Chapter 335: The One Who Dominates the Game
Paul used his speed to force his way through the Spurs defense, and for a while it turned the Spurs upside down.
But fortunately, the defense on the Spurs' side is still strong, so even if Paul breaks through, not every goal can be scored.
In this way, the key to victory or defeat is rebounding!
The team that can grab the rebound gets the initiative.
Compared with the Spurs and the Clippers, they did suffer on the inside, the Clippers had two inside, Griffin averaged 10.8 rebounds per game, Jordan Jr. averaged 12.3 rebounds per game, and the two of them combined had 23.1 rebounds!
That's pretty good rebounding stats, ranking in the top two in the league, and if they continue to do so until the end of the season, the duo has a good chance of even winning the league's first rebounding in rebounding.
On the Spurs' side, if Duncan is still there, Duncan and Whiteside can also get 20+ rebounds combined, which will not be too bad.
But in this game, Duncan is not there, and the Spurs are only Whiteside alone, although he can also grab 12 rebounds per game, but the problem is that Duncan, who can usually grab 10+ rebounds, is not here today, and all the pressure is on Whiteside all of a sudden.
After all, although Dio is not bad, he only averages 5.3 rebounds per game, which can be regarded as not helping at all.
So Whiteside is under a lot of pressure, and he needs to face two rebounders by himself, which is not good for him, because as long as one of these two gets stuck with him, the other one can easily win the rebound.
Therefore, although Paul's own offensive efficiency is not particularly good, the Clippers can maintain a slight lead, because they rebound well and play a beautiful second offense! In addition, Paul's passing is very lethal, so the Spurs fell into passivity for a while.
"It can't go on like this." found that he had wasted a lot of strength to pass the ball, but he couldn't stop the second attack on the opposite side, Qin Yan felt that he was looking at Parker, it was time to change his style of play, if he did everything possible to hoist the ball to the inside line and let Whiteside play, then it would be very difficult to chase points!
Parker saw Qin Yan's eyes, and after considering the situation on the scene, Parker also felt that it was indeed a little reluctant to play according to the original plan, so he also made a gesture to change tactics.
Of course, Whiteside also saw that gesture, and he breathed a sigh of relief, oh my God, I finally don't have to be the core of the attack, I'm so tired, every time I shoot, I pray that I must score, it's really psychological.
Let's continue to grab rebounds and blocks, this is my job.
Whiteside is very clear about his perception that he can't become a technical interior core like Yao Ming and Nowitzki, but if he can play the rebounding block to the extreme and become an Uncle Mu, there is no problem with a talent like Rodman.
So, leave the offense to someone else, and the rebound to me!
That's what Whiteside wants.
But today, Duncan wasn't there, and Whiteside felt aggrieved.
"Bang-"
"Pengโ"
Parker couldn't throw in, and Whiteside just wanted to grab the rebound, but he was stuck by a huge force and couldn't move, so he could only watch Jordan Jr. jump in front of him and win the rebound.
If you look closely, it's not Griffin who is blocking you!
"Hehe, if you're the only one, you shouldn't think too much about today's rebound." Griffin said this a little bit of a, but it was true.
Whiteside wanted to refute, but it seemed that he couldn't refute it, because it is true that the Spurs are suffering a loss in rebounding now, and no matter how powerful Whiteside is, he can't snatch rebounds from two opponents of the same level!
And the Clippers are different, relying on two strong rebounds, the pitcher and the breakthrough player have no worries, just shoot and rush, anyway, it's best to score, and if you don't score, you can continue to play with rebounds!
So in terms of secondary offense, the Clippers are far ahead today, the Spurs only have a pitiful 6 points on the second offense, and the Clippers' secondary offense reaches 22 points!
If it weren't for the Spurs' good tactical run and the high success rate of the first attack, the score would have been opened up long ago according to the score of the second attack!
"Bang-"
"Rebound!"
The Clippers didn't score again, Jordan Jr., Whiteside, and Griffin jumped at the same time, and Whiteside was in the middle of the Clippers duo, like meat in the middle of a sandwich! There is simply no way to fully burst out of your own power!
"Pengโ"
The three collided in the air, and Whiteside was the worst in the middle, the kind that was directly sandwiched into a patty by the two, and he couldn't grab the rebound when he was attacked before and after!
The rebound was lost again, and Griffin grabbed a back-and-forth basket and scored again.
"Are you alright, Hassan?" Qin Yan saw Whiteside covering his ribs, and hurriedly went over to ask about the situation, he didn't see what happened just now, but he heard a crash, and now it seems that Whiteside has suffered a dark loss.
"It's okay, I can do it, Qin, I'm sorry, I didn't hold the rebound." Whiteside waved his hand to indicate that he was okay, and then said apologetically.
"Ah, it's okay, you've done a great job." Qin Yan patted Whiteside on the shoulder to express encouragement, he felt that Whiteside was a little low now, and he had to cheer him up, well, or rather, he had to fool him.
"Hassan, I remember, there was a famous center who said that whoever rules the rebounds rules the whole game, Hassan, you are the one who can dominate the game now!"
"The one who rules the game? Me? "Whiteside is a little hard to believe that dominating rebounds can dominate the game?
"Yes, that's you!" Qin Yan nodded vigorously, "Now that our team needs your rebounds!" You're the one who can rule the game! โ
Rebounding, Domination, Game ...... Whiteside was confused by Qin Yan's sudden chicken soup, it turns out that this is the case, the team can't do without my rebounds! I'm the one who can rule the game! It's the hope of the team!
Looking at Whiteside's gradually brightening eyes, Qin Yan knew that the flicker was working, he patted Whiteside on the shoulder hard, and added the last fire, "Go Hassan, let everyone see your ability to dominate this game!" You can definitely do it! โ
"Hmm!" Whiteside nodded heavily, at this moment, it was as if he was not fighting alone! Chamberlain, Russell, Rodman, Big Ben, Malone, Uncle Mu and other rebounding masters are with him at this moment! Whiteside seemed to be able to see these seniors waving to him affectionately!
"Drink, ah, ah, ah-"
Whiteside roared in the sky, and then walked murderously towards the opponent's inside line, and then, it was up to him.
Qin Yan succeeded in flickering and was quite happy, but here Parker was a little puzzled and asked him, "Is what you just said true?" Who said I don't remember? โ
"Which one?"
"It's the saying that dominating rebounds can dominate the game."
"Oh, that's what Tsuyoshi Akagi, the famous center forward in Kanagawa, Japan, said." Qin Yan replied solemnly.
"Huh? Japan? Is there a good center there......" Parker obviously didn't know what it was, and was still pondering.
Qin Yan resisted the urge to laugh, spread his hands helplessly, and said in his heart: Alas, you just think about it slowly, who let you have a generation gap with me, a child without childhood......