Chapter 217 Chapter 218+ Chapter Nine: Suffocating Three Flanks

After training with Leonard this time, Tang Tian began to appreciate this young man, not everyone can come out of such an experience.

Although God gave him some talents in playing, being able to become a superstar is inseparable from his hard work.

And Tang Tian also knew why his uncle was so important.

After Leonard's father died, his uncle took care of his family, which is actually equivalent to his second father.

After this night, Leonard also regarded Tang Tian as a true friend and trusted him very much.

The Spurs ushered in a game against the Lakers on the second night.

This game was very intense. Kobe broke out in this game and scored 47 points to help the Lakers narrowly beat the Spurs by 2 points.

Although the Spurs lost, Diaw and Leonard continued to play brilliantly.

The former continued to show his almighty qualities with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while the latter scored 16 points to set a new career high.

From a certain point of view, the appearance of Dior made Leonard play better than before.

This is also the change that a good passer can bring to his teammates.

After playing the Lakers, the Spurs did not have much rest time, and they will have a game against the Clippers the next day.

The two teams almost caused a conflict in the opening game, and the smell of gunpowder in the next two matches was also very strong.

Now the Clippers are struggling to compete with the Lakers for the third place in the Western Conference, and they will definitely fight for it in this game.

And as a team in the same city, it will inevitably be compared by fans.

Now the declining Lakers can win the Spurs. If the Big Three Clippers can't win, they will definitely be chewed by the fans.

So for the Clippers, whether it's their own grievances, playoff rankings, or fan factors, they must win this game.

The next night, the entire Staples Center was packed.

The Clippers are now close to the Lakers and are on the rise. They have already shown their intention to replace the Lakers next door. The ball market is quite hot.

The opening ceremony before the match was overwhelming, and the fans were enthusiastic.

The starting players of the two teams appeared one after another.

The regular lineup for the Spurs includes Parker and Green on the perimeter, Tang Tian and Duncan on the front line, and Blair at the center.

On the Clippers side, Billups was reimbursed for the season in February and was determined not to be able to make the playoffs. Randy Foye replaced him in the starting lineup.

The other positions have not changed from the beginning of the season. It is still the Big Three of Paul, Griffin and Jordan, plus a veteran Caron Butler.

Jordan Jr. jumped for the home team to take the lead in attacking the ball, which also kicked off the official prelude to the game.

After the game started, the Clippers played extremely tenaciously, and both Paul and Griffin were in very hot state.

They opened up, and the entire Clippers team also opened up. Not only the starting veteran Butler, but even Mo Williams, Nick Young and others who came off the bench scored all kinds of goals. The meaning of living.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 40 to 25, and the Clippers had already achieved a 15-point lead.

The Clippers shot 70 percent in the first quarter.

It seems that the Spurs are a bit out of luck, and they are going to leave with a losing streak in Los Angeles.

Paul and Griffin laughed and laughed on the bench, and they always like to show this emotion fully when they take the lead.

The opponent is in good condition, and it is understandable to be behind by some points, but Popovich seemed very unhappy.

He can allow the team to fall behind, but he can't stand the performance of the team being bombarded with 40 points in a quarter.

During the timeout between quarters, he almost yelled at the players' noses.

In the second quarter, Popovich placed a lineup that had never been placed before.

Ginobili and Green are on the outside, Tang Tian and Leonard are on the front line, and Splitter is the center.

This is regardless of the starting and substituting, and the three best defensive wings with the ball are all brought up in one breath.

The intention is also very obvious, I can score less points, but you are absolutely not allowed to score like the first quarter.

The Clippers lineup at this time, outside Mo Williams and Bledsoe, forward Nick Young and Kenyon Martin, center Reggie Evans.

The Spurs attacked first, and Ginobili's breakthrough was strictly guarded. He passed the ball to Leonard. Leonard's swaying movement has a bit of Kobe's charm, but the sudden stop and pull after the shot did not make a hit.

The Spurs' offense in this lineup is indeed relatively weak.

Evans grabs the defensive rebound and Bledsoe dribbles into the playmaking upfield.

Nick Young comes out around the pick-and-roll for a catch-and-shoot.

However, when he ran out and received the ball, he was completely covered by Green, who switched defenses, without giving him any room at all.

Yang instinctively chose singles, but after turning around, his shot was disturbed and shot out of the basket.

Splitter protected the defensive rebound.

After Ginobili got the ball, he advanced quickly. Facing Bledsoe's serpentine breakthrough, he angrily returned the ball to Leonard who followed up. The latter caught the ball and scored a layup.

