Chapter 682 [Sweep in the First Round, Don’t Miss It]
During the break, the Clippers determined their 13-man roster for the playoffs, and Steve Novak was excluded.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Novak averaged 18.9 minutes per game in the 11-12 season at his peak, scoring 8.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists, shooting 47.8% from the field and 47.2% from the three-point range. As a 208cm tall big man with a peak 1.9 rebounds, you can't find a softer inside player than him.
Novak is an accurate three-pointer, and his defense is close to the air. He has always been a marginal player in the team, and Yang Rui cannot reuse him. Ike Diogu is much better defensively, he has a tough style of play and can hit open shots.
On the 17th, the Clippers’ first playoff game was held in Los Angeles.
The Lakers' game time was different from that of the Clippers. They played a game in Dallas yesterday and lost happily by 24 points.
After the regular season, statistics show that the Clippers' home attendance has surpassed that of the Lakers for the first time in history. If the team doesn't win, it will certainly have an impact on attendance.
This Blazers' offense is slightly weaker than Yang Rui's previous life. The small forward is without Batum. The defense has been strengthened after trading for Gerald Wallace, but they cannot break the Clippers' defense.
Matthews is playing well this season. He is a 3D player and can't hit Korver hard. Aldridge and Griffin are exchanging blows. Noah, like DeAndre Jordan, is a blue-collar player and can leave the mid-range space. Gerrard He performed well against Gay, but couldn't help the team much on the offensive end.
The Blazers could only start with veterans Andre Miller and Aldridge. The gap between the substitutes was even greater and they were beaten miserably.
Roy played with mental perseverance and became the sixth man to lead the bench after surgery. Yang Rui also targeted him and let Tony Allen play defense.
Roy played 26 minutes, making 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 0 of 1 free throws, and scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
115 to 80, the Trail Blazers suffered a disastrous defeat. Only Aldridge performed well in the team, scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds.
According to media analysis, Roy's playing style is very similar to that of Grant Hill, and the injury was due to the same reason. He changed directions too much during the movement and even played with injuries. Now Roy regrets not taking good care of his injuries back then. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world.
There was no suspense in the next three games. The Clippers won by an average of 28 points per game and swept the promotion.
The Mavericks easily swept the Lakers 4-0.
Faced with the encirclement and suppression of Kidd, Marion, Prince, Stevenson and others, Kobe almost made no breakthroughs in the entire series, and his shooting percentage was even pitifully low. He averaged only 22 points per game, shooting 41.1% from the field and 30% from three-point range.
This season, Kobe Bryant did not perform well in the three games he faced the Mavericks in the regular season. He averaged 21.7 points per game and shot only 40.7% from the field, which was far lower than his season average of 45.1%. The Mavericks swingman's defense Made airtight.
After the game, Kidd joked: "Maybe he just didn't want to fire against us. It lowered his shooting percentage, which is good."
In fact, Kobe fired, but he was not accurate.
Kobe thinks that if the opponent shoots a three-pointer, we can't show weakness, so we just take it! when! when! How can we be so hostile to each other! Uh-huh! Huh?
Kobe's performance in the locker room was also substandard. He had almost no communication with his teammates.
If you have watched Derek Fisher's speech in the locker room, you will have the illusion that he is the real leader of the Lakers. However, this leader cannot save the Lakers, or even himself. He made 1 of 6 shots, 1 of 7 shots, and 8 shots. Hitting 1 is a daily occurrence for him.
After the game, all the media concluded that the Lakers were in trouble unless they made another big deal in the summer to get other stars.
The Lakers have no shortage of chips. Love, a double-double machine who is known as a defensive black hole; his data has dropped from a balance of offense and defense, similar to Pippen, to Luol Deng, who is now just a CBA teammate; and Nash, who has the last year of his contract left. .
The Clippers got a break, the Western Conference was upset, the Warriors eliminated the Spurs 4-2 and advanced to the second round, and Jerry's coach met again.
