Chapter 241 The little fox is an attacking arrow
In the second quarter, Ji Guomeng scored two points in the low post as soon as he came on the court. He had never used this move against Boozer in the first quarter. The little fox was very cunning, and no one knew better than him that persimmons should pick up soft pinches! This time the defender was Mir Sap, who was a soft persimmon in his eyes.
Mir Sap protested to the referee. When Ji Guomeng leaned back with his shoulder, his movements were obviously too big, and his chest was hurt by the opponent's bones!
After Ji Guomeng scored, he ran to his half-time, without squinting his eyes and resolutely not looking at the referee. He knew that his actions were suspected of fouls, but if he did not use such tricks, he would not be able to push Mir Sap into the penalty area. Ji Guomeng is only 228 pounds, while Mir Sap weighs 245 pounds. Compared with most of the black and hard insides of the NBA, he is still lighter.
"I will definitely train to more than 235 pounds next summer, and the final goal is 245 pounds. If you don't believe it, you won't be able to squeeze you."
The next time the Clippers attacked, the defensive humiliation of Ji Guoqiu became Kirirenko, and Mir Sap defended Ji Guoqiu at a low post. Then, Mir Sap was sent out again with grief and anger. Ji Guoqiu also chose to lean backward at the low post line. Obviously, Panda brother also regarded him as a soft persimmon.
Ji Guochou weighed 235 pounds and was stronger than his younger brother. He used his shoulders to pull Mir Sapu back two steps, then used his low footsteps to faint the opponent's center of gravity, and easily scored the basketball with a small hook.
At this time, Brother Panda had a little Duncan meaning.
"Boss, you are nearly ten centimeters taller than him. Is it so troublesome to do it? Wouldn't you just just ** him?"
"Damn it. I'll let you pick up soft persimmons. Can't I just pinch them too?"
The 20,000 fanatical Jazz fans in the Energy Center Arena continued to insult the two brothers with racial swear words. These guys are worthy of being one of the most fanatical fans of the NBA. They have already shouted for more than a quarter, and the momentum is still so big. They are indeed much more endurance than the Clippers fans at their home court.
When Sloan saw that this was not a solution, Mill Sap performed quite amazingly in the series against the Rockets and made great contributions to the Jazz. However, facing the twin brothers in the second round, Mill Sap was obviously severely restrained by the two. He was too short, his official height was 203cm, but in fact only 200cm, which was limited to Hayes' taller.
The Jazz replaced Carlos Boozer at 9:05, replaced Mir Sap, and the anti-bone played temporarily as the center position.
The two brothers faced the inside combination of Boozer and Kirirenko and began to cross-run at high positions, with the goal of allowing the Jazz to misalign the defense between the insides and then continue to play to their height advantage.
Kirilianko is 205cm tall and has an arm span of 230cm. It seems that there is no problem with Ji Guohuo defending the fourth position. However, as long as the latter attacks at a low post, his arm span is not that scary. The Russians are also at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Ji Guohuo can completely squeeze into the penalty area and shake his opponent away from his back and score easily.
Ji Guoqiu made two consecutive misplaced singles against Kirilianko on the offensive end, and Kirilianko and Deron in the second quarter missed a three-pointer from the outside, and the score was immediately widened to 32:24. The Jazz were about to charge for the double-digit score difference.
Sloan knew that he had to find a way to score at this moment, so he called a timeout to make arrangements. The Clippers focused on the inside twin brothers on the offensive end today, and now even fools can see it.
On the offensive end, how to break the twins' double round front? On the defensive end, how to defend the twins' low-post attack and high-post shooting?
Sloan knew that the Jazz was facing these two problems now, one attack and one defense. Isn’t this tm unable to attack or defend?
The 60-second pause passed quickly. Sloan did not come up with a solution and could only replace Carlos Boozer and Oku's inside combination. However, the twin brothers still had a way to deal with these two people. Sloan found that they could not defend the twin brothers' attack today.
After the game started again, the Jazz attacked first.
Boozer finally received the basketball at a low post this time, but was immediately double-teamed by Clippers players. Garcia's assisting defense speed was faster than Artest. This time, he and Ji Guomeng quickly clamped Boozer into a pie, so that the reverse boy could not pass the ball, and it was about to cause a mistake.
"Let go of the direction of the clock, I'll intercept the ball here!" Ji Guochou shouted telepathically at this time.
Ji Guomo immediately let go of a pass gap. Boozer didn't know what was going on. The anti-guzai was already planning to hold the ball with both hands and call for a timeout, and then suddenly discovered a route that could pass the ball. His mind couldn't think too much at this moment, and immediately passed the basketball along the channel to Oku's direction.
"Don't spread!"
Oku was about to remind that Boozer had already thrown the ball over, Ji Guochou rushed forward and intercepted the basketball with one move, and the Clippers' fast break...
Brevin Knight, the old cat Mobley got off quickly, Ji Guoqiu passed the basketball to the former, and then followed him. The Clippers played three-for-two in the frontcourt, and the old cat Mobley got a goal with a pass and layup.
The score was 34:24, and the score difference was suspended and then reached 10 points.
The Energy Center Arena finally quieted a lot now, and the score difference reached ten, which finally hit the arrogance of these guys. The Clippers began to gradually suppress the Jazz.
When Dunleavy saw this lineup playing well on the court, he did not rush to replace Billups and Artest, and continued to let Brevin Knight, Garcia, James Percy, Ji Guomo and Ji Guochou fight against the Jazz on the court. Their current lineup has stronger mobility and is more suitable for joint defense and fast attack.
