naaapseattle Chapter 125 Eastern bonus, repeated battles
Chapter 125 Eastern bonus, repeated battles
Chapter 125 Eastern bonus, repeated battles
Just after defeating the No. [-] Magic in the East, the Clippers arrived in Miami overnight, actively preparing for the battle, and plan to beat the No. [-] Heat in the East tomorrow.
Logically speaking, back-to-back away games are the most difficult to play.
Players like Lu Yi, who are easy to work part-time, can take selective rotations when they encounter such back-to-back games against strong teams.
Recently, however, the Heat have run into trouble.
In the next game, the Heat also just returned from the away game, playing back-to-back games.
The two teams are almost in the same situation, and the Clippers will naturally go all out to take the Heat before they have a good rest.
As soon as the game started, the Clippers played more methodically.
Perhaps the Heat were also tired, and their defense was a little lax at first.
Although the defense against Lu Yi is not bad, the Clippers have scored a lot of points in other points.
After the first quarter, the Clippers beat the Heat 34 to 23, directly establishing an 11-point advantage.
Coach Spoelstra is still capable, and the Heat adjusted their defense after just one intermission.
The defensive eyes without stretching hands like in the first quarter disappeared completely.
Just in time, the Clippers put on more rotations in the second quarter because of back-to-backs.
In less than half a quarter, the point difference was narrowed to less than 5 points.
Gordon does not have the ability to lead the team, what should we do?
There is no other way but to replace Lu Yi in advance and let Lu Yi solve the problem alone.
Fortunately, the halftime break is approaching, and the Heat's main players are also very tired from playing.
Originally, it was by relying on the time at the beginning of the second quarter that the main force was able to recover the point difference.
This time, as soon as Lu Yi came on the court, the double-team was still double-teamed, but Lu Yi passed a few good passes, and also ran without the ball by himself, and ran out some opportunities.
In the second quarter, Lu Yi made 6 of 4 shots in a single quarter, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points.
Including the 7 points scored in the first quarter, the team has already scored 20 points in the first half.
After the intermission, the Heat's main players had some respite, and they adjusted relatively quickly as a strong team in the East.
The defensive pressure Lu Yi encountered in the third quarter was far higher than in the first half.
However, Iverson stepped forward in time and scored 12 points in a single quarter, helping Lu Yi share a lot of pressure.
In the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, Lu Yi finally took advantage of the fact that the Heat were a little immobile, and suddenly took over the game.
Lu Yi made 3 of 3 three-pointers, added a throwing shot on the move, played a fast break dunk, scored 13 points, and opened up the point difference all at once.
Before the start of the fourth quarter, the score of the two teams was 85 to 70, a full 15 points difference.
It stands to reason that this advantage is not small.But the Clippers didn't let up.
Before the start of the fourth quarter, Lu Yi volunteered to play and control the rhythm.
Although back-to-back games are tiring, you must not relax.
If you say you are tired, your opponent is also tired.
At this time, as long as Lu Yi plays, the Heat's main players must follow.
If you don't follow, Lu Yi will make two or three three-pointers, and the point difference will be opened by 20 points. The Heat's main force will come up to make up for it. How should we chase these 20 points?
Lu Yi just didn't give him a chance and used his power to overwhelm others.
The Heat had no choice but to play with Wade and O'Neal at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
But it was still useless. Lu Yi stopped shooting three-pointers in the fourth quarter and kept breaking through to the basket.
However, Lu Yi held the ball in the top arc and the range was too far. It is impossible for the Heat not to guard against Lu Yi's three-pointer.
As long as the Heat are slow to double-team, Lu Yi will make a three-threat first, and after hitting Beasley, he will directly attack.
One-on-one breakthrough, Lu Yi's speed, explosive power, and footsteps, there is no problem at all.
When they get to the basket, the Heat rely on Jermaine O'Neal's defense alone, which is definitely not enough.
Lu Yi didn't play hard at the basket, throwing shots on the move, and stopping in the middle of the distance. Lu Yi played these moves very smoothly.
As for the Heat going online to double-team early, Lu Yi is not unable to pass the ball.
In fact, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Heat still played 32 defenses.
If the defense is changed to 131, Lu Yi may not be able to play so easily.
It's also mental arithmetic and unintentional, how to guard against it, the Heat didn't expect Lu Yi to be so decisive.
In the first day of the fourth quarter, there were three in a row. Although the Heat were scoring, the scoring was still intermittent. The whole team was not as efficient as Lu Yi alone.
Seeing that the point difference is approaching 20 points, the Heat can only use all their physical strength in advance to fight the Clippers recklessly.
