The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 364 Crazy Crushing (Ten Thousand Words Chapter)
On May 5, the semifinals continued. The Clippers rested for two days and departed for San Antonio in the morning.

However, the fans paid more attention to the night's game that day. After the two semi-finals, it once again sparked heated discussions among the fans.

At 96:99, the Bulls at home struggled to defeat the Cavaliers.

With three seconds left before the end of the game, the Bulls sent a frontcourt sideline kick, Derrick Rose defended against the defense, and hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, killing the Cavaliers!
The United Center exploded in an instant, and the Bulls fans celebrated wildly.

Rose, who completed the lore, was expressionless and calm, once again showing the demeanor of a superstar.

After the loss, LeBron James seemed a little helpless. He played 44 minutes and tried his best.

25中8，三分线外7中1，罚球11中10，27分8篮板14助攻1抢断1盖帽7失误，虽然效率不高，但詹姆斯确实撑起了骑士队的进攻。

作为季后赛菜鸟，凯里-欧文表现拉跨，13中3，只拿到了11分4篮板2抢断2失误的数据。

This is completely different from the playoffs he imagined. A lot of physical confrontation, coupled with the Bulls' wide whistle-blowing scale at home, made Irving completely lost.

The longest playing time of the Bulls is still Jimmy Butler, 44 minutes, 17 of 7, 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. As Thibodeau's favorite player, Butler's performance is impeccable .

让公牛队球迷们感到欣喜的是德里克-罗斯的发挥，26中10，30分7篮板7助攻1抢断1盖帽3失误，他们熟悉的超级明星终于回来了！
The series score was 2:1, and the Bulls had a chance to win the match point at home. In this case, the sports media in America collectively turned into fools, and one after another turned into Rose.

As for LeBron James, he was ridiculed by the media and fans after the game:

"LeBron James has begun to decline, the Cavaliers can't break out of the East, and the offseason can already look forward to the decision three"

Since signing the 1+1 contract, many fans think that James is ready to run away at any time, winning is no problem, and losing is destined to be ridiculed.

After being killed, most of the comments and messages on LeBron James’ social media are asking where the Chosen One is going during the offseason. The birth of Twitter has made the trolls more active
In another semifinal match between the Rockets and the Warriors, the Rockets fans collectively broke the defense after the game.

At 115:80, the Warriors finally defeated the Rockets and regained the initiative. The big score in the series came to 2:1, and the Rockets lost a good game.

The G3 game is very important for the Rockets. As long as they win the game, the pressure will come to the Warriors. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, the bearded player pulled his hips.

16中3，罚球11中10，17分3篮板4助攻1失误，罚球一如既往的稳定，但却无法带领球队赢球。

Howard was also shot down by the Warriors' outside line. He scored 10 of 6, scored 14 points, 14 rebounds and 2 turnovers.

In contrast, the Warriors established the victory at halftime, 62:37, leading by 25 points at halftime, and played an offensive efficiency similar to that of the Clippers.

斯蒂芬-库里更是在第3节爆发，单节10中7，三分线外4中4，爆砍19分。

全场比赛，19中12，其中三分球9中7，罚球10中9，砍下40分5篮板7助攻2抢断4失误，库里再次展现了自己疯狂的投射能力。

It's just that the media simply praised such data after the game, appearing very calm.

Curry was a little depressed. With such an efficient performance, the final evaluation was:

"Standard Kayce-style statistics, Stephen Curry still needs to continue to prove himself."

In the past, players scored 40 points in the playoffs, and Amelia's sports reporters can blow the players to the sky!
However, since Li Ze came to the Clippers, 40+ is considered the standard data of a superstar.

Witnessing Li Ze's performance in the past two years, football critics are already immune to the high-efficiency 40 points.

18 out of 12, 19 out of 12 and other data are almost all labeled as Li Ze. Ball critics are used to seeing it, and the fans' requirements have also been raised a lot. In contrast, everyone still likes to see James. Unlucky to see the Clippers pulling their hips.

