Chapter 884 [Epic Data, All Together]
In the second half, the Clippers tridents were all replaced and rested, and LaVine, Danny Green, Covington, Draymond Green, and Whiteside still suppressed the Thunder.
As long as two Greens are on the court, the Clippers' defense will have the backbone, and the inside and outside can keep an eye on the opponent's strong offensive points. On the offensive end, Draymond is also the core, pulling out the perimeter and being responsible for the pass.
Covington has improved significantly this season, shooting three-pointers from the ball, assisting defense on the wing, and individual defense are all excellent, and the joint defense system can not only prevent defenders from breaking through, but also retract the inside to interfere with shots and protect rebounds.
Whiteside, on the other hand, is the last barrier for the Clippers, with fast movement and incredible bounce and reach, and a defender who throws slowly in front of him can eat a hat.
The defense of this lineup is stronger than the starter, and only LaVine has ordinary defensive ability, and there is no black hole in the joint defense.
Westbrook couldn't find the rhythm of the fast-break at all, and his pull-up shots and driving layups were hard to get rid of the defense, and there was no one to cover him from beyond the three-point line, and the shooting percentage was too low.
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led by 37 points and went into garbage time completely.
Wei Shao continued to play in the final quarter in order to complete a triple-double or to lead the team to complete a shocking reversal, sending consecutive turnovers and an assist, and after 3 minutes, the difference widened to 45 points, and Donovan replaced him, I really couldn't stand it.
Yang Rui sent an all-fringe lineup, Brogdon, Booker, Bamott, David West, David Lee.
In the face of this "marginal" lineup, the Thunder bench led by Kante decisively turned on the masochistic mode, and the point difference continued to widen.
Not only can the Thunder beat, but there are few teams in the league that can beat the "marginal people" of the Clippers, although the defense has become weaker, the offense of these five can be compared to the starters of multiple teams.
Brogdon, who looks the weakest, can shoot suddenly, shoots accurately from mid-to-long range, and should have been the best rookie of the season in his previous life.
Booker singled out Moreau or Singler, and it was a breeze.
David Lee can not only help his teammates cover, but also score in the air, and can also organize passes with the ball on the outside.
Bamot defended seriously even in garbage time, showed his strengths, was a great wing defender, and hit an open three-pointer.
West can pull away catch-and-shoot and play with his feet in the low post, and he is short on the defensive end, with poor rim protection, but he has a lot of experience in blocking and pick-and-roll.
At 138-85 in the final game, the Clippers beat the Thunder by 53 points at home.
Booker went crazy in the final quarter, shooting 8-of-11, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line for 21 points in the quarter. He played only 22 minutes and scored 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Antetokounmpo scored the most, playing 26 minutes and finishing with 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Curry played 27 minutes, had 17 points, five assists, and hit three three-pointers.
The others scored more evenly, with seven players in the team scoring in double figures.
The Thunder only had three players in double figures, with Kanter scoring 18 points and seven rebounds, mostly in garbage time, and Oladipo finishing with 11 points, five rebounds and one assist.
Westbrook played 34 minutes, shooting 6-of-23 from the field at a 26.1 percentile percentage, 3-of-11 from three-point range (27.3 percent) from the field, and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line for 22 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and nine turnovers.
Wei Shao's data makes people don't know what words to use, he grabbed 11 backcourt rebounds, no matter how accurate the opponent's outside three-point is, he is not active when he encounters a cover chasing guard, let his teammates change defenses, and as soon as the Clippers make a shot, he turns his head to grab a rebound.
Because the big men of the Thunder pounced to prevent three points, and the inside line was empty, the "girlfriends" found out the truth and said that Wei Shao grabbed rebounds and really worked hard, not by brushing and teammates at all. It's hateful that Adams' defensive guard did too poorly, resulting in less rebounds in the backcourt, otherwise Wei Shao would be able to compete for the rebounding king.
Adams also got the magic stats, with five frontcourt rebounds and a total of less than double figures, with eight points and eight rebounds......
