naaapseattle Chapter 127 Heavy Chapter West Part 1
Chapter 127 Heavy Chapter West Part 1
Chapter 127 Returning to No. [-] in the West
After winning the Nuggets, the Clippers quickly returned to Los Angeles.
On April 4, they played against the Knicks at home.
Because it was back-to-back, the Clippers were a little slow at the beginning. The score was behind by 5 points in the first quarter, and the home fans were a little dissatisfied.
As an obvious playoff team, is it possible for the Clippers to rob the rich and help the poor?
That's the situation that only pseudo-strong teams will appear!
Fortunately, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers slowly recovered the point difference.
In the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, Lu Yi also stepped up to take over the game and made two consecutive three-pointers.
In the third quarter, Lu Yi just played normally, and the Clippers had already seen the hope of victory.
Later, after half a quarter of the fourth quarter, just like before, I clocked in and got off work.
88 to 102, the Clippers won again, but it was not time to relax.
Three days later, the Clippers played against the Trail Blazers at home.
The Blazers are currently fourth in the West, 3 games away from the Clippers.
For this kind of western ranking competition, the Clippers will naturally go all out.
Every game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers this season is a tough battle. Although the first game was played, it is not difficult for the Clippers to win the Trail Blazers.
However, the strength of the Blazers is worthy of the Clippers' attention.
That is to say, Oden didn't play it out, otherwise the game against the Clippers would be really hard to play.
But now, the advantage is still on the Clippers side.
After the game officially started, the Blazers did not choose to use Jordan's law on Lu Yi like other teams.
Perhaps the Blazers are training for the playoffs and want to try to see if Roy can defend Lu Yi alone.
In short, the Blazers did not double-team, but directly resorted to 131 defenses.
Seeing this, Lu Yi first shot two balls to try his hand feeling. Maybe the hand feel was not very good. Under Roy's defense, he made 2 of 1 three-pointers and did not score two consecutive three-pointers.
Seeing this situation, Lu Yi didn't intend to continue to stand alone. He chose to pull Roy out and hand over the game to other teammates.
In today's game, Baron Davis regained his old feeling of playing.
Iverson played averagely when paired with Lu Yi.
After the beard came off the bench, he suddenly played bravely. In just 3 minutes, he made 5 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points.
After Lu Yi saw the performance of the bearded man, he also took advantage of the opportunity of the Blazers to temporarily adjust the defensive strategy, and suddenly attacked with the ball. pull away.
Under the leadership of Lu Yi and Beard, the Clippers firmly grasped the lead of 10+. It was not until the third quarter that the point difference was narrowed to less than 10 points under the sudden performance of Roy.
Seeing this, Lu Yi was just about to play singles with a stick, but Iverson finally stood up, made one shot and one shot, scored 5 points in a row with three-pointers and layups, helping the team to save the decline.
The Blazers were worried that Iverson would continue to return to the top, so they had to increase their defense against Iverson.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yi took over the game again, broke through two consecutive waves, pierced the Blazers inside, and successfully fouled, using five fouls to knock Aldridge off the court.
After Aldridge left the field, the Clippers continued to open up the situation and further widened the point difference.
Originally, Aldridge had to wait until the second half of the fourth quarter before playing, but Blazers head coach Nate McMillan hesitated.
In the end, Aldridge was replaced with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The result was that Lu Yi and Iverson played consecutively, and Aldridge didn't stay on the court for 2 minutes, and he had to leave the court because he had accumulated six fouls.
It is difficult for the Blazers to play against the Clippers. Now that the team is nearly 20 points behind, a core player in the team is sent off by the opponent's head player. How can this be played?
Whether it's the huge score pressure or the collapsing team morale, they all tell the Blazers players that this game tonight is completely useless.
87 to 101, the Clippers, who finally had the home court advantage, won this crucial game with an advantage of 14 points.
It was also because of the big victory to see the Blazers, and when Dunleavy was in a good mood, he took turns resting Lu Yi and Iverson.
On April 4, the Clippers visited Sacramento back-to-back.
The Kings played badly early, and the Clippers rested their two main players in turn. It is not a problem to win this victory.
Also in this game, the bearded man finally returned to the starting position after two months.
It is precisely because of this that the bearded man played very well in this game.
As a former All-Star player, Beard naturally has his own pride.
If Iverson hadn't been the starting point guard for the Clippers, and the Clippers had asked Beard to play as a substitute, Beard would have had a dispute.
But once there is a chance to start, Beard will naturally not miss it.
It is still very experienced to teach the king a group of young, trashy, old bearded beards.
