bigabreads Chapter 114 Baron Davis Returns!
Chapter 114 Baron Davis Returns!
Chapter 114 Baron Davis Returns!
The Spurs are not a weak team. After being scored 5 points by the Clippers at the start, the Spurs realized their shame and then acted bravely. They quickly responded with fierce offense.
Parker made a cross run with George Hill from the top arc, and Duncan came out of the inside and gave George Hill a pick-and-roll.
Lui was blocked by Duncan, and George Hill got an open shot.
This season, George Hill has nearly 40% of his three-pointers, and he can basically make one in every game.
If it weren't for the lack of ball possession, and the Spurs are still a traditional mid-range and basket team, they didn't emphasize shooting too many three-pointers.
George Hill may be able to increase his three-point production.
This time, the Spurs' tactics were in place, and George Hill didn't hesitate, and directly shot a three-pointer.
If the ball fails to hit, maybe because Duncan walks out of the paint, Antonio McDyess alone can't grab the rebound, and the Clippers will immediately get a fast break opportunity.
However, George Hill withstood the pressure and played confidently. He successfully used a three-pointer to help the Spurs recover a lot of points.
Taking over the play for the Clippers to attack, Iverson was not in a hurry, and slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, while Parker was watching Iverson's every move from the three-point line.
Iverson tried to break into Parker and continued to walk in the middle, but this time Parker made no mistakes in defense.
Iverson didn't show off, and after trying to no avail, he handed the ball to Lu Yi.
Lu Yi received the ball, and George Hill immediately defended him.
George Hill is not tall, and Lu Yi can make a three-pointer directly from the outside.
George Hill himself knew that if he couldn't prevent Lu Yi's shots, he could only keep colliding with Lu Yi with his body, trying to reduce Lu Yi's touch as much as possible, and interfere in this way.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yi took advantage of the opportunity that George Hill was too tight, and directly changed direction and rushed to the left.
The left side of the Clippers is the weak side, and Ariza is ambushed in the bottom corner.
Ariza didn't have a basket, and when he saw Lu Yi running over, he ran directly to the top arc to open up space for Lu Yi.
If he ran to the basket, if he was blocked by the Spurs inside, it might also prevent Lu Yi from breaking through the basket and affect Lu Yi's attack.
Speaking of the Spurs, seeing Lu Yi running to the left corner, looking like he was about to shoot a three-pointer, Antonio McDyess came out directly from the inside to help defend.
At the same time, George Hill did not give up chasing Lu Yi.
However, Lu Yi is the No. [-] pick after all!
Even though Lu Yi's breakthrough with the ball slowed down a bit, Lu Yi's stride is very large, and he is still a little faster than George Hill.
Lu Yi came to the bottom corner before Antonio McDyess made a pounce. After stepping on the spot, Lu Yi did not hesitate and immediately shot a three-pointer.
"Respond to the ball! Go in, Lu Yi's three-pointer goes in!"
"Lu Yi deserves to be Lu Yi, Lu Yi responded with his strong three-pointer!"
"Tactics? Lu Yi is the tactics itself? Cross-running, covering? No need at all!"
The point difference widened to 5 points again, and many Clippers fans stood up from the bench excitedly.
After half a season, Clippers fans are no strangers to Lu Yi's abnormally accurate three-pointers.
With an average of 59% three-point shooting per game, isn't it a piece of cake to respond to an opponent's three-pointer?
However, every time Lu Yi retaliates with a three-pointer, everyone will still be very excited and happy.
It's like a parent who knows that their child is the first in grade every time they take an exam, but every time they hear the news, they still can't help but smile.
Soon, it was the Spurs' turn to respond.
But it wasn't that easy. Parker played a pick-and-roll with Duncan. Parker went to the inside first. Duncan didn't want Duncan to follow up to the inside, but Parker passed the ball to Duncan.
This wave of pick-and-roll coordination has the taste of the Suns Nash and Stoudemire, but Duncan likes to stand and play instead of running.
In fact, Duncan is a traditional center who plays the power forward position. After a knee injury in his early years, Duncan's athletic ability was not so strong.
As the No. [-] pick, Duncan can only bully people with his abnormal static talent and top inside skills.
But then again, the current situation of running and attacking is not within Duncan's own playing rhythm.
And Duncan was indeed a little anxious, and wanted to score the ball to help the team narrow the point difference.
So he had no choice but to bite the bullet, even if the beating was not comfortable, he had to fight hard.
Duang——
Duncan is older. If he was younger, he could make this kind of small throw. Now he is a little bit short, and then the basketball will come out of the basket.
However, Antonio McDyess was also at the basket, saw that Duncan missed the throw, and immediately took off to make a tip.
