basketball god

Chapter 146 The First Game of the Playoffs
After a timeout, the Clippers put on their strongest lineup, point guard: Cassell, shooting guard: Mobley, small forward: Maggette, power forward: Brand, center: Kaman.

The Grizzlies still maintain the lineup just now, Yang Zhan + Jones + Posey + Battier + Gasol.

The Clippers took the lead, and Cassell gave the ball to Maggette on the right. After receiving the ball, the latter directly knocked Posey away and entered the three-point line.

When he broke through to the inside, he threw the ball to the middle, and Brand, who cut inside, faced Gasol after receiving the ball, turned around and made a layup.

The Grizzlies immediately launched a fast break. Battier used his speed to grab Brand to the frontcourt, and then Yang Zhan passed to Battier who cut inside.

Since the Clippers are empty inside, Maggette, who is the closest, hastened to defend. Battier saw this and passed to Posey, who was open outside.

The latter made a three-pointer after receiving the ball, brush!hit.

The Clippers' offense was still handed over to Maggette. After all, no one could guard against him. At this time, when he broke through, Jones chose to double-team.

Maggette immediately gave the ball to Mobley on the outside, and the latter made an open three-pointer after receiving the ball, boom!strike iron.

The Grizzlies quickly counterattacked and passed to Posey in the corner again, who missed this shot.

Cassel used the pick-and-roll to pass Yang Zhan, and after entering the inside line, he once again scored to Mobley on the outside line.

The latter hesitated for a while when he received the ball, but he missed the best opportunity at this moment, and then he chose to break through with the ball.

But Jones defended very well. At the last moment, Mobley gave the blame to Cassel on the outside. After receiving the ball, the latter made a buzzer shot and hit the iron.

Taking this opportunity, Yang Zhan wanted to make a fast break, but unfortunately missed two attacks, which made the Clippers retreat very quickly.

If the fast break fails, Yang Zhan called Gasol to pick and roll at a 45° angle on the left.

Yang Zhan broke through and entered the inside line, and then passed to Eddie Jones who ran to the top of the arc without the ball. After the latter received the ball, Gasol immediately blocked Mobley who followed.

In the case of unmarked, Jones shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc, swiped!Hit!
The Clippers are attacking. As the champion point guard, Cassel, who holds the ball, also understands that if he wants to win, he has to play to his own advantage.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Kassel lobbed to Brand, at this time Eddie Jones let go of Mobley again and went to double-team.

At this time, Brand didn't dare to give Mobley any more, but chose to play hard. The captain is also really good. After entering the three-second zone, he forced a layup with Jones on his body and caused a foul.

"Now the form on the court has become different. The Grizzlies have been focusing on the outside in the third quarter, while the Clippers have been attacking in positions." Mike Breen explained.

At the end of the third quarter, the scores of the two sides were 66 to 64, and the Grizzlies led the Clippers by two points.

During the timeout between quarters, Nelson spoke quickly while holding the tactical board.

"The Clippers' perimeter offense is very bad, so your double-teaming is right, but you have to be more resolute."

Yang Zhan listened to Nelson's arrangement and kept nodding his head. Their perimeter is really not good. Even Mobley, who is the most accurate of their perimeter, only has a shooting rate of 33% this season.

For this reason, at the beginning of the season, the Clippers used Chris Wilcox as a bargaining chip in exchange for Serbia and Montenegro small forward Vladmir Radmanovich, who is known for his long-range shots in the Supersonics.

This has improved their outside shooting percentage, which was quite a headache before, but this guy is still sitting there on the bench.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies were indeed resolute in double-teaming on the defensive end, but the Clippers were also resolute in playing inside on the offensive end, including their outside lines that have been causing damage inside.

However, the Grizzlies' three-point accuracy in this game has been at a normal level, so the scores of the two teams have been deadlocked until the last minute of the game.

The Clippers attacked, and after receiving the ball, Maggette relied on his explosive physical fitness, and he just went inside.

At this time, Gasol made a contribution. He saw the time and gave Maggette a hard layup cap.

The Grizzlies attacked, and Yang Zhan gave the ball to Gasol in the low post. At this moment, Yang Zhan still wanted to play more steadily.

Gasol pushed Kaman with his back, squeezed to a certain position, turned around and forced a layup under Kaman's interference. As a result, Brand, who flew over from the other side, returned a pegboard cap.

The Clippers attacked, and Cassel took the ball to the frontcourt and asked Brand to come up with a pick-and-roll, but Kassel did not return to Brand.

