On May 23, the first two matchups of the East-West finals ended.

The Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs in the West are tied 1-1, and the third game will be transferred to San Antonio.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics in the East are tied 2-0, and the first two home courts in the East have all lost, which is extremely rare in history, and in the case of losing two home games first, there are only a handful of teams that can come back in the end.

Cavaliers fans are now muttering that anything is possible, but the situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers really can't be worse now, and once the overall score becomes 0:3, it will really be over.

On May 24, at 2 p.m., the Clippers arrived in San Antonio and rented the San Antonio Silver Stars training hall for practice and opened it to the media.

Ji Guoyi made a long-range shot in the midfield and Billups, and as a result, Mr. Key hit 6 times out of 10 shots, and the little fox only hit 5 times, losing the matchup.

After the game, Ji Guoyi was interviewed by the media.

"You ask me how we won the last game? That's because we were able to raise the height defensively, maintain our intensity throughout the game, try to grab rebounds, don't have a second shot, and that's why we were able to win, and we kept doing that. ”

Dunleavy Sr. said in an interview: "It's bad that we lost a home game because if we can't do the same thing, then it's going to be 1-3 and we have to try to get a win away from home and it's time to go for it. This is the most difficult period of our playoffs this year. ”

The media in Los Angeles don't think the Clippers are in a difficult form right now, and they will play two consecutive away games against the Clippers. It's not an impossible task to grab an away game, they have the strength to do it, as long as they work hard for the whole team to win as the old Dunleavy said, any victory is a fight!

At 4 p.m., the media left and the Clippers began to lay out their tactics for the evening. In fact, they have been preparing for this for a day.

"Tonight, we played small. Use speed to crush the Spurs, so there will be all the adjustments to the starting lineup. ”

Dunleavy Sr. decided in a meeting with the coaching staff after winning the last game for tonight's third game. Change the starting lineup for Game 3 and use their impact to hit the Spurs' defense with layups and dunks.

The Spurs didn't know anything about the Clippers' lineup, and when the two teams entered the court at 22 o'clock that night, *Vic realized that the Clippers' lineup had changed today.

Clippers Game 3 starting lineup: Dragic, Billups, Matt. Barnes, Ji Guosha, Ji Guoqiu.

The Spurs' starting lineup hasn't changed much: Parker, Mason, Finley, Jamison, Duncan.

The old Dunleavy lineup is not only to speed up his team's offense, but also to defend the Spurs' pick-and-roll cooperation.

In the first two games, Parker and Duncan's outside blocking and pick-and-roll efficiency was very high. The Frenchman may not be able to break inside, but his pull-up shots at the corner are just as lethal, and he was in this position for the first two games. The Frenchman actually shot 53 percent from the field, which made the Clippers coaching staff determined to limit Parker's play.

Billups was alone and a little powerless in the face of Parker's breakthrough.

If it is a competition for speed, Mr. Key is not afraid, but Parker does not blindly attack with speed, but uses his flexibility more. This is something that Billups is not capable of, and the result is that the Spurs block and pick-and-roll. His defense was always a beat slower.

Today, Dunleavy Sr. used Dragic as the No. 1 spot, and the Slovenian is very flexible, not slow, and tall, and will be better off defending Parker's outside shots and breakaways.

Billups vs. Roger. Mason, he is faster than Mason in terms of speed, has the advantage of strength, and does not suffer from height.

The Clippers coaching staff thinks Billups can limit Mason as a three-point shooter and maybe take the pressure off his defense.

Barnes replaced Garcia, and Dunleavy Sr. valued his explosiveness and speed, and in terms of physical athleticism, Barnes was better than Garcia, but his shooting ability was slightly worse.

Dunleavy Sr. used Barnes as the starter, hoping to use his speed advantage to strengthen the team's defense in the middle, the two brothers focused on the interior and wings today, and Barnes was actively involved in the middle of the defense when the Spurs blocked and dismantled today, and the main task was to wrap Parker and intercept the Spurs point guard's pass to Duncan.

Before the start of the game, the Spurs' mascot, a cute little wolf, rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and rushed the car at the Clippers bench, frantically excreting exhaust fumes.

"Damn, it's too cheap!"

