I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 95 Repaying the other with the way of the other?Trifecta again!

In recent years, Parker has entered the peak period. In terms of breakthrough ability alone, he is basically one of the strongest players in the league.

The Clippers can't defend Parker from the outside, so it's basically useless to rely on the inside to make up.

Fortunately, the Clippers are not afraid of scoring.

Just after Parker scored two points, Kaman directly turned the ball and slipped out of the bottom line to grab the serve.

Lu Yi and Iverson are two-pronged, Bogans is chasing Lu Yi, and Parker, who had just stared at Iverson, just turned around.

The Spurs deserve small forward Jefferson to chase Iverson.

But Iverson's speed is one of the best in the league. How can Jefferson catch up to the fast break without the ball?

boom--

Iverson received the ball in the front court, quickly rushed to the basket and jumped up, dunking with both hands.

Jefferson, who rushed to the basket, could only shake his head when he saw this. The Clippers have two top picks who are good at running and jumping and can play fast breaks. How can they defend against this?
In the second half, Lu Yi and Iverson may have had a lot of physical exertion, and it is impossible to maintain such a fast speed, and the fast break cannot be played.

But it's only the first quarter, and Lu Yi and Iverson can run as much as they want.

When Parker also returned to the backcourt, Jefferson served from the sideline.

As for the Clippers, Lu Yi returned to the backcourt first, and Iverson immediately defended Parker.

When the Spurs play positional warfare, the ball-handler must first observe the position of his teammates after dribbling halfway, and then play the tactics designed by Popovich before the game.

Pressing before halftime, sometimes he can directly complete the steal while the ball holder is not paying attention.

Originally, Iverson was good at stealing steals at every turn. In the past, there was no one behind him. Gambling steals were easy to be passed by in one step, and then this wave of defense gave up.

But now with Lu Yi behind him, the Spurs didn't just rely on player talent to rush to the basket and play directly.

The Spurs are good at positional warfare and have very good discipline. This is their advantage and also their disadvantage.

It is worth mentioning that although Parker averaged 22 points per game last season, as the team's starting point guard, he averaged 6.9 assists and 2.7 turnovers per game.

As the starting point guard of the championship team, the assist-to-turnover ratio is only 2.5, which is actually outrageous.

Why is Paul called the god of point guards by many fans?It is because the perennial assist-to-turnover ratio is as high as 4.

As a triple-double hunk, why Westbrook was questioned about the gold content of a triple-double is because Westbrook's assist-to-turnover ratio is usually only 2.

White Chocolate was in the king's period, one person took the ball and nine people were nervous, passing the ball was unpredictable, but the assist-to-turnover ratio was only 2.

When the Grizzlies accepted the transformation, the turnovers were well controlled, and the highest assist-to-turnover ratio was 3.8.

After that, it became more and more stable, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was controlled at around 3.5, but everyone was lost, and the pass was lifeless.

Of course, being able to win the championship is still worth it.

Now Parker has three championships in his hands, and his style of play is not flashy and coquettish, but poor error control is a major drawback.

Iverson knew about Parker's problem, and now facing Parker, the FMVP of the past two years, he naturally had to play a heavy hand, let the Clippers fans know that Iverson is no worse than the FMVP point guard.

With the belief that he must win, Iverson and Parker separated as soon as they came into contact.

When Parker reacted, the ball had been stolen by Iverson, and when he looked back, Iverson flew into the sky again.

Two rounds, 4 points in a row!
Iverson stood up when the Clippers desperately needed a victory to prove that they were not a pseudo-strong team.

2 to 7, the point difference on the field is exactly 5 points.

The difference of 5 points will make the Spurs feel pressure.

Parker once again took the ball to face Iverson. This time, he did not observe the positioning of his teammates in advance, but concentrated on dribbling the ball and carefully crossed the half.

Iverson failed to get the ball in the frontcourt. Fortunately, Lu Yi helped to make up for it in the middle circle. Parker couldn't find a chance to directly break through and kill the basket.

When Parker observed the position of his teammates, Iverson defended in front of Parker again.

Parker handed the ball to Jefferson to handle. The Clippers are very motivated to play because of the dunks of Lu Yi and Iverson.

From the perspective of record, the Spurs are average, but from the perspective of team configuration and background, the Spurs are not weak.

The Clippers beat the Spurs through this game, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity to prove themselves.

The Clippers players also want to say that not every game they win is won by Lu Yi with full firepower.

They want to prove that even if Lu Yi is strictly guarded and feels bad, they can stand up and help the team win.