Warriors?Nice jump shot team!
On the morning of May 5th, TNT's program was revived again.

Although the Clippers had an unexpected downsizing, with a super scorer like Li Ze, it is not a problem to digest the ball. Therefore, everyone continues to be optimistic about the Clippers. 73 wins, this winning percentage represents dominance!
Under such circumstances, TNT's program began to compare the 72-win Bulls with the 73-win Clippers. Guan Gong fought Qin Qiong, the fans' favorite!
Today's topic is "the strongest team in history", and the host Ernie Johnson naturally threw the topic to O'Neal:

"Shaq, we all know that you lost to the Bulls in 96. Who do you think is the better team, the Clippers or the Bulls?"

Looking back on the past, O'Neal was a little depressed. Everyone remembered that the Bulls had a record of 72 wins, but no one remembered that his Magic team also won 60.

Speaking of the 95-96 season, everyone will think of the Bulls sweeping the Magic 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Shaq becoming smaller than the Shaq. This is O'Neal's most unpleasant memory.
Seeing the teasing eyes of the three people on the side, O'Neill said very frankly:
"In comparison, I still think the Bulls are stronger, and they have more resources on the defensive end."

"Kayce might score like Michael Jordan, but Chris Paul + Blake Griffin can't bring the defensive impact of Scottie Pippen + Dennis Rodman."

"The Clippers lack good forwards. Although Kayce is strong, he still prefers to play at the 2 position. The Bulls in 96 were a stronger team."

Kenny Smith, as a firm Li Zechuan, heard what O'Neill said, and immediately asked with a smile:

"Do you think the Clippers have a chance to break the record of the Lakers? 15 wins and 1 loss, I have to say, you really showed dominance back then!"

Before O'Neal could speak, Charles Barkley immediately took over:
"I don't want to see Kayce continue to break records, hey! Players watching the show, you have to work harder. It's very uncomfortable to be ruled by one player for an era."

"Honor and victory belong to him. Just think about such a scene. You should kill him!"

Charles Barkley can be regarded as a victim of Michael Jordan's period, but O'Neal is different. When it comes to the time of the Lakers, the Sharks still look very proud:

"The best record in the playoffs still belongs to the Lakers. I ruled the penalty area. Maybe Kayce can rule the perimeter, but the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate. This is the advantage of big men."

"An outside team cannot break the record of the Lakers. In fact, I think the Lakers with three consecutive championships are the strongest!"

Seeing that O'Neill was about to bring the topic to himself again, the host Ernie Johnson quickly asked:

"Guys, if the Clippers win the title, how many games do you think they'll lose?"

Charles Barkley widened his eyes, and said in a very positive tone:
"At least three games, the Warriors will never give up easily, I am optimistic about them, Stephen Curry will prove himself!"

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The outstanding record, coupled with the Clippers' chance to win three consecutive championships, has already made a lot of teams have lemons, but unfortunately, most players have fished early, and they can only feel sour.

Griffin's injury only lowered the morale of the Clippers, and then everyone began to envy the superficial brother's right to shoot.

With an average of about 18 shots per game, Li Ze will take part of the free ball, Paul will take the next part, and the rest will belong to the role players.

This year is just a contract year for Jordan. I thought the team would discuss with him to renew his contract in advance, but general manager Gary Sachs has been delaying.

The main reason is that Jordan's free throws are bad, and the team is also afraid that the players will get money, and they are afraid of something. Not every player will practice on their own and constantly polish their skills.
For this, Jordan's agent was very dissatisfied. His client was a champion center, and the team was not short of money. Why didn't he send a big contract in advance?
The interests of the two sides are inconsistent, and there have been disputes during the regular season. Therefore, after Griffin was injured, the agent encouraged Jordan to fight for more shots.

The current playoff average is 5.8 shots, 13.1 points and 12.4 rebounds, and the free throw percentage is 42.7%. Such data, thinking of getting a bigger contract, still lack some convincing
It's just that when Jordan thought of Paul's request, he was completely discouraged.

