roccoschili Chapter 631 General
Chapter 631 General
Chapter 631 General
After two home games, the Thunder got up and headed to Los Angeles.
For this city, the Clippers can only be said to be a surprise.In the past season, they have pinned their hopes on another team.It's a pity that James' injury made their hopes dashed.
Facts have proved that the Lakers are still the same Lakers, and James is still the same James.
However, this season's Clippers are indeed surprising.It can be regarded as keeping Los Angeles from having no games to watch.Of course, for Lakers fans, it's not so happy.As the big brother, getting out of the game early is already very uncomfortable, but in the end, his younger brother played brilliantly.
Although losing two straight in Oklahoma, Rivers and his Clippers are not depressed.Judging from the past two games, they are not without resistance.They can even win an away game.
"The next game will be back in Los Angeles. At Staples, we will change the current situation."
You know, in the league, home court advantage has a lot of influence on the game!Especially in the playoffs.Teams playing away games will face a harsher environment than the regular season.This is not only given by the audience, some factors on the field have a greater interference effect on the game.
"It was a very good game. We tried our best, scored hard in the game, defended hard. But the result was disappointing. It's a pity! In the last moments of the game, our defense was very good and created a winning team. Opportunity to play. But it doesn't frustrate us. For us, this series has just begun. Next time, we will play better."
Beverley was in high spirits when he faced reporters after the game.Whether it is on or off the court, he is the most powerful person in this Clippers.
"They're really strong. They have three All-Stars and won a championship last year. But that's not enough to make us give up on this series. There's no team that can make the playoffs that doesn't want to go further. To go further, you will always encounter stronger and stronger opponents. However, we encountered the strongest team at the beginning. This is a very difficult challenge, but we will do our best."
Compared with Beverly, Lu Wei is much more restrained.When the reporter mentioned the last goal, he was also full of regret.
"The coach told us how to deal with the ball in this situation in the previous timeout. Their defense is very strong, we have to find the best position to finish the attack. In fact, our tactics played well. But God has not blessed us!"
"Back home, everything will be different."
Lu Wei's words hit the nail on the head.However, things did not develop in the direction he expected.
Nov. 4 at Staples in Los Angeles.
The third game of the series between the Thunder and the Clippers entered the final quarter.After the first three quarters, the score on the field came to 97:74.The visiting team is at the front and the home team is at the back.
Both Westbrook and Beverley are back in their respective locker rooms.In an offensive and defensive contest in the second half of the third quarter, the two clashed again. The referee each hit [-] rebounds and they were expelled from the field together.
In the first two games, there has always been some friction between Paul George and Beverley.In this game, Paul George completely adjusted his mentality.Facing Beverley's Mad Dog-style defense, he looked calm.It is said that Paul George called James after the game to ask how to defuse Beverley's defense.Seeing that Paul George struggled very much in those two games, James, a veteran who has played in the league for [-] seasons, gave some pertinent connections.Paul George is noncommittal about that, and probably true.However, his change in this game is the key to the Thunder's easy lead.
The two conflicts between Westbrook and Beverley occurred after the Clippers switched defenses, and Beverley wanted to block Westbrook's layup.His movements are indeed fierce, and he turns towards Westbrook with his head covered in the face, regardless of whether he can shoot the basketball or not.Westbrook is no softie.For Beverly's behavior, which obviously exceeded the normal defensive force, he immediately responded.
It seems that the Clippers have taken advantage of Beverly to replace the Thunder's head star Westbrook, but in fact, they have lost a lot!The Thunder also have two outside scorers, An Luo and Paul George, on the court. Without Beverley's defense, they are completely liberated at once.Although Beverly's single defense against Paul George has become smaller in this game, it is still the most important defensive barrier for the Clippers outside.Whether it is Westbrook, An Luo or Paul George, they will be greatly disturbed by Beverly when they are attacking.
In the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder beat the Clippers to a 12:2 offensive climax, pulling the point difference to more than 20 at once.This is the biggest difference between the two teams in the series so far.And judging from the situation of this game, it is really difficult for the Clippers to come back.
In the last quarter, Donovan didn't want to give the opponent any chance.He played his best from the start.After An Luo and Paul George rested for a few minutes, they went into battle again.And Grant also finished the third quarter.Although the players are still a little tired, the effect of the game is obvious.The Thunder launched the most beautiful and violent attack as soon as they came up.First, An Luo and Grant made an alley-oop dunk after the pick-and-roll, and then Gallinari missed a three-pointer. Paul George grabbed the rebound and pushed directly to the basket for a dunk.Subsequently, the Clippers relied on Lu Wei's breakthrough to score the first goal of this quarter.But An Luo responded immediately with a step-back three-pointer on the left side of the top of the arc.
Five minutes later, with An Luo's fadeaway jumper, the Thunder widened the point difference to 5 points.This game is basically frozen.Although the Clippers did not give up, Donovan still withdrew his main force.
After hugging Paul George, An Luo found an empty seat and sat down.He took the towel handed over by his teammates and wiped the sweat off his face.The intensity of the playoffs is much greater than the regular season, and Donovan has increased their playing time, so they are still a little tired.
In the end, the Thunder won a big victory at Staples with 1217:95.And the big score of the series was written as 3:0.At this time, Lei Ting can breathe a sigh of relief!Of course, theoretically speaking, the Thunder still has the possibility of being overturned, but the Clippers are not like a team that can be overturned.
(End of this chapter)