If the Clippers want to improve their score, the method is very simple, just shorten the rotation.
In terms of timetable, the season has entered March and has indeed reached the sprint stage.
For most of the season, the Clippers have strictly followed the policy of major rotation, giving young players ample training time and opportunities to play.
When it comes to final rankings, the Clippers press the rotation to make the team's rhythm more compact, which is not only conducive to winning some key games, but also conducive to the team's state and early preparation for the playoffs.
On March 3, the Clippers went to Cleveland to play the second game against the Cavaliers this season.
This game also attracted much attention. The last time the two sides played against each other was in January.
The Cavaliers personally killed the Clippers' undefeated record.
It was also after that game that the Clippers began to enter turmoil, and Steve Kerr left Los Angeles for Cleveland.
Immediately after Mike Malone came to the Clippers, the two men injected different genes into the two teams and brought different styles.
After just half a season, the playing styles of the two teams have improved a lot compared to the beginning of the season.
The Cavaliers have gone lighter, James has become a pretty good comprehensive four position, and Cole's transformation of him seems to be quite successful.
In terms of MVP rankings, James has once again reached the first position. As expected this season, the MVP trophy will still be in his possession.
The Clippers are more difficult to combine offense and defense. After all, the construction of Mike Malone's defensive system cannot be built in a day or two.
Even though the Clippers have such a good team atmosphere and such strong talent, progress is quite slow under the intensive schedule.
Before the start of the game, Tyronn Lue conveyed Min Congda's "instructions" to the coaching staff and players.
At this time, the role of Guidance Lu comes into play. Political Commissar Lu has a way of doing ideological work.
"Guys, in March, the regular season has come to an end. This is a season full of changes and difficulties. We have encountered many difficulties and suffered many setbacks. But I want to say that looking at the American continent, even my tone Bigger, looking around the world, our Los Angeles Clippers have never encountered a real opponent. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers... I want to say that from the coaching staff to the players, we have never really put them in In my eyes, this is not disrespectful to them, but we all know that our opponent is not them!"
The locker room is very quiet, and Tyronn Lue, who usually has no presence, always looks very charming at times like this.
"Where is our real opponent? Who is our real opponent? We know in our hearts that our real opponent is only ourselves. We are champions, but we also want to be champions. We want to be a great team. What we have done Everything, our changes, and our progress are all to become stronger than before. Although it is too early to say this, I want to say that there is no one running in front of us, if we must say there is , that is also the soul of those great teams, and we are chasing those great teams."
"The Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, those names that have gone down in history are the names that we really want to catch up with and surpass! I start today, starting from March 3rd, in Cleveland, we will officially enter The playoff sprint stage of the 2012-2013 season! The goal is the championship! All obstacles on the road will be cleared by us!"
Tyronn Lue's passionate speech put the Clippers fully into the playoffs.
The team still has the last 20 games, and they must strive to get all the home court advantage.
As for the Cavaliers, Steve Kerr has not yet carried out real war mobilization.
After all, Cole still has a lot of problems to solve in the 50 or so games he has only been coaching since he came to the team.
Especially the series of issues surrounding James and his skills and tactics. Cole believes that James still has a lot of potential that can be tapped.
What made him feel it was a pity that Min Congda did not come to watch the game tonight, otherwise he would have dragged Min Congda to discuss some issues after the game.
For example, James' positioning in some pass-and-cut tactics and three-point shooting tactics, how to make up for James' shortcomings in shooting.
This has always given Cole a headache. Sometimes James stands at the top of the arc and deals cards, with no one within three meters in front of him.
But under such circumstances, James didn't even take a shot but still passed the ball. Cole was so angry that he shook his head and didn't know what to do.
But in the discussion at the end of the game, James had a good reason. He felt that his touch was not good and his shooting rate would not be high.
Judging from the three-point shooting percentage alone, James is a pretty good three-point shooter, but he relies heavily on shot selection and feel at the time.
When he chooses his shots well or feels great, James' three-pointers are still very threatening.
