At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Zhao Chen sat off the court.
Zhao Chen also had 4 fouls on his body, and he was also troubled by foul trouble in this game.
Zhao Chen's fouls are very fierce and involve a lot of physical contact. Whether he is overly fierce in defense often depends on the referee's whistle.
Zhang Weiping said: "You can actually see a player's defensive enthusiasm by looking at the number of fouls he commits, especially for point guards. It is very easy for point guards to be misplaced by inside players."
Xu Jicheng also said: "A lot of fouls are actually not terrible. If they are passed or scored easily, it will have a big impact on the team's hard defense."
Zhang Weiping said: "You can't say that. Zhao Chen's four fouls still have a great impact on the Lakers. Zhao Chen is the offensive engine of the Lakers."
Indeed, as Director Zhang said, Zhao Chen's absence will not be a problem in the short term, but in the long term, it will have a great impact on the Lakers' offense.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Paul led the Clippers to a 13-3 lead.
Jokic was taught a hard lesson by Paul. Paul made it clear in every round that he would single out Jokic, but Jokic just couldn't guard him.
Paul shot 5-of-5 from the field, destroying the Lakers' morale.
After Scott told Zhao Chen not to foul casually, he let Zhao Chen go up.
After Zhao Chen came up, he was very able to contain Paul on both offense and defense. Zhao Chen has huge advantages in height and strength, and his flexibility is not bad either.
Zhao Chen led Covington and Boozer to start scoring. The Lakers counterattacked 8-0 and took the lead again.
Rivers called timeout again.
After the timeout, Rivers continued the strategy of flanking Zhao Chen.
The Lakers' response was to shoot out four stars, put four players who can shoot three-pointers, and then open up the space.
As long as Zhao Chen is flanked, the Lakers will have a chance from the outside. If Zhao Chen is not flanked, Zhao Chen will decisively fight on his own.
The Clippers' defense was focused on one thing and not the other.
Paul's efficiency also dropped sharply when facing Zhao Chen. On the defensive end, Zhao Chen often faced Paul with a pull-up or passed him in one step.
Griffin and Jordan didn't have strong independent offensive capabilities. They both needed Paul to feed them. When Paul couldn't attract a double attack, the two of them had a hard time waiting.
Zhao Chen hit Paul 4 times in a row, two of which were three-pointers, scoring 10 points in a row and leading the Lakers to a 20-7 victory!
Rivers called a halt to the game continuously, but was unable to reverse the situation.
In the last 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the game, Zhao Chen made another continuous change of direction when facing Paul and hit a three-point jumper with a step back.
In the NBA, almost every superstar has his own signature move.
For example, Marion's shot, Kobe's fadeaway, Harden's push-up, House's squat free throw, Nash's palm-licking free throw, James' magnesium powder, Wade's pull-up against the basket...
Zhao Chen's signature is his step-back three-pointers and super long three-pointers.
Zhao Chen's stepback is known as the strongest among NBA players. This summer, many stars have specially practiced the stepback.
They believe that the most terrifying thing about Zhao Chen is not only his range, but also his supporting technical moves.
Before Zhao Chen takes action, he will use a series of escape techniques and rhythm-adjusting techniques, which are very difficult to operate.
Similarly, if you want to defend Zhao Chen, you must not be careless at any time.
Now Zhao Chen can no longer be restricted by single defense. As long as he is single defense, he can easily score 40 points.
The final score was fixed at 118 to 112.
The Lakers narrowly defeated the Clippers in an away game and won two consecutive games to start the season.
Zhao Chen played 36 minutes in the game and made 16 of 25 shots, including 9 of 14 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored a triple-double of 47 points, 18 assists and 10 rebounds. His performance was extremely outstanding.
This is Zhao Chen's second triple-double this season.
Jokic was in a sluggish state. He played 26 minutes and only scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 turnovers and 6 fouls. He was sent off at the last minute.
Harris performed well, making 4 of 8 three-pointers. He teamed up with Zhao Chen from beyond the three-point line to torture the Clippers' outside defense like crazy.
The Clippers had 5 players score in double figures.
Paul had 23 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, Griffin had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, and DeAndre Jordan had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Clippers' two inside players performed very well, but they didn't have much performance in the crucial fourth quarter. As long as the Lakers accumulate enough people inside, they will have no space and it will be difficult to play.
After this game, the Lakers team rushed to Phoenix.
The Lakers need to challenge the Phoenix Suns on the road.
The Suns are not strong now, they are rebuilding the team.
The Suns' victory mainly depends on Bledsoe, Dragic and the Morris brothers.
Bledsoe, nicknamed Blood Cloth, is a smaller version of Westbrook with a strong impact.
Dragic, a left-handed general, has good sudden shooting and passing abilities.
Dragic played average against the Lakers, shooting 6 of 20 overall, 1 of 7 from beyond the three-point line, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Dragic was closely guarded by Zhao Chen when he was playing in isolation, and then Zhao Chen's crazy interference in his shooting resulted in a low shooting rate. And every time he used the pick-and-roll, he encountered the Lakers' help defense, and his explosive power was not enough. Get rid of secondary defense.
The Suns don't have as strong an inside line as the Clippers, and the Lakers' inside line has regained confidence in them.
Jokic is not afraid of defenders like Xuebu, he is afraid of Paul's type who can easily dodge people and pull them out.
Even if he is misplaced, Jokic's defensive success rate is very high.
Zhao Chen played 32 minutes in this game and made a total of 11 of 18 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Zhao Chen played less time because the Lakers took the lead from the beginning in this game. By the end of the three quarters, the lead was already 24 points. Zhao Chen clocked out of get off work in the fourth quarter. Zhao Chen himself did not expect that he could Clocking out of get off work so early.
The Lakers rookies all broke out tonight, which was the reason why Zhao Chen got off work early.
Clarkson scored 22 points and 4 rebounds, Jokic scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Harris scored 14 points, Randle scored 8 points, and Grant scored 10 points.
Seven members of the Lakers team scored in double figures and defeated the Suns with a score of 124 to 104, easily winning their third consecutive victory.
One day later, the Lakers once again defeated the Charlotte Hornets on the road with a score of 112 to 102. The Hornets were called the Bobcats last season, and they also changed their name during the offseason.
In this game, Hornets core Kemba Walker sprained his ankle in the first quarter and left the game.
Zhao Chen led a group of rookies to continue to show their prowess. Zhao Chen played 36 minutes and scored 37 points, 16 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals with super efficiency. Jokic scored 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Randall scored 18 Points, 7 rebounds, Clarkson 8 points, Harris 9 points.
Zhao Chen beat the Charlotte Hornets defender indiscriminately, still in an unstoppable manner.
The Lakers successfully won 4 consecutive games to start the game! !
