: Six hundred fifty-four. War Clippers

Whiteside struggled to take off, but still lost to Jordan on the jump ball. Jordan is indeed one of the best centers in the league in jumping.
Whiteside, who lost the jump ball, was not reconciled. After returning to his own basket, he began to conduct close-to-hand defense against Jordan.
The Clippers first attacked and Liu Ren led Paul.
Whiteside and Jordan fought inside, and the fierce physical confrontation even the sound of muscle collisions passed into the ears of the surrounding players.
This brought tremendous sensory stimulation to the players on both sides, and subconsciously entered a tense rhythm.
Liu Ren liked to play against the Clippers very much, and his emotions were completely mobilized, and he fought fiercely with Paul.
If Liu Ren's favorite point guard to fight against is Curry, Paul is second.
Paul and Curry are two completely different types. In fact, compared to Liu Ren, it is easier to confront Curry.
This simplicity does not mean that Curry is better to deal with, but that Curry's style of play is actually relatively simple, the kind of "just to do" type similar to Kobe, you know that his existence is to score.
And against Paul, Liu Ren felt that it was a lot more complicated. Let’s talk about scoring. Paul’s scoring ability is not bad. He averaged 20+ per game and a super high shooting rate. He is short, indeed short, but his career rebounds per game 4.4. Compared with the main small forwards of many teams, he also has the strength of the assist king. And his three aspects are not separated, but can be completed together in the same season. The best season has been played. Averaged 22 points, 11 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals.
This kind of player is really hard to guard against. No, Liu Ren's defense against Paul is already very strict, but he still gave him a chance to send the ball to Redick, who was only open for a moment. Redick started with a hot start and received the ball for three points. The shot hit, for the Clippers to take the lead.
Liu Ren really marveled at Paul's personal ability. He always felt that from the perspective of the ability to ensure the overall strength of the team, James should be the first in the league, and Paul should be the second. They are the lower limit of the strength of a team in the league. The strongest players, as long as they are on the team, regardless of teammates, can compete with any team.
Switching offense and defense, Liu Ren advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.
Liu Ren looked at the Clippers' defense, with a playful smile, passed the ball to Antetokounmpo, and then sat directly on the left edge of the three-second zone.
The reason is simple, Paul is defending him!
Liu Ren felt that Paul was really hard pressed! Paul, just like Wade and James before 2010, is the team’s mouthful scorer and the best organizer. He needs to take on everything offensively, and he is also the team’s best defensive player on the outside. Be father and mother.
Defending Antetokounmpo is Pierce, the former spirit of the Green Shirts, now following Rivers to the Clippers, and last summer got the Clippers' two-year middle class.
It was Redick who defended Kobe. Redick also renewed his contract with the Clippers last summer and got a three-year 20 million contract with a player option for the final year.
Both of these two offenses are okay. Redick's ability to catch and shoot the ball can compete with Korver. Although Pierce has a lot of iron this year, the key ball is still the daunting truth.
However, these two men defended... it was a disaster! Pierce defended Antetokounmpo, and even Antetokounmpo couldn't make any interference while passing the ball.
It stands to reason that when the opponent has an offensive who can crush the opposing player in a low position, the player defending the ball holder needs to use height and bounce to interfere, but Pierce can't do this at all, slow and jump. If you can't get up, there is a huge gap between the figure and Antetokounmpo.
Pierce's defense against Antetokounmpo can be described as very hard but weak. Pierce is really working hard, which fits the impression of his career.
But Old Man Time is cruel. The harder Pierce defends Antetokounmpo, the more saddened he becomes. Antetokounmpo just held the ball with one hand and made an upward lob action, Pierce immediately took a big step back. Struggling to jump up to steal the pass.
However, Antetokounmpo was just a fake move that could no longer be faked, but Pierce had to intercept, because if he didn’t jump, Antetokounmpo could pass the ball just standing, and he There is no interference at all. He would rather make his own defensive mistakes than let Paul be eaten by Liu Ren, so that Paul is likely to be fouled by Liu Ren at the start, and Paul... his existence is everything for the Clippers!
After deceiving Pierce, Antetokounmpo speeded up and strode into the basket. The road was empty. Whiteside turned around and stuck Jordan behind him firmly. Antetokounmpo went into the basket and made a one-handed cut. The deduction scored two points.
I have to say that the current defense of the Clippers... is really bad for Paul's new world after coming to this team!
The Clippers have begun to decline in the past two years. On the one hand, the contradictions between players have gradually increased, and on the other hand, their defense has declined, mainly because of the outside small forward position.
Originally, the Clippers lineup was very good, with a balanced offense and defense, but after Rivers came to the Clippers, he always felt that the scoring ability of the small forward position was too poor and wanted to change one.
After all, Firth has had top small forwards throughout his coaching career. This is a problem of habit~EbookFREE.me~ He has become accustomed to the small forwards when he encounters problems that cannot be resolved when he is coaching.
Rivers used to coach the Magic version of Tracy McGrady and the Celtics version of Pierce, how can he be regarded as a guy like Matt Barnes who can only defend and open three-pointers.
But after Matt Barnes was sent to the Grizzlies late last season, the Clippers' original balanced offense and defense completely collapsed. In exchange for Jeff Green and Pierce who joined this year are simply a defensive nightmare... This nightmare is the Clippers themselves. From the opponent's point of view, the Clippers' small forward position is the same offensively as before, and the defensive end has become a cash machine.
In the final analysis, Rivers is still a mentality coach, he wants to strengthen the small forward and want the small forward to score more.
But, with Redick, Griffin, and a point guard who needs a lot of possession and has a strong scoring ability, how much ball power their small forward can have?
Blindly "reinforcing" the small forward turned the Clippers from a balanced offensive and defensive team into a purely offensive team.
However, the bottom of the Clippers is there. There are Paul and Griffin, two of the top ten superstars in the league. They also have the strength of the top five in the league by offense alone. They have the mentality of becoming more relaxed after leaving Los Angeles anyway. In the face of the Lakers, they played well, and started to face off against the Lakers.
Redick's catch-and-shoot, Paul's organization, Griffin's regular singles, Pierce's catch-and-shoot, Jordan Jr and Whiteside's rebounding impact... In addition to defense, the Clippers played really well.
The Lakers' Kobe's off-the-ball running and Liu Ren's low post threat helped his teammates a lot. Antetokounmpo, Green and Whiteside formed a triangle formation, and the basket scored sloppily. The two teams After the first quarter, it was a 29-level draw!
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