Say no pass, no pass!
In the locker room, Li Ze is easy to talk to, while Paul is in charge of pissing people off. The two firmly control the ball on the field. If you want statistics, you have to ask these two first.

After the restorative training session on the afternoon of the 9th, Jordan wanted to test Paul's tone again. While everyone was not paying attention, he moved to the side of Chairman Pao:

"Chris, you know, coming to the playoffs, my free throws have improved"

It's just that before the words were finished, Paul didn't look at him, and said directly:
"It's less than [-]%, don't try to increase the shot power, if the opponent fouls, we will lose points, do a good job of defense, protect the rebound, this is your job!"

Little Jordan was so angry that his chest felt tight, your words are so hurtful!
Jokic has been extremely active in training these days. Coach De Nagro also appreciates the football intelligence shown by the fat man. The team has golden thighs, and other people are enough to support them.

Hawes has already picked lemons, and Jokic has eaten up a lot of his playing time, which has caused his data to shrink. The second-round pick is riding on his head, and he is naturally upset.

In contrast, although Dudley is about to fall out of the rotation and has been robbed of most of his playing time by Ingles, he is still laughing and joking every day, without showing a hint of lemon essence on the surface.

But Tucker felt helpless, perhaps because of his height, he still failed to squeeze into the starting lineup. Coach De Nagro seemed to position him as a rotation player.

Every player has different demands. Assistant coach Tyronn Lue does not agree with Coach De Nagro's practice of not intervening in the locker room. He prefers to communicate with players.

"Kayce, sometimes you need to pay attention to what's going on in the locker room."

Just after Li Ze finished his daily three-point shooting training, Tyronn Lu came up and reminded him quietly by the way.

"The atmosphere in the locker room is great! It's just healthy competition, take it easy, Lu! We'll keep winning."

Seeing what the other party wanted to say, Li Ze added:
"No one can spoil the atmosphere in the locker room. If you don't want to play, you can sit on the bench. If you perform well, you can start. With Chris, the two of us can handle most things."

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Tyronn Lu was a little speechless. He always felt that De Nagro and Li Ze were too heartless, but he couldn't refute.

Li Ze will not interfere with the team's supplementary players, but he can decide whether the role players will go or not. Thinking of this, Tyronn Lue realized why the head coach De Nagro would let go.

"A superstar has more power than a head coach?"

Tyronn Lue suddenly thought of the situation of his future club, the Cavaliers, and suddenly felt that the situation of the two teams was somewhat similar:
"LeBron James should be easy to get along with!"

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On the night of May 5th, at the AT Center Arena, Spurs fans were cheering for the team.

Before the game, Popovich was uncharacteristically, saying that he would learn from the defending champion and crazily praised the performance of the Clippers.

The bad old man's tainted milk didn't help at all. Physical fitness is certainly part of the reason for the two consecutive big losses, but the core problem is that Leonard and Parker misfired.
With 6 minutes and 46 seconds left in the first quarter, Parker used Splitter's cover to get rid of Paul's entanglement, and broke through the middle into the paint area.

Noticing Jokic's up and down defensive position, Parker still chose to break through and score the ball while he was on the move.

Duncan at the bottom left of the basket had just received the ball, and Jokic immediately moved back to Duncan.

After catching the ball, Duncan took advantage of the trend, but Duncan found that the second-round pick in front of him didn't seem to react, and he just squeezed his offensive space with his body.

Subconsciously throwing the ball with his right hand, Duncan just wanted to rely on hitting and approached the basket. Paul, who followed Parker and rushed to the inside, took advantage of the situation.

The rhythm of the dribble was destroyed, Jokic had sharp eyes and quick hands, and followed the ball. At this time, Duncan completely lost control of the ball.

The situation on the court happened very quickly, and the Spurs fans were still cheering. In a blink of an eye, it was discovered that Paul had controlled the ball and the Clippers launched a conversion attack.

"Very interesting player! I like Jokic's current performance, which is somewhat similar to Griffin's role. There are not many big men in the league who can handle the ball!"

