Chapter 203

Before the fans could get excited about the Black Eight Miracle, the Clippers lost to the Utah Jazz 84-97 away.

One day later, the Clippers' performance was shocking. No matter how brave the last two games the Lakers were, the shortcomings of the uneven lineup could not be changed. They can be said to be without point guards. The Lakers' No. 1 position is also very bad, and they cannot catch the Clippers' weaknesses, but the Jazz are different.

You can tell the reason for their loss by looking at the title of the media. "The Black Eight Miracle Can't Cover the Loss of No. 1", "The Fragile Clippers Back Can't Stop the Jazz", "Dron Williams - The Most Must Be Selected for All-Stars"...

The media did not criticize the Clippers. It was not that they were weak, but that Deron played too well, easily scored 23 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, revitalizing the team. On the other hand, Tony Allen, who started the Clippers, had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. It was impossible to tell from the data that he was a point guard. Chalmos scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers. The two of them added up to the data.

In the second game between the two sides on May 7, the Clippers could not make up for the shortcomings of No. 1 position, and lost two consecutive games at the Jazz home. They lost 13 points and 16 points respectively. Tony Allen's most familiar position is the shooting guard, who can only play the point guard and can only defend and pass the ball without making good goals. Chalmos is too young and does not pose a threat to Deron at all. What's even more disappointing is that Chalmos made 9 pass mistakes in two games, which directly ruined the Clippers.

In addition to the number one position, there are also problems with the inside. Love plays the starting lineup, and goes out to prevent Oku from being removed from the inside, Deron can break through, stay in the inside but cannot defend Boozer's low-post offense. Tate's defense is slightly better, and the rebounds and offense are not as good as Love. Hayes is not tall and can only resist people. As for McGee, except for tactical fouls, Thibodeau does not send him on the court.

Ye Feng only scored 21 points and 23 points in two games, and his average score was lower than the regular season, which has also been questioned by people. Scoring high scores in the playoffs against high-intensity defense can better reflect a player's ability. Ye Feng also wants to show his ability, but his opponent resolutely implements double-teaming and disrupts his shooting feel with fouls. He is not strong enough to ignore double-teaming. If he does not pass the ball to his teammates and chooses to play hard, the Clippers will lose even worse.

Back in Los Angeles, more morale-boosting news came out. NBA officially announced the most important awards in the regular season this season.

The best defensive player was won by Dwight Howard. This award was selected by sports journalists and television commentators in the United States and Canada.

Five players in the All-Defensive Team are Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant.

The second team of the best team are: Tim Duncan, Devin Wade, Ye Feng, Ron Artest, Rajon Rondo.

Ye Feng was placed in the forward in the selection, and he often defended the opponent's No. 34 position. The Cavaliers and Celtics' overall defense this season is stronger than the Clippers, and the core defender in the team naturally surpassed Ye Feng. Even if he averaged two blocks per game, he could not change this and could only be selected for the second team.

Kobe entered the first team again. He has a strong sense of defense, excellent predictions, and rich defensive experience. Although his single defense ability has declined, he is still affirmed. The defensive lineup was selected by coaches from 30 teams, and there is not much water.

LeBron James won the regular season Most Valuable Player Award, averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks, missing only one game. Not only did he have comprehensive data, he also led the Cavaliers to the best record in the league. This is an important basis for selecting MVP.

Center Howard, forward James, Ye Feng, defender Kobe and Wade were selected into the league's first team. Ye Feng was still selected as a forward, and most of his offenses were also at low posts. Nowitzki, who beat the Mavericks.

The second-team center Yao Ming, forward Duncan, Nowitzki, defender Roy, Chris Paul.

Third lineup: center O'Neal, forward Paul Gasol, Paul Pierce, defender Chauncey Billups, Deron Williams.

The best lineup was voted by 129 professional sports journalists and commentators from the United States and Canada. Each of them received a first choice vote was counted as 5 points, the second choice vote was 3 points, and the third choice vote was 1 point. After all, the commentator was not as professional as coaches, and there was some moisture when the selection was selected.

Paul failed to lead the team into the playoffs this season, but was selected into the second team. The super luxurious data gave him points. The Jazz have already broken through the first round of the playoffs and led 2-0 in the second round, but Deron is only in the third team. The "Shark" O'Neal in the third team is the most questioned. After he arrived at the Suns, the Suns were weaker than last season and only won the ninth place in the Western Conference in the regular season. Carlos Boozer, who played very well in the regular season, did not even get into the third team. The "reverse boy"'s character is too bad and annoying.

Ye Feng's name was on both lists. He won fifth place in the Best Defensive Player selection and fourth place in the regular season MVP selection.

