Chapter 364: People's Hearts Float (10,000-Character Chapter)
The Western Conference Finals naturally attracted more attention than the first two rounds, and although most commentators thought the Warriors would lose, the defeat on the road was still unexpected by many.
The Warriors are all newcomers, and the gap in playoff experience is obvious.
The Clippers have experienced the baptism of the Grizzlies and Spurs in the past two years, and the Heat team has encountered the Big Three in the Finals.
While many commentators are currently belittling the Heat, the reality is that there is no doubt about the strength of the three-star team that has dominated the East for four years.
The Warriors maintained the style of play in the first two rounds of the regular season and the playoffs, but unfortunately, the Clippers are not the Rockets, and Li Ze is not the Harden who pulled across at a critical moment...
At the post-game press conference, the sports media did not criticize the Warriors, the newcomers had their first time, and there was no shame in losing to the defending champions.
Steve Kerr has always had a good relationship with the media and has worked at TNT for many years, and the public opinion environment after the loss is much better than that of David Blatter coach of the Cavaliers.
The Western Conference finals scored 40+, such a statistic is mediocre for Li Ze, and Americaka's sports media are also used to Li Ze's efficient scoring.
Only the smart air conditioning at the home of the Spurs last year reduced the efficiency of Li Ze, who played a full 48 minutes, and in most other games, the shooting rate of more than 5 percent was the basic operation...
Therefore, at the post-game press conference, everyone simply blew each other's business, after all, Li Ze did not encounter too many challenges on the defensive end.
Kelai and Yoongodala are not elite defenders, and compared to Tony Allen and Leonard, the two put much less pressure on Li Ze on the defensive end.
The media reporters present also didn't think that the Warriors were a strong defensive team, and if Li Ze played inefficiently, everyone might be overjoyed...
TNT's reporters don't seem to have forgotten Draymond Green's big mouth, and after the business blew each other, near the end of the press conference, he asked Li Ze again:
"Kayce, did you notice Green's pre-game remarks? In the DPOY this season, the two of you are also competitors, how would you rate Green's performance? ”
Li Ze in the playoffs is always dressed in formal clothes, and when he heard such a boring question, he smiled and said:
"Green is the heart of the Warriors' defense, and playing the No. 4 position at 6'7" is not an easy task, and his defense is underrated.
'It's a good thing for young players to have confidence and I'm up for a challenge!
The Yahoo Sports reporter seemed to feel that the news did not break the point, and turned the problem to the Clippers:
"Griffin's accidental injury doesn't seem to have had much of an impact on the Clippers, Kayce, can you talk about why the Clippers are so efficient offensive?"
Thinking of the post-game video call, Griffin was still lying on the bed, Li Ze shrugged his shoulders and said seriously:
"Blake's injury has actually had a big impact on us, a lot of inside tactics can't be executed, and our style of play has become more one-sided."
"As for why we keep attacking efficiently, it's because the opponents we're playing against at the moment don't have a strong interior line, and the league is at a faster pace at the moment, and high scoring doesn't mean anything."
The Clippers' press officer saw that the problems were starting to focus on his own team and quickly ended the press conference.
The media reporters are still unsatisfied, in fact, everyone wants to dig out the news of contradictions in the Clippers locker room, but unfortunately as long as the players who have been in the Clippers in the past two years are Li Zechui to the outside world.
Grant Hill won a championship with the Clippers, and after joining TNT, he completely became Li Zechui.
"Wake up early every day", "Beat everyone on the training ground", "Locker room leader", "Key man on the field", "Born winner"...
These words came out of Grant Hill's mouth, which made the media secretly pout and blow too much, and many media knew that Li Ze and Griffin's party had not stopped for the first two years.
It's just that everyone can't refute it, after all, Grant Hill really stayed with the Clippers for one season, and the accounts of those who have experienced it firsthand are always more convincing.
"In the future, we should screen reporters, these guys always want to make big news, come on, Kayce, everyone is looking forward to another championship flag in the stadium."
The operators of the Clippers knew that Li Ze didn't have any star shelves, and when they ended the press conference, they couldn't help but complain.
