Chapter 65: A Sudden Defeat

The substitutes on the pitch fought fiercely, but they didn't score very well. The two teams went back and forth, and each scored six points in three minutes, which is almost two points per minute.

When the main forces of the two sides return to the field again, the official contest has just begun.

Bang dang!

As soon as he got on the court, Griffin gave the Pelicans a dismissal. He broke through Anderson with the ball after Jordan Jr.'s pass on the street, and a one-handed dunk in a crotch change to bypass Lopez instantly pushed the atmosphere in the Staples Center to the top.

Every fan at the scene was reveling for his beast slam dunk, and the big screen above the arena was constantly replaying his wonderful dunks.

However, the Pelicans are not to be outdone, although it is another away game, they also show the momentum and Clippers at home. After Griffin's dunk, Anderson ran to the open on the outside and hit a three-pointer from the ball that Yang Yi diverted from under the basket.

If the game continues like this, the tug-of-war between the two teams will definitely be fought until the end. Yang Yi, Williams and De Nagro all think so, the two teams have their own advantages and shortcomings, plus the strength is equal, it is impossible to see the winner until the last moment, which was the case in the last game.

However, anything can happen on the court, and Paul exploded in the third quarter.

In the first half, the scores of the two teams were anxious, and it was impossible to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages. But as soon as the third quarter began, Paul played a game that matched his status as one of the league's top four point guards.

The breakthrough after the blocking, passing assists, and mid-range shots are all like divine help, and basically every round can play a supernatural performance. Halfway through the third quarter, Williams was forced to call a timeout.

No, it's not okay to call a pause! Paul's crazy performance made the Pelicans gradually unable to keep up with the pace of the Clippers, even if Yang stared at the score, Paul still did what he had to do, God possessed him, whether he came by himself or played for his teammates, he could always score the ball; The Pelicans couldn't do it, they kept chasing the Clippers, but the score was stretched farther and farther away.

If this continues, the pelican's momentum will be crushed until there is no slag left. Even with Yang Yizhen, the Pelicans are still a little panicked. Friends who have played last game know that if you can't call a timeout in a panic, it will be a one-sided slaughter.

Even Yang Yi couldn't get Paul to brake, and Williams had to call a timeout.

"Uh, did Chris take the medicine, why did he suddenly become so powerful?" On the bench, Yang Yi thought with a sports drink in some surprise.

At present, the score of the two teams is 60:48, Paul suddenly exploded in the second half, scoring more than 20 directly and indirectly, while the Pelicans only scored 12 points, and in this way, the difference between the two teams was stretched to 12 points.

This is not the worst thing, the bad is yet to come, Williams has placed heavy troops on Paul to prevent Paul from breaking out.

However, after Paul was pressed down, another player from the Clippers stepped up. It's not Griffin, the second brother of the Clippers, or Jordan Jr., who is known for his physical strength, but Odom, the big man who came from the Lakers.

After Paul turned off the fire, he took over Paul's banner of attacking the city and led the Clippers players to play at home.

By the end of the third quarter, the gap between the Pelicans and the Clippers had not narrowed, but had reached double digits. At 72:58, the Pelicans trailed their opponent by 14 points.

Such an advantage almost turned the Staples Center upside down, and the fans were already shouting MVP slogans before the game was over.

In fact, after the pause came back, Yang Yi did not strengthen the number of shots, but the effect was not very good. The Clippers have strengthened their defense against him a lot, preferring to give up the gap to the Pelicans and other players to resolutely deal with Yang Yi. In this case, Yang Yi's shooting percentage is really nothing, and his best three points are like a spear with the head of the spear cut off, and it is difficult to exert lethality.

Was this game won by the Clippers? Yang Yi was a little unwilling in his heart. However, in addition to himself, he can also pose a little threat to the Clippers, and the other teammates feel like chicks who have been thrown into the ice and snow, frozen to death, and basically can't play.

This is a lack of morale, and it is a loss of faith. They have a smooth journey along the way, there is nothing that Yang Yi can't solve, follow Yang Yi, they can fight well, and any opponent can win. However, when Yang Yi entered the quagmire and couldn't get out, they panicked, even if Yang Yi kept cheering them up, it was useless.

In the past, Yang Yi said whatever he said, and he could always bring miracles to the team. But this time it didn't happen, and after the fat man was trapped, or after his performance was not very stable, their will quickly collapsed.

Seeing the team in trouble, head coach Williams couldn't think of anything that could do it. The team's path was so smooth that the players got into the habit of not taking any opponent seriously. This habit tends to be difficult for opponents to parry when the wind is downwind, but it will dissolve quickly when your opponent is weak.

Just now he had heard Yang Yi and Gordon prepare to end the battle at the Staples Center, but in the blink of an eye, it had to be said that this was a great irony.

However, Williams didn't say anything, he just laid out the tactics and let his players execute them. It would be great if the team could turn the tide of the game, and if it couldn't, it wouldn't be a big deal to give up the game. Anyway, they are already ahead of the big score, and this time let the players suffer a little loss, and they will use 120% of their strength and normal full mentality to deal with the playoffs in the next game.

In the fourth quarter, Yang Yi bought a small tonic pill from the system to replenish his physical strength, and his physical strength threw off the players on the court. However, this time it didn't make a difference, the Clippers players always stepped up to offset his advantage, and his teammates were still as weak as ever.

There is no way, Yang is so alone, and he single-handedly takes on the entire Clippers team. He was able to hit consistently when he was full of energy, and did not extend the margin to more than 20 points.

At the end of the game, Yang Yi scored a high score of 54 points, which was the first time he broke the 50-point mark in the playoffs. However, that didn't work for the whole game, and the Pelicans lost to the Clippers 102-84.

Losing for the first time in the playoffs, the Pelicans were a little frustrated. They came to Los Angeles with the hope of victory, but they lost by 18 points on the road and lost to their grandmother's house.

Compared to the Pelicans' frustration, the atmosphere of the Clippers is so lively that the whole Staples Center is like a holiday, no, like winning a championship, and everyone is happy.

The Pelicans players quickly returned to the locker room after the loss, and they didn't want to see the Clippers party. Yang Yi was even more unlucky to go to his grandmother's house, he wasted ten glory points in this game and didn't win the game, and he was deducted 5 points by the system after losing the game, and the whole person was not good.