Chapter 227: The Spurs Only Have One Duncan
The Spurs managed to beat the twins together in the first game, but in the second game, they were unable to complete the task. And from the third game, the Spurs found that it was difficult for them to make the twin brothers' fouls again, such as the last game, the two brothers committed four fouls and one three, and the speed of improvement was amazing.
At the end of the first half, the score was 51:45, and in the last few minutes of the Spurs, the GDP combination was not good. Finley hit two more shots from mid-range, otherwise it's hard to say how many points the Spurs would have trailed in the first half.
However, falling behind by six points at halftime is also not good news for the Spurs, and if they can't create a sufficient lead in the first three quarters, they can't beat the young Clippers in the final quarter, which is something everyone knows.
Ji Guoqiu got 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in the first half, Ji Guoqi 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Billups 6 points and 3 assists, Artest 14 points and 3 rebounds, and Mobley 16 points.
For the Spurs, Duncan had 12 points and 5 rebounds, Ginobili 8 points, Parker 10 points and 2 assists, Finley 8 points, Oberto 4 points, and Bruce. Bowen 3 points.
At halftime, Dunleavy Sr., as the coach of the side leading at halftime, was stopped by a pesky reporter for a damn interview.
'I would say to the players at half-time that in this stalemate you have to give everything you can to win, and now it's time to settle the bill and show what you can on the pitch.
Old Dunleavy said this kind of mouth, what is the difference between saying and not saying, the reporter was about to ask, and old Dunleavy stretched out his hand. Leaving the back of his head directly to the reporter, he quickened his pace and walked towards the players' tunnel.
In the Clippers' home locker room, Dunleavy Sr. said to the players: "There are so many stupid people in this world who always ask stupid questions like this, and only stupid people will tell others what they are going to do in the second half at halftime."
The Clippers players laughed. The team played well in the first half and went into the second half with a six-point advantage. The most important thing is that they seem to have found a way to deal with the Spurs, especially Artest, who has been reused in these two games, and the beast is in a very good mood if they can successfully eliminate the Spurs. Create a Zào Black Eight Miracle, so no matter where the Clippers go this season, and whether he will stay with the Clippers next year, at least his next contract will definitely be a 10-million-level contract.
"Damn, doesn't the coach have an opinion about us, does he? Why did the main attack in these two games become Artest and Mobley? Our shots have plummeted from the previous two games. We are the core ...... It's the boss of the team......"
"You're embarrassed to say that you only hit three shots nine times in the first half, and besides, your shots are not too small, do you still want to be like Kobe Bryant, who can't make 30 shots in a game?"
"What's wrong with the inside? Didn't O'Neill shoot more than 20 times back then? ”
"Less nonsense, in the playoffs you can brush up a little less points, be more efficient, and if you want to count jù you can brush up more rebounds and assists. Or a few more blocks and a few steals, these numbers are just as important, do you have to just focus on scoring? ”
Ji Guoyan really only stared at scoring. At the start of the season, he thought it would be nice to score more than 15 points in a game. Later, he easily reached this goal, so his ambition began to increase, and at this time, Ji Guoyi felt that only those who scored more than 18 points in a game could be considered qualified, so that his number would look good statistically. It turned out to take half a season. He also achieved this goal, and at this time Ji Guosha saw Durant. Seeing the numbers of other stars' rookie seasons, he set his sights on averaging more than 20 points per game.
Can you average 20 points per game in your first season? Often considered a watershed moment for superstars, the statistics of the past few decades show that most of the players who went on to become superstars scored more than 20 points in their first season. Or to put it more accurately: Anyone who averages more than 20 points per game in their first season goes on to become superstar players.
Ji Guoyi was for this goal, and finally brushed his average score to more than 20 points per game. However, he didn't think that if he reduced some of his unreasonable shots in the regular season, his shooting percentage could increase to more than 50%, so that he would become the first player in NBA history to enter the 180 club in his rookie season.
Although most of the players who can average more than 20 points per game in the first season have become superstars, many players who have not met this requirement have become superstars, such as Kobe Bryant. Bryant, or McGrady......
Old Dunleavy interrupted the two brothers' train of thought at this time, and said: "In the second half, they will definitely use a lot of blocking and positioning to deal with us, and we will also use blocking and dismantling to deal with them in the second half.
Ji Guoyi was anxious at this time, and hurriedly asked old Dunleavy: "Coach, what about me?" In the second half, should I also pull out more blocks and play with my teammates? ”
Old Dunleavy shook his head: "Don't, I remember I said in the previous games, Duncan is still one of the best interior players in the league in terms of blocking and pick-and-roll ability, and today you are playing against him, and your task is to pull him outside the three-point line and consume his body."
"But if he doesn't come out with me, what if the Spurs use a switch defense?"
"It's simple, the Spurs only have one Duncan, no matter which one of you he comes to defend you, the other one will be responsible for me on the offensive end, understand?"
In the away team's locker room, *Vicky is also distressed at this time, Duncan really has only one, whether he uses Ji Guoqiu to defend the inside line, or Ji Guoqiu to defend the outside, one of the twins will always be let go. Now he has two options, like in the first half, let Thomas Sr. defend his Panda brother in the low post, a task that Thomas Sr. can barely handle. However, the downside is that Duncan has to consume more body to defend his fox brother who is running around the court.
The second option is to let Duncan defend the Panda brother in the low post, and then let Oberto defend the fox brother on the outside.
