On May 8, the semifinals continued, and the Clippers had two days of rest before departing for San Antonio in the morning.

However, the fans paid more attention to the evening game, and the two semi-finals were played, which once again sparked heated discussions among fans.

At 96:99, the Bulls at home defeated the Cavaliers with a difficult victory.

With three seconds left before the end, the Bulls sent a frontcourt sideline ball, and Derrick Rose defended it and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc to beat the Cavaliers!

The United Center arena exploded in an instant, and the Bulls fans celebrated wildly.

Rose, who completed the lore, was expressionless and calm, once again showing the demeanor of a superstar.

After the loss, LeBron James looked a little helpless, playing 44 minutes, he had done his best.

8-of-25, 1-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, 27 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 7 turnovers.

As a rookie in the playoffs, Kyrie Irving performed across, shooting 3-of-13 and only getting 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.

This is completely different from the playoffs he imagined, with a lot of physical confrontation and the Bulls' wide scale of blowing penalties at home completely lost Irving.

The Bulls' longest playing time is still Jimmy Butler, 44 minutes, 7-of-17, 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block.

What delighted Bulls fans was Derrick Rose's play, 10-of-26, 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers, and the superstar they were familiar with was finally back!

The series was 2-1, and the Bulls had a chance to get the match point at home, and in this case, Amika's sports media collectively turned into a wallgrass and turned into Ross.

As for LeBron James, he was ridiculed by the media and fans after the game:

"LeBron James has started to decline, the Cavaliers can't make it out of the East, and the offseason can already look forward to decision three..."

Since signing the 1+1 contract, many fans think that James is ready to run away at any time, there is no problem in winning, and he is destined to accept ridicule when he loses.

After being killed, most of the comments under LeBron James's social media were asking where the Chosen One was going to go in the offseason, and the birth of Twitter made the trolls more and more active...

In the other semi-final between the Rockets and the Warriors, Rockets fans broke the defense collectively after the game.

At 115:80, the Warriors finally defeated the Rockets and regained the initiative, and the series score came to 2:1, and the Rockets lost a good game.

The game in G3 is very important for the Rockets, as long as they win the game, the pressure will come to the Warriors, but unfortunately, at the critical moment, the bearded ball player pulled his hips.

3-of-16, 10-of-11 free throws, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover, the free throw shooting was as stable as ever, but it couldn't lead the team to win.

Howard was also shot by the Warriors' outside line, 6 of 10, 14 points, 14 rebounds and 2 turnovers, the dominance was not there, there were also problems with the pick-and-roll, and the super center seemed to be going out of breath.

In contrast, the Warriors won at halftime, 62-37, leading by 25 points at halftime, playing with an offensive efficiency similar to that of the Clippers.

Stephen Curry exploded in the third quarter, shooting 7-of-10 from the field in the quarter and 4-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 19 points.

In the game, he was 12-of-19, including 7-of-9 three-pointers and 9-of-10 free throws, and scored 40 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers.

It's just that after the game, the media simply praised this kind of data, which seemed very calm.

Curry was a little depressed, and the final evaluation for such an efficient performance was:

"Standard Kayce-esque stats, Stephen Curry still needs to keep proving himself..."

In the past, players scored 40 points in the playoffs, and Amerika's sports reporters were able to blow players to the sky!

However, since Li Ze came to the Clippers, 40+ is the standard data for superstars.

Witnessing Li Ze's performance in the past two years, ball critics are immune to the efficient 40 points.

12 out of 18, 12 out of 19 and so on, almost all of them have been labeled as Li Ze, ball critics are used to it, and the fans' requirements have been raised a lot, in contrast, everyone still likes to see James unlucky and see the Clippers pull their hips.

The Warriors? Nice jump shot team!

...

On the morning of May 9th, TNT's program was revitalized again.

Although the Clippers unexpectedly attrition, with a super scorer like Li Ze, it is not a problem to digest the ball at all, so everyone continues to be optimistic about the Clippers, 73 wins, this winning rate represents dominance!

