basketball pope

Chapter 733 [Full of malice, veteran value]

Westbrook's pick-and-roll breakthrough was double-teamed by Shane Battier and Paul, and the ball was divided into the bottom corner.

Griffin defended and blocked in front of Sefrosa, keeping a one-and-a-half step distance, making it impossible for him to pull up the shot or break through with the ball.Sefrosa looked for Perkins, who was cutting in the middle, and Shane went around the front defensive card to pass the ball. He didn't dare to pass, and gave it to Durant on the outside.

If Paul is holding the ball and organizing the ball, with a precise reverse hook, this round can give Perkins a chance.

Seeing that 24 seconds are up, Durant hits hard on the right, takes a step to the right after three-threat exploration, and makes a 50-degree pull-up jumper.

Durant jumps very high, with an amazing height and wingspan, and his shot point is almost flat. There are not many people in the league who can interfere with his jumper. Dry pulling is a big killer.

Coincidentally, Gay is also such a person, but he is slightly shorter than Durant, and his jumping is better than Durant.

No one has ever said that Gay is a defensive expert, and Yang Rui doesn't expect him to be able to defend all types of perimeters. If a guard makes a breakthrough with the ball, Gay will definitely suffer, but he is suitable for defending a big man like Durant. interfere.

The ball bounced out of the box, and Griffin grabbed the rebound.

The players in this lineup are not tall, but Paul does not play fast breaks, strictly controls the rhythm according to Yang Rui's arrangement, and slowly falls into position.The Thunder prefer chaos than the Clippers, because there are two blue-collar teams, and the positional star will be double-teamed.

Paul played the pick-and-roll again, attracting Ibaka to switch defenses, and the ball was distributed to Griffin in the middle.

Perkins blocked Griffin's empty cut route. His expression was like Bao Gong, who never knew what happiness was, bitterness and hatred, and who resisted the injustice of fate. Griffin's head is used as a toilet and is placed in the locker room. After he finishes pulling it, he borrows Durantera, and Durantera takes it and pulls it again...

The reason why Perkins hates this so much is because in the regular season in January this year, Griffin cut after pick-and-roll, picked up Paul's pass, flew up, and dunked him a ball with incredible athletic ability. This ball is destined to be. In the annals of history, he was selected as one of the top ten dunks in the NBA.

No one wants to be the background plate of this kind of dunk. Perkins gritted his teeth. As long as Griffin dared to take off against him in this series, he vowed to let Griffin go without food and let him feel the hell Malicious!

Griffin didn't force a jump and dunk. Yang Rui said several times that he asked him to attract the ball to find teammates when he was defending.

Those who can distribute the ball into the hands of open teammates and create easy scoring opportunities are the real stars. The big man on the other side is very beautiful, but if he encounters a ruthless character and pulls it down, the other side may only get a malicious foul, Gerry. Finn is dead forever.

In the history of the NBA, there are not no such examples, and there are very few men in the league who have been at their peak for a long time. "Rain Man" Camp, "The Bully" Stoudamire and others are examples.

Of course Griffin doesn't like to do this. How can he show toughness if he doesn't dunk?

Yang Rui told him the correct answer: "After the jump shot, he beat his chest and shouted, idiot."

Yang Rui was afraid that he would not listen, and even said threatening words. "If your kid is injured because of a dunk, I will definitely not let the team give you a big contract in the future. Remember what I said."

Griffin took it in his mind, and after attracting Perkins to make up for defense, he immediately moved the ball to the right bottom corner, where the Clippers have always had people.

Guy catches the ball, Durant rotates to cover the bottom corner, Guy takes advantage of the opportunity to score the ball to 70-degree Battier, who catches the ball and shoots a jumper, throwing a perfect arc and hollowing into the net. 5 to 0.

Zhang Lili sighed: "Battier is really worth the money and the data is average, but he got a lot of playing time in the regular season and used experience and defense to help the team. He rarely shoots, and he really makes a shot."

