Chapter 21: The Perfect Debut
Durant suffered a big blow this time, and if he is an ordinary player, he may not be in any state in the future.
But this list is different, people turn grief into strength, and the battle ** is even higher! That's the difference between an average player and a rising star, not just in terms of talent, but also psychologically, setbacks and stress only accelerate their growth, not become pressure and crush them.
"Boss, isn't that how it is played in movies? The protagonist was beaten by the villain first, and then turned the tables and counterattacked! I look at this kid very much like the protagonist, as if he wants to do this to you, you have to be careful. Ji Guoyan saw Durant's heavy fanfare, indomitable, rather than broken jade, persistent efforts, and unyielding eyes, and made a joke about his brother.
Although it was a joke, Durant really became more difficult, and Margeti soon lay down the gun for Ji Guoqiu on the defensive end.
The Clippers, the temporary big man, made a pull-up jump shot directly after being covered by Durant, and the shot was clear, and Bangyanxiu scored his 10th point of the game.
Margety, who was **, was very angry about this, this cap who didn't know that it was Ji Guoqiu inspired the fighting spirit of Bangyanxiu, he only knew that he couldn't put his face aside by being beaten like this by a rookie.
In the next two minutes, the Clippers' offense was a routine, Margeti used his speed + strong body to make a variety of strong bursts against Duland, break through and hit the basket, or shoot.
Durant is still a rookie after all, and before he can return it on Ji Guoqiu, he was repeatedly beaten by Margety, which is unbearable!
Ji Guoqiu continued to dominate the basket on the defensive end for the past two minutes, and as long as the supersonic dared to come in, there was no return. On the other side, Ji Guoyi used his faster explosiveness and movement speed to constantly make up for the defense, and the two guarded the basket tightly.
SuperSonic's main scoring guard, Wilkins slipped the bottom line again, this time he successfully broke through Ji Guoqiu's defense, but the layup under the basket was driven back by Ji Guoyi, who assisted in the defense on the wing, and slapped away!
Another inside player of the Clippers used this block to also put up a sign: "This road is not passable!" ”
Cassel has been in the league for 15 years, and he has long known how to deal with young fish like the SuperSonics, and he can easily take them out with counterattacks. The alien himself can't run, but his teammates can do this task, and it's enough for him to just pass the ball.
As long as Ji Guoqiu grabbed the rebound, he immediately passed it to Cassel, and then played a fast break with his teammates.
The SuperSonics are young, highly motivated to defend, and very defense, but these little guys won't get stuck, and by the time they run to the basket, the Clippers have often completed the layup.
Durant wants to have an excellent performance on the offensive end, but the supersonic tactical execution ability is limited, the success rate of the blocking and cutting tactics on the line is not even half, and the off-ball cover is not good.
Ji Guoqiu finished halftime and had already scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. The reason why there are so many rebounds is entirely because of the contribution of various singles from the supersonic speed.
Ji Guoyi had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in the half, and today he only made 5 shots in the first half, all of which were outside the three-point line, and he shot 3 of 5, which is a pretty good shooting rate.
The score was 49-39, and the Clippers led by 10 points at halftime.
In the first half of the game, the Clippers' tactical execution was not good, but fortunately, Ji Guoqiu's blocking and off-ball coverage were much better than the supersonic interior, and with Kassel's experience, they had more open shooting opportunities and fewer turnovers than the opponent. Especially when the two brothers are on the floor at the same time, the SuperSonics rarely score in the paint zone, and the Clippers deserve a lead.
The superSonics are too young, their core is only in their first season, the role of the coach is difficult to play, the growth of players depends on the accumulation of time, and they don't know what is right if they don't make mistakes.
In the second half, the elder Dunleavy did not replace the three main players, and used the combination of Brevine Knight, Quentin Rose, James Posey, Ji Guoyi, and Ji Guoqiu.
This combination, the supersonic Durant said it was very uncomfortable, Posey's defensive ability is on the same level as Battier, Artest, Uncle Bao, Raga Bell and others, which made it difficult for first-year rookie Durant, in the third quarter under Posey's defense, the shooting percentage dropped to 5 of 13, and he missed three consecutive shots in front of Posey in the second half.