In this case, TNT's program began to compare the 72-win Bulls and the 73-win Clippers, Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong, the fans' favorite!

Today's topic is "the strongest team in history", and host Ernnie Johnson naturally threw the topic to O'Neal:

"Shaq, we all know that you lost to the Bulls in '96, who do you think is the better team in this Clippers or the Bulls right now?"

Looking back on the past, O'Neal was a little depressed, everyone remembered that the Bulls had a 72-win record, but no one remembered that his Magic team also had 60 wins.

When it comes to the 95~96 season, everyone will think of the Bulls' 4-0 sweep of the Magic team in the Eastern Conference finals, and the big shark becomes small Shaq, which is O'Neal's most unpleasant memory...

Seeing the teasing eyes of the three people on the side, O'Neill said very frankly:

"In comparison, I still think the Bulls are a little bit stronger, and they have more resources on the defensive end."

"Kayce may be able to keep cutting points like Michael Jordan, but Chris Paul + Blake Griffin can't bring the defensive impact of Scottie Pippen + Dennis Rodman."

"The Clippers are short of great forward players, and despite Kayce's strength, he prefers to play at the No. 2 position, and the Bulls in '96 are the stronger team."

Kenny Smith, as a determined Li Zechui, heard O'Neill's words, and immediately smiled and asked:

"Do you think the Clippers have a chance to break the Lakers' record? 15 wins and 1 loss, I have to say, you really showed dominance back then! ”

Before O'Neill could speak, Charles Barkley immediately picked up:

"I don't want to see Kayce continue to break records, hey! Watching the players on the show, you have to work harder, it's very uncomfortable to be ruled by one player. ”

"Honor and victory belong to him, think about such a scene, you should overthrow him!"

Charles Barkley can be regarded as a victim of Michael Jordan's time, but O'Neal is different, and when it comes to the Lakers' time, the sharks are still very proud:

"The best record in the playoffs still belongs to the Lakers, and when I dominated the restricted area, maybe Kayce can dominate the perimeter, but the closer you are to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage, and that's the advantage of the big guys."

"An outside team can't break the Lakers' record, in fact, I think the Lakers who have won three consecutive championships are the strongest!"

Seeing that O'Neill was about to bring the topic to himself again, host Ernnie Johnson hurriedly asked:

"Guys, if the Clippers manage to win the championship, how many games do you think they'll lose?"

Charles Barkley's eyes widened, and he said in a very affirmative tone:

"At least three games, the Warriors will never throw in easily, I fancy them, Stephen Curry will prove himself!"

“...”

The excellent record, coupled with the Clippers' chance to win three consecutive championships, has long made a lot of teams just lemons, but unfortunately, most of the players fished early and can only feel sour in their hearts.

Griffin's injury only demoralized the Clippers for a moment, and then everyone began to covet the apparent brother's right to shoot.

averaged about 18 shots per game, and the vacated ball, Li Ze will eat the next part, Paul will eat the next part, and the rest will belong to the role players.

Jordan Jr. happens to be in a contract year this year, and the team thought that the team would negotiate a contract extension with him in advance, but general manager Gary Sachs has been delaying.

The main reason is that Jordan Jr.'s free throws are rotten, and the team is afraid that the players will get money, and they are afraid of something, not every player will practice self-discipline and constantly polish their skills...

In this regard, Jordan Jr.'s agent is very dissatisfied, his client is a champion center, and the team is not short of money, why not send a big contract in advance?

The interests of the two sides are not on the same page, and there have been altercations during the regular season, so after Griffin's injury, the agent encouraged Jordan Jr. to fight for more shots.

At present, he is averaging 5.8 shots per game in the playoffs, scoring 13.1 points and 12.4 rebounds, and shooting 42.7% from the free throw line.

It's just that little Jordan was completely intimidated when he thought of Paul's request.

If you don't pass the ball, you don't pass the ball!

