Li Ao covers Kidd, it's just a defensive habit.
O'Neal Jr. has already gone to grab rebounds from Marion. He habitually interferes with other opponents who are good at rebounding.
Li Ao came to the frontcourt and continued to open up space.
This time the teammates completely used Li Ao as a containment pitcher. Greg Anthony looked for O'Neal to pick and roll, and Odom pulled to the left baseline in the middle distance.
Tsakaridis squatted in the three-second zone and did not get out. Kidd immediately retreated after being blocked by O'Neal, cutting off Odom's receiving line or immediately sticking to Odom to catch and shoot.
O'Neal Jr. cut to the basket, and Odom also moved to the basket.
Clifford Robinson defended Greg Anthony's pick-and-roll and then went for a three-pointer. O'Neal got the sprint distance and could hit the basket at full speed. Kidd quickly blocked it, trusting Chacaridis and believing that he could cover O'Neal's cut. Dom.
But instead of catching the ball and attacking the frame, Odom went around the baseline to the mid-range on the right baseline of the three-second zone, where Greg Anthony's pass was also located!
Mario Elie has excellent defensive awareness and promptly shrinks from the bottom corner to stick to Odom.
Odom's receiver kept passing the ball behind his back. This time he was a left devil, not a stupid Odom on the bench.
No look pass!
Big Q caught the ball and hit a three-pointer!
In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao, Odom, and Big Q defended the fast break. Kidd's two-wing attack and defense transition failed, and they had to fall into a positional battle.
Kidd broke through again in singles, this time he broke in, circled and ran out.
O'Neal Jr. has great trust in Spider-Man's ability to punch old men and kick rookies, and boldly expands his defense at close range.
Kidd went around to the left side of the three-second zone and grabbed the ball. He passed it to Chakaridis with a fake move. Li Ao took it in. Kidd's target was Marion. Marion caught the ball and made a mid-range shot from the right baseline... ...This ball is iron!
After seeing Li Ao blocking Chakaridis to help O'Neal get the defensive rebound, he immediately stepped down. Kidd was annoyed and led his teammates to defend against the fast break.
Li Ao had just given a big shot to the 218-centimeter giant center. When the intimidation was at its strongest, it was normal for Marion not to dare to rush in and attack Li Ao. This was because he was careless in not attacking the ball.
There are consequences for hasty decisions.
O'Neal Jr. got the rebound and passed it to Big Q. Big Q advanced at full speed. Kidd followed up and passed to Odom. Odom advanced to the three-point line and fired the ball...
Li Ao caught the ball and rushed inside, took off in three strides, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
Marion, who was chasing after him, was numb!
Rookie Spider-Man also has great physical strength.
He retreated with a shot before Li Ao, reached the three-point line first, and was not surpassed by Li Ao.
When he reached the three-point line, his speed dropped from the fastest, but Li Ao's speed dropped earlier. It started to decline before he reached the three-point line. He thought he had blocked Li Ao's fast break.
As a result, Li Ao accelerated again after receiving the ball at the three-point line!
Then Li Ao's sprint speed dropped after passing the middle circle, because he was accumulating strength for catching the ball!
Marion made a reasonable inference.
Li Ao, after dunking, rushed out and high-fived Odom to celebrate. 'Marathon Level 2' is so useful for fast breaks!
It's a pity that the fast break started too far back this time. When catching the ball, he had to dribble and take two steps to get to the distance of three steps for dunking. He didn't add an assist to his teammates.
At this time, he missed the joke era a little bit. At that time, as long as the movement was consistent from catching the ball to taking the shot, even if he caught the ball and rushed to the basket from the three-point line to score, it would be considered an assist. Not to mention dribbling the ball, continuous dribbling A trot of the ball into the paint, a European step for a layup, all count as assists.
That data has increased rapidly.
But Odom didn't care at all whether the ball was assisted or not. He was so excited that he couldn't help it.
The Clippers scored 4 goals in a row at the beginning, and all 4 goals were directly related to him!
Playing against the Suns, they actually got off to a 9-2 start!
The rest of the Clippers are also very excited. They have no pressure, just play well and be happy!
Kidd ran back to receive the ball and advance. When he saw all the Clippers players smiling, he did not get angry again this time, but calmed down.
After pressing 8 seconds to advance through halftime, Kidd reorganized his thoughts.
Tonight, Odom was in a left-field state, with comprehensive offense and defense, showing stronger strength than Marion at the same level.
