NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 369 Two to One Lead
In the second quarter, He Xinghui played with a substitute. The lineup was Cassel, Mobley, He Xinghui, Millsap, and Perkins.

Norvin, who averaged 10 minutes per game in the regular season, dropped to 5 minutes in the playoffs.

Perkins, who played less than 5 minutes in the regular season, has become an important substitute for the Clippers in the playoffs.

Basically, after Kaman came off the court to rest, he was the one who stepped up.

There is no way around this. As long as the Clippers dare to let him play, as long as the Clippers dare to play him, the opponent can use this point to play, and the success rate is very high.

It's the playoffs, and Dunleavy doesn't dare to mess around.

The lineup of the Suns is also quite conservative, Banks, Lagabel, Jones, Marion, Diaw.

It seems that Marion will have to play more than 40 minutes in this game.

The whistle sounded and the game began.

The Clippers took the lead, and Cassel slowly dribbled the ball across half court, giving up the fast break tactics.

Positional battles can be won, and there is no need to fight desperately with the opponent to save energy.

After all, after beating the Suns, there are still two opponents behind.

He Xinghui waited for Kassel to start after halftime, and started running without the ball.

Mobley ran to the bottom corner to pull away a defender, and Millsap helped He Xinghui block him.

Everyone performed their duties, and finally helped He Xinghui escape the opportunity.

He Xinghui made a shot.

D'Antoni shook his head when he saw this, and then helplessly shouted a double-team to the field.

Double-teaming is actually useless, but he has to do something to prove that he is not just for nothing.

In the next round, the Suns double-teamed He Xinghui.

Cassel passes the ball to Mobley, and Mobley scores the ball.

In the transition between offense and defense, after Dior received the ball from a high position, seeing his teammates had no chance, he directly made a two-point shot, but it was a pity that Perkins interfered.

Perkins played very actively, this is one of the few opportunities for him to perform.In the regular season next season, he will have to sit on the bench again.

Therefore, he wants to perform well in the playoffs, and then try to change teams in the summer.

For the fringe, one champion is enough, or a salary contract is more important.

Millsap protected the backcourt rebounds, and then the Clippers attacked unhurriedly, with a steady stroke, so that the Suns could not find a flaw.

After halftime, Cassel saw that he was ignored, so he directly made one and hit it.

"You look down on me too much. When I won the championship, you were still breastfeeding."

Cassell's words were not just mocking Banks, he was really a little angry.

In any case, he used to be a star. Although he is old now, he shouldn't be let go.

After a few rounds, the sun fell into a passive situation again.

Subsequently, the referee grabbed the show again.

When Perkins and Marion were fighting for a rebound, the referee gave Perkins a foul.

This was an obvious home whistle, and Perkins felt aggrieved like a child.

Offensive and defensive transition, He Xinghui breakthrough.

Seeing that he was about to be broken through, Lagabel struck directly, mixing his arm with He Xinghui's.

He felt that the referee might favor him, and this was a successful defense.

The whistle sounded, and Lagabel smiled.

However, he soon discovered that the referee's gesture was wrong.

It turned out that the referee called him a foul.

The referee will use the home whistle on other Clippers players at most, but he must be cautious on He Xinghui. Star fans are very powerful and they don't want to provoke them.

Being able to insist on not giving He Xinghui a superstar whistle is already their greatest support for the Suns.

The smile on Lagabel's face quickly disappeared, replaced by helplessness, extreme helplessness.

"It's so cute that you look wronged."

He Xinghui mocked.

The Clippers still had the ball, and Lagabel, who was a little discouraged, didn't keep up in time, and He Xinghui made a shot.

Then He Xinghui showed a smile to Lagabel.

Although he didn't spray anything, Lagabel's anger value was still rising.

Offensive and defensive transitions, the Suns hit the iron again.

In the next round, D'Antoni couldn't bear it and called a timeout.

Nash and Stoudemire came on, and D'Antoni made the last big move, playing the main force.

As soon as Nash played, the Suns' offense immediately improved. Stoudemire attacked at the basket and ate Perkins alone.

Then Stoudemire let out a roar, and he was under a lot of pressure in this game.

"Cory, you can shout twice."

He Xinghui said.

"Why two hits?"

Maggette, who had just been replaced, was puzzled.

"Because you got 8 points, some people started howling after getting 4 points."

