111-95, the Clippers got off to a good start in the Finals.

After the game, Yang Rui commented on the game: "The Nets are very strong, they definitely have the strength to impact the championship, but unfortunately not this year, because the Clippers have reached their peak, and the regular season record is enough to prove everything." ”

Paul had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, and Delon had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Delon didn't even do what the fans said about "eating and sleeping to beat Paul" every day, how did he beat Paul Gacuri?

Curry finished playing 34 minutes and had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, the highest scoring point in the game. If Paul wants to win the MVP, he has to compete with him.

Nash didn't play well today, shooting 2-of-6, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, finishing with just six points, two rebounds and two assists. Nash's fans are hoping that he can fulfill his championship dream at the end of his career and play at the level of a star.

It's a pity that if the finals want to play a role, the first thing can't be a defensive black hole, and as he gets older, Nash's defense is getting worse and worse. In this year's playoffs, he was not allowed to shoot three points, only 38%, and hit an average of 0.6 shots per game, which is not a good opportunity not to shoot.

Even if he puts aside the defense and only looks at the offense, Nash's scoring efficiency has dropped too much from his peak, with only 13.3 points and 6.4 assists per 38 minutes. So, he's not even a good role player in the positional offensive system.

Yao Ming played 34 minutes, shooting 10-of-18, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 5-of-6 free throws, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. But he exposed his fitness problems, and his efficiency dropped significantly in the last six minutes of the final quarter.

The problem for many Chinese athletes is that their physical condition declines quickly as they get older. Yao Ming is 33 years old, not too old, and has lost weight, but he is a 226CM giant after all, and his consumption on the field is much greater than that of a short player.

Yao Ming can keep up with the rhythm in the first three quarters, and he is one of the slowest moving players in the league in the last quarter, he is like O'Neal after the 06 season, and he can no longer play a 20+10 performance, because he plays more than 25 minutes, his efficiency will decrease, and the overall playing time must be controlled within 30 minutes, this timeout.

The players were interviewed and said that it was no different from last season's finals and that they were confident of winning.

"We're all relaxed, and as long as we play at a normal level, the Clippers can win, and now it's all about a clear division of labor and taking advantage of the opportunity," Paul said. ”

Griffin had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and his performance was average, with not many shots, more of a cover to help his teammates create opportunities. Asked about the numbers, he said: "I don't care about the numbers, I just want to defend the title, that's the goal of all of us. ”

The reporter asked Curry: "You won the regular season MVP, but you have to play as a substitute, how do you feel about this?" ”

"I don't have any special feelings, I will always follow the coach's arrangement, and today we won easily, which shows that the coach's arrangement is correct."

Curry doesn't feel like it's a loss of face to play off the bench, that's the benefit of communication, and he knows he's going to be on the bench. If Yang Rui doesn't talk to Paul during the season and picks out that Paul will leave in the summer, Curry will definitely feel uncomfortable at this time.

Now, the Finals team wants Paul to win the FMVP, Curry is just an assistant, no one will blame him for the poor data, if he plays well off the bench and steals Paul's MVP, no one will blame him, only Paul is not angry.

Therefore, he has no pressure at all and plays more freely, which is a bonus.

After two days of rest, on June 9, the two sides played the second game in Los Angeles.

Stevens arranged for his players to practice their tactics for two days, looking for ways to strengthen the offense, as well as defend in the second quarter. If they can't attack stronger, or limit Curry, it's hard for the Nets to win.

In the end, the plan determined by the Nets was to make Curry a pinch attack outside the three-point line, and to deal with Paul and Griffin, it was enough to get on someone near the restricted area.

Doing so did limit Curry, causing his shooting percentage to drop. One person kept looking for physical confrontation to make it difficult for Curry to hold the ball, and after getting the ball, the two pinched the ball so that he couldn't shoot easily, forcing him to share the ball. The Nets would rather let Gay, Danny Green, Tony Allen, Battier and others shoot open spots than make Curry comfortable.

However, the result of this defensive strategy was a 27-point lead in the third quarter and going into garbage time.

It doesn't matter if you let go of Tony Allen and Battier, the two of them have not been able to shoot in the playoffs this time, and it is okay to let go of Guy, his three-point ability is average, and his state in the playoffs this time is not very good, averaging 10.2 points per game, just ordinary role players.

But Danny Green will be a big deal if he is empty, and his three-point accuracy this season is no worse than Curry and Korver.

This Green broke out, playing 30 minutes, shooting 6 of 6, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and scoring 17 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Spurs were reversed by the Heat to win the championship in 2013, if a player shoots accurately next season, the CCTV5 commentary will not say that this person is like Curry, but will say "This is simply Danny Green"!

Before Curry and Thompson earned the nickname "Splash Brothers," Green was considered the most accurate for a while.

In this life, because the Clippers played too many people, Green's data was not very conspicuous, and the Nets underestimated him in the Finals, and the comeback paid a painful price.

Paul also played well, he always protected the basketball, found the open space, passed the ball to his teammates, and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists in the third quarter with zero turnovers. He still didn't score a lot, but he led the whole team to attack.

There are two things Curry can't do like Paul, and that's passing and control of the tempo.

"Half-orc" Farid also got a 10-minute chance to play, actively playing fast attack, scoring 8 points.

In the last game, Farid didn't play for a minute, and he was about to explode when he had nowhere to go, and he rushed up with full physical strength, not to mention Blatche, Favors, and Yao Ming on the inside, even Joe Johnson and Bogans couldn't catch up with him.

Seeing that the score was too far behind and the tactics were ineffective, Stevens simply gave up the game and replaced all the main forces.

In the final quarter, the two sides competed off the bench, Yang Rui let Paul play another 6 minutes, against Nash, Curry rested, which was clearly to help him brush up the MVP.

Paul brought the bench, and the offense was still very orderly, and the players played as they practiced before the game, blocking and dismantling in the middle, covering on the side, and occasionally coming to the Hawks offensive routine.

Nash can't guard Curry, and he can't guard Paul. Curry catches the ball and shoots at Nash, and Paul uses another way, forcing a breakaway, getting rid of Nash for a layup, or attracting a defense and assisting a teammate.

Paul had 8 points and 4 assists in the final quarter, and a total of 22 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes, leading the team to continue to widen the difference.

In the second half, Nash did not rest, and finally performed against Barbosa, shooting two three-pointers and one mid-range shot, scoring 8 points.

The scene looks like friendship first, competition second. Barbosa was knocked over by Reggie Evans when he broke through, and Nash was friendly enough to pull him, and the two gently hugged and patted each other on the back.

The two have been teammates with the Suns for many years and have a good relationship.

Although many media claimed in 11 years that Nash was cuckolded by Barbossa, and the child born to Nash's wife was Barbossa's own flesh and blood, Nash was furious and immediately divorced his wife, and Barbossa was also traded away by the Suns. But it was later confirmed that Nash's cheating was the real reason for his flash divorce, and Barbossa was lying on the gun.

In the end, the Clippers won 123-95 and led 2-0 in the overall score.

Although there is a precedent in the history of the NBA to win the championship after falling behind 0-2 in the Finals, the object of the reversal will definitely not be a team like the Clippers that broke the record in the regular season.