Min Congda watched the game on the sidelines, his brows twisted into a Sichuan character.

After five minutes of playing in the first quarter, Min Congda felt that the situation was not good!

What kind of plane is this Warriors doing today, and why is the offense so bad?

Why do you always rush in? Don't you know that the Clippers have two big and tall inside lines, and black and white are impermanent?

Shoot three-pointers, shoot three-pointers, wasn't it pretty good before!

As a result, he didn't score for five minutes, and he barely scored two points after a timeout, or he relied on free throws.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was as much as 13 points behind, and the score almost did not break 10.

Min Congda, who was originally sitting on the stool peacefully, was beaten and itched in the first session, and he was obviously restless.

"Damn, this kind of critical battle, Warriors, are you playing around with me? Drop the chain! What a turning point! Winning this game will send the Clippers to four consecutive defeats! ”

To say that Min Congda has not made much progress over the years, he can't look at the game calmly and objectively when he arrives at the Clippers game.

Is this a drop in the chain? The Warriors are obviously being defended by the Clippers and have no way at all.

In the first quarter, the Warriors used the previous successful routine, using pick-and-roll, speed, and outside shooting to attack the Clippers' perimeter and force the Clippers' defense to expand.

Then David Lee and Bogut used their frontcourt rebounding and air-cutting abilities to carry out a continuous harassing offense against the Clippers, allowing the Clippers to continue to bleed.

The Clippers' previous defense has been more than resilient and lacking intensity.

The reason why they are strong is that their offense is so sharp.

However, Harden switched to the sixth man, and the offensive firepower declined.

What's more, the continuous blood loss on the defensive end makes the Warriors, a young man like crazy, and the offensive team is getting crazier and crazier, and in the end, the Clippers can't stand it.

But tonight's Clippers, there are not many bright spots on the offensive end, just the usual style of play.

On the defensive end, the Warriors used dense space filling and great defensive intensity, giving the Warriors a taste of what it means to be a champion.

After the start of the second quarter, Mark Jackson tried to make some adjustments to open up the game with a second lineup.

trailed by 13 points in the first quarter, and the game did not reach the point of hopelessness, and the Clippers took turns to rest the four main players!

And at the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers came on their third lineup.

P.J. Tucker, Bazemore, Jimmy Butler, Matt Bonner plus Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis, as a young rookie, will definitely have to play more on the court to gain more experience.

The players on the Clippers' third team certainly went all out when they had the opportunity to play.

So three minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors couldn't score again!

Tucker, Bazemore, and Butler are all players who are extremely desperate on the court.

All three are the kind of players who are not very talented and work very hard, and they give their best every minute on the field for a big contract in the future.

The second quarter started with another 10-0 run, giving the Warriors players another minute of rest.

Time out!

Mark Jackson was on the sidelines with the corners of his mouth down, his brow furrowed, why couldn't he score?

Is my offensive system out of order?

In fact, in terms of the cleverness of the offensive system, Mark Jackson's set is not as good as Steve Kerr's.

Blocking and dismantling, opening up three-pointers on the outside, and following up harassment on the inside, this set of offensive tactics similar to Flow has become popular throughout the league since the Mavericks won the championship in 2011.

This system is to focus on the choice of blocking and projection, and does not pursue some specific routine choices, but focuses on improvisation and making the offense flow.

Mark Jackson, as an emerging force in coaching, is certainly bringing a new element to the Warriors.

However, although Flow is new, and the tactical system of blocking and dismantling has begun to spread like a virus throughout the league since 11 years, gradually replacing those more fixed tactical routines, it is clear that the Clippers have a more advanced and sophisticated comprehensive system of passing and cutting than Flow.

The Clippers are one version ahead of Flow and two versions ahead of the league.

The Clippers, who entered the Western Conference finals in the 11th season, can be regarded as the 1.0 era of passing and cutting, when Min Congda first proposed the revival of Princeton's tactical system, and hit it off with Kerr, opening a new era of tactics.

After winning the championship in 12 years, the Clippers' passing and cutting tactics went further, weakened the tactical role of the low post on the inside, entered the 2.0 era, and successfully won the championship.

This season, the Clippers, under the leadership of Kerr, have a faint trend of evolving towards 3.0.

The weight of the outside line is getting higher and higher, the offense is getting stronger and stronger, and the firepower of Curry + Harden must be exerted to the extreme.

As a result, Min Congda let Kerr go, just the right amount of time to put the brakes on the Clippers.