"We don't have big mouths in our dressing room, don't worry! We will succeed this year! ”
Li Ze and the staff bumped fists, and it was not uncommon for players to complain about their old clubs after leaving the team, and there were many people who broke the news of locker room gossip.
The Clippers have a thin foundation and a bad reputation in the past, so they pay a lot of attention to this aspect.
Recruiting stars is not an easy matter, the Lakers next door are all rotten like that, and Nick Young chose to join the Lakers in the first place.
...
On the morning of the 20th, the NBA league announced the best defensive lineup for the 14~15 season, which caused a lot of controversy at once.
The five members of the first squad are:
Chris Paul, Lee, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan.
The five members of the second squad are:
John Wall, Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, Andrew Bogut
After the announcement of the best defensive lineup, Clippers fans were crazy, three one defense, what is a super team!
The fans of the other teams are naturally crazy and lemon, and the honor is taken away from you!
Such a selection result naturally sparked a heated discussion among ball critics, and the three one-defense teams in one team made people think of the Bulls.
Regardless of whether the voting media did it intentionally or not, anyway, when the results came out, the fans started a tearing war, and TNT's program naturally had to follow the trend:
"It's the most outrageous result I've ever seen, 73 wins doesn't say it all, and I don't think DeAndre Jordan qualifies as a defensive lineup."
Charles Barkley is no longer pretending, and he has been spraying directly on the show, he has always looked down on the inside line of the Clippers, and he basically has nothing good to say about Jordan Jr., a jumping man.
"The big guys are losing their dominance right now, and if I were ten years younger, at half-time, DeAndre Jordan would have gone off the court with six fouls."
O'Neal even scoffed at this result, he didn't even look down on Howard, little Jordan? There is no low-level technology, and the jumping man who pulls the technology is just a jumping man.
"But the Clippers are really good defensively, and most of the time in this year's playoffs, they can limit opponents to under 100 points."
"Last night's game only allowed the Warriors to score 98 points, and DeAndre Jordan is definitely the interior core of the Clippers."
Kenny Smith doesn't care much about the results of this award, he pays more attention to the overall defensive effectiveness of the Clippers.
"That's because Kayce and Paul were able to squeeze through the cover on the outside, and Matt Barnes was working the defensive end."
"The Clippers have the best overall backcourt, which makes it a lot easier to defend inside! What DeAndre Jordan has to do is protect the basket. ”
Charles Barkley is still on full fire and continues to output, and O'Neal is also on the side:
"I agree with Chuck that Stephen Curry scored 17 points last night on 8-of-17 shooting and 1-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, and Kerry Thompson scored 16 points on 5-of-14 shooting and 2-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, which only shows that the Clippers' perimeter defense is excellent."
"Once you change defenses, DeAndre Jordan will drop points most of the time, and he has very little impact on defense!"
Host Ernnie Johnson saw the two criticizing Little Jordan, shook his head helplessly, and then changed the topic and said:
"Okay guys, everybody has their own criteria in mind, and DeAndre Jordan is a great player, and he's a perfect fit for the Clippers' system."
Charles Barkley also calmed down a bit, and complained again in front of the camera:
"That's why I hate super teams! They took all the credit! ”
“...”
Gary Sachs, the general manager of the Clippers, knew something was going to be wrong when he saw the results of such a selection!
In the morning, he received a call from Jordan Jr.'s agent, who wanted a large contract of $80 million for four years.
As a result, the two sides broke up again, and although the team owner Steve Ballmer was not short of money, as the team manager, he could not spend money wantonly, and even needed to save money for the owner.
On average, 20 million US dollars a year, which is too much, you must know that Paul's salary next season is only 21.47 million, and Li Ze and Griffin are both 19.5 million.
All three are all-stars, and it's okay to get so much money, but Jordan Jr. will never promise a contract extension with a high salary.
With the combined salaries of four players at more than $8,000, the Clippers' luxury tax will explode completely, and from a data perspective, the Clippers are not worth the high salary...
At the thought that Jordan Jr. might be taken away in the offseason, Gary Sachs was also a big head:
"There's no real $8,000 contract, right? ...”