And all the people are soldiers, which is the standard equipment for the strong teams in the playoffs.

Although the Clippers put a lot of energy on the defensive end, it is not easy for the Spurs to score easily in a positional battle.

Originally, positional warfare was about running and moving, and there was really no way to hand the ball over to Duncan.

Now that the Clippers are so tight on the perimeter, it is not easy for the Spurs to hand the ball to Duncan.

Parker can't break through the first wave, so it will not be easy to lead the team with Duncan's single core.

Fortunately, Popovich saw the problem, played 4 minutes in the first quarter, Ginobili played early.

Originally, the Spurs were worried that Lu Yi felt too good, so the shooting guard must need a certain amount of defense.

Now the Spurs are behind and have been under pressure by more than 5 points. At this time, Ginobili is needed to open the situation.

However, Ginobili just used a serpentine breakthrough to tear the Clippers' defense, and succeeded in winning a difficult layup.

In just 10 seconds, the Clippers relied on Iverson to break through to attract the defense on the right. Lu Yi responded from the top arc, received the ball and made a three-pointer.

Ginobili's physical talent is average, and his defensive level is just that.

Facing some outside players who rely on rhythm to score, Ginobili can also rely on experience to defend.

But against a No. [-] pick like Lu Yi, and Iverson attracts the ball from the defense, Ginobili will be useless if he throws Lu Yi again.

brush--

The basketball hit the net, and Lu Yibiao scored the Clippers' second three-pointer.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Yi made the first three-pointer the Clippers hit in this game.

"The gap seems to be widening!"

"The Spurs put Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker on the court, which means giving up defense and focusing on offense.

Trade defensive resources for offensive resources?Or trade offensive resources for defensive resources?
This is two cups of poison, choose one to drink!
The offensive efficiency of the GDP combination is very high, but meeting the Clippers, who are also good at offense, is tantamount to quenching thirst with poison.

The Spurs are a defensive team, and it must be right to focus on defense.

However, the Clippers' fast break is indeed difficult to defend. "

This year has not yet entered the era of small ball, and the teams are not so well prepared for the defensive fast break, and they are not so disciplined.

Facing the fast break of the Clippers, if the Spurs want to defend, they need the whole team to defend together.

The Clippers are actually not only Lu Yi and Iverson who can run, Thornton can also run and jump.

Once Lu Yi and Iverson took the two away, the Spurs' frontcourt players would still stay in the frontcourt.

So even if Thornton catches the ball and makes a fast break, the Clippers will have an instant three-on-two chance.

Regardless of whether Thornton can help Lu Yi and Iverson attract defense, the Clippers have a high chance of winning.

In the past, the Clippers had Lu Yi and Thornton running like this, so the team that knows the situation just needs to send someone to keep an eye on Lu Yi.

After Iverson came, the Clippers had more opportunities to play fast breaks. When they played fast breaks, the team's space was widened, and others also had greater opportunities to play fast breaks.

Just like the Suns who attacked in seven seconds, Marion and Barbosa took the lead in charging, and adding Stoudemire would be completely impossible to defend.

It's not that the Spurs have no chance to compete with the Clippers in this game, but in the regular season, there is no need for this.

There are still games to play next, and it doesn't matter if the players save some energy for the next game.

After all, Popovich is Popovich. The Clippers led by 12 points in the first quarter. Before they had time to celebrate, they found a coping strategy.

More than five minutes into the second quarter, just after the first timeout of the second quarter, the Clippers relied on Thornton to make a fast break and scored another two points.

At this time, the Clippers' three outside players are all in the frontcourt, and the two inside players are also near the center circle.

The discipline of the Clippers' fast break is not only running outside, but also running inside, so that the fast break can't be played, and the first time they are in the field, they play more and less.

However, Popovich has rich experience in leading the team. In order to prepare for the playoffs with the Suns, he also came up with some coping strategies early.

The situation of the Clippers at this time is also in the response plan.

Parker found that the time was right, so he directly grabbed the baseline ball and made a long pass to Duncan in the frontcourt.

Duncan stood on the right side of the basket. After receiving the ball, he turned around and dunked with both hands in an unpretentious manner.

With the help of the Clippers' fast break, the Spurs also returned one with a fast break.

After Duncan completed the dunk, the Spurs immediately returned to the defense, and Jordan and Camby had to go back to pick up the ball, serve the ball again, and cooperate with their teammates to play positional battles.

The Spurs just now seemed to be engaging in a sneak attack, and they were caught off guard against the Clippers.

