Chapter 319: The wind is not right(1/2)
The Clippers beat the Thunder at home.
This game has seen many people that when the potential of the Clippers lineup is tapped out, their energy is terrifying.
The changes brought by Mike Brown are certainly not just what Li Liang said about "let him shoot".
His targeted changes in rotation and defensive tactics have made the Clippers' defense more stable.
In this game of thunder, the thunder caused almost no trouble from beginning to end.
Of course, Westbrook is in bad shape, but you should know that this is the Thunder, the most passionate and energy-intensive team in the league.
Just like their team name, once it is opened and the game is smooth, the attack is really thunderous, and it can take the opponent away in one wave.
As a result, this game was just thunder and rain. The offensive end did not produce too smooth cooperation from beginning to end, and there were no common combination punches in the past.
The score seems to be quite a lot, 100 points, which is based on the overall fast pace of the game.
They have been behind since the first quarter and have not received a chance to overtake.
After all, the Thunder were the teams that entered the Western Conference Finals last season, and the two core talents in the team were full of talents.
The whole team is united and has a strong defense, which is an absolute powerhouse.
As a result, the Clippers were so suppressed and unable to turn over. How could people not be amazed at the current strength of the Clippers?
Many people even said jokes such as "Mike Brown is the best signing this season" and "The Lakers give the best assist".
No matter how ridiculed it, the change of the Clippers was really immediate.
Two days later, the Clippers continued to play at home, and they welcomed their Eastern Conference opponent Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets moved to Brooklyn last season, made a comeback, and successfully made it to the playoffs, and were eliminated in the first round.
This year, the Nets have ushered in earth-shaking changes. After changing to the new Russian boss, they completed a shocking deal in the summer, with the opponent being the Celtics.
The Celtics sent Pierce, Garnett, Terry and D-J White to the Nets, and they got five players, including Gerald Wallace, Humphries, Marshan Brooks, Joseph and Bogans.
But what the Celtics really like is the Nets' three first-round draft picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018, and the 2017 first-round draft picks are swapped.
This deal can be said to be a five-year future bet on the Nets for this, two seasons.
Celtics' general manager Danny Angie is worthy of being a famous smart person in the NBA.
Garnett, Ray Allen, who came to the peak of his trading in 2007, won a championship for the Celtics and maintained its competitiveness for five years.
Five years have passed, and seeing the veterans fail, they found the Nets as the sucker and took over the board, and received another five years of draft pick. This operation is really impressive.
Of course, the so-called impermanence of things in the world may be an era for NBA. No one knows what will happen in the future.
The Nets suddenly have the so-called "Big Five", and of course they need a head coach worthy of this lineup.
After thinking about it, Nets general manager Billy King invited Kidd, who had just retired this year, to come.
Jason Kidd, who also played in the Knicks last season, re-employed in Brooklyn.
Kidd has always been one of the representative figures of "Gattle Business" players in the league.
He does have a very strong game influence on the court. Last season in the Knicks, he has reached the last year of his career and basically has no ability to score.
But in the regular season, he can still use his passes to influence the team, helping Cameron Anthony usher in his second best season after 2009, ranking third in the regular season VP selection.
But Kidd was really old in the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference playoffs, he started from the third game, which was from Boston North Shore Gardens until his last game was eliminated in Indiana. He scored no 1 point in the 10 playoffs.
No 1 point!
I can do it if I get it!
10 zero eggs fully demonstrate that Kidd is really old and can't accept it.
After retiring, the former former club Nets extended an olive branch to Kidd and hired him to be the team's head coach.
However, in the history of NBA, there are not many successful cases of well-known point guards as head coaches.
In people's perception, the point guard is the brain on the field, and the coach is the brain off the field.
Now that the brain on the field becomes the brain off the field, it should be no different.
But in fact it is very different.
For example, Magic Johnson, a magician on the field, an obstetrician off the field - collecting corpses for the team.
There are also Isaiya Thomas, who smile assassins on the court and Sima Spurs off the court, and his team's record is simply not enough to make him laugh.
Others like Rivers were also point guards when he was a player, but he was a second round pick and an excellent player, but his status was too different from Magic, Thomas, Kidd.
