NBA: I can see real-time shooting percentage

Chapter 106 Semifinal G1 (1)

In the first five minutes of a regular timeout in the first quarter, Harden had his best singles round of the series.

He made 7 of 6 shots and scored 5 points in just 10 minutes.

But Westbrook scored 0 points, and the other players got a few free throws here and there.

After this timeout, the Clippers made their own defensive and personnel changes.

First, let's start with the Rockets.

The Rockets took Tyson Chandler to make up for their complete lack of ability to protect the inside frame.

Because before the timeout, Leonard continued to hit the inside after facing unlimited defenses, causing Covington, who was defending inside, to bear two fouls early.

These two fouls were fatal for the Rockets.

The reason why they took Covington instead of Daniel House is also very simple, because they don't need the fifth junior, they just need to make Harden play comfortably.

With Tyson Chandler's pick-and-roll, Harden, who feels hot tonight, will definitely play better.

The personnel adjustment on the Clippers side is to replace Mann with Harrell.

On the one hand, because the Rockets took Chandler, they need an insider, on the other hand, they also need a rebounder.

The arrival of Harrell is to liberate the defense of the rest of the Clippers. He can go inside to help defend, and the space inside will not be very large. The next thing they will have a headache is that Harden will continue to single Harrell.

But it doesn't matter, Chandler also sent points when he came up.

One ebbs and another, after the timeout in the first quarter, neither the Clippers nor the Rockets' offenses have changed much.

But on defense, the Clippers have changed.

First of all, they directly asked Qin Ming to defend Harden, which was a big gamble for Rivers.

Since Harden is going to pick and roll endlessly to find Qin Ming, I just give it to you.

Qin Ming still maintains his own defensive strategy, which allows him to break through and prevents him from shooting.

Then he chased Harden himself, not letting him make a throw, only letting him make a layup.

This strategy is very similar to their strategy against the Lone Ranger in the last round of the series. Doncic will let you kill the Quartet, and you will not be allowed to link up with your teammates.

Doncic doesn't have this ability, but Harden does.

After Harden broke through, he went directly to Harrell and went to the blue, playing a two plus one.

After making a free throw, Paul George came back and missed a three-pointer.

Harden came back again, took a double step back and pulled Qin Ming directly, and hit a three-pointer again.

As a result, he scored 16 points in the first quarter.

And what about the Clippers' offense?

Paul George's touch is normal tonight, with a shooting rate of about 40.00%. Leonard constantly hits the inside and hits the Rockets' weak inside. This is the strategy they discussed before the game.

And Qin Ming's point was opened after Chandler came up.

The Rockets have also been prepared for a long time. They let Chandler defend near the three-point line, which can give Qin Ming some space, but not much.

They also didn't think Qin Ming could throw himself to death.

Only Curry and Thompson could shoot them to death. They didn't think Qin Ming had the ability.

So behind Harden's two-plus-one and three-pointer, Qin Ming made two consecutive long-range three-pointers.

"I mean, you let a player who made 54 three-pointers this season shoot like this, do you really take him seriously?"

"The rocket doesn't think that Qin Ming can shoot himself to death, so Qin Ming should show such a performance."

However, the physical pressure Qin Ming faced was much worse than that of Harden. Harden was not constantly called out for singles, and he had plenty of time to rest when defending.

Qin Ming did not.

So in the second half of the first quarter, Qin Ming went down to rest.

And this period of time is when the Clippers raise their strength.

They are on the bench, using such a group of players to face the Rockets.

Lu Wei, Mann, Paul George, Leonard, Morris.

It's the same Fifth Elementary School, but with a different player, Qin Ming.

But this lineup let Lu Wei come, but it caused the Rockets to suffer a lot.

First of all, Harden, who played Qin Ming for a whole quarter, was a little at a loss when facing a new player, and missed the first three-pointer.

After that, the Clippers grabbed Harden to play, Leonard directly passed Harden in one step, and Tyson succeeded in dunking inside, and also caused a two plus one!

This dunk completely opened up the Clippers' backlash in the last 3 minutes.

After this round, De Antoni knew that the situation was wrong, and quickly took Harden and let Westbrook, who had rested for 2 minutes, play.

He made it clear that when you go to Qin Ming, Harden will go up, constantly punish your Qin Ming, and let me, the best scorer in the league, keep scoring on you.

But in the face of the Clippers' bench lineup, who in the active league can completely resist it?
When Morris was replaced by Harrell, the Clippers' counterattack completely started.

The first thing that came up was the cooperation of the second general Humha. Harrell made an air cut after the pick-and-roll.

Subsequently, Paul George cut off Westbrook's joint jumper, and under a fast break, Morris passed to the bottom line for a three-pointer and Daniel House succeeded.

After that, Westbrook lost his shooting ability. Mann's layup made him at a loss, and he failed to make a layup after breaking through to the inside.

Lu Wei advanced with the ball, and with Harrell's outside pick-and-roll, he found that Chandler was still keeping the defense in the pit, and made another three-pointer.

All of a sudden, it became a wave of 8-0.

De'Antoni couldn't call a timeout.

It's the first quarter, and he's already called a regular timeout.

Therefore, the Clippers' unstoppable offense and impregnable defense continued to surge up, swallowing the Rockets players on the court like a tsunami, and they were beaten helplessly.

In the last 3 minutes, the Clippers lineup came up with a luxurious score of 15 to 3, and directly reversed the point difference, leading the Rockets by 8 points instead.

"This is the Clippers, and that's why I think they can win the championship. Such a team, such a bench, such players and cooperation, is really amazing!"

"In the first half of the first quarter, the Rockets relied on Harden to play a very good advantage. This is all around Qin Ming, but what about the Clippers' bench? Your Rockets' backcourt can continue to single-play against Qin Ming. They have done a good job, but what will happen if Qin Ming goes down? If you don't bring Harden up, the game will be over."

(End of this chapter)