naaapseattle Chapter 163 Terrifying offensive and defensive influence!
Chapter 163 Terrifying offensive and defensive influence!
Chapter 163 Terrifying offensive and defensive influence!
On May 5, the Clippers and their team visited Dallas. The much-anticipated Western Conference Finals kicked off ahead of the Eastern Conference.
The fans in Dallas are more hospitable. Before the game started, the Clippers fans came out with boos.
This brought a lot of pressure to Lu Yi and others, and of course there were also some unique motivations.
At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks players also put pressure on the Clippers.
Coming up, Tyson Chandler beat Jordan at the jump end to help the Mavericks get the ball.
Not to be outdone, the Clippers adopted the strategy of the last round against the Grizzlies. Lu Yi went to lead the defense against Kidd and restricted Kidd from connecting teams.
The shooting guard is still Korver, this time it is Deshaun Stevenson.
Small forward Trevor Ariza faced Marion.
From the perspective of perimeter height, the Clippers still have some advantages.
As for the inside, Nowitzki is taller than Boozer, there is no solution.
However, since the last round against the Grizzlies, the Clippers have tried. Even if the inside strength is insufficient, they can make up for it through outside defense and offense.
The ball must be passed from the outside to the inside. The Clippers destroyed the most basic part of the Mavericks. It must not be so easy for the Mavericks to play the desired effect.
The Clippers gave the Mavericks strength from the beginning, and Kidd felt a lot of pressure in the face of Lu Yi's strict defense.
Kidd didn't try his hand as usual. Since he attracted Lu Yi's defense, he looked for opportunities to drive the team by passing the ball and create opportunities for his teammates.
The Mavericks' first wave of offense, the ball quickly passed to Stevenson's hands.
Although Stevenson's draft template is Jordan, Stevenson has a good three-point shooting ability.
Some people are professionals, and they may not be able to make an open shot, but they are like chicken blood when they make a strong shot, and every shot is accurate.
Kidd handed the ball to Stevenson, who faced Korver's strict defense, dribbled it, and directly pulled up and stepped back for a three-pointer.
It's just that when you try it out, it doesn't work very well.
Even though the ball was a three-pointer and the rebound bounced far away, the Mavericks still didn't protect the rebound.
Ariza grabbed the ball, and the Clippers quickly counterattacked.
However, during the counterattack, Stevenson approached Lu Yi immediately and did not give Lu Yi a chance to make a move.
In the end, Korver faced Kidd's defense and got a chance to play big.
Korver didn't try to chase a three-pointer, but chose to hold the ball and go to the basket to kill.
Kidd didn't want Korver to score so easily, so he tried a gambling steal. Even if the steal was unsuccessful, it was considered a tactical foul.
Korver still has some experience in the game, and he chose to combine the ball and lay up in three steps slowly.
Kidd missed the cut, but fouled Korver for a layup.
Although Korver hit all two free throws afterwards and Kidd's foul didn't have a very good effect, there is definitely nothing wrong with playing like this.
The Clippers scored first and advanced the score to 2-0.
The Mavericks, who are playing at home, feel a little bit of pressure. At this time, someone needs to stand up and score.
However, Kidd was still pressed for defense by Lu Yi. Lu Yi's physical strength and confrontation level made Kidd quite uncomfortable.
Stevenson got the ball again, but this time he didn't hit it himself.
Stevenson took advantage of Korver's still inside the three-point line, and played a pick-and-roll with Marion outside the circle, trying to hold the ball and kill inside.
Ariza and Korver switched defenses with each other, and Ariza was not pulled away from Stevenson's breakthrough.
Stevenson didn't play hard, but chose to break through and pass the ball to Nowitzki in the corner.
At this time, Nowitzki, who received the ball, naturally wanted to stand up.
But the road is one foot high and the devil is one foot high. The Clippers chose to give up chasing Stevenson at the first time, but instead increased their attack on Nowitzki.
The Clippers also know that Boozer's defensive level is average, and Nowitzki has a height advantage in singles against Boozer.
Since Boozer's single defense can't prevent Nowitzki, why not cooperate with Ariza to double-team Nowitzki?
Just force Nowitzki to play, and look at the rest of the Mavericks, who can stand up and score?
Kidd was stared down by Lewy, and boxing champion Tyson Chandler couldn't be much late in a fight.
The Clippers' outside Korver switched to Marion, and Korver's height would not suffer too much.
As long as Marion is restricted from holding the ball to the basket, Marion's offensive efficiency can be effectively reduced.