Warriors power forward officially changed his name to Zach Randolph
Facing various singles inside the Spurs, Scola and Duncan couldn't guard him, let alone Bonner and McDyess.
As a floor player, Scola's biggest fear is to guard against people like Randolph, who will not interfere with shooting. The two have somewhat similar styles. Both can pull out to shoot and have low-post footwork.
Lopez specializes in high pick-and-rolls. Under Hornacek's training, he plays like Yao Ming. Not only can he make mid-range shots, but he can also practice three-pointers from the middle to open up space. Duncan was forced to go out to defend the pick-and-roll. Conley distributed the ball reasonably and was able to score himself, seizing the Spurs' weakness.
The Spurs' starting small forward this season is Budinger, who can shoot three-pointers but can't defend on the wings, so he's back to his old ways.
Before the draft day, Popovich planned to trade George Hill and replace him with a rookie small forward to train, otherwise the Spurs would not be able to get out of the predicament.
George Hill is in an awkward position. He has poor organization when playing point guard and lacks height when playing shooting guard. His advantage is that he can break through and shoot. Next year is his contract year, and the Spurs management does not want to renew his contract with a high salary.
Yang Rui has long guessed Popovich's thoughts. He has also recently been thinking about how to get the management to exchange a first-round pick to intercept Kawhi Leonard.
As long as this is done, half of the Spurs' future will be ruined and they will be unable to compete with the Clippers. But in his previous life, Leonard was the 15th pick, which was too high. It is difficult for the Clippers to exchange for picks at this position with ordinary chips. It will be easier to exchange them after 20, but they will not be able to prevent the rise of the Spurs.
Yang Rui can only think about these things during the season. His goal is the championship. If everything goes well, the draft will not be far away at the end of the season.
Even if Leonard can't be intercepted, he still needs a first-round pick. The quality of the rookies in 2011 is very high and cannot be missed. Even at No. 30, there is a potential rookie with super physical fitness like Jimmy Butler.
On May 1, the second round of the Western Conference started. The Warriors were upset in an away game and gave the Clippers a disastrous victory. They won 108-101.
Curry's performance was seriously abnormal. He made 4 of 15 shots, 2 of 10 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 12 points and 4 assists.
Yang Rui gave Curry the right to take action, and he did so, but the result was disappointing.
Mike Conley has mediocre statistics but is able to defeat all star guards without suffering a loss. In this game, he mainly defended Curry, increased his playing time, and allowed his teammates to deal with Paul, which achieved very good results.
The Clippers' offensive rhythm was also not good, and they focused on positional battles. Inside, Jordan, Griffin, and Mahinmi were trapped in zone defense.
Yang Rui had already expected this way of losing. The Clippers would be in trouble once they were in position. If the inside line couldn't be opened, it would be difficult for the outside to get rid of the defense, affecting the entire team's offense.
Yang Rui can't completely eliminate Jordan and Mahinmi, because both Randolph and Lopez can attack in the low post. The Warriors are very strong, but they didn't perform well in the regular season because Lopez missed 25 games due to injury.
Next, Yang Rui adjusted the lineup, reusing Dunleavy, Korver, and Neal, reducing Tony Allen's playing time, resolutely fighting the Warriors offensively, increasing shots from beyond the three-point line, and one big player led four small players.
The Warriors' weakness is the wings. Jason Richardson was traded to the Suns. Swingmen Dorell Wright and Reggie Williams are not strong. Their main function is to shoot three-pointers and their defense is average.
Yang Rui sent players with better shots to open up, and the big man provided side coverage to help the defender get rid of the catch and shoot. In view of the shortcomings of Lopez and Randolph's slow movement, Paul organized in the middle.
A shot from the outside and an air cut inside can also create opportunities. Griffin dunked Lopez once, and Jordan also had 4 wonderful dunks. The Clippers players began to take the top five goals again.
The Clippers won two games in a row and regained home court advantage.