Chapter 474: Superstar Wonder
In the cheers of more than 20,000 people at the scene, the game between the two sides officially began.
The Clippers played with great momentum as soon as they came up, whether it was offense or defense, the players worked very hard, and it felt like they had taken a doping.
An offense, Tang Shuai's layup was deflected out of the basket under the interference of Durant's long arm, but before Adams jumped, Brewer, who followed up, had already jumped up and rushed desperately to grab the offensive rebound, and directly threw his hand to Booker on the outside, Booker still didn't score a three-point shot, Jordan Jr. gritted his teeth and squeezed Adams away to grab the offensive rebound and score directly.
The three military lives are the best way to describe the Clippers' opening state in this idiom.
10-4, unlike the previous two games, the opening game of the Clippers at home was like a rainbow, firmly occupying the initiative on the court.
Westbrook's strong layup ended in the Clippers' three-man group, and Donovan finally couldn't sit still and reached out to call a timeout.
After calling the timeout, he turned his head in the direction of the Clippers' bench, as if trying to figure out why the Clippers decided to split the two teams. ,
However, he didn't seem to notice any difference, and he also withdrew his gaze when he saw the Thunder players off the court.
"The Clippers started with a lot of momentum, and they were like two teams in the first two games, so it seems that they are determined to win this game." O'Neill said with emotion.
"This is also reasonable, Russell's remarks are too provocative, and the home team is also performing well, so it is reasonable to play with such momentum." Smith chimed in.
After the pause, the Thunder adjusted their offense, and they who had always been single-handed, actually ran tactics.
After Durant bypassed Adams and Ibaka's back-to-back pick-and-rolls, he received a pass from Westbrook and cut to the basket, attracted the bag, and returned the ball to Ibaka outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.
Ibaka looked up and hit a three-pointer.
The shot was completely unexpected, and Smith even reached out symbolically.
"Huh!"
Ibaka's three-point shot caused an uproar among the fans.
"Haha, what did I see, Sergi actually hit a three-pointer!" O'Neal was stunned by the Thunder's tactics.
"Judging from this tactical position, they have obviously practiced in normal times, and Tate is really a different kind of coach." Smith chimed in.
The Clippers' offense, Tang Shuai held the ball to the frontcourt, and the Thunder immediately defended a 2-3 joint defense.
Tang Shuai and Booker passed the ball a few times on the outside, but neither had a good offensive opportunity.
The 2-3 league is a defensive formation based on the defense under the basket, to put it bluntly, it is a defense for Tang Shuai's breakthrough, which has been used in the first round of the competition between the two sides, but the consumption of outside players is huge, Donovan put out this formation in the first quarter, and it is clear that it is the rhythm of fighting.
From this change in offense and defense, it can be seen that Donovan is a coach with very good coaching ability and can make timely judgments on the situation on the field.
Seeing that the time for the attack was approaching, Tang Shuai could only choose to break through.
A series of cross-step changes burst into the interior, but soon ran into a trap, and he flicked his hand back to Booker on the outside, who forced a shot without completely shaking off the defense.
The shot finally jumped out of the basket, and Westbrook turned around and grabbed the pop-up basketball directly, and then quickly went on a fast break.
At this time, at the beginning, his physical strength was quite abundant, and he was completely a brute bull when he rushed up, and Brewer tried to block it and was directly rushed away.
More than 20,000 people at the scene watched him burst into the front court from the backcourt, and then had a physical confrontation with Tang Shuai in the air, and then a loop lever sent the ball into the basket.
Tang Shuai shook his head helplessly after landing, once this full-strength Westbrook rushed, it was really a speed-enhanced version of James, and he couldn't stop it at all.
The Clippers' offense, the outside shot still does not have a good chance, the most useful way to break the 2-3 joint defense is the three-point shot, but with only Booker and Tang Shuai two three-point points, the Thunder can focus on defense, and scoring naturally becomes difficult.
The Thunder, on the other hand, have more of a role player to motivate you.
10-3, after Donovan called a timeout to make adjustments, the Thunder hit the Clippers on a wave and took a 14-13 lead.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Cassel called a short timeout.
Both managers called a timeout much earlier than in the previous two games, and it was clear that they were taking this game more seriously than ever.
When the Clippers were off the court, Cassel pointed to Paul, who was already eager to try, and motioned for him to come on the court to replace Booker.
The moment Paul got up from the bench and stripped off his training jersey, the cameras on the scene captured the scene in time.
As soon as this picture was put on the LED screen, the entire arena exploded.
Paul, after a month's hiatus, is playing again!
