The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 422 Enemies with God
4月12号，16~17赛季常规赛正式落下帷幕，东部联盟的“抢8”大战让阿美丽卡的球迷看得大呼过瘾。
The Heat expect the Bulls to overturn unexpectedly. The record of the two sides is the same. If they win all the games in the final round, then the Heat, which also has 41 wins, will overwhelm the Bulls and enter this year's playoffs.
To the great disappointment of the Heat fans, the bad Nets did not cause any trouble to the Bulls at all. 73:112, less than half the game, announced that the Bulls entered the playoffs
Before the game was over, Heat fans on social media slammed the Nets for lack of sportsmanship, and Doug Rivers is not worthy of being called a champion coach!
With the end of the regular season, the rankings of the Eastern and Western teams are all released.
The competition in the Eastern Conference is fierce this year, and several teams have the same record. The final ranking is:
53-win Celtics, 51-win Cavaliers, 51-win Raptors, 49-win Wizards;
The Eagles won 43, the Bucks won 42, the Pacers won 42, and the Bulls won 41.
The records of the teams in the first half were not much different, and the Cavaliers, who were plagued by injuries, finally grabbed the second place by virtue of the relationship between victory and defeat.
The teams in the second half are highly competitive. Gallinari played well in the Pacers and still reached the playoffs despite the rebuilding of the team.
This result also made the Pacers' management happy. With the draft pick in hand, they can still play in the playoffs, which can be regarded as living up to the expectations of the fans.
In the Western Conference, the team's record is crushing, and the final ranking is:
74-win Clippers, 67-win Warriors, 61-win Spurs, 58-win Rockets;
The Jazz won 51, the Thunder won 47, the Grizzlies won 43, and the Trail Blazers won 41.
Durant returned from injury in early April, and the Warriors' record has also fluctuated, losing to the Jazz in the last few games.
The Rockets were almost able to rush to the third position. Unfortunately, after Paul was injured, he could not withstand the March schedule.
All the games that night were over, and the Clippers' official INS also showed off the prepared group photos early.
Both the NBA and Amerika's sports media immediately released the Clippers' record posters.
"The best record in history with 74 wins! Witness the birth of greatness! # Clippers Nation #Dynasty team (crown.jpg)"
Naturally, everyone can show their face on the poster, 15 cores is not just a joke!
Even Connaughton and Georges Niang, the guardians of the drinking fountain, got playing time in the April game. Their performance was not outstanding, but they also played quite well.
Whether or not America's sports media likes to see the Clippers dominate, 74 wins is where it's at.
The strength is not blown out by bragging, the Clippers have shown their crushing dominance with the best record in history!
That night, on TNT's program, Charles Barkley seemed a little silent. This season he bragged about the Warriors, but the Clippers crushed the entire league.
"74 wins, unbelievable!"
"Kayce played 78 regular season games this year, and considering that they took two games off in April, I even think the Clippers have a chance to win 4!"
The host Ernie Johnson didn't expect the Clippers to be so fierce, even the players at the end of the bench played well.
"With 74 wins, I think the Clippers will win the championship again this year. Unlike the Warriors, the Clippers have a wealth of experience in the playoffs."
"Kayce's strength doesn't need to be said anymore. In the playoffs, he will greatly improve his statistics. Will he average 30+ per game this season?"
"I don't pay much attention to the data, because the data has no meaning to Kayce!"
Kenny Smith has never been optimistic about the Warriors. He has always believed that the Clippers with Paul George will dominate the league.
"I can't understand the Clippers' lineup. Don't forget that their salary has just passed the poor line this year!"
"In contrast, the Cavaliers have the highest salary in the league, but only have a record of 51 wins. If it were me, maybe I would give up chasing the championship. Now I understand Gilbert's situation."
O'Neal is the only one among the four who is optimistic about the Cavaliers winning the championship, but now seeing 74 wins and 51 wins, he immediately understands that the Cavaliers must have no chance.
Sometimes the regular season really can't explain too many problems, just like the 73-win Warriors failed to make it out of the West, but the 74-win Clippers are different!
Last season, Li Ze had a 40+ triple-double in the Western Conference finals and a 50+ triple-double in the finals. It hasn’t been too long. Even if Amelia’s sports media wanted to open their eyes and tell nonsense, the fans would not buy it.
"Do you think the Warriors can reach the Finals? Don't forget they also won 67 wins!"
The host Ernie Johnson asked the most important question tonight. Charles Barkley finally lifted his spirits and replied with a serious expression:
"If the Warriors continue to fail, then they will be completely turned into a joke, and it will be the biggest joke in history!"
"With 73 wins and failed to make it to the finals, the core of the team has not moved, and a star player like Durant has been added. If it continues to fail, then such reinforcement will be meaningless."
"Stephen Curry has nothing. So far in his career, he has not achieved anything. He needs a championship!"
Seeing that his old partner finally spoke, Kenny Smith immediately smiled and asked:
"Do you think the Clippers and Warriors will reach the Western Conference Finals? Don't underestimate the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies!"
Charles Barkley broke the jar and turned into Li Zechui:
"In the first round? Kayce can blow up the Trail Blazers alone. I respect Lillard a lot, but the two are not at the same level of players."
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At the end of the regular season in recent years, Los Angeles fans will turn to the Clippers.
This situation occurs mainly because the Lakers in the same city are really stretching their hips.
During the offseason, he boasted about his talents and almost made Ingram the next Li Ze. As a result, at the end of the season, the Lakers fans became silent again.
With 26 wins and 56 losses, under the leadership of coach Luke Walton, the Lakers steadily rushed to the second-to-last position in the Western Conference and the third-to-last position in the league.
The 76ers who also believe in talent and the process only have 28 wins this season, and the Timberwolves, whose talent has exploded, only have 31 wins this year.
The talented team collectively stretched their hips, and the fans did not expect that such a talented record would dive into the top pick, and the end of the regular season broke the defense again
On April 4, the NBA announced early on the leaders in various statistics this season:
The competition for the rebounding title this season is extremely fierce, and the gap between the top three players in average rebounds per game is only 0.4.
In the end, Hassan Whiteside beat Drummond and successfully won the rebounding award with an average of 14.1 rebounds per game.
There is a large gap in the block list, Rudy Gobert has 2 more blocks than the second-placed Anthony Davis;
With an average of 2.6 blocks per game, Rudy Gobert won the block leader this season without any suspense.
On the assists list, Li Ze has always been in the dominance of the list, beating Wall, Turtle, Paul, and Harden;
With an average of 11.8 assists per game, Li Ze won the assists title for the first time in his career.
On the steals list, both Draymond Green and Wall surpassed Li Ze's data, but as the regular season continued, the more stable Li Ze finally had the last laugh.
With an average of 2.1 steals per game, Li Ze won the steals king again.
As for the scoring champion, even though the tortoise scored an average of 31.9 points per game, such data is still not as good as Li Ze, who is crazy about fishing in the regular season.
With an average of 33.4 points per game, Li Ze won the scoring title for the seventh time in his career.
Once the data leader was announced, Amelia's fans were stunned. One person won three awards?Small prizes don't stay alive?
Taking advantage of everyone's attention, the NBA also announced Li Ze's statistics for this season:
16~17赛季，李泽场均出场28.4分钟，场均拿到33.4分6.0篮板11.8助攻2.1抢断0.5盖帽1.2失误；
Averaged 15.6 shots per game, shooting 68.9% from the field;
He averaged 8.9 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, and made 63.2% of his three-pointers. He averaged 5.1 free throws per game, and his free throw percentage was 92.5%.
Entering the 6 club for 180 consecutive years, Li Ze broke his own record
The staff of the NBA league saved a lot of trouble, and the sports media didn't have to run around.
In the Staples press conference hall, everyone looked at Li Ze, who was wearing a light gray formal suit, and took a photo with the three crystal trophies with a smile, and was speechless for a while:
"It really doesn't leave any way for outside players to survive"
When Li Ze received the award, the NBA League also updated the photos on INS in time. The photo with the three trophies is very simple:
"GOAT!! (goat.jpg) (crown.jpg) #YoungKing"
What's even more outrageous is yet to come. As ESPN announced the regular season rankings, fans were completely dumbfounded:
In the true shooting percentage list, Li Ze is far ahead with a true shooting percentage of 93.8%, followed by Rudy Gobert's 2%;
On the hit list, Li Ze hit 922 goals this season and continued to dominate the list. The second-ranked tortoise hit 2 goals;
On the shooting percentage list, Li Ze is still the first, and DeAndre Jordan, who is second, has a shooting percentage of 2%;
In the three-point ranking list, Li Ze hit 485 three-pointers in a single season, and Stephen Curry, who ranked second, hit 2 goals. This season, he was completely crushed by Li Ze!
