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Chapter 523 This Is Really My Father
The intersession break ends soon.

The whistle sounded for the continuation of the game, and the central big screen showed the player lineups of the two teams, point guard Thomas Jr. vs. Rivers Jr., shooting guard Turner vs. Crawford, small forward Covington vs. Barnes, power forward Gay vs. Griffin, big baby center vs. Thompson.

Su Yang was free. Looking back at the first quarter, Antetokounmpo and Curry played very well, but the Clippers failed to open the score. The main reason was that the Clippers Matthews made 6 of 4 shots and scored two or three points, which was better than Redick. To be sure, the defensive end also caused a lot of trouble for the Kings.

If Antetokounmpo hadn't faced JJ Redick to switch defenses and rushed to the basket aggressively, the Kings might still lose points, which is really difficult to play.

While thinking about it, the referee whistled the ball to time it.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Clippers first attacked in the second quarter, Crawford dribbled forward, and the audience cheered.

The Clippers started with an atypical bullhorn formation, with Rivers Jr. on the left elbow and Griffin in the right corner.

That position, no matter how you look at it, looks like Iverson's cross-cutting hand, connecting the pick-and-roll inside cut and right-wing hand-off change. After all, Griffin can single out on the right wing, and the basket area is cleared in advance, which is suitable for rushing to the basket. Thomas Jr.'s height makes it difficult to limit passing.

No way, Rivers has a lot of tactics.

This is still a relatively new tactic, which belongs to the classic modification.

But when it comes to Su Yang, an NBA tactical madman, this opening tactic is still not high enough, too obvious, and too easy to see through.

Su Yang immediately reminded Covington who was standing next to the king's bench in the left corner: "Be careful to shrink, get ready..."

As soon as the words fell, Crawford raised his hand and passed the ball to the big baby Davis on the right elbow, and then went straight to the left elbow, setting up a wall to block Thomas Jr., and Rivers Jr. took the opportunity to start to go Run to the right, and then use the big baby Davis to cover the hand, catch the ball and transfer to the 45-degree three-point line, complete the 'Iverson crosscut', and make a move to cooperate with Griffin coming up from the right corner .

The 45-degree three-point line area on the right was suddenly crowded with people, but Rivers Jr. did not pass the ball to Greg Griffin. Instead, relying on his height advantage, he raised the ball with both hands over Thomas Jr.'s head, and passed it to Da Baoer, who turned and cut inside. Davis, the rhythm is super fast.

However, under the command of Su Yang, Covington shrunk to the basket ahead of time, jumped up with the big baby, and competed for the basketball.

boom!The big baby is pounding with meat and eggs.

Covington's basketball, which was about to catch the ball, flew out of his hand, and Guy next to him stepped forward to grab it in his hand, and threw it forward.

Turner received the ball and turned around and rushed, the Kings flew in a five-out formation, the Staples Center was booed, and the Clippers retreated.

Between warehouses, Turner made an emergency stop at 45 degrees on the right side, observed left and right for a moment, raised his hand and passed the ball to Thomas Jr. who followed up in the middle.

The response on the right was in place simultaneously. After Thomas Jr. received the ball, he immediately passed it to Covington, and then strode inward to the basket.

The Clippers chased desperately, communicating with each other to leave space, Barnes was not half a step behind, and it was difficult for Covington to break through.

But Covington kept his feet, raised his hand and threw the ball 45 degrees to the right, and Guy happened to use Turner's wide screen to get in place.

At the moment of catching the ball, Thompson had his back screen in place and fixed his eyes on Griffin. Gay took the opportunity to go right and break through to the basket. Davis hurriedly switched defenses to intercept and was about to double-team, but Gay hit the ground like lightning. Pass, and Thompson catches the ball and drives to the hoop.

bang!The basketball exploded into the net.

Su Yang clapped and clapped. The king's offense ran extremely smoothly. Almost no one stopped, and there was no extra reaction time for the Clippers. Gay's selfless distribution made the Clippers hard to defend. There was no fixed routine, only Defensive reading.

The two teams switched offense and defense.

The Clippers started with a double screen on the center line.

Griffin and Da Baoer set up walls on the left and right, completely blocking the possibility of Thomas Jr. chasing him, and they couldn't go around for cover.