In the locker room, Li Ze is easy to talk to, and Paul is in charge of intimidating people, the two firmly control the ball on the field, and if you want data, you have to ask these two first.

After the recovery training session on the afternoon of the 9th, Jordan Jr. wanted to test Paul's tone again, and took advantage of everyone's inattention to move to Chairman Cannon's side:

"Chris, you know, coming to the playoffs, my free throw shooting has improved..."

But before he finished speaking, Paul didn't look at him, and said directly:

"Fifty percent has not arrived, don't want to increase the right to shoot, the opponent fouls, we will lose points, do a good job of defense, protect the rebound, this is your job!"

Little Jordan was so angry that his chest was stuffy, you hurt so much when you talk!

Jokic has been very positive in training these days, and Coach De Nagro also appreciates the ball intelligence shown by the white fat man, the team has golden thighs, and it is enough for others to do a good job.

】

Hoyins has already taken the lemon, Jokic eats up a lot of his playing time, causing his stats to shrink, and the second-wheel show rides on his head, and he is naturally unhappy.

In contrast, although Dudley was about to fall out of the rotation and was robbed of most of his playing time by Ingles, he still giggled every day, and did not show a trace of lemonade emotion on the surface.

Tucker, on the other hand, was frustrated, perhaps because of his height, he still couldn't squeeze into the starting lineup, and coach De Nagro seemed to position him as a rotational player.

Every player has different demands, and assistant coach Tyronn Lue doesn't agree with Coach De Nagro's approach of not interfering in the dressing room, preferring to talk to the players.

"Kayce, sometimes you need to keep an eye on the dressing room."

Li Ze had just finished his daily three-point shooting drill, and Tyronn Lue came up and quietly reminded him by the way.

"The changing room has a great atmosphere! Healthy competition is just that, take it easy, Lu! We're going to keep winning. ”

Seeing that the other party wanted to say something, Li Ze added:

"Nobody can spoil the atmosphere in the dressing room, if you don't want to play, you can sit on the bench, if you do well, you can start, and with Chris, the two of us can do most of the things."

“...”

Tyronn Lue was a little speechless, always feeling that De Nagro and Li Ze were too ruthless, but he couldn't refute it.

Thinking about it, Tyronn Lue realized why Coach De Nagro would let it go.

"Superstars have more power than managers?"

Tyronn Lue suddenly thought about the situation of the future club Cavaliers, and suddenly felt that the situation of the two teams was somewhat similar:

"LeBron James should get along!"

“...”

On the evening of May 10, at the AT Center Arena, Spurs fans were cheering for the team.

Before the game, Popovich was unusual, saying that he wanted to learn from the defending champion and praise the Clippers' performance.

The bad old man's poisoned milk didn't play any role, losing two big games in a row, physical fitness was part of the reason, but the core problem was that Leonard and Parker were dumb...

With 6:46 left in the first quarter, Parker took advantage of Split's cover to get rid of Paul's entanglement and break through the middle into the paint.

Noticing that Jokic was not up or down in a defensive position, Parker still chose to break through the ball.

Duncan at the bottom left of the basket had just received the ball, and Jokic immediately moved back to Duncan's side.

After receiving the ball, Duncan found that the second-round show in front of him didn't seem to react, but just desperately squeezed his offensive space with his body.

Subconsciously put the ball with his right hand, Duncan just wanted to rely on playing, approached the basket, and followed Parker to the inside Paul took advantage of the situation.

Broken dribbling rhythm, Jokic was quick and stabbed the ball, at which point Duncan completely lost control of the ball.

The situation on the court happened extremely quickly, the Spurs fans were still cheering, and in the blink of an eye, it was found that Paul had controlled the ball, and the Clippers launched another transition attack.

"Very interesting player! I like Jokic's current performance, which is somewhat similar to Griffin's role, and there are not many big men in the league who can handle the ball at the moment! ”

On TNT's commentary bench, Chris Webb saw the Clippers slow down the tempo and praised the white fat man by the way.