The three-point shooting percentage rankings and the free throw percentage rankings are all topping the rankings. As for the high-level statistics, they have exploded.
The playoffs haven't even started yet. Many fans on America's social media have been screaming wildly because of Li Ze's data. In the end, the trash-for-skin game 2K is back:
"Hurry up and adjust the value, the next game will be based on the current data performance of Kayce!"
In the past seasons, Li Ze would leave some space for inside players, but this year he is really inappropriate. The ESPN camp commentators simply sent out their comments:
"Kayce-Li! The God of Basketball! (Goat.jpg)"
On the First Take program that day, Stephen-A-Smith even shouted directly:
"An enemy of God?"
"No one can beat Kayce, the Clippers will rule the next 10 years!"
Max Kellermann saw that his partner had entered a state of rage, rubbed his forehead and added:
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget the average age and salary space of the Clippers. They don't even need reinforcements, keep the lineup intact, dig deep into the potential of the bench, and they can completely dominate the league!"
"It's over, God! It's unbelievable that I'm witnessing such times!"
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Since the NBA this year passed the players union's proposal to imitate ESPY for the awards ceremony, many awards will not be officially announced until the end of June at the event site.
For a while, Li Ze's stats became the biggest hot topic, and America's sports media was naturally a collective climax, while most players in the league were cold-hearted:
Don't leave any room for survival, just present the award directly!
The Clippers didn't have much pressure in the first round, so Li Ze calmly accepted interviews from media reporters. To everyone's disappointment, Li Ze was still very calm with such statistics.
This kind of understatement made Li Ze's fans very excited. On Reddit, everyone has been tearing up Jordan's fans for the past two days.
The first round of the playoffs will officially begin on April 4!
In the four games of the day, the teams in the upper half had overturns.
108:109, the Cavaliers narrowly beat the Pacers, Love, who returned from injury, performed quite well, and Irving was possessed by a blacksmith;
出场43分钟的勒布朗-詹姆斯依然是球队最稳定的核心，20中12，高效砍下32分6篮板13助攻3抢断3失误。
It's just that they won the game but were not well received. More people are pessimistic about the Cavaliers!
At 82:116, the Warriors easily blasted the Grizzlies. The big man couldn't keep up with the Warriors' offensive rhythm at all, and the suspense was lost at halftime.
At 97:118, the Rockets also successfully shot the Jazz, and Gobert became Harden's toy.
The Raptors at home lost to the Bucks 97:83, and Lowry entered the playoffs again, with 11 of 2 and 4 points.
In contrast, rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points efficiently on 13 of 28 shots. He showed his talent to the fans for the first time in the playoffs.
Critics of the first round of the Western Conference think that there is not much suspense.
The regular season record has already explained the problem. After Chris Paul returned from injury, the Rockets, who were at the bottom of the first half, also showed their dominance.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers who had already flown to Los Angeles was in a bad mood, no matter how confident a player faced the Clippers, he would not say that he would go down.
Lillard has been pulling his face since he flew to Los Angeles. He really can't be happy. Ever since he met Li Ze these years, the team will be swept out.
The whole team is very low-key. Evan Turner, who joined the Trail Blazers this season, has even prepared for a fishing vacation.
Coach Stotts did not say much about the outcome in the pre-match press conference:
"We are still a young team and we still have to learn from the defending champions. I am proud of the boys for being able to make the playoffs this season!"
The strength gap between the two sides is indeed very large. TNT, as the broadcaster tonight, did not predict the outcome of the game before the game. Reggie Miller who came to the scene became Li Zechuan again:
"I believe that Kayce has completely surpassed Michael Jordan. Whether it is honor or statistics, Kayce is even better."
Chris Webber did not comment on the game before the game, and gave his own views along this topic:
"There is no way to compare the two sides. You know, basketball in the past was not like it is now. This season, the Clippers averaged 37.3 three-pointers per game, which was unimaginable in the past!"
"Of course, if Kayce wins the championship again this year, then he has indeed become a well-deserved GOAT. I am a firm member of the championship theory!"
The two had been arguing about this topic for a long time before the game. After the commentator Marv Albert got the starting rosters of both sides, he hurriedly began to change the topic:
"Like the regular season, the Blazers are going smaller!"
"CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard at guard, Evan Turner and Maurice Harkless at forward, Noah Vonleh at center."
Reggie Miller, who came back to his senses, also realized that the game was about to start, so he took up the conversation with a smile:
"The Clippers have an overall advantage. Noah Von Lay is only 2 meters tall. The Trail Blazers should be careful about rebounding."
Chris Webber no longer struggled with Li Ze's historical status. He noticed the change in the Clippers' starting lineup, and immediately predicted with a smile:
"Every time it comes to the playoffs, PJ Tucker will win the trust of the coaching staff. It seems that the Clippers plan to focus on defense tonight."
In the Staples Arena, after the players of the home team played, the atmosphere on the scene became more and more heated.
Lillard warmed up blankly, and was not in the mood to brag before the game. He noticed Li Ze's goal from outside the three-point line in the opposite half, and couldn't help muttering in his heart:
"It's good to win one game! It's good to win one game"
After the Clippers completely took off their training uniforms, Li Ze raised his hands and gave high-fives to the fans at the scene. The DJ immediately led everyone to shout:
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The fans in white cheering T-shirts all stood up and shouted along with the DJ.
This year's cheering T-shirt marked the record of 74 wins and 8 losses in the center of the chest, and the printed T-shirt on the chest is the Q-version image of the Clippers team.
The enthusiastic fans made Lillard even more irritable. Taking advantage of the two sides coming to the center of the field, Lillard reminded loudly:
"Pay attention to defense!"
The ball was thrown high by the referee, and Jokic relied on his height advantage to steer the ball towards his own half.
Paul George got the ball and threw it to Li Ze, and the Clippers rushed across the half court quickly.
The fans at the scene could clearly feel that the Trail Blazers' formation was a circle smaller than that of the Clippers.
Tucker is the shortest of the Clippers on the field. Judging from his size, he can also fit Lillard in
Evan Turner stepped forward to block Li Ze immediately after halftime. Judging from his body shape, this is indeed the most suitable player for the Blazers to defend Li Ze.
Seeing that there was no pick-and-roll cover behind him and he was close to the three-point line, Evan Turner hurriedly opened up some gaps to prevent Li Ze from accelerating his breakthrough.
Taking advantage of the opponent's direction to move back, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly sank his shoulders and quickly pushed the ball to change direction.
Evan Turner hurriedly slid to the left and back, and Li Ze, who had already switched to his right hand, immediately dribbled the ball under his crotch, and at the same time exerted force with his feet to complete the retreat.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Li Ze, who returned to the top of the arc, ignored Evan Turner's defense and quickly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
After scoring the goal, Li Ze did not celebrate too much, but made a tactical gesture to remind his teammates to take their positions as planned.
Lillard seemed to feel that Li Ze was hot, and his face became more gloomy. He didn't like playing against the Clippers at all.
Just after halftime, Lillard, who was holding the ball in his right hand, was defended by Li Ze.
The two teams have played against each other many times in the playoffs, and Lillard no longer has a head shot, and immediately gave the ball to Evan Turner, who was responding on the right wing.
Noah Vonleh immediately goes up to set a screen, Evan Turner immediately finds Paul George letting go of his [-]-pointer
Jokic squatted to defend, Paul George was delayed when he went off the line, and Evan Turner's 45-degree cut from the right failed to get any chance.
Breaking through into the paint area, he quickly threw the ball to McCallum on the left wing.
Halfway through the offensive time, Macklem didn't want to pick and roll. After receiving the pass, he immediately released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough.
Sensing that the Clippers' defense had all shrunk to the paint, McCollum had no choice but to support Tucker on his side, break through to the free throw line, and take a mid-range step-back jumper.
"state!"
The ball just bounced, and there were Clippers players under the basket. Jokic grabbed the rebound and threw the ball forward with his right hand.
Li Ze, who was down ahead of time, received the pass at the first time. Lillard tried his best to fight at his side, but soon found that there was no effect. Li Ze rushed faster and faster.
In the blink of an eye, the two were already entangled in the paint. Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, did not slow down.
Ignoring Lillard who jumped up to block the shot, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, pulled his arm back, opened the defense in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket!
"Boom!" The converted dunk was successful!
Huge cheers erupted at the Staples Arena, and Lillard cursed secretly after landing, how should this be defended? .
