Chapter 256: So This Is Your Trick
Ji Guoyi and Boozer went back and forth in the second quarter, the Clippers had a hard time narrowing the score, and the Jazz also had a hard time widening the point difference, and the two teams fell into a stalemate.
With 4:13 left in the second quarter, Korver hit a three-pointer to make it 38-48 and the Jazz led by 10 points again.
In the last game, the referee favored the Jazz on the court, and today the referee restrained a little, but the decision made was also favorable to the Jazz, and the league still had the same attitude, not wanting the Clippers to sweep the Jazz.
Of course, if the Clippers can still kill the Jazz with the help of the referee like in the last game, then even if you are good, the referee will not do anything to help the Jazz in order to avoid a sweep, and too obvious fouls are still normal penalties, but ambiguous penalties are all in favor of the Jazz.
Towards the end of the second quarter, the referee blew for an offensive foul on Ji Guosha; With 2.9 seconds left in the quarter, the referee whistled for a defensive foul on his brother Ji Guoqiu, and Oku got three free throws. After the Turks made three of three free throws, the Jazz already led the Clippers by 14 points at halftime.
At the end of the first half, Ji Guoyi missed a long-distance three-point shot at the end, and the Clippers fell behind 52:66 into the second half.
Ji Guoqiu had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Ji Guoqiu 26 points and 5 rebounds, Artest 7 points, Mobley 5 points, and Garcia 4 points.
Boozer 25 points and 10 rebounds, Delon. Williams 10 points and 5 assists, Oku 8 points and 4 rebounds, Mill. Sapp had 8 points and 3 rebounds, Kyle. Korver had nine points and Kirilenko had four points.
At halftime, Dunleavy Sr. shouted to the players in the locker room: "We lost by 14 points in the first half, so we have to win back 15 points in the second half to win." ”
The game is behind. No matter how much you say, it can be summed up in two things. Either the offense is unfavorable. Either that's not defensively good. If it is more than double digits, then the "offensive" and "defensive" tables of this backward team must not be very good. The Clippers were like this in the first half, the offensive end could only rely on Ji Guoyi to score points with his personal ability, and the defensive end did not prevent the Jazz's offense.
"My brother couldn't be as accurate in the second half as he was in the first half, Boozer couldn't be even better, we didn't defend badly in the first half, and if we keep going, they can't have such a good touch throughout the game." Ji Guoqiu's words. The little fox on the side was very unconvinced.
"Fart, you're only half right, they won't have the same good hand as the first half in the second half, but I'll still be like the first half, today I can break my own personal scoring record, I'll bet you a million!"
Ji Guoqiu laughed and said, "Okay, then it's decided, but if we lose the game, even if you score 50 points, I won't give you a dime."
When the Clippers players saw the two men making a bet, they immediately put the depression of the first half behind them. They all went up to bet on whether Ji Guosha could break his personal scoring record today.
Old Dunleavy laughed from the sidelines. Having these two guys on the team saved him a lot of trouble.
In the first half of the game, the Clippers didn't have much problem at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the offensive end was unfavorable because except for Ji Guoyi, the other players didn't feel good, so it was understandable to focus on him. As for the defensive end of the can't stop the Jazz, it has little to do with the players, many of their defenses are already in place, but what can they do if they can score? Just like the other side can't prevent Ji Guosha, sometimes players can use their own personal ability to decide the outcome of the game, which is also the reason why superstars can get 20 million salaries, and they have this situation more often.
Charles. Barkley teased at halftime: "The league has welcomed more and more foreign players, we used to think that the level of players outside the NBA was limited, but Nowitzki, Paul. Gasol and others told us that there are also many people with Hall of Fame strength among these international players, and the twin brothers are very good players, and the fox can also seduce friends from the Academy of Magic to watch the game. ”
Kenny. Smith thought about it for a long time, but he still didn't think of how to cooperate with this big ass, so he didn't bother to pick up this stubble.
After the resumption of the second half, neither side made adjustments and continued to play the same way as in the first half.
Clippers second-half starting lineup: Blavin. Knight, Old Cat Mobley, Artest, Ji Guosha, Ji Guoqiu.
