Chapter 576: Stretch and Stretch Freely
The players of the two teams greeted each other before the game, and the Clippers and Grizzlies had no grudges, both of which are long-term fish belly teams in the West, and they are strong contenders for losing the team president every season.
The Clippers have been lucky to be nouveau riche in the past two years, and the Grizzlies have never been rich, founded in 1995, and they have not made the playoffs for eight consecutive years, until the 2003-2004 season, when they entered the playoffs for the first time under Gasol, only to be swept by the Spurs.
The Grizzlies are one of the few teams in the league that is more tragic than the Clippers, who made the playoffs three years in a row from 2003-2004 to 2005-2006, but all of them ended in a sweep.
That said, the Grizzlies haven't won a single game in the playoffs until now, which can only be described as "tragedy".
Clippers starters: Chauncey. Billups, Aron. Afflaro, Grant. Hill, Ji Guosha, Ji Guoqiu.
Grizzlies starters: Mike. Conley, O.J. Mayo, Rudy. Gay, Blake. Griffin, Mark. Gasol.
The home team entered slaughter mode at the beginning, Ji Guoyi and Billups shot successively, Hill put the icing on the cake, and the Clippers opened with a small climax of 8:0, giving the young Grizzlies a dismount.
Grizzlies head coach Mark Brown. Avaloni hurriedly called a timeout, and the Grizzlies had a good schedule this season, with the first four opponents all underdogs, and the young Grizzlies were able to start the game with four straight wins. But if the Lakers were defeated in the last game, if they lose again today, it will be a big blow to the morale of the Grizzlies.
Rudy. Guy's opening two shots were both missed, and Grant. Hill's athleticism at this time can't be compared to Guy's, but he has excellent defensive awareness, and his choice of defensive positioning makes Guy feel awkward.
Old Hill gave Guy a certain space to break through, but the latter burst in and found that he fell into the bag of the Clippers' inside and outside lines, and was almost shamed by Ji Guo on his first shot. The second time, Guy didn't dare to go inside again and chose to shoot from a distance, but he missed under Hill's interference, and this is when his lack of offensive means came to the fore.
To be honest, Guy's offensive means are not small, but none of them can score steadily under high-intensity defense. Maybe when it feels good, Guy can be very threatening, but it's rare. On the contrary, when fighting a tough battle, Guy has always given people the impression that all kinds of waves are not advancing and are not very reliable.
It's not a lack of athleticism, it's a lack of ball sense and effort, which are sometimes more important than athleticism.
After the Grizzlies took a timeout, they hoped to make some fuss on the inside, although the Clippers were not easy to deal with on the inside, but no matter how difficult it was, they had to fight hard. Once it withers, it's not a game, just like pioneering, every time I see the Clippers, the strength drops a few levels out of thin air.
Griffin has blood and courage, and in the face of the inner line composed of twin brothers, Champion still dares to face it head-on. It's a pity that Griffin is inexperienced, more than brave, and not calm enough, such a dunk not to mention breaking through the defense of the twin brothers, replacing Gasol, still slapped him down.
The two brothers had already prepared, one after the other, and pressed the flying Griffin directly, and the basketball was snatched by the two brothers in the air, and Griffin finally fell to the ground in a wolf.
The Clippers took back the basketball and immediately counterattacked, and Hill was actually the first Clippers player to play the fast break, which is the embodiment of awareness and attitude.
Ji Guoqiu's long pass went directly to Hill, who made an easy layup and scored two points.
Staples Arena resounded with earth-shattering cheers, Clippers fans like Hill more and more, although he only played three games, but the successor of Jordan that year was by no means in vain, his awareness and technology were very demonic, his game attitude was positive, and his popularity was good, and there were really no shortcomings to pick up.
In the game, even if Hill's athleticism has dropped significantly, he still gives people a sense of grace on the field, and every move is at ease, which is the so-called ball nature, or ball sense, fans can see the difference between him and other players, and only such players can become superstars.
The Clippers have been more entertaining this season, with four stars on the court with outstanding ball sense, making their coordination pleasing to the eye, often playing some whimsical passing and cutting combinations, and there are dazzling fast passes, which were not possible for Barnes and Garcia last season.
The Grizzlies were already a little panicked, OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay asked for the ball at the same time after they were in position, and Griffin was also going deep and opened his hand to signal a pass, which was difficult for Conley.