And at critical moments in the game, James' three-point shooting percentage will increase and his hands will be quite strong. Cole is very satisfied with this.
Cole will tell James, you can choose to take a step in and then stop for a jumper, or you can just rush in and no one can stop you.
"My shooting percentage is lower that way," James said.
So Cole has nothing to say, what should he do?
If it was Min Congda, he should be able to think of a way.
Cole has always had this experimental mentality. He also wants to see if the team's new system can have an advantage against the Clippers tonight when playing against the Clippers.
As a result, I still had an advantage and was almost defeated in the first quarter...
The Clippers were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic in the first quarter. They seemed to have figured out that James would have deficiencies on the defensive end if he played the fourth position.
Let Fatty Lan hold the ball and attack hard, and Gasol assisted. The two of them went at it, and the first quarter started with a 15:5 score, stopping the Cavaliers.
Although James has a strong physique, he weighs an astonishing 240 pounds. You must know that Duncan is about the same weight.
With his height and weight, there is absolutely no problem defending the inside.
But James has two problems: First, as the team's offensive core, he certainly cannot consume too much physical energy on the defensive end.
Second, James' interior defensive skills are okay against some minions, but not enough against the traditional low-post monsters of the previous generation like Randolph.
The Cavaliers must make targeted defensive arrangements to deal with Randolph's raging in the low post.
But Cole knows very well that the Clippers' perimeter is the real killer. This is also the scariest thing about the Clippers. They have very strong players in every position, even on the bench.
What tactics, what system, what this offense, that offense, in the final analysis, it is the players who play on the court, and the players' personal abilities determine everything.
The system can make up for some of the players' weaknesses and bring out the players' strengths as much as possible. The importance of the two to a team is probably 28 or 37.
Tyronn Lue knows this very well. When it comes time to work hard, regardless of system or tactics, I just give the ball to the best players on the field!
Our Clippers just have so many great players.
The Clippers players, whose morale was stimulated and angry at having their winning streak ended, defeated the Cavaliers 41:27 in a single quarter, leading by 14 points in the first quarter.
That is to say, the Cavaliers, James and Irving have endured hard. If it were another team, they might have fallen behind by 20 points in a single quarter and collapsed.
The defending champion showed great strength and continuity.
Yes, not only are they strong in combat, but they also have very good continuity.
This is an important change for the Clippers after James Harden came to the bench.
Previously, Curry + Harden started the game, and the starting firepower was so fierce that it overflowed.
Correspondingly, the Clippers' bench offense is lacking, so the Clippers' benches used to take a defensive route.
I won't score, and you'd better not try to score either.
But this substitute style cannot last long.
If young players want to grow and have data, they must take an offensive route, or combine offense and defense.
Harden is still very willing to be the sixth man. He was originally doing the job of the sixth man in the Thunder.
He doesn't really care whether he is a starter or a substitute. He lives very comfortably in Los Angeles.
The Clippers' team atmosphere and strong teammates allow him to play with peace of mind and polish his skills.
He is not the kind of character that Kobe and Jordan have that must be the boss or the leader.
In fact, no player on the Clippers team has this kind of personality. Everyone is relatively humble.
Harden and Butler are paired together. Both of them are very smart players, use their brains, and are good at using the rules.
The Cavaliers' substitutes are also good, but they can't compare with the Clippers who are focused and going all out.
The Clippers' advantage on the court grew bigger and bigger, and the point difference soon exceeded 20 points.
After halftime, the Clippers were 73:52, leading the Cavaliers by 21 points.
Cole had a headache during halftime, and he clearly made arrangements before the game.
Unfortunately, there were obvious problems with Cole's arrangement. In order to test his tactical system, he tried to play a normal offensive and defensive battle with the Clippers.
The whole league now knows that when playing against the Clippers, they must drag them into a quagmire battle, use physical confrontation, and use the overall slow pace and the attack power of arrow figures to solve the Clippers.
Another thing is to make a fuss about the fact that young players are not stable enough and have insufficient experience to make the Clippers make more mistakes.
But tonight, Cole wanted to verify the level of his system too much. This system works well against other teams, but it really doesn't work against the Clippers.