Seeing Li Ze taking small steps and retreating slowly, the head coach Storrs on the sidelines hurriedly reminded his players loudly to hold on.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amidst the huge defensive cheers, everyone in the Trail Blazers had no idea what the head coach was shouting, and the tactics arranged before the game were completely useless.
In order to protect Jokic, the Clippers started to defend from the outside line by catching the ball, giving enough physical confrontation, and trying to squeeze through the screen.
Evan Turner, Harkless, and Noah Vonleh were allowed to score easily.
Simple defensive strategy, but received very good results.
The ball was also handed over halfway, and after the ball went around in a circle, McCallum didn't force an attack, and gave the ball to Evan Turner again.
The three little men obviously wanted to make a hand-to-hand pass on the line. Paul George had already established a tacit understanding with Li Ze, and suddenly strengthened the physical confrontation, which almost forced Evan Turner to stop the ball.
The hand-to-hand at the top of the arc failed, and Lillard simply ran back to the right flank. After feinting, he wanted to come to the top of the arc to catch the ball again, but he still didn't get rid of Li Ze.
Seeing that the core players couldn't catch the ball, and the tactics were killed again, McCallum hurried to the left flank to catch up again.
The moment he received the pass, Harkless in the left corner hurried forward to cover, but the quality of the pick-and-roll pulled his hips and was squeezed by Tucker.
Coupled with the fact that Harris has switched defenses, the two directly blocked McCallum on the left sideline.
The Clippers fans yelled excitedly, and McCallum struggled to return the ball to Harkless, who bounced to the left flank.
The latter had a large open space and was unguarded. He took a glance and shot a jumper at the buzzer outside the three-point line!
The ball directly hit the back edge of the basket, and the long rebound bounced out. Li Ze, who shrank into the paint area, accurately predicted the ball's landing point and firmly received the backcourt rebound.
As soon as Li Ze got the ball, Paul George quickly went down the left sideline, and Harris on the other side also started to accelerate.
The two took away the defense of Evan Turner and Harkless, and Lillard was crushed by Li Ze all the way to the center line.
The Clippers, looking to switch offenses, like to take advantage of such mismatches.
Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand and was accelerating, approached the three-point line and immediately pulled his crotch back sharply. The sudden stop immediately caused Lillard to lose his defensive position for a short time.
There is still a small step away from the three-point line, but Li Ze did not hesitate. After resetting his footsteps, he quickly joined the ball, ignoring Lillard who was defending, and quickly shot a long-range three-pointer!
"Shua!" Three-pointer and then scored!
"God! I have to start to sympathize with the Trail Blazers. I don't mean to disrespect the players. The gap between the two sides is too big!"
Chris Webb watched Li Ze raise three fingers calmly, and couldn't help complaining about the situation on the court.
In less than 2 minutes, the Clippers played a wave of 8:0, and the commentator Marv Albert said helplessly:
"The Clippers were able to win 74 games, and most of the time they relied on defense. The rest of the Trail Blazers must stand up and score in time!"
In just two rounds, Lillard broke the defense. He found that after he handed over the ball, it was too difficult to regain the ball.
The expected Evan Turner organization offense also failed to appear. Paul George cast a defensive shot and showed a look like you shot casually at the beginning
Seeing that the team was unable to score and Lillard was not handing over the ball, he faced Li Ze's lead defense halfway through the scene, holding the ball with his left hand, protecting the ball with his back, and slowly approaching the three-point line.
Noah Vonleh, you can go outside the three-point line for a false screen, and the top of the arc is on the right side of Lillard to stand still and pull Jokic out of the paint.
Lillard, who is holding the ball in his left hand, saw the timing, and suddenly accelerated after half-turning and feinting. He felt as if he had thrown off Li Ze. Lillard mustered all his strength and went straight to the basket!
Jokic had no intention of returning to defense at all, and Lillard, who was sprinting at full speed, did not notice that Li Ze behind him had been chasing and defending.
After taking three big strides, Lillard grabbed the ball with his left hand and wanted to smash it into the basket. When he flew to the highest point, Li Ze, who leaped high from behind, directly pinned the ball to the backboard!
"Oh!!"
Seeing Lillard, who had lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor, the fans subconsciously let out an exclamation, followed by cheers again, and Li Ze took the ball and rushed again.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers quickly retreated to the defense. Lillard, who got up from the floor, completely broke the defense and chased after him.
Playing more in the frontcourt, Li Ze just dribbled the half court and immediately passed the ball to Paul George on the right wing outside the three-point line.
The latter received the ball, released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough, McCallum kept sliding to the left rear.
It's a pity that the difference in size between the two is too large, and they were finally crushed by Paul George and broke through to the basket, and he succeeded in putting the basket with his right hand!
At 0:10, the continuous conversion offense gave the Clippers a 10-point lead at the beginning.
The Staples Arena was completely berserk, and the Clippers fans didn't mind the home team's abuse of food. For a while, their emotions were high and their voices became louder and louder.
The head coach Stotts stood by and seemed to be completely stunned. He didn't ask for a timeout, and he stopped shouting.
The head coach of the Clippers, Denagro, is on the bench at this time, retreating tactically, looking calm and calm:
"What is a champion coach!"
The Trail Blazers' first score came from a breakthrough by McCallum, who was knocked to the ground by Tucker, and the referee immediately blew his whistle
Tucker didn't argue either, he came on the field to confront the small guard.
"My players were all knocked down, how could this be an ordinary foul?"
Coach Storrs wants the referee to whistle strictly. The Blazers can't stand the current standard of confrontation. It's a pity that such feedback is destined to not get a response.
McCollum was hit badly, and he stood on the free throw line and hit an iron for the second free throw.
Harris received the rebound and didn't need others to respond. Everyone on the Clippers quickly rushed to the opponent's half.
After Li Ze came to the right flank, he immediately signaled his teammates to open up the offensive space.
Tucker immediately ran to the right corner to catch smoke, Tucker Jokic stopped at the left elbow of the free throw line, and Paul George also sank to the left corner.
McCallum felt something was wrong and stared closely at Paul George in front of him. Harris came to the left wing and quickly gave the ball to Jokic.
McCollum noticed Harris move toward the left corner, and Paul George subconsciously thought that the Clippers wanted to play a cross screen the moment Paul George activated.
Just sliding to the right, when McCollum fully reacted, Paul George suddenly ran back and cut in from the bottom line.
After receiving a ground-hitting pass from Jokic, he jumped with both feet, swung the ball in a big circle, and succeeded in a one-arm dunk!
"what!!"
Paul George, who completed the dunk, yelled after landing, which ignited the atmosphere of the scene again. Coach Storrs couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a timeout.
At 1:12, the Trail Blazers seemed powerless to fight back
Li Ze walked to the bench with a smile on his face, and gave everyone a high-five to celebrate.
Paul George bounced back to his seat and patted Jokic who sent the assist with a smile. For the first time, he felt that the playoffs would be so simple.
"The Trail Blazers' backcourt double guns met the Clippers' defense and were completely suppressed!"
"In high-intensity confrontation, the Trail Blazers cannot guarantee the stability of their jump shots."
Chris Webber didn't criticize Lillard too much. Facing Li Ze's defense, it is normal to pull the span.
"The Trail Blazers need to pay attention to the matchup in the transition attack, and also need to pay attention to the quality of the screen. Lillard can't solve the problem one-on-one. Others have to help him."
Reggie Miller doesn't really want to see the game completely one-sided, and he can't complain about the small lineup put by the Trail Blazers.
The commentator Marv Albert only thinks that the Clippers' offensive rhythm is too fast, and the old man has not adapted to the current game in the past two years:
"This season, the Clippers averaged 88.3 rounds per game in the regular season. This number of rounds is the first in the league. They averaged 116.7 points per game. The offensive firepower is also the first in the league!"
"When it comes to the rotation, if Eric Gordon can keep up the regular season, the Clippers are unstoppable."
After talking about these two statistics, TNT's commentary was a little silent. This game is definitely going to be one-sided, and the gap is too big.
After the timeout, the Trail Blazers did not make any personnel adjustments. In order to maintain offensive firepower, the two guns must be present.
The limited forward defensive resources are concentrated on Li Ze and Paul George, and Harris can get obvious misplacement opportunities in some rounds.
Harris only needs to force the basket, close to the basket to complete a turnaround jumper, and then he can score points on McCallum.
With 1 minutes and 6 seconds left in the first quarter, Lillard, who was relieved by the official timeout, finally scored.