After all, if Nowitzki can't pass the ball directly to Stevenson's hands, then the ball will have to pass to the outside first, re-read the defense, and organize the offense.
The problem is, the attack round time is only 24 seconds.
From the very beginning, the Clippers limited the Mavericks' dribbling time.
The Mavericks didn't have many opportunities to play three waves of offense in one round.
Two waves of attacks are basically the limit.
When the attack time approaches 24 seconds, the Mavericks will become more and more chaotic.
At this time, the ball is not in the hands of the absolute offensive core of Nowitzki, so the Clippers can accept other players to shoot the ball.
The fact is that as the Clippers expected, although Nowitzki is high, his passing level is average.
The ball did not pass inside, nor did he risk crossing the ball, but repassed the ball to Marion on the outside.
Marion tried to hold the ball to the basket, but at this time, the basket was already crowded.
Marion couldn't find a suitable opportunity to attack, so he had to make an emergency stop and make a mid-range shot.
The ball hits the rim, but it's not far from hitting the net.
Under the basket, Jordan used his teammates to get stuck and took off to protect the rebound in his arms.
Seeing this, Lu Yi immediately ran to the front court, and Jordan turned around and passed the ball.
Although the pass was a bit biased, it was Kidd, not Stevenson, who was chasing after Lu Yi.
Lu Yi only took two steps forward and took the ball into his own hands.
Before Kidd fouled him, Lu Yi chased and shot a three-pointer.
Lu Yi naturally had to seize this kind of scoring opportunity that he was best at and most familiar with.
At this time, the players on the Clippers bench jumped up from the bench when they saw Lu Yi make a confident shot.
"yeah!"
"I knew Lu Yi could throw the ball in!"
"Lu Yi is really too strong!"
The early celebrations from the Clippers' bench were not wasted.
Lu Yi lived up to their expectations and successfully threw the ball into the basket.
5 to 0, with this three-pointer, the difference between the two sides suddenly widened to 5 points.
Although the game time is still long, the invisible pressure on the Mavericks is self-evident.
"Lu Yi's defense can actually bring us such a big trouble!"
"Don't forget, Luigi was on the All-Defensive Second Team last season.
Although we all know that Lu Yi in the regular season did not show this level of defense!
However, we also know that as early as two weeks ago, Lu Yi played such a performance.
A superstar like him was born for the playoffs!
In the playoffs, maybe his defense is enough to be selected as the best defensive team! "
"Don't worry too much. He can't play like this in a series. The Clippers need his scoring more than defense."
Kidd is the league's top point guard, there is no doubt about it.
Whether it's ball control, organization, or perimeter defense, Kidd's level is impeccable.
However, even though Kidd has done most of the things a point guard can do, Kidd struggled in the face of being crushed by top-level talents.
Faced with Lu Yi's pressing defense, he was as strong as Kidd, and he was forced to pass the ball in advance.
Although Kidd has not made a mistake until now, the Mavericks' game rhythm has been led by the nose by the Clippers.
If the Mavericks want to reverse the situation and overtake the score, they have to fundamentally solve the current predicament.
The Mavericks need a second organizer to help the team connect.
But the problem is, no such person can be found for a while.
That being the case, the Mavericks can only take the risk and let Marion try with the ball.
Marion doesn't have particularly strong organizational skills, but he came out of the Suns and still has a certain passing ability.
Usually fast attack one-stop, also did not play less.
When encountering a tight defense at the striker level, Marion will not dribble on his instep.
If Lu Yi still insists on implementing the strategy of pressing the ball holder, then Marion can also pass the ball.
Kidd has a chance to restart the offense in the frontcourt.
Indeed, the Mavs made the right bet by changing their strategy.
Lui continued to stare at Kidd, while Ariza, who defended Marion, was ready in the three-point line.
After all, the Mavericks' offense still needs people to organize. Kidd wanted to consume Lu Yi by running without the ball and get rid of Lu Yi's defense, but it didn't have a good effect in a short time.
The Mavericks lack an organizer, so they can only choose to hand the ball to Nowitzki and rely on the personal strength of the team leader to drive the team.
Seeing this, the Clippers expressed that they were in their arms.
Either Nowitzki faces double-teams, infinite singles, and beats the Clippers to death. If this is the case, the Clippers will admit that they lost.
Either the Mavericks pass the ball to the open space on the outside and kill the Clippers by shooting.
Losing in this way, the Clippers also expressed their willingness.
Nowitzki is not Kobe after all, and he did not choose to go his own way.
