Chapter 465: Strange Tactics
Blake Griffin averages 20+10 per game, although it is similar to last season, but the Clippers were the league's fish belly last season, and this season has an excellent record.
So Blake Griffin couldn't be more satisfied with Chris Paul.
The two are in their honeymoon phase.
The rest of the Clippers also spoke for Paul, and among the All-Stars just past, Paul was overpowered by Qin Yang and only got a chance to come off the bench.
This makes a lot of people unhappy.
This game will be a battle of revenge.
As Qin Yang expected, when Chris Paul was interviewed before the game, he did not have this hatred of the opposite player at all, and spoke very low-key:
"Bruce Chin is a very good point guard, even in the NBA for so many years, I don't think there is any conflict between us, and it is a blessing to play against him on the court. I cherish this opportunity. ”
Qin Yang also has a similar attitude:
"I don't think there's anything to play up between me and Paul, usually it's the forward players who defend me, we don't have a chance to play up the whole game, and we don't have any matchups to talk about, and as for the matchup between the Clippers and the Kings, I think it's better to put it in the playoffs."
For the duel between the two and the two teams, Qin Yang sneered in his heart.
The game begins.
Kings starters, Qin Yang, Ray Allen, Francisco Garcia, Darko, Cousins.
The Clippers start, DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Randy Foye, Caron Butler.
Jumping ball, Cousins played against DeAndre Jordan, and Jordan Jr. directly tossed the ball out.
It was one of the few times Cousins failed to jump the ball.
In terms of physical fitness, Jordan Jr. is not inferior to Cousins at all, and the two are similar in many ways.
Chris Paul holds the ball and slowly dribbles across the half.
On the first ball, Paul singled.
Francisco Garcia followed closely and didn't give Paul a chance. At the beginning, Paul made a sharp stop and accelerated, but was stopped by Francisco Garcia.
But Paul didn't panic and still dribbled.
The rest of the Clippers ran out of position, looking for opportunities.
That's Paul's style, try to keep the ball in your own hands.
When Griffin found his position, Chris Paul forced a breakaway, faked a shot, and hit a mid-range shot.
The Kings attacked, Qin Yang passed the ball directly to Darko after half time, and Kaloon Butler, who defended Qin Yang, was eyeing him and was ready to endure hardships.
But this unexpected pass made Kalom Butler stunned.
After the pass, Darko singled Griffin.
Griffin's defense is not good, but his strength is very strong, and Darko is a little reluctant if he shoots, but at this time, after Darko pretended to break through, he directly threw the ball to Qin Yang.
Off the court, Coach Rivers shouted loudly to defend.
Caron Butler was stunned for a moment, not following the good guys.
Qin Yang received the ball, took a step back directly, and shot a three-point shot.
Sou!
The Kings hit a three-pointer.
The Clippers attacked, Paul met the bag under the basket, passed to Griffin, and Griffin hit an iron shot. Griffin's mid-range shooting is above the league level, but striking iron is inevitable.
Dakoka is in position and gets the rebound.
Kings attack.
Qin Yang gave the ball to Garcia after halftime, and Garcia broke through and couldn't succeed, but passed to Darko. After the pass, Darko took the ball and passed it directly to Ray Allen.
On the outside, Qin Yang gave Lei Allen a cover and then hit the basket.
The Clippers' defense went wrong in an instant.
The two of them ran towards Qin Yang one after the other.
The threat from Qin Yang's offensive end was too great.
But Ray Allen was directly vacant, and at the beginning of the game, it was such a big point guard, and the Clippers' defense had problems.
Ray Allen got up and down and hit a three-pointer.
The Clippers attacked, and they didn't get a chance to pass and cut several times, Paul shot a three-pointer directly, Qin Yang misplaced the defense, and the interference was in place.
But the three-pointer still hit.
Scoring this goal, Paul opened his arms and waved his fists, very arrogant.
Qin Yang's face was expressionless, and after receiving his teammate's serve, he dribbled directly over the half, and after the half, Qin Yang gave the ball to Lei Allen.
Ray Allen attacked with the ball, and after breaking through, the ball was given to Garcia, who passed to Qin Yang, and Qin Yang was caught again in an instant.
But Qin Yang passed the ball directly to Garcia.
Garcia shot directly from outside the three-point line!
Boom!
The three-pointer hit the iron, Griffin took the ball away in front of Qin Yang, and Paul got the rebound.
This time, the Kings played fine, and Garcia got the opportunity to shoot in the open space, but his open shot was not so stable.
The Clippers attacked, and Paul still made a sharp stoppage.
Facing Garcia's defense, hit again.
This goal, Garcia's defense is fine.
The Kings fell behind at the beginning, but Coach Van Gundy sat in the coach's seat and did not move, and Qin Yang had no intention of forcibly carrying the whole court with the ball.
The game continues.
In the first quarter, the Kings changed their tactics several times.
Ray Allen and Darko successively changed as the axis of the team, and Qin Yang did more work to move the ball and attract the defense.
After the first quarter, the Clippers led by four points at 28-24.
In the second quarter, Qin Yang went to rest as usual.
The Kings are still a tactical fit.
In the second quarter, the Kings finally felt much better, their shooting percentage improved, and when the players got the opportunity, the Kings directly used the offense to shatter the Clippers' hopes.
In the third quarter, Chris Paul directly turned on the furious mode.
The combination of Paul and Griffin is good enough on the offensive end.
In just five minutes, Paul made two steals and the Clippers led by 11 points again.
Coach Van Gundy called a timeout, and Qin Yang came on.
After Qin Yang came on the court, he used the back dribble and feints to break through directly, the Clippers directly surrounded Qin Yang, and attacked back and forth, Qin Yang made a fake shot and a real pass, Darko received the basketball under the basket, and ended the battle with an easy basket.
Shaq O'Neill shook his head in the commentary seat:
"If it were me, I would definitely dunk one hard to let the opponent know that I am there, and it is not so easy to score."
Reggie Miller's cameo commentary was disdainful:
"So that's why you shoot three-pointers. At the Kings, it's clear that more and more players are getting good at shooting. ”
"But I have the championship."
Shaq O'Neill said this and immediately shut up.
Because Reggie Miller's eyes are ugly, and besides, maybe O'Neill will die on the street tonight.
The game continues.
After Qin Yang came on the field, he didn't shoot much.
Defense, cover, passing, card position, Qin Yang did a lot of dirty work, and it was his teammates who were in the limelight, but after Qin Yang came on the court, the Kings slowly caught up with the point difference.
Chris Paul was dying of exhaustion.
On the last ball of the third quarter, Paul hit the basket directly, surrounded by Cousins, causing Cousins to foul 2 of 2.
But looking back, Klay Thompson hit a three-pointer again with the help of Qin Yang's cover.
The Kings are still ahead of the score.