In the commentary booth of TNT, Chris Webber saw the Clippers slow down the pace, and praised the fat man by the way.

"Leonard still doesn't seem to find the touch. This is definitely bad news for the Spurs. Kayce once again showed his dominance on both ends of the offense and defense!"

Reggie Miller on the side couldn't stop at all, and it was over!
The Spurs' defense was extremely fast. Paul just stabilized the rhythm and immediately gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc.

Li Ze on the left flank first pretended to move towards the bottom line, and then suddenly ran back. The top position of the arc and Jokic completed hand-offs, and the right hand held the ball to accelerate the breakthrough.

Sensing that the screen was squeezed, Jokic did not stand still, but quickly moved to the left elbow of the free throw line.

Seeing that his teammates were not out of position, Duncan did not assist in the first defense, and followed Jokic to the left elbow, while Leonard desperately pressed Li Ze from his side.

Breaking through near the free throw line, Li Ze sensed the change in the Spurs' defense. There was no one to defend him, and he immediately took the initiative to exert force. He quickly in and out with his right hand, swayed his body to the left, and slammed into Leonard vigorously, and then followed the dribble. Rhythm, after shaking, take a large horizontal step.

Leonard was bumped into a tight chest, and instantly lost his defensive position. After stepping back, Li Ze easily got rid of the defense, drifted to the right at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and quickly shot a jumper!
"Shua!" The middle distance scored again!

Extremely fast offensive rhythm, unreasonable individual singles, without Griffin, only Paul and Li Ze share the right to shoot in the starting lineup.

In this case, Li Ze played more freely, and only split the ball when he was double-teamed, and all the rest were individual quick singles.

After Li Ze made a shot and the score became 18:10, the Spurs fans were a little bit booed, they were too familiar with this scene.

Popovich requested a timeout, and the old man was a little dazed. He felt that the Clippers were playing more and more unrestrainedly. With one less main force, the offense became more fierce.
Chris Paul also felt that he played more easily. Without Griffin's low-post attack, the rhythm improved again. The most important thing is that Li Ze's ability to digest the ball is too strong.

He just needs to wait for the opponent to double-team, seize the opportunity to play more and less, and complete a simple goal. Paul feels that the current style of play of the Clippers is more suitable for him.

"It was an easy game. It's time for Splitter to leave the field. We can continue to speed up."

Walking to the bench, Paul bumped fists with Li Ze, and the two briefly discussed the rhythm of the court.

"Let Jokic take a breather. Although he has good physical fitness, a lot of turning back is not something he is good at."

Li Ze had already noticed that Fatty Bai was panting heavily. When Griffin was on the court, in many rounds, the superficial brother would beat Duncan back.

Without this link, Jokic currently has no specific low-post tactics, and Jordan is a pie striker. The low-post job also belongs to Li Ze.

However, the rhythm is completely different from before. Li Ze's attack is basically completed within 5 seconds.

Coach De Nagro is very satisfied with the state of the players. He has tried and tested the ball to the thigh repeatedly. As long as the shooting rate exceeds 5%, the throw is over!

"Very good! The Spurs are completely finished, control the rebounds, we just need to speed up the pace of the game, if there is a physical problem, give feedback in time!"

Jokic, who was still panting, shook his head quickly, and finally came to the starting lineup. He didn't want to impress the head coach with his physical strength.

After the timeout, Splitter was replaced and Dior came on stage. The DJ on the scene quickly mobilized the fans' emotions. Rhythmic music sounded, and then led the fans to shout again:
"Go Spurs go! Go Spurs go! Go Spurs go!"

The familiar sound of cheering seemed to lift the spirits of the Spurs. Diaw, who had just appeared on the stage, immediately came to the top of the arc to perform a pick-and-roll for Parker.

Jokic is naturally a soft persimmon on the field. Parker, who holds the ball in his left hand, uses the pick-and-roll to get rid of Paul's pursuit.

Facing Fatty Bai's retreating defense, Parker suddenly accelerated, then crossed back and pulled back, opening up the shooting space, and scored two points from the middle distance!

