Chapter 1902 The Ability of the Los Angeles Avengers

It started with an alley-oop dunk. Wasn't it exciting?

Of course it is quite exciting.

It's not easy to dunk like this inside the Lakers, but the Clippers did it right from the start, undoubtedly wanting to give the Lakers a head start.

And they did it. After the dunk, Jordan was very excited and roared to the sky, and then he and Griffin passionately bumped chests, looking very happy.

There's no way, they were beaten too badly by the Lakers last season, and things are different now. They really want to regain face on the court, just like Griffin said before the game: "Please don't call us the Lob City." "Only if we win against the Lakers will we feel that we deserve this nickname. It's not the time yet."

The Lakers are now a mountain pressing on them, and they desperately want to climb over the mountain to prove their strength.

After the Lakers used Kobe Bryant to beat Billups in a single, the Clippers did not hesitate and immediately launched a counterattack. Billups and Paul were really good at controlling the rhythm on the court. The two played a one-two. With cooperation, it was easy to get past the frontcourt.

This is also the first time that Ji Feng feels that the opponent's back line is a bit tricky. These two are very strong alone. Although they have some overlap in abilities when they are together, they are really strong in terms of organization. At least Ji Feng Can't steal the ball easily anymore.

In the frontcourt, Paul called Butler to pick and roll. After the pick and roll, Paul burst out and took away the defense. Bynum inside was ready to cover the defense. Paul threw a high ball to Griffin, and Griffin turned around and completed the alley-oop dunk again!

To put it simply, the Clippers' offense this season can be described in one sentence. The Clippers' offense is basically based on Paul's pick-and-roll and Griffin's singles, while Billups is basically doing the control.

The reason why the tactics are so simple but still effective is precisely because the players are strong enough, especially the perfect match between the backcourt and the interior. Defenders like Paul like athletic interiors.

These two attacks were enough to prove the power of the Clippers' offense. The strong Lakers defensive system actually missed two consecutive rounds. Jordan and Griffin succeeded in alley-oops, and the Clippers also controlled the situation on the court.

The two consecutive dunks made the Clippers fans at the scene very excited, and the slogan BEAT LA sounded for the first time at Staples.

"The Clippers play a very good tactic, which is a pick-and-roll outside and a cut inside, but this is difficult to defend. After all, their backcourt is full of All-Star players." O'Neal analyzed.

That's right, Clippers head coach Guerrero's tactics in this game are to simplify the complex, keep up with the Lakers' speed on both offense and defense, play their own rhythm, and let the ball be in the hands of Billups and Paul. On the offensive end, he said Keep picking and rolling, and if one doesn't work, another one will always be found. Once the Lakers circle the front and double the inside, Paul and Billups take decisive action.

As for the defensive end...

"Assist Kobe and score two more points. The Clippers don't seem to be planning to use a double-team tactic, they just let Kobe shoot!" the commentator said.

Yes, they are not prepared to devote a lot of attention to the defensive end. Firstly, they have not adjusted well enough. The defensive system is very average and there is basically no established system to use. The defensive end basically relies on personal ability, allowing Jordan to guard the inside and outside. Paul and Butler teamed up to defend and double-team the area.

But these are generally not very effective against a team like the Lakers with super players and a group of brave warriors, so we simply don’t do it, just simply defend, and then use the bayonet on the offensive end to see who can outshoot who, and that’s it!

Unexpectedly, such a bachelor's offensive and defensive tactics actually worked!

The Lakers suddenly lost their touch after Kobe's consecutive goals, and returned without success in four consecutive rounds. Whether it was Ji Feng's three-pointer or Gasol's mid-range shot from the wing, Kobe failed to regain his firepower. After he shot the iron, the Clippers took the lead!

Relying on the brilliance inside, Paul sent consecutive assists, and the Clippers went on a 10-4 spurt, stopping the Lakers at once.

After the timeout, Ji Feng took a butterfly step and broke into the basket. The Clippers still had no help in defense, and it seemed that they were going to implement their single defense to the end.

On the offensive end, Paul once again picked and rolled, and the Lakers followed him very hard this time. Griffin, who was cutting inside, had no chance to catch the ball. The Lakers used this move to abuse the Clippers last season, but Paul is not the same as Brad last season. He was very confident in his mid-range and long-range shots and scored his first point with a mid-range shot.

This is where the Clippers are in trouble. There are many people who can play and they are a big threat. When defending, you need to make choices. The Lakers obviously want to lock down the inside tonight, but Paul has no way to control it. Blake defends alone. It cannot be solved.

Sure enough, Paul scored 7 consecutive points from inside and outside, but the Lakers' shooting rate was never high. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led by 9 points.

This number was expanded to 14 points at the end of the second quarter. Although the Lakers defended very well inside this quarter, Griffin was locked up and Jordan only had one dunk, but Paul and Billups opened up. , especially Billups. Although he is trapped by his age and is at a disadvantage against Kobe in movement and confrontation, he has become a mobile fort on the outside. Paul made consecutive assists. Billups made 3 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter. , scored 9 points, making up for the lack of inside scoring.

The performance of the outside line continued to drive the inside line, and the Lakers had to expand their defense, but in one game it led to a miss on the inside line...

Although the Clippers' defense was also bad, the points difference was kept within a controllable range. In addition, Ji Feng's singles against Butler were basically accurate, so the point difference was not completely widened.

But even so, leading the Lakers by 14 points at halftime has surprised and excited everyone on the Clippers, because the last time the Clippers led the Lakers by so many points at halftime dates back to... when Ji Feng didn't come to the NBA.

"We can win! Well done guys! Just keep playing! Defense! Do good defense! They feel cold, tonight belongs to us!" Paul shouted in the locker room.

"Give me the ball, I feel good, I can do it! There is not only one team in Los Angeles!" Griffin was also very excited.

Even Billups, who has always been calm and low-key, couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Let tonight belong to us."

Well, that's not surprising. Just by looking at their names, you can tell that they are all old sufferers of Ji Feng and the Lakers. They can almost form an Avengers team.

And this also made them more difficult to deal with. They understood that even if the Lakers were 14 points behind, they would still be able to fight. So after the initial excitement, they quickly calmed down and deployed more rigorous tactics to try not to give the Lakers anything. Opportunity for reversal.