Chapter Eighty-Six: A Fiery Atmosphere
After the regular season, teams have a few days to strategize and mobilize for the playoffs, and the Clippers especially need this. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Because they have achieved their season goals, several young players in the team are still immersed in happiness, and I am afraid that they are acceptable not to win a game in the playoffs.
"Tomorrow the playoffs start, first of all I want to say I'm really proud of you, after the team lost Byron, to be honest, even I thought we wouldn't have a chance this year, but for now, allow me to give you a round of applause."
"Because of your efforts, we are now standing here, we have achieved this year's goal, we have been rewarded this year, but shall we stop there?"
"Our opponent is the Lakers, needless to say, we know what it means, the outside world says that we will be swept or only win one game, but I don't think so, in front of my hometown fathers, I hope you can show your strongest self, even if you lose, you have to be like a man!"
It has to be said that Pooh's words were very successful, because several players, including Griffin, have once again ignited their ambition to win!
At this moment at the Lakers training ground, a lonely figure is tirelessly throwing the ball in his hand again and again.
There were other Lakers players sitting on the sidelines, laughing and talking.
"It's okay to play this year's playoffs, I thought I was going to play the Hornets, but now it's good, Paul is gone." Brown is serious about the form of the Lakers this year.
But Gasol next to him and even Odom couldn't help but complain in their hearts, Nima Hornets Paul is your business, and it's our business to beat the Clippers Griffin now, okay.
"Ahem, don't say that, the Clippers' strength is still very good, otherwise they wouldn't be holding down the Wasp Grizzlies, besides, is Blake Griffin easy to deal with." It was Fisher who spoke the minds of the interior players.
At this moment, Phil Jackson is also doing the same job, the change in the strength of the Lakers this year as the head coach Phil knows better than others and even players, plus the composition of the Eastern Heat, the Western Spurs are still strong, and the difficulty of defending the title this year can almost be said to be five-star.
However, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the game must be played one by one, even if the opponent is the Clippers and the strength is obviously insufficient, but none of the pre-game preparations that should be made are missing.
The overall strength of the Clippers is definitely inferior to the comparison, and the Clippers' defensive system has not yet been formed, relying more on the athleticism of the players, and the Lakers' triangle offense is enough to solve the problem at this point.
The offensive Clippers are also a very partial team, most of the scoring relies on Griffin on the inside, and Gordon on the outside also plays from time to time, but when he meets Kobe, I wish Gordon good luck or, Rasu Butler, who broke the Clippers' single-season three-point record last season, has significantly declined this season, and his sense of presence has weakened by more than one gear, so he can only rely on Foye's play to see if he can make up for it.
Bledsoe, Aminu and other young players may be threatened in the rotation stage, but no playoff experience is also fatal, good use is an X factor, if not used well, it may be directly taken away by a wave, as for Momoen Jr. and others, I am afraid they have not really integrated into the team.
On April 17, the NBA playoffs officially ignited the fire, and as the game officially began, the public's attention quickly shifted to the game, and there were no upsets after the first game day.
On April 18, the game between the Clippers and the Lakers officially began!
As the royal TV station of the Lakers, the court station will naturally broadcast the city derby, but this year it is a pity that the Rockets and the Wizards did not reach the finals, and the NBA playoffs were absent from China.
"Hello viewers, this is CCTV, and today we will broadcast the playoffs between the Lakers and the Clippers live, which is also a very rare local derby in the basketball world. The Clippers have made significant progress this season, and under the leadership of super rookie Blake Griffin, the Clippers have re-entered the playoffs, so how far can the Lakers Clippers go, we asked Mr. Su to explain to us. ”
"Good morning everyone, then first of all, the strength of the Lakers this year has decreased compared with last year, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that the Lakers are far from being skinny, so I think the Clippers have no chance, but it is foreseeable that if nothing else, the Clippers will strengthen Griffin, and the Clippers will definitely be a strong team in the future."
"Alright, the game is officially on!"
As soon as the whistle blew, Jordan Jr. quickly flew into the sky as if he was equipped with a rocket, and slapped the ball towards Foye, who did not have too good offensive opportunities, and pressed down the rhythm of the game, and gave Gordon, who got the position through the block, with 15 seconds left in the offensive time.
Called a pick-and-roll, Gordon originally wanted to play a match with Griffin, but the Lakers' position for the pick-and-roll was very good, Gordon didn't find a passing opportunity, so he jumped by himself, but when he shot, Kobe Bryant caught up and seriously interfered with Gordon's shot.
"Rebound!" Gordon shouted out.
