Defending champion

Chapter 416 Sinking the Clippers
Chapter 2 Sinks the Clippers
The Clippers also paid a heavy price for their double-teaming of Jack at the basket.

When the first quarter ended, the point difference between the two sides came to 33 to 24, and the Hornets led by 9 points.

The Hornets staged a reversal in the first quarter.

On the basis of being 12 points behind, at the end of the first quarter, they successfully overtook the score.

The Hornets, who have found their own rhythm, are not the ones that the current Clippers can parry.

In fact, there is a reason why the Clippers have been so depraved this season.

The degeneration of the Clippers this season is not only the absence of Cassel, but also the fact that there is no substitute.Dunleavy had no choice but to use Maggette as the sixth man.

Maggette is a master of bad games. His ability to play bad games is better than that of Bunch Wells, and he is also good at three-pointers.Moreover, the Clippers also introduced Tim Thomas in the summer, and the Clippers' substitutes can entangle with the Hornets' substitutes.

However, the Hornets have a complete bench lineup, just enough to restrain Maggette and Thomas. Maggette is a cutting outside line, and his ability to draw fouls is one of the best in the league.

The Hornets are good at defending Mason, who is good at defending the heavy perimeter, and Maggette's threat is minimized.

The power forward is David West. Although David's defense is not strong, Thomas is getting softer and his style of play is biased towards the outside. Maggette's side is restricted, and this side can't respond.

As a result, the Clippers' bench was also misfired.The only thing that the Clippers are happy about is that the Hornets' offense is not going well.However, the Hornets are not in a hurry at all, because they can maintain the score advantage and win.

Before the start of the second half, the score was 54 to 45, and the two sides tied at 21 in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, the Clippers encountered a hell of a thing. All the shooters they hoarded seemed to be on vacation today, and no matter who came to the Clippers, their shooting percentage could not be improved.

The entire Clippers are impotent, and the impotence is very severe.Even Brand, who performed well in the first quarter, was impotent.Usually, Brand felt that shooting was a very simple matter, as simple as taking off his pants.

However, in the second half, the captain felt that the shooting was so awkward, no matter how he tried it, he just couldn't make it.

The Clippers missed a shot, but it doesn't mean that the Hornets are also impotent. The Hornets are all alive and well, and the entire Hornets team has a high shooting percentage.

The Hornets shot one after another, constantly bombing the Clippers' half court, and the Clippers were bombed without resistance.

The Clippers ended the third quarter with a 22-point gap, and the Clippers players sat on the bench dejectedly.

The luck was too bad today. The Clippers only scored 14 points in the third quarter, and Brand only scored 2 points...

The Clippers had a terrible thing happen here, and the on-site commentator Bill Walton also said on the sidelines: "It seems that the Clippers are very unlucky today. Their shooting percentage in the third quarter can't even reach 20%. "

Jumbari, who worked in TNT after retiring, also said on the sidelines at this time: "Yeah, this kind of Clippers is almost the same as the 76ers or Bobcats. Although they are not the best team in the league, but, Now it has become the worst three-point team in the league. Is this kind of game really unexpected?"

Of course it was an accident, and even Dunleavy, who was surprised, felt that it was too unexpected.Originally, Dunleavy thought that the desperate three-point team would bomb the opponent into scum.But I didn't expect that it would be the team that turned into scum in the end.

At this time, Dunleavy simply arranged: "It's the last quarter. If we can't make three points, we will compare ourselves with him. If we break through in the last quarter, I don't believe they can stop us by shrinking in. Also, Now it’s not just a matter of winning or losing the game, if you continue to play iron, we may not even get 70, then we will definitely be called iron boats.”

Dunleavy is also an excited bird, there is no way for this kind of bloody competition to push the old man into a hurry.

After the Clippers implemented the new tactics in the fourth quarter, they were indeed a lot more vigorous. No matter who they were, they would rush towards the Hornets' penalty area in turn as long as they had the ball.

The Clippers play like this, if the Hornets have an inside defender who can't hold back, they won't be afraid.

It's a pity that the Hornets didn't have one, so at the beginning of the fourth quarter, after almost 4 minutes, the Hornets paid 7 fouls.

Dunleavy saw that this kind of play was really effective, and continued to cheer up the players; "Give me a break through them, don't be afraid of failure, as long as you can pass the basketball without making mistakes, if you don't have a good opportunity, continue to rush inside."

With such an entrustment from the head coach, the Clippers no longer have any scruples.After returning to the court, he got the basketball in the first round, and Jeff Green ran directly towards David West.

