In the 16~17 season, most teams will face a problem when they encounter the Clippers, which is a lack of defensive resources.

Although Li Ze considers himself a shooting guard, he plays point guard in the team, and other teams have to use small forwards when defending him.

No one on the back line can match Li Ze, the fast power is not enough, and the tough lateral movement of the body is too slow.

As for using a small guard to defend Li Ze, it's no different from giving away points...

D'Antoni certainly knew that Chris Paul had great defensive skills, but the coaching staff didn't want Paul to be overspent on the defensive end.

This season, the Rockets have focused on offense to get to where they are now, and defense has never been a thing for them.

The game plan laid out before the Western Conference semifinals G1 game was for Harden to defend as hard as he could, and Ariza to try to contain Paul George.

Try not to wrap up, not give the Clippers role players too many opportunities, and pull the game into the 1-on-1 rhythm that the Rockets are good at.

Coach D'Antoni played against Li Ze's team for the first time after Li Ze's rise, and before half a quarter of the game, a sense of powerlessness came to his heart.

Turning his head to look at Bobby Brown, Patrick Beverley, and Louis Williams on the bench, Coach D'Antoni still didn't make any substitutions.

Li Ze scored 7 points in a row after the opening, and the bearded golfer couldn't stand it, and Paul had no choice but to take over the defensive responsibility...

On the offensive end, the bearded ball player was dumb, and Paul began to control the ball, dribbling across the half court to look at Jaylen Brown like kraft candy in front of him, and cursed in his heart.

The difference in size is obvious, Jaylen Brown has been told for a week not to cut the ball easily, but to use his speed and reach to make interference.

When leading the defense, he increased physical confrontation, and from time to time he grabbed up to interfere with Paul's dribbling rhythm.

Paul, who held the ball in his right hand, held the ball to the top of the arc, and before he could get close to the three-point line, Jaylen Brown suddenly clinged to the defense, and the next second, Capela's block was stumbled through.

Although Paul relied on his individual ability in the end, made a difficult stop at the free throw line, and hit two points, such an offensive cost was not small.

At 10:15, with 6 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first quarter, the game entered the official timeout.

Harden, who walked to the bench, was a little embarrassed, 0 of the opening 4, zero scores, and no free throws, Li Ze knew his playing habits too well, and the previous explosive penalties were gone...

The Clippers still dropped points in the mid-range, but the result was acceptable, Jokic didn't have to foul and the game was more relaxed.

"Jalen, give him a confrontation, Paul will also be tired, and his shooting percentage will drop under high-intensity confrontation!"

'It's not easy for him to step back to mid-range either, don't let him deliver assists easily.'

Back on the bench, Jaylen Brown nodded immediately when he heard Li Ze's words, and it was rare to get into the starting lineup, even as a defensive engineer, he was very satisfied.

Coach De Nagro also found that the Rockets were not pursuing speed as much as they did in the regular season, and the opponent's tempo was getting slower and slower, using Paul's blocking to keep chasing points.

"Kayce, slow down the tempo, play a few low-post plays, everyone rushes to grab rebounds, and don't forget that our talent is even better!"

The Clippers almost abandoned the low post during the regular season, but in the playoffs, Coach De Nagro will not be polite, and when he encounters a team that wants to sharpen the position, he will naturally have to change his strategy.

Li Ze nodded, there is nothing wrong with such an adjustment, the Clippers throw more three-point shots, which does not mean that they will only play conversion offense.

“ lets go clippers！ lets go clippers！ lets go clippers！ ”

After the timeout, the Clippers took the lead in attacking, and at this time, it became Paul who was opposite Li Ze, as a former defensive guard, although the chairman of the gun was short, but the defensive end also had his own uniqueness.

When leading the defense, he pulls the jersey covertly, pulls the ball protector, suddenly grabs it from time to time, and then quickly returns to the position.

This defensive process makes Paul extremely aggressive, coupled with a low center of gravity, and can even break one-on-one when facing a change of direction in front of the body.

