overlooking the pitch

Chapter 536 Reappearing the Power Without the Ball

Under the leadership of Anthony Davis, the Clippers' lineup has unexpectedly achieved pretty good results.Serge Ibaka's success in several consecutive singles made the Thunder's defensive line begin to shrink. At this moment, the effect of Ray Allen in this lineup is fully reflected.

In his limited playing time, he received two consecutive passes and hit a key three-pointer to help the team catch up with the score. The Thunder could accept Anson's outburst, but they didn't expect that Anson hadn't started his performance yet. Now it's Anthony Davis' solo show time.

This made the Thunder, who are currently leading by 3 points, start to feel a little anxious. They knew that An Sheng would never be silent forever. Letting himself go on like this, halftime is not over yet, and it's time for An Sheng to come back from a break.

This time, An Sheng took a little longer to rest than usual, and he didn't play until the 5th minute of the second quarter. At this time, the point difference was still 5 points.This small point difference is obviously acceptable to the Clippers, as long as their core Ansheng can get back to his state.

After playing, the Thunder's defensive strategy is still the idea of ​​double-teaming and zone defense. After supporting for so long, if you play for a while, the defensive end may be turned into a cash machine earlier.The Thunder's running ability on the offensive end is very fast, and the three perimeters all have super physical fitness. Chasing points is not just about relying on offense.

Anson didn't have a good way to face Kevin Durant's main defense and Caron Butler's assistant defense. Chris Paul became the main attack point with the ball in the second quarter, and Anson's offensive end started Do the pick-and-roll task meticulously, and Ansheng catches the ball and completes the shot at the moment of disassembly.

Today, when the state is not good and the opponent is watching the defense, An Sheng will not compete with himself. Sometimes, he will say give me the ball and I will lead you to victory. Sometimes, he also understands himself For example, this time, the Clippers' tactics were very successful. An Sheng got a very comfortable chance to shoot open, and this shot also allowed him to score again after a long absence. .

When off the ball, the Thunder can't double-team Anson all the time, so the other four Clippers players are not vegetarians, they can score easily, not to mention that this is a defense change after a pick-and-roll, Anson is more likely to play a misplaced The advantages.

In the next half of the game, Anson showed a strong shooting touch, Anthony Davis and Chris Paul replaced his tasks, and he stole Jason Richardson's matter.

With Anthony Davis' strong play inside, Anson tacitly ran around Anthony Davis at a 45-degree mid-range position on the left, while other players moved from outside the three-point line to the left. An Sheng, who ran to the right, cleared a space.

And when Anson ran in front of Anthony Davis, Anthony Davis passed the ball directly to Anson's hands beautifully. At the same time, he also helped Anson complete a pick-and-roll, a simple hand Hands-off and weak side tactics, this is the Clippers' tactics for Anson off the ball last season, but it is used less this season, which is the same as Chris Paul holding the ball this season Significantly weakened, allowing Ansheng to perform more ball-holding tasks.

This tactic once again gave Ansheng a chance to open a three-pointer, and he just opened his hand and hit a three-pointer.This is also Anson's biggest improvement this season. Jason Richardson seems to have handed over his three-point package to Anson. In this season, Anson can score 34.2 points and his three-pointers in such a small time per game The improvement of the ball level has a very obvious effect.He can hit 3.3 three-pointers in every game, and he can hit double figures with three-pointers.

He hit two three-pointers and mid-range shots in a row. In the second half of the second quarter, An Sheng scored 12 points alone. At this point in time, he only touched the ball 7 times and dribbled the ball more than a dozen times. Achieved the feat of scoring in double figures.

For such an important game tonight, it is naturally a national live broadcast that will not be missed, but the commentary is not the familiar TNT comic duo but ESPN's Bill Wharton and Jeff Van Gundy. This season, due to the change of the president , Many live broadcast options have also been changed. ESPN also occupies the vast majority of national live broadcasts in the Western Conference. A spotlight matchup between the two of Kevin Durant, and that one alone was enough to get them nationally televised.

"The familiar off-ball end, Anson seems to be looking for himself as the scoring champion of last year." Bill Walton still likes this kind of Anson very much. He is a defensive support center. Said that he likes it very much. Anson once again returned to the off-ball end and became a scoring machine, which is a good effect for the Clippers.

And Anson's off-ball play on the offensive end can save his energy more, which is also very important for the Clippers' defense. Kevin Durant didn't play as explosively as they did at the beginning. Just following in Kevin Durant's footsteps, you can score, but you have to come back at a higher price. Anson, who has played against Kevin Durant, knows that Kevin Durant's physical strength is also a problem. He I can't believe it. In one summer, Kevin Durant can evolve everything inside and out.

The time in the first quarter belongs to the Thunder, so the time in the second quarter belongs to the Clippers. In the second quarter, the Clippers were tied and even dominated by Anthony Davis and Anson without the ball. Go-ahead by two points.

This plot seems to be a bit difficult for Thunder fans to accept. The Clippers fell behind at first, then tied in the second quarter, and crushed in the third and fourth quarters?They have seen this scene many times. Last year's Clippers were notoriously slow in the Western Conference Finals, but every time they played against them to the end, the Clippers would always win. The difference is that this time they were slow. It's just a player change, but that's it, it makes them feel even more terrifying.

(End of this chapter)