Green's attack was too fast and sudden, and David West had no chance to block it. Green came and suppressed David West.Then, putting his hands on David West's face was a two-handed dunk.Green caught David West by surprise and got the score smoothly.

After tasting the sweetness of Green, when the Clippers played again, Green immediately asked for the ball again.

Just now David West had already suffered a loss. He became vigilant and had a plan in mind, which was to cheat fouls.

So, West saw Green running again, and when he caught the ball.Wallace moved his eyes and moved to the side.Green just rushed up and knocked over David West in an instant.

"Forcing" the referee's whistle sounded, David West blocked the defense, and a dead ball appeared on the field.

Seeing that the Clippers were so vigorous in the rest of the last quarter, Byron Ster also felt a little bit of crisis.

Although this was a game that had nothing to do with winning, Byron Scott didn't want to lose either.

Jack and other main players all returned to the field.

Jack has been very low-key today, and now he only scored 8 points, but both rebounds and assists doubled, and the Hornets did not take too much effort to eat the Clippers to death.

At such a critical moment, when the team needs to stand up, Jack will definitely not choose to continue to sleep.

This ball Jack decides to play singles, and Jack is in the middle and long distance.

As soon as Jack got the ball, Brand subconsciously took a step back.

Seeing Brand's action is a little strange, isn't he afraid of Jack's shooting?

Seeing that Brand was indifferent to his shot, and Jack made a fake shot, which was extremely realistic, Brand immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly flew up to interfere with Jack's shooting.

Because, he knew that even if he tried his best to shoot Jack's shot, he couldn't block it.It can only interfere as much as possible.

However, Jack's trick just now was purely a trick to invite you into the urn.

Jack didn't shoot, and immediately rushed towards Brand with a one-handed dribble.

Jack's first breakthrough was extremely ferocious, enough to knock down a tank.

Brand immediately spotted Jack's movement and took a step aside.

At the same time, keep your hands still, and then fall straight back.

Brand made a good calculation, and after calculating Jack's actions, he cheated for a foul.He didn't think that Jack seemed to be able to knock down the tank, but he stopped after only one step.

In this way, a scene appeared on the court, which was ridiculous. Jack and Brand are still half a step away?

Brand fell to the ground, Jack stopped, and smiled, taking advantage of the fact that the other members of the Clippers were dumbfounded.A simple high throw shot sent the basketball into the Clippers' basket.

What's going on here, but the people around are dumbfounded, it all happened?

Jack dribbled one step and Brand fell down, which is too mythical.

Jack was also amused by the captain's move, and ran to defend.

But the captain, Brand, got up from the ground blushing, it was too embarrassing, too embarrassing.

That guy Jack was so cunning that he expected it.

He was going to make fouls like Green, but Jack completely treated people like monkeys.

Brand was not reconciled, and immediately looked for an opportunity in the Clippers' half. After receiving the basketball dribble, he started a singles in front of Jack.

When Jack saw the captain coming, Jack laughed immediately, one-on-one!This was Jack's favorite thing to do.Because, heads-up is the most test of a person's personal skills.

Facing Brand's challenge, Jack was very calm, with a charming smile on his face, and even gave Brand a step.

In fact, it was Jack who deliberately showed his flaws, which confused Brand and made Brand immediately feel that a breakthrough could be made.

But when Brand really dribbled the ball and rushed forward, Jack's palm behind him seemed to lock onto the basketball, and he slapped the basketball away.

Brand's cut was intercepted by Jack, which is a good opportunity to launch a fast break.How could Jack let it go?Jack turned his head and passed the basketball.

At this time, Joan Barry, who was sitting on the commentary seat, was excited: "Bill, I saw that Jack's stealing ability is also very strong? How can there be such a comprehensive player in this world? What will happen to the Hornets' fast break?" What about miraculous things?"

Jumbari said this, and Bill Wharton said: "Oh! oh!!! Man, let us witness the moment of miracle together."

The Clippers' offense just now was indeed very difficult. Jack's pass made Butler show off a dunk.

Then on the next ball Jack steals Brand again and assists Paul for a layup.

The score was rising point by point, and time was slowly passing by. When the game was over, the referee blew his whistle, and the Clippers players left the field dejectedly. They lost...

Unknowingly, the score became 99 to 78, and the Hornets won this game.

Jack was very low-key in the game, with only a triple-double of 18 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists.

It can be said that Jack's scoring is seriously inconsistent with his strength, but the Clippers still lost.

(End of this chapter)