Chapter 166 Three Insiders
In the third quarter, the old captain once again became the surprise of the Clippers breaking the formation. Brand played singles at two low posts one after another, causing continuous damage to the Celtics. In the previous games of the Clippers, players like Brand had to double-team at low posts, but the Celtics can't do this now.
Ji Guoqiu supported the Celtics' defensive forces at mid-range, and Artest played the team's second low-post terminator on the other side, with the same purpose of helping the old captain open space one-on-one.
When the Celtics Big Fat and Erpang met Brand alone, they could only give him a head for nothing, which would not pose much threat to the old captain. Facing the big fat, Brand could use his steps to turn around and break through; when dealing with Erpang, he would use his height and arm span to force himself to eat with his turn and hook. The old captain was killed in the low position in the third quarter!
Coach Rivers later simply used Garnett to defend, which could have an impact on Brand. However, as soon as the Wolf King left the middle, other players of the Clippers began to frequently surround Ji Guoqiu's air cut in this area, and the Celtics were still passive.
Old Dunleavy was a little hesitant at the end of watching the chemical reactions on the court. Brand is so useful, should he use it for the last season?
However, this idea was quickly thrown out by Old Dunleavy. First of all, Brand would not be willing to play as a substitute. People in a good mood do not mean they can be bullied like this. He clearly has the All-Star strength but wants to play a substitute for the rookie, which is bullying. Furthermore, Old Dunleavy is still worried that Brand will grow wings and fly away next season, so he will be fucked without a single hair.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 68:65, and the Celtics were still 3 points behind.
Ji Guochou of the Clippers scored 11 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Ji Guomo 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Elton Brand 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Artest 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Celtics, Garnett scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Pierce scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Ray Allen scored 14 points and 2 assists, Rondo scored 7 points and 5 assists, and Al Sauton scored 7 points and 2 rebounds.
Charles Barkley looked through the data table during the timeout period and was amazed and praised: "Brother Panda is a very powerful offensive rebounder in the frontcourt. His calculation of time, expected landing points and physical confrontation ability to be the first-class in the league. He has 4 frontcourt rebounds in his 9 rebounds, which I want to say is incredible!"
Kenny Smith nodded: "This is really amazing. Once a seven-foot-high man grabs the frontcourt rebound, we all know what will happen next. In addition, he has the best pass-through ability in the league. I think he will be the new triple-double monster in the league."
Charles Barkley smiled and said, "That's right. He has a natural advantage. Scoring and rebounding double digits is not difficult for Brother Pandas. So as long as he can give 10 assists, it basically guarantees that he can get a triple-double. The last time I saw such an advantage was Elvin Johnson. That guy could almost get a triple-double as long as he got 10 rebounds. But Brother Pandas undoubtedly has an advantage. He has got 4 triple-doubles, and I think he can get 10 times this season."
Kenny Smith immediately said: "I think it's 8 times. Let's make a bet. If I lose more than 8 times?"
Of course, Charles Barkley was not afraid, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, whoever we lose, go to the zoo to kiss the giant panda's butt."
Kenny Smith suddenly had a bad premonition, and it seemed that this bet was a pretty stupid decision!
"This...isn't this game considered good?"
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In the fourth quarter, Dunleavy put the twin brothers and Brand all off the court. Rivers on the opposite side could guess with his butt. This was the rhythm of changing the three of them together in the final stage and playing the three insides?
During the fourth quarter substitute, the Clippers were sent with: Black Parker, Mobri, Garcia, Thomas, Paul Davis. In fact, this lineup is not bad, at least the offensive ability is good. After the old captain returned to the team, the Clippers' lineup depth was at the top in the league for a while.
A Clippers fan saw the live broadcast camera and Elton Brand, who was sitting on the bench and communicating with the twin brothers, couldn't help but mutter secretly, wondering if they were the Big Three. After all, the twins are real, freshly released All-Star starters, do you care if they swipe their tickets. Anyway, they do have an All-Star starter at the peak and two All-Star starters. It's so amazing to think about it!
The Clippers changed their substitute period to man-to-man defense. Al Thorton of the Celtics once again showed great power. The No. 14 rookie's breakthrough ability is indeed good. Now his weakness is that his shooting ability is too poor. Once the opponent shrinks the inside, he will not be threatened. However, in a specific period of time, Al Thorton can play very outstanding performances and contribute many wonderful goals.
Dunleavy, the old man signaled the team to shrink double-team the inside, and the Celtics' substitute lineup: Eddie House, Tony Allen, Al Thorton, Glen Davis, Brian Scara Bryan. Among the three outside players, except Eddie House's outstanding shooting ability, the other two did not have three-point shooting ability.
Black Parker defended Eddie House in close combat, and other Clippers players shrank to the penalty area to defend, and the Celtics missed one after another from the outside. In less than three minutes, the score difference had been widened to 5 points.
At 9 minutes and 15 seconds in the fourth quarter, the Celtics took the lead in replacing Ray Allen and Pierce. Now the three Celtics' backcourts have long-range attack capabilities.
Dunleavy, the old man replaced the twins when he died half a minute later. Now Dunleavy no longer uses the two brothers carefully. In January, the two averaged nearly 36 minutes of playing time, which was longer than most of the starting inside players in the league.
Two minutes later, in the fourth quarter, Dunleavy and Rivers replaced Elton Brand and Kevin Garnett together, and the main players of the two teams were all out and entered the final stage.
Clippers lineup: Mobri, Ron Artest, Ji Guomeng, Elton Brand, Ji Guoqie.
