The baby was so excited when he was born that Ye Feng made a lot of moves on the court. Thibodeau replaced him early to remind him not to do dangerous dunks to prevent injury.
After three consecutive championships, the vision of the Clippers coaching staff has long been different. Before the finals, they do not intend to let the players try their best. As long as they can advance, it doesn't matter even if they play one or two more games. Newcomers need playoff experience and playing time more than star players such as Ye Feng and Love.
Thibodeau has already expressed his thoughts to Ye Feng, and plans to use the first two rounds of the playoffs to refine the lineup. It¡¯s not like no NBA team has ever done this. For example, in the season when Adelman just took over the Rockets, he disabled Yao Ming in the regular season, but in the playoffs he dared to train Novak and Brooks.
As soon as Ye Feng came on the court, the Clippers' outside attack power dropped a lot, and they switched to focusing on Gasol and Love's inside attacks. Thornton missed a lot of games in the regular season and now needs playing time to regain his form.
After that, Curry made two pull-up jump shots on the screen, DeRozan also broke through and scored, David Lee also hit a high shot, and caused a foul to get a free throw The Warriors seized the opportunity and played a 10-0 wave to take the lead. Got the score.
Within three minutes, the Clippers scored a goal from Love. Seeing the Clippers being suppressed by the Warriors at home, many fans shouted "Hungry Wolf", hoping that Ye Feng could play as soon as possible, but he still sat off the court until the end of the first quarter.
The two sides tied at 27 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Clippers sent out Marc Gasol, Perry Jones, Matt Barnes, Marcus Thornton, and Kirk Hinrich.
The Warriors also came off the bench, the Clippers gradually regained the initiative, and Thornton found the touch to score consecutively.
Ye Feng's mood gradually relaxed. Thibodeau is right, he does need to rest. Although his physical strength is okay, his spirit is very tired. There is no suspense at all in the first round of the playoffs. He should give the opportunity to someone new.
I sat off the court for another 6 minutes. It was equivalent to resting for a whole quarter before he went into battle. The Gasol brothers were on the court together, and Perry Jones and Ye Feng cooperated in the pick-and-roll. Let him attack in a misplaced position and quickly hit two goals.
The Warriors were unable to effectively double-team Ye Feng, with the Gasol brothers on both sides of the low post. The height advantage is obvious, and if the Clippers are out of position, they will hoist the ball in and hit the low post. If you don't use tall players to defend him, you can't block Ye Feng's pull-up jumper. If outside players double-team, Ye Feng will also pass the ball to Thornton and Jones, both of whom have good shooting abilities.
At halftime, the Clippers led 55 to 48 by 7 points.
In the third quarter, Ye Feng continued to play and played very steadily. He mainly provided support at the top of the arc and only took action when the opportunity was good. The main points of attack have always been on the inside with the Gasol brothers and Love. Thornton has taken more shots than Ye Feng. Fans who want to see him score 60 or 70 points are doomed to be disappointed.
Ye Feng only took 10 shots in the first three quarters. Hit 7 goals. 1 of 2 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2. He still gave the Warriors a headache without attacking aggressively, and the Clippers' offense blossomed more. The score difference widened to 18 points. In the fourth quarter, Ye Feng took another break, and the Clippers replaced him with Marc Gasol, Robert Sacre, Matt Barnes, Jeremy Lamb, and Isiah Thomas.
Lamb, as the 12th overall pick, did not get much playing time in the regular season. Now Thibodeau has given him a chance to perform and arranged pick-and-roll tactics for him. He hopes that he can help the team with a solid pull-up jumper. Thackeray came on to strengthen the defense.
At this time, the ccav5 commentator who is currently broadcasting the game was very dissatisfied with Thibodeau's formation. Many Chinese media believe that Yi Jianlian is still very valuable to cultivate, and even has a chance to become an All-Star. When Yi Jianlian scored 30+10 in the Olympic Games against Spain, he was almost blown away to another planet. It seems that as long as he is given a chance, he will Can compete with any star insider in the NBA. In fact, Yi Jianlian's defense is so bad that it is already a miracle that he can last until this season in the NBA and win a championship ring. Everyone has seen the signs that Yi Jianlian will leave after the end of this season.
"Magic" Johnson said: "Thibedou is really good at using people. The 60 rookies in the Clippers for two consecutive years have all performed at a high level. Sacre has a height advantage, a good physique, and the ability to support the offense is also qualified, but the offensive method If you have too few, you will rely on your height to shoot and it will be easy to get blocked."
Van Gundy said: "He now plays more minutes than Yi Jianlian, and his defense is better than Perry Jones, whom the Clippers focus on training."
The Clippers put on substitutes, while the Warriors played with all their main players. The goals of the two teams are completely different. The Warriors must fight hard in every game to avoid being swept.
In the past few seasons, the Clippers have always swept the first round and advanced. It is rare to make the playoffs. The Warriors don't want it to end like this. Stephen Curry is playing especially hard. This is not because he wants to prove anything at Staples Arena, but because he will be a restricted free agent after this season, and the Warriors will alsoHe was worried about his injury risk and did not renew his contract in advance. He has no ankle problems this season. He should try his best to produce good data and win a big contract for himself.
