Chapter 730: A lot of skills
On May 2, after the New Jersey Nets defeated the Heat, the first round of the Eastern and Western semifinals was over.
Western Conference Semifinals - Los Angeles Clippers 0:1 San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks 1:0 Oklahoma City Thunder.
Eastern Conference Semifinals - New Jersey Nets 1:0 Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls 1:0 New York Knicks.
Before the second game of the Clippers, the Los Angeles Times hoped that the defending champions would reduce the proportion of outside shots, increase the number of shots from the basket, and improve the efficiency of the offensive end.
Reach. Bundan believes that the Clippers' offense isn't bad, thanks to the foxes' increasingly sophisticated shooting skills, his ability to balance production and efficiency, and his accurate crosshairs to develop a lot of offensive opportunities, supplemented by moderate breakouts, he is still a league must.
In order to provide enough space for the Foxes, Dunleavy Sr. placed a large number of three-point shooters around him, and although Iguodala had a poor crosshair, veterans Billups, Ray Allen and Hill were consistent in the regular season, and the core essence of their style of play was actually "strong ball handling and poor catch".
This is not without its advantages, such as minimizing the risk of conceding the ball, but the limitation is also obvious, that is, the offense is easy to lose monotony, basically the fox brother and Billups are responsible for breaking and dribbling and shooting, and the other big shooters are waiting for opportunities on the outside, Iguodala can't shoot accurately, but can find opportunities to score in the air.
It's enough for the Clippers to use these fixed routines in the regular season, but don't forget, the defensive intensity in the playoffs will be greatly improved, and the opponent's targeted defense will not be the same as in the regular season, and it just so happens that the Spurs are a team that is good at getting every detail right, and the Clippers will have to have more changes and tactics to beat this old and spicy opponent.
"Today we have to play more counterattacks, and we can't pause in the transition between attack and defense. We have to keep moving, we have to accelerate, and we have to never get into their rhythm again. "Dunleavy Sr. stressed before the game that he had to fight more counter-attacks and that he had to increase his speed and frequency." We have to lure them to break through, we can't let them pass the ball slowly to find opportunities, we have to let them take the initiative to shoot inside, and the interior players must pay attention to the timing of the defense. "After the old Dunleavy lost the first game. went back and thought of a very evil tactic, he actually planned to let the Spurs players break through with the ball, and then close the door and beat the dog himself.
This is a typical military risk, and it is generally used in the last battle, and if it is not successful, it will be a benevolent strategy.
The Clippers put their opponents in, and in the end there were only two results: it was successful, and the Spurs might not be finished; If you fail, you will definitely finish the game.
So the person who can come up with this kind of cheating plan is definitely a genius.
Old Dunleavy this plan. Naturally, they rely on Ji Guoyi and Little Jordan, the athletic ability of these two people has nothing to say, with the movement of the two of them, if they play well, they do have the ability to block the forbidden area.
The Clippers practiced Dunleavy Sr.'s tactics yesterday, and the two of them faced the Spurs backcourt simulated by Dragic and Iguodala, and they really did a good job of "closing the door and beating the dog".
Old Dunleavy may have been ready to use Little Jordan as a panda, but he forgot. Simulation is always simulation, and little Jordan's brain is too different from his panda brother. Will he really be able to take advantage of the timing of the game as well?
On May 3, the semifinals between the Clippers and the Spurs continued, and if the defending champions could no longer hold their home court and go to San Antonio with a 0:2 deficit, they would be embarrassed to be swept out by their old enemies. By that time, the status of the fox brother. I'm afraid that he will immediately slip to the bottom of the current top 10 superstars, and at that time he will not be much better than Durant.
The Clippers lost their first home court two days ago, and at that time, many people began to question Ji's ability to lead the team alone.
Besides, the Clippers' lineup this season is not bad, even if they can't win the championship, why do they have to play to the division finals to make a difference, right?
Ji Guoyan also held his breath. Ready to prove yourself in the second race.
Shortly after the start of today's game, Parker assisted Ginobili to hit a three-pointer, followed by an assist for Duncan's dunk, and his own two consecutive breakaway layups gave the Spurs a 9-4 lead.
Ji Guoyi was stealed by Duncan on the offensive end, and was whistled by the referee for a foul when he was rebounding, and the fox brother was dissatisfied with the penalty, and was added with another technical foul. However, the technical foul boosted the morale of the Clippers, who scored seven straight points to tie the score at 11 and then tied with the Spurs by 13, 15 and 17 points.
The two teams were in a close game, but the Clippers' defense wasn't very good today, and the Spurs scored most of their points from the inside.
Popovich has been wondering off the court, why is the Clippers' interior defense like tofu scum today, and it can be broken with a light stab?
Of course, old Dunleavy said that this trick is "closing the door and beating the dog" at best, and "luring the wolf into the house" at worst. So how could he have imagined that old Dunleavy would come up with such a whimsical tactic.
