Other teams have also gradually completed the series.

Both the Cavaliers and the Clippers completed sweeps against their opponents.

However, compared to the Cavaliers facing a bunch of weak teams in the East, the Clippers swept the defending champions, and this sweep was full of gold.

The Warriors won 4-1 against the Rockets, and the Clippers met at the top of the West.

In the East, the Hawks have advanced.

This time the game in the East is a little bit more interesting, but not much.

The Hawks are the first in the regular season, but in terms of the Hawks' performance in the playoffs, they are actually quite stumbling.

The shortcomings of the civilian team's lackluster playoff are reflected.

and the knights led by the Big Three, that is simply incomparable.

Overall, the more intense game is still in the west.

Both the Warriors and Clippers have been named one of the superteams, and now that the two teams are meeting at the top of the West, it proves that the expectations for them have not been disappointed.

Even when the Clippers faced defending champion Timberwolves in the last round, they were almost unanimously favored to advance.

But this round, between the Warriors and the Clippers, several authorities are not so optimistic about the Clippers again.

To analyze this round of the Warriors and Clippers series, the first thing to do is to analyze the structure of the Clippers' roster this season.

Why did the Clippers suddenly emerge as a superteam?

First, at the beginning of the season, the Clippers made a super big trade.

At first, no authority was optimistic about the Clippers trade, and at the same time, they were not optimistic about the Clippers in the new season.

The Clippers were once ranked at the bottom of the top 10 by major mainstream media in the power rankings at the beginning of the season.

Because no matter how you look at it, the Clippers are weakened.

Paul is relegated to Lillard, Griffin is a flat to George, but throwing an extra Jordan Jr., who is almost an All-Star, is just replacing Batum, which is outrageous.

At the same time, there is also the operation of using the team's immediate combat power to exchange draft picks.

After the change, there was only one big baby Davis left in the center of the Clippers' lineup, and then Davis was traded by Su Chen.

The Clippers, who do not have a center, can only rely on two rookies to top, which makes the Clippers obviously have shortcomings in the new season.

But the emergence of super newcomer Jokic changed the pattern of the Clippers,

According to the scouting report, Jokic is in the top three of many lists that reflect the influence of players this season.

Even if you just watch Jokic play at his best, he can even get to No. 1.

Jokic's style of play is very easy to fill with high-end stats, and he has a variety of tools on the offensive end.

Three-pointers, low post, and mid-range cover almost all reasonable shooting areas.

At the same time, Jokic is the center's most unparalleled passing ability.

The Clippers have dropped a superstar player out of thin air, and since Jokic can do everything on the offensive end, it masks the weaknesses of Lillard and George.

Like George and Lillard, they are the type of people who have a hard time handling the ball after dealing with high-intensity packs, George can basically only pass out but it is difficult to take chances, while Lillard is more likely to deal with people and attack.

Jokic is different, high-intensity pinch shooting means that he will be very aggressive, and in the face of this aggressive defensive method, Jokic can calmly find an open space to pass over.

A lot of the time, Jokic just underplayed it, and the ball was in the hands of his open teammates, and it didn't feel like a ball but like art.

Coupled with the fact that there is also a blue-collar center Capela above the level line, the weakest point of the Clippers has been transformed into the strongest point.

That's what makes the Clippers truly a superteam.

However, the Timberwolves are not at all without hitting the Clippers' weaknesses.

Even if Rivers is not suitable for the team to use three-point play, he still forcibly uses three-point tactics to shoot the weakness of the Clippers.

At the beginning, Rivers didn't trust Middleton, judging from Middleton's last game, the Clippers' defense of three-pointers with the ball was indeed weak.

The Clippers' weakness in three-point defense with the ball lies in Jokic.

Admittedly, Jokic can be said to be very well-rounded on the offensive end, with an all-encompassing offensive organization.

However, on the defensive end, Jokic is not satisfied with the maneuver of the center in this era because of his speed, and most of them can only choose to retreat when defending three-point points with the ball.

The average shooter, the Clippers still have a defensive rotation that can put some limits on the shooter.