The old Rivers' fatherly attributes are full, allowing the younger Rivers to enjoy the same tactical treatment as Paul, and he can't help more.

But Rivers Jr. is not Paul.

He doesn't have that ability!
I saw Little Rivers rushing to the right 45 degrees quickly, facing Thompson's interception, unable to continue the fox, stopped the ball and turned around.

Double cover free.

Griffin received the ball at the top of the arc with question marks all over his head.

The Clippers will not move, anyway, this game is highly respected heads-up, Griffin also loves heads-up, let him enjoy the moment!

Griffin immediately sat on his back, pushed Gay all the way to the free throw line, pulled the ball suddenly, turned around and took off to shoot.

Actually did not grab the space, and the take-off was very reluctant.

Gay instinctively raised his hand to block the shot, and then heard the whistle calling for a foul, and immediately shouted angrily: "NO!"

Griffin got two free throws.

Su Yang also spread his hands speechlessly. The referee Philip walked up to him and said with a smile, "It's a foul, there's nothing I can do about it."

That smile was kind.

Mainly, the Kings provide the referees with the best halftime treatment at home, and the referees are more and more fond of Boss Su.

Su Yang also understands, in fact, it is the type of fouls of Harden Pengci and Durant's big loop, who took the initiative to find the defender.

Amidst the cheers, Griffin made two free throws.

The big baby Davis was replaced, JJ Redick appeared, and the Clippers offered a familiar three-guard lineup, very confident.

The king counterattacked, started with the zipper routine in the frontcourt, and the basketball was transferred from right to left at the same time. However, the Clippers followed the defense very tightly. Thomas Jr. failed to transfer from strength to strength. , Covington simply attacked by himself.

The 45-degree cover on the left followed closely, but unfortunately, before breaking through, the Clippers expanded their line of defense and double-teamed decisively.

Covington's ability to hold the ball is mediocre, he didn't dare to force the double-team, and he didn't dare to make more entanglements, so he hurriedly raised his hand and threw the ball to the right wing.

Turner received the ball and crossed the start, using Guy's cover to kill to the top of the arc, and after Guy passed the ball, he turned around and made a screen.

Thomas Jr. took the opportunity to go back to the right wing and took the pass from Turner. Unfortunately, he failed to get rid of Rivers Jr. and had to charge.

But tossing back and forth failed to succeed, and with five minutes left in the attack time, he could only rush to shoot, and the three-pointer was smashed.

Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly. He really didn't expect that the Clippers had such a strong defense with three guards on the bench.

There is no special routine, just do a good job of communication and switch defenses, double-team if there is a misalignment, and quickly return to defense.

It all depends on strong execution.

The Clippers' mentality has become stronger, at least the mentality against the Kings has become stronger. There is no laughing and joking, only desperate defense.

While thinking about it, Griffin dribbled the ball to the top of the frontcourt in a one-stop guard style, and turned around in a hurry to find someone to pass the ball in the face of the encirclement.

Barnes catches the ball and divides into the middle. Crawford catches the ball and sees that Turner's defense is in place, and then passes to Redick in the right corner.

Because of the encirclement of Griffin, the King's formation was involved, and no one had time to rotate. Redick caught the ball and made a wide-open three-pointer.

bass!Hollow into the net.

The Clippers went ahead by 1 point, cheers erupted at the Staples Center, and owner Ballmer got up and twisted his butt to celebrate the goal.

Su Yang took a deep breath, knowing that loopholes are normal, because Guy's resistance is average, Thompson's speed is slow, the two can't stop Griffin's attack, and Antetokounmpo is not there to help defend, the king can only encircle Griffin, It will inevitably lead to missing people in other positions.

The two teams switched offense and defense on the field, and Thomas Jr. ran to the right wing with the ball, raised his hand and passed it to the uplifted Turner, and went straight to the bottom corner.

Nat took the ball and passed it to Thompson at the top of the arc, and then rushed up to prepare to break through on the right with the ball in hand.

However, he failed to get rid of Redick for a while, and Griffin also made preparations for double-teaming early. He simply stopped and ran back, covering for Thomas Jr. in the bottom corner, and Thomas Jr. took the opportunity to get rid of Rivers Jr. and rushed to the right 45 degrees to the side, and then rushed to the top of the arc.

