rpbooks Chapter 480 The Clippers Without An Sheng
Chapter 480 The Clippers Without An Sheng
Chapter 480 The Clippers Without An Sheng
Thirteen points behind, with only one quarter left, Anson, who has played 31 minutes, and the Heat, these are the problems that the Clippers need to solve in the next third quarter, and these problems , for Brad Stevens, enough to give him a headache.
Thirteen points in the last quarter, this is not something that An Sheng has never done before, but it should be said that this is a very normal thing. This year they won 73 wins, but they won 82 games. Of the 21 games in which they trailed going into the fourth quarter, they managed to win 12 of them.
This is absolutely inseparable from the fact that the Clippers are a team that is extremely good at counterattacks and waves.As we all know, the Clippers' defense ranks among the top three in the league in the regular season, and his fast break is also the same, resulting in the highest turnover rate in the league.This is this Clippers, the Clippers that won 73 wins.
However, being able to do these things in the regular season or even in the Western Conference playoffs does not mean that they can do the same in the finals against last year's champion Heat.Because what the Clippers are good at is also what the Heat are good at, and what they do is no worse than the Clippers. More importantly, the way to play such a defense lies in two points.
Defend and counterattack!Obviously, An Sheng, who was already a little exhausted, was very difficult to complete the first step of defense at this time, let alone counterattack later.Moreover, the defense may be solved by teammates, but if you want to complete the counterattack in front of the two beasts, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, then this candidate is probably none other than Anson.
"Ann, you have to rest first. I don't need to say more about the reason. You must have heard me before when you were behind. I only give you 8 minutes. Before that, Chris will promise not to let the opponent. The score was widened." Brad Stevens replaced Anson without any explanation.
An Sheng opened his mouth to say something, but he stopped in the end. Chris Paul is in a very bad state tonight. 11 points and 7 assists are just the average data on the table. If you know that in order to score these 11 points, Ke Reece Paul used 12 shots and sent 7 turnovers for those 6 assists. You will know how bad this highly expected point guard is tonight. In the fourth quarter, Brad Stevens handed over the crucial first 4 minutes to him and Anthony Davis, which is undoubtedly a huge test for them.
"Is Brad crazy? Oh my god, I know he's a maverick, I know you can play against some lottery teams without star players, and I know Ann is tired right now, but, my God, in fourth At the end of the quarter, you didn't let Ann on the court. It only takes 3 minutes, and this Heat with all the starters has the ability to bring this game into garbage time."
Charles Barkley's exclamation spread almost throughout the American Airlines Center, and on the field, the Heat's first round of offense back on the court seemed to be confirming Charles Barkley's statement.
With the help of Chris Bosh's screen, Dwyane Wade easily entered the inside line, but without Anson, there was no quick defense player on the outside line to double-team Dwyane Wade.Then his unparalleled speed reached its peak state at this moment, directly passing through the Clippers' defensive vacuum in one step.
The last line of defense for the Clippers is Jordan, who got 4 fouls early and just played after a quarter of rest. With plenty of energy, he figured out the direction of his replacement at the first time, but sometimes, it’s not you who do it. Get everything right and you're bound to succeed, Dwyane Wade's layup has a very high arc, and Jordan's defense is directly passed by this ball.
With 15 points, the point difference continued to widen. An Sheng couldn't sit still and stood up directly. Brad Stevens was actually very nervous right now, but he understood that An Sheng needed to be given enough rest Time, but also need to give enough credit to players who played poorly tonight, such as Chris Paul.
He said to An Sheng: "An Sheng! Don't worry! You have to trust Chris, this game hasn't reached that point yet." He said this, but he and An Sheng who stood up looked at the field very seriously. Based on the current situation, next, the Clippers' offense in these two rounds is very important for the Clippers. Once the next point difference is opened by the Heat to 20 points, then it is really like what Charles Barkley said As expected, this game entered garbage time ahead of schedule.
Chris Paul controlled the ball for half court, boos were overwhelming, Dwyane Wade would not let him go at this time when he was also a four-time hero, now it is a championship battle , Dwyane Wade, who took a break for a while, also showed his defensive strength in the first half, and stuck to Chris Paul tightly. Those long arms made it difficult for Chris Paul to use them.
However, the Clippers' double inside line has been pulled out, a high-position double pick-and-roll, but Chris Paul bypassed the first Anthony Davis who helped him pick-and-roll, and then passed directly between the two .The advantages of a small body are fully reflected in this moment.
Dwyane Wade didn't realize that Chris Paul would have a turning point in this position at all, or in other words, when he discovered this, it was too late.After passing through the pick-and-roll, Chris Paul easily hit a mid-range shot. Although his three-pointer is not as bad as Dwyane Wade, compared to the three-pointer, the mid-range shot is even worse. A stable way to score.
Two points were recovered, and in the next round, the Heat's offense finally had a little surprise. A layup that LeBron James was bound to win was interfered by Anthony Davis, a 213cm big man, he was defending After Duan lost the whole game, he was able to stand up and complete this crucial blow when he was needed.
Chris Paul's counterattack did not hit the inside, and the Heat's retreat was too fast. The straight-line speed of those two guys was almost the pinnacle of the NBA.He chose a beautiful pass and passed it directly to Ray Allen in the bottom corner. The veteran is indeed a veteran. At this time, he was also able to withstand the pressure and hit that crucial three-pointer.
This ball also relieved Anson and Brad Stevens a little. The Clippers without Anson performed very well.
(End of this chapter)