Among the star point guards, Lanny Wilkens is the one who is more successful in being a coach.
Wilkens is also a star player who is not very revealing.
Therefore, there are still many questions about whether Kidd can successfully take over the Nets and help the Nets regain the glory of the early century.
At least after the start of the new season, the Nets did not play well, with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, and a winning rate of only half.
Among them is the reason why the team's core defender Delon Williams is absent due to injury.
Of course, Kidd had a lot of work to do just now as a coach.
The Nets' lineup is average and they also injured Williams and Lopez.
No matter how awesome Kidd is, he can't take off his suit and play instead of Williams, right?
Besides, his current scoring ability is still free.
In this game against the Clippers, the Nets are in danger.
On the Clippers' side, the whole team was not idle during the two days of rest.
Mike Brown continues to practice new rotation and defensive lineups, injecting defensive blood into the team.
Brown is indeed very thoughtful.
Last season, Brown often discussed and talked about some tactical issues with Li Liang.
Generally, Li Liang asked questions and Brown answered, and the answering process was also the process of Brown thinking.
It was as if Socrates had communicated with his disciple Plato and sparked the spark of wisdom. In this process, Brown felt that he had a new view on defense.
It’s a pity that he has no room for display in the Lakers. He is so bad that he can’t defend himself.
When we arrived at the Clippers, Brown was experimenting with his new ideas on the defensive end little by little.
He wanted to improve the defensive method of the "Iron Blood" defense in the past that emphasized confrontation and rhythm pressure, and switched to a defensive strategy that can better target the tactical characteristics of various teams at present.
Of course, this process will be relatively long and there may be no effect in a short period of time.
On the night of the 16th, the Clippers played against the Nets at home.
Everyone thinks this is a game without much suspense.
Because the Nets' players are really incomplete, only one of the five major stars tonight was played.
Williams and Lopez were not on the roster due to injuries, while Garnett and Pierce were resting.
It is estimated that the Nets also feel that they can't beat the Clippers at all. They just got back to back away in the last game and narrowly beat the Suns with two points.
So the second game back to back was chosen to take a rest veteran.
As a result, after the game began, the Nets took the initiative from the first quarter and the score was always stalemate with the Clippers.
There is only one reason why the Nets play well, that is, the players are working hard.
A game like the main players who take a rest must be an opportunity for substitutes to show themselves with all their strength.
If you perform well, you can earn a rotation position, increase your playing time, and accumulate data.
Maybe one day you will get more opportunities and change your destiny.
Therefore, as long as you don’t have any brain problems, those who play in NBA will cherish every minute of their chance to play and are always ready to burst out their own brilliance and energy.
Through this opportunity, there are many inspirational stories that have achieved excellent performances and finally gained a foothold in NBA.
Jeremy Lin is one of the most exciting ones.
Nets generals have the same mentality tonight. Anyway, they don’t have any burden, they just work hard.
Fighting hard to grab the frontcourt rebounds, defending hard, and seizing every offensive opportunity.
The Clippers, who had been resting for two days, were obviously a little careless, especially Li Liang had two three-pointers at the beginning, which made people feel that the Clippers were going to smash the Nets in the back.
But they knew that the Nets were very tenacious. In the middle, they withstood the pressure of missed shots and worked hard on the defensive end, not allowing the Clippers to widen the score.
In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, the Nets even made a 10:3 attack wave, tying the score in one fell swoop.
During this period, Li Liang was resting off the court, but even if he was on the court, he couldn't help it. The Nets suddenly felt the touch from the outside and could not stop it.
In the second quarter, the Nets' attacks became even more fierce, with Plumley and Bratch succeeding in the interior.
After Li Liang came on the court, he could not curb this situation. He was not the kind of insider that "kaka" and "blocked" two blocks made you dare not enter.
The Nets' momentum has become obvious, and all the Clippers can do is to continue the score on the offensive end.
At this time, Paul stood up, first hit a three-pointer, and then assisted Li Liang to make a layup.
In the last minute, Paul assisted Griffin again, and after making a layup, he also caused Plumley to foul and extra free throws.
To be continued...