basketball pope

Chapter 669 [Cry, slaughter! 】

Because Tony Allen entered the starting lineup, the Clippers' offensive lineup became more luxurious in the second quarter. Yang Rui sent Curry, Neil, Guy, Dunleavy, and Mahinmi.

If this lineup is a starter, the defense will be worse, but the attacking ability can compete with the starters of many teams.There is no shortage of three-pointers, singles with the ball, and the ability to attack inside.

The Thunder's bench is also not easy, Bledsoe, Harden, Daquinn Cook, Nick Collison, Krstic.

After the start of the game, the Clippers quickly opened the score with a wave of 14-3, only Harden made a [-]-pointer.

The main tactic Brooks arranged was to run and fire. The Clippers had double guards on board. In addition, the 4th position was a cameo from a small forward. The movement speed was very fast.

Clippers players can guarantee the shooting percentage, Gay got 8 points and sent an assist.

Daquan is an excellent three-point shooter. He won the All-Star Three-Point Contest in 2009, but he is 196cm tall and weighs 93 kilograms. His defense is terrible.

Guy receiving the ball directly singled out Dai Quinn, which is an opportunity and has a huge physical advantage.

Curry is good at catching and shooting three-pointers and grabbing three-pointers. He also has an advantage against Bledsoe, who is only 185cm tall.

With these two people around, the Clippers' counterattack was sharper. Mahinmi protected the backcourt rebounds, and four people could counterattack with one pass.The positional battle is to open up and let Guy take the ball to a heads-up.

In order to prevent Gay, the Thunder contracted the defense line. As a result, Dunleavy made two more three-pointers, and the Clippers beat their opponents in waves.

Dunleavy was the third pick in 2002. He played in the NBA for many years in his previous life. He was still playing when Yang Rui was reborn, and his situation was much better than Yao Ming, who was forced to retire after 11 years.

He plays an obvious role on the offensive end. Not only can he shoot accurately, he can also hold the ball and attack, and his passing ability is not bad.He's a great team player, and the stats show that the perimeter ball works better when he's on the floor.Dunleavy is best at scoring the ball from close range to the defender, passing the ball to the flank, or passing the ball to the empty teammate, with a high success rate.

Dunleavy seldom passes the ball to the inside, so he makes very few mistakes.After playing these few games, Yang Rui is a little fortunate that he didn't trade him out in the summer. His cameo 4 position is much more reliable than Novak, and the defensive end will not do nothing.

Brooks was forced to request a timeout, replaced Durant as a cameo power forward, and let the slow Krstic go down to rest.

After Gay and Durant faced off, Yang Rui immediately shouted to the court to change tactics and became Curry's main attack.

Bledsoe struggled to defend Curry. As soon as Collison was led out, Curry scored the ball, and the Thunder couldn’t prevent Mahinmi’s empty cut.

Durant is not an orthodox power forward, and he lacks strength to defend against the basket; Collison bounces normally, moves slowly, and is good at preventing pick-and-rolls and hitting people with the ball.

They struggled to defend Mahinmi alone, not to mention that after Collison was led away by Curry, the black strong man dunked when he received the ball at the basket, and Bledsoe and other perimeter players couldn't displace him to guard him.

Thunder replaced the main force one after another, and the three young masters were on the field together to strengthen their offense, but they still couldn't catch up with the score.

At halftime, it was 64-41, and the difference was widened.

Barkley commented: "The Clippers are a team that combines both internal and external offense. Not only Griffin, Mahinmi and Jordan can also hit the basket with the assists of their teammates, but the Thunder can't. Their offense is almost completely dependent on the outside. Thunder. The defense is not good enough, and the three-game winning streak depends on the individual ability of the stars, not the overall strength. If there is no trade in the mid-term, in exchange for a center who can defend the penalty area, they will not be able to do anything.”

Kenny Smith said: "It is also a Chinese domestic player. There is a big gap between Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming. He must have a correct positioning. It is not a good choice for the Thunder to let him play center."

