Chapter 167: Winning two battles back-to-back
After the victory over the SuperSonics, the Clippers embarked on an road trip. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info first hit the Bulls and Pacers back-to-back, then the Pistons.
The Bulls have not changed much in their lineup this season, and the team also wants to rely on this lineup to challenge for the championship. If things don't get in harmony, then let's go for a good pick!
The Bulls started Ben Wallace, Lore Deng, Nocioni, Larry Hughes, Hinrich. The Clippers starting lineup is Carman, David Lee, Artest, Liu Su, Rajon Rondo.
Carman won with a jump ball, Rajon Rondo dribbled across the half, and Hinrich was a balanced point guard with not very strong scoring ability and not top defensive ability. However, he can win in the Bulls' start, with a certain amount of scoring ability, and he is not a defensive black hole, but you can't ignore him.
Rajon Rondo wanted to break through Hinrich, but was blocked back by Hinrich, who is also very strong, and it is really not easy to break through him.
Liu Su came over to answer, and Rajan Rondo passed the ball to Liu Su. Liu Su shook off Larry Hughes with a crotch dribble and went inside. When it comes to the second position, Liu Su is still an inexplicable person, and there is no player who can defend Liu Su alone, unless he is trapped.
After arriving at the inside line, Luo Er Deng came over to make up for the defense, Liu Su passed David Lee, David Lee received the ball and shot, this kind of cooperation is very much in the Clippers.
The Bulls attacked, they could only block and dismantle, and it was impossible for Hinrich and Larry Hughes to single Rajon Rondo and Liu Su, and Rajon Rondo's strength was dead to restrain Hinrich. As for Larry Hughes, there is no desire to break through in front of Liu Su's speed, and it is not the first time he has played with Liu Su, knowing Liu Su's ability.
The ball spun for more than ten seconds before finally reaching Nocioni, who stepped back to shoot, but was interfered with by Artest. Carman and David Lee jammed Ben Wallace and Lore Deng, and Liu Su rushed inside to pick up a defensive rebound.
The biggest problem with the Bulls right now is that they don't have an offensive striker, and Ben Gordon is the Bulls' best scorer. However, Ben Gordon is also in the second position, and now he is going to play against Liu Su, and he will not have much chance to play.
Liu Su's defensive ability is definitely the top in the league, although he did not enter the best team for the first time, but he was also in the second team of the best team. If you want to say who has stronger defensive ability between Liu Su and Kobe, the entire league is divided into two factions, and among most fans and media, Kobe Bryant's defense is strong. But among the coaches and players, they think that Liu Su is good at defense, especially the players in the opposite position, no one has to be cautious about Liu Su, and if he is not careful, he will be on Liu Su's way.
The Bulls' attack power could not be brought into play, and they could only fall behind until the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Clippers had five up and five down, and the main force had created a 16-point lead for the bench in the first quarter, and the bench could play with confidence.
Went to Brera Xia, Noah, Ryan Gomez, Capono and Cassel. Instead, the Bulls sent Gordon up and replaced him with Duhon, leaving three starters to chase a wave of points.
However, the offensive power of the Clippers bench is not weak, Gordon's defense is not very good, and Capono can easily get open spots, and then the three-point start to soar. Since joining the Clippers, Capono has also increased his scoring a lot, and as it stands, he will score more points this season than he did when he was with the Heat.
Bench Cassel and Capono can both shoot, Ryan is out of ability, Brera Xia, and Noah are also very good on the inside, the outside is open, and the inside line can easily find opportunities.
In terms of offense alone, the Clippers bench doesn't have to be weak for the Bulls right now. And Brera Laxia is a shooting center who specializes in restraining Ben Wallace, and it is difficult for Ben Wallace to guard him.
Brera Xia is also older, and today is the last year of his contract, after which he plans to return to China to play. In the NBA over the years, his worth has not increased much, only two or three million dollars a year, and he has not received many advertising endorsements. Fortunately, he is more economical, but he has some savings, and he can become the core of the first team after returning home, and his commercial value is stronger than that of the NBA.
Cassel is also getting older and his speed is slower, but the older he gets, the more stable Cassel becomes, and with him as a substitute, Dunleavy Sr. is very relieved. Plus Kassel's shooting is still very good, and he can still provide firepower to the Clippers.
In the third quarter, the elder Dunleavy changed to the main force again, and once again widened the score. In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the elder Dunleavy replaced him and said that there was a main force and declared the victory.
Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the bull also replaced the main force and announced his surrender.
The Clippers' water cooler guards are still strong, Milicic, Noah, Rose, and Koos, and the rest of the man is replaced by Ryan and Capo.
After the victory over the Bulls, the Clippers flew to Indiana to take on the Pacers. The Pacers have rebuilt the team since they tore it apart last year and have now completed a rebuild around Danny Granger, O'Neal Jr., Dunleavy Jr., and Murphy.
However, after the reconstruction, it was not as good as the previous lineup, even if it was facing the Clippers who arrived in a hurry, it did not cause any obstacles to the Clippers.
Danny Granger, the core of the team, was given special care by Artest, who once again played the role of a core finisher. Liu Su values Artest here, a strong body and super defensive ability, is the nemesis of many No. 3 and No. 4 stars, this is a puzzle that Liu Su prepared for the championship.
The combination of O'Neal Jr. and Murphy is not as strong as Carman and David Lee, and O'Neal Jr. has not been in good shape recently, so he was beaten by Carman and David Lee.
As for the last star player, Dunleavy Jr., also did not play much under Liu Su's care. Liu Su didn't give old Dunleavy face at all, and looked at little Dunleavy to death.
Little Dunleavy is tall enough, more than five centimeters taller than Liu Su, and can easily shoot on Liu Su's head. However, he also has a weakness, that is, slow speed, and this weakness is infinitely magnified in front of Liu Su.
The speed is slow, the shooting is slow, Liu Su jumped and interfered, allowing Dunleavy Jr. to shoot 5 of 15, and the shooting rate was just over one-third.
There is too much difference in the strength of the two teams, the Clippers can score easily, Liu Su's breakthrough Pacers have no way at all, as long as he is there, the Clippers' score will rise rapidly. Even if he is gone, the Clippers' offensive power is not much weaker, and the shots of Cassel and Capono make up for Liu Su's offense when he is off the court.
As soon as the third quarter ended, the Pacers surrendered.
Two wins on the road, and the Clippers have won four in a row so far. The next game of the Clippers will be to Detroit against the Pistons. In recent years, Detroit's economy has been sluggish, Detroit's auto industry has been dying, the United States has long been saturated with cars, and export sales are also decreasing, without export Detroit's car factories can only close.