Facing Battier's defense, Cassell took the ball to the other side of the free throw line and used his unique skill against him, brush!hit.

With the goal, the score was 85-86, and the Clippers took their first lead in the fourth quarter with just one minute left in the game.

Now the Grizzlies are facing an embarrassing situation, that is, there is no one who can make stable key shots like Cassell.

At this time, Yang Zhan, who was holding the ball to the frontcourt, had no choice but to think about it by himself.

At this time, Yang Zhan asked his teammates to pull away at the top of the arc, and then Yang Zhan took small steps to advance little by little, and he could not make any mistakes against this experienced veteran.

Then Yang Zhan took a step outside the free throw line, and after finding the feeling, he faced Cassel and made a mid-range shot.

brush!The ball scored, 87 to 86. Yang Zhan was still expressionless when he retreated, but he clenched his fist tightly with his right hand.

The Clippers were attacking. At this moment, Cassel once again used his mid-range to score a goal, 88 to 87.

But the worst thing was that the Grizzlies were attacking, and Yang Zhan missed the mid-range pull-up. At this time, Brand protected the backcourt rebound, and then called a timeout immediately.

Immediately after the end of the game, Nelson came over and told everyone that as long as they defended the ball, they still had a chance.

Then Nelson cheered Yang Zhan up alone, the main purpose was to keep him from being immersed in the state of the last goal loss.

When the timeout ended, the Clippers adjusted their lineup at the end, and they replaced Kaman, who was weaker in offense.

Replaced has not appeared, but the best three-point shooting, 2 meters 08 striker Radmanovic.

As for the Grizzlies, Nelson believes that the Clippers will play a more advantageous inside line at the last moment, but to be on the safe side, they still did not use Chakalidis, who can only defend the inside line.

So Nelson's final lineup is Yang Zhan + Jones + Battier + White + Gasol.

Defense!Defense!All the fans cheered.

For the last attack of the Clippers, they chose to serve from the backcourt. Cassel held the ball to the midfield and kept killing time. It seemed that he would play for 24 seconds.

When Cassell was about to attack, the audience booed, but he didn't panic at all after seeing too many big scenes.

After holding the ball to the top of the arc, he asked Brand to put up the pick-and-roll, but Yang Zhan stuck so hard that the Clippers had no chance to pick-and-roll.

Seeing that Brand wanted to force a pick-and-roll, Cassel hurriedly withdrew, and then asked Brand to drop down.

After catching the ball, Brand played strongly, but because he ran out of time, the position of the shot was not his good point, and it was also a bit far from the basket.

Boom!Hit the iron Gasol to protect the rebound, and then immediately called a timeout.

Returning to the bench, Yang Zhan looked at the time on the field, and his eyes lit up instantly, and then Yang Zhan picked up the tactical board before Nelson.

Looking at Yang Zhan surrounded by his teammates, Nelson didn't say anything, because he knew that Yang Zhan's golf quotient was super high, which can be seen from the fact that every time he implements a new tactic, he can complete it in one go.

And Yang Zhan is such a stable player, Nelson believes he is prepared.

After the whistle sounded and the timeout ended, the Clippers sent Maggette + four regular starting lineups.

And the Grizzlies' lineup has everyone confused, Yang Zhan + Jones + White + Gasol + Chakalidis.

Because there is not much time left, the Grizzlies serve the frontcourt ball in the last attack, and Gasol is the server.

When everyone stood up and the game officially started, the Grizzlies began to follow the tactics arranged by Yang Zhan.

White and Chakalidis came up to do a double pick-and-roll, and then Yang Zhan and Jones started running one to the right and one to the left.

When Yang Zhan was in the bottom corner on the right, Gasol passed the ball directly, and facing Kassel Yang Zhan who had just rushed over, he made a three-pointer.

Ding!Congratulations to the host, triggering Ray Allen's magical skill: sealing the throat with a sword.

When everyone in the FedEx Arena was attracted by the basketball in the air.

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhan turned around and walked towards the midfield, spreading his arms to both sides and raising them above his head.

Then came two voices from behind.

brush!The basketball hits the net, boom!The fans instantly boiled.

When Cassell missed a quick long three-pointer in the backcourt.

The whistle sounded, the game ended, and the Grizzlies beat their opponents 90-88.

At this moment, Yang Zhan was already surrounded by all the players, even the coaching staff rushed up, and his long hair was already messed up.

But he didn't care at all, and yelled along with the people around him to express his excitement at the moment.

(End of this chapter)