naaapseattle Chapter 126 Cutting Melons and Vegetables, Strong vs. Chapter [-]
Chapter 126 Cutting Melons and Vegetables, Strong vs. Chapter [-]
Chapter 126 Cutting melons and vegetables, talking with each other
On March 3, the Clippers arrived in Houston.
Away games are usually more difficult to play, but the next round was played early and badly, so naturally there was no pressure.
98 to 85, the Clippers played a bit badly tonight.
Mosaic doesn't want to win, and the Clippers don't deserve to win.
Fortunately, Lu Yi is Lu Yi after all, and scored 39 points efficiently with a single card in three quarters, helping the team secure the victory in advance.
So even if other teammates did not perform well enough, the Clippers still easily won the victory.
Of course, after this game, some problems have not been resolved.
Especially Thornton, who returned from injury, played more impatiently after coming off the bench, and couldn't find his form for a long time.
With the playoffs less than a month away, the Clippers really don't have much time left for Thornton.
The next day, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, and after another day, they came to challenge against the Golden State Warriors at home.
"Stephen, do you want to experience the culture of winning?" During the warm-up stage, Lu Yi asked Curry to tease him again.
Curry shook his head, but said nothing.
The record difference between the two teams this season is too great, Lu Yi is the No. [-] pick, and the Clippers have such an excellent record. At this time, everything Lu Yi says is right, and everything he says is an excuse.
Curry was very helpless, he could only be silent and put all his emotions into the game.
But after the game started, Lu Yi was very hateful, and kept on covering and staring at Curry.
The Warriors are a team that plays fast break and doesn't pay much attention to defense. Besides, if they want to defend Lu Yi, they don't have any defensive resources on the flanks.
What can be done?Naturally, I can only watch Curry being named and educated by Lu Yi again and again.
"Okay, I won't bully you anymore. I've played enough time. I'll get off work first. You should work hard in the garbage time in the fourth quarter."
With more than two minutes before the end of the third quarter, Lu Yi showed Curry his professional attitude in advance.
Next, the Clippers will go to the Eastern Conference to play an away game. The advantage of the Clippers is so obvious today. It is normal for Lu Yi to clock in in three quarters.
When Curry heard Lu Yi say this, his mentality exploded even more.
Originally, in the fourth quarter, it was expected to score some points, but in the end he failed to score more than 20 points. Instead, he became Kobe.
In this way, the Clippers' winning streak continues.
On March 3, the Clippers arrived in Milwaukee to play against the ninth Bucks in the Eastern Conference.
Two weeks ago, the Clippers played against the Bucks.
Originally, the Bucks were out of play, but they never expected that in the recent period, they have played unexpectedly well.
The Bucks could make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs, but at this time, they encountered the Clippers again.
It can only be said that the Bucks are still quite unlucky.
However, speaking of it, Jennings played pretty well today, making 20 of 13 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 32 points, almost on par with the usual Lu Yi.
However, in today's game, Lu Yi also played very comfortably, and at the same time, he felt relatively good.
Because the Bucks want to beat the Clippers and squeeze into the Eastern Conference playoffs, Lu Yi had to play the whole game.
结果，卢易全场21投16中，三分11投8中，罚球4投4中，砍下了44分7篮板6助攻的数据。
In this game, Lu Yi not only has comprehensive statistics, but also has great influence on the game.
Lu Yi almost took care of everything and played what a big core with the ball should do.
The problem is that Lu Yi holds the ball a lot, but also creates a lot of opportunities for his teammates, which is different from Kobe.
In the end, it was also Lu Yi's strength that helped the team win the game 107 to 94 with a total of 13 points.
However, when the time came to March 3, the Clippers lost Jingzhou carelessly.
Dunleavy considered that the team had won consecutive victories recently and the players were in good condition, but Lu Yi consumed a lot in the last game, so in the next back-to-back away games, he let Lu Yi take a break.
After playing the Raptors, the Clippers still have to play away games when they return to the West, and they are playing a strong team in the West like the Nuggets, so it is understandable to ensure that Lu Yi has sufficient physical strength.
However, the Raptors are eighth in the East, and their place in the playoffs is not very stable.
When I met the Clippers and saw that Lu Yi didn't take a break, I suddenly became excited.
The Clippers want to save Lu Yi a core, but the Raptors stud directly.
In the first three quarters, the Clippers were under pressure. Although the point difference did not widen, it has always been around 10 points.
In the fourth quarter, Dunleavy was worried about Iverson's problems, and also wanted to rely on the rotation to take the lead.
