Chapter 740 [Little People Dominate the Competition]

In the first and sixth rounds, Guy missed the Clippers' first shot on a single shot, and after that, they also maintained a high shooting percentage, and the outside players made resolute shots, and teammates could also grab rebounds if they missed shots.

Chandler grabbed two frontcourt rebounds and distributed them to his teammates to reorganize, and Griffin grabbed a frontcourt rebound and scored directly on the dunk.

The Cavaliers had poor overall rebounding control and finished 19th in the league in the regular season, with Vallejo. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Heat used to be the bottom of the league in rebounding.

Poor rebounding, head coach Adelman is mainly responsible, he has never been a good coach on defense. In terms of command, the gap between the "playoff coach" Adelman and the "championship coach" Yang Rui is not a little bit.

Adelman tends to look like a bad old man because of his unkempt appearance, especially when scratching his ears and cheeks on the sidelines, he doesn't look very reliable, and his defense is always localized.

Local pinch shots can put a lot of pressure on the opposing point guard, because the Big Three's defense covers a wide area, but this defense must have a good rotation and tacit understanding, otherwise there will often be open spaces. Then there's the rebounding problem, which will lead to the inside line having to go out to make up for the defense, and there is no big man to protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt.

In the Cavaliers' defensive system, Bosh's tasks include delaying the guard's blocking, dismantling and breaking, pinching stars, and protecting rebounds.

Five minutes later, Adelman, who was battered by the Clippers in the restricted area, called a timeout and replaced him with Brazilian actor Vallejo.

No substitutions, this moment of hard work, Griffin 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Chandler also scored 4 points, the Clippers led 18-8.

Miller kept running back and forth, with no effect on both ends of the floor, all the stats were zero, and he only had one shot, which was deflected off by Griffin's interference.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers' defensive intensity in the restricted area increased, their own offense became worse, one less three-point shooter, Vallejo's mid-range shooting was not very good, and the Clippers could shrink to the restricted area to a greater extent.

In this way, the task of breaking through was handed over to Wade, and James had to wait on the outside to shoot three-pointers, and if James broke in, there was only one three-point point outside, which had little effect.

Yang Rui did not make substitutions, arranged to fight with the Cavaliers to defend, and led 33-19 in the first quarter.

Griffin had the best performance, with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter, and Paul had 4 points and 4 assists.

The Cavaliers sent Douglas, Wade, Grant Hill, Martin, and Bosh in the second quarter. The big two have substitutions. Even if James doesn't play, he doesn't have to worry about being taken away in waves.

Yang Rui sent the "bench bandits", Curry, Danny Green, Korver, Parsons, Griffin.

Griffin, who played the first quarter all the time, was on again, and this adjustment caught the Cavaliers off guard, and the coaching staff didn't expect it at all.

Yang Rui controlled Griffin's playing time in the previous game, playing an average of 33 minutes per game, and the Clippers rotated a lot of people, and after the score was ahead, Yang Rui would give Farid and Parsons some time to accumulate playoff experience and train newcomers.

In the finals, Yang Rui no longer made any reservations, increased Griffin's playing time, and now he is desperately tired, and there are only 7 games left in this season.

Korver and Green pulled away on the left side, Parsons held the ball in the middle to play the forward, and Griffin on the side gave Curry no ball cover, this is a very simple tactic, what Parsons has to do is to protect the basketball in the middle from being stealed by Martin, and see the right time to pass the ball to Curry's hands.

Parsons is a newcomer, and it is inevitable that he will be nervous in the tournament, but he can still do this well, and then he waits for the opportunity to catch and shoot in the middle, and the main offensive task is handed over to his teammates.

Martin and Bosh both switched defenses quickly, Curry had a great three-pointer, and the whole league knew that they didn't dare to let him shoot.

Curry has improved a lot after two seasons of experience, he has never been a simple shooter, and his breakthrough ability is also very strong. He drew the defense to the open cut Griffin, who immediately stormed the basket.

Griffin hit a tomahawk dunk first, and a foul on Douglasla's second to send him to the free throw line, and Griffin hit both free throws.

Soon, Griffin misplaced and got another single opportunity, made two fouls, and Adelman had to call another timeout, and Griffin's free throws were not easy to do.

TNT Radio's Barkley said: "The Clippers' loss to the Mavericks last season was directly related to Griffin's free throw difference, and he and Jordan Jr. went to the free throw line in a way that all Clippers fans don't want to see, and Griffin's performance in the playoffs this time was okay." ”

Smith laughed, "How about it?" Today he hit all 6 free throws, looking at this state, Griffin is about to compete for the Finals MVP, and Paul is not as good as him today. ”

On the sidelines, Yang Rui did not take the tactical board, emphasizing the offensive tactics again. "Stephen (Curry) catches the ball and shoots by covering it, or attracts the big man to defend and distribute the ball to Blake (Griffin), Blake bursts into a combination of shots, and if the outside line is empty, the ball must be distributed in time, and everyone pays attention to shouting to remind him of the vacant position."

He arranged star tactics, relying on two people, and the other three to open up and wait for opportunities.

Griffin has weaknesses, but under the right conditions, he can become a superstar.

This condition is that the opponent's interior players are not strong enough and the frame protection is poor.

Griffin abused Bosh without discussion, in Yang Rui's previous life, the big man with strong impact and can attack the basket often cut super data on Bosh's head.

Griffin may not be the league's No. 1 power forward, but he is much stronger than Vucevic and Hibbert, and his offensive ability is not inferior to Al Jefferson and Zach Randolph.

If the Cavaliers don't play Vallejo and the fringe Turiaf, Bosh is the best big man in the rim. Martin's physical fitness is very different from his peak, his height is only 206CM, he relies on experience to defend, even the peak Martin frame is average.

The game continued, and Yang Rui still did not send Tony Allen, who had the best defense on the outside, and reused Danny Green. This arrangement has become an important turning point in this field.

Everyone knows that Green was only a substitute for the Clippers' No. 2 position in the regular season, and even a marginal man, so letting him play at this time is easy to stimulate Wade. In fact, Green is very good at defending the rim and has a three-point ability that Tony Allen doesn't have.

Yang Rui is good at psychological warfare, if Green is not in good shape, just play a few minutes and change it, which will not lead to losing; If he's in great form, he's a 3-and-D player.

Wade really underestimated the enemy, he held the ball and continued to single-handedly pick up Green, shooting in the case of interference, although he scored 4 points, shooting 2 of 4 from the field with a 50% shooting rate, but the Clippers were not afraid. Because Wade was not so easy to burst into the penalty area to attract the ball and share the ball, he did not lead the whole team.

Green also played on the offensive end, hitting two three-pointers. Wade felt that this was a substitute and did not pose much of a threat, so he went to help Curry and Griffin and wanted to help his teammates. As a result, Green caught the ball and threw it, two hollows.

Yu Jia said: "I think Wade has to reduce his help defense, keep an eye on Green, and would rather let people break through than give a three-point chance." ”

Zhang Li said: "The problem is that if he doesn't help defense, the inside line may be burst into a sieve, and Griffin's data exploded today." ”

Adelman could only make substitutions to strengthen the defense, Yang Rui saw that Green was in good shape, did not make substitutions, and at 8 minutes and 22 seconds, he grabbed a three-pointer when the offense and defense were converted.

Green enjoyed his teammates' passing on the offensive end, and the Cavaliers coaching staff was stunned, how could they not have imagined that a small man dominated the game in this quarter.