Chapter 733 [Three Young Performances, Overall Suppression]

Griffin passed the ball to Korver who ran 70 degrees from the left corner. Ibaka followed up and defended. Korver feinted and didn't shoot, and passed the ball to the left side. Guy is in the low post, looking for the ball with his back.

Gay caught the ball with his back and hit Sefolosha, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper toward the Clippers in the middle.

Sefolosha made an accurate judgment and jumped to block his eyes. The ball bounced out of the frame and Westbrook grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Regardless of the rhythm, Westbrook immediately launched a fast break and rushed forward at full speed.

Paul did not lose his position and followed him to the backcourt. Durant and Ibaka also came down quickly. Westbrook did not pass the ball. He changed to the right side and took a step inside the three-point line to make an emergency jump shot. He avoided Paul's block and scored. 8 to 4.

Westbrook's style of play and offensive choices are often unreasonable, but he is recognized as a master of chaos and can score.

When the Clippers attacked, the Thunder no longer lost position when man-to-man marking. After passing the ball a few times, they could only find misplaced singles opportunities.

When the defense is tight, one-on-one is a good tactic. The Clippers rely on the trident of Gay, Paul, and Griffin, while the Thunder rely on Durant and Westbrook.

The Clippers had a slight advantage, but Griffin and Paul's pick-and-roll made Perkins very uncomfortable. The Thunder lacked three-pointers from the outside to attract, and the two young men would be double-teamed near the penalty area if they broke through.

If Sefolosha could shoot three-pointers, it would be a painful blow to the Clippers, but Sefolosha's offense was too poor, and two open shots from outside the three-point line missed the basket.

In the second half, Brooks replaced Harden, and the offense immediately became much stronger. Yang Rui also replaced Korver and sent Tony Allen to pester Harden.

Although the Clippers lost one three-point point and their offensive power dropped, their defense was much strengthened. Tony Allen is the nemesis of people like Harden. He can't receive the pass comfortably, and he can't get rid of it after catching the ball. Can shoot against people.

The Clippers led 26-20 in the first quarter. The best performer was Griffin with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Gay had 6 points and 2 assists. Paul had 4 points and 4 assists. Battier had 6 points and came off the bench. Tony Allen also scored 2 points.

The Thunder's side was completely the performance of the three young players. Durant scored 9 points, Westbrook scored 8 points, and Harden scored 3 points.

In the second quarter, the Clippers sent Curry, Tony Allen, Korver, Parsons, and Chandler.

The five Thunder players are Fisher, Harden, Daequan Cook, Durant, and Nick Collison.

In his rookie season, point guard Reggie Jackson played 46 regular season games on behalf of the Thunder, averaging 11.1 minutes per game, scoring only 3.1 points and 1.6 assists, shooting 32.1% from the field and 21% from three-point range.

It's not that Brooks doesn't want to train new players. Jackson, a rookie, is really not ready to fight. He has poor offensive choices, poor shooting, and lacks organizational skills. In the mid-term, the Thunder management signed Derek Fisher, who refused to report to the Trail Blazers, so Jackson was not included in the 13-man playoff roster.

Fisher played 20 games for the Thunder in the regular season after joining, averaging 20.4 minutes per game, 4.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He shot 34.3% from the field and 31.4% from three-point range. He seemed to be no better than Jackson.

After entering the playoffs, his performance was slightly better, playing 21.8 minutes, often playing as a guest at the 2 position, shooting 41.5% from the field, 37.5% from the three-point range, and scored 6.2 points and 1.2 assists.

Because in the last round of the series, Fisher defeated his old team the Lakers on behalf of the Thunder, and Jeremy Lin's performance was sluggish, and a group of middle-aged patients appeared and boasted that Fisher "his role cannot be reflected by the data"! It's as if Fisher prevented Jeremy Lin from catching the ball.

As a defensive hole with no data and no appearance... apart from being able to spend time with Barnes' wife when former Lakers teammate Matt Barnes is not at home, what other role does he have?

