warrior godfather
Chapter 575 The Reversed God
Chapter 575 The Reversed God
On the court, the Warriors' dead five launched their first offense.
In this lineup without a point guard, Green assumed the role of point guard, dribbling the ball across the half court, dribbling at the top of the key, and directing teammates to run.
Jordan kept Rivers' instructions in mind, defended himself, stayed on the three-point line, and did not give Green a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
If it was the regular season, Jordan would definitely stay under the basket and guard the penalty area, but in the playoffs, he played in a targeted manner. The defensive strategy Rivers adopted in this round of the series is to lock the outside line that the Warriors are proud of. three points.
A 3:1 lead is the reward of this strategy. Although the Warriors have Clay, Leonard, Danny Green, Parsons, Yi Jianlian, Olynyk and other players who can shoot fixed-point three-pointers, they have never been outside. Toss open, or rely on Clay's touch to explode, to win the next game.
Chandler, who Jordan faced before, had no shooting range. He could rest assured that he would protect the frame under the basket and lock the penalty area. However, Green is a well-known space-type four in the league. When he was pushed to the center position , Little Jordan followed without hesitation.
Seeing that Jordan came out of the defense, Green passed the ball to Danny Green, ran to the weak side at 45 degrees, and took Jordan away.
Danny Green came to the top of the arc, picked and rolled with Leonard, the Clippers directly switched defenses, Griffin, who was facing Leonard, came in front of Danny, and Redick switched to Leonard.
After the Warriors played in the fifth team, the Clippers' defense also changed. Paul changed to face Parsons, who had limited ability to hold the ball, and Griffin faced Leonard, who was at the top of the power forward position.
After Leonard disassembled, Danny Green passed the ball immediately, then ran to the strong side corner and took Griffin away.
Leonard held the ball and waited for a while. After his teammates opened up the space, he began to single Redick. After a change of direction, he directly ran into the inside.
At this time, both Jordan and Griffin were restrained at the three-point line. Iguodala and Paul did not dare to let Klay and Parsons go. Leonard drove straight in, pushed Redick away, and made a low-handed layup with his right hand. Succeeded, 57:55 Warriors caught up with only 2 points left.
During this round, Zhang Yu has been standing on the sidelines, staring at the Warriors' offense. After seeing Leonard succeed in singles against Redick, he clenched his fist hard and let out a long sigh of relief.
This is the tactic that Zhang Yu arranged before the game. The Clippers switched defenses infinitely in these four games. The only solution Zhang Yu thought of was to go to the death five, clear the Clippers' inside line, and let Leonard name the Clippers' defense. Weak ring Redick.
But soon, Zhang Yu just relaxed a little, and became nervous again. He knew how to fight the Clippers' defense, and also knew how the Clippers could break their own roll call tactics, but what he didn't know was whether Rivers knew I know, will it work.
Lao Li, it's all up to you, you can't forget your fine tradition...
Under Zhang Yu's nervous eyes, the Clippers launched an offense. Paul and Griffin picked and rolled, lobbed the ball high to Griffin who was running down, and unsurprisingly stormed the Warriors inside.
After Griffin received the ball, Green immediately came up to block it. Parsons, who was facing Iguodala on the weak side, shrank to the basket and made up for Jordan. The Warriors laid a solid wall inside.
Griffin didn't score the ball. He resolutely followed Rivers' request and forced the Warriors inside. Against Green's interference, he shot out of the frame and fell into the hands of Leonard who was stuck in the position.
Leonard immediately threw the ball to Green, Green strode towards the frontcourt, and the Warriors launched a counterattack!
The Clippers retreated consciously, but the Warriors' fifth team counterattacked too quickly. Clay and Leonard disrupted the Clippers' defensive formation. Parsons took the lead in the middle, followed by Paul. The ball was passed, Parsons played high, avoiding Paul's pressure, and made a layup with a European step. At 57:57, the Warriors evened the score!
"Yes!"
Zhang Yu let out a low growl, and then immediately turned his head to look at Rivers on the other side of the technical stage. He was standing on the sidelines with his arms folded and his face slightly dignified, but he didn't mean to call a timeout, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking back, the Clippers still stormed the Warriors inside. Griffin held the ball in a low position and played singles. Leonard topped the defense and lured Griffin to sit on the basket. Fern snatched the ball from his hands, and the Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense.
