Chapter 217 Return to the home court
On April 22, the second game of the first round of the Western Conference ended, with a score of 112:100. The Spurs lost their home game. Artest broke out and helped the Clippers achieve a valuable away victory. The Spurs lost their home advantage after this game. The two teams are now on the same starting line.
After the game, **Vicci generously told the media: "They played better than us and did better in the confrontation. They were more fighting for rebounds or on the ground. They were naturally fighting for the ball, and they kicked us hard."
Ji Guochou scored 12 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks, Ji Guomomiley scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, Billups scored 18 points, 7 assists, Artest scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The game between the New Orleans Hornets and Phoenix Suns was followed. The Phoenix Suns, which had two interior super combinations, "Little Overlord" Stodmeier and "Big Sharks" O'Neal, continued to visit the New Orleans Arena today and played the second game of the first round of the playoffs with the Hornets.
The last time the two teams met, the Suns were 16 points ahead, but in the end they were turned around with Chris Paul!
Today, the Phoenix performed a reappearance for everyone yesterday. In the favorable situation of 7 points leading in the first half, the team scored only 11 points in the third quarter. This really happened yesterday. The opponent scored a 27-11 score in the third quarter. The Hornets successfully overtook and opened up the gap, laying the foundation for the victory.
Nash of the Suns contributed 28 points and 10 assists, with the highest team, Stoudemire 20 points and 10 rebounds, O'Neal 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Barbosa 12 points...
Chris Paul scored a game-high 32 points and 17 assists, plus 5 rebounds and 3 steals, David West scored 27 points and 10 rebounds, Stoyakovic scored 22 points, Hornets scored 20+. Peterson scored 12 points, Chandler scored 11 points and 10 rebounds, Pago 10 points, and Rockets former player Wales also contributed 4 points and 4 rebounds.
The Suns finally lost 112:125 to the Hornets without any suspense. After two consecutive away games, the Suns fell behind 0:2, and the playoff format is no longer optimistic.
On April 22, the second game of the first round of the East and West was completed. The eight Western teams, the Spurs and the Clippers played 1:1; the Hornets and the Suns 2:0; the Jazz and the Rockets 2:0; the Lakers and the Mavericks 2:0. The first two matches of the eight Western teams were beyond media expectations. Three teams all scored their opponents at home, and only the Western Conference champion Spurs gave up one home court.
Eastern, Celtics and Hawks 2:0; Cavaliers and Wizards 2:0; Pistons and 76ers 1:1; Magic and Raptors 1:1.
On April 23, the Lakers vs. Mavericks vs. Jazz vs. Rockets, and today the third game of the first round will continue in the playoffs.
Let’s talk about the Mavericks first. The Dallas have been training stars for their opponents in the playoffs in recent years. In 2006, they made Dwyane Wade a superstar and in 2007, they made Byron Davis even brighter. This year, they made Ariza successful.
In the first two games, Trevo Ariza scored 18 points + 6 rebounds + 3 steals + 2 blocks in both games, making the Lakers' wing defense gate truly become a good helper for Kobe after being tempered in the playoffs.
The Mavericks returned to home court with a 0:2 trail. The Dallas are not concerned about Ariza yet. They can no longer let Kobe do whatever he wants.
Today, the Mavericks set up a wall for Kobe. Although I don’t know if this wall is a shoddy project, the first two games were smooth sailing. The Pan finally tasted a pain today. They missed all four shots in the first quarter and scored 2 points with only free throws. After the "Peter" was detained, the Lakers were not in shape as a whole. My sister-in-law was humiliated by Terry, a little girl, at home. The Lakers made only 5 of 19 shots in the first quarter.
The Dallas started with a 12:2 wave, and the Lakers only made one goal in the first 5 minutes, trailing 10 points in the first quarter at 16:26.
In the subsequent game, the Lakers players felt awful. Texas teams were hard to play at home, and the Lakers and the Clippers knew that it was difficult to play like this, but even Phil Jackson was not prepared. The Lakers were 9 points behind and ended the first half.
After the halftime break, Kobe and Gasol still couldn't perform in the second half, while the Sharks continued to be in a sluggish state. Only the Lama performed normally, and the Mavericks began to widen the gap.
Kobe made only 1 of 4 shots in this quarter, and the Lakers trailed 63:74 after the third quarter.
Nowitzki and Terry made three-pointers after the start of the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks scored 17 points with 82:65, thus seizing the victory.
Kobe of the Lakers scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, Paul Gasol scored 14 points and 10 rebounds, Odom scored 16 points and 7 rebounds, Ariza scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, Bynum scored 5 points and 6 rebounds, and Fisher scored 9 points.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists, Jason Terry scored 22 points, Josh Howard scored 18 points, and Jason Kidd scored 8 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Dallas Mavericks scored a game at their home court and defeated the Lakers 98:81, but the total score in the series was still 1:2 behind.
