The scores rose alternately, and they played many draws. With 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, they tied at 93. Please remember that Nets head coach Johnson requested a timeout and made a last try.

The Clippers easily scored 100 points, and this is the game they scored the least points this season. Both sides attached importance to defense. Howard sent five blocks, but also lost four fouls. He was rested in the fourth quarter.

After Howard left the field, the inside of the Nets was not weak enough to be beaten. The combination of Humphries and Scola is also very powerful. Hayes can also help the team after he comes on the field. Hayes is a magical player, with no characteristics except strength. As the inside talent is at its limit, he can always get a place in the NBA. Moreover, under his defense, several inside players in the Clippers are not feeling well.

Batilgan's is also good. His single defense ability is average, but he can play a big role in the defensive system. In the third quarter, he also created Ye Feng's dribbling ball and hitting people, and his position was just right.

Barkley said: "The game is now in a white-hot stage. Once any team plays a wave of offense, it is possible to win. Today, Curry and Sauton play well. The Clippers have not scored many inside players. Gasol has only scored 13 points so far, Love has 10 points, Gasol Jr. has 6 points, and Yi Jianlian has not got much playing time."

Kenny Smith said: "The Nets' inside defense is very good. Humphries is also a super defensive player. He also gave Ye Feng a big hat in the third quarter. Although Scola moves slowly horizontally, he is rarely beaten in the inside. He uses his experience to make up for his physical shortcomings. Hayes makes a living by defending. Nets' rookie Jordan Williams doesn't have many opportunities to play and is not on the roster in this game."

Both commentators believe that Humphries and Howard's inside defense are the main reasons why the Nets can compete with the Clippers.

Humphries renewed his contract with the Nets for 3 years and 25 million yuan. At first, some people said they had lost money. Now experts believe that he is an underrated inside player, and it is normal to play the starting lineup instead of Scola. Perhaps it was the divorce from Kim Kardashian that caused him to explode in the small universe.

Humphries is a defensive elite, and Nets fans can often see such scenes. Humphries dunks! Ke has strong rebounds! Heavy chases and blocks! Humphries brings no more passion to the Nets than Howardson. But when people asked who Humphries was last season, they probably said: "It's the guy who is being trained by Kim Kardashian?"

In the game against the Grizzlies last week, Humphries completely changed people's perception. He scored 18 points and scored a career-high 23 rebounds. Moreover, Humphries completely beat the opponent's players, Grizzlies superstar Blake Griffin Griffin only scored 11 points and 3 rebounds in 30 minutes of foul trouble.

In the past, experts had a rough impression of Humphries that he was not a particularly good defender, had a bad sense of conversion and was too slow to face most power forwards. Now, Humphries proved that he was a defender far beyond expectations.

After checking the data, you will find that Humphries' per-value for power forwards is very good 18.6, and he can score 16.7 points with a 52% shooting percentage and 17.7 rebounds at the same time in 48 minutes.

His opponents in the No. 4 position scored more points every 48 minutes on average. "But the shooting percentage is only 48.2%, and the rebound count is not as good as Xiaoheng, only 10.7. The above makes Xiaoheng's opponent's per value fixed at 14.6 below the league average. It is 4 points lower than Xiaoheng's own.

Another standard can also draw this conclusion. Most of Humphries' defenses are completed in the penalty area, although he is not a top defender, his performance is impressive enough. According to statistics, in a total of 113 defensive rounds in the penalty area, Humphries only allowed his opponent to score 0.81 points per round, limiting the opponent's shooting percentage to 42%. He forced 11 mistakes. Since the beginning of this season, Humphries has shown that he can use his broad and tall body to protect the team's backyard, and even if Howard defends it out, he will not be analed by his opponent.

No matter what standard is used to measure, he is not great, but he is already excellent enough. What really shocked people is his performance in single defense. Humphries suppressed almost all opponents in defensive singles this season and was able to successfully deal with singles from opponents from every position. This game is obvious. He switched to small men like Curry or Thorton, switched to Smith, Ye Feng, defended Love, Mark Gasol, and blocked his opponents many times. He contributed more to the defensive end than Howard.

