Chapter 372 Shipwreck(1/3)
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It has to be admitted that Chris Paul's pass is very imaginative, just like the finishing touch of a painting, which is amazing.
However, the premise is that teammates can throw Paul's pass into the basket. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful such a pass is, it will be useless.
Karon Butler's missed outside the three-point line explains this.
"Bang", Josh Smith grabbed the defensive rebound.
Relying on his excellent breakthrough ability, Jeff Teague broke into the Clippers' penalty area like lightning. Just when Chris Paul, who was defending him, thought Jeff Teague was going to attack, Jeff Teague passed the ball.
Koksinridge at the right wing at 45 degrees, and Jeff Teague's pass from the three-point line was directly hit by a three-pointer.
On the Clippers, Chris Paul also scored a three-pointer using his teammate's cover.
Cocksinridge cooperated with Josh Smith in a pick-and-roll match, and then ran back and received a pass from Josh Smith and made a layup.
Then, Chris Paul hangs the ball back and throws the ball to DeAndre Jordan at the basket, who scores with a hook-and-handed goal.
In these waves of offenses, both sides played very efficiently. Or in other words, both sides have not done a good job in defense in recent times.
Under the leadership of Chris Paul, the Clippers players all had a good feel, and Chris Paul also gave 4 assists in the third quarter.
After three minutes of playing against Jeff Teague, Chris Paul had to go down and rest.
After all, he can't play the entire third quarter, which is too exhausting. Moreover, he still needs to leave most of his energy to prepare for the duel with Wu Feng in the fourth quarter.
During the period when Chris Paul was out, the Hawks slowly narrowed the score to single digits.
Without Chris Paul's organizational support, the Clippers' offense would not be as smooth as before.
Moreover, the continuous missed shots made the Clippers' mentality even worse, while the Hawks took this opportunity to score a 12:7 wave and recovered 5 points.
During this period, Vinny Del Nigro called two pauses in total, but it was almost useless.
The Clippers' substitute power forward Reggie Evans received a pass from Chauncey Billups from the baseline, which was a very good opportunity. But the shot still missed.
The Hawks took the opportunity to launch a fast break counterattack. Jeff Teague passed the ball across most of the court and accurately delivered it to McGrady, who had just arrived on the court.
After McGrady received the ball, she dunked it with both hands.
The fans of the audience started to make noise. The almost crazy booing was given to the Hawks players.
Now, the score on the field has changed to 71:72, and the Hawks narrowed the gap to only one point behind.
Now, with 22.1 seconds left before the third quarter, the Clippers still have a last chance to attack.
Chauncey Billups dribble slowly came to the frontcourt. After he tried to play the rhythm and succeeded this time, the Hawks had no time to attack.
Chaunci Billups wanted to pass the ball to Caron Butler, but the latter was stared very closely by McGrady.
During the previous timeout, Hawks head coach Larry Drew particularly appreciated McGrady's defense.
Therefore, in recent times, McGrady's defensive momentum is still very strong.
Chaunci Billups looked up at the time, with 8 seconds left.
At this time, the "Flounder" began to break through with the ball.
After Chris Paul left the field, the initiator of the offensive on the court was naturally the former MVP Chaunci Billups in the finals.
However, when the experience broke through, the experienced Billups made a fatal mistake and the ball was cut off by McGrady.
I have to say that McGrady's serious defense in this game still made all Hawks players very pleased.
After McGrady intercepted the ball, she did not greedy for me and drove the ball to the Clippers' half. Instead, she passed the ball directly to Jeff Teague, who had already rushed outside the Clippers' three-point line.
There are only three seconds left in the last.
After receiving the ball, Jeff Teague shouted loudly. He used all his strength to increase his speed to the fastest, then avoided Chance Billups' block and made a buzzer-beating layup.
"Swish", as Jeff Teague scored 2 points with a layup, the Hawks finally overtook the score.
73:72, the Hawks overtook by 1 point.
This quarter is crucial for the Hawks.
However, although the Hawks have now surpassed by 1 point, it is very difficult to take away this victory at the Staples Center Arena at home.
"Al, give me a good rest in the first few minutes of the last quarter and replenish my strength. It's the last moment, we have to strike while the iron is hot and win tonight's game. In the final stage of the final victory, we need your contribution very much." Larry Drew said to Al Horford, who was sitting on the bench drinking a drink.
Al Horford wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth and replied to Larry Drew with a serious face, "Boss, I understand, don't worry."
