Chapter 761 [Invincible! Rising Star! 】
Deron, Joe Johnson, Yao Ming and others returned to the locker room depressed. They all found it difficult to accept this result.
The home fans left the game depressed, and some people gave applause to the Clippers players. Although the Nets lost, they all saw a wonderful and unforgettable game.
In the post-game news, it was generally believed that the reason why the Clippers won was because of the superior head coach. Substitution after the timeout was the key. All three players played an immediate role.
The Clippers' next opponents were all underdogs outside the playoffs, and they easily won 15 consecutive games.
The team averaged 122.6 points per game, conceded only 100.1 points, and won by an average of 22.5 points per game, setting an NBA record for points differential.
The media said that the Clippers are like the dream team playing other teams in the international arena.
There is also media analysis that after the end of this season, the two Clippers point guards will definitely break up. Paul and Curry are both free agents. If they renew their contracts with high salaries, only one of them can stay. If they both stay, it will not be conducive to future development.
This media is not without purpose. All-Star voting has begun, and Curry ranks first ahead of Paul and other point guards. He averaged only 30.7 minutes per game, scoring 23.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 48.7% from the field, 44.3% from the three-point range, and 90% from the free throw line.
Among all point guards, Curry has the highest scoring efficiency, averaging 8.1 three-pointers per game and hitting 3.6 three-pointers, ranking first in the league. He was elected Western Conference Player of the Month for this.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Curry was seriously injured in the 2011-12 season, which later affected his performance to a certain extent. Curry, who has never been seriously injured, has risen earlier than in his previous life.
Paul's efficiency is equally astonishing, averaging 31.5 minutes per game, 16.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 10 assists and 1.8 steals, shooting 46.2% from the field, 37.1% from three-point range, and 88.5% from free throws.
If Curry eventually becomes the All-Star starter, it is obviously inappropriate to be the sixth man with the Clippers. Previously, only two substitute players became All-Star starters, Dan Marley and Kobe Bryant.
The Clippers management has smelled something unusual. The substitution of a star as a starter means that the player has entered the league's attention and will be highly praised. The only team with two star point guards is the Clippers, and probably the league wants them to be separated.
The Bucks were lying on their guns, and the management became increasingly dissatisfied with Monta Ellis and prepared to trade him. The original intention of the Bucks in trading Curry was that Ellis looked down on Curry and the two were not suitable partners. As a result, they gave away the All-Star starter and left a cancer. This is so depressing.
In December, the Clippers quickly won 20 consecutive games.
Media analysts believe that the Clippers are invincible this season because the players' offensive efficiency is too high. Not only the starters, but also the substitutes are very efficient.
The five-dead substitute lineup composed of Curry, Korver, Battier, Parsons, and Faried is worthy of starting for a strong team. He is capable of fast breaks and positional battles. His only weakness is that he is not good at defending the penalty area, and he can make up for it with fouls. If the opponent's big man is not good at low attack or free throws, he will definitely lose very ugly.
The Clippers' outside defense is super strong. If you want to beat the Clippers, you have to suppress the inside. Currently, the NBA's low-post offensive tactics have been marginalized, and there are not many stars who can dominate the inside.
The Clippers' starter has Chandler sitting in the penalty area. It is difficult to score in the low post. On the defensive end, he has to face the impact of the trident of Paul, Griffin and Gay.
All teams have begun to study Yang Rui's "Magic Ball Theory". In contemporary basketball offense, "cost-effectiveness" has become the most important indicator. Mathematically speaking, a 40% three-point shooting rate and a 60% two-point shooting rate are Equivalently, that is, the scoring efficiency of Ray Allen and O'Neal is the same, and it is much easier to train or recruit a Ray Allen than to train or recruit a Shark!
All teams have weakened the proportion of strong attacks inside, allowing the center to develop in the direction of defensive blue-collar, and occasionally shoot a few air cuts after the pick-and-roll.
The proficient use of zone defense makes the inside space even narrower. Attacking the basket will frequently encounter double teams. Even inside scorers like Yao Ming and Duncan will have a sharp decline in offensive efficiency if they are not tactically one-on-one.
After 2005, the hand-check was cancelled, and defensive players could no longer put pressure on the offensive player's torso with their hands. This rule change liberated outside offensive players. After the defender was separated by the screen, it was difficult for speedy players to be blocked. Blocking, and shooting players are "untouchable" when shooting. This solves the most criticized problem of three-pointers: "the touch fluctuates greatly after strong confrontation, and the output is extremely unstable and cannot be used as a core."
On the defensive end, Yang Rui has also developed a way to deal with the giant inside. Is O'Neal good? I couldn't resist my attack for 7 seconds and ran with him. After three quarters, a heavy player like O'Neal was exhausted, so it was very embarrassing to play O'Neal in the early years of the Raptors.
Therefore, if the league does not introduce some measures to balance the offense and encourage slowing down, the decline of NBA insiders will continue.
What’s funny is that while the media is trumpeting the strength of the Clippers, the braggarts of the 1980s and 1990s are starting to show up again. On the Internet, many pseudo-fans claim that the inside strength of today’s NBA is at least two levels lower than that of the 1990s.
In fact, except for a few famous insiders in the 1980s and 1990s, many role players and meat shields cannot gain a foothold in today's NBA. Throwing the second-place "Thabit" into that era, he would have played very well in that slow-paced offense, at least not weaker than "Big Bamboo Rod" Bradley.
No matter how strong the inside line was in the 1990s, wasn't it still brutally dominated by a shooting guard? ?
In the Christmas Day game in December, the Clippers beat the Knicks 122-100, starting with a 28-game winning streak.
Seven members of the Clippers scored in double figures. Parsons scored a career-high 32 points. The Knicks were a little miserable. Stoudemire, the inside core, only averaged 14.2 points and 5 rebounds per game this season. The little bully was eclipsed by everyone. That’s it.
The Clippers broke their opening winning streak, and each subsequent win was a new record. However, the team's limelight was stolen by a bearded man. In a Western Conference Christmas game on the same day, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 120-107.
Harden made 10 of 22 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 13 free throws, and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kobe made 14 of 24 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 5 of 7 free throws, and scored 34 points. 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
The two staged a scoring battle, and the Rockets had the last laugh. This was a key battle. The Rockets were temporarily ranked eighth in the Western Conference. The Lakers must compete in every game and still ranked outside the playoffs and temporarily ranked tenth in the Western Conference.
If the Lakers want to make the playoffs, they have to find a way to surpass the Rockets.
Since the start of the season, Harden has made amazing progress, averaging 26.1 points, 5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, shooting 44% from the field, 36.8% from the three-point range, 85.1% from the free throw line, and averaging 10.1 free throws per game.
Harden was not at a disadvantage against Kobe, and all the media began to praise him. Currently, his offensive efficiency is higher than that of Kobe at his peak. The Thunder management is worried about this. The two people they acquired from the Rockets are obviously not on the same level as Harden. , Xia Tian easily let go of a super scorer.
There is no doubt about Kobe's scoring ability. He can score 40+ or even 50+ anytime he wants, but Kobe's offensive efficiency has always been a flaw.
In the 2005-06 season, Kobe's true shooting percentage was 55.9%; in the 2006-07 season, his true shooting percentage was 58%, which is already a career high. For this season, Kobe's true shooting percentage in those two seasons can only rank 105th and 51st in the league. On the other hand, Harden only ranks fifth in the league in points per game, but his true shooting percentage exceeds 60%.
A bearded star is rising.