He Xinghui said.

Now Stoudemire has only scored 4 points.

"Hahaha, so you can yell 4 times."

Maggette laughed.

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Stoudamire.

The game continued, He Xinghui broke through and gave the ball to Kassel, who was keeping up, and Kassel scored again.

"Oh! I got 4 points."

Cassel hammered his chest, almost killing other Clippers players on the spot, and even affected the speed of returning to defense.

Stoudemire clenched his fists, feeling a great humiliation.

The other players of the Suns seized the opportunity and quickly counterattacked and scored two points.

If this is to leave the coaches of other teams, they will definitely call a timeout to criticize severely.

But Dunleavy was calm.

When the Clippers are relaxed like this, it usually means they're confident, and that's a good sign.

The Clippers counterattacked and Cassel was blown away.

At this moment, Cassel couldn't laugh anymore.

The Suns took the opportunity to chase another two points, and they looked like they were about to gain momentum.

However, when he turned his head, He Xinghui used his superb running skills to sneak around in the crowd, but he was caught in a place where no one was around.

Cassel, who had been staring at He Xinghui all the time, immediately passed the ball. He Xinghui made a three-pointer and scored again.

The Suns players couldn't help sighing inwardly.

That little hope was extinguished by He Xinghui in the blink of an eye.

The two teams continued to fight back and forth, although the main force of the Suns did not fall too far.

However, they were unable to reverse and overtake, and the point difference has been maintained at around 10 points.

By the end of the first half, the score was 56 to 68, and the Suns had fallen behind by 12 points.

Unless their touch exploded in the second half and the Clippers' touch dropped.Otherwise, there is no suspense in this game.

"There is still a gap in strength between the two teams. The Clippers are the only team, and the Suns and Mavericks are in the same team."

Smith said.

Barkley agrees.

Smith went on to say: "The current salary space of the Clippers is still very healthy, and they can even introduce a star. They will reinforce it next season, and other teams still have to play?"

"Don't worry about this. In order to prevent the Clippers from thriving, I decided to sacrifice myself and return to the Clippers next season as an undercover agent. I hope that the other 29 teams in the league will be conscious and put the undercover money on my card."

Barkley laughed.

He has already discussed with He Xinghui, and he will return to the Clippers next season to mess around.

Now, he said it in a joking way first, to create momentum first, and then he can make a big news later.

"Hahaha, that sounds like fun, I'm for it."

Smith laughed.

In front of the TV, star fans listened to Barkley's joke, and expressed their support jokingly.

Fliggy, who has never had a championship in his life, returned after seven years of retirement, and joined hands with his cousin to win the championship again. It seems very interesting.

Intermission is over and the second half begins.

In the second half, the Suns were still slightly at a disadvantage.

This makes the Suns players particularly anxious. Now they are the ones who need to chase points, and they must perform better than the opponent. It is useless to be evenly matched, let alone at a disadvantage.

Ever since, the Suns players began to increase their hand movements.

I didn't do this at first because I was afraid of being called a foul and got into foul trouble early.

But now, if you don't fight hard, you will definitely lose.Even if it is called a foul, it is nothing more than a loss.

Stoudemire first elbowed Gasol while grabbing a rebound.

Although it didn't hit Gasol, it also surprised Gasol.

In the transition from offense to defense, Maggette received the pass and rushed to the inside. Marion was a step slower when he returned to defense, and could only drag him down.

The move was so big that the referee had to call Marion a foul.

The toughness of the Suns players makes the Clippers players a little bit reluctant to play. They will be too deliberate to protect themselves from injury, thus slowing down the opponent's reaction.

In this way, the full strength cannot be exerted.

After a few rounds, the Suns chased for 5 points, bringing the game into suspense again.

The Clippers attacked, and He Xinghui made a strong shot against Lagabel and used a must hit.

Lagabel was a little late, and the ball left He Xinghui's hand before he touched it.

The goal was scored, and the referee also blew a 3+1.

Penalty hit.

In one round, He Xinghui made Sun's previous efforts come to naught.

"Shet."

This swearing is the true feelings of the Suns fans at this time.

After the third quarter, the score was 80 to 96, and the Clippers led by 16 points.

In the last quarter, the Clippers went on the bench first, and the Suns used a half-substitute lineup.

Nash, Lagabell, Jones, Thomas, Diaw.