"Leonard still doesn't seem to have found his touch, which is definitely bad news for the Spurs, and Kayce is once again dominating on both ends of the floor!"

Reggie Miller on the side couldn't stop at all, and the blow was over!

The Spurs were extremely fast on the back, and as soon as Paul stabilized his rhythm, he immediately gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc.

Li Ze on the left wing first moved to the baseline in a sheep suit, and then suddenly ran back, completed a hand-to-hand hand with Jokic at the top of the arc, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Sensing that the cover was being squeezed through, Jokic didn't stand still, but quickly moved to the left elbow of the free throw line.

Duncan saw that his teammates were not out of position, did not help defend in the first place, and followed Jokic to the left elbow area, while Leonard pressed Li Ze desperately on his side.

Breaking through to the free throw line, Li Ze noticed the change in the Spurs' defense, no one helped to defend, and immediately took the initiative to exert his strength, his right hand quickly in and out, his body shook to the left, and he hit Leonard vigorously, and then with the rhythm of the dribble, he shook and retreated sharply laterally.

Leonard was hit in the chest and instantly lost his defensive position, Li Ze easily got rid of the defense after retreating, the right elbow area of the free throw line, drifted to the right, and quickly jumped and shot!

"Huh!" Scored again in the middle distance!

Extremely fast offensive tempo, unreasonable individual singles, without Griffin, only Paul and Li Ze share the right to shoot in the starting lineup.

In this case, Li Ze played more freely, and only when he encountered a bag trap would he divide the ball, and the rest were all individual fast singles.

As Li Ze hit the shot, the score on the court became 18:10, and the Spurs fans were a little booed, they were too familiar with this scene.

Popovich asked for a timeout, and the bad old man was a little confused, feeling that the Clippers were playing more and more unrestrained, with one less main force and more aggressive offense...

Chris Paul also felt that the game was more relaxed, without Griffin's low-post offensive link, the tempo was raised again, and most importantly, Li Ze's ability to digest the ball was too strong.

He just needs to wait for the opponent to wrap up, seize the opportunity to play more and less, and complete a simple goal, and Paul feels that the current style of play of the Clippers is more suitable for him.

'It's an easy game, it's time for Split to come off and we can continue to pick up the pace.'

Walking to the bench, Paul bumped fists with Li Ze by the way, and the two briefly discussed the rhythm of the court.

"Giving Jokic a breather, although he is in good shape, but a lot of turnbacks, is not what he is good at."

Li Ze had already noticed that the white fat man was panting heavily, and when Griffin was there, many rounds, would make the surface brother backslap Duncan.

And without this link, Jokic currently has no specific low-post tactics, and Jordan Jr. is a cake forward, and the low-post job also belongs to Li Ze.

However, the rhythm is completely different from before, Li Ze's offense is basically completed in 5 seconds, whether it is an iron or a goal, the number of switchbacks will inevitably increase.

Coach De Nagro is very satisfied with the state of the players, and he has tried and tested the ball to the thigh, as long as he can exceed the 5% shooting rate, he will be over!

"Excellent! The Spurs are completely finished, control the rebounding, we just need to speed up the pace of the game, there are physical problems, timely feedback! ”

Jokic, who was still panting, hurriedly shook his head, and finally came to the starter, he didn't want to give the head coach the impression of being physically stretched.

After the pause, Split was replaced, Dio came on the field, and the DJ on the scene hurriedly mobilized the emotions of the fans, rhythmic music sounded, and then led the fans to shout loudly again:

“go！”

The familiar cheering sound seemed to lift the spirits of everyone in the Spurs, and Dior, who had just appeared on the court, immediately came to the top of the arc to block and dismantle for Parker.

Jokic is naturally a soft persimmon on the court, and Parker, who holds the ball in his left hand, uses the pick-and-roll to get rid of Paul's pursuit.

In the face of the white fat man's retreating defense, Parker suddenly accelerated, then crossed and pulled back, shook off the space for his hand, and scored two points in the middle distance!

