I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 167 Undefendable Chasing Three Points

It is not easy for anyone to reach the conference finals.

The Clippers were crushed by a big score in the previous game. This time, they just returned to the home court and came back with a big score.

This kind of experience is really inspiring and morale-boosting.

After this happens, the media is fully optimistic about the Clippers.

Although there is suspicion of opening champagne at halftime, but when it comes to the media, following the trend to earn traffic is naturally a normal phenomenon.

"The league is starting to enter a phase of transition from old to new.

The second-year rookie boss Lu Yi led the Los Angeles Clippers to the Western Conference Finals and is even expected to reach the Finals.

In the 03 Platinum Generation, the Big Three of the Heat led the Miami Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Another team in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Chicago Bulls led by third-year rookie boss Derrick Rose.

This is the first time in the past ten years that a rookie boss has led a team to the division finals, accounting for as much as half of the grand occasion. "

"The Los Angeles Clippers are expected to be the first to reach the finals under the leadership of Lu Yi!
Lu Yi is expected to win both the regular season MVP and the finals MVP in the same year!

Become the youngest ruler in the history of the alliance in one fell swoop! "

"Lu Yi still needs to use two games to prove his ability to lead the team!
The king of Los Angeles may take the throne in Dallas!
But to become the biggest winner of the season, Lu Yi still needs six victories.

Lu Yi needs to prove through these that last year he was not boasting, but really has the ability to win the championship. "

Last year, Lu Yi uttered nonsense in front of the media. If the Lakers were defeated in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers would become the championship.

Lu Yi has led his team to the Western Conference finals this year. In the first three series, he won two games.

Lu Yi is fully capable of repeating last year's rhetoric.

The media has seen the Clippers sweep two rounds this season, plus the current 2-1 lead, coupled with the home court advantage, will really be infinitely optimistic about the Clippers representing the Western Conference team to reach the Finals.

For a long time, the alliance has been in a pattern where the west is strong and the east is weak.

Even if the Big Three of the Heat beat the Bulls led by Rose, they are somewhat invincible.

But from the current situation, neither of the two teams has a clear advantage.

After all, until now, the situation is still 1-1.

With 60+ wins this season, the No. [-] Bulls in the Eastern Conference won a brilliant victory at home early.

Even if the next visit to Miami is not good, there is still a chance to return to the home court and regain strength.

On the other hand, in the Western Conference finals, the Clippers and the Mavericks are very likely to end the battle within three games.

If the Clippers advance to the finals ahead of schedule, it is very likely that they will rely on recharging their energy, collecting enough intelligence, and formulating a strategy that can defeat the Eastern Conference champions.

However, it is the media that is the most lively.

The source of everything is the Clippers and the Mavericks, but they are still calmly waiting for the start of G4.

On May 5, G19 of the Western Conference Finals was held as scheduled.

Compared with Little Tianwang Mountain, which seemed to be evenly matched in the previous match, the advantages and disadvantages of this match are more distinct.

After the game started, Camby, who wanted to win the championship, once again defeated Tyson Chandler in the jump ball, helping the Clippers win the first attack.

Lu Yi held the ball in the backcourt and slowly advanced.

Unexpectedly, Carlisle adjusted his strategy today and let Stevenson press forward directly.

Facing Stevenson's defense, Lu Yi directly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt through physical confrontation.

Lu Yi knew that today's defensive strategy against him must be different from the previous game, so he didn't wait for Marion to double-team, and directly hit Stevenson from outside the three-point line.

The fight was a bit hasty this time, but it was also Lu Yi's attack to test his hand.

Duang hit the basket, and it looked average.

Interestingly, just as Camby and Boozerka were in position to grab the rebound, the ball bounced into the basket again.

It turned out that Lu Yi had good luck today.

Of course, it is also possible that the pure luck of this round was good.

But all in all, the Clippers hit a 3-pointer first and took a 3-point lead.

During the Mavericks' offensive round, Gordon stepped forward to disrupt Kidd's dribble.

Because Gordon's defensive pressure on Kidd is much smaller than that of Lu Yi.

At least within Kidd's acceptable range, so Kidd didn't dribble fast, and seemed to be actively lowering the rhythm.

When the Mavericks were in position, Kidd pressed down for 8 seconds and entered the frontcourt.

After Kidd entered the frontcourt, the Mavericks' offensive rhythm suddenly accelerated.

Marion stepped up to the pick-and-roll and brought Ariza out from inside the three-point line.

Kidd used Marion's pick-and-roll to kill the ball to the basket. Gordon didn't squeeze through the screen in time, and he fell behind.

