The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 296
Chapter 296
The first round of the playoffs is just a warm-up for some teams, especially for teams with veterans. The role of the first round may just help the veterans find their status.
Zach Randolph is about to turn 32, and Tayshaun Prince is just 32 years old this year. These two veterans are on the tail of their professional peaks. Maybe the data has declined, but the playoff experience is Much richer than the Clippers' two insiders.
After competing with the Denver Athletics in the first round, the Grizzlies also figured out how to limit the flying teams.
After the official timeout, the Clippers replaced Matt Barnes with veteran Ray Allen in order to strengthen outside shooting.
At this time, Li Ze began to swing in the second and third positions, but the Grizzlies' defensive focus gradually shifted. Griffin was strictly defended by the black fat Randolph.
Unlike rookie Griffin, most of Randolph's actions on the defensive end are for fighting.
When Griffin goes down the pick-and-roll, he will be pulled by the veteran covertly, asking for the ball in the low post, and the black fat man will directly half-circle forward to defend, relying on his pork belly, constantly fighting Griffin.
Unable to catch the ball in a familiar position, Griffin became more and more depressed after hitting the iron in the middle distance, and his anger continued to rise.
With 1 minutes and 2 seconds left in the first quarter, the Grizzlies attacked and also crossed screens in the three-second zone. Randolph directly turned his back to the left and asked for the ball.
The black fat man's movements are really not small. Griffin's half-circle forward was easily resolved by the opponent's pull and arch. After receiving a pass from Mike Conley, he turned around and attacked face-to-face. A simple three-threat. The ball breaks through towards the bottom line.
After a wild arch, he came to the bottom left of the basket, quickly swayed the ball, and finally successfully tricked Griffin's defense.
"squeak!"
The referee whistled, the thugs fouled, and two free throws were made.
Griffin, who received his second personal foul, looked depressed. Obviously, when the basketball game turned into a wrestling match, the surface brothers still felt a little uncomfortable.
Compared with Pau Gasol, the black fat man may not have comprehensive skills, but his tough style of play and small moves from time to time almost make Griffin powerless.
Denard and the head coach looked at the time, breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately replaced Turiaf, who fouled twice in the first quarter, which did not meet the expectations of the coaching staff before the game.
4 of 1, 3 of 2 free throws, 4 points, 4 rebounds and [-] assist. Griffin sat back on the bench and was a little annoyed. Brother is still very dissatisfied.
With Randolph making two free throws, the score on the field came to 23:25, and the Grizzlies were still clinging to the score.
After Griffin left the court, the biggest impact on the Clippers was the loss of a free throw line. In this regard, Li Ze once again accelerated his speed of handling the ball.
After Paul dribbled halfway, Mr. Li Ze turned his back to ask for the ball in the elbow area to the left of the free throw line, gave Paul a look, and then quickly moved to the left flank beyond the three-point line.
After receiving Paul's cross pass, he swayed right and left, made a quick three-threat action, and then broke through with the ball in his left hand.
The moment the Grizzlies' defense received the ball from Li Ze, everyone except Prince's defense quickly moved to the left flank.
If there is an overhead view, in addition to Mike Conley at the top of the arc facing Paul to defend, Randolph and Gasol began to move towards the block position, while Tony Allen on the right wing began to move towards the free throw line.
The Grizzlies defense almost instantly turned into a small encirclement, and the three choked the left wing.
And at the moment when the Grizzlies' defense was about to form, Li Ze keenly sensed that the [Champion Gene] attribute made him somewhat metaphysically aware of the opponent's defensive intentions.
Therefore, it took only two big steps to break through with the ball in his left hand. Li Ze suddenly stopped suddenly, supported his right foot, and then exerted force with his feet, and shot a long two-point jumper that drifted to the left!
"Shua!" Long two points hit again!
There was a burst of cheers at the Staples Arena. In the commentary booth of TNT, Steve Kerr couldn't help shaking his head and said with emotion:
"Obviously it wasn't a good shot option. The Grizzlies' defense was very successful. They allowed Kayce to shoot two consecutive three-pointers one step away."
"The defensive strategy is okay, but obviously they still underestimated the ability of the MVP. So far, 6 of 4, Kayce is still very efficient."
It seemed that the Clippers' offensive rhythm was accelerating again, and Hollins on the sidelines began to remind his players loudly to stabilize.
After Mike Conley attacked for a few rounds, at the end of the first quarter, he began to give the ball to the inside frequently. After a sigh of relief, Marc Gasol began to single Jordan in the low post again.
This kind of singles that cleared one side also made the Clippers' defense a bit difficult. As Gasol stormed the basket and scored two points again, the Grizzlies clenched the score again.
Without a transition attack, Paul had just dribbled through the half court, and was also heavily guarded by Mike Conley. The defensive strategies of the two teams were somewhat similar, and both hoped to use tough defense from the outside to limit the team's commander.
Paul was a little irritated by being entangled, and Jordan's high pick-and-roll quality outside the three-point line was average, and he was quickly squeezed by Mike Conley.
Breaking through to the free throw line, noticing that Marc Gasol seemed to be going forward to delay, Paul suddenly crossed back and pulled back. After a simple emergency stop, he dribbled the ball laterally with his right hand, completely getting rid of Conley's entanglement, and drifted back to the right Jump shot!
"state!"
The ball hit the front of the basket, Gasol was about to accept the backcourt rebound, and rushed to the inside of Jordan's head to pick melons, and successfully got the rebound.
Quickly threw the ball to Li Ze on the right flank outside the three-point line, and the Clippers regained 24 seconds of attack time.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The DJ at the scene began to lead the audience to cheer for the Clippers. Marc Gasol, who heard the rhythmic music again, was a little annoyed, and loudly reminded his teammates on the court to pay attention to defense.
Li Ze, who was on the right flank outside the three-point line, noticed that the Grizzlies seemed to be trying to double-team ahead of time. Holding the ball in his right hand, he suddenly lowered his center of gravity, went in and out sharply, and at the same time his body swayed to the left, he suddenly accelerated to the right.
One step directly passed Prince, and Randolph at the bottom right of the basket immediately noticed his teammate's defensive misplacement, and immediately stepped forward to help defend. At the same time, Marc Gasol on the other side also followed to the paint. Move within the area.
Li Ze did not choose to make an emergency stop for a jump shot. Seeing that Randolph was delayed a lot, when he was approaching the paint area, he suddenly turned around with his left foot as the axis.
Randolph was half a beat slow in his reaction, lost his defensive position, and subconsciously made a defense, but ended up hitting Li Ze's arm. He regretted it for a while, and sure enough, the referee whistled directly in the next second.
"Squeak!" The thug fouled and made two free throws!
Seeing that the first quarter was coming to an end, Randolph also had two fouls on his back. The head coach Hollins on the sidelines first put his hands on his head, and then immediately explained to the line referee, but the referee firmly pointed to the free throw line. .
After Li Ze made two free throws, Griffin on the bench couldn't help throwing the towel wildly. Everyone fouled twice, which is definitely good news for him.
With Mike Conley using Gasol's pick-and-roll to hit two points and Ray Allen's three-pointer, the first quarter of the game was completely over.
At 27:29, the Clippers only led their opponents by two points in the first quarter.
"It was a very exciting first quarter. It can be seen that through the first round of the game, the state of the Grizzlies is even better. Of course, the Clippers still played their own fast-paced offense under such a defense. The coaching staff also Very well prepared."
Steve Kerr didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement. He was very excited to see the anxious game. Reggie Miller was also very happy. Compared with the first round of the game, this is the postseason he was looking forward to. Game:
"7 of 5 in a single quarter, 4 of 4 free throws. In the situation where the team was difficult to score, Kayce stepped forward again, with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists."
"However, the Clippers seemed to be in trouble inside. Andrew Jordan had only three rebounds. In contrast, the Grizzlies scored 13 points inside."
Head coach Hollins was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first quarter. In the rotation stage of the second quarter, Jerry Bayless and Kenyon Dooling partnered in the backcourt, and Quincy Pondersett and Eyre De Davis and Odin Daye at center.
