Curry showed a high ball quotient, gave his teammates a code, and began to play according to the second tactic arranged by Yang Rui, and found a big man to cut in the air after covering. Chandler forced the basket and scored Griffin as long as he attracted Cousins to make up the defense.

Griffin is on the right side of the line, not going anywhere, not worrying that Chandler can't find it. If the other guys are in place, Griffin will take advantage of the situation to divide the ball and give a chance, he has a good sense of passing the ball, can see where the gap is, and then it will be time to test the King's perimeter rotation, and if the turn is not good, he will defend two points into three points.

Curry and Chandler played pick-and-rolls, attracting two people to wrap and find an open space for Chandler in the middle.

Chandler held the ball and rushed inside, Cousins dunked without making up for it, Cousins chose to fill in, and Chandler gave Griffin to the bottom line.

Green stood outside the 70-degree three-point line, McLemore didn't dare to defend Griffin, and the coach specifically told him to follow Green before the game, and he listened to the coach's arrangement.

Mike Malone won't be in the Kings for long, he will definitely leave, the Kings hope he can strengthen the team's defense, but in the current lineup, except for Barnes who has a bit of defensive potential, everyone else is strong in attack and weak in defense, and it is not good to change anyone as a coach.

Griffin took an easy shot a little beyond the penalty line and hollowed it into the net. 9 to 4.

The Kings attacked, Cousins received the ball in the middle after blocking and dismantling, and rushed inside with the ball, attracting two people to wrap and divide. Thompson took aim on the left baseline and missed the basket with a mid-range shot that was grabbed by Griffin.

For Thompson's offense, Malone is helpless and cannot improve.

Thompson later mixed with the Chinese CBA Shandong team, averaging less than 20 points per game in the CBA, and left China after only one season, 16-17.

The Clippers continued the same tactic, and this time Thompson was a little slower to switch to Curry, keeping his distance and trying to cut to the air for Cashandler. Curry got rid of Irving, took a big step sideways and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer.

The ball bounced off the basket, but the opportunity was already out, Cousins protected the backcourt rebound, and made a long pass directly to Irving, who was fast down, and the rough problem was committed again.

Cousins has been on the path of developing in the direction of the interior line, averaging a career-high 3.3 assists per game this season, but also averaging a career-high 3.6 turnovers per game. His idea of a long pass was right, but unfortunately the strength was not mastered well, and Owen ran at full speed and did not receive the ball, and passed directly out of the bottom line.

The Clippers offense, Curry and Chandler played a block and dismantle, this time Irving chased the defense quickly and did not miss the position, Curry passed directly to Griffin, who pulled to the right 70 degrees, one step inside the three-point line.

Chandler's air-cut tactics couldn't be played, Griffin spontaneously adjusted, probed after receiving the ball, Cousins kept his distance to prevent breakthroughs, Griffin suddenly pulled out his hand, Cousins didn't jump, just reached out and interfered slightly.

Cousins has what it takes to be a great defensive player, but his defense is based on mood, and he rarely jumps when defending from the perimeter, and Griffin hits cleanly. 11 to 4.

Griffin made three mid-range shots in a row, and Mike Ma's faucet was big, but he hadn't figured out how to adjust it yet.

Yang Rui let Griffin practice shooting still have results, although he is not accurate in three points, but the mid-range shot is already a conventional weapon, even a stunt.

At the beginning of the season, there was a lot of speculation that Griffin would turn pitcher, like Aldridge or even Nowitzki for the Trail Blazers. At the time, Griffin denied such claims, saying that he just wanted to be more well-rounded, but statistically, Griffin's shooting under the basket this season was only 33.2%, which dropped to a four-season low, while the proportion of mid-to-long-range shooting was 42.3%, a career high.

Irving and Cousins played a pick-and-roll to get rid of Green, changed direction and broke past Griffin, attracting Chandler to make up for the ball, and Thompson caught the ball from close range and finally scored. 11 to 6.

