NBA: One S-level skill per game

Chapter 111 What Can 90 Seconds Do?
In the TNT live broadcast room.

"In the second quarter, the Clippers unfortunately lost the second quarter 28-39." Barkley said:

"The second quarter was indeed a challenge for the Clippers. They didn't find the right rhythm on the offensive end, and their shooting percentage dropped significantly. The Clippers missed a lot of shooting opportunities."

Kenny Smith added: "Yes, the Clippers seem to have suddenly lost their spirituality on the offensive end, and the timing of seizing opportunities has dropped significantly compared to the first quarter. This has led to their scoring ability being limited. Moreover, they are on the rebound The competition was also at a disadvantage, and the Mavericks grabbed a lot of key second-chance opportunities."

Barkley went on to analyze: "In addition, the Clippers also have problems on the defensive end. In their opponent's offense, except for Li Chen, other players have not been able to effectively limit the opponent's scoring. Especially in the interior defense, Their reaction speed and physical confrontation are lacking. This gives the opponent a lot of opportunities to score."

Kenny Smith further explained: "Yes, the Clippers have always had a shortcoming in interior defense. If this problem is not solved in time, it will definitely be targeted. Even if they win this series, no matter whether it is the Spurs in the Eastern Conference Finals Popovich and Phil Jackson of the Lakers, two experienced championship coaches, will definitely take advantage of this."

Barkley nodded, and then concluded: "In the next quarter, the Clippers need to make some changes. Li Chen can't always organize the offense. He has to take into account the Clippers' scoring and even pay attention to supplementary defense. At the same time, the Clippers need to make some changes. The Fleets are going to get more rebounds around the rim. Only then will they be able to turn the game around."

Kenny Smith agreed: "Yes, the Clippers need to adjust their tactics and improve their overall coordination. Otherwise, the Mavericks are likely to overtake the score and even increase the score. more difficult."

Barkley nodded, "It depends on Li Chen's performance in the third quarter."

"To be honest, this is really a bit embarrassing for Li Chen."

"No, no, no, Kenny, look, how could Chen have no motivation?"

Then Britney appeared on the screen.

"Haha! I have to say that Chen is really popular with women, either celebrity girlfriends or celebrity fans." Kenny Smith joked in a rare way.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Alvin Gentry also knew the importance of the second offense, so he put Wang Zhizhi, Michael Olowokandi, and Odom under the basket to compete for rebounds.

At the same time, coach Nelson of the Mavericks also let LaFrentz and Nowitzki grab more rebounds.

In the third quarter, although the Clippers went all out to attack and defend.

But the Dallas Mavericks once again showed their excellent offensive ability.

The Mavericks have a troika, Finley, Nash and Nowitzki.

They not only performed well in breakthroughs, but also showed extraordinary ability in three-pointers.

In this section, the Mavericks showed the most offensive team in the league to the fullest, and they demonstrated the strong pressure on the offensive end.

The Clippers put in a huge effort on offense.

Li Chen tried to narrow the point difference between the two teams by making breakthroughs and passing the ball, but the results were not satisfactory.

In desperation, Li Chen had no choice but to give up defending Van Exel and switch to defending the very active Nash.

Then, Li Chen suppressed Nash's momentum, and Finley stood up again.

So Alvin Gentry chose to let the players pinch Finley. However, the Mavericks followed like wildfire. Every time one flame was extinguished, another flame would rekindle.

This made the Clippers players and Alvin Gentry very helpless, their momentum gradually decreased, and in the end they even had a tendency to drop to a freezing point.

Alvin Gentry, Li Chen keenly sensed this.

Alvin Gentry paused, and then Li Chen and Alvin Gentry sang together, not letting the situation worsen.

At the same time, Alvin Gentry also continued to adopt a variety of tactics, but...the effect on the Mavericks was not great. They were still very determined in every attack, and did not give the Clippers a chance to breathe.

They continue to increase the speed of attack and continue to interfere with the Clippers' offensive rhythm, allowing the Clippers to enter a familiar rhythm.

With 90 seconds left in the third quarter, the Clippers trailed the Dallas Mavericks by 79 points, 94-15, after Nowitzki hit a golden solo jumper.

Li Chen looked at the downcast players. His heart was heavy. Now the Clippers had run out of timeouts in the third quarter, and now they could only rely on themselves.

He knew that the Clippers had to score and tried to get the score within single digits before the end of the third quarter.

Therefore, not only must every offense be scored, but the defensive end must try not to let the Mavericks score.

There are also teammates who are too nervous, they want to tie the score too much, which leads to the vicious circle that the more anxious they are, the less they can make shots, so now the spirit of teammates Feng must be relaxed.

But how do you get them to relax?
After a while, the corners of Li Chen's mouth twitched. He was a little ashamed, but he fought hard for the victory.

Then Li Chen's teammates rallied together to encourage him during the interval between serving, "Everyone..."

Li Chen skipped over Elton Brand, Odom, Corey Maggette, Michael Olowokandi one by one, "Believe in yourself, we can win."

However, teammates were not in high spirits.

Then Li Chen slapped Odom and others hard on their buttocks one by one, and said, "Come on."

Then, "Fake, Chen, you bastard, what are you doing pinching us?"

Qi Qi glared angrily, with a cold and greasy look on his face.

At the same time, seeing that the four of them were not as nervous as before, Li Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he said with disgust: "If you guys weren't too nervous, you really thought I would!"

Four people "..."

Not to mention, after being messed up by Li Chen, the heavy burden in their hearts that made them breathless disappeared at this moment, making them feel much lighter in their bodies.

At this moment, the referee trotted over and asked, "Why haven't you served the ball yet? If you don't serve the ball, I will rule you a violation."

"Sorry, let's serve now." Li Chen said, and then...

At the same time, Nowitzki was inexplicably worried. He reminded his teammates loudly, "Be careful, the Clippers may be about to counterattack."

"Dirk, you are worrying too much. There are still 90 seconds until the third quarter ends. With two offenses, they can score four points at most. There is no need to scare yourself like this."

Nowitzki frowned at Van Exel's words. Van Exel's words were so reasonable that he couldn't refute them. He thought to himself, is that so?Are you really suspicious?
(End of this chapter)