Chapter 77 Big Hat
The game began, and the Clippers attacked first in the second half.
The two brothers didn't bother with this matter much, and they started the competition after complaining a few times in their hearts.
In the second half, Dunleavy, the old man used an area press to press Anthony to double-team the two wings where Anthony is best, hoping to push the Melon out of this area and drive him to a position he is not good at shooting.
This double-team candidate is Ji Guomeng. He moves quickly and can even compete with Anthony. He has the ability to complete this task.
Anthony immediately felt the difference when he received the ball for the first time in the second half. Artest and Ji Guohun, the defense of these two people made him feel the huge pressure far exceeding the first half. Just dealing with one Arte Anthony has already tried his best. Melon is not like the boss who plays three, and he quickly passes the ball to Iverson.
Iverson broke into the inside and made a realistic pass in front of Ji Guoqiu. He swung past Ji Guoqiu and rushed into the paint area. Zhang hand shot a flowing high throw and hit the board, and the basketball rebounded and fell into the basket.
Ji Guochou was confused by Iverson's initial pass action. When he realized that he had no time to block the ball, the basketball flew past his fingertips.
This is the first time Iverson has played against Ji Guoqiu alone today. It is not that easy to play a big shot in the penalty area, especially in the inside line like Ji Guoqiu, the point guard that the league can do can count with both hands.
Ji Guoqiu was not angry. He was able to think freely. Facing a superstar, it was impossible for the opponent to fail to perform. Just like Cambi may not be able to defend him. He should try to play Cambi. In the first half, he did not take the initiative to attack from a low post, and was first frightened by Cambi's title of the best defensive player. In fact, Cambi's single defense ability is not as good as his assisting defense.
The Clippers attacked, Ji Guoqiu asked for the ball with his back. Today he took the initiative to attack less, but he was about to get in place at once. His foot had already stepped on the penalty area line.
Brevin Knight immediately hit the ball and passed it to Ji Guochou. After receiving the ball, the latter did not do anything, turned around and shot, a standard hook.
Ji Guochou turned toward the bottom line this time, so that he could get closer to the basket and increase his hook shot rate.
Camby's bounce speed has dropped. It is difficult to react effectively in the face of such a sudden shot. He reached out and stopped him. Of course, he just did useless work. The basketball had already flown over his head and fell towards the orange basket...
"Swish!"
The basketball fell into the basket accurately, and Ji Guochou felt like a stone fell in his heart. Facing last season's best defensive player, the pressure was really great, and the sense of accomplishment he gained after scoring the goal also doubled accordingly, and his confidence suddenly increased.
Christine waved her hands and cheered Ji Guochou with the Clippers fans!
Ji Guoqiu looked in the direction of Twilight Girl. He had never watched the Twilight movie in his previous life, but he still had a deep impression of the heroine in it.
"Boss, we have never seen the genuine Twilight, but have we watched the H-version Twilight, have you forgotten?" Ji Guomei's phone call interrupted Ji Guoqiu's thoughts.
During the game, the two will always maintain telepathy, so they can't hide any ideas from each other. As for the game, they will of course use less telepathy. Except for finding each other for something, Ji Guoqiu rarely takes the initiative to peek at the other party after the game.
"Boss, I remember we asked for the seeds of JennaHaze on the forum, but don't think they are ugly after masturbating!"
"CNM get out!"
Ji Guoqiu's old face turned red, and his previous life was so unbearable to look back on...
On the offensive end of the Nuggets, Iverson passed the ball to Anthony on the wing, and double-teamed the national humiliation again. This time, Melon passed the ball to Kenyon Martin, hoping that the latter would seize the opportunity Ji Guomeng made up for it and get points.
Ji Guoqiu quickly rotated, and Kenyon Martin forced his move at the basket, but failed to make a shot under the interference of Ji Guoqiu's long arms.
"Rebound!" Old Dunleavy shouted on the sidelines. He saw Camby taking advantage of Ji Guoqiu's defense against Kenyon Martin and grab a favorable position at the basket.
The old cat Mobley competed with Camby for rebounds at the basket. The two had the same chances, but the physical condition was obviously very different. Camby used his long arm to get the rebound without jumping much, and then easily provoked a dunk!
"Go down!"
Ji Guoqiu quickly came back from defense and jumped quickly. He actually pressed his big hand on the opponent's basketball behind Camby, then pressed hard, and slapped Camby's dunk in the air.
Mobri relied on his short and low center of gravity to easily pick up a basketball under the noses of the two big men.
