Chapter 207 Artest's new hairstyle
At 19 p.m. US time, the San Antonio Spurs played against the Los Angeles Clippers at home. Players from both sides have entered the game and the game is about to begin.
The Clippers' starting lineup: Chauncey Billups, James Posey, Ron Artest, Ji Guomo and Ji Guoqie.
Spurs starting lineup: Tony Parker, Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley, Tim Duncan, Oberto.
The players on both sides greeted each other before the game, and they met each other for a few words, and the atmosphere was very friendly.
The Clippers and the Spurs have no grudges or grudges. Although the Spurs fans have been booing the Fox brother, they have not yelled too much. There are not many racist abuses. It is good if they don’t greet their families in the playoffs. The atmosphere of the Utah Jazz is ten times worse than that here.
Artest changed his hairstyle today, and his shaved was not just a team logo or English word that everyone was familiar with in the past, but two traditional Chinese characters: "champion" and a Clippers logo.
Clippers fans would never have thought that he would shave the word "Champion" on his left head and the Clippers' logo on his right. The word "Champion" is still in Chinese. His head is a little smaller and he really doesn't have such a big space to write so many things.
As a veteran with nearly 10 years of NBA age, Artest, in addition to playing for the Chicago Bulls in the early days, both in the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings and Artest have used this trick to capture the hearts of new owners and local fans. This time, although Artest is suspected of "new wine in wine bottle", it is indeed "filled" with some new ideas.
Ji Guomeng complained in his heart that this guy made this trick and immediately stole a lot of the limelight. It was outrageous! But Ji Guomeng himself never went back to do such an ugly hairstyle.
"This will be a fist-to-fist series full of tug-of-war," said Dunleavy, an old man in an interview before the start of the game. "We want to hit them hard, we have to hit them hard, we want to hit them hard!"
Before this game, Dunleavy, the old man had already accused Bruce Bowen of being the dirtyest defense in the league, in order to put pressure on the referee.
**Vicci is not a good person. He targeted his younger brother and provided evidence to prove that this little fox is not young, but he is actually dirty than Bowen!
That's right, **Vicy has evidence. Ji Guomeng has won 8 technical fouls this season and 3 malicious fouls. Just because of these technical fouls and malicious fouls, Ji Guomeng was suspended for as many as three games. **Vicy almost shouted with a loudspeaker: Come and see how bad this fox is...
Ji Guoxiong was interviewed before the game and argued: "I just tried my best to make myself more efficient. It was not dirty, but aggressive. It's nothing wrong. The Spurs are dirty. They are slandering me."
The Clippers have championship experience Billups said before the game: "Bowen's elbow strike is actually like a provocation. Many of their actions are conveying messages, showing how aggressive and tough they are! Therefore, you have reason to continue to hate them, after all, the scars are still on our bodies. Of course, if we play against the Lakers, we will do the same, because the competition is above everything else."
In fact, the toughest physical confrontation between the Clippers and the Spurs is most likely to appear at the low post, where the Fox brother and the giant pandas are waiting for Tim Duncan.
Old Dunleavy said that Brother Panda will be the first line of defense against Duncan, because the little fox said he should be the one who eventually knocked down the "Stone Tower".
"I don't have to guard him from the beginning, and wait until I will end up with him," Ji Guomeng said arrogantly, and then he added in an equally arrogant tone: "Of course, not only that, my brother will also let Mr. Duncan spend some effort on the defensive end. He cannot only care about attacking one end, Duncan must defend. On the defensive end, whether he deals with me or my brother, this is not an easy task. The coach often warns us that if the opponent always wants you to fall into a foul, then you have to deal with him in the same way."
The game is about to begin, and the substitute players begin to leave the court. The players of the two teams stand in their respective halfs and prepare to jump the ball.
At this moment, in China, ccav is also broadcasting this game. Since the Rockets and the Clippers are deliberately staggered by the league, CCTV can broadcast the playoff journey of the two teams live, without having to choose between the two teams.