Lu Yi made up the defense in front of Kidd in time, and Kidd didn't panic and passed the ball to Stevenson.

The latter continued to kill inside with the ball, and Gordon put it on, but Marion ran to the corner without the ball.

Stevenson passed the ball, and Marion continued to kill inside.

The Mavericks patiently taught several times, just to make the Clippers run outside and mess up.

Fortunately, the Clippers' defense is relatively disciplined, and the panic on the outside did not affect the position on the inside.

In addition, thanks to the outside line of the Mavericks, they lack stable shooting ability.

Barea, Terry, and Peja were all on the bench, and the ball fell into Marion's hands, so he had to try it out of the basket.

Marion's athletic talent is very good, but he is basically past his peak now.

Marion is smart or smart, he knows how to pinch a soft persimmon, and kills Boozer.

Boozer was forced to defend, but he also knew that the chance of success in the defense was low, so there was no need to pay for fouls, just defend honestly.

Boozer is not small, and his large size sometimes has a great defensive impact on small forwards who attack the basket.

Marion took the initiative to find a confrontation, intending to foul Boozer, but Boozer had no intention of defending himself, and he made it clear with both hands.

In the end, after Marbury confronted Boozer in the air, his waist strength was not enough for him to stay in the air, so he had to use his upper body strength to throw the ball as much as possible.

The ball hit the net but missed the board and the basket.

Obviously, after the confrontation, the ball was weaker in strength, and finally formed an air ball.

Tyson Chandler, who was behind Boozer, jumped up to grab a rebound to make up the basket, but Camby also found that Marion's shot was reluctant, so he jumped up in time.

Although the ball was touched by Tyson Chandler first, Camby's long arms were not empty at all, and they directly covered it.

Tyson Chandler's tip-up was a bit hasty, the ball was a normal layup, and the strength was not great.

When Camby reached out to cover it, he flew out directly.

Marion saw the rebound fly to the bottom line, and hurried forward to save the ball.

Mainly to make up for the previous mistakes of the air ball.

The offensive rebound grabbed by Tyson Chandler was not an offensive rebound in the true sense, and did not trigger the conditions for returning to the table.

If Marion didn't save the ball, even if the ball is still in the hands of the Mavericks, the Mavericks' attack time is not much left.

When the time comes, the Mavericks will reorganize their offense and the chances of success will be low.

On the contrary, stepping forward to save the ball and returning the ball to his teammates, the Mavericks can take advantage of the Clippers' scattered defense and take advantage of the opportunity.

However, saving the ball is risky. Marion flew to save the ball, and the ball was returned to Tyson Chandler's hands. However, Marion himself rushed towards the bottom line because of inertia and unstable footing.

Coincidentally, he bumped into the staff behind the bottom line who was holding a camera to shoot.

Out-of-control basketball players, this is undoubtedly a disaster for unprepared staff.

And for Marion, it wasn't easy either.

Machines are relatively hard, and human bones are not soft.

Although Marion was not injured, it was inevitable that he would be in pain for a while.

Back in the game, Tyson Chandler lived up to Marion's risky save and dunked the ball into the basket against Boozer's defense.

But after finishing all this, Boozer reacted quickly, slipped out of the baseline immediately, and grabbed the baseline ball.

Marion was still on the ground, unable to get up for a while.

The Clippers have a complete lineup. As long as the ball is passed without being intercepted or destroyed, it will be a five-on-four situation in the frontcourt.

This is where Boozer is smart. As long as the situation is in his favor, he will put down his morality and do it without hesitation.

There is one thing to say, the Mavericks still do a good job of defending against fast breaks.

The Clippers didn't directly make a fast break, but taking advantage of Marion's failure to run back, the Clippers picked and rolled outside, broke through and split the ball, looking for opportunities.

In the end, Ariza broke into the paint and fed Camby, who also lobbed the ball into the basket.

When the Clippers quickly completed all this, Marion stumbled back.

In fact, Marion is smarter and stays under the basket in the frontcourt, so the Mavericks quickly complete a wave of fast breaks.

But Marion was in a hurry. After suffering a slight injury and fell to the ground, he found that the Clippers were on a fast break, so he got up enduring the pain and ran to the backcourt.

Who would have thought that the Clippers would play so decisively and efficiently.

Marion just came back and the ball was done.

At this time, the Mavericks players are also concerned about Marion's condition, so they didn't grab the baseline ball and try to play a wave of fast breaks like the Clippers.

In fact, this is also worried that Marion is injured now, especially his arms and wrists. He is afraid that when the ball is passed, Marion will not be able to catch it stably.