As a result, in the second half of the fourth quarter, the main force couldn't move.
The shooting percentage has dropped sharply, and it is difficult to make up for defense.
Although Lu Yi in the second half of the fourth quarter didn't have much energy to attack.
But the Clippers have many role players and high-quality rotations.
Even if Lu Yi doesn't touch the ball on the court, he can still attract defense and produce a positive effect.But Wade and O'Neal can't.
The Clippers handed over the ball to the role players, and finally relied on Lu Yi's previous advantage to secure the victory of the game 3 minutes ahead of schedule.
Seeing that there was still an 18-point difference, the Heat withdrew their main players ahead of schedule.
In this game, Wade and O'Neal did not play without effort, but they were indeed exhausted by Lu Yi.
Now that you can't play anymore, let's take a long-term view and don't let the leading players get injured.
Coach Spoelstra removed Wade and O'Neal, leaving Beasley alone on the court to try harder.
Dunleavy was also bold, and also removed Lu Yi and Iverson to avoid unnecessary consumption.
Fortunately, Beasley can easily become a cancer if he hits it. Without the main force of the Clippers, the Clippers really can't prevent Beasley if they fight for talent.
However, the rest of the Heat couldn't touch the ball either.
In the last less than 3 minutes, Beasley ran inside and scored two points. It was a pipe dream to recover the 18-point difference.
By the time the game is over, there are still 15 points left.
It seems that Beasley led the team to chase the 3 points back, but in fact, Beasley scored the points himself, which is cool.
Before that, he made 11 of 5 shots and 4 of 3 free throws. He only had 13 points, which was not very efficient.
打完最后3分钟，得分数据变成了16投9中，罚球6投5中，高效砍下23分。
If you change to other times, you can score 10 points at the critical moment, which is really awesome.
But it's meaningless to score high scores in the empty time after the game.
108 to 93, the Clippers defeated the fifth-ranked Heat in the Eastern Conference by 15 points.
Before the Clippers' visit to the South Coast, the media were discussing and analyzing that the two games between the Magic and the Heat will be more difficult.
I never expected that the Clippers would get a wave of dividends in the East.
And, the dividend is far from over.
Two days later, on March 3, the Clippers were a guest in Charlotte against the eighth-ranked Bobcats in the Eastern Conference.
When the Bobcats arrived in Los Angeles a while ago, they were still seventh in the East, but now they have dropped to eighth in the East. It can be seen that the Bobcats are not in a good state recently.
The Clippers rested for two days, and their physical strength has almost recovered.
This time as a guest at the home of the Bobcats, there is no pressure.
It was blood abuse before, and today it will be crushed again, what's the problem?
106 to 98. At the end of the game, the point difference between the two teams was not that big, but in fact, Lu Yi played three and a half quarters before clocking out of get off work early.
However, just when the Clippers were about to celebrate a winning streak, something depressing happened again.
On March 3, the Clippers played back-to-back again, this time against the San Antonio Spurs, a powerhouse in the West.
Although the Spurs are also back-to-back, they still have some advantages when they return to play at home.
What's more, what the Spurs are better at doing is defense.
Popovich has a lot of experience in restricting the core of the enemy team.
Lu Yi was not stepped on, after all, Bowen announced his retirement in the summer.
However, under the constraints of the Spurs' defensive system, Lu Yi's shooting rate has obviously declined.
几乎打满全场，卢易17投9中，三分5投2中，罚球6投5中，只砍下25分4篮板2助攻2抢断的数据。
If it can help the team win, Lu Yi's data is very efficient and comprehensive.
But the problem is that the Clippers lost the game, and they lost by a big score.
92 to 111, the Clippers lost a full 19 points.
It has to be said that consecutive victories, coupled with back-to-back games, will subconsciously make the Clippers players relax their vigilance on the defensive end.
A team like the Spurs, who are not particularly good at offense, can score 110+ on the Clippers, which is enough to explain the Clippers' defensive problems in today's game.
Of course, if it is said that Lu Yi's score today is nearly [-] points less than before, this also explains some problems.
The Clippers rely too much on Lu Yi to score high points to win the game!
The Clippers have a lot of role players, and the quality looks okay, but they are not good enough.
Coupled with the lack of a stable second and third person, Lu Yi can't support himself.
The Clippers are a team preparing to play in the playoffs, and it would have been outrageous for Lu Yi to lead the team as a rookie.
Originally, the Clippers thought that Baron Davis could stand up, who would not even be able to sit firmly in the starting lineup after the injury.
As for Kaman, the same is true.