Master Heli and Master Sun's true identity were in Salt Lake City yesterday, but today I moved to San Antonio. These two elders are also very hard-working.
Domestic audiences saw Master Heli holding a pair of "Panda Generation Doomsday" and a pair of "Fox Generation Red Versions" that could not put it down, and wished to lick it a few times.
The twins’ two pairs of sneakers are gifts that CCTV is preparing to give today. Master Reliable obviously wants them very much. Director Zhang is now a brainless fan of the twins’ brothers. In addition to Yao Ming and Hei Mamba, his favorite is the giant panda brother, little fox.
"Today is the first time the two brothers have participated in the playoffs. Being able to lead the team to the playoffs in the first season is an important training for the two brothers. How much impact they can have on Duncan today will determine the outcome of the game."
Master Relief was talking, Ji Guochou had already beaten 32-year-old Duncan on the jump ball, and the Clippers attacked first.
The Spurs home fans immediately made a deafening noise at the Clippers players. The stadium was filled with people, and there seemed to be a heat wave coming towards me. The atmosphere was indeed very different from the regular season. However, the two brothers were born with big hearts and were not affected much, especially the giant panda, which looked expressionless, and seemed to be Duncan opposite the cosplay.
Old Dunleavy let go of a little concern in his heart. He had long guessed that these two little guys would not be affected by the playoff atmosphere. Now this is true. These two guys are sexy and stable, but they are both immune to booing.
Billups dribble and the Clippers are considered to be evenly matched with the Spurs because they have two starters with championship experience, one is Billups and the other is James Percy; Artest in the third position is also experienced in the playoffs. And the Beast almost killed the Spurs at the Kings last season. This is a bit more favorable to the Clippers. They are indeed strong, have outstanding players in all positions, and have also strong substitutes.
Dunleavy, the old Dunleavy, told the team to play more pick-and-rolls on the offensive end today. The Spurs only had one Duncan, who was excellent in the inside, and the other two, both Thomas and Oberto, seemed a little slower, especially Thomas, the Clippers were targeting.
Ji Guoqiu landed at the top of the arc and played pick-and-roll with Billups. The latter did not hand over the basketball to the Pandas, but suddenly passed the basketball to the ribs.
Artest received the ball. The beast stepped into the penalty area and stepped on the penalty area line and forced the board to score two points under Bowen's defense.
Bowen wanted to block, but Artest was too wide. The beast used his broad shoulders to separate the opponent's block. Duncan was led out of the penalty area by Ji Guoqiu and could not come back to assist in defense. Artest successfully took the lead for the Clippers.
The Spurs players have no reaction. What kind of leader the team has, the overall temperament of this team will be infinitely close, and Parker will catch the ball and advance. The speed is also neither fast nor slow.
Parker transported the basketball to the frontcourt, and Finley started running. Duncan mentioned that the Spurs' overall tactical operation and execution were obviously smoother than the Clippers, which is an advantage that the team coached by **Victz must reflect.
The Spurs do not have amazing athletic talent, relying on their efficient execution and tacit team cooperation, and of course they also have iron walls to defend. However, they have loopholes in defense this season, so the Spurs are no longer invincible.
Finley ran out of time, and Parker suddenly reached halfway through and assigned the basketball to the former.
The Clippers' defense replacement and defense replacement are not bad, and Ji Guochou made up for it.
Finley made another pass, Duncan received the basketball ten feet from the basket, and immediately shot and angrily hit!
Ji Guomeng protected the rebound, Billups leaned over to catch the ball, and the Clippers defended the Spurs for the first time.
"Our coach said your shooting is very accurate. I think it's far worse than me. Do you want me to compare with you? " Ji Guomeng ran to the frontcourt with Duncan, and used his verbal skills while running. Ji Guomeng felt that it was so good to say trash words to Duncan, just like before, elbowing Kobe.
Duncan turned his head and glanced at him, too lazy to pay attention to this guy who was like a little kid in his eyes. When he won the championship, this guy was still in elementary school...