Green made a quarterback-style long pass and threw the ball to Danny Green who was about to come down. Danny Green didn't catch the ball, adjusted two steps, and made a direct shot to chase a three-pointer before defending the layup!
Redick took a full step in chasing and defending and flew past Danny Green. He could only watch helplessly as the basketball crossed an arc and fell into the net. At 60:57, the Warriors beat the Clippers with a 7: 0.
This is another arrangement of Zhang Yu. Seize every opportunity to fight back. If you have the opportunity, you will shoot a three-pointer. Seize all opportunities for fast breaks. If you can't play the position, don't play the position. Maximize the Warriors' shooter advantage.
Danny Green executed very resolutely and successfully overtook the score for the Warriors.
Barkley couldn't stand it anymore, he ignored his prediction just now and was slapped in the face, saying:
"The Clippers must make adjustments. The Warriors' five-small lineup has achieved unexpected results and has already started. Rivers should call a timeout."
The Clippers players on the field were also a little flustered. The situation was obviously good, but the Warriors came up with a small lineup and suddenly overtook them. They were caught off guard and waited for Rivers to call a timeout.
But to everyone's surprise, Rivers didn't mean to call a timeout. He just yelled a few words loudly to remind the Clippers players to concentrate and not to be hit back. Then he did nothing and continued to put his arms around his chest. , stood on the sidelines and let the game continue.
After seeing this scene, Zhang Yu felt ecstasy in his heart.
Rivers actually fell ill!
He didn't know whether Rivers was confused for a while, or he thought that the Clippers' strategy was fine, and it was nothing to be overtaken by the Warriors by two points, but he didn't make any adjustments, which made Zhang Yu see the hope of a comeback for the first time.
On the court, the Clippers were attacking. Paul slowed down the pace according to Rivers' instructions. After picking and rolling with Jordan, he made a three-pointer with the ball. 60:60, the Clippers stabilized the situation.
Originally, Paul didn't shoot three-pointers with the ball very much, but after Curry was born, no guard didn't study the technique of shooting three-pointers with the ball. Paul studied hard and turned it into a conventional weapon.
Paul's three-pointer seems to verify that Rivers is correct in not calling a timeout, and the Clippers players can make adjustments themselves.
But then, Leonard named Redick in the same way, advancing all the way to the paint area, and hit a pull-up jumper, 62L60.However, this still didn't make Rivers change his idea of unlimited defenses. Maybe he thought Leonard's scoring was not stable, maybe he thought Redick was just not in good shape, and he could actually defend with a single defense like Paul Leonard.
In short, Rivers just didn't make adjustments, and continued to stick to the strategy of switching defenses, giving Leonard a chance to name Redick.
Looking back, on the offensive end, the Clippers are also hard-pressed inside tactics, while the Warriors strengthened the strength of shrinking the frame, and when they really couldn't get in, Griffin and Jordan would pass the ball to the outside and get caught. Iguodala, who intends to go short, let him shoot a three-pointer.
It's a pity that Iguodala's three-pointers today are accurate, maintaining a shooting rate of about 50%, and quickly made two three-pointers, punishing the Warriors for the short.
Zhang Yu immediately made adjustments, did not shrink, and handed over the defense of the basket to Green and Leonard. Anyway, the Warriors have home court advantage, and the referee's scale is very loose. Finn's attack.
The high-intensity confrontation achieved a certain effect. Jordan and Griffin didn't score much in the third quarter, but the consequence was that Green and Leonard both committed 4 fouls before the end of the third quarter.
Many fouls that can be blown or not blown, the referee did not call, but the impact of Griffin and Jordan Jr. was too strong, and they couldn't stop them after several rushes, so they could only be forced to foul and send them to the free throw line , which allowed Griffin to score 5 points through free throws, while Jordan made only 4 of 1 free throws, which can be called an undercover performance.
Leonard killed the Quartet in the third quarter, frequently named Redick, made 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 13 points, and helped the Warriors lead the Clippers by 78 points 73:5 , ending the third quarter.