With the arrival of Mike Malone, the Clippers' pass-and-cut system has been pushed back to version 1.5 with a renewed emphasis on defense, a change in the overly aggressive starting strategy, and a more balanced rotation and system.

This version is not a good thing for the Clippers.

It's good to be ahead, of course, but too much ahead isn't necessarily a good thing.

It's like the old Nelson's Warriors, who were four or five versions ahead of the league at once, but they overtook the head, but the scene was good and the record was not good.

Too far ahead, entering Kerr's ideal lineup where everyone shoots three-pointers and five small players don't necessarily get a favor in the current league.

Version 1.5, if properly tuned, makes the Clippers much more powerful and balanced.

Of course, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue didn't notice these things, he just felt like the game was going on, and he was 20 points ahead!

Warriors, why don't you score?

Please play well, you don't score and make it hard for me to do it.

What do you say when you pause?

With a long timeout, Tyronn Lue thought about it and handed the tactical board to Mike Malone.

Let me tell you, this situation of leading by 20 points, I don't need to make a move, I don't know what to say.

Mike Malone took the tactical board, confused, and said, "Let me tell me?" ”

Tyronn Lue nodded, "It's a good tradition for our Clippers, and any coach can set it up at a timeout. ”

It's also a fine tradition, obviously you, the head coach, don't have much status in this team.

Ma Long took over the tactical board, he was different from Coach Lu, and after a short period of time, he had vaguely groped for something.

He realized that the Clippers were at the forefront of the trend of zeitgeist basketball, and everything about them was groundbreaking.

"No wonder Mr. Smart always says that the most important thing here is basketball. I understand that this is the testing ground for great basketball thinking, and it is a great temple for the sublimation of basketball skills and tactics! ”

Mike Malone was excited inside, but his expression was calm, he crouched down and asked all the players to come over and talk to them about some defensive points.

Because there is not much time for training, there is no block of time for defensive training.

Mike Malone believes that it is better to practice with games, constantly inculcate some defensive concepts in the course of the game, and at the same time correct the players' defensive habits and problems in a timely manner.

Mike Malone is quite a good defensive coach.

When his dad Brandon Malone was with the Pistons, he was one of the participants in the formulation of the "Jordan Rule."

Inheriting his father's business, he has a deep understanding of the defense of the field.

Unlike some coaches who follow the world with a template or routine, they are all those three-board axes everywhere, and everyone applies what they are good at.

Mike Malone has a flexible mind and he's a modernist coach.

He will coach according to the characteristics of the players, and develop strategies and systems that suit them.

Mike Malone is keenly aware that the Clippers are extremely strong at the No. 3 position and have Anthony Davis, a top-talented No. 4 defender with top mobility ability.

And the players' single defense ability is generally very strong, basically above the level.

It's fair to say that the Clippers have an unusually good supply of defensive resources.

It would be a shame in fact not to take advantage of it.

'When necessary, we need to switch the opponent, to keep our intensity, to make sure that we squeeze the opponent's space, not to be afraid to switch defenses, not to fix your opponents. Boldly make substitutions to defend, let the opponent move the ball, move, and fall into the situation that there is always someone in front of you! ”

Mike Malone holds the tactics board to remind the players.

At the same time, he drew a simple anti-pick-and-roll strategy.

Previously, the Clippers had dealt with a lot of high-post pick-and-rolls and had been using a sinking defense.

The advantage of this strategy is that it is solid and protects the three-second zone, but the disadvantage is that it lacks strength and does not pose enough threat to the ball carrier.

If you use a change of defense, the pressure can be full, but it will test the player's individual defensive ability and movement speed.

Once the defensive ability is insufficient and the movement speed is not enough, the opponent will tear the defense line and the door will be wide open.

Mike Malone began to try to get the Clippers to gradually increase the number of guards, which was a good use of the Clippers' defensive resources.

The minute-long pause passed quickly.

Mike Malone proposes a substitution on the inside.

Matt Bonner went down for a break for the time being.

Malone replaced Leonard, so that the Clippers formed a lineup of one big and four small.

Leonard, Anthony Davis, Butler, Bazemore plus P.J. Tucker.

When Kerr was with the Clippers, he also liked to use a big four small, but it was an offensive big four small.

With Marc Gasol at the core.

And the Clippers are defensive and big and four small.

Mike Malone wants to see what kind of defensive effect the good forwards can form on the field.

(End of chapter)