Chapter 809 [With Your Hands Tied, You Can Find It at Your Fingertips]

Carlisle replaced Gasol not only because of defensive difficulties, but also to strengthen the offense in the second quarter.

Mavericks five: Devin Harris, Monta Ellis, Jae Crowder, DeJuan Blair, Gasol. This lineup has players breaking through and providing high-position support. Gasol and Jae Crowder can barely shoot three-pointers to open up space.

If Gasol did not bring a substitute in the second quarter and the Mavericks did not have an excellent three-pointer, it would be difficult to break the zone defense. Now as long as he moves to the high post to organize, he can create opportunities with a three-pointer.

Yang Rui let Chandler rest in order to strengthen the defense in the second quarter. The five people are Livingston, Middleton, Gay, Parsons, and Chandler.

Middleton rested for 6 minutes and shared the playing time with Parsons. There will be no physical problems. When he rested, Danny Green, who had rested for a while, was able to step in again.

Coupled with the outstanding Gay, the Clippers were led by three starters in the second quarter, and their lineup was the deepest in the league.

The Mavericks' bench is very good at running, and Yang Rui doesn't plan to break fast. Farid didn't even make the roster this time, and he just took a rest.

In terms of tactics, Yang Rui asked the players to slow down the pace and play positional battles to ensure the speed of returning to defense. The 122 zone defense was aimed at the characteristics of Mavericks players who are good at breakthroughs and average shooting.

Eisley has a bad reputation now. He is firmly on the list of the top ten cancers in the league by major media. However, his personal ability is still outstanding, especially in counterattacks and chaotic battles, with sharp breakthroughs.

When encountering a zone defense, it will be difficult for Ellis to use his breakthrough ability. If the Clippers' formation shrinks, he will be flanked. The result of his forced shots is that he is easily blocked and can only distribute the ball.

Jae Crowder has been practicing shooting since joining the Mavericks. He has improved, but is still not stable. Two three-pointers missed.

Harris' shooting is not as good as Jae Crowder's. This season's shooting percentage is only 37.8%. He can't perform without breaking through. His position overlaps with Ellis.

After playing a few rounds, the Mavericks' most efficient offensive method is Gasol attacking the basket. He lacks bounce and explosiveness, and it is difficult to guarantee a hit rate when faced with Chandler's one-on-one defense.

The Clippers' tactics are more organized. Parsons organizes the forwards in the middle, and Chandler pulls out the perimeter to cover Middleton.

Gasol still stayed close to the penalty area, relying on rotation on the outside. Blair defended the pick-and-roll. At this time, he only needed to transfer the ball to the baseline, and Gay would have the opportunity to challenge Gasol one-on-one.

Gasol came out of the penalty area to interfere with the shot, and Gay passed the ball to Livingston, who could hold the ball and beat Harris alone.

This kind of small-scale cooperation does not require good passing awareness, because it is not about passing the ball to the open space, but only looking for teammates.

Harris is 191cm tall and is tall among point guards, but Livingston is 201cm tall. As a point guard, he is good at post-ups, similar to Andre Miller. Harris's style of play is Not easy to guard against.

I don’t know why, but point guards in the league who look like Karen Mok are very good at post-up play...

The two teams kept grinding out positions, and the coaches of both sides did not call a timeout. Compared with the one-on-one match, the Clippers were still superior. After 5 minutes, the point difference widened to 18 points.

Gay scored 6 points, Livingston scored 4 points, Parsons scored 5 points and hit a three-pointer.

Blair is a standard inside player, but he is only 198cm tall with bare feet, much shorter than Parsons, and he also suffers from single defense.

After the official timeout, the two sides fought again. Paul and Nowitzki relied on their personal abilities to help the team narrow the point difference. However, near the end of the half, Curry and Green hit two three-pointers, and the point difference widened again.

During halftime, the commentators discussed the game and were all optimistic that the Clippers would win.

