bigabreads Chapter 135 Two consecutive victories at home!
Chapter 135 Two consecutive victories at home!
Chapter 135 Two consecutive victories at home!
The game has entered the second quarter, and every second is critical.
The Lakers, who were on the trailing side, had a little difficulty, especially now that Lu Yi took out a three-pointer again, it was even more difficult to defend.
However, the Lakers players on the field basically have rich playoff experience.
The lag in the first quarter and Lu Yi's first three-pointer did not deter them, but became more stable.
Not long after the second quarter, Artest's three-pointer finally opened.
Although counting the first quarter, he only made 3 of 1 three-pointers, but not long after Lu Yi made a three-pointer, he made a three-pointer and quickly recovered the point difference, which also boosted morale.
Looking at the Clippers, Lu Yi is not without helpers.
Scola, who came off the bench, took advantage of Odom's defense and scored two goals at the basket while Gasol was resting.
The fans at the scene knew very well that with Lu Yi to open up the space, the inside players with range will easily get some good offensive opportunities.
Scola digested part of the ball, provided a lot of help to the Clippers, and also helped Lu Yi and Iverson share some offensive pressure.
The Clippers will not rely entirely on outside players to score. When inside players respond inside, it depends on what the Lakers will do next.
It is true that after Scola played, Kobe and Artest increased the number of breakthrough inside, but their offensive efficiency did not improve too much.
The Clippers' defense is not a display, nor is it based on individual defense alone.
Except that Lu Yi had to deal with Kobe's back hit, teammates can help each other at other times.
The game in the second quarter was very intense, and the responses from the two leading players, Lu Yi and Kobe, were not small.
Lu Yi scored another 11 points in a single quarter, scoring in double figures.
Kobe even scored 13 points, but it took 10 shots, the efficiency is not high, but it looks tough.
Kobe helped the Lakers through the difficult second quarter, but the point difference in the first quarter was not recovered, but widened.
46 to 59, the Clippers scored more than 30 in the second quarter and had a 13-point advantage in the first half.
However, after the intermission, the experienced Lakers not only withstood the pressure, but also played a wave of 7-0 offensive at the beginning of the third quarter.
Perhaps, a referee helped a little during the period.
But it cannot be denied that the Lakers played really well.
The Clippers also led by two quarters. After the halftime break, the defense was a little slack when the third quarter came up.
This is the playoffs, not the regular season, and the Clippers players made some mistakes.
Fortunately, Dunleavy saw that the Lakers' offensive was extremely fierce, so he called a timeout in advance.
During the timeout, Dunleavy also pointed out the team's problems.
Losing points for three consecutive rounds, Lu Yi and others also understood that they were indeed not playing aggressively enough and defending not aggressively enough.
After solving the problem, the Clippers immediately scored in the open game.
Within a minute, Lu Yi found an opportunity to rely on Jordan's cover and hit a corner three-pointer.
As a result, the point difference between the two teams returned to 10 points away.
However, Fisher suddenly stood up, and with Iverson's best defense, he made a valuable three-pointer.
Kobe just hit the basket and narrowed the point difference to 8 points. It happened that because of Fisher's three-pointer, the point difference was recovered to 5 points.
It was another 7-2 offensive. If it weren't for the Clippers still leading by 5 points, and there was still more than half of the third quarter, Dunleavy would probably have been frightened and called for a timeout.
Also because of the time and the number of timeouts, Dunleavy can only believe that his teammates can tide over the difficulties.
This is indeed the case. Gordon, who finally got on the court, suddenly felt the touch, and first broke through the inside and scored a small throw.
Immediately afterwards, with the help of Lu Yi to attract the defense, he reached near the free throw line, made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot.
Finally, under the defense of Jordan Farmar, he scored a three-pointer from the bottom corner and won a free throw.
Gordon broke out and scored 8 points, giving the Clippers a strong boost to win the game.
The stage of the playoffs not only depends on the leading players to resist the pressure and play explosive performances, but also requires role players who can stand up one after another.
Gordon played against the Thunder in the first round, and he didn't play very well. He averaged 9.6 shots per game and only scored 8.8 points.