After the selection results came out, Jordan Jr. instantly swelled a lot, two championship rings, and the best defense for a while! Champion center, you should make a lot of money!
Thinking of the agent's words again, Jordan Jr. also feels reasonable, anyway, Steve Ballmer is so rich, it must be a trivial matter to give him 20 million US dollars a year.
During the afternoon practice, Jordan Jr., who was in a good mood, was immediately hit again, Paul still treated him as a cake forward, and everyone on the Clippers simply congratulated him, and no one cared about it.
Li Ze is still the golden thigh in the team, Paul also controls the ball, and Jordan Jr. wants to increase the offensive role, but he can't say it in the end.
With some grievances in his heart, Jordan Jr. felt that he was also the core of the Clippers, and the treatment was similar to that of Reggie Bullock, who had just left the caretaker of Li Ze's kettle:
"Best Defensive First Player, Champion Center, I need more respect!"
“...”
That night, the Eastern Conference Finals also officially began, before the game, the grass fell to the Hawks, after the game, everyone turned their heads and forgot about these views, and said:
"The playoffs are a stage for superstars!"
At 97:89, the Cavaliers, who were playing away, took the initiative in the series.
LeBron James shot 12-of-26, 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, and scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.
Despite the win, Kyrie Irving had knee problems and ended up playing just 27 minutes.
This season, James was plagued by a back injury, Love was reimbursed in the first round of the playoffs, and Irving suffered a knee injury, which made Cavaliers fans break the defense again:
"Cleveland is cursed!"
The Eagles received a lot of ridicule after the game, egalitarianism, and team basketball couldn't go far in the playoffs.
...
On May 21, the Western Conference Finals G2 officially began.
With more than a day of adjustment, Steve Kerr is also a bit of a head, and it is a nightmare for the budding team to play away first.
Once you lose two games in a row, G3 will become a life-and-death battle when you return to your home field, falling behind 0:3, and it is impossible to turn the tables around.
The coaching staff watched the G1 video repeatedly, and finally found that the team's defense had done a good job.
Stephen Curry is not an elite defender, and no one on the Clippers team except Chris Paul is looking for Curry to make a big fuss.
As for the opposition at the No. 1 position, Paul was 8 of 16, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, and his performance was also decent.
Falling into the rhythm of the opposing team is the biggest problem of the game, but the Warriors' style of play is like that, the players need three-pointers, they need to move.
For more than a day, no one on the Warriors team was interviewed by the media, and they all followed the coaching staff to review the game.
Steve Kerr and the coaching staff repeatedly stressed how to defend Li Ze, and Klei almost got up and complained:
"Is it necessary to emphasize so much about things that can't be done at all?"
"Throw it and it's over, if you throw it accurately, you win, if you don't throw it right, you lose!"
Yin Gedala is also a little helpless, as a veteran of the team, he has the most experience in defense, and he should have taken on the responsibility of defense, but unfortunately it had no effect after his debut.
Coupled with the fact that the Clippers always insisted on a single defense and almost divided the game, it made the Warriors feel uncomfortable.
On the night of the 21st, the Staples Arena was still full, and the Clippers fans were in high spirits, and everyone loved to watch the game.
In the away team's locker room, Steve Kerr was still a little worried about the team, standing in front of the whiteboard, and repeatedly admonished:
"Be patient after you get on the pitch, if you don't have a chance in the first transmission, you will immediately carry out the second transmission, the third transmission."
"The ball is faster than people, trust your teammates, find the best attacking opportunities, and cherish every ball in your hands."
Klai had been impatient to hear it, and tonight he was just going to make a move and control the pace of the game, and that wasn't his job at all.
Stephen Curry nodded with a serious expression, this is his team, and he wants to lead everyone to win.
Draymond Green suddenly became much more honest after playing a Western Conference Finals, and Li Ze scored 40 points in 31 minutes, an outrageous performance that made him completely understand how superstars play.
Not playing in person in the playoffs, unable to experience that sense of powerlessness, Green feels that what he has to do in this game is to adjust his mentality and not easily break the defense...
