naaapseattle Chapter 152 Against the Heat 3 Giants
Chapter 152 Against the Heat 3 Giants
Chapter 152 Against the Heat's Big Three
On January 1, the Clippers continued to play at home, this time against the Nuggets.
This game is similar to the previous matchup. Although Anthony and Billups played well, they are still a bit worse than the Clippers who are getting better and better.
93 to 105, the Clippers held the home court with an 8-point advantage.
On January 1, the results of the third round of All-Star voting were announced.
Lu Yi, who received 162 million votes, officially surpassed Iverson, who had 149 million votes, and became the second guard in the Western Conference voted by fans.
Lu Yi and Iverson are teammates, both on the same team.However, after Iverson learned of this, instead of being unhappy, he took the lead in congratulating Lu Yi.
By the way, Lu Yi was also blackmailed, which dried up Lu Yi's pocket a lot.
In fact, as early as last season, Iverson had the idea of letting Lu Yi start the All-Star.
At his age, he has already pursued many honors like All-Stars, but the most important award in the league-the championship.
The stars of this era are still quite unlucky, and the social atmosphere has not yet reached the point where they can do anything for the championship.
The star can't control the team, but may be traded away by the team inexplicably.
But I have to say that now James, Wade, and Bosh made a bad start.
The young superstars who have just entered their peak stage take the initiative to team up for the championship.
This makes the old star who still has the power to fight and has fuel in the tank feel so embarrassed.
Last season, the Clippers finally failed to defeat the Lakers in the series. It was the older Iverson and others whose physical strength and state could no longer support G5, G6, and G7.
In the same way, the Lakers, who are at the tail end of the peak, were expected to win three consecutive championships.
It is not easy to say that such a powerful young team suddenly appeared in the East.
And a team like the Clippers with rookies and veterans, even in the regular season relying on the system and Lu Yi led the team to play well.
But in the playoffs, facing a team with three superstars, it is not so easy to win.
Having said that, the time soon came to January 1th, and the Warriors who rushed to the lottery arrived at the Staples Center.
In this game, Dorell White played quite well again,
Relying on the combination of sudden shots and a heaven-defying touch, he made 15 of 9 shots in a single game, 6 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 4 free throws, and scored 27 points.
It's just that today's Curry Kidd was possessed, and he made 6 three-pointers and missed 13 shots. He made 2 of 5 shots and 4 of 8 free throws. He scored 5 points, 4 rebounds and [-] assists in an extremely inefficient manner.
Relying on Curry's undercover, the Clippers once again won with a 91-105 point difference.
When the time came to January 1, the Clippers finally faced a real challenge.
The Miami Big Three arrived at the Staples Center with the Heat.
The Heat with all the members and the Heat without the Big Three are not at the same level at all.
The Heat lost to the Suns in the Christmas game because of Wade's absence. However, after Wade returned from injury, the Heat won a wave of seven consecutive victories.
The Clippers and the Heat are both on a winning streak recently. When the two powerhouses meet, someone who takes the initiative will become a stepping stone and a background board.
In order to cope with the next battle, the Clippers naturally went all out.
At the beginning of the game, Jordan helped the Clippers beat Big Z and got the ball first.
Iverson advanced quickly, trying to kill the basket directly.
But Wade, who has entered the peak period now, is still above Iverson in terms of physical fitness. Iverson's old butterfly walk is not the opponent of Wade, the Flash.
Wade defended very seriously and did not lose his position at all.
When Bosh came to help defend, Iverson could only take off and turn around, looking for his teammates.
Heat point guard Carlos Arroyo is too short, only about 1 meters, because Wade went to guard Iverson, Carlos Arroyo can only come to stare at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi responded from the outside, took off a little, and caught the ball from Iverson.
However, James reacted quickly and immediately double-teamed up, not giving Lu Yi an easy chance to make a move.
Lu Yi also decisively passed the ball to Ariza, who rushed directly to the basket, but faced Wade who was assisting in the defense, he failed to make a layup.
The rushing small forward missed a layup against a short shooting guard, which is a bit outrageous to say.
But the fact is that Wade's waist and abdomen are very strong, even if he defends a small forward who hits the basket, it is not impossible to interfere with one or two.
Wade successfully defended the ball, and Bosh got the rebound again. The Clippers may have missed the chance to score first in this game.
I saw James immediately under the fast break, Bosh passed the ball to the frontcourt.
