Chu Xuan gave the Clippers hope, but then used cruel means and methods to ruin their hope. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 In a way, this is more brutal than the direct slaughter of the Clippers, whose confidence has been brutally shattered, and the Lakers have maintained an unimaginable advantage psychologically.

This is Chu Xuan's purpose, and now, in the first game, he has achieved it. Of course, more importantly, the Lakers' players have been trained again, which couldn't be better for the Lakers' prospects in the playoffs this season.

The first game of the playoffs was definitely a rare defensive battle. The Clippers scored just 68 points, which set a new single-game low for a team in the playoffs in the last two seasons. With the exception of Griffin's 31 points, no one else from the Clippers scored in double figures. This gives a sense of the Lakers' stable and terrifying defensive strength, as if if you want to beat the Lakers, you must be able to find a way to break the Lakers' defense, otherwise, even if you can make a good defense, you can't beat the Lakers. Today's performance of the Clippers is a good example, after all, they defended the Lakers very well, but it was precisely because they could not play an effective offense that they finally lost a good opportunity to beat the Lakers.

Rivers spoke his mind at the press conference, and it gave a sense of the pressure on him: "But no matter how it goes, it doesn't change the fact that we played a good half. I don't think there's anything left to chance, but the Lakers are the best team of all time, and the results of the game tell everyone that we haven't done enough, and that everyone needs to do better. ”

In fact, aside from the results, Rivers' contribution today is indeed worthy of respect, and his several defensive arrangements have made Chu Xuan feel amazing, and Chu Xuan has also learned a lot.

Of course, Chu Xuan will not tell Rivers this, what he is doing is to hit Rivers' self-confidence and thus disintegrate this team......

Paul, who was in complete form, was also interviewed and first made a self-criticism before talking about his thoughts on the rest of the game: "We are still hopeful, the first half gave us hope. The team played badly in the second half, and we'll learn from the experience and try to beat the Lakers in the next game. ”

Reporters expressed their doubts about this, although Paul vowed that the Clippers could give the Lakers failure, but it was really difficult to convince, after all, the gap between the Clippers and the Lakers is too big, which makes people unable to believe that Paul's determination can be realized. Of course, there is also the fact that Paul did not contribute at all.

"Chris, do you really think there's not much of a gap between you and the Lakers?"

When Paul heard this, he just smiled and said: "The teams that can play in this league will not have much difference in strength." The Lakers played dominant, but they didn't lose without a loss. If there is a team that can beat it, why can't it be us to win the next one? ”

"Chris, I've heard that there are a lot of teams pursuing you, I wonder if that's the case?"

It was the focus of the whole world, and as soon as such a question appeared, it immediately attracted a lot of attention, and everyone immediately cheered up, and they all wanted to hear what Paul had to say.

Paul's brow furrowed imperceptibly: "In the NBA, rumors happen all the time. I don't think I need to say too much about some of the ethereal things. I love the city of Los Angeles so much that I didn't think about going anywhere else. The important thing is that I have three years left on my contract, so why are there rumors? If it's to influence us to play the playoffs, all I can say is sorry, we're not going to be affected. ”

"So are you going to join the Lakers? This is completely against the wishes of not wanting to leave Los Angeles. ”

A voice came out, and the scene was in an uproar.

Paul and Rivers' eyelids twitched at the same time.

The two looked at each other, only to see Paul react flatly and say, "I want to stay with the Clippers." ”

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Paul said that, but the outside world's trade rumors about him did not decrease because of this, but intensified with the next match. In the second game, the Clippers played much better than the first, and they played well on the offensive end, but the Clippers still lost, losing 101-122 to the Lakers. Paul's form on the ball picked up slightly, contributing 20 points, five assists and three steals, but compared to his status as one of the best point guards in the league, such a performance really fell short of the passing line. As a result, the skepticism has intensified, and many pundits and media have begun to talk openly about the possibility of Paul being traded next season.

To the outside world, they didn't know that defending Paul was the Lakers' most important task in this series. Chu Xuan's plan is to make a change in the outside world through defensive tilting, that is, Griffin is far better than Paul, so Paul's value will be greatly reduced, thereby increasing the possibility of him leaving the team. In this way, the Lakers will also have a chance to get Paul, and then the dynasty plan will also take a turning point forward.

In fact, Paul's performance in the second game was remarkable, if he hadn't played steadily in the first three quarters, the Clippers would have collapsed and lost. Of course, when biases are formed, some advantages are often overlooked, and disadvantages are always infinitely magnified...... Paul became the backstabber, and the meaning of the series began to get interesting.

