stadium ambition

Chapter 375 The Importance of Shooting

With a 20-point lead, the Clippers entered the second half of the game.

On the side of the Mavericks, Carlisle dispatched troops in various ways, but he was still unable to narrow the gap.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks to win the first game and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

With a wave of consecutive scoring and assists in the second half of the second quarter, Su Yang scored 58.4 points and 43 assists with a shooting rate of 15%. He also contributed 8 rebounds and 3 steals, and made only two turnovers. Call it a perfect performance.

Just after the game, various media, fans, and NBA players expressed their opinions through social media.

Reggie Miller: "I heard that Steve Kerr asked me to discuss whether the triangle offense is outdated. I still say that it is outdated. The reason why the Clippers play the triangle offense is because the triangle offense is relatively Simple.

As for the period when Su Yang scored consecutively, I believe everyone has seen that he took the ball in singles again and again, or shot around the screen, or made a quick stop jump shot, regardless of any triangle tactics, just like Jordan who went berserk before. "

Isaiah Thomas: "I guess the magician must have watched this game and wanted to study how to beat the Clippers, but I guess he will feel worried after watching the game. He probably has already decided in his heart that even if the Lakers enter the Western Conference Finals, The chances of beating the Clippers are very slim, just like when you saw Jordan complete a pull-up layup on his head, you knew you couldn't win the championship."

Charles Barkley: "Nowitzki gave a great performance. Also as a power forward player, I know better than anyone else how difficult it is for him to achieve. Although the Mavericks lost, I still believe in them The series will be won in the end, because Su Yang's performance tonight is absolutely a miracle, even Jordan in 91 cannot perfectly replicate it."

Byron Scott: "I used to say that Su Yang is a shooting guard, because he seldom plays like a traditional point guard in the game, just like LeBron James handles the ball for a long time as a small forward. Tonight The game once again proved this point of view, he is of course very good, but in the future various honors, he can no longer be put together with traditional point guards."

Larry Brown: "I see the spirit of Iverson in Su Yang. Even if the opponent is very strong, even if he is behind by many points, he always wants to win the game. In order to achieve that goal, he will use all means to go try."

Bill Simmons: "I especially like Rick Carlisle's personnel rotation arrangement, which contains some ancient wisdom. If it weren't for Su Yang's sudden wave of attacks, they would most likely drag the game into a decisive battle."

John Wall: "Tonight was very fulfilling. The Clippers' game against the Mavericks benefited me a lot. I want to learn Su Yang's scoring skills that sweep everything, and I also want to learn Jason Kidd's quietness. way of organization.”

Kevin Durant: "Believe it or not, if Durant had Paul George and Eric Gordon-level shooters in Oklahoma City, they would have more room in the halfcourt and their trip to the playoffs would be much easier. Go further."

In just ten minutes, there were nearly [-] related tweets and comments. Almost all of them praised Su Yang and Nowitzki for their excellent scoring against Biao. They also believed that the Mavericks made almost no mistakes except for a few highly forced mistakes.

ESPN took all the comments from all parties and gave a general statement, that is, the Mavericks are not as good as the Clippers in terms of hard power. The big loss in the first game is a non-war crime, but if they can do better in the next game, there is still a possibility of winning. Chance.

Early the next morning, Su Yang got up for morning exercises, and by the way, watched the review and analysis program of the first match of the Eastern and Western semifinals.

In the East, the Heat narrowly beat the Celtics by 9 points. Wade made 21 of 14 shots and scored 38 points.

The guest of the program, Skype, said bitterly: "Last night, the headlines of the NBA news should belong to the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade. Su Yang only played a good half game. I hope that the two teams will meet in the finals, and Wade will make a cameo appearance." Su Yang of shooting guard."

Another program, Stephen A, did not answer the call during overtime, and directly talked about LeBron's performance not as expected, pointing out that when LeBron faced a defensive strategy that strictly prevented breakthrough layups, the problem of shooting deviation was fully exposed, and it was very likely to become a fatal flaw for the Heat.