Now that the league is gradually showing a small ball trend, Kaman can only serve as the Clippers' starter, but he does not have the ability to become the second or third master.
The rest of Iverson can only occasionally become Lu Yi's right-hand man.
Age and injuries are two major factors affecting Iverson.
After playing the Spurs, the Clippers finally returned home.
The next game was a little easier to play, at least there were no two consecutive waves of back-to-back.
On March 3, the Clippers welcomed the Hornets to challenge.
Paul was injured and absent, making it difficult for the Hornets to make the playoffs.
Not to mention facing the Sun who is now second in the West and is about to rush to No. [-] in the West.
100 to 108, the Clippers won the game steadily with an 8-point advantage.
It is worth mentioning that on the second day, Thornton, the last injured player of the Clippers, also returned from injury.
Although Ariza has played very well recently, the Clippers have a more solid lineup and more players who can play, which is also a good sign.
Time soon came to March 3, and the Bucks came from afar.
Thornton will not play today and needs to sit on the bench to observe, but on the surface the Clippers have a complete lineup.
93 to 101, playing against the Bucks is not too much pressure, the Bucks at the beginning of the season, relying on the magic of Jennings, the record is quite good.
But when Jennings hits the rookie wall, the Bucks will not have the ability to hit the playoffs.
Now the Bucks basically lose wherever they go.
Some Bucks fans even sighed: "You must know that this season will be like this, it's not easy to be bad at the beginning!
That way, at least there will be a lottery pick!
As it is now, it can be said that there is nothing. "
Time soon came to March 3 again, and the Clippers continued to sit at home, this time against the Sacramento Kings.
The Kings are rushing to sign with a high pick again this season. Obviously, the talents of the players in the team are not bad, but they just can't be cultivated, ruining the talents of rookies.
The Clippers are very handy against such a bad team.
Although I didn't play a game for half a week at the beginning of the game, I felt a little rested.
However, in the second half of the first quarter, the Clippers quickly regained their status, and directly chased the score back with a 9-0 offensive.
After that, the Clippers have been in control of the rhythm of the game.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Kings suddenly didn't know how to play, and the Clippers naturally won the game.
89 to 102, the Clippers' main players clocked in three quarters early, which also left some preparation time for the next tough battle.
The Clippers will play the Mavericks in the next game. The Mavericks have been in good shape recently, rushing to third place in the West.
Although the Clippers are also playing very well, but the current Mavericks, chances are the winning team in Lu Yi's memory.
This is a team that can turn decay into magic. If it is a regular season where the winner is determined, the Mavericks have the capital and the ability to beat all teams in the league.
At the moment, the Clippers are only two games away from the Mavericks.
If the Clippers lose to the Mavericks, the gap between the two will be further narrowed, and the Clippers are likely to be overtaken by the Mavericks in a short time.
Considering that the Clippers and the Mavericks are very likely to meet in the second round of the playoffs, the Clippers have to prepare for the next game in advance.
However, it was not until the day of March 3 that the Clippers discovered that they seemed to be too cautious.
The Mavericks were a little nervous and not as consistent as they thought they would be.
Nowitzki's performance in this game was relatively average, scoring only 18 points in the game.
As the league's leading offensive power forward, averaging 25+ per game, Nowitzki has no problem at all.
In this game, the Mavericks scored the most points, but it was Kidd, who was dubbed by domestic fans as a non-aggressive player.
Kidd made 21 of 10 shots, 11 of 6 three-pointers and no free throws. He scored 26 points in pure points.
21 points on 26 shots. It seems that the efficiency is not high, but the three-point shooting rate exceeds 50%, and the overall shooting rate is close to 50%. Is this shooting rate low?
It's just that Kidd didn't ask for the whistle!
With a little whistle, Kidd is expected to be 30+10+5.
It is worth mentioning that for Kidd in this game, the second data in double figures was not rebounds, but assists.
13 assists, leading the audience.
There are also 6 rebounds, but they are all from the backcourt, and some are given to him by his teammates to facilitate Kidd's fast break.
The rebound data is watery, but the 26 points and 13 assists are not watery at all.
There is no doubt that Kidd today has played at the level of a big core with the ball.
It's a pity that the Mavericks don't have the No.3 player who scored in double figures.
Even under Kidd's tandem, Terry, Marion, and Barea all scored 9 points.
On the defensive end, the Mavericks did not have the wing defensive resources to defend Lu Yi, and Lu Yi scored 43 points, and in the end they could only drink their hatred.
107 to 92, as a guest of the Clippers in Dallas, once again consolidated the second place in the Western Conference with a 15-point advantage.
(End of this chapter)