In this game against Curry, Fisher only played 3 minutes before kneeling, completely kneeling. Curry faced him and made 3 of 4 three-pointers. He succeeded in a breakthrough. The basket attracted a defense and passed the ball to Chandler for a follow-up dunk.

Tony Allen guards against Durant,

Parsons followed Harden closely, and the Clippers also defended well on the outside. The point difference quickly widened to 17 points, and Brooks was forced to call a timeout.

Zhang Lili commented: "I remember when Curry was in the Bucks, a magazine wrote that if Curry was replaced by Fisher and Ellis as a partner, the Bucks would become stronger, and the shooting would also be better. For three-pointers, Fisher has more experience, better defense, and is selfless and does not occupy the ball. Now it seems that the gap between the two is too big."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "I don't know which magazine it is from, it must have closed down, right? Facing Fisher's main defense, Curry can play however he wants. Fisher was sent away by the Lakers because of his poor defense. "

After the timeout, the Thunder sent two defenders, Westbrook came on and Cook came off, in order to speed up the counterattack. Fisher continued to play, mainly defending Tony Allen.

Yang Rui was also very straightforward. He immediately brought Danny Green on the court to replace Tony Allen, adding a three-point shooting point. Green moves quickly and is not bad at preventing breakthroughs from the frame, and can interfere with shooting.

In the team, Green has been exchanging defensive techniques with Tony Allen for the past two years and has learned a lot. The defensive end has improved even more than joining the Spurs. In the team, he often honed his skills in duels with Gay. Gay's style of play is somewhat similar to Durant's, but he has fewer breakthroughs and is not as accurate.

When attacking, no matter who faces Fisher on the outside, Yang Rui requires them to catch the ball and throw three-pointers boldly. It doesn't matter if they don't score.

The Thunder were man-to-man, and Fisher changed to defend Green. Green ran and caught the ball and threw it. He quickly hit two three-pointers from 70 degrees on the right side. Fisher is only 185cm tall and cannot jump this season. , there is no way to prevent it.

Brooks accepted the reality that Fisher was a colander, let him go down and rest, and never dared to replace him again.

The Clippers still dare to play two defenders. Curry has no problem guarding Sefolosha, and Yang Rui doesn't have to worry about him being beaten.

Sefolosha lacks the ability to attack with the ball and cannot take advantage of his physical advantage, so he can only defend.

In the regular season, Sefolosha averaged 21.8 minutes per game, shooting 43.2% from the field and 43.7% from the three-point range. He looked very good, but in fact he only averaged 3.7 shots per game, which was pitiful. He took 1.7 shots, scored 0.7 goals, and averaged 4.8 points, 3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals per game.

This kind of attack power is obviously soy sauce on the offensive end. What's even more sad is that Sefolosha's shooting percentage has dropped in the playoffs. He averaged 22.4 minutes per game, 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 40.2% from the field and 32.7% from the three-point range.

Due to his own shortcomings, Sefolosha could only be a pseudo-starter, and his replacement at the No. 2 position was Fisher. Now that Fisher can't defend him, the Thunder's offense is bound to be affected.

The Clippers began to shrink the zone defense to 122, blocking the penalty area, allowing the Thunder's three young players to only shoot in the mid-to-long range.

Ibaka is still somewhat useful and can open up the mid-range shot. Perkins has become a big hole and can be left open at will on the outside.

Collison is only a blue-collar inside man and can't attack well. In the regular season, he averaged 4.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and shot 59.7% from the field, mainly relying on missing shots at the basket. In the playoffs, he scored 3.5 points and 3.4 rebounds, shot 64.7% from the field, and averaged only 2.6 shots per game. It was hard to miss.

Yang Rui firmly believes that the Clippers can win because the Thunder's role players are not strong enough. With their current lineup depth, even the third young player at the peak of his career may not be able to beat the Clippers.

Without a stable three-point shooting spot, the Thunder's overall offense was too far behind the Clippers. However, relying on the personal ability of the third Shao, the Thunder managed to catch up with the score in the second half. Harden hit two three-pointers, Westbrook forced a lot of free throws, and Durant faced a triple threat and could score in one-on-one situations.

56 to 48 at halftime, the Clippers led by 8 points.

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