The data played in the last game also included a lot of garbage time in the fourth quarter when the winner was already determined.
As a lottery pick with an average of 14.2 points per game in the regular season, fifth in scoring in the team, third in tactical status, and the second year of his rookie contract, he shouldn't have performed so badly in the playoffs.
But tonight, Gordon proved himself with his strength.
He just lacks a stage for performance, and he has the potential to be cultivated by the team.
Perhaps, Lu Yi was selected by the Clippers this season, which delayed the team's training of Gordon.
So that Gordon brought the confusion and discomfort of the regular season to the playoffs.
Now that the first round of the playoffs is over, the adaptations that should be adapted are over.
The team has always had Lu Yi and Iverson at the front. Gordon played more and more easily, with no pressure at all, and this played out normally.
It was also Gordon who broke out and scored eight points in a row, sending the Lakers into a timeout.
The point difference between the two teams returned to more than 10 points, which was quite unlucky for the Lakers who played very well in the first half of the third quarter.
Obviously the Lakers have played so well, both offensively and defensively, compared with the first half, there has been a big increase.
However, at this time, the Clippers are like Xiaoqiang who can't be killed, can come back to life, and appear in front of the Lakers with a more vigorous attitude.
Perhaps the current Lakers really don't know how to play.
In the third quarter, the Clippers were chased for points, Kaman and Iverson were replaced off the court, and the main lineup was not complete.
After the timeout ended, the Clippers knew that the third quarter might decide the winner, so they replaced Kaman and Iverson in advance.
The slightly questionable arrangement is that Lu Yi was temporarily replaced.
After all, it was Gordon who stopped the Lakers before. This is the seventh pick in the first round who feels good enough to hit 3 consecutive shots and score 8 points efficiently in just over a minute.
In order to replace Iverson, Dunleavy replaced Gordon with such a good hand feeling, which would inevitably be a bit inappropriate.
So, after much consideration, I decided to let Lu Yi go down to rest for a while.
Lu Yi's physical fitness management level is indeed very good, but the series is still long, it is impossible to fuck Lu Yi for more than 44 minutes in every game.
There is still one and a half quarters of game time left. It may be outrageous for Lu Yi to go down and rest for half a quarter, but it is still necessary to take a break for 3 minutes.
Anyway, the cooperation between Iverson and Gordon is not ideal, and Lu Yi can be replaced quickly.
To put it bluntly, the Clippers have the capital to do this.
The Lakers had to play the main force, Kobe had no chance to be replaced in advance, and recharged his batteries.
It's a pity that the Clippers have strong capital, but they can't keep losing points.
Lu Yi sat on the bench, and before his butt was hot, he was switched to the court again in just one minute, three rounds.
The main issue is offense. Lu Yi is on the court, even if he does not attack, he can change the Lakers' defense and make it easier for other Clippers players.
Lu Yi, even if Iverson relied on his talent to make a breakthrough, the effect of his play was not very good.
After failing to score for two consecutive rounds, Dunleavy knew whether to make a substitution.
How can face matter?
Since Lu Yi has rested for more than a minute, let me play again!
Don't let Kobe run and vomit, you kid will be let me down.
If the Lakers do not surrender, there is no doubt that Lu Yi will play the whole game next.
After resting for more than a minute in advance, although Lu Yi felt a little cold, he had a little stamina savings.
As soon as he came up, Lu Yi ran around and used the pick-and-roll to find an opportunity to cut to the basket.
As soon as Lu Yi came in, before the ball was passed, Gasol leaned in front of Lu Yi first.
Immediately afterwards, Kaman, who was on the outside pick-and-roll, also cut in. Lu Yi pocketed to the bottom corner and pulled Gasol out.
Iverson was supposed to pass the ball to Lu Yi, but when he saw that the opportunity was with Kaman, he passed the ball without hesitation.
Kaman just took off a little bit, and as soon as he sent the ball to the basket, the ball fell into the basket.
After Lu Yi came on the field, the effect was immediate. Even if he didn't score, he created more scoring opportunities for his teammates.
It is not a realistic thing for the Lakers players on the field to rely on offense to smooth the point difference.
Until the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was still within 10 points.
"I believe we can win tonight's game.
