After Griffin staged an empty catch, many home fans stood up and cheered, holding the scoreboard of the slam dunk contest and giving 10 points in unison.

TNT Radio's Barkley shouted: "The Thunder can't turn the game around, and Griffin scored 50 points. ”

CCTV5 Yu Jia sighed: "Today's five best balls appeared, but not necessarily, maybe the Clippers will have a more terrifying performance in a while, and now Los Angeles is really an empty city." ”

Zhang Reasonable nodded: "When there is a Clippers game, the top ten balls should be selected on the day, otherwise many wonderful scenes will be missed, and it will be unfair to other teams, and the highlights will be taken by the Clippers." ”

Yu Jia said: "As the opponent of the Clippers, there is a lot of pressure, and today the UAE is easy to become a background board, I hope he can also have a good performance, and he is slow to defend this round." ”

"It's better to slow down, at least it's not detained." Zhang Reasonable shook his head. They hope that Yi Jianlian will play well, but he and Griffin are really not on the same level.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook did not look for cover, directly singled out Paul, changed direction on the wing and shook out half of his body, and made a quick stop jump shot, 6-2.

Westbrook is one of the most responsible and hardworking players in the league. He never slacks off in the game, trying to do even the smallest things better, and in that regard, he is very much like Kobe.

In many ways, he was not successful. But one thing that has taken his performance to another level is his jump shot, which is his mid-range shooting that has become his regular weapon, while in his rookie season and second season, there are often no games. Now, everywhere on the three-point line, opponents have to mark him, which increases his threat.

The Clippers attacked, Paul and Jordan Jr. blocked and dismantled to get rid of Westbrook, took the ball to the bottom line on the left side, dribbled the ball to the right hand under the crotch of the emergency stop, and took a step to 45 degrees, attracting Westbrook to chase the defense, and the ball was gently sent to the middle, just in the hands of Jordan Jr. who followed up.

Jordan Jr. took a step forward and jumped up after receiving the ball, and the impact was exerted to the extreme, and the opponent risked being knocked away if he wanted to foul. Yi Jianlian was not so tough, he didn't even stretch out his hand.

Little Jordan's body was fully stretched, and he smashed the ball with one hand. 8 to 2.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people said that Paul was sticky to the ball, for example, after Glen Davis left the Clippers, he talked about Paul when he was a guest on a TV show, and said: "He has his own way of doing things, like, I'm Chris Paul, give me the ball, I keep dribbling, dribbling, dribbling, and dribbling on the court (Davis said to dribble nearly ten times in a row on the show), and then pass the ball, and if there is a good opportunity, he does it himself." ”

In fact, Paul sticks to the ball or not, depending on who his teammates are, if it is a "big baby" who takes a break after blocking and dismantling, and has no height advantage and never cuts empty, Paul can only stick to the ball to find opportunities. If it was Jordan Jr., Paul would pass the ball very fast, and if it was slow, Jordan Jr. would not be able to exert his power.

If you look at the stats, it's clear how good Paul is, and his high-level stats are better than technical stats.

This season, Paul leads the league at No. 1 in ESPN's True Positive and Minus (RPM) data rankings, placing him in the top five overall.

Let's look at Paul's restrictions on his opponents. When he's on the floor, the opposing point guard averages 5.9 assists and 3.3 turnovers per 36 minutes, shooting just 41.5 percent from the field, which translates to a turnover-to-assist ratio of 1.79. When Paul was off the court, opponents averaged 6.3 assists and 2.6 turnovers, and their shooting percentage improved. So it's clear that Paul's presence has huge implications for the Clippers' defense.

If Paul is measured by the player efficiency value (PER), he is even more outstanding, ranking in the top three in the league for two consecutive seasons in '08 and '09, and even reaching 30 in '09.

Regardless of which high-level data you use to analyze Paul, Paul is currently one of the best point guards in the NBA.

Thunder coach Brooks began to feel helpless, Yi Jianlian and Ibaka started together, and the protection of the penalty area was not enough. Ibaka has a similar style to Ratliff, is fast, has good bounces, is good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and helps defend and send big hats. However, his strength is average, he is resistant, and his ability to block opponents head-on is insufficient.

Yi Jianlian played the starter to open up space, poor defense, and Kostic on the bench was also of this type. Dampier joined the Thunder with a base salary after being cut in the summer, but he can resist people, has poor defense and pick-and-roll, and his offensive ability is close to zero.

It's normal for Brooks to have no choice, even if Yang Rui joins the Thunder, he can't lead this team to win the championship, the lineup must be changed, the Thunder's interior line is not good is the Achilles' heel, this is why they can't win the championship, it's not at all what the fans say that Wei Shao killed Durant.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 16 Western Conference Finals, the Thunder almost eliminated the Warriors with Adams on the inside. The only time the Thunder reached the Finals was in a trade with the Celtics in exchange for Perkins, who was only a blue-collar who could ensure the defense of the restricted area, and could not help the team on the offensive end.

The Thunder's offensive tactics are also simple, creating singles opportunities for the stars. After passing a few times, Durant singled Tony Allen, turned and shot wide under the interference, and Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

In the Clippers positional battle, Paul dribbled the ball to the front court to find a block, moved sideways and passed to Griffin.

Griffin singled out Yi Jianlian on the right side, probed the frame with his face, and took a big step with his left foot to change direction to the bottom line. Yi Jianlian followed, Griffin hit him with his back, and quickly turned to the middle and entered the penalty area.

Durant stepped back to make up the defense, Griffin split the ball from the outside, and Tony Allen received a pass from inside the left three-point line and scored in the open space. 10 to 2.

Yang Rui stood up and applauded on the sidelines, even if it was just a simple open shot.

The only thing that the coaching staff is dissatisfied with is that he shoots too poorly, almost no three-point shooting, can occasionally score in the middle of the shot, and the shooting rate is not high, if he can practice three points well, he will definitely get an annual salary of tens of millions.

The coaching staff urged Tony Allen to practice mid-range shooting, and in Yang Rui's previous life, he couldn't practice three-point shooting in the end, and he could have some confidence in mid-range shooting.

In the away game against the Lakers at the end of March '16, Tony Allen played a total of 31 minutes, scoring 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 12-of-12 shooting. At that time, he was not the only one to score on fast breaks and breakaways. Back in '12, he also had a performance of 8-of-8 shooting, and the offensive end was not useless.

In the next round, Durant received the ball in the low post and prepared to rely on his height advantage to single-handedly challenge Tony Allen closer to the basket, and Korver retreated to form a trap. Durant distributed the ball to the bottom right corner, Seferosa was empty, took aim, and hit a three-point shot. 10 to 5.

Although the ball was scored, Yang Rui was still very satisfied with the performance of the players, because they were playing in strict accordance with the tactics arranged before the game, trying to wrap Westbrook and Durant near the penalty area, follow up with Ibaka, and let Yi Jianlian and Sefrosa shoot.

Maybe two role players can score, but putting them to shoot is definitely less threatening than two less heads-up.

Both sides are star heads-up play, at most one block in the middle, and the Clippers gradually have the upper hand, relying on defense.

Paul's defense of Westbrook's breakthrough won't be easily passed; Tony Allen won't let Durant comfortably catch and shoot; Jordan Jr. and Griffin guarded the restricted area and won rebounds one after another. Guy came off the bench, and the Clippers' defensive system was not perfect, but relying on the individual ability of the players, the defensive intensity was not low.

The Clippers attacked, and the Thunder could only shrink to the periphery of the restricted area, which was not good for defending Griffin and Paul's singles, and the Thunder sacrificed defense for the interior offense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led 26-20.