After a few more rounds, Mike Malone called a timeout, and he noticed that the Clippers had a different offensive routine than they did during the regular season.

In the regular season, the Clippers players played very casually, especially Curry, who often forced his shots against people. Today, Curry was a breakthrough, mainly divided the ball, and did not force a shot, and Griffin pulled away the mid-range shot, and the King was a little overwhelmed.

Malone saw that the key to the Clippers' upper hand was Chandler's air cut, and as soon as the blue-collar center played a role on the offensive end, the Kings could no longer partially pinch Griffin and Curry, and the outside line was a three-point opportunity. If it is not included, the two stars of the Clippers can play calmly and alone, and the Kings lack defensive guards.

Malone realized a terrible thing, many of the Clippers' regular season games were not taken seriously. In fact, when Yang Rui feels that the opponent's strength is average, he will let the players play freely as relaxation, so that they can have a better state to play tough battles.

In the 82 regular season games, if the players are strict in every game and concentrate, not to mention the young people of the Clippers, even the Spurs can't do it, and it's useless for Popovich to yell at the players.

Yang Rui can lead the team to 70+ wins in the regular season many times, not only because of the strong lineup, but also because he will arrange running and bombing offenses, allowing players and opponents to fight for talent rather than running tactics on the field. Only in the running bombardment, many seemingly nonsense shots can ensure efficiency.

Malone is different, this is the first year of his career as a head coach, and his tactics are very rigid, no different from the regular season, and there are traces to follow.

After the timeout, Malone ruthlessly replaced Ilyasova and wanted to fight with the Clippers to attack.

Yang Rui also made an immediate substitution, with Chandler Parsons coming on to replace Griffin, one big and four small. In this way, the Clippers have a longer range at the No. 4 position, Parsons defense will not be a hole, and Ilyasova has a similar style to him, floating outside to shoot.

The game continued, and the Kings' tactic was to block and pick and roll, with the three pulling away, and Cousins and Irving attacking.

Cousins forced a couple of times and scored another 10 points, but the mood started to get agitated. Cousins shot 73% of his free throws in the regular season, which is not something that can be dealt with "shark slashing tactics", but the Clippers players completely obeyed Yang Rui's arrangement and fouled the ball that went deep into the basket.

Cousins hit all six free throws, and the anger was gradually rising.

The Clippers led 31-24 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Griffin, who had a half-quarter break, came back to bring a substitute, and the other four were Farid, Parsons, Gay, and Livingston.

This roster has two All-Stars, three great role players, and is no problem starting most teams. The Kings bench was completely suppressed.

The Kings Five are Isaiah Thomas, Ray McCallum, John Salmons, Carl Landry, and Ilyasova.

They imitate the Clippers' small-ball tactics, a pure offensive lineup, and can pull away shots on the inside, and break through sharply on the outside. In the regular season, the Kings won the Clippers on offense.

In the regular season, Yang Rui did not let Griffin take the bench in the second quarter, and this crucial rotation broke down the Kings defense. The two opened up for a three-point opportunity, Livingston and Griffin played blocks, and Farid prepared to cut and rush to the front court to rebound.

Ilyasova switched to Livingston, Thomas was too short to stop Griffin from cutting in the air, and Livingston only had to find Griffin to pass the ball. Thomas can't chase defense, and he can't interfere with the shot when he is slow after being blocked, which is the sadness of his 175CM height, and he can only prevent breakthroughs.

Yang Rui arranges tactics according to Livingston's style, he can't shoot accurately from mid to long distance, break through after blocking, and reach 45 degrees before the bottom line, so that even if Thomas catches up, he can use his height advantage to play alone, or give low post Griffin a drop ball.

Griffin's low-post singler Ilyasova also has a physical advantage, unable to shoot, and Farid can also grab rebounds in the frontcourt.

The difference quickly widened......