Chapter 415: Ambition
??When Griffin got out, Li Liang naturally reached the No. 4 position, and Barnes returned to the more familiar No. 3 position.
Crawford and Paul are both short and thin in the backcourt, so the defense is definitely not good.
At this time, if there are Lakers fans at the Clippers, they will definitely feel that the Clippers' lineup at this time is the Lakers of last season?
A defensive big center in the interior, Bruce Lee at the fourth position, and a small forward with a third position, a double missing from the backcourt...
It is really a slander to say that Paul is a loophole, but the backcourt formed by him and Crawford is indeed prone to loopholes.
But for Li Liang, this situation is so familiar. Isn’t it equivalent to Nash matching Kobe?
Li Liang felt that he had returned to the familiar Lakers' defensive system all of a sudden.
Focus on checking for two players on the outside, and helping to get the position appropriately in the inside to grab the backcourt rebounds.
Jordan Jr.'s defensive progress this season is quite significant, with his rim protection, interception and backcourt rebound protection reaching the elite level.
What he lacks at present is mainly experience. With Rivers' further reuse of Jordan Jr., his abilities will steadily improve.
After taking out this set, the Clippers' game rhythm became stable, and the intensity of the defensive end did not improve, but the formation was obviously more stable.
At Griffin's point before, the defensive movement was relatively slow, which led to Ibaka's three consecutive rushes to catch the ball at the basket and dunked directly after returning from the timeout.
Now that Li Liang and Ibaka are changing to the position, Li Liang is not afraid of Ibaka.
In terms of strength, Li Liang is not as good as Ibaka, but Ibaka's offensive style of play is destined to be useless to him.
In terms of flexibility and horizontal movement, Li Liang surpassed Ibaka.
For Ibaka, who mainly eats cakes, there is always someone in front of him, and he can't attack well.
At the same time, Li Liang can also devote his energy to dealing with Westbrook.
As for Durant, it is left to Barnes. Anyway, Li Liang is defending or Barnes defending, and the difference is not particularly big.
As long as it is not Westbrook's defense, whether Durant scores a goal depends mainly on his touch.
The two sides fought all the way from 19:11 to 29:2o, and the Clippers maintained their suppression of the Thunder.
On the offensive end, Li Liang began to replace Griffin and Paul to play pick-and-roll, and the effect was surprisingly good.
Li Liang's three-pointer threat was too great. Once he took the lead, the Thunder would definitely follow him. As a result, Paul easily penetrated the basket several times.
Once Paul enters the three-second zone, he, who is the shortest in the game, always has a way to get the ball into the basket.
A quick stop jump shot, a ground pass, and a fake fax shot made Adams overwhelmed.
Adams had suffered a loss at the beginning, and he gained wisdom after one's mistake. He slowly found some tricks to defend Griffin.
As a result, Griffin went down and became Li Liang, a thief-sex person, who appeared in the inside.
Thinking of the moment when his crotch was smashed at the beginning, Adams was still scared.
Li Liang will not fight head-on with anyone in the inside line. Although he is not afraid of anyone when it comes to head-on, he just fought with Coins for more than two hours last night.
He is very good at seizing opportunities on the offensive end, has a large running range and a accurate three-pointer.
If Adams accidentally switched to Li Liang, he would be dying. I don’t know if he wants to pass, make a shot, or hit the crotch.
With the last 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Clippers have rewritten the score to 31:22, still leading by 9 points.
At this time, the Clippers were banned by a defensive foul, and Rivers substituted him, allowing Griffin to replace Li Liang, and Butler replaced Barnes.
Paul took the game on the court for a while and played until the end of the first quarter.
The battle between the two sides reached 35:27, and the Clippers led by 8 points.
In fact, the Thunder had two chances to turn the situation around in the first quarter.
Once, the Clippers missed three consecutive attacks, and the Thunder both got the opportunity to counterattack quickly.
As a result, I only grasped it once and did not hit an offensive climax.
Once at the end of the first quarter, Westbruce scored a goal after breaking through layup, took advantage of the Clippers' inattentive backcourt ball, and then took the ball to the outside of the three-point line to hit the ball, scoring 5 points in a row.
But Griffin, who had a good rest, managed to win Adams at a low post, and then Paul successfully stole Westbrook and suppressed time to play the last attack.
Crawford received the ball from the outside and made a mid-range jump shot, putting an end to the first quarter.