He made 18 of 13 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws. Beard made a rare and efficient round and scored 30+ points in a single game.
Also under the outstanding performance of Beard, the Clippers won the back-to-back games.
Next, on April 4, the Clippers won the Golden State Warriors at home without much effort.
But immediately after April 4, the pressure of the game struck again.
The Dallas Mavericks, third in the West, are once again a guest at the Staples Center. If the Clippers win this game, they will return to No. [-] in the West and reach the top of the West.
However, if the Mavericks win this game, the difference between the Clippers and the Mavericks will only be one game away.
As night fell, the game began.
Kaman failed to jump the ball with Eric Dampier and even sprained his foot.
Although he warmed up before the game and the current injury did not affect his playing state, Dunleavy clearly saw it with sharp eyes, so within half a minute of the game, Dunleavy immediately called a timeout and replaced Kaman.
After all, the Clippers are about to play in the playoffs, and the only centers with playoff experience are Kaman and Camby.
Because the center forward is big and relatively heavy, he is prone to problems with his ankles and knees.
At this time when the playoffs are approaching, the Clippers dare not overuse Kaman to avoid unnecessary injuries.
Of course, if the injury does occur, there is no way.
The Clippers still have Camby who can play in the playoffs, but the healthier the team is, the more opportunities it has to go further in the playoffs.
Although it will be Lu Yi's first season in the playoffs, Dunleavy still hopes that the Clippers can go further and help Lu Yi accumulate playoff experience.
Speaking of which, Dunleavy removed Kaman and directly returned Jordan.
At this time, ensuring the health and safety of the backup center is far above the record in the regular season, so Camby was protected and not allowed to play.
It was okay for Jordan to play. After all, before Kaman returned, Jordan was the starter most of the time, and the Clippers won so many games.
Since the Mavericks missed the first goal, after returning from the timeout, the Clippers had a chance to lead the score.
The Mavericks' defense strategy against the Clippers is no different from other teams. Although they may encounter them in the playoffs, let's defend first!
Being beaten to death by a role player is better than being beaten to death by Lu Yi.
The Clippers also know what is going on in this game.
So seeing the Mavericks' defensive strategy, first hand the ball to Lu Yi for a while, and then use Lu Yi's outside threat to quickly pass the ball to both sides, and then rely on a breakthrough to score inside.
The Mavericks play zone defense, but mainly on the perimeter.
Iverson broke through very efficiently as soon as he came up, challenged Dampier directly to the basket, and scored 2 points for a layup.
The Clippers won the first place, and the fans on the scene were also very happy, constantly cheering for the Clippers.
The Mavericks seemed to be affected by the home fans. First, they failed to find an opportunity to conduct the ball from the outside. In the end, Kidd had to rely on Kidd to try a three-pointer from the outside by his personal ability, but unfortunately he failed to make a shot.
The rebound was snatched by Nowitzki, but Scola's block also had a little interference on Nowitzki.
From the perspective of the audience, the ball was thrown into the basket steadily, but the ball had its own ideas, and it fell into the basket and finally bounced out.
This time the rebound was taken by Jordan Jr.
When Lu Yi saw it, he immediately went down quickly, and Jordan also took advantage of his height to pass the ball to the frontcourt immediately.
Because the passing level is not enough, the ball is still a bit far from Lu Yi.
Fortunately, the ball wasn't very powerful, and the arc wasn't too low, otherwise it would have gone straight to the sideline instead of being overtaken by Lu Yi with a big stride and in his hands.
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In less than two seconds, Lu Yi directly chased for a three-pointer and threw the ball into the basket.
Marion, who originally returned to defense, wanted to make a tactical foul on Lu Yi, but Lu Yi shot too quickly. Seeing this, Marion had to stop to avoid being "fouled" by Lu Yi.
Driven by Iverson and Lu Yi, the Clippers opened the point difference to 5 points as soon as they came up.
But the Mavericks are not easy to eat. The Mavericks quickly used Nowitzki's personal ability to fight back in the paint.
Although Scola has some experience in defending against European players, Nowitzki's height and shooting ability are too buggy, and playing power forward is obviously a bit of a bully.
Scola can't prevent it, but fortunately, Nowitzki's golden rooster is independent, just two points.
After Nowitzki hit a fadeaway jumper, the Clippers immediately grabbed the baseline ball.
At this time, Lu Yi is naturally the focus of the Mavericks' defense.
However, Lu Yiming knew that he should be focused on, but he was still actively playing quickly.
On the other side, Iverson and Ariza were not idle either. Kidd actively entangled Iverson, but was thrown away by Iverson running without the ball.
