Another Mars-on-Earth-like collision between the Thunder and the Clippers.

The Clippers were fully seated tonight, and Jeremy Lin was back on the bench.

In the face of the Thunder, Tyronn Lue is still safe, and if he plays the third guard, he will definitely be beaten half to death by Durant.

So, the Clippers still used Gasol Jr., Randolph, Paul George, Harden and Curry as starters.

Ricky Davis has returned from injury, but his starting position has been replaced by younger Paul George.

In this way, Ricky Davis can also return to the No. 2 position that he is more familiar with, instead of having to face No. 3 monsters like James and Durant every night.

Paul George is getting better and better, more and more confident, and the air cuts, positioning shots on the offensive end, as well as good positioning and assistance on the defensive end, have made the Clippers have always been the No. 3 position of the short board, and found the answer.

Of course, there were Leonard and Butler on the Clippers bench.

Tyronn Lue didn't make Leonard and Butler completely supporting because of George's rise.

On the contrary, he thoroughly implemented Min Congda's strategic thinking of "everyone has a ball to play", and often gave the two a lot of playing time.

The Clippers coaching staff collectively decided that there is a James and a Durant in the East and West, and the Clippers must have enough talent reserves at the No. 3 position to accumulate capital for the future competition with the Cavaliers and the Thunder.

As a result, both Leonard and Butler are good small forwards worth developing.

Everyone unanimously agreed that General Manager Min Congda was far-sighted and chose such three excellent No. 3 positions, and the coaching staff must not live up to the painstaking efforts of the general manager and train the three of them well!

In this game against the Thunder, Tyronn Lue knows that Durant is definitely the object of attention, so a wheel war is inevitable.

In this regard, Mike Dunleavy gave a lot of guidance as the team's basketball consultant.

I think the Portland Trail Blazers were a bunch of quality forwards who took turns serving Shaquille O'Neal.

At that time, the Trail Blazers also made the mistake of not developing Jermaine O'Neal well and leaving him on the bench for years.

In the end, O'Neal Jr. was taken away by the Pacers and grew into an All-Star forward, the core player of the team.

Dunleavy thinks the Clippers have to learn this lesson, and these young people have to be trained well, maybe raise a little O'Neal?

As for the Pacers, Larry Bird has always wanted to get Paul George and think about a trade with the Clippers.

The Clippers are completely ignorant, how can they make the same mistake again?

Min Congda wants to trade, but the system doesn't allow it!

On the other side, the Thunder are also full of players.

Sefrosha, who was absent from the previous game against the Clippers, returned for this game.

That puts Eric Gordon back on the bench and gives the Thunder's second team more energy.

Both sides are healthy and full-fledged, and the big battle is imminent.

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder, who were playing at home, took the lead, and Westbrook hit a pull-up jump shot after blocking and disclosing.

The Thunder's offense is as simple and crisp as ever, and the core is around Durant Westbrook, allowing the two of them to score to the fullest.

Then on the bench, Eric Gordon can be used as a supplement.

This season, Westbrook's mid-range jumper has improved dramatically.

Although his shooting posture is not good-looking, it is quite stiff.

After jumping, he threw himself into the air, and there was a move that leaned forward, and the movement seemed very disjointed.

However, Westbrook is very physical, and when he throws himself into the air, it is difficult for opponents to interfere with him.

This abundant leg strength gives him a lot of room to shoot.

The first shot was hit, and then the Thunder defended Harden's jumper.

The Thunder quickly counterattacked, and it was Westbrook again, running wildly with the ball, and hitting the basket with a one-handed dunk!

Westbrook started the game with one shot and one dunk, quickly filling up the atmosphere at home.

The Energy Solutions Center is naturally full tonight, and the two teams currently sit in second and third positions in the Western Conference, and there is a good chance that they will meet again in the playoffs.

Two of the three tigers are bound to meet in the semifinals, and the Thunder are definitely dealing with the Clippers as the first potential opponent.

And the Clippers looked a little soft at the beginning, which is also their old problem, and it was easy to dig holes in the first quarter.

It's not because the players are not in good shape, but because the Clippers' lineup and style of play are decided, and they definitely didn't start so resolutely.

Because there are too many players who can attack.

You can play around Curry, you can play around Harden, you can play around Gasol Jr., Randolph.

So how exactly do you fight? Theoretically, it should be the head coach who decides.

But Taryn Lue, as a rookie coach, made a "weak" decision: whoever is in good shape in the game will play!

This led to the Clippers playing scattered at the beginning, you come and I will come, and whoever has a good effect and good state in the end will focus on him.

What if everyone was in good shape? Then there is a high probability that this one will crush the opponent.

