Chapter 861 [Crushing Strength, Easily Defending the Title]

In the final quarter, Yang Rui sent out a full substitute lineup, including LaVine, James Jones, Covington, "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo, and "Whiteside" Whiteside.

The tactics are the same as the starting lineup. Antetokounmpo acts as a point forward and pulls out the outside. He can hold the ball in the middle and attack, and he can coordinate the pass to find teammates. The white side on the side provides LaVine with no ball screen, helping him move to catch and shoot. LaVine attracts the inside. When the defense changes and there is no chance to take a shot, he passes the ball to the side and cuts through the white side to attack the basket.

When Bai Bian rushes to the basket, he doesn't have to think about passing the ball. He just takes the shot. If he can't make the shot, he rushes to grab the offensive rebound. He tries his best to use his physical advantage. It doesn't matter if he can't grab it. The four teammates will quickly return to defend and the zone defense will be in place.

The tasks of Jones and Covington are relatively simple. They stand outside the three-point line to attract the defense and wait for opportunities to shoot.

Jordan Farmar continues to sit on the bench and enters garbage time. Yang Rui wants to take this opportunity to train new players. He does not want to give precious playing time to someone like Farmar who will definitely leave the team in the summer.

The Eagles couldn't stand it if they sent in substitutes, and it was difficult to make up for Antici's defensive weakness in one position alone.

Antic played well in Europe, helping Olympiacos win two European Basketball League championships. He is also known for his defense, which led the Hawks management to fall into a misunderstanding, thinking that introducing him can strengthen the team's defense and remove the basket. Next, it works just like Okur did back then.

It's a pity that heavy insiders like Antic are successful in Europe because every team likes to play zone defense, and the inside speed is not fast enough. In the NBA, Antic is just an ordinary human shield, and his defense is on the same level as "Towel Man" Sacre.

When encountering no-ball screens from the side, Antić always switches defense half a beat later. Due to his slow lateral movement, LaVine successfully broke through twice, and the more he played, the more confident he became.

What's even worse is Antic's offense. His field goal percentage in the playoffs was only 32%, 4.2 points and 2.9 rebounds. After this season, he will definitely be unemployed in the NBA.

Substitute power forward Mike Scott is only 203cm tall and has good mobility. He does a good job of preventing Antetokounmpo from breaking through, but he cannot prevent Antetokounmpo from passing the ball. On the offensive end, he is completely unable to score under Antetokounmpo's defense.

The Eagles relied entirely on Schroeder and Wiggins to score points, and the point difference continued to widen. Budenholzer did not replace the stars. If the stars play well, they can only lose less and cannot save face. If they cannot suppress the Clippers' bench, it will be even more embarrassing.

It is impossible to attract fans in a finals of this level. Seeing the live TV ratings drop to pitiful levels in the final quarter, Adam Silva could only sigh and shake his head.

117 to 78, the Clippers won the first game by 39 points.

Judging from the situation in the first game, it will be Curry and Gasol competing for FMVP. Curry only played 30 minutes and scored 21 points and 6 assists. Gasol scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 26 minutes.

6 Clippers scored in double figures, and the others scored evenly.

At the press conference, Yang Rui praised the players, especially Draymond Green, who scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. He had completely forgotten about Griffin, whose defense was too far behind.

"He's our best defensive player and he can make a difference offensively, so it's great to have him around."

The reporter asked: "What do you think is the key to the Clippers' victory?"

"It's overwhelming because of our strength. It's normal for us to win."

In one game, the Clippers played the Hawks with no morale, and even the ball blind could see the disparity in strength between the two teams.

In the second game in Los Angeles, Millsap and Teague took more shots. When they couldn't hit the basket, the Hawks players began to look for opportunities on the outside. The Clippers responded with man-to-man defense, and the Hawks always focused on one-on-ones.

Teague shot very resolutely and dared to take responsibility, but his shooting rate was a bit poor. He made 11 of 24 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 27 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Millsap was even worse, making 6 of 16 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, and scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Schroeder, who was on the bench, couldn't find the feeling either. He made 2 of 10 shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers.

He made 2 of 2 free throws and only had 6 points and 4 assists.

Korver made 3 of 5 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Yang Rui has coached Korver and is very aware of his characteristics. He sent people to interfere with Korver and confront him personally. Although he has a high shooting percentage, he can still be considered defensive because of the small number of shots he takes.

The only person who performed well for the Hawks was Horford, who made 8 of 12 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 0 of 1 free throws. He only had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. This score was not enough to lead the team to win.

Curry was guarded like a blacksmith in this game. He made 5 of 23 shots, 2 of 15 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He only had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. He shot 21.7% from the field and 13.3% from the three-point range. He was really bad.

The Clippers still won despite the garbage performance of their star. In order to defend against three-pointers, the Hawks had a lot of gaps inside, and the backcourt rebounds were not well protected, falling behind 39 to 61 in total rebounds.

Gasol played 35 minutes, making 10 of 14 shots, 4 of 5 free throws, 24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 5 offensive rebounds.

Whiteside played 20 minutes, made 5 of 7 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 14 points and 10 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds.

Draymond Green played 32 minutes, made 5 of 9 shots, scored 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 offensive rebounds.

The Clippers beat the Hawks inside, winning 100-89 and leading 2-0 in total.

The media unanimously believed that the Clippers were going to win the championship again. The Clippers were better than the Eagles both inside and outside, so this game was unwinnable.

Back in Atlanta, the Hawks were unable to fight back in Game 3, losing 91-112.

Curry's shortcoming is that his performance is unstable, and when he feels hot, his opponents can only kneel on the ground and sing conquest. He made 10 of 17 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Gasol continued to remain strong, making 7 of 15 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.

Facing the Clippers' strict defense, no one of the Hawks players performed brilliantly, with average scoring and average shooting percentage.

Trailing 0-3, the Eagles had no choice but to fight at home. The gap between the two teams is so big that the league doesn't bother to arrange a home whistle to help the Hawks win because they have no stars worthy of praise.

In Silva's view, there are not many stars worthy of praise in the entire Eastern Conference. He has to find a way to get some Western stars to compete in the Eastern Conference in the summer.

The inside line was suppressed and the low-post offense was blocked. The Hawks had no choice but to increase their three-point shooting and grind their guns in the face of the battle. It was unhappy and unhappy.

During the regular season, the Hawks averaged 26.2 three-point attempts per game, hitting 10 goals, with a shooting percentage of 38%. Entering the playoffs, the data is not much different. The Eagles can reach the finals because they play reasonably, but now they have abandoned this.

The Hawks were forced into a desperate situation, and they were doomed anyway. They might as well gamble on three points. By scoring two points, they would not be able to break through the Clippers' defense.

As a result, with the addition of off-ball coverage on the outside, the Hawks' scoring efficiency in catching three-pointers has become even lower. The ability of Draymond, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gay, Middleton, and Danny Green to disrupt shots makes Budenholzer want to go crazy.

The Eagles made 5 of 32 three-pointers and a shooting percentage of 15.6%. Due to too many three-pointers, the overall shooting percentage was only 42.4%.

The Clippers players had no pressure and settled into position unhurriedly. They combined internal and external success with a combination of success. Taking advantage of the Hawks' shortcomings of short inside size and poor frame protection, they mainly attacked the basket and separated from the inside to shoot three-pointers. They shot 51.2% overall, 13 of 31 three-pointers, and 41.9% from the field.

120-88, the Clippers won the away game, swept the Hawks 4-0, and successfully defended their title easily.

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