Chapter 663 [I'm So Lucky]
Entering the final quarter, the two sides sent substitutes to compete again, and Yang Rui suppressed Adelman in terms of tactics.
Adelman rested Bosh and James, and sent Vallejo and Ilgoskas on the inside, and Chalmers, Douglas, and Wade on the outside.
The Cavaliers' lineup has three points on the outside, and can shoot on the inside, Wade is responsible for holding the ball, combining sudden shots, and the three small men can also play fast breaks, which is a good lineup for grabbing points.
Unfortunately, Adelman's rotation was problematic, and he guessed that the Clippers would also bring on the bench, so he reduced the defensive intensity, but Yang Rui gave Paul a six-minute rest in the last quarter......
Yang Rui sent Curry and Paul to play double guards, Tony Allen and Dunleavy forward, and Jordan Jr. as the center.
The Clippers' roster is both remarkably mobile, with a top defensive guard on the perimeter and a blue-collar man on the inside who can defend the restricted area.
The Clippers use man-to-man defense, and there are advantages in multiple positions, even Dunleavy has not become a defensive hole in Vallejo, because the Brazilian actor is not good at attacking inside on the offensive end, and this weakness allows him to only play Nene as a substitute in the Brazilian national team.
On the offensive end, the Clippers are also completely open, Curry can run to catch the ball and shoot heads-up, Paul and Jordan Jr. play blocking and dismantling in the middle, and Big Z can neither prevent Paul's emergency stop jump shot, nor Jordan Jr.'s air cut, once Jordan Jr. rushes up, the foul can't be pulled.
Jordan Jr. had only played 12 minutes before, full of physical strength, cutting and dunking in the air, grabbing rebounds in the front court, and could do anything.
After a head-flat open split, Yu Jia shouted: "It's terrifying, Jordan Jr. and Griffin are going to win the best five today, and after Paul arrives, the Clippers' blue-collar players are playing like All-Stars." ”
Zhang said: "Curry's performance was also amazing, and he hit two more three-pointers, and Charles Mo couldn't stop him. ”
Douglas, the better defensive point guard, is on Paul, and Curry will get a good heads-up opportunity on the counter. Now Curry is not at his peak, and it is not something that ordinary characters can prevent.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Chalmers had always been a role player, and he was average on both offensive and defensive ends. The Heat's loss to the Mavericks in the 11 Finals has a lot to do with Chalmers' inability to prevent Terry and Barria, and Spoelstra even started with veteran Mike Bibby.
By the time Adelman made the substitution, the Clippers were already leading by 21 points.
The Big Three came on together and wanted to use the last time to turn the game around. Yang Rui replaced Jordan Jr., not giving the Cavaliers a chance to use the "shark slashing tactic", and Griffin, Masimmi, and Guy strengthened the defense on the inside line, and once again used joint defense.
In the second half, Paul rested, Curry continued to play, dribbled over the half, passed to Griffin and Guy for singles, and opened up with Korver to shoot three points.
The team's main perimeter was Gay, who scored eight points in the final quarter, and his best performance was a two-handed dunk on the counterattack when he shook off Miller and received a pass from Curry.
At this time, Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert, who was watching the live broadcast on TV, went crazy and called and scolded general manager Chris Grant.
"You're sick in the brain, aren't you? It's also a mid-level contract, not renewing Guy, signing Mike Miller. Are these two players at the same level? ”
Chris said helplessly: "Boss, Miller's performance last season was much better than Guy, this was voted by the management meeting, maybe McBrown wouldn't have used Guy before, but I just joined, I don't know about these things, I thought the scout's vision should be more accurate than me, a newcomer." ”
Chris has just started as the general manager of the Cavaliers this year, and he helped the Cavaliers form the Big Three in the summer, and although it is the stars themselves who have connected with each other, he has also received numerous accolades.
Signing Miller, everyone thinks it's worth it in the summer, if it weren't for the face of the Big Three, Miller might not be willing to join. Chris is very good at shirking responsibility, so he doesn't carry this black pot.
"it! Holy! Gilbert hung up angrily.
He was very angry, but not to the point where he couldn't recognize the reality, and the management did not change blood, but just changed managers. Chris has just taken office, and even if he wants to renew Guy's contract, others may not agree.
Gilbert wasn't just angry about Miller, he had long felt that McBrown wasn't a good coach, but Adelman was?
Adelman has never led the team to a championship, and Gilbert doesn't want to sign him. But in recent years, except for Popovich, Yang Rui, and Phil Jackson, no one has led the team to win the championship, but the three Cavaliers can't be invited.
If Adelman is a good coach, why can't the Cavaliers' Big Three beat the Clippers' young rookies? Is it because the Clippers brought in Paul?
Gilbert didn't believe that Paul was so capable, and he believed that the root of the Clippers' strength was Yang Rui, and Yang Rui's disdainful attitude towards the Cavaliers made him unable to contain the anger in his heart.
In the last three minutes, both sides made substitutions of all their main players, and the game went into garbage time.
At 97-81 in the final game, the Clippers beat the Cavaliers at home to get off to a good start, and the whistle blew at the end of the game, and the home fans applauded for a long time.
The Clippers also have die-hard fans, and it's unknown why these people like the Clippers, but they really want the Clippers to be a strong team.
The Clippers' best performers were the four cores handpicked by Yang Rui on Media Day, and they were all reused and played at a high level.
Paul 13 points and 12 assists; Curry hit four three-pointers, 16 points and five assists; Gay 18 points; Griffin 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists; Jordan Jr. also scored 10 points and 6 rebounds, only played 18 minutes, made 5 of 6 shots, 4 dunks, and missed two free throws.
The Clippers' other role players didn't score much, but they did well on the defensive end, with Masimmy grabbing eight rebounds; As long as Tony Allen is on the pitch and whoever he is targeting, that man's shooting percentage will drop.
The Cavaliers only had three players in double figures, and James played star stats, with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists; Wade shot 5-of-16, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, four rebounds and six assists. Vallejo had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Bosh sleepwalked in his first game, playing 35 minutes and scoring only 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
At the post-game press conference, Yang Rui commented on the game with a smile and said: "I think the Clippers can win the Cavaliers because of luck. ”
Faced with such a nonsensical answer, the reporters were stunned.
Could it be that he has changed sex? He's going to hold the knights?
Yang Rui continued: "Everyone knows that since I entered the league, I have been very lucky, I have won championship rings in all the teams I have been in, and I have also won Olympic gold medals and world championships in the international arena. I'm so lucky...... So, with the Clippers, I'm sure I'll be able to continue my good luck. ”
The reporters took pictures one after another, Yang Rui seemed to be telling a joke, but he satirized all "Yang Hei".
Once it's luck, twice it's luck, and every time it's like this, it can only be strength. Those people who can win a lot of championships in Heiyang Rui rely on luck, and they are obviously a group of SBs.
James feels stupid now, why didn't he go to the Clippers in the summer? The Clippers have salary space and are still in Los Angeles, much better than Cleveland.
The Clippers players were interviewed, praising coaches, teammates, and each other as usual, nothing new.
An opener gave the young players a boost of confidence, they can even beat the Cavaliers, what are the other teams?
On the contrary, the confidence of the Cavaliers triumvirate went awry, and they all began to wonder if they were really not suitable for the team.
If they can't win the championship at the Cavaliers, where do they go from here?