In basketball, sometimes the pre-game expectations are good, but when you get to the game, you find that it is not the same thing at all......

For example, the four batteries set up by the Clippers before the game, only to find that they had no shells at all during the game, which was too embarrassing.

In the first three minutes of Artest's game, all he could think about was his own offense, and the Clippers were hit by the Spurs with a 7:2 small climax as soon as they came up on their home court.

Taylor. Swift and Emma. Roberts had already scolded Artest Pig teammates on the spot, hurry up and give the basketball to Ji Guoshaming/Ji Guoqiu!

Artest also knew that he had been too cheating in the past three minutes, and as soon as he got off the court, the beast immediately took the initiative to admit his mistake to the coach and apologize to his teammates.

Old Dunleavy held back his anger, he knew that a player with a character like Artest could not criticize him directly on the field, which would make him unable to get off the stage, since he had already made a statement, he could only stop and not mention this matter again.

"Ron, there is no shooting opportunity after the break, pay attention to the outside ball."

Altaïs nodded, "I know what to do."

Old Dunleavy scolded in his heart, do you know why he still fights like this?

But in my heart, since Artest knows what to do, there is nothing to solve, these three minutes of the game they are actually a problem, as long as Artest distributes the basketball outside, the firepower output of their four batteries is enough for the Spurs to drink a pot!

Charles. Barkley paused and said, "See Artest's new hairstyle?" This is a guy who can get noticed on and off the field, and he is a celebrity in the eyes of the media. ”

Kenny. "He's got a lot of defensive quality and I think his biggest improvement this season has been being able to help the team do some of the passing duties, he's a player who can attract packs on the offensive end," Smith laughed. He often did this in the early season, but as the Panda brothers continued to improve their ability to play, and after the All-Star break, Finals MVP Billups was introduced, and the Clippers no longer needed his playmaking ability, so he seemed to have forgotten how to divide the ball. ”

After the restart, Billups was ready to take control of the ball himself, but since the elder Dunley still asked to go according to the original plan, Mr. Key still handed the ball to Artest and let the beast play alone on the flank.

Popovich thinks it's funny off the court, a tactic that has failed four times in a row, and it's still being used, what the hell is the Clippers trying to do?

Bruce. Bao Wenxin said: "Although I am 37 years old, it is true, but you TM beat me five times in a row in the opening game, do you really treat me as a bean bag?"

Artest's moves have been used for the old, and his breakthrough on the offensive end has not changed much, and he has three axes back and forth, and it doesn't hurt if he uses it once in a while, but hitting it five times in a row is really too bad for Bruce. Bowen put it in his eyes.

Bruce. Bowen predicted in advance on the defensive end this time, and directly caused an offensive foul on Artest, simply allowing the Clippers to hand over the ball without even having a chance to shoot.

Uncle Bao's defensive actions this time were very clean, and the position was explained very clearly, even the 20,000 Clippers home fans were embarrassed to shout fake falls, Staples suddenly became deserted, and the opening cheers were long gone.

The Clippers bench players on the bench, many of them couldn't help but cover their faces with their hands, Artest's opening five offenses were really enough to cheat, and I don't know whether to say that he was unlucky, or that he was not in good shape, maybe the beast didn't sleep well yesterday and didn't eat enough today......

Popovich is smiling so happily for the first time since the start of the playoffs, and he thought that visiting Los Angeles would be an exceptionally difficult journey, but Artest gave them a burlesque performance at the beginning, and the hospitality of Hollywood teams is really different.

Ji Guoqiu slapped his teammates when he retreated, and shouted loudly: "Cheer up, we are just unlucky today, first prevent their attack, this is our home field, luck will come back sooner or later."

The love of the fox brother is more likely to be affected by the game on the field, so the work of boosting the morale of his teammates and motivating people's hearts can only be taken care of by his brother Ji Guoqiu.

In the first quarter of the game, the Clippers' four batteries did not play much role at all, Artest did not score five consecutive goals in the opening game, and his self-confidence was severely hit, and he no longer dared to attack with the ball, and the Clippers abandoned a strong point.

Billups rarely handed over basketball to Artest in the next game, and it didn't matter if he played like this, in the pre-game arrangement of Dunleavy Sr., it was originally Artest's strong attack if it didn't work, then Plan B was for Billups to break through with the ball, Artest's role was turned into a battery, and they still had four batteries on the outside to catch Billups's breakthrough shot.

However, today's Spurs defense is very flexible, their defense is both like a joint defense but not a joint defense, once Billups dribbles to the area inside the Spurs' free throw line, the Spurs' outside players will instantly shrink to near the penalty line, their task is not to trap Billups, but to cut off Billups' passing route, and to surround and force Mr. Key to shoot himself.

Duncan used his height to interfere with Billups' shooting under the basket, and Shi Fo's defensive purpose was also very strong, just interference, he was not holding the block from the beginning, and once Billups' shot missed, the Clippers didn't even have a chance to scramble for frontcourt rebounds.

That's what the Spurs did against the Clippers today, with Popovich focusing on Billups from the start and not making too much of a targeted setup for Artest.

At the beginning of the game, if Artest's strong attack is completed, then the Spurs really don't have much to do, Popovich is not unaware that Artest is also a threat, but their energy is limited, and they can only take care of the twin brothers and Billups, the three most threatening guys in their eyes.