James took the lead and rushed towards the basket without even looking at the situation behind him. He was extremely confident in this fast break.
However, in terms of talent, Lu Yi is also the champion.
James dribbled the ball, but Lu Yi didn't have the ball. After taking off, James wanted to make a wave of coolness, and used a powerful one-handed windmill dunk.
Seeing this, Lu Yi jumped up and took a cap to defuse James' fast break.
"Thugs, thugs, there is no free throw, why is it obvious that there is no free throw?" James spread his hands and complained to the referee at the bottom line.
In fact, Lu Yi chased the cap very accurately and politely, otherwise, James might have been overturned to the ground.
The bottom line referee knew it well and ignored it.
By the time James turned around, the Clippers had already reached the three-point line with five-on-four.
Carlos Arroyo was pretty smart and took the initiative to foul early.
Iverson stood at the free throw line.
"Brother, you crossed the line!" James came behind Lu Yi and said viciously.
"Really? Do you really think there's nothing wrong with you?
In fact, is there a possibility that the alliance favored you too much before, which made you overestimate your own strength too much.
Now the alliance wants to punish you for taking shortcuts, so the treatment that should have appeared on you has been cancelled! "
"Shut up, I'm also the No. [-] pick, and I'm also one of the best stars in the league.
You are the same as me, neither of us has a championship, but I am younger than you.
And LA has a bigger market and attention than Miami!
I am the king of Los Angeles, and my competitor is No.1 Kobe in the league. Are you sure you want to offend me?
I know what you are holding together for?It's just a championship!
We can compete for the championship with our own strength, but no one is qualified to break the unspoken rules.
LeBron, you don't want to be targeted by the league for offending me and the commercial value behind me, right? "
James originally just wanted to play tricks, intimidate Lu Yi, and tell Lu Yi not to be so serious next time.
Who would have thought that Lu Yi would say so conclusively that he could influence the alliance and use the power behind him to counter him.
James himself knows that after bringing his talents to the South Coast, the league treats him with no pretense.
If it is really like what Lu Yi said, the league hates him, and every game is [-]-on-[-], then it is really hard to say whether he can win the championship with the Heat.
It would be better to believe what is there or not to believe what is not, and James can't figure out who is behind Lu Yi.
As a foreigner, he was able to win the championship as the core of the team in the NCAA, and was even affectionately called the King of Los Angeles by domestic NCAA fans.
It's hard for James not to believe that there is no support from the marketing team and business groups behind Lu Yi.
"It's quite mysterious and terrifying!"
James didn't continue to trouble Lu Yi, and he didn't even dare to look at Lu Yi.
At this time, Iverson also executed two free throws and made both free throws. The Clippers led the Heat by two points.
Carlos Arroyo dribbles quickly across half court and hands the ball to Wade.
On the offensive end, Wade and Lu Yi faced off.
Wade didn't mean to call for a pick-and-roll, but directly dribbled the ball directly under Lu Yi's crotch, ready to break through.
Lu Yi's second defense last season was not for nothing. He already had experience in defending smaller players.
Even though Wade's dribbling skills are very delicate, but more rely on speed.
Wade moved suddenly, Lu Yi moved sideways to keep up, Wade tried to take two steps in, but it couldn't work, so he had to withdraw and hand the ball to James.
James' offense is much more straightforward than Wade's. Although they are all breakthroughs, James just relies on his body to fight inward.
Ariza's defense is not bad, but the tonnage is not enough. It is obviously not enough to defend James, who has gained weight after joining the Heat.
Fortunately, Ariza defended very hard, even though he lost most of his defensive position, he still forced James to go to Jordan.
Once Jordan closes in, James may not be able to score the goal.
However, James is not only heavy and fast, but also bounces well.
James rushed into the three-second zone, and as soon as he stepped on the dotted line of the free throw circle, he jumped directly.
Jordan's assist defense was a bit slower. Although he took off and blocked the block, he did not form an effective defense against James.
I have to say that James' shooting skills are not good, but it is quite good to rush to the basket to end this hand.
James had a good layup and threw the ball directly into the basket.
The 2 to 2 point difference is catching up, and the Clippers also need their own players to score.
Iverson knew that it was difficult to single Wade, so after dribbling the ball for half court, he handed the ball directly to Lu Yi.
It was interesting for the Heat to defend Lu Yi. First, Carlos Arroyo stepped up and stuck to Lu Yi, preventing Lu Yi from making easy shots.
