stadium ambition

Chapter 364
Early the next morning, Su Yang drove to the Clippers training base.

After practicing shooting alone for a while, other teammates arrived one after another, and Gordon and Davis had a HORSE shooting competition.After the game was over, the whole team went to the multimedia analysis room to watch the edited video of the first game against the Grizzlies.

Van Gundy focused on the defensive issues in the opening stage, emphasizing that in the later games, when Gasol covered him, he needed to leave room for catching up faster, try to give consideration to both man and ball, and avoid the Grizzlies from playing a lot of air cuts and pistol fast breaks.

After the video analysis meeting, it was almost noon, and the whole team ate together in the restaurant.

In the afternoon, assistant coach Kim Hughes led the team to run a few rounds of tactics, and Van Gundy announced the end of training.

Su Yang returned to the villa, and according to the agreement, video-connected with Wall to watch the games of other teams.

Considering that the opponents in the second round will be the winners of the Mavericks and the Thunder, and that Kidd and Westbrook are two point guards with very different styles, Su Yang suggested to watch the games of those two teams.Wall agreed, wanting to learn from the Kidd organization.

As soon as the game started, Su Yang pointed out that the Mavericks' defense system is extremely powerful, and the Thunder's outside line will be very difficult.

Wall holds a different view, thinking that Westbrook has a strong impact, and Kidd, Barea, and Stevens are all difficult to defend. Even if Marion goes to the main defense, Westbrook can easily resolve it through pick-and-roll cooperation. It will be too miserable.

Su Yang didn't immediately object. He chatted about the Mavericks' rich tactical arrangements, and joked that the Thunder only played singles.

In this way, the game lasted for more than a minute, the Thunder got 3 fouls, 3 strikes, and only 3 points were recorded.

While the Mavericks scored 10 points, Nowitzki could hit as long as he took a shot, and the Thunder were forced to request a timeout.

After the timeout ended, Perkins was taken down and Collison came on the field.As a result, Durant got a better screen and continued to catch the ball from the bottom corner. Relying on his personal ability, he led the team to play a wave of 10-2 offensive and violently overtook the Mavericks.

The Mavericks then replaced Terry, but did not feel flustered, just to implement a fixed rotation plan.

But the Mavericks fell into a scoring drought from then on. After the first quarter, the Thunder led by 7 points.

For such a result, Wall emphasized that his prediction was accurate.

Su Yang said that the Mavericks lost points mainly because Chandler left the field earlier, resulting in several defensive rebounds, while the Thunder took the lead, relying more on Durant's personal strength, and Westbrook and Ibaka combined for 8 shots In 2, it was severely restricted by the joint defense.

Wall was not convinced, and the second quarter followed. As a result, the Mavericks tied the score under the leadership of Nowitzki. The most obvious reason was that Westbrook made 4 of 0 shots and 0 assists. locked.

In the third quarter, the Thunder still couldn't solve the Mavericks defense. Durant and Westbrook made 10 of 2 shots combined. Blast Ibaka.

In the fourth quarter, the Thunder tried their best to catch up, but the shooting percentage still failed to reach the average level.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder by 12 points. Westbrook made 15 of 3 shots and only 3 assists.

For such a result, Wall was a little surprised. Su Yang suggested to practice shooting more, otherwise it would be too easy to be restricted.

Wall agreed convincingly, and then connected the two to analyze the video, edited it and posted it on Twitter.

Su Yang's almost perfect prediction quickly won praise from many fans and the media. Only Cuban left a comment in a joking tone, hoping that Su Yang would not say too much, otherwise the Thunder would find a solution and make the game more difficult.

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On the evening of NO.18, the Clippers sat at the Staples Center and continued to face the Grizzlies.

Perhaps because they thought head-to-head would be more advantageous, after the game started, the Grizzlies directly raised their defensive strength to the decisive level at the end of the fourth quarter, and resolutely blocked the middle for three-pointers, only giving space for mid-range shots like the Spurs.

Except for Su Yang, the Clippers had difficulty adapting in a hurry. Su Yang wanted to open up the situation with an assist first, and all kinds of hammering sounded, but the Grizzlies also had a very low shooting percentage. After 3 minutes of the game, the two teams It's 4 to 3.

Such an anxious situation continued until the end of the first quarter. Su Yang made two consecutive mid-range shots to open the situation.

In this way, the Clippers began to attack smoothly, while the Grizzlies still shot three irons and two.

After the first quarter of the game, the Clippers led 28 to 17 and firmly controlled the situation.

In the next three quarters, the Grizzlies finally returned to normal levels, but they could not limit the Clippers' offense.

In the end, the Clippers won by 9 points, leading the series 2-0.

After the game, Jordan and others complained that they would not play the Grizzlies in the playoffs in the future. If they win the game, they have to lose their skin. Fortunately, the Grizzlies' fixed tactics are very easy to guess, as long as they can hold on The strongest wave wins.

Leading 2-0, it triggered discussions on Twitter. Fans dug out the predictions made by the 21 ESPN commentators at the time, ridiculed and ridiculed those commentators who didn't understand the game, and actually thought that the Clippers needed to play 6 to 7 games to win.

Some fans also believe that it is normal for the Grizzlies to lose two away games, and only the home court can decide the direction.

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After three days of rest, on the evening of the 22nd, the Clippers visited the FedEx Arena to challenge the Grizzlies.

Two minutes into the game, the Grizzlies' home court advantage was revealed, and Jordan was forced to rest for two consecutive fouls.

Without Jordan's check and balance, Gasol was like a beast breaking free from chains. He made 4 of 4 shots, 5 assists and 4 free throws. He beat Kaman on the offensive end and restricted Su Yang's breakthroughs on the defensive end many times, helping the Grizzlies end the first game 28-16. festival competition.

The Clippers didn't panic at all, and started the roll call tactics again in the middle of the second quarter, but the Grizzlies still couldn't cope.

But they fell behind too much in the first quarter. After halftime, the Clippers fell behind 49-53.

The whole team returned to the locker room, summed up and analyzed the gains and losses, and prepared for tough battles in advance.

With that in mind, the Clippers calmly entered the third quarter. Facing Randolph being called for consecutive fouls, the rotation and offense and defense were not affected too much. Only 1 point away.

Unfortunately, with the start of the fourth quarter, the foul problem affected every player in the Clippers. Su Yang got 2 times, Gordon 3 times, and the team got 11 times in a single quarter. The Grizzlies struggled to score.

At the last [-] seconds of the game, Su Yang failed to kill, and the two teams entered overtime.

Who would have thought that after 5 minutes of fighting wits and courage between the two teams, Su Yang failed again and the game entered the second overtime.

I thought it was going to be another hard fight, but the Grizzlies were too physically exhausted, the breakthrough speed slowed down, and the shooting sight became crooked. In 5 minutes, only 14 of 4 shots were made, while for the Clippers, Su Yang made one. 5 times.

In the end, after two overtime battles, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies 133-124.

The big score of 3 to 0 made the major casinos increase the odds of the Grizzlies reversal to 1 million to 100, but no one made an additional purchase, because it represented a 100% loss of bets, and even the probability calculated by the machine was only 0.1%.

After two days of rest, the Clippers continued to challenge the Grizzlies as a guest at the FedEx Arena.

The tough Grizzlies did not give up, but they lost a total of 19 points in the first three quarters.

Gasol and other main players did not leave until 50 seconds left in the battle. Su Yang took the lead in giving applause and encouragement.

The Clippers finally swept and advanced 4-0, and the team returned to Los Angeles overnight.

And their potential opponent, the Mavericks, has already led the Thunder 3-1.

(End of this chapter)