Chapter 804 [The Largest Point Difference Record in History]
Nash can still launch a run-and-gun counterattack. It doesn't matter if he is not as fast as before, as long as his teammates are fast enough. Including Faried as a guest center, the Clippers' five players can all run. As long as Nash sends an accurate pass, he can watch his teammates perform.
In the positional battle, Nash passed the ball after halftime, opening up the three-point opportunity, with Gay and Parsons taking the lead.
The Lakers' offense continued to be hindered. Brown's idea was that Nick Young and Kaman would ensure the offense inside and outside, and the other three would move around to look for shooting opportunities. As a result, there was no cooperation at all, and the players took turns to work alone.
I have to say that Brown's tactical arrangements are really bad, even a bit amateurish. He ignored a fatal problem, which was that the Lakers' second lineup lacked organizers and the ball couldn't move at all. If players are not good at sharing the ball, then tactical movement becomes a waste of energy. Even if they run out of space, the ball may not be passed.
The Lakers bench has Kendall Marshall, a point guard who is good at organization, but Brown thinks he is a poor defender, so he doesn't use it.
Marshall's existence is used to prove that players are wrong. As the 13th overall pick in 2012, he won the Bob Cousy Award for the top point guard in the country in college, won the assists title of the Atlantic Coast Conference for two consecutive seasons, and averaged 9.8 assists per game in the second season. Record broken!
Just like this, a player who was a lottery pick was waived by the Suns after only playing one season. The Lakers recruited him with a minimum salary. Because any player who can break through can defeat him one on one.
After more than 3 minutes of play, only Kaman scored 2 points for the Lakers. Nick Young and Farmar made consecutive shots. On the defensive end, the Lakers did even worse. Once they missed a shot, the Clippers counterattacked and Kaman couldn't defend him.
Kaman is strong offensively and weak defensively, and is one of the slowest moving insiders in the league. If it weren't for his poor defense, he wouldn't have signed a one-year 3.1 million contract with the Lakers. After all, he was an All-Star back then. Other teams look down on Kaman's defense. If the Lakers weren't short of centers after leaving Howard, Kupchak wouldn't look down on him either.
The Clippers not only have Gay and Faried, but also Wesley have taken full advantage of their own advantages. In the Clippers, he doesn't have to find a position. He can defend the person assigned to him on the defensive end. On the offensive end, he just rushes forward with all his strength. When he receives the ball, he doesn't need to look for his teammates and goes straight to the basket. If he's in a bad position, his teammates won't pass to him.
Brown called a timeout, but didn't know how to adjust. The fringe center Hollins only knew how to defend and was not as strong as Kaman. He was so far behind. It would be useless to send all the main players in advance. If the main players were not allowed to come in, he was afraid of losing too ugly. .
In the end, Brown just emphasized the defense and continued the game without changing anyone. Kobe was very dissatisfied and gave Brown the death glare.
Brown noticed the look in Kobe's eyes and didn't take it to heart. He didn't mind even if Kobe took his tactical board now, since there was nothing he could do now.
At halftime, the Clippers led 88 to 40, and the game had entered garbage time.
In the second half, Yang Rui did not let Curry or Griffin play again.
Curry played 18 minutes, and his statistics were fixed at 27 points, 5 assists, and no rebounds; Griffin also played 18 minutes, 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists. Both of them hit very high percentages and did not enjoy the game, but the score was too far ahead. If they were injured in garbage time, they would have to rest.
Nash also took a rest. Yang Rui chatted with him for a while during halftime, but Nash didn't want to play.
The Lakers are so bad, Nash doesn't know what's the point of going all out to perform, and just spends garbage time to increase statistics? Or should he face his old club and kill them all?
No matter what his purpose is, his price is a bit low. It is better to just hang out with the ring and give training opportunities to young players. Anyway, the evaluation he will get from winning the championship will not be top-notch.
In order to save face, Mike Brown continued to send the main players to compete with the Clippers substitutes in the second half, but still could not gain any advantage.
The five Clippers are Livingston, Middleton, Gay, Parsons, and Green. Yang Rui did not join the most fringe players in order to practice the offensive and defensive system.
This lineup has a balanced offense and defense. There is no super point guard, but everyone can share the ball selflessly.
Livingston singled out Farmar to score consecutive points, with two beautiful fadeaway jumpers.
Yu Jia sighed: "What happened today? Are the Clippers' fringe players so strong? Livingston can actually score in isolation the way Kobe Bryant did."
Zhang Lijia said: "With too much lead, the players' mentality becomes relaxed. The more relaxed they are, the better they play."
Gay also has an advantage when taking on Nick Young. Nick Young has never been known for his defense, and has a mediocre attitude and listless defensive end. If he can still be excited after being so far behind, then he is sick. His biggest feeling now is that he regrets joining the Lakers.
Comey often said: "Only Kobe among the Lakers has a strong desire to win." This is indeed the case. Kobe will challenge one-on-one when he catches the ball, and he still won't give up when trailing by more than 50 points. Unfortunately, most of them are blacksmiths.
It's not about how well Middleton defended, but that Kobe's condition declined too quickly.
In fact, as early as 2011, when the Lakers were swept out of the series by the Mavericks, Kobe's personal ability was no longer the top in the league. Putting aside his competitive status and injuries, his energy and energy have declined. It seems that he only has the energy to collect statistics, and he shows that kind of complete helplessness.
Kobe has been injured in the past few years from 10 to 13. A serious knee injury in 2011 had the greatest impact on his personal ability. Although his statistics were good last season, his efficiency was only eleventh in the league, all due to his first ball possession rate in the league.
In the first two seasons, Kobe was still confident and dared to speak big words. After being swept by the Thunder last year, Kobe turned from an autistic training fanatic to a normal human being. He made cute videos, played on social platforms, and explored other fields for fun. His tense nerves have been completely relaxed, how can he still play well in the game?
Today, Kobe is just fighting for data. He wants to surpass Jordan in total points as soon as possible. And his biggest role was to help Middleton build confidence and quickly complete the transformation from a marginal player to a starter.
In the end, the Clippers defeated 155-83 by 72 points, setting a record for the largest point difference in a single game in NBA history.
Any team with a bloody spirit will definitely strengthen its confrontation and increase fouls if it falls further behind. But the Lakers are already a bad team on every level, with players rarely committing common fouls.
Granger, who had a flagrant foul in the first half, was very honest in the second half, because his performance was too poor, shooting 1-for-6 from the field. If he was ejected, his character would be questioned.
Granger also fantasizes about getting more playing time with the Lakers this year and signing a good contract next year.
The Lakers were so disrespected in the opening game, and this grudge will last a lifetime. It was not Curry and Griffin who caused the tragedy, but substitutes such as Draymond Green, Livingston, and Gay.
Yang Rui wanted to practice tactics and let the substitutes play seriously, so they worked hard on offense and defense, hoping to prove their strength and get more playing time in subsequent games.
Gay is the most active. After this season, he can choose to jump out of his contract and become a restricted free agent. He is eager for data explosion, and it is best to be selected as an All-Star. He signed a five-year mid-level contract with the Clippers. After getting the ring, he was no longer satisfied with his annual salary.
Gay scored the most points in the game, playing 33 minutes, making 14 of 22 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 36 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' best performer, played 37 minutes, making 14 of 34 shots, 0 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The data of the two are almost the same, and Guy is the winner in terms of efficiency.
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