The Spurs fans cheered loudly and finally scored again, and the Clippers didn't care, quickly sending out the baseline ball and continuing to speed up the game.

Leonard only felt that Li Ze was more aggressive tonight, and Paul had just used half court when the two were entangled from the left low post to the blocking position.

In the singles section with his back to the ball, in the regular season this season, Li Ze gave up to Griffin, and Leonard felt something was wrong after the opening, and he failed to match the intensity of the game in time.

Paul moved to the left flank, saw that Li Zeka was in a successful position, and immediately sent a half-high pass.

Noticing that Parker seemed to want to step forward to help defend, the moment Li Ze jumped up to catch the ball and landed, he grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand and made a fake pass, which made Parker hurry back.

With no one to help defend, Li Ze directly slammed Leonard into the paint area, then stuck his position, took his left foot as the axis, quickly turned around in the direction of the bottom line, and quickly threw a jump back!

"Huh!" Steady progress in the middle distance!

Leonard couldn't make any defensive moves, he had enough strength and speed, and he found that he couldn't keep up with Li Ze's offensive rhythm...

“e on！ Give me some pressure! Otherwise half the game is over! ”

Hearing Li Ze's shout, everyone in the Spurs team was silent, and their hearts were more than enough.

"It's Kayce's favorite offensive rhythm, it's what he's best at offensively, and the Spurs should change their defensive strategy, and Leonard can't limit Kayce."

Reggie Miller was in a happy mood and opened it directly, Chris Webber saw Dio misplaced and singled Paul, and hit another iron, and said helplessly:

"It's the best backcourt combination in the league, and I finally understand why Chuck doesn't like superteams!"

After hitting consecutive shots, Paul passed the ball to Li Ze and motioned to his teammates to open up space at the same time.

The Spurs changed their defensive style again, Li Ze held the ball through the half, and Parker cooperated with Leonard for the first time.

Li Ze quickly returned the ball to Paul, who received the ball and immediately picked up speed, although Tony Parker was quick to return to the defense, but Jokic's high block forced Dio to switch to Paul.

Breaking through to the right elbow area of the free throw line, Paul in the middle of the march holds the ball in his right hand and out sharply, and after a simple shake, he steps sideways and throws a backward jump shot that drifts to the right!

"Huh!" Hit the two-pointer steadily!

This kind of simple misplaced singles without defenders on his side is very easy for Paul, and it is this way of scoring that he can score into the 180 club this season.

As the Spurs continued to wrap up Li Ze in a few rounds, the Spurs not only did not close the point difference, but completely activated the rest of the Clippers players.

Popovich saw that Danny Green subconsciously helped Paul break through, but was thrown into a three-pointer by Barnes, and immediately asked for a timeout again.

With 2 minutes and 13 seconds left in the first quarter, at 28:17, the margin was widened to double digits...

Parker hit a mid-range shot and then hit two more irons to score just two points.

Leonard, who was straight-eyed on the side, was 1 of 5, except for a three-pointer after the opening, and then he didn't score, 3 points, and all other data were zero, and only Dior and Duncan scored points in these minutes.

Popovich glanced around the bench and saw Ginobili in casual clothes, and finally chose to replace Parker with Mills, Split for Duncan, and Belinelli for Danny Green.

There was no emphasis on tactics, and after sending out chicken soup, the bad old man only hoped that the team could play with momentum.

The Clippers also made personnel changes, with Paul, Barnes, and Jordan Jr. all off the court, and Crawford, Tucker, and Ingles on the court.

Jokic was overjoyed, not expecting to play the first quarter.

"Stand at the free throw line, pay attention to the position of the players on the court, go down, on the weak side, and pass the ball up."

Before going on the court, Li Ze briefly told the white fat man that when he encountered a bag clamp, someone had to transfer the ball.

Jokic nodded, this is not difficult, this is also the advantage of big men, and the field of vision is broader.

The lineups of both sides have become smaller, and the defensive mobility has increased, and Mills faced Tucker's defense, broke through the ball after the pick-and-roll, and assisted Split to eat the cake.