Staples Stadium was in an instant, Ji Guoqiu defended one and two, and this time he was domineering with his big hat!
The cheers of Clippers fans are mixed with the funny sound effects released in the stadium, and they work together to influence the Nuggets players and at the same time enhance the morale of their own team.
Old Dunleavy waved his hand hard off the court. This time he blocked the shot beautifully, which made the entire team exclaim a fury that had been suppressed by the Nuggets!
George Carl called a timeout off the court, Anthony was double-teamed, the previous arrangement needed to be adjusted, and the team's main attack direction needed to change.
The Clippers double-team Anthony, so you can't double-team Iverson anymore, right?
"Anthony Carter's shooting is not good. If they are on the offense after the timeout, then Brevin, you are responsible for double-teaming the small guys from Philadelphia with Percy. If they replace with JR Smith, then use man-to-man. Anthony's defensive arrangement remains unchanged. Do you understand?"
Although Old Dunleavy is not the top coach in the league, his coaching level is above average. Although the coaching team is not very outstanding, fortunately, all abilities are very balanced and his on-court adaptability is excellent. He is considered a good coach.
George Carl's response was guessed by Dunleavy Old, and the Nuggets indeed replaced JR Smith, allowing Iverson to return to point guard, wanting to use the attack power from the first and second positions to surround Wei and save Zhao and liberate Anthony.
This move is considered a conspiracy, and the Clippers have no choice but to guess it. They can only hope that Brevin can try his best to limit Iverson.
Brevin continued to choose close-fitting defense, forcing the opponent to break through the inside so that he could join forces with the two brothers to fight the enemy.
At this time, Dunleavy gave up the tactics of the opening game, chose to make Iverson and Anthony unable to respond, forcibly separate their connection, and put the two in a situation of fighting each other.
Everything has two sides. At the beginning, Dunleavy's self-righteous defensive arrangement was average, but it actually didn't work at all. Instead, this move is very good now.
Iverson attacked with the ball, and the Clippers' defensive forces tilted towards the answer; Anthony attacked with the ball, and the Clippers' same response method, shifting the defensive forces to the Melon; the two brothers broke the Nuggets' double guns in the middle, and waited for an opportunity to double-team.
The two teams made a surprise plan. At the end of the third quarter, the score was still stalemate. At 66:70, the Nuggets split the score evenly with the Clippers in the third quarter. The score was not widened, and the gap in the first half was still maintained.
Ji Guoqiu ended in the third quarter, scoring 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, while Ji Guomiang scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Iverson scored 18 points and 5 assists, Anthony scored 15 points and 5 rebounds, and the Nuggets' double guns were still limited to a normal range. After the Clippers' defense almost collapsed for a while in the first half, it gradually became stable in the second half.
Charles Barkley exclaimed after the third quarter: "If you can limit the double gun to this level, the Clippers' defense is quite close even if they don't have A-. With such a defense, it will have an advantage over teams that are good at attacking. I am optimistic that they will enter the playoffs, even if they lose the game today."
Kenny Smith had no objection: "This year, the Western Conference team's record is extremely good, and the competition is naturally surprisingly fierce. The Clippers will undoubtedly enter the playoffs with such performance in other seasons, but I can't guarantee this year. Just look at the Nuggets ranked eighth and you will know how fierce the competition is."
Charles Barkley suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "When it comes to the Clippers, I have to think of their neighbor, the Lakers. The Lakers are likely to not be able to enter the playoffs this year, and they are ranked 9th."
After saying big butt, Lakers fans who watched this game cursed themselves, but after the scolding, Lakers fans themselves became pessimistic. The team's performance this year is indeed not very good. The winning rate of last season was not enough to enter the playoffs this year. Their inside line is too weak. The combination of Odom and Bynum may not even be able to play the rookie inside line, which makes Lakers fans who have a tradition of strong inside line very dissatisfied.
At 7 minutes and 40 seconds in the fourth quarter, Old Dunleavy replaced the two brothers who had been resting for more than five minutes. The two were replaced only with the last minute left in the third quarter. Including the more than four minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they had about five minutes to rest. If they played the remaining game, the two of them would play around 35 minutes today.
The score was 72:78. The Clippers were thrown by JR Smith in a row during this period. The Nuggets' drawer also scored 15 points today, with 4 of 6 three-pointers. This bastard's lethality is no less than a double gun. He only played for less than twenty minutes and was amazingly efficient!
Chapter completed!