Chapter 510: Bottom draw

The 2013-2014 All-Star Game ended with Griffin's "Star of the Stars".
This is quite like a comedy scene, the big drama in front of the gong, you sing me to debut, the last honest person who is not too eye-catching laughs to the end.
It’s like Japan’s Warring States. It’s a pretty good fight. Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and finally Tokugawa Ieyasu...
No, Griffin is not a turtle...
Anyway, the All-Star Game is so lively ended.
In general, Xiao Hua’s first important NBA event after taking office should be said to be quite good.
Although the theme of "the confrontation between East and West" is not particularly eye-catching, fortunately, the stars have played well.
Whether it is competitive or entertaining, this All-Star game is good.
The moment Xiao Hua awarded the All-Star trophy, he should be relieved and not messed up.
Li Liang, Curry and Durant's strong outside shooting ability in the game has become a topic of talk after the All-Star Game.
The fans started the battle again, and began to drool who had the strongest three-point ability.
Finally, there was a fight, and the conclusion was given that Curry's dynamic three-point ability is strong, Li Liang's static three-point ability history is the first, Durant is Curry and Li Liang's combination.
Seeing such a conclusion, Li Liang scolded his mother directly.
Take a look at Durant's appearance. Curry and I combined to create a handsome guy?
Li Liang's focus is not on the three-pointer at all, because for him, his three-pointer has become the strongest in history, not to mention the dynamic and static, and finally becoming a metamorphosis is only a matter of time.
Now give fans some room to argue and YY.
After the big show ended, it meant that the NBA regular season began to enter the sprint stage.
Teams on the fringe of the playoffs must start fighting hard to enter the playoffs.
The team that missed the playoffs will start the health mode, cultivate the rookie, train the rookie, and put the rotten goods on the spot.
The team that is determined to compete for the championship will start the final commissioning of the lineup, allowing the team to enter the best state before the playoffs.
For example, some strong teams will begin to take turns to reduce the playing time of veterans.
Some teams will start to test the playoff lineup and adjust their tactics and play style.
Some teams do nothing and continue to move forward according to the previous style of play.
The Clippers are such a team. They don't need to make any changes. All they have to do is to be themselves.
After Paul returned, they had a complete lineup and were already the strongest team in the league.
They ranked first in the league with a record of 47 wins and 8 losses. Although the 72 wins that impacted the Bulls are worrying, they won't be suspicious of winning 60 wins this season.
If this achievement is achieved, this will be the first time in Clippers history that the regular season has won 60 wins.
Now that the Clippers can be said to be hobbling, they are ready to play in the playoffs.
On February 17th, two days after the end of the All-Star Game, the Clippers welcomed their strongest opponent in the West, the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs have always had a tradition of playing in the backcourt. At the beginning of the season, the running-in lineup was debugged, and they entered the state in the middle and later of the season.
The Spurs have been stable for ten years. Their core GDP structure has not changed for ten years, although the tactical system has changed greatly.
The tactical reforms carried out by the Spurs after 2008 have shown results last year, and they have the ability to impact the championship.
It's just that when he meets a team like Thunder, the teacher is beaten to death again.
This year, the Spurs lineup has not changed much, but the tactics have become more mature.
Tony Parker became the team's offensive core last season. This season's status has declined slightly. Popovich has made the team play more team and the tactical distribution is more even.
Duncan renewed his confrontation in the summer and further adjusted his knees to make him better in all aspects.
Ginobili had been trapped by injuries last season and played very badly in the playoffs.
After a summer of systematic restorative training, Ginobili's status has been improved.
It can be said that modern medical technology, as well as the proper arrangement of the coach combination, familiar with the harmonious team atmosphere, so that the value of old players can be better played.
Li Liang felt in the previous game against the Spurs that the Spurs were very strong.
That super big reversal, if it were not for the help of the [Junk King] medal, it would never be possible to pull it back.
That defeat was purely unexpected for the Spurs, and not only did it not hit the Spurs, but it made the Spurs more united.
After all, the miracles they have experienced have too many backgrounds, and each additional scar will make them stronger.
No way, this is life.
Tonight's game can be said to have attracted much attention and is considered a preview of the Western Conference finals.
On the Spurs side, Parker and Leonard were absent due to injuries, but I don't know if they were injured or not. Anyway, the Spurs reported injuries.
On the Clippers side, Caron Butler's old arm injury recurred and he didn't make it to the roster.
Against Odom, Livingston played better and better in the bench, but Butler's playing time became less and less.