For the Clippers, due to veteran Ray Allen's premature debut in the first quarter, Bledsoe and Crawford partnered in the backcourt during the rotation, Matt Barnes and Tuliaf were on the front line, and center for Hollins.
However, after playing for more than two minutes, the Grizzlies took the lead in taking Marc Gasol to strengthen the inside offense, and then coach Gnagro quickly replaced Jordan.
The Grizzlies made frequent substitutions, and then Darrell Arthur replaced Ed Davis.
In the bench lineup of both sides, Jerry Bayless and Crawford both played very well.
随着马特-巴恩斯两罚全中,双方战成42:44,此时第2节比赛还剩4分44秒。
在节奏缓慢的比赛中,快船队的替补阵容顶住了压力,克劳福德4中3砍下7分,马特-巴恩斯3中2拿到6分。
With the debut of the main lineup, Crawford, who returned to the bench, also breathed a sigh of relief. Bledsoe on the side looked depressed. Unlike the first round game, he did not have many opportunities to perform tonight. The Grizzlies Strictly guard against the transition attack.
After Li Ze appeared on the stage, the Grizzlies also took Tony Allen and Prince. These two were basically on the same level as Li Ze. With a great risk, the outside bench lineup played for more than 7 minutes.
The Clippers attacked, and Mike Conley, who rested for most of the quarter, began to lead the defense. Obviously, the Grizzlies wanted to use their defense to slow down the pace of the game again.
Both of them are small guards. In order to avoid mistakes, Paul appeared very cautious in the halftime. At this time, Tony Allen switched to Li Ze again, and Prince was responsible for marking Ray Allen.
At this time, the Grizzlies almost defended a 32-zone defense. Randolph and Gasol just squatted on the left and right near the bottom line, betting that Griffin and Jordan could not punish them in the middle distance.
Since Li Ze was double-teamed on the pick-and-roll in the first quarter, when Li Ze received the ball on the left flank outside the three-point line again, Paul immediately directed his teammates to the empty side.
However, the Grizzlies' defensive position has not changed much. Randolph is still at the bottom left of the basket. As for Griffin's mention of the free throw line, the black fat man doesn't care at all.
There is no pick-and-roll, facing Tony Allen's defense, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his left hand, slightly in and out, swaying from the right to the left.
When Tony Allen adjusted his defensive focus and slid back to the right, Li Ze suddenly changed direction with his crotch, holding the ball in his right hand and pretending to break through.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent adjusted the defensive center of gravity again, Li Ze dribbled back with a large cross step again.
Noticing that Tony Allen's defense has not lost his position, Li Ze dribbled the ball with his left hand very quickly, and at the same time his body swayed to the right, he suddenly exerted force on his feet, retreated to the three-point line, swayed continuously, and finally got a shot Space, quick jump shot from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
The exaggerated shaking made Tony Allen a little numb. Hearing the cheers erupting from the scene, the head coach Hollins on the sidelines made another tactical gesture to his players.
In the next few rounds, Li Ze found that as long as the ball was passed out, the ball would basically never come back.
Tony Allen and Prince seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and they couldn't restrict Li Ze, so they strictly guarded against receiving the ball. First, they double-teamed and let Li Ze play the ball. Ze entered the attack range.
As the Grizzlies chased the score to 46:47, the defensive intensity continued to rise.
Coach Gnagro was a little anxious, especially seeing that the Grizzlies started to give the ball to the inside for a strong attack, which also made the coaching staff start to worry about Griffin's foul.
Randolph is very experienced. Using his pork belly, he arched to the basket again, feinted twice, and successfully tricked Griffin into a foul
Received three fouls in the half game, which will naturally affect Griffin.
"Be patient, don't worry!"
Taking advantage of the opponent's free throw, Li Ze clapped his hands and told his teammates. The continuous strike made the Clippers lose their offensive rhythm, and several attacks became a one-shot deal.
With Randolph making two free throws, the Grizzlies managed to overtake by 1 point.
In the last 2 minutes of the first half, in order to limit Li Ze's performance, the Grizzlies began to send him to the free throw line. The two sides did not score in sports, and the Grizzlies finally dragged the game into their favorite rhythm.
At the end of the half, at 53:52, the Grizzlies led by 1 point.
斯台普斯球馆的观众发现快船队常规赛华丽的进攻消失不见了,上半场比赛格里芬6中2,只拿到6分5篮板2助攻,而小乔丹也只有2分6篮板入账。
Without flying cakes, the Clippers only have rebounds inside
"Very successful defense. Although Kayce made 10 of 7 in the half, including 3 of 2 1-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring an efficient 23 points, the Clippers seem to have lost their offensive rhythm."
Steve Kerr looked at the technical statistics in his hands, showing excitement, Reggie Miller also nodded, and praised Gasol's performance by the way:
"DPOY showed his influence. Not only did Gasol play well on the defensive end, he scored 7 of 4 offensively and 7 of 5 free throws. He also scored 13 points efficiently, and also contributed 5 rebounds and 2 assists. He pretty much dominated the paint tonight."
During the intermission, in the Clippers locker room, head coach DeNagello first explained the tactical adjustments, and then immediately began to tell Griffin and Jordan on the inside:
"Pay attention to the number of fouls, don't get the 4th foul prematurely, the opponent will continue to attack the basket in the second half, we have to play smarter!"
"Chris, try to catch the transition and increase the speed. Kayce, when necessary, you and Chris take turns holding the ball. We must increase the success rate of tactics!"
At this time, in the locker room, only the voice of the head coach Denagro exhorting the players, Chris Paul also looked serious, no one thought that the western semifinals would be so difficult.
Li Ze sat in his seat and still looked calm. He made 8 free throws in the half, Tony Allen had received three fouls, and Prince also had two fouls.
In the second half of the game, the opponent was also uncomfortable. At this time, as long as they withstand the pressure, they might be able to win the game in one go.
After the start of the third quarter, the Grizzlies took the lead in attacking, a simple and rough three-second zone cross-screen, and Randolph easily received the ball in the right block.
Facing Griffin's defense, Randolph first made a three-threat feint, took a quick test step with his right foot, and then made a mid-range jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was easily scored!
At 55:52, the point difference was widened to three points. After the goal, Randolph sprayed garbage on Griffin by the way:
"Go home and drink milk! A softie who can only dunk!"
"Fake squid!"
Griffin became furious, and immediately wanted to go up and punch the black fat man twice. Randolph was extremely happy, and even took the initiative to get in front of Griffin, and pointed his finger at the way, trying to completely anger Griffin.
Seeing that the two were about to be torn into a ball, in the end Jordan came forward and hugged Griffin, and then Matt Barnes separated the two directly:
"Stay away from him! Put away your silly little tricks!"
Matt Barnes didn't care about the foul, and immediately went up and pushed Randolph. Although he didn't push the opponent at all, he also showed his tough attitude.
This kind of hands-on link is usually made by the veteran. Li Ze comforted Griffin by the way, and after calming down, the surface brother remembered that he had committed the third crime.
The referee blew his whistle continuously, completely separating the crowd. Trash talk is not considered a foul these days. In the end, the referee simply warned the two of them, and then signaled for the game to continue.
The booing fun fans were a little disappointed. They thought they could see a big fight between the two, but Randolph had two fouls. The old fritters wanted to let Griffin blew himself up, but the plan failed.
After kicking the baseline, Mike Conley started to lead Paul again, but unlike the first half, Paul quickly passed the ball to Li Ze before halftime, and then immediately accelerated to run across the half, while commanding Jordan High pick-and-roll outside the three-point line.
Tony Allen saw that something was wrong. Li Ze had just dribbled halftime, and immediately stepped forward to pester him.
Jordan's screen position is some distance away from the three-point line. At this time, Li Ze is holding the ball in his right hand and accelerating. Jordan just stands still, and suddenly the rhythm changes. While his body is swaying to the right, he quickly changes direction with the ball in his right hand. .
Shaking Tony Allen away, Li Ze pressed against Jordan's body, holding the ball in his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough.
In 2013, the pick-and-roll was also a technical job, and the referee would strictly blow the mobile pick-and-roll. Fortunately, the quality of Jordan's screen this time was really good, and he firmly delayed Tony Allen behind Li Ze.
