Chapter 204: The Ultimate Showdown
On June 1, Los Angeles, the first game of the NBA Finals will begin. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It's going to be the ultimate matchup between the Clippers, who broke the Bulls' record of 72 wins, and the Celtics, who make up the trio of superstars.
In terms of the overall lineup, the Clippers are stronger, although they are a single core lineup, but the core is Liu Su, an all-round player who is known as the most difficult to defend, judging from Liu Su's nicknames after entering the NBA: rubber gloves, oriental magician, phantom.
These three are the most iconic titles, and Glove Payton is not only super playmaking, but also top-notch defense. Magic Johnson is an all-around player who can play from the No. 1 to the No. 5 position. Phantom is the new nickname that Liu Su received in the skills competition, and it is also the first nickname that officially belongs to him, representing Liu Su's super fast reaction speed.
In terms of popularity, the Celtics are obviously more well-known, everyone in the Big Three has a lot of fans, although they all left their original teams for the championship, but they are also older, and they are about to pass their prime, and if they don't fight hard, they will have no chance in this life.
The starters on both sides changed again, and the Clippers changed back to Carman, David Lee, Artest, Liu Su, and Rajon Rondo.
The Celtics started Perkins, Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen, and Tony Allen.
In the midst of the world's attention, the race began. Carman jumped the ball to defeat Perkins, and Rajon Rondo faced Ray Allen's defense, shook twice, did not break through, and could only be handed to Liu Su again.
Liu Su also tried Tony Allen's defensive level and found that Tony Allen's defense was stronger than in the regular season. Liu Su didn't do anything, but called David Li to block the demolition.
With the help of this David Lee, Liu Su entered the inside line, and Garnett immediately came over to defend Liu Su. Liu Su stopped outside the box and wanted to pass to David Lee, but when Garnett's attention was diverted, he passed the ball to the basket, and Artest rushed to the basket and grabbed the ball to score a layup.
This is on the home court of the Clippers, which is an advantage for the Clippers players. In the finals, Artest finally has the desire to attack, as long as he defeats the last opponent, he can defeat and get the coveted championship ring.
Artest's sudden desire to attack was a surprise to Pierce, and since Artest arrived with the Clippers, he has been shooting more three-pointers, and generally open three-pointers. However, Pierce is not afraid of Artest, Pierce is very confident in his defense, and it is enough to deal with a player with Artest's offensive ability.
Ray Allen dribbled the ball across half court and then handed the ball to Pierce to deal with, Ray Allen didn't have too strong organizational skills, or Pierce was more reliable.
Garnett came over to block Artest, and then Pierce went inside to play against David Lee, Pierce made David Lee out of position with a change of direction, and then scored on a layup under the basket.
Rajon Rondo dribbled across the half court and handed the ball to Liu Su, David Lee came over again to block the dismantling, Liu Su attracted Garnett directly, passed back to David Lee, and David Lee scored on Tony Allen's head.
The attacking ability of the two teams was comparable, and the score remained deadlocked until the end of the first quarter. This is obviously what everyone expected, both teams have strong starting line-ups, and it will be difficult to tell the highs and lows.
The real situation can be seen in the second quarter, where the Celtics can't keep the Big Three on the court all the time. Garnett and Ray Allen went down to rest first, leaving Pierce alone. Posey and Lyon Bowe were replaced, with Posey playing the second position and Lyon Bowe playing the fourth position.
The Clippers also made substitutions, with Carman and Liu Su coming off the break and replacing Noah and Capo. That way, there is a defender on the inside, David Lee can free up to score, and an attacker outside the three-point line can pull away.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers' bench showed super offensive power, and Capono's three-pointer allowed Posey to follow him. After Noah came on the court, he and Perkins were on the inside, relying on his youth and strength, and his hands and feet were flexible, and Noah snatched a lot of balls from Perkins' head.
When it comes to grabbing rebounds, Perkins actually has a hand, playing 24 minutes in the regular season, and being able to grab more than 6 rebounds is still good. But compared with the Clippers' several interior lines, it is much worse, the Clippers' starters Carman and David Lee are both very strong rebounders, although they are not among the best, but they are definitely the first batch, and the bench Noah is also a person who can grab rebounds, averaging more than 5 rebounds per game, but his playing time is less than 20 minutes.
Noah's rebounds were all snatched away by David Lee, and Bowie's couldn't grab David Lee. With rebounds assured, the Clippers' offense is handy.
If Capono doesn't make a shot, it's just that, and when he shoots, it's basically a hit, and the high hit rate is scary. The playoffs are not like the regular season, there are 82 games, and the playoff games are very important, and the choice of shots cannot be too arbitrary.
Without Garnett on the field, Rajon Rondo finally has a place to play, constantly playing with David Lee to block and dismantle, and playing very easily in the face of Bowen Rajon Rondo, even if the opportunity is not good, he will pass the ball to David Lee and let David Lee play Tony Allen.
The Celtics didn't count Liu Su's down, so they didn't replace Tony Allen at the first time. Two minutes later, Tony Allen was substituted for Delonte West.
West's offense is stronger than Tony Allen, but the defense is not as good as Tony Allen, and in order to defend Liu Su, West can only be put on the bench. Otherwise, let Ray Allen defend Liu Su, then you don't have to play, just look at the Mavericks and Spurs to know what the situation is.
The Mavericks and Spurs just couldn't limit Liu Su's defense, and then they were easily swept out of the game, and they didn't win a game. In the future, if other teams in the league want to win the championship, they must have an outside defender and strong defensive ability, otherwise they should not think about winning the championship.
The Bulls were like that back then, no one could defend Jordan alone, so the Bulls could easily build a dynasty. Of course, it's not that the rest of the Bulls can't, but that Jordan's presence makes the rest of the Bulls more able to unleash their abilities.
This is also the ability and role of Jordan's superstar, and O'Neal also played such a role during the same Lakers dynasty.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers gradually had the advantage, and it was difficult for him to beat the Clippers lineup on the court with Pierce alone. Artest defends him alone, making it difficult for him to fight, a spear with the tip of the spear broken, can it still kill?
Pierce held on for five minutes before being substituted, with the Celtics bringing on Garnett and Ray Allen to come on to steal points.
Then Garnett had just scored a goal when Dunleavy Sr. changed the lineup and replaced Carman, Ryan Gomez and Liu Su.
Then the Celtics were sad, and the desire to grab points was stifled.