During the break between quarters, Zhang Yu was very worried that Rivers would suddenly wake up in the fourth quarter, and when he poured chicken soup on the players, he was always on tenterhooks.
But after the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers still switched defenses infinitely without any change, and Zhang Yu's hanging heart was relieved.
As expected of the reversed god, Rivers, I will remember your favor!
The two sides did not decide the winner in the transition period. The Clippers adopted an eight-man rotation, and Zhang Yu also shortened the rotation to eight. Except for the five starters, only Danny Green, Parsons, and Yi Jianlian played.
Middleton and Antetokounmpo, who had performed well in the first round before, did not get a chance to play. In the Western Conference semifinals, they still seemed immature.
At 7 minutes and 15 seconds of the fourth quarter, all the main players of the Clippers returned to the court, and the Warriors' death five made their debut again. The game entered the decisive stage, which was also the stage where Griffin and Leonard fought.
Rivers really didn't know Leonard well enough, not only the current Leonard, but also in Zhang Yu's previous life, he didn't know Leonard well enough.
In the Western Conference semifinals between the Clippers and the Nuggets in the 2019-2020 season playoffs, the Clippers took a 3:1 lead in the first four games and entered the Western Conference Finals with one foot. After being pulled by the Nuggets for three consecutive games, he was out of the game in disgrace, and Rivers was dismissed for this reason.
In this round of the series, the Clippers' inability to limit Jokic was the main reason for the loss, but the Clippers had problems with their second-ranked offense in the regular season, which was the fatal factor. Among them, the wrong use of Leonard , It was a major mistake of Rivers.
At that time, Leonard averaged 32.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game in the first round of the playoffs. The three shooting percentages were 53.8%, 29.4%, and 85.5%. Looking at the world with disdain, indiscriminate mid-range singles, no matter who defends, they will all be killed with one blow.
In the first four games against the Nuggets, except for the G2 hip pull, Leonard played perfectly in the remaining three games, leading the Clippers to a 3:1 lead.
But only at the beginning of G4, Mike Malone adjusted his defensive strategy to stick to the basket, and it became more and more difficult for Leonard to play close to the middle distance.
Moreover, as a top striker, Leonard has a relatively narrow passing vision and has always had problems in offensive selection.
The pick-and-roll between him and the fifth position will cause the Nuggets to be less afraid because of the unstable quality of the pinch and the lack of threat of three-pointers with the ball.
His level of finding misplaced roll calls has never been good, because of the problem of offensive selection and the threat of three-pointers with the ball. As long as the opponent chases after a delay, he can break Leonard's roll call. Making a fuss in the gap, playing this starting move will only delay the record, and in the end it is still a matchup.
But Rivers just let Leonard play a lot of pick-and-rolls with down-displaced and named guards, which was cracked by Mike Malone's insistence on delaying and chasing back. Instead, a lot of offensive time wasted, causing the Clippers' offense Disassembled into infinite singles, the outside shooter's touch fluctuates greatly, and it is difficult to respond when Leonard and Paul George encounter help defenses. In the end, Murray exploded in G7, scoring 40 points, and the Clippers Lost the series.
Not only on the offensive end, but Rivers has been making mistakes on the defensive end, developing Murray's touch and swallowing the bitter fruit.
It was a season in which the Clippers were very likely to win the championship. Both Leonard and Paul George remained healthy, and there were a group of elite players in the team. Unfortunately, under the mysterious operation of Rivers, the good game was ruined.
Today, Rivers made the same mistake.
If Zhang Yu was in the position of Rivers, he would never let Leonard play Redick alone without making adjustments. He would let Jordan guard the basket and let Green, who made less than 36% of his three-pointers in the regular season. Shoot three-pointers, defend the area from the basket to the mid-range, and then not let Redick switch defenses, let Leonard come in, let him challenge Jordan, the absolute defensive strength of the Clippers, instead of letting Redick be ravaged all the time .
But Rivers doesn't think so. In his opinion, the deadliest thing for the Warriors is the three-pointer. He must not give Green, a space-type fourth position, a chance to shoot a three-pointer, nor can he give Danny Green an open space. , Every pick-and-roll must switch defenses. I would rather let Leonard keep scoring with Redick in singles, and resolutely not give the Warriors a chance to open outside.