Conley watched at the top of the arc for a moment and noticed that Mark. Gasol was also in a good position and immediately passed the ball over.
The Grizzlies have more strength than their twin brothers in the position, especially Gasol Jr., who weighs 280 pounds and looks like a white bear. But don't think that if Brother Panda is more than 30 pounds lighter, he will be crushed in strength, and little Gasol before he lost weight is actually not top-notch.
Ji Guoqiu was behind him, although he was a little struggling, he was still able to resist Gasol Jr.'s back beating, this scene surprised many people.
Little Gasol squeezed back for a long time, but he couldn't squeeze into the paint area, Ji Guoqiu suddenly withdrew his strength at this time, did not retreat, but advanced, and stepped forward to block the basketball in Gasol's hand.
"Toot!"
Gasol Jr. was startled when he saw this, and quickly dodged, and the referee immediately blew the whistle, and Gasol Jr. walked in violation of the rules.
A comical sound effect plays in the Staples arena, mocking Gasol Jr.'s clumsy low-post attack.
Ji Guoqiu's defense made the Spaniards go back in disgrace, and in an offensive and defensive battle, you can see the difference in the level of the two.
The morale of the Grizzlies dropped again, yesterday they faced the Lakers, and the encounter was similar to today's, obviously they had all their strength, but they had no power to fight back when they arrived on the court, and a deep sense of powerlessness couldn't help but arise from the bottom of their hearts, which felt extremely bad!
At 7:40 of the first quarter, it took the Grizzlies almost five minutes to score their first score. Griffin received the basketball after cutting in without the ball, and Ji Guoyi saw from the telepathy that it was too late, so he decisively flashed to the side to avoid becoming the headline of tomorrow.
Griffin was very depressed today, and the two brothers were photographed by the brothers when he hit the basket, and this ball finally got a chance to vent, and at the moment he used the end of the milk, and smashed the basketball into the basket with a tomahawk dunk!
The Clippers fans immediately opened their mouths to shout loudly for Griffin, and the two brothers were expressionless, ignoring the white monster roaring under the basket and immediately served.
Billups received the ball and advanced quickly, and the Clippers launched a quick offense directly.
Ji Guoyi followed from behind, stopped outside the three-point line, and opened his hand to hit a three-point shot, the score was 17:2, and the morale of the Grizzlies players dropped again.
"Boy, you have a lot of strength, it's useless to be able to jump, be careful with your knees."
Ji Guoyi raised his right hand to defend himself, and couldn't help but tease Griffin who couldn't be caught off guard next to him, although there was no malice, but in Griffin's ears, this was naked mockery.
Griffin didn't fight back, he wasn't good at trash talk, and although he didn't play cleanly, it was rare to talk to people.
On the Grizzlies offensive end, Griffin received the basketball, glanced at his position, and just stepped on the free throw line, this position he can try to attack, but it depends on who the opponent is.
Ji Guoyi didn't take much effort to entangle Griffin who broke through with the dribble, the two talked about explosiveness, Griffin was not inferior, but in terms of footsteps, Griffin was at least two levels worse than Ji Guoyi. Breaking through with the ball is not just about speed and explosiveness, but also about skills, ball sense and vision.
"Toot!"
The referee whistled for the Grizzlies for the second time today, and Griffin was entangled in Ji Guoyi's body, and with his height and arm span, there was no room to shoot at all. The Clippers players immediately shrank their defense, and Griffin's inability to pass the ball must have been a walking violation. If you force it, the result will definitely be blocked.
Griffin wants to break through Ji Guosha head-on, but it is impossible for the time being, his skills and experience are not enough.
The head coach of the Grizzlies shook his head on the sidelines, Griffin was too tender in front of Ji Guosha, he couldn't take advantage of his athleticism, and his skills were even worse, so it was not surprising that this situation occurred.
Griffin, who was not good at the table, was quickly replaced, but the Grizzlies did not have any outstanding players except Griffin at the No. 4 position, so they could only send this year's rookie, the dual-energy peak Demarrey. Carol. This guy is only 203cm tall and weighs only 210 pounds, and he was even more beaten by Ji Guosha.