The atmosphere in the AT Center Arena was not hot, and the cheers of the Spurs fans were much quieter.

Jokic saw that the opponent was scoring points on him again, and he was a little depressed, the defensive experience was insufficient, and the Spurs were bullying the newcomers...

“defense！ defense！ defense！ ”

Seeing Li Zeyun pass half the court, Spurs fans began to cheer for the home team's defense again.

The Clippers' rotation cleared the three-second zone, with Jokic at the free-throw line and Crawford outside the three-point line, near the left touchline.

Tucker and Ingles stood in the left and right corners, pulling the offensive space on the court, forcing the Spurs to stop wrapping up Lee

Leonard watched Li Ze hold the ball in his right hand, move to the right flank, and immediately chose to step forward to defend.

Protecting the ball with his back and not giving Leonard a chance to cut the ball, Li Ze noticed that the Spurs did not choose a bag on the line, and immediately lowered the center of gravity of his body, vigorously exploded the ball on the spot, and after shaking his body forward, he suddenly changed hands and turned around.

Leonard saw Li Ze holding the ball in his left hand, moving towards the top of the arc, and subconsciously sliding to the right.

The stops, the change of direction, the concise shaking, but the effect was excellent, and Leonard lost his defensive position in an instant.

After completing the realization, Li Ze retreated at the same time, and in the boos of the fans at the scene, he quickly jumped out of the three-point line on the right flank outside the three-point line!

“kay the parking lot.. got it！

”

After shaking, the long-distance three-point shot hit, and the commentator Marf Albert immediately shouted, and the old man was a little excited, this kind of long-distance three-point shot almost became Li Ze's signature goal.

At 31:19, the point difference continued to widen, and Leonard also broke the defense at this time, and his actions seemed to have been predicted by Li Ze in advance.

The sudden three-point shot stimulated the Spurs' defense again, and Leonard couldn't care about offense and put all his energy into defense.

But after Mills hit a mid-range shot, the Spurs fell into a scoring drought, and for two consecutive rounds, they either spit cake under the basket or hit a mid-range iron.

And Li Ze was also not shooting, and continued to break through with the ball, when Pullett was whistled for a foul when he delayed the help defense, the Spurs entered the state of adding free throws.

In the last 1 minute and 18 seconds of the first quarter, Crawford and Li Ze began to stand on the free throw line in succession.

Popovich on the sidelines watched his team's score stop at 21 points, and the Clippers' score was still rising, and finally reluctantly sat back on the bench.

This season, the transfer of the ball to Leonard has not only fluctuated in the regular season, but also in the playoffs.

Popovich was a little skeptical of his decision, Leonard's performance in the face of Li Ze was too poor, his ability to attack independently was almost none, and once he held the ball too much, he would even make a lot of mistakes.

At the last moment, Leonard's middle forced a breakthrough, and Li Ze jumped up to block it, fanning out the bottom line, and the Spurs fans broke the big defense, and their new core was too stretched...

"Shhhh

”

The sudden eruption of false voices in the AT Center Arena was both for Li Ze and Leonard.

As the sideline ball was delivered, Leonard forced a shot from the left wing outside the three-point line, and the first quarter ended.

Spurs fans were very disappointed, although the team was mentally prepared to win in the first round, but looking at the score of 38-21, everyone still found it difficult to accept.

"Alright! This may be the new era of basketball, everyone is used to playing opponents in one quarter, and unfortunately, I think the game is over. ”

"Leonard is not Tim, he didn't carry the team, 1-of-6, 3-pointers, 2 turnovers, maybe the Spurs need a real core."

Chris Webb put it bluntly and threw the reason for the lag directly at Leonard.

"Don't be too the youngsters, Leonard is not yet 24 years old, and at this age he is already doing very well."

Reggie Miller felt that his partner was a little superior, and immediately said two good words, and the next second, he incarnated as Li Zechui:

"Gotta praise the Clippers for their performance, they've shown a different pace of the game!"