The score was 14:22 in the first quarter, the Spurs' offensive end was average, and the Clippers' offense could be directly described as a negative number, a mess!

Billups' breakthrough in the first quarter just fell into the trap set by the Spurs, and Mr. Key not only did not score points in the first quarter under the special care of the Spurs, but only exchanged 4 points for Duncan's two big hats, and his passing strategy did not come out, which made the four batteries outside the Clippers really become decorations.

The advantage of the Spurs is not only limited to Billups, today Thomas Sr. and Oberto are obviously in better shape than the previous two games, and the defensive and offensive ends have been improved by half a notch, causing a lot of trouble for the twin brothers, Ji Guozhi missed three shots in the first quarter and got a duck egg!

Ji Guoqiu 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Ji Guoqiu 0 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks, Billups 4 points and 1 assist, Artest 3 points and 2 rebounds.

Duncan had 4 points and 5 rebounds, Parker had 5 points and 2 assists, Ginobili had 3 points, Finlay had 4 points and Bowen had 3 points.

The Clippers only scored a pitiful 14 points in the first quarter, and Popovich smiled more on the court today than the Clippers scored, and the first quarter of the game made the Spurs coach understand what the Clippers were planning before the game, which made Popovich laugh even more.

Old Dunleavy didn't have a smile after the end of the first quarter, he couldn't make up his mind at the moment, they had worked hard for two days to come up with a tactic, and they were beaten on the head as soon as they came up, is it really too much to think about it?

After the first quarter, Clippers fans began to shout all kinds of cheering and other slogans to the home team in unison...... Although they also felt that their team's performance in the first quarter was very bad, the fans did not lose their enthusiasm because of a poor performance, and they wanted to use their cheers and shouts to bring back the Clippers players.

This is only the first quarter, and they still have three quarters to come!

In the cheers of Clippers fans, the elder Dunleavy decided to replay the tactics they are good at in the second quarter, and continued to use the panda brother as the axis, carrying out high-post blocking and interspersed running, hoping to recover the disadvantage.

Artest is not dissatisfied at this time, with his performance like today, Sterling has even more excuses not to give him a high-salary contract, and even he feels ashamed of himself in the first quarter, does he still want to get the top salary in five shots?

The Clippers came off the bench in the second quarter, relying on old cats Mobley and Tim. Thomas's offensive play recovered some points, the Spurs' bench strength, Popovich has been helpless so far, Ginobili as the sixth man, but he alone can not play a decisive role, Manu can only let the Spurs' bench lineup lose a few points.

At 9:25 in the second quarter, Popovich wanted to make Toney. Parker rested for three minutes, but in the end he couldn't wait, taking advantage of the dead ball to replace Parker first, increasing the team's ability to break the defense on the court.

The score is 20:25, the Spurs have an 8-point lead, and there are only 5 points left in less than three minutes.

The Clippers fans in the Staples Arena shouted more happily at this time, and the throat lozenges sent by Sterling may have ** or stimulants added to them, and the atmosphere at the Staples Arena today also had a hint of the devil's home court......

It didn't take long for Clippers fans to shout, and after Parker came on the court, the Spurs lineup became: Tony. Parker, Ginobili, Brent. Barry, Fabricio. Oberto, Cote. Thomas.

In the first two games of the Spurs, Thomas Sr. did not reflect his "dirty Cotter" and "Crazy Eyes" on the defensive end, and Dunleavy Sr. was worried that the twins would suffer at the hands of Thomas Sr., who was experienced in the playoffs and had a strong defense in the low post, but due to age and injuries, the veteran who was known for his defense in the first two games did not have a strong sense of existence and did not pose much threat to the Clippers.

But today, the old Thomas showed his value on the defensive end, after he replaced the Argentine center Oberto to start, so that the Pandas did not get any more opportunities on the offensive end, especially in the low post with his strong defense to let Ji Guoqiu only rely on leaks to score; And in the bench period the old Thomas on the inside, it will be the young Amir. Johnson made a great deal of wolf!

Tony. After Parker returned to the court, Thomas Sr. immediately positioned a cover on the flank and secretly used a foul move to follow Blavin. Knight blocked.

Parker hit the corner, made a mid-range pullup jumper, and the basketball went into the net as soon as the French sports car hit a 14-foot mid-range.

"That old guy fouled, you should keep an eye on him, the Spurs are not just Bowen who is dirty!" Dunleavy Sr. actually didn't see the foul action of Old Thomas, but Blevin was blocked, regardless of whether it was a good ball or not, it was right to shout first!

The assistant coach of the Clippers whispered next to Dunleavy Sr.: "Local media in San Antonio reported that after the last game, three Spurs players went to pump water, and their recovery may have something to do with this." ”

Old Dunleavy didn't believe this kind of nonsense, and said, "Why don't they say that the whole team has gone to pump stagnant water, and there is a flood over there?" ”

However, although the old Dunleavy is complaining, the Spurs and all the veterans have a bunch of injuries, even if they really form a group to make up the water, it is not impossible, anyway, some of their veterans may retire next season, if they don't work hard at this time, when will they fight? R1152