super small forward

Chapter 517. Chapter 517.
It is said that there is an away game, but it is no different from the home game. The record of the Lakers this year is against the sky, completely covering up the boys in the same city. Although they have the third record in the Western Conference, not many people feel their presence. , Even the division system that was often criticized in the past is not cared by many people. The Clippers can only sadly hold the third record in the Western Conference and rank fifth in the Western Conference...

If a competition area is too strong, it will suffer a lot, because only two teams are allowed to rank in the top four in a competition area, even if five of their teams can rank in the top five in the division, they can only be ranked by two teams. into the top four.

Of course, the Clippers will not choose to surrender like the Nuggets and Pelicans. How could Rivers surrender to the Lakers?They want hard steel!
I have to say that the Clippers are definitely the strongest team in the West. Although they have fallen a bit compared to last season when they were invincible in the league, they are definitely not a weak team.

In two consecutive back-to-back games with the Clippers, the Lakers played very hard.

But the Lakers have been prepared for a long time. In fact, there was no rest during the two-day rest period. Of course, there was not much training. The main purpose was to study the Clippers and practice tactics against the Clippers.

The biggest weakness of the Clippers is at the small forward position. The best player is Matt Barnes, who is suspected of being greened by Fisher.

Therefore, in these two games, the Lakers have grasped this point to play. Whoever Barnes defends will attack with the ball.

It seems that Barnes is a small forward with good defense, but in fact, Barnes' defense depends more on his desperate play, but in fact, his defensive skills and awareness are not so good, otherwise he would not win all the year round. With a basic salary, those championship teams will not let go of such a cheap and aggressive player.

The Clippers originally poached Barnes and Wesley Johnson from the Lakers to reinforce the defense on the front line. After all, their shooting guards are two players who defend against huge holes-Crawford and Redick.

But after digging Barnes and Wesley Johnson, Rivers regretted it not long after he played. These two guys are useless!
When defending, the defense with a strong impact is as fierce as a tiger. As a result, the opponent's shooting rate is 50.00% five...

Kobe, Liu Ren, Clarkson, and even Jeremy Lin and McCollum, who were rotated by the Lakers, all saw that the Clippers used small forwards or shooting guards to defend whoever they played.

The only defensive strength of the Clippers on the outside is Paul, but for the Lakers, Paul will be an open shooter when he defends anyone, no matter how Paul switches defenses.

Originally, the overall strength of the Clippers was not as good as that of the Lakers. They were beaten up in the previous two matches against the Lakers. Some players no longer wanted to fight. Now they are playing the Lakers back to back. Against them, even Jordan, who has an absolute rebounding advantage against other teams, can't please Whiteside, so the scene is completely controlled by the Lakers.

Although Rivers and Paul wanted to fight hard, but their teammates were not strong enough, and the scene was all occupied by Lakers fans, the Lakers defeated the Clippers back-to-back in two consecutive "home games" and won 70 wins!
70 wins and 7 losses!
There are five games left, and by this time, no one doubts that the Lakers can catch up with the Bulls' record!

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The current situation of the alliance has been generally clear.

It is not difficult for the Eagles in the East to win 60 wins. They have 4 wins and 57 losses with 21 games left. Their remaining three games are Eastern teams, and they are not in the top four in the Eastern Conference. It is not difficult to win three of them.

The Knicks won't be able to win 60 games, because they have lost 23 games and now have a record of 55 wins and 23 losses, but the second place in the Eastern Conference is firmly established.

The Cavaliers have 52 wins and 26 losses so far, and there is not much chance of competing for second place. Unless the Knicks lose all the remaining games, otherwise even if the Knicks win another game, the Cavaliers have no hope of winning the remaining games, because The Knicks have two wins and one loss against the Cavaliers this season, and the Knicks have an advantage in the record against each other.

Unable to catch up with the team in front, the Cavaliers did not dare to relax in the last few games, because there was a Q version of the dragon chasing them.

After being tyrannized by the Lakers, the Raptors worked hard and became the fourth team in the East with a record of 50 wins. Now they are 50 wins and 28 losses. In theory, they have a chance to surpass the Cavaliers, so the Cavaliers did not dare to take turns. They can only be sad and angry Of course, at the end of the season, we will have to work hard.

And what made the Cavaliers feel that Alexander was that after getting Dragic, the Celtics really climbed to sixth in the Eastern Conference, and they are still firmly seated!
The Wizards and Celtics ranked fifth and sixth fairly stable. The Wizards ranked fifth with 44 wins and 34 losses, and the Celtics ranked sixth with 42 wins and 46 losses. Both the Bulls and the Bulls have less than 40 wins. Even if the next two teams win all the games, they will not be able to catch up with the Celtics. Therefore, the Wizards and the Celtics have a tacit understanding and rest when they should rest, and the Celtics will not fight. Fifth, the Wizards are also happy to start a rotation for the playoffs.

This made the Cavaliers' James and coach Blatter very angry.

Why are you so unmotivated?Even if you can't make it to the top four, you are the Celtics!Anyway, let's fight for the third place!

James said in an interview: "Some teams take turns at the end of the season, which is simply disrespectful to the fans!"

The fans expressed contempt for this. Who was the thirty-year-old man who took a break a few years ago?

In fact, it's not surprising that James is a little anxious. The main reason is that the Celtics seem to have changed after they traded to Dragic. It's not that they can beat the Cavaliers, but they are difficult to deal with!

The Celtics have too many outside moves, and they are very tenacious, and they tied the Cavaliers 2-2 in the regular season. Even if the Celtics do not have the strength to beat the Cavaliers in the playoffs, James estimates You have to peel off your skin!
James looked at the basically determined playoff opponents. First, the Celtics, a guy who wanted to snipe them for many years, was very difficult to beat.

Then in the second round, they have to channel the Knicks who played against James in the Eastern Conference finals last year. Anthony is not easy to deal with...

That is to say, before reaching the Eastern Conference finals, James estimated that his skin had been peeled off, and his flesh would probably hurt for a while...

James said he misses San Dezi's big cheeks so much!He misses the days when he played with San Dezi very much. At that time, the East was not as difficult to play as it seems now!Why did the future become so bumpy as soon as he returned to the Cavaliers?
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