Today, I bought a popcorn Coke, just to eat and drink in the living room, watching the Celtics and Clippers game, after all, the two sides are strong, and the process must be the excitement of Mars hitting the earth!
The Celtics were suspicious of the Clippers, scoring only 61 points in the third quarter and shooting 8-of-39 from the field!
On the Clippers' side, Leonard easily scored 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting and clocked out in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the main forces of both sides went off the court and turned into garbage time.
However, the interest was not affected in the slightest, because the Clippers played a style of play that is rare in the league, and everyone was defending with all their might!
In today's NBA game, most players are reluctant to defend, and even if they lose their position, the opponent will turn to look at the basket while standing outside the empty three-point line.
As if to say to the opponent: "I'll let you go, you hurry up and throw, I'm waiting to launch the next round of attacks." ”
Let's take a look at today's Clippers game, everyone is actively running and defending, even Harden, who is "eye-defending", is chasing the opponent with all his might.
Such a Clipper is full of combat power, which is really a god-killing god, even if the opponent is the Celtics, who are the first in the league?
Don't you like to shoot threes? Then I'll kill you, and when the threes are limited, the Celtics suddenly don't seem to be able to play.
In addition to shooting three-pointers in an attempt to regain his touch, it seems that Tatum is left alone to score inside, but once he enters the Clippers restricted area, 2-3 people open their arms to block tightly, which makes Tatum very aggrieved.
Let's take a look at Leonard's demands on the inside, especially the one-arm dunk that broke through the bottom line, which suddenly reminded me of Maddie, and Tatum next to me was dumbfounded.
I thought to myself: "I'm the All-Star starter, and Leonard is nothing." ”
The Celtics are the league's fewest scoring team on the inside, which means they rely more on outside scoring.
This season, the Celtics are averaging 42.7 three-point attempts and 16.7 hits, both of which rank first in the league.
Once the playoffs start, the defensive intensity will be several levels higher than the regular season.
Once the outside doesn't feel good, then it will be difficult for the Celtics to win the game.
Especially in the finals, the key to which of the two teams can have the last laugh is defense!
At the moment, the Celtics must adjust their tactical system, not rely too much on three-point shooting, and set up more tactics to play inside.
Otherwise, the Celtics still can't win the NBA championship this season, and whether the Nuggets or the Clippers in the West, which team enters the Finals, it will be Tatum and Brown.
Finally, through today's game, I see the prospect of the Clippers winning the championship, and if the Clippers' Big Three (Leonard, George, and Harden) are healthy, they will be the NBA champion this year.