Jazz Second Half Starting Lineup: Delon. Williams, Kyle. Korver, Andrey. Kirilenko, Carlos. Boozer, Memet. Oku.
Sloan loves and hates Korver, his defense is undoubtedly the bottom of the Jazz team, which is known for its iron will, but his enthusiasm on the court and his attentive attitude on and off the court can be ranked among the top of the Jazz team, especially Korver's three-point ability is a much-needed ability for the Jazz.
Kyle. Korver has strengthened his defensive ability with the Jazz for most of the season, but due to his naturally mediocre physique, he will still be a shortcoming on the defensive end of the team in the playoffs, and will be knocked out one-on-one by players who are good at singles.
If the Clippers want to see Korver on the court, they will try to use Mobley or Artest to force this point, and strive to beat the guy who is the biggest threat to the Jazz three-pointers, but other Jazz players can't support him much, and players in any position on the Clippers are not easy to mess with.
Ji Guoyi and Boozer still had a good feel in the second half, but they were not as perverted as in the first half, and it was time to test the rest of the players on both teams.
The Clippers saw the opportunity and used Korver, the Jazz's worst single defense, to let Mobley and Artest attack him more effectively, and the Clippers scored faster than the Jazz, and they began to slowly catch up with the score.
Mobley made one move against Korver, breaking through with his cross-step in both ribs, without so many fancy feints, purely relying on speed to eat hard, bullying the opponent's innate disadvantage in lateral speed.
The old cat's explosiveness has decreased from its peak, but it is still difficult to deal with, so today Clippers fans can often see Mobley pass Korver, who is half a head taller than him, with a simple cross-step, and then burst into the restricted area in two steps to throw a quick shot.
The Jazz interior players have average defensive speed. The old cat Mobley only needs to pass Korver to attack the basket.
More than halfway through the third quarter. Mobley beat Korver in a row. Increasing his score to 12 points, the gap between the two teams has also been reduced to single digits.
Sloan has no choice but to have both pros and cons on the court, and if his shooting touch is not good enough, then it is obviously doing more harm than good.
Korver scored a total of 9 points on 3-of-6 three-pointers today, which is no longer bad, but Mobley, who is opposite him, has now scored 12 points. Strictly speaking, his credit has been offset by this.
With a score of 64-72, the Clippers are now trailing by only eight points.
Ji Guoqiu got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu 30 points and 6 rebounds, Artest 8 points, Mobley 12 points, James. Posey 5 points.
Carlos. Boozer 28 points and 12 rebounds. Williams 12 points and 6 assists, Oku 10 points and 5 rebounds, Mill. Sapp had 10 points and four rebounds. Kyle. Korver 9 points.
After a jazz timeout, use Ronnie. Brewer replaces Korver, who was forced by Mobley in quick succession.
After the restart of the game. The Jazz stepped up their interior attack, and Ronnie. Brewer and Kirilenko cut in succession to receive Delon. Williams' pass in the high post hits the Clippers' basket.
Seeing that the referees' decisions were still leaning towards them, Sloan began to use this crazy break to try to get to the free throw line more and score with free throws. The move had an immediate effect, as Ji Guoqiu sent two blocks in just half a quarter under the basket, but he also got two fouls as a price.
3 minutes and 30 seconds in the third quarter, the score was 70:80, and the score difference was still in double digits, and the elder Dunleavy called a timeout because Ji Guoqiu got his fourth foul.
"Pay attention to what you do defending, after the last game we know what the situation is like now, even if it affects the efficiency of the defense, we have to make sure that we don't get affected by fouls. I know it's difficult, but if we want to win, we have to face all kinds of difficulties, and we have to overcome them! ”
The elder Dunleavy said very bluntly, Billups, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines, said at this time: "Guys, the coach is right, don't think that the championship is so easy to get, every championship team is great enough, we will face more difficulties along the way, only by overcoming these difficulties one by one can we win the championship."
Ji Guoqiu smiled: "This sounds like a copy, which of you will milk me?"
Old Dunleavy was also amused: "It's too late to be treated now, you can wait until the resurrection time is up before you play."
The Clippers players were suddenly petrified, could it be that the elder Dunleavy usually played games?
