Batum made a free throw and the Trail Blazers led by 3 points.
In the Clippers' frontcourt, Paul handed the ball to Griffin at the free throw line on the left wing. Griffin tried to attack but failed to rush forward, so he handed the ball to Paul to reorganize.
"here……"
Just as Paul was checking the movement of his teammates, Jamal Crawford reached out directly for the ball.
Since JJ Redick suffered an injury and needed to take a break to recuperate, Crawford took over as the Clippers' starting No. 2 position.
Paul was also happy to see someone come out to share the burden, so he handed the ball to Crawford.
As one of the best defenders in the league, Crawford actually surpasses the starting No. 2 position of most teams. After all, this is an explosion that once scored 50+ in a single game for two different teams. A scorer, his offensive firepower is evident.
In these few games where he was promoted to be the starter, Crawford was in hot form, and when facing him, Matthews also started to get serious.
"Comeon, baby!"
Crawford's tone was somewhat free and provocative.
After saying that, he suddenly dribbled the ball and took a step to the left. Matthews hurriedly rushed forward. Then Crawford received another back dribble and passed Matthews in one step. After two steps to the free throw line, he pulled up directly. Middle distance.
The basketball is like a cannonball, drawing an arc and guiding accurately.
"Uh-huh!"
The water splashed and Crawford scored two points.
His breakthrough speed is not very fast, but his rhythm control is outstanding in the league, especially his coquettish bad luck, which makes countless opposing players unable to guard against him.
The audience began to cheer, because after Crawford was put into the starting lineup, it gave them a different feeling than before.
In the past, the Clippers' game rhythm usually consisted of Paul holding the ball a lot, directing the traffic of his teammates, and then making various wonderful passes.
Coupled with the two beasts inside, Paul sends out alley-oops from time to time, and it looks really good to watch.
But no matter how good-looking the ball is, no matter how fun it is, it will still get boring if you play it too much. To put it simply, it is aesthetic fatigue.
And now, when a one-on-one master like Crawford suddenly appears who is vaguely separated from the team's offensive system, many Clippers fans are really surprised.
What's more, Crawford's offensive style is elegant and free-spirited, and his playing is quite enjoyable to watch.
However, before Clippers fans could be happy for long, bad news came from the court.
Crawford scored a mid-range shot, which was indeed a surprise, but soon the Trail Blazers gave their answer.
Lillard dribbled the ball across half court, and Wang Zelin quickly ran to the top of the arc to pick and roll.
Little Jordan also quickly followed.
After the pick-and-roll, Wang Zelin caught the ball and pretended to break through. Just as he entered the paint area, he suddenly passed the ball to the outside.
At this time, due to Wang Zelin's performance of smashing the basket at the beginning, even Paul couldn't help but focus on him.
This gives Lillard an opportunity.
After receiving the return pass, Lillard pressed his knees lightly, quickly adjusted his rhythm, and shot a three-pointer directly!
Another precision-guided artillery shell, and the distance is farther, bang!
Smashed into the basket hard.
Generally speaking, three-pointers shoot quickly, and so does Lillard. Although Paul's reaction speed was fast enough, he was still half a beat too slow. As soon as he interfered, his opponent had already taken action.
8:4, the score difference became larger again.
"Cool! I like Damien's three-pointer so much. Coupled with his cold expression, I feel like I can play the Terminator!"
"Me too, the Blazers' response was too tough! What does a two-pointer count? I can hit a longer and farther three-pointer than you."
Magic Johnson and Kenny Smith explained with laughter.
The former is a Lakers star, and the worse the Clippers lose, the happier he will be.
As for the latter, he will support whoever has the most traffic and is most likely to win. For now, he is obviously more optimistic about the Portland Trail Blazers!
Come back.
Paul, the captain around, fired the first shot of the day.
After losing the explosiveness of the Hornets period, Paul, who has now come to the Clippers, has developed an unpredictable offensive rhythm. Against Lillard, he first feinted to the left and then shot in from the right in an instant.