After winning two awards, Ye Feng became more popular. Los Angeles fans gave the Clippers strong support. There was an online survey that fans believed that the Clippers just lost at the back line. If Barria was there, they could compete with the Jazz. Now they are 0-2 behind.

On May 9, the Clippers players who returned to their home court returned to their normal level. At the Staples Arena, even if the fans cheer for the Lakers, they can still play and they are used to playing here. At home in Salt Lake City, some young players can only play 70% or 80% of the level.

The tactics are still mainly Ye Feng's singles, attracting double-team shots to the outside players. The Clippers took the lead in the first half, and the pitchers scored three-pointers, and they are still used to the baskets at Staples Center. Especially Anthony Moro, who contributed four three-pointers in his limited playing time in the first half.

During the halftime break, the Clippers held a brief retirement ceremony for General Manager Elgin Baylor. Ye Feng delivered a speech on behalf of the players, and Donald Sterling personally gave Baylor flowers to thank him for everything he had done for the team over the years. Ye Feng chatted with Donald Sterling, gave him some suggestions and made a show. Now the public image of this stingy boss has improved. This time, the fans of the audience received warm applause. Baylor was named the best manager in the league this season and retired bravely. A small ceremony moved him almost to tears. In Ye Feng's previous life, he sued Sterling in court. Now this thing will not happen.

In the second half, the Clippers continued to control the situation and won a clean and neat game 104 to 95.

The Clippers are also a team with a high home winning rate, and Staples is also the Devil's home court. On May 11, they fought against the Jazz with their home momentum. Ye Feng had two key counter-attacks in the fourth quarter. The key three-pointer of Morro and Barnes made the Clippers reverse in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, winning a 94-90 straight win, tying the total score to 2-2.

When he returned to home, the young Clippers players were calm and treated shooting as practice. At this time, the Clippers management regretted that they had only signed a two-year minimum salary contract with Morrow. His three-pointers were too accurate, and he was the most daring to shoot, and he performed well in the playoffs. He was already an important member of the Clippers, and his value would definitely increase when the contract expired. There would definitely be many teams who wanted to poach him.

Ye Feng scored his second triple-double in the playoffs in the fourth game. 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

After entering the playoffs, he averaged 25 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2 blocks per game. His score was lower than the regular season level. The advantage was that the number of rebounds and assists increased, and his performance was more comprehensive. He is now the Clippers' most assists in the playoffs, and it can be said that he played more team than the regular season, and it was also related to the double-teaming of his opponents.

Unfortunately, Ye Feng was difficult to rely on his teammates away. At home court in Salt Lake City, the Jazz continued to double-team him, and his teammates began to perform abnormally again. The most abnormal person in the fifth game was Love. He made too many fouls and missed the correct shot, and was beaten by Boozer. Love only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, and made 1 of 7 shots in the game. Experts criticized him for playing too softly and could not make fouls, but just taking the ball from the outside to catch the ball. The Jazz was not at a loss after replacing defense, and he had a physique. He defended Love very successfully. As an inside line, his shooting percentage in this series was only 42%. Smith also failed to gain an advantage against Kirilenko. The Jazz could also help defend him, just like he did against Ye Feng, and he made a short shot. In this game, Hayes got a lot of playing time and scored a double-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, which was surprising.

The sixth game was held at the Clippers' home court. The Clippers players were under too much psychological pressure. The burden of wanting to win and fearing losing finally crushed the group of young people. They missed the shooting from the outside and fell 17 points behind the Jazz in the first half. Ye Feng attacked with all his strength in order to defend the honor of the home court. Thibodeau also sent two inside players, Gotat and Love, to help him with double cover.

Ye Feng did not pass the ball when facing double teams, and knocked Ronnie Brewer out of the game with 6 fouls, scored 27 points in the second half, with 44 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the game.

Unfortunately, the Clippers fell too much in the first half, and their teammates could not defend against the trident attack of Boozer, Deron and Oku. The Clippers finally lost 101 to 108. The total score ended the journey of the 2008-2009 season 2-4.

Despite the loss, the fans still gave the applause to the Clippers. They have created miracles and left beautiful memories for people. Fans have reason to believe that as long as the Clippers successfully strengthen in the summer, they will definitely be stronger next season. Especially the point guard position, which must be adjusted in the summer.

At the press conference, Thibodeau praised the players, especially Ye Feng. Ye Feng was the one who performed the most stably in the playoffs, and other players were somewhat uncomfortable. The team's future is bright. With this playoff baptism, fans will definitely see the stronger and more mature Clippers next season.

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