Chapter 458: The Best Battle
When Paul slowly controlled the ball again and walked to the other half, he couldn't help but secretly frown, when did the Celtics become so strong defensively?
He can't attack the inside, and he can't attack the outside, which makes him a little surprised as the league's top point guard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, as the league's top point guard and an experienced star, Paul still knows exactly what to do when to do it, and he also knows where the Clippers' real offensive strength is, so when he controlled the ball and came to the three-point line, he once again chose to call Griffin to block and pick-and-roll.
Griffin has not played with Paul for many rounds in a row, and he has not won basketball for many rounds, and his mood has calmed down a little from the depression of being restricted by Li Yang, so at this moment, playing blocking and dismantling with Paul has also returned to his usual state.
Outside the three-point line, Griffin immediately pulled it off to the other side, but with this split, he couldn't behave like normal, because in front of him, Li Yang followed.
Knowing that Whiteside was near the three-second zone at the moment, it was not easy for Paul to rush into the interior, so Li Yang didn't stop Paul too much after Paul and Geffen blocked and dismantled, but just slightly flashed a step to interfere with Paul's start, so that Bradley could follow in time, and then followed Griffin again.
When Li Yang stopped in front of Griffin, Paul didn't dare to choose to pass the ball easily, Li Yang's hands are notoriously fast, and he didn't want to send a mistake for nothing.
Suddenly accelerating, Paul once again rushed directly to the basket with the ball, Paul knew very well that only by rushing to the basket could he disrupt the Celtics' defense and help his teammates create opportunities.
Paul was right, and when his acceleration broke through Bradley's defense and rushed to near the three-second zone, Whiteside did move to stop him.
However, Whiteside also knew that Paul's little Jordan often played air relays, so he didn't completely top up the front defense at the moment, and he was afraid that Whiteside would intercept in the air, so Paul didn't throw the ball directly into the air, continued to accelerate, and rushed towards Whiteside.
When he saw Paul fully rushing over, Whiteside immediately moved his steps forward, and Paul jumped directly into Whiteside's arms, and at the same time, his hand reached out from Whiteside's side and secretly stuffed the ball into Jordan Jr.'s hand.
"Pass beautifully!"
Reaching out to receive Paul's pass, Jordan Jr. was overjoyed, at this time Whiteside was still facing away from him, and it was definitely too late to turn around to defend, but the opponent was in front of him, and he could now complete a violent dunk on the top of Whiteside's head as a response to the block just now.
"I ......"
Just when Jordan Jr. was about to shout and jump for a dunk, his expression suddenly froze, and the ball was gone.
"Beautifully cut! Yang!"
At the same time, the commentators and fans on the scene shouted excitedly again, Little Jordan didn't know what was going on, but they could see it clearly, when Paul rushed to the inside, Li Yang had already begun to slowly move towards the basket, and when Paul plunged into Whiteside's arms, Li Yang stepped directly forward next to Little Jordan.
When Little Jordan got the ball and was about to dunk it, Li Yang, who was just in time, reached out with his right hand and cut down like lightning, cutting the ball directly from Little Jordan's hand and stealing!
After completing the steal, Li Yang naturally launched a counterattack without hesitation, this time both the Celtics players and the Clippers players kept up very quickly, and Li Yang was best at creating damage to the opponent in such a fast offense and defense.
Rushing directly into the three-second zone with the ball attracted the defense of the Clippers, Li Yang passed the ball to the hands of Whiteside, who was in the eye, and it was another violent dunk!
At this time, the Celtics became like a rainbow, and the wonderful performances of Li Yang and Whiteside in the field completely ignited the atmosphere at home, and also raised the morale of the Celtics players on the field to the highest.
In the next round, Li Yang waited for him to complete the steal again, nor did he send the block, but the highly layered defensive system arranged by Stevens once again played a role, forcing the Clippers to almost violate the rules for 24 seconds, and finally could only be shot by JJ Redick, but under the influence of Turner, who was taller and taller, Redick's shot was also bounced out of the basket.
This time, the Clippers did not let the Celtics complete a quick counterattack, but forced the Celtics to fall into a positional battle, but Li Yang once again gave the Clippers a heavy blow at this time.
With the help of Whiteside's blocking, Li Yang threw off Barnes's defense and rushed into the three-point line, just when Jordan Jr. hesitated whether to top up and defend Li Yang or continue to stay in Whiteside, who had been actively cut into the interior defense, Li Yang scored 2 points again with an accurate mid-range shot, widening the difference by one to 15 points!
Clippers head coach Doug Rivers, who couldn't sit still, once again chose to call a timeout at this time, and the situation on the court at this time was too bad for the Clippers to let the situation continue like this.
Rivers sent on their sixth man, Crawford, after a timeout and handed the ball to Crawford in the first round, and the Clippers desperately needed to score on the offensive end, and Rivers hoped that Crawford's offense would help the team break the deadlock.
However, Li Yang, who was on the court, saw that it was Crawford who was attacking with the ball, and directly abandoned his own help to block Griffin, and chose to pinch the opponent with Turner.
Facts have proved how correct Li Yang's choice is, Crawford showed his persistent side at this time, he only had the basket in his eyes with the burden of scoring, and he shot directly against the defense of Li Yang and Turner.
"Bang!" The result was not unexpected, Crawford's shot smashed heavily on the basket, and Whiteside stuck Jordan Jr., who was about to compete for a rebound in the frontcourt, and grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the ball was immediately handed to Li Yang.
Li Yang, who got the ball, once again showed his excellent impact, although this ball did not directly complete the fast break score, but caused the opponent's foul.
With Li Yang's two free throws, the difference between the two teams was also widened to 17 points.
Before the end of the first quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams reached 17 points, which was undoubtedly completely unexpected by the Clippers, and what they did not expect was that Li Yang and Whiteside were able to completely lock Griffin and Jordan Jr.
When Griffin and Jordan Jr. couldn't play, Paul's power on the court was greatly reduced, he was able to score on the court, he scored 30 points at the end of the game, but to no avail, in Griffin only 6 points and 4 rebounds, Jordan Jr. only 8 points and 7 rebounds in the situation, the Clippers lost.
88:107, 19 points, with excellent defense and constant quick counterattacks, the Celtics unexpectedly beat the Clippers at home.
Li Yang is still the best player on the Celtics team, scoring 31 points, 13 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks in the whole game!
And in this game, Whiteside also played the best game of his career, he played 29 minutes, 10-of-13 shooting, 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks!