naaapseattle Chapter 172 Bring the championship to Los Angeles!
Chapter 172 Bring the championship to Los Angeles!
Chapter 172 Bring the championship back to Los Angeles!
On June 6, G2 of the NBA Finals continued at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
The praise and praise of the Clippers from the outside world and the verbal criticism of the Heat have basically had no impact on the players of the two teams.
Even though the Heat played poorly in G1 in the finals, in terms of lineup, the Heat did not make too many adjustments.
Heat is still Bibby, Wade, James, Bosh, Joel Anthony's starting lineup.
The Clippers are also no different from the previous game, Iverson, Lu Yi, Ariza, Boozer, and Jordan.
After the game started, Jordan helped the Clippers get the first chance to attack.
The first attack of the Clippers continued to be initiated by Iverson.
After three days, Bibby had a deeper understanding of Iverson's offense. After these few days of adjustments, he actually prevented Iverson's breakthrough from the beginning.
Iverson couldn't get into the three-second zone, so he had to back out and hand the ball to Lu Yi at the top of the arc.
When Lu Yi got the ball, he still had nearly 10 seconds to attack. However, considering that it was James who was defending him, Lu Yi didn't hesitate and just took the ball.
Lu Yi took this opportunity to test how he feels today, and at the same time, to try, what attitude and style of play James will adopt in today's game.
Once James gets serious, maybe the Clippers will be a little difficult to deal with.
Facts have proved that James is a bit confused now.
When Lu Yi got the ball, James didn't press up immediately.
When Lu Yi took off, it would be too late for James to jump again.
James jumps high, but with relatively average velocity.
What's more, now that he has gained weight, the size of the small forward must be a little worse than the bullet speed of the guard.
Lu Yi's physical talent is already full, at least numerically.
In addition, the shooting speed is also very fast. James was a little stunned, and Lu Yi threw the ball.
To put it bluntly, this time James defended a bit slower and jumped quite high, but because he landed behind, there was no stepping.
Even if Lu Yi wants to disgust James, he can do the action in reverse.
However, Lu Yi was running to the basket and to score, so naturally he didn't have such an idea, and he didn't take any action.
It can only be said that whether the defense is running for the ball or for the people, the player knows better than the audience.
Returning to the court, Lu Yi made a perfect shot this time.
Chance didn't show any signs of touching the basket, the basketball fell into the net at once, and with a crisp sound, it was a three-pointer.
3 to 0, Lu Yi scored with a normal outside shot.
Going back to the Heat's offensive round, Wade pushed the ball quickly from the backcourt, trying to drive the team to play a fast break.
James is still very active in the fast break, but the Clippers did not give a chance and defended very carefully.
However, Wade will not only pass the ball to James.
With the help of Wade and James to attract the defense, Bosh got a mid-range shot.
Bosh acts as an outside shooter, and after receiving the ball, he makes a mid-range shot.
With a swipe, the ball goes in.
At first glance, the effect is not bad.
The Big Three After all, the Big Three, Bosh is not here to make up the numbers, but has good independent offensive ability and mid-range shooting ability.
The power forward pulls out to the outside to shoot, which may make people feel soft.
But if the Heat's multi-point blooming configuration can create an open shot opportunity for an above-level All-Star.
Well, even if the All-Star is a center, the shot still has to be shot.
What's more, Bosh is not without a basket, on the contrary, as an inside player, being able to shoot is still his advantage.
Wade and James have no chance to score inside, so as an inside player, Bosh can score outside, which is not a bad idea.
Wade played a few rounds the way he used to play.
Suddenly found that passing the ball to Bosh who ran outside was also a good choice.
Today, if the Heat want to win, Bosh is really crucial.
Even if Bosh misses a shot, Wade and James are not incapable of rebounding, and they can even grab more rebounds than Bosh in normal times.
In fact, if Bosh is the neck height of a normal person, then the height is about the same as James.
Therefore, Bosh shoots from the outside and James rebounds inside, which is also a good complement.
As Bosh slowly played this point, the Clippers quickly made adjustments.
Dunleavy has nothing to do, just replace Camby.
But in this way, the Clippers center has no rotation, and the inside also lacks the ability to attack independently.
A team must need someone to go to the basket to score, so as to help the team open up space.
For this reason, in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, Dunleavy brought up Gordon and Thornton again.
Ariza wants to defend and consume James, but today James doesn't play a big role, and he doesn't want the ball much, so he can replace Thornton in advance and play a dozen, and he can try it. The Clippers are not without the cost of trial and error.
However, James is not stupid. Seeing the substitution to defend him, he finally had the idea of attacking with the ball.
This time no pick-and-roll was called, Thornton defended very seriously, but it still became a breakthrough, and was passed by James one after another.
Fortunately, both Jordan and Camby worked hard on the defensive end, and most of the time they couldn't defend, so they immediately started.
Even if James is given the opportunity to add penalties, he must increase physical contact with James and consume more physical energy.
In the last 2 minutes, it is not possible to adjust back immediately.
When the first quarter was over, it was 28 to 28, and the two sides were just tied.
But for the Clippers, it is slightly disadvantageous.
Because, in the first quarter, the Clippers have the right to attack the ball first, and the Clippers tied with the Heat, which proves that the Clippers did not play well.
In the next two or three quarters, the Heat have the right to attack the ball first.
If the Clippers can't withstand the pressure, maybe the score will be overtaken and fall into a disadvantageous situation.
Such worries are not superfluous. At the beginning of the second quarter, Wade, who continued to play, directly broke through the three-point line with the ball, and then pulled the bar with a big European step, struggling to get the ball up.
The Heat scored 30 points first, and played for more than a quarter, taking the lead for the first time.
This is not a good sign for the Clippers.
Not long after, without waiting for Lu Yi to make a shot, Gordon took the ball to the basket and returned one.
But James also began to slowly open up. The second quarter was only halfway through, and James had already scored in double figures, which was completely different from his performance in G1.
If it wasn't for Lu Yi who still insisted on locking Wade, Lu Yi would definitely ask Ying to take care of James.
Fortunately, James' state didn't last long. Ariza became more and more experienced in defending James. Soon, relying on a lot of physical contact, James slowly gave up taking the initiative to attack with the ball and passed the ball to other teammates.
The Heat's lineup is not bad, but in fact it can't play very well.
It is worth mentioning that when the ball is in James' hands, James will pass the ball to Wade, but rarely to Bosh.
James once advertised as a magician with extraordinary passing skills. Bosh can definitely be seen in his passing vision, but even if he doesn't pass the ball to Bosh, there is something interesting in it.
Of the Heat's Big Three in this game, the one with the most points and the highest shooting percentage is Bosh.
It's hard to say there's nothing ambiguous about it.
Wade was restricted by Lu Yi, James stopped attacking, and Bosh couldn't get the ball.
In the second quarter, the Heat's offensive suddenly stalled.
When the Clippers saw this scene, they naturally wouldn't just stare blankly.
While Lu Yi continued to ensure the level of defense, Boozer took on the offensive responsibility of the team and continued to single Bosh in the paint.
Bosh didn't get the ball for a while, and he still had plenty of physical strength, but when he met Boozer, who was very aggressive, he was almost eaten alive.
Driven by Boozer's 16 points in a single quarter, the Clippers blew the horn of counterattack in the second quarter, 29 to 23 in a single quarter, and achieved a 6-point lead.
After the first half, it was only 6 points ahead.
With a lead of around 5 points, the advantage is not obvious for a game.
The Heat had every chance to recover the score in the third quarter.
With the Big Three and unlimited possibilities on the offensive end, the Heat do have this capital.
During the intermission, not only coach Spoelstra was boosting the morale of the team, Riley also sat in personally to teach the players the experience of winning the finals.
However, in the third quarter, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller, and Harbin team, who had only come on the bench for two or three minutes and had been on top for a while, pulled their hips one after another.
Pulling the hips together at the same time, being hit as a weak point, this is really unlucky damn it opened the door for unlucky, unlucky home.
The Big Three of the Heat scored 24 points in the third quarter, but the team only scored 25 points in the third quarter.
The Clippers performed mediocre in the third quarter, scoring only 26 points, but with such a mediocre performance, they gained another one-point lead.
The three quarters are over, and the Clippers have taken a 7-point lead.
At this time, Lu Yi hadn't attacked much yet. He made 9 of 6 shots, 5 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 1 free throws. He had already scored 16 points.
In the last game, Lu Yi scored 38 points alone, which is equivalent to the combined score of two of the Heat's Big Three.
It can be said that under Hulao Pass, Lu Bu fought Liu Guanzhang.
This time, Lu Yi saw that his teammates were playing well, so he didn't steal the show.
In fact, hosting the defense is also very good. If you hit it, it will make the Heat ignore Lu Yi's existence. Lu Yi throws a ball or two in front of James, which makes James depressed for a while.
This is the case, Lu Yi, who scored 28 points in the first three quarters, has maintained good physical fitness.
After all, there are not so many cases of strong play at the basket. Most of the defense against Wade is to defend one or two steps, and then get passed, and there is not much physical contact.
In this way, in the fourth quarter, no one knew how much energy Lu Yi had retained.
The Heat naturally attach importance to Lu Yi. During the intermission of each quarter, Coach Spoelstra asked the assistant to bring the data panel to check Lu Yi's situation.
Just watching the game, Lu Yi has a sense of presence, but it is not as eye-catching as before.
But looking at the data, anyone would be shocked.
This scoring efficiency is too high, almost close to 100%, and there are other statistics, and the defense is full.
It's hard not to notice that Lu Yi is such a team leader who is willing to contribute diligently to the team.
After watching Lu Yi's score, he paid attention to Lu Yi's shots in this game.
Coach Spoelstra can judge that Lu Yi will be the main force of the Clippers' offense with the ball in the fourth quarter.
Indeed, Lui started as soon as he came up in the fourth quarter.
Lu Yi did not try on the outside as usual.
The Clippers lead by only 7 points. For the Heat, there are advantages, but not so many.
At this time, what the Clippers need Lu Yi to do is to steadily score 2 points and maintain an advantage all the way.