Think about how we won G1!
That's the game - we trust each other, run aggressively, screen, roll, cut in, cut out...
As long as we keep running, the victory will be like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.
I believe that's how we beat the Lakers.
We've been successful in G1 and we're bound to be successful in G2.
There is one game left in the next game, we must persevere!
Defense is important, we are ahead, we have time, defend well and win the game.
We still have to be aggressive, we can't relax, we still need some offense.
We have to overcome any difficulties that arise.
We want to gather the strength of all teammates together, we are a team, and victory belongs to everyone in the team! "
During the break before the start of the fourth quarter, Dunleavy poured chicken soup on the Clippers.
After winning this game, the Clippers are likely to end this round of the series within 4 games.
It is very likely that the next two away games will become their home games.
In addition, if this game is won, even if the next two away games are lost, there is a high possibility that the series will be extended to seven games.
The Lakers have many teams that have always been young. In the seven-game series, it is also a practical tactic to beat the old man.
In other words, no matter how you look at it, if the Clippers win tonight's game, they will most likely win this round of the series.
Unless a miracle happens, the Clippers are likely to reach the Western Conference Finals this season and become the best team in the Western Conference in the true sense.
Regarding this point, it is very important for everyone on and off the Clippers.
The same goal, the same dream, seeing victory in sight, at this time, it is impossible for the Clippers not to go all out.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, the Clippers played for the three armies, and immediately relied on a wave of 9-2 offensive to send the Lakers out of the few timeouts.
After this timeout is called, the Lakers have only one timeout left.
But there is no way. If the timeout is not called, the Lakers will be beaten and the point difference will be opened by 20 points. Then the Clippers can control the rhythm of the game and win the game steadily.
However, after the timeout, the Lakers' difficulty in scoring has not changed much.
In the fourth quarter, Kobe should have gotten tough, but in the first three quarters, Kobe's offense and defense against Lu Yi had already consumed a lot of energy.
Kobe in his junior year could be spit out by Hamilton.
Kobe, who is now heavier and older, met Lu Yi, who was also very good at running and attacking.
Physical problems are also a normal thing.
Why are there not many offensive and defensive stars in the NBA, which is full of birds and beasts?
That's because the integration of offense and defense is a thankless task in itself, especially defense.
Defense is difficult to reflect with statistics, but it can be clearly felt when watching the game.
It is not empty talk that defense wins the championship. If the team leader wants to lead the team to go further in the playoffs, it needs the support of offense and defense.
But the problem is that offense requires a lot of energy, defense requires a lot of energy, and the playoffs are often full of games.
Even if he is the favorite of the NBA, how many of these physical monsters are there?
Iverson is a physical monster, but for better offense, he basically gave up defense.
James is a physical monster. In order to attack, he also reduced the weight of defense.
Garnett is a physical monster. He was once comparable to Duncan and Nowitzki, but he was criticized for lack of offensive firepower, and he fought for a long time and retreated.
Jordan is a physical monster, and he also needs Pippen to share the work of holding the ball and part of the defense.
Kobe is also a physical monster, but Kobe's desire to win makes Kobe want to devote his physical strength to the defensive end.
This is why, when Kobe met Iverson in the finals and defended Iverson with all his strength, he performed poorly.
Because of going all out to defend, the offensive performance will inevitably decline.
This is why, when Kobe met Hamilton in the finals, not to mention running and throwing up, his scoring data dropped.
This is why Kobe is a well-deserved big-hearted player in the regular season. At the critical moment of the playoffs, most of the statistics do not reflect Kobe's key abilities.
In today's game, Kobe also entered this embarrassing situation.
Kobe was full of fighting spirit and told Kobe: "You are not tired!"
But after the ball was in his hand and was thrown, he realized: "Who the hell dropped the shots from me and Iverson?"
The Lakers needed Kobe to stand up and win, but Kobe couldn't.
On the contrary, Lu Yi still had the strength to score inside in the fourth quarter.
The big players of the two teams had completely different performances in the fourth quarter, and the direction of the game was naturally clear at a glance.
88 to 103, the Clippers won G15 again with a 2-point advantage and achieved their second consecutive home victory.
(End of this chapter)