The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 261
The game has entered a fierce stage from the very beginning.

Both sides knew the importance of this match, so from the very beginning, there was no temptation, just a fierce bayonet fight, stabbing the opponent's weak point "poof".

Just like the Clippers, the pick-and-rolls of Paul and Griffin are playing Giannis continuously.

Obviously, the Clippers made sufficient preparations before the game and noticed the weakness of the Kings.

The defense of the Kings is indeed very good. The players in every position have excellent defensive abilities.

The defensive system thus established has also become the confidence for the Kings to advance by leaps and bounds this season.

But relatively speaking, among the starting five, Giannis is relatively weak in physical confrontation because of his young age, which makes his single defense ability not as good as the auxiliary defense.

Therefore, when facing the two star players Paul and Griffin, they appear very immature.

But fortunately, the Clippers can't limit the Kings' offense.

As long as Li Pu enters the inside line with the ball, he will be double-teamed by the Clippers!

For example, at this moment, the Clippers double-teamed again. Seeing this, Li Pu naturally chose to distribute the ball.

After receiving the ball, Giannis dribbled a step to attract the defense, and then passed the ball to Butler.

Facing Redick who came to defend, Butler drove the opponent directly to the basket, and then carried the opponent to complete a layup.

After the start, Butler hit Redick three times in a row, and scored all of them!
Butler is really reliable in such a key game!
Redick couldn't defend Butler at all and was squashed and rounded by Butler.

Both sides have a back-and-forth attack with a very high hit rate, and the score has also increased rapidly.

After the pick-and-roll, Bledsoe distributed the ball to Li Pu who was running down, and Li Pu made a mid-range jumper with the ball.

Relying on Li Pu's first shot tonight, the two sides tied at 18:18.

At this time, half of the first quarter of the game was over, and the shooting percentages of both sides even exceeded [-]%.

Clippers head coach Doc Rivers requested a timeout.

Last June, the Clippers traded their 2015 first-round pick to the Celtics for Doc Rivers.

That's right, the head coach in the NBA can also be traded!

Moreover, he is actually worth a first-round pick!
It's really you, Clippers management!
"Everyone performed well, but although we restricted Prince, we didn't restrict the rest of the opponent! We let them score too many points!"

Rivers first praised the players on the field, and then he put forward new requirements for the team's defense.

Obviously, after the opening, the team's defense is a little dissatisfied!

But in fact, the Clippers' defense has been in the middle of the league this season, ranking No. 101 with an average of 15 points per game.

The main reason why Rivers is dissatisfied is that the rest of the Kings performed very well tonight.

Especially Bledsoe and Butler, they played like the stars!
With Li Pu only scoring 2 points, but playing so hard against the Kings, it's no wonder Rivers is anxious.

After the timeout, it is still the Clippers' offense.

In the meantime, though, the Clippers traded Jamal Crawford for Redick.

When the team needed to defend, Rivers traded one undefended for another undefended...

It can only be that there is no one in the team!

Regardless of the seemingly strong lineup of the Clippers, it is actually unreasonable, especially the defense on the front line, which severely limits their ability to win the championship.

But to be honest, Keliu's strength is still very strong!

As a substitute player, he averaged 18 points per game this season, which can be regarded as the third scoring point in the team, second only to Griffin and Paul, and also made him the most powerful sixth man of the season. contender.

Sure enough, when Ke Liuyi played, he would be able to play a role.

Back from the timeout this time, on the Kings side, Giannis was replaced by Jason Thompson.

So Li Pu came to defend Griffin, and Thompson was sent to cover Jordan.

In this way, after Paul and Griffin pick and roll, after Li Pu switched defenses, when Griffin received a pass from Paul, he quickly returned to Griffin.

Griffin couldn't hit Li Pu at all, and after a few tries, he passed the ball back to Keliu.

After getting this kind of catch, Ke Liu didn't panic at all. Facing Butler's defense like a plaster, he made a long two-pointer.

With this goal, Butler was almost in the face, but Ke Liu was able to score.

If this kind of convulsive player is really convulsed, no one will be able to stop him!
However, as much as Ke Liu's offense is likable, his defense is as annoying.

When it was the king's turn to attack, Butler and Li Pu picked and rolled the ball back to Li Pu.

Li Pu easily completed the jump shot with the ball. Keliu's defense was almost nonexistent in front of Li Pu.

With Li Pu hitting a mid-range shot, the two teams tied again.

In the following games, both sides also entered the rotation stage one after another.

However, although the Clippers replaced Paul, they left Griffin and Jordan on the court.

Keeping Griffin is naturally to ensure the team's offense, and Jordan is naturally to continue to defend Li Pu.

After all, in the face of the Clippers, the king's side, except for Li Pu, is not safe to lead the team.

Griffin caught the ball after the pick-and-roll and wanted to shoot a mid-range jumper. However, after getting rid of Li Pu, he was blocked by Li Pu.

In fact, when facing Li Pu, Griffin's number of attacks to the basket has been reduced a lot, but even so, he was blocked.

Griffin is so angry!
Fortunately, although Lip blocked Griffin, the ball still fell into the hands of Darren Collison of the Clippers.

After Collison got the ball, he feinted a shot. After deceiving Bledsoe, he broke through and gave the ball to Jared Dudley on the outside. Dudley made a three-pointer!

Dudley's three-point shooting percentage this season is not good, only 36%. However, for the first time tonight, he even hit him.

As a result, the Clippers also widened the point difference to 3 points, while only leaving the Kings with 5 seconds.

But these 5 seconds are enough for Bledsoe.

After receiving a pass from Thompson, he took the ball and ran towards the frontcourt.

It's not that the Clippers didn't think about stopping Bledsoe during the period, but Bledsoe was too fast.

In a few seconds, he passed three people one after another, and when he came to the basket, there was still a second left.

This time is more than enough for layups.

I saw him facing Griffin's short hand, throwing the ball to the backboard, the basketball hit the backboard and refracted into the basket, and the timer sounded at the same time.

With Bledsoe's buzzer layup, at 26:27, the Kings ended the first quarter behind by 1 point.

(End of this chapter)