basketball pope

Chapter 777 [Press the hammer on the ground]

After the timeout, the Clippers did not make any substitutions and continued to press the Spurs.The positional battle was okay. In the counterattack, Bonner was dislocated and the defender was struggling to defend. After Curry and Parsons missed shots, Faried could rush for offensive rebounds.

After 6 minutes, the Clippers let Curry continue to play, Shane Battier and Faried rested and replaced Danny Green and Griffin.The Spurs are the "GDP combination" and Leonard and Neal.

Curry only needs to defend Neil as the main defender. The latter is not strong with the ball and mainly relies on shooting. Curry will not become a defensive loophole, and Green's defense against Leonard is not a big problem.

At halftime, with better offense, the Clippers led 51-42.

In the second half, Yang Rui started to strengthen the defense again and made the opening starter. Paul and Chandler rested for a whole quarter, recovered their physical strength, and ran tactics with their teammates.

Paul controlled the rhythm, lowered the number of possessions, and slowly ground with the Spurs.The Spurs can't be a big man, and Duncan alone can't keep the penalty area. The Clippers' offensive model is like the Hornets of the year. Griffin is stronger than David West.

The Spurs strengthened their defense, and their own offense was even weaker. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers were not much ahead of 76-64, but they were firmly in control of the situation.

In the final quarter, when the Clippers speeded up again and ran away, the Spurs couldn't prevent it.Duncan has to play on both ends of the offense and defense. It's easy to deal with Chandler, but he couldn't defend against Griffin last season.

The tactic Yang Rui arranged was to try to pass the ball to Griffin when he rushed up, and not let Griffin hit Duncan with his back, so that Duncan would not be able to do what he was best at.With Griffin facing the frame, Duncan has to defend against the break, like facing a big swingman.

On the offensive end, the Spurs were also completely misfired on the outside. They missed several three-pointers and were beaten by the Clippers to counterattack. The point difference quickly widened to more than 20 points.

After playing for a few more minutes, Popovich replaced all the main players and gave up the game early.In the final 102 to 81, the Clippers easily won and made a good start.

In this game, all the supporters of the Spurs felt very uncomfortable. The difference in points in the first three quarters was not too big, and it seemed that they still had to fight, but the Spurs had been falling into the rhythm of the Clippers, and the fight was lifeless and there was no cooperation. The stars take turns striking the iron.

Jeff - Van Gundy commented: "Jerry didn't arrange the perimeter defense leader Tony Allen to play. He limited the Spurs with his overall defense. This kind of victory will be a blow to the opponent's morale."

McBrin said: "Last year, the Clippers swept the Spurs in the playoffs. They looked like the Spurs' nemesis. The GDP combination is old. To win, other people have to stand up, especially a few newcomers, they have to do more things."

In the second game, the Clippers did not change their tactics. First, they took strict precautions and then ran and bombed. The Spurs were still unable to defend.

The coaching staff led by Popovich couldn't think of any way to break the run. Faried, a "half-orc", whether it was Bonner or Split, couldn't keep up with his speed and grabbed rebounds. But he.

For a functional player like Faried, if he plays for more than 30 minutes, his effect is average, because his offense is bad, the team is not good at playing positional tactics, and he is also a bit short, and his ability to protect the frame is poor.But if he only plays for 15-20 minutes, does not need to save his physical strength, and lets him run, fight, and play with all his strength, Faried is a superman, and his efficiency is terrifying.

The Clippers led by 20 points at halftime, and the Spurs were completely misfired on the outside in the second half. The score widened to more than 30 points and entered garbage time.

123 to 87, the Clippers won two big games, and everyone began to predict that this round of series would be swept again.

As expected, the Spurs who returned to the home court failed to win. Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Spurs did their best, made great defensive moves, made breakthroughs and shot very resolutely, and they still lost after three and a half quarters. Curry is on the hook.

库里出场40分钟，35投18中，三分球14中6，罚球2中2，狂砍44分4篮板11助攻。他的出手次数创造了个人季后赛新纪录。

保罗也打了32分钟，15投8中，三分球2中0，罚球3中3，得到19分6助攻。

The double-guard strategy brought the speed to the fastest, and the Clippers won this offense, leading 129-117, 3-0.

Because Curry and Gary Neal were teammates, he knew the bottom line and shot in the face. He hit two goals more than one meter away from the three-point line.

In the fourth game, the Spurs' morale has collapsed. All methods have been tried, and the offense and defense are not as good as the Clippers.This Spurs offense was almost all one-on-one. The defense was very aggressive, took a lot of fouls, and sent the Clippers two big inside free throws, but it didn't work.

Chandler was 8-for-5 from the field, Griffin was 10-for-7 from the field, not accurate, but good enough.

On the Spurs side, the audience made 93 of 33 shots, 35.5%, 27 of 7 three-pointers, 25.9%, and even only 25 of 14 free throws, 56% of the shots.

With such an overall shooting percentage, the Spurs only lost 87 to 107, and the Clippers have already given them face.

库里15投7中，三分球10投5中，罚球3中3，砍下22分4助攻。

效率更高的是丹尼-格林，11投8中，三分球6中5，得到21分2篮板2助攻。

Parsons also had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The outstanding performance of these three made up for the vacancy of Paul, Griffin and Chandler's sleepwalking.

On the side of the Spurs, the old GDP team scored more points. Duncan scored 19 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists, but this was not enough to win.

He is still the core of the Spurs with 18.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.6 blocks throughout the playoffs.It's incredible and a little sad.How can the Spurs win a championship if they rely on a 37-year-old veteran?

Duncan's movement speed is not bad after losing weight. He can top three quarters, and it is basically easy to pass against guards in the distal quarter.Fans say he's the No. 21 rookie, but he's not really getting younger.

Many people say that veteran experience is important in the playoffs, but teams headed by veterans rarely win.Even the Mavericks in 2011 were veterans with youngsters.Now the Spurs are relying entirely on veterans, starting off the bench.

In Yang Rui’s previous life, Leonard, who won a Finals MVP, entered the finals twice, averaged 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during the regular season, was praised by some fans as the top three superstars in the league, and even NBA No. 16 in the 17-1 season. I really don’t know what these people think.

Leonard's offensive and defensive balance is high, but his offensive data is not much better than Paul George and Jimmy Butler, and his average of 3.5 assists per game obviously can't drive his teammates.

On the defensive end, he was often pressed to the ground by James, Durant and others. Even in his 14 years of FMVP, James James' finals data was 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, 57.1% of his shots and 51.9% of his three-pointers. Some people say that Leonard defended James alone. Which planet's defense is this?

This is obviously the best finals since James entered the league. Leonard only played well on the offensive end, and the overall statistics of the Spurs players were too poor, so he gave him the FMVP.

Now, the Spurs are missing Danny Green, and Leonard's invincible help defense that the fans boasted can't play. Whoever he defends, the Clippers will attack from the other side. If Leonard helps defend Paul and Culver Li and Griffin break through, and the ball is a three-pointer.If he doesn't help on defense, the Clippers have a way to create dislocation offensive opportunities, and defense is simply not something that one person can do well.

Leonard's fate has also changed. His offense is average, and his defense has not been confirmed. This season, Jimmy Butler was selected to the second team of the All-Defensive Team because of the Nets' excellent record. Leonard is only a role player.

In terms of popularity, Leonard was a lot worse than Parsons in the same year, and he was rated as a blue-collar worker.

If the Spurs can't improve their overall defense in the future and don't have a record to support, Leonard will be able to win the best defensive player twice.

(End of this chapter)