Zhang Zhiyuan did not use the props at the beginning, he planned to see the situation first.
If you can pass the game normally, there is no need to waste it. If you fall behind in the first three quarters, then use the king of the last quarter.
Zhang Zhiyuan just linked the attribute chain to Miles and Deron.
At the beginning of the game, Okur grabbed the ball and the Jazz took the lead.
Deron controlled the ball and advanced, then used his body to bully Livingston and drove all the way to the basket.
Even if Livingston hadn't experienced a serious injury, he still wouldn't be Deron's opponent, and even more so now.
He could only keep retreating to delay Deron's attack.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan went to help, and Deron was forced to pass the ball to Miles.
Myers' shooting speed was relatively slow. Before he could take action, Zhang Zhiyuan was back in front of him.
Myers can only pass the ball to his teammates and run without the ball.
He is better at air-cutting and has average ball-holding ability.
He had never thought about playing Zhang Zhiyuan alone.
Deron hit Livingston with his back again, and when he got near the paint, Deron turned around and shot a jumper.
The ball didn't go in.
Kaman picked off the rebound and the Clippers attacked.
Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and beat Miles in singles, and Brewer stepped forward to double-team.
Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball, and Maggette rushed to the basket with the ball and scored a layup.
Unfortunately, this goal is not counted as Zhang Zhiyuan's assist.
Zhang Zhiyuan wants data, but in front of winning, data is not that important.
In the transition between offense and defense, the Jazz still followed the same old routine, but this time Deron scored, and there was nothing Zhang Zhiyuan could do about it.
On the offensive end, he can do everything. On the defensive end, apart from guarding his own position, it is difficult for him to provide much support to his teammates.
The Clippers attack, Zhang Zhiyuan holds the ball and beats Miles.
Just like Livingston couldn't guard Deron, Miles was helpless against Zhang Zhiyuan and watched as Zhang Zhiyuan passed by and made a layup.
In the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan and Livingston switched defenses, leaving Livingston to defend Myers, who was less threatening.
Delong pushed Zhang Zhiyuan and immediately knew that his strength was at a disadvantage, so he took a step back while patting the basketball.
He was not preparing for a breakthrough, after all, Zhang Zhiyuan was very fast.
In short, playing Zhang Zhiyuan alone is not a good choice. Deron waited patiently for his teammates to move, and then passed the ball to Boozer, who was in the high post.
Boozer made a jump shot, Elsoton rushed forward a little slower and scored.
"The Clippers' defense is so bad. Except for Zhang Zhiyuan and Kaman, everything else seems to be full of loopholes."
Buckley sighed.
"We can only look at their offense."
Smith said.
The Clippers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan ran without the ball, brushed away Miles, then received the ball and shot a three-pointer.
The ball didn't go in.
The Jazz counterattacked, Zhang Zhiyuan continued to defend Deron, and then Deron called Boozer for a pick-and-roll.
After he and Boozer switched positions, Zhang Zhiyuan was forced to switch defenses with Elsoton.
Deron handed the ball to Boozer, and Boozer singled out Zhang Zhiyuan.
Then he discovered that his strength advantage was actually minimal.
This is a bit incredible, considering that he has the strength to play center, while Zhang Zhiyuan is just a swingman.
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Without his physical advantage, Boozer could only rely on his technique.
Unfortunately, he could not compare with Zhang Zhiyuan in terms of skills. Zhang Zhiyuan ignored two consecutive fake moves, making the scene very embarrassing.
Then Boozer reluctantly took the shot and missed the ball.
"It's like being a father and a mother."
Zhang Lili sighed with emotion.
"Single-core teams are almost always like this, otherwise some of the team's core players wouldn't leave the team."
Sun Zhengping said.
Garnett was like this in the past. He had to worry about both offense and defense, and he was too tired from playing.
When the Clippers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan chose to rest first and stood outside the three-point line to attract the defense. He actually had no intention of attacking.
