Chapter 167: The Clippers' Strongest Interior Duo
"It seems that the pressure is on the Clippers' side, and even if they are in the lead, they have to think about how to keep this slight advantage." Zhao Ke glanced at the technical statistics, and then rejoiced: "Fortunately, this kind of scene will not last long, and it should be much better when Paul and Da Lei come back." ”
Like Zhao Ke, countless Clippers fans have seen that something is wrong, and they are also looking forward to the return of Chen Lei and Griffin and other main players.
In the second quarter, the Spurs started their impact on the inside in the absence of Chen Lei and Griffin, and completed the comeback three minutes later, taking the lead for the first time in the game.
The defensive connection formed by Granger and Davis is not much of a threat under the basket, and the defensive intensity of the two is not high and the reaction speed is slow, and even the elderly Duncan can't help but smile excitedly when he sees the corner of their eyes.
At 37:36, the Spurs hit a wave of 9:3 small highs in 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Even with 1:33 left in the second quarter, Griffin's return to the court did not change the status quo.
"What a tough opponent!" Rivers stood on the sidelines with his hands folded over his chest and watched his own players who organized the attack again in the field, and at this moment Chen Lei and Paul also returned to the court.
Originally, Rivers also planned to let Chen Lei and others rest for a while, but this situation could only make them go back early, and Rivers also had to think about how to arrange this rotation lineup to give full play to the team's greatest power.
"The Spurs' second team is also a great way to play their offensive system, and it looks like I'm going to have to take a good look at their game footage after this game." Rivers thought to himself and focused on the field.
Paul holds the ball in the middle. Beckoning to the inside, Griffin ran to the outside to block for him, and Paul came out from the right and ran inside the three-point line.
Dior, who was hung by Griffin on the inside, made up for Paul, and Parker, who had just been broken through by Paul, recalled Griffin, and the small attack and small defense after the switch made the scene accompanied by a funny color.
"Roar~" Paul threw the ball back with his right arm to the hand of Griffin, who followed up behind, and Griffin, who sprinted up, roared and entered the penalty area.
The Spurs' defense shrank rapidly, and Dio also gave up on Paul and began to pinch Griffin, and Griffin saw the Spurs' defense move closer to the inside, and the corners of his mouth pulled a little arc.
He was still moving towards the basket but his hands were already in his hands, but instead of going to the basket, he pushed the ball beyond the three-point line on the right side with both hands.
Ginobili was turning his head to look at the generals who were shrinking under the basket and Griffin holding the ball during Griffin's pass, and when Griffin passed the ball to his side, his eyes tightened and he hurriedly looked back at the opponent's No. 11 in his defensive position.
Crawford!
Crawford took a step back with his left foot, raised the ball above his head with both hands, and waved his hands vigorously in the direction of the basket, and Ginobili quickly turned his head to look at it.
"Huh? What a ball......" Ginobili blinked. Suddenly realized something.
Turning his head, he saw that a thin figure had jumped into the air. The white jersey and the obvious number 11 indicate his identity.
"Huh!" Three-point hit.
At 37:39, with Crawford's three-pointer, the Clippers pulled the advantage to their side again.
"I almost slipped away, but I caught it." Crawford glanced at his hands and then at Ginobili, smirking and running to the backcourt.
Although Ginobili is a few years older than Crawford. But Crawford entered the NBA in 2000. Compared with Ginobili, an 'old man' from Europe, he has been in the NBA for a longer time.
So while Ginobili has a lot of experience, so does Crawford. Ginobili would not have been fooled by this kind of shaky feint in the past, but with such a tense battlefield all the time and Crawford, who is extremely well played, even the demon knife has to be deceived once.
"Don't be complacent...... Ginobili squeezed a few words out between his teeth, turned and ran forward.
Ginobili beckoned for the ball after half-time. Parker didn't bother to throw the ball directly to his brother.
Switching offense and defense, Ginobili played against Crawford, looking at the guy in front of him who had just deceived himself, Ginobili smiled and said, "It feels good, the three points are getting more and more stable." ”
"You've found out......" Crawford blinked, looking at Ginobili with an extremely serious expression.
"Fack!" Ginobili took a sip to start his break, but his breakthrough power still didn't put much pressure on Crawford, and he didn't break through his defenses without a rush.
Leonard stepped forward to block for Ginobili, and Ginobili took advantage of the situation to get rid of Crawford's entanglement and kill the cat under the basket.
After a few steps, Ginobili rushed to the restricted area and stopped moving forward, not because he was afraid of the Clippers defender under the basket, but because Chen Lei had already made up for it.
Shaking his arms, Chen Lei came to Ginobili to put on a defensive position, and Ginobili no longer hesitated to jump into the air before he got close, his body drifted to the left, and threw the ball to the basket, and the basketball rolled straight to the basket.
"Huh!" The same goes for basketball.
In the second quarter, the Spurs gave up on continuing to fire from the interior after the Clippers' interior duo returned to the court, with Ginobili and Parker and Leonard setting off a burst of outside offense in the next few minutes.
"It's funny." Rivers couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the Spurs' instantaneous change of offensive routines, and glanced at Chen Lei and Griffin, "It seems that these two guys are really scary in the eyes of the Spurs." ”
To say that Chen Lei's defensive ability is not as good as Jordan Jr., but the small range of defense in the penalty area is still remarkable, and Griffin pours a hundred times his energy into every defense in order to show Xiàn, and it is extremely difficult for the Spurs to make a difference on the inside.
On the other hand, the Clippers were extremely determined to choose the interior offense, Rivers replaced Crawford off the court for Collison half a minute later, organized the game on the court with two point guards, and sent the basketball to Chen Lei and Griffin again and again.
"Huh!" At 4 minutes and 12 seconds in the second quarter, Chen Lei singled Sprint in the low post, used his body to force through his defensive line, and reached the next meter of the basket to easily send the ball into the basket.
"Boom~" 4 minutes and 55 seconds in the second quarter, Griffin took Paul's ball and hit Duncan accelerated through the gap that he knocked out, grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it above his head, took two steps and jumped high, and smashed the ball into the basket with a powerful one-handed slam dunk.
"Toot ~" 5 minutes and 29 seconds in the second quarter, Chen Lei's offense caused Sprint's foul, and the tall and thin man had already committed 3 fouls and was replaced by Popovich and replaced by Dio.
"Whew! Swish! "Both free throws put the ball in the basket.
…… The second quarter was a show moment for Chen Lei and Griffin until they were replaced at the end of the second quarter, and the two combined for 17 points in the second quarter to help the team stabilize the situation and secure the lead in the first half.
At 62:53, the Clippers still led by nine points in the first half. (To be continued......)
PS: Tut-tut~ Good morning, everyone