A large step back near the free throw line, a strong mid-range shot succeeded, and Lillard, who frequently hit the iron, did not celebrate, and quickly retreated with his head down.
At 11:24, Macklem stood in his own half and saw such a score, he lost all fighting spirit for a while
After finally falling into the positional battle, Lillard let go of Tucker in the left corner after seeing Li Ze dribble the ball with his left hand and approached the left flank.
Raise your hands high and cooperate with Evan Turner to double-team Li Ze. Lillard is not slow, but Li Ze reacts faster.
The moment the opponent changed his defensive strategy, Li Ze suddenly sped up. While stepping with his right foot, he blasted the ball vigorously with his left hand, turned around quickly, grabbed the ball with his right hand, lowered his center of gravity and moved towards the top of the arc against Evan Turner.
The Blazers' defensive formation was immediately in disarray. Harkless, who was marking Paul George on the right flank, was a little dazed. He didn't know whether to double-team Li Ze.
Seeing that Evan Turner was cut in by Li Ze at the top of the arc and accelerated to squeeze past, Harkless followed his body reaction and subconsciously slid, trying to double-team and complete the cut.
The opponent's defense has just moved, and Li Ze, who is about to complete a breakthrough, throws the ball to Paul George on the right flank.
After receiving the pass, Harkless realized that he had made a defensive mistake, and it was too late to try to defend. He could only watch Paul George make an easy jumper from outside the three-point line due to his position.
"Shua!" Three-pointer and then scored!
The Clippers were on the bench, and the atmosphere group immediately followed suit and threw the towel wildly, the game was stable!
At 11:27, the point difference came to 16 points. The Blazers' bench was completely silent, and everyone's eyes were straightened, watching the main lineup struggling to score.
McCollum can seize some mid-range opportunities on the offensive end, but on the defensive end he will become the Trail Blazers' weakness.
Falling into a positional battle, McCollum found helplessly that no matter who he was facing, the defender would do cross-covering in the left and right low positions.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
Li Zeyun, who was holding the ball in his right hand, moved slowly to the right flank after halftime.
Without double-teaming, Paul George on the left flank cut diagonally and came to the right near the baseline, but Tucker made a cross screen.
Harley wanted to squeeze through the first time, but was delayed by Tucker. He had no choice but to switch defenses and was forced to follow Tucker to the left corner.
Paul George came to the right block position, received a pass from Li Ze and turned around, took a large tentative step with his right foot, and then raised the ball to feint.
McCallum's defensive center moved slightly, Paul George immediately put the ball with his right hand, and after blowing up the ball vigorously, he retreated directly, drifted towards the bottom line and shot a fallback jumper!
"Shua!" A steady hit in the middle distance!
After being chased and beaten for several rounds in a row, McCollum also broke the defense at this time. While serving from the baseline, he smashed the ball hard twice.
The laughter, cheers, and fragrant taunts at the scene made it difficult for the Trail Blazers to keep calm. The large point difference made them subconsciously speed up their offensive rhythm.
Evan Turner tried a three-pointer on the right wing for the first time, but when he was emptied, he hit an iron.
Seeing Li Ze accept the long rebound and launch a transition attack, the Clippers fans burst into cheers.
Lillard, who failed to keep calm, went up for the first time, but Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, swung around the ball and flashed in an instant.
Evan Turner defended at the center line. Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, turned around sharply.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers seemed to be focusing their defensive attention on Li Ze, but they didn't expect Li Ze to throw the ball down the upper left of the basket as soon as he was close to the three-point line!
The unguarded Paul George caught the ball in the air and took advantage of the opportunity to make a folding dunk!
"boom!"
The rim exploded, and the Staples Center exploded completely. Steve Ballmer, like the fans in the front row, stood up and pumped his fists in celebration.
Coach Stotts sat back on the bench expressionlessly, looked at the two guards Allen Crabbe and Shabazz Napier, and shook his head helplessly.
Although Aminu was replaced later, the Blazers' offense still relied on two guns in the backcourt to attack piecemeal.
And the height of the inside line has dropped, and there are also problems with rebounding.
Harris hit the iron in the middle distance, and Jokic made up the ball on Aminu's head
The Clippers replaced Tucker and Paul George with Eric Gordon and Ingles with 1:56 left in the first quarter.
I thought I could breathe a sigh of relief, but I didn't expect it to rain again in the last minute or so.
Lillard, who was almost invisible in the first quarter, watched Eric Gordon catch and throw the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line in the transition attack, and was a little dazed for a while.
The cheers in the arena indicated that another goal was scored, and McCallum put his hands on his hips, watching Li Ze and Eric Gordon high-five in celebration, completely losing his temper.
At the end of the first quarter, at 20:40, the Clippers fans at the scene began to celebrate the victory of the game!
The three people in the Tiantian commentary table looked at each other, and finally Reggie Miller spoke first:
“Kayce打得真好！5中5，三分线外2中2，12分3篮板5助攻1盖帽，他完全掌握了比赛节奏！”
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Chris Webber was speechless, this game was a defensive counterattack, and he didn't even see Li Ze's mid-range.
The narrator, Groom Albert, hurriedly took over the conversation:
"There are three quarters left, and the Trail Blazers still have a chance!"
Just after saying this, he found that the two people beside him were looking at him. The old man shrugged his shoulders and smiled awkwardly. This game is really over.
After the start of the second quarter, Coach Storrs found that the Clippers had more and more rotations.
Brogdon, Eric Gordon, Ingles, Paul George, and Plumlee debuted first.
Subsequently, Jaylen Brown, Li Ze, Tucker, and Jokic rotated again, as if they felt that the game was no longer under pressure, and Norman Powell and Rooney also entered the rotation.
By the third quarter of the game, all 3 players activated by the Clippers had made their appearances.
Only Connaughton, Georges Niang, and Siakam failed to enter the activation list, watching everyone getting more and more excited on the court.
Seeing that Jaylen Brown, who was assisted by Li Ze and cut to the basket, completed a one-handed dunk, Georges Niang on the bench waved a towel, and immediately said to Connaughton beside him after sitting down:
"Still try to express yourself in the training session! Shet! Is it so easy to score in the playoffs? No wonder you left the Clippers, everyone got a good contract!"
As a second-round pick, Georges Niang's envious eyes are already green. Data is a dollar. It seems that it is not difficult to enter the rotation and get a guarantee contract of several million.
Connaughton is not too optimistic. Since he came to the Clippers, he has transformed into a three-point shooter. This season, he mainly polishes his defense. When he thinks of his competitors, he mutters helplessly:
"It is not an easy task to enter the 12-man squad!"
The little transparent Siakam is not worried about the contract issue, but he is a little envious of the players who can play
Coach De Nagro found that no matter how the lineup is adjusted, as long as there is a core present, the Clippers can crush opponents:
"We can prepare for the next round in advance!"
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers fans at the scene felt a little regretful when they saw that Li Ze had changed into his training uniform.
The scene they saw the most this season was Li Ze eating oranges in the fourth quarter
“15中13，三分线外7中5，罚球4中4，35分6篮板15助攻2抢断1盖帽，没有失误，该如何评价Kayce的表现？”
The narrator, Groom Albert, saw that Li Ze started eating oranges again, and immediately asked the two people beside him.
"Probably a little bit of sweat? Unlike last year, this year's double-teaming Kayce will come back. The game is indeed a lot easier."
Chris Webber was speechless at Reggie Miller's evaluation with a smile, and finally said dryly:
"Over 8% of the shots, the Trail Blazers will readjust their defense in the next game!"
Lillarda sat on the bench with a sullen face. Although he knew that there would be a gap in the starting lineups between the two sides, he really didn't expect that the gap in the rotation lineup seemed to be even bigger.
Desperate emotions welled up in my heart, considering the age of the Clippers, the future is bleak!
At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at 92:131. The Clippers at home beat the Trail Blazers and ushered in a good start to the playoffs.
In the Staples Arena, Clippers fans continued to celebrate after the game. Li Ze did not accept an interview with TNT, but pushed Paul George up with a smile.
16中9，三分线外6中3，拿到26分5篮板4助攻2抢断2失误的保罗-乔治开心的和李泽拥抱致意。
In the last interview with the famous TNT reporter David Aldridge, he simply set a flag:
"Hats off to the Trail Blazers, what a great playoffs!"
"However, considering the gap between the two sides, I think we can already consider our opponents in the next round in advance!"
David Aldridge almost laughed when he heard Paul George's answer:
"Paul, congratulations again, hope to see you in the finals!"
Paul George laughed and nodded, seeing Lillard silently walking towards the player channel, he felt even more proud:
"This round of the series is to complete the sweep!"