It never occurred to me that without Lu Yi and without Iverson, the Clippers would be a broken ship with leaks everywhere.
92 to 114, the Clippers lost 22 points in Toronto, which is quite embarrassing.
After returning to the West, the Clippers quickly regained their confidence.
After all, Lu Yi will play in the next game, and the other Clippers players have nothing to worry about.
Lu Yi played, even in the face of double-teaming, and played 4 quarters, it was relatively easy to score 30 points.
And Lu Yi is double-teamed, and other teammates will get bigger and more scoring opportunities. This is something that the Clippers know well.
The time came to April 4, and a big battle broke out in Denver.
Kaman, who returned to the starting position, helped the Clippers jump to the ball from the beginning.
Immediately afterwards, Iverson shot straight in from the right, smashed through the Nuggets inside, scored 2 points for a layup, and helped the Clippers take the lead.
As soon as the Clippers came up with this enthusiasm, they gave a very clear attitude that the Clippers will win this game!
The fact is exactly the same. In the first quarter, under the leadership of Lu Yi, the Clippers easily took the lead.
In fact, Lu Yi took 5 shots in the first quarter. Under the targeted defense and the tireless double-teaming, it was difficult for Lu Yi to get the ball.
However, Lu Yi made 5 of 4 shots and 3 of 2 three-pointers. While scoring 10 points, he also had 2 assists.
This shows that Lu Yi either got the ball and scored directly, or created better shooting opportunities for his teammates.
Lu Yi's 7 possessions alone helped the Clippers score 14 points.
A team often has 20 ball possessions in a single quarter, but often scores less than 30 points.
Lu Yi's efficient control of the ball helped the Clippers gain a considerable advantage.
Even though Anthony was in excellent form in the first quarter, he made 9 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, and easily scored 14 points.
10 points for 14 possessions and 7 points for 14 possessions are completely different things.
31 to 26, driven by Lu Yi, the Clippers led by 5 points in the first quarter.
When the game reached the second quarter, the point difference suddenly widened again.
Before Lu Yi took a break, it was also because he rested for a long time, and he will definitely play a dozen more games today.
Not to mention the shooting percentage in the first quarter, it shows that Lu Yi is in good shape today.
Although Denver's away game was not easy to play, Lu Yi did not fire unlimitedly in the first quarter, obviously he has physical strength.
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Lu Yi was able to score as soon as he came up. First, he made two consecutive breakthroughs and changed the Nuggets' defensive strategy against him.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yi made two sudden shots from outside the three-point line in the best way, and hit a three-pointer, opening the point difference to more than 10 points.
When the Nuggets double-team, they will split the ball, and the zone defense will make a sudden shot. If the outside line can be opened, they will look for opportunities to break through.
George Karl on the sidelines was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, circling and shouting.
The sideline referee followed up with a fast break, and was almost deaf and tinnitus yelled by George Karl.
At the same time, Afflalo, who was supposed to be the main defense against Lu Yi, also had the first two hits.
Marking, zone defense, covering and changing defenses, changing every few minutes, who can bear this?
Defense requires concentration and continuity. The head coach yelling on the sidelines will distract the defensive players on the field.
This is also the reason why most coaches know that there is a problem with the defense on the field, but they realize it later, call a timeout after a period of time, and readjust the defensive strategy.
To adjust the defense, it is really necessary to let the players calm down first, and then let them hear clearly before doing it.
In the past, the Nuggets' strategy for defending Lu Yi was Afflalo's single defense, forward defense, and switch defense. Today, they mainly double-team, which is no problem.
But in the last ten games, Lu Yi has some experience in dealing with such a defensive strategy.
Superstars cannot be guarded, let alone super giants.
Super giants can only be limited, using better and more flexible defensive strategies and the overall defense of the team to limit.
However, Nuggets coach George Karl is not a coach who is good at training defense.
However, an old-school head coach like George Karl will ask players to strengthen their defense from their own perspective.
The Nuggets' shooting guard and small forward are Efflalo and Anthony, respectively.
The former has a relatively thin body, and his talent is overwhelmed by Lu Yi.
The latter has no problem with talent, but there is a problem with defensive enthusiasm.He has been the absolute core of the team since he was a child, and he was trained as a classical small forward at the beginning.
The classic small forward is the team's first scoring point, as long as the offense and rebounding are enough.
Anthony has done both of these things very well, but in the NBA, if the core of the team wants to lead the team to win, they must not only do their job well, but do more.