He couldn't believe it, Leonard, a 3D engineer, could really beat the Clippers to death by himself?
Unfortunately, Rivers was wrong.
Leonard's ability to handle complex situations may not be enough, but letting him play singles with the ball still has a physical advantage, and singles with the ball without help defense is exactly what he is best at after a year of hard training.
In the fourth quarter, Leonard broke out again, making 10 of 6 shots and 4 of 3 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 16 points and dominating the game.
At the last critical moment, Leonard, who had developed a sense of touch, didn't even look for Redick in the pick-and-roll, but directly singled Griffin. At 1 minute and 3 seconds, Leonard caused Griffin to foul and made two free throws. The Warriors led the Clippers by 94 points at 90:4.
In the next round, Paul found Green in a pick-and-roll, and the mid-range shot returned the color, 94:92.
In 34 seconds, Leonard singled Griffin face-to-face and made a mid-range pull-up jumper, 96:92.
Looking back, Paul's breakthrough layup was hit by Green's key defense, and the Clippers were forced to foul Clay. Clay made two free throws and made two free throws. At 98:92, Rivers called a timeout.
After coming back from the timeout, Redick missed a three-pointer with a cover and received a sideline ball. Jordan Jr. pointed the offensive rebound to the outside line. Paul tried a three-pointer again, but he still hit the iron. With only 4.7 seconds left, the game lost its suspense. The Warriors scored 98: 92 defeated the Clippers and tied the big score at 2:3.
The Warriors can win this game, the biggest hero is undoubtedly Leonard.
他上半场仅仅得到6分,下半场却狂砍29分,全场26投14中,三分5中2,罚球6中5,砍下35分7篮板2助攻3抢断,创造了个人职业生涯的季后赛得分纪录。
In the second half, Leonard kept scoring, while Barkley kept yelling at Rivers:
"Rivers does nothing but watch Leonard score, can't you see that Redick can't guard Leonard? Why don't you adjust the defense?! I can't believe it, this is what a championship coach can do What comes out, I can do it! This is a match point game! You are giving the Warriors a chance by doing this, and you will definitely pay the price..."
(End of this chapter)
On the court, the Warriors' dead five launched their first offense.
In this lineup without a point guard, Green assumed the role of point guard, dribbling the ball across the half court, dribbling at the top of the key, and directing teammates to run.
Jordan kept Rivers' instructions in mind, defended himself, stayed on the three-point line, and did not give Green a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
If it was the regular season, Jordan would definitely stay under the basket and guard the penalty area, but in the playoffs, he played in a targeted manner. The defensive strategy Rivers adopted in this round of the series is to lock the outside line that the Warriors are proud of. three points.
A 3:1 lead is the reward of this strategy. Although the Warriors have Clay, Leonard, Danny Green, Parsons, Yi Jianlian, Olynyk and other players who can shoot fixed-point three-pointers, they have never been outside. Toss open, or rely on Clay's touch to explode, to win the next game.
Chandler, who Jordan faced before, had no shooting range. He could rest assured that he would protect the frame under the basket and lock the penalty area. However, Green is a well-known space-type four in the league. When he was pushed to the center position , Little Jordan followed without hesitation.
Seeing that Jordan came out of the defense, Green passed the ball to Danny Green, ran to the weak side at 45 degrees, and took Jordan away.
Danny Green came to the top of the arc, picked and rolled with Leonard, the Clippers directly switched defenses, Griffin, who was facing Leonard, came in front of Danny, and Redick switched to Leonard.
After the Warriors played in the fifth team, the Clippers' defense also changed. Paul changed to face Parsons, who had limited ability to hold the ball, and Griffin faced Leonard, who was at the top of the power forward position.
After Leonard disassembled, Danny Green passed the ball immediately, then ran to the strong side corner and took Griffin away.
Leonard held the ball and waited for a while. After his teammates opened up the space, he began to single Redick. After a change of direction, he directly ran into the inside.
At this time, both Jordan and Griffin were restrained at the three-point line. Iguodala and Paul did not dare to let Klay and Parsons go. Leonard drove straight in, pushed Redick away, and made a low-handed layup with his right hand. Succeeded, 57:55 Warriors caught up with only 2 points left.