"Kayce played flawlessly on both ends of the floor, shooting 7-of-8, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 19 points efficiently, and I bet he must have seen Stephen Curry play."

Speaking of Curry, the commentator Marf Albert on the side also sighed:

"In the end, it's still old, the pace is too fast now, and the Warriors and Cavaliers will also knock down opponents in one game, and there are more and more such scenes."

"Kayce is a superstar in the league, unmatched consistency, and no player has come close to his performance at the moment."

The three of them frantically touted Li Ze in the commentary seat, and the Spurs fans at the scene became cooler and cooler, and the referee's blowing scale in this game was particularly strict, which was very unfavorable to the Spurs who were anxious about the big score behind.

Paul and Jordan Jr. led the team to slow down the pace of the game, and on the other side, Parker and Duncan led the team, but tried to speed up as much as they could.

The 17-point difference, trying to chase it back by positional warfare, is basically a pipe dream, and the Spurs players are in a hurry, but they let Paul touch porcelain and stand on the free throw line.

Li Ze said that the game ended at halftime, naturally it was not nonsense, after playing two games, the Clippers had already figured out the strength of the Spurs.

"There's no need to worry about defending and conceding points, it's good that you can adapt to the game in the first season."

Jokic only scored 2 points in the first quarter of the game, and his defensive performance was average, and when he heard Li Ze's words, he was still not in a high mood:

"Why does the NBA have a three-second zone? I don't like the rule, if it was the NBA in the '90s, I could be in the paint all the time and the defense was definitely much better than it is now. ”

Barnes, who was on the side, heard Jokic's words and immediately laughed:

"Whimsical rookie, if you go back to the 90s, you will miss the current three-second zone, those super centers back then, can easily blow you up!"

Jokic didn't refute, just muttered quietly:

"Back in the day, I didn't have to lose weight..."

After Jordan Jr. on the court made 1 of 4 free throws, he immediately found that Paul was no longer passing, although he was angry to death, he could only endure it silently and return to defense.

Crawford is in excellent form, and the truce at the end of the regular season has helped him a lot.

Belinelli had just found his touch, but for several rounds in a row, he was pulled and bumped by Tucker, and after two fouls, the feel and rhythm were gone...

As in the previous two games, scoring was difficult, and all the Clippers needed to do was protect the rebounds.

At this time, there was no cheering in the AT Center Arena, and the Spurs fans were completely out of mood when they saw that the difference had become 20 points.

At 59:39, with the last 4 minutes and 13 seconds left in the half, Li Ze was ready to appear again, and Leonard also silently walked to the technical table, and the two were the same as above.

Retaining Crawford and Tucker, the Clippers are in the regular rotation, and the Spurs are the main lineup at this time, and the twin towers are on the floor, and it seems that they want to continue to work hard.

In the first round of Li Ze's debut, at the top of the arc, with the help of Jokic's blocking, he easily got rid of Leonard's defense, and faced Split, who came up from the switch, and quickly pushed the ball with his left hand to change direction.

The moment Split slid to the right back, Li Ze suddenly turned around, faced Duncan, who was shrinking the defense, and sent a horizontal pass behind him in style.

The ball was instantly transferred from the paint area to the bottom left corner, and with a large open space, Tucker aimed at the basket and scored an open three-pointer!

"Shh

Tucker was even more excited by the boos from the Spurs fans, who of course knew he would suffer on the defensive end, but as long as he could take advantage of his opportunities on the offensive end, the coaching staff would give him more playing time.

It was the Spurs' turn to attack, Tucker's defense around the front failed, Duncan easily hit two points, and Li Ze didn't care, took the baseline ball, and made the same offensive gesture again.

Split saw Li Ze's gesture, and secretly complained in his heart, noticing that Jokic stood on the three-point line and could only helplessly follow out.

Just past the halfway line, Leonard chose to stick to the defense, ready to squeeze through the cover at any time.

