Chapter 1076 Accidental MVP
Marcus Morris is the twin brother of Shekai's former teammate Markieff Morris, who previously played for the Knicks. He is different from his older brother Damo. He mainly swings the 3/4 position, while his older brother swings the 4/5 position.
Morris Jr. has made more than 40% of his three-point shooting percentage this season. When he was in the Celtics, he was a powerful forward with a defense above the level behind the low post, so he has attracted a lot of attention now.
The Lakers lack chips, and they only have a Kuzma with mediocre potential. The Knicks certainly prefer the Clippers' chips.
The Lakers' goal of asking Morris Jr. is to strengthen the team's wings. Their guards can all play mahjong together, but only James and Kuzma on the wings. Kuzma's performance so far this season is disappointing. His previous spiritual offense cannot be seen. On the defensive end and Rondo are already the "hole combination" mentioned by Lakers fans.
In the previous game against the Pelicans, Kuzma was hit by the opponent when he was playing against Zion. It was a scene of a car accident. Many fans couldn't bear to look at it. This also made many fans realize that Walton, a guy who asked Kuzma to play center last season, basically didn't want to defend.
Kuzma is 206cm tall and mainly plays the 3/4 position, but his horizontal movement is slow, so when he encounters the 2/3 position with a slightly faster speed, he is easily overwhelmed. He likes to jump again, and Lakers fan Chen is a "Ma Xiaodiao"... He has been in the league for a long time, but his defensive end gives people a feeling of being a naughty man, preventing an artificial foul on the inside and sending the opponent to the free throw line from the outside. This kind of eye-catching scene can be seen almost every game in the regular season.
In the NBA, the guards who are not good at defense will have less damage to the team, because the guards are generally limited by their figure and naturally have disadvantages on the defensive end. Moreover, they have poor defense and poor wings of the team can wipe their butts. However, wings like Kuzma, and wings that are 4-sided, will hurt the team very much, because the opponent will directly make a layup after passing, or it will add a lot of risk of fouls to the center.
Why are 3D players popular? After all, you still need to have defense. There is no defense, only 3. Referring to the elderly Korver, the opponent will hit you in the playoffs, and you have no way to do anything.
The Clippers' move not only strengthened themselves, but also hindered the strengthening of their main competitors. It was considered a killing of two birds with one stone. Considering their team's strength, their first-round picks were not that valuable. Only the first-round picks of the bad team's unprotected team are valuable, referring to the Nets that year...
The Clippers passed this deal, which was equivalent to replacing Hackles with Morris Jr. These two men were considered to be half a dozen on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, Mo Mo was much stronger.
Hackles' three-point shooting is unstable and the output is small, but Morris Jr.'s three-point shooting percentage this season is more than 40%, and the output is also good. In addition, Morris Jr. also has the ability to misalign his opponent with a waist position, and his mid-range distance is better than Harcles.
It can be said that with Morris Jr., their small lineup is more complete, and the already fierce attack will become more powerful.
With Morris Jr., Patterson may have to go to the bench. Compared to Patterson's single offensive ability, Morris Jr. can shoot and play singles, so he is naturally a more comprehensive offensive and can enrich the team's offensive tactics.
Nowadays, the Clippers can line up two such lines. Starting: Beverly, Xie Kai, George, Morris Jr., and Zubac; Substitutes: Reeds, Shamet, Jemacao Green, Patterson, Harrell.
If you play in a small lineup, the Clippers can line up according to their opponent's situation: Beverly/Reeds, Xie Kai, George, Morris Jr., Harrell/Patterson/Jermaikao Green.
Even the Clippers can push Xie Kai to No. 1 and George to No. 2 to play in the full wing lineup.
This lineup can be big or small, and it is indeed an advantage for a strong team to deal with various situations in the playoffs. Because Xie Kai is here, the Clippers don’t have to worry about Reed’s defense being targeted by the opponent at critical moments, just not letting him go directly.
The Clippers are already the first in the league and they are still strengthening, which makes other powerful powers in the league very anxious because the stronger the opponent, the less likely they will win the championship.
So everyone is trying to strengthen operations on the trading deadline and try to catch up with the speeding team.
On February 8, the Clippers will play against the Timberwolves away.
The Wolves are basically giving warmth in the West. They can hardly beat any team when playing strong teams. They seem to have been rebuilding, but they have changed their lottery tickets one after another, but they just can't form a lineup to compete for the championship. In addition, it's a small-scale team, so no one wants to come, so they keep going like this.
This game was Morris Jr.'s first game with the Clippers jersey. Of course, he hoped to declare himself joining with a victory as a good start.
The strength of the two teams is very different. Xie Kai and Paulo are in charge of the Clippers, and their offense and defense are very stable. Even though they are not very familiar with Morris Jr., they still steadily suppressed their opponents and finally defeated their opponents easily, ushering in a 7-game winning streak.
On February 9, the Clippers beat the Cavaliers away and ushered in an eight-game winning streak.
On February 11, the Clippers lost 76ers away and missed the 9-game winning streak.
This is the Clippers' eighth loss this season. They are currently ranked first in the league with a record of 46 wins and 8 losses.
On February 13, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Celtics away and refused to lose in a row.
Next, the All-Star Weekend will enter. NBA teams will have a period of rest and adjustments, and then operate before the trading deadline. Opening supermarkets and strengthening the supermarkets, and strengthening the All-Star Weekend is a watershed, and the subsequent impact on the playoffs and playing badly will become the choices of different teams.
The Clippers' choice is of course to compete for the championship, so they are still trying to strengthen because there are still places in their lineup.
This All-Star Game was not as cheerful as Kobe's previous years because of Kobe. The atmosphere still seemed a bit sad and depressing after all.
In the All-Star Game, the West won the MVP.
This is the second time Xie Kai won the All-Star MVP in his NBA career. He is not so keen on making a big splash in the All-Star Game, but because of the change in the game system, the All-Stars played like the playoffs. In this case, in order to help the Western Conference win, he also played very seriously and accidentally won the MVP.
As the All-Star Weekend ends, NBA teams are preparing for the second half of the season.
The Clippers are still recruiting troops and trying to strengthen their lineup before the trade deadline.
The Clippers are now aiming at the Lakers. Whoever the Lakers are interested in, they will disrupt the situation and hinder their opponents from strengthening. In fact, in a sense, they will also strengthen themselves.
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