During this round, Zhang Yu has been standing on the sidelines, staring at the Warriors' offense. After seeing Leonard succeed in singles against Redick, he clenched his fist hard and let out a long sigh of relief.
This is the tactic that Zhang Yu arranged before the game. The Clippers switched defenses infinitely in these four games. The only solution Zhang Yu thought of was to go to the death five, clear the Clippers' inside line, and let Leonard name the Clippers' defense. Weak ring Redick.
But soon, Zhang Yu just relaxed a little, and became nervous again. He knew how to fight the Clippers' defense, and also knew how the Clippers could break their own roll call tactics, but what he didn't know was whether Rivers knew I know, will it work.
Lao Li, it's all up to you, you can't forget your fine tradition...
Under Zhang Yu's nervous eyes, the Clippers launched an offense. Paul and Griffin picked and rolled, lobbed the ball high to Griffin who was running down, and unsurprisingly stormed the Warriors inside.
After Griffin received the ball, Green immediately came up to block it. Parsons, who was facing Iguodala on the weak side, shrank to the basket and made up for Jordan. The Warriors laid a solid wall inside.
Griffin didn't score the ball. He resolutely followed Rivers' request and forced the Warriors inside. Against Green's interference, he shot out of the frame and fell into the hands of Leonard who was stuck in the position.
Leonard immediately threw the ball to Green, Green strode towards the frontcourt, and the Warriors launched a counterattack!
The Clippers retreated consciously, but the Warriors' fifth team counterattacked too quickly. Clay and Leonard disrupted the Clippers' defensive formation. Parsons took the lead in the middle, followed by Paul. The ball was passed, Parsons played high, avoiding Paul's pressure, and made a layup with a European step. At 57:57, the Warriors evened the score!
"Yes!"
Zhang Yu let out a low growl, and then immediately turned his head to look at Rivers on the other side of the technical stage. He was standing on the sidelines with his arms folded and his face slightly dignified, but he didn't mean to call a timeout, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking back, the Clippers still stormed the Warriors inside. Griffin held the ball in a low position and played singles. Leonard topped the defense and lured Griffin to sit on the basket. Fern snatched the ball from his hands, and the Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense.
Green made a quarterback-style long pass and threw the ball to Danny Green who was about to come down. Danny Green didn't catch the ball, adjusted two steps, and made a direct shot to chase a three-pointer before defending the layup!
Redick took a full step in chasing and defending and flew past Danny Green. He could only watch helplessly as the basketball crossed an arc and fell into the net. At 60:57, the Warriors beat the Clippers with a 7: 0.
This is another arrangement of Zhang Yu. Seize every opportunity to fight back. If you have the opportunity, you will shoot a three-pointer. Seize all opportunities for fast breaks. If you can't play the position, don't play the position. Maximize the Warriors' shooter advantage.
Danny Green executed very resolutely and successfully overtook the score for the Warriors.
Barkley couldn't stand it anymore, he ignored his prediction just now and was slapped in the face, saying:
"The Clippers must make adjustments. The Warriors' five-small lineup has achieved unexpected results and has already started. Rivers should call a timeout."
The Clippers players on the field were also a little flustered. The situation was obviously good, but the Warriors came up with a small lineup and suddenly overtook them. They were caught off guard and waited for Rivers to call a timeout.
But to everyone's surprise, Rivers didn't mean to call a timeout. He just yelled a few words loudly to remind the Clippers players to concentrate and not to be hit back. Then he did nothing and continued to put his arms around his chest. , stood on the sidelines and let the game continue.
After seeing this scene, Zhang Yu felt ecstasy in his heart.
Rivers actually fell ill!
He didn't know whether Rivers was confused for a while, or he thought that the Clippers' strategy was fine, and it was nothing to be overtaken by the Warriors by two points, but he didn't make any adjustments, which made Zhang Yu see the hope of a comeback for the first time.
On the court, the Clippers were attacking. Paul slowed down the pace according to Rivers' instructions. After picking and rolling with Jordan, he made a three-pointer with the ball. 60:60, the Clippers stabilized the situation.
Originally, Paul didn't shoot three-pointers with the ball very much, but after Curry was born, no guard didn't study the technique of shooting three-pointers with the ball. Paul studied hard and turned it into a conventional weapon.