Fans just think that the Clippers played in the first quarter differently than usual, and they were different in rotation, but they couldn't say which one was different in detail.
And Van Gundy saw the clue.
"After the Clippers changed the rotation, Griffin led the second team, and used Bruce Lee in the fourth position in the middle section with the highest intensity and intense strength to command the defense of the whole team. Barnes's task was not to defend the second position, but to properly assist the inside, his height and wingspan could interfere with the opponent. Bruce Lee well curbed Ibaka, and he had two goals that he was bound to score were destroyed by Bruce. Bruce was also very good at joining the ball holder with Paul and Crawford, putting pressure on the ball holder. Westbruce made three mistakes in the first quarter, and both of them were related to Bruce Lee..."
Van Gundy Jr. analyzed it through and believed that the Clippers did take a good move.
Mike Brown copied the experience of using Li Liang in the Lakers to the Clippers, and made fine-tuning and improvements.
Van Gundy only analyzed the defensive end. In fact, Mike Brown's adjustment will be more reflected in the offensive end.
It’s just that in the current season, many things cannot be revealed.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Collison made a throw, but Crawford immediately made a three-pointer from the outside to return.
The second team of both sides began to tug of war on the court.
At this time, Griffin was playing with the second team on the court. With Griffin at the same time, the second team had at least the backbone of the offensive, and it was no longer a one-man show for Crawford.
In terms of strength, the Thunder's second lineup is not as good as the Clippers.
Tabitt, Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Corrison and Perry Jones.
The Clippers are led by Crawford and Griffin, center Hollins, point guard Darren Collison, and small forward Butler.
This lineup is not good at defense, but the second lineup needs any defense, just be able to attack the offense.
Griffin is quite sure of beating Collison.
The Thunder couldn't catch up if they wanted to chase points, but the score difference was being widened.
Brusk is very anxious. Damn the Clippers cheat, let him take him to fight?
Brooks also wanted to do it, but he had to let Durant and others have a good rest. At this time, Brooks missed Harden more and more.
If you have a beard, why are you so struggling to use someone?
In comparison, the Clippers, which were not good enough to watch the second team, seemed to become rich all of a sudden after adjusting the rotation.
You know, there is still a Bledsoe lying on their injury list, and this assaulter is better than Darren Collison.
In the early part of the second quarter, the Clippers stabilized the situation on the field, and Griffin squandered the extra energy he had spent in the first quarter in the second quarter.
He firmly controlled the rebound and kept attacking Tabitt in the inside - this second-tier show of the same year.
As the saying goes, there must be a soccer player in the No. 1 pick. Griffin, the No. 1 pick, has to be played, so don’t you expect Tabit?
However, the Clippers failed to further widen the gap. The Thunder quickly stabilized their position, and Reggie Jackson carefully organized the team's offense.
Although the Thunder's substitute players are not strong, they play well on the court.
Like the first quarter, their empty cuts were played well through the back door, and they kept hanging back and hitting the Clippers behind the basket.
Griffin and Hollins' weakness of making up for defense is undoubtedly revealed. Except for Perkins who keeps playing, the Thunder have uniformly required "fast, tall, and long wingspan in the selection of materials in the front and inside."
No matter how skilled you are, you will never be wrong if you have a suitable physical condition to play.
Both sides scored 47:4o all the way, and the Thunder were only 7 points behind the Clippers.
No sparks were drawn from both sides, or rather, sparks were brewing.
The game has entered an official timeout, and the main players of both sides are about to play again.
Li Liang sat on the bench, Mike Brown, who was wearing a suit, was talking to Li Liang for a long time.
"Expand your horizons, in the middle, and move more in the middle. The bottom corner is not your destination. You should be more in the middle..."
Mike Brown kept emphasizing the middle lane, because when he was in the Lakers, Li Liang would occasionally support him at the top of the arc, most of the time he would ambush on both wings.
When it comes to the Clippers, Brown believes that Li Liang should make more money in the middle, and he played well with Paul in the first quarter.
Li Liang was annoyed and said, "Are you a head coach or Doug? Why don't the head coach do it for you?"
Brown stopped talking and just nodded, "Ok, ok, you can play better."
After Brown said this, Li Liang remembered what Ramsey said in the mission. Brown probably hopes to become the greatest player, right?
At least greater than James.
Chapter completed!