Chapter 824 [Get Serious, Key Rotation]

Curry showed a high level of golf intelligence, gave signals to his teammates, and started to play according to the second tactic arranged by Yang Rui. After covering the screen, he found the big man who cut through the air. Chandler stormed to the basket, and as long as Cousins ​​was attracted to cover up, Griffin would score on the baseline.

Griffin is on the right baseline, not going anywhere, so Chandler can't be found. If others are on top of the defense, Griffin will have a chance to distribute the ball. He has good passing awareness and can see the open space. Then the King's peripheral rotation will be tested. If he can't rotate well, he will use two-point defense. into three parts.

Curry and Chandler played a pick-and-roll, attracting double-teams from the two, and found a gap for Chandler in the middle.

Chandler held the ball and rushed inside. Cousins ​​dunked without covering him. Cousins ​​chose to cover, and Chandler found Griffin on the baseline.

Green stood outside the 70-degree three-point line. McLemore did not dare to cover Griffin. Before the game, the coach specially told him to follow Green, and he listened to the coach's arrangement.

Mike Malone won't last long with the Kings and will definitely leave. The Kings hope that he can strengthen the team's defense. But with the current lineup, except for Barnes who has some defensive potential, everyone else is strong in offense and defense in defense. Who should be replaced? I can't do well as a coach.

Griffin took an easy shot from a little outside the penalty area and hit the net. 9 to 4.

The Kings attacked. Cousins ​​​​picked and rolled the ball in the middle, held the ball and rushed inside, attracting two double-teams and separated. Thompson took aim at the open space on the left baseline, and his mid-range shot missed the basket, and Griffin grabbed the rebound.

Regarding Thompson's offense, Malone was helpless and could not make progress.

Thompson later joined the Chinese CBA Shandong team. He averaged less than 20 points per game in the CBA and left China after only one season in 16-17.

The Clippers continued the same tactic. This time Thompson was a little slow to switch to Curry, keeping his distance and trying to block Chandler's air cut. Curry got rid of Irving, took a big step laterally and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer.

The ball bounced out of the basket, but the opportunity had already appeared. Cousins ​​protected the backcourt rebound and directly passed the long ball to Irving who was about to leave. His rough habit happened again.

Cousins ​​has been developing in the direction of supporting the inside. This season, he averaged a career-high 3.3 assists per game, but the number of turnovers also hit a career-high 3.6 per game. His idea of ​​making a long pass was right, but unfortunately he didn't control the strength well. Irving ran all the way without catching the ball, and passed it directly to the baseline.

The Clippers are attacking, Curry and Chandler are playing a pick-and-roll. This time, Irving is almost out of position when pursuing the defense. Curry directly passes to Griffin, who pulls 70 degrees to the right, one step inside the three-point line. Surface box.

Chandler couldn't make an air cut, so Griffin made his own adjustment and took a step after catching the ball. Cousins ​​kept his distance to prevent breakthroughs. Griffin suddenly pulled out his hand, but Cousins ​​didn't jump, just stretched out his hand. Minor disturbance.

Cousins ​​has the body to become an excellent defensive player, but his defensive performance depends on his mood. He rarely jumps when guarding the perimeter. Griffin hits cleanly. 11 to 4.

Griffin scored three mid-range shots in a row. Mike Malone's head was big, but he still hadn't figured out how to adjust.

Yang Rui asked Griffin to practice shooting, but it still paid off. Although he was not accurate in three-pointers, his mid-range shot was a regular weapon and even a stunt.

At the beginning of the season, many people speculated that Griffin would transform into a pitcher, just like Aldridge of the Trail Blazers or even Dirk Nowitzki. Griffin denied such a statement at the time, saying that he just wanted to become more comprehensive. However, in terms of statistics, this season Griffin's shots at the basket were only 33.2%, which dropped to a four-season low, while the proportion of mid-to-long-range shots accounted for 42.3%, a career high.

Irving and Cousins ​​used a pick-and-roll to get rid of Green, changed direction and passed Griffin, attracting Chandler to cover the ball. Thompson caught the ball from close range and hit the board, and finally scored. 11 to 6.