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The Heat expect the Bulls to overturn unexpectedly. The record of the two sides is the same. If they win all the games in the final round, then the Heat, which also has 41 wins, will overwhelm the Bulls and enter this year's playoffs.
To the great disappointment of the Heat fans, the bad Nets did not cause any trouble to the Bulls at all. 73:112, less than half the game, announced that the Bulls entered the playoffs
Before the game was over, Heat fans on social media slammed the Nets for lack of sportsmanship, and Doug Rivers is not worthy of being called a champion coach!
With the end of the regular season, the rankings of the Eastern and Western teams are all released.
The competition in the Eastern Conference is fierce this year, and several teams have the same record. The final ranking is:
53-win Celtics, 51-win Cavaliers, 51-win Raptors, 49-win Wizards;
The Eagles won 43, the Bucks won 42, the Pacers won 42, and the Bulls won 41.
The records of the teams in the first half were not much different, and the Cavaliers, who were plagued by injuries, finally grabbed the second place by virtue of the relationship between victory and defeat.
The teams in the second half are highly competitive. Gallinari played well in the Pacers and still reached the playoffs despite the rebuilding of the team.
This result also made the Pacers' management happy. With the draft pick in hand, they can still play in the playoffs, which can be regarded as living up to the expectations of the fans.
In the Western Conference, the team's record is crushing, and the final ranking is:
74-win Clippers, 67-win Warriors, 61-win Spurs, 58-win Rockets;
The Jazz won 51, the Thunder won 47, the Grizzlies won 43, and the Trail Blazers won 41.
Durant returned from injury in early April, and the Warriors' record has also fluctuated, losing to the Jazz in the last few games.
The Rockets were almost able to rush to the third position. Unfortunately, after Paul was injured, he could not withstand the March schedule.
All the games that night were over, and the Clippers' official INS also showed off the prepared group photos early.
Both the NBA and Amerika's sports media immediately released the Clippers' record posters.
"The best record in history with 74 wins! Witness the birth of greatness! # Clippers Nation #Dynasty team (crown.jpg)"
Naturally, everyone can show their face on the poster, 15 cores is not just a joke!
Even Connaughton and Georges Niang, the guardians of the drinking fountain, got playing time in the April game. Their performance was not outstanding, but they also played quite well.
Whether or not America's sports media likes to see the Clippers dominate, 74 wins is where it's at.
The strength is not blown out by bragging, the Clippers have shown their crushing dominance with the best record in history!
That night, on TNT's program, Charles Barkley seemed a little silent. This season he bragged about the Warriors, but the Clippers crushed the entire league.
"74 wins, unbelievable!"
"Kayce played 78 regular season games this year, and considering that they took two games off in April, I even think the Clippers have a chance to win 4!"
The host Ernie Johnson didn't expect the Clippers to be so fierce, even the players at the end of the bench played well.
"With 74 wins, I think the Clippers will win the championship again this year. Unlike the Warriors, the Clippers have a wealth of experience in the playoffs."
"Kayce's strength doesn't need to be said anymore. In the playoffs, he will greatly improve his statistics. Will he average 30+ per game this season?"
"I don't pay much attention to the data, because the data has no meaning to Kayce!"
Kenny Smith has never been optimistic about the Warriors. He has always believed that the Clippers with Paul George will dominate the league.
"I can't understand the Clippers' lineup. Don't forget that their salary has just passed the poor line this year!"
"In contrast, the Cavaliers have the highest salary in the league, but only have a record of 51 wins. If it were me, maybe I would give up chasing the championship. Now I understand Gilbert's situation."
O'Neal is the only one among the four who is optimistic about the Cavaliers winning the championship, but now seeing 74 wins and 51 wins, he immediately understands that the Cavaliers must have no chance.
Sometimes the regular season really can't explain too many problems, just like the 73-win Warriors failed to make it out of the West, but the 74-win Clippers are different!
Last season, Li Ze had a 40+ triple-double in the Western Conference finals and a 50+ triple-double in the finals. It hasn’t been too long. Even if Amelia’s sports media wanted to open their eyes and tell nonsense, the fans would not buy it.
"Do you think the Warriors can reach the Finals? Don't forget they also won 67 wins!"
The host Ernie Johnson asked the most important question tonight. Charles Barkley finally lifted his spirits and replied with a serious expression:
"If the Warriors continue to fail, then they will be completely turned into a joke, and it will be the biggest joke in history!"
"With 73 wins and failed to make it to the finals, the core of the team has not moved, and a star player like Durant has been added. If it continues to fail, then such reinforcement will be meaningless."
"Stephen Curry has nothing. So far in his career, he has not achieved anything. He needs a championship!"
Seeing that his old partner finally spoke, Kenny Smith immediately smiled and asked:
"Do you think the Clippers and Warriors will reach the Western Conference Finals? Don't underestimate the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies!"
Charles Barkley broke the jar and turned into Li Zechui:
"In the first round? Kayce can blow up the Trail Blazers alone. I respect Lillard a lot, but the two are not at the same level of players."
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At the end of the regular season in recent years, Los Angeles fans will turn to the Clippers.
This situation occurs mainly because the Lakers in the same city are really stretching their hips.
During the offseason, he boasted about his talents and almost made Ingram the next Li Ze. As a result, at the end of the season, the Lakers fans became silent again.
With 26 wins and 56 losses, under the leadership of coach Luke Walton, the Lakers steadily rushed to the second-to-last position in the Western Conference and the third-to-last position in the league.
The 76ers who also believe in talent and the process only have 28 wins this season, and the Timberwolves, whose talent has exploded, only have 31 wins this year.
The talented team collectively stretched their hips, and the fans did not expect that such a talented record would dive into the top pick, and the end of the regular season broke the defense again
On April 4, the NBA announced early on the leaders in various statistics this season:
The competition for the rebounding title this season is extremely fierce, and the gap between the top three players in average rebounds per game is only 0.4.
In the end, Hassan Whiteside beat Drummond and successfully won the rebounding award with an average of 14.1 rebounds per game.
There is a large gap in the block list, Rudy Gobert has 2 more blocks than the second-placed Anthony Davis;
With an average of 2.6 blocks per game, Rudy Gobert won the block leader this season without any suspense.
On the assists list, Li Ze has always been in the dominance of the list, beating Wall, Turtle, Paul, and Harden;
With an average of 11.8 assists per game, Li Ze won the assists title for the first time in his career.
On the steals list, both Draymond Green and Wall surpassed Li Ze's data, but as the regular season continued, the more stable Li Ze finally had the last laugh.
With an average of 2.1 steals per game, Li Ze won the steals king again.
As for the scoring champion, even though the tortoise scored an average of 31.9 points per game, such data is still not as good as Li Ze, who is crazy about fishing in the regular season.
With an average of 33.4 points per game, Li Ze won the scoring title for the seventh time in his career.
Once the data leader was announced, Amelia's fans were stunned. One person won three awards?Small prizes don't stay alive?
Taking advantage of everyone's attention, the NBA also announced Li Ze's statistics for this season:
16~17赛季，李泽场均出场28.4分钟，场均拿到33.4分6.0篮板11.8助攻2.1抢断0.5盖帽1.2失误；
Averaged 15.6 shots per game, shooting 68.9% from the field;
He averaged 8.9 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, and made 63.2% of his three-pointers. He averaged 5.1 free throws per game, and his free throw percentage was 92.5%.
Entering the 6 club for 180 consecutive years, Li Ze broke his own record
The staff of the NBA league saved a lot of trouble, and the sports media didn't have to run around.
In the Staples press conference hall, everyone looked at Li Ze, who was wearing a light gray formal suit, and took a photo with the three crystal trophies with a smile, and was speechless for a while:
"It really doesn't leave any way for outside players to survive"
When Li Ze received the award, the NBA League also updated the photos on INS in time. The photo with the three trophies is very simple:
"GOAT!! (goat.jpg) (crown.jpg) #YoungKing"
What's even more outrageous is yet to come. As ESPN announced the regular season rankings, fans were completely dumbfounded:
In the true shooting percentage list, Li Ze is far ahead with a true shooting percentage of 93.8%, followed by Rudy Gobert's 2%;
On the hit list, Li Ze hit 922 goals this season and continued to dominate the list. The second-ranked tortoise hit 2 goals;
On the shooting percentage list, Li Ze is still the first, and DeAndre Jordan, who is second, has a shooting percentage of 2%;
In the three-point ranking list, Li Ze hit 485 three-pointers in a single season, and Stephen Curry, who ranked second, hit 2 goals. This season, he was completely crushed by Li Ze!
