Chapter 348: Thank You for Your Compliments (Part 1)
Min knows that there is a big difference between the regular season and the playoffs.
He experienced it in the first round of last season with the Lakers.
But he thinks the big difference is that the playoffs have become stronger than the regular season.
Who knows, there is another possibility, which is to become weaker!
It can only be said that there are too many routines in the NBA to prevent it.
For people like Min Congda, who are talented but inexperienced, it is easy to step on the pit.
The Spurs' style of play was really devastating in the regular season, but when the intensity of the playoffs came up, it suddenly pulled a lot of hips.
In the third quarter, the Spurs' offense still found some form, but the core tactics were one: Duncan and Parker's pick-and-roll.
You're Stockton and Malone, and you can't live by blocking and dismantling the whole game.
Moreover, the Jazz in '97-98, the core tactics were not Stockton and Malone's blocking and dismantling at all.
Spurs are in dire need of another attacking point to step up and share the pressure.
But whether it's Blair, McDyce or George Hill, it's all piecemeal.
Scoring sporadic shots and not being able to put pressure on the Clippers' defense consistently.
The Spurs' defensive skills are still there, Duncan is slow, and his positioning is still very accurate.
The Clippers relied on Barang Davis' solo run to maintain the advantage in the third quarter.
By the second half of the third quarter, the Clippers' offense was in a brief lull.
Spurs seized the opportunity and gradually approached the score.
Relying on Parker to rush to the basket, relying on Blair's frontcourt rebounds, relying on George Hill's mid-range, and relying on Duncan to drag a wounded leg with all his might.
The Spurs didn't let the Clippers score under 2:51.
The difference slowly narrowed to 8 points, and the score came to 85:78.
If there is anything Spurs can rely on to turn around, it is their experience.
Spurs players have so much playoff experience that they've been in almost every situation.
In an unfavorable situation, Spurs players take advantage of home-court advantage to increase physical contact, actively foul or create fouls, disrupt the rhythm of the game, and disrupt the offensive pace of the Clippers.
Curry and Harden, who played well in the first half, did not play too well in the third quarter.
On the bench, Baron Davis shouted at everyone, "Dare to fight your opponent!" The opponent is not something to be afraid of, first in the West, what's the big deal! I once led the team to kill the first in the league in the first round! After the first half, I knew that we were actually better than them! Those results in the regular season are all false, believe in our strength! ”
"Give me the ball, I'll control it, and you'll be responsible for throwing the ball into the basket!"
The boss deserves to be the boss, and on a tactical level, perhaps Curry and Gasol Jr. are more important.
But on a mental level, Baran Davis is the heart of this Clippers, the captain.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Dunleavy once again deployed his classic three-guard in order to solve the dilemma on the offensive end.
Anyway, the Spurs are not very tall in the backcourt, and I use a back three, so I'm not afraid that you can kill me.
Baron Davis commanded in the center, showing the momentum of killing the Mavericks in the first round in 2007, and in the fourth quarter, he first held the ball and rode into the interior, leaning on Duncan to force a breakthrough layup, and the goal also caused Duncan's foul.
Hit a free throw, 2+1, and Barang Davis gave the whole team a boost in the heart.
The veteran has scored 14 points, mostly in the second half, and they were some pretty good points.
The Spurs had to step up their defense against Barang Davis, but Barang's one-handed pass opened a hole in the Spurs' already poor defense.
Curry went around the 45-degree three-point line to catch the ball, made a three-point feint, broke through to the basket with the ball, and hit an easy board toss.
Jefferson missed an open three-point shot from the outside, and Baron Davis grabbed the rebound.
A super long pass to the frontcourt, Randolph catches the ball and goes straight to the basket for a layup.
McDyce had no choice, and if he couldn't prevent it, he could only foul and send the blue fat man to the free throw line.
In the first half, veterans like Randolph and Baran Davis played support.
Let the young people rub the scores, and use talent and imagination to widen the difference.
In the second half, when the bayonets were red, the role of the veteran was reflected.
Randolph and Baron Davis are two inside, one outside, one pressing the tempo and occasionally trying to shoot cold arrows.
A brave pig burst into the low post and struck Duncan to the death with the best power forward in history.
It's really disrespectful to the seniors at all, Duncan was beaten to the point of glaring at the referee, why didn't he blow him for a foul.
Dragging the heavy pace, Duncan also participates in the team's offense, covering Parker.
The Clippers began to resolutely execute the sinking strategy in the fourth quarter, holding the three-second zone and putting Parker in the middle distance.
Parker, who has an injury to his left leg, is a six-vein divine sword in the middle distance, and it is very accurate when it is punctual, and it is really unsound when it is not accurate.
Unfortunately, tonight was the time when I didn't have a score, and I missed consecutive mid-range jumpers.
Milicic controlled the rebound on the inside.
Every time he gets a rebound, he props up his big elbows.
It seems to be telling opponents who want to rush to the front court to rebound, you should be careful.
I don't have eyes on my elbows, and you'll be done with a close touch.
Milicic didn't play like this before, he was all about the rules.
Coming to the Clippers was like a different person, and he learned to vent his emotions on the court.
yes, why wait until you lose and then go home and smash the wall?
Isn't it pleasant to smash people directly on the field?
After taking the backcourt rebound, Barang Davis held the ball and slowly organized the offensive position across the halfcourt.
Randolph asks for the ball in the low post, a very shallow position.
After receiving the ball, it can attack and respond, and it is completely empty near the three-second zone.
Randolph forced McDyce with his back and used his feet to gain space.
Although Jefferson came to help, the blue fat man still hit the shot.
This terrible low-post offensive ability, Min Congda, who was watching, shook his head.
"It's good to play and pass and cut, damn it's starting to chisel in a low position again, don't talk about martial arts!"
"Also, the Spurs' shitty low-post defense is far worse than the Lakers!"
Min Congda remembered playing the Lakers in the playoffs last season, and Randolph's power in the low post was greatly reduced.
Because the Lakers' three-high defense is intensive on the inside, Randolph's body can't see the basket at all.
On the Spurs' side, whether it is McDyce or Duncan, the defense of Randolph has all fallen behind.
Randolph, who is 30 years old and has always been considered a cancer and a brush, actually beat himself into a pinnacle in the fourth quarter.
In fact, for a whole season, Randolph was the anchor of the Clippers.
Don't underestimate his stable 20+10, isn't Duncan's most praised 20+10 also stable?
Looking at Randolph's performance, Ida couldn't help but say to Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, your decision to renew Randolph's contract last season was really correct. ”
Min Congda replied with a smile, "Thank you so much for the compliment, Ada." ”
The trouble is still there, but the update is restored. It may not be possible to stabilize the fifth watch, because there will be sixth, seventh, or even ten watches......
(End of chapter)