But Li Ze is too familiar with Paul, so familiar that the other party has just completed the move, he knows what Paul wants to do next...

The simple back-to-back ball protection, interspersed with a quick stop after a half-turn, Paul only felt that he couldn't start, the ball seemed to be stuck to Li Ze's side, and whenever he wanted to copy the ball, Li Ze hid the ball.

When Li Ze came to the logo position, Jokic at the top of the arc lifted the ball, and Li Ze, who was without the ball, immediately made a simple UCLA cut.

After the bogus, he cut into the paint from the middle of the right side of the fat man's body, and Harris in the bottom corner of the right side also cut in along the baseline without the ball.

The two completed a cross cover near the baseline on the right side, and Paul, who was familiar with the Clippers' tactics, immediately realized that Li Ze was going to play a low-post tactic, and hurriedly reminded Lane Anderson not to change guards.

Capela, who was at the top of the arc, didn't realize the Clippers' tactics and kept a step away from Jokic in a daze.

I wanted to remind my teammates again, but it was too late in time, Li Ze just opened his hand to ask for the ball with his back in the left blocking area, and Jokic easily sent a half-high pass.

Paul behind him didn't have time to exert his strength, and the moment he received the pass, Li Ze put the ball with his left hand, and hit it twice, and Chairman Cannon was suddenly slammed into the paint area...

Li Ze's shoulders swayed, his left hand pulled the ball back, Paul failed to react in time, and saw Li Ze quickly twist forward, and then realized that he was going to suffer.

With the right foot as the axis, the left foot snapped twice, and after a large number of up and down steps, Li Ze easily came to the bottom of the basket, exerted force under his feet, pulled onions on dry land, and directly came to a one-handed crackle button!

"Boom!" The upper and lower steps are slammed into the hands!

The vigorous dunk made the basket explode, and the dunk from Li Ze's low post to the dunk under the basket happened too quickly, and the Clippers fans at the scene were stunned at first, and then shouted excitedly.

"God, I want to pray for Paul! It's been a long time since I've seen Kayce's low-post singles, and it seems that he hasn't forgotten about this technique yet! ”

Jeff Van Gundy also shouted, the scene was so brutal that Paul was cut off in place...

Paul looked at Li Ze, who was hanging on the frame with one arm, and was a little dazed, why did he dunk?

After Li Ze completed the retreat and completely came to his senses, Paul received the baseline serve, and immediately chattered to Capela beside him:

"Concentrate defensively, I've said it many times, don't let Jokic get the ball easy!"

Capela could only nod his head, but his brain couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the court, and when the Clippers fell into the position, there seemed to be too many routines...

Paul played a few rounds on the offensive end and a lot of consumption on the defensive end, at which point the bearded ball player regained possession.

The Rockets are still grinding positions, and everyone watched Harden retreat sharply after continuously dribbling under the crotch on the right wing outside the three-point line, and forced a three-point shot against Li Ze's defense.

Seeing the ball fall into the basket, the Clippers fans immediately booed, and Harden let out a sigh of relief, 1 of 5, and finally scored...

Although the Rockets threw in a three-pointer, Li Ze dribbled through the half court unhurriedly, and after making a tactical gesture, he played the same tactic again.

In the low position on the left side, Paul was dead behind Li Ze, and Chairman Cannon fully exerted his strength this time, but found that Li Ze had no extra action after receiving the ball with his back.

The rest of the Clippers had already finished running without the ball, and Jokic took two steps to the line after completing a pass at the left elbow of the free throw line.

Capela still didn't realize the Clippers' tactics, standing next to the white fat man, but half of his attention was on Li Ze.

Paul George at the top of the arc suddenly started and quickly moved to the left wing outside the three-point line, and Ariza, who was chasing the defense, was immediately delayed by Jokic.

"Change the guard and get out!"

Bumping into the white fat man, Ariza hurriedly reminded Capela loudly, but was still a step too late.

