cnatrainingtips Chapter 248 The 4th match begins
Chapter 248 The 4th match begins
It was sunny on March 5.
Tonight is the fourth game of the second round of the playoffs between the Suns and the Clippers.
It could also be the last one.
In the East, the Heat have already swept the Pacers and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals first. Kobe's game will also be played after the Suns game tonight.
This matter was not hidden from the media. Before the party started, Kobe disclosed the address, and many newspapers had already squatted outside the club.
In the first three games, the point difference in each game was more than 10 points.
The Clippers have been cornered, and Tyronn Lue still hasn't come up with a tactic to deal with the Suns, mainly because Weidong has no solution in these three games.
Perhaps it is expected that after this game, the Clippers will be swept by the sun, and the atmosphere on the scene is relatively dull.
"Beep!!!"
The referee blows the whistle and the game begins.
The Clippers attack, Paul slowly dribbles up the court, Jordan makes an off-ball pick-and-roll for Griffin, and Paul throws the ball to the basket.
Griffin was still directly under the basket at this time. He took off to catch the basketball in the air, and then dunked with one hand.
"Boom!!!"
The Clippers played aggressively on their first offense.
On the Suns side, Weidong passed the ball to McGrady with a ground hit. McGrady caught the ball and took off, pulling the bar for a layup.
With Weidong and Curry attracting defensive firepower, McGrady's offense becomes much easier.
In the first quarter, the two sides fought back and forth!
In the 7th minute, Gentry replaced Curry and Tracy McGrady with Nash and Thompson.
This is what gave Tyronn Lue the most headache. Gentry didn't go up and down like he did against the Warriors, and kept Weidong on the court until the point difference was pulled to more than 20 points.
This approach, many professionals do not understand!
Anyone who knows the ball knows that Weidong is not only good at three-pointers, he is as good as James and Rose in his style of play, and everyone is worried that Gentry's excessive use of Weidong will increase Weidong's potential injuries.
Only Gentry knew in his heart that the reason why he did this was requested by Weidong himself.
Sprinkle water in the regular season, and sprinkle water when encountering weak teams.
But in the second round of the playoffs, Weidong will not continue to sprinkle water.
The first quarter is over.
23:21! ! !
The Suns led by two points, and neither team scored much in the first quarter.
Because the defense strength is too great.
Weidong, Gortat, Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., these five players all played a full quarter.
After a short break.
Paul, Griffin, and Jordan are still on the court. If they lose this game, the Clippers' season will be over.
So in this game, Paul and Griffin will not rest until the last minute.
As for the Suns, the players on the field are Weidong, Nash, Tucker, Frye, and Thompson.
After Nash passed Crawford for two consecutive changes, he passed the ball to Frye who was outside the three-point line.
"bang~~~"
Fryan scored a three-pointer and missed!
When Frye shot, Weidong rushed to the basket. After the basketball bounced, Weidong jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound.
As soon as he got the ball, Weidong swayed Griffin away with a fake move, jumped and dunked!
"Snapped!!!"
Little Jordan rushed up and hit Weidong on the arm.
The ball missed, and Weidong staggered. This is probably the epitome of this game, every defense is so fierce.
"Shh!!!"
"Shh!!!"
After Weidong made two free throws, he ran to the backcourt expressionlessly, ready to defend.
Clippers offense.
Paul dribbled past Nash and rushed to the basket for a small throw.
25:23! ! !
The score is still stalemate.
The Clippers were desperate, and the scores of the two teams also rose alternately.
Until the end of the first half, at 47:43, the Suns led by 3 points, and the point difference did not widen.
The Clippers' mad dog defense also interfered with Weidong.
His shooting percentage in the first half was not high. He made 13 of 5 shots and only scored 13 points. He scored 13 points in the half, and Weidong was still the main offensive force of the Suns in the first half, which rarely happened.
Sun locker room.
Weidong was sitting in the corner, and Gentry came over and asked, "Do you have a party tonight?"
"Ah."
Wei Dong nodded perfunctorily, "Don't mention this now, let's talk about this after winning this game."
Gentry said with a smile: "I watched the news in the afternoon, James has come to Los Angeles."
"Oh"
Wei Dong casually agreed.
Gentry continued: "The Heat have already eliminated the Pacers and entered the Eastern Conference finals. If we lose to the Clippers in this game, it will be a bit embarrassing when you drink with James at night."
"We won't lose."
Wei Dong felt that Gentry was long-winded, so he waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and plan the tactics for the second half."
"Okay~"
Only then did Gentry walk to the tactical board and arrange the tactics for the second half.
"Curry and Thompson, you two expand outside and create singles opportunities for Dong Ge."
"Play more pick-and-roll coordination."
"When defending, we have to pay attention."
"Ba la ba ba la la"
It wasn't until the start of the second half that Gentry finished his tactical arrangement.
The second half of the game begins.
Weidong, Curry, Thompson, McGrady, and Green played.
Death five small lineup!
All four of Curry pulled to the outside, Weidong attacked with the ball, and Griffin defended Dong alone!
Weidong shook his shoulders sharply, Iverson's signature move, crossover! ! !
One step past Griffin!
Weidong rushed to the basket, Butler, Jordan, and Crawford all shrank to the basket to defend Weidong.
At this time, the field is probably like this.
Curry, Thompson, Tracy McGrady, and Green circled the three-point line and stood in two bottom corners, interacting, and the four positions at a 45-degree angle on the left, Butler, Jordan, and Crawford stood basket.
Griffin and Paul watched Weidong rush inside with the ball.
In the air, separated by the three of Jordan, a lever dunk!
"Bang!!!"
Weidong has full-level strength, and this dunk was bent by the basket.
If it weren't for the craftsmanship of the basket far surpassing the past, just this one dunk would be enough to smash the basket to pieces!
"what!!!"
After Weidong dunked, he also beat his chest and roared.
In the last game of the Clippers, there were a lot of defensive tricks, and the referee also played the whistle a little bit. Weidong played very depressed in the first half, and this dunk was also to vent his anger.