In a panic, Antonio McDyess also failed to make the right move, and the ball slipped out from the other side.
However, at this moment, Duncan took off again and finally stabbed the ball into the basket with a pair of long arms.
The Spurs took three shots in one round and finally scored 2 points.
In terms of offensive efficiency, it seems unsatisfactory, but there are two offensive rebounds, which is quite interesting.
Of course, in any case, the Spurs got back 2 points.
Next, Iverson continued to rush towards the center with the ball.
At the same time, Lu Yi ran to the left to attract the defense.
Parker followed suit, and Iverson rushed to the free throw line, because Duncan came out of the defense and couldn't continue to go in.
Iverson can only hand the ball to Ariza in the right corner.
Ariza did not choose to shoot but continued to rush towards the basket. When Antonio McDyess came over, Ariza did not choose to layup, but passed the ball back to Iverson at a 45-degree angle on the right.
Iverson received the ball and continued to rush towards the basket, scoring three consecutive waves. The Spurs' inside line was already in chaos.
If the Clippers have more outside shooters and a wave of transmission, they will probably be able to make one or two outside open shots.
But it's enough for now. This time Iverson rushed to the basket, and the five Spurs starters were already dizzy.
Although George Hill was still following Lu Yi, he didn't want Lu Yi to cut to the basket.
Iverson naturally noticed and lobbed directly to Lu Yi.
Little Jordan thought the ball was fed to him, but he didn't expect that Lu Yifei's ball was no lower than him, but his bounce speed was a little faster than him.
That's a little bit faster, Lu Yi got the ball in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket directly across Jordan and Duncan.
When Jordan flew into the air and found Lu Yi, he knew something was wrong.
Who would have thought that Lu Yi didn't show affection at all, he obviously stopped to avoid a collision with Lu Yi, but Lu Yi was so fierce that he was detained, and even directly knocked to the ground.
Beep beep——
Little Jordan thought he heard it wrong, but who would have thought that the referee would blow the whistle at this time.
"Am I a Spurs player?" Little Jordan couldn't figure it out, Lu Yi dunked him, and could he get the whistle?
Is this how the alliance favors newcomers?
At the same time as the whistle sounded, Lu Yi also roared viciously towards the basket.
Little Jordan was even deaf and tinnitus from being yelled at.
"What did I do wrong? Didn't I just want to empty pick and eat cake? Is this still wrong?"
It wasn't until Lu Yi stepped forward to bump into Little Jordan's chest and explained a few words that Little Jordan understood.
"George Hill pushed me, I hit two plus one, and I was demonstrating against Tim Duncan!"
After listening to Lu Yi's remarks, is it possible that Little Jordan is not clear?
Soon, Lu Yi executed a free throw and scored again, scoring 2+1. Lu Yi once again helped the Clippers get a 3-point lead, which was a 6-point difference.
Then the Spurs quickly responded, and it was Parker and Duncan who picked and rolled again, but it was Parker who ended up with Duncan.
Parker relied on snakeskin to move to the basket, and then made a layup with a low hand, which helped the Spurs recover two points.
The Clippers were unambiguous and directly grabbed the baseline ball. Parker immediately chased Iverson, while George Hill and Richard Jefferson came to chase Lu Yi.
But Lu Yi's speed is also at the top of the league. How can George Hill and Richard Jefferson catch up to the fast break without the ball?
boom--
Lu Yi received the ball in the front court, quickly rushed to the basket and jumped up, stepping forward to dunk.
Jefferson chased to the basket and could only pick up the ball and serve it to Parker.
As for the Clippers, even though the point difference was close to 10 points, they did not relax at all. Lu Yi immediately returned to the backcourt, and Iverson began to lead the defense in front of Parker in the backcourt.
Today, the Clippers have Baron Davis on the bench. Iverson can save some energy on the defensive end to help the team win better without being so stingy.
But when the team leads, Iverson will inevitably be bolder.
Gambling steals are the steals that Iverson is good at. It is good to succeed, and it is directly an opportunity to switch offenses.
But this time it didn't work.
Fortunately, Iverson failed to get the ball in the frontcourt, and Lu Yi helped delay it before the three-point line in the backcourt.
Facing Lu Yi's defense, Parker couldn't find a chance to directly break through and kill the basket. When Iverson returned quickly, Parker could only find another opportunity.
Parker didn't waste time and chose to hand the ball to Jefferson.
From the beginning to now, Parker and Duncan are basically playing pick and roll.
Even George Hill, who is usually not high in the low post, made a three-pointer!
After all, Jefferson didn't touch the ball very much when the Spurs started, and even Antonio McDyess made a tip-in once.
