Chapter 716 [Our Old 0 Is so Happy Today]

It's also difficult for Chandler to score under Howard's defense, but it doesn't matter, the Clippers don't need Chandler to attack, he can win even if he doesn't score a point.

Yang Rui's arrangement for Chandler is not to take any shots except at the basket. If you can dunk, don't shoot. He averages only 4.9 shots per game. If Chandler takes 10 shots a game, the team will have difficulty dividing the ball.

The Magic have to rely on Howard for offense. He is the team's leading scorer, rebounder, and shot blocker.

To make matters worse, the Magic still lack an organizer. After Turkoglu left, the team has been having a headache. Their current pass is passed back and forth from the outside, and it is impossible to create an opening with such a simple pass.

Most of the games they won before relied on Howard's strong attack, attracting double-teams and then passing the ball outside, and his teammates would catch the ball and shoot three-pointers. Ever since Hollins became the head coach, it has always been a configuration of Howard plus four pitchers. This style of play will definitely make the playoffs, but the upper limit is not high.

Nelson's condition has declined drastically, averaging only 12 points and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 43% from the field and 38% from three-point range.

Batum is improving every year and is a very good role player, averaging 14 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He also relies mainly on jump shots, has average breakthroughs, and cannot replace Turkoglu at his peak.

In Yang Rui's view, Batum and Clippers substitute Parsons are players of the same level. They can be the third and fourth leaders of strong teams and the second and third leaders of weak teams. We cannot have too high expectations, otherwise we will only be disappointed.

Seeing that 24 seconds were about to expire, Batum singled out Gay and failed to break through, turning around and shooting a fadeaway jumper. His posture was beautiful, but the ball was deflected badly, and Griffin grabbed the rebound.

Magic players were constantly being defended today, and Griffin had a great time grabbing rebounds.

Paul slowly led the half court, waited for his teammates to pull away, and once again challenged Nelson. He dribbled the ball from the three-point line to the right, lightly explored with his right shoulder, and attracted Nelson to move laterally, and moved his right hand sharply. The breakthrough on the left side was successful.

Nelson was almost knocked to the ground and was unable to interfere. Paul made an emergency stop in front of the free throw line and made a jumper that hit the net. 12 to 2.

Defensively, even Nelson in his prime was not outstanding.

On February 12, 2005, the Magic challenged the 76ers away from home. Facing Iverson's fully wound legs, Nelson almost allowed his opponent to break through and shoot at will like in daily training. Teammates had to foul again and again near the penalty area to block Iverson's breakthrough. By the end of the game, everyone discovered that Iverson had scored 60 points.

Nelson is often tortured by speedy guards like Ty Lawson and Rondo, and he is bullied with his height when facing Deron, Westbrook and others. The only thing he can deal with are guards who have poor breakthroughs and poor shooting. Anyone can guard that kind of person...

Today, Nelson is a defensive black hole and is no match for Paul.

The Magic offense took 20 seconds to pass back and forth. In the end, Richardson hit hard and faced Korver for a pull-up jumper, but still missed. The Magic two rushed to grab the offensive rebound, but three Clippers retreated and blocked the penalty area. When the ball was blocked, Griffin also learned from experience and relied on his jumping ability to push the ball out with one hand, and Paul picked up the rebound.

Paul's high basketball IQ is also reflected in his awareness of rebounding, averaging 5.5 rebounds per game in the 2008-09 season.

For a small man of 183cm, this is simply unbelievable. That season, his rebounds were higher than those of Bargnani, the 2006 No. 1 pick. He could grab rebounds and make long passes to launch counterattacks.

Paul will not be eager to counterattack today. The Clippers are not the strongest lineup in running and gunning. The Magic want to speed up the pace. If they cannot open up the situation in the positional battle, they will become more and more impatient.

Paul and other players pulled away, singled out Nelson, dribbled under his crotch and then dribbled behind his back to the left to break through. Nelson fouled and Hollins requested a timeout.

