basketball pope

Chapter 835 [MVP-level performance]

Duncan won the jump ball, the Spurs took the lead, the players opened up, and the Clippers defended man-to-man.

Zhang Lili said: "Duncan made strong shots on Griffin many times in the past few games. Today, Yang Rui still arranged for Griffin to defend Duncan and gave him full trust."

Yu Jia said: "If the Clippers want to win the championship this year, they can't rely on the outside attack. Griffin has to stand up. I think his performance today is very crucial.

Duncan did not single against Griffin with the ball, and he consumed a lot of energy in the low post, so he had to distribute his physical energy reasonably.The Spurs screened, passed a few times, and the Clippers followed closely at every position.Diao went to a high position to get the ball, with his back to protect the ball, Parker suddenly cut in the air, and he passed the ball.

Curry put Parker two steps away, guarding the shot but not guarding the shot, easily keeping up, seeing the opportunity to take off and successfully interfered, Parker's throw missed the basket, and Griffin grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Spurs players retreated very quickly. In six games, the Clippers won the game in chaos and fast breakout prevailed.In this Spurs, Duncan was left alone to grab offensive rebounds, and the others quickly retreated.

On the surface, it seems that Duncan does not defend and goes back, and the rim protection will be worse. In fact, Duncan uses his experience to hold Griffin's position in the backcourt. to teammates.His approach will not increase the stats, but it is a very clever defense.

Curry slowly passed the half court to Parsons who was pulled outside the three-point line in the middle. He moved to the bottom corner on the right, Green was in the bottom corner on the left, Gay was 70 degrees to the left, and the formation was fully opened. .

The Spurs are also man-to-man defense. Diaw mainly guarded Parsons, and Griffin gave Curry an off-ball screen to block Parker. Parsons passed the ball.

As soon as Curry caught the ball, there was a sudden dislocation on the court. Duncan knew that he could not let Curry shoot, and immediately switched to the defense to block it in front of him, so that he could not catch the ball and shoot immediately, while Parker bypassed the pursuit defense.

Griffin did not stand stupidly, turned around and cut to the basket.Curry took a step towards Duncan, traversed and passed the ball from Duncan's side to the penalty area. Griffin took the ball and jumped up and smashed the ball with one hand. 2 to 0.

Once Duncan meets Curry, it will be difficult to turn around to prevent the penalty area. Diao is only 203cm tall. Even if he withdraws to the basket, his ability to protect the frame is also very poor.

Yang Rui did not let Faried and Chandler start, in order to open up the formation and attack. Once Duncan dislocated the defender, there would be opportunities inside.The Clippers have also played a lot of this kind of cooperation in the game. When the Spurs play Splitter and Baines, they can retreat and withstand Griffin. Now this lineup is not good.And on the twin towers, the Spurs defense will become difficult.

This tactic is simple and effective. At the beginning of the Lakers three consecutive championships, the three big insiders could shoot, and the Spurs were sore and sour when they hit a side screen.

Yang Rui has always hoped that Griffin can do Yao Ming's job in the middle, but he has not been able to do it well. Griffin can do it well and is good at it.Parsons is actually the key figure for the Clippers. He is the only one in the team who is tall and can play at the 4th position and can guarantee the outside shot rate.

The Spurs attacked. Duncan and Parker played a pick-and-roll. Parker took the ball and broke through to the right, attracting Griffin to switch to the center. Parsons let go of Diao and blocked Duncan. step.Duncan scored the ball to Diaw on the right baseline, and Gay let go of Leonard's defense.

Diao scored the ball to Leonard, and Parsons made another save to defend. He was a step behind and could only interfere slightly. Leonard made a three-pointer. 2 to 3.

Yang Rui clapped his hands twice. It doesn't matter if the ball is scored. The players who have filled in these few times have done very well. Parsons is not a defensive expert due to his physical fitness, but his enthusiasm is very high, which is worth it. praise.

Parsons isn't just because it's a tiebreaker, he's always been very hard on the Spurs.He and Leonard entered the NBA in one year. Although there is a big gap in the rankings, the evaluation he received in the first two years was higher than that of Leonard. This year, Leonard received a higher evaluation. He was a little unconvinced and wanted to compete. .

The Clippers attacked, Curry took it to the frontcourt and passed it to Parsons, moved his own position, and played the previous tactics again.

After Curry caught the ball, Duncan was in a dilemma, maintaining a two-step distance, ready to call Griffin's empty cut at any time.Curry took a look at the distance, took a step back with his left foot after receiving the ball, and quickly shot.Duncan's explosiveness is poor, and it's too late to take off when he steps up to interfere, and Parker's side pursuit also can't block the block.

Curry is the type of player who always takes the shot, even if he can't make a shot, even if it's Leonard guarding him.It's just that when he encounters a defensive expert, his hit rate is not guaranteed.He has absolute confidence in his shooting ability, the ball is comfortable, and hits neatly. 5 to 3.

The home fans uniformly wearing red T-shirts stood up and applauded, and many people at the scene chanted "MVP" together.

The ball also has Griffin's credit. He played strictly according to the tactics. He attracted the attention of the defense without catching the ball. An unsheathed sword is also a deterrent.

The Spurs attacked, Parker and Duncan played a pick-and-roll, Curry put Parker two steps away, bypassed the screen from the inside to catch up, Parker could not break through to the middle, Griffin leaned against Duncan, Duncan backed up to protect the ball, and passed again go out.

It took 20 seconds for the Spurs players to pass back and forth without creating any space. The Clippers used to be the main defense, but today it has changed to man-to-man. Even a person like Parker who is inaccurate from three points is difficult to shoot easily from the perimeter.Leonard forced a single against Green, turned and avoided the block with a jumper and missed the interference.

Griffin stuck Duncan and helped Parsons grab a backcourt rebound. Curry responded and fell into position again.

Playing fast breaks works best when the opponent is unprepared. The Spurs are big and four small today. They are fully prepared at first sight.Yang Rui started Gay today and was ready to fight with the Spurs from the very beginning.

The side off-ball screening tactic played again, Parker caught up with Curry, Duncan stared at Griffin and went to the low post without dislocation. At this time, Parsons ran to the right bottom corner and gave Curry a piece. Vast singles area.

With a simple move, Popovich immediately understood Yang Rui's intention and frowned.

Yang Rui didn't want Guy to take the ball to attack, but to attract Leonard to one side.The Spurs have two games where Leonard has done a great job defending Curry at one point or another, and the Spurs have won both.But when Gay is there, Leonard can't go to defend Curry, otherwise Gay can also catch the ball one-on-one.

Curry dribbled the ball twice in a row and took a step toward the middle. He dribbled the ball behind his left hand and took a step back with his right hand. He made a three-point jumper and avoided Parker's block.

Parker tried his best to interfere but it didn't work, and the ball went into the net hollow. 8 to 3.

Zhang Lili exclaimed: "Beautiful, Curry scored two three-pointers in a row and an assist in the opening. This is an MVP-level performance. This season, he has perfectly replaced Chris Paul and became the league's No. [-] point guard. ."

Yu Jia said: "Curry's progress to this level should have something to do with Paul's words and deeds. Curry recently said in an interview that he and Nash have also learned a lot, and maybe he will become stronger in the future."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Curry's physical fitness is average. He was very unpopular in the Bucks. The Bucks owner later sold the team because he regretted the transaction."

When the two were chatting, Parker beat Curry hard, the pull-up jumper missed under the interference, the rebound was grabbed by Parsons, and the Spurs’ outside attack was weak and in trouble.

(End of this chapter)