In the first quarter of the game, the two sides focused on offense, and the tactics were extremely clear.

Crawford, who has a strong hand, has become the biggest and most reliable firepower point for the Clippers.

As for the Lakers, Kobe, Nash, and Noll all scored, leading the team to a stalemate with the Clippers.

Soon, the first quarter ended, and the Clippers led the Lakers by one point at 27:26.

In the first quarter alone, Crawford scored 11 points, which made Chu Xuan have to pay attention.

Truth is, he kind of ignored Crawford. Obviously, he shouldn't be so careless when it comes to defending Crawford. You know, the Super Sixth Man is a player who can easily cut down 50+.

Moreover, Crawford is averaging 17.0 points per game this season, making him the best scorer for the Clippers other than Griffin and Paul.

In fact, the reason why Chu Xuan ignored Crawford was entirely because of the limitations of the lineup and style of play he arranged today.

According to Chu Xuan's plan, Paul is the first point of defense. He decided to keep Paul on guard and cut him off from the rest of the Clippers. That's why he used Jackson to defend Paul, and then put the aging Nash and Crawford against each other, so that the current situation will occur.

Judging from the first quarter of the game, Jackson defended Paul with some effectiveness. However, Crawford played the aging Nash with ease.

Obviously, Chu Xuan really couldn't let Crawford continue like this, he had to find a way to defend Crawford.

Soon, after thinking about it, Chu Xuan made a new arrangement: "Giannis, you go on the court to defend Jamal Crawford, I need you to interfere with his shooting as much as possible, and don't even let him get the chance to catch the ball easily." ”

Brother Alphabet nodded, excitedly preparing to play.

"Then, Reggie, your main task is still to defend Paul. Remember, don't give him space, that will make him feel like playing. When necessary, Draymond, you go to contain Paul, and you must contain him to the death, which is our most important task today. ”

With Chu Xuan's arrangement, the Lakers' offensive arrangement is very obvious, that is, the main interior line.

"Paul, Hassan, the attack is up to the two of you, you must be decisive. Paul, you pay more attention to shooting from mid-range and high post after blocking and pick-and-roll, and Hassan, you have to pay attention to getting offensive opportunities in the paint area. ”

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Chu Xuan sent such a lineup, and Rivers was surprised again in his heart.

In his opinion, Chu Xuan's lineup is completely very easy to defend.

Full of confidence, Rivers did not hesitate to send Griffin, and he wanted to use Griffin to blow up the Lakers' interior line.

As soon as Griffin came on the court, he immediately scored 2 points with a strong dunk to show his powerful destructive ability.

This season, Griffin is averaging 26.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 58% from the field and 71% from the free-throw line, arguably the best No. 4 player in the league.

Therefore, when he is there, the pressure on the Lakers interior line is indeed very high.

Gasol and Griffin were not opponents at all, so soon Whiteside took the initiative to switch defenses with Gasol, and he defended Griffin.

Compared to Griffin, Whiteside's advantage is extremely obvious, which is his height and reach, which makes his defense very efficient.

However, Whiteside's disadvantage is also quite obvious, and that is the physical confrontation.

In this case, the opposition of the two people is inseparable, which makes the fans excited.

Griffin's offense is mainly a cut-in dunk and a close basket score under the inside confrontation. However, this season, Griffin has developed mid-range shooting ability, which has allowed him to have more options on the court.

When Griffin faces Whiteside, he will definitely not go to the inside to eat, after all, the opponent's ability to protect the basket is very strong.

Griffin's choice was a mid-range shot, which was quite surprising and rare.

And what is exciting and helpless is that Griffin actually scored, he shot and scored again and again, leading the Clippers to a very good trend.

Whiteside's athleticism is good, but it's naturally a little inferior to Griffin.

Therefore, he will not simply compete with Griffin for athletic talent, after all, in today's league, there are really not many people who dare to compete with players like Griffin and James.

According to Chu Xuan's pre-match arrangement, Whiteside is more about creating physical contact with Griffin, which will undoubtedly create some trouble for Griffin.

On the offensive end, Whiteside mainly got the chance to score by roaming around the paint area.

It has to be said that the battle between Whiteside and Griffin is eye-catching. He first completed the aerial connection with Jackson and scored with a two-handed dunk. Subsequently, he took advantage of his height and arm length to get consecutive frontcourt rebounds on Griffin's head, and then made a rebound.

When this happened, Griffin's expression was immediately extremely depressed, he really hated these gibbons.

Sadly, God gave him an athletic talent that no one could match, but he didn't give him a pair of long arms.

Sitting off the court, Chu Xuan saw the alignment between Whiteside and Griffin, and nodded secretly, although Whiteside could not prevent Griffin, but he could at least guarantee rebounds for the Lakers and provide some points.

"Judging from the alignment of Hassan Whiteside and Blake Griffin, Chu Xuan's arrangement today is quite correct. Gasol's presence on the field largely freed up Gasol, which allowed him to focus more on attack. At the same time, with such a big man with a very good ability to protect the frame, the Lakers' outside offense has no psychological pressure at all. What's more, Whiteside has a certain offense, and he gives the Lakers a little more offensive options. ”

"Blake Griffin has scored 20 points, but Whiteside has 10 points and eight rebounds, so both of them were certainly able to play a good game today."

Under the discussion of the whole world, the competition is very intense.

Griffin's offense is getting better and better, and with Paul losing his touch, the Clippers' offense is entirely centered around Griffin, Crawford, and Redick, the bench.

In this case, the situation on the court of the Lakers is also quite not optimistic.

However, Chu Xuan will definitely not sit still, he constantly changes the lineup, so that Jeremy Lin, Kobe, Noll, Nash and other players have the opportunity to show their offensive means.

Of course, in such a strong dialogue, it is difficult for a player to easily show a dominant performance, so it is completely normal for the score to be deadlocked.

And for the fans, the more stalemate the game, the more excited they are to watch.

I have to say that the competition between the interior players of the two sides is really eye-catching. (To be continued.) )