Larry Drew nodded, then asked Wu Feng, "Wu, how are you resting?"
Wu Feng nodded without hesitation, "Boss, let me play now, I'm fine."
"Okay, you can play with Jeff! You play as a shooting guard, so that Jeff can share the pressure on your organization and you can also play more easily. Wait until the middle of the fourth quarter, your position will be adjusted." Larry Drew arranged.
Wu Feng naturally had no dissatisfaction with Larry Drew's arrangement.
Although he has been playing No. 1 since he entered the league, he can also play No. 2. Besides, he plays as a shooting guard, but there is no pressure at all.
In the shooting guard position, his height and body are very advantageous.
Soon, the fierce fourth quarter game began.
Since the Hawks won the jump ball at the opening, the first offensive opportunity in the last quarter was the Hawks.
At this time, Chris Paul has not returned to the court, so Wu Feng can take advantage of this opportunity to widen the gap.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball, and made a wonderful pass toward Marvin Williams at the basket. The latter jumped up after receiving the ball, and dunked through DeAndre Jordan.
"Drip", the referee blew the whistle first.
Immediately afterwards, a "bang" sounded again in the Staples Center Arena.
Two plus one.
Marvin Williams made a free throw, but unfortunately, the free throw was not made. The rebound was protected by DeAndre Jordan.
Just when the Hawks fans believed that the situation on the court gradually fell into the Hawks' side, the situation on the court changed again.
Caron Butler suddenly made a three-pointer and tied the score again.
75:75.
Wu Feng passed the ball to Jeff Teague after a breakthrough. The latter made a layup.
Just as the Hawks showed off their momentum again, the Clippers gave them another painful blow.
Blake Griffin scored 4 points in the interior.
Immediately afterwards, the Clippers' outside power began to show their strength. Chauncey Billups, a guy who fell out at the last moment of the third quarter, suddenly and Karon Butler made two three-pointers in a row from the outside.
Fortunately, Wu Feng counterattacked. After breaking into the inside, he passed the ball to Josh Smith, who made a layup and then assisted Marvin Williams to hit a three-pointer.
In this game, both teams shot very well in three-pointers. Especially for the Clippers, three-pointers have almost become their biggest advantage in this game. Until now, they have made eighteen shots for a long time. The shooting percentage has reached 50%.
Of course, this kind of hit rate cannot be maintained forever, but as long as you play with a close touch, winning the game will not seem too big a problem for them.
Their purpose today is very clear, which is to win the game at home and end the Hawks' winning streak.
However, it is naturally impossible for the Eagles to surrender.
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Wu Feng singled out for Lon Butler in low positions. The two were in a mismatch. Although Karon Butler had the advantage of height, Wu Feng didn't care.
After a fake move shaking Karon Butler, Wu Feng faced his body and made a layup.
With a "drip" sound, Wu Feng first committed a defensive foul by Karon Butler.
"Bang bang bang" "Swish", the basketball stumbled on the basket a few times, and finally fell down.
Wu Feng breathed a sigh of relief with relief.
The last quarter had been played for five minutes. Although Wu Feng did not play in these five minutes, he had consumed a lot of energy to help the team widen the score gap.
"Swish", Wu Feng sent the free throw into the basket with the booing of the fans all over the court.
At this time, the Clippers replaced the core Chris Paul, and the main power forward Blake Griffin also came up.
Seeing this, Hawks head coach Larry Drew quickly replaced Al Horford and Cocksinridge one minute later.
Now, with six minutes left in the end of the game, both sides have replaced the main lineup.
Everyone knows that the last six minutes is the moment when these two strong teams decide the outcome.
"Man, I think you don't have the energy to keep up with my speed now." Chris Paul dribbled in front of Wu Feng and said to him with a smile.
"Don't be too full. Los Angeles will definitely be very beautiful tonight, of course, for us." Wu Feng also replied with a smile.
Chris Paul waved to Blake Griffin, who quickly came up to make a cover.
Although Wu Feng has consumed a lot of energy now, Chris Paul still dare not be careless and forcefully eat him. Chris Paul will not do anything that is not sure.
After the pick-and-roll, Chris Paul dismantled the ball into Blake Griffin's hands.
Although Griffin is very young and this season is his second season, his skills are much better than DeAndre Jordan.
With the cooperation with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin made a very easy three-step layup and scored 2 points.
To be continued...