The Mavericks have already double-teamed Lu Yi without the ball, so there is no need to pay a foul on Iverson.
As a result, Iverson received the ball, took advantage of the Mavericks' unsteady footing, took a sudden step to the half-slam area, and directly stopped and shot a jumper.
Iverson has a basket, but there have been too many unreasonable strong shots in other teams in the past.
This time, Iverson took advantage of the Mavericks to get in a good position, shot from a comfortable shooting area, and hit a mid-range shot steadily.
But in the next round, Nowitzki came out again for the Mavericks and returned a mid-range.
Nowitzki's state came so early, and the Clippers did not expect it.
But if you think about it carefully, this is also a good phenomenon.
Nowitzki is not a stamina monster. Let him consume more stamina in the front. As long as the Clippers are not killed, it will be the Clippers' turn to kill the Mavericks later.
It is said that Nowitzki scored consecutive goals, and the Clippers had to express it.
Iverson dribbled the ball across half court and handed the ball to Lu Yi early.
Seeing this scene, the Mavericks immediately double-teamed without the ball.
Lu Yi has a strong ability to solve hard singles. If the two teams face each other, Lu Yi, who may be able to shoot three-pointers, can occupy a considerable advantage in the score.
The Mavericks naturally don't want Lu Yi to score, at least they can't let Lu Yi score outside the three-point line.
Faced with double-teaming, Lu Yi felt a little helpless, not that he couldn't make a move, but there was no need to fight like this at a time like this.
Ever since, Lu Yi quickly passed the ball out, using the pass to break the double-team.
Ariza, who was let go, directly killed the basket after receiving the ball. Nowitzki stepped forward to defend, but Ariza continued to score the ball to Scola in the bottom corner.
Scola took a step forward and made a mid-range shot, and it was too late for Nowitzki to save it.
The ball scored 2 points and Nowitzki stabilized the mid-range to help the Mavericks break the scoring drought, but the Clippers also had the mid-range to fight back.
Looking back, the Mavericks continued to hand the ball to Nowitzki.
This time Scola also learned to be smart, and defended around the front. It will definitely not be so easy for Nowitzki to receive the ball.
Nowitzki is much higher than Scola, and he can still catch the ball if he really wants to.
However, if you want to catch the ball, you need to compete with Scola.
Originally shot three times in a row, Nowitzki was a little out of breath.
Then break free from the strongman lock man, catch the ball and shoot, it will probably consume more energy.
Nowitzki thought about it, but still didn't choose to force the ball.
Ever since, the Mavericks can only play pick and roll with Kidd and Marion to the basket.
Kidd passed Iverson, but Lu Yi switched up.
He was about to take off and shoot a half-shot, but was blocked all the way.
"What is a talent? What is a champion?" the on-site commentator said excitedly.
Lu Yi obviously was defending and jumped from behind, but relying on the speed of the bullet, he suddenly rushed in front of Kidd and blocked the ball.
And the ball was not too far away from Lu Yi, Lu Yi relied on his stride, stepped over Kidd in just one step, and stepped forward to control the ball.
That is to say, Deshaun Stevenson returned to the defense quickly and directly fouled Lu Yi tactically, so Lu Yi did not make a conversion.
However, the Clippers played a wave of serving tactics, Iverson served from the sideline, and Lu Yi attracted the defense on the weak side.
In this way, the Mavericks had two players on the weak side, one player under the basket, another player in front of Iverson, and the remaining player had to be placed in the corner of the strong side, and the top arc was leaked.
Iverson used Ariza to overdo it, catching the ball hand-to-hand and making a three-pointer from the top arc.
Iverson still grasped the opportunity of a wide open, and the Clippers scored another 3 points, directly opening up the gap of 5 points in the two rounds.
However, the Clippers' offense is not over yet, and the Mavericks' defensive end is a bit overwhelmed, and the Clippers have high morale and take the opportunity to beat the dog in the water.
In the rest of the first quarter, the Clippers seized the opportunity again and played an 11-4 spurt.
By the end of the first quarter, 24 to 37, the Clippers had already taken a 13-point lead.
In a game of strong dialogue, it is a bit unbelievable to have a 10+ point difference in a single quarter.
Although the game has just started, it does not mean that there are still many opportunities for comebacks. Sometimes it also means that the game is over from the beginning.
83 to 117, regarding this much-anticipated competition, the Clippers not only defended the home court, but also easily won it with a huge advantage of 34 points.
Also under the backdrop of the stepping stone of the Mavericks, the Clippers were re-crowned as kings and promoted to No. 0.5 in the Western Conference, leading the Lakers by [-] wins.
(End of this chapter)