In the second half of the first quarter, OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay did not play, and the Clippers played a joint defense for a period of time after Griffin went off the court, and the Grizzlies couldn't shoot from a distance, breaking through the cover, and it was even more difficult to score a point. The final result took a devastated blow to their self-confidence, and the Clippers won the first quarter 36-8 and scored 28 points in a single quarter, breaking the team's single-quarter lead.
After the Grizzlies finished the first quarter, the players were like ashes, the media paid more attention to them this season, and they started the game 4:0, the team's self-confidence from top to bottom is increasing day by day, they all thought they were starting to make results, but they didn't expect to be taught a lesson by the two teams in Los Angeles in turn, how a "miserable" word.
Now in front of them is already an abyss, last year the Trail Blazers and Thunder did not lose by 28 points in a single quarter, and they now have an obvious situation that a bad one will repeat the mistakes of the Thunder. If you really lose 50+60+, it's really shameless.
Imagine the following scenario: On a dimly lit, bushy path, an Angelena man holds a bow on his left and an axe in his right, and seven or eight feathered arrows in his pot on his back, facing a teddy bear the size of a cute, fat bus.
In the second quarter, the main team of the Clippers rested for half a quarter of the game, because their bench did a good job, and this season Barnes and Garcia, and even Crawford's playing time has been greatly reduced, so they should be allowed to play more at this time, saving them suffocation.
It wasn't until 5:40 of the second quarter that the Clippers replaced the two brothers again.
The score was 50:25, and the Clippers' bench lineup and the Grizzlies' main team played inseparably, and the difference remained at 25 points.
Griffin, Gay, and Mayo all scored points during this time, and these young players still have the ability, but the Clippers' main lineup is too frustrating, and the ability to abuse vegetables is difficult to match in the entire NBA history. However, after returning to the game, these guys appropriately put water on the defensive end and began to brush up on the number of jù, which shows that the shameless Cheng dù of these guys is also difficult to find opponents.
The Grizzlies don't dare to suddenly engage in a joint defense at this time, strengthen the defensive intensity and other tactics, will it be said that the Clippers are obviously merciful and don't plan to make a record or anything on them, at this time, if they don't tacitly brush up on the points together, it will be looking for.
At the end of the first half, the two teams understood and worked together to create a 74:40. The Grizzlies, a group of young players, were very good at playing offensive and scoring battles, and gradually found their form, trailing by 24 points at halftime, and the Grizzlies won back by 4 points in the second quarter.
Ji Guoqiu 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guoyi 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Billups 10 points and 3 assists, Hill 8 points and 2 assists, Crawford 8 points.
Griffin 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Rudy. Gay had 10 points and three rebounds, O.J. Mayo had six points, Mike Conley had four points and two assists, Pau Gasol had four points and four rebounds, and Quentin Richardson had six points.
In the second half, the suspense of the game still exists, and if you want to score points, you can't beat the opponent to death, which can often be seen during the Bulls Dynasty. The Chicago Bulls played very loosely in the first three quarters, and the Bulls sometimes fell behind into the fourth quarter.
But in the final quarter of the game, the Bulls tightened up a little, and the score was immediately recovered. At that time, very few teams could hold on and not be pulled apart by the Bulls.
This style of play is very necessary, everyone wins the ball, the number is also good-looking, and in the end it can get a high salary, hello, hello, everyone.
The Clippers are the same now, they always end the battle at halftime, and they get more than ten or twenty points in a game, how can this number be explained to the fans? How do you ask your boss for a maximum salary?
After the third quarter, the score was 105:75, the Clippers' score was a bit terrifying, and the Grizzlies found that they couldn't catch up, and it was commendable to maintain the current point difference.
In the last quarter, the elder Dunleavy did not change the main force again, and the game was no longer in suspense in his eyes.
The final score was 136-108, and the Clippers beat the Grizzlies by 28 points at home.
Ji Guoqiu 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Ji Guoyi 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Billups 15 points and 5 assists, Hill 10 points and 2 assists, Crawford 15 points.
Griffin 16 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. Gay had 19 points and four rebounds, O.J. Mayo had 20 points, Mike Conley had 10 points and four assists, Mark Gasol had 10 points and six rebounds, and Quentin Richardson had 15 points.
This game is the fourth game of the season for the Clippers, who are playing later than the rest of the team this year, with a 4-0 record and temporarily sitting in fourth place in the West. R1152