Chapter 836 [I Can’t Imagine, Becoming a King and Losing a Bandit]

The Clippers entered the second half with a 16-point lead. Yang Rui began to show off his formation skills again. He did not arrange complicated tactics and still focused on player rotation.

Tyson Chandler, who didn't play a minute in the first half, came on to defend Duncan and partnered with Draymond Green in the paint, which became another coup. The Clippers' defense strengthened.

The Spurs are eager to chase points, but they lack strong scoring points. Fournier was pretty good in the regular season, but his data dropped in the playoffs, and his performance was not as good as Ginobili. He is inexperienced and poor in confrontation, and needs time to slowly improve.

Therefore, the Spurs still use the GDP combination to attack most of the time, and Leonard is rarely responsible for holding the ball, waiting for opportunities to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Chandler's defense has become worse, mainly because his confrontation ability is not as good as before. The skinny camel is bigger than a horse. He can still be effective against Duncan because he lost weight after learning from Duncan. Duncan is also very thin and cannot use strength. Crush him.

Chandler does an excellent job in defensive positioning, interfering with shots, and protecting backcourt rebounds. Draymond is good at defending pick-and-rolls. He will not be easily passed by defenders and is also good at covering up the basket.

Draymond has a very good defensive awareness, excellent strength, and can resist people. His only weakness on the defensive end is his height. On the offensive end, Draymond can pull out to organize passes, catch and shoot.

Draymond perfectly completed the tasks assigned by Yang Rui, hitting two open three-pointers in the middle in the third quarter. During yesterday's training, he mainly practiced shooting from the middle. He didn't have to do any other work, so he was able to create opportunities for his teammates. In addition to scoring, he also sent two assists, one to the running Curry for a three-pointer, and one to the cutting Gay for a layup.

Someone online left a message on Draymond's Facebook page saying he was too short. He replied: "My heart is bigger than those big guys."

Someone also left a message saying that he couldn't shoot. He replied: "Whenever I need to make a shot, I can make it."

He is really such a person and trustworthy, and his style of play is what the Clippers need at the moment.

The Spurs gradually couldn't stand it anymore. They were no match for the Clippers, let alone the laws of physics.

In two consecutive series tiebreakers, except for Parker, the other two players in the GDP combination were exhausted. Duncan grabbed an offensive rebound and relied on Draymond for a second attack. His throws very close to the basket missed the basket. He was so angry that he slapped the floor with his right hand when he returned to defense.

At the end of the final quarter with 7 minutes left, the Clippers led by 24 points, sealing the victory. Yang Rui has always attached great importance to defense in the second half, and it is impossible for the Spurs to reverse such a point difference. Since he joined the Clippers, a reversal of more than 20 points has never happened.

After Curry was educated by Yang Rui, he began to play steadily and stopped playing tricks when passing the ball. The core is still like this, others are more careful, and the Clippers' overall number of turnovers is controlled at a gratifying level.

The final score was 118-96, and the Clippers advanced to the Finals for the third consecutive year with a total score of 4-3.

Curry made 11 of 19 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. The Spurs did not let Leonard focus on Curry all the time. He always showed his power when facing defenders. He misplaced the ball and broke through inside, which also created opportunities for his teammates.

Middleton made 8 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Parsons made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Griffin didn't take many shots, making 6 of 9 shots and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, which was very efficient.

On the Spurs side, the GDP combination was misfiring.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan finally showed his fatigue. He made 7 of 17 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He only had 16 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 41.2% from the field and no assists.

Parker's performance was even worse, playing 28 minutes, making only 4 of 13 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 9 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Ginobili made 4 of 11 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws.

Scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

The only one who performed well for the Spurs was Leonard. He made 8 of 13 shots, 6 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Even though Leonard performed at a super level, averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game throughout the series, shooting 61% from the field and 58% from three-point range, he could not help the team win.

When the final whistle sounded, the Spurs veterans had ugly expressions. Although they didn't cry, they definitely felt bad. They cannot win the championship this season, and their GDP is one year older. It will be even harder to win the championship in the future, unless big-name stars are traded.

Popovich walked onto the court and shook hands with Yang Rui, with a serious expression on his face, and left quietly without saying a word.

In terms of arranging tactics, Popovich was convinced, but he was unwilling to talk to Yang Rui and had no feeling of sympathy, even if Yang Rui was not eating snacks on the sidelines.

Chinese people tend to age more slowly than foreigners. People like Yang Rui, who are rich and pampered, appear younger. He is obviously 40 years old, but he still looks like he is in his early thirties. This alone makes the white-haired Popovich feel very unhappy. Yang Rui will have a chance to win the championship in the future, but he will not have many opportunities.

Popovich is recognized as a famous coach in the league, and even he is jealous of Yang Rui. He couldn't imagine how many honors Yang Rui would receive if he coached the Clippers until he retired at the age of 70?

There are still thirty years to go. The Clippers are located in Los Angeles, and with a historic coach like Yang Rui on the team, it will be easy to attract big-name stars to join...

At the press conference, Yang Rui praised Curry. "Stephen is the best point guard in the league. He already has leadership qualities. He knows what he should do on the court and can make appropriate adjustments when things go wrong. I look forward to his performance in the finals."

The reporter asked: "Middleton is getting better and better this season, and he performed very well today. Is there anything you want to say?"

"Middleton cannot be proud now. He must continue to work hard to improve his strength. I am optimistic that he will become an All-Star in the future. I said this last summer. I think he will not let everyone down."

Yang Rui has a lot of confidence in the second-best player of the Bucks in his previous life. If things continue like this, it will not be difficult to cultivate him into a top 3D player.

Yang Rui also praised the Spurs veterans. "The performance of the Spurs veterans in this series is unbelievable to me. I didn't expect to advance in such a difficult way. They are really tenacious. In winning the tiebreaker, in addition to tactics, the Clippers won because of their youth. You know , Duncan and Ginobili are about the same age as me. If they have enough physical strength, the outcome is unpredictable."

The media has reported on the results of the Western Conference Finals, and everyone expressed disappointment when mentioning Griffin. Looking at the data, he was similar to Duncan in the entire series, but looking at the game process, Duncan played a greater role than him. Griffin like this is not worthy of the title of the number one power forward in active service.

Online, fans started discussing the finals that night. Winners and losers, the team that is eliminated will soon be forgotten. No matter how beautifully they play, the Spurs' journey ends here.

Chinese fans have expressed concerns about the Nets' prospects. It is difficult to win in the finals, and as long as they win, the gold content is extremely high. Because Yang Rui led the team to several finals, winning them all except the 2008 game against the Celtics. If Yao Ming had not been injured that time, the Lakers would probably have won five consecutive championships.

With such a record, most people are optimistic about the Clippers in the finals. The Nets lineup seems to be no worse than the Clippers. Experts analyze that as long as the Nets players stabilize their mentality and play to their own advantages, they can hope to win the championship, with a 46-win margin.