In the first quarter, the score was 2:2, and the two teams tied.
The Lakers do still have potential to tap, but the Clippers have made more progress. The twin brothers have left a lot of potential there, and everyone can see the bottom hole of both of them. Every time they make progress, the Clippers are stronger. Where the limit of this explosive team is depends on whether the twins can make progress to an equal level.
In the first quarter of Ji Guo’s humiliation, the firepower and Kobe Bryant had a tit-for-tat confrontation. In the first quarter, the two men came and went to win nearly half of their respective teams, making neutral fans shout "Enough!"
Ji Guoqiu scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ji Guojiao scored 12 points and 3 rebounds. Billups scored 5 points and 2 assists. Artest scored 4 points and Posey scored 3 points.
Kobe Bryant scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, Gasol 4 points, 3 rebounds, Rad Manovic 3 points, Vujacic 3 points and Odom 2 points.
After pausing, Old Deng Liwei encouraged the players, "Well done, Kobe Bryant’s scoring ability has been known to everyone for several games. Our strategy will remain unchanged, although it is good to let him get high marks. If we win, the defensive end must remember not to easily assist in guarding them and ambush two pitchers on the offensive end. We haven’t played the fast break yet, but don’t worry. We must seize the opportunity to launch the fast break again. I am asking you to attack the enemy quickly, not to die quickly!"
Clippers players all laughed. It can be seen that they are in a good mood from players to coaching teams today.
Old Deng Liwei replaced Billups, Francisco Garcia, James Posey, Tim Thomas, Paul Davis and Billups and Posey in the second quarter. The first quarter was played by the former twins. This is today’s Clippers rotation strategy.
Billups immediately broke through Farmar in the second quarter and went to the penalty area to assist Tim Thomas in the middle distance.
Charles Buckley took a look at Billups’ data and said, "I like Billups’ contribution to the team. His offensive methods are simple and practical. He can contribute to the team with many offensive methods, and they are all so solid and reassuring. He controls mistakes very well and is a really good point guard."
Kenny Smith naturally agreed that there would be no objection, saying, "I think the Clippers’ body is very suitable for him. The design of the old Deng Liwei twins is a free, smooth and full of changes. His team’s main point guard can shoot and break through the offensive and defensive ends, which can make the Clippers’ play more varied. What’s more important is that he is very vulnerable."
"If Nash is the best point guard for the Clippers in a single round attack, but his defense is not as good as Billups’, it seems to me that the Clippers have twins, Gaby Lupus, which has formed a perfect iron triangle. Artest is relatively small in this set. He is regarded by Deng Liwei as a strengthening Posey and has not fully exerted his ability."
"Yes, as the twins gradually enhance their offensive ability, especially the ability to attack the line, Artest will become lower and lower. The clippers need to be excellent in single defense and can play a three-point role player such as Garcia. And we can imagine that Sterling will not be extravagant enough to give Artest a 10 million-year-old salary contract. He will definitely choose Garcia or someone else to replace Artest."
Chapter two hundred and ninety Prevention of high blood thickness
Phil Jackson didn’t rush to get Kobe Bryant in the second quarter today and continued to make Jordan Farmar, Vujacic, Walton Jr., Odom and Bynum a semi-main force and a semi-substitute array.
The Lakers’ lineup is just not as good as the Clippers’ backup line. Four minutes later, the Lakers have already led the Clippers by three points.
In the second quarter, 7 minutes and 55 seconds, the score was 33:36, and the Lakers led by three points. The two teams changed their main forces to fight at half-time.
After the main players of the two teams returned, the Lakers’ offensive was still surprisingly fierce. Jackson ordered the Clippers to be defeated in one breath in the second quarter. This was a continuous skill by the Lakers, and they would not give up until they hit a high enough damage.
Kobe Bryant and Schell hit three-pointers one after another, Gasol then scored two plus one in the basket, and the Lakers expanded the difference to double digits. After the team battle, the Lakers took a significant advantage.
