ace marshal

Chapter 1489 02, getting closer

"Where did the team mainly lose in this game~?!"

"Obviously, we are not fully prepared for games like the second round of the playoffs, and we are not aware enough of the difficulty of the game. This makes it difficult for the team to react when they are in trouble. So a lot of the responsibility for this lies with our coaching staff. I have to take full responsibility for tonight's loss. We need to go back and sum up the game~"

Listening to the press conference after the first game between the Clippers and the Spurs, and the conversation between the reporter and Lan Shengli, you should know that the Clippers lost the first game between the two sides.

Facing the Spurs' active adjustments again and again, the Clippers as a whole seemed very passive. They were suppressed by the Spurs throughout the game.

And the Spurs maintained a very high offensive efficiency, making 29 of 19 outside three-pointers, a terrific 65.5% shooting rate, and the team's assists also reached 20 times.

Facing such an extreme team-type Spurs, the Clippers really seemed helpless and embarrassed.

Losing the first game, the Clippers also lost the home field advantage of this series.

For Lan Shengli, he really needed to make quick adjustments.

"Is the overall basketball style of the Spurs the most restrained against the Clippers?!"

The reporter continued to ask Lan Shengli.

"Maybe~, but looking at the performance of the Spurs in the playoffs over the years, you will find that they rarely lose the chain in the playoffs, and on the contrary, the Spurs in the playoffs , has become stronger, so we can no longer look at this team from the perspective of the regular season ~, we need to play more proactively, we have to re-examine the opponent in front of us~"

Lan Shengli continued to answer.

For Lan Shengli, his current pressure may be the biggest since he was the head coach of the Clippers.

In the first training session after the match day, after the restorative training, Lan Shengli directly called all the soldiers into the video room.

"We had a lot of problems in the first game. We need to solve these problems as soon as possible. After all, this is a series. We can't be tripped twice on the same rock~!!"

Lan Shengli said to the players.

"First of all, everyone needs to recognize one thing, that is, no matter what time period the opponent is playing or what lineup they use, I hope we can ensure that we pay enough attention to each other~!!, this is very important~"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"What's more, we still need to continue to implement our tactics. We need to know where our strengths are~, that is, to make full use of the field space of the game, pass the ball more, dribble less, and respond more like the opponent. , complain less~, move more actively, and stop standing there like watching a show~ My request is actually not high, and I believe everyone can do it~"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Okay, let's watch the video~"

As Lan Shengli said, he began to analyze the clips of last night's game with his team members.

"This ball can't let him go to the bottom line so easily, because you have to be clear, the opponent has an inside support point, so let him go to the line~"

"This fast break had a better chance to pass the ball, but it didn't come out. It's a pity. I hope there will be no such situation in the next game~"

Lan Shengli followed the game clip and continued to point out.

"Okay, today's video analysis is here first, everyone go back and watch more clips of your games, find out where your problems are, think about how to play~, think about when we were in the regular season, How did you beat the Spurs~”

At the end of the video lesson, Lan Shengli exhorted.

"Oh, by the way~, there is one more thing I want everyone to know, that is, the starting lineup for the next game and the rotation lineup will not be changed in any way. I believe in everyone's strength, and I believe that we will remain unchanged If you change the way, you can win the game, cheers everyone~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to add.

Lan Shengli doesn't want to make changes, but the "spicy and cunning" Popovich likes changes.

In the second game, Popovich changed the starting lineup again, to be precise, it changed back to the most commonly used lineup in the previous regular season.

Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Duncan, Diaw.

Popovich is doing a "seemingly constant change."

"I didn't expect this old man to change back again. Fortunately, we are still prepared~"

Here Harper sighed immediately after learning about the situation.

"Okay, this time it's the real starter vs. starter. I hope everyone treats this game as a regular season, calm down, focus on the game itself, and don't think about the probability of those series, as well as home and away. , we live in the moment, we must fight in the moment~!!, come on~!!!"

Before the game, Lan Shengli encouraged the players.

"3, 2, 1~"

"Clipper~!"

After two days of adjustment, it seems that the players are in good condition.

After the start of the second game, the starters of the two sides played evenly. The Clippers' defense was very strong, and the five fouls were quickly filled.

In terms of defensive strength alone, this game is indeed stronger than the previous one.

After all, there is indeed no way out for the Clippers in this game.

The Spurs are still playing unhurriedly. They still want to control the rhythm of the game and play more proactively.

23:25, 27:25.

The game was tied at 50 in the first half.

"Everyone has also seen that as long as we calm our minds, as long as we pay enough attention to our opponents, we can have the capital to compete with them~. This is still in the case that our current shooting percentage is not very high. In the second half, we can appropriately reduce Some defensive intensity, focus more on offense, improve our shooting percentage and we'll be fine~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to encourage the players.

In the second half, the two sides still played back and forth, and the Clippers were still very aggressive on the defensive end. Even though Lan Shengli persuaded them not to get too physical, the basic desire to win made the players I don't care about fouling.

Less than half a quarter into the game, the Clippers fouled five times again.

"Now we don't need the outside line, we just hit the inside line, we just create damage, we just make free throws~!!"

Of course Popovich would seize this opportunity and set up immediately.

"Beep~!!"

"Beep beep~!!"

Accompanied by one whistle after another.

"Swipe~!!"

"Dangdang~, brush~!!"

And the Spurs made steady free throws one after another, and the Clippers once again fell into a passive position, 0:2 away from them, getting closer and closer.

(End of this chapter)