The only way to deal with the Clippers' double-circling in the second quarter was to make Deron Williams' breakthrough more determined. Brevin Knight was not tall enough to interfere with the little fat shooting. Williams used the breakthrough to score four points in two consecutive runs.
Dunleavy, the old man, quickly replaced Brevin Knight, which is why he wanted to trade for Billups. In the playoff stage, as long as he has weaknesses, he will be targeted to death. Brevin's height is a fatal weakness and will be infinitely magnified in the playoffs.
Ji Guomeng continued to run around the field. Of course, this is just an adjective. His running is not a random run. The Clippers are not the only ones who provide him with no ball cover. Old Dunleavy asked the whole team to cooperate with Ji Guomeng's running position and help him block the defending players. The Little Fox is the ace of the Clippers' second round against the Jazz.
After Billups came on the court, Deron Williams still attacked strongly. The fat guy's breakthrough was not fancy, but it was absolutely practical, and even more powerful than the key Mr.
At 6 minutes and 50 seconds in the second quarter, Deron Williams broke through Billups and rushed into the free throw line before the Clippers players surrounded him. The basketball hit the red frame on the rebound and bounced into the net!
Jazz fans cheered, and the shouts of the Energy Stadium were even covered up by the referee's whistle. Billups made a defensive foul, two plus one.
The score was 39:32, Deron Williams relied on his breakthrough to transfusion of blood for the Jazz, and the ball was hit with a free throw. There were 6 points left.
"Bang!" Delong Williams missed a free throw and his rebound was grabbed by Ji Guocho.
"Back to defend!"
Sloan shouted off the court. The two Clippers' guards had turned around and quickly got off. Ji Guoqiu quickly passed the basketball in front of Billups. Mr. Key used his skillful ball control to dodge Ronnie Brewer, forcing the latter to use fouls to stop the Clippers' counterattack.
This is the Jazz's fourth foul in the second quarter. As long as they make another foul, they will have to make a free throw. The situation on the court is even more unfavorable to the Jazz.
Charles Barkley said in the live broadcast seat: "The Jazz are not attentive enough, and the players are sleepwalking on the court. They have to decide whether they want to win the game, and if they want, they have to do it seriously."
The Clippers served the frontcourt ball, and Billups received a serve from Ji Guochou and looked around. The Fox brother made an unball cover at the top of the arc.
Billups dribbled towards Ji Guomeng, and the two of them cooperated with pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. After disassembling, the key man got an empty block. He didn't think much about it and immediately shot...
"Swish!" The basketball was hollow into the net.
The score was 42:32. The Jazz could have narrowed the gap to 6 points, but in less than half a minute, Billups' three-pointer made the gap between the two teams reach 10 points again.
The Jazz are already preparing to use outside players to double-team Ji Guoqiu and Ji Guohuo. Now Billups' three-pointer makes them have to give up this idea. The Key Mr.'s three-pointer is not good. The Clippers' excellent outside shooting ability prevents the Jazz from investing too much force in the inside defense, and they cannot double-team the twins.
In the first half, the Clippers' twins performed well, and Billups gave the two full support from the outside, and the Jazz fell behind in the half.
The score was 55:42, and the Jazz were already 13 points behind at the end of the first half. They performed very hard at their home court, but the Clippers seemed extremely relaxed, which was much easier than their first round against the Spurs.
Ji Guoqiu scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the first half, Ji Guomiang scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, Billups scored 8 points and 5 assists, James Percy scored 7 points, Mobri scored 5 points, Artest scored 5 points.
Deron Williams scored 13 points and 3 assists, Oku scored 9 points, Boozer scored 4 points, Kirilenko scored 8 points, Kyle Korver scored 6 points, and Ronnie Brewer scored 2 points.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers players looked like they were playing at home. Ji Guomeng waved to the audience provocatively before entering the player channel. This action caused him to boo and curse even more violently, but this did not affect the optimistic attitude of the Clippers players at all. They completed the most relaxed first half of the playoffs and were full of confidence.
During the break, Jeff Van Gundy was analyzing the troubles the Jazz encountered: "The biggest problem with the Jazz now is that their offensive efficiency is too low, and the pick-and-roll cooperation they are good at is not played at all. I just calculated that the first half and their shooting percentage were only 39%, and the free throw percentage was 68%. Their shooting percentage was better in the first quarter, but after the Jazz players had a relatively excellent feel in the first quarter, their palms were like putting them in the refrigerator in the second quarter. If the Jazz wanted to increase offensive efficiency, they needed more passes and let the players do more off-ball sports, just like Ji Guomeng did in the first half to avoid hand-to-hand combat with the opponent."
Mark Jackson agrees with this view: "The Clippers are different from the Rockets. They keep moving on the court, doing uneven covers, running non-ball, and often play pick-and-roll. The Clippers' offensive methods look extremely rich, and obviously they learned a lot in the first round of the match with the Spurs. And this style of play can help them avoid muscle confrontation with the Jazz. In this regard, the Clippers are not the Jazz's opponents. They are very smart to avoid what they are not good at."
Jeff Van Gundy asked: "What do you think caused the Jazz players to shoot so low in the first half?"
Mark Jackson replied: "Jazz players rely on muscles to defend against opponents' offenses; the Clippers are different. They use their height, wingspan and flexible footsteps to defend, which is more skillful and has no worse effect than the Jazz. Looking at the score in the first half, they obviously did a good job, both adorable and efficient, no wonder the referee also faced them."
When the two of them laughed, they said that today the referee was indeed helping the away team. The Jazz seemed to be unpopular, and they didn't even have a home whistle at home. This is really pitiful.
Chapter completed!