After the players from both sides played, the atmosphere in the Staples Arena became more and more enthusiastic, and in the TNT commentary booth on the spot, Reggie Miller saw that the Warriors did not change the lineup, and commented in a playful tone:
"Steve seems to be a bit conservative, I thought he was going to take Yoongodala's and put Kerry Thompson against Kayce, which is obviously not a good defensive option."
Chris Webb immediately offered a different opinion:
"Yoongodala can play more on the bench, the Warriors should be worried about rebounding, DeAndre Jordan is very good at rebounding in the frontcourt, and a small man alone may lose more rebounds."
Marv Albert also wanted the game to be more exciting, and sent his best wishes to the Warriors before the game:
"The lads need to work harder, and if they're 2-0 down, it's too much pressure for them in G3."
It seems that the blessing of the old man played a role, and the Warriors played particularly vigorously after the opening, and Kelai entered the furious mode, and it was over!
“defense! defense! defense! ”
Amid the defensive cheers of the fans, from left to right, taking advantage of the delay in Bogut's near baseline position on the right side, Kelai quickly bounced outside the three-point line.
The right wing received Green's pass, raised the ball and shook it, noticing that Li Ze's defense was about to stick up again, Kelai dribbled horizontally with his right hand, and after dribbling a small step, he faced Li Ze's block and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!
"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.
"Shh
The goal sealed in the face immediately made the Clippers fans burst into boos, and Li Ze was also a little surprised, and said jokingly:
"It's over when you get here, be careful that the coach pins you to the bench!"
Kelai, who finally scored a three-point shot, was in a good mood, and while retreating, he said confidently:
"No one wants to reduce my right to shoot, whether he can get in or not, anyway, I'm just going to vote."
The two stood on the left flank and chatted briefly, Steve Cole's face on the sidelines was slightly dark, and his pre-game words were taken as wind in his ears...
Paul dribbled easily across the half court and immediately gave the ball to Jokic at the free-throw line, who received the ball, immediately turned his body, and passed the ball with his hand.
Li Ze on the left wing shook to the upper line, then accelerated to the back, and Jokic sent a very bold base pass.
The pass was in advance, just enough for Li Ze, who cut in from the left flank, to catch the ball with his left hand, and although Kelai desperately slid to the right back, he was easily broken through to the left blocking area by Li Ze.
Bogut on the inside line was immediately ready to block the lower line, and Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly stopped suddenly, and the left blocking area was positioned, with his right foot as the axis, and his back pulled the ball back.
Taking advantage of Kelai's defense to move backwards, he quickly twisted his body, ignored the block, and shot quickly with a mid-range step-back jumper!
"Huh!" Two-point goal with ease!
Running back to catch the ball, breaking through with the ball, stopping and leaning back, completing the attack within 5 seconds, watching Li Ze score easily, Kelai's good mood disappeared in an instant.
At 13:15, the Clippers led by two points again, and with 6 minutes and 38 seconds left in the first quarter, the game entered the official timeout.
On the Clippers bench, Reggie Bullock happily high-fived the main team with the atmosphere group, although the point difference is small, everyone can see that the Warriors' offense mostly relies on individual strong shots.
Everyone has seen a lot of this meeting, the Heat team was more fierce than the Warriors at the beginning, James attacked strongly, and finally lost.
'Patience, we have a good tempo in attack, opponents make mistakes, all we have to do is take our chances!'
Coach De Nagro is also not worried about the team's offense, King's thighs are in good shape, and he believes that the Clippers will definitely win in the end.
On the Warriors' bench, Steve Kerr was a little speechless, and Kerlay did force multiple offenses, but he did throw the ball into the basket.
On the contrary, Curry was entangled by Paul after the opening game, and he is currently scoring zero.
"Andre, defend against the ball with all your might, get moving! Everybody's moving! ”
Steve Kerr replaced Harrison Barnes early, and in this game, he intends to use his strongest tactics and fight the main force.
After the timeout, the Warriors kicked the baseline ball, and Paul's defense was very targeted, and from time to time he suddenly grabbed it, and pulled two handfuls covertly at an angle that the referee couldn't see.