Instead of shooting three-pointers!
Three-pointers can open up the score, but also ruin the advantage.
In case the opponent grabs the rebound and makes a fast break, the number of rounds the Clippers lead will be reduced from the original three to two.
A lead of 7 points and a lead of less than 5 points are completely different concepts.
Once the offense stagnates, it is possible to be counterattacked by the opponent. If the head coach does not applaud the timeout, it is not impossible for the opponent to hit a 10-0 counterattack climax.
In the finals, we must be cautious.
The Clippers, who emphasized defense and won the championship, know better than the Heat the importance of stable scoring in the fourth quarter.
So, Lu Yi broke through with the ball and copied Iverson's best crossover, which was so fast that Wade didn't even realize it. When he did, he was almost tripped to the ground.
Lu Yi ignored Wade behind him and James who was chasing him, and went straight to the basket.
Bosh and Juwan Howard got in front of Lewy, but Lewy threw the ball into the sky.
When Jordan saw Lu Yi pass the ball, he immediately took off and dunked.
It turned out that Lu Yi was not in a hurry to score by himself, but relied on himself to attract the defense and play the ball for his teammates.
In this way, even if Lu Yi is breaking through, the physical energy consumed is not as great as expected in the fight.
Even if the Heat foul Lu Yi while Lu Yi is moving in order to limit Lu Yi, the Clippers can still get the ball and reorganize the offense.
Lu Yi's posture is to dominate the offense from the beginning of the fourth quarter until the end of the fourth quarter.
Lu Yi kept rushing to the basket, and not all of them played for his teammates.
Lu Yi came here depending on the situation. Within 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, Lu Yi had scored more than 20 points.
Moreover, whether it is Lu Yi who attacks by himself or passes the ball to his teammates inside, the final scoring efficiency is not low.
The Heat had to pay attention to Lu Yi's threat of holding the ball and strengthen the defense inside.
When the Clippers' offense stagnated a little, Dunleavy quickly replaced Korver to increase the threat of outside shooting.
The Clippers continue to maintain the lead. Although the advantage fluctuates back and forth by about 10 points, the fact that the Heat can't catch up is a good example.
After more than seven minutes into the fourth quarter, Lu Yi finally couldn't move.
However, Iverson held the ball and pressed the rhythm, which also made the Heat feel uncomfortable.
In the last four minutes or so, it was not easy for the Heat to recover the 10-point difference.
In terms of the number of rounds, there are four rounds at the fastest.
At the current pace of the Clippers, an offensive round will take 20 seconds.
Even if the Heat can score within 10 seconds, the difference of 10 points will take at least 1 minute to fully recover.
It is obviously not the first time that Iverson has done this kind of thing by using the point difference and the rhythm of the game to overwhelm others.
Iverson, who has rich experience, knows how to help his teammates win.
Faced with endless pressure, the Heat can only rely on Wade to continue to hold the ball to create damage, trying to reduce the score.
With more than 3 minutes left in the game, the Clippers' fouls had already accumulated.
Wade's killing effect is very good, and his scoring is very stable.
However, just relying on one man-made killing will definitely not last for too long.
The free throw feel also requires physical confrontation and physical strength.
Wade can win free throws, but it can't help Wade throw the ball better.
And after each free throw, it is even more difficult for the Heat to grab rebounds, which is tantamount to giving the ball to the Clippers early.
The Clippers are obviously happy to exchange one point for a wave of 20 seconds of possession time.
In the last 2 minutes, the Clippers still maintained a 7-point advantage.
Wade scored another 25 points in this game, but at this time the sweaty eyelids were drooping.
Wade obviously couldn't bear it anymore, but on the Clippers' side, Lu Yi just recovered.
"It starts again!"
"This monster can actually dunk!"
"It's unbelievable, the monster who played for 40 minutes will break out of the cage at a critical moment!"
Lu Yi regained control of the ball, first slowly reducing the time of offensive rounds like Iverson.
Just after Lu Yi's action, James didn't keep up with Lu Yi's footsteps at all, and was passed by Lu Yi with one step, and then killed the basket, facing Joel Anthony's block, carrying a man in the air to complete the dunk.
It's true that Lui's left hand was a bit on Joel Anthony's shoulder, but no one denied that it wasn't a good shot.
Finals, the critical moment in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter.
Lu Yi, the head of the Clippers, the MVP of the regular season, confidently controlled the ball for 20 seconds, and then within two seconds after the start, he rushed to the basket and violently dunked.
Unless the league officially issued a death order, or the referee bought it, no referee would dare to interfere in the game and call Lu Yi an offensive foul.
Of course, after Lu Yi completed the dunk, he didn't get the chance to be punished.
All the experienced referees present knew that after Lu Yi completed the dunk, the game ended early.
Lu Yi does not need to add penalties to embellish the scoring data of this game, and the referee can also leave work early and enjoy a good life.
104 to 96, the Clippers completed their second straight away game!
"Bring the championship back to Los Angeles!"
After the game, countless Clippers fans, or Los Angeles fans, were elated and encouraged.
(End of this chapter)