overlooking the pitch

Chapter 550 Stevens' Big Experiment

The Clippers' victory made the media even more convinced that the Clippers made a lot of money this time. Marcus Morris, who was bought in exchange for space, scored 5 points on 3 of 11 three-pointers in this game. Rebounds, as a space-type power forward who only played 6 minutes, this is completely enough. More importantly, this space-type power forward is what they bought with air. For them, the No. 21 pick this year The selected Serbian rookie is not as good as an air.

As for Evan Fournier, it is also a steady profit for the Clippers. Eric Bledsoe on the offensive end is very good. In just one game, he conquered the hearts of countless Phoenix fans. His All-Star stats of 23 points, 7 assists and 2 steals helped the Suns comeback against the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. No stage fright.

Eric Bledsoe's strength on the offensive end made Sun fans completely forget his problems on the defensive end. Similarly, Kyrie Irving also scored 31 points and 6 assists with extremely high efficiency in this game, but Compared with the Suns, this Cavaliers team is even more difficult to support.

However, his defense is already unbearable for the Clippers who are now full of injuries. What the Clippers need is that all players on the team maintain an extremely strong defensive state.And Evan Fournier's defense against the Pacers showed the state and attitude that the Clippers want.At the same time, he played very well on the offensive end.He scored 17 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. More importantly, his performance without the ball or with the ball is satisfactory for the Clippers.

And Eric Bledsoe almost occupied more than one-third of the ball in the Suns. In a team with Anson, Anthony Davis, and Chris Paul, Eric Bledsoe Ledsoe has one-third of the possession, I think unless the head coach is crazy.

The Clippers even appropriately rested Chris Paul in the next few games, and began to use Evan Fournier as a point guard more. It has to be said that European players are average at the level of golf quotient It looks definitely better than the group of flying beasts in the United States.80% of the league's supporting insiders are from Europe.

In the game against the Magic, Chris Paul took turns to rest. This is the first time Evan Fournier has challenged the task of point guard. In fact, Anson could have played in the vacancy, and let Evan Fournier play small forward Anyway, An Sheng didn't do this kind of work less.

But Brad Stevens is very determined this time. Last season, they had already achieved the record for the most wins in a single season in history. Therefore, this year they don't care about this record anymore. Don't look at the beginning. At that time, the Clippers' winning streak broke records because they only needed that kind of performance to win.

It's just that on the way to a winning streak, Brad Stevens is not completely relieved. He hopes that his team can lose a few games, so that he can see the weakness of his team.

Slowly, the problem of perimeter defense and the depth of the bench, these things all broke out with the progress of the game and injuries. After losing a few games, Brad Stevens was not in a hurry. The problems exposed before the All-Stars can be completely resolved through transactions. In fact, the Clippers after the transaction made Brad Stevens more satisfied. Anyway, they have lost 5 games, which is already very good for breaking the record. Difficult, he simply began to experiment with the lineup.

The Magic are not a strong team. Without Dwight Howard, they have entered a rebuilding period. Evan Fournier played the best game since entering the NBA career in this game.

With the ball in hand, and the opposing team didn't focus on their defense at all, coupled with the coach's signal and the boss's encouragement, Evan Fournier, who was supposed to be the point guard, started directly and got it in the first half. 16 points, but even so, the Magic still did not pay attention to Evan Fournier in the second half, and he also achieved a career-high 35 points.

But since it is a test lineup, there are times when it is miscalculated. An Sheng is a double MVP, but it is impossible to play double MVP-level effects every day. From 27 wins and 5 losses before the trade to the current 33 wins and 5 losses, the Clippers do not know. Jue once again won 6 consecutive victories, but except for the Pacers, other teams are not very convincing. The Thunder of World War II, this is undoubtedly an important game.

Same as last time, exactly the same commentary, but this time it was replaced by the Staples Center. Although the Clippers lost 5 games this season, they have not lost at the Staples Center.With an unbeaten record at home, the Clippers naturally hope to continue.

But when the lineup came out, the Clippers fans at home were surprised and speechless. This time, Anthony Davis was not in the lineup. Anthony Davis' performance was still a credit for winning the Thunder in the last game. Indispensable, and this means that the Clippers gave up the option of an inside attack from the beginning, and Marcus Morris became the Clippers' starting power forward.

The negative effect of the experimental lineup was manifested in the first quarter, Marcus Morris is a space power forward, but when facing Serge Ibaka, he has no speed advantage, no length advantage, no He has the advantage of jumping, and he is not a space-oriented power forward known for his quick shots.

Evan Fournier met the old fritter Caron Butler's defense tonight, and it was also very painful. Caron Butler is old and not as fast as him, but his position prediction is even more serious Accurate and continuous positioning judgments made Evan Fournier's breakthroughs always come to nothing. The first half of the quarter with the ball did not play the expected effect in the previous games, which also disappointed the Clippers' home fans a little. !
The Thunder in the first quarter had already led the Clippers by as much as 11 points in their undefeated home court. Almost all of the worst two first quarters of the season were given to the Clippers by the Thunder, and Among them, the first quarter of the Thunder and the third quarter of the Clippers are also recognized as the strongest quarter of the two teams.The Clippers' new aid was finally taught a lesson by the opponent in the first quarter of this game.

(End of this chapter)