Chapter 722

On March 7, in the focus of this round of NBA, the Clippers faced the Mavericks at home.

Every contest between the two teams this year attracted attention. The Los Angeles media dubbed it a "revenge battle." The Clippers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Mavericks, creating a rift. Most experts and fans believe that if the Clippers eliminated the Mavericks and entered the Finals last season, they would have a high chance of winning the championship against the Cavaliers.

Yang Rui entered the locker room early and boosted morale by saying: "Today our goal is not only to win, but also to win as big as possible, defeat the Mavericks and make them pay the price for robbing us of the championship last season."

"Okay." The players were excited upon hearing this.

Although the Clippers have just been rebuilt, the chance of winning the championship in the first season is as slim as winning the lottery, but who doesn't want to win the lottery? Ask these Clippers players which team they hate the most, and it must be the Mavericks.

Rick Carlisle pays more attention to the Clippers, asking the players to get up to 12 points and treat them as a playoff game. Only by defeating the Clippers can they successfully defend their title.

Who doesn’t want to defend the victory of a team that has reached the top? They all know that the team is weakening, but they will not admit defeat easily.

Chinese fans also paid attention to this game. After the lockout ended, the Mavericks and Yi Jianlian signed a minimum salary contract.

Yi Jianlian has performed poorly in the past two years, and his identity as a Chinese player can attract many fans. The Mavericks are looking for him to sell jerseys and attract viewers.

This is not a good choice for Yi Jianlian. He has no chance to win the championship and is not reused. The fans are happy for him in vain. After joining, he was assigned to play games for the Texas Legends, a Development League team affiliated with the Mavericks, and was only a marginal player after that.

During Dirk Nowitzki's injury and absence, Yi Jianlian failed to seize the opportunity to perform. Brandon White played better, averaging 7 points and 6 rebounds per game.

White has a slender body, with a height of 208cm in shoes, a weight of only 95kg, a wingspan of 223cm, and a reach height of 276cm.

Although he is a top spring player, White's overall quality is not better than Yi Jianlian because he is too thin. He scores by relying on pick-and-rolls and air cuts, but his rebounding is poor; he can block shots but has poor confrontation, and suffers from low post defense.

Yi Jianlian is heavier, has a longer range, and can play two positions. He cannot compete with White because he has no characteristics.

Carlisle asked the power forward to pick and roll on the offensive end, then move down on the defensive end to switch to the defender, because the team already has Gasol, a slow-moving big man. Yi Jianlian can't do these two things well, fighting against people, defending in the penalty area, and supporting inside. He is far inferior to Gasol.

Now that Nowitzki has returned, Yi Jianlian will not be able to stand out this season. It will be difficult to stay in the NBA next year.

&tv5 live broadcast, before the game started, they talked about Yi Jianlian.

Yu Jia said: "The Clippers and Aaron Gray only signed a one-year minimum salary. I don't know if UAE will have a chance to join the Clippers after this season. If he joins the Clippers, plays under Yang Rui and has Paul as his partner, Maybe it can become better.”

Zhang Lili said: "Except for Chandler, Gray and Thomas don't play much at the Clippers' center position. If the Arab League joins as a substitute center, it can provide the team with outside firepower. I hope Yang Rui will consider it."

It's not that Yang Rui hasn't considered this matter. The management has discussed with him and wants to introduce another insider in the mid-term. Two candidates were offered, Yi Jianlian and Kenyon Martin, but he rejected both. The Clippers are not short of players in every position. Selecting another person at the 4th position will affect the training of Parsons and Faried.

Yi Jianlian has no potential to tap. For the future of the team, it is obviously more important to train rookies. Even if the two players don't play at the 4th position, Gay and Battier can serve as power forwards.

Clippers starting lineup: Paul, Curry, Korver, Parsons, Griffin.

Mavericks starting lineup: Delonte West, Kidd, Prince, Nowitzki, Gasol.

Yang Rui adjusted the lineup, and starting center Chandler rested.

