NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 220 Another talented player

Pause back.

Neither side made any personnel adjustments, only strategic changes.

Paul's continuous offense just interrupted the rhythm, so he gave the ball to Aldridge.

Facing Batum's one-on-one defense, Aldridge used his low-post steps to force a shot to the basket.

However, as a former teammate, Batum knows Aldridge relatively well. Batum chipped the ball when Aldridge was making a layup.

beep!
The chip failed and the referee blew the whistle.

However, Batum cut the ball with great force and hit Aldridge's hand. The ball was taken away from Aldridge's hand and naturally there was no chance of a 2+1.

Aldridge goes to the free throw line.

Maybe Batum's hit was too strong just now, which affected Aldridge's touch, and he made one of two free throws.

Clippers 56:63 Trail Blazers.

Clippers possession.

Jokic saw that there was no fast break opportunity and did not ask for the ball from Clarkson.

This time Jokic did not hold the ball past halftime.

Clarkson easily passed the half with the ball, because the Blazers' current strategy is to target Jokic, and others are not subject to too much pressure defense.

At this time, Jokic walked to the three-point line and reached out to Clarkson for the ball.

After Clarkson gave the ball to Jokic, the Blazers' defensive formation immediately changed.

Lopez pressed directly on Jokic. If he usually used this defensive method to defend alone, Jokic could just turn his back and pass.

But at this time Paul is also stepping forward to put pressure. As long as Jokic dares to dribble and turn his back, Paul's cutting skills will immediately intercept the ball.

Jokic was not panicking at all at this time.

On the one hand, he is very good at organizing, and on the other hand, Su Chen just analyzed the defensive method that the Blazers might adopt during the timeout.

Su Chen wasn't just guessing, he was using [Eagle Eye] to look at Terry Stotts' tactical board.

When entering the court, Suchen had already marked Terry Stotts' tactical board early. At this time, Su Chen immediately activated his skills during the timeout.

The main thing is that Su Chen still has to give Jokic confidence, and at the same time, it also allows Jokic to determine his position as the core of the team's tactics.

Just like Lillard, the tactical strategy was clearly laid out with Jokic as the core, but Lillard immediately stopped listening to the command.

This is not because Lillard insists on challenging Su Chen's authority. Lillard's career is not a thorny player. Even if he later broke up with the management, it was because he wanted to compete for the championship.

It’s just that Lillard feels that Jokic, a rookie who has not proven himself in the NBA, is not worthy of his trust.

Lillard took this battle with Paul very seriously. He didn't want to hand over the outcome of this game to a rookie who was playing in the NBA for the first time, so Lillard and Paul got into a fight.

Jokic already has a high golf quotient, and Su Chen told him the tactics deployed by Terry Stotts in advance. At this time, Jokic immediately sorted out his passing route.

The Blazers' defensive rotation has begun.

Clarkson made a cut inside and it looked like there was no obstruction, but in fact Afflalo was already moving in this direction.

As long as the pass is passed to Clarkson, Afflalo will immediately rush out to cut the pass.

Matthews is positioned between Paul and Morris, ready to rotate defense at any time.

At this time, Jokic looked at Clarkson's defense and made a passing motion.

"A rookie is a rookie."

Terry Stotts on the sidelines smiled proudly.

With his defensive arrangement, let alone a rookie like Jokic, even the first and second line point guards would not be able to judge where the real open space is in the first place.

As for the non-point guard, there is no way to break this kind of defense through passing.

Moreover, Jokic was double-teamed by Paul, the former steal leader. Jokic could only hold the ball high and did not dare to put it down.

Jokic did exactly that. Although he was out of Paul's reach, he held it up high so that his passing intentions could be seen by everyone in the Trail Blazers.

Jokic flicked in Clarkson's direction.

At this time, Afflalo suddenly rushed over from the middle.

But a very strange scene occurred at this time. Afflalo should have destroyed or even intercepted the pass, but he now did not have the ball in his hands.

The same is true for Clarkson. He is still making an inside run and does not have the ball in his hands.

Where's the ball?

Even the camera was deceived at this time.