The Spurs' lineup doesn't look very good, but the fast break is pretty good.

The Clippers' offense, Yang's running position was blocked by Tang Tian this time and he missed the chance to catch the ball. Mo Williams on the outside was also very uncomfortable being fought by Green.

The presence of these three wings of the Spurs at the same time put a lot of pressure on the Clippers' off-ball side.

At this time, Bledsoe reached out to greet Martin's high pick-and-roll to go it alone.

The sophomore's playing style is quite Westbrook's style, the type that just rolls up its sleeves and does it.

Martin's pick-and-roll is in place, and Bradsoe accelerates towards Leonard who is switching defenses.

His first step is very fast, and after the acceleration, he really has the figure of Westbrook, fast and strong.

He rushed one step inside the free throw line, and he was about to fly and dunk when he jumped up. His style of play was quite rough.

"Snapped!"

But at the moment when he jumped up quickly to pull the ball to dunk, he suddenly felt a light in his hand.

His ball has been broken by Leonard!

Death Coil!

There was a commotion at the scene.

The interception of the ball just now happened so suddenly that many people did not see clearly how the ball was intercepted.

Leonard gave the ball to Ginobili after stealing, and the Spurs quickly played a defensive counterattack.

Tang Tian caught Ginobili's point ball at a 45-degree angle on the right and made a chasing three-pointer.

"Shua!"

The hand rises and the knife falls.

The scene was restless.

In these two rounds, the Spurs relied on defense to counterattack and beat the Clippers 5-0.

De Nagro shouted from the sidelines, obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the substitute.

But he didn't mean to call a timeout or a substitution.

Bledsoe dribbled upfield and passed the ball to Mo Williams, who signaled for Martin to drop low and tip the ball in.

The Spurs are now putting a lot of defensive pressure on the wings, but in the interior, Martin has advantages over Leonard in all aspects.

They need to score a goal first, and then stabilize the situation on the field.

Martin played Leonard with the ball on his back. His height, weight, and even experience have great advantages.

But Leonard played very smartly, always waiting for an opportunity to steal from behind or beside him.

Martin was always worried that the ball in his hand would be broken, and he couldn't concentrate on playing back.

Just when Martin was suffering, Tang Tian suddenly double-teamed from the weak side.

Martin's attention was on Leonard, and he couldn't react in time. The ball in his hand was snatched away by Tang Tian abruptly!

The fans at the scene were stunned.

With consecutive steals, the pressure on the Spurs' flank defense is too great!

After Tang Tian made the steal, he gave it to Ginobili. This time, Ginobili came by himself and went to the frontcourt to pass Williams with a lob toss and score.

7 to 0!

The Spurs played a wave of climax with oppressive defense, and the point difference was approached to single digits.

Derogney hasn't called a timeout yet, but he called Paul up, which is to let him play to stabilize the situation.

In the Clippers' offense, Bledsoe gave the ball to Mo Williams, and then took the initiative to do an off-ball pick-and-roll, changing Williams' defender from Green to Ginobili.

After being destroyed by the Spurs' three flanks one after another on the offensive end, they are avoiding those three people to play.

Williams switched to Manu Ginobili and tried to get rid of consecutive dribbles without success.

Because of the talent on the offensive end, the ability of the "Demon Sword" on the defensive end has actually been underestimated.

Defense doesn't just look at the body. His defensive awareness and anticipation are definitely above the league average in terms of ability.

Williams had no chance. After signaling his teammates to pull away, he asked Evans to raise the high position to pick and roll.

Evans was strong, and after blocking Ginobili, Williams grabbed Splitter with one step and accelerated to break through.

But at this moment, Leonard came directly from the weak side to help defend, and his speed was very fast.

Williams did not choose to pass the ball, but a dry pull with an emergency stop.

"boom!"

His shot failed to make the final shot, and Leonard's side block directly sent the ball flying out of the court!

"Oh, shit!"

The on-site commentator couldn't help but swear.

The Spurs blocked all kinds of steals, and the Clippers haven't scored too much since the second quarter!

And the situation on the court is more depressing than not scoring!

The Spurs are like an impenetrable wall. Even though the Clippers tried their best, they couldn't send the ball into the basket!

Paul was also a little anxious on the side of the technical table at this time, but because the game did not enter a dead ball, he could only sit and watch!

He chose to stand up and watch.

The Clippers' offense in the frontcourt, Williams' offense with the ball was staggered by Green's pressure.