The second half started quickly and everyone could see it quickly. *Vicky thought about it again and again, but still felt that if Duncan continued to run with his fox brother all over the court in the second half, he should have insisted on cramping until the end of the game.
Oberto's table is not as amazing as last season, and Oberto's Oberto has also declined this season, anyway, the Spurs are declining except for the GDP portfolio, and Oberto is now facing twin brothers or younger brothers. He all looked very wolfy. Fortunately, the Clippers' main offensive direction in the second half was still the outside, and Mobley and Artest took turns to attack inside.
Ji Guoqiu and Ji Guoqiu moved to the outside to pull space for their teammates, but unexpectedly, less than two minutes into the second half, Artest was defeated by Bruce. Bowen made two offensive fouls in a row. The Clippers' beast has already been fouled four times in the blink of an eye.
Bowen made a huge change in the way he defended Artest in the second half, and it was Vicky's idea for him, and Spurs coach Jean Bruce. Bowen treats Artest as LeBron. James dealt with it like that, defending one step and a half away, predicting his breakthrough route, blocking the breakthrough direction of the beast in advance, and creating Artest to hit people with the ball.
Artest Bileblanc. James is a lot clumsier and has a hard time stopping when he breaks through. So it was the experienced Bruce. Bowen twice in a row predicted the timing and direction, resulting in a foul on the dribble.
Old Dunleavy knows bad, Bruce. Bowen didn't look satisfied with taking out Artest. Then he moved from the third position to the second position, which was the old cat Mobley who was ready to defend the first half.
The Clippers hurriedly used James. Posey replaced Artest at the No. 3 position, and the Clippers' on-court lineup became: Billups, Mobley, James. Posey, Ji Guosha. Ji Guoqiu.
Artest went down, and the Clippers' second-half tactics remained unchanged. Oberto's ability to defend pick-and-rolls has deteriorated compared to last year, and Ji Guoyi began to frequently cooperate with Billups and Mobley on the outside. Both men have a strong ability to break through, but considering that it is Bruce who is defending Mobley. Bowen, the Clippers players subconsciously avoided that and played more Billups than Mobley.
Billups was on fire in the second half, Mr. Key knew that the time had come for him to show Xiàn, after blocking and dismantling with Ji Guoyi, he put half of his energy on passing, as long as he broke through to attract the defense and returned the ball, Ji Guoyi may get the opportunity to shoot out of place, in the face of Parker's misplaced defense, the fox brother can completely ignore the opponent and choose to jump on the spot.
If the Spurs don't change their defense, they won't be able to delay Billups' breakthrough, and it's not difficult for Billups to score on his own, anyway, the Spurs just can't prevent the Clippers, and they can't take care of the front and back.
In the third quarter of the Clippers, the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation of Billups and Ji Guozhi made the Spurs unguardable. Posey completely became a containment three-point shooter on the outside, and Ji Guoqiu also pulled Duncan to the outside, and the game on the court completely became a two-on-two matchup.
The Spurs are at least on the defensive end, and the combination of Parker and Oberto is clearly unable to guard against Ji Guoyi and Billups. On the offensive end, the Clippers can defend against the Spurs' blocking and dismantling cooperation, whether Ji Guoyi or Ji Guoqiu, the ability of these two people to prevent blocking and dismantling is not inferior to Duncan, and even relying on their younger and better athleticism, coupled with the big killer of telepathy, the Spurs' blocking and dismantling offense finally became a forced shot, and the shooting percentage was very low under the defense of the two brothers.
Sloan saw the twins' defensive blocking and dismantling ability in front of the TV, and couldn't help but wipe a handful of sweat, the Spurs have other offensive means besides blocking and dismantling, but half of the Jazz's skills are in blocking and dismantling, once they encounter an interior like the twins, wouldn't they lose half of their attack power all of a sudden?
* Vicky was very sore on the sidelines, counting this game, they did not play their blocking and pick-and-roll tactics for four whole games, and could only rely on more complex positioning and passing and cutting to get offensive opportunities, and even sometimes the Spurs coach felt that they were more efficient at using completely untechnical one-on-one than playing blocking and pick-and-roll.
At 6 minutes and 30 seconds in the third quarter, Ginobili faced Mobley's defense, broke through a step inside, and suddenly stepped back to shoot a three-point shot......
Ginobili's ball shot in a very high arc, and the basketball fell into the basket with a "swish", hollow into the net!
With a score of 62:55, the Spurs had already been stretched to ten points by the Clippers, but at this time, the Spurs' trump card in the backcourt, the Argentine demon knife, stabbed the Clippers again.
Old Dunleavy hurriedly called a timeout, Ginobili began to play, and it was undoubtedly the best choice to call a timeout immediately, sometimes a timeout could make this demon knife return to its sheath by itself.
After the pause, the demon knife was temporarily put away, and the French sports car began to roar again.
Duncan responded in the middle, Parker received the blue ball and quickly ran outside the box to shoot, this was a long-range throw, from the third game, Parker and Ginobili began to temporarily strengthen the training of this shooting method, the twins' help defense threat is too great, they must use this kind of fast shot outside the box to not be affected by the twins' help defense.
The two teams don't know yet, and Coach Sloan is secretly muttering in his heart at this time, although it looks like the Spurs are going to fight back, but the Clippers are also scoring all the time, so this game is still the Clippers have a better chance of winning, and it's time for them to start training this kind of long-range throwing, which should come in handy in the next round...... (To be continued) R655