The camera lens appeared in the air for two seconds, and then it was found where the ball was. It turned out that the ball was in the hands of Paul George at this time.

It turns out that Jokic looked at Clarkson just now and also made an action to pass the ball inside to Clarkson, but in fact, the ball was passed to George on the wing.

This is a very difficult pass.

A no-look pass with a flick of the wrist.

Regardless of whether these two are the same, they are both highly difficult.

It was also during the timeout that George listened to the tactics and told him to always be ready to catch the ball.

Otherwise, George might not be able to react to the ball.

This kind of passing is quite a bit like white chocolate. When one person gets the ball, nine people panic.

George didn't show mercy at this time. He was well prepared and directly completed an open shot.

brush!
Clippers 59:63 Trail Blazers.

After George scored the goal, he did not celebrate but laughed.

This is completely different from when he was playing with the Pacers.

Can you still play like this?
George was even amused by himself.

Oh.
Not only was George enjoying himself, but the Staples fans did not cheer, but instead were in an uproar.

what just happened?
Is this the highest level of professional competition, or is it a fancy catching competition?

"When I saw the double-team, I was thinking that this rookie might have to go to the rookie wall early. As an NBA-level coach, the double-team tactics arranged are very complicated."

"Not to mention rookies, even some All-Star players cannot handle double-team rotation."

Buckley said while holding his bald head.

"This is a perfect double team, no, it's just a work of art."

O'Neill also said in surprise.

O'Neal himself is very advocating for technology, but he looks down on some rough guys. Just like last season, Gobert played good data and O'Neal still looked down upon him.

But Jokic was different. Just this pass made O'Neal's favorability towards Jokic increase significantly.

The ball rolled on the ground, but Paul didn't pick it up at his feet.

Paul looked at Jokic in disbelief. He couldn't understand. Was the operation just made by a rookie?

And he's not a point guard, he's a tall guy over two meters tall, and he's also fair and fat.

Paul himself can also pass the ball without looking at people, or some advanced passing skills. He naturally understands how difficult these passing skills are.

A tall man of more than two meters has such a passing skill, and not only the skill, but also the passing IQ.

This makes sense?
Paul also thought about the scene just now.According to the tactical arrangement, Matthews is going to cover Morris, and then he has to rotate to George.

He had just rushed towards George, but his reaction was not very fast. After all, Paul judged that Afflalo could steal or destroy the pass.

But even if he was faster just now, it seems that he couldn't prevent George's ball.

The pass was just too quick.

Paul felt a little complicated for a while.

The Clippers selected such a talented insider, but he was traded away by Su Chen.

Doesn't Su Chen know that if he is paired with Jokic, he will make Jokic improve rapidly and their combination will also be able to do well in the playoffs?

It has to be Lillard.

In the first half, he was already pressing hard against Lillard. Suchen wanted Lillard to ignore him.

This made Paul a little angry.

However, following the referee's signal, Paul came to his senses and walked to the sideline to prepare to catch the ball.

"How can that rookie have such ability?"

Terry Stotts on the sidelines also seemed confused.

At this time, he didn't even have time to encourage the team. He was still thinking about the scene just now.

"No, no matter how fast he reacts, he shouldn't be that fast. It looks like he knew it in advance."

Terry Stotts thought about it and shook his head in denial.

Unlike Paul on the court, even if Paul's golf IQ is high, adrenaline will still affect his ability to think calmly.

Terry Stotts on the sidelines was much calmer. He immediately saw that even if Jokic had that kind of ability, he shouldn't be that fast.

"Is it him again?"

Terry Stotts looked at Suchen in the Clippers camp.

Terry Stotts had a feeling from when he played against Su Chen in the playoffs last season that Su Chen would occasionally completely see through his tactics.

Although there were not many rounds, one timeout was wasted if it was seen through once.

And there aren’t many solutions right now.

Paul seemed to be still thinking about the ball just now. When selecting the ball, he made a mistake.

The Clippers showed no mercy.

This time Jokic got the ball through a back-up near the free throw line, and the Blazers still double-teamed.