The fans of the Spurs cheered loudly, and finally scored again. Everyone in the Clippers didn't care, and quickly sent the baseline ball to continue to speed up the pace of the game.

Leonard only felt that Li Ze was more aggressive tonight. Paul had just spent halftime, and the two entangled from the low post on the left to the blocking position.

In this season's regular season, Li Ze gave up to Griffin in the singles session with the back and the ball. Leonard felt something was wrong after the start, and he couldn't match the intensity of the game in time.

Paul moved to the left flank, saw that Li Ze was successfully blocked, and immediately sent a half-high pass.

Noticing that Parker seemed to want to step forward to help defend, Li Ze jumped up to catch the ball and hit the ground, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and made a fake pass, shaking Parker back in a hurry.

With no one to defend, Bang Bang hit twice, Li Ze directly pushed Leonard into the paint, and then got stuck, using his left foot as the axis, quickly turned to the bottom line, and quickly shot back a jumper!
"Shua!" Steadily scored in the middle distance!

Leonard failed to make any defensive moves, he was strong and fast, and he found that he couldn't keep up with Li Ze's offensive rhythm
"Come on! Put some pressure on me! Otherwise halftime is over!"

Hearing Li Ze's yell, everyone in the Spurs team was silent, with more energy than energy.

"This is the offensive rhythm that Kayce likes, and this is also the offensive method he is best at. The Spurs should change their defensive strategy. Leonard can't limit Kayce."

Reggie Miller was in a good mood, and started blowing directly again. Chris Webber saw Dior misplaced and singled Paul, and hit another iron, and said helplessly:

"This is the strongest backcourt combination in the league. I finally understand why Chuck and the others don't like super teams!"

After hitting shots in a row, Paul passed the ball to Li Ze before halftime, and at the same time signaled his teammates to open up space.

The Spurs changed their defense again. Li Ze held the ball for halftime, and Parker immediately cooperated with Leonard to double-team.

Li Ze quickly returned the ball to Paul. The latter caught the ball and immediately accelerated. Although Tony Parker returned to the defense quickly, Jokic's high pick-and-roll forced Diao to switch to Paul.

Breaking through to the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, the advancing Paul held the ball in and out with his right hand. After a brief shake, he stepped back laterally and shot a fadeaway jumper that drifted to the right!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was hit steadily!

This kind of simple dislocation singles with no defenders on his side is very easy for Paul. This season's ability to score 180 clubs is due to this scoring method.

With several rounds of continuous double-teaming of Li Ze, the Spurs not only failed to narrow the point difference, but completely activated the other players of the Clippers.

Popovich saw that Danny Green subconsciously helped defend Paul, who broke through, but was thrown into a three-pointer by Barnes, and he was so angry that he asked for a timeout again.

With 2 minutes and 13 seconds left in the first quarter, at 28:17, the point difference was widened to double digits.
After Parker hit a mid-range shot, he hit two irons angrily. So far, he has only scored 2 points.

On the other hand, Leonard, with straight eyes, was 5 for 1. Except for a strong three-pointer after the opening, he did not score any more. 3 points, and all other statistics were zero. In the past few minutes, only Dior and Duncan scored points.

Popovich scanned the bench, saw Ginobili in plain clothes, and finally chose to replace Parker with Mills, Duncan with Splitter and Danny Green with Belinelli.

No emphasis was placed on tactics. After sending out the chicken soup, the bad old man only hoped that the team could play with momentum.

The Clippers also made personnel adjustments. Paul, Barnes, and Jordan all left the field, and Crawford, Tucker, and Ingles appeared.

Jokic was overjoyed, he didn't expect to be able to play the first quarter.

"Get to the free throw line, pay attention to the position of the players on the court, go down, weak side, pass the ball up."

Before going on the court, Li Ze briefly told Fatty Bai that someone had to move the ball when he was double-teamed.

Jokic nodded, this job is not difficult, this is also the advantage of the big man, with a wider vision.