The three-point shooting percentage rankings and the free throw percentage rankings are all topping the rankings. As for the high-level statistics, they have exploded.
The playoffs haven't even started yet. Many fans on America's social media have been screaming wildly because of Li Ze's data. In the end, the trash-for-skin game 2K is back:
"Hurry up and adjust the value, the next game will be based on the current data performance of Kayce!"
In the past seasons, Li Ze would leave some space for inside players, but this year he is really inappropriate. The ESPN camp commentators simply sent out their comments:
"Kayce-Li! The God of Basketball! (Goat.jpg)"
On the First Take program that day, Stephen-A-Smith even shouted directly:
"An enemy of God?"
"No one can beat Kayce, the Clippers will rule the next 10 years!"
Max Kellermann saw that his partner had entered a state of rage, rubbed his forehead and added:
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget the average age and salary space of the Clippers. They don't even need reinforcements, keep the lineup intact, dig deep into the potential of the bench, and they can completely dominate the league!"
"It's over, God! It's unbelievable that I'm witnessing such times!"
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Since the NBA this year passed the players union's proposal to imitate ESPY for the awards ceremony, many awards will not be officially announced until the end of June at the event site.
For a while, Li Ze's stats became the biggest hot topic, and America's sports media was naturally a collective climax, while most players in the league were cold-hearted:
Don't leave any room for survival, just present the award directly!
The Clippers didn't have much pressure in the first round, so Li Ze calmly accepted interviews from media reporters. To everyone's disappointment, Li Ze was still very calm with such statistics.
This kind of understatement made Li Ze's fans very excited. On Reddit, everyone has been tearing up Jordan's fans for the past two days.
The first round of the playoffs will officially begin on April 4!
In the four games of the day, the teams in the upper half had overturns.
108:109, the Cavaliers narrowly beat the Pacers, Love, who returned from injury, performed quite well, and Irving was possessed by a blacksmith;
出场43分钟的勒布朗-詹姆斯依然是球队最稳定的核心，20中12，高效砍下32分6篮板13助攻3抢断3失误。
It's just that they won the game but were not well received. More people are pessimistic about the Cavaliers!
At 82:116, the Warriors easily blasted the Grizzlies. The big man couldn't keep up with the Warriors' offensive rhythm at all, and the suspense was lost at halftime.
At 97:118, the Rockets also successfully shot the Jazz, and Gobert became Harden's toy.
The Raptors at home lost to the Bucks 97:83, and Lowry entered the playoffs again, with 11 of 2 and 4 points.
In contrast, rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points efficiently on 13 of 28 shots. He showed his talent to the fans for the first time in the playoffs.
Critics of the first round of the Western Conference think that there is not much suspense.
The regular season record has already explained the problem. After Chris Paul returned from injury, the Rockets, who were at the bottom of the first half, also showed their dominance.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers who had already flown to Los Angeles was in a bad mood, no matter how confident a player faced the Clippers, he would not say that he would go down.
Lillard has been pulling his face since he flew to Los Angeles. He really can't be happy. Ever since he met Li Ze these years, the team will be swept out.
The whole team is very low-key. Evan Turner, who joined the Trail Blazers this season, has even prepared for a fishing vacation.
Coach Stotts did not say much about the outcome in the pre-match press conference:
"We are still a young team and we still have to learn from the defending champions. I am proud of the boys for being able to make the playoffs this season!"
The strength gap between the two sides is indeed very large. TNT, as the broadcaster tonight, did not predict the outcome of the game before the game. Reggie Miller who came to the scene became Li Zechuan again:
"I believe that Kayce has completely surpassed Michael Jordan. Whether it is honor or statistics, Kayce is even better."
Chris Webber did not comment on the game before the game, and gave his own views along this topic:
"There is no way to compare the two sides. You know, basketball in the past was not like it is now. This season, the Clippers averaged 37.3 three-pointers per game, which was unimaginable in the past!"
"Of course, if Kayce wins the championship again this year, then he has indeed become a well-deserved GOAT. I am a firm member of the championship theory!"
The two had been arguing about this topic for a long time before the game. After the commentator Marv Albert got the starting rosters of both sides, he hurriedly began to change the topic:
"Like the regular season, the Blazers are going smaller!"
"CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard at guard, Evan Turner and Maurice Harkless at forward, Noah Vonleh at center."
Reggie Miller, who came back to his senses, also realized that the game was about to start, so he took up the conversation with a smile:
"The Clippers have an overall advantage. Noah Von Lay is only 2 meters tall. The Trail Blazers should be careful about rebounding."
Chris Webber no longer struggled with Li Ze's historical status. He noticed the change in the Clippers' starting lineup, and immediately predicted with a smile:
"Every time it comes to the playoffs, PJ Tucker will win the trust of the coaching staff. It seems that the Clippers plan to focus on defense tonight."
In the Staples Arena, after the players of the home team played, the atmosphere on the scene became more and more heated.
Lillard warmed up blankly, and was not in the mood to brag before the game. He noticed Li Ze's goal from outside the three-point line in the opposite half, and couldn't help muttering in his heart:
"It's good to win one game! It's good to win one game"
After the Clippers completely took off their training uniforms, Li Ze raised his hands and gave high-fives to the fans at the scene. The DJ immediately led everyone to shout:
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The fans in white cheering T-shirts all stood up and shouted along with the DJ.
This year's cheering T-shirt marked the record of 74 wins and 8 losses in the center of the chest, and the printed T-shirt on the chest is the Q-version image of the Clippers team.
The enthusiastic fans made Lillard even more irritable. Taking advantage of the two sides coming to the center of the field, Lillard reminded loudly:
"Pay attention to defense!"
The ball was thrown high by the referee, and Jokic relied on his height advantage to steer the ball towards his own half.
Paul George got the ball and threw it to Li Ze, and the Clippers rushed across the half court quickly.
The fans at the scene could clearly feel that the Trail Blazers' formation was a circle smaller than that of the Clippers.
Tucker is the shortest of the Clippers on the field. Judging from his size, he can also fit Lillard in
Evan Turner stepped forward to block Li Ze immediately after halftime. Judging from his body shape, this is indeed the most suitable player for the Blazers to defend Li Ze.
Seeing that there was no pick-and-roll cover behind him and he was close to the three-point line, Evan Turner hurriedly opened up some gaps to prevent Li Ze from accelerating his breakthrough.
Taking advantage of the opponent's direction to move back, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly sank his shoulders and quickly pushed the ball to change direction.
Evan Turner hurriedly slid to the left and back, and Li Ze, who had already switched to his right hand, immediately dribbled the ball under his crotch, and at the same time exerted force with his feet to complete the retreat.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Li Ze, who returned to the top of the arc, ignored Evan Turner's defense and quickly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
After scoring the goal, Li Ze did not celebrate too much, but made a tactical gesture to remind his teammates to take their positions as planned.
Lillard seemed to feel that Li Ze was hot, and his face became more gloomy. He didn't like playing against the Clippers at all.
Just after halftime, Lillard, who was holding the ball in his right hand, was defended by Li Ze.
The two teams have played against each other many times in the playoffs, and Lillard no longer has a head shot, and immediately gave the ball to Evan Turner, who was responding on the right wing.
Noah Vonleh immediately goes up to set a screen, Evan Turner immediately finds Paul George letting go of his [-]-pointer
Jokic squatted to defend, Paul George was delayed when he went off the line, and Evan Turner's 45-degree cut from the right failed to get any chance.
Breaking through into the paint area, he quickly threw the ball to McCallum on the left wing.
Halfway through the offensive time, Macklem didn't want to pick and roll. After receiving the pass, he immediately released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough.
Sensing that the Clippers' defense had all shrunk to the paint, McCollum had no choice but to support Tucker on his side, break through to the free throw line, and take a mid-range step-back jumper.
"state!"
The ball just bounced, and there were Clippers players under the basket. Jokic grabbed the rebound and threw the ball forward with his right hand.
Li Ze, who was down ahead of time, received the pass at the first time. Lillard tried his best to fight at his side, but soon found that there was no effect. Li Ze rushed faster and faster.
In the blink of an eye, the two were already entangled in the paint. Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, did not slow down.
Ignoring Lillard who jumped up to block the shot, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, pulled his arm back, opened the defense in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket!
"Boom!" The converted dunk was successful!
Huge cheers erupted at the Staples Arena, and Lillard cursed secretly after landing, how should this be defended? .
