The Clippers, who had seriously weakened the threat of the interior, fell into passivity in the next game, and their score advantage was gradually eroded under the impact of the 76ers, and Ding Wei also played an important role in it, in the third quarter, he reversed the silence in the first half in terms of scoring, and scored 12 points with a sudden shot, and by the way, it also caused Griffin's 2 fouls, and the Clippers' two interior lines were saddled with 4 fouls, and they could only temporarily watch from the sidelines. The Clippers were forced to rely on the three Musketeers on the perimeter and the 76ers, who were all soldiers, to bite the difference of about four points.

Of course, the 76ers didn't have an easy time, with five consecutive road games leaving them struggling between the airport and the station, and the last games were back-to-back, and the little oil and water they had managed to accumulate during the Christmas holiday were drained.

What's even worse for them is that the 76ers' current crippled roster has suffered another attrition, Fulcan Aldemir unfortunately collided with the Clippers' "big baby" Glenn Davis in a defense, and he weighed 20 kilograms lighter than the opponent He naturally became a victim without suspense, although the injury diagnosed by the team doctor was not serious, but in this game, he undoubtedly did not have the opportunity to play again.

Ding Wei obviously felt that his running speed had slowed down a lot, but Coach Brown still kept him on the court, McCarvey was unable to play due to injury, and he had taken an early flight back to Philadelphia to recuperate, Jakar Sampson's state in these games has been declining, and the discord with Ding Wei also made Coach Brown worry that the two could not cooperate on the court, but fortunately, Tony Roten and McDaniels can relieve the pressure on Ding Wei a little, the former has scored 20 points and 5 assists in this game, It also successfully fills the organizational shortcomings of the 76ers after McCarvey's absence, and although the latter has not performed eye-catching, he has performed well on both offensive and defensive ends, which also allows Coach Brown to implement his rotation with confidence.

Ding dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, and Tony Rotten's shooting percentage declined after consecutive points in the third quarter, and Coach Brown had to replace him for a temporary rest, so he now temporarily played the role of point guard, but fortunately, the Clippers also temporarily replaced Paul, and it seems that he intends to change the main force in the last five minutes to give the 76ers the final blow.

In fact, the 76ers have a certain height advantage on the guard line, Paul's height of 6 feet (1.83m) goes without saying, the substitute Jordan Farmar is only 6 feet 2 inches (1.88m), which is half a head shorter than Ding Wei and Tony Rotten, Redick and Crawford at the shooting guard position are also under 2m tall, and their weight is also below the middle level in the same position, and these four people are all in their early 30s, and the reason why the 76ers were able to bite the score is precisely because their physical fitness is better than their opponents, but this advantage has been consumed to almost negligible by the middle of the fourth quarter.

Boom!

Ding Wei's three-point shot missed the basket again, but Henry Sims gritted his teeth and hit a basket after grabbing the rebound, 91-93, only 2 points behind.

Seeing that the point difference narrowed again, Coach Brown's expression became more solemn, he knew very well that the current way of playing for every ball could not be maintained at all at the end of the game, which was like fighting the landlord, no matter how good the farmer card was, it was a farmer card after all, and no matter how many straight planes there were, there would always be a time to finish, once the last two cards left The landlord would drop a bomb, and the situation would immediately reverse, and now the two kings of the Clippers are still sitting off the court.

The Clippers continue to stick to a simple and fast style of play, using wheel battles to drain the 76ers' physical strength, and their goal is also very clear, to hit whoever has a hot hand, and to contain the opponent's play on the offensive end by making the opponent tired on the defensive end. This time, the ball was not surprisingly in the hands of Spencer Hawes on the left wing of the box, the 7-foot man who graduated from the University of Washington was the 76ers' starting center last season, averaging 13 points and 8 rebounds per game, but even such statistics could not shake the team's determination to stick to the swing strategy, and he was sent to the Cavaliers in the middle of last season's transfer for only two second-round picks, and then to the Clippers, although the presence of DeAndre Jordan reduced his playing time quite a bitHowever, as a front-facing center in the league that has gradually become mainstream, he can still play a key role in the game, and he doesn't mind using his excellent performance to prove that it was a wrong decision to send him away in the first place.

After receiving the ball, Hawes chose a back-to-back single, which he is not very good at, and after dribbling to the basket a few times to no avail, he suddenly turned back and dribbled to the baseline!

Henry Sims hurriedly slid to block, but Hawes's performance did not end there, he first shook Henry Sims into the air with a shooting feint, and then immediately followed up a turn back to the left side of the basket, Henry Simms, who had been dazed by this series of movements, subconsciously jumped up again to block, but lost his balance under the opponent's impact from the ground, Hawes cleverly shot at the same time as the referee's whistle, and the ball flew into the basket with the rebound.