After playing for more than 4 minutes, the Magic only scored 2 points. If this continues, they will definitely lose miserably. Hollins has already remembered the game he lost to the Celtics. If there is another ultra-low scoring game today, he will definitely lose his coaching position after the season. Poor personal ability of the players is not the reason.

Many media have questioned Hollins' coaching ability, saying that he relies on the inside.

Emphasis on defense, not many offensive strategies, and did not learn Yang Rui's offensive routines.

After the timeout, the Magic replaced Richardson and replaced him with JJ Redick, the most accurate three-pointer. He can break through and is good at shooting.

After two rounds, Yang Rui also made a substitution. Curry came on the scene to replace Korver, adding an offensive point with the ball. Let Curry suffer physically from guarding Richardson, and guarding Redick will not become a defensive weakness. He is about the same size and size.

Chandler continued to attract Howard's defense in the low post, and Griffin went to the side to cover Curry without the ball, helping him to catch and shoot, and he could cut at any time.

Anderson was not fast and did not dare to completely let go of Griffin to switch defenses. Redick was very active in pursuing defense, but could not cover Curry.

Curry had a great touch and made 3 of 5 three-pointers, continuing to expand his lead. Redick's defensive disadvantages were undoubtedly evident.

As Duke University's super shooter, Redick's advantages are accurate shooting, outstanding dribbling skills, high free throw shooting rate, good physical fitness, and tirelessness on the court. But his physical condition is not good, he is 193cm tall and his wingspan is only 191cm.

Redick's poor wingspan made him a mess in terms of interfering with shots and blocking shots. In the first five seasons of his career, he only blocked 8 shots in total, not even as good as Nash.

Coincidentally, Anderson is 208cm tall and has a wingspan of 204cm, which is 4cm shorter than his height, which is even more tragic. Short arms mean that it doesn't matter how high you jump. You can just watch others shoot. Unless you jump first, you can't cover it.

Curry does not take a direct shot after receiving the ball, but can also dribble the ball to find an opening and pass it to Griffin, who is cutting in the air, to single out Anderson.

Today, Griffin's joy was beyond words when facing Anderson's shot. Every time he scored, he smiled like a Shiba Inu. He almost wanted to sing: We, the people, are so happy today. We, the people, are so happy today... …?

In the first quarter, the Magic's offense was completely misfired. Howard made 0 of 2 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 2 points and 4 rebounds. Redick scored a team-high 5 points, hitting a mid-range shot and a three-pointer. Batum, Nelson, and Anderson each scored 2 points.

The Clippers led 28 to 13, and their defensive intensity was amazing.

Griffin made 5 of 7 shots and scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. Curry had 9 points and 2 assists.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent Curry, Tony Allen, Battier, Parsons, Aaron Gray, and Faried continued to sit on the bench.

In the shortened season, in order to ensure good condition, the team must rotate the lineup. It was inappropriate for Farid to play today.

The Magic's substitute inside man is the fat "Big Baby" Glen Davis. If Faried plays small ball tactics, he will definitely not be able to guard the low post, and Davis will hit him to the basket.

With Gray, Davis has no choice but to pick and roll and then catch and shoot from the middle. The Magic's backup point guard is Chris Duhon, who has average breakthrough ability and takes very few shots. His main offensive method is fixed-point shooting, so Gray will not have a hard time switching defenses.

The Clippers continued to defend the zone and maintained their defensive intensity, preventing the Magic players from playing fast breaks and falling into singles.

The halftime score was 51 to 27, and the Magic only scored 14 points in a single quarter. The players' shooting percentage was low and the offensive and defensive rhythm was too slow.

Duhong is the kind of defender who can't get up quickly. At best, he's sound, but at worst, he's lifeless.

The Magic's defense is pretty good. Howard is in the penalty area and Griffin has to go around him. The Clippers mainly rely on outside shots to score.

The Clippers' penalty area is also impregnable, and the Magic can't penetrate Chandler's territory.

Howard had 4 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block at halftime, Chandler had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. The two insiders hardly took any shots.

The Clippers had an obvious advantage. Paul and Curry defeated Nelson, Duhon and Redick.

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