Humphries' opponents thought they could score points on him at will, and the Clippers were no exception. Unexpectedly, his hands and feet were faster than everyone's imagination. Then most people could only use one force to take action to finish their attacks.

Of course it is a bit strange. A guy who is only famous for women can perform like this, and his defense is really jaw-dropping. If he strengthens his rotation and defense awareness, he may reach the same level as Howard.

"Little General" Johnson arranged for Howard and Scola to partner with the inside, and Humphries to rest. Although Howard was a bad day today, he only made one goal, made 6 of 10 free throws, scored a total of 8 points, and only grabbed 7 rebounds.

The team needs attackers, so Scola needs. Using his strength to attack the opponent's weakness is the most common offensive method for the NBA. However, when playing against the Clippers, the Nets do not have obvious offensive strength. The only thing they have is the height advantage of outside players, but it is a bit unreliable to rely on Bathirl or Ariza to face Curry's jump shot. Wall is good at everything, but the shooting is poor. As an outside player, Wall's three-point shooting percentage is only 7.5%, and the overall shooting percentage is only 42%. Now Ye Feng is responsible for defending him, making his offense more difficult.

"Little General" Johnson arranged: "Regional joint defense, Caron defends Ye Feng, and Sean should pay attention to assisting defense. If Ye Feng goes to the low post to get the ball, Dwight must defend him after the misalignment! Don't double-team the others, as it will be difficult for him to break the dribble and will pass the ball."

Ye Feng made the Nets feel the most headache. His back skills are first-class and the low post threat is very high. Even Howard defends, he is not sure to limit him. In addition to Ye Feng, the Clippers also have the Gasol brothers and Love. Using Howard to defend him at low post means that there will definitely be misalignment on the periphery. Clippers inside players can use their height to shoot. This weakness cannot be compensated by the Nets with substitutions or defensive formations.

And Humphries is not here now. One-on-one Scola is difficult to limit Gasol's scoring. The Clippers' inside line is also very strong. Fortunately, their shooting is not very stable today. If the shot is opened, the Nets will definitely lose.

This game has not been finished yet, but the Nets players all feel that it is very difficult to win the Clippers four games to win the championship. The Clippers' lineup is almost perfect, and it is simply brilliant.

The lack of stars who can score continuously through personal abilities at critical moments is a major weakness of the Nets. The four games they have lost this season are all collapses in the final quarter.

Ye Feng has now scored a game-high 28 points and has 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Moreover, Howard, who was defending for one time in the third quarter, felt very uncomfortable. After Gasol returned to the court, Wall, who was defending again, could not break through, and there would be no defensive loopholes after the pick-and-roll. On the defensive end, he did not say anything wrong.

Thibodeau beat the tactical board with a tactical board, believing that the Clippers can win. "The offense continues to be centered on Ye. The double cover gives him a single opportunity. If he attracts double teams, pass the ball. Kevin goes to the first block of the outside line and Paul goes to the high position. You must be prepared. If you misplace the position and use your height advantage to shoot, leave it to Stephen to reorganize. If Ye takes the ball at the low position and attacks in a misplaced position, Josh and Stephen should pay attention to running and receiving..."

Now it seems that many defensive experts such as Howard, Humphries, Butler, Battier, Ariza have difficulty in dealing with Ye Feng alone. It is a great thing to win 30+ games with the Nets. Ye Feng is only two points away now.

After the timeout, the Nets attack.

After several passes, the players all pulled away. Now the Nets' lineup is Howard, Scola, Butler, Battier, Wall. Ye Feng followed Wall on the outside, Curry faced Battier, and the defense became a man-to-man. Butler pulled the ball to Scola's hands. The latter fought Love on the low post on the right.

They are also old opponents. In the first two years, Love was bullied by Scola and was swayed countless times. Now he already knows Scola's playing style very well. Scola shook left and turned to the bottom line and jumped. Love jumped to interfere in time and missed the shot.

Smith returned to the inside, protected the backcourt rebounds, and handed it over to Curry. Curry stabilized the situation and slowly led the ball through the half. At this time, every attack was very critical. If you can't play a fast break, you must try to slow down as much as possible.