"I can't keep up with the ......," Ding Wei let out a long sigh, and he had to admit that his hopes of winning this game were very slim.

Spencer Hawes, who stood at the free throw line, made a safe free throw, and the margin widened again to five points.

Coach Brown immediately called for a timeout, which was not so much a playout as a respite for the players on the court, which is usually unwise, because once the game drags on until the final moments, the 76ers are likely to find themselves in an embarrassing situation where there is no timeout available, but if they don't, they may not be able to drag on at all.

"Luke replaces Henry, Nolens plays center, Toney, you handle the ball, Din returns to the shooting guard position, Robert plays small forward," With 5 minutes and 43 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Coach Brown made up his mind after hesitating and changing to the strongest lineup he can send at the moment, "The shortcomings of the Clippers' current lineup are still very obvious, especially on the inside, so Nolens and Luke, I hope you can add some strong offense...... Forget it, when I didn't say it, let's continue with the way we just played, Tony, you have the longest break off the court, and then you shoot directly when you have a chance in addition to the organization, everyone is the same, unless necessary, don't run too much, it will be unbearable. Well, it's time to pause, go slower. ”

Coach Brown smiled wryly and looked at the opposing half, at this time the Clippers' five main players were all in place, and it seemed that Doug Rivers also found that the 76ers were currently on the verge of crumbling under the weight of three and a half quarters, and now what he is doing is just adding the last straw.

The Clippers adopted a full-court pressing strategy, and although Tony Roten stumbled to bring the ball to the court, he was never able to organize a strong offense, and the ball turned around and finally returned to his hands, and by this time the 24-second countdown had reached the last one, and he could only choose to make a reluctant shot under Paul's desperate block.

Boom! The ball bounces off the basket.

Eske on the sidelines lowered his head, for the 76ers in this situation, every goal they don't score means that they are one step closer to the cliff of defeat, not to mention that the current Clippers are already the main team.

"Ding!" The exclamation from the bench made Eske look up again.

Tony Rotten's shot is flat and bounces fast and far once it doesn't go in, and it's hard to predict where the ball will land, so it's basically a matter of luck to get the ball, depending on who gets closer. The path of the ball was a bit weird, it didn't fly to any player on the court, but to a somewhat empty no-man's land in the front court of the 76ers.

Fighting for the ball is a bit of a struggle for the center, so the eyes of the audience quickly focused on the two closest strikers, Robert Covington and Matt Barnes, one tall and long-legged, the other faster and stronger, who will win?

"Robert seems to be a little faster." Esker said softly.

"Not necessarily." Coach Brown frowned, as if he had a premonition of what was going to happen next.

Just as Robert Covington was about to reach for the basketball, his body suddenly tilted and briefly lost his balance, while Barnes behind him took the opportunity to complete the overtake with one lunge!

"Despicable!" Esker slammed the glass on the ground, but fortunately his action did not attract the attention of the referee, otherwise it would have been another technical foul.

Barnes struggled to reach for the basketball, and just as his fingertips were about to touch the ball, the basketball suddenly changed direction and whistled past his ears like a lightning speed, and he reached out to grab it, but only to catch a cloud of air.

"Robert, shoot!"

Robert Covington, who gave up chasing the ball after being hit by Barnes, was surprised to find that the basketball was flying towards him at this time, and hurriedly reflexively hugged him, only to find that he was standing outside the three-point line at 45 degrees on the right side at this time, and there was no Clippers player within two meters of him, which was a big vacancy!

Robert Covington made a steady shot after adjusting and hit a three-point shot!

"Yay!" He excitedly raised his hands and made a three-point gesture.

At this time, the large screen above the Staples Arena is replaying the scene just now:

When Tony Roten shot, Ding Wei was ready to rush for the rebound, and Redick next to him did not form an effective interference - he didn't even have time to react, his speed was faster than Covington and Barnes, and when his hand touched the basketball, he did not choose to hold the ball, but directly flicked it, and Covington, who was already in the open position, received the ball and shot, all in one go.

"Good Ball !!" The cheers were a second or two late, because most people didn't see what Ding Wei had done at that time, but when they saw the replay on the big screen, the emotions that had been high because of the team's score immediately climbed to a new peak.

"Ding! Fourth! Fourth! Fourth! The cheers grew louder and louder.

When the 76ers fans were still immersed in the surprise brought by the ball just now, the Clippers' counterattack was beyond the expectations of everyone in the audience, Paul forced a bloody way to separate the ball under the 76ers' double bag, Griffin, who received the ball in the bottom corner, threw the ball into the air, Jordan Jr. rose up like a helicopter in the restricted area, grabbed the moon with one hand, smashed the ball into the basket, and was only 7 seconds away from the 76ers' three-point shot!

"I really can't keep up...... Ding Wei looked at the back of Paul quickly running back to his own half, only to feel that it was far away, far away......