Thompson synchronized the hand-to-hand screen, then turned and cut inside, but instead of attacking the basket, he screened to block Crawford.

Covington hurriedly ran from the waist to the right wing, Thomas Jr., who was being double-teamed, hurriedly passed the ball, and Barnes quickly defended.

But Covington received the ball and immediately passed it to Gay in the right corner. It was also a wide-open three-pointer, and no one in the Clippers could defend.

The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.

The king treated his own body in his own way.

Easy side Clippers attack, the bullhorn formation took over the screen, Rivers Jr. received the ball from the right wing, and then took advantage of his height to pass the right waist.

Su Yang called old Rivers awesome in his heart.

His son Rivers played point guard and enjoyed Paul-level treatment. Most of the time, Crawford handles the ball, but he handles tasks personally at the level of miscellaneous soldiers. Only suitable for breakthrough.

After all, Rivers Jr. broke through the All-Star level.

And the end, high school student level.

With emotion, holding the ball with both hands to observe, Covington went around the bottom line and slammed the ball to steal it, which was even more outrageous than Jordan breaking Malone.

The King suddenly launched a counterattack. Who would have thought that a long pass made a mistake, the basketball flew out of bounds, and the ball was transferred to the Clippers.

Su Yang clapped his hands and applauded, as if destroying the Clippers and attacking.

Cheers erupted in the arena, Crawford dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, broke through with double screens, and assisted Griffin for an air-cut dunk.

There is no special secret.

Just bully Thompson to move poorly.

The key point is that Griffin is not the big baby Davis. He doesn't need to take off to catch the ball, and he can directly catch and dunk the ball. It is more difficult to make up defense.

If Thompson does not switch defenses and delays, Crawford will make an emergency stop and make a mid-range shot. Anyway, the King is choosing one of two bottles of poisoned wine.

Su Yang asked the players to let Griffin go. After all, it can be restricted and waste his energy, and he doesn't want to let Crawford find his status.

The king counterattacked on the field, Gay took the ball with his right elbow, watched and waited for the left wing to cover the screen, and seeing that the movement failed, he decisively sat on his back and hit Barnes, relying on his size advantage to enter the paint area, and combined the ball to attack and cause a foul. 13 seconds of attack time left.

Arranging the STS cover casually, the King's two-man team stood on the left waist, the two stood together at the free throw line, and Turner served out of bounds.

The referee blew his whistle to time the ball, and the audience boos suddenly.

Gay started running from the left waist, covered with Thomas Jr.'s back, covered and went straight to the bottom corner of the right wing, and made a gesture to catch the ball.

That kind of running position successfully attracted the Clippers' defensive attention. Thomas Jr. followed up with a start and cut outside. With the help of Covington and Thompson, he got rid of Rivers Jr. and hit the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Na passed the ball and lowered his center of gravity to force Griffin.

The two hit the basket with their front and back feet. Thomas Jr. deliberately found physical contact, withstood Griffin and forced a throw to hit the board. He was very brave.

The basketball slammed into the net.

The Clippers made a fast break again, Crawford rushed with the ball, attracted the siege at the waist, stopped suddenly and turned around to pass to Griffin at the top of the arc.

Thompson hurried back to the defense, but he didn't dare to get too close. Griffin didn't rush to the basket, and raised his hand to make a long two-pointer.

The basketball hits the net hollowly, and Griffin's mid-range and long-range shooting results that he has practiced hard for many seasons are clearly reflected, and he can be used as a tactic.

Su Yang arranges offensive tactics casually, and he can accept Griffin's goal, as long as Crawford doesn't explode, it's fine.

In the TNT commentary seat, Barkley sighed: "The Clippers have a very good rhythm. The only problem is that Griffin plays too long."

O'Neal answered: "I think that arrangement is very good. Griffin has the ability to play more, and the bench also needs to be led by the main force."

Between the words, the Kings and the Clippers have their own merits.

The two teams took the lead alternately, Su Yang and Rivers fought one after another, and the game quickly reached the end of the fourth quarter.

With Matthews receiving a pass from Redick and hitting a three-pointer, the two teams tied at 106, with 2 minutes and 12 seconds left before the end of the game.

(End of this chapter)