After playing a few more rounds, Mike Malone requested a timeout. He found that the Clippers' offensive routine was different from the regular season.

In the regular season, the Clippers players played very casually, especially Curry who often forced shots in front of people. Today Curry focused on breakthroughs and distribution, without forcing a shot, while Griffin took a wide range of mid-range shots. The Kings were a bit overwhelmed.

Malone saw that the key to the Clippers' advantage lay in Chandler's air cuts and the blue-collar center's offensive attack. The Kings could no longer attack Griffin and Curry locally, and they could get three-point opportunities from the outside. If there is no double team, the two Clippers stars can calmly play alone. The Kings lack defensive elites.

Malone realized a terrible thing. The Clippers were not serious about many games during the regular season. This is the fact. When Yang Rui feels that the opponent's strength is average, he will let the players play freely and relax, so that they can be in a better state to fight tough battles.

In 82 regular season games, if the players strictly run tactics and concentrate in every game, let alone the young people like the Clippers, even the Spurs can't do it, and it's useless for Popovich to yell at the players.

Yang Rui has been able to lead the team to 70+ wins in the regular season many times, not only because of his strong lineup, but also because he will arrange a run-and-gun attack, allowing players to compete with their opponents for talent instead of running tactics every game. Only in run-and-gun situations can many seemingly random shots be efficient.

Malone is different. This is the first year of his career as a head coach. His tactics are very rigid, no different from those in the regular season, and there are traces to follow.

After the timeout, Malone cruelly replaced Ilyasova and wanted to attack the Clippers.

Yang Rui also made a substitution immediately. Chandler Parsons came on to replace Griffin, leading the first team to the fourth team. In this way, the Clippers' No. 4 position has a longer shooting range, and Parsons' defense will not become a loophole. Ilyasova has a similar style to him, floating outside and shooting.

As the game continues, the Kings' tactics are to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. The three of them are separated, and Cousins ​​​​and Irving attack.

Cousins ​​​​attacked several times and scored another 10 points, but his mood became impatient. Cousins ​​made 73% of his free throws during the regular season. He cannot be dealt with using the "shark tactic". However, the Clippers players completely obeyed Yang Rui's instructions and severely fouled the ball that went deep into the basket.

Cousins ​​​​made all 6 free throws and became increasingly angry.

The Clippers lead 31 to 24 in the quarter.

In the second quarter, Griffin, who had rested for half a quarter, came back to bring substitutes. The other four people were Faried, Parsons, Gay, and Livingston.

This lineup has two All-Stars and three outstanding role players, and they can play on most teams without any problem. The Kings bench was completely overpowered.

The five Kings are Isiah Thomas, Ray McCallum, John Salmons, Carl Landry, and Ilyasova.

They imitate the Clippers' small-ball tactics, a pure offensive lineup, capable of shooting from the inside, and sharp breakthroughs from the outside. In the regular season, the Kings relied on offense to defeat the Clippers.

During the regular season, Yang Rui did not let Griffin take the bench in the second quarter, and this crucial rotation overwhelmed the Kings defense. The two opened up and waited for a three-point opportunity. Livingston and Griffin started a pick-and-roll, and Faried was ready to cut and rush for offensive rebounds.

Ilyasova switches to defend Livingston. Thomas is too short to block Griffin's air cut. Livingston only needs to find Griffin to pass the ball. Thomas can't chase and defend. After being blocked, he can't interfere with the shot. This is the tragedy of 175cm height. He can only guard against breakthroughs.

Yang Rui arranged his tactics based on Livingston's style. He was not accurate in mid- and long-range shots, broke through after pick-and-rolls, and had to reach 45 degrees before reaching the bottom line. In this way, even if Thomas catches up, he can use his height advantage to play singles, or to Low dropkick from Griffin.

Griffin also has a physical advantage when playing Ilyasova in the low post. If he can't make a shot, Faried can also grab offensive rebounds.

The score difference quickly widened...

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