Another Western Conference showdown, the Rockets were at Toyota Center vs. Utah Jazz.
Alstom made a comeback in this game. He started and performed bravely. He made all four shots in the first quarter and scored 11 points in a single quarter. After the Rockets point guard returned, McGrady could concentrate on attacking, but his touch was average and he had too many iron shots in the first half.
It is worth mentioning that the Rockets changed their past gentleness at home. Today, the momentum is so strong that even the referee can't stand it. At the end of the first half, a fan who was clamoring on the sidelines was thrown out, but this made the Rockets players on the court high in fighting spirit.
In the second half, the Rockets used the double-dwarf combination Landry and Hayes, which successfully restricted the two inside players, Okur and Boozer. The Jazz could only rely on Deron Williams to score points.
Hayes has been left alone on the bench for a long time. Last year's playoffs, Shanghai Yes still played a "ruthless" role next to Yao Ming, and this season he has been sitting on the bench.
After the Rockets' double-short combination came on the court, they quickly used their respective advantages to help the Rockets have the advantage on both offense and defense, and Landry was more suitable for flying on the basket. Therefore, as long as Boozer was not paying attention, Landry dunked on his head. And Landry used his energy to protect the Rockets' frontcourt rebounds.
In the third quarter, Landry grabbed two frontcourt rebounds in a row. Boozer, who was completely humiliated, used a dirty trick and hit Landry with one elbow. Then, Landry quickly entered the locker room for treatment under the escort of the team doctor. After the game, the media reported that one of Landry's teeth was shot down!
After the Rockets were injured in Landry, their morale was even stronger. McGrady scored five points in a row and led the team to a 9:1 attack wave, directly taking away the Jazz.
In the end, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Jazz 97:91, and played the total score at home as 1:2.
McGrady scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Alstom scored 20 points and 7 assists, Scola scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, Battier scored 12 points, Uncle Mu scored 2 points and 7 rebounds, and Landry scored 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Deron Williams scored 28 points and 12 assists, Boozer scored 15 points and 13 rebounds, Oku scored 12 points and 11 rebounds, Brewer scored 12 points and Haplin scored 10 points.
On April 24, the Clippers will return to Los Angeles and move to Staples Arena to compete in the third game with the Spurs.
The entire Clippers returned to Los Angeles, and Dunleavy and the Clippers' coaching staff began to study the videos of these two games. Through the videos of the first two games, the Clippers' coaching staff found that the Spurs rarely missed the opportunity to break through space and set-point shooting. At the same time, the Clippers' score was only 29% under the basket, and the shooting percentage at the basket just exceeded 55%.
The Spurs are the team in the league that knows best how to guard the penalty area without fouling. The Clippers cannot get mobile phones at the basket and their shooting rate is not high. What's worse is that they cannot even make the opponent's defensive foul.
The Clippers were able to win the second game because of their hot outside feel, better frontcourt rebounding, equally excellent defense and Artest's unexpected strong attack in the second game.
Artest's excellent performance in the second game was the key to their victory. Without the impact of the beast in the second game, their score at the basket would undoubtedly be lower. In the playoffs, teams without inside damage are destined to go far.
Old Dunleavy knows this very well, so they must ensure their existing advantages and increase their scores in the inside line.
The Spurs will definitely make targeted arrangements for Artest's breakthrough in the third game. They must make more changes outside the wild beasts. The Clippers can score in the inside, and only Artest is Ji Guoqiu. However, the giant pandas have to face Duncan's one-on-one defense, which is why they scored fewer inside in the first two games. The only Panda brother who has the ability to play singles in the inside was watched by Shi Fo.
After discussing the coaching staff of the Clippers, it was obviously unrealistic to expect Panda Brother to play Duncan in the low-level insider in the first season, but they could surround Wei and save Zhao. Since Artest can cause damage to the Spurs in the inside, he might as well just hand over the inside to the Beast, and both brothers pulled out to shoot.
Although scoring in the penalty area is more certain than shooting from a long distance, if you shoot from a middle distance correctly, you may not be able to kill the opponent by taking a mid-range shot!
With the mid-range distance of Brother Pandas, the Foxes' three-pointers and Billups' strong shots from the outside, even James Percy has a three-point shooting percentage of nearly 40%. They put four turrets on the outside, two of which are mobile turrets.
With these four turrets and Artest's strong attack in the inside, it is impossible for the Spurs to defend them all. I believe that no team in the entire league can defend such an abnormal outside attack group as the Clippers.
Old Dunleavy was also secretly ruthless after two games. If **Vic could even defend the Clippers' formation, it would be unreasonable for this year's championship not to be given to the Spurs.
The two days off the Clippers were basically deducing the tactics of the third game. They even had to consider some possible emergencies on the field in advance and carefully consider every detail.
