Chapter 70: Second round against the Lakers

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Iverson is a strong offensive guard in the league, and he doesn't have Kobe more points this year, but he also ranks second in the league, averaging 30.6 points per game.

Marion has been taken care of by Nash, making him the Suns' second-best offensive stats, even better than Smalls. However, Marion is also very good, and he is one of the few powerful swingmen in the league, and he is stronger than Margety, and he has a fight with Carter.

Needless to say, Anthony's strong offensive ability makes him one of the best in the No. 3 position, but the team's record is not good, otherwise the best team is not James or not.

Yao Ming was unlucky enough this season, and it would have been a good thing to team up with Maddie, but both of them were injured this season, and there were too few games together, and it caused the Rockets to have a poor record, and they didn't even make the playoffs.

After the break, the Clippers awaited the Grizzlies in Los Angeles. The Grizzlies took advantage of the Nuggets in the first round, the Nuggets' lineup is really not good, and the top four teams are the only team that the Grizzlies do not suffer, and it will take seven games to win.

If there is a change of team, the Grizzlies will be eliminated, for example, and the Spurs, Clippers, and Suns are not easy teams to deal with.

After the grizzly bear arrived in Los Angeles, Liu Su invited Gasol to a meal, and the two often talked on the phone, and the relationship was very good. Gasol admires Liu Su's ball skills, and Liu Su also admires Gasol's style of play, he is the same type of player as Yao Ming.

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Su took the opportunity to jokingly say, "Paul, if our partner decides, we can build a dynasty."

Gasol laughed and said, "Then you can come to the Grizzlies."

Liu Su pointed at him and smiled: "That's my patent, don't steal it!" This sentence was said by Liu Su in response to a reporter's question at a press conference.

Liu Su didn't say anything about letting Gasol come to the Clippers, and he didn't know what would happen next season! Although the elder Dunleavy promised to make himself the core, but Brand didn't leave for a day, and the core would definitely not reach his own hands. Moreover, Liu Su couldn't force the management to get rid of Brand, he was even more annoying than Kobe that day, Kobe Bryant is a star in the United States and still recruits black like this, not to mention Liu Su, a foreigner.

In the first game, the Grizzlies also showed strong offensive ability. Gasol scored back-to-back points on Brand's head. Brand has two disadvantages, one is the height problem, he is several centimeters shorter than Gasol, and Gasol can score on his head.

The other is the temperament of a leader, he was beaten many times by Gasol, but he did not dare to fight back directly, but continued to let Liu Su organize an attack. Some people say it's a team performance, but as the heart of the team, it's a bit cowardly and can't deter the rest of the team.

In the fifth minute, the score between the two sides was tied at 18, and Liu Su handed over a timeout after passing the halftime. After coming down, I talked to Dunleavy Sr. for a few words, and then Dunleavy Sr. explained that Carman and Brand would switch defenses, replace Margetty, and replace Rademanovic.

Carman and Gasol are about the same height, and they have an advantage in defending Gasol. Let Brand withstand the Grizzlies center, although he is still short, but it is better to let go of the center than to let Gasol go crazy! Replacing Rademanovic is to open up space so that Liu Su can impact the inside, and second, to let Radmanovic rotate to defend Gasol to shoot.

With this adjustment, the Clippers immediately reversed the passive situation. Liu Su can impact the inside line, which has caused a big impact on the Grizzly Bears' inside line. Gasol was a little unable to let go of his hands and feet when he defended, and he remembered that he was beaten by Liu Su at the Athens Olympics two years ago.

On the offensive end, Kaman resisted Gasol out of the penalty area, and Gasol's shooting was also interfered with by Kaman, and his shooting percentage dropped a lot.

In this way, the Clippers had the lead in the first quarter. Battier, Eddie Jones, and Bobby Jackson didn't play very well in this quarter.

Battier was first limited by Margeti and then by Radmanovic and had no chance to shoot. Battier is a defensive player with very few offensive means and is normal to be blocked.

Eddie Jones was limited by Liu Su, and compared to the Grizzlies' point guard, Eddie Jones was more threatening. The Grizzlies' strong point guards are Bobby Jackson, and Mike Miller is two off the bench.

In the second quarter, Battier was replaced, Bobby Jackson and Mike Miller were replaced, and the Grizzlies were already the strongest team on offense.

But in the second quarter, the Clippers also changed their lineup. Brera Schiax defends Gasol, Hayes defends the interior, Ryan Gomez defends Mike Miller, Rose comes up to defend Eddie Jones, and Cassel plays against Bobby Jackson.

The Clippers have a peculiar lineup, and Hayes is playing in non-garbage time for the first time in the playoffs. The strong body pushed the Grizzlies center out of the box, and Brera Xia opened up space for Kassel to burst into the box. As long as whoever lets go of the defender will inevitably create an open space and make it easy for the Clippers to score.

In the seventh minute, Liu Su came on the field and replaced Rose to play the second position. Liu Su's height can also play the second position, he is now as tall as Wade, both are 193 cm. And Liu Su's scoring ability is very strong, as long as there is an empty space, the ball can be passed to score.

Liu Su who plays the second position and Liu Su who plays the first position are different. When playing the No. 1 position, Liu Su likes to pass assists, and he doesn't like to pass the ball if he doesn't have an assist opportunity. But when playing the No. 2 position, Liu Su is a catch-and-shoot player like Hamilton, who likes to shoot when he catches the ball and gives the passer an assist.

Many teams know that Liu Su has this problem, but at present, no one can really use this to restrict Liu Su. After one or two times, Liu Su will immediately change his style of play, become a breakthrough quarterback, or change back to point guard play.

Eddie Jones, who was opposite Liu Su, was unlucky, and after Liu Su entered the playoffs, his defense was more serious than in the regular season, and he got a steal and a block on Eddie Jones in the first quarter.

Eddie Jones was invisible on the court, and the Grizzlies offense shifted to Mike Miller and Gasol. Bobby Jackson was also limited by Cassel, and Cassel's strong defensive ability was also revealed in the playoffs, whether facing Parker Sr. or Bobby Jackson.

Breraxia's defense is not as good as Carman's, but it's still okay to limit Gasol's shooting, and if Gasol wants to play inside, David Lee will immediately come over and wrap it up. If Gasol passes to the center, David Lee will immediately return to the defense, although he is tired, but David Lee can still complete the task, he is young after all.

At the end of the second quarter, the Clippers led by eight points at 64:56. In the third quarter, Eddie Jones was replaced by Battier, who wanted to limit Liu Su, and the Clippers' lead of 8 points was basically pulled away after Liu Su came on the court.

Eight points in five minutes, if there is no limit, one game will be more than 30 points behind, there is no possibility of catching up, so Battier must limit Liu Su.