Chapter 154 Two people are enough
Jumping the ball at the beginning, Ji Guoqiu vs. Oku, the result was no suspense. The Turks couldn't even win, and they had no chance of winning against Brother Panda.
The referee whistle sounded, Ji Guoqiu took off easily, reached out to transfer the basketball to Artest, and the beast passed the basketball to Black Parker, and the Clippers attacked first.
The Jazz players quickly moved into defense. Dunleavy, the old man emphasized the brutal Utah defense yesterday. The Clippers players also saw this on the road, which is why the Jazz fouls a lot.
Utahs have always liked to use tough defense to make opponents uncomfortable, and hope that the referee will turn a blind eye to some hidden body movements. To put it bluntly, the Jazz's defense is dirty and small movements are endless. They send their opponents to the free throw line the most. Jazz players are very fierce against the enemy on the defensive end, and their movements can be described as rampant, so people always doubt whether they are comparing with the same sports as other teams?
The Clippers use switch defense on the defensive end, and Sloan does not have a similar arrangement, so on the offensive end, Ji Guohuo is still against Boozer, and Ji Guoqiu is against Oku.
As soon as Boozer came up, he secretly gave Ji Guomo a elbow in the direction that the referee could not see. In Chinese, this is called a warning.
"Bastard, I knew you were going to use this trick, but I learned it from Cambi, so you can eat shit!" Ji Guomo used the method that Cambi played with him to leverage Boozer to fight.
The referee of the law enforcement game is Steve Javi, one of the five famous whistles at NBA, but the actions of these two people were secretly carried out, and the degree of concealment was very high. Even Javi did not notice it.
Boozer did not reach the humiliation of Ji Guomo. Instead, he was hit by the little fox's elbow first. Fortunately, he was rough and thick in skin, so this little damage was nothing.
Ji Guomeng took the opportunity to get rid of Boozer, rushed into the Jazz's penalty area, jumped and received an air relay from Black Parker, and dunked the basketball into the basket with both hands.
The Utahs' small move failed, and the Clippers' Fox gave the Jazz a warning at the beginning!
Boozer was depressed and rubbed his stomach, thinking that the move just now was so tall. This kid looked so old, and his tricks were so vicious!
"Is it okay?" Oku asked when he saw Boozer was a little lost when he saw him passing by.
"It's okay." Of course, Boozer would not show weakness in front of his teammates. Being plotted against by a rookie is not a glorious thing, keep a low profile...
Ji Guomeng felt secretly happy. This move was a defensive counterattack move learned from Cambi. The Clippers fought with the Nuggets twice, but he suffered a lot of losses at Cambi. If Cambi had not been a master, he would have punished him without any injury every time. The little fox probably had been like Randolph, who had been in the hospital for ten days and half a month.
However, although he suffered a lot. However, after repeated defeats, Ji Guomomori learned a lot from Camby. Looking at Boozer who was secretly rubbing his lower abdomen, he thought proudly: "You Boozer is a bad guy, grandpa, I am not a good person either. Today is your home court of Grandpa Fox, and it is just right to compete with you."
The Jazz team's victory contribution this year is WS (win shares). The number one player is no longer Carlos Boozer last year, and the fat little Deron Williams, with a WS value of 11.3, far exceeding Boozer's 9.9 last season. So since this season, the core player of the Jazz has become the younger Deron Williams, the fat little Deron Williams, is now the new leader of the Jazz.
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Although Old Dunleavy's defensive arrangement against the Jazz is mainly based on the inside, Deron will not ignore Deron. Williams' three-point shooting percentage is close to 40%, and Black Parker does not give the little fat man the chance to easily make three-pointers.
Boozer comes out to pick-and-roll. The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics have become famous since the two evil spirits that year. Now the little fat man and the reverse boy still rely on pick-and-roll and tough defense to conquer the world.
