Chapter 131: Grappling
The Clippers' benches played well today, but the Spurs' benches played better, although the sister-in-law played off the bench, but still had the strength of the starters, and they played very well today, frequently turning and hooking in the low post. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
My sister-in-law has high arms and long arms, and her hook hand is like a sky hook, and the opposing defenders can't prevent it at all.
In addition, the sister-in-law also has a superb pass, whenever she faces Jordan Jr., she will choose to assist Diamond under the basket against Uncle Pi, who has been improving recently, and receives passes from her sister-in-law and frequently strengthens under the basket.
Uncle Pi has more than enough heart and strength, if he is a few years younger, he may be able to take precautions, but now he can only let Diamond force a violent buckle in front of him.
Mills and Tielin also fired frequently outside the three-point line, and although Rivers Jr. and Crawford attacked well, their defensive ability was really flattering, allowing the front two to shoot very comfortably outside.
The two sides were full of firepower, and the two sides were still tied after the third quarter, and the substitutes on both sides played well, and they both scored 30 points together in a single quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs were 85-85 Clippers.
During the break, Popovich began to lay out the fourth-quarter arrangement, and this time, he made a bold attempt to put Ibaka and Diamond as an interior duo. Both are defensive stalwarts and should do a good job of limiting Jordan Jr. and Griffin on the inside.
Now Diamond's gradual growth is obvious to everyone, and this game is just a test of the effectiveness of the previous main rotation and substitutes on the field.
The small forward is still Leonard, and what else does he need to prove when he is both offensive and defensive?
The point guards and point guards are still Parker and He Dong, so the Spurs have formed a four-defense lineup on the court, and except for Parker, the defensive ability is not inferior.
In fact, Popovich plans to let He Dong and Tie Lin play as a guard duo to form a "death 5 defense" lineup, but considering that He Dong's current organizational ability is still a little worse, let the experienced Parker play to control the overall situation.
A one-control, four-defense lineup should have a good effect against the Clippers.
The Clippers also made some changes to the lineup in the fourth quarter, with the hot Crawford as the small forward, Pierce as the power forward, and Griffin as the center. Jordan Jr. took a break and came on in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
It seems that he intends to fully release the offensive firepower, Paul, Redick, Crawford, Pierce, Griffin can all complete the offense on their own, and they all played well today.
Rivers arranged like this, and he planned to compete with the Spurs to see if the "spear" was powerful or the "shield" was powerful.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Paul led the Clippers crowd onto the court, and the Clippers served.
Paul controls the ball to the front court to direct the attack, and all four teammates on the court can complete the attack independently. Redick took advantage of Pierce's cover to get an open opportunity outside the three-point line, and when he got to the ball, he raised his hand to shoot a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
Redick was very hot and hit a three-point shot.
It was the Spurs' turn to attack, He Dong received a pass from his teammates in the mid-range position, Paul was on the other side, and Crawford stood in the bottom corner to entangle with Leonard, which was his chance to eat Redick.
Always paying attention to the situation around him, He Dong began to push forward with his back, but Reddick still couldn't withstand He Dong's strong body and retreated.
The shoulders were too lazy to shake, He Dong knew that Redick would definitely not be able to prevent it, so he easily turned around and made a backward jumper.
Then the Clippers turned on the strongest offensive mode, Crawford was called "Jordan in the offseason" by fans, with deep heads-up skills, and he was not intimidated in the face of Leonard's defense, and frequently made difficult shots.
The state is hot, and these difficult balls are even thrown.
Leonard shook his head expressionlessly, thinking to himself, "What can I do?" ”
Uncle Pi didn't go in outside the three-point line, standing leisurely in the bottom corner, holding Ibaka back and pulling him out, no one would doubt Uncle Pi's three-point ability, someone must stand up and defend.
So Griffin was given another chance to single Diamond in the box.
Backing and pushing forward, turning and tiptoeing at the right distance, Griffin was able to knock out Diamond with this move.
The Clippers' offense was so fierce that the Spurs naturally wouldn't surrender.
Although Crawford has a strong offense, his defense is miserable, and Leonard can completely ignore him in the face of him, and frequently score under the basket.
He Dong's situation is similar, without Paul's assistance, Redick alone can't prevent the former at all, he is eaten alone continuously, watching He Dong's performance like this, he can only shrug his shoulders helplessly.
And Ibaka, facing Uncle Pi, who is a little slow-paced, can also choose to play alone with his back on his own, and Uncle Pi can't stop it at all like Redick.
Only Diamond is a little closer, after all, it is the league's top interior superstar Griffin, who doesn't have many opportunities offensively, but occasionally he can get into the hole to receive a pass from a teammate and dunk it.
Parker and Paul are pestering each other, neither of them choosing to make a move, and has been patiently organizing their teammates.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Spurs had a slight advantage with their defensive advantage and temporarily led by five points.
On the Clippers bench, Jordan Jr. was almost rested at this time, and he could play again and move his wrist to do some simple stretching.
"DeAndrew, go up and replace Paul." Rivers called a timeout with a big wave of his hand. Let Jordan Jr. replace Pierce.
With Jordan Jr. on the court, the Clippers will be more sure on the inside, and the defense on the inside will be raised to a notch. Pierce was completely unable to stop Ibaka and give him six points, which is not what Rivers wants to see.
The Spurs temporarily led the Clippers by five points at 110-105 with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. For this point difference, the Clippers have every chance of reversing.
Replaced by Jordan Jr., the effect was immediate, Griffin went to defend Ibaka, so that the latter could no longer be presumptuous, and Jordan Jr. was guarded under the basket, which also prevented Diamond from getting a chance.
Once again, Paul took advantage of a teammate's pick-and-roll to pass the ball back to Redick on the perimeter, who drew the defense and then lightningly passed the ball to Crawford, who was standing in the empty corner of the corner.
Crawford, who received the ball, immediately made a decisive three-point shot, but it seemed that no one could score without defense, and the three-point shot popped out of the frame.
Jordan Jr. struggled to grab the rebound under the basket, with long arms, tall and strong body, this rebound was picked up by him and immediately thrown to Paul who was standing in the middle distance.
Paul received the ball, there was no one in front of him, and then made his first shot in the fourth quarter.
With a good hand, the basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and hollowed into the net, and Paul narrowed the gap for the Clippers, and the score came to 110-107, leaving only 3 points left.