The cheers of the fans at the scene stopped suddenly. Where did Spider-Man appear from?
Nash was equally shocked.
He had excellent vision. When he caught the ball and started to counterattack, he could already clearly see the positions of his teammates and opponents. Spider-Man was clearly on the baseline at the time.
So when he went for a layup, he deliberately chose a cool posture and jumped as high as possible to highlight his stretch...
The result was blocked!
Fans watching the live TV broadcast had an advantage at this time. Not only did they see Li Ao's 28-meter-long hat running through the entire field in the long shot, but they also got repeated replays in fast and slow shots!
After regaining consciousness, Nash quickly got up and pressed towards Li Ao to steal.
Li Ao raised the ball, and Nash jumped with all his strength to grab the ball...wipe! There is still a finger's distance between the ball held by Li Ao!
The fans at the scene can’t stand it anymore - Steve, why don’t we give up!
Being chased is just miserable.
It’s so desolate that you can’t touch the ball held by others when you jump!
Nash was impulsive at first and pressed forward, but he actually calmed down quickly. He originally planned to give up retreating, but when he thought that the opponent's first reaction was to lift the ball when pressed, he immediately remembered that the opponent could not control the ball.
The purpose of actively pressing is to cause the opponent to commit an 8-second violation.
As the master of organizing and attacking with the best defensive reading ability, he knows how to defend in any situation, but he just doesn't have the ability to prevent it.
But just when Nash felt that 8 seconds was approaching and the defense was about to succeed, Li Ao waved his raised hand and passed it to his teammates who ran to the center circle.
The teammates obviously knew better than their opponents that their Spider-Man was poor in ball control, and they ran over as soon as they reacted.
Some players from the Mavericks reacted to defend the pass and catch the ball. Finley followed Greg Anthony and ran out, but the Clippers ran up to meet them. Odom also rushed over from the three-second zone, but Zhu Wan Howard didn't follow.
The scene of the Mavericks' hard work in the backcourt made the fans at the scene feel sad.
Li Ao immediately ran to the frontcourt after releasing the ball, and Odom quickly advanced to the three-point line.
Three of the Mavericks stayed within the three-point line and defended smoothly, but it was a bit chaotic.
Nash followed Li Ao and Finley to press and defend Odom, staying in the top arc. Juwan Howard defended in front of Greg Anthony. Nowitzki followed Big Q...
Every player on the Mavericks was panicking. The Kings used tactical coordination to create misplaced singles opportunities and played one of the top four offenses in the league.
Their defense is collectively misaligned this time. How to defend?
The kind-hearted Spider-Man did not let his opponent continue to panic.
Li Ao came to the right side of the free throw line and asked for the ball directly without turning his back.
After receiving a pass from Odom, Li Ao took a jump shot under Nash's defense...
The game had just begun. Li Ao waved around for a moment. When he was stuck and his take-off was slightly restricted, he relied on the 'Block Chasing Master Level 5' to complete the chase. It was easier to find the bonus of shooting feeling and shoot directly.
In!
Fans at the scene wildly booed Li Ao.
Catch Nash and bully him alone, right?
At the very least, you should carry yourself! Nash has no face!
The Clippers players retreated excitedly. Spider-Man's opening dunk, the chasing block that ran all over the court, and Yan Ye's mid-range shot, the morale of the Clippers team was high!
Li Ao scored two goals in a row, and the effect of 'Pumper Level 1' was superimposed, and the Clippers team's momentum was immediately full!
When it came to the Mavericks' offense, the Mavericks players were a little at a loss when faced with the Clippers, who were aggressive, defensively active, and confrontational.
Nowitzki, Finley, and Bradley, who were playing in the playoffs for the first time, Nash and Juwan Howard, who had played in the playoffs but were not much different from those who had never played in the playoffs, the Mavericks' top five starters were all defeated by the opponent. The momentum was shocking.
Nash's first reaction was to find his boss for a single to stabilize, but Finley made no move to ask for the ball. Instead, Juwan Howard opened his hand to ask for the ball, and he lobbed the ball over.
Juwan Howard received the ball with his back in the high post, leaned against Odom, but couldn't resist it. He turned around and faced the frame and pretended to break through. Odom listened to the defensive captain and stretched out his hand to cover the sky. Juwan Howard's fake move became real. Breaking through, rushing into the paint, facing O'Neal's defense, turning around and hooking...
O'Neal Jr. defended the ball very well. When Juwan Howard took the hook, he was forced to jump forward and lean forward to avoid the block. The hook hit his neck!
The ball popped out, and O'Neal Jr. grabbed the rebound before Bradley.