However, the Clippers players watched the Jazz complete the pick-and-roll, and ignored it. No one went forward to delay the obstacle. The Clippers defensive players set up their formation and stepped on the free throw line to show a posture of having a style that you can shoot directly from the high position, and we will find a way to find a way when you make the right shot. But if you want to break in, then we will have more people to beat you less and kill you!
Seeing this, Delong was very depressed. Seeing that he was under a low defense, he shot directly at a high position and angrily hit him!
Deron Williams' shooting percentage is not bad, but a single jump shot is not particularly accurate. In addition, Black Parker also blocked his shots, so the fat guy did not shoot at an open position.
Ji Guochou got the rebound and quickly passed it to Black Parker, and then accelerated and moved down from left to right with his younger brother. This is also the arrangement of the old Dunleavy against the Jazz. Most of the Utah players are black and hard, with fat guys, Brewer, Boozer, and Oku. Except for Kirilenko, the speed is fast enough, the other four starters have excellent defensive skills in battles, but their defense and fast attack abilities are average, which can even be said to be bad.
When the center and power forwards attack, they run to the team's shooting guard and small forward. This is definitely the only one in the league. The speed of the two brothers is faster than Artest and Percy. Sometimes the Clippers' fast break counterattacks come in, giving people the feeling that five people are playing fast break together, even the Warriors are even the Warriors!
The Jazz returned to defense at full speed, Boozer and Oku still fell behind, the Clippers successfully completed more and played less, Ji Guomo stopped at the middle distance on the wing and received a pass from his teammate, and scored another goal in the open jumper, scoring four points in a row at the beginning.
Sloan looked ugly on the sidelines. In the last game, they encountered the Clippers' joint defense at home. The whole game played extremely ugly. If it weren't for the help of home advantage and home whistle, it would have been not easy to win the Clippers. At the beginning of this game, the Clippers showed their determination to win, which was a big problem for them.
The little fat man is an excellent point guard. When he received the serve, he did not rush to attack. He was transported to the frontcourt to make gestures to his teammates. He still played steadily.
The Clippers ignored the Jazz's pick-and-roll. Then they ignored the Clippers. They couldn't play each other and saw who couldn't hold on first?
Boozer once again pulled down the pick-and-roll at the high position. It was not that the reverse boy did not want to catch the ball at the low position, but the Clippers strictly guarded against the inside. If he fell to the low position, he would encounter double-teams. It would be difficult to get a good offensive opportunity. It would be better to come out and try to shoot mid-range, as long as they can damage the Clippers from the outside. They would not be afraid that the Clippers would not expand the defense line.
The fat guy dribbled into the free throw line, and the Clippers immediately came up to double-team, and Delong sent the basketball behind him without looking at him.
Boozer moved to the wing to catch the ball, and opened his hand to make a shooting pose.
Ji Guochou came up and reached out to block the basketball, and Boozer threw it in a posture of throwing explosives...
"Bang!" The sound was like a pack of explosives hitting the bunker.
The Jazz obviously missed the shot again, and both 18-foot shots ended in iron.
Old Dunleavy's lips moved and she couldn't help laughing. The opponent missed two consecutive shots, which greatly improved the Clippers' defensive confidence, strengthened the defensive tactics they formulated before the game, and they would not come out if they retreated to the inside. On the other hand, the Jazz's pressure would be unprecedentedly huge. Once the pressure was high, they would be nervous. The biggest possibility of nervousness was naturally that the shooting was even more inaccurate. The Jazz did not have a big killer like Thunder. Allen, which was the reason why Old Dunleavy dared to shrink and defend.
The first quarter was 7 minutes and 45 seconds, with a score of 11:4.
The Jazz started badly, making 2 of 8 shots, and there was no other adjective to describe except "iron".
Sloan finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he called a timeout and made the first substitution adjustment, replacing Ronnie Brewer, who had no three-point ability, and replaced three-point shooter Kyle Korver. This is an outside shooter they only traded from the 76ers not long ago, so that once they encounter the Clippers' defense, they will not be able to do anything. This season, many of their losses were lost because their opponents made the iron barrel formation and they could not make any shots from the outside.