But this kind of tactics is not difficult to play as long as the players who cooperate with them have enough IQ and have a certain tacit understanding.

Compared with the fast break of the Clippers, the Spurs' fast break is simple, labor-saving, and easier to replicate.

Repay him in his way!

It is a trivial matter for the Spurs to get two points back, but being so easily hit by the Spurs for a fast break is a bit bad for the Clippers.

Now that the Spurs already have the means to deal with it, it doesn't make much sense for the Clippers to try their best to please the wolf.

Of course, the Clippers will not give up eating because of choking, and immediately give up a good offensive method.

Conversion scoring is only one part of the Clippers scoring.

Lu Yi and Iverson have the ability to get some conversion points, and they can get it.

If you can't get it, cooperate with the whole team to do a good job on the defensive end.

Don't leak so much space like just now, simply hit a wave of serve for the Spurs and directly dunk under the basket.

The Clippers reacted fairly quickly. Everyone was not stupid. Before Dunleavy called a timeout, each of them knew what to do and what not to do.

For three consecutive rounds, the Clippers did not continue to play fast breaks, but they also avoided being hit by a wave of fast breaks by the Spurs rashly.

However, in the fourth round, Lu Yi and Iverson had a tacit understanding and played a fast break together. In the end, Lu Yi chased a three-pointer and led the team to another fast break.

Because it was a fast break after grabbing a rebound, and it was Lu Yi who caught the ball and shot a three-pointer from the outside, the Spurs didn't react at first.

So when Lu Yi made this chasing three-pointer, the Spurs failed to pass the ball directly to the inside to hit the basket as before, scoring easily.

Next, the Clippers played steadily, occasionally trying to steal a wave of chickens.

The Clippers did not frequently launch fast breaks, and it was difficult for the Spurs to predict and defend.

Coupled with the fact that the first half was coming to an end, the Spurs players on the court were exhausted a lot. In the end, the Clippers still opened up some points by relying on fast breaks.

On the contrary, the Spurs wanted to use the fast break of the Clippers to fight the fast break, but failed to find a good opportunity to return the same way.

50 to 66, the Clippers took a 16-point lead.

Even though the Spurs are a championship team, the Clippers played against the Spurs and still played at the level of the previous tank chain.

During the halftime break, Lu Yi and Iverson ran for so long, and they were really tired.

But looking at the point difference and seeing the effect of the first half, I naturally feel that it is worthwhile to play like this.

The third quarter started, and Iverson led the team to play for a while, and then Lu Yi took over the second half of the third quarter.

The third quarter has not yet finished, relying on fast break points in the first half, coupled with the excellent three-pointer feeling today, Lu Yi has already scored 30 points.

At this time, Duncan was dragged down by the Clippers' game rhythm, and the Spurs had been lagging behind in the first half, playing for a long time, feeling poor in the last few minutes of the third quarter, and hitting 2 irons one after another.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Clippers finally stabilized the point difference at 20 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kaman suddenly broke out again. Taking advantage of Duncan's absence, he killed all directions in the paint, as if O'Neal was present.

It was difficult for the Spurs to play. Faced with the out-of-control situation in front of him, Popovich could only choose to give up in advance.

It seems that Popovich made a gesture with Dunleavy, and Dunleavy didn't get worse, and quickly withdrew the main force, leaving only Gordon playing on the court with the rotation players.

92 to 113, until the end of the game, the Clippers still had a 21-point lead.

Because the pace of the game was relatively fast in the first half, both teams had a lot of possessions, and they scored more points than usual.

Lu Yi and Iverson benefited from this, scoring 38 and 29 points respectively.

In addition, Kaman also scored 19 points.

This makes the Clippers, who obviously injured a leading player, still look like they have the configuration of the Big Three.

After successfully defeating the Spurs, the Clippers were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

After defeating the Wizards at home and the Timberwolves away, and regaining a three-game winning streak, the Clippers' reputation has improved again.

As long as they can maintain the No. [-] position in the Western Conference, even if the Clippers are really a pseudo-strong team, they will also be the top team in the regular season.

Not to mention that the Clippers don't look that bad, but they are repeatedly underestimated.

Next, the Clippers have a good schedule, and their record can still lead the league.

Therefore, basketball commentators who rely on commenting on the NBA to eat have to advocate the Clippers to attract some traffic.

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Clippers crossed the central region and flew to the East Coast.

On December 12, the Clippers came to the Big Apple to play Madison Square Garden.

(End of this chapter)