Ji Guozhi thinks that this guy is cheaper than the fire bear, isn't it a foul to do this?

The Clippers protested strongly, but it was useless, and this little wolf, who was not cute at all, was still unscrupulously using his own and the motorcycle's butt at the Clippers players, emitting exhaust fumes to interfere with the Clippers' pre-game set-up.

Ji Guo's eyes were sharp, and he found that on the ass of this bastard, there were actually portraits of him and the giant panda printed on the left and right, which was simply hateful!

But no matter how hateful the mascot is, as long as he doesn't come up to attack the Clippers players, the players can only stare dryly.

The mascot of the Spurs provoked for ten minutes in front of the Clippers bench, which drew loud applause from the Spurs fans in the court.

It wasn't until the start of the game that the Clippers players were stopped, but they couldn't lay out any more tactics before the game.

In the opening jump shot, Ji Guoqiu defeated Duncan, and the Clippers continued their tradition of attacking first in every game, as they won the jump ball every time.

Ji Guoqi went around the opponent's position after falling, pulled out and made an off-ball cover with Dragic on the wing, Duncan was also blocked by Ji Guoqiu at this time, the Slovenian cut to the basket, unmarked received a pass from Billups, and made an easy layup for the Clippers to take the lead.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan and Parker blocked at the top of the arc, and then Shifo cut inside the basket, Parker dribbled to the corner position, and when he was about to stop and shoot, he found that Dragic was not thrown away by him. Barnes also came over and was caught in the flank?

Parker was taken aback and jumped into the air to pass the basketball to Duncan, who cut inside. was reached out and tackled by Ji Guoqiu, who had been prepared on the way, and immediately reacted after the Clippers broke the ball.

Billups and Mason started at the same time, and after two steps Mason was thrown away, Billups rode the ball and got a pass to score two points.

Vicky started chewing gum on the sidelines, and from the moment he saw the Clippers' starting lineup, he knew something was wrong. But he needs to look again.

The Clippers attacked, and the two brothers played a double cover this time. Barnes got an open shot from beyond the three-point line, but he didn't dare to shoot and missed a good chance to score.

The Spurs players deliberately let go of Barnes when they defended, just knowing that he couldn't make three points.

Old Dunleavy eggs hurt. The Clippers' change of formation, Barnes's three-point shot is a problem, but with Dragic's outside shooting point, it stands to reason that it shouldn't have much impact, but the Spurs players are very smart when defending, and they know which point to let go and which point to focus on defending without the coach's instructions.

"Shooting...... Shooting ......"

The elder Dunleavy saw Barnes pass the basketball to Ji Guoyi, and the little fox missed the high jump shot. Shout out to Barnes.

Barnes waved his hand at Dunleavy Sr., signaling that he knew.

Dunleavy Sr. was right, even if Barnes didn't shoot a three-pointer. The Clippers still have four players who can shoot three-pointers, and all of them shoot very accurately, which is enough in itself.

The Clippers quickly got into the groove, with Barnes tasked primarily on the defensive end, making the most of his speed and keeping his eyes on Finley on the one hand. On the other hand, he was actively involved in the Spurs in the middle when blocking and dismantling.

Barnes' aggressive defense also led the rest of the Clippers' roster, and the Clippers' defense became more aggressive after Barnes' presence. The Spurs' efficient pick-and-roll in the high post turned into turnovers and difficult shots, and when Parker used the pick-and-roll again to find a breakthrough, he found that the Clippers players had blocked his path.

The Spurs didn't adapt to this kind of defense in the first half of the first quarter, and after Ginobili came on, Barnes was moved to the second position and Dragic was replaced, but it was still not Billups who defended Parker, but Barnes.

The old Dunleavy was determined not to let Billups defend Parker, and actually asked Mr. Key to defend Ginobili, who had an ankle injury.

At 4:40 in the first quarter, the Clippers' offense played smoothly and led the Spurs by 10 points at 16:6.

The first quarter was not finished and fell behind by ten points, this scene was not expected by the majority of fans, and the commentators did not expect that the Clippers seemed to have only changed two starters, and the effect was so significant?

Such a result, of course, is not just as simple as substitutions, it is the defensive strategy that really works.

