The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 323 Paul Returns
Butler made a wedge pick-and-roll for Li Pu, forcing the Clippers to switch defenses, Li Pu stepped forward and gave Bledsoe a pick-and-roll!
In just a few seconds, the Kings used this tactic to form a situation where the Clippers partially double-teamed Bledsoe and Lip was emptied.

Seeing this, Barnes quickly stepped forward to defend Li Pu, but at this moment, Bledsoe made a quick pass and sent the ball to Butler, who cut to the basket. Basket, dunk easily with both hands!
Rivers, who has been unmoved, even started to call a timeout. It really is a long time.

The Kings' offense was smooth and smooth, and their defense was airtight. The Clippers, which went smoothly in the first quarter, were completely unable to move in the second quarter.

No one on the team can stand up and score. The so-called pass ball is more of a helpless pass, because their passes can neither create opportunities nor mobilize the king's defense. They are all invalid passes.

In this case, even if Rivers called a timeout, nothing could be changed.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, Griffin was blocked by Li Pu again.

Looking at Li Pu's long arms, Griffin's eyes were full of envy.

Who's No. [-] pick would envy a player who wasn't even a lottery pick?
But Griffin is!

In the second quarter, the Kings gave the Clippers a score of 35:19, and the score was overtaken at halftime. At 62:56, the Kings led the Clippers by 6 points.

If we say that at the end of the second quarter, the Clippers fans are still imagining that the team can win the game.

Then at the end of the third quarter, they knew that their fantasies were just fantasies after all!

It was 34:17 in a single quarter again, and the point difference between the two teams came directly to 23 points!
As a result, the entire fourth quarter has been reduced to garbage time.

The final score was 87:111, and the Kings easily won a victory.

Although there are twists and turns, it does not hinder the result.

The strong strength of the Kings allows them to face any challenge.

On May 5, the second match between the two teams will continue at the Sleep Train Arena in Saskatchewan.

In this game, Paul continued to miss due to injury.

Having learned the lessons of the previous game, the Kings showed terrible concentration at the beginning of the game.

The Clippers' offense was strangled in the cradle by the King from the very beginning of the game.

The Clippers scored 20 points in a single quarter.

Speaking of it, the Clippers can score 20 points, and you even think they are doing a good job, although many of their points were obtained when the Kings rotated.

But look at the Kings' scoring again, 35 points in a single quarter, leading the Clippers by 15 points, what else is there?

Although the Clippers scored 31 points in a single quarter in the second quarter and recovered 10 points, in the second half, the Clippers still suffered a lot and were tightly controlled by the Kings.

In the end, the score was 115:99, and the Kings won by 16 points, rewriting the big score of the series to 2:0.

Two games, two big defeats, their own team has exhausted all means, but there is still nothing they can do.

This sense of desperation makes the Clippers fans see no hope of winning at all!

However, just as the Clippers fans fell into darkness, a ray of light suddenly tore through a corner of the darkness.

Paul is coming back!

Seeing that the team is in a desperate situation, Paul, who has been rested for two games with a strained hamstring, can no longer sit still. Even if the discomfort in his leg still exists, he must come back, otherwise all the efforts of the team this season will be in vain. For nothing.

Paul is really pitiful to say the least.

Since coming to the Clippers, the team's strength is obviously good, but due to various circumstances, they can't touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

I encountered racial discrimination from my boss last year, and this year I encountered myself being injured.

In short, year after year, in addition to increasing age, the distance from the championship is getting farther and farther away!
Especially this season, after watching the once strong team, or injury, or age decline, the Nova King and the Warriors rose strongly again, and the Clippers were not given a chance at all.

Right now, the team is 0:2 behind, knowing that the team is unlikely to win, but Paul will not give up easily if there is a glimmer of hope.

Paul took a step sideways and suddenly pulled up a mid-range jumper. This is his famous stunt!

Giannis stepped forward to block the ball at the first time. Giannis had tried his best to block the ball, and it almost hit Paul's face!

Still, the ball bypassed Giannis' fingertips, headed toward the hoop, and eventually bounced into the hoop.

"Oh!! Paul made another killing shot. Tonight's Paul is simply amazing, he is simply St. Paul!"

At the commentary booth, seeing his grandfather's wonderful performance, Teacher Yang was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot.

Although it seems a bit exaggerated, Paul tonight is indeed worthy of praise.

Paul, who came back from the line of fire, did show the momentum of the return of the king tonight. From the beginning of the game, he led the team to play a very aggressive offense.

Although the Kings' defense is terrible, he is keenly aware of the weak links in the Kings' defense. With the help of the pick-and-roll with Griffin, the problem of Giannis and Bledsoe's defense switching is amplified wirelessly, and then the whole team is revitalized.

In the first quarter, the Clippers, who returned home, fought against each other. Under the leadership of Paul, they beat the Kings 33:24.

Although Paul only scored 4 points, he sent 5 assists and became the team's offensive engine.

Under his tandem, the team's first five players scored, especially the dead man, who made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 11 points.

In the second quarter, in addition to the dead, Jamal Crawford also started to work hard, scoring 7 points in a single quarter, and with the stable performance of Griffin and Paul, the team actually withstood the Kings' counterattack.

At the end of the half quarter, the score was 57:64, and the Clippers continued to lead by 7 points.

After entering the third quarter, the Kings began to show their league's most terrifying strength. The Clippers' defense was defeated by the Kings' offense, and the point difference was quickly narrowed to only 1 point.

At the critical moment, Paul began to take over the game and continued to use CIC to renew the life of the Clippers.

Waiting until the Clippers broke out with three-pointers, the team's three-pointers rained like rain, and even Paul threw two three-pointers.

In this case, they once again withstood the counterattack of the Kings and entered the fourth quarter with a leading posture.

In the fourth quarter, the fierce battle between the two teams still did not stop. The Kings had several chances to overtake the score, but they were all resolved by the Clippers one by one.

The Clippers are amazing tonight, there is always someone who can stand up and score at critical moments.

In the end, Paul hit the mid-range shot just now, which completely killed the game and sealed the victory.

最终比分定格在124:119，快船队5分险胜国王，将系列赛大比分扳成了2:1。

In addition to Paul's outstanding performance for the Clippers, looking at 25 points and 7 assists, the team also had three players who scored 20+. The dead man scored 6 points on 5 of 31 three-pointers and became a surprise player for the Clippers.

(End of this chapter)