After watching the show, Su Yang drove to the Clippers' training base to conduct shooting training as usual.

After nine o'clock, all the teammates arrived one after another, and the whole team went to the multimedia center to watch the video playback.

Under the guidance of Van Gundy, the whole team focused on analyzing why Nowitzki scored 11 points in a row at will in the opening period of the second quarter, and also allowed Nowitzki to grab so many rebounds, causing both offense and defense to be out of order. .

Everyone expressed their opinions, and finally summed up the opinions of the video analysts, and decided that the next game should focus on interfering with Nowitzki's catch. Also easy.

After finishing the video analysis, the whole team ate at the restaurant and chatted enthusiastically about the preview of the new episode of Game of Thrones.

In the afternoon, Su Yang led the team to practice together, focusing on tactical moves to maintain proficiency in the game.

After sunset, the whole team rushed to Malibu Beach to watch the Spurs play against the Lakers at the NOBU restaurant.

Like the Celtics, the Spurs also adopted a defensive strategy of strictly preventing breakthroughs. Duncan and others stood together in the middle area, blocking the long pass space by the way, virtually weakening Paul's organizational ability, leading by a full 13 points in the first quarter.

Who would have thought that at the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs' main players were off the court, Paul took the opportunity to lead the Lakers' second team to bombard, and Kobe then appeared on the court to start the mid-range shooting mode. By the end of the half, the Lakers were only 6 points behind.

At halftime, the Clippers bet on who would have the last laugh between the Spurs and the Lakers.

What is more surprising is that no one chose to support the Spurs, and the reason is very close, that is, Kobe has found his status.

As a result, after the second half of the game started, things really developed as guessed. Kobe was unstoppable in the third and fourth quarters. With a super high shooting rate of 19 of 12 shots, he scored 26 points and led the Lakers to reverse and beat the Spurs.

The Eastern Conference also ended at the same time. The Big Three of the Knicks were disorganized and did not play the running and bombing system that D'Antoni was good at. They suffered from the Bulls' strong defense and made only 39.4% of their field goals. They lost by a huge gap of 23 points.

ESPN quickly commented on the two matchups between the East and the West, and contacted LeBron's performance in the Heat's game against the Celtics, pointing out that shooting percentage, especially mid-range shooting percentage, is the most critical data for winning the playoffs .

Su Yang forwarded the ESPN article to the team chat, reminding the team to keep shooting.

The next night, the Clippers continued to face the Mavericks at the Staples Center.

The Mavericks took the initiative to seek change. After the game started, they directly attacked from the Clippers' relatively weak defense.

At the same time, the Mavericks also increased their speed in an all-round way. Marion did not play with George at all. Instead, he gave full play to his special quick cut and the league's first second take-off speed. He either played a fast break or grabbed an offense. rebound.

Kidd's shot became quite decisive, which greatly increased the trouble for the Clippers when defending screens. It was easier for the rest of the Mavericks to disassemble to get space, and the substitutes such as Barea and Peja also shot without any scruples, and the shooting rate was not bad. improvise.

The Clippers were all supported by Su Yang and Randolph, and their tactics remained basically unchanged, trailing by 5 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, due to physical problems, the Mavericks' shooting percentage dropped and their rebounding control was not so strong. The Clippers took the opportunity to play an 8-1 attack wave, overtook the game by 2 points to end the halftime game, and caused multiple fouls.

Returning to the locker room at halftime, Van Gundy said that the two teams almost knew the basics, and they could only work on the details in the future.

As he expected, the two teams were very anxious in the second half of the match, with Su Yang and Nowitzki facing each other in various ways.

The Clippers did not lead by 12 points until the countdown 4 seconds. In the end, with their strong defense, the Mavericks made three consecutive shots and finally won the game 108-102. Su Yang only scored 29 points and 11 assists. .

Since the schedule only had one day off, the Clippers departed for Dallas overnight.

(End of this chapter)