The game started again, and the Jazz lineup became: Deron Williams, Kyle Korver, Andre Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Memit Oku.
In the last match between the two teams, Kyle Korver has not traded to the Jazz yet.
When Dunleavy saw Sloan replace a shooter, he was determined to expand the team's defense, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to look at the situation before talking.
After the timeout, the Jazz now have three reliable players from outside three-pointers. Little Fatty, Korver and Oku have very good three-point lethality, and Kirilianko's three-pointers this season are not iron. The Clippers' defense line arrangement has left the Jazz finding a three-pointer opportunity without much effort.
Percy and Black Parker doubled the ball and broke through the fat guy, and Korver leaked out of the outside line. Deron Williams had excellent passing ability. He passed the ball with a hit and quickly sent the basketball to Korver who had been ambushed on the outside line.
Artest suddenly stepped forward and almost made a successful interception.
The Clippers' joint defense will inevitably reveal open spaces, but they are not unable to find ways to make up for it. Stealing the pass is the top priority. Only by passing the basketball over is called an open space. If it is cut off, it will be nothing. Unfortunately, the fat guy is not an ordinary point guard. The ball was passed by a hit, and the angle and timing were very tricky, and he avoided Artest's interception.
Korver received the ball and shot quickly...
"Swish!" The basketball is hollow into the net!
For a three-point shooter like Kyle Korver, if you can't make an open shot, you will lose your job. This goal was made neatly!
Old Dunleavy shouted to the players on the sidelines: "Expand out!"
When the Clippers players receive coach instructions, they immediately know what to do. Unless the opponent does not have a three-point shooter, their defense will inevitably be set in the team's three-pointers to break the deadlock and force the Clippers to expand the defense line outside.
The Jazz's goal has been achieved. Three three-point shooters, and the Clippers will not be able to come out if they are still stuck inside, they will be thrown to death!
The Clippers attacked, and the twin brothers performed pick-and-rolls respectively on the line. Black Parker used the cover of Ji Guoqiu from the left wing to attract the defense and distributed the basketball to James Percy, who was empty on the left corner. The latter also took the knife and took the three-pointer that the Clippers lost.
The Jazz quickly counterattacked. The Clippers' defense line was pressed outside this time, and the formation was changed to a three-and-two joint defense. The two brothers stood in two waist positions, not only to make up for the outside breakthrough at any time, but also to prevent the Jazz from attacking at low positions. The defensive task was very heavy.
It is not difficult for Delong to break through Black Parker. The combination of speed and strength. The little fat man made a simple change of direction, and he easily rushed into the direction of Ji Guoqiu's guardianship.
"Double-teaming or not?" Ji Guochou was also confused. No matter how he did it, there would be loopholes, so he chose to double-teaming.
Boozer was let go and cut into the basket immediately. Deron Williams made a wonderful air relay, which was directly passed to Ji Guomo...
"How is it possible, when did he come here?"
Deron Williams, who was proud of himself getting an assist, and Boozer, who imagined that he was about to perform an air relay, called out at the same time!
At this moment, Ji Guomo appeared out of thin air like a ghost, and robbed the basketball from it.
Old Dunleavy waved his hand fiercely off the court. This is why they have been insisting on fighting for joint defense. They have the most tacit inside line in the league, which can make up for loopholes to the greatest extent.
Artest and Percy were about to get off the ground. Ji Guomeng passed a long pass in half and found Artest accurately. The beast used his ugly appearance to get the ball, but his practical layup posture, pushed the ball away from Kirirenko and put the basketball into the basket.
The Clippers fans who had been accustomed to the Staples are not immediately cheering when Ji Guomomori intercepted the ball, but waited for Artest to advance the basketball. This gave his players a huge cheer!
Nicknamed ak47, Kirirenko and Artest are both top defensive experts in the league, but Artest is more threatening than Kirirenko on the offensive end, and his impact is stronger.
