Chapter 542: Offense and Defense

The Blazers once organized an effective resistance in the third quarter.

But they couldn't get over it. Under the sudden blow of Li Liang's three-pointer, they still suffered a lot, and the point difference was pulled to 20 points again.

This was a fatal blow to the morale of the Blazers players. In the fourth quarter, the Clippers began to control the court.

With Paul here, the Clippers played very steadily. At this time, Griffin stepped up to fight inside and scored several goals in a row.

At the critical moment, Rivers still didn't dare to be careless. Even if he led by more than ten points, he still had to use the method of hitting the basket and drawing fouls to consolidate his advantage.

The Blazers had a good three-pointer tonight, and they pinned their hopes on the three-pointer in the fourth quarter.

Lillard, Batum, and Matthews all shot at the slightest chance.

It is true that some goals were scored and the score was suspended, but as the players' physical fitness declined, the further they went to the back, the lower the three-point shooting percentage.

At this point, I have to mention Li Liang, who is a chicken thief.

There is a very important reason why Li Liang's three-point shooting rate is high, that is, he always shoots three-pointers at the beginning of the second half, when he has the best physical fitness and the loosest defense.

This time the hit rate is the highest.

At the end of the game, when the defense is stronger and the physical fitness is declining, Li Liang will be more cautious in choosing three-pointers.

Either the opportunity is good, or he will use items or skills, always to make himself more efficient.

The Blazers owe too much debt in front of them, and a series of three-pointers is a gamble.

Everyone knows that you can't win debts by gambling, but you will lose more and more.

The Blazers didn't have the luck to win the lottery. When they missed three consecutive outside shots and were rebounded by the Clippers and succeeded in a counterattack, the point difference was widened again, and it became 25 again!

Stotts called the final timeout of the game -- and it felt like Stotts' main role was to call a timeout to give everyone a break.

He replaced the main players, replaced with garbage players, and it was garbage time again.

Tonight's garbage time came a little later than the previous two games.

There was no suspense in the game. Li Liang and the main players left the field together, sat on the bench and started chatting.

Li Liang played normally tonight, scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

Jordan is a pillar of the sky, giving the Blazers 6 hot pot hats, plus 21 rebounds.

The rhythm on both sides is fast, and Jordan's rebounds are very good.

After winning this game, the Clippers have already scored 3:0, and they are about to sweep again.

Li Liang has only entered the NBA for the second year this year, and he has already swept his opponents three times.

Last year, the first and second rounds were swept, and this year's situation is almost the same.

Isn't this the chosen father who is the chosen father?

And when it came to the playoffs, Li Liang was amazingly stable.

It stands to reason that the playoffs are highly targeted, and it is common for players to fluctuate.

It is more common for home and away games to change, a super god and a super ghost, and it is normal for one to ebb and flow.

As a result, Li Liang is a super god, and there are basically no super ghosts.

Who gave him props?

Among other things, Li Liang is still holding two [Yin-Yang Harmonization Dabu Pills], if one day he is 0 for 10 in the first half, then you can wait for him to score 10 for 10 in the second half.

Of course, the fans and the media didn't know that after the Clippers easily defeated the Blazers again, the entire public opinion was amazed.

Although Li Liang only scored 23 points in this game, he didn't take many shots and his efficiency was still very high.

Under his leadership, the Clippers can be said to have shown the strength of crushing.

So, now the entire basketball media is flattering Li Liang. In short, they can use whatever words they can to express their praises to Li Liang.

Seeing this... Li Liang was quite happy to be honest.

Who doesn't like to hear a good word?

Although I know that if I lose the ball or lose the game, someone will definitely come out and step on it.

There must be friends on the basketball court, and there must be enemies, it is so clear.

But Li Liang thought, since this is the case, shouldn’t it be enough for me to keep winning?

Just when Li Liang and the Clippers were going smoothly, in the East, the Heat pressed their opponent Wizards on the ground and rubbed them.

The Heat took the opposite route to the Clippers. They did not allow the Wizards to score and successfully kept the Wizards below 100 points in three consecutive games.

It was also a 3:0, but the Pacers, the biggest rival of the Heat in the East, overturned. They came to Brooklyn in the third game and lost to the Nets. The big score was 1:2 behind. It exceeded everyone's expectations.

On the other hand, the Spurs and the Warriors also played hard, and the two sides drew 1:1 in the first two games.

In the third game, the two sides played until the fourth quarter to decide the winner. The Spurs relied on Diaw and Leonard's three-pointers to make it through.

The Spurs are very old and tough, but the Warriors are equally talented, showing their unfathomable potential.

Only the Clippers and the Heat are the only heroes in the world.

...

The Clippers stayed in Portland for another day. In the fourth game, they could either send the Blazers back to fish, or they could go back to Los Angeles to sell tickets for another game.

The Blazers don't want to go back to fishing, and the Clippers also don't want to go home to sell tickets. They can rest early and prepare for the Western Conference Finals, which is what the Clippers players want to see.

On May 11, the fourth game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers, the Trail Blazers' battle of honor, started at the Moda Center.

Trail Blazers fans did not give up their support for the team because the team was on the verge of being eliminated, or it was definitely about to be eliminated.

The arena was still full that night, and many fans put on red jackets to create a better stadium atmosphere.

After three ravaged games, the Trail Blazers, if they have anything to gain, is that their mentality has become more stable in the face of a large score behind.

I won't be in a hurry anymore, it's useless to be in a hurry anyway.

A good mentality, on the contrary, made the Blazers play more leisurely and methodical at the beginning.

They beat the Clippers 35:28 in the first quarter, leading by 7 points and ending the first quarter.

The long-lost lead, the long-lost three-pointer, the long-lost mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll, and the long-lost smooth offense.

Cuts, moves, screens, pick-and-roll rolls, corner three-pointers.

In the first quarter of the fourth game, the Blazers players finally felt that they were playing in the NBA. It turns out that we are still an NBA team!

We haven't become a CBA, we haven't lost our skills, we can still play, and the opponent can also hit iron.

The Clippers hit the iron at the beginning of the first quarter. After Griffin and Paul picked and rolled, they missed a high-post jumper, which opened the prelude to the Clippers' first quarter.

After that, the biggest problem the Clippers encountered was that they couldn't make a goal, and they really couldn't make a goal.

The whole team feels off the line, and many of the points come from putbacks under the basket, or attacks near the basket.

Once the offense is not good, the Clippers' defense will also have problems.

In the words of Zhang Weiping, a famous Chinese basketball commentator, "The Clippers, like the Lakers, are a team that leads offense and defense. This belt is not a replacement, but a driving belt. A team like them must not attack well. , The defensive end is always counterattacked, and it is easy to scatter and mess up."

The Clippers' defense was indeed a bit chaotic in the first quarter. The team lost the initiative in the opening game, allowing the Blazers to play smoothly, and it was difficult to brake later.

In the middle of the first quarter, Li Liang was called a foul for the second time and had to rest, which caused the Clippers to have even more defensive problems.

It seemed that the only ones who could really stop Li Liang were the referees.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines, drank some water, and thought that tonight's game would not be easy.

But precisely because it was not easy to fight, Li Liang was very excited.

The first three games were played too easily, why should there be a somewhat difficult challenge?