These small moves can interfere with Curry's rhythm, and immediately after halftime, the top of the arc will play a high block with Bogut.
Paul squeezed through the cover with agility, and Bogut went down to take away the defense, but feeling the pressure on his side, Curry still gave the ball to Green on the left wing, and then quickly ran to the left corner.
After receiving the ball, Green moved laterally, and the Warriors did the same, again allowing Klei to bounce outside the three-point line to the right wing.
Noticing that Li Ze's pursuit was very close, after receiving the ball, Kelai broke through with the ball in his left hand, and seemed to feel that he was ahead of a position, breaking through to the paint area, and seeing Bogut stuck Jordan Jr. behind him, he immediately rushed up in three strides and picked up the basket with his left hand.
Li Ze did lose his defensive position, but at the moment when Kelai shot, he suddenly burst out, and with his extraordinary bullet speed, he came first and directly sent out the nail board hat!
The ball bounced onto the rebound and quickly fell back to the ground, Li Ze controlled the ball and rushed with the ball.
Green, who was at the top of the arc, retreated for the first time, only to find that Li Ze was holding the ball faster and faster.
One hit in the front court, Li Ze buried his head and rushed straight to the basket, and Green was forced to follow.
The two made physical contact in the paint area, collided at high speed, and Green was directly hit by Li Ze and stumbled, completely losing his defensive position.
Unaffected by anything, Li Ze rushed up in three steps, glided in the air, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and slammed it with one arm!
The fans in the front row saw that after Li Ze completed the dunk, he showed off his biceps, and immediately cheered again.
Green, who almost hit the street, remembered that Li Ze's weight was about the same as him at this time, but he couldn't help but complain to the referee about this kind of breakthrough in the shoulder:
"Hey! This is obviously hitting someone with the ball, an obvious foul! ”
The referee just made a gesture to him to send a sideline ball, ignoring his complaints, Green was so angry that he cursed, but he just had lemons in his heart, he also wanted the star whistle...
The Clippers actually have a lot of home whistles, such as moving screens at individual moments, small movements of Paul pulling, Griffin's supporting dunks, and Li Ze's shoulders opening the way to squeeze through the cover and fast break.
Experienced teams don't bother to complain, but the Warriors are a little out of balance.
Curry hit a small and big shot, and in the face of Jokic's shooting, Paul, who was being pursued, was secretly pushed by his side, and then hit another iron...
The rebound was accepted by Jordan Jr. and immediately given to Li Ze, and the Clippers launched another conversion offense.
The sudden acceleration interrupted the Warriors' defensive formation, and the ball in his left hand continued to accelerate, and Li Ze withstood Yin Gedala's defense and quickly dribbled through the half.
Approaching the three-point line, he slowed down slightly, and at the same time, his left hand quickly went in and out, and with a small shaking, Li Ze accelerated again.
Seeing that everyone in the Warriors was ready to shrink the basket, Li Ze, who was on the move, carried the defense to the left blocking area, suddenly dribbled behind his back, and then turned around with the ball in his right hand in the direction of the baseline.
Completely free from Yin Gedala's defense, a backward jumper shot that drifts near the baseline on the left side!
“oh——!”
“kayce-li! putting on a show tonight! ”
The fancy moves ignited the atmosphere at Staples Arena, and the commentator Marv Albert shouted excitedly.
Yin Gedala was a little numb, and this exaggerated combination of ball combination ability combined with the huge range of motion made him powerless to defend.
In the next few minutes, Li Ze scored quickly, and the Warriors hit the iron, and his side was +2 in a row.
Steve Kerr watched anxiously and kept yelling at the side, but the Clippers always seized this semi-conversion opportunity and relied on Li Ze's personal ability to score points extremely quickly.
The Warriors stopped for more than two minutes at 13 minutes, and finally made a strong mid-range shot from Klai to help the team break the scoring drought.
Of course, this kind of offense actually disrupts the rhythm of some Warriors, but Klay only has the basket in his eyes and doesn't notice the situation on the court at all.
After several consecutive transitions, the Clippers fell into the positional offense this time, with Paul and Jordan Jr. blocking high on the line, and Lee and Jokic crossing in the three-second zone on the line.
