Chapter Seventy-Three: Cameo as a Center

Durant continued to ask for the ball on the offensive end, and deliberately rushed towards Chen Lei after the basketball was in hand.

Durant, who was interested in Chen Lei, received one from Chen Lei on the defensive end, and he also wanted to find one from him on the offensive end.

This is not deliberately vindictive, I just want to see Chen Lei's defense, as if it is not as exciting as his offense.

After a few rounds of fighting with Griffin, Durant still managed to break through the first line of defense, avoiding the slightly congested interior line on the left half and rushing towards the right, pointing directly at Chen Lei.

Looking at Durant Chen Lei, who rushed towards him again, couldn't help but feel a little depressed, he was so easy to bully? Or do you just pull the aggro stat yourself? This guy broke through to himself twice in a row?

Stretching his hands and taking a step forward, this time Chen Lei directly faced Durant's defense.

"You have confidence in your offense, of course I ...... my defense" Chen Lei's self-muttering in his mind suddenly stopped, his own defense didn't seem to be his strong point.

But so what? If you don't fight, who knows if you can prevent it?

Chen Lei's legs gradually filled with strength, waiting for Durant's approach.

"Good boy, bloody enough." A gleam flashed in Durant's eyes, he licked his lips and strode towards Chen Lei's left side, ready to rush through in one step.

"When I'm a three-year-old doll?" Chen Lei couldn't help sneering in his heart, even if you are the most offensive among the active players in the league, you are too arrogant, right?

Chen Lei's body moved quickly to the right, and four meters away from the basket blocked in front of Durant for the second time, and his hands were open to a wall of flesh, blocking Durant's way.

"Fat people are fat people!" Durant sighed in his heart, this guy moved a small step and he had to follow up with a big step.

gave up and continued to rush forward, and flew into the air with a retreat step, and threw the ball over without allowing Chen Lei to jump.

"Bang!" This time, Durant's hand did not continue, the basketball missed but bounced to the side, Perkins pressed Davis to grab the rebound, and the second jump basket was fouled by Davis and sent to the free throw line.

"Bang!" First penalty missed.

"Bang!" The second penalty was missed.

Chen Lei accepted the rebound and looked at Perkins suspiciously, wasn't this product quite fierce in the Celtics back then? Besides, this guy's free throws shouldn't even be as good as Jordan Jr., right?

Little Jordan, who was sitting on the sidelines lamenting his life, suddenly yawned, pulled his nose again, and continued his lamentation.

The Clippers resumed their passing strategy again after Chen Lei's lack of calm, and under the leadership of Paul, these people quickly integrated into the rhythm, and at the end of the first quarter, they simply pulled the difference back.

However, the only pity is that Davis and Jordan Jr. each received two fouls in the first quarter, which made Rivers worry about the position of center.

At 35:33, the Clippers led by 2 points heading into the second quarter.

Rivers lined up a small lineup for the Clippers in the second quarter, with Jordan Jr., who rested for half the quarter, with Collisson, Redick, Barnes and Turkoglou.

This lineup makes it easy to think that the Clippers relied on three-point tactics in the second quarter, after all, everyone on the team except Jordan Jr. has the ability to shoot three-pointers, and everyone has their own three-point legend.

And the Clippers' selection is indeed the same, with this advantage, why not?

Even if you expected it, what could you do? Can you stop the four of us?

Apparently impossible.

The Clippers' three-point shooting spread like rain in the second quarter, and in addition to the first two shots that did not give face, they hit three in a row, and 3 of 5 shots were bright enough.

In the past two or three minutes of the second quarter, Coach Brooks immediately changed the situation, and Durant and Westbrook both returned to the court.

The Clippers held the lead at the moment, scoring only 5 points, but Rivers still took the safety and threw Paul and the others all onto the court, and the two sides once again started a hard-fought battle.

Shuangshao tried the outside line but couldn't succeed, and the two no longer insisted on finding the feel of the outside line, and they rushed towards the inside line.

To say that the threat of the two is definitely far less than the breakthrough, the breakthrough of the two is the biggest threat to the opponent.

I don't know if little Jordan was unlucky again today, he received a foul again in less than three minutes on the court, grabbed a rebound and grabbed a position with the opponent's substitute center, and the referee determined that he was a rebounding foul, and he had no choice but to get the third foul of the game.

This is not good news for the Clippers, Rivers had no choice but to replace Davis on the court, but the role of Jordan Jr. is not something that anyone can make up for, Davis has an advantage over Jordan Jr. on the offensive end, but the two are too much worse on the defensive end.

Moreover, the Clippers have no shortage of offensive players on the offensive end, and what they need most now is defense.

Without Little Jordan, the opponent's impact on the basket is even more raging, not to mention that the people themselves have such strength.

Whether it is Ershao, Seflosha and Jackson, as long as they can break through the inside, none of them are willing to be lonely, and all of them pick up offensive blades and rush into the Clippers' restricted area is a mess.

The advantage of the clipper is like a cloud swept by a strong wind, slowly dissipating between heaven and earth.

At 7 minutes and 22 seconds in the second quarter, the Clippers applied for a timeout, and from the lead in the opening quarter to the current 5-point trail, the Clippers were on a roller coaster.

Rivers is not without a way, during the period he tried to put Chen Lei at small forward to chase points and tried to let Paul do it alone, but the effect was not ideal, and what was even stricter was that Jordan Jr. currently committed three fouls, and Davis has reached four fouls, and the Clippers' interior line is now stretched thin, and there is a shortage of major generals.

Most of the Clippers' 13-man roster is concentrated on the outside, and the power forward and center are at most five Tekoglu, and except for Jordan Jr. and Davis, who can play at the center position, no one else has cameo experience as a center.

Forced to move the trick? The twisted melon is not sweet, but at this time, even if you are unhappy, you must choose one.

No matter how you say it, you have to support the first half.

"Griffin's bigger threat is in the number four, the centre-forward position...... It still has to be handed over to Chen. Rivers sighed helplessly, fat man, the substitute center was originally a big fat man, but now the substitute center has fallen and another fat man needs to be topped.

"Chen, you have a good low-post offensive ability, and your bounce is also very good, so the team needs you to play a center at this moment of crisis" Rivers pointed at Chen Lei and then continued, "Chen's task is very serious, others can't be idle, compared to the opponent, we are now at a disadvantage, not to mention fouls in the score, we can't bloom well now, so we need to take on more pressure on the outside." I know that everyone is very tired in this game, but the other party is not easy, the opponent's score is all relying on the breakthrough of the double core to create zào, the two of them are not iron men, they are more tired than others, so at this moment, it is not only your competitive level, but also your competitive spirit, come on boys, hold on for a few minutes and then it is time to rest, take down the opponent, and win the first half first. ”

Center? Chen Lei glanced at Jordan Jr. and Davis, he was going to play in the center position? But you're completely inexperienced, huh?

"But it's a good choice." Chen Lei rubbed his chin, and the center seemed to be very challenging.

At the end of the timeout, the players on both sides returned to the court, and when only Griffin and Chen Lei stood up on the Clippers' side, the fans at the scene suddenly made a commotion.

"Huh? Two power forwards? ”

"Could it be that this is Rivers' double-big front tactic?"

"No, Chen went to the depths of the penalty area, he was playing Perkins, could it be that Chen played center?"

"Fack! Another fat guy to substitute for the center? Haha, these two fat backup centers are only like the Clippers, right? ”

(Good morning everyone, let's go out after a chapter first, oh also~)