Chapter 456 [Total score 3 to 0]
Nets players and coaching staff have studied the Clippers' games that have lost this season and wanted to find a way to deal with them.&&
The Clippers have several common characteristics of losing. First, Ye Feng doesn't feel very good, and secondly, the Clippers' inside players have too many fouls. As long as Paul Gasol and Love end up, Gasol Jr. and Yi Jianlian's ability to defend against pick-and-roll is not good enough, but it is not easy to hit the two major floor flows inside. It depends on luck if Ye Feng's bad feel is more important.
The second battle between the two sides hit on the 12th, and luck was obviously not on the side of the Nets.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Heat, "World" Howard's condition can be described as "as if he is a god's help", and every game can make the Heat exhausted the inside. So before the finals, people said that Howard is likely to beat the Clippers' inside, so that the Nets may win the championship. Howard's performance in the first game is acceptable, but in the second game against Paul Gasol, Howard's performance is not satisfactory. He fell into confusion in the inside again and again.
Gasol proved his value with his tough performance and played bloody. When Howard received the ball, Gasol made all his strength and squeezed him out of the penalty area. In this way, the "World" could not play to his advantage at the basket. Moreover, Gasol did not just stay behind Howard to defend, he would also go around to defend and disrupt the offensive rhythm.
In addition, Stephen Curry, who was questioned some time ago, performed very well. He had a high shooting percentage and became an important scoring point for the Clippers. Ye Feng attracted the defense and passed the ball. Curry used his 13-point performance in a single quarter to hit the Nets.
The Nets' defense is very tight, but their offense is bad and they still cannot win. In this game, they lost more happily. They were already 19 points behind in three quarters, lost 103 to 7 in the whole game, and fell behind 0-2 in the total score.
Ye Feng's performance is still eye-catching, with a quasi-triple double-double average of 31 points and 11 rebounds and assists per game. Thibodeau let Love go out to defend the nets' outside pitcher, and Ye Feng was at the basket, causing his rebounding number to rise sharply. The unlucky Love's rebounding data dropped, and there may be unknown people who say he is a "data brush". The evidence is that rebounding is not as good as regular season.
Rodman's rebounding data dropped very well in the finals. Some people questioned the moisture of his rebounding king. However, no one paid attention to the fact that he had been entangled with Karl Malone throughout the game and often went to the perimeter to switch defenses. As long as he went to defend the outside, even Chamberlain would not be able to reach the basket to catch the rebounds.
After the game, Howard said helplessly in an interview with reporters: "Their defense against me is very complicated, and they always use exaggerated movements to defend me, which makes me feel uncomfortable. Now, I must calm down and think carefully, and study methods to defeat their defense."
Obviously, Howard is not adapted to Gasol's defense. Moreover, the Clippers have always been single-defense against Howard, and even if they pass, it is difficult to create space, allowing the outside team to convert the pass into assists. There is no star who can attract double-teams,
It is difficult for the Nets to break the Clippers' man-to-man tactics, which Howard and Wall did not do well. As long as Wall breaks through, he will have to face the tactics of tall players' anti-bounce and not-preventing shots.
Gasol's toughness made the Clippers' advantage more obvious. Josh Smith's appearance on the bench played as the No. 4 position injected vitality into the Clippers' penalty area defense. Only Thorton performed relatively poorly. In the second quarter, he faced the encirclement of two defensive experts, Battier and Hayes, and his shooting rate dropped significantly. Fortunately, he did not affect the victory or defeat of the game. In the two games, Thomas and Yi Jianlian rarely got opportunities to play and became the most marginal people. Their defense was too poor and they were easily caught by the opponent. Moreover, Thomas lacked experience, so the Clippers did not want to take risks at this time. Dorell Wright became a surprise in the finals, hitting three-pointers in both games. He relied on his physical fitness and did not become a defensive loophole, and he did a good job. It was like a different person.
When a reporter asked Wright how he adjusted his condition, he said: "It's always ready to play hard. Although I have been playing as a substitute, I have three-pointers and good physical fitness. As long as the coach gives me a chance, I will try my best to make use of these advantages."
When asked about the next game, Ye Feng was not so low-key, he said: "I am ready to continue fighting in New Jersey. We will definitely defend our title this season."
Many Clippers players have rich experience in the finals. Although there are many people with the Nets team who have experience in the finals, they have not been able to work together as long as the Clippers. In this finals, experience played a major role.
After losing the first two games of the finals, the Nets had no way out. On the 15th, they had to fight to the home court, because there was no team in NB history that could successfully turn the tables behind 0-3, but there were several teams who were swept 0-3 in the finals.
The fanatical home atmosphere is the biggest advantage of the Nets, but it is not enough to defeat the Clippers. The latter is getting closer and closer to the three consecutive championships. The Clippers are the team with the strongest attack power in the league, and their offensive firepower is fully displayed throughout the season. When they enter the playoffs, they show tough defense again.
