In the second quarter, the Spurs fielded TJ Ford, Ginobili, Badinger, Bonner, and Split.

With three three-point shooting points on the court, Ford and Bonner played pick-and-rolls, and Split covered Ginobili near the baseline and was ready to cut to the basket at any time.

Popovich's tactics are also based on rationality, bench competition, he did not send too many defensive players, the purpose is to strengthen the offense to grab points, Leonard went down to rest again, waiting to match Guy.

There is an embarrassing situation, Ford has not practiced three-point shooting, and must hold the ball to break through, layups or burst points, otherwise he will not be able to play. After a few major injuries, his speed is no longer as amazing as it was in his rookie days.

ON THE DEFENSIVE END, FORD IS EVEN WORSE, HE IS 180CM TALL, WEIGHS ONLY 75 KILOGRAMS, HAS FAST HANDS, CAN STEAL, AND INTERFERENCE SHOOTING IS A WEAKNESS.

Isn't it looking for abuse to let Curry, who is not good at interfering with shots, be the best at pull-up jump shots? Popovich also had no choice, and fringe point guard Corey Joseph was even worse.

JOSEPH IS 191CM TALL, WEIGHS 84 KILOGRAMS, AND IS BASED ON AJ-PRICE, WHO IS ONLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND ROUND AT THE TIME OF THE DRAFT PREDICTION. Popovich, however, saw him as a potential replacement for George Hill and drafted him in the first round.

In his final season in college, Joseph shot 41.3 percent from three-point range, played unselfishly, passed well enough and made fewer turnovers. University of Texas head coach Rick Barnes has said that Corey Joseph is the best defensive guard he's ever had, and that he has the potential to improve.

As it turned out, Popovich looked away, and Joseph's excellent premise was that he was in college and couldn't keep up with the pace in the NBA. He's more of a shooter than a point guard, lacking creativity on the court, unable to create scoring opportunities on his own, and inaccurate three-point shooting.

If Joseph plays, it means that there is less offense on the outside, and the defensive end is not very good, Split is a blue-collar center with no range, and with a blue-collar guard who can't organize, the game will not be playable.

Spurs No. 1 Ford unsurprisingly became a weakness, being attacked by the Clippers, the style of play was very simple, Curry held the ball and went straight to the heads-up.

Tony Allen came out to deal with Ginobili, a close entanglement that did not relax for a moment, the small forward was Korver, it was not difficult to defend Badinger, and the offensive end opened up a three-point opportunity, and there was no need to do other work.

On the inside are Farid and Parsons, with five small deaths, and Farid is responsible for defending the penalty area against Split.

Thiago Split is a Brazilian player, 211cm tall, weighing 111kg, mainly playing as a power forward, with long arms, outstanding bounce and strong mobility. His defense and rebounding are very good, and his offense mainly relies on baseline air cuts, shooting under the basket, no mid-to-long range shooting ability, and his low-post skills are relatively stiff.

Yang Rui felt that putting Split as the main attack was much less threatening than Ginobili's, and sent a defensive blocking lineup to completely disrupt the opponent's arrangement.

As long as Yang Rui sends Aaron Gray, the Spurs mainly play double cover, and the two guards break through, there is always one person who can play against Gray, who is not good at blocking and dismantling. I didn't expect Gray to be just an ornament, sitting on the sidelines guarding the water dispenser.

Ginobili will have a hard time getting rid of Tony Allen, and will also face Parsons and Farid when the pick-and-roll is misplaced, the latter of whom is faster than him.

Split played four times, guaranteed half of the shooting percentage, scored four points, and once he missed the shot, the Clippers immediately counterattacked, and the offense was more efficient.

"Red Mamba" Bonner is very smart defensively, does not suffer losses in confrontation, and can play a role in defensive positional warfare, but he is miserable against Parsons, the opponent can shoot suddenly, and the speed is faster than him, and the heads-up is misplaced.

Parsons defends Bonner with a much simpler defense, just keep their distance and interfere with shots, and the two are close in height. Bonner has a weight advantage that he can't take advantage of, and lacks the ability to attack with the ball.