At this time, Marc Gasol had just switched defenses, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.
Gasol was so shaken that he subconsciously slid backwards. Seeing Li Ze quickly pull back from his crotch and return to the three-point line, he rushed forward to defend, but was still a beat slower, and watched Li Ze make a jump shot at the top of the arc. shot!
"Kayce Open the three! YES!"
Seeing the Clippers tying the point difference, the commentator Kevin Harlan started yelling excitedly again.
Hearing the cheers erupting from the scene, the head coach Hollins frowned on the sidelines. He had already seen the plan of the Clippers.
When the inside offense was completely suppressed, the Clippers simply turned the two big men into tool men. This is somewhat similar to the tactics of the Grizzlies. Tony Allen and Prince transformed into Defensive tool man, the two teams simplified their tactics at the same time.
In the third quarter of the game, Chris Paul and Li Ze took turns holding the ball, playing high pick-and-rolls in a row, and striving for opportunities to play big.
Although the quality of the screens fluctuated, and several pick-and-rolls even turned into double-teams, the Clippers regained their offensive rhythm.
The Grizzlies also played the same tactics as the Clippers. Mike Conley stood up at this time, and it was also a high pick-and-roll at the 5th position. Gasol's screen quality was better.
Once faced with Jordan who switched defenses, Mike Conley made shots or bursts, constantly scoring points for the Grizzlies.
The scores of the two sides rose alternately. With 3 minute and 1 seconds left in the third quarter, the Clippers only replaced Ray Allen, while the Grizzlies were completely dead.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amid the defensive cheers from the fans at the scene, Paul quickly squeezed through Gasol's screen this time, and cooperated with Jordan to defend Mike Conley.
At this time, Jordan's figure also played a certain role. Conley's height was still a little shorter. Facing the two men who were about to form a pincer attack, he didn't take advantage of the situation and gave the ball to Gasol who was going down. Instead, he sought stability. It was thrown to Prince who responded from the outside line.
As soon as Prince received the pass, he immediately released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough. Seeing Li Ze slipping to the left and back, he immediately made another forward change.
At the moment when the opponent switched to holding the ball with his left hand, Li Ze suddenly went up to snatch the ball with his right hand and snatched the ball away from the opponent.
Prince saw Li Ze speeding up after copying the ball, and immediately wanted to foul, but Li Ze's first step was too fast, and he squeezed past Prince in an instant, and knocked the veteran staggeringly.
1 on 0 in the frontcourt, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his right hand, rushed to the paint and took off directly.
"Boom!" The windmill dunked successfully!
At 74:74, the Clippers evened the score again.
The fans at the scene screamed excitedly. Tonight's tickets are worth a lot of money. This game is much better than the first round.
In the last minute, as Mike Conley caused Paul's foul and stood on the free throw line, coach De Nagro also replaced Li Ze and took Crawford, and the Clippers began to rotate.
By the end of the third quarter, the two sides fought 3:76.
The atmosphere on the scene became more and more heated, which was also related to the referee's whistle-blowing scale. As the game drew to a close, the confrontation between the two sides became more intense. The referee obviously handed over the game to the players.
At this time, the big screen in the center of the field showed the two Clippers who played well in the third quarter.
In this quarter of the game, both Li Ze and Paul scored 7 of 4, including 2 of 1 three-pointers, 9 points in a single quarter, and a combined score of 18 points.
"Both teams have seized on each other's weaknesses. Jerry Bayless scored 5 points in a row to help the Grizzlies stabilize the situation after his final appearance. On the Clippers side, Griffin seems to be troubled by fouls and has committed four fouls. Now, this is also a hidden danger for the Clippers."
Steve Kerr spoke quickly, and briefly summarized the third quarter of the game. The commentator Kevin Harlan on the side said briskly:
"I believe that all fans will like this game. Although the two sides do not have a gorgeous offense, the high confrontation game may be what the fans are looking forward to!"
At the beginning of the 4th quarter, both sides deployed a rotation lineup to let the main players take a breath. With 8 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game, the two teams got back the main lineup at the same time, and the game completely entered the white-hot stage. .
As the physical fitness of the two sides declined, the movements became more and more intense. At this time, the fat black Randolph seemed to be unable to stand up.
This time the Clippers attacked, Li Ze received the ball from the left flank outside the three-point line, and Griffin asked for the ball from the left low post. For the first time in the game, the black fat man was firmly stuck behind him.
Li Ze's base pass just gave Griffin an early lead. The moment he received the pass, he took advantage of the trend and swiped towards the baseline. Then he jumped and rushed directly to the three-second zone. Finally, against Randolph's defense, Put the basket under the basket successfully!
"Roar!"
After the goal, Griffin yelled at Randolph to express his anger.
When the Grizzlies attacked, Mike Conley used Gasol's cover to break through to the free throw line again, and suddenly pulled back with a cross step, easily completing a mid-range two-pointer!
With the same tactic, Li Ze held the ball from the backcourt and used Jordan's pick-and-roll to easily get rid of Tony Allen's pursuit. Facing Gasol who came up from the defense, he suddenly changed direction with his left hand and swayed the defense. After that, the free throw line drifted to the right and made a fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" Steadily scored in the middle distance!
For more than three minutes, the two sides responded to the ball crazily, which made the fans on the scene exclaimed constantly, and the head coaches of both sides seemed a little anxious at this time.
And as Marc Gasol caused Griffin's fifth foul, when he successfully stood at the free throw line, there were 5 minutes and 2 seconds left in the game.
Gasol made two free throws, 98:96, and the Grizzlies went ahead by two points.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, Li Ze activated the [Enter the Rhythm] buff. At the same time, he accumulated the [Green Machine] throughout the game, which also brought a bonus to his speed.
After Chris Paul broke out in the third quarter, the fourth quarter game was a little sluggish. Obviously, Mike Conley's entanglement with him played a role.
After half court, Paul directly turned his back to protect the ball. Li Ze first turned his back to ask for the ball in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, then suddenly started, and quickly bounced out to the right wing outside the three-point line.
Tony Allen defended himself for the entire game, but at the last moment of the game, he couldn't stand it anymore, and his physical fitness also dropped sharply.
At the moment Li Ze bounced outside, Paul immediately sent a cross pass, and after receiving the ball, he quickly released the ball with his right hand and directly broke through.
Tony Allen's defense couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and he was almost passed by Li Ze in one step. After two consecutive dribbles, Li Ze came to the right block position and suddenly stopped. His body drifted towards the baseline and leaned back in the middle distance Jump shot!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was scored steadily!
The two sides scored 98:98 again. At this time, everyone on the Grizzlies team was numb. Li Ze had never missed a shot since he came on the field. He is currently 4 of 4. Every goal is a mid-range fallback. There is no way Defend.
The Grizzlies' offense at this time passed halftime and directly gave the ball to Randolph, who was in the low post on the left. The black fat man hardly attacked in the fourth quarter. At this time, he seemed to have gathered enough strength. attack.
A quick tentative step with his right foot, then a sudden step, and a breakthrough with his left hand to the baseline. Although Griffin successfully predicted the opponent's attack direction, he was still sent to the paint by Randolph.
The ball was swaying from the bottom left of the basket, Griffin just raised his hands high, and Randolph finally completed the throw against the defense. At the moment of the shot, it seemed that the ball would knock out of the basket. Randolph quickly took off for the second time and successfully grabbed the front. field rebounds.
Against Griffin's defense at the basket, he shot again and shot again!
"squeak!"
Hearing the referee's whistle, Griffin ran to the referee angrily and roared loudly:
"Hey! Look clearly, he jumped on me! I didn't make any defensive moves at all!
The head coach Denagro on the sidelines was also a little anxious, and also explained to the linesman:
"You guys have to watch the replay! My player didn't foul at all!"
In the end, the referees discussed it, then made a gesture of looking back, came to the technical stage, and began to replay the foul repeatedly.
After watching it three times, the referee immediately blew his whistle, indicating that Griffin made 6 fouls and went off the field directly!
"Shh!"
There was a huge booing at the Staples Arena, and the fans at the scene were also dissatisfied with the penalty.
