basketball player

Chapter 702

On the first day of the series, the Los Angeles Clippers unexpectedly caused the Space Warriors a lot of trouble.The Clippers, who originally planned to give up the playoffs, probably didn't even expect that they played an astonishing performance.

In the whole game, 5 Clippers scored in double figures.Among them, Harrell and Louis Williams, who came off the bench, scored 51 points together.

It has to be said that the Clippers are truly all soldiers.They didn't have a superstar, but they played the ultimate team basketball.It can make the Golden State Warriors fall into a hard fight, but you can know how good the Clippers are.

Although the Warriors finally won the game with their superior hard power, it must be admitted that the Warriors must have felt the crisis of the playoffs.

In the regular season, they may be invincible.But in the playoffs, every game is not destined to be easy.

With the lessons learned from the Golden State Warriors and Blake Griffin's remarks before the game, reporters believe that the Detroit Pistons can also be the "Clippers" of the Eastern Conference.Even if they can't win the game, they can take a layer of skin off the Pacers.

It is also the eighth VS first, and it is also the "civilian team" VS champion team.These two groups of duels seem to be full of similarities.

No one thought the Pistons could win the series, just as no one thought the Clippers could beat the Warriors.

But as long as these teams can win a game or two, it is already a kind of success.

However, Henson does not think that the Pistons and the Clippers can be compared. The Clippers team is full of blood, and the whole team is willing to fight crazily for victory.

What about the Detroit Pistons?I'm afraid the only person willing to do this is Blake Griffin.Can you play Reggie Jackson against Lou Williams?Obviously impossible.

As far as Reggie Jackson's defensive attitude is concerned, it is several blocks away from the Clippers players.

But this fact, not everyone is willing to accept.

On the day of the game, countless Detroit local media came to the Bankers Life Arena.They want their team to cause trouble for the Pacers, and all they can do is to keep talking about it.

"I will definitely do my best. We have no retreat. I know there is a certain gap in strength between us, but this is the NBA, and here we speak with practical actions."

Until 10 minutes before the start of the game, Blake Griffin was extremely confident when facing reporters.

When Henson said yesterday that he would solve the Pistons in 4 games, people said that he was arrogant again.

But hearing Blake Griffin's remarks, Henson really didn't know who was being arrogant.

As a team with a record 74 wins in the regular season, it is normal for the Pacers to sweep their opponents in the first round.But the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference opened and closed its mouth to defeat the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. It might be a bit overpowering.

But fortunately, Henson can guarantee that Blake Griffin will not be rampant for too long.Because during training yesterday, Antetokounmpo's condition was so good that Henson was extremely satisfied.

A real top striker is much scarier than Blake Griffin imagined.
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"Hello, viewers, welcome to TNT TV. I'm Kenny Smith, and sitting next to me are Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal. Today, we will bring you the first round of the NBA playoffs, the live broadcast of the game between the Pistons and the Pacers!"

The familiar opening remarks appeared in the ears of the fans, and behind the opening remarks were the crazy shouts of the fans at the scene.

The playoffs that everyone was looking forward to finally came, and Henson officially embarked on his last championship journey.

"Today's game is very interesting. Before the game started, Blake Griffin showed great determination to win the game. Although in terms of hard power, the Pistons are indeed inferior to the Pacers. But everyone saw the game between the Clippers and the Warriors yesterday. The playoffs are not as good as the paper lineup."

Before the game started, Kenny Smith once again compared the Clippers to the Pistons.It seems that everyone wants to see a wonderful playoff matchup.

But on the court, Henson patted Antetokounmpo on the back.He doesn't need to make the game exciting, what he needs is a big victory without any suspense!

"The starting lineup of the Pacers is very conventional. Brogdon is the No. [-] position, Oladipo is the No. [-] position. George and Antetokounmpo continue to form the strongest striker, and Brook Lopez plays the starting center. It seems that Coach Henson is really relaxed. He didn't change the lineup, and he thinks that the Pistons can be handled with conventional play."

Looking at the tall Greek with long arms, Blake Griffin swallowed.In any case, the harsh words have been released.He didn't want to become another laughing stock who was defeated by Henson.

The referee blows the whistle, and the game officially begins!Drummond easily got the basketball from Brook Lopez by virtue of his greater athletic ability.

The basketball was not handed over to point guard Reggie Jackson, but directly into the hands of Griffin, who advanced the ball and organized the offense.

Using forwards to organize the offense, this kind of style of play that used to be very novel, is now commonplace in the league.

The 76ers have Ben Simmons as an organization forward, and the Warriors have Green as an organization forward.The Pistons have Griffin, and the Pacers also have Antetokounmpo, a capable point guard.

Griffin stopped outside the three-point line with the ball. He didn't intend to pass the ball, but signaled others to pull away, and then called Drummond to come up to cover himself.

This guy wants to play singles!

He will use the first offense of the game to show his determination to win.

Drummond's screen is mentioned, and I have to say that the quality of his screen is still very good.With Drummond's cover, Griffin started to attack with the ball himself.

At the beginning of his career, Griffin did not have the ability to hold the ball and launch an offense from the three-point line, but now Griffin has evolved a lot compared to before.

His versatility is not inferior to most forwards in the league.

Griffin was quick to get to the basket, but Antetokounmpo's ability to get out of the pick-and-roll was also very strong.He quickly broke away from the entanglement with Drummond and defended in front of Griffin.

However, Griffin is not limited by the height and length of Antetokounmpo.He leaned in first and gave Antetokounmpo some confrontation.Subsequently, Griffin held the ball with both hands and leaned against Antetokounmpo to take advantage of the trend!
"Turn around with your back!"

Kenny privately yelled, and the back turn was a skill Griffin liked very much early in his career.In the past, his back-and-forth dunks were always able to ignite the audience.But now, his offensive frame after turning back is still beyond the reach of most defensive teammates.

Antetokounmpo raised his arm cautiously high after Griffin turned around and shot immediately, but it still violated Griffin's cylinder.

So at the moment Griffin shot, the referee whistled.A second later, the basketball hit the backboard and deflected into the net!
"2+1! Beautiful, Blake Griffin performed a 2+1 score for us at the beginning of the game. The very bad news for the Pacers is that Giannis Antetokounmpo committed a foul at the beginning of the game! I believe that such an opening is definitely not what Coach Henson wants to see."

Griffin hammered his chest hard, and he found that scoring on the Greek didn't seem to be difficult.

This attack gave Griffin great confidence.

At the free-throw line, Griffin has been equally solid.This season, Griffin is shooting 75.3 percent from the free throw line.Although not very stable, it is still somewhat accurate.

Griffin relaxed and breathed and hit the ground with precision, making a three-pointer.Countless Detroit local media cheered, and they believed that the Pistons could justify themselves in this series!

As for this ball, Henson was a little unhappy.For one thing, the referee's call just now was a bit too much.This is the playoffs, and there is no need to call a foul for the defense just now.

But secondly, Antetokounmpo himself is not vigilant enough.He underestimated Griffin a little too much. He thought he could stop the opponent from scoring as long as he stretched out his hand.

So Henson stood up, then went to the sidelines and yelled.

"Yannis!"

Antetokounmpo glanced at the bench after hearing the coach's call.

I saw Henson open his left hand, then clenched his right hand, and his hands collided fiercely.

Antetokounmpo nodded knowingly, and then began a new round of offense.

Henson's meaning is very clear, he needs Antetokounmpo to start playing hard.

Great performance by Blake Griffin, it won't last long.

(End of this chapter)