Ji Guoyi's performance on the offensive end today made the Spurs a little overwhelmed. Allen also reversed the slump of the first game, hitting two three-pointers in the first quarter. In the end, the Clippers ended the quarter with a 27-23 lead of 4 points, and Ji Guoyi got 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and his performance was very amazing.
"I'm going to get three pairs too!" Ji Guoshi played the first stanza, and the feeling in his heart and the state of his body reached the peak, so he ignored Emma. Watson and Taylor. The terrible coincidence of Swift once again coming to the scene at the same time.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers made another effort, and after Dragic and O'Neal scored consecutive layups, the Clippers put the Spurs into a timeout at 31:24, and the margin was gradually approaching double digits.
The Spurs' offense improved after the timeout, but the Clippers continued to play fast breaks, and Iguodala played very aggressively today, scoring four points in a row to make the score 39-29, and the Spurs asked for a timeout again.
The Clippers have been doing poorly defensively today, but the offense has been playing well, and the biggest change for the Fox brother today is that he is no longer obsessed with shooting, and in the middle of the second quarter, he has already got 6 assists, and maybe he can get his third triple-double in the playoffs today.
The game restarted, the Clippers continued to widen the difference, but the Spurs began to miss consecutive offenses, and only Duncan was alone.
Shi Fo scored 12 points in this quarter and scored 18 points in the first half, but facing Ji Guoyi with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Ray Allen with 16 points, as well as Iguodala with 12 points and Billups with 11 points, the Spurs still trailed 45:58 into the halftime.
Ji Guoyi's performance today is very similar to yesterday's Panda brother, which is also the reason why the Clippers can still take a big lead despite their poor defense today.
The current Fox brother is the same as Kobe Bryant of the Lakers back then, and many teams are not worried about him getting 40+, but they are worried about him getting double-digit assists.
In terms of the impact power of the offensive end of the animal brothers, the fox brother is obviously greater than the panda brother, but this ability is a double-edged sword many times, and it is easy to hurt himself when he hurts the enemy.
Soon after the start of the second half, Ji Guoyi completed a three-point shot, and he also became the Clippers' top scorer, and the Clippers led by 16 points at 61:45 after hitting a free throw.
The Staples home fans have already started playing their repertoire, and the stadium is filled with "MVP" shouts that make the atmosphere even more frenetic.
But the well-trained Spurs didn't panic, as Randolph's mid-range shot and Parker's layup helped them close the deficit again, and after Ginobili scored two dunks in a row, the Spurs narrowed the score to single digits at 58-67.
Old Dunleavy is not calm, he can also see that the team's interior defense is full of holes today, although he has canceled the pre-game arrangement at halftime, but Jordan Jr. has lost confidence in defense, O'Neal's performance is still sluggish, Joel. Anthony's height keeps him awkward. Counting over and over, among the Clippers' four interior lines, only Ji Guoyi's defense is reliable, but this fox still refuses to do his best on the defensive end.
Since then, the difference between the two sides has been swinging around 10 points, Ji Guoyi, who scored only 14 points in the first half, scored 14 points in the third quarter, and after three quarters, he has scored 28 points and 10 assists, but the Clippers only led the Spurs by 7 points at 83:76 to end the third quarter.
Ginobili returned to his killer nature at the end of the third quarter, and a three-pointer made the "Clippers Rule" fail to kick in.
Many Clippers fans have sensed the danger, and although the Clippers scored a lot in the third quarter, the offensive rhythm was not as smooth as in the first half.
Ji Guoyi held a lot of the ball in this quarter, and the Clippers' positional offense increased again.
Some fans can see that this is a dead fox who saw that he didn't score much, and began to brush up the data again, and the rhythm of the game was naturally unguaranteed.
Many Clippers fans and Foxes fans often love and hate Dead Fox, this guy knows how to play, and he is also a player who knows how to "take advantage", but he often does everything to score points.
Ji Guoyi played very reasonably in the first half, the so-called "momentum" is that he chooses to attack a few times when he is in good shape, and uses his excellent hand to drive the team. That's what he did in the first quarter, and although he scored 10 points in the first quarter, he was efficient and used his performance to lead the team.
In the second quarter, Ji Guoyi found that the "potential" was not there, so he basically didn't stick to the ball on the court, or even didn't hold the ball, but instead used his excellent running ability without the ball and good passing awareness to create opportunities for his teammates, waiting for his teammates to take up the "momentum" and then drive himself.
Ji Guoyi's style of play is the most reasonable, Lei. Allen, Iguodala, and Billups all played their strengths in the second quarter, and the Clippers basically pressed the Spurs in the second quarter.
Therefore, through Ji Guoyi's performance in the first half, fans can see that this fox knows very well how to add fuel to the fire in the game.
In the third verse, the fox said with a mysterious face that he would do something more awesome, that is, - self-immolation! (To be continued......)