But for elite shooters, it's not so simple to rely on help defense to defend with the ball and block three-point splits.

The Warriors have Curry and Thompson, and the Splash Brothers are both three-point players.

Curry, in particular, is extremely fast, as if he is shaking the ball out, and a little space and space can make a good quality shot.

With Curry's shooting speed, if Jokic chooses to retreat, it will not be easy for the Clippers to rely on the defensive rotation.

And Lillard, the Clippers' second-most core player, has never been a defensive stalwart.

When Jokic and Lillard form the No. 15 position, they have a hard time getting a super-guard-caliber player.

So in this preview of the Warriors and the Clippers, it is the Warriors who have the upper hand.

And the Warriors' interior line is not something Jokic can definitely handle.

Chandler is a former DPOY, and Draymond Green has also been selected for the defensive team this season, and the Warriors' interior is clearly not a soft persimmon.

Jokic's all-around offense may not be able to play out, not to mention, and he will be used as an ATM scope by Curry on the offensive end.

Besides, even if Jokic can barely get the Warriors inside, then Jokic has to play two points and two points if he wants to be safe on offense.

In contrast, Curry can score three-pointers.

At the same time, there is also Thompson, an elite shooter, so that the opponent does not dare to target Curry excessively.

The reason why there is still a small number of people who do not support the Warriors.

One is because the Warriors' small forward is almost meaningless, the original championship member Richard Jefferson has begun to decline after winning the championship, and he is too old to be a starting small forward all the time.

Corey Brewer's ability is also clearly not satisfied with the starting small forward level of the superteam.

He's on the thin side, and he's going to suffer against some strong strikers.

If Su Chen hadn't cut Iguodala off at the beginning, then the inside line would have become Chandler's Warriors, small forwards and Iguodala would have been the top lineup.

Regarding this, this is also the reason why Lacob has always had a bad impression of Su Chen.

Second, it's because of the coach's problem.

Kerr is indeed a capable coach, and this season's regular season, as well as the playoffs against the Mavericks and Rockets, showed what he can do.

He has been able to use the passing and cutting system very much, and the team's run-in system has also run in very well.

But even so, it is still hard for fans to forget what Kerr was pressed into when he faced Su Chen last season.

Su Chen's kind of operation of playing with Cole in the applause is still too profound.

So it's not all optimistic about the Warriors.

ESPN did a lineup analysis of the series between the two teams.

Regardless of the actual game, analyze a wave on paper.

And I have done a pre-game analysis of the Clippers vs. Timberwolves before, and the response is not bad, so I will continue to do it if there is traffic.

The first is naturally the point guard contrast.

The Clippers' starting point guard is Lillard, and the Warriors' starting point guard is Curry.

Lillard and Curry play somewhat similarly, but not quite.

For example, Lillard's off-ball ability is not as good as Curry's, and he needs a lot of ball handling to make an impact.

At the same time, Lillard does not have Curry's ability to share the ball under the surroundment, and Curry can be regarded as passable in dealing with the pinch shot.

Being able to really deal with pinching is the standard of a superstar.

Although the two play with the ball on threes a lot of the time, there is a difference in shooting percentages between the two, and Curry can handle more situations.

Obviously, from the point of view of point guards, the Warriors have a super advantage.

The two are not even players of the same level.

Then there is the comparison of the starting scoring guards of the two teams.

Strictly speaking, the Clippers' shooting guard should be Reggie, but Reggie was sent to the bench by Su Chen, so this position became George.

The Warriors' shooting guard is Thompson.

The two are not very contrasting because one is an elite shooter and the other is an elite defender and a striker with the ball.

Thompson's defense wasn't bad either, and the two should have been roughly equal.

But with George's role in the Clippers reduced and Thompson at the heart of one of the Splash Brothers, Thompson's offensive ability will be maximized.

George, on the other hand, is more of an out-of-system role, occasionally making three-pointers and taking away some of the ball.

So in terms of starting quarterbacks, the Warriors still have a slight advantage.

And then there's the small forward position.

In fact, the small forwards of the two teams are not very strong.

