Back from the intermission, the combination of Bibby, Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal Jr. came on the court.
Gentry looked at this lineup, he didn't want to...
What he wants to build this season is an offensive and defensive team.
However, under the influence of rules, the progress of building the defensive system is obviously faster than that of the offensive system.
The game against the Trail Blazers two days ago was a good proof of this. When they didn't play well offensively, they could rely on defense + star shooting to defeat a strong defensive team.
This is also the reason why he strengthened the importance of individual stars' abilities in tactics.
However, even if he is forced to be iron-blooded this time, he will not give up his "offense and defense"!
On Li Ao's side, he took a look at the tasks he received at the end of the first half.
"Shoot the sun:
Goal 1: Limit Stephon Marbury to 30 points.
Goal 2: Limit Anfernee Hardaway's assists to less than 10 times.
Goal 3: Limit the Suns to less than 100 points.
Goal 4: Win the game.
Rewards: Level 1 Vertical Master, Level 1 training methods for dribbling behind the back and turning and shooting. "
When it comes to vertical movement scoring, what Li Ao can think of is Penny during the Magic team and Kyrie Irving during his partnership with James.
When these two broke through, they dribbled from behind and moved sideways to get rid of the defense, which was a feast for the eyes.
Definitely have to win, very good finishing technique, with skills, the most important thing is... handsome!
However, the task was difficult. Marbury scored 7 points in the first quarter and 9 points in the second quarter. The more he played, the better he got.
Pence took advantage of Marbury's breakthrough goal and played 17 minutes in the half and got 6 assists.
As Li Ao walked back to the locker room, his head turned rapidly, and there was only one way he could think of - to defend to the death!
He and his teammates came to the court, and the opposite team sent out a combination of Marbury, Dan Marley, Penny, Marion, and Gugliotta.
At halftime, Doug Collins reviewed the lineups that played well on offense in the first half, and this was the strongest one among them.
He clapped his hands twice, attracting the attention of his teammates and the three opponents who had come over, and said loudly: "Brothers, let the people in Phoenix know what the Iron-Blooded Angel City is!"
Pence: City of Angels? What does it have to do with Iron Blood?
etc! The Clippers just played a 70-something to 70-something game a few days ago!
When the referee blew the whistle to start the third quarter, Pence was stuck by Li Ao in a very rough manner.
When Marbury advanced to the midline, he was also pressed and defended by Big Q in the half.
Bibby held his rough arms close to Dan Marley. The most uncomfortable thing was Marion. He encountered Matt Halprin, who was stronger than most power forwards!
Marbury tried to get rid of Big Q's defense, but Big Q was like brown sugar. He was focused on one-on-one defense, had excellent defensive awareness, and had good physical fitness. Marbury couldn't get rid of Big Q easily, and could only advance to the top arc against Big Q. , then suddenly took a step away and changed direction to break through!
Marbury rushed to the right side of the three-second zone and was stuck by Li Ao. He wanted to cut to Penny on the left side of the three-second zone. Matt Halprin moved to the middle of the three-second zone and intercepted the passing line. Penny had no choice but to Pulling back to the free throw line, Marbury quickly took the ball and almost made a mistake.
Pence received the ball outside the free throw line, and Bibby, who was switched, was close to him. Matt Halprin and Li Ao moved to the wings. Pence wanted to pass the ball to Marbury or Marion, but the passing line was cut off by the opponent. Only Cutting to Dan Marley, there was a chance to catch the ball around the baseline, and he quickly passed it.
Dan Marley received the ball from close range on the right side of the three-second zone and was covered by O'Neal. He broke through the baseline and came to the left side of the basket. He used Gugliotta to block O'Neal and turned around to throw..." Snapped"……
Li Ao, who had shrunk in place, slapped Dan Marley's throw out of bounds!
Marbury's little heart was pounding.
The intensity of the confrontation, the speed of defense changes, the large-scale movement without any effort...are you ignoring the offense?
The Suns continued to attack, with 9 seconds left on the clock. Marbury ran to receive the ball, but was interfered by Big Q's crazy defense. He was sure that the opponent was ignoring the offense and was risking his life on the defensive end!
Marbury is known as the 'lone wolf'. In addition to running away from the wolf pack for a big contract, there are also problems with his style of play and personality. He doesn't like pick-and-rolls very much. He is highly confident and stays by himself when receiving the serve. Running, under Big Q's close defense and Bibby's flank interference, he didn't catch the ball.
With five seconds left to serve, Pence had no choice but to serve the ball to Gugliotta.
Successfully forcing the opponent to pass the ball to one of Dan Marley and Gugliotta, the rest of the Clippers quickly followed their defenders.
Gugliotta couldn't pass the ball, and there was no time for him to wait for his teammates to respond. He chose to take a step forward and turned over for a jump shot... He couldn't move. After turning over, he was stuck by O'Neal, and he was forced to fall back and miss the short-range jump shot. middle!
Li Ao pulled back and grabbed the defensive rebound!
During the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao used the screen to catch the ball and took two steps forward. He missed the mid-range shot after touching the penny who was changing defense!
Just as Marbury and Pence thought, the Clippers' defense had a great impact on the offense.
But this is also within the expectations of the Clippers. If you want to be iron-blooded, you must first be mentally prepared for your offense to be affected, so as not to affect your defensive mood.
Li Ao, who was playing iron, led his teammates to quickly retreat and continue to devote themselves to defense.
The Clippers' defensive intensity suddenly increased, and the Suns players who were used to cooperating with their opponent's offense in the first half were not used to it.
After playing for several rounds, Marion scored 3 points with a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
During this period, the Clippers did not score many points. Bibby broke out from close range and caused a foul and made two free throws. O'Neal Jr. grabbed an offensive rebound and passed it to Li Ao. Li Ao hit a two-pointer from a 45-degree angle and only scored 4 points. .
In 4 minutes, the score was 3-4, and the Suns called a timeout, but after the timeout came back, the Clippers did even better!
Bibby was replaced and rested, Jordan came on to take charge, and Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal continued to play!
Neither Bibby nor Jordan's defense was good. In order to reduce the pressure on the two defensive ends, Gentry only sent one of them to play 4 drag 1!
With this lineup arrangement, they can play less offensive coordination, but their physical condition on the offensive end will be better.
After returning from the timeout, Marbury was confused and couldn't cooperate, so he wouldn't cooperate and he would do it himself!
Using singles to deal with iron-blooded defense is the most direct and effective way, but this matter depends on personal ability.
Facing Big Q's top defense and Li Ao's assisting defense, Marbury's success rate in singles was extremely low. When the ball was distributed, his teammates could not make a shot.
Jordan also chose the same style of play. Even though he is 38 years old, his success rate is still higher than Marbury!
And after Jordan attracted a double attack, Li Ao, who responded to him, was able to throw the ball in!
Being iron-blooded is fun for a while, and being iron-blooded is always fun!
Relying on Jordan's single shots and distribution, and Li Ao's response shots and counterattacks, the Clippers scored 15 points in the last 8 minutes of the third quarter.
Of course, this scoring efficiency is still extremely low. When converted into 48 minutes, it is only 80 points.
But the Suns only scored 9 points in these 8 minutes...
As Pence missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, the score was fixed at 19-12 in the third quarter.
Relying on Li Ao's 7 points in a single quarter and Jordan's 6 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, after three quarters, the Clippers led the Suns by 3 points 66-63 entering the final quarter!
(End of chapter)
