Chapter 154: Positional Battle
Liu Su's words also boosted some morale. Although www.biquge.info the Warriors are a dark horse that overturns the calves to the ground, there has never been a Black Eight in history who has won the championship, and the Warriors will not be an exception.
Compared to the two teams, the Warriors are more dynamic, and although the Clippers' Cassell and Mobley are also speed players, one is old and the other has a heart condition, and neither can sustain a long run.
Ryan Gomez is a fast player at the No. 4 position, but a little worse at the No. 3 position. Brera Schiax and Jacobson are both slow to move and can't play fast breaks, and only the No. 4 position can support the whole court.
Old Dunleavy arranged tactics and asked Liu Su to reduce his speed as much as possible and fight positional battles with the warriors. The Clippers have a lot of players playing positional battles, except for those who are slow, Carman, Liu Su and Rajon Rondo can all play positional battles.
Dunleavy Sr. arranged the starting lineup, Carman, David Lee, Ryan Gomez, Liu Su, Kassel. The Warriors are Biedrins, Harrington, Jackson, Michael Petrus, Davis.
Kaman successfully scramble, Cassel received the ball over the half, Davis went to defend, Cassel wanted to get rid of it, but it didn't work, and Davis used his body to make a mistake.
Liu Su hurriedly went over to answer, and Kassel passed the ball to Liu Su. Petrus came over to defend, but was thrown away by Liu Su's acceleration. Liu Su shifted laterally, attracted Jackson over, and passed the ball to Ryan Gomez, who had already hit the inside.
Ryan Gomez received the ball and stood still, standing just outside the penalty line, and this was his shooting point. Bidrins, who was on the inside, immediately pounced on the defense, but Karman missed, and Ryan Gomez hit the ball and sent it over.
The pass which prevents the blocking of the inside is a ground pass, but it is best to use a drop ball for an inside pass. Carman wasn't very comfortable receiving the ball, so he adjusted it and gave Biedrins time to come back. Carman didn't attack aggressively, turned and passed the ball out again, and then ran out of the three-second zone.
The ball passed to Liu Su, Liu Su turned around and threw Petrus away, and then played a block with David Lee, entered the inside, and relied on Harrington to complete the layup, he deliberately rubbed it on Harrington's arm, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time as the ball went in.
2+1, although Liu Su is not very popular with the referee, but when facing ordinary stars, the referee will still give him a star whistle, plus this is the home court, how much will take care of the emotions of Clippers fans, after all, celebrities will whistle when they foul.
The Clippers took a 3-0 lead with a free throw. Looking at the time, the Clippers took 19 seconds, which is a long time. Generally, the Clippers can complete the offense in about 12 seconds, and 19 seconds is long enough.
Coming back, Davis faced Liu Su's defense and wanted to grab Liu Su, but he fought against it and found that Liu Su's strength was not small. Davis could only use his weight to lean on Liu Su a few times to stabilize before passing the ball to Jackson, who came to pick up. Jackson used his speed to get past Ryan Gomez and get inside, Carman made up for it, Jackson passed to Biedlins, and Biedlins dunked and scored.
In comparison, Jackson is much stronger than Ryan, not only in offensive ability, but also in passing. The Clippers don't have a good spot at the No. 3 position, and if they don't get a better guy back, the Clippers' No. 3 position will become a weakness.
After serving again, Cassel still couldn't break through Davis, so he could only pass the ball to Liu Su again, let Liu Su organize the offense, and then stand outside the three-point line on one side and pull Davis away for Liu Su. Liu Su faced Petrus again, Liu Su still passed in one step, Petrus had no way at all, his speed couldn't keep up with Liu Su at all, and it became a weakness on the field. The rest of the Warriors made up various defenses, but they struggled to cope, and even Cassel shot two open three-pointers in the end.
In the fifth minute, the Warriors coach finally got impatient and directly replaced Petrus with Ellis, wanting to use Ellis's speed to break the trail.
After Ellis came on the court, the Clippers were a little difficult, and Liu Su couldn't easily get rid of the defense when attacking, so he could only play blocking and dismantling to impact the interior to create lethality.
The offensive problem is not big, the biggest problem is when defending, Kassel defense Davis can't prevent it at all, Davis can only use the weight to squeeze Kassel away. Kassel can't defend Ellis, Ellis's speed can easily get rid of Cassell, just like Liu Su easily gets rid of Petrus, and Ellis is also very lethal to the inside, creating two fouls in two minutes, and if this continues, the Clippers interior line will soon be knocked down.
The old Dunleavy had no choice but to replace Cassel and replace Rajon Rondo, and let Rajon Rondo defend Davis, his strength was stronger than Liu Su, and there was no way to improve the difference in height. However, Davis is not Liu Su, he can use the height difference to score high points, Davis's shooting is not so strong, so the old Dunleavy is not too worried.
After Rajon Rondo came on the court, Davis was really not easy to break through from him, Davis's hand was not very good, and Rajon Rondo was still interfering in front, and he only hit two of the few shots.
The Clippers took the lead in the first quarter, with a margin of 12 points. This has made many people fall through the glasses, is this still the Warriors who won four times against the Clippers in the regular season? Is this still a warrior who has just completed the Black Eight Great Cause?
At the start of the second quarter, the Clippers made a few substitutions, bringing in Kressmith and Ricky Davis, and then put the ball in Rajon Rondo's hands and let him distribute the ball. Rajon Rondo and Cresssmith cooperate more tacitly, and the blocking and dismantling of the two still has a certain lethality.
Dunleavy Sr. did not have the idea of Rajon Rondo and Cresssmith as the tactical core, and the tactical core of the Clippers will always be Liu Su. However, Rajon Rondo and Cresssmith often practice together, and the relationship is relatively good, so the two imitated Liu Su and David Lee to practice blocking and pick-and-roll, which was often used during training matches, and later received a lot of results in the game.
A few days ago, the league's rookie rookie team was selected to the All-Rookie second team at the same time, and if it weren't for Rajon Rondo's scoring ability, he would have been able to make the best team, and few rookies could get a triple-double in their rookie season.
Once again, the duo's pick-and-roll worked, as Harrington, who is not a good defensive power forward, sent his third foul in the fifth minute to Rajon Rondo's onslaught and went off the break.
Liu Su was idle for a while, and he didn't run to waste his physical strength, so he stood outside the three-point line and pulled Ellis away. Ellis didn't dare to let go of Liu Su, and no team dared to ignore Liu Su's empty three-point, which was looking for death.
The Warriors were replaced by Richardson, who played the No. 3 position and Jackson went to the No. 4 position. The two are the same type of swing guys, and they are also a guarantee of a strong Warriors lineup.
Seeing this scene, Liu Su had to complain, the walkers are really brain-dead, and after cleaning up the team, the warriors will be cheaper, otherwise it will be too difficult for the warriors to want Black Eight.