Clippers fans are extremely hurt. The Lakers didn’t have much chance in these three attacks. They almost barely shot, but they all hit. On the contrary, the Clippers had a chance in several attacks, but they couldn’t hit anyone. Three shots eventually knocked out of the box.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Old Deng Liwei called a timeout and told the players to try their best to hit the basketball to the line. Even the fans knew that the closer to the basket, the easier it was to score, and the easier it was to take the free throw line.
"Keep calm and feel bad. It’s nothing but our bad luck these days. You are all battle-hardened leaders. I believe you have encountered this situation more than once. We will prevent them from attacking after the game." The old Deng Liwei words kept the Clippers players calm and calm. Clippers also know that the rebound game is like this. When everyone is accurate, there are times when they are not. The difference between a strong team and a weak team is that when their hands get cold, the strong team can often find ways to prevent their opponents from taking the opportunity to pull points. The best choice is, of course, high-intensity defense to make their opponents feel as cold.
If not, then no one is allowed.
After the resumption of the game, the Clippers offered a suffocating defense to the Clippers, so that when this close-fitting defense tactic is less than one meter away from the defender, the man-to-man defense formation will be adopted. Because of this defense, the intensity is strong enough. If the defense is played again, the intensity will not only be too much for the opponent, but I am afraid I will not be able to cope with it first.
Old Deng Liwei suspended Garcia for Artest this time to make the team run faster and more flexible. Artest’s single defense is tough, but he is probably the best player in the Clippers’ single defense. However, his pace is slower when playing joint defense, which makes the Clippers prone to loopholes in Artest’s joint defense.
Garcia can contribute 61 points, 25 rebounds and hit 36% in one minute per game this season. Uncle Jia is more flexible, tenacious and adaptable than Artest in height and wingspan. He is an excellent team player.
After the Clippers made Garcia play the second and third position, it was more difficult for Lakers players to find loopholes. The Clippers’ defensive formation was more impenetrable, but at the moment, the Clippers were not as strong as Artest. If the data in the game is used as a metaphor, it means that the Clippers’ defensive range has increased but the defensive intensity has decreased.
Kobe Bryant’s basketball IQ is very high, and he soon discovered that the Clippers are not in charge of the defense area at the moment. Although the rotation is faster now, the protection has decreased. If you aim at this point, you may have unexpected results.
The Lakers attacked Gasol and Bynum. Once again, Kobe Bryant performed multiple cover tactics. Peter Pan found a position to dribble and force Garcia to defend immediately.
Garcia moved quickly and broke through Kobe Bryant, but he was still thrown half way. The latter dribbled into the line.
Ji Guoshi’s rapid online defense delayed Kobe’s breakthrough. Garcia took the opportunity to form an encirclement with Fox immediately. Kobe was double-teamed online!
Clippers players immediately contracted the defense line and trapped Kobe Bryant on the line. Their defense strength did drop, but joint defense is to work together to defend the other team’s strength, with the aim of playing more and less, rather than relying on the strong and bullying the weak. Flexibility and consciousness are the most important attributes of joint defense.
Kobe Bryant, surrounded by Clippers players, still made no mistakes with his outstanding sense of the ball, and he also wanted to make a national humiliation foul.
It’s a pity that the referee didn’t give Peter Pan a free throw line. This time, Kobe Bryant shot the basket and the referee didn’t whistle for a foul. The Clippers got the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack!
Billups, Posey and Ji Guoqiu launched a three-line fast break, and Mr. Last Key assisted Posey to dunk and scored two points.
A successful defense is often the easiest to create steals and fast break opportunities.
The clippers didn’t feel good shooting in the second quarter, but in the second half, they frequently created fast break opportunities like this one by relying on their excellent defense, and the third line and even the fourth line rushed to deal with the Lakers.
The Lakers were not prepared for this, and Jackson was anxious and didn’t have a good way to catch up with the clippers in the second half of the second quarter.
At halftime, the score was 545, and the difference between the two teams was 4 points.
In the second quarter, the Clippers made only 25 shots, and most of the hit shots were baskets and grabbed the rebounds in the frontcourt and then attacked again, but fast break and second attack were the easiest to create free throws. The Clippers fined a total of two baskets in the second quarter, so they still got 26 points in the second quarter.