RNP Chapter 592
Chapter 592
Chapter 592
How to deal with pressure is a reflection of the overall strength of a team. In such a big show like the NBA, pressure is always everywhere.
For the Clippers, at the Staples Center, their pressure performance is sometimes not as good as on the road.
Someone has specifically calculated that since the playoffs of the 10 season, the performance of the Clippers on the road is actually better than at home.
Sometimes they will be stolen by their opponents at home, or they will play hard to beat. As a result, when they go to the away game, they often beat their opponents to the point where they don't even recognize them.
For example, the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals felt like they could still wrestle with the Clippers in Staples, thinking that they could always win a game or even tie when they returned to Memphis, right?
In the end, he couldn't beat it even more, so he shaved his head and went home.
There is also the Jazz in the first round, who stole home in the first game and let the Clippers open the door. It is also the only game the Clippers have lost in the playoffs so far.
Then he returned to the Salt Lake City Plateau with home court advantage, and was beaten up by the Clippers again, with no chance of winning.
In the regular season, the Clippers often overturned at home, losing to the Cavaliers to end their winning streak, losing streak to underdogs at home, and so on.
But in away games, especially some long away games, the Clippers can often win consecutive victories and win some tough games.
Even Min Congda knows that the Clippers are very strong in away games. Before, every time he went on an away game with the whole team excitedly, which time did he not return disappointed?
Although the away journey is tiring, it can make the players more focused and united. There are tens of thousands of people in the field, and no one supports you except your teammates and coaches.
Even your general manager does not support you.
In this case, players can often burst out with huge energy.
The dazzling lights of Los Angeles and the crazy cheers of young fans on the scene sometimes make people lose their concentration.
For example, in the auction seats in the front row, there are often those sexy and revealing models, celebrities, third-rate actors, and well-known Internet celebrities and so on.
They don't come to Staples to watch the game, they come to be on TV, on Twitter, and gain exposure.
Harden, a fat man with less willpower, is sometimes attracted by these charming scenery, which leads to a large increase in his turnover rate-Harden's average turnover at home is higher than that at away.
However, the home court is not all negative for the Clippers. After all, with the support of tens of thousands of people in the audience, the morale of the players is very high.
Once a wave-like attack is launched, the cheers and support of the audience like a tsunami can often overwhelm the opponent.
Many opponents were unable to withstand the impact of the Clippers in the third quarter, and were taken away by the Clippers in one or two waves.
In tonight's game, after the start of the third quarter, the Clippers also put tremendous pressure on the Heat.
Curry hit a three-pointer from the outside as soon as he came up. Compared with the first half, the Clippers opened up the offensive space in the third quarter.
As soon as Gasol crossed the midfield, he began to screen Curry for a pick-and-roll, and then Leonard and George came over to fake screens and respond respectively.
Then it spreads out, and Curry has a lot of passing options, going straight to the basket, the corner, or giving George a one-on-one with the ball at a 45-degree angle.
But Curry chose the most unreasonable, but most reasonable handling of the ball for him-the top of the arc was two steps away from the three-point line and fired directly!
Who made Nash's defense not tight enough? For Curry, this is a big open space.
Curry's three-pointer blew the Clippers' crazy offensive in the third quarter.
Compared with the first half, the Clippers' offensive speed has been further improved, and the space is wider at the same time.
George and Leonard increased their three-pointers. After Curry hit a three-pointer, Leonard also made a three-pointer facing Lewis at 45 degrees on the left.
Two consecutive three-pointers quickly widened the difference between the two sides.
The adjustment of the Clippers' midfield is still very targeted.
The two weakest points of the Heat's starting defense are Nash and Lewis.
The Clippers must make good use of the Heat's two loopholes.
Tyronn Lue was right about one thing. The Clippers played too cautiously in the first half and made too few three-pointers.
A large number of rushing insiders is theoretically safe, but the Heat's insiders with Howard have not been washed away.
On the contrary, Howard contributed three blocks in the first half and played a very good performance, but the Clippers were suppressed inside.
The inside line is the foundation and basic guarantee of the Clippers, but the outside firepower and three-pointers are the key to the Clippers' lead in the league.
After all, the inside combination of Gasol + Randolph is certainly powerful, but looking at NBA history, there is still a gap compared with those super twin towers and inside combinations.
The Clippers' backcourt and striker are the foundation of their strength.
After the start of the third quarter, the Clippers played an 11:3 offensive shock wave, which suddenly widened the gap between the two sides.
Spoelscola saw that the situation was not right and called a timeout to make adjustments.
At such a critical moment, Spoelstra immediately replaced Lewis and replaced him with Ray Allen.
Although Ray Allen is a guard and is old, his offense is reliable, and his defense is not a colander.
