Chapter 888 [Pursuit of Perfection, There is No Danger]

The Clippers have home-court advantage in seven games, but the Wizards are in high spirits, and experts predict the game, believing that the winning rate is five to five, and both sides have a chance to win the championship.

Last season, the Wizards fell in the Finals, gaining experience and confidence. They played very well in the first six games of the year, showing the world their quality and determination to win.

Heroes promote the times, and the times create heroes! The Clippers have won five consecutive championships, and whoever can beat them to stop defending the title will be a championship with a lot of gold, and if the Wizards win, they will be remembered in history.

Clippers players don't want to lose, people have the psychology of pursuing the limit, so there are so many records in sports waiting for people to break. Now, several core members of the Wizards are looking forward to catching up with the Green Army's eight-game winning streak.

Most fans still support the Clippers, especially Curry's fans, as long as he wins another championship, his total championship count will catch up with Michael Jordan, and the possibility of surpassing it in the future is very high.

Now, Curry's historical status has surpassed Kobe, because Curry's five championships were obtained as an important player in the team, and Kobe Bryant's fifth championship did not enter the playoff squad and won by lying down.

There are no secrets between the two sides, and the key to victory or defeat lies in the performance of the players, as well as the rotation of coaches and tactical adjustments.

From the start of the scrum, both sides were full of energy and full attention to the game.

In the first quarter, both core Durant and Curry performed well, scoring 13 and 11 points respectively.

Thompson, the second leader of the Wizards, performed better than Antetokounmpo, shooting two three-pointers in a single quarter, as well as a good game of breaking through the throw, and Antetokounmpo did not play much under Durant's defense, shooting 1 of 4 and scoring only 2 points.

Brother Alphabet is still too young after all, he was a substitute for Middleton in the finals last year, and this year he was suddenly promoted to the second leader, and some seedlings are promoted. He will inevitably feel some nervousness in key battles, which affects his performance.

Because Brother Alphabet's three-point inaccuracy was not allowed, Yang Rui couldn't arrange for him to pull out to cover his teammates like Durant, and he could only cut inside to the outside to shoot three points. Without one change, it is difficult to break through the defense, and the Wizards move fast inside.

The Clippers are down 22-31, and fans don't want the home team to end in defeat, cheering and cheering for the Wizards, and when the Wizards attack, they will let out the biggest boos.

In the second quarter of the bench battle, the Clippers played a wave of 11-0 to overtake the score, and Thibodeau, who played, called a timeout.

The Wizards' bench rotation is generally Jennings, Londay Hollis Jefferson, Bogdanovic, Jason Smith, Ian Masimmi.

Longday is a player with a strong style who was drafted in the first round by the Wizards in '15. What he is best at is defense, and the template set for him by the NBA draft official website is former outside defensive gate Bruce Bowen, but he is not like Bowen, who breaks through on the offensive end and has a strong impact, but his shooting is inconsistent.

Lang Day's style of play overlaps with Jennings, and the Wizards' interior Marsinmi also lacks range, and the Clippers only need to defend Bogdanovic with a three-pointer, and they can limit the Wizards' offense with joint defense.

Yang Rui also had an adjustment, the veteran West did not play, and Covington played the No. 4 position, which was more mobile and prevented Jennings's blocking and break-out, and Covington's Smith, who scored on mid-range shots, did not become a weakness, and Masinmi, who can force the inside, was handed over to Whiteside to deal with.

After only 3 minutes of play, Thibodeau replaced Jennings and Marcinmi, who had a bad offense, and replaced Wall and Durant.

Thibodeau did the same in the last game, as soon as he saw that the substitute was not playing well, he immediately replaced it with a star, and won the game by increasing the time of the star.

The Wizards' star is slightly better than the Clippers, and as soon as Durant is on the line, the offense is immediately opened, but Yang Rui is not in a hurry to change to the main force, so that the physical Bamot will defend Durant for a while, and he is not afraid to defend against any star.

Bamot continued to fight closely, and was not passed by Durant once, Durant and Wall couldn't get easy shooting opportunities after blocking and dismantling, the Clippers combined defense, players interfered nearby, and the point guards were all over 190CM tall, and they did a good job in defending shots.

In the second half, the scores of the two sides alternated upwards.

Young Rui gave Curry, Danny Green, and Draymond Green a break in the last quarter, and sent in the energetic LaVine, Booker, and West, while Thibodeau kept the stars on the floor, and he couldn't trust the others.

Thibodeau is a good coach, there is no doubt about this, strict military discipline, strict defense, dare to fight, but he has a problem that he loves to train the main force too much, and this problem has not changed. No matter how well the Wizards play in this year's playoffs, as long as it is not a 30 or 40 point slaughter, he will put the five main players on the court in the last quarter, even if the opponent has already sent a mahjong lineup.

Thibodeau is a perfectionist and wants to adjust immediately as soon as the players don't work well together, or the tactics don't work well. It's not okay to be a coach who is slow on the spot, and it's not a good thing to be too fast.

Many fans hate this fat man because of this, they are so fat and don't practice, they know how to train players.?

This character is in his bones, he has worked with Yang Rui for many years, and Thibodeau doesn't like to use substitutes, if he is the head coach of the Spurs, it is estimated that Duncan and Ginobili will have to retire early.

LaVine and Booker have excellent individual abilities to ensure that the perimeter offense is guaranteed, and West is experienced and will not make mistakes, can open up space, and partner with Jokic and Bamot, and there will be no obvious holes on the defensive end.

The Wizards' several interior offensive capabilities are not strong, and as long as Gortat is off, Jokic has a clear advantage on the inside, both to protect rebounds and the restricted area.

The key to victory or defeat is that in the last four minutes, several cores of the Clippers rested for a while in the second and fourth quarters, and none of them had more than 25% possession of the ball, and they have been relying on cooperation to score. The Wizards are different, and the three stars have been playing for too long.

It doesn't matter if it's just a long game, but Durant and Wall have played an average of 41 minutes in the entire series, and Thompson has 38 minutes, and after 7 games, the Ironmen will also feel tired, and they can't be completely unaffected.

Yang called a timeout and sent on a five-man team of Curry, Danny Green, Antetokounmpo, Draymond Green, and Whiteside to attack while ensuring defense.

Thibodeau fielded the starting line-up, with all four players playing long hours except for Markieff Morris.

The Clippers players still have physical running tactics, creating shooting opportunities through side double cover, while the Wizards are players pulling away, and the star heads-up style of play is the main, if nothing else, can't run.

Curry misplaced a small and big shot, passed Gortat and scored a layup, and hit a three-point shot.

Danny Green received a pass from Draymond through an off-ball cover run and hit a valuable three-pointer, and he didn't waste a chance in crunch time, and after five Finals appearances, he was better at dealing with big scenes than anyone else. Even if the shooting touch is poor, and the three-point shooting rate is only 34.7%, Yang Rui will give him a stable 25 minutes of playing time.

Durant is playing in the Finals for the first time, and it was a mistake to pin all his hopes on him.

Durant's physical strength and mentality have undergone a double test, he wants to win the championship too much, and he wants to eliminate the negative effects caused by leaving the Thunder, which invisibly puts pressure on himself. He dared to take on the offensive task, but it was never a good idea to face the strong defensive play of Brother Alphabet, and the Wizards lost the first game.

Durant only hit 1 of 5 shots in this period, and the Clippers took the opportunity to pull away the score.

In the last less than a minute, the Wizards could only use foul tactics, and Curry and Antetokounmpo made all four free throws to seal the victory.

117 to 105, the Clippers have a thrilling success in defending the title!

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