O'Neal Jr. has excellent close-range defense capabilities and cannot protect the frame as well as Chakaridis, but with the help of Li Ao, there is mutual trust and tacit cooperation.
Although the rookie Spider-Man is not comprehensive enough and is a partial student, he has outstanding defensive capabilities. His mid-to-close defensive role is better than Clifford Robinson, and may be better than Marion.
Big Q's outside defense is also active enough and has good awareness. Although Greg Anthony is older, he is not a hindrance...
On the offensive end, the Clippers relied on the twin towers of Odom and O'Neal Jr. to play well. Li Ao contained Marion to a two-point distance, which had a huge impact on their Suns' defensive cooperation...
The key is that the four young players on the opposite side, aged 19 to 22, are now showing off their momentum!
After calming down and clarifying his thoughts, Kidd went to the frontcourt, looked for Clifford Robinson, and started to attack with a pick-and-roll, no longer showing breakthroughs, saving energy, and fighting a war of attrition with the opponent.
Clifford Robinson cut to receive the ball from close range and was stuck by Greg Anthony. He used his height advantage to shoot a jump shot... but missed.
Kidd is in a bit of a pain, and Clifford Robinson, as long as he has the ability to post up, will not be affected by a point guard in taking off.
However, this is a good way for a small man to defend forwards who have no back-up ability at close range. He remembers it and may have the opportunity to use it in the future.
Li Ao grabbed the rebound and passed it to Big Q, who was responding, and wanted to start a fast break again.
But Kidd's pain was so painful that he didn't stop, always paying attention to Big Q and blocking Big Q's advancement path.
Under his leadership, the Suns successfully prevented the Clippers from continuing to launch fast breaks, giving Chakaridis time to retreat and defend in place.
The Clippers fell into a positional attack. The Suns players made defensive adjustments under Kidd's command, and Marion and Clifford Robinson switched defenses.
Li Ao led Clifford Robinson to pull away and let his teammates continue to attack.
Of course, the effective style of play must be continued.
But this time it didn’t work out!
Kidd and Marion defended the pick-and-roll very well, and they also did a good job in cutting off Odom's baseline pass line.
Greg Anthony couldn't send the ball out, so he could only jump into the free throw line and take a shot... Iron!
Kidd protects the defensive rebound!
Marion is very focused on defending without the ball, and the effect is very good.
But he truly showed his talent on the defensive end when he defended pick-and-rolls and covered mid-range and short-range defenses like a power forward.
The most important thing is that he cooperates better with Kidd and Chakaridis!
Clifford Robinson has his advantages over Marion - defensive core awareness, subjective initiative, and experience.
However, with Kidd as the commander, Clifford Robinson's "defensive core" consciousness is a bit redundant. His and Kidd's defensive ideas are sometimes not on the same line.
Marion and Tsakaridis are different. Both were played by Kidd, and the three think in the same way on the defensive end.
When the Suns attacked, Chakaridis, under Kidd's command, pushed more actively into the paint, sparing no effort to contain O'Neal Jr. and Li Ao.
Under Kidd's command, Clifford Robinson first screened Kidd. After Kidd broke into the three-point line, Marion came up from the right to screen for Clifford Robinson. The Suns' two strikers blocked Odom. and Li Ao were both contained in the top arc area.
Kidd passed the ball to Mario Elie, who singled out Greg Anthony and made a pull-up jumper from the right baseline...hit!
Kidd finally found a pretty good way to score!
Mario Elie, who won three championships with the Rockets and Spurs in the 1990s, is good at wing singles and assist defense. He has a wide shooting range, from the basket to beyond the three-point line. At the age of 35, he still firmly occupies the position of the Spurs' starting shooting guard.
Although Mario Elie is now older and is no longer the top wing player he once was, and his stability is not enough, it is enough for Kidd to be able to free up the wings and find a way to score.
What he wants is not to overtake the score immediately, but to stabilize the situation.
When the Clippers attacked, Kidd pursed his lips, and it was unexpected.
Li Ao began to run and participate in the offense, and the Clippers' teamwork also became centered around Li Ao catching the ball as the first goal.
Clifford Robinson has quick feet and can keep up with most small forwards, but he is still a little behind Li Ao.
Li Ao stopped at the bottom line and ran back. He came to the left side of the three-second zone and received a pass from Greg Anthony. He faced Marion who passed from the top arc and shot a mid-range shot...hit!