The lineups of the two sides became smaller and the defensive mobility increased. Facing Tucker's defense, Mills broke through and scored the ball after the pick-and-roll, assisting Splitter to eat the pie.

The atmosphere in the AT Center arena is no longer hot, and the cheers of the Spurs fans are much smaller.

Jokic saw that the opponent scored points on him again, and he was a little depressed immediately. He lacked defensive experience, and the Spurs were bullying Mengxin.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Seeing Li Zeyun pass halftime, the Spurs fans began to cheer for the home team's defense again.

The Clippers' rotation cleared the three-second zone, with Jokic standing on the free throw line and Crawford standing outside the three-point line, near the left sideline.

Tucker and Ingles stood in the left and right corners respectively, stretching the offensive space on the court, forcing the Spurs to no longer double-team Li Ze's
Leonard watched Li Ze holding the ball in his right hand, moving to the right flank, and immediately chose to step forward to defend.

Protecting the ball with his back and not giving Leonard a chance to cut the ball, Li Ze noticed that the Spurs did not choose to double-team when they went up the line. He immediately lowered his body's center of gravity, blasted the ball vigorously on the spot, and after shaking his body forward, he suddenly changed hands and turned around.

Leonard saw Li Ze holding the ball in his left hand, moving towards the top of the arc, and subconsciously slid to the right. Li Ze reacted very quickly, and faced Leonard's close defense, he suddenly changed his direction in front of him.

An emergency stop, change of direction, simple shaking, but the effect is excellent, Leonard lost his defensive position in an instant.

Li Ze retreated at the same time after completing the realization. Amidst the boos of the fans, the right flank outside the three-point line made a long-range three-pointer and quickly shot a jumper!
"Kayce! From the parking lot Got it!!"

After the shaking, the long-range three-pointer was hit, and the commentator Mafu Albert immediately yelled, and the old man was a little excited. This kind of long-range three-pointer is almost becoming Li Ze's iconic goal.

At 31:19, the point difference continued to widen, Leonard also broke the defense at this time, and his actions seemed to be predicted in advance by Li Ze.

The sudden three-pointer stimulated the Spurs' defense again. Leonard also ignored the offense and devoted all his energy to defense.

However, after Mills hit a mid-range hit, the Spurs fell into a scoring drought. For two consecutive rounds, they were either spitting cakes at the basket or hitting iron at mid-range.

And Li Ze was not shooting, and continued to break through with the ball. At that time, when Pulitzer was whistled for a foul for a big delay in assisting defense, the Spurs entered a state of extra penalty.

In the last 1 minute and 18 seconds of the first quarter, Crawford and Li Ze started to stand on the free throw line in a row.

On the sidelines, Popovich watched the team's score stop at 21 points, and the Clippers' score was still rising, and finally sat back on the bench helplessly.

Transferring the ball to Leonard this season, not only has the regular season record fluctuated, but the playoffs have also stretched.

Popovich doubted the decision he made. Leonard's performance against Li Ze was too poor, and he had almost no ability to attack independently. Once he held the ball too much, he would even make a lot of mistakes.

At the last moment, Leonard made a forced breakthrough in the middle, but was blocked by Li Ze, who slapped the bottom line. The Spurs fans broke the defense. Their new core was too stretched.
"Shhh!!"

The emptiness that suddenly erupted from the AT Center arena was both for Li Ze and for Leonard.

As the sideline ball was issued, Leonard made a forcible shot from the left wing outside the three-point line, and the first quarter ended.

The fans of the Spurs were very disappointed. Although it was difficult for the team to win the first round, everyone was mentally prepared, but looking at the score of 38:21, everyone still found it difficult to accept.

"Okay! This may be basketball in the new era. Everyone is used to beating opponents in one quarter. Unfortunately, I think the game is over."

"Leonard is not Tim. He failed to carry the team, 6 of 1, 3 points and 2 turnovers. Maybe the Spurs need a real core."

Chris Webber said it bluntly, and directly threw the reason for lagging behind on Leonard.

