordan Jr.'s role was not so great, because the offense was not good.
With three minutes left in the game, Crawford's three-point shot was interrupted again, and Irving hit a three-pointer on the Cavaliers' counterattack, sending the Cavaliers' lead to double digits.
Under the offensive lineup of one big and four small, the Cavaliers hit three points at several points, and the Clippers Griffin's efficiency on the interior is still good, but that's all, it is not easy for them to keep the current score, let alone chasing points.
The Clippers couldn't score points, and after a few rounds, there was no suspense about the outcome of the game.
In his depression, even Paul made mistakes,
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has calmed down, and there is nothing he can do about it by then.
However, Griffin was a little grumpy and took the initiative to commit a foul on the six.
126:115, the Cavaliers' long-lost winning streak, and Zhang Xiaotian's first 30 points of the season.
"All-Star starter, he's qualified."
Shortly after the game, a sonorous news story appeared on the pages of the mainstream media.
There are still doubts from the outside world, but under Zhang Xiaotian's performance, it is just an inconsequential howl.