The Spurs' offensive routine in the first two rounds was figured out by the Clippers, and even if Dunleavy Sr. did not make a substitution, the Clippers would have an advantage, but this advantage is now greater.

*Vicky also made changes, but again, the tactics are not rehearsed and have a limited effect.

In the second half of the first quarter, *Vic wanted Parker to break through and score more points to reduce his own offense, but the Frenchman's pass was still tackled twice and could not pose a threat.

*Vicky immediately knew that passivity now is not a problem that can be solved by letting Parker share the ball, but that the offensive point must be shifted from Parker to someone else, because the Clippers are all set up here with Parker.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33:15, and the Clippers had an 18-point advantage, which was more than the Spurs' entire team score.

In the second quarter of Ji Guosha, sitting on the sidelines and looking at the damn mascot of the Spurs, he felt refreshed.

"Tell you to provoke, now you know the price of angering us, right?"

In the first quarter, Ji Guoqiu got 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, Ji Guoqiu 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal, Billups 7 points and 3 assists, Crawford 3 points, and Dragic 4 points.

Duncan had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Parker had 2 points and 1 assist, Jamison had 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Roger had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Mason 3 points.

Charles. After the first quarter, Barkley said: "We all know, Tony. Parker prefers to play pick-and-rolls with Spurs interior players Duncan or Jamison at the left wing three-point line, and after using teammates to cover away defenders, Parker can take advantage of his speed and ball possession, or burst inside to score (which is Parker's first choice), or create open shots for teammates. ”

Kenny. Smith also said: "Parker's pick-and-roll with Duncan is the most effective, and Duncan's cover allows Parker to use his speed to easily break through the Clippers' interior players who switch defenses and score inside." Parker can also pass the ball to Duncan, who either bursts inside to the basket or jumps straight to the shot. ”

Barkley gave advice to the Spurs, saying: "Today the Clippers made defensive changes specifically for the Spurs' tactics, which made the Spurs' pick-and-roll offense almost paralyzed in the first quarter, and I think they should try to get Duncan to strengthen the high post, and Parker's off-ball cut can also cause damage." ”

Of course, Vicky also thought of this method, and in the second quarter, Duncan decisively took over the task of response, the core of the Spurs on the court changed, and the Clippers' targeted arrangement was self-defeating.

However, Duncan also did not have many good ways to face Ji Guoqiu's defense.

The inside line is a high position, and most of the passing targets are the cuts of the outside players, but the dead fox behind the panda is too difficult, and the perverted footsteps and arm span make Ji Guoyi a nightmare for a qiē outside player to cut inside, as long as they are a little slower, Ji Guoyi's block is the only thing they can get.

In the second quarter, the two brothers only had a two-minute break before going into battle again, and *Vicky chewed gum faster again, but accidentally bit his tongue and jumped on the spot several times in pain, and the process was also filmed by the sideline camera.

"That's stupid!" Clippers fans are shouting that they deserve it.

"That's how cute our coach is." Spurs fans have said, "Stupid and cute ......"

Duncan only played two minutes at night than the two brothers, which is already his limit, and if Duncan only rested for 4 minutes in the second half, it is equivalent to playing 40 minutes, which is not a short playing time.

But two minutes were enough for the Animal Brothers to extend the gap to 20 points, and the score was 41-20, giving the Clippers a full 21-point lead over the Spurs.

The Spurs' elderly bench team, facing the Clippers convulsions, may still be able to rely on their rich experience not to fall behind, but when they meet two brothers, they can only be beaten.

The elder Dunleavy knew the importance of these two away games, and he had long planned to take a hard hit on the two brothers, and if the situation was not good today, he would not even plan to replace these two.

After Duncan came on the court, the Spurs still didn't improve much, he didn't follow on the defensive end, Ji Guoqiu hit a three-pointer again, and the score gap came to 24 points.

"Damn, how are you going to play this?"

Spurs fans have finally seen what the Clippers are like with full firepower, as long as the two brothers are all good, and the rest of the Clippers players have one or two more outbursts, the Clippers can easily play a twenty or thirty point lead, and the offensive firepower of the animal brothers is too ferocious! (To be continued)

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