Yu Jia said: "In the regular season, he had a 40.4% three-point shooting rate, 1.4 in a game, and it increased to 41.6% in the playoffs. He is not afraid of dislocation on the defensive end, and he plays a very important role in the system."

Shane Battier is the kind of role player whose defense is in place, but the ball is targeted. He is not oppressive enough to the attacker, so he is often smashed into slag by superstars.However, he is really hardworking and selfless on the court, doing all kinds of dirty work and will not easily lose his position.If he's guarding second-tier stars or role players, it works really well.

It is difficult for Westbrook to pass Battier quickly after the pick-and-roll, and the jumper will be interfered by the big man, so in the next round, he simply did not look for the pick-and-roll, and directly singled Paul with the ball. With a one-step pull-up jumper, he avoided the block and the ball bounced out of the box.

Perkins was stuck by Griffin in the low post. Shane retreated to grab a rebound in the backcourt, held it in his arms to protect it, and waited for his teammates to respond.

The Clippers attacked, and Paul took him to the front court to play a pick-and-roll, attracting Ibaka to switch, and Paul passed the ball to Griffin in the middle.

Griffin is different from Jordan. After a pick-and-roll, Jordan has to cut and hit the basket to be a threat. He can't even be pulled, and the free throw is too bad.Griffin can catch the ball far from the basket. He has a strong ability to hold the ball and rush to the inside while carrying Westbrook.

Wei Shao's defense is not very good, mainly relying on his body, unable to carry the inside.Seeing Griffin coming in, Perkins immediately retreated to defend the penalty area, and Griffin took advantage of the opportunity to distribute the ball to the bottom corner.

Durant made up the defense and Gay scored the ball. It was exactly the same as before. Shane made a three-pointer with a 70-degree catch on the right side. Ibaka made another step slower and the ball hollowed into the net. 8 to 0.

On the bench, everyone on the Clippers stood up, and Yang Rui gave Shane two clappings. The role of the veteran was obvious at this moment.

Barkley said on TNT radio: "Battier won't play with the ball and won't be in the limelight, but whoever lets him shoot will definitely be unlucky. Apart from Chandler, Battier is the Clippers' most important free signing."

Kenny Smith said: "The Clippers play small ball tactics, no one can let go, and the defense is not bad."

The Clippers' stars are not the strongest individually, but when they make up a system, they are the best team.

It would not be so good to replace Wade at No. 2, because it needs to hold the ball and overlap with Paul's position. At No. 2 is Korver, Sefrosa has to stay on one side honestly, Don't dare to defend.

The Thunder's offense is still a star one-on-one.Durant received the ball with his back, turned around quickly and used a "swinging arm loop" to cause Guy to foul and go to the free throw line.

Durant made two free throws, 8-2.

When returning to defense, Brooks shouted at the players on the sidelines: "Evolution, man-to-man."

This is a helpless move. The zone defense can't limit the Clippers' offense. If the Thunder continue to play like this, they will still be empty beyond the three-point line.

Paul still played a pick-and-roll with Griffin in the middle, dribbled the ball to the left quickly to open up the space, with a 45-degree face frame, Perkins switched defenses well, did not allow Paul to get a pull-up jumper, and Westbrook quickly caught up.

Paul did not stick to the ball and gave it to Griffin in the middle. Perkins blocked Griffin in front of him. He protected the ball in the middle and supported him inside.

Griffin made only 18 29.1-pointers all season, almost all of them in the right corner, with a [-] percent hit rate, a mediocre performance.He didn't practice the tasks that Yang Rui Xia had arranged, but with the organization in the middle, he could play well without practice.

Perkins didn't dare to get too far away, Griffin could shoot high jumpers, and when the distance was close, Griffin would guard the basketball to find teammates.

Sefrosa defended Gay, Durant stared at Shane, and when Ibaka found out that his opponent was Korver, he suddenly had a "what, the, hell?" emotion...

(End of this chapter)