roccoschili Chapter 136 Competing with LeBron
Chapter 136 Competing with LeBron
Chapter 136 Competing with LeBron
On the 27th, the Clippers played against the Celtics at home.
According to the pre-match strategy, Su Yang is responsible for taking care of the three-point king Ray Allen.
The two began to compete in off-ball running, but Su Yang has seen too many Curry's unbelievable off-ball running. For Ray Allen's ordinary off-ball running according to tactics, it can be said that Do whatever you want.
Ray Allen was restricted, and the chances of receiving the ball were greatly reduced, but Rondo took over the heavy responsibility of the Celtics' outside offense, and was uncharacteristically accurate, causing Davis to let go of the distance on several occasions, all of which were hit three-pointers.
Su Yang also realized the strength of the Celtics' defense. First, they encountered Rondo and Pierce's continuous pincer attack on the outside, then they entered the interior and encountered Garnett's various assistance and supplementary defenses. 'Perkins' big meat shield.
After the first quarter, Su Yang only had 6 points and 2 assists, and the Clippers also fell behind 22-23.
During the break, he complained to Van Gundy, saying that the assistant coach Thibodeau brought out by Van Gundy is really good at guiding defense. No wonder he is better than Kobe. In the 08 Finals, he only averaged 25.7 points and 3.8 turnovers per game.
Van Gundy said that Thibodeau is paranoid. The weird thing is that Thibodeau never cared about defense in college.
After the two chatted, the second quarter started. Su Yang changed to defend Rondo and successfully completed the restriction. However, Davis and Gordon's defense against Ray Allen was relatively mediocre, causing Ray Allen to become the Celtics' outside line. firepower.
Seeing the Celtics gradually widening the point gap, Su Yang played a series of singles in the middle, which can be regarded as helping the Clippers to bite the score, but the whole process was very difficult. Every time he got stuck, he had to fight hand-to-hand for a long time, even if he made a hit, it would consume a lot of energy.
Fortunately, the Celtics' overall offensive firepower is mediocre, and the Clippers lost 2 points after halftime.
Back in the locker room, the whole team watched the analysis video.
Su Yang suggested that Kaman replace Jordan and face Perkins. The reason is that Kaman has better scoring skills, and the defensive end can just squat in the paint. Anyway, Perkins has no long-range shooting ability. As long as the inside is open, the outside will follow. income.
The coaching staff headed by Van Gundy adopted suggestions after discussion and returned Kaman more possessions.
When the game started in the third quarter, Kaman really lived up to expectations and scored against Perkins several times in a row.
As a result, Garnett provided more help defenses on the inside, and the Clippers received less help and supplementary defenses on the outside. Su Yang led the team to a wave of offensive climax, and allocated more energy to limit Rondo, directly letting River Sri Lanka requested a suspension to make adjustments.
After a timeout, the Celtics adjusted their defense against Kaman, causing Kaman's scoring efficiency to drop sharply. However, their own scoring efficiency problem was not resolved. The disadvantage of averaging only 99.2 points per game was undoubtedly revealed, and they were still unable to tie.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Celtics 99 to 93 and won seven consecutive victories.
Su Yang scored 25 points and 13 assists, but the media's evaluation of his game was higher than the 51 points he scored in defeating the Suns before. The reason is that the Celtics' defensive efficiency ranks fifth in the league, and the gold content is naturally higher. high.
After the game, the Clippers get three days off.
Su Yang first went to Stanford to accompany Lu Rulan for half a day, and then took a private jet to the AJ headquarters.
He tried on the beta version of his signature sneakers and felt that the effect was very good. By the way, he took a few photos for publicity. The release date is set after the All-Star results are announced, and he plans to use the 'Rookie All-Star' as a big selling point.
Su Yang thinks it is feasible. After all, it is extremely rare in the NBA to be selected as an All-Star starter in a rookie year. Even if you count the ancient times before 84, there are only twelve people in total, and each of them is a superstar.
Leaving the AJ headquarters, Su Yang went directly to Portland to join the team and start training in advance.
NO.30, the Clippers challenge the Trail Blazers away.
Perhaps because of the unsuitable environment and soil, the team didn't feel good at the start, so they had to focus on the defensive end.
But although Roy and Andrew Miller were successfully restricted, Jordan was unable to deal with Juwan's low turn and small hook. Aldridge made Randolph at a loss through high mid-range shots. The Clippers scored 20 to 25 in the first quarter. behind.
Su Yang chose to strengthen the defense against the inside, but unfortunately the Blazers took advantage of the outside line. Roy, Bayless and Cunningham jointly contributed 14 of 10 shots, which directly cost Su Yang 12 points in a single quarter.
After the halftime break, the Clippers adjusted their strategy and arranged for a large and four small lineups to play against each other, chasing points quickly visible to the naked eye, but Roy's point was still unable to be completely resolved, and finally lost 99 to 103 regrettably.
Once again, due to the loss of a strong inside team, Jordan's personal scoring ability and Randolph's defensive ability were once again questioned. The calls for strengthening the inside through trades increased rapidly, and Clippers fans turned into general managers.
But what the fans don't understand is that the game is a battle that lasts 48 minutes, and 82 games are played in a season. Due to salary space, distribution of ball rights, and team attractiveness, it is impossible to have a perfect lineup.
Unless someone is as persistent as Cousins, don't pay any salary and choose the middle class to join the four-star Warriors.
But even then, it was because Cousins himself was seriously injured, and his defense was pretty average.
The Clippers didn't take the loss to heart, and the whole team rushed back to Los Angeles overnight to face the 76ers back to back.
Su Yang played against Iverson, who had just returned to the 76ers. He wanted to have a classic battle, but Iverson, who was a late hero, basically passed the ball on offense, and gave nothing on the defensive end. He only played for a few minutes to get a starting symbol. He was quickly replaced by Lu Wei.
With the lesson of almost losing due to impulsiveness before, Su Yang remained calm this time and led the team to a nearly 20-point advantage in the third quarter. He did not relax in the first half of the fourth quarter until the 76ers replaced the main force and chose to admit defeat.
The Clippers had a day off, and No. [-] ushered in the first game of the new year. The opponent was the Trail Blazers who had just won them.
Before the game started, Su Yang received the Rookie of the Month trophy for December, while the Western Conference Player of the Month regrettably lost to Kobe, mainly because the Clippers suffered a three-game losing streak in the middle.
After the game started, Van Gundy learned from his losing experience and directly set up a large and four small lineups to run and bomb. Only one player was left to grab rebounds each time he defended, and all the others went down quickly, which virtually dragged down Trail Blazers veteran Juwan Howard. leading.
The two teams competed and the Clippers won 105 to 95. Su Yang personally scored 25 points and 17 assists.
At noon on the [-]rd, the NBA officially announced the results of the ballot statistics for the third stage of the All-Star Game.
Perhaps because the Christmas Eve game was too dazzling, Su Yang got 1579530 votes and successfully surpassed Kobe to rank first in the Western Conference. However, he lost nearly [-] votes to LeBron and could only rank second in the league.
Su Yang's rapid rise sparked discussion, and he ranked third in the MVP rankings for the first time.
Due to the poor record of the Thunder, Durant, who is ranked second in MVP, does not pose a real threat. Media such as ESNP and TNT believe that Su Yang will be a strong contender for LeBron to win the MVP and All-Star votes.
What is eye-catching is that the game between the Clippers and the Cavaliers is about to start on the fourth.
(End of this chapter)