Ji Guomo's interception made Delong Williams dare not cooperate with Boozer in a small range for a short time. The fat man strengthened his breakthrough. The three-and-two joint defense was excellent against the outside shooter, but the corresponding breakthrough would be insufficient. The existence of the NBA's three-second zone made the breakthrough easier, and at the same time made it more difficult to defend the defense. The Clippers' dependence on only two people was difficult to defend the inside, at least in Delong Williams' opinion.
The two teams played 24:20 in the first quarter, and the Clippers' defense was obviously better at home than away games.
On the defensive end, the two brothers are becoming more and more well-founded. They are not like ordinary insiders, only guarding their own three-pointers, holding on to the basket and selling high. They have been trying to roam the whole game like Garnett or Duncan, with both speed and confrontation in defensive ways, constantly using their long arms, height and speed to defend against opponents, causing extremely strong oppression to the enemy.
The joint defense requires inside players not to run around on the court, but the two brothers can. Their positions are different in each round. The two keep changing positions, making Boozer and Oku one of the heads.
The Jazz were able to keep the score difference behind within five points in the first quarter, which was due to their equally excellent defense and the excellent performance of the fat guys and the outside shooters. The Jazz's three-pointer was a hit today, making 3 of 6 shots, which is why they can withstand the Clippers' offense.
Sloan traded to Korver to make up for the weakness of his team's outside line. Now it seems that the 76ers' three-point shooter is stable enough on the outside line, and his three-pointer is an important addition to the Jazz.
"We did a good job. They can make a three-pointer in one quarter, or even half-time, but they can't be accurate in the whole game! We are now 4 points ahead, and we can continue to expand the lead in the second quarter so that Utah can see that our second echelon is also very good."
Old Dunleavy was very satisfied with his team's performance in the first quarter. The two brothers played the first quarter and they had to rest at least five minutes in the second quarter. This period was the performance time of the team's second-tier team.
The Clippers sent a combination of Cassel, Mobri, Garcia, Thomas and Davis in the second quarter.
The two brothers sat off the court to rest. The Clippers' second echelon changed to beat people and stared at people on the court, emphasizing that they would not double-team. Players should keep a close eye on their opponents and don't give their opponents too many three-pointers and empty cuts. In fact, this is a defensive three-pointer formation, which is not against the ball on the outside, and is completely opposite to the Clippers' previous defense.
In this game, the Clippers are actually not like the Celtics' mixed defense. Old Dunleavy often cancels the tactics of one-man defense and four-man defense. They are now trying to defend the whole team. The two brothers defend the penalty area and part of the middle distance, and undertake at least half of the team's defensive tasks, making the outside defense more stable. This is the formation they use for teams with accurate outside shooting. Each team has strengths and weaknesses in the league. It is impossible for the Clippers to fight the world with one formation. They must change different formations at any time according to the opponent's configuration to deal with various enemy play styles.
Generally speaking, it is difficult for only two people to defend against such a large area, but with the super mobility and excellent tacit understanding, the two brothers really had to complete the workload of three people in the first quarter with only two people. In this way, the Clippers' interior is still airtight, and there are three players on the outside that can ensure that they are not penetrated by the enemy's shooter group.
The Jazz, Boozer scored 6 points in the first quarter, and Oku only hit a mid-range shot. The two of them scored only 8 points in total. The two brothers' defensive performance was excellent. Except for Ji Guoqiu, when defending Boozer alone, they could not defend their opponents.
Sloan also sent the second tier to the field in the second quarter. The Jazz's substitute lineup is better than the Clippers. Their second tier consists of: Jason Hart, Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap, and Jaren Collins.
In the Jazz lineup, Dunleavy is most worried about Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap. Sloan has always liked such muscle-like and explosive players. Millsap is a bit like a poor Boozer. He has excellent defense, accurate half-basses, and is good at rebounding. His disadvantage is that his ability to carry the basket is not outstanding enough, he is too short and not flexible enough.
Chapter completed!