ace marshal

Chapter 1103 Clippers, the softest persimmon
In the NBA playoffs, unless it is the first match against the eighth, there may be a one-sided situation. If it is a matchup in other rankings, it is difficult to be absolutely suppressed.

Even the top-ranked side may not necessarily be able to take the initiative from the beginning of the game.

But when the top-ranked side is a starter with no playoff experience, the situation cannot be viewed with conventional thinking.

In the first game between the Clippers and the Nuggets, the Nuggets played an 8:0 offensive as soon as they came up.

Both the offensive and defensive ends have created considerable pressure on the Clippers. The team offense and oppressive defense that the Clippers played in the regular season are no longer visible.

The players are still the same group of players, but the content of the game has undergone earth-shaking changes. This is the charm of the playoffs.

However, when the Clippers experienced a scoring shortage, Harden, the team's strongest offensive weapon, stepped forward.

Harden bravely challenged Martin to the basket and won two free throws.

After steadily making two free throws, the Clippers finally scored.

But just when Clippers fans, He Lan Shengli thought that the Clippers were about to slowly recover, who would have thought that the 6-point difference is now the smallest point difference in the game.

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

For the rest of the first quarter, the Nuggets made consecutive hits from the perimeter. JR, Gallinari and Harrington, who came off the bench, hit three-pointers one after another.

The Clippers' offensive touch is still not good. George missed a lot of three-pointers and two-pointers, and was replaced by Lan Shengli.

Delfino and Okur, who were replaced on the court, were not in good condition. In addition, the Nuggets were directly defending closely, making it difficult for the Clippers to have outside shots.

Even if the screen creates an open opportunity, it is already far from the three-point line, and there is no chance to shoot.

"The defense of the Nuggets is to push you out, to a place where it is impossible to shoot ~, it is a bit troublesome ~!"

Lan Shengli looked at the very passive situation on the court, turned around and pinched his waist, pacing back and forth on the sidelines with his head down, thinking.

The first quarter ended in a very quiet and depressing atmosphere.

At 19:34, the Clippers were already 15 points behind.

If it weren't for Bass's few steady mid-range hits in the final stage, the point difference might have been even bigger.

"Facts have proved that these young players are not yet fully prepared for the playoffs. We should allow experienced players like Bass to play more. The playoffs are not a place to train players. Only results are needed here~ !!"

During the break between festivals, Harper reminded Lan Shengli in a very serious tone.

Lan Shengli listened and nodded, not knowing whether to agree or disagree.

The second quarter started quickly, and George, who was in poor form, was still pushed to the bench. Bass and other experienced players stayed on the court more and got more time.

But the problem with the Clippers today is obviously not the offensive end, but the inability to limit the Nuggets' offense at all.

"Swipe~!!!"

While speaking, Chandler scored another three-pointer.

The more the Nuggets players lead, the more relaxed they play.

The point difference is getting bigger and bigger, and it seems to be heading towards 20 points.

"Lan Shengli, you have to calm down, and you have to come up with a countermeasure quickly. This is our home game. Even if we lose, we can't lose so completely. Such a loss will deal the hardest blow to the players. We must reduce the score. It’s not enough~!”

Lan Shengli frowned, watching the situation on the field, thinking.

"Clang clang~!!"

The Clippers can create outside shots, but the hit rate is too low.

Love's top arc three-pointer hit the iron again.

Here, Gallinari recovered the basket to protect the rebound. Seeing that Harrington, who had previously blocked Love, was about to go down, he directly passed the ball over.

At this moment, the Clippers' backcourt was empty. Harrington received the ball and easily poured the ball into the basket, completing a steal.

The point difference officially came to 20 minutes away.

In desperation, Lan Shengli continued to call a timeout.

"Hush~!!!"

There have been bursts of boos from the auditorium, and the fans must not buy it for the team's performance.

After all, it is too exaggerated to be 20 points behind before halftime, and it is still in the playoffs.

The Nuggets did have a high shooting percentage, but the Clippers really did not play well.

"The outside shooting doesn't feel good. We need to increase the inside offense. Harrington's movement is slow, and he can beat him~, don't worry, there is still time, we play ball by ball, no one is allowed to watch Don’t be disturbed by other factors around the scoreboard, even if we play round by round, we still have an inside advantage~!!”

Lan Shengli still spoke in a slow voice.

After all, if even Lan Shengli started to panic at this time, the team members would panic even more.

"The defensive end must actively return to defense~!!, try not to rush for rebounds, now we have to limit the opponent's fast break, we have to protect the backcourt, and don't let the opponent have easy layups~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to exhort.

"Swipe~!!"

After coming back from the timeout here, Love quickly followed Lan Shengli's arrangement, hitting Harrington from the back and hit a half-turned hook shot.

However, hitting such a two-pointer is really not very thirst-quenching for the Clippers, but at least it is very important to ensure the output of the offensive end.

While speaking, Felton and Birdman started a pick-and-roll tactic.

Birdman made a light downswing, and Felton directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Birdman.

Because the Clippers double-teamed Felton, the Birdman had a chance to vacate.

After taking two steps, the birdman rose straight up from the ground, and flew towards the basket with his body stretched in the air.

The birdman is flying~! !

Once again, the Clippers' defense fell apart in an instant.

Here George is also very heroic. He directly defended and tried to block the birdman, but~
"Duang~!!!"

Birdman's legs were almost on George's body, and he pressed George directly in the air to complete a violent slam dunk.

"Beep~!!!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle, George became the background board, and he lost the foul.

George, who was thrown to the ground, had a look of lovelessness, while the birdman waved his arms, making movements like flapping wings, showing off to his heart's content.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Clippers were really like a "soft persimmon", without any resistance, full of defensive loopholes, and offensive efficiency was also worrying.

And based on the first performance of other teams in the playoffs, the Clippers are really the softest persimmons.

(End of this chapter)