Win by 40 points to break the record! The Clippers locked Wembanyama Lue to guide the announcement of the defensive strategy Wei Shao smiled evilly
The NBA regular season competition continues, the Spurs go back-to-back to challenge the Clippers on the road, the Spurs end the offseason rebuild, get Wembanyama as they wish, 1-1 since the start of the season, beat the Rockets in the last game to win the first win of the season, and the Clippers continue to build a team around Joe Kawi, which was also one win and one loss before the game.
The Clippers quickly built a double-digit lead at home, with the Spurs scoring just 17 points in the first quarter and the Clippers leading 23-17 to end the first quarter.
The Spurs, who fought back-to-back games in the second quarter, were in poor offensive form, and the Clippers blossomed inside and out, and by halftime, the Clippers had a 19-point lead at 56-37.
The Clippers scored 37 points in a single quarter, and the difference was stretched to more than 30 points, and finally the Clippers beat the Spurs by 40 points at 123-83 in the third quarter, winning the second win of the season and giving the Spurs 2 consecutive defeats, and the 40-point difference set the largest net difference in the history of the Clippers to win the Spurs.
The Clippers' four starters performed extremely well, including Xiaoka played 28 minutes, 6 of 13, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers, and a plus/minus of +24.
George played 28 minutes, shooting 8-of-17 from the field, including 2-of-7 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, to 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, with a plus/minus of +24.
Wei Shao played 26 minutes, 8-of-13 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers, 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, plus/minus +30 top-of-the-game.
Zubac played 22 and a half minutes, shooting 6-of-7, including 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +23.
With such performances, the four occupy four of the top five spots in the plus/minus in the first three games of the NBA this season, with Xiaoka (+58), Westbrook (tied with Burks at +56), George (+50), and Zubac (+49).
In addition to the excellent performance of the core players, the Clippers' successful defensive strategy against Wembanyama in this game is worthy of reference by the rest of the league.
Under the defense of Covington and Xiaoka, Wembanyama shot 4-of-10 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, while also committing 5 turnovers.
After the game, Tyronn Lue revealed his strategy for defending Wembanyama: "You know, he's a super talent and he's going to cause problems for his opponents. He can play a pick-and-roll No. 5 or a No. 4 at 2.24m, so you have to use a shorter player to defend him. ”
Wembanyama also had a big future ahead of him, he was the kind of player he is and he gets better every year, but unfortunately we won the game tonight. ”
When talking about the team's victory, Wei Shao smiled evilly, looking very funny.
Wembanyama also responded to his poor form after the game, saying: "There are a lot of talented players on the other side, but that shouldn't be an excuse. I think we have something we can improve. You may need to go back and study the game footage to fully understand it. ”