roccoschili Chapter 620 The strongest substitute in the league
Chapter 620 The strongest substitute in the league
Chapter 620 The strongest substitute in the league
Soon, the situation and schedule of the playoffs appeared on the league's official website.
In the game between the Thunder and the Clippers, basically no one is optimistic about the Clippers.However, no one thinks that the Thunder can sweep the promotion like last year.The most likely record is Thunder 4:2 Clippers.This is already a great recognition for a completely civilian Clippers.Of course, the entire Clippers team, from owner Ballmer to ordinary fans, all believe that their team can go above and beyond.The success of this season has given them great confidence.
The Warriors made great efforts to overtake the Nuggets in the future, and finally entered the playoffs with the second place in the Western Conference.Their opponent is the seventh Spurs.This is another group of opponents with disparity in strength!Even, many people are more optimistic that the Warriors can sweep the Spurs.Indeed, since March, the combat power displayed by the full body warriors is stronger than that of Thunder.In the words of the fans, Curry and Durant won the game without sweating.
Relatively anxious is the other two groups of teams.The third is the Nuggets, the sixth is the Jazz, the fourth is the Trail Blazers and the fifth is the Rockets.Especially in the game between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets, these two teams have the same record in the regular season.However, the Blazers are slightly better than the Rockets in terms of direct win-loss relationship.But these two teams are very similar in terms of lineup and the ability of their star players.The light bulb combination is against the golden guns, Capela is against Nurkic, and the other role players are also on par.The duel in this group is the most likely to reach the tiebreaker in the first round of the Western Conference.
The Jazz should cause some trouble for the Nuggets, but it all depends on how well players like Jokic and Murray adapt to the playoffs.This is exactly the advantage of the Jazz.However, as long as the Nuggets adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the playoffs, their chances of reaching the second round of the playoffs are better.
In the East, the four teams of the Bucks, Raptors, 76ers and Celtics have clearly opened some gaps with the next four teams in the regular season.No one thinks that the Pistons, Magic, Nets and Pacers can go down.To say that they may play more anxiously, the Celtics and Pacers may need more games to decide the outcome.
Of course, people in the entire NBA circle, professional or not, are making their own predictions for the playoffs.Including many people outside the circle, also took advantage of this wave of enthusiasm and gained a lot of attention.
After the end of the regular season, the Thunder has entered a state of isolation.Donovan took his coaching staff and the Big Three of the Thunder to study the Los Angeles Clippers as quickly as possible.
From the analysis of the lineup, the Thunder's starting lineup has an absolute advantage.In Donovan's view, Rivers will come up with a starting lineup of Beverly, Alexander, Shamet, Gallinari and Zubac.Compared with the Thunder's Big Three + Grant + Adams' starting lineup, it's a thousand miles away.Even if Westbrook, Paul George and An Luo play half of their combat effectiveness, it will not give the Clippers an advantage.
But the most dreadful thing about the Clippers is not their starting lineup.Now the Clippers' biggest super sixth man, Louis Williams, is the key to causing trouble for the Thunder.Judging from the more than two months of the game after the Clippers sent Harris away, Lu Wei has always been the team's core scorer.In fact, Lu Wei has performed very well in every season and every team.With his ability, even in a super team like the Warriors and Thunder, he can start the game.But it turns out that in the bench lineup, Lu Wei has the highest energy.In addition to Lu Wei, the Clippers also have Harrell.It's hard to believe that a 16+6+3 inside player would be a substitute for a "bad team".There is no doubt that Harrell contributed a lot to the reason why the Clippers were able to achieve the best record in the league in March.
These two guys are the only point where Donovan Donovan is worried that the Thunder will be in trouble.I have seen all the Thunder's benches, and none of them can compare with it.Not to mention the Thunder, looking at the entire league, you can't find a team that has always had a substitute lineup like the Clippers.It can be imagined that next season, when the Clippers have one or two more superstars in their starting lineup, how powerful they will be!
Donovan didn't think about limiting the performance of these two guys through defense.Judging from the previous games, the defensive gains were not efficient.When Lu Wei and Harrell are on the court, the cooperation between them is very simple, just pick and roll!It is also the most lethal weapon of the Clippers.Harrell's strong body can provide Lu Wei with high-quality pick-and-rolls.For Lu Wei, under such a cover, scoring is too easy.What's more, Lu Wei's passing ability is not weak, he can always catch the opponent's defensive gap and pass the ball to Harrell.After the pick-and-roll is completed, the latter can either run down and use his strong body to get to the basket to complete the offense, or he can go out and end the offense with a very stable mid-range.Moreover, this season, Harrell also developed a three-pointer, and his shooting percentage is quite good.
It is also worth noting that Lu Wei is the player who caused the most "three plus one" in active service, and Harrell is also among the best in causing "two plus one" this season.This means that when defending these two guys, it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity and get more points.
Donovan is still counting on Westbrook, An Luo and Paul George.If the substitute can't win, then leave it to the main players.After all, in the playoffs, the playing time of the main players will increase significantly.More importantly, when Lu Wei and Harley were on the court, the Clippers' offense did improve by many levels, but their defense also dropped sharply.In this case, Donovan only needs to keep An Luo on the court.With his stable scoring ability, it is no problem to resist a super sixth man.You know, An Luo directly defeated Lu Wei and won the "Best Sixth Man" award in his rookie season.
Donovan's cautious approach is no small matter.Lions fight rabbits, but also go all out.What's more, the Clippers are not a rabbit.Although An Luo and others were somewhat surprised by the strong reaction of their coach, as a professional player, it is the most basic attitude to pay attention to every opponent.They still have this basic quality.Moreover, their goal this season is to defend the title.This road is not easy to walk, and if there is a slight mistake, all previous efforts will be wasted.No one wants to see other teams lift this year's O'Brien Cup.
(End of this chapter)