Seeing Li Ze taking small steps and retreating slowly, the head coach Storrs on the sidelines hurriedly reminded his players loudly to hold on.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Amidst the huge defensive cheers, everyone in the Trail Blazers had no idea what the head coach was shouting, and the tactics arranged before the game were completely useless.
In order to protect Jokic, the Clippers started to defend from the outside line by catching the ball, giving enough physical confrontation, and trying to squeeze through the screen.
Evan Turner, Harkless, and Noah Vonleh were allowed to score easily.
Simple defensive strategy, but received very good results.
The ball was also handed over halfway, and after the ball went around in a circle, McCallum didn't force an attack, and gave the ball to Evan Turner again.
The three little men obviously wanted to make a hand-to-hand pass on the line. Paul George had already established a tacit understanding with Li Ze, and suddenly strengthened the physical confrontation, which almost forced Evan Turner to stop the ball.
The hand-to-hand at the top of the arc failed, and Lillard simply ran back to the right flank. After feinting, he wanted to come to the top of the arc to catch the ball again, but he still didn't get rid of Li Ze.
Seeing that the core players couldn't catch the ball, and the tactics were killed again, McCallum hurried to the left flank to catch up again.
The moment he received the pass, Harkless in the left corner hurried forward to cover, but the quality of the pick-and-roll pulled his hips and was squeezed by Tucker.
Coupled with the fact that Harris has switched defenses, the two directly blocked McCallum on the left sideline.
The Clippers fans yelled excitedly, and McCallum struggled to return the ball to Harkless, who bounced to the left flank.
The latter had a large open space and was unguarded. He took a glance and shot a jumper at the buzzer outside the three-point line!
The ball directly hit the back edge of the basket, and the long rebound bounced out. Li Ze, who shrank into the paint area, accurately predicted the ball's landing point and firmly received the backcourt rebound.
As soon as Li Ze got the ball, Paul George quickly went down the left sideline, and Harris on the other side also started to accelerate.
The two took away the defense of Evan Turner and Harkless, and Lillard was crushed by Li Ze all the way to the center line.
The Clippers, looking to switch offenses, like to take advantage of such mismatches.
Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand and was accelerating, approached the three-point line and immediately pulled his crotch back sharply. The sudden stop immediately caused Lillard to lose his defensive position for a short time.
There is still a small step away from the three-point line, but Li Ze did not hesitate. After resetting his footsteps, he quickly joined the ball, ignoring Lillard who was defending, and quickly shot a long-range three-pointer!
"Shua!" Three-pointer and then scored!
"God! I have to start to sympathize with the Trail Blazers. I don't mean to disrespect the players. The gap between the two sides is too big!"
Chris Webb watched Li Ze raise three fingers calmly, and couldn't help complaining about the situation on the court.
In less than 2 minutes, the Clippers played a wave of 8:0, and the commentator Marv Albert said helplessly:
"The Clippers were able to win 74 games, and most of the time they relied on defense. The rest of the Trail Blazers must stand up and score in time!"
In just two rounds, Lillard broke the defense. He found that after he handed over the ball, it was too difficult to regain the ball.
The expected Evan Turner organization offense also failed to appear. Paul George cast a defensive shot and showed a look like you shot casually at the beginning
Seeing that the team was unable to score and Lillard was not handing over the ball, he faced Li Ze's lead defense halfway through the scene, holding the ball with his left hand, protecting the ball with his back, and slowly approaching the three-point line.
Noah Vonleh, you can go outside the three-point line for a false screen, and the top of the arc is on the right side of Lillard to stand still and pull Jokic out of the paint.
Lillard, who is holding the ball in his left hand, saw the timing, and suddenly accelerated after half-turning and feinting. He felt as if he had thrown off Li Ze. Lillard mustered all his strength and went straight to the basket!
Jokic had no intention of returning to defense at all, and Lillard, who was sprinting at full speed, did not notice that Li Ze behind him had been chasing and defending.
After taking three big strides, Lillard grabbed the ball with his left hand and wanted to smash it into the basket. When he flew to the highest point, Li Ze, who leaped high from behind, directly pinned the ball to the backboard!
"Oh!!"
Seeing Lillard, who had lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor, the fans subconsciously let out an exclamation, followed by cheers again, and Li Ze took the ball and rushed again.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers quickly retreated to the defense. Lillard, who got up from the floor, completely broke the defense and chased after him.
Playing more in the frontcourt, Li Ze just dribbled the half court and immediately passed the ball to Paul George on the right wing outside the three-point line.
The latter received the ball, released the ball with his right hand and made a breakthrough, McCallum kept sliding to the left rear.
It's a pity that the difference in size between the two is too large, and they were finally crushed by Paul George and broke through to the basket, and he succeeded in putting the basket with his right hand!
At 0:10, the continuous conversion offense gave the Clippers a 10-point lead at the beginning.
The Staples Arena was completely berserk, and the Clippers fans didn't mind the home team's abuse of food. For a while, their emotions were high and their voices became louder and louder.
The head coach Stotts stood by and seemed to be completely stunned. He didn't ask for a timeout, and he stopped shouting.
The head coach of the Clippers, Denagro, is on the bench at this time, retreating tactically, looking calm and calm:
"What is a champion coach!"
The Trail Blazers' first score came from a breakthrough by McCallum, who was knocked to the ground by Tucker, and the referee immediately blew his whistle
Tucker didn't argue either, he came on the field to confront the small guard.
"My players were all knocked down, how could this be an ordinary foul?"
Coach Storrs wants the referee to whistle strictly. The Blazers can't stand the current standard of confrontation. It's a pity that such feedback is destined to not get a response.
McCollum was hit badly, and he stood on the free throw line and hit an iron for the second free throw.
Harris received the rebound and didn't need others to respond. Everyone on the Clippers quickly rushed to the opponent's half.
After Li Ze came to the right flank, he immediately signaled his teammates to open up the offensive space.
Tucker immediately ran to the right corner to catch smoke, Tucker Jokic stopped at the left elbow of the free throw line, and Paul George also sank to the left corner.
McCallum felt something was wrong and stared closely at Paul George in front of him. Harris came to the left wing and quickly gave the ball to Jokic.
McCollum noticed Harris move toward the left corner, and Paul George subconsciously thought that the Clippers wanted to play a cross screen the moment Paul George activated.
Just sliding to the right, when McCollum fully reacted, Paul George suddenly ran back and cut in from the bottom line.
After receiving a ground-hitting pass from Jokic, he jumped with both feet, swung the ball in a big circle, and succeeded in a one-arm dunk!
"what!!"
Paul George, who completed the dunk, yelled after landing, which ignited the atmosphere of the scene again. Coach Storrs couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a timeout.
At 1:12, the Trail Blazers seemed powerless to fight back
Li Ze walked to the bench with a smile on his face, and gave everyone a high-five to celebrate.
Paul George bounced back to his seat and patted Jokic who sent the assist with a smile. For the first time, he felt that the playoffs would be so simple.
"The Trail Blazers' backcourt double guns met the Clippers' defense and were completely suppressed!"
"In high-intensity confrontation, the Trail Blazers cannot guarantee the stability of their jump shots."
Chris Webber didn't criticize Lillard too much. Facing Li Ze's defense, it is normal to pull the span.
"The Trail Blazers need to pay attention to the matchup in the transition attack, and also need to pay attention to the quality of the screen. Lillard can't solve the problem one-on-one. Others have to help him."
Reggie Miller doesn't really want to see the game completely one-sided, and he can't complain about the small lineup put by the Trail Blazers.
The commentator Marv Albert only thinks that the Clippers' offensive rhythm is too fast, and the old man has not adapted to the current game in the past two years:
"This season, the Clippers averaged 88.3 rounds per game in the regular season. This number of rounds is the first in the league. They averaged 116.7 points per game. The offensive firepower is also the first in the league!"
"When it comes to the rotation, if Eric Gordon can keep up the regular season, the Clippers are unstoppable."
After talking about these two statistics, TNT's commentary was a little silent. This game is definitely going to be one-sided, and the gap is too big.
After the timeout, the Trail Blazers did not make any personnel adjustments. In order to maintain offensive firepower, the two guns must be present.
The limited forward defensive resources are concentrated on Li Ze and Paul George, and Harris can get obvious misplacement opportunities in some rounds.
Harris only needs to force the basket, close to the basket to complete a turnaround jumper, and then he can score points on McCallum.
With 1 minutes and 6 seconds left in the first quarter, Lillard, who was relieved by the official timeout, finally scored.
A large step back near the free throw line, a strong mid-range shot succeeded, and Lillard, who frequently hit the iron, did not celebrate, and quickly retreated with his head down.