In the end, Griffin could only sit back on the bench in frustration. Randolph stood on the free throw line in a good mood, hit the iron for the first free throw, and could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, he made a steady hit on the second serve.
At 99:98, the Grizzlies took another lead.
With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game, the Grizzlies had already started double-teaming Li Ze crazily at this time. Apparently, Turiaf, who was replaced, was let go by the Grizzlies.
After Li Ze received the ball, Tony Allen stuck to the defense, and at the same time, the big players near the inside also immediately assisted in double-teaming.
The Clippers' offense was very patient this time. After being double-teamed, Li Ze immediately threw the ball to Chris Paul at the top of the arc.
Two consecutive tactics failed. Seeing that the attack time was running out, Paul, who received the pass, did not choose to return the pass. He suddenly started at the top of the arc and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
Paul made a sudden stop at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line, swayed the ball, knocked off Mike Conley's defense, and shot at the buzzer in 24 seconds!
"Paul! Fade away! He get it!"
The commentator Kevin Harlan immediately yelled, 99:100, the Clippers once again overtook the score.
At 1 minute and 18 seconds, the Clippers' defense also exerted all their strength. Turiaf, who came off the bench, topped Randolph and resolved the Grizzlies' first attack.
Seeing that there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time, and the ball returned to Mike Conley's hands, Paul did not dare to commit a crime easily at this time. Seeing the opponent making a tactical gesture, he immediately shouted at Jordan:
"Defend!"
Gasol's big body played a key role again, directly delaying Chris Paul's defense. Mike Conley got rid of Paul's entanglement all the time, and before the 24 seconds expired, he quickly shot a jumper from the top of the arc!
"OH——! That's good!"
With 54 seconds left in the game, at 102:100, the Grizzlies players celebrated wildly, and coach Dragero quickly requested a timeout.
Quickly took out the whiteboard, Coach Dragero quickly drew the tactics, and at the same time exhorted his players loudly:
"Patience! We've got plenty of shot time, Kayce, catch the ball! Screen everyone! Rebound, don't foul!"
The Staples Arena was also bombarded at this time. The fans at the scene twisted their bodies crazily to the music, and some fans kept shouting, expressing their excitement.
For the frontcourt sideline ball, Li Ze quickly sent it to Paul, and then immediately handed over the ball. Mike Conley directly cooperated with Tony Allen to double-team.
The opponent's attack was fast, Li Ze returned the ball to Paul again, and Mike Conley chased back immediately.
After receiving the ball several times in a row, all of them were quickly flanked by the Grizzlies. Coach Hollins was eager to play defense at this time, standing on the sidelines and roaring loudly, constantly reminding the Grizzlies players to rotate defensively.
Turiaf and Jordan Jr. didn't dare to catch the ball at all, and the ball repeatedly fell back and forth in the hands of Chris Paul and Li Ze.
At this time, there were only 10 seconds left in the attack time. Li Ze had just received the ball from the left flank outside the three-point line, and immediately rushed forward with the ball in his left hand. Just entering the three-point line, he immediately attracted the defense of the three Grizzlies.
At the top of the arc, Prince let go of Ray Allen, and just wanted to help defend Li Ze. After moving his feet, he found that Li Ze quickly threw the ball out.
The moment Ray Allen received the pass, he swayed, and the tall and long-armed Prince slid back in front of Ray Allen again.
After Li Ze completed the pass, he ran back outside the three-point line again. Tony Allen's defense suddenly slowed down by half a beat. Seeing Ray Allen holding the ball in his left hand and moving to the left flank, he immediately reminded himself loudly. teammate:
"Switch defenses!"
The communication between the two top defenders was very successful. After Li Ze received a hand-off pass from Ray Allen on the left flank outside the three-point line, he immediately moved towards the top of the arc with his right hand holding the ball.
At the same time, Ray Allen accelerated the shot, and immediately came to the left flank outside the three-point line to open up space.
With only 4 seconds left on the offensive clock, the Clippers' patience paid off, and Li Ze finally got a 1-on-1 chance.
Facing Prince who was coming up from the defense, Li Ze took advantage of the situation with his right hand and made a big in and out. The center of gravity of his body suddenly dropped, and he swayed left and right. After taking a big step, he swayed Prince away, and he flew into the air with his feet , a slightly drifting three-pointer at the top of the arc and a quick jump shot!
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the ball drew a slightly flat arc and fell into the basket precisely!
"Kayce! Open the Three! YES! YES!"
The commentator Kevin Harlan yelled excitedly. At this time, there were 30 seconds left in the game, and at 102:103, the Clippers once again overtook the score.
Li Ze, who threw the overtake three-pointer, thumped his chest, pointed his fingers at the gun, and blew lightly. Everyone in the Staples Arena followed suit and yelled.
As Hollins head coach asked for a timeout, Chris Paul was the first to celebrate, and the Clippers bench was even more jubilant.
After returning from the timeout, everyone in the Grizzlies looked serious, and they still had plenty of time to reverse the game.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amidst the rhythmic defensive cheers, the Grizzlies were very patient in their final attack. Whether it was two points or three points, as long as the ball was sent to the basket, they might win the game.
Zach Randolph's physical fitness seems to have reached the limit, and the low-post attack failed to push Turiaf. After spending 14 seconds, the Grizzlies' attack had 10 seconds left.
Seeing that the game is about to be explained, Randolph once again threw the ball to Mike Conley at the top of the arc, and then Gasol raised the pick-and-roll again.
The shot clock was running out, and the quality of the screen was questionable. Paul managed to squeeze past Gasol's screen and constantly interfered with Mike Conley on his side.
Conley, who was holding the ball in his left hand and accelerating his breakthrough, actually didn't care too much. There was Jordan in the front and Paul in the back. In the end, he could only bear the defense.
The ball drew a huge arc, crossed Jordan's fingertips, and finally hit the back edge of the basket!
"Oh!"
Amidst the exclamation of the fans at the scene, the basket immediately became a ball. Gasol first grabbed the ball and let the ball fly into the air again. Randolph, who was next to him, pounced on the tiger and snatched the ball abruptly.
Before falling to the ground, try to throw the ball to Gasol, who catches the ball and subconsciously throws the ball to the basket.
The ball weighed twice on the basket, and Jordan immediately jumped up under the basket. Unfortunately, the ball still stumbled and fell into the basket in the end.
At 103:102, the Grizzlies overtook the score before the whistle.
"Ah! Ah!"
The ecstatic Grizzlies flocked to Gasol crazily, and everyone yelled and hugged together.
Everyone in the Clippers was also dumbfounded, lost the victory?
The Staples Center was booed for a while, and the head coach De Nagro immediately requested a timeout. At the same time, the coaching staff rushed to the technical table to apply for a return!
In the end, when the referee confirmed that it was back to 1.1 seconds, many fans sighed for a while, and everyone on the Clippers bench said nothing.
Li Ze replenished his water, clapped his hands immediately, and loudly encouraged his teammates:
"There's still time! Make a screen! Chris, serve the sideline and give me a head start!"
Coach De Nagro simply drew a sideline tactic, and the pre-match preparations finally came into play.
Many fans in the front row had already got up to watch the game. The Staples Arena was a bit noisy for a while, and 1.1 seconds was very short. Li Ze was in the right block and was firmly hugged by Tony Allen.
At the moment the referee whistled, Li Ze first pushed Tony Allen away, then used the cover of Jr. Jordan and Turiaf, quickly bounced to the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and then went around without slowing down. Make an arc and run to the right wing beyond the three-point line.
Prince had sensed that his teammates were out of position, and immediately let go of Ray Allen at the top of the arc. He was about to step forward to defend Li Ze, but he was bumped and staggered. The referee didn't say anything.
Taking advantage of Li Ze to get rid of the two, Paul immediately sent an advance amount, and the moment Li Ze, who came to the right flank outside the three-point line, received the ball, he immediately exerted force with his feet, drifted to the right, and shot a three-point jumper!
The ball flew in mid-air, and the final buzz sounded instantly. The time of 1 second was very short. The moment the ball fell into the basket, the commentator Kevin Harlan yelled frantically:
"Kayce! And the buzzer!"
"BANG! BANG! Clippers Win the game!!"
