Chapter 62: Leading the Attack
Li Yang's goal was very beautiful, but the scene quickly recovered. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 After all, the game is just the beginning, although Li Yang's goal is very beautiful and very vigorous, but if the Clippers can stabilize the situation, then it is only 2 points.
The Clippers did quickly stabilize the situation and relaunched the offense, Paul and Griffin once again played a pick-and-roll cooperation, and Paul also passed to Griffin again, but this time, Griffin received the pass in the middle range and then completed the shot against Duncan's defense.
In the past two seasons, Griffin's mid-range shooting has improved a lot compared to before.
The Spurs attacked again, Parker dribbled to the halfcourt, and Paul was ready to defend Parker's breakthrough or his and other players' blocking, but what he didn't expect was that Parker actually passed the ball directly to Li Yang.
How can Li Yang's shortcomings be exposed and better observed? That is, let him encounter a stronger defense, which Popovich and others know very well.
As for how to make Li Yang encounter a stronger defense, it will be simpler, let him hold the ball more and attack twice, and the Clippers will naturally strengthen Li Yang's defense.
It was precisely because the coaching staff had such an idea that Parker did not organize an attack after halftime, but handed the ball to Li Yang.
As for whether handing over the ball to Li Yang will affect the Spurs' offense, Popovich is not worried, he believes that if the Clippers do not have a targeted defense, Li Yang's lethality on the court is still very obvious.
This is indeed the case, after Li Yang got the ball, Split stepped forward to block and bring Jordan Jr. out, and Li Yang immediately seized the opportunity, dribbled away from Butler's defense, and rushed to the basket for a layup.
The Clippers continued to attack, again from the pick-and-roll, and this time, the player who defended Griffin was replaced by Split, and Duncan went to play against Jordan Jr., who was weaker in offense.
Split's defense did a very good job, he and Parker didn't let Paul's pick-and-roll create chances, and the ball ended up in Billups' hands, but under Green's defense, Billups' three-point shot couldn't be hit.
Duncan stuck Jordan Jr. on the inside, Li Yang rushed into the basket to grab the rebound, this time, Li Yang simply did not pass the ball to Parker, according to Popovich's pre-game instructions, Li Yang dribbled the ball directly to the halfcourt.
The Clippers' defensive speed is good, when Li Yang dribbles to the halfcourt, the Clippers players have almost retreated to the halfcourt, however, from Li Yang's point of view, the Clippers' defensive formation is not completely good.
So after the dribble was pushed to the halfcourt, Li Yang did not hesitate too much, adjusted the rhythm slightly outside the three-point line, and did not let his teammates block and cover, so he dribbled the ball and started to rush forward and began to break through.
Like others who faced Li Yang for the first time, Caron Butler, who was once a Wizard Three Musketeers, was still caught off guard by Li Yang's onslaught, although his physical fitness and defensive ability were also good.
"Li Yang broke through, his start speed is very fast!"
Seeing Li Yang break through Butler with one step, Yu Jia's voice was a little surprised again.
Not only him, but the Clippers players were also a little surprised, no, Jordan Jr. rushed to the basket quickly, and Billups, who was defending Green outside the three-point line on the left side, also moved his steps to this side, hoping to help stop Li Yang.
found that Billups was rushing towards him, although he only needed an acceleration to break through Billups at this time, but realizing that Green outside the three-point line was empty, Li Yang still chose to pass.
Quickly pushing the ball out, Li Yang sent the ball to Danny Green outside the left three-point line.
"Whew!" Danny Green catches the ball and shoots it, and hits a three-point shot!
Li Yang broke through the ball to assist Green to shoot three points, Li Yang played very well today, in the opening three rounds, he attacked twice and assisted his teammates once, and he has helped the Spurs score 7 points. ”
Director Zhang on the commentary bench said with emotion that he watched Li Yang's previous game, but he was more impressed by Li Yang's performance on the defensive end, but he didn't expect Li Yang to have such a performance on the offensive end today.
The Clippers players didn't expect this either, but after Li Yang helped the Spurs score points on three consecutive rounds, although head coach Vinnie De Nagro didn't speak, they also knew to strengthen their defense against Li Yang.
But when the Clippers finished the offense and came to the other half, the Spurs did not give the ball to Li Yang this time, Parker dribbled to the halfcourt, Danny Green got a chance to shoot through running, Green just hit a three-pointer, seeing this, Parker sent the ball directly to Green's hands.
However, Green's ball was not able to continue the feeling of the previous round, and the ball bounced out of the basket.
The Clippers' offense also didn't work, and Paul's mid-range shot after blocking and dismantling the ball also smashed into the basket.
The ball still didn't go directly to Li Yang, Parker dribbled to the halftime and played with Duncan to break through the basket, but in the face of the timely help of the Clippers players did not get a chance, the ball was passed to Duncan in the high post.
Duncan didn't hold the ball too much, and when he received a pass from Parker, he immediately transferred the ball to Green outside the left three-point line.
Green, who received the ball, did not shoot, nor did he stick to the ball, and with a push, he passed the ball to Li Yang in the bottom left corner.
The Spurs' continuous passing ball destroyed the Clippers' defensive formation, at this time, the Clippers' defense line has been completely stretched, and the three points are obviously not what Li Yang is good at.
"Damn, the ball is for that guy again!"
At this time, everyone on the scene understood that Li Yang was the offensive endpoint of this tactic, and the two interior players of the Clippers immediately contracted their defense, but this could no longer stop Li Yang's offense.
slipped the baseline and rushed into the three-second zone, Li Yang jumped up and dunked with both hands before the two Clippers players were in place!
"It's Li Yang again! After the bottom line was broken, Li Yang had already scored 6 points after the opening, and at the same time had an assist, his performance today was really great!"
At home, Yu Jia and Coach Zhang were full of praise for Li Yang's performance, and on the sidelines, Clippers head coach Vinnie De Nagro also began to set his sights on Li Yang, and Li Yang's performance after the opening made him have to pay attention.
Just when Vinnie De Nagro thought that if Li Yang showed up again, he would need to call a timeout to set up the defense, Li Yang performed.
The Clippers' offense scored, and back in the half, Li Yang broke through and gave Duncan, who shook off Jordan Jr. and rushed to the basket for a layup, which also caused Griffin's foul.
"Tick!" After Duncanga's free throw, Pooh De Nagro called a timeout without the slightest hesitation.
Although this ball was not a direct assist from Li Yang, it was his breakthrough that disrupted the defense of the two Clippers interior players that allowed Duncan to get a chance.
At 6:12, the Spurs scored 12 points after the opening, and these 12 points were all related to Li Yang, and Vinnie De Nagro felt that he needed to set up a defense against Li Yang.