The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 443 [Four Advantages of the Clippers]

The Western Conference finals are about to be staged, and people are very concerned about whether the Clippers with the Hungry Wolves have the upper hand, or the Thunder led by the three young men is better? "American Sports" expert Jonathan compared the lineups of the two teams in detail and listed the Clippers' four major advantages.

First of all, compared to superstars, the leaders of the two teams are the best swingmen in the league.

Ye Feng was the MVP of the regular season for three times, and against Durant who won the scoring title once, Ye Feng is stronger from his personal honor.Durant is one of the best scorers in the league. He has no dead ends in his shots and has excellent finishing ability both inside and outside.And Ye Feng has let the fans and the league know that when he is in good form, scoring 40+ in the playoffs is like cutting melons and vegetables, and he is not soft on key games. Even James can't stop him from scoring in singles.On the defensive end, he can also be a nightmare for everyone.

Although data cannot explain everything, it can give people a reference.Both played amazing numbers in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

杜兰特场均28.2分7.8篮板4.2助攻1.5抢断1.3封盖，罚球命中率为87%，投篮命中率为55.6%，比常规赛时更好。

Ye Feng's data is 23.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1 block per game. His free throw percentage is 81.7%, and his field goal percentage is 53.6%.His various statistics have declined compared with the regular season, but he averaged 5 minutes less than Durant per game, and played 3 games less. In the game against the Jazz, Ye Feng played too little time. Almost all off the field.

Durant is an absolute threat on the offensive end. This season, he has proven that he can deal with the best defensive players in the league. The swingman with a height of 208cm is too misplaced. Even Ye Feng can hardly limit him completely.But Ye Feng's strength is unmatched by Durant, and he has to bear a lot of pressure on the defensive end.

Durant will face the collective defense of Ye Feng and the Clippers. Smith is also an excellent swingman and a recognized defensive expert in the league.Pau Gasol relies on experience and long arms, and will also bring defensive pressure to Durant inside.In the case of zone defense, the Clippers should have a way to suppress Durant's scoring.

The Thunder will send Durant, Sefolosha or Serge Ibaka to defend Ye Feng, and try to limit Ye Feng to play in the low post and score in the penalty area as much as possible, which is much more difficult.

In contrast, the Clippers have obvious advantages. Although Durant has been called great, he has not reached the peak of his career like Ye Feng, won the highest personal honor, and achieved a balance of offense and defense.

More than star teammates.Both teams have many stars, the Clippers' Big Four, the Thunder's three young players and Ibaka.

In the playoffs, Love proved his strength with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Smith played well on both ends of the offense and defense. Only Pau Gasol repeatedly stalled.This is related to the team's tactics. Gasol has reduced his shots and is more of a high position support. The Clippers mainly play Princeton in the playoffs and rarely attack the triangle.

On the offensive end of the Thunder, only Harden and Rose performed well.The two can contribute about 40 points per game, which relieves Durant's pressure.Although the two performed well in the playoffs, they couldn't grab a lot of rebounds like Love. Ibaka has mid-range shooting ability and can help defend and block shots, but he averaged only 7.5 rebounds per game and couldn't. Pull to the outside to shoot three-pointers, and evacuate the inside as much as possible.Perkins averaged less than 7 rebounds per game, and the Thunder lost in rebounding.

The Clippers have a clear division of labor and scattered scoring points, which will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Thunder in the game. If the Thunder double-team Ye Feng, they will have to risk Ye Feng scoring the ball.Or defend Ye Feng one-on-one, guard against others, and pray that he doesn't feel good and doesn't score many points.The star teammate is also dominated by the Clippers.

The third advantage of the Clippers is defense and coaching.

If the Clippers deploy the best defensive player in the team, they can often prevent the opponent from scoring at a certain period of time, and play an offensive climax to open the score.The Thunder's defense can only be regarded as making a living. As long as the opponent scores more than [-] points, they have a high chance of losing.

Although the Clippers have lost a lot of points and their defensive continuity is average, their defense is indeed very good.For example, Ye Feng's outside defense against Deron in the last game, Smith's defense after the pick-and-roll, and Ye Feng's retreat inside to protect the backcourt basket are all examples of the Clippers' super defense.Two superman-like players plus Tony Allen, who hurts people, and two rebounders, Gasol and Love.The Clippers rarely fell behind in the first quarter.

After Gasol left the Lakers, he averaged only 8.4 rebounds per game, especially 1.4 fewer offensive rebounds, but he still grabbed more than the Thunder's two insiders.

Looking at the inside of the Thunder, Perkins and Ibaka are the two best blue-collar players in the league, but the offense is worrying.The Thunder can only use a small lineup to deal with the Clippers' defense, and there is no advantage inside.

As for coaching, Thibodeau has already made a name for himself, and Brooks has no honor, even though he beat Popovich and the former best coach Mike Brown.