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The first round of the playoffs is just a warm-up for some teams, especially for teams with veterans. The role of the first round may just help the veterans find their status.
Zach Randolph is about to turn 32, and Tayshaun Prince is just 32 years old this year. These two veterans are on the tail of their professional peaks. Maybe the data has declined, but the playoff experience is Much richer than the Clippers' two insiders.
After competing with the Denver Athletics in the first round, the Grizzlies also figured out how to limit the flying teams.
After the official timeout, the Clippers replaced Matt Barnes with veteran Ray Allen in order to strengthen outside shooting.
At this time, Li Ze began to swing in the second and third positions, but the Grizzlies' defensive focus gradually shifted. Griffin was strictly defended by the black fat Randolph.
Unlike rookie Griffin, most of Randolph's actions on the defensive end are for fighting.
When Griffin goes down the pick-and-roll, he will be pulled by the veteran covertly, asking for the ball in the low post, and the black fat man will directly half-circle forward to defend, relying on his pork belly, constantly fighting Griffin.
Unable to catch the ball in a familiar position, Griffin became more and more depressed after hitting the iron in the middle distance, and his anger continued to rise.
With 1 minutes and 2 seconds left in the first quarter, the Grizzlies attacked and also crossed screens in the three-second zone. Randolph directly turned his back to the left and asked for the ball.
The black fat man's movements are really not small. Griffin's half-circle forward was easily resolved by the opponent's pull and arch. After receiving a pass from Mike Conley, he turned around and attacked face-to-face. A simple three-threat. The ball breaks through towards the bottom line.
After a wild arch, he came to the bottom left of the basket, quickly swayed the ball, and finally successfully tricked Griffin's defense.
"squeak!"
The referee whistled, the thugs fouled, and two free throws were made.
Griffin, who received his second personal foul, looked depressed. Obviously, when the basketball game turned into a wrestling match, the surface brothers still felt a little uncomfortable.
Compared with Pau Gasol, the black fat man may not have comprehensive skills, but his tough style of play and small moves from time to time almost make Griffin powerless.
Denard and the head coach looked at the time, breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately replaced Turiaf, who fouled twice in the first quarter, which did not meet the expectations of the coaching staff before the game.
4 of 1, 3 of 2 free throws, 4 points, 4 rebounds and [-] assist. Griffin sat back on the bench and was a little annoyed. Brother is still very dissatisfied.
With Randolph making two free throws, the score on the field came to 23:25, and the Grizzlies were still clinging to the score.
After Griffin left the court, the biggest impact on the Clippers was the loss of a free throw line. In this regard, Li Ze once again accelerated his speed of handling the ball.
After Paul dribbled halfway, Mr. Li Ze turned his back to ask for the ball in the elbow area to the left of the free throw line, gave Paul a look, and then quickly moved to the left flank beyond the three-point line.
After receiving Paul's cross pass, he swayed right and left, made a quick three-threat action, and then broke through with the ball in his left hand.
The moment the Grizzlies' defense received the ball from Li Ze, everyone except Prince's defense quickly moved to the left flank.
If there is an overhead view, in addition to Mike Conley at the top of the arc facing Paul to defend, Randolph and Gasol began to move towards the block position, while Tony Allen on the right wing began to move towards the free throw line.
The Grizzlies defense almost instantly turned into a small encirclement, and the three choked the left wing.
And at the moment when the Grizzlies' defense was about to form, Li Ze keenly sensed that the [Champion Gene] attribute made him somewhat metaphysically aware of the opponent's defensive intentions.
Therefore, it took only two big steps to break through with the ball in his left hand. Li Ze suddenly stopped suddenly, supported his right foot, and then exerted force with his feet, and shot a long two-point jumper that drifted to the left!
"Shua!" Long two points hit again!
There was a burst of cheers at the Staples Arena. In the commentary booth of TNT, Steve Kerr couldn't help shaking his head and said with emotion:
"Obviously it wasn't a good shot option. The Grizzlies' defense was very successful. They allowed Kayce to shoot two consecutive three-pointers one step away."
"The defensive strategy is okay, but obviously they still underestimated the ability of the MVP. So far, 6 of 4, Kayce is still very efficient."
It seemed that the Clippers' offensive rhythm was accelerating again, and Hollins on the sidelines began to remind his players loudly to stabilize.
After Mike Conley attacked for a few rounds, at the end of the first quarter, he began to give the ball to the inside frequently. After a sigh of relief, Marc Gasol began to single Jordan in the low post again.
This kind of singles that cleared one side also made the Clippers' defense a bit difficult. As Gasol stormed the basket and scored two points again, the Grizzlies clenched the score again.
Without a transition attack, Paul had just dribbled through the half court, and was also heavily guarded by Mike Conley. The defensive strategies of the two teams were somewhat similar, and both hoped to use tough defense from the outside to limit the team's commander.
Paul was a little irritated by being entangled, and Jordan's high pick-and-roll quality outside the three-point line was average, and he was quickly squeezed by Mike Conley.
Breaking through to the free throw line, noticing that Marc Gasol seemed to be going forward to delay, Paul suddenly crossed back and pulled back. After a simple emergency stop, he dribbled the ball laterally with his right hand, completely getting rid of Conley's entanglement, and drifted back to the right Jump shot!
"state!"
The ball hit the front of the basket, Gasol was about to accept the backcourt rebound, and rushed to the inside of Jordan's head to pick melons, and successfully got the rebound.
Quickly threw the ball to Li Ze on the right flank outside the three-point line, and the Clippers regained 24 seconds of attack time.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The DJ at the scene began to lead the audience to cheer for the Clippers. Marc Gasol, who heard the rhythmic music again, was a little annoyed, and loudly reminded his teammates on the court to pay attention to defense.
Li Ze, who was on the right flank outside the three-point line, noticed that the Grizzlies seemed to be trying to double-team ahead of time. Holding the ball in his right hand, he suddenly lowered his center of gravity, went in and out sharply, and at the same time his body swayed to the left, he suddenly accelerated to the right.
One step directly passed Prince, and Randolph at the bottom right of the basket immediately noticed his teammate's defensive misplacement, and immediately stepped forward to help defend. At the same time, Marc Gasol on the other side also followed to the paint. Move within the area.
Li Ze did not choose to make an emergency stop for a jump shot. Seeing that Randolph was delayed a lot, when he was approaching the paint area, he suddenly turned around with his left foot as the axis.
Randolph was half a beat slow in his reaction, lost his defensive position, and subconsciously made a defense, but ended up hitting Li Ze's arm. He regretted it for a while, and sure enough, the referee whistled directly in the next second.
"Squeak!" The thug fouled and made two free throws!
Seeing that the first quarter was coming to an end, Randolph also had two fouls on his back. The head coach Hollins on the sidelines first put his hands on his head, and then immediately explained to the line referee, but the referee firmly pointed to the free throw line. .
After Li Ze made two free throws, Griffin on the bench couldn't help throwing the towel wildly. Everyone fouled twice, which is definitely good news for him.
With Mike Conley using Gasol's pick-and-roll to hit two points and Ray Allen's three-pointer, the first quarter of the game was completely over.
At 27:29, the Clippers only led their opponents by two points in the first quarter.
"It was a very exciting first quarter. It can be seen that through the first round of the game, the state of the Grizzlies is even better. Of course, the Clippers still played their own fast-paced offense under such a defense. The coaching staff also Very well prepared."
Steve Kerr didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement. He was very excited to see the anxious game. Reggie Miller was also very happy. Compared with the first round of the game, this is the postseason he was looking forward to. Game:
"7 of 5 in a single quarter, 4 of 4 free throws. In the situation where the team was difficult to score, Kayce stepped forward again, with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists."
"However, the Clippers seemed to be in trouble inside. Andrew Jordan had only three rebounds. In contrast, the Grizzlies scored 13 points inside."
Head coach Hollins was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first quarter. In the rotation stage of the second quarter, Jerry Bayless and Kenyon Dooling partnered in the backcourt, and Quincy Pondersett and Eyre De Davis and Odin Daye at center.