Celtics lineup: Eddie House, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Perkins.
The Clippers' lineup is a weird one. Old Dunleavy sent such a strange formation, without a serious point guard or a serious small forward. No one knows what's sophisticated here?
Old Dunleavy said in his heart: "This is a big deal. This is the ability to play players, which allows players on the court to take turns to play singles. The Pandas are in the center to regulate. The Clippers rely on Ji Guochou's supportive inside line, and the requirements for point guards are relatively low. If you change the team, you will definitely play like this."
The score is 77:73, and the Clippers lead by 4 points.
The Celtics attacked, Kevin Garnett received the ball at the low post.
The Clippers had an old captain on the field and did not play in the joint defense. It was still a double-team tactic for the inside line. Ji Guomo was on this side, so he immediately double-teamed the Wolf King with the old captain.
Garnett dared not force it. Brand behind him is his old opponent. It is hard to deal with one-on-one fight. If it is a group fight? Well, the Wolf King is not that stupid. Calculate the right time to pass the basketball to Pierce, who was let go of Ji Guomo.
Ji Guomeng subconsciously snatched his long arms, and his fingers hit the basketball, changing the trajectory of the basketball.
Pierce was shocked and rushed forward to grab the ball, and immediately competed with Ji Guomo...
"beep!"
The referee blew the whistle and made a scramble gesture.
Ji Guomori heard the whistle and saw that it was a competition for the ball, and immediately slapped each other with his teammates to celebrate!
If he wants him to compete with Pierce for the ball, Ji Guomeng has the confidence to win. Not to mention that the opponent is already 30 years old, he is not afraid of even the peak Piercebe jumping. The height difference between the two is there.
The Celtics are not so optimistic. Pierce and Ji Guomeng's height difference is 10cm. Both of these twins are known for their bounce ability, and the result can be imagined.
The two stood on the free throw line under the Clippers' basket. The referee whistled, and Ji Guomeng bounced high like a rubber spring, and transferred the basketball to his brother Ji Guochuo.
Ji Guoqiu handed the basketball over to Mobri, and the old cat dribbled the ball forward.
Eddie House pressed all over the game and planned to intercept the ball. Mobley was barely able to get rid of the ball, which was incomparable to the regular point guard. Artest was not far away, so Dunleavy was worried about this and specially arranged Artest to serve, and Ji Guoqiu could also help him block people at any time.
The Clippers worked hard to transport the ball to the frontcourt successfully. Ji Guoqiu received the ball at a high position, and Garnett stepped forward to use his long arm to interfere.
The Wolf King's long arms were swung, and the blockbuster pass route could be blocked immediately. Ji Guoqiu was not sure to pass the basketball to Brand in the penalty area, and first handed the basketball to Ji Guomeng outside the wing three-point line, and the latter then passed the basketball to the low post, and Brand successfully received the basketball.
Both brothers were all pulled apart, and the Celtics players still did not dare to double-team the old captain at low positions. One of the two brothers was ambushed outside the three-point line and the other was supporting the free throw line. The danger was no less than that of the old captain.
Brand used his back foot to shake Perkins away, turned around and made a layup with a low hand.
After hitting this goal, the old captain has already won 20+ today, and his efficiency is so high that he has no friends.
Coach Rivers rubbed his chin on the sidelines. The strange formation that Old Dunleavy set up today was unable to think of a way to deal with it for a while.
The next time the Celtics defended, after the basketball was passed to the low post, the Celtics players double-teamed Brand. The old captain immediately passed the basketball to Ji Guomo on the outside, and the little Fox made an open three-pointer, and the Clippers directly scored three-pointers.
Rivers quickly replaced Rondo and arranged for Rondo, who had better defense ability to steal Mobley's dribble with all his strength.
The old cat was a little too late to deal with it, so Dunleavy had to replace Cassel, but no matter who the Clippers' point guard was, the Celtics still had no choice but to play singles from the three big men in the Clippers' inside.
Garnett tried to double-team Brand, and Ji Guoqiu played hard at the free throw line, or forced a breakthrough at the basket. Brother Panda is now increasingly using his body. With his solid basic skills, his breakthrough is not easy to defend, especially in the case of misaligned defense, he has physical advantages.
In the last quarter, the Celtics did not come up with an effective arrangement for the Clippers' three inside lines. The Clippers blossomed at multiple points, and the score difference became wider and wider. The league leader was defeated by the Clippers' strange formation and the defense line was completely broken from the inside!
The final score was 94:86. The Clippers defeated the top Celtics in the league away game with an 8-point advantage. The fans who bet on this game suffered heavy losses tonight! Most fans did not expect the Clippers to defeat the league leader away game, which made many fans curse after the game, questioning that this game was a fake goal made by the betting group for the sake of interests!
Rivers knew that this game was not a fake ball, it was entirely because they were disrupted by the Clippers' formation and had no time to deal with it.
Ji Guochou scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks in this game, Ji Guomomiya scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Elton Brand scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Artest scored 16 points, Moblu scored 10 points, and the three inside players of the Clippers teamed up to contribute 55 points.
After this game, the coaching teams of the Western Conference team worked overtime again to discuss countermeasures.
Old Dunleavy, the old immortal, has created new tricks. They must study game videos overnight to come up with ways to deal with them. And their city team, the damn Lakers actually snatched Gasol from the Grizzlies, and their strength has been greatly enhanced, and they also need to re-arrange their methods.
Chapter completed!