basketball pope

Chapter 668 [Best point guard, tough defense]

After Griffin performed the alley, many home fans stood up and cheered, holding the scoreboard of the slam dunk contest, and gave 10 points in unison.

Barkley of TNT called out: "The Thunder can't turn the game around. Griffin has a 50-point deduction."

CCTV5 Yu Jia said with emotion: "The five best balls appeared today, but it's not necessarily. Maybe the Clippers will have a more terrifying performance in a while. Now Los Angeles is really a city of empty connections."

Zhang Lili nodded: "When there is a Clippers game, the top ten balls should be selected that day, otherwise many exciting scenes will be missed, which is unfair to other teams, and the highlights will be swept up by the Clippers."

Yu Jia said: "As an opponent of the Clippers, he has to bear a lot of pressure. Today, the UAE will easily become the background board. I hope he can also perform well. He is slow to return to defense this round."

"It's better to slow down, at least not to be detained." Zhang Lili shook his head.They want Yi Jianlian to play well, but he and Griffin are really not on the same level.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook did not look for cover, and directly singled out Paul, the flank changed direction and swayed halfway, and made a pull-up jumper, 6-2.

Westbrook is one of the most responsible and hard-working players in the league.He never slack off in the game, trying to be better at even the smallest things, and he is very much like Kobe in this regard.

In many ways, he was not successful.But one thing has taken his performance to another level, and that is his jumper, mid-range shooting has become his regular weapon, in contrast, in his rookie season and second season, there is often a game without a game.Now, everywhere inside the arc, opponents have to man him, increasing his threat.

The Clippers attacked, Paul and Jordan played pick-and-roll to get rid of Westbrook, took the ball to the bottom line on the left, made an emergency stop and dribbled the ball to the right hand, took a step to 45 degrees, attracted Westbrook to chase the defense, the ball gently Sending it to the middle, it happened to be passed to the hands of Jordan who followed up.

Jordan took a step and jumped up after receiving the ball. The impact was exerted to the extreme. If the opponent wanted to foul, he had to risk being knocked out.Yi Jianlian was not so tough, he didn't even stretch out his hand.

Little Jordan stretched his body completely, and made a smash with one hand. 8 to 2.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people said that Paul was sticking to the ball. For example, after Glen Davis left the Clippers, he talked about Paul as a guest on a TV show and said, "He has his own way of doing things, like, I It's Chris Paul, give me the ball, and I'm on the court dribbling, dribbling, dribbling, dribbling (Davis said about dribbling nearly ten times on the show), then passing, and if When there's a good chance, he'll do it himself."

In fact, whether Paul sticks to the ball or not depends on who his teammates are. If it is a "big baby" who has no height advantage and never cuts empty, Paul can only stick to the ball to find opportunities.If it was Jordan, Paul would pass the ball very fast, and if Jordan was slow, he would not be able to exert his power.

Just looking at the stats clearly shows how good Paul is, and his advanced stats are better than stats.

This season, Paul leads the league at No. 1 on ESPN's true plus-minus (RPM) rankings and ranks in the top five overall.

Look at Paul's restrictions on opponents.When he's on the floor, opposing point guards are averaging 36 assists and 5.9 turnovers per 3.3 minutes while shooting just 41.5 percent from the field, or a turnover-assist ratio of 1.79.When Paul went off the court, opponents averaged 6.3 assists and 2.6 turnovers, while shooting improved.So obviously, Paul's presence has huge implications for the Clippers' defense.

If you use the player efficiency value (PER) to measure Paul, he is even more outstanding, ranking the top three in the league for two consecutive seasons in 08 and 09, and even reached 09 in 30.

No matter which advanced statistic you use to analyze Paul, Paul is one of the best point guards in the NBA right now.

Thunder coach Brooks began to feel helpless, Yi Jianlian and Ibaka started together, and the protection of the penalty area was not enough.Ibaka's style is similar to Ratliff, with fast speed, good bounce, good at preventing pick-and-rolls, and assisting in defending big caps.However, his strength is average, he is resistant to people, and his ability to block opponents head-on is insufficient.

Yi Jianlian's starting is to open up space and the defense is poor, and the substitute Krstic is also of this type.Dampier joined the Thunder with a basic salary after being laid off in the summer.

Brooks can't be normal. Even if Yang Rui joins the Thunder, he won't be able to lead the team to win the championship. The lineup must be changed. The Thunder's inability is the Achilles' heel. That's why they can't win the championship. Defeat Durant.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 16 Western Conference finals, the Thunder almost eliminated the Warriors with Adams in the post.The only time the Thunder entered the finals was when they traded with the Celtics for Perkins. Perkins was only a blue-collar who could guarantee the defense in the penalty area, and the offense could not help the team.

The Thunder's offensive tactics are also very simple, creating singles opportunities for stars.Passed a few times, Durant singled Tony Allen, turned and shot missed under the interference, and Jordan grabbed the backcourt rebound.

In the Clippers positional battle, Paul dribbled the ball to the front court to find a pick-and-roll, and then passed it to Griffin after a lateral shift.

Griffin singled out Yi Jianlian on the right, took a step in the face frame, and took a big step with his left foot to change direction to the bottom line.Yi Jianlian followed, Griffin bumped him with his back, and quickly turned to the middle and entered the penalty area.

Durant retreated to make up the defense, Griffin took the ball out of the perimeter, Tony Allen received a pass from the left three-point line, and scored an empty mid-range shot. 10 to 2.

Yang Rui stood up and applauded again on the sidelines, even if it was just a simple mid-range shot.

The only thing that the coaching staff is dissatisfied with is that Tony Allen shoots too poorly, he hardly shoots three-pointers, he can occasionally make open mid-range shots, and his shooting rate is not high. If he can practice three-pointers well, he will definitely earn an annual salary of tens of millions.

The coaching staff urged Tony Allen to practice mid-range shots. In Yang Rui's previous life, he couldn't make three-pointers in the end, so he could have some confidence in mid-range shots.

16年3月末客场和湖人的较量中，托尼阿伦共上场31分钟，12投全中砍下了27分4个篮板及5次助攻。那时他不是只靠快攻和突破得分的人了。早在12年，他也有过8投全中的表现，进攻端并非一无是处。

In the next round, Durant went to the low post to receive the ball, ready to use his height advantage to single out Tony Allen at a position closer to the basket, and Korver retreated to form a double-team.Durant distributed the ball to the bottom corner on the right, Sefolosha was empty, took aim, and hit a three-pointer. 10 to 5.

Although the ball was scored, Yang Rui was still very satisfied with the players' performance, because they played strictly according to the tactics arranged before the game, tried to double-team Westbrook and Durant near the penalty area, followed closely with Ibaka, and released Yi Jianlian. Shoot with Sefolosha.

Maybe the two role players can score, but letting them shoot is definitely less of a threat than a one-on-one duel.

Both sides played the star one-on-one play, at most a pick-and-roll in the middle, and the Clippers gradually gained the upper hand, relying on defense.

Paul's defense against Westbrook's breakthrough won't be easily passed; Tony Allen won't let Durant catch the ball and shoot comfortably; Jordan and Griffin guarded the penalty area and won rebounds one by one.Gay came off the bench. The Clippers' defensive system is not perfect, but relying on the players' individual abilities, the defensive intensity is not low.

When the Clippers attacked, the Thunder could only contract the defense to the vicinity of the penalty area.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led 26-20.

(End of this chapter)