Jefferson's low position in the Spurs is not weak, and now he is in his prime, how can he not participate in the offense?
If the Spurs want to win this game, they need Jefferson to make due contributions.
It's a pity that Ariza is defending Jefferson. Although Ariza is not yet three, he already has a D.
Jefferson made a hard push and Ariza failed to make a breakthrough, and even almost made a mistake when dribbling.
And Jefferson finally touched the ball, and didn't want to hand it over so quickly, so he tried to dribble the ball in rhythm and make a fallback jumper.
A fadeaway jumper, as an outside player, basically anyone can make a shot.
But is it Jordan or Kobe?That's two words.
Today's Jefferson may have a relatively high scientific content, and he was picturesque as soon as he came up.
The Spurs played team basketball. Although Duncan and Antonio McDyess were stuck at the basket, they didn't expect Jefferson to make a strong shot without playing tactics.
It was also unexpected, and he was a bit slow when grabbing a rebound.
Camby actually took off the rebound on Duncan's head, and then passed the ball to Iverson who ran to the middle circle.
Louie ran the other way, and although the ball was in Iverson's hands, it still caught the attention of George Hill and Jefferson.
However, this time Iverson failed to run directly to the basket and score the ball. Instead, Parker desperately chased to the backcourt, and through tactical fouls, he prevented the Clippers from this wave of fast breaks.
But soon, Lu Yi served from the sideline and passed the ball to Ariza who was cutting the basket.
The Spurs noticed that they immediately shrank to the basket and surrounded Ariza heavily to prevent Ariza from going through the back door. Then Ariza didn't think about hitting the basket, but immediately passed the ball back to Lu Yi.
Through a wave of inadvertent serving tactics, Lu Yi got an open three-pointer.
Lu Yi did not disappoint. While George Hill looked back, Lu Yi had already made a three-pointer.
Swipe—the basketball went into the net, and Lu Yibiao scored the Clippers' second three-pointer.
The point difference widened again!
There is no way, even Popovich can't sit still at this time, he can only call a timeout and change the lineup.
For the Clippers, Dunleavy also adjusted the lineup and put Baron Davis on the court directly.
It stands to reason that when the wounded return, in order to avoid affecting the record, it is enough to give some garbage time.
However, Dunleavy considered that Iverson took control in the first quarter and invested a lot on the defensive end. It is also necessary to replace and rest first.
As for the replacement of Baron Davis, the team is in the lead, even if they dig a hole, it may last for a while, let's try the effect first!
Indeed, the bearded man who returned to the field was a little excited, but he wanted to prove himself too much, so he played an undercover performance as soon as he came up.
He made two consecutive strong shots, but failed to score the ball.
As Lu Yi took the initiative to ask for the ball, the bearded man finally came to his senses.
Then there was no messing around. Although he still played with the ball, he was looking for his teammates instead of looking at the basket all the time.
"Welcome back, Byron."
After the first quarter, Lu Yi and Beard left the field together.
The bearded man knew he wasn't playing well enough, and it was all thanks to Lui that the Clippers beat the Spurs by 11 points in the first quarter.
So I could only smile awkwardly: "I still need time to adjust my status, and I will fight hard next."
At the beginning of the second quarter, Lu Yi and Beard were sitting off the court, and Iverson, who took a break for a while, led the team to play.
With a tailwind, the Clippers are all players above the NBA average.
Iverson has gradually cultivated a team-oriented style of play this season.
Therefore, during Lu Yi's absence, instead of being narrowed by the Spurs, the Clippers gained some advantages.
When Lu Yi returned to the court in the second half, even if the Spurs double-teamed Lu Yi, the point difference would inevitably continue to expand, and soon reached 20+.
The advantage in the first half was huge, but the Clippers had no waves in the second half.
The Clippers gradually have a real strong team demeanor.
Even though Dunleavy didn't restrain the players and didn't ask to continue the aggressiveness in the first half, the other Clippers players were playing hard and trying to blow up the Spurs.
83 to 97, until the end of the fourth quarter, the game was completely over, and the Clippers kept playing against the Spurs.
Before the end of the game, the point difference was reduced to 20 points, and it was because Dunleavy gave Beard the ball in the fourth quarter and asked him to find his status.
Now that he is old and has suffered a lot of injuries, it must not be so easy for the bearded man to quickly return to his previous state of averaging 15 points per game.
In a game where the Clippers have a lot of advantages, it is normal to give the bearded some opportunities.
In the second half of the regular season, you can't rely on Lu Yi and Iverson to fight, can you?
Not to mention the playoffs, Lu Yi needs more helpers.
Now that the trade deadline is over and the Clippers have not made further reinforcements, they can only do their best on the basis of existing resources.
(End of this chapter)