No need for Gordon to shout Griffin also knew that the ball was a rebound, and he quickly killed from the outside to the inside, maybe everyone was not in the state at first, so Gasol turned directly to get the rebound, ignoring an important thing.
Phil got up to remind, but after thinking about it, he sat down again, and as soon as he sat down, there was a loud noise on the court, and the audience also let out an exclamation.
How could Griffin, who can be called a gift, miss this kind of offensive rebound, it has been a long time since this kind of loose opportunity to prevent him from grabbing offensive rebounds, so Griffin accelerated inside, rose up from the ground and dunked the ball fiercely on everyone's heads, and the unparalleled power directly dunked Bynum under the basket.
"Wow! At the beginning of the game, Griffin gave the Lakers a dismissal, which was to remind the Lakers that it is not okay to grab rebounds like this. ”
"yes, Griffin's rebounding ability, especially offensive rebounding, is so ferocious that it reminds me of Barkley."
"That's why Lord Ba has always supported Griffin."
It was a good enough shot, but the cheers were limited, and although it was the same Staples, the Clippers fans didn't get many tickets, but Field and his son James, who were cheering loudly in the audience at the moment, were not among them, and they received a gift ticket from Griffin.
A ball can't disrupt the deployment of the Lakers, this side of the triangle offense unfolded, Griffin chased Gasol out of the restricted area with a bitter face, after a complicated no-ball run and cover, Gasol found Artest under the basket, and Atai scored easily.
Using Gasol's strategy and Kobe's deterrence, coupled with off-ball cover, such an offense is concise and efficient.
The Clippers are still attacking with a regular pick-and-roll, but this time Foye hit a three-point iron on the outside, and in the case of the Lakers' full guaranteed rebounds, Griffin and Jordan Jr. failed to succeed, although the Lakers' fast break will be much less, but the Lakers are not a team that mainly relies on fast break counterattacks.
Both sides fought hard, and the physical confrontation was also fierce, and it was not at the same level as the regular season at all, and Griffin now played half a quarter, and the physical exertion should be equivalent to the level of a regular season quarter.
However, there is no physical problem, Griffin is also recovering quickly, and now the Clippers are 9 points behind the Lakers, and if the next attack can be scored, it will be extremely beneficial for the Clippers in the next game.
After a block, Griffin immediately went down, and it was Atai who made up for him, Griffin only had the basket in his eyes now, but he didn't pay attention.
However, the audience immediately cheered loudly, and Griffin squeezed inward to reach a deep position, and Atai's chin was slammed hard, and he suddenly staggered back several steps.
Bledsoe, of course, saw this opportunity and stuffed the ball vigorously, Griffin did not hesitate to take the ball, turned around and jumped up for a layup, and Artey, who had lost his first hand, could only watch Griffin score the ball.
"Griffin's physical condition is really good, especially on the playoff stage, he plays more comfortably."
"This ball Griffin crushed Atai to death from the force, and the interesting thing is that Atai didn't even ask the referee to theorize Griffin's slight elbow raising action."
After the start of the second quarter, Pooh did not win Griffin, the difference was only 7 points, Pooh also wanted to try to see if he could win the next game first, and several rookies were not at ease on the court, so they simply left Griffin with good physical strength on the court to play.
In the rotation period, Griffin continued to grab offensive rebounds and score, constantly causing interior kills, as long as Griffin burst in, the Lakers used foul tactics and did not give any 2+1 chances, and Griffin scored 6 points in just a few minutes.
Phil Jackson waited until the rotation time was up before switching to the starting lineup, and the Lakers, who were well-rested, showed their fangs to the Clippers as soon as possible.
"Now it's Kobe Bryant who receives the ball from the outside, the Clippers defend it well, the Lakers only have 10 seconds left, Kobe Bryant should be single."
Standing in front of Kobe Bryant was Foye, and the strong Foye took on most of the heavy responsibility of defending Kobe Bryant in this game, giving Gordon more energy to play on offense.
Kobe's skillful two crotches accelerated forward, and Foye hurriedly moved his pace to follow, but Kobe pulled the ball back and back, Foye was really shaken, but he still reacted.
After Kobe Bryant pulled back, he lifted the ball up sharply, a shooting feint, Foye jumped, but he quickly turned his body sideways to avoid being fouled, seeing this situation, Griffin began to card the position as soon as possible, and the ball was mostly a rebound.
After Kobe Bryant waited for Foye to land, he jumped on the spot, exerting his waist and abdomen strength to the extreme, and a difficult 3-point shot!
"Huh" Griffin walked to the bottom line a little depressed to serve, Nima can also score this kind of ball, the key is that the boss of the department looks very calm, what kind of trouble, fortunately it is not his own defense, otherwise he will be a little frustrated.
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