For the Clippers, due to veteran Ray Allen's premature debut in the first quarter, Bledsoe and Crawford partnered in the backcourt during the rotation, Matt Barnes and Tuliaf were on the front line, and center for Hollins.
However, after playing for more than two minutes, the Grizzlies took the lead in taking Marc Gasol to strengthen the inside offense, and then coach Gnagro quickly replaced Jordan.
The Grizzlies made frequent substitutions, and then Darrell Arthur replaced Ed Davis.
In the bench lineup of both sides, Jerry Bayless and Crawford both played very well.
随着马特-巴恩斯两罚全中,双方战成42:44,此时第2节比赛还剩4分44秒。
在节奏缓慢的比赛中,快船队的替补阵容顶住了压力,克劳福德4中3砍下7分,马特-巴恩斯3中2拿到6分。
With the debut of the main lineup, Crawford, who returned to the bench, also breathed a sigh of relief. Bledsoe on the side looked depressed. Unlike the first round game, he did not have many opportunities to perform tonight. The Grizzlies Strictly guard against the transition attack.
After Li Ze appeared on the stage, the Grizzlies also took Tony Allen and Prince. These two were basically on the same level as Li Ze. With a great risk, the outside bench lineup played for more than 7 minutes.
The Clippers attacked, and Mike Conley, who rested for most of the quarter, began to lead the defense. Obviously, the Grizzlies wanted to use their defense to slow down the pace of the game again.
Both of them are small guards. In order to avoid mistakes, Paul appeared very cautious in the halftime. At this time, Tony Allen switched to Li Ze again, and Prince was responsible for marking Ray Allen.
At this time, the Grizzlies almost defended a 32-zone defense. Randolph and Gasol just squatted on the left and right near the bottom line, betting that Griffin and Jordan could not punish them in the middle distance.
Since Li Ze was double-teamed on the pick-and-roll in the first quarter, when Li Ze received the ball on the left flank outside the three-point line again, Paul immediately directed his teammates to the empty side.
However, the Grizzlies' defensive position has not changed much. Randolph is still at the bottom left of the basket. As for Griffin's mention of the free throw line, the black fat man doesn't care at all.
There is no pick-and-roll, facing Tony Allen's defense, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his left hand, slightly in and out, swaying from the right to the left.
When Tony Allen adjusted his defensive focus and slid back to the right, Li Ze suddenly changed direction with his crotch, holding the ball in his right hand and pretending to break through.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent adjusted the defensive center of gravity again, Li Ze dribbled back with a large cross step again.
Noticing that Tony Allen's defense has not lost his position, Li Ze dribbled the ball with his left hand very quickly, and at the same time his body swayed to the right, he suddenly exerted force on his feet, retreated to the three-point line, swayed continuously, and finally got a shot Space, quick jump shot from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
The exaggerated shaking made Tony Allen a little numb. Hearing the cheers erupting from the scene, the head coach Hollins on the sidelines made another tactical gesture to his players.
In the next few rounds, Li Ze found that as long as the ball was passed out, the ball would basically never come back.
Tony Allen and Prince seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and they couldn't restrict Li Ze, so they strictly guarded against receiving the ball. First, they double-teamed and let Li Ze play the ball. Ze entered the attack range.
As the Grizzlies chased the score to 46:47, the defensive intensity continued to rise.
Coach Gnagro was a little anxious, especially seeing that the Grizzlies started to give the ball to the inside for a strong attack, which also made the coaching staff start to worry about Griffin's foul.
Randolph is very experienced. Using his pork belly, he arched to the basket again, feinted twice, and successfully tricked Griffin into a foul
Received three fouls in the half game, which will naturally affect Griffin.
"Be patient, don't worry!"
Taking advantage of the opponent's free throw, Li Ze clapped his hands and told his teammates. The continuous strike made the Clippers lose their offensive rhythm, and several attacks became a one-shot deal.
With Randolph making two free throws, the Grizzlies managed to overtake by 1 point.
In the last 2 minutes of the first half, in order to limit Li Ze's performance, the Grizzlies began to send him to the free throw line. The two sides did not score in sports, and the Grizzlies finally dragged the game into their favorite rhythm.
At the end of the half, at 53:52, the Grizzlies led by 1 point.
斯台普斯球馆的观众发现快船队常规赛华丽的进攻消失不见了,上半场比赛格里芬6中2,只拿到6分5篮板2助攻,而小乔丹也只有2分6篮板入账。
Without flying cakes, the Clippers only have rebounds inside
"Very successful defense. Although Kayce made 10 of 7 in the half, including 3 of 2 1-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring an efficient 23 points, the Clippers seem to have lost their offensive rhythm."
Steve Kerr looked at the technical statistics in his hands, showing excitement, Reggie Miller also nodded, and praised Gasol's performance by the way:
"DPOY showed his influence. Not only did Gasol play well on the defensive end, he scored 7 of 4 offensively and 7 of 5 free throws. He also scored 13 points efficiently, and also contributed 5 rebounds and 2 assists. He pretty much dominated the paint tonight."
During the intermission, in the Clippers locker room, head coach DeNagello first explained the tactical adjustments, and then immediately began to tell Griffin and Jordan on the inside:
"Pay attention to the number of fouls, don't get the 4th foul prematurely, the opponent will continue to attack the basket in the second half, we have to play smarter!"
"Chris, try to catch the transition and increase the speed. Kayce, when necessary, you and Chris take turns holding the ball. We must increase the success rate of tactics!"
At this time, in the locker room, only the voice of the head coach Denagro exhorting the players, Chris Paul also looked serious, no one thought that the western semifinals would be so difficult.
Li Ze sat in his seat and still looked calm. He made 8 free throws in the half, Tony Allen had received three fouls, and Prince also had two fouls.
In the second half of the game, the opponent was also uncomfortable. At this time, as long as they withstand the pressure, they might be able to win the game in one go.
After the start of the third quarter, the Grizzlies took the lead in attacking, a simple and rough three-second zone cross-screen, and Randolph easily received the ball in the right block.
Facing Griffin's defense, Randolph first made a three-threat feint, took a quick test step with his right foot, and then made a mid-range jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was easily scored!
At 55:52, the point difference was widened to three points. After the goal, Randolph sprayed garbage on Griffin by the way:
"Go home and drink milk! A softie who can only dunk!"
"Fake squid!"
Griffin became furious, and immediately wanted to go up and punch the black fat man twice. Randolph was extremely happy, and even took the initiative to get in front of Griffin, and pointed his finger at the way, trying to completely anger Griffin.
Seeing that the two were about to be torn into a ball, in the end Jordan came forward and hugged Griffin, and then Matt Barnes separated the two directly:
"Stay away from him! Put away your silly little tricks!"
Matt Barnes didn't care about the foul, and immediately went up and pushed Randolph. Although he didn't push the opponent at all, he also showed his tough attitude.
This kind of hands-on link is usually made by the veteran. Li Ze comforted Griffin by the way, and after calming down, the surface brother remembered that he had committed the third crime.
The referee blew his whistle continuously, completely separating the crowd. Trash talk is not considered a foul these days. In the end, the referee simply warned the two of them, and then signaled for the game to continue.
The booing fun fans were a little disappointed. They thought they could see a big fight between the two, but Randolph had two fouls. The old fritters wanted to let Griffin blew himself up, but the plan failed.
After kicking the baseline, Mike Conley started to lead Paul again, but unlike the first half, Paul quickly passed the ball to Li Ze before halftime, and then immediately accelerated to run across the half, while commanding Jordan High pick-and-roll outside the three-point line.
Tony Allen saw that something was wrong. Li Ze had just dribbled halftime, and immediately stepped forward to pester him.
Jordan's screen position is some distance away from the three-point line. At this time, Li Ze is holding the ball in his right hand and accelerating. Jordan just stands still, and suddenly the rhythm changes. While his body is swaying to the right, he quickly changes direction with the ball in his right hand. .
Shaking Tony Allen away, Li Ze pressed against Jordan's body, holding the ball in his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough.
In 2013, the pick-and-roll was also a technical job, and the referee would strictly blow the mobile pick-and-roll. Fortunately, the quality of Jordan's screen this time was really good, and he firmly delayed Tony Allen behind Li Ze.