The right blocking area received Paul's pass, Green switched to behind Li Ze, the moment he received the ball, his left hand put the ball down, and he hit it hard, Green took a step back, and then took his right foot as the axis, and suddenly pulled the ball backwards and shook it.
Bogut, who was on the line, and Yoin, who switched to Jokic, were all surrounded at this time.
At the moment when the three of them were about to form a bag, Li Ze quickly turned around, clicked twice with his left foot, and stepped up and down sharply, in the middle of Yin Godala and Green's sandwich, came to the bottom right of the basket, and picked up the basket with his right hand!
"Squeak!"
The referee immediately blew for a foul on Yoingodara.
Everyone on the Warriors team was stunned, how did the ball twist in, and this action rate was still human?
Steve Kerr stood next to him and pinched his waist, shaking his head helplessly, he is very familiar with this kind of up and down step, this is not a new technique, during the Bulls period, Michael Jordan played more than Li Ze...
Li Ze smiled and high-fived his teammates in celebration before walking to the free throw line.
On the big screen in the center of the court, the goal just now was still being replayed, and the Clippers fans were crazy with joy, and the screams and cheers did not stop:
“mvp! mvp! mvp! ”
In the shouts of the fans, Li Ze's penalty hit steadily.
Stephen Curry was in a hurry, and he no longer relied on shooting, and began to break through the basket and rely on free throws to help the team continue to score points.
With 1 minute and 43 seconds left in the first quarter, Li Ze's strong burst stood on the free throw line, and Steve Kerr began to rotate the lineup while taking advantage of the dead ball.
On the Clippers' side, Paul and Jordan Jr. had already rested, and on the TNT commentary bench, Reggie Miller saw Li Ze hit both free throws, and said with a smile:
"I've said a while ago that the Warriors need to improve their scoring consistency."
"1-of-6, 2-of-2 free throws, Curry only scored 4 points in the first quarter, and the core players must have failed to perform like this."
Chris Webb didn't object, but suddenly said:
"Jumpers can't win championships, so maybe they should have given the ball to the interior instead of shooting from the outside."
Yin Gedala also helped the Warriors score points through his own singles, and the veteran Barnes was indeed a little unable to keep up with the opponent's pace.
When the Clippers attacked, Li Ze held the ball, blocked and dismantled the line once, and traveled to the right elbow area of the free throw line, which attracted the attention of three players.
There was Yin Godala behind him, Green who switched to defend in front of him, and Livingston also let go of Barnes in the bottom corner of the right side, opened his arms, and helped defend up.
Compared to the G1 game, the Warriors' defense was more resolute, and by the end of the first quarter, it basically became a three-man block.
Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, did not choose to pass the ball for the first time, and when the three approached, he immediately jumped up to pass the ball and hoisted the ball high to Jokic.
Aizeli, who was near the baseline on the left side, was just about to help defend the basket, and the next second saw that Jokic did not stop the ball at all, and the moment he received the ball, he slapped the ball directly to the bottom right corner.
Barnes received the ball, without any defense around him, calmly adjusted, and then made an easy jump shot!
"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.
A beautiful pass, coupled with a precise three-pointer, immediately had the Clippers fans cheering loudly.
Coach De Nagro also clapped his hands on the sidelines, and that's where the coaching staff liked to use the white fat man, who was able to handle the ball easily on the offensive end despite dropping points on the defensive end.
Replaced by little Jordan, basically carrying the defense hard and being fouled, and then a 2-in-1, that's God forbid...
At 18:30, with the three-point shot, the difference came to 12 points.
Veteran Barnes had a good hand today, hitting a three-pointer for the second time in the game, smiling and high-fives Jokic in celebration:
"Brilliant passing! Next time you can try to score on your own. ”
The white fat man also has his own thoughts, and the agent told him that Jordan Jr. doesn't seem to have reached an agreement with the team yet, and this is a good opportunity for him!
"I know you can shoot three-pointers."
"Come back to business during the interval!"
Li Ze patted Jokic and signaled to hurry up and defend...
