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Chapter 385 A and B plans!

Old Dunleavy was very proud when he saw Crawford receive a pass from Panda brother, breaking through to the ribs and jumping to get two points.

The Clippers are now called strong and do not need to trade at all, but if someone is willing to trade at a big price, such as a precious first-round pick, it is not impossible to sell their own exceptions. Anyway, the contracts of the two brothers are still long, so some of them are exceptions.

In the second quarter, Howard committed the three-way crime, and the two brothers were unstoppable in the inside. Even Ji Guomomoto used his half-baked hook to throw in two goals while the magic inside was instantly corrupted and retreated step by step!

The half ended, with a score of 54:41.

The Clippers scored 31 points in the second quarter, and scored a 12:0 win in the final, almost taking away the Magic.

The Staples Arena has been echoing the cheers of the Clippers fans. It is the happiest thing to have outstanding stars in the team, and it is happier to have two. If the team can continue to win, there will be no way to be happier.

During the intermission, the players of the two teams returned to the locker room, and the intermittent shouts of Clippers fans from "mvp, mvp!" were echoed.

After the Clippers' ten consecutive victories this season, ABC TV conducted a survey and found that in Los Angeles, the Clippers' support increased from 26% after winning the playoffs last season to 31%, a historic breakthrough of 30%, which means that the Lakers only have 69% support.

Some surveys also show that during the eight-game losing streak at the beginning of the season, the Lakers' support level dropped to 66%, but there is no definite evidence to show the authenticity. In fact, the 31% support rate has already made Sterling smile. When the two brothers just joined the Clippers, their support level was less than 20%. Those who hear it were sad, and those who see it were pitiful!

Now, the Clippers have taken less than two seasons to nearly double their support in Los Angeles, and the growth rate is already incredible.

However, abc Radio believes that after the Clippers quickly seized 30% of Los Angeles' support rate, it will become very difficult to grow later, because the 10% increase in fans are young fans or the group of people who are easily shaken. They are very easy to win over, and whoever plays for a long time supports them. They come quickly and lose them quickly. But the remaining 70% of the Lakers are hard-core supporters. If the Clippers want to grab these people, it will not be a task that can be completed in two or three years. It will take ten or even twenty years to carry out, and during this period, the Clippers must always suppress the Lakers to do it.

This means that if the two brothers want the Clippers and the Lakers to be on par with each other in Los Angeles, they will almost have to complete their entire career, but will they both stay in the Clippers until they retire?

"That guy didn't play for a few minutes in the second quarter, so he won't get into the state so quickly in the second half. He can relax his defense against him appropriately. We play for three minutes and half in the third quarter." Old Dunleavy took a break and quickly arranged the tactics for the second half.

Van Gundy is not a mediocre person. Beware of some precautions during the half-time break, but sometimes the role of the coach becomes very small. The Magic players are prepared for the third quarter, but after 20 minutes of rest, they cannot quickly get into the state after the start of the third quarter. Especially Howard, who sat on the bench for half an hour in the second quarter, the Warcraft rested for half an hour and took some time to get back on the court, which became the key to their tragedy today.

Old Dunleavy replaced Crawford to start in the second half, and sent out the strongest attack lineup from the beginning, with the purpose of giving the Magic a blow! It would be better to kill the Magic with just one blow.

Ji Guomeng made a three-pointer from the outside for the first attack in the second half; then Crawford scored two plus one; Billups also made a three-pointer from the outside, and the Clippers only took two minutes to hit a 9:2 attack wave in the third quarter, which once again widened the score gap.

The score was 63:43, and the score difference instantly reached 20 points.

The Magic's style of playing is actually very simple. Van Gundy has two plans to deal with the enemy, a and b.

A plan is a three-point shooting, which is the same as last season. Because Dwight Howard attracts double teams in the interior, the Magic's outside shooter group - Rashad Lewis, Xidu Tekeglu, Jamill Nelson, Michael Pitrus, JJ Redick - will get a lot of open shooting opportunities in the middle distance and outside the three-point line, similar to the Rockets' tactics, and there was also a Van Gundy there in the past few years.

If the Magic's outside players can't seize these opportunities, they can try Plan B, which is to create a low-level single opportunity for Howard, but when encountering an inside player with tonnage, this trick is usually not very good.

Old Dunleavy is sure to completely fail the Magic's A-plan, and this confidence comes from their twin brothers in the interior and excellent defense from the outside.

As for Plan B, since the Clippers have to put the defensive plan A first, it is very likely that Howard will be forced to take Panda brothers and score consecutive points like in the first half. Although Howard often cannot get in when facing opponents with tonnage, against two brothers or insiders like Bosh, Warcraft always performs well on offensive ends. To put it bluntly, he still relies on his physical fitness to play. Perkins can cause him a lot of trouble, and he will stop directly when encountering Yao Ming and O'Neal.