But Kerr also knew in his heart that using the "set up the bus" method to play against the Clippers was a helpless move. If you want to win the Clippers in a series, it is very difficult to rely on the "set up the bus" method.
In the third quarter, Cole insisted on his tactical strategy and tried to compete with the Clippers on both offense and defense. He relied on his familiarity with the Clippers to mobilize his troops, hoping to catch some of the Clippers' weak feet.
For example, Curry's defensive problems, such as Harden's tendency to make mistakes when holding the ball, and the weak defensive mobility of Gasol and Randolph inside, need to be targeted.
But Cole was surprised to find that the Clippers made up for these problems very well.
Strong defensive players such as George, Leonard, Butler, and Anthony Davis pay great attention to the defensive protection of Paul and Harden.
The presence of Anthony Davis also reduces the defensive pressure on the Clippers' duo inside.
Mike Malone does have something, and the Clippers are becoming more and more perfect.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers once launched an 11:2 offensive shock wave to narrow the point difference.
But then the Clippers responded with a 10:0, quickly widening the point difference.
The Cavaliers were firmly suppressed, but the game was very exciting to watch.
The kind of defensive battle that happened 10 years ago when strong teams met, and the two teams scored an average of 80 points, is gradually disappearing from the league.
Instead, there is this kind of flow against the flow, you hit me, I hit you back.
It's as if martial arts movies have changed from face-to-face, one-on-one moves to one where you're flying through the sky and escaping from the ground, with waves of light flying around.
The former may be more hardcore, but the latter is obviously more beautiful and more popular with the audience.
By the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers chased the point difference to 15 points and could no longer catch up.
The Clippers have too many people who can play, and after shortening the rotation, the Clippers' flaws have become smaller.
There is almost no opportunity for the opponent to chase points or counterattack, and he follows the process all the way to smash the opponent.
In the end, the Clippers took revenge in Cleveland with a 119:101, 18-point victory.
Since then, they have also started their final sprint winning streak of the season.
Just two days later, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles and ushered in another highlight - the number one competitor in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In the two previous matchups between the two sides, the Thunder and Clippers tied 1:1.
Currently, the Thunder are two games ahead of the Clippers, and they are on their way to 60 wins.
If the Clippers want to surpass the Thunder and take first place in the Western Conference, they must win this game.
Tyronn Lue once again carried out pre-game mobilization. The last game can be said to be a pioneer, but this game against the Thunder, again at home, is a real full-scale mobilization.
The Clippers management also cooperated with Tyronn Lue. The pre-game performance before the start of this game was particularly grand. A special dragon and lion dance team was invited to the scene, and famous Chinese pop music was played during the intermission. The song "The Most Dazzling National Style"...
Min Congda looked at this live performance that was "full of new year flavor" and thought to himself, "This year has come to an end. What do you want to do with the planning of the stadium? How much will it cost to make it so lively?"
As the general manager of the team, Min Congda knows very little about the status of the players recently. His thoughts are all on the arena and the Lakers, and he has no time to care about the Clippers.
Little did he know that the Clippers had entered a state of full mobilization and were working together to prepare for the playoffs.
In this game, the Thunder were full of confidence before coming to the game. They wanted to compete with the Clippers and compete with the defending champion.
Their lineup is complete, both young players are in good condition, and Eric Gordon has returned from injury. They have veteran Fisher on the back line, who is full of both strength and experience.
But after the game, it was a shame. The Clippers defeated them 105:97 at home. It seemed that they only lost by eight points, but fans who watched it from beginning to end could clearly feel that the Thunder had no chance at all. , can't beat it at all.
The Clippers, who have adopted a new lineup and a compact rotation, have almost no flaws. How can they beat the Spurs with a high-end version?
The Clippers defeated the Thunder and moved one step closer to first place in the Western Conference.
In this unfavorable situation, Min Congda received good news:
Due to various reasons, the construction progress of Huawei Center has been delayed, and some problems have arisen among the construction parties.
(End of chapter)