When the ball arrived, as soon as Paul George stood still, Li Ze sent a pass, and the latter received the ball and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

Paul George, who scored the goal in response, immediately put up three fingers and then slapped his chest and shouted, and the fans in the front row immediately stood up and cheered.

Coach D'Antoni didn't dare to replace the small guards on the bench at this time, he had already sensed the Clippers' intentions and only hoped that the offense on the court could withstand it.

“defense！ defense！ defense！ ”

Seemingly influenced by the cheers of the defense, Capela's pitch finally got a chance, only to get almost out of his hands when he received a pass from Paul.

When the basket wanted to be strong again, Jokic cut the ball off when he saw the right time.

Watching the ball hit the top of his foot and out of the sideline, Capela slapped his thigh in frustration...

The corners of Paul's mouth, who rarely gave an assist, twitched, and he missed little Jordan a little.

At this point, the Clippers' offense began to become simple and rough, and Paul George also began to receive the ball with his back in the blocking area.

Clearing the singles on one side, turning around and breaking through to the baseline, Paul George, who had dribbled two big steps, finally stepped back sharply, resisted Ariza's defense, and shot a mid-range jumper!

"Bang!"

The ball slammed into the basket, and Capela kept tangling with Jokic under the basket.

finally stuck the white fat man next to him behind him, and just wanted to jump up and take off the rebound, he was immediately hit and stumbled.

Capela lost his center of gravity, the basket exploded, Li Ze, who rushed into the inside, jumped high, and the latecomer came first, pressing the ball into the basket with one hand with his right hand!

“wow！”

The continuous dunks also made Li Ze feel good, and he screamed happily after landing.

At 13:22, the margin came to 9 points, and Steve Ballmer was hilarious again, standing up and raising his hands in the air.

The old man knew that once it reached a double-digit point difference, the Clippers would not capsize.

The Clippers fans at the scene saw Capela straighten up in embarrassment, and immediately followed suit, and the atmosphere at Staples Arena became more and more enthusiastic, and the game of abuse has become a favorite of Clippers fans.

Paul George had a mediocre hand tonight, and several singles from the blocking zone were iron, but the Clippers made the Rockets' transition offense disappear as soon as they grabbed it...

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At the critical moment, it was not the bearded baller or Chris Paul who stepped up to score, Lane Anderson made a three-point shot from the left and right wings for several consecutive rounds to help the Rockets stabilize the situation.

The Clippers rotated step by step, and on the Rockets' side, D'Antoni simply slammed into the main force and didn't care about rebounding, and Harrell sat back on the bench.

At 22:34, the first quarter ended, the Clippers led by 12 points, and some Clippers fans even began to celebrate the victory of the game...

Paul, who played the first quarter, sat on the bench and was depressed, and in the second half of the first quarter, the Rockets were defeated by a simple shooting tactic!

Ryne Anderson smelled and smelly, and he really punched the offensive end, but he was only submissive on the defensive end, and Harris scored six points on him just by cutting off the ball.

Paul wanted to squirt his teammates and boost morale, but in the end he chose not to say a word.

A lot of people in the Rockets' locker room didn't like his way of leading, and at this time, putting pressure on his teammates might break the jar...

Head coach D'Antoni expected difficulties, but he didn't expect Harden to suddenly pull and miss even the free throws.

"Listen, the game has just begun, according to the plan we have made, continue to complete the blocking attack, try to speed up, and cherish every possession!"

After saying the last sentence, head coach D'Antoni looked at Harden, and he was worried that if the bearded player suddenly made a mistake, the game would really be over.

Harden nodded immediately, he knew he didn't play well, but he made zero mistakes in the first quarter, and he thought he could still do what the coaching staff demanded.

Coach D'Antoni waved his hand and simply let go:

Luis Williams, Harden, Ariza, Montrez Harrell, Nene Hilario rotated.

On the Clippers' side, Harris and Gordon still lead the team, with Brogdon, Ingles, and Plumlee following the game.

