305. Foul Crisis
The Lakers' tactical execution this time was very good, and Bickerstaff encouraged the team to do a good job this time, letting Liu Ren keep an eye on Crawford and not let him shoot three-pointers, and the others strangled the inside. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
If Coach Rivers at this time absolutely forced Crawford to play team offense or replace Crawford according to his previous character, the Clippers' offense would definitely be able to return to normal.
But seeing Crawford's impatient eyes, Rivers knew that if he didn't let this guy have a good time, it would probably be worse in the future.
Rivers is a well-known coach with chicken soup for the soul, and he has a good relationship with his own players, Crawford is the strongest one in the Clippers' bench lineup, if Crawford doesn't lose his temper because of this game, it will have a huge impact on the Clippers!
Rivers thought to himself that it was a regular season, let Crawford go willful, but willfulness is willful, and Rivers matched the wayward Crawford with the most suitable lineup.
Less than 4 minutes have passed in the second quarter, and it is not yet time for Griffin and Paul to play, Paul is about to be 30 years old after all, so he still needs to play a little better, Griffin is so big, and he loves to do so many guard movements, and his physical consumption is also great.
No one passed the ball to Jordan Jr., who was empty, was equal to half of it, Farmar obviously couldn't pass the ball to Jordan Jr., Farmar's passing awareness was average, and Rivers replaced him with his own son Austin Rivers.
There are no changes to the lineup on the Lakers' side, and the rotation lineup continues to play.
Back on the court, sure enough, Crawford's style of play has not changed, and impacting the basket is still the first goal.
Crawford hit a mid-range shot, and Whiteside pressed Jordan Jr. for a defensive rebound.
The Lakers attack, Rivers Jr. doesn't mention anything else, the defensive momentum is really strong! He took the initiative to switch defenses with Crawford to defend Nick Young, and Rivers Jr., who was not afraid of fouls and pain, kept making physical contact with Nick Young and forcing Nick Young to pass!
McCollum received the return pass and immediately handed the ball to Liu Ren, Nick Young came over to block and dismantle, Liu Ren understood the thoughts of the two, cut inside, and attracted Tekoglou, who defended Liu Ren, and Rivers Jr., who defended Nick Young, doubled and passed back to Nick Young, and Nick Young hit an empty mid-range shot.
The Lakers played this kind of small-scale cooperation very well, and Liu Ren played less by himself, but he could see it.
Seeing Nick Young score again, Crawford continued his paranoid singles.
After playing so many balls in a row, Crawford certainly saw that the Lakers' defensive strategy was to force him to the baseline, but he could only continue to move forward, and he had no way to get closer to the basket from anywhere else except to go to the baseline.
As for Crawford's other skill that he is best at, the three-point shot?
Come on, Liu Ren's defense pressed directly on Crawford, sticking to the death, and not giving Crawford any chance to make a move.
Crawford broke through from the right side again, entered the three-second zone from the baseline, took a step outside the three-second zone on the right side of the basket Crawford jumped, dodged Whiteside's block in the air, and went straight to the basket, but Whiteside was not a little frustrated, because his role had already worked, allowing Crawford to jump early.
Crawford now only has the option of a layup, and a dunk is out of the question.
After Whiteside was dodged by Crawford, Liu Ren's explosive speed appeared in the air behind Crawford, and his left hand fanned the ball in Crawford's hand, and a five-best ball block was about to be born!
However, suddenly Crawford's hand pulled up and changed from a layup to a small throw, which was not the most important thing, the most important thing was that Liu Ren slapped Crawford's hand!
The ball falls into the basket, the referee's whistle blows, and the hitter fouls! The goal is valid, and the penalty is added!
The slow-motion defense shows that the ball is indeed a hitter, and there is no dispute! Liu Ren committed two crimes!
The Lakers completed another offense, and it was Nick Young who threw the ball in.
This year, Nick Young has really done a good job, perfectly completing the task assigned by the coach to provoke the opponent's competitiveness.
Looking back, Crawford concocted the same method and caused Liu Ren to foul again! Three offenses!
Before the halfway point of the second quarter, Liu Ren fell into a foul crisis, and D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.
Crawford is Crawford, in the continuous defense of the attack, he is constantly responding, although he failed several times in a row, but this time he knocked Liu Ren off the court.
D'Antoni thought to himself that he still underestimated this guy, and he deserved to be a substitute who could score 50 points, although he was old, he still should not be underestimated! Liu Ren has committed three fouls, what can D'Antoni do? Liu Ren can only be replaced, and Nick Young can be pushed to the small forward position and replaced by Henry.
Bickerstaff's plan was disrupted all of a sudden, Liu Ren's fouls had been well controlled in the previous game, and Bickerstaff did not think of Liu Ren's foul crisis.
Except for Liu Ren, no one on the Lakers outside can prevent Crawford, Antetokounmpo and Green are relatively slow, McCollum is not so physical, Henry and Nick Young are really bad in defense except for attitude, Clarkson and LaVine have talent, speed and momentum but lack of experience, and they can't find anyone to defend all of a sudden!
Bickerstaff's painstakingly planned defensive strategy is all useless, Liu Ren is the most important point in his defensive plan, without Liu Ren's super single defense ability, there is no way to force Crawford to the bottom line.
Crawford does not have Liu Ren's restrictions, and does not need the help of others to directly break through Henry's defense and enter the inside, Crawford enters the inside line from the free throw line from the free throw line front, and Antetokounmpo has no way to make up for it, so he can only watch Crawford send the ball into the basket, if this kind of ball is blocked in a gambling way, there is no certainty of blocking at all, and the possibility of being blown foul is even greater, after all, it is Crawford, a super master who plays three points and four points!
If you score a goal, you won't be hit on the counterattack, and the Clippers can rest assured that they can defend their position.
However, the Lakers' offense is still good, without Liu Ren's containment, Nick Young, Whiteside, McCollum's three-man blocking still attracts 4 people to defend, and there is always one person in front of Nick Young to defend.
But Jordan Jr. can get a contract of more than 20 million yuan is not for nothing, after Liu Ren got off the court, he was much more confident, and he resisted Whiteside alone on the inside, and covered Henry, who ran back instead of Liu Ren, in the defensive range.
This time, it is Rivers Jr. who defends Nick Young alone, although his defensive ability is average, but he is much stronger than Crawford, and his attitude and physical fitness are good! Nick Young struggled to get the shot he liked, but the previous series of difficult goals seemed to run out of touch, and the goal didn't go in.