There was an open opportunity on the outside. Everyone thought that Jokic would pass to the three-pointer on the outside, and the Blazers' defense immediately rushed to the outside.

But Jokic passed the ball backwards without looking at anyone.

Batum, who was ambushing in the mid-range, cut directly into the basket and easily completed the layup.

Clippers 61:63 Trail Blazers.

Just played like this for a few rounds.

The Clippers not only overtook the score, but also led by 3 points.

Clippers 71:68 Trail Blazers.

Terry Stotts finally recognized a fact.

Double-teaming Jokic is purely to give points to the Clippers.

It's like Jokic is playing with the entire map open. Wherever there is an opening, he can immediately capture it.

Even some of the ambushes set up by the Trail Blazers failed to ambush Jokic and were directly seen through.

beep!
Terry Stotts called a timeout.

Although he called for a timeout, he didn't know how to arrange it now.

We can only cancel the double-teaming strategy first, conduct ordinary man-to-man marking, and then add some real and fake assist defense.

It can only be arranged like this first.

Without double-teaming, the Trail Blazers' inside line couldn't guard Jokic, but double-teaming Jokic allowed the Clippers to open fire.

This player is a bit of a bummer.

However, after returning from the timeout, Su Chen did not let Jokic keep digging inside the Blazers.

No matter how good Jokic is, he still needs teammates. Not one person can beat five people on the opposite side.

After all, in Jokic's two consecutive MVP seasons, the Nuggets have never achieved very good results in the playoffs due to the frequent absences of Porter Jr. and Murray.

The roles of Murray and Porter Jr. are actually replaced by Lillard and George. It sounds like a high-end version.

As for roles like Aaron Gordon, the Clippers also have players like Batum and Morris as replacements.

But Lillard is a little disobedient now, so Lillard should let him rest first.

This allowed Clarkson to finally play a role.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Blazers' defensive focus was on Jokic, Clarkson felt so comfortable whether he was holding the ball and using Jokic's pick-and-roll, or hand-to-hand with Jokic to get some mid-range shooting opportunities.

That is to say, Clarkson is still a first-year rookie and still lacks offensive stability.

However, the opportunities given by Jokic are really good. Even the first-year rookie Clarkson can still make some low-interference or open shots at this time.

At the same time, George played very well.

Clarkson and Jokic let the opponent's defense focus on them. Sometimes George was not even facing Afflalo, who was the best defender, but Matthews was guarding him.

Although George's three-pointers do not seem to be as high and urgent as Porter's pull-up, George still has the ability to hold the ball and shoot three-pointers from the mid-range and even break through in singles.

The reason why George's three-pointers sometimes look a bit solid.

But he usually faces the opponent's most defensive resources. He is the best defender when defending alone at the three-point line. If he breaks through, someone will immediately help defend and double-team him.

But now with the presence of Jokic and Clarkson, George found that he played too well. Even if he broke through, Matthews would often be guarding him alone.

Lillard is still calming down.

Otherwise, the combination of Lillard and Jokic would be much more powerful than Clarkson.

But the Blazers no longer know how to defend in this game, and the entire defensive arrangement has been disrupted.

The first half was Paul's suppression of Lillard, but the second half was the performance of the Nuggets Trident.

Even if Clarkson's level is not good enough, with the help of Jokic and his decent touch tonight, it is barely enough.

Such a scene made Su Chen sigh.

Even a pure sixth man like Clarkson can be promoted to a small level by Jokic if he wants to, but Barton has not made any progress after playing beside Jokic for so long.

The Trail Blazers also wanted to trade Barton in the Paul deal. If they did, it would be another torture for Jokic for several seasons.

With the point difference getting bigger and bigger, there was nothing left to play in this game.

Paul's statistics in this game are very good. In fact, if the situation in the first half were based on the situation, Paul would have won both statistics and victory.

Paul himself and the Trail Blazers have not yet been adjusted, and their combat effectiveness is not that strong.

With 3 minutes left in the game, Paul, Aldridge and other main players were replaced, and the Trail Blazers suffered their first defeat of the season on the road.

(End of this chapter)