The Clippers' move can be regarded as Tian Ji's horse racing.
Even though the overall strength is not as good as that of the Lakers, they still have top- and mid-level horses hidden off the court.
The purpose is to chase points in the second lineup, which is part of Min Congda's calculations.
The Lakers still had no starting five players. Bynum took advantage of his height advantage and continued to rush to the basket with high shots.
Gasol is already tall enough, but Bynum is taller and has longer arms.
The Lakers just threw high to the basket like a bully.
Bynum raised his hands, caught the ball and threw it toward the basket.
He scored easily and beat Gasol to the point where he lost his temper.
For several games in a row, Gasol and Randolph just couldn't deal with it.
Not only because Bynum is tall, but also because the Lakers pass the ball well.
Kobe Bryant, Gasol, and Fisher are all masters of feeding the ball.
The triangle offensive formation is originally very suitable for feeding the ball like this.
The Clippers need to find some way to curb this easy-ball.
Min Congda said to Jin Hughes who was sitting on the bench: "Old Jin, tell Mark during the timeout later to be more aggressive on defense. If there is another ball like this, just knock Bynum over with an elbow."
Kim Hughes is the team's assistant coach and is also responsible for training the team's center.
Hearing what Min Congda said, Jin Hughes nodded, he understood this.
He played center in the 1970s. At that time, NBA interiors were really about fighting.
Gasol played too civilly. How could he be so civilized in the playoffs?
Maybe because my brother is here, I don't dare to beat him too brutally for fear of being scolded.
Anyway, if he is not allowed to elbow his brother, what does Bainum have to fear?
After Bynum scored, the Clippers did not stop and play position.
Curry quickly held the ball across half court, and hit the basket with a pick-and-roll screen in the middle.
Use the rhythm to throw off the defender, hit the ball on the throw and score two points.
After Curry came on the court, he was like a galloping pony, running with the wind.
Kobe missed the shot and Corvo was in very bad shape tonight.
Randolph got the backcourt rebound, and Curry once again set the pace.
At this time, he is like the substitute No. 1 pick at the beginning of the regular season.
Every time he comes on the court to replace Davis, the Clippers' offensive rhythm changes.
When he starts playing in the starting lineup later, he will inevitably have to match the rhythm of Randolph and others.
Just slowed down.
Now, he should hurry up.
After covering again, he broke through the middle. This time he chose to distribute the ball to the left side.
Ricky Davis had a chance in the left corner, caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.
Hit!
Ricky Davis' three-pointer!
After coming on the stage, Ricky scored 5 points.
23:18, only 5 points left.
After experiencing an extremely unfavorable start.
The Clippers adjusted their status in a short period of time.
Although they are still lagging behind, they are obviously getting better and better.
Subsequently, Gasol caused a foul on Randolph under the basket.
Dead ball, the game entered an official timeout.
During the timeout, Kim Hughes conveyed Min Congda's words to Gasol.
Gasol glanced at Min Congda, who shouted to him: "If you let Bynum score a goal like that again, I will change your jersey to Gasol! Because you are too soft!"
Although Gasol grew up under the guidance of his older brother, many people who have a great older brother do not want to live under his halo.
Just like Jiang Wu didn't want to live in the halo of his brother Jiang Wen and wanted to carve out his own world.
Every time someone mentions that he is Gasol's younger brother, Gasol will emphasize: "I am Mark! Not Gasol!"
Therefore, his name is "Mark" printed on the back of his jersey, not Gasol.
It's because he doesn't want to always be compared to his brother. He is independent and an excellent basketball player with his own personality.
Min Congda's words undoubtedly hit Marc Gasol's pain point.
In the first quarter, he was indeed beaten a bit by Bynum.
He frequently lost position under the basket and was lifted high by Bynum.
Those scores were all too easy.
Gasol nodded and said, "I won't do it anymore, never again!"
The official timeout ended and both sides returned to the court.
The Lakers also made adjustments, with Odom replacing Gasol and Brown replacing Kobe.
Bynum once again caught the ball in the low post and beat Gasol with his back.
This time Gasol resisted, and Bynum's turning hook missed.
The Clippers counterattacked again, with continuous cooperation from the outside.
Curry found a 45-degree opportunity, shot a three-pointer, and hit!
Curry's three-pointer! It ignited the enthusiasm of the Clippers fans in the audience!
So far in the series, Curry has only made 6 three-pointers.
An average of only two goals per game, half less than in the regular season.
It can be said to be a big loss of standards.
This three-pointer tonight was very important for his confidence.
23:21, only 2 points away.
At the critical moment, Fisher also hit a three-pointer from the outside.
In the first quarter, Fisher made his third three-pointer.
26:21.
Min Congda saw Fisher's three-pointer and thought: "Bald No. 2 is not that good, he is still very good. But why do I think you can't stand up when the team loses? Now I think the Clippers can After winning a game, you started to show off, are you targeting me?"
Fisher is a typical playoff player, a big-time player.
The more critical the game is, the harder your hands are and the better your performance will be.
This can be seen in this game.
There are some balls that Fisher wouldn't have thrown during the regular season.
And he will take decisive action in the playoffs.
The cooperation in the playoffs is obviously less than in the regular season.
Because the defensive intensity has increased, too much cooperation will increase the probability of mistakes.
Less cooperation requires players to have strong personal abilities.
Able to face the defense and score the ball under pressure.
Curry has understood this truth after three games.
The Lakers took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to make another substitution.
Gasol, who had just gone down to rest for less than two minutes, reappeared.
Bynum was replaced, and Sangao always had two players present.
When Min Congda saw this, he shouted to Dunleavy: "Old Deng, you also need to change! Let Tucker come on!"
Lao Deng didn't know if he was fascinated by the game, but he didn't make any substitutions just now.
Hearing Min Congda's shout, he quickly changed players and replaced Randolph with Tucker.
Tucker moved to the power forward position against Odom.
In this case, the Clippers will not have defensive mismatches.
Randolph will guard Odom, and Odom will go to the outside and pull Randolph out.
Randolph was at the disadvantage.
Tucker goes on defense and can do three or four, so he has no problem dealing with Odom.
As if his body was wound up, Tucker stood up immediately after hearing the order, took off his coat and appeared.
On the opposite side, Phil Jackson saw Dunleavy replaced Tucker and thought: "Mike Dunleavy's substitution was very targeted and he did a great job. When did he change his gender and have such on-the-spot ability?"
Unbeknownst to Jackson, someone was calling the shots behind Dunleavy.
Behind the puppet, there is a stringer.
(End of chapter)