Paul's three-pointer seems to verify that Rivers is correct in not calling a timeout, and the Clippers players can make adjustments themselves.
But then, Leonard named Redick in the same way, advancing all the way to the paint area, and hit a pull-up jumper, 62L60.However, this still didn't make Rivers change his idea of unlimited defenses. Maybe he thought Leonard's scoring was not stable, maybe he thought Redick was just not in good shape, and he could actually defend with a single defense like Paul Leonard.
In short, Rivers just didn't make adjustments, and continued to stick to the strategy of switching defenses, giving Leonard a chance to name Redick.
Looking back, on the offensive end, the Clippers are also hard-pressed inside tactics, while the Warriors strengthened the strength of shrinking the frame, and when they really couldn't get in, Griffin and Jordan would pass the ball to the outside and get caught. Iguodala, who intends to go short, let him shoot a three-pointer.
It's a pity that Iguodala's three-pointers today are accurate, maintaining a shooting rate of about 50%, and quickly made two three-pointers, punishing the Warriors for the short.
Zhang Yu immediately made adjustments, did not shrink, and handed over the defense of the basket to Green and Leonard. Anyway, the Warriors have home court advantage, and the referee's scale is very loose. Finn's attack.
The high-intensity confrontation achieved a certain effect. Jordan and Griffin didn't score much in the third quarter, but the consequence was that Green and Leonard both committed 4 fouls before the end of the third quarter.
Many fouls that can be blown or not blown, the referee did not call, but the impact of Griffin and Jordan Jr. was too strong, and they couldn't stop them after several rushes, so they could only be forced to foul and send them to the free throw line , which allowed Griffin to score 5 points through free throws, while Jordan made only 4 of 1 free throws, which can be called an undercover performance.
Leonard killed the Quartet in the third quarter, frequently named Redick, made 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 13 points, and helped the Warriors lead the Clippers by 78 points 73:5 , ending the third quarter.
During the break between quarters, Zhang Yu was very worried that Rivers would suddenly wake up in the fourth quarter, and when he poured chicken soup on the players, he was always on tenterhooks.
But after the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers still switched defenses infinitely without any change, and Zhang Yu's hanging heart was relieved.
As expected of the reversed god, Rivers, I will remember your favor!
The two sides did not decide the winner in the transition period. The Clippers adopted an eight-man rotation, and Zhang Yu also shortened the rotation to eight. Except for the five starters, only Danny Green, Parsons, and Yi Jianlian played.
Middleton and Antetokounmpo, who had performed well in the first round before, did not get a chance to play. In the Western Conference semifinals, they still seemed immature.
At 7 minutes and 15 seconds of the fourth quarter, all the main players of the Clippers returned to the court, and the Warriors' death five made their debut again. The game entered the decisive stage, which was also the stage where Griffin and Leonard fought.
Rivers really didn't know Leonard well enough, not only the current Leonard, but also in Zhang Yu's previous life, he didn't know Leonard well enough.
In the Western Conference semifinals between the Clippers and the Nuggets in the 2019-2020 season playoffs, the Clippers took a 3:1 lead in the first four games and entered the Western Conference Finals with one foot. After being pulled by the Nuggets for three consecutive games, he was out of the game in disgrace, and Rivers was dismissed for this reason.
In this round of the series, the Clippers' inability to limit Jokic was the main reason for the loss, but the Clippers had problems with their second-ranked offense in the regular season, which was the fatal factor. Among them, the wrong use of Leonard , It was a major mistake of Rivers.
At that time, Leonard averaged 32.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game in the first round of the playoffs. The three shooting percentages were 53.8%, 29.4%, and 85.5%. Looking at the world with disdain, indiscriminate mid-range singles, no matter who defends, they will all be killed with one blow.
In the first four games against the Nuggets, except for the G2 hip pull, Leonard played perfectly in the remaining three games, leading the Clippers to a 3:1 lead.
But only at the beginning of G4, Mike Malone adjusted his defensive strategy to stick to the basket, and it became more and more difficult for Leonard to play close to the middle distance.
Moreover, as a top striker, Leonard has a relatively narrow passing vision and has always had problems in offensive selection.
