overlooking the pitch

Chapter 546 Powerful New Aid
The Clippers’ perimeter defense in the first quarter can be said to be almost impenetrable, and it is extremely solid against the Pacers’ defense. Evan Fournier, who was originally scheduled by the Pacers for a breakthrough, is no longer a breakthrough. He has transformed into a defensive champion , which is difficult for the Pacers to accept.

This also made them trail the Clippers by 5 points in the first quarter. What makes Pacers fans very strange is that there is no running-in period for the opposite team to replace a new starting shooting guard?Why does this NBA team have to consider so many chemical reactions every time it makes a trade and balances the team?Because in the eyes of Pacers fans, except for not breaking through at the point of Evan Fournier, they are very good tonight.

This point, even Evan Fournier himself felt very strange. In the Clippers team, he played unexpectedly smoothly. To help Ty Lawson or the void third position to wipe his ass, he just needs to stare at the guy in front of him, and even, Anson had 3 help defenses in the first quarter to help him, which made him Very comfortable.

Just as the Pacers thought at the beginning, he lacked enough experience in such a heavyweight confrontation, and occasionally lost his position in defense, but most of the lost positions would be made up by An Sheng, which made him He feels very safe, and on the offensive end, this time the Clippers organized more offensive offenses in the first quarter to be distributed by Chris Paul. In the first quarter, he got several three-point opportunities, and he I was not disappointed and hit two in a row.

With 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a single quarter, Evan Fournier directly played the entire first quarter. This kind of data performance is really amazing for this young guy who has just joined the Clippers.

The eastern part of the game was naturally contracted by TNT's commentary desk. Charles Barkley thought this game would be a duel between Anson and Paul George, but he didn't expect Anson to completely throw his own in the first quarter. Focus all on defense.On the defensive end, An Sheng's active figure can be clearly seen in various places. On the offensive end, except for the steal and fast break at the beginning, there is almost no performance.

"Did Evan take away Ann's offensive package tonight to show his debut in the Clippers?" Charles Barkley joked, "But the Clippers are still leading by 5 points, and their The defense was fantastic, the best defense I've seen this season."

"The best defense? But this Pacers still scored 25 points!" Shaquille O'Neal frowned, obviously not agreeing with Charles Barkley's exaggeration.

"Don't look at the Pacers' offense and defense. They are number one in the Eastern Conference. And their starting lineup is also the one with the biggest gap in the league compared to their substitutes. In the second quarter, their score will be judged by Pull further."

In the second quarter, the Clippers tried their new lineup again. Marcus Morris also wore the Clippers jersey for the first time on the court. Marcus Morris was paired with Jordan. Keep it together and bring out the best in each other.It's just that Jordan, who lacks inside singles ability, can't open up enough space for this spatial fourth position to shoot.

But there is nothing that cannot be solved by a tactic, and this tactic is based on the cooperation of the three players on the front line. The two guards open up space at the top of the arc. First, Jordan at the top of the arc performs a pick-and-roll. Double-teaming, at the same time Marcus Morris began to run laterally from the three-point line, and Jordan made another off-ball pick-and-roll, Anson rushed into the inside to score the ball, Marcus Morris was on the three-point line Receive the ball directly to an open shot.The first shot of this tactic was successful, further widening the score difference.

This tactic does not seem difficult, and the whole tactical concept is also easy to understand, but his requirements for the three strikers are not low at all.First of all, if the small forward with the ball wants to attract double-teams, his speed, breakthrough ability, and finishing ability at the basket must be the top players in the league, but these things seem to be fundamental to An Sheng, who is a double MVP. It's not difficult.

Similarly, a center forward who can make two pick-and-rolls in a row must ensure the quality of his pick-and-rolls. More importantly, he must be fast enough in the high-position pick-and-rolls to have a deterrent effect. There are only a few centers who can do it, and Jordan happens to be one of them.

And the remaining one is a space-based power forward that was not in the Clippers lineup before. Ryan Gomez is too short at the 4th position, and the defensive end is also easy to become a breakthrough point for the opponent. It is very difficult to defend at an extremely deep position, and once this works, then it will be very important for An Sheng's defense, and it will also be a huge consumption of An Sheng's physical strength.

, But it’s different now. Marcus Morris is considered a good space-based power forward in this league. The arrival of the Clippers’ tactics can be implemented very smoothly. layers become richer.

Brad Stevens has very distinctive features in coaching. He really likes the feeling that the whole team can take on the finishing task, and it is undoubtedly a very comfortable feeling now.

The excellent performance of the new aid one after another caught the Pacers by surprise. The addition of the new aid is not only the Clippers who need to run in, but at the same time, the Clippers used to be the defending champion and the first in the league to be studied by analysts of various teams. Some tactics were completely disrupted.

Although the changes are only role players, you should never underestimate the strength of a superstar. The Clippers' Big Three can do different jobs according to the different role players they match. For example, An Sheng has only scored 7 points so far. 3 assists and 2 steals, but do you dare to say that he played poorly?He is still the only tactical core of this Clippers team.

In just 3 minutes, it can be seen that Marcus Morris is more supportive of the Clippers on the offensive end than Evan Fournier, and after 3 minutes Evan Fournier continued to play instead of Anson as a small forward Paul George also defended well, the score gap was still 10 points, and Anson also won a lot of rest time, and the effect of the new aid seemed to be unexpectedly good.

(End of this chapter)