And the moment he broke in, Tang Tian's double-team also came from the weak side.

The ball was passed hard to Nick Young.

However, Tang Tian also returned to the defensive position immediately, and the pressure he gave was very heavy.

Yang tried several times but failed. Seeing that 24 seconds were approaching, he was finally forced to turn around and lean back with difficulty, and was covered by Tang Tian's fingertips.

Consecutive blocks after consecutive steals!

After the ball was blocked, it was obviously short, missed the frame, and fell directly into Leonard's hands, followed by a 24-second offensive whistle from the sidelines.

Because the ball has been exchanged, there is no stop on the field.

At this moment, Leonard saw that Tang Tian had already run forward, and directly threw a long throw in the backcourt.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball to the right wing and stopped the ball outside the 45-degree three-point line. When he was about to make a shot, he found that Bledsoe had already flown back from the defense, and he didn't have a chance to make a move.

But at this moment, he found a figure quickly inserting from the middle.

It's Leonard!

After Leonard took the ball, he immediately chose a fast break!

There was no defender between the two except Bradsoe, and Tang Tian directly hit the ground with a pass.

Bledsoe went back to help defend at this time, Leonard completely ignored the ball and jumped up, and directly smashed the dunk with one hand.

"boom!"

Bradsoe tried to pull but failed, and paid a pull foul.

2+1!

Five best balls in NBA today!

From the Ferris Wheel Momo Group!

After Leonard dunked in, he turned around and gave Tang Tian a high five!

As a taciturn man, this is the first time he has shown excitement on the court!

This move stunned the Spurs bench.

After Dio reacted, he whistled on the spot.

Duncan raised his eyebrows and wanted to laugh, but looked at Crawford standing not far away and held back.

There seemed to be a hint of jealousy on Ginobili's face.

Popovich nodded in satisfaction.

After the Spurs came up in the second quarter, almost all offenses were made by defensive counterattacks, which is what he hopes to see.

The Clippers feel good, but he doesn't believe in evil, unless he makes all kinds of shots against others.

Otherwise, his request is to play a tougher and higher-quality defense.

The game entered a dead ball, and Paul finally ended his stance and came on to replace Bledsoe.

Foye also sprang up from the bench and ran over to replace Williams at the same time.

De Nagro made two outside starts in advance to stabilize the situation on the field.

Leonard made an additional free throw, and the Spurs played a 10-0 offensive. The original 15-point difference was reduced to 5 points!

Paul handles the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Seeing Paul holding the ball, the emotions of the fans at the scene finally stabilized a little bit. At this time, only Sao Paulo can make them feel at ease.

Paul held the ball in the frontcourt and greeted Evans' pick-and-roll.

Ginobili did not give Evans an easy block this time, and grabbed Paul.

However, Paul did react quickly, seizing the moment Ginobili grabbed to the right, made a change of direction to the left, and broke through directly from the left.

There was a burst of whistles at the scene, this is what they wanted to see!

Paul dribbles in and kills, and after adjusting his position, he is ready to pass Split directly.

But he hasn't started yet, and Leonard on the weak side has quickly come to help defend.

When Paul saw Leonard approaching, he didn't even wait for him to form a double-team, and directly threw the ball in Martin's direction without even looking.

no. look. pass!

This is completely the operation of a top pass master.

Show off the water!

"Snapped!"

But the ball did not really pass to Martin's hands!

Tang Tian had already expected that Paul would pass the ball the moment Leonard double-teamed him.

This confident no-look pass directly gave him a chance. The dynamic vision caught Paul's pass for the first time, and then saved the steal!

The whole movement is completed smoothly!

All the fans at the scene were stunned, and Paul's pass was also cut off!

They least worried about the most sure of "Grandpa St. Paul", nor could they!

After Tang Tian stole the ball, he flicked it to Ginobili, and Ginobili quickly pushed forward with the ball.

Paul's interception of the ball was too unexpected, and the Clippers' defense on the court was obviously slow.

Ginobili went to the frontcourt and scored with a layup. The Spurs played a 12-0 offensive!

The Clippers played for more than four minutes, but they haven't scored yet!

The Spurs played a suffocating defense!

De Nagro panicked a little. The advantage the team had established in the first quarter disappeared in an instant.

He quickly reached out and called a timeout.

After the timeout, he replaced Jordan and Butler in advance.

Except for Griffin who is still resting because he played the first quarter, all the starters of the Clippers came back early!

The third and fourth changes came out together. I have already learned how to change diapers, breastfeed, and express milk...