Chapter 156: Battle Clipper (7)
Countless cameras in the audience were aimed at He Dong and recorded the scene just now, and the best dunk in the audience was well deserved!
With He Dong completing this empty shot, the score came to 65-57, and the score difference came to 8 points, which was only a stone's throw away from a double-digit point difference. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the leader of the team, Paul cannot remain indifferent, he needs to step up and make a strong response.
Since Bamot doesn't shoot, let him help him do the pick-and-roll cover.
Paul then shouted at Bamotby while in possession: "Do the pick-and-roll for me!" ”
The latter understood and immediately stepped forward to block and dismantle, so that Paul was not caught again.
Escaping from the defence through cover, Paul then burst into the box to pass the ball to Griffin.
The latter received the ball and stepped back to make a shot to stabilize the situation for the Clippers.
Then the Spurs' offense was finished by Ibaka, and with Bamot's cover, Paul also lifted the restriction and once again showed the "captain" style, entering the penalty area to attract defensive assists Jordan Jr. to receive a dunk in the air.
In the next few rounds, Ho Dong and Leonard and his sister-in-law won one after another, and the Clippers not only hit two shots by Paul, but Rivers Jr. also threw in one shot.
The score came to 71-67, with less than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, and the two sides still had a few offensive and defensive rounds to play.
The Spurs attacked, this time the sister-in-law received the ball in the low position, against little Jordan, although she knew that she couldn't resist the latter, but the sister-in-law wanted to borrow her strength, top it, and then turn around and hook her hand to attack.
This time the iron missed, and Jordan Jr. turned around and picked up the rebound and handed it to Paul. The latter sprinted all over the court, shook Parker in the half, passed Leonard with a one-handed crotch at the three-point line, and then entered the restricted area to meet He Dong's block and scored a low-handed basket.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded, He Dong fouled the defense, and Paul not only completed a 1-on-3, but also fought to 2+1.
Standing at the free throw line, in the face of the tsunami of boos from the Spurs fans, Paul slapped the ball, took a deep breath, and then scored the free throw steadily.
The score came to 71-70, the Clippers only fell behind by one point, and the Spurs' lead was in jeopardy.
Heading into the fourth quarter with a lead is very morale-boosting, especially in a playoff game where every game counts.
The man who stepped up again was He Dong, holding the ball outside the three-point line, and facing Redick to play alone, four teammates pulled away to create plenty of space for him.
Rivers Jr. is under a lot of pressure, because Redick has been singled by He Dong countless times, and his defensive ability is not as good as the former, and now, he is defending He Dong alone.
However, the Clippers all know that they will not really let Rivers Jr. defend alone, with He Dong's singles ability, it is not a big problem to eat Rivers Jr., and the Clippers must help defend to prevent He Dong.
Paul took the lead in moving, rushed over to He Dong to break the ball, bypassed Rivers Jr.'s body and sneaked up from behind He Dong, it stands to reason that with Paul's stealing ability, the ball is likely to be broken, because He Dong's attention is all on Rivers Jr.
When Paul's ghostly figure appeared behind He Dong, the audience let out a gasp sound, and He Dong was about to be cut off by Paul!
But in the next second, He Dong suddenly held the ball with both hands, dodging Paul's steal like a long eye in the back of his head, and then crossed his hand and passed the ball from Rivers Jr. to Parker, who was missed by Paul.
After Paul missed, no one entered the penalty area in front of Parker receiving the ball, and Bamot hurriedly stepped forward to make up for it, but missed Leonard.
Parker then passed the ball to Leonard, who received the ball and ran to the basket, then dunked with both hands when sister-in-law and Ibaka blocked Griffin and Jordan Jr.
Although He Dong did not directly assist in this goal, the effect was very obvious, if he hadn't dodged Paul's steal and passed the ball to Parker, otherwise there would have been no Leonard's violent dunk.
However, some viewers at the scene were a little puzzled, He Dong obviously didn't look at Paul, how could he avoid the steal of the latter, was it accidental?
As the commentator, Barkley first opened his mouth to explain He Dong's shot just now, with a little appreciation on his face, "It seems that our He Dong is very smart, in fact, he should have expected that Paul would break the ball, and the Clippers would not let him play Rivers Jr. alone, so he has been waiting for Paul or others to break the ball, and when he finds an opportunity, he passes the ball to an empty teammate." ”
Behind the commentary, some fans asked, "How can he avoid a steal when he hasn't looked at Paul?" ”
Hearing this, Barkley laughed and said with a smile: "Magic Johnson often plays passes without looking at people, has he really not seen it?" ”
The fact is that as Barkley said, He Dong is waiting for the Clippers to steal or pack, and the single play is too physical, and he also has to reserve a certain amount of physical energy for the final encounter in the fourth quarter.
The score came to 73-70, the difference was quite solid, and then the Spurs made a three-point shot by Parker, He Dong hit a mid-range shot, the Clippers were Paul three-pointers, Griffin played a 2+1, the score came to 78-76, and the third quarter ended.
The difference is only 2 points, and there are still many variables in the game, everything depends on the meeting between the two sides in the fourth quarter.
During the break, Billups and Barkley set a bet on the commentary table to wear a jacket made of newspaper when they left the commentary, and they had to make sure that the jacket would not tear, otherwise they would pay each other $10,000.
The content of the bet is the difference between the Spurs and the Clippers, and Barkley made a bold statement, winning by 10 points is considered a loss!
Hearing Barkley's another mouthful of poisoned milk, Spurs fans at the scene had the urge to send him a blade.
"I feel like Spurs are going to be milked to death."
"If the spur is milked to death, I will take out my shotgun and kill the fat man, and I will buy 1,000 spurs to win."
"Spurs are going to spit out the poisoned milk!"
The audience prayed that the Spurs would not be milked to death by Barkley's poisoned milk.
During the break, Popovich seemed very calm, and it was okay to play like this with a team like the Clippers, just play well in the last quarter and don't make those low-level mistakes, which is the last thing the old man dislikes.
The lineup sent by the Spurs in the fourth quarter was Parker, Ho Dong, Leonard, Ibaka, and Ade. The Clippers are also full of workhorses, Paul, Redick, Bamot, Griffin, Jordan Jr.
The atmosphere at the scene is getting more and more enthusiastic, this is the second round of the West, as long as the real strong teams in the league can hit this stage, and now in the final quarter, who can win the first win of the series between the Spurs and the Clippers?
"Beep!" The intermission is over, and the fourth quarter confrontation officially begins!