After the first two games, Old Dunleavy knew that he was not **Vic's opponent in the on-the-spot reaction. If he wanted to defeat the opponent, he could only rely on more careful deployment before the game. Their comprehensive strength was stronger than the Spurs. He considered all the things he should consider before the game and thought about all possible accidents. In the official game, he used open conspiracy to deal with his opponent, which was the best way for them to win.
The Clippers players have been strengthening their mid-range and long-range shooting training these two days. Since they have decided to kill the Spurs by relying on mid-range and long-range shooting, then if the shot is not accurate, it will be the most embarrassing situation.
The only exception here is Artest. Old Dunleavy uses Amir Johnson and Ji Guoqiu to simulate the inside defense of Duncan and Oberto. Artest finds a way to rush to the inside to score under the defense of these two people, and not only scores, but also passes the blue ball to the outside when he encounters strict defense.
Artest didn't know that he kept complaining about not being reused in the first two games, but in the third game, he became a real arrow figure.
Old Dunleavy did not forget Billups, and Mr. Key's breakthrough was also a powerful tool to pierce the Spurs.
The Clippers must use everything they can use. Now it is not a question of who is the core. Instead, everyone must show their strength. In the eyes of old Dunleavy, although the Clippers are already very strong, they are far from gathering the energy of the five people together. If this is truly done, no one will be dissatisfied.
Artest was dissatisfied, which means that he felt that his strengths and his energy had not been used.
The day before the game, Ji Guomo's future father-in-law and future mother-in-law, plus Taylor Swift, the family formed a group to ask the Little Fox for tickets. Before the playoffs began, their ulterior mom-in-law had already been exposed by his future mother-in-law. So this is no longer a secret.
Taylor Swift's fame was no longer small at this time. If you give an example, Taylor Swift's fame in the United States is equivalent to the reputation of Super Girl in China, and Ji Guohun is equivalent to Marbury's fame in China.
Of course, this metaphor is awful, but it is easy to understand what the relationship between the two is like after such an explanation.
The American people basically had no reaction to the relationship between these two dogs and men. One is a new star in the basketball world and the other is a new star in the music industry. Both are new stars. The American people at most will know with a "uh", especially in places like Los Angeles, where their erratic matters are not big news at all.
Of course, this news is not a small news in China. Taylor Swift has not become a big hit in the United States, but instead goes to the domestic portal website first.
Speaking of portals, Ji Guomo's "Fox Video Website" and "Fox Player" have already registered domain names and trademarks first. In short, the preliminary preparations have been completed. The website is being compiled and video software are being developed, and some of the most important legal issues are added. After all, this dead fox is thinking about replacing Kuaibo, so there are many legal issues involved. Their legal counsel Anne Colford needs to set up a special team of lawyers to study the relevant domestic laws and gaps. If they are scanned out by the anti-pornography person, it will be a pity.
On the other hand, Ji Guoqiu's giant panda studio had already launched the "Angry Birds" development plan in early April. Originally Emma Roberts planned to make this game into "Angry Panda", but Ji Guoqiu said that it would be better to call Angry Panda than to call Angry Shredded Radish.
Not to mention, their studio with less than ten people actually passed the female boss's suggestion without permission.
Ji Guochou said that your "salary" discussion is not a suggestion, and of course he would not pass this proposal. As the largest shareholder who occupies 80% of the shares, he vetoed this proposal dictatorly.
However, the members of the giant panda studio are terrified. With the support of the female boss, they decided to add a giant panda to the information section, or simply design the villain as an evil red giant panda, the kind of dictator...
Back to the game, the playoffs were 1:1. The Clippers were in a pretty good situation. Their careers were progressing smoothly outside the court, and basically everything was smooth both inside and outside the court.
However, Ji Guomomiya didn't know that the broken advertisement he shot actually ran to the American TV station to play it in a loop.
Taylor Swift saw the car advertisement shot by the dead fox suddenly appear on TV. He was made like 007 by the British. He was half surprised and half proud in front of his parents. He felt that his boyfriend had given him face. The advertisement was very handsome...
But the good times didn't last long. Aston Martin's advertisement was a segmented advertisement. After Ji Guomo's advertisement was broadcast, the content played in the next advertisement time became Emma Watson's part.
Taylor Swift was cutting fruit. When he saw this advertisement, he naturally cut his knife to his finger.
Ji Guomeng was worried that the third part of the advertisement would be filmed with Emma Watson, but he never told Taylor Swift. In fact, he forgot at all later. However, he did not expect that the third part has not been filmed yet, and there has been editing technology to cut Ji Guomeng and Emma Watson into Bond and Bond Girls.
"Didn't this girl shoot Harry Potter that?" Ji Guomo's future father-in-law recognized Emma Watson.
"They should look for Taylor, our daughter is more beautiful than this girl." Ji Guomo's future mother-in-law was suspected of being provoked.
"Damn it! My fingers are bleeding!" Taylor Swift saw that his parents were all focused on watching the advertisements, but he didn't notice that he had cut his fingers at all. He suddenly felt that the little British bitch was even more disliked! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!