Seeing that the opponent was very close, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, first dribbled twice in a row with extremely fast back, and then suddenly lowered his center of gravity and broke through to the left side in a sheep suit.

Leonard just slid to the right, and Li Ze quickly changed direction under his hips, turned his hips to exert force, and instantly increased his speed.

Jokic moved two steps to the right wing, and then stood still, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, easily stuck half of his body, approached the blocking position, suddenly dribbled behind his back, and then led the ball forward with his left hand, sticking to Jokic's body, and broke through on the left side.

The continuous shaking made the Spurs fans subconsciously let out an exclamation, and when they saw Leonard being thrown away again, they could only boo.

Split saw Li Ze's left hand suddenly in and out when he was moving, he was completely blinded, and instantly stood in place, watching Li Ze accelerate in a straight line and easily break through his defense...

Li Ze's speed was extremely fast, Duncan didn't have time to help defend, he rose into the air in the paint area, stretched his body in the air, changed hands in a chic manner, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and slammed it with one arm!

"Wonderful dunk! The Spurs should adjust the lineup, such a point difference, expect the Clippers to make mistakes, and it is unrealistic to rely on two-pointers to chase points. ”

Chris Webber is no longer interested in continuing to watch the Clippers abuse dishes, and this year's playoffs have made him a little incomprehensible, the pace is too fast, and it will take one quarter.

"If you want to chase points with outside three-pointers, you must first be able to defend on the defensive end, which is very difficult for the current Spurs team, and Jokic's blocking quality is very good, which has caused a lot of trouble for Leonard's defense."

Reggie Miller has seen the Clippers' tactics, simple and rough pick-and-rolls, allowing Li Ze or Crawford to misplace the big man on the inside line.

As the Clippers players became more and more cooperative, the quality of the blocking and pick-and-roll also improved a lot compared to the previous two years, Leonard couldn't squeeze through the cover, and in the face of misalignment, the Spurs were finished...

In the next few rounds, the Spurs were still scoring points, and on the Clippers' side, Li Ze and Crawford also easily scored points.

With the last 1 minute and 56 seconds left in the first half, Popovich replaced Belinelli, Dio, Mills, plus Parker and Leonard, and basically all the shots he could have come up...

But this lineup didn't open on the offensive end, but it allowed Jokic to find an opportunity to misplace.

The blocking and dismantling at the top of the arc, Dio cooperated with Leonard to wrap Li Ze, Jokic immediately went down, received a high hanging pass, did not release the ball, raised the ball with his right hand, faced Belinelli who came up to help defense, easily carried away the opponent, and put the basket under the basket.

"Shh

This time, the boos were particularly loud, and this kind of slow three-step scoring made the Spurs fans break the defense again.

"You should rush up and get a dunk!"

When he stepped back, Li Ze patted Jokic and motioned for him to look at the Clippers' bench.

The atmosphere team was ready to cheer for Jokic, but the white fat man came to a civilian layup, which almost made the Clippers boo with the fans...

As if sensing that his score was inferior, Jokic quibbled:

"I'm not good at dunking! It was a brilliant score..."

With the Spurs scoring piecemeal, the half-time was over quickly.

At 70:46, the Clippers completely sealed the victory.

Reggie Miller saw Li Ze waving his hand to him, and immediately laughed and said:

"At 32:25 in the first quarter, the Clippers didn't have any problems with their offense."

"Kayce easily digested Griffin's possession, and I have to say that having a super scorer on the team can really solve a lot of problems!"

Chris Webb seemed to have something in mind, and said in a mocking tone:

"Maybe for Kayce, the super team is also a burden, and he has to make some sacrifices."

"I have a lot of respect for Griffin, he's a good power forward, but Kayce accommodates him a lot of times in the game."

"It's natural for the three of them to play together very strongly, but I think the Clippers game is smoother under the dual core!"

Griffin, who was lying down watching the game in Los Angeles, heard Chris Webb's words and immediately scolded:

"Hell accommodation! It's all about winning, what's the difference! ...”