At this time, Marc Gasol had just switched defenses, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.
Gasol was so shaken that he subconsciously slid backwards. Seeing Li Ze quickly pull back from his crotch and return to the three-point line, he rushed forward to defend, but was still a beat slower, and watched Li Ze make a jump shot at the top of the arc. shot!
"Kayce Open the three! YES!"
Seeing the Clippers tying the point difference, the commentator Kevin Harlan started yelling excitedly again.
Hearing the cheers erupting from the scene, the head coach Hollins frowned on the sidelines. He had already seen the plan of the Clippers.
When the inside offense was completely suppressed, the Clippers simply turned the two big men into tool men. This is somewhat similar to the tactics of the Grizzlies. Tony Allen and Prince transformed into Defensive tool man, the two teams simplified their tactics at the same time.
In the third quarter of the game, Chris Paul and Li Ze took turns holding the ball, playing high pick-and-rolls in a row, and striving for opportunities to play big.
Although the quality of the screens fluctuated, and several pick-and-rolls even turned into double-teams, the Clippers regained their offensive rhythm.
The Grizzlies also played the same tactics as the Clippers. Mike Conley stood up at this time, and it was also a high pick-and-roll at the 5th position. Gasol's screen quality was better.
Once faced with Jordan who switched defenses, Mike Conley made shots or bursts, constantly scoring points for the Grizzlies.
The scores of the two sides rose alternately. With 3 minute and 1 seconds left in the third quarter, the Clippers only replaced Ray Allen, while the Grizzlies were completely dead.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amid the defensive cheers from the fans at the scene, Paul quickly squeezed through Gasol's screen this time, and cooperated with Jordan to defend Mike Conley.
At this time, Jordan's figure also played a certain role. Conley's height was still a little shorter. Facing the two men who were about to form a pincer attack, he didn't take advantage of the situation and gave the ball to Gasol who was going down. Instead, he sought stability. It was thrown to Prince who responded from the outside line.
As soon as Prince received the pass, he immediately released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough. Seeing Li Ze slipping to the left and back, he immediately made another forward change.
At the moment when the opponent switched to holding the ball with his left hand, Li Ze suddenly went up to snatch the ball with his right hand and snatched the ball away from the opponent.
Prince saw Li Ze speeding up after copying the ball, and immediately wanted to foul, but Li Ze's first step was too fast, and he squeezed past Prince in an instant, and knocked the veteran staggeringly.
1 on 0 in the frontcourt, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his right hand, rushed to the paint and took off directly.
"Boom!" The windmill dunked successfully!
At 74:74, the Clippers evened the score again.
The fans at the scene screamed excitedly. Tonight's tickets are worth a lot of money. This game is much better than the first round.
In the last minute, as Mike Conley caused Paul's foul and stood on the free throw line, coach De Nagro also replaced Li Ze and took Crawford, and the Clippers began to rotate.
By the end of the third quarter, the two sides fought 3:76.
The atmosphere on the scene became more and more heated, which was also related to the referee's whistle-blowing scale. As the game drew to a close, the confrontation between the two sides became more intense. The referee obviously handed over the game to the players.
At this time, the big screen in the center of the field showed the two Clippers who played well in the third quarter.
In this quarter of the game, both Li Ze and Paul scored 7 of 4, including 2 of 1 three-pointers, 9 points in a single quarter, and a combined score of 18 points.
"Both teams have seized on each other's weaknesses. Jerry Bayless scored 5 points in a row to help the Grizzlies stabilize the situation after his final appearance. On the Clippers side, Griffin seems to be troubled by fouls and has committed four fouls. Now, this is also a hidden danger for the Clippers."
Steve Kerr spoke quickly, and briefly summarized the third quarter of the game. The commentator Kevin Harlan on the side said briskly:
"I believe that all fans will like this game. Although the two sides do not have a gorgeous offense, the high confrontation game may be what the fans are looking forward to!"
At the beginning of the 4th quarter, both sides deployed a rotation lineup to let the main players take a breath. With 8 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game, the two teams got back the main lineup at the same time, and the game completely entered the white-hot stage. .
As the physical fitness of the two sides declined, the movements became more and more intense. At this time, the fat black Randolph seemed to be unable to stand up.
This time the Clippers attacked, Li Ze received the ball from the left flank outside the three-point line, and Griffin asked for the ball from the left low post. For the first time in the game, the black fat man was firmly stuck behind him.
Li Ze's base pass just gave Griffin an early lead. The moment he received the pass, he took advantage of the trend and swiped towards the baseline. Then he jumped and rushed directly to the three-second zone. Finally, against Randolph's defense, Put the basket under the basket successfully!
"Roar!"
After the goal, Griffin yelled at Randolph to express his anger.
When the Grizzlies attacked, Mike Conley used Gasol's cover to break through to the free throw line again, and suddenly pulled back with a cross step, easily completing a mid-range two-pointer!
With the same tactic, Li Ze held the ball from the backcourt and used Jordan's pick-and-roll to easily get rid of Tony Allen's pursuit. Facing Gasol who came up from the defense, he suddenly changed direction with his left hand and swayed the defense. After that, the free throw line drifted to the right and made a fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" Steadily scored in the middle distance!
For more than three minutes, the two sides responded to the ball crazily, which made the fans on the scene exclaimed constantly, and the head coaches of both sides seemed a little anxious at this time.
And as Marc Gasol caused Griffin's fifth foul, when he successfully stood at the free throw line, there were 5 minutes and 2 seconds left in the game.
Gasol made two free throws, 98:96, and the Grizzlies went ahead by two points.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, Li Ze activated the [Enter the Rhythm] buff. At the same time, he accumulated the [Green Machine] throughout the game, which also brought a bonus to his speed.
After Chris Paul broke out in the third quarter, the fourth quarter game was a little sluggish. Obviously, Mike Conley's entanglement with him played a role.
After half court, Paul directly turned his back to protect the ball. Li Ze first turned his back to ask for the ball in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, then suddenly started, and quickly bounced out to the right wing outside the three-point line.
Tony Allen defended himself for the entire game, but at the last moment of the game, he couldn't stand it anymore, and his physical fitness also dropped sharply.
At the moment Li Ze bounced outside, Paul immediately sent a cross pass, and after receiving the ball, he quickly released the ball with his right hand and directly broke through.
Tony Allen's defense couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and he was almost passed by Li Ze in one step. After two consecutive dribbles, Li Ze came to the right block position and suddenly stopped. His body drifted towards the baseline and leaned back in the middle distance Jump shot!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was scored steadily!
The two sides scored 98:98 again. At this time, everyone on the Grizzlies team was numb. Li Ze had never missed a shot since he came on the field. He is currently 4 of 4. Every goal is a mid-range fallback. There is no way Defend.
The Grizzlies' offense at this time passed halftime and directly gave the ball to Randolph, who was in the low post on the left. The black fat man hardly attacked in the fourth quarter. At this time, he seemed to have gathered enough strength. attack.
A quick tentative step with his right foot, then a sudden step, and a breakthrough with his left hand to the baseline. Although Griffin successfully predicted the opponent's attack direction, he was still sent to the paint by Randolph.
The ball was swaying from the bottom left of the basket, Griffin just raised his hands high, and Randolph finally completed the throw against the defense. At the moment of the shot, it seemed that the ball would knock out of the basket. Randolph quickly took off for the second time and successfully grabbed the front. field rebounds.
Against Griffin's defense at the basket, he shot again and shot again!
"squeak!"
Hearing the referee's whistle, Griffin ran to the referee angrily and roared loudly:
"Hey! Look clearly, he jumped on me! I didn't make any defensive moves at all!
The head coach Denagro on the sidelines was also a little anxious, and also explained to the linesman:
"You guys have to watch the replay! My player didn't foul at all!"
In the end, the referees discussed it, then made a gesture of looking back, came to the technical stage, and began to replay the foul repeatedly.
After watching it three times, the referee immediately blew his whistle, indicating that Griffin made 6 fouls and went off the field directly!
"Shh!"
There was a huge booing at the Staples Arena, and the fans at the scene were also dissatisfied with the penalty.