Wouldn't it be terrible to waste the ball in vain and give the Clippers a chance to serve from the sideline?
The Mavericks attacked slowly, and Stevenson and others were also concerned about Marion's situation.

Marion could feel the pain himself, but didn't think the timeout was a big problem.

Can't hurt the line of fire!
What's more, I am afraid that my teammates will worry, which will affect the state of the game afterward.

Today is G4 of the Western Conference finals, and the Mavericks are playing away, which is not easy to play.

Not long after the game started, I learned that my teammates were injured and carried off, so will I perform better or worse in the future?
Most of the time it will be the latter.

Marion said it was fine, but Kidd still considered this aspect, and when he picked and rolled with Marion again, he was passed the ball.

Kidd was going to come on his own, trying to get inside and find Tyson Chandler's spot.

The Clippers value Nowitzki, so they used Camby to defend Nowitzki, so Boozer had to come to Tyson Chandler.

After all, Tyson Chandler is tall, and it is better to catch the ball if he is in a good position.

Just get a little bit closer to the basket and you have a chance to put the ball in.

That's a higher percentage than Kidd's own outside shots.

Kidd's idea is correct, the problem is that the Clippers' defense is very fast.

Lu Yi didn't have the idea of ​​saving a little energy. Kidd rushed to the vicinity of the three-second zone and didn't rush to make a shot. Lu Yi immediately assisted in the defense.

Lu Yi's height and size, after covering Kidd, the latter can only re-pass the ball to the outside.

Stevenson saw that Gordon switched defenses in front of him and still had a height advantage, so he directly pulled one.

Duang——

The rebound bounced off and landed right in front of Louie and Kidd.

Lu Yi picked up the ball, then broke through with the ball, and rushed to the frontcourt.

Lu Yi's fast attack speed is very fast, and Stevenson and Marion's speed of returning to defense is not slow.

However, Lu Yi's fast break is different from most people. Others basically finish with dunks, and a small number of players who play healthy basketball will choose to layup.

Lu Yi can suddenly stop and shoot a three-pointer during a fast break.

Moreover, when Lu Yi shoots a three-pointer, he doesn't have to stop exactly a little distance in front of the three-point line. Lu Yi can take a step or two away, since there are always empty spots anyway.

"Here it is, Lu Yi's iconic three-point chase!"

"Lu Yi's fast break is the most difficult to defend against. If there is a foul, he will directly go over three points, no matter how bad it is, it will be three free throws.

If there is no foul, Lu Yi will also shoot a three-pointer when he reaches the three-point line.

If you beware of Lu Yi's chasing three-pointer, Lu Yi rushed directly to the basket and dunked again.

The three options are ever-changing, making people unpredictable and defenseless. "

"Beautiful, the goal is scored! This is our MVP!"

The Clippers fans at the scene saw Lu Yi make this chasing three-pointer, which was a pleasure to watch.

Especially when I saw that Stevenson and Marion were right behind Lu Yi, besieging Lu Yi, but not daring to reach out to hug anyone, I thought it was very funny.

In their view, it is better to foul directly than to be shot by Lu Yi like this kind of training ball!

Lu Yi reacted quickly and went straight for a three-pointer with a high probability of three free throws.

Three consecutive free throws, and the possibility of missing shots.

If Lu Yi shoots a chasing three-pointer and develops his touch, then how will the Mavericks defend against Lu Yi?
There is no defense at all!
To a certain extent, the outside superstar who can shoot is invincible.

After all, O'Neal dominates the basket like that, and every attack consumes a lot of energy, and the state of efficient scoring cannot last long.

Once Chokoku flies accurately, he can hit more and more easily, and become more and more comfortable.

The outside players who defend them will also collapse from the mentality of being shot, and their defensive confidence and aggression will drop significantly.

Lu Yi has the strength of a big killer on the outside. Once Lu Yi is fed out, he can score 20 points in a single energy, and the efficiency is very high.

Of course, Stevenson and Marion's decision-making is not a mistake.

After all, it was really a foul, so he watched Lu Yi go to the free throw line and made three free throws.

With Lu Yi's free throw ability, at least two shots were made, which is another two-point difference.

If Lu Yi is forced to chase the body and make a hasty shot, there is still a chance that Lu Yi will hit the iron.

At that time, the Mavericks grab the rebound, regain possession of the ball, and launch a counterattack. There is a chance to get two or three points and narrow the point difference.

Come and go, there may be a gap of four to five points between the two.

It can only be said that ordinary people bet that Lu Yi can't make a shot. In fact, Lu Yi is underestimated because he has the ability to make a shot.

(End of this chapter)