If the state is average, don't be afraid, there are many people on the Clippers bench who can play.

Steve Kerr can assemble at least five lineups on the court and is not afraid of any strong team in the NBA!

The Clippers are emboldened to go down a path that no other team can do — the last team to do that goes back 50 years, to the 1960s, the eight-game Celtics.

Of course, the Clippers' coaching staff and players themselves don't know too well, they just want to play well and win seriously.

The Thunder started the game quickly and took the lead, hitting the Clippers with a small 8-2 surge.

The Clippers didn't have a timeout, and Tyronn Lue has now learned to let the players figure things out on their own.

Min Congda watched the Clippers trail by 6 points, but he was not happy at all.

"What's the use of this little difference, Thunder, you don't fight hard enough, use some force!"

The Thunder haven't made a force yet, and the Clippers have finally made a force.

James Harden broke through on the left side with the ball and took advantage of a defensive misposition on Sefrosha's defense to score a layup!

With this ball, Gasol Jr. and Randolph completely emptied the basket and created enough space for Harden to break through.

Gasol Jr. and Randolph's mid-to-long-range shooting ability makes the Thunder inside a bit careless.

Perkins is a key to the Thunder's defense, but he's also a big hole on their defensive end.

If it is replaced by a team with Gasol Jr. and Randolph as the core, it will definitely start an interior hand-to-hand battle with the Thunder.

Perkins vs. Randolph, Ibaka went to pounce on Gasol Jr., a high-intensity inside grinder.

As a result, the Clippers players are very smart, and after playing for a while, they find out, why should I fight you hand-to-hand?

Perkins, you're a tough guy under the basket, and you're a slow guy running out of the three-second zone, and you can't go back.

After Harden broke through, Curry immediately used the high post double screen to hit the basket and hit a throw.

Perkins was very uncomfortable, to come out or not to come out?

Come out, the inside line is empty.

Not out, Randolph blocked and picked up Curry's pass and hit a mid-range jumper.

The Clippers immediately responded with a 6-0 win from the Thunder to tie the score at 8-8.

The Clippers players are very self-adjusting.

Of the five players in the starters, at least three have very high basketball IQs.

There are two left, one is experienced, and the other is an assistant after all, although he is stunned.

Paul George has been pestering Durant since the beginning, and he doesn't have to hold the ball on the offensive end anyway, and he gives it his all on the defensive end.

On the court, the two seemed to be dancing a veneer dance, and wherever Durant went, George followed, not giving Durant a chance to easily catch the ball and attack.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Clippers gradually turned the tide on the court and led the Thunder by four points at 16:12.

", Brooks, you stupid, don't you know how to make adjustments? Why is Perkins' colander on the court, so that he is fat and he looks ugly? Such a player should be traded! What's the use of keeping it? The offensive end is four to five, and the defensive end is targeted for small and big...... Hey~"

Min Congda was in a hurry, Thunder's performance really made an expert like Min Congda look hopeless.

If there was still a place for a player like Perkins last season, it will be less and less useful from this season onwards.

Now there are no low-post monsters in the league, and Perkins' strong low-post defense is just a showpiece.

And his slow movement speed will gradually magnify the problem of attacking lameness.

It's okay to play other teams, other teams are still in the process of transformation.

It's okay to beat the Lakers, because the Lakers have a slow Bynum.

But it's really not good to play the Clippers, who have been getting faster and faster since the middle of the season, and the offensive end is becoming more and more perimeter.

In the middle of the first quarter, the Clippers made a substitution, and Tyronn Lue replaced his favorite Jeremy Lin, directly replacing Randolph to speed up the game.

This substitution came as a surprise to many, but it was Steve Kerr's trick - the classic one-four-small three-guard.

You can't go down to Paul George because George wants to defend Durant.

Lower Randolph, leaving Ibaka and Perkins further out of position and unable to play.

The Thunder still use the original lineup, how can Perkins defend on the defensive end? How to play on the offensive end?

As soon as Jeremy Lin went up, all four directions were pulled away, George cut the basket in the air, and received a pass from Gasol Jr. for a layup.

Jeremy Lin coordinated to pinch Durant, Durant forced a miss, and the Clippers got a backcourt rebound to push the counterattack.

Curry quickly passed the half, passed the ball diagonally to Harden, Harden threw it high, George followed, jumped high, and slammed his hands in the air relay!

The Thunder had to call a timeout, and Perkins was really a side effect on the court.

Brooks has a headache, it's only the first quarter, how can he play later?

And it's still the regular season, but what about the playoffs?

In the regular season last season, Perkins was targeted for this point.

It's just that last season, Randolph played a lot of roles on the offensive end.