Spoelstra also asked Nash to keep the pace of the game as slow as possible.
Don't look at Nash's fame in the Suns, before he went to the Suns, he was able to play slowly in the Mavericks.
The point guard is so good, his physical ability declines with age, but his experience and field control ability are always on the line.
Returning to the field after the timeout, Nash began to direct the tactics from the outside with the ball.
Bosh asked for the ball in the low post, Nash passed it straight to Bosh, Bosh hit Randolph with his back, walked in the middle, and passed the ball to Nash at the top of the arc.
After Nash made a fake shot and broke through the middle, he distributed the ball to Howard.
Howard pushed Gasol away, hooked with his right hand, and missed, but grabbed an offensive rebound and wanted to make a comeback. There was no chance, and the ball was returned to Nash.
Nash dribbled out and reorganized the offense.
According to the NBA rules in 13, after getting an offensive rebound and restarting the offense, the offensive time will be adjusted back to 24 seconds.
This allows the offensive team enough time to consume after possession of the ball, while allowing the opponent to cool down.
Nash understands this truth well. He knows that the Clippers feel hot, and there is no chance of winning if they play fast with their opponents.
Nash pressed the time to the last 10 seconds. Facing Curry's defense, after Nash dribbled the ball continuously, he suddenly stepped back and made a strong shot from outside the three-point line!
Three point hit!
Nash's shooting has always been very good. He is a member of the 180 club all year round and his shooting heat map is all red.
He hit the first three-pointer of the night to help the Heat stabilize the situation.
This attack took more than 30 seconds, and the Clippers' enthusiasm gradually faded.
Subsequently, the Heat shrunk the line of defense and gambled on the Clippers' outside touch.
George missed a three-pointer, Ray Allen grabbed a backcourt rebound and gave it to Nash.
Nash was not in a hurry to dribble across the half, and still dribbled outside to control the rhythm.
Howard came out to pick and roll Nash. Nash walked to the left, slowly broke through, and suddenly wanted to shoot with a horseback archery move.
But from the side, Leonard had quick eyesight and quick hands. He actually reached over and blocked Nash's ball from the side and behind!
The two sides scrambled together, and the Heat were extremely tenacious. Wade snatched the ball, lay on the ground and gave the ball to Bosh, who then distributed the ball to Ray Allen in the right corner.
Facing George, Allen made a direct three-pointer and hit it again!
Nash and Ray Allen's two three-pointers helped the Heat get closer to the game.
Nash had lingering fears about the ball. He didn't expect that Leonard, who was defending Wade, would jump over to block him.
The talent and strength of the Clippers players are indeed quite terrifying, but the Heat players have their own strong beliefs to support them.
Curry immediately fought back on the offensive end. It was also a pick-and-roll, and it was also a horse-riding archery shot. No one from the Heat blocked it.
Hit the board and scored two points.
Although Curry scored, Min Congda could tell that the rhythm of the game had actually returned to the Heat's side.
The Clippers' light fur and fast horse-style offense was suppressed, and the players had to get into a fight with the Heat. The physical distribution was affected, and the offensive end must be a little slower.
Min Congda is one of the few people who has never played much and has an extremely keen sense of the game.
Although the Clippers are now leading and the situation is dominant, he has a premonition that the Heat are likely to catch up in the second half, the fourth quarter.
This kind of feeling and thought made Min Congda a little excited, he thought: "This year the Clippers finally met their opponents, and the Heat are indeed very powerful!"
The Heat are indeed very tough. In the middle of the third quarter, after the Clippers replaced the second team, they played another offensive climax.
This time it was led by Harden. He first hit a mid-range jumper from the free throw line, then stole Wade, counterattacked for a layup and caused Wade to foul and go to the free throw line.
Then, Harden also assisted Randolph to hit a jumper, counterattacked and passed to Butler for a dunk. A series of operations brought the Clippers' lead back to double digits.
But Min Congda can see that the Clippers' passing and cutting system has not been played out, and the back door at the basket is basically unsuccessful.
The Clippers' offense relies on the personal abilities of Curry and Harden, and their defense relies on the personal abilities of Leonard and Gasol.
In the system-to-system confrontation, the Clippers did not have an advantage.
In the competition of pace and rhythm, the Clippers also fell into the trap of the more experienced Heat.
Spoelstra immediately called a timeout again, and Spoelstra's timeouts had good results every time.
This time he replaced Cole for Nash, used Haslem inside, and at the same time put the center of offense on Ray Allen on the offensive end.
At this time, the score between the two sides reached 76:66, the Heat were 10 points behind the Clippers, and there were 3 minutes left at the end of the third quarter.