On the commentary bench, Jeff Van Gundy was looking at the technical statistics of both sides, and watched Harden hit a shot outside the three-point line after he came on the court, and complained helplessly:

"So far, Harden has only scored 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting, obviously he doesn't have a sense of outside touch, and choosing a three-point shot is definitely not a good offensive option at this time!"

Harden's data this season is very good, and Mark Jackson didn't expect to reach the semifinals and suddenly pull across:

"It may have something to do with the Clippers' defensive strategy, but Harden's performance really can't win."

Commentator Mike Brin watched Eric Gordon hit a long-range three-pointer with one step away from the right wing outside the three-point line, and immediately exclaimed:

"That's the Clippers' rotation, it's terrifying, Eric Gordon has a chance to get the Sixth Man of the Year, and Brogdon has a good chance of being named the Rookie of the Year."

"The Clippers seem to be going to win all the awards this year!"

The point difference was widened again, and the three couldn't help but gossip about the awards ceremony to be held by the NBA League this year, and the Clippers do have a chance to win many awards.

Off the bench, Li Ze was cheering on Eric Gordon's long-range three-pointer.

Paul George on the side was a little depressed, only 5 points and 2 rebounds in the first quarter, compared to Li Ze's 5 of 5, 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, the efficiency is much lower.

"In the playoffs, the shooting percentage is not important at all, the stats are not important, the most important thing is the response, the opponent scores, we have to respond!"

"If you can't score, then you can defend your opponent's attack, and if the opponent comes to fight physically, then we have to take them down."

Li Ze, who returned to his seat, briefly told Paul George beside him.

Maybe it's because there are too few honors, but the unlucky George likes to pursue efficient data and then accept the praise of media reporters...

"I understand, I'll keep shooting, I don't care about the data!"

Paul George, who was seen through his careful thinking, immediately made assurances.

This season, his efficiency has reached a new career high, and the media hype has made him a little flustered.

Li Ze lowered his shots, and Paul George naturally appreciated it, but he had a hunch that his efficiency was going to start to decline from the semi-finals.

The Clippers' rotation was solid, and Eric Gordon was exceptionally efficient.

D'Antoni on the sidelines changed from a state of yelling to holding his arms and being silent, the bearded baller pulled across again, 3 of 0 from beyond the three-point line, and the offensive choice of the fan...

At 32:46, instead of narrowing, the difference was widened.

Coach D'Antoni couldn't hold back any longer and immediately called a timeout with 8:04 left in the first half.

Paul and Beverley replaced Harden and Louis Williams, while Capela and Lane Anderson also re-entered.

After his debut, Paul began to help the Rockets stabilize the situation, using mid-range jumpers to score consecutive points.

Coach De Nagro was in no hurry to change the main lineup, and it was not until 4:56 left in the first half that Leeze, Paul George, and Jokic officially returned.

At this time, the Rockets put on a strange lineup, Harden replaced Ariza, and a dead guard came directly...

The Clippers kept Eric Gordon on their side, and Tucker followed suit, dropping in height, but still a cut above the Rockets from the outside.

In the first offensive round after Li Ze's debut, Beverley clapped his hands and pulled his shorts, showing full of passion, dancing and chattering in front of Li Ze.

The Clippers fans at the scene felt very happy and cheered loudly.

Li Ze asked for the ball with his back in the left elbow area, turned around immediately after receiving the pass, attacked with his face frame, and made a large tentative step with his right foot.

Beverley's defense moved back slightly, and Li Ze immediately retracted his feet and made a dry pull-out jumper!

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

Although he stacked a layer of buff on himself, but in the face of absolute strength, it was useless, Beverly was slightly embarrassed, clapped his hands again, and quickly served to the bottom line...

The bearded golfer was completely invisible, and Paul got rid of Gordon's pursuit in the middle and assisted Capela to eat cake.

At 34:48, Team Rocket is in an awkward situation, and +2 can't solve the problem.

Paul George dribbled past half court and saw that Li Ze had turned his back to the ball at the right elbow of the free throw line and rushed out again with a high lob pass.