This means that it is clear that they will not surrender, but they still want to sneak attack.

D'Antoni's trick really worked.

After playing 3 minutes in the final quarter, the Suns chased for 6 points.

10 points is a critical number, Dunleavy immediately called a timeout and replaced the main force.

Since Sun refuses to surrender, he can only fight until the opponent surrenders.

As soon as the main force came up, the Clippers immediately launched a fierce attack.

He Xinghui ran without the ball, and Lagabel, who was more physically exhausted, could no longer catch up, so he could only watch He Xinghui shoot.

Subsequently, D'Antoni replaced Marion and Stoudemire, and the decisive battle began.

Marion, who was new to the game, was very active, rushed to the inside to make a kill, and made two free throws.

Then the Clippers counterattacked, He Xinghui broke through and scored, and Gasol scored two points.

On the next turn, Marion missed a jumper.

The Clippers continued their good touch, and Livingston also scored a three-pointer.

Nash shook his head imperceptibly when he saw the situation. He felt that the game was over.

However, on the bright side, he still can't give up.

After he dribbled the ball across the half court, he hit He Xinghui forcefully. After he failed to break through consecutive dribbles, he shot a fallback jumper.

The ball is in.

At this moment, Kobe possessed Nash.

"If you play like this, you will become the next Kobe sooner or later."

He Xinghui mocked.

Nash ignored him and quickly returned to defense.

Back on the defensive end, Nash also joined in the siege of He Xinghui. For a while, He Xinghui was surrounded by people, unable to move.

Livingston, who was let go, rushed to the basket and scored easily.

At this moment, Livingston couldn't believe that he was playing in the NBA.

The Suns counterattacked, and Nash wanted to make a difficult shot, but unfortunately he missed the ball this time.

"Good guy, now you really are Kobe."

He Xinghui laughed.

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nash.

Tnt's Smith is also complaining: "Steve seems to have lost his mind and forced a lot of shots."

Barkley analyzed: "Probably because he felt that he couldn't win the game according to the previous style of play, and wanted to seek a change. Unfortunately, this kind of change may not suit him, and even if the change is successful, it will be useless. The Lakers have already gone. Fishing."

On the court, Nash's several strong shots wasted the team's chances, and soon the point difference between the two teams widened further.

With 3 minutes left in the final quarter, the score was 98 to 113, and the Clippers led by 15 points.

Subsequently, D'Antoni replaced the main force and chose to surrender.

When Stoudemire came off the court, there seemed to be a little argument with D'Antoni.

Stoudemire said that the team has not lost yet and can still fight.

This statement is very politically correct, and D'Antoni doesn't know how to refute it.

However, D'Antoni was extremely convinced that the Suns were out of action in this game, so there was no need to waste the physical strength of the main players, it was better to figure out how to play the next game well.

The two teams' substitutes played the last few minutes on the court, and the game was over.

106 to 123, the Clippers won by 17 points.

The Clippers were suppressing and leading the Suns throughout the game. Winning by 17 points does not mean that they can only win by 17 points.

In fact, the Clippers did not use their full strength in this game. He Xinghui only played 32 minutes, which was much lower than usual.

数据方面，何星辉拿到全场最高分，37投20中，三分19中11，罚球4中4，拿到了55分5篮板5助攻2抢断。

Gasol 17 points and 11 rebounds, Maggette 14 points, Livingston 9 points, Kaman 6 points, Mobley 8 points, Millsap 8 points.
For the Suns, Nash got the team's highest score.

他28投13中，三分10中4，罚球5中5，拿到了35分。

Although the hit rate is a little lower than usual, the true hit rate is still quite high and completely qualified.

The bad performance of the sun was Stoudemire, who made 10 of 4 shots and only scored 9 points, which was far below his usual performance.

Poor performance in two consecutive games is an important reason for the Suns' loss.

But he was the most arrogant after the first game, how to deal with the reporters next is something he needs to consider.

Marion scored 20 points, Diaw 12 and Lagabel 10.
After this game, the Clippers led the Suns 2-1 and regained home court advantage.

This is just a statistical lead. In terms of momentum, the Clippers are now crushing the Suns. After all, they have won two games in a row, and the Suns seem to have nothing to do.

Those who expected the Suns to beat the Clippers were disappointed. As far as the current situation is concerned, no matter how you look at the Suns, they don't look promising.

(End of this chapter)