In the history of the NB Finals, only three teams eventually turned defeated and won when they were 0-2 behind. The most recent one happened in 2006, when the Heat won four consecutive games after losing the first two games. This is also very educational for the Clippers. They don't want that to happen and will never be careless.
Both away games were defeated without any suspense, and the Nets' dream of winning the championship has faded. In the eyes of the outside world, the suspense of the finals has changed from who can win the championship to whether the Nets will be swept.
This game is also the first of the Nets' three consecutive home games. If they win this game, the Nets will rekindle their hopes of winning the championship; if they lose again in this game, they may be defeated like a mountain.
That night, the Nets changed the lineup, and Marshawn Brooks entered the lineup. He had a stronger ability to hold the ball and attack, while Wall focused more on organizing the offense, allowing him to play pick-and-roll with the inside players. "Little General" Johnson gave Brooks high hopes, but Brooks was a first-year rookie after all, and he lacked experience. Facing Ye Feng's defense, he seemed a little rough. At the beginning, Brooks chose to take the ball and attack with the ball. He felt that he shook Ye Feng away and stopped and jumped, but Ye Feng chased him from the side, giving him a hot pot.
Howard gave Brooks a hotpot to Ye Feng in defense, which greatly boosted the team's morale. The two teams started the defensive battle and could not easily score each other in the first two minutes. Smith's tip-in broke the deadlock, and Howard turned around and scored a strong attack at the basket, and hit the hook in the next attack, taking over the first 4 points of the Nets.
After Ye Feng broke through the basket, he hit a three-pointer on the left, and the Clippers took the lead 7-4. Wall broke through and bit the score with a difficult throw from Ye Feng's head.
Both sides hit the scores in this game, and the game lasted 5 and a half minutes, and the score was tied 9-9. Ye Feng assisted Love to win the lead with a long shot, and overtook the score again 13-9 in 7 minutes. Later, Ye Feng gave Howard a hot pot in assisting defense, which greatly boosted the team's morale.
The Nets' offense was extremely difficult. At the critical moment, Butler's three-pointer relieved the pressure on the home team, but the Clippers immediately fixed the score at 24-19 in the first quarter with a 5-0 small score.
In the second quarter, the Nets replaced Scola, Ariza, Bathir, Wall and Howard. They did not replace all the main players and wanted to fight the Clippers. At this time, the Clippers' substitute lineup showed their strength. The second team composed of Tony Allen, Thorton, Barnes, Smith, and Gasol Jr. withstood the pressure and defended the Nets to attack.
Especially Gasol Jr.'s strength to fight Howard allowed him to score 1 point with only free throws in 5 minutes, which was shocking.
The Nets, who were behind 24-31, were forced to call for a timeout. After that, the shooting percentages of both sides improved. Ye Feng, Smith and Curry became the main players in scoring. The Nets Wall, Butler and Scola also performed well. Ye Feng turned 45 degrees from the right and made a buzzer-beating two points, helping the Clippers maintain the lead 49-41.
In the second half, the two teams continued to compete in defense. Nets Battier suddenly broke out and hit two three-pointers, narrowing the gap. 4 minutes and 13 seconds before the end of this quarter, Ye Feng assisted Gasol to make a strong attack at a low post, and the Clippers only led by 3 points. The competition between the two sides entered a white-hot stage, and the offense failed to make progress, and there were continuous fouls in the defense.
Butler's three-pointer helped the Nets catch up with the score. After Wall cut off Curry's ball and handed it over to Howard for a strong attack, Ye Feng used a foul tactic to stop Howard from scoring. Howard missed two free throws, and the Nets missed the opportunity to overtake the score.
Ye Feng began to use free throws and pull jump shots to hit the Nets' confidence, and scored 6 points in the final stage, helping the Clippers to end the third quarter with a 74-69 lead.
After entering the last quarter of the game that determines life and death, the Clippers' experience advantages began to play a role. They did a better job of grasping the rhythm, quickly returning to defense, resolute counterattacks, and steady positional warfare.
In the first two minutes, Ye Feng attracted a slid-up assist, Love on the right, shot a three-pointer, further widening the gap. The Nets Bathir and Ariza were rejected by the basket three consecutive three-pointers. 6 minutes and 14 seconds, Ye Feng made a 45-degree shot to help the team gain a 10-point lead, and then firmly controlled the situation.
In the last 1 minute and 12 seconds, Bathir's three-pointer scored the score to 92-96. After that, Ye Feng failed to make a jump shot, giving the backward Nets a glimmer of hope.
After the suspension, the Nets gambled a three-pointer, and the Clippers sent the best defenders to guard against the periphery. The Nets Butler scored a three-pointer and missed the rebound by Gasol. The Clippers made a quick counterattack. Ye Feng broke through and caused a foul and hit two key free throws. The Nets Hayward missed the three-pointer again, with a score of 92 to 9. The Nets could only swallow the bitter fruit of three consecutive losses at home.
Chapter completed!