Spurs fans also don’t think it’s a big deal if they missed this offense. It’s normal for missed shots to missed the ball in the game. The Spurs are even a slow-warming team. The offensive opportunity has come out this time. If they don’t make a shot, they are not lucky. They will definitely score next time.
It is a good thing for San Antonio fans to have confidence in their team, but this "next time" is too slow. The Spurs won the first point in the first quarter at 8 minutes and 45 seconds. Three minutes passed, which is really slow to warm up.
The score is 5:2, and the Clippers lead by 3 points.
The Clippers' starting shooting percentage was normal, with 2 of 5 shots.
The Spurs made 0 of 4 shots at the beginning, and Duncan, Parker and Finley's shots all ended in a blacksmith. It was not until Parker made a layup that he scored two points for the fifth time.
Billups handed the basketball over the offensive end to Ji Guomo and asked the Fox brother to play Duncan alone. This was one of their customized combat plans before the game. Try to play Duncan as much as possible on the offensive end to consume his physical strength.
Apart from Duncan, there is no outstanding inside player this season, and Shifo does not have a qualified partner. This is the weakest moment for the Spurs in the interior in recent years. As long as Duncan is troubled by physical crisis or foul crisis, their chances of winning will undoubtedly increase greatly. It is necessary to try to beat Duncan several times.
Ji Guomeng received the ball with his back and leaned back with his shoulders. As a result, he naturally couldn't squeeze into Duncan, who was much heavier than him. The little fox leaned back twice and saw that there was no chance. He suddenly turned around and broke through. Unexpectedly, Duncan, who was in excellent position, directly poked the basketball out. Shi Fo gave him a personal pass.
"Damn!"
Ji Guomeng screamed in his heart and quickly turned around to grab the ball. Fortunately, Percy was close to him and his explosive power was much stronger than 37-year-old Bowen. He grabbed the basketball and passed it directly to Billups on the top of the arc.
Billups received the ball and immediately threw the basketball to the low post on the weak side. Ji Guoqiu received the basketball on the other side and attacked Oberto to score the board.
Van Gundy smiled and said, "Billups has done his job of finding teammates without a look. He has made the whole team run harmoniously, as if he has a second pair of eyes."
Mark Jackson added: "Billups is not like the Panda brother's passes often fatal in one pass. He often passes the basketball to the right place, so he doesn't have that many assists, but he can unleash his teammates' ability and release the ball."
Reggie Miller's brainstorm: "If you say so, Billups is obviously more suitable for the Lakers. The Clippers have Panda brothers, so they don't need Billups' organization so much."
**Vic frowned off the court. Billups had a great threat in a game like the playoffs. This guy didn't care about his own data at all. This is exactly what he had always asked Parker to do, but Parker is still much worse than Billups in this regard.
Parker didn't know that he was underestimated by his coach. The team felt bad at the start, and the French sports car began to strengthen its breakthrough. This time he and Duncan quickly entered the inside after pick-and-roll in the high position.
Ji Guoqiu switched to Parker, but was deceived by the latter's realistic and fake moves during the breakthrough. Although he followed quickly enough, he could not tell the timing of the closure.
Parker's breakthrough was extremely fast and his whole body was covered in fake movements. In fact, in the blink of an eye, he chose the time and angle that made Ji Guoqiu the most uncomfortable, and put the basketball into the basket in front of the giant panda.
Spurs fans immediately cheered thunderously. Parker's shooting in the paint area has remained above 60% for many years. His finish ability in this area instantly killed all the guards except the leader. The Frenchman's two Scuds, coupled with the fast and hidden basketball running in his hands, can find various angles in the penalty area, avoid the cover and advance the basketball. His European steps, small throws, jump layups, and iconic spin layups are all nightmares for inside defenders.
The giant pandas knew Parker's excellence in the regular season. They once again experienced the feeling of defending Parker at the basket in the playoffs. As long as the Frenchman rushed in, most of the time he could not see where the basketball in Parker was. It was difficult to judge the timing of the block in a fleeting moment. Few people can compare to Parker's ball protection skills, and this guy's sense of ball is no worse than Kobe.
Chapter completed!