Beverley, who had learned his lesson, did not change the focus of his defense in the face of Li Ze's tentative step this time.

Before he had time to rejoice in his heart, Li Ze, who was attacking in the face frame, swayed left and right, quickly released the ball with his right hand, and Beverley, who was hanging on a sliding step, crushed the breakthrough.

Breaking through to the paint area and quickly turning around, completely shaking off Beverley's defense, Li Ze stood up against Capela, who came up to help defend, crooked to the bottom left of the basket, and picked up the basket with his left hand!

"Squeak... Swish! ”

At the same time as the referee blows the whistle, the ball is also hit into the basket.

Capela stood at the bottom of the basket, looking very helpless, the online defense was passed by one step, how should he defend?

"It's time for Coach D'Antoni to think about bringing in Ariza, they have to pull up their height, otherwise they will definitely lose rebounds in the backcourt in the next games."

Jeff Van Gundy didn't realize until this moment how intimidating the size advantage of the Clippers is, and the Rockets' small guards can punish the Jazz, but they can't be smart when they meet the Clippers.

"Kayce scored so easily, and scored five points in a row, this kind of defense may not be depleting for him, and the Rockets' small lineup is definitely a wrong choice."

As soon as Mark Jackson saw the difference to 17 points, he also complained about the Rockets' dead 3 guards.

In the second half of the second quarter, he insisted on using small guards, and there was indeed offensive space on the court, but the defensive end could not hold it at all.

The remaining three minutes quickly passed, and most of the Clippers fans at Staples Arena were celebrating the victory.

At 47:67, the Clippers led by just 20 points at halftime, and the game completely lost its suspense.

It wasn't until the second half of the third quarter that the bearded players began to find some touch when the defensive intensity dropped, but by this time the game had entered a state of mutual stabbing.

The Rockets' coaching staff all looked serious, and G1 could be tentative, but losing like this seems to indicate that there is a gap in hard power between the two sides...

Li Ze was already off the bench at the end of the third quarter, and he played only 27 minutes in this game.

Coach De Nagro prepared a bunch of strategies, but he didn't expect the opponent's star player to pull his hips by himself, standing on the sidelines and pacing slowly, showing a lonely look like a master...

"3-of-13, 2-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover, with Harden's efficiency, it's hard for the Rockets to win!"

Jeff Van Gundy felt like he was being slapped in the face, and he was optimistic that Harden would explode before the game, and the result was extremely stretched.

"Maybe that's the difference between Harden and the superstars, Kayce was still efficient tonight, 11-of-13, 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, and got a double-double of 30 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block."

"The Rockets are going to make adjustments, and obviously, it was a mistake to have Harden open against Kayce!"

Mark Jackson didn't expect that in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers would be able to crush and win, and then thought of Li Ze's wordless 16-0, and felt that this thing was really a bit reliable for a while.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Paul, who was in a bad mood, sat on the bench with a face, and Harden played well in the first round, but suddenly pulled his hip in the semifinals, which made him a little incomprehensible.

What made Paul feel speechless the most was that the defensive intensity of the Clippers did not last for three quarters, but the bearded golfer was just clattering...

The atmosphere team of the Clippers didn't know what it meant to be merciful, and they were still fighting hard after they came on the court.

At 94:125, at the end of the game, the Clippers fans saw the huge 31-point difference and began to cheer loudly again.

Li Ze, who had been on the bench for a while, stood up, first high-fived his teammates in celebration, and then raised his hands and high-fived the audience to thank the fans for their support.

The ESPN reporter hurriedly ran to Li Ze's side and asked the first question:

"Kayce, will the Clippers end the series in 4 games?"

Li Ze, who was in a good mood, immediately replied with a smile:

'It's one game at a time, we're in good shape, and if we can finish the series early, it will help with the rest of the schedule."

"You know, it's not easy to break out of the west!"

The ESPN reporter felt that Li Ze was a pun, but he had no evidence, and considering the situation of the Warriors, he muttered in a low voice:

"The alliance will punish you!"