basketball pope

Chapter 814 [Christmas battle, really accurate]

In the first Christmas battle, the Cavaliers lost 80-103 to the Nets at home.

"Brazilian actor" Varejao was injured again. His contract was not small, but he became a famous glass man in the league, which made the Cavaliers suffer.Without Varejao, the Cavaliers have no big man inside to limit Yao Ming.

Yao Ming is in the limelight. Whether he catches the ball after the pick-and-roll, or makes a strong hook in the low position, turns around and shoots, he can easily score.

他全场打了35分钟, 22投15中，三分球5中2, 罚球9中8, 砍下40分13篮板3助攻2盖帽。

The guest center Bosh was once again abused by the big man, and the audience only had 10 points and 3 rebounds.In the past two seasons, many centers have scored super data against the Cavaliers. Bosh's popularity has dropped again and again, and he can only be regarded as a second-rate star.

The Clippers VS Spurs, the highlight of the Western Conference, is also broadcast live in the United States, with a staggered time, so that viewers watching TV can enjoy two complete games.

ESPN live broadcast, Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the lineups of the two teams when the players warmed up. Curry was seen as an advantage point, and the Spurs did not lose to the Clippers in other positions.The Spurs' highest-scoring Tony Parker averaged only 16.7 points per game, but 7 players in the team scored in double figures per game, with average strength, and the lineup was firmly in the top three in the deep league.

After the warm-up, the players came out.

Spurs five: Parker, Belinelli, Leonard, Duncan, Split.

Five Clippers: Curry, Danny Green, Middleton, Draymond Green, Griffin.

Yang Rui knew that the Spurs would usually start Splitter. This blue-collar team lacked range in the interior and scored on the bottom line, so he did not send Chandler.

Draymond trains very hard. He has a certain amount of enthusiasm for mid-to-long shots. He is also good at coordinating passes, and his offensive role is greater than Chandler.He has the potential to become the best defensive player, Yang Rui of course must focus on training.

Yang Rui intends to take this opportunity to increase Draymond's fame. The other party may see his height and may attack from a low position, thus falling into a trap.When the team was training, it was difficult for Griffin to single out Draymond to get to the basket and shoot, and it was not easy for Split and Duncan to hit him on the back.

Draymond also switched defenses better than Chandler when faced with guard breakthroughs. He won the opportunity by virtue of his strength.

The Spurs took the lead, and the game began.

Sure enough, as Yang Rui expected, when he saw that there was a nobody on the Clippers, Parker hoisted the ball to Duncan on the right and asked him to single out Draymond, and Split attracted Griffin's defense on the left baseline. .

Duncan leaned on his back twice, and Draymond only moved back a little distance. He was short in stature, and he was quite thick.

Duncan couldn't help but think of the short insider Chuck Hayes. Draymond was physically better and more mobile than Hayes.

He has the advantage of height and wingspan. He is reluctant to show weakness in the face of rookies. He forcibly turned and jumped from the penalty area line, and missed under the interference of Draymond's eyes.

Griffin grabbed the backcourt rebound, the Clippers immediately launched a counterattack, the Spurs retreated quickly, and Curry delivered a pass to Draymond in the middle.

The Spurs were man-marking, Duncan kept a two-step distance to defend, Draymond took the ball in the middle and other teammates moved, and Curry on the right used Griffin to cover and get rid of Parker.

With a screen, the Spurs' defense made mistakes. Split stayed near the penalty area. Curry was open when he received the ball. Duncan let go of Draymond's defense in the middle. Mond is empty again.

Split didn't save the defense. Last season, Draymond was a fringe for the Clippers. He didn't play much and was easily looked down upon.

Draymond took a look, made an open 3-pointer, and the ball went in. 0 to [-].

CCTV5 live broadcast the game, Zhang Lili said: "The Clippers played well in two playoff games last season, but he didn't perform well at other times. I didn't expect him to be the starter in the Christmas battle.

Yu Jia said: "He is a rookie hand-picked by Yang Rui. In the summer, Yang Rui said that he and Middleton have the potential to become All-Stars. It seems that Yang Rui intends to focus on training them."

Letting go of Paul in vain, Yang Rui is preparing for the future renewal of young players, Draymond did not let him down.

The Spurs attacked, Parker and Duncan played pick-and-rolls, and Draymond blocked the route on the left. He trained against the two MVP-level point guards in the league last year, practicing against pick-and-rolls. Parker is not a terrible big man for him.

As long as he keeps his distance and prevents Parker from breaking through, Parker will not shoot three-pointers if it is not an open space.

Parker passed the ball to the middle, Middleton blocked Duncan, and the Clippers were zone defense.

Duncan feinted a bit and leaned on Middleton to take the ball inside. Draymond and Griffin both shrunk to the penalty area together, and the three blocked the penalty area.

He has no height and can rely on the number of people. After losing weight, Duncan's strength is not as good as before. Even if he has the strength, he will not play this kind of ball hard, and assign the ball to the right bottom corner for Belinelli.

Curry rotates to defend Belinelli from 70 degrees, the latter divides the ball to 70 degrees, Leonard catches the ball, Draymond does not hesitate to save from the penalty area to interfere, although it is not covered, but Startled Leonard, the ball missed.

The Spurs' two inside lines were near the penalty area, and Split grabbed the offensive rebound and immediately got up to face Griffin and scored at close range. 3 to 2.

The team lost points, and Yang Rui also gave a few clappings on the sidelines, mainly for Draymond. His defensive ability is better than Griffin now, and his main advantage lies in his awareness of assisting defense and knowing where he should be.

The Clippers attacked, and Curry took it to the frontcourt to pass to Draymond in the middle, and moved to the bottom corner on the right.

Draymond's three-pointer was ineffective, but it was a deterrent at the beginning of the game, and the Spurs did not dare to shrink too tightly.

With someone in front of him, Draymond would not shoot, waiting for his teammates to move, Curry and Griffin again had no ball screen on the right side to get rid of Parker.Danny Green and Middleton on the left stood and waited for a chance, attracting Leonard and Belinelli away.

It's just one side movement, and it's very simple to cooperate. Draymond passed the ball to Curry. Splitter came out this time. Curry didn't stop when he received the ball, and dribbled the ball to the middle.

He was looking for a double team, learned from Paul, and was very clever, attracting the attention of the two big men Duncan and Split, and he threw the ball high in the gap between the two.

Griffin squeezed Parker's empty cut, and Duncan retraced a little slower to the basket, and the ball couldn't be defended.Griffin jumped in one step and dunked the basketball with both hands. 5 to 2.

Griffin wants to compete with Curry for MVP and cares about stats, but the two will not reduce their cooperation for this.They are not stupid. If they do not cooperate with singles, even if they get good data, their efficiency will not be high, and the team's winning rate will be more difficult to guarantee.

Few people in the league can do such a thing as not passing the ball to teammates in order to grab the top spot.

The Spurs attacked. Parker and Split played a pick-and-roll, walked on Griffin's side, got rid of Danny Green with the ball, turned around and succeeded when he was close to Griffin, and scored with a pick. 5 to 4.

The Clippers attacked, Curry led the half court, and suddenly made a three-pointer against Parker in the middle.

Curry's sudden shot from one meter outside the three-point line was a trick. Parker's reaction was a little slow and he didn't cover it. The ball drew a beautiful arc and entered the net hollow. 8 to 4.

Zhang Lili said: "After winning the MVP last season, Curry's confidence was completely released. Parker is not easy to defend alone."

Yu Jia said: "His choice of shots often feels very casual, even a little reluctant, but it's accurate."

(End of this chapter)