overlooking the pitch

Chapter 567 The second half of the season
The Clippers' new arena is about to be completed, and they also played a very smooth second half of the season after the All-Stars. Chris Paul played very well in the first game after the All-Stars. 33 points and 11 assists!

He used the effect he used in the All-Stars to his team in the regular season, a perfect first round, and then it was time for Anthony Davis to perform. In the next game, they I met my opponent, the Grizzlies from the top five in the West, and the devil double bears that Anthony Davis fears most.This time Anthony Davis didn't give the Shuangxiong a chance to blow him up.

Jordan played a very good containment role on the offensive end. It has to be said that in terms of containment ability, Jordan's effect is still good. At the same time, Anthony Davis' personal ability began to play out. Facing the Marc Gasol, who is likely to enter the defensive first team this year, played one of his best games of the season.

He pulled to the middle distance very well, and used Anson's running position to restrain the attention of most people in the Grizzlies. Anthony Davis' direct singles at the middle distance position began to feel a little handy. In several rounds, he used very beautiful shaking to deal with this European insider with rich defensive experience, and he succeeded in these few trials, very successful.

He hit Marc Gasol several times in a row on the inside at the beginning of the game, which completely changed the defensive strategy of the Grizzlies. Originally, the inside line should be their advantage. With the help of the inside line, the defensive advantage was expanded to the outside. This is the way the Grizzlies expected to play, but looking at it now, the Grizzlies' outside line has to help them double-team the inside line that should have gained an advantage, which makes the Grizzlies' defense a little uncomfortable.

After the double-teaming, the Clippers' perimeter advantage was fully reflected. Anson, Chris Paul, and Evan Fournier made consecutive three-point shots outside, and the direct and continuous hits directly defeated the Grizzlies. Faced with this top 5 team in the Western Conference, they completely played their own characteristics, and then took away such a strong team in three quarters. For the Clippers, it seems that the teams at the Western Conference semifinals level are in front of them. A little vulnerable.

At 117:94, the Clippers scored 117 points in this game. The Grizzlies, a strong defensive team, were scored the highest by the opponent because Tony Allen double-teamed the inside line too much. In this game, the audience scored 24 points on 14 of 38 shots, and the Grizzlies were defeated.
The Clippers seem to have implemented all their ideas of messing around in the first half of the season, and in the second half, their offensive routines and defensive routines have all been slightly fixed, and their rotation has basically been determined.

Evan Fournier officially replaced Jason Richardson as the shooting guard of the Clippers, a championship team. A younger and more energetic body can ensure that the Clippers can do better defensively. Well, this is very obvious. Defense requires experience, but more importantly, physical strength. Physical strength is extremely important for every defense. Otherwise, how can you keep up with the pace of the opponent.

And it is Jason Richardson, who has retired to the sixth man, who also has 20+ playing time every game, and requires him to hold the ball for more time than when he was playing the starting shooting guard before. Because most of the time he was on the court, Anson and Chris Paul rested off the court. For Jason Richardson, he needs him to be a quasi-All-Star with the ball-handling ability like a few years ago.

At this point, he is obviously better than Evan Fournier, who has just entered the league for less than two years. The reduction in playing time allows his physical strength to do more in this regard.This decision instead allowed Jason Richardson to average more points per game in the following games. He played as a substitute, and naturally faced the opposite substitute. Although he was old, he was on the bench. He is still very powerful.

In 6 consecutive games, he averaged 15 points per game and became the Clippers' No. 7 scorer. However, this kind of performance also made the Clippers fans feel a little sad. For the Clippers, it will be even more difficult to keep him in the next season. After all, they will give Anson a maximum salary next season. Richardson is gone.Whether it's a basic salary or a mini-middle class, it should be considered an insult to a sixth man who averages more than ten points per game, not to mention that his defense is not bad in his limited playing time.

Six consecutive victories, seven consecutive victories, eight consecutive victories!The Clippers barely encountered any high-intensity resistance in the second half.For eight consecutive games, the Clippers have played a game with an average margin of 16.4 points. Among their opponents, there are many powerful teams such as the Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Eagles. Playing these games with the dominance of 73 wins last year.

Originally speaking, the Clippers have no hope of breaking last year's record. In the first half of the season, their record was 38 wins and 7 losses, unless they achieved a great record of 36 wins and 1 loss in the remaining games, but This is very difficult for any team, let alone the Clippers, it may be a challenge for the fifteen best people in history to form a team to complete such a task.

But the Clippers' consecutive easy 8-game winning streak made all the media and fans see their expectations. Among the NBA teams, the Clippers seem to have reached another level. They can win if they want to win. With this wave With 8 consecutive victories, the league's No. 5 Thunder already has a 7-game win gap with them, while the league's No. [-] and East No. [-] Pacers have a [-]-game gap.

"The Crazy Clippers hit again after the All-Stars! The Crazy Clippers are too strong, and there is no other opponent who can solve the problem of the Clippers' offense at all. They can easily win almost every game. Score 110+ points. I'm really curious who can stop them."

"Forget it! Even the Grizzlies were scored 117 points by them. If you want to beat them, then you must be able to score at least 110 points from them!"

"Are you kidding me? Ann, Anthony, DeAndre, Evan, Chris, the defense of these five people is absolutely second to none in their positions, scoring 110 points on their heads? I still look forward to them Have a bad day!"

(End of this chapter)