The margin continued to widen, Popovich made an early substitution, and Parker returned to the court to face Curry to stabilize the situation. But Parker is also not easy to attack, and the Clippers' small lineup is too quick to change defenses.

In the second half, the Spurs successively replaced the main force, and the Clippers could rotate more people, Griffin and Farid partnered inside, Paul and Curry were two guards, and the small forward was Guy, who continued to play counterattack-oriented.

This lineup maximizes the speed advantage, Duncan struggles defensively, and Scola can't outrun Farid at all. The Spurs were forced to fight the Clippers on offense.

At halftime, the Clippers led 66-45.

Barkley commented: "I think the Clippers are going to win the championship this season, they are very good offensively and defensively, and the Spurs can't easily break down their defense, and if you don't play small-ball tactics, it's even harder for opponents to score." With the addition of Chandler and Battier, they are the strongest teams in the league. ”

Smith laughed: "It's a pity that there are only 66 regular season games this season, and the Clippers can't break the record for the best record." ”

There are a number of outstanding defensive players to lead by, and Griffin, Curry, and others are becoming more and more active on the defensive end. If you don't be active, you can't do it, the opponent can see where the weak points of the defense are, and push towards them.

At the beginning of the second half, the Clippers changed to a positional offense, and the three people who could get into the defense for a while strengthened the defense, and the Spurs did not score in the defensive battle for 5 minutes, and Duncan and Split made free throws, and the point difference continued to widen.

Yang Rui predicted the Spurs' routine, if you want to reverse the game, you must exert force in the third quarter, if you fall behind by a big score and enter the final quarter, the psychological pressure of the players will increase, and it is easy to be impatient.

As long as they withstand this wave of offense, the Clippers will undoubtedly win, and it will also consume the physical strength of the opposing offensive players.

After lowering the tempo, the two sides were evenly matched, and the Clippers led by 20 points at the end of the third quarter, and the game went into garbage time.

In the final quarter, Yang Rui sent Curry, Danny Green, Gay, Parsons, Griffin, the main defense broke through and three-pointers, and the Spurs fought offense.

The Spurs also sent a small lineup to grab points, and Bonner played center, making three three-pointers in a single quarter. But even though Bonner played well and scored 13 points in this quarter, he couldn't help the Spurs recover the score and ended in a miserable defeat.

The Clippers offense was better, Parsons organized the forward to withdraw the inside, Curry and Green ran to catch the ball and shoot, and Griffin could impact the basket after covering.

The Clippers won 124-99 and scored high points for the second game in a row.

Six players on the team scored double-doubles, Gay had 22 points and 5 rebounds, Paul had 18 points, 15 assists and 2 steals, Griffin had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and Curry had 17 points and 4 assists.

For blue-collar role players, Chandler had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Tony Allen had 4 points, 1 assist and 2 steals, and Battier hit two three-pointers to score 6 points.

Just looking at the stats, these three are not remarkable, but when they were on the court together in the third quarter, the Spurs players could not get into the box at all, and could only shoot at people far from the basket, and the rhythm was completely out of order.

The two rookies of the Clippers played very well this game, and Farid played 20 minutes, cutting 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 dunks. Parsons finished with 14 points, three rebounds and four assists on 5-of-8 shooting, 2-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws.

The Spurs' two rookies didn't far, with Leonard playing 20 minutes, shooting 1-of-3 and finishing with just two points and six rebounds. Now Leonard's task is to catch and shoot, and he still has a long way to go.

Corey Joseph only played 4 minutes in garbage time, shooting 0-of-2 with all stats of nil.

Yang Rui said in an interview: "The Clippers have a lot of good defensive players, we don't just play offense to win, the third quarter is an attempt, and I'm proud of their performance. ”

The reporter asked, "What do you think of the Spurs?" ”

Yang Rui thought about it and said lightly: "Before the newcomers grow up, the Spurs have no championship strength, and they can't win against the Clippers only by relying on the veteran trident." ”