basketball god

Chapter 290
As time went on, nearly half of the second quarter, the Clippers did narrow the score under the bombardment of Brand and Maggette.

When the Clippers attacked, Maggette easily passed Deng Tai Jones again after receiving the ball, came to the basket and forced a layup.

Nelson called a timeout to the referee, and he replaced Colander Jones with Battier after a long break.

Now the lineup sent again is Yang Zhan, Battier, Posey, Warrick, and Swift.

The Clippers are still behind, and Dunleavy likes to run and bomb the lineup, so he didn't make any adjustments in personnel during the timeout.

Point guard: Jason Hart, shooting guard: Corey Maggette, small forward: Livingston, power forward: Elton Brand, center: Tim Thomas.

Yang Zhan began to speed up after holding the ball. When Swift came to the court to cut inside, the opponent's defensive formation was instantly disrupted.

In order to avoid the opponent's direct dunks, Brand could only go to defend Swift, but he can keep a close eye on one, and the other will definitely be missed.

And Yang Zhan just gave the ball to Warrick at this time, and the latter came to the basket and quickly wiped the board and made a layup.

Dunleavy, who is on the sidelines, has no choice. After all, their fastest move inside is this year's new aid Thomas.

You can't let Brand play the center. There is no need to estimate the rebounds, but he will definitely be robbed by Warrick and Swift.

Conversely, when the Clippers attacked, Hart still gave the ball to Maggette. Coach Dunleavy refused to let him pass directly to Brand. Now he passes it to Maggette every time.

The latter received the ball and faced Battier's defense. No matter who he was, he still chose to break through. Who made him not shoot.

Although Battier couldn't completely guard against him, the physical confrontation was not small, and he was not completely thrown away.

When Maggette came to the basket, facing Swift's defense, he forced a layup and missed the basket.

The reason why he had such a high hit rate just now is largely because Jones was caught too easily. The first physical confrontation between the two basically knocked each other away.

But Battier was different. Maggette kept fighting with the opponent while he was on the move, which led to his lack of drive to the basket.

It would be fine if Swift was a softer insider, but unfortunately, the opponent is just the opposite, he can lay down and flatten the frame.

A little bit of time passed, and it was another 2 minutes in a blink of an eye. Battier's play successfully limited Maggette's performance.

And Brand became in a situation of being alone. The score was just about to catch up, but was ruthlessly pulled away.

Nelson on the sidelines saw that the time was almost up, so when the Grizzlies had the ball, he directly called a short timeout to the referee.

After returning, Nelson sent the team's starting lineup, Yang Zhan, Roy, Battier, Gasol, Chandler.

As for the head coach of the Clippers, Dunleavy also made some adjustments. After all, the experiment proved that the newly arrived lineup is basically useless for chasing points.

Now the players on their field are, point guard: Cassell, shooting guard: Mobley, small forward: Corey Maggette, power forward: Elton Brand, center: Chris Kaman.

The opponent's current lineup belongs to the strongest lineup.

The Grizzlies took the lead, Yang Zhan took the ball to the frontcourt, and passed the tactical arrangement given by Nelson during the timeout.

Facing Kassel's defense, he did not choose singles, but directly lobbed the ball to Gasol in the low post on the left.

The latter caught the ball and singled Brand with his back. After adjusting, he made a fierce effort, and then used a small hook shot with a turn.

brush!Hit!

It seems to be similar to the previous method of holding high and hitting high, but only Gasol knows that in the first quarter, he can't support his strength at all, and his ability to make shots basically depends on his footsteps and his excellent touch.

But this time it was different. His exertion just now was able to carry out a short space, and he had the advantage of height and wingspan, which made it easier for Gasol to shoot.

Conversely, when the Clippers attack, Cassel holds the ball to the frontcourt. When the opponent's star comes, he must keep up with it, otherwise the overall momentum will be halfway behind.

Facing Gasol's defense, Brand will definitely not choose to play post-up singles, because no matter how he makes a shot, he is basically looking for a cap.

But he played for too long, from the beginning to now, except for a timeout, he has not gotten any rest time at all.

Moreover, the offense and defense all rely on him. Facing the energetic Gasol, Brand like this can force a breakthrough in the first quarter and use his speed and explosiveness to throw his opponent away, but that is no longer the case.

But Brand also has no organizational skills, so he can only rush forward in his current position. When the opponent came to the basket, Gasol, who was just behind him for a layup, jumped up and directly rewarded him with a spicy hot pot.

The cheers of the fans on the scene sounded instantly. After all, in the Brand duel, Gasol won the attack and one defense.

Fortunately, he is not the kind of bully of the Suns who loves to show off. Every time he blocks a shot, he wants to fan out of bounds. Anyway, he can do whatever he can to make the fans' visual impact strong.

But this is not very beneficial to the team, because the ball is still owned by the opponent. Gasol is different. He also has a lot of blocks, but he basically controls the ball on his own side.

Chandler, who was leaning on Kaman, caught the ball just in time. After receiving the pass, Yang Zhan was not affected by the enthusiasm of the audience, and had already advanced to the frontcourt with the ball according to the original rhythm.

When all his teammates were in position, Yang Zhan threw the ball into Gasol's hands, who made Brand's poor state now.

The latter still chooses to play with his back to catch the ball. In fact, his frontal breakthrough is also very fast in the fourth position.

However, playing back against Brand is obviously more advantageous. Gasol turned around and hooked after exerting strength, and the opponent's bullet speed was very fast and immediately took off to interfere.

But Gasol was a fake move, in order to deceive Brand, and then he turned around and quickly wiped the board and made a layup.

brush!Hit!

Scored two in a row, which made the fans even more excited, but Cassell is a veteran of three championship rings.

His control of the field is considered very stable in the league. At the same time, Cassel also saw that Brand was in poor condition on the field due to physical problems, so he couldn't help the opponent at this time.

But the problem is that he still doesn't have the ability to single Yang Zhan, and his best back-up technique is basically useless now.

So he called Maggette to pick and roll, but the intention was too obvious. Yang Zhan stuck to him and didn't give Cassel a chance to switch defenses. Anyway, if he broke through, he could keep up.

(End of this chapter)