Chat ball does not flicker, there is a picture and the truth.
With the start of the playoffs, "Coin Chat Basketball" continues to restore the winning and losing elements of important games in the way of "having pictures and truth", interpreting focus topics, watching liveliness, and watching doorways.
Durant did not step into the same "river" as Curry, and the Suns sank the Clippers 123-109, making it 1-1 on aggregate. How did the sun adjust to avoid the 0-2 dilemma? In this issue of "There is a picture and there is a truth", let's nag this game.
Without further ado, let's start with the picture.
This is the third quarter of G2, Paul defends Leonard's turn, Paul this ball is full of intensity, spoil the small card's offense, which is the attitude that the Suns need to give to win.
The playoffs are mainly fought for the color of the stars, the sun has "ABCD" on paper, the Clippers lack George, Wei Shao can only be regarded as "half a star" now, but they rely on the "one and a half stars" combination of Xiaoka and Wei Shao to win the G1 victory.
Because, the small card is ruthless enough, Wei Shao is hard enough, and the Suns' offensive accuracy and defensive toughness are not matched by the Clippers.
The Suns scored 106.8 points per 100 rounds in G1, an offensive efficiency that is simply a shame for the Suns. As the league's No. 1 mid-range team, G1 shot only 29.6 percent from mid-range range. The Clippers did defend well, but the Suns also cast poorly.
The G1 process is that the Clippers are coming desperately, and the sun is instigated.
The Sun, who was first dropped by the Clippers, responded to the G2. The two teams tied in the first half, and at the beginning of the third quarter, Durant singled Gordon with the ball, KD broke through with the ball, Wei Shao assisted in preventing interference, and Gordon was whistled for a foul, but KD's offensive rhythm was already out of order.
Durant is still the scythe of death on the court, but because of his height, the moment he drops the ball often becomes a good opportunity for the broken ball masters to "rob", especially the Clippers, their forward and backcourt physical confrontation is very hard, Durant dribbling is not very good.
So, the Suns switched ball carriers, Durant ambushed in the bottom corner to open up space, and Booker cut into the middle of the block. Durant and Booker in G1 are a bit too humble, like James and Wade in the 2011 playoffs, sharing the ball is a good thing, but too much can easily become a bad thing. When the Clippers focused on Durant's dribbling, the Suns needed Booker's aggressiveness.
Next, the small card took the ball and was stuck by Paul, Ayton assisted in the basket, and the small card did not score this shot. Compared with G1, Paul's single defense and Ayton's basket protection in G2 have been greatly improved.
It is worth noting that the Clippers' offensive starting point is the blocking of Wei Shao and Zubac, Booker went to the center to participate in the defense after Wei Shao scored the ball, and when Wei Shao moved the bottom corner, Durant did not care about him, but went to protect the rebound. Wei Shao made a good throw, but the Suns let him go, concentrating the defense on Xiaoka.
The small card G1 is 38 points, G2 is 31 points, 7 points less, even if it is a defense for the Suns, as for Wei Shao's 16 shooting 9 of 3 three-pointers, it is an acceptable fortuitous situation for the Suns.
After defending the small card this ball, Durant held the ball to launch a block, the Clippers' choice was to wrap KD, Durant scored the ball to Ayton in the middle of the shot, Ayton followed up in time to grab the rebound, and the "Dunbao" in G2 played a lot harder. In terms of absolute talent, the Suns should be the dominant side on the inside, but they played softly in G1 and G2 was much better.
Paul gave a mid-range shot after taking the ball, judging from the complete set of actions from dribbling to shooting, Paul was very resolute, this ball he had to attack himself, there was no meaning of passing. That's good for the Suns, who have more stars than the Clippers, and G1 didn't play well partly because of hesitation, while G2 let go a lot.
After Paul scored this goal, the difference was 4 points, or within the same range. The Clippers played a Zubac high position, Gordon took cover to catch the ball, and Booker broke Zubac's ball from behind to complete a fast-break dunk.
Booker was originally opposite to Wei Shao, but at this time Wei Shao was outside the weak side three-point line, Zubac was back to Booker, and Booker let Wei Shao sneak attack.
This is the Sun's own game, or the defensive principle of this series, Wei Shao who does not have the ball and stands outside can be released, and if Wei Shao catches the ball and throws it, the Sun will recognize it.
The difference was 6 points, the Clippers called a timeout, and when they came back, Jr. broke away with Wei Shao and replaced Booker in front of him. Xiao Ka scored this goal, but the process was very difficult, Wei Shao was once again emptied, Craig received the basket to participate in the defense, Durant also gave the basket, Xiao Ka won this attack in the Sun's siege, the strength is really hard, tired and really tired.
The next goal is critical, and if the Suns score, it will open the gap again, and if it misses, the Clippers will have a chance to continue to close the gap.
Durant and Paul stood in the bottom corners on both sides to open up space, Booker blocked with Craig in the middle, replaced Zubac in front of him, and Booker hit a big shot and went straight to a three-pointer. Hands the ball to the hottest person in hand and then throws it resolutely, that's the Sun's killer move.
Star tactics, isn't that how it plays? The simpler and crude, the better it is to close the game.
At this time, the Clippers had received a dangerous signal for the game, they had to use the safest way to get the score to stop the bleeding, the little card took the ball and hit the back low, the Suns once again executed the tactic of releasing the threat less to pinch the small card, Booker and Craig blocked, Paul changed to Gordon, and Wei Shao was left alone at the top of the arc.
Xiaoka gave the ball over, the Suns had a defensive mistake at this time, Durant wanted to save Wei Shao, missed Batum in the bottom corner, Wei Shao also had a quick ball in the bottom corner, but Batum did not shoot.
Then came the blow that widened the difference to double digits. The Clippers are considered a team with better offensive space, but when it comes to the game, when they don't play a small lineup and Wei Shao is on the floor, there are two points of space dragging Zubac and Wei Shao, Zubac does not have a three-point skill set, and Wei Shao is the type that dares to put even if he shoots into the opponent.
The Suns' offensive space is better than the Clippers, Ayton, who has the shortest range, also has a hand-to-hand distance, Paul and Craig stand in the bottom corner, Durant stands on the flank without the ball, Booker holds the ball and Ayton launches a block, breaks through the compression defense, the ball is in the bottom corner, Craig's hand gets up and down, the difference is 10 points, and the Clippers can no longer slow down.
The conclusion of this issue of "There is a picture and the truth"
In the 200 seconds after the start of the third quarter, the Suns beat the Clippers 12-2, a key time period for G2 to establish the winner. In those 200 seconds, Durant didn't score a single point, not even a shot, but the Suns still took the initiative in the game.
Booker took over the offense, the Suns' space conditions created a better environment for him to handle the ball, Paul conditioned the mid-range crosshair, Craig completed the task of receiving and projecting for the second consecutive game, and although Durant did not score in this time period, he had natural defensive containment as long as he stood on the court.
The Suns implemented the strategy of grasping the big and letting go of the small on the defensive end, and the small card should be clamped. As long as the score of the small card is limited to a range that is not too explosive, the Clippers' lack of George will be exposed, after all, compared to the star resources, or the Suns are dominant.