The two brothers are still doing what they should do in this lineup, Ji Guoqiu's basket is still idler, the offensive end will occasionally come to a middle distance, and when the penalty area is in place, he will also show his half-baked little hook ** to the opponent. Although his hook moves have traces of strict training, his height and arm span are still not to be underestimated.
Ji Guoyi didn't use his back to shoot today, his face frame shooting is enough for the time being, and his back body should wait until he is more proficient to use it, so as to reduce his shooting percentage.
Durant finally used a cross cover in the third quarter to get a rare open mid-range, but Durant was too anxious to score this ball and actually hit the iron!
Ji Guoqiu laughed at this rebound under the basket and increased his rebound count to 10.
At this time, it was already 4 minutes and 40 seconds in the third quarter, the two brothers had been on the court for eight minutes, Ji Guoqiu got a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the elder Dunleavy made a substitution adjustment.
The score of the two teams has been 64:44, the Clippers lead reached 20 points, and there is no need to fight again in the final quarter.
A minute later, the two brothers were replaced, and Carman didn't play again, and the focus today was not on him but on the two brothers, with the Clippers coming on to the third bench to play garbage time.
Ji Guoqiu produced 20 minutes this year, got 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and had no friends with high efficiency.
Ji Guoyi played 22 minutes and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, the two played their own characteristics today, not only Dunleavy saw it, but the Clippers fans also applauded warmly when the two left the court, indicating that their debut has been recognized by Clippers fans.
After the game, Ji Guoqiu still attended the press conference, and Ji Guoqi was thrown in the locker room by the old Dunleavy again, and the old coach did not dare to take him to this kind of occasion again.
At the press conference, Dunleavy Sr. spoke highly of the two brothers, but when asked if he would promote the two brothers to starters? The old coach still sold a pass, and did not answer positively, only answering that the team's starting point is determined by the player's training status.
ESPN's sports columnist, Lauby spoke highly of the two after the game, writing: "Today is the debut of two Chinese-American rookies of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the ending is wonderful, they are like two big locks, blocking the three-second zone cleanly, and letting the supersonic young Leadereye and the No. 5 show hit their heads and bleed. Also two rookies, the two Ji brothers defeated two opponents with higher draft picks on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in this game. ”
The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, Da Bundan and Da Sabi, did not comment on the two after the match, and it was clear that they could not find the black spot. Before the game, the two of them were so black that they were all black, and if they didn't pretend to be ostriches at this time, it was easy to be slapped in the face!
These two are very shrewd, when should they pretend to be a turtle with a shrunken head? When is it time to chase after it? They have a clear telling. (http://.)。
Ji Guoyi didn't want them to be so comfortable, he didn't care about these things like his brother, although he didn't say it before the game, but he remembered how these two people were picky and humiliated them. At this time, of course, there must be revenge and revenge. So he took a camera of the column written by the two before the game and posted it on his blog, without commenting on a word, but what the intention was already clear, this is a silent slap in the face!
The media flocked to Ji Guosha's blog like a cat smelling fish, and spontaneously began to hype up the matter.
They haven't forgotten that the No. 30 rookie in the first round was still making a lot of nonsense a few days ago, claiming that he was no worse than the champion and the leader. Now it seems that this is not all bragging, he still has strength, but is there a champion who is strong? That still has to look at the regular season table xiàn to confirm.
Coincidentally, the Clippers will host the Portland Trail Blazers on October 11, isn't this the team that won the top pick Oden? However, reporters were immediately disappointed that Oden had already been out for the entire season with a knee injury in September, and the top pick had already dropped out of the rookie race for the year before the preseason.
On October 11, in the Clippers' home game against the Trail Blazers, the two brothers didn't expect that they would both sit on the bench? The starting interior pairing was Carman and Tim Thomas.
The interior combination of Chris Carman and Tim Thomas is not inferior to the two Ji brothers in terms of offensive ability, but it is a notch worse in defense, and the rebounding ball is far less solid than when the two brothers are on the court.
Dunleavy Sr. experimented with the combination for half a quarter, shook his head, and switched the two brothers on the court at the same time.