However, to really put it mildly, the Clippers did not complain about the second loss, the Lakers led 54-38 in rebounding the whole game, of which the Lakers grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, which was extremely fatal to the Clippers. In addition, the Lakers' outside play is very good, and the accurate shooting makes the Clippers' defense a little unactful. Of course, the reason why the Lakers were able to play such an efficient offense was also the key to excellent tactical movement and player execution.

LaVine's performance in the second game was the biggest surprise for the Lakers, he made 11 of 14 from the field, including 5 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 27 points as a shooter, with 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

As for Kobe, he scored 18 points and 9 assists, and Noll contributed 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

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Speaking of Knorr, we have to mention the other person in the Twin Towers, Hassan Whiteside.

In the regular season, Whiteside averaged 13.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, hitting a double-double for two consecutive seasons, and his intimidation on the interior was outstanding. After the end of the season, the five authoritative sports media described Whiteside as one of the five best centers in the league, and Jordan Jr. was one of them.

But after the two encounters, Whiteside's individual ability was greatly questioned, and many began to criticize his true level. Because in the two games against Jordan Jr., Whiteside averaged only 2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, and only scored 2 goals on 14 shots in the two games. Of course, Jordan Jr.'s performance is also lower than in the past, but the difference is not particularly large.

As a result, many media outlets reported that Whiteside was inferior to Jordan Jr.

In this way, Whiteside was naturally unwilling.

In an interview with the Los Angeles media, Whiteside said: "DeAndre Jordan can only dunk, and I have a lot of offensive means, he and I are not comparable, and I will prove that next." ”

Whiteside satirized Jordan Jr.'s rough personal skills, which suddenly gave the playoffs that were slowly losing their focus a gimmick, who is better Whiteside or Jordan Jr......

Whiteside said this, and Jordan Jr. was naturally quick to respond: "I have 2 rebounding titles, 1 block champion, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 1 Defensive Team of the Year, 1 All-Defensive Team of the Year, 1 All-Defensive Team of the Year...... And what does he have? I don't think we're really comparable, so let's compare him with me when he gets these accolades. ”

I have to say that Jordan Jr.'s words hurt Whiteside's heart a lot, which made Whiteside a little hit in his heart. It's true that he doesn't have these honors, but he can definitely get them, but in today's Lakers, where all the focus is on Noor, how much chance does he have of reaching the level that Jordan Jr. said?

Whiteside was confused, but he quickly calmed down, because he knew that he was already behind in this battle of words, and now his best response was to beat Jordan Jr. in a personal performance in Game 3.

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The Lakers' game isn't big news, and another series featuring the Trail Blazers and Warriors is the focus of the world's attention. As expected, the two teams played extremely fiercely, and in the first game, Curry's 16 assists revitalized the team, and the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers. However, in the second game, Draymond Green played 24 points, 10 boards, 17 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

Green's performance makes people talk about the Lakers sending Green for draft picks in the first place, and it seems that from now on, the Lakers seem to have made a stupid decision. You know, before this triple-double, Green also contributed a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds in the first stop, and his performance was upgraded rapidly compared to the regular season, becoming the offensive and defensive axis of the Trail Blazers.

Two games, an average triple-double per game, the "all-around king" Green has won a lot of popularity, and the series between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors has also attracted more attention, and for everyone, it is also more expected that the winner of the two teams and the Lakers will play.

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After a two-day break, the Lakers and Clippers series ushered in Game 3, and the venue for the game was still Staples. On this day, Staples attracted a lot of Hollywood stars and celebrities, and the sidelines can be said to be star-studded.

The reason for this is, of course, because of the importance of the third game of the series, as well as the confrontation between players from both sides.

The Clippers have little way to go back at this point, and if they lose, they will fall behind 0-3 in the series, and it will only be a matter of time before they are eliminated. Therefore, Griffin shouted the slogan before the game to play this ball as if it were the last game, hoping to provoke the players to perform better.

However, the Lakers' performance seemed to be upgraded again compared to the previous two games, and the Clippers were beaten almost without a fight, and the Lakers' main team clocked out after the third quarter of the game. But the Lakers' bench is still thriving, and the Clippers are completely in a state of devastation.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Clippers by 37 points 130-93, you must know that this is still the result of the final quarter, because the Lakers scored 106 points in the third quarter.

Whiteside contributed a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting, and he left Jordan Jr. without a single point and grabbed only seven rebounds in the game.

Obviously, Jordan Jr. was blown up, and Whiteside, who was deflated in the war of words, naturally had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, and once again mocked Jordan Jr. at the press conference: "The game proved that we really don't compare, because some people always live in honor." (To be continued.) )