The Clippers' outside firepower came up, and Steve Kerr was a little difficult to choose at this time, and when the first quarter was over, the Warriors coaching staff was a little frustrated when they saw the score on the court.
At 22:34, the difference was still 12 points, and the Clippers did not lose power at the last moment.
The defensive strategy of the bag was not successful, and expecting a large open shot to fail was an unreliable thing in itself.
On the Warriors bench, Kelai pouted secretly, and talked a lot before the game, and it was his strong shot that really scored.
He was 2-of-6, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with a team-high seven points.
Kelai decided to continue to shoot later, tactics? His shooting is tactical...
At the break, Klee offered to play early, and Steve Kerr didn't rotate in a dogmatic rotation and nodded in agreement.
Livingston, Klee, Yoongodala, Harrison Barnes and Speights formed in a circle before coming on the pitch, and finally Livingston said:
"Let's go and attack, I know Kayce, if you fall behind 0:2 and get to G3, this guy can play the full 48 minutes, we have to try to win this game!"
“...”
Kelai was speechless in his heart, and he didn't speak anymore, just patted his chest and motioned for him to continue throwing!
In the Staples Arena, the fans of the Clippers were completely happy, and the big screen in the center of the court also displayed Li Ze's data.
He was 7-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, with 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
Li Ze's score alone is almost catching up with the Warriors' entire team score, and Clippers fans still feel shocked despite seeing it often.
On the Clippers bench, Hoynes fell out of the rotation and was naturally depressed, watching Paul, Crawford, Tucker, Ingles, and Jordan Jr. preparing to come on the court, and he also had the idea of moving.
Coach De Nagro is indeed ruthless, in the last game, Hoyins was too slow on the defensive end, and the offensive end did not have much effect, and after a game, he was directly abandoned.
After coming on the court, Ingles played a 12-point attention, Reggie Bullock drank Li Ze's poisonous chicken soup every day, and kept his eyes on the rotation position, as long as he performed a little worse, he would definitely be the next Hoyins.
Tyronn Lue naturally sensed the instability in the locker room, but when he saw Li Ze leisurely bringing chicken soup to Bullock, he sighed secretly in his heart:
"When the time comes, the team will be completely dispersed..."
At the beginning of the second quarter, Klai was completely in a state of blind chicken throwing, and to the surprise of the Clippers coaching staff, he actually threw the ball in.
I don't care who the defender in front of me is, I cover out, throw the ball when I catch it, and I run without the ball very well, constantly cutting into the basket, which brings a lot of trouble to the Clippers' defense.
With Kerry hitting a strong shot from the left wing outside the three-point line, Clippers fans were a little overwhelmed:
"Shh
At 29:39, the Warriors narrowed the difference, Chris Paul clapped his hands, and although the opponent scored 7 points in a row, they still lead, so there is no need to panic.
At the top of the arc and Jordan Jr. blocked, Paul noticed that Yin Godala squeezed through strongly, accelerated with the ball in his right hand, and suddenly pulled back to the right elbow area of the free throw line.
Taking advantage of Yoingodala's adjustment of the defensive center of gravity, Paul quickly changed direction in front of his body, dribbled a big step, drifted to the right, turned sideways, and threw a big backward jumper!
"Huh!" Hit the two-pointer steadily!
With a tailwind, São Paulo reappeared, and for several rounds in a row and Kelai scored each other.
This kind of pace of the game is naturally not what the Warriors expected, but what makes Steve Kerr feel helpless is that except for Kelai, everyone else really can't stand it.
Little Jordan followed the switchback run for several rounds in a row, and he had a lemon in his heart, facing Speights, he obviously also had a counterpoint advantage, but unfortunately in a few rounds in a row, Paul gave him a cake...
Clippers fans love this kind of game the most, and it is a good game to watch!
Paul and Kerry had an explosion, and the coaches of both teams did not make personnel rotations, and it was not until 4:58 left in the second quarter that Li Ze and Curry officially appeared.
The Warriors completely got their main game back, with the Clippers resting Paul and Crawford staying on the court.