Barkley said: "Both teams have stars, and there is not much difference in strength, but Jerry Young is better than Carlisle. Every substitution he makes is targeted and can always bring out the characteristics of his players. Unless the Mavericks star can rely on himself Ability to dominate the game, otherwise it will be difficult to win today.”

Kenny Smith asked O'Neal: "You played against Jerry's team many times as a player. What did you think?"

Smith and Barkley both retired relatively early and were just bystanders.

Only O'Neal competed with Yang Rui's team for the championship during his peak period.

O'Neal thought for a while and sighed: "His tactics always make me feel very depressed. I just don't want to think about the feeling of being tied up in everything. In the finals that year, he let me break the historical record with free throws. Nothing happened to him. It can’t be done.”

Yang Rui's specialty is to use whatever means necessary. Carlisle and the Mavericks players also feel this way. They are very depressed and have their hands tied and can only play at the Clippers' pace.

When Carlisle sent a pitcher, Yang Rui arranged man-to-man tactics and expanded the formation; when Carlisle sent a low-post offensive player, he had to replace the pitcher. The Clippers began to shrink their zone defense again, blocking the penalty area and sabotaging their offense. Rhythm.

On the contrary, the Clippers' offensive rhythm is not easy to be disrupted. Even if they cannot cooperate, they still have many people who can hold the ball and duel.

In the third quarter, the Mavericks guarded Curry tightly and relied on the offense of Paul, Ray Allen, and Nowitzki to narrow the point difference to 7 points, and saw hope of winning.

The good times did not last long. In the last quarter, the Mavericks replaced Paul and took a break. Curry immediately exploded, scoring two three-pointers in a row, assisting Green and Gay to hit three-pointers, and expanded the lead in four attacks.

The Mavericks players could score, but they couldn't guard against it, and they couldn't make waves. In the end, the Clippers won 122 to 105.

Curry played 38 minutes and scored 38 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Paul played 35 minutes and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists. Each has its own merits; Nowitzki scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Griffin scored 24 points and 10 rebounds. 4 assists, which is half a dozen.

Center Gasol beat Chandler with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Gay's 25 points outperformed Marion. The core players' statistics were similar. In the role player competition, the Clippers won.

After the game, Carlisle refused to admit defeat and said he would try to beat the Clippers in the playoffs. There are not many people in the league who dare to say this, and he is quite confident.

The protagonist of the press conference was Yang Rui. The reporter asked him to comment on the game and the players.

Yang Rui said: "If I were a judge, I would vote for Curry for regular season MVP. His style can easily help the team win. He is the kind of superstar who can change the opponent's defensive strategy."

This is tantamount to showing that he favors Curry over Paul.

The reporter asked: "Since you entered the league, you have been able to lead the team to achieve good results, perform at a dominant level, and be very targeted in arranging tactics. What do you think is the main reason why you have achieved this?"

"It is to study the opponent from the opponent's perspective, think about the strongest tactics and weaknesses of the opponent's lineup, and then find ways to solve them. I think this is the mentality of an ancient strategist."

The reason is very simple. There are only a few who can do it well. The level of coaches is different. Some people can't even train and run in their own team well. How can they target their opponents? Now Yang Rui can arrange tactics at his fingertips.

The Clippers have already defeated the Mavericks and Thunder at the start of the season, and the Eastern Conference also defeated the Nets, firmly ranking first in the strength rankings.

Yang Rui feels that the Spurs are the biggest threat to the Clippers. This year can be said to be the last chance for the "GDP combination". As the stars age, not only the two veterans Duncan and Ginobili are declining, but Parker's condition is also getting worse. The worse.

The two young players Leonard and Fournier have made significant progress, and point guard Mills can also help the team. Together with veterans Diaw, Bonner and others, the Spurs are strong this year and will begin to replace the old with the new.

The league saw this and arranged a Christmas Day contest between the two teams to give the Spurs more time to adjust and give the media more time to hype. That game will definitely be exciting.

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