Chapter 154: Battle Clipper (5)

At the start of the second half, the Clippers rested Paul and replaced him with Rivers Jr. The Spurs were replaced by Mills www.biquge.info Parker.

In the third quarter, the Spurs served, Mills controlled the ball to the front court to organize the offense, and after several passes, the basketball came to Leonard.

Leonard faced Bamote, forced into the mid-range position and still couldn't get rid of the defense, and then passed the ball to He Dong who was standing in the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, He Dong leaned on Redick's defense to rush to the bottom corner of the penalty area, and then passed the ball to Ibaka, who cut into the penalty area, who hit a strong layup, and He Dong got another assist.

The score came to 53-48, and the margin widened to five points.

Rivers Jr., as the commander on the court, is the time when he needs to step up and organize the offense to stabilize the situation.

But Rivers Jr.'s next behavior did not show the appearance of the commander at all, and it is estimated that he usually sits on the bench and communicates with Crawford too much, resulting in a strong desire to play alone.

In such an important game as the playoffs, after Rivers Jr. controlled the ball to the frontcourt, he did not patiently organize the offense like Paul, but chose to go it alone.

Rivers Jr. and Griffin cooperated in blocking and pick-and-roll, and after bursting into the restricted area, there was no chance to cut into the basket and shoot Griffin, who raised his right hand high. He only had the basket in his eyes, and in the face of He Dong, who came to make up for the defense, he still chose to force his shot.

Rivers Jr. stopped his hand urgently, but he did not stagger his position with He Dong at this time, and then he was rewarded with a hat by He Dong.

With a hint of excitement on his face, He Dong accelerated and rushed behind Rivers Jr. to grab the ball that was dropped by the cap, and at this time there was no one in front of him, He Dong ran to the Clippers' basket, and then in the exclamation of the audience, he turned 360 degrees in the air and dunked with one hand.

After all, it is in actual combat, and it is a crucial playoffs, He Dong does not want to be injured because of the dunk, otherwise he would not mind performing Carter's 360-degree arm dunk again.

But Ho Dong's dunk was exciting enough, and Barkley stood up again and cheered, excited: "Oh! My God! The Pelicans were such a fool that they traded Jordan to the Spurs. ”

As we all know, He Dong was drafted by the Pelicans with the sixth pick, but then was traded away by the Spurs with draft picks, and never played a single game for the Pelicans.

If the Pelicans had let He Dong play a preseason game, would they have included him in the non-sale after seeing his strength?

However, with the strength He Dong is showing now, the Pelicans have already cried and fainted in the toilet, even if next year is a draft year, will anyone still play He Dong's performance in his rookie season?

Time passed, the Pelicans did not break into the playoffs this season, and the whole team could only sit in front of the TV and watch He Dong shine in the playoffs. The taste, maybe Brother Thick Eyebrows knows best.

Imagine, Brother Thick Eyebrows, Cousins, Holiday , plus He Dong, what kind of strong lineup will it be?

On the court, because of He Dong's dunk, the score came to 55-48, and the difference widened to 7 points, which is not what Rivers wants to see as head coach.

Even if it was his own son who made the mistake, Rivers would not relent, and he roared on the sidelines: "Austin! Stop doing those stupid things! Do you want me to replace you? ”

Little Rivers heard his father's lesson, and his face was a little ugly, after all, he didn't play a good game on the court, so he could only lower his head and listen to his father's reprimand silently.

Possession of the ball to the frontcourt, this time Rivers Jr. did not make a mistake and chose to play alone, and began to patiently organize the offense outside the three-point line.

But his organizational ability is not weaker than Paul's after all, and after a few transmissions, basketball only runs outside the three-point line, and does not produce substantial tactical transmission.

Griffin couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to ask for the ball in the low post, and immediately turned around and tiptoed after receiving the ball. Only his own singles can lead the attack.

Basketball hollow into the net, Griffin is a top power forward after all, and his ability to score in the low post is very sharp.

After Ibaka hit on the Spurs' side, Griffin picked up the defensive rebound and began to show his point guard side, not giving the ball to Rivers Jr. to advance to the frontcourt, but controlling the ball himself.

After controlling the ball to the front court, Griffin slapped the ball with his left hand and raised his right hand to direct his teammates to run, just like a court commander, and the name of the Clippers' "first mate" is indeed worthy of its name.

When Redick ran to the bottom corner with a pick-and-roll screen, Griffin pushed with both hands and sent the ball to the former.

Redick hit a three-pointer to score three points for the Clippers. The score came to 55-51.

The Spurs attacked, Mills controlled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Rivers Jr., reached out to block and pass it, and then sent the ball to Ade under the inside basket.

Ade shook a shot, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to He Dong.

After receiving the ball in the mid-range position, He Dong then made a quick stop jump shot.

This time he missed, but Ibaka struggled to grab the rebound under the basket and passed the ball over again.

This time, He Dong naturally did not miss the opportunity again, and the basketball hit steadily, and the score came to 57-51.

Rivers Jr. controlled the ball again, and this time Griffin played the role of an offensive hub after receiving the ball in the low post, feintting, but actually hitting the ball to the ground to Jordan Jr. under the basket.

Jordan Jr. was covered by Ade and Ibaka with their hands raised under the basket, and there was no chance to shoot, and the ball was sent to Rivers Jr., who was standing at the free throw line.

Rivers Jr. had a chance at the free-throw line and made a decisive shot.

The angle was a little off, but it was still a magical hitting board, and the difference was narrowed to 4 points.

The Spurs' offense then ended with Ade hitting an iron in the low post, and Griffin grabbed a defensive rebound and put on a full-court performance.

After picking off the rebound, Griffin still controlled the ball by himself, and Mills saw that Griffin was so "arrogant", and immediately stepped forward to break the ball, but was accelerated by one of his back dribbles.

Griffin rushed to the three-point line, a crotch and a big change of direction to avoid Leonard's break, and finally entered the restricted area to face Ibaka's defense and suddenly turned his back to pass it, and hit the board under the basket with Ade's raised hands.

Hit four shots in the whole game, and that's Griffin's terrifying strength. The difference was also narrowed to 2 points.

Barkley also praised Griffin's performance as a commentator at this time, "Hey, Anthony Davis and Kevin Love, the two big men are All-Star starters in recent years, but don't forget Griffin in the City of Angels, he is still at his peak!" ”

In the past few years, the Clippers' record has been unsimmering, and it has indeed made many people forget the existence of Paul and Griffin, but they are still in their peak state and can still play superstar performances.