"Don't be too harsh on young people. Leonard is not yet 24 years old. At this age, he has performed very well."

Reggie Miller felt that his partner was a bit superior, and immediately said two good words, and in the next second, he turned into Li Zechui again:
"Must praise the performance of the Clippers, they showed another rhythm of the game!"

"Kayce played perfectly on both ends of the offense and defense, 8 of 7, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 19 points efficiently. I bet he must have seen Stephen Curry's performance."

Speaking of Curry, the commentator Marv Albert also felt emotional:
"It's still old after all. The pace is too fast now. The Warriors and Cavaliers will knock down their opponents in one quarter. There are more and more scenes like this."

"Kayce is worthy of being a superstar in the league, with unmatched consistency, and no player can come close to his performance at present."

The three of them crazily praised Li Ze in the commentary booth, and the Spurs fans on the scene became colder and colder. The referee's whistling standards in this game were particularly strict, which was very unfavorable to the anxious Spurs who were behind by a large score.

Paul and Jordan led the team to slow down the pace of the game. On the other side, Parker and Duncan led the team, but tried their best to speed up.

With a 17-point difference, it is basically a daydream to try to recover through positional warfare. The Spurs players were anxious, but Paul Pengci stood on the free throw line.

When Li Ze said that the game ended at halftime, he was not talking nonsense. After two games, the Clippers had already figured out the strength of the Spurs.

"There is no need to worry about losing points in defense. In the first season, it is already good that you can adapt to the game."

Jokic only scored 2 points in the first quarter, and his defensive performance was average. Hearing what Li Ze said, he was still not in a good mood:
"Why does the NBA have a three-second zone? I don't like this rule. If it was the NBA in the 90s, I could always stand in the paint. The defense is definitely much better than it is now."

Barnes on the side laughed immediately when he heard what Jokic said:
"Whimsical rookie, if you go back to the 90s, you will miss the three-second zone now. Those super centers back then could easily beat you!"

Jokic didn't refute, just muttered in a low voice:
"Going back, I wouldn't have to lose weight."

After Jordan made 4 free throws and made 1 of [-] free throws on the field, he immediately realized that Paul was no longer passing the ball. Although he was very angry, he could only endure silently and then turned back to defend.

Crawford is in excellent form. The truce at the end of the regular season has helped him a lot. The game is very stable!

Belinelli had just found his touch, but he was pulled and bumped by Tucker for several consecutive rounds. After two fouls, his touch and rhythm were gone.
The trend is exactly the same as the previous two games. It is difficult to score. What the Clippers need to do is to protect the rebounds.

There was no cheering in the AT Center arena at this time, and the Spurs fans saw that the point difference had become 20 points, and they completely lost their emotions.

At 59:39, with 4 minutes and 13 seconds left in the halftime game, Li Ze was about to make his debut again, and Leonard also walked to the technical stage silently, and the two were on the same page.

Keeping Crawford and Tucker, the Clippers have a regular rotation, and the Spurs are the main lineup at this time. With the Twin Towers present, they seem to want to continue working hard.

In the first round of Li Ze's debut, at the top of the arc, with the help of Jokic's pick-and-roll, he easily got rid of Leonard's defense. Facing Splitter, who came up from the defense, he quickly pushed the ball with his left hand to change direction.

The moment Split slid back to the right, Li Ze suddenly turned around, facing Duncan who was shrinking in defense, and sent a cross pass from behind.

The ball was instantly transferred from the paint to the left corner. With a wide open, Tucker aimed at the basket and scored an open three-pointer!

"Shh!"

The boos of the Spurs fans made Tucker even more excited. Of course, he knew that he would suffer a loss on the defensive end, but as long as he could seize the opportunity on the offensive end, the coaching staff would give him more playing time.

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Tucker's defense failed, and Duncan easily hit two points. Li Ze didn't care, took the baseline ball, and made the same offensive gesture again.

Seeing Li Ze's gesture, Split groaned secretly in his heart, and noticed that Jokic was standing on the three-point line, so he had no choice but to follow up.