In the end, Griffin could only sit back on the bench in frustration. Randolph stood on the free throw line in a good mood, hit the iron for the first free throw, and could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, he made a steady hit on the second serve.
At 99:98, the Grizzlies took another lead.
With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game, the Grizzlies had already started double-teaming Li Ze crazily at this time. Apparently, Turiaf, who was replaced, was let go by the Grizzlies.
After Li Ze received the ball, Tony Allen stuck to the defense, and at the same time, the big players near the inside also immediately assisted in double-teaming.
The Clippers' offense was very patient this time. After being double-teamed, Li Ze immediately threw the ball to Chris Paul at the top of the arc.
Two consecutive tactics failed. Seeing that the attack time was running out, Paul, who received the pass, did not choose to return the pass. He suddenly started at the top of the arc and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
Paul made a sudden stop at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line, swayed the ball, knocked off Mike Conley's defense, and shot at the buzzer in 24 seconds!
"Paul! Fade away! He get it!"
The commentator Kevin Harlan immediately yelled, 99:100, the Clippers once again overtook the score.
At 1 minute and 18 seconds, the Clippers' defense also exerted all their strength. Turiaf, who came off the bench, topped Randolph and resolved the Grizzlies' first attack.
Seeing that there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time, and the ball returned to Mike Conley's hands, Paul did not dare to commit a crime easily at this time. Seeing the opponent making a tactical gesture, he immediately shouted at Jordan:
"Defend!"
Gasol's big body played a key role again, directly delaying Chris Paul's defense. Mike Conley got rid of Paul's entanglement all the time, and before the 24 seconds expired, he quickly shot a jumper from the top of the arc!
"OH——! That's good!"
With 54 seconds left in the game, at 102:100, the Grizzlies players celebrated wildly, and coach Dragero quickly requested a timeout.
Quickly took out the whiteboard, Coach Dragero quickly drew the tactics, and at the same time exhorted his players loudly:
"Patience! We've got plenty of shot time, Kayce, catch the ball! Screen everyone! Rebound, don't foul!"
The Staples Arena was also bombarded at this time. The fans at the scene twisted their bodies crazily to the music, and some fans kept shouting, expressing their excitement.
For the frontcourt sideline ball, Li Ze quickly sent it to Paul, and then immediately handed over the ball. Mike Conley directly cooperated with Tony Allen to double-team.
The opponent's attack was fast, Li Ze returned the ball to Paul again, and Mike Conley chased back immediately.
After receiving the ball several times in a row, all of them were quickly flanked by the Grizzlies. Coach Hollins was eager to play defense at this time, standing on the sidelines and roaring loudly, constantly reminding the Grizzlies players to rotate defensively.
Turiaf and Jordan Jr. didn't dare to catch the ball at all, and the ball repeatedly fell back and forth in the hands of Chris Paul and Li Ze.
At this time, there were only 10 seconds left in the attack time. Li Ze had just received the ball from the left flank outside the three-point line, and immediately rushed forward with the ball in his left hand. Just entering the three-point line, he immediately attracted the defense of the three Grizzlies.
At the top of the arc, Prince let go of Ray Allen, and just wanted to help defend Li Ze. After moving his feet, he found that Li Ze quickly threw the ball out.
The moment Ray Allen received the pass, he swayed, and the tall and long-armed Prince slid back in front of Ray Allen again.
After Li Ze completed the pass, he ran back outside the three-point line again. Tony Allen's defense suddenly slowed down by half a beat. Seeing Ray Allen holding the ball in his left hand and moving to the left flank, he immediately reminded himself loudly. teammate:
"Switch defenses!"
The communication between the two top defenders was very successful. After Li Ze received a hand-off pass from Ray Allen on the left flank outside the three-point line, he immediately moved towards the top of the arc with his right hand holding the ball.
At the same time, Ray Allen accelerated the shot, and immediately came to the left flank outside the three-point line to open up space.
With only 4 seconds left on the offensive clock, the Clippers' patience paid off, and Li Ze finally got a 1-on-1 chance.
Facing Prince who was coming up from the defense, Li Ze took advantage of the situation with his right hand and made a big in and out. The center of gravity of his body suddenly dropped, and he swayed left and right. After taking a big step, he swayed Prince away, and he flew into the air with his feet , a slightly drifting three-pointer at the top of the arc and a quick jump shot!
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the ball drew a slightly flat arc and fell into the basket precisely!
"Kayce! Open the Three! YES! YES!"
The commentator Kevin Harlan yelled excitedly. At this time, there were 30 seconds left in the game, and at 102:103, the Clippers once again overtook the score.
Li Ze, who threw the overtake three-pointer, thumped his chest, pointed his fingers at the gun, and blew lightly. Everyone in the Staples Arena followed suit and yelled.
As Hollins head coach asked for a timeout, Chris Paul was the first to celebrate, and the Clippers bench was even more jubilant.
After returning from the timeout, everyone in the Grizzlies looked serious, and they still had plenty of time to reverse the game.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amidst the rhythmic defensive cheers, the Grizzlies were very patient in their final attack. Whether it was two points or three points, as long as the ball was sent to the basket, they might win the game.
Zach Randolph's physical fitness seems to have reached the limit, and the low-post attack failed to push Turiaf. After spending 14 seconds, the Grizzlies' attack had 10 seconds left.
Seeing that the game is about to be explained, Randolph once again threw the ball to Mike Conley at the top of the arc, and then Gasol raised the pick-and-roll again.
The shot clock was running out, and the quality of the screen was questionable. Paul managed to squeeze past Gasol's screen and constantly interfered with Mike Conley on his side.
Conley, who was holding the ball in his left hand and accelerating his breakthrough, actually didn't care too much. There was Jordan in the front and Paul in the back. In the end, he could only bear the defense.
The ball drew a huge arc, crossed Jordan's fingertips, and finally hit the back edge of the basket!
"Oh!"
Amidst the exclamation of the fans at the scene, the basket immediately became a ball. Gasol first grabbed the ball and let the ball fly into the air again. Randolph, who was next to him, pounced on the tiger and snatched the ball abruptly.
Before falling to the ground, try to throw the ball to Gasol, who catches the ball and subconsciously throws the ball to the basket.
The ball weighed twice on the basket, and Jordan immediately jumped up under the basket. Unfortunately, the ball still stumbled and fell into the basket in the end.
At 103:102, the Grizzlies overtook the score before the whistle.
"Ah! Ah!"
The ecstatic Grizzlies flocked to Gasol crazily, and everyone yelled and hugged together.
Everyone in the Clippers was also dumbfounded, lost the victory?
The Staples Center was booed for a while, and the head coach De Nagro immediately requested a timeout. At the same time, the coaching staff rushed to the technical table to apply for a return!
In the end, when the referee confirmed that it was back to 1.1 seconds, many fans sighed for a while, and everyone on the Clippers bench said nothing.
Li Ze replenished his water, clapped his hands immediately, and loudly encouraged his teammates:
"There's still time! Make a screen! Chris, serve the sideline and give me a head start!"
Coach De Nagro simply drew a sideline tactic, and the pre-match preparations finally came into play.
Many fans in the front row had already got up to watch the game. The Staples Arena was a bit noisy for a while, and 1.1 seconds was very short. Li Ze was in the right block and was firmly hugged by Tony Allen.
At the moment the referee whistled, Li Ze first pushed Tony Allen away, then used the cover of Jr. Jordan and Turiaf, quickly bounced to the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and then went around without slowing down. Make an arc and run to the right wing beyond the three-point line.
Prince had sensed that his teammates were out of position, and immediately let go of Ray Allen at the top of the arc. He was about to step forward to defend Li Ze, but he was bumped and staggered. The referee didn't say anything.
Taking advantage of Li Ze to get rid of the two, Paul immediately sent an advance amount, and the moment Li Ze, who came to the right flank outside the three-point line, received the ball, he immediately exerted force with his feet, drifted to the right, and shot a three-point jumper!
The ball flew in mid-air, and the final buzz sounded instantly. The time of 1 second was very short. The moment the ball fell into the basket, the commentator Kevin Harlan yelled frantically:
"Kayce! And the buzzer!"
"BANG! BANG! Clippers Win the game!!"
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