Chapter 839 [Steady as a Dog, True Thighs]
The offensive tactic arranged by Yang Rui is again a heads-up player, the three of them are ready to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, Tyson Chandler attracts the defense in the low post, is responsible for grabbing the rebound in the front court, and Livingston holds the ball to attack.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Livingston played very well after joining the Warriors, and was nicknamed by Chinese fans as "stable as a dog in the middle of the shot, with a picturesque posture." ”
Livingston's biggest strength is that he is stable, rarely makes mistakes on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and has never averaged a double-double in points per game in his career, but he can also deliver satisfactory answers when the team needs him to play.
He broke out in the playoffs this time, averaging 24 minutes per game, aggravating 9.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 51.2% from the field. His presence enriches the Clippers' tactics and can play three positions, and in the regular season against the Thunder, Yang Rui even asked him to defend Durant, and the effect is not bad.
In contrast, the Nets' backup point guard Watson has too many problems, only 188CM tall but tends to score individually, shoots well, and is not good at organization. Defensively, he likes gambling steals, lacks athleticism and height, and is below the league average defensively.
Livingston singled out Watson and quickly scored six points and dished out an assist.
In the three-and-a-half-minute period, the Nets did not score in the sports battle where the bench was defended, only Kirilenko cut the ball and forced a layup to make Parsons foul, and scored one point on one of two free throws.
The Clippers offense was much better, with Livingston scoring six points, Parsons hitting a three-pointer, and Tyson Chandler making a foul on an empty cut basket, hitting both free throws and scoring 13 points with a two-handed dunk in an open cut.
The Clippers led 45-35 and Stevens was forced to call a timeout.
The Nets' five substitutes all played very poorly, and if they don't adjust, they will be wiped out by a wave.
In the regular season, Thorton played in 26 games for the Nets, scoring 12.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists, shooting 41.4% from the field, 38% from three-point range, and 80% from the free throw line.
Unfortunately, once in the playoffs, Thorton's performance was like a different person, only scoring 8.1 points, shooting 38.6% from the field, 23.8% from three-point range, and only 0.3 assists per game. Thornton only has baskets in his eyes when he catches the ball, there are few breakthroughs, all jump shots are not accurate, and his 193CM height No. 2 position on the defensive end is very bad.
It wasn't for nothing that Thorton dropped to No. 13 in the second round of the 2009 draft to be drafted, his defense has been poor, and this was the first time in his career that he played in the playoffs, and he was a little overwhelmed and in a terrible state of mind in the Finals.
Bench center Brache averaged 11.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the regular season, shooting 47.6% from the field, and was an excellent substitute.
Against Chandler, a well-known blue-collar insider, Blatche couldn't beat him. The Clippers players are very active in changing defenses, and they are not afraid of misplacement in all positions, the shortest Danny Green is 198CM, and Blatche is not easy to shoot at the guard.
Kirilenko is in too much shape, playing an average of 15 minutes per game in the playoffs, averaging only 2.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
Watson and Telitovic usually attack well, but they can't play today when they are heavily defended.
In the first three rounds, the Nets bench performed well because of the poor opponent, and as soon as Yang Rui strengthened his defense, the Nets were weak in offense.
Stevens made a substitution, with Joe Johnson, who had a five-minute break, coming on to replace Thorton, who had a brain pump.
The substitution paid off immediately, as Joe Johnson twice forced Green to score on a mid-range shot, broke past Parsons, and made a three-pointer for Telitovic. The Nets' tactics changed to heads-up, which opened up the situation.
Entering the playoffs, Joe Johnson played 39 minutes, scored 21.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 53.3% from the field, 41.5% from three-point range, and 83.7% from the free throw line.
Chinese fans like to call Joe Johnson "real thighs", and this is indeed the case, he joined the Nets when he wanted to hug Yao Ming and Delong's thighs, but in the playoffs in the past two years, he has always been the most consistent person in the team. Although he has yet to win a championship, he has always received high ratings.
6 minutes later, the Clippers changed to the starters one after another, and Parsons and Griffin played small-ball tactics together, using the tactics of playing on the court to deal with the Spurs, organizing forwards in the middle, and three-point shooters pulling away opportunities, Griffin gave Curry side off-ball cover, helped Curry create misplaced opportunities, and then cut to the inside.
Stevens also attaches great importance to defense, did not let Yao Ming play in the whole quarter, replaced Blatche, who moved slower and had poor defense, Favors as the center, Telitovic big forward and the Clippers fought small ball tactics, this move did a good job of preventing Curry's three-point shooting, and the interior defense became worse, Griffin began to exert his power, forced a layup several times in a wrong position, and made foul free throws.
At halftime, the Clippers led 67-60 by combining inside and outside.
At halftime, many Chinese fans on the Internet were dissatisfied with Stevens' employment, Yao Ming only played 8 minutes in the first quarter and rested, but the coach did not let him play when he was not troubled by fouls, which made the fans who supported him feel very unhappy.
In fact, it was precisely because Stevens was decisive that the half-time difference would not be widened to the point where it was impossible to catch up. When the Clippers focus on small-ball tactics, Yao Ming's current mobility is impossible to change guards well, and a side cover will give a chance.
When Yao Ming stands far away from the penalty area, it is easy to be passed by defenders. If you can't pass the guard, you can also find space as a pass, so that your teammates are misplaced and attack the basket.
In the second half, Stevens used the opening starter, but Telitovic played small forward, Joe Johnson took a little rest, and Butler played shooting guard.
Yang Rui arranged small-ball tactics again, Curry, Danny Green, Parsons, Draymond Green, Griffin.
The Clippers' formation was fully stretched, with Draymond playing as a playmaker in the middle, and Parsons and Griffin flanked his teammates without the ball. Parsons' stature is similar to that of a power forward, and the quality of his coverage is not too bad, as long as he blocks the opponent a little.
The Clippers' cover tactics have only one purpose, which is to withdraw Yao Ming from the restricted area, and if Yao Ming does not come out, the two guards will take the ball on the outside, and never take one more step. When Yao Mingfang came out, he burst out with the ball and passed it to his teammates who were empty cut.
Like many teams' choices, the Nets used the joint defense to guard Curry and relaxed their defense against Danny Green, even if Green is accurate in three-pointers this season, everyone still has to deal with the regular season MVP first.
Stevens was Yang Rui's assistant coach, many of Yang Rui's theories he still remembers, the final is strictly guarded against the star, if the star wants to compete for honor, he has to shoot more, this is the test of selflessness, luck to prevent it.
Curry is not selfless or good, the organizer arranged by Yang Rui is Draymond, and the tactic arranged is to hit Yao Ming's side and pass to Yao Ming's guard who wants to change defenses. If Blatche plays, it will be on the side of Blatche and attack the weakness of poor mobility on the inside.
Danny Green didn't disappoint Yang Rui, who has been in great form this season, shooting 44.3% from the field in the playoffs, and will grow after this game. In the third quarter, he hit consecutive three-pointers, shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range in the single quarter, and scored 15 points.
Zhang Cheng exclaimed: "Danny Green is going to compete for MVP!" ”
Stevens wanted to rely on Yao Ming's offense at the beginning and let him play for 5 minutes, during which time the Nets' defense had a big problem, and it was useless to adjust. After Yao Ming left the court, the Clippers could still impact the restricted area, but Favors couldn't defend himself alone, and continued to be suppressed in the second half.
102-81, the Clippers led by 21 points into the final quarter and basically locked up the win.