The heat of 103 points has not passed, the regular season continues, the Clippers face the Dallas Mavericks at home.
The Bulls are very strong, with Collison and Deron Williams on the outside, and Beaubois and Vince Carter on the bench. If Carter now has enough ball rights, he can still average 15+ per game. Shawn Marion is a unique player. After leaving the Suns, he developed a post-up offense. This season, he can break through with the ball, which is very surprising. Together with the four inside players, Elton Brand, Chris Kaman, Dirk Nowitzki, and Brandon Wright, they were considered to have the best chance to compete with the Clippers in the Western Conference at the beginning of the season. team. The Mavericks are now third in the Western Conference, one game behind the Spurs. .
Ye Feng changed his style, attracted the defense and began to create opportunities for his teammates. If they continue to play like they did last time, they may not be able to win against the Mavericks, who have a very good zone defense system.
The score was deadlocked after the opening. In order to defend, Carter entered the starting lineup and Collison was substituted. Collison is now filling Terry's vacancy. He is young and energetic, and his statistics are very good. Compared with Terry's performance after arriving with the Celtics, the Mavericks have made a profit.
What makes this game uncomfortable for the Mavericks is that as long as Ye Feng is on the court, it will be difficult to play a two-back formation, which is also a headache for the entire league. The Clippers' players are too tall. As long as Thomas doesn't play, the average height is more than two meters. Hinrich is also a tall combo guard.
It was easy for Ye Feng to defeat Marion in isolation, but Marion knew how to switch positions with inside players to help defend, which had a certain effect. Ye Feng ran out of touch in the last game and missed many shots. He only scored 7 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Mavericks took the initiative and took the lead under the impact of Collison and Beaubois. The Clippers trailed 52 to 59 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Clippers sent Love, Pau Gasol, Jones, Ye Feng, and Thomas. Let Thomas and Ye Feng cooperate on the pick-and-roll on the outside, and Jones can also provide a secondary screen on the outside. This lineup took advantage of their height advantage to quickly overtake the score. After the pick and roll. Thomas also caused a lot of damage to the Mavericks inside. Nowitzki, Brand, and Kaman have rich offensive methods. They can also grab rebounds, but they are too young and move slowly. Especially afraid of speedy guards, Thomas is still a speedy type who can make mid-range shots.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers played a triangle offense, and Pau Gasol showed off his power and hit Brand several times. Ye Feng also frequently broke through to the basket and caused damage, allowing the Mavericks to pay the price of fouls.
In the end, 105 to 97, the Clippers won the victory without any danger.
The next day, the Clippers flew back-to-back away games to face the Denver Nuggets, ranked fifth in the Western Conference. After that, they played 4 consecutive away games. This is a relatively difficult schedule for the Clippers this season.
Although the Nuggets do not have many big-name stars, they have good role players in various positions, and they play very smoothly under the organization of Chris Paul. The players all benefited from Paul's arrival. Especially Kenneth Faried, who scored 14.6 points and 12.4 rebounds this season. Faried is only 203cm tall and has limited development prospects. People think it is Paul who has achieved what he has achieved today.
Continuous battles. Several young Clippers players have finally hit the "rookie wall", and Roy and Hinrich are also in average condition. The Clippers all performed abnormally in this game. Including Ye Feng.
Faried is very strong and can resist Ye Feng in the low post. Ye Feng has a height advantage, but his jump shot was inaccurate today. In order to ensure efficiency, he tried his best to distribute the ball and break through inside. He only scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in the game. , the record of 14 consecutive games with 30+ points was ended.
Paul once again proved that he is the number one point guard in the league. He scored 10 points in a row in the third quarter to open up the score and beat the Clippers 12-0. Neither Thomas nor Hinrich can compare with Paul. Ye Feng came to defend at the No. 1 position, and Paul started passing the ball, playing very smartly. Gallinari, Andre Miller and others also performed well.
The media said Ye Feng was tired. It is impossible to say that he is not tired. Ye Feng's explosive performance this season is largely due to the fact that Ariel is pregnant and has less sex. He has more energy than others and vents it all on the court.
And whether it was going out for sex or a one-night stand, Ye Feng put an end to it. He had to keep his promise to his wife. To this day, Ariel is still very jealous. She is not happy when her old friends Scarlett Johansson, Paris Hilton and others tease Ye Feng a few times. There is no rift in the relationship between husband and wife. Commitment and trust are the most important. Ye Feng didn't want to do such a stupid thing to ruin a lifetime of happiness just for a moment of pleasure.
After two wins against underdogs, the Clippers lost again, losing to the Houston Rockets away from home.
The Rockets are currently ranked 6th in the Western Conference. There was another problem with the Clippers' defense in this game. The Rockets had a weakness at position 1, but the Clippers couldn't catch it. Their weakness was also at position 1. In the last game against the Timberwolves, the Clippers also lost Isiah Thomas. Thomas needs to miss two weeks due to sprained ankle, Thornton is still some time away from returning, Hinrich?For the Clippers' only point guard.