At 11:24, Macklem stood in his own half and saw such a score, he lost all fighting spirit for a while
After finally falling into the positional battle, Lillard let go of Tucker in the left corner after seeing Li Ze dribble the ball with his left hand and approached the left flank.
Raise your hands high and cooperate with Evan Turner to double-team Li Ze. Lillard is not slow, but Li Ze reacts faster.
The moment the opponent changed his defensive strategy, Li Ze suddenly sped up. While stepping with his right foot, he blasted the ball vigorously with his left hand, turned around quickly, grabbed the ball with his right hand, lowered his center of gravity and moved towards the top of the arc against Evan Turner.
The Blazers' defensive formation was immediately in disarray. Harkless, who was marking Paul George on the right flank, was a little dazed. He didn't know whether to double-team Li Ze.
Seeing that Evan Turner was cut in by Li Ze at the top of the arc and accelerated to squeeze past, Harkless followed his body reaction and subconsciously slid, trying to double-team and complete the cut.
The opponent's defense has just moved, and Li Ze, who is about to complete a breakthrough, throws the ball to Paul George on the right flank.
After receiving the pass, Harkless realized that he had made a defensive mistake, and it was too late to try to defend. He could only watch Paul George make an easy jumper from outside the three-point line due to his position.
"Shua!" Three-pointer and then scored!
The Clippers were on the bench, and the atmosphere group immediately followed suit and threw the towel wildly, the game was stable!
At 11:27, the point difference came to 16 points. The Blazers' bench was completely silent, and everyone's eyes were straightened, watching the main lineup struggling to score.
McCollum can seize some mid-range opportunities on the offensive end, but on the defensive end he will become the Trail Blazers' weakness.
Falling into a positional battle, McCollum found helplessly that no matter who he was facing, the defender would do cross-covering in the left and right low positions.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
Li Zeyun, who was holding the ball in his right hand, moved slowly to the right flank after halftime.
Without double-teaming, Paul George on the left flank cut diagonally and came to the right near the baseline, but Tucker made a cross screen.
Harley wanted to squeeze through the first time, but was delayed by Tucker. He had no choice but to switch defenses and was forced to follow Tucker to the left corner.
Paul George came to the right block position, received a pass from Li Ze and turned around, took a large tentative step with his right foot, and then raised the ball to feint.
McCallum's defensive center moved slightly, Paul George immediately put the ball with his right hand, and after blowing up the ball vigorously, he retreated directly, drifted towards the bottom line and shot a fallback jumper!
"Shua!" A steady hit in the middle distance!
After being chased and beaten for several rounds in a row, McCollum also broke the defense at this time. While serving from the baseline, he smashed the ball hard twice.
The laughter, cheers, and fragrant taunts at the scene made it difficult for the Trail Blazers to keep calm. The large point difference made them subconsciously speed up their offensive rhythm.
Evan Turner tried a three-pointer on the right wing for the first time, but when he was emptied, he hit an iron.
Seeing Li Ze accept the long rebound and launch a transition attack, the Clippers fans burst into cheers.
Lillard, who failed to keep calm, went up for the first time, but Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, swung around the ball and flashed in an instant.
Evan Turner defended at the center line. Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, turned around sharply.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers seemed to be focusing their defensive attention on Li Ze, but they didn't expect Li Ze to throw the ball down the upper left of the basket as soon as he was close to the three-point line!
The unguarded Paul George caught the ball in the air and took advantage of the opportunity to make a folding dunk!
"boom!"
The rim exploded, and the Staples Center exploded completely. Steve Ballmer, like the fans in the front row, stood up and pumped his fists in celebration.
Coach Stotts sat back on the bench expressionlessly, looked at the two guards Allen Crabbe and Shabazz Napier, and shook his head helplessly.
Although Aminu was replaced later, the Blazers' offense still relied on two guns in the backcourt to attack piecemeal.
And the height of the inside line has dropped, and there are also problems with rebounding.
Harris hit the iron in the middle distance, and Jokic made up the ball on Aminu's head
The Clippers replaced Tucker and Paul George with Eric Gordon and Ingles with 1:56 left in the first quarter.
I thought I could breathe a sigh of relief, but I didn't expect it to rain again in the last minute or so.
Lillard, who was almost invisible in the first quarter, watched Eric Gordon catch and throw the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line in the transition attack, and was a little dazed for a while.
The cheers in the arena indicated that another goal was scored, and McCallum put his hands on his hips, watching Li Ze and Eric Gordon high-five in celebration, completely losing his temper.
At the end of the first quarter, at 20:40, the Clippers fans at the scene began to celebrate the victory of the game!
The three people in the Tiantian commentary table looked at each other, and finally Reggie Miller spoke first:
“Kayce打得真好！5中5，三分线外2中2，12分3篮板5助攻1盖帽，他完全掌握了比赛节奏！”
"."
Chris Webber was speechless, this game was a defensive counterattack, and he didn't even see Li Ze's mid-range.
The narrator, Groom Albert, hurriedly took over the conversation:
"There are three quarters left, and the Trail Blazers still have a chance!"
Just after saying this, he found that the two people beside him were looking at him. The old man shrugged his shoulders and smiled awkwardly. This game is really over.
After the start of the second quarter, Coach Storrs found that the Clippers had more and more rotations.
Brogdon, Eric Gordon, Ingles, Paul George, and Plumlee debuted first.
Subsequently, Jaylen Brown, Li Ze, Tucker, and Jokic rotated again, as if they felt that the game was no longer under pressure, and Norman Powell and Rooney also entered the rotation.
By the third quarter of the game, all 3 players activated by the Clippers had made their appearances.
Only Connaughton, Georges Niang, and Siakam failed to enter the activation list, watching everyone getting more and more excited on the court.
Seeing that Jaylen Brown, who was assisted by Li Ze and cut to the basket, completed a one-handed dunk, Georges Niang on the bench waved a towel, and immediately said to Connaughton beside him after sitting down:
"Still try to express yourself in the training session! Shet! Is it so easy to score in the playoffs? No wonder you left the Clippers, everyone got a good contract!"
As a second-round pick, Georges Niang's envious eyes are already green. Data is a dollar. It seems that it is not difficult to enter the rotation and get a guarantee contract of several million.
Connaughton is not too optimistic. Since he came to the Clippers, he has transformed into a three-point shooter. This season, he mainly polishes his defense. When he thinks of his competitors, he mutters helplessly:
"It is not an easy task to enter the 12-man squad!"
The little transparent Siakam is not worried about the contract issue, but he is a little envious of the players who can play
Coach De Nagro found that no matter how the lineup is adjusted, as long as there is a core present, the Clippers can crush opponents:
"We can prepare for the next round in advance!"
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers fans at the scene felt a little regretful when they saw that Li Ze had changed into his training uniform.
The scene they saw the most this season was Li Ze eating oranges in the fourth quarter
“15中13，三分线外7中5，罚球4中4，35分6篮板15助攻2抢断1盖帽，没有失误，该如何评价Kayce的表现？”
The narrator, Groom Albert, saw that Li Ze started eating oranges again, and immediately asked the two people beside him.
"Probably a little bit of sweat? Unlike last year, this year's double-teaming Kayce will come back. The game is indeed a lot easier."
Chris Webber was speechless at Reggie Miller's evaluation with a smile, and finally said dryly:
"Over 8% of the shots, the Trail Blazers will readjust their defense in the next game!"
Lillarda sat on the bench with a sullen face. Although he knew that there would be a gap in the starting lineups between the two sides, he really didn't expect that the gap in the rotation lineup seemed to be even bigger.
Desperate emotions welled up in my heart, considering the age of the Clippers, the future is bleak!
At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at 92:131. The Clippers at home beat the Trail Blazers and ushered in a good start to the playoffs.
In the Staples Arena, Clippers fans continued to celebrate after the game. Li Ze did not accept an interview with TNT, but pushed Paul George up with a smile.
16中9，三分线外6中3，拿到26分5篮板4助攻2抢断2失误的保罗-乔治开心的和李泽拥抱致意。
In the last interview with the famous TNT reporter David Aldridge, he simply set a flag:
"Hats off to the Trail Blazers, what a great playoffs!"
"However, considering the gap between the two sides, I think we can already consider our opponents in the next round in advance!"
David Aldridge almost laughed when he heard Paul George's answer:
"Paul, congratulations again, hope to see you in the finals!"
Paul George laughed and nodded, seeing Lillard silently walking towards the player channel, he felt even more proud:
"This round of the series is to complete the sweep!"
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