The pick-and-roll between him and the fifth position will cause the Nuggets to be less afraid because of the unstable quality of the pinch and the lack of threat of three-pointers with the ball.
His level of finding misplaced roll calls has never been good, because of the problem of offensive selection and the threat of three-pointers with the ball. As long as the opponent chases after a delay, he can break Leonard's roll call. Making a fuss in the gap, playing this starting move will only delay the record, and in the end it is still a matchup.
But Rivers just let Leonard play a lot of pick-and-rolls with down-displaced and named guards, which was cracked by Mike Malone's insistence on delaying and chasing back. Instead, a lot of offensive time wasted, causing the Clippers' offense Disassembled into infinite singles, the outside shooter's touch fluctuates greatly, and it is difficult to respond when Leonard and Paul George encounter help defenses. In the end, Murray exploded in G7, scoring 40 points, and the Clippers Lost the series.
Not only on the offensive end, but Rivers has been making mistakes on the defensive end, developing Murray's touch and swallowing the bitter fruit.
It was a season in which the Clippers were very likely to win the championship. Both Leonard and Paul George remained healthy, and there were a group of elite players in the team. Unfortunately, under the mysterious operation of Rivers, the good game was ruined.
Today, Rivers made the same mistake.
If Zhang Yu was in the position of Rivers, he would never let Leonard play Redick alone without making adjustments. He would let Jordan guard the basket and let Green, who made less than 36% of his three-pointers in the regular season. Shoot three-pointers, defend the area from the basket to the mid-range, and then not let Redick switch defenses, let Leonard come in, let him challenge Jordan, the absolute defensive strength of the Clippers, instead of letting Redick be ravaged all the time .
But Rivers doesn't think so. In his opinion, the deadliest thing for the Warriors is the three-pointer. He must not give Green, a space-type fourth position, a chance to shoot a three-pointer, nor can he give Danny Green an open space. , Every pick-and-roll must switch defenses. I would rather let Leonard keep scoring with Redick in singles, and resolutely not give the Warriors a chance to open outside.
He couldn't believe it, Leonard, a 3D engineer, could really beat the Clippers to death by himself?
Unfortunately, Rivers was wrong.
Leonard's ability to handle complex situations may not be enough, but letting him play singles with the ball still has a physical advantage, and singles with the ball without help defense is exactly what he is best at after a year of hard training.
In the fourth quarter, Leonard broke out again, making 10 of 6 shots and 4 of 3 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 16 points and dominating the game.
At the last critical moment, Leonard, who had developed a sense of touch, didn't even look for Redick in the pick-and-roll, but directly singled Griffin. At 1 minute and 3 seconds, Leonard caused Griffin to foul and made two free throws. The Warriors led the Clippers by 94 points at 90:4.
In the next round, Paul found Green in a pick-and-roll, and the mid-range shot returned the color, 94:92.
In 34 seconds, Leonard singled Griffin face-to-face and made a mid-range pull-up jumper, 96:92.
Looking back, Paul's breakthrough layup was hit by Green's key defense, and the Clippers were forced to foul Clay. Clay made two free throws and made two free throws. At 98:92, Rivers called a timeout.
After coming back from the timeout, Redick missed a three-pointer with a cover and received a sideline ball. Jordan Jr. pointed the offensive rebound to the outside line. Paul tried a three-pointer again, but he still hit the iron. With only 4.7 seconds left, the game lost its suspense. The Warriors scored 98: 92 defeated the Clippers and tied the big score at 2:3.
The Warriors can win this game, the biggest hero is undoubtedly Leonard.
他上半场仅仅得到6分,下半场却狂砍29分,全场26投14中,三分5中2,罚球6中5,砍下35分7篮板2助攻3抢断,创造了个人职业生涯的季后赛得分纪录。
In the second half, Leonard kept scoring, while Barkley kept yelling at Rivers:
"Rivers does nothing but watch Leonard score, can't you see that Redick can't guard Leonard? Why don't you adjust the defense?! I can't believe it, this is what a championship coach can do What comes out, I can do it! This is a match point game! You are giving the Warriors a chance by doing this, and you will definitely pay the price..."
(End of this chapter)
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