The last item is role players, and there is no doubt that the Clippers have the upper hand.The Thunder don't have many players who can attack, except for the three young players who are almost all defensive blue-collars, plus a few pure shooters.There are two secret weapons hidden on the Clippers bench, Marcus Thornton and Isiah Thomas.As long as these two have the ball, regardless of defense, they can make many stars suffer when they attack.Curry and Wright are good three-pointers, and veteran Hill can also bring experience to the second team.

Compared with the Thunder, which actually only rely on 7 or 8 players in rotation, the Clippers' bench is much more terrifying, and role players can relieve the pressure on the main force.In the end, experts concluded that as long as the Clippers do not underestimate the enemy, the Thunder will be successful if they can win a game. There is no hope at all if they want to eliminate the Clippers and enter the finals.

Seeing these comments, the mentality of the Thunder players has not changed. These things are expected, and all they have to do is fight game by game.

On May 5, the Western Conference Finals will be staged at the Four Puth Arena.

Before the start of the game, the league first held a simple regular season MVP awarding ceremony for Ye Feng. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ye Feng received the trophy from Stern, and Stern whispered to him: "You did a great job. pretty!"

Stern is very satisfied with Ye Feng's image as the spokesperson of the league. Not only does he play well, but he also maintains a good public image off the court, which is almost perfect.He respects the disadvantaged groups, engages in charity, family harmony, and chooses products with good reputation as endorsements. He is a gentleman recognized all over the world.Compared with Ye Feng, Stern felt that the alliance image spokesperson he had found before was simply blind to his titanium alloy dog ​​eyes...

Ye Feng gave a speech. He said: "I am very happy to win the MVP again, and I have a more ambitious goal, which is to win three consecutive championships! As long as I win the championship this year, I believe there will be a term in history—— Clippers Dynasty! We are confident to beat any opponent, everyone can calm down now and imagine what will happen next. Well... Now I want to ask a game, what do you think will happen?"

The fans almost shouted together: "Sweep! Sweep!"

What kind of momentum is it like when 2 people shouted "sweep" together?Many Thunder players heard a feeling of chills in the back and weakness in the legs, and they were timid before fighting.The Clippers players, on the other hand, were as excited as if they were on fire, wanting to play as soon as possible and tear their opponents into pieces!

Barkley, who served as the live broadcaster, said with a smile: "Ye Feng has unimaginable leadership skills. With a few simple words, the momentum of the team has reached its peak. This is more effective than any general mobilization in the locker room."

Kenny Smith said: "I don't know if the Thunder will be able to withstand the pressure in this game. It will give the Clippers some surprises. It is almost impossible to play in Los Angeles without being affected."

Brooks encouraged the players off the court, encouraging them not to care about off-court factors, to concentrate on the game, and to exert their full strength, but nothing can change the fact that the Thunder's momentum is at a disadvantage.

Thibodeau simply said a few words and reiterated the tactics: "Kevin (Love) pulled to the perimeter and evacuated the inside, Paul (Gasol) was in the low position on the left to attract defense, Josh (Smith) and Tony (Allen) moves the cut on the baseline. Yeh, it's up to you!"

The three are on the bottom line, the purpose is to attract the Thunder's defense, as long as they use 23 zone defense, Ye Feng and Love on the outside of the Clippers can easily form a dislocation attack, with a height advantage, Thibodeau firmly believes that Ye Feng can deal with Durant one-on-one.

On the defensive end, the tactics were the same as the previous round. Tony Allen dealt with Rose, Ye Feng singled out Durant from the outside, and the other three compressed the defense.

The Thunder sent the usual starting lineup, Perkins, Ibaka, Durant, Sefolosha, Rose.The disadvantage is still the lack of a stable three-point shooter.

Ye Feng and Durant stood together.Durant's expression was serious, and he didn't provoke any more. He was so stimulated that he didn't like to talk much anymore. It's better to defeat the opponent with action than to speak quickly.

Gasol and Ibaka won the jump ball and gave it to Smith. The latter was handed over to Tony Allen. No problem at halftime.Ye Feng used the screen to get rid of Durant and received the ball on the outside.

Durant bypassed Love and chased Ye Feng. Allen passed the ball to Ye Feng and ran to the baseline. He strictly followed Thibodeau's arrangement and attracted the Thunder's defense. Outside Ye Feng was on the right side, and Love Attracting Sefolosha's defense on the left side, the Thunder's two insiders did not come out. It is the 23 zone defense, which compresses the defense. Rose can relax his defense against Tony Allen and help defend the Clippers' insiders.

Ye Feng turned to face the frame, faced Durant and began to dribble the ball. Durant was one step away from him, preparing to defend against a breakthrough, using his height advantage to interfere with shooting.

"Come on, how can you prevent me with your height?" Ye Feng thought to himself, holding the ball and rushing towards Durant quickly, lowering his center of gravity when he was about to hit it, the Clippers dribbled the ball more frequently and did not fake it The movement, a shifting speed passed by Durant, he broke through with the ball in one hand, and the other hand was almost touching the ground, looking like a wolf in action!

In the first round, Durant was passed...

(End of this chapter)