Perkins still has a big role.

Now, with Harden and Curry growing further, the Clippers are no longer reliant on Randolph's low-post offense.

The Thunder didn't make much of a move in the summer and didn't move before the trade deadline because Perkins simply couldn't sell.

Who wants this dinosaur from the previous era?

Replacing Perkins and replacing Collison is the problem again.

The Clippers began to focus on Gasol Jr. at this point.

Gasol Jr. moved from high to low post and forced Ibaka with his back.

In the second half of the first quarter, Gasol Jr. hit consecutive jumpers in the low post.

The Clippers gradually pulled away the score, and at 22:16, the Thunder's advantage only lasted for half a quarter.

With four minutes left in the first quarter, Durant finally received a pass from his teammates and hit a mid-range jumper.

George has been with Durant for most of the quarter, and there will eventually be times when his physical fitness will not be leaked.

But that's when the Clippers started making substitutions.

Leonard came on and replaced Paul George.

Before the game, Tyronn Lue whispered to Leonard on the sidelines, telling him to continue to tangle Durant's defense.

Leonard nodded, appeared on the stage with a blank face, and silently came to Durant.

Durant sighed, thinking to himself that I don't have power, I really think I'm easy to deal with, right?

Then on the Thunder's next offense, Durant broke through Leonard and got a steal......

Leonard snatched the ball from Durant, and the Clippers fought back!

Although he is still a rookie, although he only plays about 20 minutes per game, Leonard still averages 1.4 steals per game.

If that translates to 36 minutes, Leonard averages 2.1 steals per game, which is quite a high stat for a rookie No. 3 who can contribute a quality steal per game and put a lot of pressure on the opponent.

In the counterattack, the Clippers made a three-line fast attack, Jeremy Lin rushed to the basket and missed the layup, but Leonard followed up with a layup.

Jeremy Lin's speed and awareness are very strong when he holds the ball, and his finishing ability is average, but he dares to hold the ball and impact the basket, taking the lead, which makes the opponent's defensive pressure quite large.

"Jeremy Lin is so daring? Rushing blindly with his eyes closed, he can still make him average 20 points per game, and the NBA teams are really hopeless. If I were to be the coach, I would have nine ways to keep him from rushing! ”

Min Congda watched Jeremy Lin play like a fish in water and become Tyronn Lu's henchman, and he felt uncomfortable.

Just help the Clippers keep winning, and also make a "Lin Crazy", which further increases the popularity of the Clippers in the United States.

Michael Key and Jordan Peel are already preparing to make a sports documentary related to Jeremy Lin and continue to help the Clippers become popular!

Min Congda can't control them now, let them go, they can't stop it, they can only let it go.

In fact, Jeremy Lin's recent performance has gradually declined.

Every team started to defend him in a targeted manner.

But the Clippers are not the only Jeremy Lin, in terms of pure strength, Jeremy Lin is not ranked.

A substitute who is not ranked in the rankings makes the opponent spend so much energy to target, so how do you deal with the rest of the Clippers players?

After Durant was stealed by Leonard, he turned around and was about to hit Leonard again.

This time he chose to break down the middle after the crossover, and then hit a mid-range jumper with a stoppage.

Durant's perverted ability to change direction coupled with his height and reach, once this move feels in his hand, it is simply unstoppable.

But if the whole game is this kind of heads-up high-difficulty goal, Durant has to be exhausted.

He needs the opportunity to catch the ball in transition, he needs CS after running, he needs some fast-break goals, he needs a comfortable back play after receiving the ball in the low post, he needs easyball.

And these are all things that the Clippers don't want him to get hold of easily.

Leonard's defensive style is slightly different from George's, George's aggression is not so strong, he doesn't lose his position and doesn't shake, and his feints are almost ineffective against George, he just doesn't jump anyway.

Leonard, on the other hand, was noticeably more adventurous, more aggressive, and more daring to make moves and jumps.

So, Leonard has slightly more blocks than George, but George's help defense is a little more aggressive.

In short, the two men have their own characteristics, and they are both very good defenders in the number three position.

At a young age, he showed good energy in the confrontation with Durant.

At the end of the first quarter, Durant only scored 4 points, 2 of 5 shots, and did not play very well.

This made Durant very depressed, after all, he was alone, and the two guys opposite him were fighting on the wheels, and it was annoying.

In the last game against the Clippers, it was Ricky Davis who defended him, and it was much easier to play Davis.

By the time Kevin Durant reappeared in the second quarter, he would have to face the Clippers again - Jimmy Butler.

Durant is destined to suffer from the Clippers' forward rotational hard defense, abbreviated: Wheel Hard.

Some people died, but not completely......