Li Ze held the ball just after half court, and the Warriors changed their defensive strategy again, and Curry and Kerai pounced directly on Li Ze on the right wing.
Green is in a 1-2 state at this time, and he has to pay attention to Jokic at the free throw line and Crawford at the top of the arc.
After pulling the defense, Li Ze quickly distributed the ball to Crawford, who received the ball, Green immediately assisted in the defense, and Curry also quickly returned to the defense.
Crawford, who received the pass, did not force the attack, but took advantage of the situation to give the ball to Jokic at the free throw line.
When no one was defending, the white fat man received the ball and dribbled two steps, and the paint area was successfully thrown!
Steve Kerr didn't believe that the second-round pick on the court could always score points, but after 2 minutes, Jokic became more and more presumptuous, and even came to a smooth dunk...
Curry was tossed enough on the defensive end, 0 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, and seeing that there was not much time in the half, the difference turned out to be 14 points, and he was a little anxious.
The offense became simpler and simpler, the blocking at the top of the arc, and then the acceleration of the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, Curry flexibly shook off the chasing Li Ze, and went straight to the basket in the middle.
Feeling that Li Ze behind him was chasing after him again, Curry, who was close to the basket, suddenly stopped suddenly, made a feint for the layup with his right hand, and then turned around quickly, and shot dexterously with his left hand!
"Smack!"
Although the first hit was slightly shaky, Li Ze reacted faster, and after the Super Badge responded, he jumped up and fanned the ball away.
“swatted away!
”
Wonderful cap that makes the narrator Mav Albert instantly raise the volume.
After Crawford controlled the ball, he immediately launched a conversion attack, and Li Ze ran without the ball and kept accelerating.
Seeing that Li Ze was rushing faster and faster, everyone in the Warriors who returned to the defense used their strength to eat.
Noticing that Li Ze had gotten rid of the defense, Crawford, who had just passed halftime, threw the ball directly to the basket.
When the ball arrived, Li Ze took off in the paint area, fished the ball in the air, and rounded the ball from top to bottom, and the big windmill was dunked!
"Oh!
”
There were cheers from the fans, and everyone on the Warriors was panting, why did they run so fast?
Stephen Curry tried to carry the team's offense, but after hitting a three-pointer, he started to hit the iron again.
Seeing that the long rebound was accepted by Li Ze again, everyone on the Warriors followed a crazy run and quickly retreated.
After running for a few rounds in a row, the defensive strategy was forgotten, and on the left wing outside the three-point line, Li Ze keenly noticed that there seemed to be no bag.
Approaching the three-point line, the ball in his left hand suddenly wrapped around the ball behind his back sharply, quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, and broke through with the ball in his right hand.
Kelai just retreated to the three-point line, Li Ze instantly pulled back his hips, returned to the three-point line, ignored Kelai, who jumped up and pounced, and quickly jumped to shoot!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
Steve Kerr turned his head back to the bench, and the players on the court were already confused, forgetting the basic defensive principles...
In the next round, Bogut attacked Xiao Qiao on the inside and made a mistake by dropping the ball, and when he saw Li Ze taking the ball and about to rush, Kelai directly fouled, and then saw the referee pointing to the free throw line.
"Shet!"
Forgetting that the team has reached the state of adding free throws, Kelai scolded secretly, and everyone in the Warriors was a little confused.
With Li Ze hitting two free throws steadily, the score on the court became 43:62.
With the last 36 seconds left in the half, Curry's three-pointer hit the iron again, and in the cheers of the fans, Li Ze took the ball and quickly used it through the half.
On the right wing, noticing that Curry on the line wanted to come over again, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, accelerated again, and the right sideline position, one step away from the three-point line, suddenly stopped and threw the ball out of the whistle.
The ball arcs in a huge arc and ends up falling into the hoop.
The Clippers fans at the scene raised their hands together with Li Ze and cheered loudly, everyone on the Warriors team has looked stupid, can this also be scored?
At 43:65, on the TNT commentary bench, Reggie Miller looked at the 22-point difference and said in a brisk tone:
"Steve, it's time to take the test
Thinking about getting back to home! There is no suspense in the game. ”