Ray Allen has scored 11 points tonight and is the second highest scoring player in the team, making 4 of 2 three-pointers.
After the offense came back from a timeout, Ray Allen ran a classic three-point tactic, slid back from the baseline, caught the ball from the left corner and shot directly.
Three point hit!
His touch can be said to be quite fiery tonight.
With Curry constantly setting new records in three-pointers, the former three-pointer Ray Allen seems to intend to compete with Curry.
And Curry was a little over the top, and immediately forced a three-pointer from the outside to retaliate, but he missed under Cole's entanglement.
Haslem took the backcourt rebound and gave it to Ray Allen. Allen suddenly accelerated with the ball and hit the basket. The layup caused George's foul.
At the free throw line, Ray Allen made two free throws. His score has reached 16 points, and the difference between the two sides has narrowed to 5 points.
After that, neither the Clippers nor the Heat scored again. At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 76:71, with a 5-point difference, and the fourth quarter was completely played.
The 38-year-old Ray Allen played well. On the one hand, it shows that he is in good condition. On the other hand, it shows that the Clippers lack experienced defenders in this second position.
If Fisher was there, someone would be able to face Ray Allen. Unfortunately, Lao Yu, an important player in the finals and Smart's lifelong enemy, was sent away by Min Congda.
George, Leonard, and Butler are all aggressive young players with great defensive talent.
But defending the second position, they are too tall, which is not good.
Especially for old-school players like Ray Allen, his style of play is different from many young players today.
Off the ball is sharp, and the offense with the ball is simple but efficient. Defense against him requires a lot of experience.
The second position of the Clippers lacks this experience. If it is Min Congda, maybe Livingston will give it a try.
But tonight, Tyronn Lue did not make this attempt, and Livingston, who is the third substitute, has been sitting on the bench.
The game progressed to the fourth quarter. As expected by Min Congda, after three quarters of fighting, the rhythm of the game gradually entered the track of the Heat.
At the beginning, Wade broke through the basket and made a layup, which also caused a foul by Gasol.
Gasol was severely suppressed tonight, and he had to defend against Howard and face the impact of Wade.
Director Lue's use of Anthony Davis is still too conservative. In fact, he should be used more.
There is no way, in the finals, the style of the head coach will tend to be conservative, and non-great coaches will not dare to make strange moves.
With Wadega's free throw, the point difference between the two sides further narrowed, and the Clippers had a two-point lead.
Tyronn Lue could no longer sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and stood on the sidelines giving orders loudly.
The pressure came to the Clippers players. At this time, Fatty Blue stepped forward.
Hold the ball in the low position and force Howard with his back!
Use a feint to shake away, then take a step back, take a difficult step-back jumper with a zero-degree angle, and hit it!
This ball is very critical, and Fatty Blue is still very reliable at this time.
However, the Heat, who have survived three quarters of the game, have found the feeling of the game.
Wade broke through again and gave the ball to Lewis. Lewis made a three-pointer and hit it!
The point difference was caught up to only 1 point, and the two sides officially entered the tug-of-war.
Tyronn Lue called a timeout, but he didn't seem to have any good ways to do it, and he looked back at the audience frequently.
This is asking Min Congda for help!Mr. Smart, where's your note?
How could Min Congda pass a small note to Director Lu at this time?
Seeing Director Lu's helpless eyes, Min Congda chuckled inwardly, thinking you are the coach and I am the coach?
When we played against the Lakers before, I just handed you a note and used the remote control. Now you still expect me?
The helpless Tyronn Lu really couldn't think of any good solution, he could only feel that the situation was not very good.
After the timeout ended, the hot Ray Allen made another three-pointer from the outside!The Heat overtook the score!
Ray Allen's fourth three-pointer of the game. A man who had 6 three-pointers in the first half of the Finals couldn't stop him once his touch started.
However, Curry immediately hit from outside the three-point line and returned the color. The two sides have entered the decisive moment of the fourth quarter.
The first game of the finals was so fierce, and the Heat's pre-game preparations seemed to make the Clippers fully prepared.
At this time, Ada couldn't help but said to Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, don't you want to pass a note to Director Lu?"
Min Congda wanted to say why should I pass him the note?But this didn't match his personality. After thinking for a while, Min Congda took out a small note from his pocket.
He didn't write anything, he wrote it to Ada, and said, "Ada, wait until the last moment of the game, and give it to Lu."
Ada took the note, thinking that there was something written on it, it seemed to be a kit!
Is Mr. Smart so clever?Already ready before the game?
Ada, who was originally nervous and apprehensive, calmed down.
Min Congda thought to himself: "I don't believe it. I don't write anything on this note. Could it be that I can help the Clippers?"
(End of this chapter)