The Mavericks players actively retreated, but were a little discouraged.
When singles were needed, those who were capable did not stand up and take the initiative to ask for the ball.
Juwan Howard is ambitious. When he was traded to Dallas, he said in an interview that he was here to lead this team and took the initiative to take responsibility, but his ability was insufficient.
When the Clippers attacked and fell into a positional battle, Odom singled out Nowitzki in the high post and broke through to score the ball.
This time he didn't dare to be arrogant, and he played fairly well.
Odom played steadily. Although he lost the flash of passing, he also lost those weird operations that seemed like his brain was kicked by a donkey.
And with the Mavericks' starting lineup, the Clippers only need to play steadily on offense.
Replacing Mexican forward Edondo Najera, who has a tough playing style and tough defense, with Juwan Howard, it's not as simple as adding another defensive hole.
The forward defense and supplementary defense are gone. Nash and Nowitzki's poor defense, Bradley's inability to handle people inside, and other shortcomings are all exposed.
The offensive end didn't play well either. None of the five starters had any playoff experience. Nash only played in garbage time. Juwan Howard's only playoff appearance was several years ago.
Nervous, uneasy, worried, and excited, the Mavericks offense played more and more hastily.
Old Nelson suddenly had the idea to attack in the playoffs in this iron-blooded era and catch the opponent off guard, but he shot the opponent in the foot.
And Gentry made the right choice to play steady and defensive!
In the first quarter, the Mavericks played in a mess, playing at a fast pace, but shooting very hard. They only scored 19 points in 23 shots in the first quarter, making 7 of 23 shots, with a shooting percentage of almost 30%.
The Clippers took only 21 shots, but they made 11 of 21 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws.
Under the leadership of Li Ao, who scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in 9 minutes, the team scored 28 points in a single quarter!
In the second quarter, after the Mavericks had more players on the bench and fewer players in the starting lineup, they actually played better.
Because the Mavericks don't have many players who can play fast, when it comes to rotating the lineup, Nelson arranges regular play.
However, they were beaten in the first quarter and saw Spider-Man running all over the court. Later, Bradley and veteran center Mark Bryant, who came on the bench, each received a shrinking block from Spider-Man. In the second quarter, the Mavericks Morale was low, and the coordination was better, but the performance was still mediocre.
At 11 minutes and 44 seconds of the second quarter, Li Ao received the ball and hit substitute shooting guard Greg Buckner. He turned around and made a fake shot and hit a long two-pointer.
The score came to 53 to 41!
In the last attack of the first half, Finley rushed to close range and threw a shot over the head of Chris Mihm who was covering the defense... It seemed that he wanted to prove himself. He hit the ball very hard and hard. The throw was also very hard and hard, and the front-side throw directly hit the backboard and bounced back.
Chris Mihm grabbed the ball that popped up first. After he passed the ball to Big Q, the long whistle sounded at the end of the half.
Li Ao played 8 minutes in the second quarter, making 3 of 6 shots, plus 1 of 2 free throws to score 7 points. In addition, Big Q and Maggette scored 5 points each, as well as other people's goals, and he scored 25 points in a single quarter. The score was 22, extending the lead to 12 points!
In the third quarter, Nash chose to do it himself and started the singles main attack mode.
He played 11 minutes, took 7 shots, made 3 of 7 shots, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points and 1 assist. He was on par with Li Ao, who scored 8 points on 2 of 5 shots, plus 4 of 4 free throws. up and down.
However, Nash was the main attacker. In addition to his 9 points, he also passed a three-pointer that Nowitzki seized the opportunity to hit. The others only scored 5 points in total.
In this quarter, Li Ao only responded to shots and focused on defense. He scored 8 points and his teammates scored 17 points!
78 to 58, the Clippers opened the point difference to 20 points in one fell swoop!
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Playing 29 minutes, Li Ao made 9 of 16 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointers, plus 6 of 8 free throws. Li Ao scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks, and clocked out in the third quarter!
Sitting on the bench, Li Ao felt incredible as he watched Brevin Knight bring Big Q and Maggette to play garbage time.
This one on the other side is...too good!
When the Mavericks sent a starter like that tonight, Li Ao knew that the opponent's defense would definitely collapse. As long as the mad scientist couldn't restrain his eagerness, he would either blow up his opponent or play to death himself.
But I didn't expect that the opponent's offense also played so poorly. They didn't average 20 points in the first three quarters.
He's ready to compete with the Mavericks in shooting.