After a heavy defeat, Wei Shao's adjustment method was to have the courage to take on more offensive responsibilities and let his teammates only take care of defense.
The Clippers did not adjust in the second game, and the exact same style of play as they played on the court, the joint defense of the restricted area, the perimeter single defense was less, and if he forced a breakthrough, he would wrap it up, and let other Thunder players shoot from a long distance.
Robertson and Oladipo hit the iron again and again in the first quarter, Wei Shao was angry, and turned on the crazy shooting mode, all kinds of emergency stop jump shots, dry pull jump shots, facing the bag, Qiankun moved and barely shot.
The Clippers guard had a poor hand, was inaccurate on the perimeter, and dominated the restricted area in the second half, but still had the last laugh. Wei Shao made 1 of 9 shots in the final quarter to help the Clippers beat the Thunder 120-105.
Curry scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists while shooting only 40 percent from the field, Antetokounmpo and Whiteside scored 20+, and the team had six players in double figures.
Wei Shao played 41 minutes, shooting 17-of-43, 2-of-11 three-pointers, 15-of-18 free throws, and slashed 51 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.
After the game, the online evaluation was two extremes.
Someone said: "The thunder is not afraid of falling behind, but afraid of taking the lead, as soon as the leader Wei Shao starts to wave, and a wave takes away the thunder." ”
Some people also said: "Thunder lost, Wei Shao didn't lose, 51+10+13 epic data, what do you want him to do?" This is the first 50+ triple-double in the history of the NBA playoffs, and if you can't win, you can't blame your teammates for being too rubbish. ”
When the girlfriends were blowing about Wei Shao's dominance, several of the Thunder teammates couldn't stand it anymore. If Wei Shao continues to play like this, Adams, Oladipo, and Tegibson will be ready to die with him.
Back at home, Wei Shao restrained a lot, began to run tactics with his teammates, no longer attacking alone, and shooting against others, but he still had to collect the rebounds in the backcourt.
Wei Shao shot 11 of 24, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 10 of 14 free throws, and finally was not too iron, cutting 32 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 5 turnovers, and 12 were all backcourt rebounds.
This time, Wei Shao led the team's offense, and five people scored double-doubles, but in order to grab rebounds, he frequently let the big man go to the outside line, and the Clippers got better offensive opportunities.
Curry exploded, shooting 16-of-22, 7-of-12 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws to finish with 46 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
He was as consistent as ever, shooting 9-of-15, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, and finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Clippers also scored 5 double-doubles, and as soon as the others played casually, the Thunder couldn't stand it. At 123-115, the Clippers won another game and led 3-0 in the overall score.
Standing on the edge of the cliff with no way out, the Thunder could only fight desperately in the fourth game, but after only 4 minutes of play in the first quarter, Adams committed two fouls to rest. The Thunder outside line was misplaced by Yang Rui and deliberately made a foul to let him guard the water dispenser.
Without the inside gate, the Thunder were quickly defeated, Jokic broke out and hit two three-pointers in a row, and there was a good scene in the face of Kanter's breakthrough dunk.
In the second quarter, Whiteside and LaVine took over the game again, blocking and attacking to tear through the Thunder defense again and again. LaVine is not fancy to play in the Clippers, and his main practice is a one-step stop-and-go jump shot after blocking and dismantling, relying on off-ball cover to catch the ball and jump shots, attracting the inside line, and splitting the ball to find Whiteside and West.
LaVine and Curry's tasks are similar, not as accurate as Curry, and it is enough to blow up the Thunder bench.
In the second half, in order to chase the score, Wei Shao began to pull out jumpers against people again.
Not to mention the players, people who like to play 2K games know that this kind of play is not efficient. He finished with 47 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and seven turnovers on 12-of-34 shooting, 5-of-18 three-pointers and 12-of-17 free throws.
The Thunder shot 10-of-38 from three-point range, and the Clippers shot 16-of-37, and the Thunder lost a lot of points in this alone.
135-89, the Clippers swept the Thunder and easily advanced to the second round.