James Harden did his best on the defensive end, but on the offensive end he was not the first offensive option. Westbrook brought the basketball to the frontcourt. He tentatively made a breakthrough attempt at Fanshie's side, and then passed it to the wing to reach for the ball.
Durant in isolation.
Durant singles out Leonard.
Durant is a monster with long arms and legs. Although his offensive moves are not beautiful, they are very efficient. He catches the ball and feints, then gets up and shoots a jumper.
Even though Leonard put a huge hand on his face, Durant still hit the basketball.
The Clippers' biggest challenge on the defensive end is Durant.
Looking back, James Harden is guarding Fanshie, and his position is slightly closer to the inside.
When Fanci broke through, he made a leading move, and when Fanci took a step inside the free throw line, Ibaka quickly surrounded him.
Ibaka's defensive conditions were very good, and their flanking attack blocked Fanshie's only path, making Fanshie very uncomfortable... This shows that Coach Brooks has done a very thorough research on Fanshie.
Their double attack was like inserting a wooden stick into a smoothly running machine and causing the Clippers' offense to stall.
Fanshie had to stop, James Harden gave him a lot of confrontation, and Ibaka interfered around him.
This makes it difficult for him to even shoot directly.
He had to look for opportunities to pass the basketball. Nowitzki caught the basketball and Kevin Durant quickly helped defend. Nowitzki then passed the basketball to Leonard.
Leonard caught the basketball and Ibaka quickly followed up.
"A beautiful defensive sniper. Coach Brooks studied Jack too thoroughly. He pinched Jack's weakest link on the offensive end."
The ESPN commentator said excitedly on TV.
boom!
Leonard shoots the iron.
But the rebound was hit by DeAndre Jordan under the basket... Perkins failed to block DeAndre Jordan's jumping space. He wanted to give DeAndre Jordan some dirty tricks, but in the end, DeAndre Jordan found the opportunity to bypass his body.
Hit the basketball into the hoop.
Fanci glanced at Nowitzki on the way back to defense.
Nowitzki understood immediately.
Next, they have to cooperate a little bit.
boom!
Westbrook failed to hit a pull-up jump shot.
Jordan got the defensive rebound and passed it to Fan Xi. Fan Xi held the ball and blocked the frontcourt. Nowitzki immediately pulled to the top of the three-point line.
He covers for Fan Xi.
Unexpectedly, James Harden quickly retracted inward, and Ibaka did not lift up.
Fan Xi simply stopped and shot directly... Whoops!
Three-point hit.
Without defense, Fanshi's three-point shooting ability is extremely accurate.
Coach Brooks patted the back of his head on the sidelines, which was something he had no choice but to do.
It is an impossible task to completely restrict the superstar. When they decide to shrink and interrupt the Clippers' smooth offensive, they must make sacrifices.
Amid the shouts of MVP, the Thunder made another offensive attack. Kevin Durant assisted James Harden, but Harden failed to hit a jump shot from beyond the three-point line.
The rebound was picked up by Fanxi who rushed into the paint. Fanxi started a fast break. He broke into the penalty area like lightning, attracted a double attack and passed the ball to the three-point line. Hamilton received the ball and hit a three-pointer.
The gap widened rapidly.
The Thunder seemed to be losing their good luck in the previous game in this game.
Kevin Durant started to hit the iron. His back turned was pushed out of the horizontal line of the basket by Leonard. His drift jumper directly threw the basketball into the hands of DeAndre Jordan.
Fanci still played a screen with Nowitzki, but after the screen, he passed the ball directly, and Hamilton caught the ball and shot, oh!
Hit from mid-range.
The Clippers continue to lead in points.
And it is showing a trend of blooming everywhere.
If it was the Thunder that felt great last game, tonight it's the Clippers' turn.
Fanshie doesn't need to hold the ball and rush into the paint area inside the free throw line to gain opportunities. He can create offense by dealing cards to his teammates at the top of the arc.
The Clippers entered smooth mode due to the explosion of hands from all members.
Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Clippers' lead expanded to double digits.
Then Stephen Nash came on the court, and Nash, the offensive master, led Fanci and others in a run-and-gun campaign, further increasing the offensive firepower. Although Westbrook took advantage of Nash's weak defense and scored consecutively.
But the score difference has not narrowed, but has widened.
The Thunder finally experienced the sadness of "if the opponent has divine help".
Their "how to shoot and how to score" in the second game was copied to the Clippers players in the third game.
So much so that Fanxi took a five-minute rest in the second half of the second quarter, and the point difference was still widening.
This makes Coach Brooks feel very sad.
In the second half, the Thunder regained some vitality. Starting with Durant hitting a 3-pointer from the left three-point line, James Harden completed a quick counterattack, and Westbrook repeatedly attacked the basket, they once reduced the score to only 9 points.