At his peak, James was still attacking and defending. It wasn't until his old age that his physical strength really couldn't take care of both offense and defense, so he started to defend with his eyes.
But Anthony, since entering the league, has not seriously defended a few games.
Now, after playing for six or seven years, it is impossible to emphasize defense any more.
It was also because Anthony failed to effectively double-team Lu Yi and lacked a good judgment on the timing of the double-team, which led to Afflalo being blasted by Lu Yi abruptly.
Relying on his personal strength in the second quarter, Lu Yi made 8 of 6 shots and 5 of 3 three-pointers. He scored in double figures again and played an outstanding performance of 15 points in a single quarter.
In the first half alone, Lu Yi scored 25 points.
With the help of Lu Yi, the Clippers took a 57-point lead 45 to 12.
But in the third quarter, Anthony felt hot again, with full firepower, almost making Lu Yi, who was resting off the court for a while, unable to sit still.
As soon as Anthony came up, he scored a three-pointer, and then rushed to the basket twice in a row to find Kaman's trouble.
Anthony scored 7 points in three rounds, grabbed two offensive rebounds, and was fouled by Kaman.
Seeing that Lu Yi's 12-point advantage in the first half will be wiped out.
Lu Yi could only put down the thermos, stood up from his seat, and asked Dunleavy, "Coach, let me play!"
Fortunately, just as Scola was talking, he made a three-pointer from the bottom corner, which helped the Clippers resolve a wave of crisis.
Dunleavy asked Lu Yi to go to the technical table to take his position, but the dead ball never appeared.
Just when the point difference was narrowed to less than 5 points again, Scola made a mid-range shot and scored two points, helping the team relieve the pressure.
After playing for 2 minutes, the point difference was not narrowed, and the game finally had a dead ball, and Lu Yi got the chance to play.
After Lu Yi came on the court, the Clippers failed to immediately reverse the rhythm of the game and helped the team quickly expand the score.
Even, because of JR Smith's nerve knife, he suddenly hit a three-pointer, and the point difference was narrowed to less than 5 points.
However, Lu Yi has come to the court, and the morale of the Clippers has not changed too much because the opponent hit a three-pointer.
With the help of Lu Yi running off the ball and Kaman coming out of the pick-and-roll from the inside, Lu Yi finally hit another corner three-pointer to help the team ease the scoring.
After that, Lu Yi made two breakthroughs as in the second quarter, trying to change the Nuggets' defense.
George Karl just can't defend. The Nuggets obviously suffered a loss in the second quarter, but the same problem still appeared in the third quarter.
It was another three-pointer, and George Karl was forced to call a timeout.
Obviously the Nuggets came up to chase points in the third quarter. Unexpectedly, the Clippers calmed down, and the Nuggets were the first to call a timeout.
Also driven by Lu Yi, the Clippers withstood the pressure in the third quarter, and until the end of the third quarter, the point difference returned to 10+.
In the fourth quarter, Anthony, who had been fierce for three quarters, finally couldn't move.
The strong offense and constant double-teaming also cost Anthony a lot of energy.
And Lu Yi, who played almost three quarters, suddenly became less efficient in the fourth quarter, and couldn't even maintain a 50% shooting rate.
However, Lu Yi has done enough for the Clippers.
The other Clippers players also know that Lu Yi is on the court, even if he doesn't shoot, he can help them open up space.
Now that Lu Yi can't play anymore, then at this time, they must provide the team with their own strength.
Also relying on the effectiveness of the three armies, the Clippers' role players played more and more fiercely, hitting consecutive 9-3, 5-0 shock waves, and crushing the Nuggets.
By the last 3 minutes of the game, the point difference between the two teams had widened to 19 points.
The mentality of the Nuggets' main players was a bit broken. In the end, Billups, Afflalo and Anthony even blamed each other, failing to throw the ball from the outside within 24 seconds.
The Clippers defended for 24 seconds, and coupled with their huge advantage, they naturally played with more confidence.
As Iverson made another three-pointer at 2 minutes and 24 seconds, the point difference was widened to 22 points, and the game was completely over.
At this time, McGrady, who is at the top of the Nuggets, is useless.
Fortunately, the Clippers did not hurt the killer.
Dunleavy was worried that Lu Yi would consume too much, and Iverson had played enough recently, so he removed the two cores first.
Although the main force of the Nuggets is still playing on the court, the point difference has been unable to catch up.
108 to 98, the Clippers took a 10-point lead to win this Western Conference game.
Lu Yi also scored 45 points, beating Anthony's 36 points.
(End of this chapter)