119-104, the Clippers beat the Warriors. Without Leonard and George, Curry also scored 33 points, so how did the Clippers win in this situation? Behind the perfect outbreak of the Raiders, the two adjustments directed by Lu are the key.
Curry scored 33 points, but was upset by the Clippers
With no top superstar at the helm, the warriors second in the league, and the Studios and Thompson Splash brothers, the Clippers want to win the game depending on The ability of Lu's guidance to adjust, and Lu's guidance gives the answer:
First, the main attack on the inner line.
Curry broke out in the first quarter, especially when he was behind 9-14, his breakthrough throw, three points, Wiggins three points, Curry three consecutive three-pointers, the first 6 shots all 16 points broke out, leading a wave of 15-5 offensive and defensive flow to lead the Warriors to a 26-23 rebound. The average team, in the face of Curry's performance in the blowout, will basically panic, but you see the Clippers directed by Lu?
Morris hit Wiggins in the back
You play your three-point tactics, I attack my interior, Lue's tactics are very clear, Zubac, Morris and Mann are against the Warriors' lack of interior line, pressing on the ground friction, the effect, the Warriors in the first three quarters of 27 shooting 12 of the three points has been quite excellent, can look back at the score, the Clippers still 94-78 to lay a 16-point advantage, why? The Clippers' three-point score of 11 of 26 was able to respond to the Warriors while leading by 16 points on the inside score 46-30 (54-40 on the inside of the game).
Second, Mann 25+7+6 became a Surprise Soldier.
In last year's playoff against the Jazz, Mann became famous, and although there was no further evolution this season, Mann ushered in an explosion in this game.
Mann 2+1
In the first quarter of the game, Mann 5 of 2 only 2 points, the second quarter of the game, Mann 2 of 1 is only 3 points, but easy to fight again in the third quarter of the game, Mann suddenly broke out, 2 of 1 outside the three points, note, as shown in the figure, his two-point shot 5 of 5 bullets without false shots, with 7 of 6 amazing efficiency of 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, is the key to the Clippers 33-19 in the single quarter directly open the point difference.
Third, the Defense of the Clippers.
Even without the Big Two, so far this season, the Clippers' defensive efficiency of 108.6 can still be the 10th point in the league, reflected in this game, the targeted defense against Curry.
Curry blasted 26 points in the first half
Throughout the first half of the game, Curry fired 26 points on 9 of 11, but note that the Clippers' defense is extremely targeted, since it is impossible to hold Curry's score, it is only given points, as for rebounds and assists, etc., the Clippers are fully contained. Curry's rare rebounds, assists, steals and blocks throughout the first half, and the other four statistics were all "blocked", which was one of the key points where the Clippers still led 61-59 in the face of Curry's outbreak, and Curry failed to lead the whole team.
The Clippers pinch Curry
In the second half of the game, when Curry tried to lead his teammates, the Clippers' defense changed, as long as Curry blocked and dismantled resolutely, and at any time with the pinch tactics, other positions were supplemented by weak side players, the effect: Curry only contributed 4 points in the third quarter 5 in 1, 2 in the last quarter was only 3 points, and the entire second half of the game only contributed 7 points in 2 shots, and the moment was dudded.
The defense can contain the Warriors' offense as much as possible, try to play the team's internal advantages, and then Mann becomes a surprise soldier, and under the combined action of three points, the Clippers beat the Warriors, and can achieve the above three points, the fruits of the exquisite adjustment of Lu's guidance. To be sure, when Leonard has been out of the lineup and George has fallen with injury, who would dare to expect the Clippers to remain in the top eight in the West? And Lu Guide has turned the impossible into a possibility, which makes people have to be impressed!