The fans were still in the dark before the game, and no one knew that Paul would play, this kind of unexpected joy really made people feel particularly excited, and many female fans cried with joy directly.
Donovan was about to arrange tactics, and after hearing the cheers at the scene, he looked up suspiciously, and when he saw Paul's figure on the LED screen at the scene, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Paul actually made an early comeback?
He suddenly understood why the Clippers played so aggressively in the opening game, and the back-to-back battle was one thing, and Paul's comeback was also a reason that could not be ignored.
After the timeout, Cassel made changes to the lineup, replacing Smith and Booker with Paul and Pierce, and took the lead in playing small.
The moment Paul took the stage, the cheers of the fans reached their peak, and the whistle was sandwiched in the middle, they hadn't seen the core of the house for too long.
Paul's eyes were red with the excitement of the scene, and he waved to the audience, then suddenly leaned down and touched the floor.
This sudden move caused the fans to cheer for a while, and then suddenly burst into laughter.
Paul's stalk of touching the floor is actually familiar not only at home, but also abroad, and Paul obviously knows it, and at this time he uses this kind of ridiculous behavior to welcome his comeback, which can be regarded as an ingenious way.
Tang Shuai didn't expect Paul to come like this suddenly, but after understanding the meaning, he also laughed.
The Clippers attacked, and Paul moved forward with the ball.
“Let’s.go! clippers! ”
The audience at the scene let out a deafening cheer, and it was the first time they had seen this familiar scene after more than a month.
The Thunder are still defending a 2-3 combo.
Paul pushed beyond the three-point line and then poured the ball up from the outside.
Previously, because there were only two three-pointers Tang Shuai and Booker, the Thunder could have a selective focus on the defensive end, but now Paul's play broke this situation, after several consecutive reversible shots, Pierce got a three-point opportunity at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, and raised his hand to shoot.
Pierce's shot was quite decisive, and the disadvantage of 2-3 on the outside line of the 2-3 joint defense came out at once, and it was too late for Robertson, who was on the right side, to run over.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Pierce hit a three-pointer!
The Clippers came back from a timeout to overtake the score, and the fans in the stadium burst into cheers.
On the offense of the Thunder, Durant showed a superstar demeanor, facing the bag of Brewer and Pierce, and directly hit a drifting shot to help the Thunder tie the score.
Paul held the ball and advanced to the front court again, exactly the same round as the previous round, several consecutive outside reversals made Westbrook and Roberson tired, he saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Tang Shuai, and after running with Robertson to that side, he suddenly stopped with a three-point shot.
This one shot was very sudden and decisive, Westbrook and Roberson were all on both sides, and it was too late to defend.
Paul has always been known for his steadiness, especially three-point shots, which he didn't shoot much, but he was very accurate, and he chose to shoot, which shows that he is very sure of this ball.
Under the attention of the fans at the scene, the basketball crossed a perfect arc in the air and fell straight towards the basket.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Paul's three-point hollow fell into the bag! It was also his first score since his comeback!
The crowd erupted in cheers, and with this three-pointer, the Clippers' lead came to three points.
"CP3 is in great shape, an assist and a three-pointer are very important when they come on the court." Smith sighed.
"This shot is really deadly, he's not just a three-pointer, counting the one Paul had before, this is the second three-pointer the Clippers hit after coming back from a timeout, which means that the Thunder's 2-3 defense is meaningless, and I believe their defensive formation will definitely change in the next round." O'Neill analyzed.
O'Neal analyzed very well, the Thunder scored a goal here, and when they returned to defense, they really changed their defensive formation, from 2-3 to man-to-man defense.
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of Kassel's mouth, and this time the game between the two coaches finally ended with his victory.
Switching back to mark-to-man defense, Tang Shuai's role is back.
Paul held the ball at the top of the arc, he used his footwork without the ball to shake off Robertson's defense and cut in, Paul saw it and immediately made a precise ground-hitting pass, and he received one of the rhythm changes, and after passing Ibaka, it was a low-handed layup to add two more points to the team.
This ball is perfect from air cutting to passing, although Paul has paid, it can be seen that the tacit understanding between him and Tang Shuai is not less at all.
Tang Shuai was also quite excited after scoring the goal, he hadn't experienced such a comfortable pass for a long time, and he turned around to find Paul to high-five, but when he just raised his hand, he thought of the injury in Paul's hand bone, and stopped abruptly.
"It's this hand." Paul smiled and held out his right hand, the brace on his fingers indicating that it was his injured hand.
Tang Shuai laughed when he saw it, followed by a slap and a high-five of Paul's left hand.
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