basketball pope

Chapter 837 [I can't imagine, the king loses the pirate]

The Clippers entered the second half with a 16-point lead, and Yang Rui began to show off his ability to line up. He did not arrange complicated tactics, and still started with player rotation.

Tyson Chandler, who didn't play for 1 minute in the first half, played to defend Duncan, and partnered with Draymond Green on the inside, which became another coup, and the Clippers' defense strengthened.

The Spurs are eager to chase points, but they lack strong scoring points. Fournier was not bad in the regular season, but his numbers dropped in the playoffs, and his performance was not as good as Ginobili.He is inexperienced and poor in confrontation, and needs time to slowly improve.

Therefore, the Spurs are still dominated by the GDP combination most of the time, and Leonard is rarely responsible for holding the ball, waiting for opportunities to shoot three-pointers on the perimeter.

Chandler's defense has gotten worse, mainly because his ability to fight is not as good as before. The skinny camel is bigger than a horse. He can still play a role against Duncan, because he learned from Duncan to lose weight. Duncan is also very thin and can't use strength. crush him.

Chandler does a great job of defending his position, interfering with shots, and protecting backcourt rebounds. Draymond is good at defending pick-and-rolls. He won't be easily passed by guards.

Draymond's defensive awareness is very good, his strength is excellent, he can resist people, and his only weakness on the defensive end is his height.On offense, Draymond can pull out to organize passes, catch and shoot.

Draymond completed the task arranged by Yang Rui perfectly, and made two open three-pointers from the middle in the third quarter.When he was training yesterday, he mainly practiced shooting from the middle, and he didn't need to do other work. He opened up to help his teammates create opportunities.In addition to scoring, he also sent two assists, one for Curry's three-pointer, and one for Gay's layup.

Someone posted online on Draymond's Facebook page saying he was too short.He replied: "My heart is bigger than those big guys."

Someone else left a message saying he couldn't shoot, and he replied, "Whenever I need to make a shot, I can make it."

He's such a person, he's trustworthy, and his style of play is what the Clippers need right now.

The Spurs can't stand it anymore. They can't match the Clippers, and they can't match the laws of physics.

After two consecutive rounds of tiebreakers, the GDP combination, except Parker, was exhausted.Duncan grabbed an offensive rebound, relied on Draymond for a second attack, and missed the basket from a position very close to the basket. When he returned to defense, he slapped the floor with his right hand.

With 7 minutes left in the final quarter, the Clippers led by 24 points and sealed the victory.Yang Rui has always attached great importance to defense in the second half, and it is impossible for the Spurs to reverse such a point difference. Since he joined the Clippers, a reversal of more than 20 points has never happened.

After being educated by Yang Rui, Curry began to play steadily and did not play any tricks when passing the ball.The core is still like this, others are more careful, and the overall number of mistakes of the Clippers is controlled in a gratifying position.

In the final 118 to 96, the Clippers advanced to the finals for the third consecutive year with a total score of 4 to 3.

Curry made 19 of 11 shots, 11 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.The Spurs didn't let Leonard defend Curry all the time. He was always able to show his power when facing guards, and he didn't have the ball to cover the dislocation to make breakthroughs in the interior, and also created opportunities for his teammates.

米德尔顿14投8中，三分球6中3，得到19分4篮板4助攻。

帕森斯10投7中，三分球3中2，罚球2中2，得到18分6篮板4助攻。

Griffin made few shots, 9 of 6 shots, 4 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. The efficiency is good.

On the side of the Spurs, the GDP combination is misfired.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan finally showed fatigue, 17 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, only 16 points and 8 rebounds, 41.2% shooting, no assists.

Parker's performance was even worse, playing 28 minutes, only 13 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 from three-pointers, 9 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers.

吉诺比利11投4中，三分球3中0，罚球2中2，得到10分3篮板4助攻2抢断。

The only Spurs who played well was Leonard, who made 13 of 8 shots, 9 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.Even if Leonard played super-level, the entire series averaged 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists, shooting 61% from the field and 58% from three-point range, and it couldn't help the team win.

When the final whistle sounded, the Spurs veterans had ugly expressions on their faces. Although they didn't cry, their hearts were definitely not good.Can't win the championship this season, GDP is one year older, and it will be even more difficult to win the championship in the future, unless a big star is traded.

Popovich walked onto the court and shook hands with Yang Rui, with a serious expression, and left quietly without saying a word.

In terms of arranging tactics, Popovich accepted, but he was reluctant to talk to Yang Rui, and he didn't feel the slightest sympathy, even if Yang Rui didn't eat snacks on the sidelines.

Chinese people tend to age slower than foreigners. People like Yang Rui, who are wealthy and pampered, look younger. He is obviously 40 years old and still looks like he is in his early thirties.This alone makes the gray-haired Popovich feel very unhappy. In the future, Yang Rui has a chance to win the championship, but he has not many chances.

Popovich is recognized as a famous coach in the league, and even he will be jealous of Yang Rui.He couldn't imagine how many honors he would get if Yang Rui coached the Clippers until he retired at the age of 70?
There are still 30 years to go, the Clippers are located in Los Angeles, and the team has a historical coach like Yang Rui in charge, it is easy to attract big-name stars to join...

At the press conference, Yang Rui praised Curry. "Stephen is the best point guard in the league. He already has a leadership temperament, he knows what he should do on the court, and he can make appropriate adjustments if he doesn't play well. I look forward to his performance in the finals."

The reporter asked: "Middleton is getting better and better this season, and he played very well today. Do you have anything to say?"

"Middleton can't be proud now. He must continue to work hard to improve his strength. I am optimistic that he will become an All-Star in the future. I said this last summer. I don't think he will disappoint everyone."

Yang Rui has full confidence in the second-in-command of the Bucks in his previous life. It is not difficult to cultivate a top-quality 3D player with this development.

Yang Rui also praised the Spurs' veterans. "I can't believe how the Spurs veterans have played this series. I didn't expect to make the cut in such a hard way. They are really tenacious. Winning the tiebreaker, except for the tactics, the Clippers are young. You know. , Duncan, Manu Ginobili are about my age. If they have enough physical strength, the outcome is unpredictable."

The media reported the results of the Western Conference finals one after another, and Griffin expressed disappointment. Looking at the data, he was similar to Duncan in the entire series, but looking at the process of the game, Duncan played a bigger role than him.Such Griffin, some are not worthy of the title of the first power forward in active service.

Online, fans began discussing the finals that night.Winners and losers, eliminated teams will soon be forgotten, no matter how well they play, the Spurs' journey is over.

Chinese fans have expressed their concerns about the prospects of the Nets.Because Yang Rui led the team to play several finals, except against the Celtics in 2008, they won all of them.If Yao Ming hadn't been injured that time, the Lakers would likely have won five consecutive championships.

With such a record, the majority of people still optimistic about the Clippers in the finals.The Nets lineup seems to be no worse than the Clippers. According to expert analysis, as long as Nets players stabilize their mentality and play to their own advantages, there is hope to win the championship, and the outcome is 46.

(End of this chapter)