And Hinrich cannot bring much help on the offensive end. The rookie is in a sluggish state, and Pau Gasol is also in poor form. Instead, Gasol Jr. has begun to show his power and has been better than his brother in the last five games. Gasol's average shooting percentage per game this season is only 46.5%, a new low in recent years, and his low-post singles are not as sharp as before. The Clippers cannot reproduce the glory of last year's Big Four, and can only rely on Ye Feng and Love.
Today Gasol met Zach Randolph, who has a headache for him. This Fat Toutuo has no advantage in playing in the low post because of his lack of height, but his mid-range shooting is a great skill. He can take action immediately after the pick-and-roll. Even Ye Feng finds it difficult to defend him. He has a round body, and it is difficult to block shots when turning around against his opponent. His bounce is always a little bit inferior. And Randolph's touch is very soft, and he can hit even if there is interference. OJ Mayo and Kevin Martin are also players who can shoot as they please. The Rockets narrowly defeated the Clippers by shooting 5 points.
At this time, experts are predicting that it is impossible for the Clippers to set a new record. Last season they had a chance to have the best record in history and break their own regular season win record, but unfortunately the shortened season ruined everything. This season their strength is not as good as before, and the main problem lies in signings. If Hinrich is replaced by Crawford and Roy is replaced by Ray Allen, the situation will be completely different.
The Clippers are not without gains. The rookies have gained a lot of playing time. Harrison Barnes has played well. Perry Jones is also better than Yi Jianlian. Not only can he shoot, he can also cut through and perform dunks. Confrontation capabilities also improved slightly during this period. Lamb can show off the power of his mid-range shot in his limited playing time. He is poor from beyond the three-point line and is still training. Thackeray did a good job in low-post defense, supporting offense, hook shots, and pick-and-rolls, and was able to get some playing time.
After the end of this season, the uniform team has no plans to renew Yi Jianlian's contract. He is old and has no room for growth. He also appears to be too low-key in the face of fierce competition within the team. This is a question of personality. Yi Jianlian is too honest, resigned, and does not know how to fight for things. This kind of person will not affect the unity of the team, but he cannot bring anything positive to the team. He often comes on the court when he needs to foul or "kill someone." Whether on or off the court, he seems unable to let go. In this regard, he is far inferior to Thackeray. Fortunately, even if he leaves, he is already good enough. After becoming a champion, he should be able to get a low-paying contract if he goes to another team.
After that, the Clippers played many more games and lost to the Grizzlies and Thunder. All other games were victorious.
Ye Feng's offense is still as sharp as ever, but behind his high scores is that he is much more unique than last season. If he is alone, the team will have a flaw.
The Grizzlies are also a team made up of stars. Isiah Thomas has not returned, and the defense line is tight. Ye Feng focuses on the offensive end, and it is impossible to fight against Westbrook, Billups and others on the defensive end. The Grizzlies were very excited to beat the Clippers in the regular season, and the Clippers didn't care. They still led the league.
The loss against the Thunder was a bit unfair.
Ye Feng has the potential to be a bit of a cancer in this game. He and Durant were very happy with each other in the first half, scoring 36 points in the first half without passing many balls to his teammates. In the second half, the Thunder stepped up its defense against him, using everything from going around and double-teaming him. After attracting double-teams, Ye Feng started passing the ball, but his teammates felt cold and the lead in the third quarter was clawed back. In the fourth quarter, Durant, who was suppressed, showed his strength and scored 10 points in a row. He found his touch, and even Ye Feng couldn't guard him. His jump shot was too high and he couldn't block the shot with a fadeaway.
And Luis Scola also hit a key mid-range shot at the last moment to help the Thunder seal the victory. Ye Feng scored 51 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The statistics were impeccable, but the Clippers were reversed after leading by 17 points at halftime.
Many fans expressed disappointment. All the comments online were criticizing the Clippers role players. Gasol was just soft.
, Love was stupid again, and was blown away from the outside
Ye Feng knew that these fans did not want him to have any imperfections, but he took the initiative to take responsibility at the press conference. He is not perfect, he takes up too many shots, and as the core, he fails to connect the team well. I hope the fans will give all Clippers players enough respect.
He said: "Please fans understand the reason for the loss of the game. I took too many shots in the first half. This style of play will destroy the team's chemical reaction to a certain extent. I have a great responsibility for the team's loss. Please Don¡¯t be abusive, let alone put the blame on others I can¡¯t let my teammates take the blame for me.¡±
He stood up and spoke, and his teammates felt balanced. Otherwise, even if he didn't say anything, his teammates would definitely feel unhappy. They all serve with him as the core. Who would be willing to take the blame?
At the end of the first half of the game, the Clippers had an excellent record of 44 wins and 6 losses. 13th, the regular season has come to an end, and the All-Star Weekend is about to begin.
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