Old Dunleavy looked at the stunned player and said loudly: "It's a headwind now, we don't have much time, whoever has the skills will use them up quickly."
Ji Guoyan clenched his fists: "Don't worry, my trick CD will be ready soon."
Old Dunleavy slapped him on the head: "Not right away, you have to use it for me now, I see that you are very energetic, and you don't need to rest in this section."
At the end of the timeout, the elder Dunleavy really didn't let Ji Guosha rest, and the Clippers lineup became: Mobley, Garcia, Posey, Tim. Thomas, Ji Guosha.
Sloan was also not prepared to let DeLong in the second half. Williams rested, the little fat man's body was actually inferior to Ji Guosha, and his figure was too fat, and playing more than forty minutes was a great burden on him. However, there is no one else to use but him in the Jazz No. 1 position, and Sloan can only kill him in this game!
After the game restarted, the Clippers players saw Ji Guoyi standing in a high position like his older brother and subconsciously passed the ball over.
Ji Guosha received the basketball in the high post with his back to the basket, and the other players of the Clippers began to intersperse with the baseline of Blevin . After Knight passed the basketball to Ji Guoyi, he slipped directly past him.
At this time, if Ji Guoqiu holds the ball, he will definitely find a way to pass the basketball to his teammates in weak positions in the Jazz defense; And once the opponent's defense makes a mistake and reveals an empty shot opportunity for his teammates, then Ji Guoqiu is likely to pass the basketball over, which is why he assists so much.
Ji Guoyi is now able to find the target of the pass through the sight of the panda brother sitting on the sidelines.
But he's a one-of-a-kind match! As a number maniac, his first choice was, of course, to score by himself, rather than passing, so when he turned around, he noticed that Boozer was a little far away from him, and immediately jumped out of his hand......
"Huh!"
Ji Guoyi's hand continues to be hot today, even in the second half, it is above the average, and if the Clippers didn't have his explosive seed today, they would have been taken away by the Jazz a long time ago.
"Oops, my leg hurts!" Ji Guosha didn't stand firm after landing on the ground, he slipped backwards and fell to the floor to unload his strength, while babbling and shouting at Boozer.
Carlos. Boozer thought he was injured at first, but a smile broke out on his face!
At this moment, Boozer feels like his idol Harry. Berry called him after the game and invited him to dinner. But soon, Boozer, whose IQ is not low, reacted and knew that Ji Guozhi was playing tricks on him. At this moment, Boozer felt as if the phone call just now was actually pretended by his wife, and the whole person's love fell to the bottom at that time.
After Ji Guoyi got up from the ground, with a smile on his face, he continued to harass Boozer, and asked him as he ran: "Do your feet still hurt, I heard that it's good to stomp on the floor."
Boozer couldn't help but shoot back: "I think if I can stomp on your face, maybe it will get better faster."
"I want to ask you a question, do you want your wife to come and watch you play, or Harry. Berry? ”
Ji Guozhi checked Boozer's information on Google before this round of the series, and went to his forum for two days to dive into the water, and by the way, he posted a few posts to hack him, such as scolding him for being anti-bone, only recognizing money, etc......
Of course, he also knew that this guy's idol was Harry. Berry, this is the right time to launch a trash talk attack.
Boozer finally did not withstand the influence of Ji Guosha's trash talk this time, and his shooting on the offensive end was decisively missed. At the moment, the anti-bone boy feels like Emma. Watson feels the same way, Dead Fox's mind is too jumpy, and his brain is too big, so his trash talk is very different from other stars who are good at it.
At the end of the third quarter, Boozer missed three consecutive shots in the last three minutes, and his state instantly dropped from the top to the bottom, and this big ups and downs even affected other Jazz players.
Ji Guosha, who has been scoring points with Boozer in the first half, is getting braver and braver, once his trash talk affects others, his state will get better and better, and the little fox likes to do things that harm others and benefit himself.
The score was 78-84, and the Clippers almost chased the score to within five points.
Old Dunleavy looked at the replay on the big screen on the court, Ji Guozhi had been talking to Boozer for the last few minutes, and secretly thought in his heart: "So this is your trick?" (To be continued......) R1292