Chandler and Griffin play together, and the Mavericks can use zone defense to limit the situation. The effect was not good last time.

This time he has height and can shoot.

Parsons, who can also organize, can not only counterattack and compete with the Mavericks for speed, but also open up space in positional battles; Griffin plays pick-and-roll with Paul in the middle, and his speed and shooting range are better than Chandler.

Curry starts, Gay comes on the bench, and targets the Mavericks' perimeter. West, who is the only one good at attacking with the ball, lets Paul focus on it. Curry only has to deal with Kidd, who is not fast and has a similar height.

The Clippers still have the advantage in athletic ability, and Griffin beat Gasol in jumping the ball.

Paul took the ball to organize and brought it to the right observation position. The Mavericks were in a zone defense system. West is in the middle, with Kidd and Prince on either side, and Nowitzki and Gasol on the bottom line.

Griffin went to the center to play a pick-and-roll with Paul. Curry and Korver pulled away from the left, and Parsons went to the right corner.

This is the offensive routine that the Clippers coach has used since last season. With three people spread apart, the pick-and-roll in the middle is an opportunity. But last season, it was Jordan who was in the pick-and-roll in the middle. Griffin and Gay were not accurate in three-pointers from the side. They often needed to cut inside, so the tactical power was not used and it was easy to turn into star singles.

Last season, the Clippers' starting lineup had offensive weaknesses. The Mavericks were able to limit it with a zone defense. If Dunleavy and Curry were sent in, the defensive weaknesses would be exploited by the Mavericks. Now, this weakness no longer exists.

Parsons' defense in his rookie season was better than Dunleavy's. Although he didn't move too fast, he dared to fight and worked hard. Today he replaced Chandler in the starting lineup and is the key to winning. Yang Rui's tactics targeted the Mavericks' weaknesses.

Paul burst onto the right after the pick-and-roll, attracting Nowitzki to switch defense.

The latter keeps a distance near the corner, which can not only block Paul's breakthrough, but also step forward in time to interfere with jump shots with his height.

Griffin didn't cut open and stood still in the middle. At this time, as long as West chased the point guard, Paul could pass the ball to Griffin and he could make a mid-range shot.

West faced Griffin in the middle and followed a zone defense routine. After Paul attracted Nowitzki, he passed the ball to Parsons in the bottom corner and created an opportunity with a simple pass.

"Warcraft" Howard is uncomfortable with three-pointers from the corner in the zone defense system, let alone Gasol, one of the slowest inside players in the league? He stood near the penalty area and saw Parsons catching the ball and then throwing it out. Before he could take off in time, the ball was thrown towards the basket.

Parsons was well prepared, ignored the slight interference, and hit the net with a three-pointer. 3 to 0.

In the team, he coached the three-point shooting from the center and the bottom corner, and his tactical effect was significant.

Parsons raised his right hand high and ran back with a three-point gesture. The Clippers home fans responded with warm applause, and many female fans cheered loudly.

Yu Jia said: "The Clippers' popularity has increased again this year, not only because of their playing, but also because of the image of the players. As a second-round pick, Parsons is already very popular in Los Angeles, although he is not as popular as Paul and Curry. , but more popular than a lot of veterans.”

Zhang Liangli said: "He is the treasure that the Clippers dug up this year. He plays better than many first-rounders and looks better than Dunleavy last season. Yang Rui will give him more than 15 minutes of playing time in every game and is very optimistic about him." "

This is a face-based world, which is often discussed on the Clippers' official forum.

Some people say that Paul is one of the most handsome black players, while Curry, Parsons, and Korver have the best looks in the league. They are not as handsome as basketball players. Women generally like this.

Male fans may say that these few are not men enough, and then use other people as examples, such as the handsome man Farid, who is a jade-faced flying dragon and a half-animal. He is obviously a rough guy, but when you look closer, his eyebrows have a hint of charm, and he has a fit body and good looks. He feels like an Egyptian pharaoh, that's what he calls a handsome guy.

Then they exclaimed, Damn it, this guy actually belongs to the Clippers too...