The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 263 The Third in the West
Facing Li Pu's defense, Paul directly chose a mid-range jumper after changing directions continuously. Facing Li Pu's towering big hand, Paul stunned to throw the ball in!

I have to say, Paul is really arrogant!
With a height of 1.8 meters, Li Pu is not afraid of facing the [-] meter Li Pu, and even throws the ball directly in front of him!

It is relying on the performance of Paul and Griffin that the Clippers have always maintained the point difference within 10 points and continued to retain the suspense of the game.

The Kings players played extremely well in the second half, and the teammates felt good. Li Pu let them attack as much as he wanted, and he brought great help to the team in other aspects.

In this way, the Kings played against the Clippers almost on both ends of the offense and defense, and quickly established a 10-point lead.

However, the Clippers are not so easy to defeat. The star's performance at critical moments has always prevented the Kings from completely defeating the game.

After the final three quarters, the Kings entered the final quarter with a 9-point lead.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Pu also got a rest time and sat on the sidelines.

However, the situation changed suddenly, and Crawford scored 6 points in a row, quickly narrowing the point difference to less than 5 points.

The situation that seemed stable at first suddenly became unstable.

So, Coach Brown had no choice but to bring Li Pu back on the field.

Poor Li Pu, another 40+ minutes tonight.

After the All-Star Game, Li Pu's average playing time was almost 42 minutes per game. This team seems to have really suffered from Li Pu's dependence.

When Li Pu was on the court, even if he didn't score, the team played very well, but once Li Pu was off the court, the team immediately stopped playing.

Li Pu, who came back, immediately stabilized the situation with a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll.

Due to the excellent performance of his teammates tonight, the Clippers' defense against Li Pu was not so tight.

That's why Li Pu got the chance to make a move so easily just now!
The game continues.

The Clippers' offense is still the pick-and-roll of Paul and Griffin.

This tactic is simple and effective.

At this time Giannis has been replaced, Thompson is on the field against Jordan, and Li Pu is on the defense of Griffin.

Therefore, the pick-and-roll effect of the two is not good.

So Paul didn't pass the ball, but reorganized, let Griffin sink to the bottom corner, and Jordan came up to pick and roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Thompson was swapped in front of Paul.

And Thompson's defensive strategy is to drive Paul to the basket to prevent him from mid-range shots.

What the other party gave, Paul wanted!
Paul went to the basket and got into the pocket of the Kings. Lip returned to the defense and flanked Thompson back and forth.

In this case, Paul naturally chooses to score the ball from the outside.

However, when he passed the ball, Li Pu had already seen through it and directly blocked the ball with his long arm.

The Kings pushed back again.

Rao was the first time the Clippers retreated, and Paul used small moves to block Bledsoe's impact.

But Li Pu, who followed closely, was unstoppable!
Although Jordan can still compete with Li Pu in terms of strength and jumping, but in terms of speed, he is not as good as Li Pu.

It's really crazy, Xiao Qiaodan is obviously 10 centimeters shorter than Li Pu, but his speed and flexibility are not as good as the opponent's.

Li Pu, who received the pass from Bledsoe, took off in three steps. If Paul didn't want to, he could only watch Li Pu dunk with both hands!

With this goal scored, the Kings not only widened the point difference to 15 points, but also showed that Li Pu will stand up and take over the game!
Paul once again gave the ball to Griffin in the corner. Griffin made a three-pointer and hit it!

You must know that Griffin's three-point shooting percentage this season is only 27%. Obviously, opponents are still unwilling to give up.

After Li Pu came to the inside of the Clippers, he only faced Jordan's single defense. In this case, Li Pu naturally reached out for the ball.

Butler immediately gave the ball to Li Pu.

As soon as Li Pu got the ball, Griffin abandoned Thompson and came to pinch Li Pu.

Seeing this, Li Pu didn't stop at one step, and directly chose to turn around and fall back to make a jump shot.

From shaking his shoulders, turning around to shooting, Li Pu's movements are like Jordan and Kobe who are two sizes bigger, and his posture is picturesque!
Even though Jordan tried his best to reach out to block the shot, he was still tens of centimeters away from Li Pu's shot point.

Basketball hollow into the net!

Every time the Clippers attack, Li Pu will respond, and more importantly, you know that Li Pu is going to make a move, but you just can't prevent it.

Time passed bit by bit, and the hearts of the Clippers players inevitably became impatient!

With great difficulty, Li Pu bounced a three-pointer out of the frame, the rebound was protected by Jordan, and the Clippers counterattacked.

But when the Clippers launched a fast break, Paul made a long pass out of bounds!

You know, before again, Paul only made one mistake in the whole game.

The game is now at the most critical time. This mistake is almost fatal to the Clippers!
Seeing this scene, Paul even hugged his head with a look of despair.

The Kings served from the sideline, and Li Pu took the ball and hit Jordan's defensive mid-range jumper.

At this time, the point difference has come to 20 points. With only 4 minutes left in the game, the victory has almost been locked in advance.

After that, Rivers called a timeout, came back from the timeout, replaced all the main players, and announced that he had surrendered early.

The Kings immediately replaced all the main players.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

When Li Pu left the field, the audience didn't know who was in charge, and the audience chanted "MVP". At this moment, the fans in Saskatchewan loved Li Pu to death.

Although Li Pu "only" scored 22 points and 16 rebounds in this game, his average per game this season has reached an exaggerated 30.2 points, 15.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocks.

With other games ending one after another, Li Pu won the scoring, rebounding and blocked shots this season, almost dominating the league statistics list.

At the same time, it is also the most powerful contender for the league MVP and DPOY this season.

In the end, the Kings beat the Clippers 117:101 at home, winning their last regular season victory of the season.

After the Kings defeated the Clippers, the Kings achieved 56 wins and 26 losses this season, securing the third place in the Western Conference.

With all the regular seasons coming to an end, the East and West rankings have officially been released.

The Spurs achieved 62 wins and 20 losses, worthy of the name first in the Western Conference; the Thunder 60 wins and 22 losses, second in the Western Conference, these two are considered a cliff-like lead.

而从西部第三到西部第八就非常的焦灼了。国王56胜26负，快船56胜26负，火箭54胜28负，勇士52胜30负，开拓者51胜31负，小牛50胜32负。

With the last dialogue, the Mavericks defeated the Grizzlies and finally successfully landed, but the Grizzlies had no choice but to become ninth in the West.

东部排名相较于西部就显得清晰很多，东部第一至第八分别为：步行者56胜、热火54胜、猛龙48胜、公牛48胜、奇才44胜、篮网44胜、山猫43胜、老鹰38胜。

It can be seen that the 49-win Grizzlies are placed in the East, and can even be ranked third, which is really off the charts!
(End of this chapter)