The speed can't be said to be very fast, but Lillard just can't keep up and can't guard against it.
After breaking through his opponent, Paul stopped at the edge of the paint area and made an emergency stop.
Lillard followed behind and tried to block the shot, but Paul's shot was too fast. Before Wang Zelin on the inside could get through, Paul made a trademark little throw and hit it accurately.
Looking back again, the Blazers attack.
After scoring a three-pointer, Lillard's threat factor soared in the hearts of the Clippers players.
Paul clung to Lillard.
Facing a defensive master like Paul, who has been on first-level defense for many years, Lillard's every offensive intention was strangled by the former. The constant small movements accompanying that moment made Lillard even more difficult to advance and retreat.
After another failed breakthrough to the left, Lillard made an honest gesture and called for a pick-and-roll tactic.
With Aldridge's help, Lillard broke through much more easily, and his lateral movement with Paul was beyond his expectations, and he pounced on him instantly.
Lillard faced the interference and took a slightly backward shot, shooting a quite cool fadeaway jumper.
"Duang~"
Shoot the iron.
Under the basket, Wang Zelin had already moved to the right wing one shot in advance. He predicted that the ball would hit the basket and then bounce back to the right wing.
That's what it's like to be a rebounder.
However, the Clippers also have two of the league's top rebounders. Griffin and DeAndre Jordan also predicted the ball's placement and directly sandwiched Wang Zelin on the left and right.
At this time, Aldridge had no way to make a comeback on the outside, so Wang Zelin could only break the 1-on-2 situation.
Fortunately, when faced with this situation, Wang Zelin had learned the corresponding cracking techniques.
It's very simple ~ open the way with the iron elbow!
Today's inside players are all like flowers in a greenhouse. Wang Zelin feels that it is necessary to show them the "hot-blooded basketball" of the last century, and it is not in vain for him to learn from those old hooligans. .
I saw him taking a step forward with his right foot, changing his original position, facing Griffin. At this time, from the perspective of the camera, Griffin, Wang Zelin, and Jordan looked like a sandwich cookie...
Still butter-filled.
The next second, the basketball hit the basket and bounced to the right wing.
"My..." +2!
Griffin and Jordan shouted loudly at the same time, and took off almost at the same time.
"What's yours? This is mine!"
Wang Zelin howled and immediately jumped up.
In the eyes of the fans, for some reason, Wang Zelin took off a beat slower than the Clippers brothers, but looking at the basketball getting closer, Griffin on the left showed an innocent smile like a child.
After seeing Griffin's smile, Jordan on Wang Zelin's right side selectively gave up the rebound and slowly withdrew his hand.
As for Wang Zelin, Jordan doesn't think the former can grab rebounds despite being flanked by Griffin so far.
Immediately afterwards, a shrill scream of "Ah!" almost shattered Little Jordan's eardrums.
Looking again, the basketball has been taken into Wang Zelin's hands.
"Vote again!"
After landing, Wang Zelin roared, waved his hand, and the basketball flew towards Lillard.
"Good news!"
Lillard caught the ball near the top of the arc and mentally praised Wang Zelin's wonderful pass. After looking at Paul, he felt that he should be more cautious. He took two steps and assisted Matthews to score a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
Seeing this scene, Wang Zelin froze on the spot, and a group of idiots rushed past in his heart: MMP, the assist from labor and management is gone again!
He turned back and glanced at Griffin behind him: "Are you dead? If not, get up. There's still a ball to play!"
He was very clear about the strength of his attack. He had used up to 7 points of force just now. With his stupid physique, he could definitely cover it.
"you……"
Griffin had just stood up with the support of Jordan, and pointed at Wang Zelin tremblingly. After thinking about the latter's fighting power, he dared not speak out in anger!
"Blake, what happened just now?" Jordan looked confused.
He gave up such a good rebounding opportunity, but Griffin failed to grasp it.
"That bastard, play with me!"
Griffin gritted his teeth and said, then subconsciously touched his chest and felt a stinging pain.
