basketball god

Chapter 144 Personal Peak Brand

After the timeout, the Clippers got the first attack. This time Brand did not take a back shot, but attacked the basket head-on and used his speed to pass Gasol.

But because of Chakalidis' interference at the basket, Brand missed the layup this time.

The Grizzlies lineup can't push a fast break and counterattack. They can only wait for everyone to settle in the frontcourt, and then Yang Zhan throws the ball to Gasol who is supporting him in a high position.

The latter has a height advantage, so he wanted to play one with his back, but the embarrassing result was that he couldn't hold it up at all. Seeing this situation, Yang Zhan hurried out to catch the ball.

Seeing Yang Zhan approaching, Gasol immediately made a pick-and-roll after passing the ball hand-to-hand, blocking Kassel who was sticking behind Yang Zhan.

After Yang Zhan received the ball, there was a time lag. Before Brand reached out, Yang Zhan made a quick shot from the middle distance, swiping!hit.

Counting this goal, Yang Zhan's personal data is 3 of 2 shots.

Back to the Clippers to attack, Mobley made an inside cut in the right corner, Cassel saw this and directly sent the ball to Mobley.

As a result, after entering the inside line, it was full of people, and then it was given to Brand at the free throw line again. After the latter received the ball, he shot directly after Gasol's belated hand interference, brush!hit.

The main reason why Brand was able to reach the peak of his personal career this season is that he has developed a stable mid-range shot from the original little beast in the penalty area.

杨战在首节打了9分钟，随后尼尔森换下，5投3中，罚球2中1拿到7分1板1助攻，

Such data surprised the fans at the scene, the fans in front of the TV, the commentator and the players of the two teams.

Because in the previous predictions of the outside world, they believed that with Yang Zhan's physical fitness, his strength would be greatly reduced in the confrontation intensity of the playoffs.

But what I didn't expect was that Gasol's performance was sluggish, but the rookie became the team's thigh.

As the Grizzlies replaced the sixth man Atkins, the Clippers also replaced Maggette, who averaged 29.5 points, 17.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 2.1 minutes this season.

In the next 3 minutes, the inside of the Grizzlies suffered, and the Clippers who replaced Maggette took him as the core of the outside attack and began to hit the basket frequently.

Fortunately, after Brand went off the field, Gasol improved on the offensive end. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 26 to 21, and the Clippers led the Grizzlies by 5 points.

Intersection leisure ended, because Gasol was not in good shape against Brand, so at the beginning of the second quarter, Nelson did not let him play.

The Clippers sent in, Livingston + Mobley + Maggette + Brand + Kaman.

The Grizzlies took the lead, and Yang Zhan held the ball across half court and looked at Livingston in front of him. No wonder many people compared him to himself before the draft. This figure is really too similar.

Relying on his good hand feeling, Yang Zhan planned to play one first by himself, holding the ball at 45° on the left side and asking his teammates to pull away. Seeing this posture, the fans on the scene were a little restless.

Entering the three-point line, Yang Zhan started a back attack. He found that although the stature was similar, Livingston's strength was not as good as Yang Zhan. It was really rare to meet such a tall man.

Since Yang Zhan knew the strength of the inside line, Yang Zhan chose a fadeaway jumper after finding the rhythm of this ball.

Although Livingston interfered with Yang Zhan with his long arm, the basketball still entered the basket, and the fans cheered enthusiastically.

Going back to the Clippers offense, Livingston wanted to do exactly the same, but the shot missed the basket amid the boos of the audience.

Chakalidis used his height advantage to protect the backcourt rebounds.

Yang Zhan held the ball at the top of the arc and passed it to Eddie Jones, who was running tactically, but the latter did not throw it to Mobley.

So Eddie Jones did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but took advantage of the trend to break through to the inside after receiving the ball and made a long two-pointer.

This is not his regular scoring method, so the ball was strong, but Chakalidis took off the offensive rebound, and then prepared to make a second attack to cause Kaman's thug foul.

At this time, the head coach of the Clippers, Dunleavy replaced Mobley, who had not rested, and replaced Cassel.

Because Battier didn't have much individual offensive ability, he moved Livingston to the small forward position.

The Clippers attacked, Brand passed the ball in the low post, and then transferred to Kessel at 45° on the right.

The second-year-old Livingston was not only bad at defense, but also lacked experience. Battier found a chance to get rid of Livingston with a counter-run and cut inside.

Seeing this scene, Yang Zhan passed directly to Battier, who was on the move. After receiving the ball, the latter broke through for a layup. As a result, Brand, who was defended, flew up with a big hat and slapped out of bounds.

Fortunately, this is the home of the Grizzlies. If this is just one move in Los Angeles, it can ignite the atmosphere of the stadium.

Battier walked to the bottom line, Yang Zhan used White's pick-and-roll to run out of position, and after receiving Battier's pass, he shot directly from outside the three-point line, brush!hit.

The Clippers attacked, and Cassel directly handed the ball to Maggette on the outside. The latter's physical fitness allowed him to speed up and push Eddie Jones away without any other actions.

After entering the paint, since Kaman and Brand crowded their respective defenders, Maggette dunked directly with one hand without marking.

After playing 5 minutes in the second quarter, Dunleavy replaced Kaman with Selke Reb, Nelson replaced Chakalidis and Jones, and Gasol and Atkins were placed again.

This lineup is to have Battier defend Maggette, Young play small forward, and the guy with the best touch plays the Clippers' worst defender on the field.

After the timeout, Yang Zhan's offense with the ball has become more, and Gasol's state has also improved significantly. During an offensive singles by Brand, Gasol even gave a big hat head-on.

With Cassell hitting a mid-range shot at the buzzer, the first half ended. The scores of the two sides were 54 to 47. The Clippers led the Grizzlies by 7 points.

With a good touch, Yang Zhan scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the half.

No wonder such a stingy owner of the Clippers can offer Brand a 6-year 8200 contract.

Today, the iron man played almost all of the first half. At this time, his personal data was 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block.

Or to say that Brand's rebounding data seems to be low, because the Clippers' backcourt rebounds are all in Kaman's place, and his offensive rebounds are fierce, with 4 offensive rebounds out of 2 rebounds.

Gasol's performance in the second half picked up. The data in the first half were 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block.

The reason why the Clippers can take the lead is also due to their scoring points off the bench. Maggette scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in the half.

(End of this chapter)