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But as Nowitzki scored consecutively, the point difference quickly expanded to double digits.
This score was something the Thunder could not catch up to until the end.
123:105.
The Clippers easily won their first home playoff victory of the season without losing any blood.
It's very easy to win.
Fan Xi played very leisurely tonight with 17 points, 15 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Nowitzki scored 28 points and 7 rebounds. Nash had 11 points and 9 assists. Leonard had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists.
Jordan had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Kwame Brown had 8 points and 8 rebounds, Hamilton had 11 points, Butler had 9 points, and Arenas had 7 points.
The main rotation players all scored in double digits or close to double digits.
It was a very average victory.
The Clippers have revealed the depth of their lineup at a glance.
Coach Brooks said calmly after the game: "They can't maintain a 62% shooting rate in every game. We will make some adjustments in the next game and will conduct more targeted defense against Jack. James performed very well tonight
Brilliant, he rarely let Jack go deep into the box to score and I take my hat off to him."
Brooks emphatically praised James Harden.
Come to think of it, James Harden is already a surprise player in this series.
Little did he know that Fan Xi was actually a little regretful.
Fanshi returned to the locker room and said to Nowitzki: I originally wanted to play a pick-and-roll with you, but unexpectedly... your shooting was too accurate and didn't give us a chance at all. It seems that we can only release it in the training hall.
Sweat.
Nowitzki raised his eyebrows.
That's pretty good too.
It feels so good to take down your opponent without any bloodshed.
Moreover, this is a good sign. This is the Clippers' first home victory since entering the Fanshie era. Does winning so easily mean that... the future journey will be smoother?
Fan Xi did not attend the post-game press conference. He took Chen Ye's car and rushed home... Since Dr. Lace became pregnant, Chen Ye had a lot of time.
So, he continued to talk about Kendall Jenner with Fan Xi.
"Jack, didn't Jenner come to the game tonight? I watched the news today and Kim Kardashian said she wanted to meet Justin Bieber. It seems like the Kardashian family is going to create a new stunt again."
Chen Ye kept talking: "I don't like the Kardashian family very much. Except for Jenner, I think every woman in them is full of shrewdness and calculation. They obviously want to make a lot of money through this matter."
Fan Xi frowned slightly and said, "What does this have to do with me? It has nothing to do with Jenna."
"No, Jack. Do you know who can destroy the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend the most? Is it a crazy love rival? No, no. It's good best friends, those good sisters who are doing her best."
Chen Ye said: "You really need to have a good chat with Jenna. Aren't you on holiday tomorrow?"
"But I have made an appointment to contact Nowitzki about pick-and-roll tactics tomorrow," Fan Xi said.
"Fuck the pick-and-roll, Jack, you gotta secure your own backyard."
"No, basketball is more important." Fan Xi said seriously.
"The day after tomorrow, aren't you free during the day? You can chat with Jenna, even if it's just to drink some coffee at Staples Cafe." Chen Ye continued.
Fan Xi raised his head and looked out the window, but he did not continue to speak.
If Chen Ye hadn't been saying these things in his ears, he would never have thought that getting along with his girlfriend was any trouble.
After all, he is being pursued and he likes to be passive.
Chen Ye originally planned to continue saying something, until Fan Xi's cell phone rang, and it was actually a call from Kobe Bryant.
Kobe called Fanxi and talked about nothing else.
He just told Fanci: "Coach Brooks' use of James Harden to defend you is a good move. It gives many teams wonderful thoughts."
"Their double attack hits the weakest point on the offensive end and limits your passing, cutting and shooting. You can't be as lucky as tonight in every game."
Kobe said to Fan Xi easily on the phone.
Fan Xi raised her eyebrows. "You underestimate me."
"Jack, don't think that pick-and-roll screens can solve this problem. Believe me, their defense against you will definitely upgrade in the next game. In fact, we are also starting to study this problem. If you don't have the ability to pull up and shoot, you will be limited to that position.
Eight or nine feet from the basket."
Kobe said simply: "If you want to enter the dominant club in the playoffs, you must have the ability to make pull-up jump shots."
Fan Xi was noncommittal.
Then, Kobe said to Fanci again: "By the way, Jack, I want to tell you. Your regular season plan is not perfect. Although you tricked the Spurs and taught us a lesson. But when the Western Conference finals begin, you
You will find out how stupid your plan is. You should not let us completely release the chemical reaction from weak to strong."
"We will easily sweep the Jazz, and then defeat the Spurs in five or at most six games. Regardless of whether you have entered the Western Conference Finals or not, at that time, we were a mountain that you could not climb."
"The Lakers will achieve four consecutive championships."
"No team in the East can compete with us."
Kobe said with great confidence.
Fan Xi hung up the phone without letting his proud laughter come through.