Butler has been injured and stopped this season. It is difficult to say whether he can maintain his postseason status.
In addition, the Clippers are all in order and Paul is back in position. The Clippers have an advantage in this game.
But NBA games can never just look at the paper lineup.
To win or lose, you must play on the field to know.
The Spurs and Clippers didn't know if they didn't fight.
Without Parker and Leonard's Spurs, a fierce attack started in the first quarter.
Unlike any other team, the Spurs have extremely smooth offensive coordination. The Clippers' defensive strategy is not very useful when facing the Spurs.
Although Li Liang's defense is very good, he can't afford the core responsibility of a team's defense.
So overall, the Clippers are collectively defensive.
The inside line is centered on Little Jordan's frame, and the outside line is assisted by Li Liang's assisted defense.
At the same time, Barnes has a strong alternative function. Paul was liberated, and the defensive task will not be so heavy, and Griffin... at least will not become a loophole that is attacked by crazy.
The advantage of this kind of defense is that the core players are more capable of containing those super scorers.
Li Liang is in the central position, and the command determines the defensive strategy.
Strong attackers, chase and intercept with teammates.
If the attack power is average, put it properly. If you enter the inside, close the door and put the little Jordan; if you don't enter the inside, you will vote if you want to vote.
But it's not easy to deal with a team like Spurs that doesn't have an offensive focus.
Last season, the Spurs still focused on Parker's offensive focus. This time, Parker was directly injured and rested.
No point!
The appearances for Parker are Mills, and Mills is completely different from Parker in style.
Mills is a non-stick shooting defender who crosses the ball at halftime. The Spurs' offensive organization is mainly done by Duncan, Dior and Ginobili.
The Spurs have maintained a good offensive momentum since the first quarter, and the Clippers' defense is not strong enough.
On the Clippers side, after Paul's return, the ball rights returned to Paul's hands, and his teammates were still not used to the opening game.
After the last game with the Blazers, the Clippers should have an adaptation period to slowly adapt to Paul's return.
The result was an All-Star Game immediately. Everyone played it. The chance to adapt and run in was gone, and we had to start again.
Tonight the Clippers were in good health, but the attack did not feel like a storm.
In addition to the Spurs' good defense, there is Paul's existence, which did not really drive the Clippers' offense.
Not only that, on the offensive end Paul also made 1 of 10 shots, and the shooting rate was horribly low!
Paul and Kidd are different. His size determines that if his offensive threat is not enough, his influence on organization and other aspects must be insufficient.
And Rivers couldn't stop Paul from playing. After the All-Star game, Paul needed to find his status.
When the result reached the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were 96:85, 11 points ahead of the Clippers.
Just when the Clippers fans expected Li Liang to perform a miracle again, when a series of three-pointers defeated the Spurs, the Spurs suddenly began a heartbreaking foul tactic!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs began to cut Jordan.
Jordan was also miserable. He didn't do anything in the fourth quarter, he was fouled by the Spurs, and then began to practice free throws.
With two free throws, the Spurs earned.
Then the Spurs fell into position and took advantage of their positional battles to slowly grind the Clippers.
Popovich was afraid that Li Liang would use three-pointers to bring the Clippers' rhythm up.
Just came to the bottom of the kettle, aren't you a strong three-pointer?
I can't prevent you, I won't give you a chance to attack, right?
Am I sending you free throws?
At this time, Li Liang didn't even move even if he had a system, no ball!
Popovich is a shady old man. He has come up with all kinds of damage and strange moves.
In the past, in order to win the game, some bad tricks were also useless.
In this way, Li Liang's outside rhythm can't be brought up, even if he hit two three-pointers later, he can't consolidate the Clippers like the team's momentum against the current ~EbookFREE.me~ and the Spurs The offense played smoothly from beginning to end, the two sides held each other, and the point difference remained at about 10 points. The Clippers finally lost the opportunity to overturn.
In the second game of Paul's return, the Clippers lost the game at 101:113 at home with a 12-point gap.
Paul made 1 of 10 shots, only scored 3 points and sent 5 assists, which can be said to be basically negative.
Li Liang has tried his best to help Paul in this game, but eventually lost the game.
He did not directly blame Paul, he knew that this state was only temporary, and Paul would definitely recover.
Just thinking in my heart, you really should help me!
After the game, the Clippers' locker room atmosphere was pretty good, only a little dull.
Before and after the All-Star game, the loss was a little bit more.
Now the Clippers may need to make some changes and adjustments to get themselves into playoff mode.