The Clippers newcomers have good personal abilities, but they are not good at controlling the rhythm. Especially Mihm and Thackeray, two players who do not play often, are a little busy and cannot control the number of fouls. Fortunately, the Warriors' shooting percentage is not high, so they can chase points. Slowly, Ye Feng was able to rest a little longer.
The Warriors relied on free throws to recover a lot of points. In the last six minutes of the quarter, the score difference was narrowed to only 7 points, and the hope of winning was regained. At this time, Thibodeau sent Ye Feng and other main players to play.
The three star players Gaston and Harrison, two role players who can burst and shoot, are the strongest lineup the Clippers can currently produce.
The tactics still have Gasol and Love in the low post, with Ye Feng and Thornton on the outside playing pick-and-roll, and Harrison looking for three-point opportunities on the baseline. This style of play can involve the Warriors' 23 zone defense and allow Ye Feng to get singles opportunities on the outside. The closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage. It is impossible for the Warriors to give up defense of the basket in order to double-team Ye Feng at critical moments.
In the final stage, Ye Feng started the main attack, and his opponent was DeRozan, who played nearly 40 minutes. As soon as he got the ball on the outside, his teammates all spread out. It was impossible for Curry to let Thornton go to double-team Ye Feng. He knew Thornton very well. If he was double-teamed, Thornton would definitely shoot the ball, even if he did. If you don't score, you can also attract the defense to open up space. The most impressive thing about the Clippers this season is not the cooperation, but Ye Feng's individual singles. Even though no one on the team averages more than 5 assists per game, they can still beat the opponent without any ability to fight back.
Ye Feng turned around at the top of the arc to face the frame, dribbling to the right side with his crotch, relying on DeRozan to unhurriedly dribble to the low post. He has the advantage of strength and height. It is more effective to squeeze the opponent so that he cannot jump. At 45 degrees on the right side, Love had already moved to the outside to make room for David Lee to follow. Ye Feng immediately turned his back to the inside and relied on DeRozan to turn around and hit the board with one hand.
DeRozan¡¯s jumping ability cannot be used, there is nothing he can do.
At 5 minutes and 04 seconds, David Lee and DeRozan switched positions to defend. Ye Feng stopped and took a quick shot while the two were changing positions, and the bottom line hollowed into the net.
At 4 minutes and 22 seconds, still on the right, David Lee was defending closely. Ye Feng turned to face the frame and dribbled the ball continuously with his hips and then led it to the middle. He took a big step with his left foot, took the ball and bent his right leg to perform the Golden Rooster** After shaking David Lee's fake move, he made a foul and threw the ball in with one hand to score 2+1.
At 2 minutes and 45 seconds, Ye Feng intercepted Klay Thompson's pass and started a solo fast break. He deliberately performed, taking off one step before the free throw line, gliding a long distance, and dunked the basketball with one hand! This was another slam dunk contest action, and the fans in the audience suddenly burst into excitement and stood up to applaud.
At 2 minutes and 13 seconds, Ye Feng attracted a double-team and passed the ball outside. Love hit a three-pointer. The Clippers scored five consecutive offenses, stretching the score to 15 points and sealing the victory.
"Magic" Johnson sighed: "The strength gap between the two sides is not small. If the Clippers didn't want to train new players, they should be able to easily beat the Warriors by 30 points. As long as Ye Feng plays seriously for a while, it will be enough for other teams. Regardless of his offensive methods, his shooting accuracy is very high now."
Van Gundy said: "He is too comprehensive, not as tall as him, not as fast as him, not as tall and fast as him, and not as skilled as him. He played a short time in this game, otherwise it would be easy to score more than 40 points. But the game I don¡¯t think the Warriors will try their best, otherwise it wouldn¡¯t be difficult to average 50+ per game in this series.¡±
Johnson agrees. "Ye Feng produced astonishing statistics in the regular season, but in the playoffs, he also has to allocate his energy reasonably. There is really no need to expend too much energy in the first round."
Ye Feng has been addicted to scoring in the regular season, and now he no longer needs to prove himself by scoring.
The overall situation has been decided, both sides have replaced all their main forces. In the end, the Clippers won 115-101 and got a good start in the playoffs.
Ye Feng was very efficient in this game. He played 28 minutes, made 11 of 14 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, a near-triple-double. 28 points is already a relatively low number for him.
Love, the Gasol brothers, Thornton, Harrison and others also scored in double figures. The Clippers changed from Ye Feng's high scoring alone to the multi-point offensive model last season, which is the most popular among other teams. scared.
The Warriors players also seemed to be performing well, with 5 scoring in double figures. The highest scorer was Stephen Curry with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and David Lee with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Carl Landry also scored 17 points. However, their problems are very obvious. Their defense is too poor. Even Bogut is only good at low-post defense. His lateral movement is slow and it is difficult to defend pick-and-rolls.
The Warriors can score a lot of points with their style of play, but they pose no threat to the Clippers. The coaching staff has already started thinking about their next opponent.In the next games, Thibodeau will give the newcomers more playing time. Ye Feng, Love and others have little room for improvement. The most important thing is to let the rookies relax.
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