11 to 4, the Clippers still lead by 7 points!
Facing the strongest guard in active service and the top team, the four young players of the Clippers showed off their talents with great momentum!
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In terms of situation, the Clippers had the upper hand for a long time, suppressing the Suns.
But as the game progressed, the Clippers opened up the point difference slower and slower. After leading to 13 points at most, the point difference began to be narrowed.
After entering the rotation stage, the Suns' advantage began to show!
After playing for more than a month, the core lineup is solid, the coordination feels better and better, and the veterans have passed the stage of finding their form. After starting with 4 wins and 4 losses, the Suns posted a performance of 9 wins and 3 losses.
As an underdog for many years, the Clippers spent more than a month. Although the team's situation is getting better and better, they have only just activated the enthusiasm of the players and initially figured out how to play.
During the starting lineup stage, the Clippers played with momentum, and the Suns were once overwhelmed. However, when entering the rotation stage, the substitutes did not perform so well.
In terms of defensive understanding and strength alone, the difference is huge.
After all, the direction has just been clarified, and it is not even on the right track.
The starting four young talents are very talented. Greg Anthony also has many years of experience in the New York team in the Pat Riley era and the Trail Blazers at the end of the last century. He has rich defensive experience, good command ability, and can play a lot. Good defense.
But when it comes to the rotation stage, facing a strong team like the Suns, all that's left is positivity and attitude.
The Clippers led the Suns by 11 points 30-19 in the first quarter, but only 24-28 in the second quarter.
The Clippers performed dismally in the third quarter. At the end of the game, the lead was only 3 points, with a score of 14 to 18.
In the final quarter, the Suns gave the Clippers 30 points in a single quarter. The Clippers struggled but only scored 23 points.
At 10:26 pm, Kidd led the Suns to reverse the Clippers 95-91 with 12 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals, and won!
Kidd played for 47 minutes and was so exhausted!
He was amazed by the talent of the Clippers' forward core group and felt lucky for the difficult reversal.
If the Clippers are given a few more months to adjust and start like this again, Kidd will feel uncomfortable.
Of course, this is only based on the fact that the Clippers started 4-for-4 and then went on a 9-2 run.
If the Clippers really complete their defensive run-in, with Li Ao, a popular rookie, the Clippers' defensive reputation will definitely be established.
At that time, when Kidd faced the Clippers, he would not be as casual as at the beginning of this game. He would enter the state from the beginning, and the situation would naturally develop differently.
Looking at the frontcourt trio of Li Ao, Odom, and O'Neal Jr., Kidd's scalp felt a little numb and at the same time he felt a little more hopeful.
The prospects of these three people, as long as Odom has a brighter mind, the future will be bright!
Odom had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Li Ao had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Although O'Neal only scored 8 points, he had 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Offense, defense, passing, shooting... whatever you want is available.
What impressed Kidd most was the learning ability of Li Ao and O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal Jr.'s initial defense was to rely on and trust Li Ao and actively expand to the outside.
But later when he had his own need to protect the rim, he began to make good use of the small forward's ability to move and switch defenses like Chakaridis did, and stick to the basket.
This is something Kidd hadn't seen before when he studied O'Neal, that is, you can learn it now and apply it now!
However, O'Neal Jr. is a center, and Chakaridis's routine is not difficult. Once he learns it, it can only be said that he has a high IQ and is confident in his defense against his teammates.
Li Ao was different. Kidd saw that this rookie Spider-Man was learning his way of organizing attacks!
Li Ao organized the attack in the early stage of the game by responding to the transfer, and it was the same later, but there were several more passes to the second transfer point.
This is his way of organizing an offense without attacking. He does not pass for the purpose of getting assists. He will also pass to teammates if they have the conditions to pass to teammates with better scoring opportunities. This very tests his ability to predict and predict. As well as control over the passing vision and catching habits of teammates receiving the ball.
Kidd felt like he was being stolen from his master, even in person!
What a genius!
The physical talent is not inferior to Marion, the defensive awareness that can serve as the core of defense like Clifford Robinson, the mid-range shooting ability that has never been seen in his age group... and such organizational offensive talent!
However, although Kidd was amazed by Li Ao's talent and even though he won, he was unhappy now.
penny! Hacker! Get back here!
That's your opponent. Why are you going to comfort him when he loses?
This is a one-on-seven ballpark thug!
(End of chapter)