If Lu Yi hits the three-point line with the ball, James will double-team him.
Through the consumption of Carlos Arroyo, reduce the consumption of Wade and James on the defensive end.
It's just that the game has just begun, and Lu Yi has almost tried his hand.
Facing Carlos Arroyo's defense, Lu Yi directly made a super long three-pointer.
A short point guard, defensive forward, and swingman, and facing the advanced shooting skills of Ganba, Carlos Arroyo really can't defend.
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After scoring the goal, Lu Yi used his iconic three-pointer to help the Clippers open the score again.
Off the court, Heat coach Eric Spoelstra saw this scene and quickly gestured, and then changed James to defend Lu Yi.
Wade's size and speed can limit Iverson, and James' size and speed are suitable for defending Lu Yi.
It's not that the Heat don't have the resources to defeat the Clippers, but the Heat want to try more during the regular season to see if they can use other outside players to consume Lu Yi, thereby reducing the defensive pressure on Wade and James.
Trial lineups are fine, but games still have to be won.
With the Big Three lineup, the Heat had no reason to lose to the Clippers led by Iverson and Lu Yi, one old and one young.
Today, Lu Yi's touch looks good. Lu Yi's shots are crazy, and the defending champion Lakers can't bear it.
That being the case, the Heat will try their best to take the best lineup and kill the Clippers.
Soldier against soldier will be against general, the Heat's Big Three are fully fired, and both offensive and defensive teams have put a lot of pressure on the Clippers.
If it weren't for Lu Yi's condition today, he was able to single James with his back, otherwise there was really no way to solve the difficulties that some teams could not score in the first half.
However, Lu Yi's power alone is limited.
It is almost the situation encountered in the playoffs of last season.
Iverson was unable to give full play to his physical advantage, and his influence on the court was greatly weakened.
Fortunately, the Clippers introduced Boozer this season, Boozer still has an advantage in singles against Bosh.
It is mainly reflected in the tonnage. After Bosh joined the Heat, he has indeed gained weight.
But the defense was not strong and couldn't handle Boozer's offense.
This season, the Heat are the main outside team. The ball is mainly concentrated in the hands of Wade and James. The big Z has size and no ball.
As for Bosh, because his neck is too long, his effective height is limited, and his style of play is too wide, he can't bring too many rebounds to the Heat.
Relying on the inside advantage, the Clippers protected the rebound.
Coupled with Lu Yi's outside scoring ability, the Clippers played back and forth with the Heat in the first half.
But in the third quarter, the Heat's backup point guard Mario Chalmers made a sudden effort and made two consecutive three-pointers to help the Heat widen the point difference.
After the Heat gained the advantage, Wade and James played singles with the ball one after another.
In order to win this game, both Wade and James played very smartly and chose to constantly call pick-and-rolls to get opportunities for misplaced attacks.
The Heat are attacking normally, and the Clippers are somewhat difficult to defend against. Now it is easier to score by playing in a wrong position.
After three quarters, 84 to 78, the Clippers have fallen behind by 6 points.
Although the point difference is not big, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory in the fourth quarter.
However, Boozer consumed a lot in the third quarter, and none of the other main players or rotation players could stand up and help Lu Yi.
It can only be said that it is really difficult for the Clippers to win today.
Usually there are Gordon, Korver, Thornton, Scola, Camby and other substitutes who can stand up, but none today.
It's time and fate, halfway through the fourth quarter and seeing the point difference further widened, Dunleavy chose to withdraw Lu Yi.
Dunleavy didn't really choose to surrender, but to reduce the pressure on Lu Yi to play a little bit.
Trying to reduce the fatigue that Lu Yi has accumulated during this time by reducing Lu Yi's playing time.
Unlike last season, Lu Yi had many opportunities to rest in rotation last season.
At the beginning of this season, the team had record requirements, and Lu Yi basically didn't rest much.
Now that the All-Star Game is approaching, there have been unexpected star injuries over the years. For the future of the team, Dunleavy had to reduce Lu Yi's playing time during this period to protect Lu Yi.
As for the upcoming loss to the Heat in today's game, Lu Yi himself has no idea.
Only the person who has the last laugh is the real winner!
Lu Yi didn't believe that in the playoffs, what the Heat could really do to them.
111 to 105, the Clippers were still 6 points behind the Heat in the end, and it was a pity to lose the game.
(End of this chapter)