NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 40 The Helpless Clippers

Kaman on the Clippers side was truce due to injury, and they did not have an orthodox center.

There is also a good advantage of not having an orthodox center, that is, the inside players are more flexible and can keep up with Stoudemire to a certain extent.

To a certain extent, it mainly depends on how hard you fight.

If the physical exertion is more, they will be more difficult to limit Stoudemire than lineups with traditional centers.

Because it was useless to keep up with the pace at that time, they couldn't stop Stoudemire's impact at all.

The game started, and this time the Clippers succeeded in jumping the ball.

Chris Wilcox wanted to attack quickly after receiving the pass, but was unexpectedly blocked by Joe Johnson.

Now the Suns are not only good at playing fast offense, but also good at defending fast offense.

This was specifically requested by Russell, and the team practiced a lot in defensive training.

It happens to be able to be trained together with offensive tactics, and it is very convenient for groups to take turns to attack and defend.

Next, Stoudemire demonstrated the correct quick play and scored two points steadily.

The two are about the same size and have the same draft position. Wilcox is still ahead of Stoudemire, but there is a big gap in strength now.

Talent, opportunity, hard work, and many other factors have led to differences in the development of players.

If you didn't seize the opportunity when you were young, the gap will get bigger as you get older.

The Suns took the lead in the away game, but the Clippers did not panic.

Coach Mike Dunleavy made a game strategy before the start of the game, and their offense followed suit.

They don't have a pure point guard, and Marko Jaric, who starts at the No. [-] position, is also considered a combo guard.

Because he used to play in the second position, Jaric has a height of two meters +, of course, the same is true for Livingston on the bench.

The Clippers' offense is singles from an advantageous position. Brand is a conventional tactic, and Jarich's fight against Russell is also the main tactic.

If the Suns help defend, the Clippers will play inside. Several people in their lineup are also good at hitting the basket, such as their first scoring point in the new season, the muscular Maggette.

The Clippers' offense first started with Brand, who used his weight and footwork to hit Marion.

Marion is not very afraid of a short insider like Brand, but Brand is also a ruthless insider, so it is impossible for Marion to completely lock him up.

We had contact in the preseason. This time the Clippers are ready, and it will be difficult to beat them.

After Brand started, the Clippers opened up on the offensive end, and Jaric used his height to beat Russell.

This is really uncomfortable. Jaric doesn't need to break through Russell, he just needs to face him and find a shooting opportunity.

For Russell, this is more uncomfortable than defending Iverson.

Iverson passed by his teammates to supplement the defense, and this is his constant confrontation.

If the defense does not reach this level, it will be targeted, and Russell doesn't care.

Just try to limit it. At most, he will be played at the star level by the opponent. He is very calm.

But Jaric can't kill the Suns because it's not his usual way of playing.

The Clippers just take advantage of this, and the supporting role at the critical moment is the supporting role.

However, this move was very threatening in the first quarter, and Wilcox also desperately competed with Stoudemire. After half a quarter of stalemate between the two sides, the Clippers, who were playing at home, took the lead.

The Clippers players were very encouraged and played more passionately.

It's a pity that they don't like three-pointers, and they didn't open the score when they played well.

Instead, the sun slowly slowed down and gradually began to fight back.

After the rotation came on the field, neither side played well. Barbosa tried to organize better, but it didn't work. His passing vision was really bad, and it was difficult to pass the ball directly.

It's just that the Clippers players performed worse. Livingston is really unable to adapt to the NBA now. He feels weaker than Kevin Martin.

Of course, this has something to do with the Clippers' style of play, and it's not suitable for him to play muscles.

The Clippers' high pick is a waste of at least this season, and Russell also knows that the Clippers did not train this buddy in the end.

After the two teams played at home again, the gap was reflected.

Wilcox went down to rest for a while, and when he came up again, it was difficult to entangle Stoudemire with all his might.

It is indeed a way for him to take the initiative to find a confrontation, but his physical fitness is not as good as Stoudemire, and he can't keep up in the second quarter.

As long as Stoudemire is picking and rolling with Russell, it will consume much less than him as a defender.

As soon as Stoudemire was affected by this, the Clippers' defensive system became a little messy.

First, Joe Johnson succeeded in singles, and then Iguodala, who the Clippers didn't pay much attention to, made a three-pointer.

Many teams put Iguodala in the new season, but Iguodala is sometimes quite accurate.

The Clippers fell in the second quarter, and Iguodala hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the Suns immediately overtook the score.

The Clippers quickly adjusted their defensive strategy, and as a result, Joe Johnson and Marion hit another three-pointer.

This time the Clippers' defense suddenly became chaotic, and the Suns soared for a three-pointer, which was really scary.

Taking advantage of the Clippers' confusion, Russell also hit a three-pointer.

The Clippers still played singles in the dominant position in the second quarter, which was much less efficient than the Suns' three-pointers.

Jarich still played against Russell, but it was half-and-half. After all, he couldn't completely get rid of Russell. He relied on his height to shoot, and Russell could always create a certain amount of interference.

If he is the boss of the team, then he can continue to beat Russell and blow him up.

But he is not. Once the efficiency is not very good, he has to hand over the ball.

Especially when the Suns broke out on the offensive end, the ball in his hands will be handed over to Brand and Maggette.

Richardson has the ball more than him, which is the difference between the tool man's No. [-] position and the core guard.

Russell's offense is not as good as his opponent's, because he is a core defender, leverages the ball, and plays very comfortably.

Passing a few balls casually, Russell found that he was in double figures in halftime assists again, it was as simple as that.

The scores of the two teams have also changed a lot. The Suns went from lagging to leading to double digits, which is half a quarter.

This is the horror of an offensive team. 10 points and 20 points are not too many, and the opponent doesn't know when they will explode.

On the other hand, if a defensive team works hard to gain a few points in one quarter, it may be gone in a blink of an eye.

People are unwilling to defend because the price/performance ratio is completely different.

But to win the championship, you must have both offense and defense, Russell is very clear.

Everyone knows it very well, but many players will give up soon after the start of the season, and of course they don't care about this.

The Clippers care, but they can't help it.

They thought they were playing well, but why did the situation get out of control all of a sudden.

"Keep our own rhythm." Coach Dunleavy hates iron.

Even though I told them what to do, why did the court suddenly become chaotic.

He felt that the team lacked a good leader.

It's a pity that the team tried hard but couldn't get such a player. What can he do? He is also very helpless.

(End of this chapter)