Ye Feng pulled out the outside line and relied on Love to avoid Butler without the ball cover. Curry passed the ball over, then found a cover to run on the left and threw Wall away. Scola and Battier replaced him. Battier went to Ye Feng, and Scola bypassed the cover player to chase and defend Curry.

Ye Feng immediately distributed the ball to Curry without hesitation at all. Curry's speed was much faster than Scola. After switching defenses a little slower, Curry could get rid of it. He took the ball and stopped a quick jump shot and hit two points. 95 to 93.

"Little General" Johnson sighed on the sidelines. It seemed that it was difficult to assist in defense on the outside, and Ye Feng passed the ball faster than he thought. If Humphries and Hayes were in line, the defense would be better, but the Nets' offense would become a problem.

The team attacked, and Wall used the double cover to break through, used a cross step to pass Gasol, and entered the basket and scored a layup. 95 to 95.

Ye Feng went to the outside again to get the ball, and this time Gasol also pulled out to cover. Butler's defensive breakthrough ability is not weak. If there is no pick-and-roll, Ye Feng will be really hard to get over. Ye Feng dribbled the ball from the left and attracted Howard's defense, and passed the ball out and handed it to Love on the outside. The latter was misplaced and faced Wall with his height advantage to jump into a three-pointer, but unfortunately he was off...

After the team adapts to the Clippers' offensive rhythm, they will not easily score.

Wall found a feeling at this moment, and once again used a pick-and-roll to break through Love and scored the ball. 95 to 97.

Thibodeau quickly replaced Tony Allen, but replaced Love and let Smith reach the No. 4 position. This lineup's ability to prevent outside and pick-and-roll will be enhanced.

Both sides have many defensive experts, and the offense depends on the stars. They each made two blows, and the Nets still maintain a two-point advantage.

Kenny Smith sighed: "The defense of both sides is too tight and they are very patient in playing. The Clippers must score. If this ball cannot reach the equalizer, the situation will be detrimental to them."

Barkley said: "I think Ye Feng should give up passing and make a strong attack. Others are not feeling well now."

Ye Feng is also ready for a strong attack. If he can't pass an open opportunity against a team that is good at defense, he will test the stars' ability to score strong attacks under strict defense. The Clippers' best offense is Ye Feng, Gasol and Smith. The other two are not very good today.

Ye Feng got the ball from the outside, seeing Love coming up to pick-and-roll, Butler took a small step back and was about to bypass the cover. Ye Feng immediately had a plan. "At this time, the main success rate is, you must have never thought I would pull out three points."

Thinking of this, he didn't wait for Love to come up, and suddenly took a small step and pulled out a jump shot. Butler reacted quickly and rushed to block the block, but was still one step slower. Ye Feng had already taken action, so he didn't have to be afraid of blocking his eyes. He hit the front of the top of the arc! 98 to 97.

The goal completed the overtake and put the pressure on the Nets. Only one and a half minutes left, the home audience stood up excitedly and applauded.

The team was very patient in the offense, and after many passes, there was no time left. Wall handed the ball to the low post, allowing Howard to single against Gasol. Howard turned around in the middle with his back, relied on his speed advantage to force the start, shot with a hook, and avoided the block! The ball was rolled twice on the basket, and the luck was very good. 98 to 99.

The time left for the Clippers was only 1 minute and 08 seconds left, and the Nets requested a substitution. Humphries took the field to replace Scola. The Nets strengthened their defense and wanted to defend this key point advantage.

Thibodeau did not ask for a timeout. He placed his hope on Ye Feng, who was the coach on the court. Every attack by the Clippers was very difficult, and the core must stand up at this time.

Ye Feng went to the frontcourt and shouted: "Remove the inside and hand over the ball to me!"

Gasol and Smith understood it and pulled it to the periphery. Ye Feng entered the low position of the right and asked for the ball, facing Howard.

At this time, it seemed a bit unwise to play the best defensive player in two singles, but Ye Feng decided to do so. His shooting percentage was higher at low posts, and Howard's defensive pressure was also very high.

Curry lifted the ball into the low post, which was a key attack...
Chapter completed!