Cory Brewer's integration into the Warriors' system has become a 3-and-D type that shoots more three-pointers and then defends.

However, due to his own talent, being a 3D is not a competent 3D, and he still has to occasionally participate in chaotic battles to reflect his value.

In this regard, Jeff Green is still better than Brewer in terms of functionality.

His defense is more pressing, and at the same time, he has a much better finishing grasp under the inside basket than Brewer.

It's kind of interesting on the big forward.

The Warriors' Draymond Green does more of a playmaker, and he's also very strong defensively.

The Clippers' Batum, who is a little bit similar to Draymond Green, will also be tasked with the mid-roll card.

It's just that compared to Draymond Green, he has very little ball, unlike Draymond Green, who has a lot of possession of the Warriors.

In terms of organization and defense, Draymond Green is still a lot better than Batum.

After all, Draymond Green has just been selected for a while this season, and Batum doesn't have any honors in the NBA if he doesn't count these awards of the week.

However, Draymond Green's disadvantage is that the three-point is unstable, even if Kerr asked him to practice three-point, but Draymond Green's three-point can still be put on occasionally.

Batum is more functional, his three-point shooting is relatively more stable, and it is quite accurate to put him in the open three-pointer.

But even if Draymond Green has the problem of three points, judging from the performance of the two, it is still the Warriors who have the advantage in this position.

Then there is the biggest difference between the two sides, the position of center.

If the Warriors are a team with a core of guards, then the Clippers are a center-driven team.

With the center as the core, in fact, under the rules of this era, it can almost be said to be a reverse version of the choice.

However, Jokic is almost versatile on the offensive end and can handle the ball in a big way, which is in line with the positioning of the ball-handling core.

The way to hold the ball core can still be taken, and now the strongest team in the East, the Cavaliers led by James is actually a team that supports the ball core.

Can score on their own, can organize teammates, and make teammates functional.

With a top-notch offense and top-notch organization, the ball-holding core at least plays the ball, which will be a very attractive style of play for fans.

However, it is difficult to say that the Clippers must have a big advantage in the center position.

Although the Warriors' center is not a top center, Chandler is very experienced in defense.

Especially on the defensive back, Chandler's protection of the basket is excellent.

If Jokic can't beat Chandler's defense, then Jokic is not only an advantage but a disadvantage.

Because Curry will definitely beat Jokic.

Curry's normal style of play is to target the opponent's center, let alone a large and slow center like Jokic.

Jokic's rim protection ability is actually quite good, but the rules of this era are not suitable for a slow-moving center like Jokic, and a top-level three-point guard like Curry must punish the opponent's slow-moving big center.

Before the defensive rules were changed, Roy Hibbert also led the Pacers and the Heat Big Three to a tie-break at one point, and George's performance at that time could only be described as average.

But after the rule change, a slow-moving big center like Roy Hiebert suddenly went from a top center who could play seven games with the Heat's Big Three to a zero-egg center.

Of course, this also has some problems with Roy Hibbert himself, but when the big rules prevail, it is not friendly to slow centers.

The Clippers were able to sweep all the way to the promotion, in fact, there are reasons for the opponent's style of play.

Although the Spurs have three points, their style of play is still old-school and does not have the kind of threes that hold the ball and shoot a lot.

The Timberwolves are poor in three-point shooting for the whole team, and Middleton, who has a good three-point point, has not been reused by Rivers for many games.

The current Warriors are a truly super strong team of this era.

This series is also a test of Jokic's gold.

Is this recent rising star in Los Angeles a true superstar or just another Roy Hibbert?

Then there is the comparison of the two coaches.

It can be said that the name Su Chen is an important factor that really cannot be concluded about this round.

Won the championship with different teams two years in a row.

At the same time, facing Kerr last season, it can be said that it is crushed from the coaching level.

The comparison between Cole and Su Chen, this is quite obvious.

Both are newcomers to the head coaching industry.

One has won two championships, and the other has only had a good record in the regular season, and was crushed in the face of Su Chen's direct confrontation.

(End of chapter)