Li Ao looked at the statistics in the hands of assistant coach Larry LaRue. The game had entered garbage time. On the Mavericks side, Nelson replaced all other starters except Nash on the court to see if he could struggle.
On the court, Brevin Knight has reached garbage time, and Nash has a back-and-forth matchup with assists. The statistics of the other four starters of the Mavericks have been fixed.
Finley made 4 of 15 shots and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 2 of 4 free throws.
Shockingly poor performance.
Li Ao remembered a piece of news he had seen in his original time and space. Finley ranked first among the big-name players laid off by the Houston version of the amnesty clause.
The contract was renewed for five years in advance in 2002, which seemed to be a maximum salary of US$80 million. It did not take effect until 2003. As a result, Cuban laid off Finley in 2005.
After Li Ao read the news, he checked the Mavericks' lineup in those years. Although Finley's average dropped to 15 points per game in the 2004-05 season, the main reason for the decline was that the Mavericks had already introduced Stackhouse and Jason. -Terry, Josh Howard and Marquis Daniels, the two talents from the 2003 class, have already played, and there is also the talented rookie Devin Harris who needs the right to take action.
Finley's data declined that year because his shooting rights plummeted. In order to cooperate with his young teammates, he also took the initiative to practice spot-catching three-pointers, and developed a beautiful three-point shooting technique. He averaged 40% field goal percentage per game. Two goals.
Li Ao has always wondered why the Mavericks waived Finley. In the end, Finley became the hero of the Spurs' 2007 championship.
Now he understands.
The ancient version of Trash Brothers...
As a pitcher for the Spurs and just a role player, Finley's playoff performance naturally looked good.
But the Mavericks need Finley to carry the team forward in the playoffs, and he has become a weak shrimp.
Now that we have players like Terry and Stackhouse who are big-hearted, fearless in the playoffs, and are not weaker than Finley, it would be better to cut Finley and pay less luxury tax.
Although Juwan Howard has more ambition than strength, he still dared to fight hard. He made 6 of 15 shots and 4 of 4 free throws to score 16 points.
Li Ao, as an opponent, sympathized with Nowitzki.
The Silver Horn King, who was still in the leveling stage, happened to meet three of them who were suitable to guard against him, and they had plenty of room for a round of battles.
Nowitzki has not developed a close-range shot yet, and his close-range shooting percentage is only 29.5%.
There are O'Neal Jr. and Chris Mihm under the basket, and when Matt Halprin or Odom is guarding Nowitzki, there is also the threat of Li Ao shrinking to protect the frame.
The Clippers only need players with great height, wingspan and strength to hold up Nowitzki on the outside and prevent him from catching and shooting easily. He doesn't dare to let him cut in.
At 10:24 pm, the final whistle sounded.
106 to 84, the Clippers slaughtered the Mavericks!
The final whistle sounded, and Li Ao received a reminder that the task was completed.
'The Strongest Newcomer' completed the job with unexpected ease.
Nash scored 20 points and 7 assists. When he is the highest scoring player on the team, he knows how poor his team's offensive performance is.
Li Ao blocked 5 shots in the three quarters, which was more than the entire opponent's team, while the opponent only blocked 4 shots.
I got 9,000 achievement points, and quickly earned back half of the 18,000 achievement points I crossed out when upgrading the 'High Lord', and also got 1 basic attribute point!
At the same time, they grabbed the home court advantage in the first game!
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After four games on the first game day of the playoffs, two games were as expected.
The Magic beat the Celtics easily.
In the match between the Suns and Trail Blazers, the two teams went back and forth during regular time. With 3 minutes left, the Suns still led by 3 points, 86 to 83.
But in the end, the Suns were beaten 7-0, and the Trail Blazers reversed and won 90-86.
In 3 minutes of critical time, the Suns scored 0 points.
Just like when they played against the Clippers in the final game, when the two teams were locked in defense and the score was tight, the Clippers had Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and Boykins who could score. Every time the Suns reached that moment, They were all held down and beaten.
But the other two games left fans stunned.
The Heat are a super team that only lost 86.5 points per game in the regular season. People thought that even if they couldn't make it far in the playoffs, they would be able to defeat the championship teams.
As a result, Carter beat the Heat with a score of 50+ in a single game, and the Raptors slaughtered the Heat with 26 points.
What also surprised the fans was the performance of the Mavericks. People didn't think they were sure to beat the Clippers. They were both newcomers to the playoffs, but they were second in the Western Conference anyway. They were beaten the whole time, which was outrageous. .
The worst thing is Nash. Li Ao, who started from the bottom line and was as far away as 7 meters away, led Nash to the first place in the top five goals today!
(End of chapter)