Everyone can see that Yi Jianlian is not suitable to be a center, but his position is not easy to locate.He's too poor on the pick-and-roll at the 4, doesn't traverse fast enough, and can easily be driven by guards or pull-up jumpers.Playing as a center, he doesn't have Yao Ming's outstanding lower body strength, he can't carry people, and he can't protect rebounds well.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people said that Yi Jianlian failed to become a star because he went to the wrong team and was delayed by the Bucks and Nets.In fact, the real reason why Yi Jianlian can't get along in the NBA is defense.If he can't strengthen his defense, Yi Jianlian's best prospect is to go to a bad team that wants to rely on him to attract the Chinese market.

In the second half, in order to defend the restricted area, Brooks was forced to reuse the inside blue-collar Dampier, which was a mistake.

Dampier has long since changed from the No. 2005 center in the West to a fringe who no one wants, and in the 5 playoffs, Nowitzki complained that Dampier was too slow to switch pick-and-rolls. [-] years later, and now he just walks and plays.

It is too simple to clean up Dampier, that is, play small ball tactics, play double guard, let Griffin play center, pull out to play pick-and-roll for Paul, and Dampier is immediately dumbfounded.

Dampier went out without guard, Paul made a pull-up jumper and hit three goals in a row.In defense, Paul broke through to score the ball, Griffin dunked in the middle, and Curry received a three-pointer from the outside.

Moreover, Dampier has a weight advantage, and he can't single against Griffin. His technical singles can't beat anyone...

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led by 33 points and entered garbage time.

Before the start of the game, Brooks fantasized about leading several talented young stars to win the Clippers and defeat Yang Rui to prove himself. Now, he is abused and suspects that he has not learned enough as an assistant in the past few years. Jerry Department and Jerry himself, there is a huge gap.

At the end of the quarter, the Clippers sent a full bench lineup. Sheldon Williams and Novak partnered on the inside and played small ball tactics. The other three were Curry, Neil, and Dunleavy.

Brooks knew that it was impossible to catch up with the point difference, and he also replaced the main force. This was a wrong decision, because the Clippers' bench attack was too terrifying, and the Thunder's bench defense was not very good, and it would be fatal.

Neil is a dual-energy guard, and his dribbling ability is not good enough, so Yang Rui let Curry continue to play, which is an exercise for him.The tactic arranged is that Curry has unlimited shot rights, attacks with the ball, and Sheldon gives Neil a screen from the side.

Novak waited for opportunities in the bottom corner, Dunleavy's position was not fixed, and he looked for opportunities on the periphery.

Even if Sheldon is a cameo center, it is difficult for the Thunder to hit the basket inside. Krstic is a soft egg, and his strength is not as good as before after two serious injuries.

Bledsoe and Curry are facing each other, and the teammates can't double-team. If they are double-teamed, they will be thrown to death by a three-pointer.Curry didn't have the idea of ​​releasing water, he seized the time to perform, and kept shooting according to Yang Rui's request.

In a single quarter, he relied on running the ball to shoot, singles shooting, 13 of 7 shots, 9 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 21 points and 3 assists.

Bledsoe just entered the NBA this year, and his defense mainly relies on jumping. He is 185cm tall and is not very good at shooting. He is just a rookie with good health. He can only play about 10 minutes in a game under Westbrook.Today, he finally got a lot of playing time, only to be abused by Curry.

In Yang Rui’s previous life, the two were at the same peak. When Curry played against the Suns on behalf of the Warriors, Curry wanted to jump off the building after a few games. Now Curry’s shooting accuracy is already at the top of the league, and Bledsoe hasn’t left the novice village yet. .

Neil, Novak, and Dunleavy also made three-pointers. Williams grabbed the offensive rebound and scored 4 points in the second offense.

In the distal quarter, the Clippers scored 41 points, and the Thunder also scored 24 points with the outside double guns of Harden and Bledsoe, but they were not enough to compare with their opponents.

141 to 91, the Clippers slaughtered the Thunder at home.

(End of this chapter)