The Mavericks try to win as a team.
The Clippers also limited the Mavericks to score in a team manner.
Before the first quarter was over, the Clippers had an advantage of nearly 10 points.
Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle saw that the situation was not good and had to call a timeout to adjust the lineup.
Back from the timeout, the Mavericks put Kidd and Jose Barea in two vacancies at the same time, and Marion remained at the small forward position.
Next, the Mavericks used Marion to guard Lui and Barea to relieve Kidd's pressure on the ball.
The Mavericks' offense finally slowly opened up, but Barea was too short, and as a loophole in the perimeter defense, staying on the court was always a problem.
It is not the first day for the Clippers to play in the playoffs. The Mavericks have adjusted their lineup, and the Clippers will soon know how to play the game.
Relying on Lu Yi to attract the defense, and focusing on Barea on the outside, no matter whether it can be scored or not, it is always to scare the Mavericks.
Let's see if they dare to put two short point guards on the court at the same time in the next few games.
At this time, the calf knew that there were two cups of poison, so he had no choice but to drink one of them.
And the main scoring point in the past, Jason Terry also had to stay on the bench because of the team's need for organization and defense on the outside.
The Mavericks have 2000 million more lineups than the Clippers, so they can't use them.
Relying on Lu Yi's influence on the court, the Clippers steadily suppressed the Mavericks for a whole quarter.
29 to 20, after the first quarter, the Clippers have led by 9 points.
It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the second quarter, although Lu Yi rested off the court, Kidd also played the entire first quarter on the Mavericks side, and his physical exertion was not small.
The Clippers replaced Lu Yi with Iverson, and Iverson, who is more physically strong, seemed to be able to handle Kidd's defense with ease.
Even though the Mavericks have removed Barea and replaced Terry.
The Mavericks didn't take much advantage of the offense.
After playing for more than 4 minutes in the second quarter, Lu Yi returned to the court, and the Mavericks were hit again on the defensive end.
The Mavericks thought that Lu Yi did not continue to press the defense, which was a good thing for them.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yi, who played again, mainly focused on offense this time.
As early as the regular season, the Mavericks knew how strong Lu Yi's offensive ability was.
Not long ago, the Clippers played the Grizzlies in the series, and the Mavericks re-recognized how good Lu Yi's defense is.
The Mavericks defaulted to Lu Yi's offensive ability. When studying how to solve the Clippers, they subconsciously focused on Lu Yi's defense and ignored Lu Yi's offense.
Just at this time, Lu Yi used real materials to tell the Mavericks how strong his singles ability is.
It has to be said that Lu Yi has strengthened his singles ability this season and can use backs to get offensive opportunities. This is really correct.
The Mavericks rely on their excellent outside defensive resources, and their defense strategy against Lu Yi still chooses to focus on single defense.
Facts have proved that the defense is as strong as Kobe, and there is no way to limit Lu Yi well.
Not to mention Stevenson and Marion, players who don't have much defensive honor.
Of course, even if there is a defensive formation, it is useless.
The playoffs are about talent, and the regular season is about statistics.
Defensive players in the regular season are often confused by real superstars in the playoffs.
Just like Lu Yi is now, whether it is singles against Stevenson or Marion, they are all crushed by physical talent and offensive skills.
Lu Yi's scoring method is mainly based on three-pointers.
In just a few rounds, Carlisle on the sidelines realized something was wrong. The Mavericks had made some progress in scoring, but the point difference between the two teams actually widened further.
I checked Lu Yi's scoring data in this section from the assistant coach.
I don’t know, I’m scared.
Good guy, he made 8 of 6 shots in a single quarter and 5 of 4 three-pointers. Even without free throws, he has already scored 16 points.
In terms of true shooting percentage, this equates to a 100% 2-point shooting percentage.
How does this make people evaluate the Mavericks' perimeter defense?
Doesn't this mean that there is no need to defend Lu Yi at all?Anyway, it's useless to defend, so it's better to deploy people to defend against other Clippers players!
It has to be said that Lu Yi's offense posed another problem for the Mavericks.
Lu Yi got it right, no one can match the Mavericks.
Maybe Nowitzki, who was defended alone, has a chance to be like Lu Yi, which is scary.
The point is, the Clippers are different from the Mavericks. The Clippers know that a single defense will definitely not be able to guard Nowitzki, so from the beginning of the game, they didn't think about single defense, and they always double-teamed.
So, should the Mavericks double-team Lu Yi next?
I'm afraid that's the only way to restrict Lu Yi, right?
(End of this chapter)