The Clippers' plan B against the Magic also has two plans a and b, which sounds very confusing, but it is actually easy to understand. The Clippers' first way to defend Howard was to make him an offensive foul, and they executed it well in the first half. However, after the Magic's second half was in a hurry for the first few minutes, they gradually combined the inside and outside again through Howard's low singles, and slowly began to catch up with the score.

Many fans think that Jeffries can come up to perform fake falls again at this time. Brother Panda wants to make Howard fouls, but he can only do it on the offensive end. He will not make fake falls on the defensive end. It is difficult to cause Howard's offensive fouls like Jeffries. In addition, Warcraft is more careful in the second half, and it is not easy for Ji Guoqiu to use his own offense to knock Howard down.

Howard scored in the inside in the middle of the second quarter, attracting double-teams and helping the outside shooters get several open shots. The Magic scored a 10:2 in the middle of the third quarter, setting the score to 68:55 again, and the score gap changed from 20 points to 13 points.

Old Dunleavy did not replace Jeffries as fans expected. Instead, he used Howard's B-plan - the tactic of killing Huo.

Howard's poor performance at the free throw line is well known. But he is not the only player in the Magic who hates free throws. Speaking of free throws, Pitrus on the court also trembled, with an average free throw shooting percentage of 66.2% in his career, and never a season higher than 69.8%, which will make him not decisive enough when breaking into the basket.

When Ji Guoqiu or other Clippers players cannot stop Howard on the defensive end, they will immediately choose to use fouls to stop the latter from scoring directly, and Howard quickly couldn't laugh.

Strictly speaking, the Clippers' defense is not a scam. The foul tactics are targeted fouls as soon as the opponent attacks. The Clippers are not so impatient. But the effects of both are similar, so Howard still repeatedly stood on the free throw line.

Howard was sent to the free throw line in a total of 10 times in the third quarter, hitting 5 of them. It seemed that the Magic did not suffer any losses, but made a profit, which was equivalent to allowing the Magic to obtain a 50% shooting percentage.

But the Clippers' purpose of letting Howard stand on the free throw line is not to defeat the Magic through the free throws of Warcraft. The real purpose of Old Dunleavy is to disrupt the Magic's counterattack rhythm and delay their chasing speed. They are one side ahead of more than ten points. The Magic rely on free throws to chase each point and point. There is no possibility of getting the two teams closer, and it will also affect the rhythm of other Magic players.

The third quarter ended. The score was 78:66, and the Clippers entered the last quarter with a 12-point advantage.

Clippers fans were relieved of their worries at this moment. Last season, the Clippers led their opponents to enter the fourth quarter with more than ten points, and basically never lost. The same is true this season. Once the Clippers lead the double-digit lead into the last quarter, whether they rely on defense, offense or two-pronged approach, there are a hundred ways to make their opponents die without a burial place.

Ji Guoqiu had 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guomi had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Billups had 12 points, 3 assists, and Crawford had 12 points.

Howard scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, Tkoglu scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Lewis scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, Nelson scored 6 points and 3 assists, Pitrus scored 8 points, Connit Lee scored 5 points, and JJ Redick scored 3 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Magic tried to counterattack and move back the score difference. The Clippers were calm and slow to fight at their own pace, neither creating offensive fouls nor foul tactics. They just need to ensure that there is no problem with their offense.

During the substitute, Dragic and Avraro's attacking power in the backcourt combination is no less than that of the Magic's Connit Lee and JJ Redick, and Barnes and Amir Johnson's forward partner, the Clippers' impact power exceeds that of the Magic, and their substitute time has expanded the gap by one point.

Dunleavy has been very confused recently about who will be the starter, Crawford and Avraro. Of course, Crawford is much stronger in terms of ability, but it is difficult for his defense to affect the enemy's main players. Avraro's offensive end is far inferior to Crawford this season, but his defensive ability is even better and can have a certain impact on his opponents.

So the problem is, does the Clippers' starting lineup require offense or defense?

The answer is of course defense. In the Clippers' starting lineup, it is enough to have two brothers on the offensive end. In addition, Bloops is more than enough, so their starting lineup requires more defense rather than offense.

Afflaro's defense mainly depends on his enthusiasm. He will stick close to you like a dog skin plaster, and at the same time, he relies on his smart defensive consciousness to interfere with offensive players. Moreover, his ability to confront is not at a disadvantage. The players in the second position can basically withstand it, and their pace may not be so fast, but except for a few stars such as Kobe and Wade, he can at least not suffer any losses.

Old Dunleavy is still very satisfied with his defensive ability, and his offensive potential is higher than that of many defensive players. This means that he may become a player with excellent offense and defense in the future, which makes Old Dunleavy work hard to cultivate.

In the fourth quarter, 5 minutes and 40 seconds, the score was 90:76, ​​and the Clippers led the Magic by 14 points and entered the timeout.

The Clippers' substitutes played unexpectedly well, and Old Dunleavy asked them to play half a quarter before they replaced them.

After the main players came on the court, the two teams were in a stalemate for more than two minutes, and the score difference was always hovering around 15 points.
Chapter completed!
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