Just past the center line, Leonard chose to stick to the defense, always ready to squeeze through the screen.

Seeing that the opponent was very close, Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, dribbled the ball behind his back twice in a row, then suddenly lowered his center of gravity, pretending to break through to the left.

Just as Leonard slid to the right, Li Ze quickly changed direction with his hips, turned his hips to exert force, and instantly increased his speed.

Jokic moved two steps to the right flank, and then stood still. Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, easily caught half of his body, approached the pick-and-roll position, suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, and then led the ball forward with his left hand, sticking to it. Jokic's body, go left and break through.

The continuous shaking made the Spurs fans subconsciously let out an exclamation. Seeing Leonard being thrown away again, they could only boo.

Split saw the sudden in and out of Li Ze's left hand while walking, and was completely stunned. He stood in place for a moment and watched Li Ze accelerate in a straight line and easily break through his defense.
Li Ze's speed is extremely fast, Duncan has no time to help defend, soars into the air in the paint, stretches his body in the air, changes hands gracefully, catches the ball with one hand with his right hand, and succeeds in dunking with one arm!

"Wonderful dunk! The Spurs should adjust their lineup. With such a point difference, it is unrealistic to expect the Clippers to make mistakes and rely on two-pointers to chase points."

Chris Webber is no longer interested in watching the Clippers abuse. This year's playoffs made him a little confused. The pace is too fast, and it takes only one quarter.

"If you want to rely on outside three-pointers to chase points, you must first defend the defensive end. This is very difficult for the current Spurs. Jokic's pick-and-roll quality is very good, which caused a lot of trouble for Leonard's defense. bothered."

Reggie Miller has already seen the Clippers' tactics, simple and rough pick-and-rolls, allowing Li Ze or Crawford to displace the big man in singles.

As the Clippers' players cooperated more and more tacitly, the quality of the pick-and-roll has also improved a lot compared to the previous two years. Leonard couldn't squeeze through the screen. Facing the dislocation, the Spurs were over.
In the next few rounds, the Spurs were still scoring points, and on the Clippers side, Li Ze and Crawford also easily scored points.

With 1 minute and 56 seconds left in the first half, Popovich replaced Belinelli, Diaw, Mills, plus Parker and Leonard, and basically shot everything he could.
But the offensive end of this lineup did not open, but instead allowed Jokic to find opportunities for misplacement.

In the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, Diaw teamed up with Leonard to double-team Li Ze. Jokic immediately went down and down, received a lob pass, but did not release the ball. He raised the ball with his right hand and faced Belinelli who came up from the assist defense. Carried away the opponent and put the basket under the basket successfully.

"Shh!"

The booing was particularly loud this time. This kind of slow three-step scoring made the Spurs fans break their defense again.

"You should go up there and get a dunk!"

When retreating, Li Ze patted Jokic and motioned him to look at the Clippers' bench.

The atmosphere group was ready to cheer for Jokic, but Fatty Bai made a civilian layup, which almost made everyone in the Clippers boo along with the fans
Seemingly aware of his poor scoring, Jokic quibbled:

"I'm not good at dunking! It was a wonderful score just now"

With the Spurs scoring piecemeal, the halftime game ended quickly.

At 70:46, the Clippers completely sealed the victory.

When Reggie Miller saw Li Ze waving his hand, he immediately laughed and said:

"32:25 in a single quarter, the Clippers' offense has no problem."

"Kayce easily digested Griffin's possession of the ball. I have to say that having a super scorer in the team can indeed solve many problems!"

Chris Webber seemed to think of something, and said in a joking tone:

"Maybe for Kayce, the super team is also a burden, and he has to make some sacrifices."

"I have a lot of respect for Griffin, he's a good power forward, but in the game, Kayce was accommodating him a lot of times."

"The three of them are naturally very strong playing together, but I think the Clippers' game is smoother under the dual-core!"

Griffin, who was lying watching the game in Los Angeles, heard what Chris Webber said, and immediately cursed:
"Damn accommodation! It's all winning, what's the difference!"

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