The Clippers have practiced with him many times and know Zhang Zhiyuan's habits.
Seeing him like this, the others quickly moved into position and devoted themselves more to the attack.
Livingston passed the ball to Maggette, who drove inside, causing Boozer to foul and made two free throws.
On the offensive end, Maggette can at least share some of the pressure.
Back on the defensive end, Deron and Miles cooperated. After forcing the Clippers to switch defense, Deron got another chance to play Livingston alone.
Deron was not polite to Livingston and pushed all the way to the basket.
Maggette helped defend, Deron passed the ball to Brewer who was cutting, and Brewer made a layup.
The Clippers counterattacked, and Kaman made a shot from the basket and hit.
The two teams couldn't guard each other very well and the fight was evenly matched.
For the Clippers, this situation is acceptable. After all, the Jazz are also considered a strong team.
As for the Jazz, they can also accept it.
In the past, they were always suppressed when playing against Zhang Zhiyuan's team, but now they can play evenly matched, and they have nothing to be dissatisfied about.
The game continued, and the scores of the two teams increased alternately.
After a while, the Clippers felt better and scored several points to take the lead.
After a while, the Jazz felt better and had another small climax to overtake the score and gain the lead.
The gap between the two sides has always been between four and five points, and no one can widen the gap.
After the first quarter, 34 to 32, the Clippers led by two points.
"The Jazz gained the advantage."
ESPN guest said.
"But now the Clippers are in the lead."
Explain the reminder of pretending to be surprised.
"Yes, they are ahead by 2 points. But 2 points is just a goal. With the Jazz's bench, they can easily erase this gap and help the Jazz gain the lead."
The guest analyzed.
This is not a very clever analysis. The strength of the substitutes of the two teams is clear at a glance, and most people can see it.
On the Jazz side are Knight, Korver, Kirilenko, Halprin and Millsap.
Except for Knight, who is a little worse, the others are all high-quality substitutes.
The Clippers have Dragic, Tony Allen, Powell, Hayes and DeAndre Jordan.
Dragic is still a rookie. Although his performance is better than his draft position, he is not yet able to become a good substitute.
Hayes and DeAndre Jordan do not have the ability to score independently.
Fortunately, the defense of this lineup was okay. Although the Jazz had an advantage on the field, their scoring efficiency was not high and they did not quickly expand the point difference between the two teams.
The Clippers' bench lasted for a few minutes. Zhang Zhiyuan and McDyess were replaced, and Dragic and Hayes came off.
When they came on the court, the Clippers were already 3 points behind.
"Fortunately, not many are behind."
The Clippers' bench didn't play well, but Barkley was praising them.
Perhaps, in his opinion, even if this set of substitutes loses less, it can be regarded as a win.
The Clippers attack, Tony Allen and Powell provide cover for Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhang Zhiyuan shakes off his opponent and then catches the ball.
Hit a three-pointer to tie the score.
The Jazz also changed into the main force, and Deron dribbled the ball through half court.
"By the way, is it possible to win the championship if you stay with the Jazz?"
Zhang Zhiyuan sent trash talk.
The Jazz have a long history, and they seemed to be very strong most of the time, but they just haven't won a championship.
The slightly superstitious person will wonder if this team has been cursed.
Delong has also thought about this issue and worried about the future.
Zhang Zhiyuan's words touched his heart.
"The Clippers don't have the looks to win the championship either."
Delong counterattacked.
The eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother. The Clippers also have no championship and have a long history.
They are even worse than the Jazz. They have been weak for a long time and have not even shown signs of competing for the championship a few times. The Jazz at least gave fans some hope for many seasons.
"That was before, but it's not like this now that I'm here."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Deron responded lazily and concentrated on controlling the ball.
However, under Zhang Zhiyuan's pressing, it was difficult for Deron to observe the running of his teammates.
So he passed the ball to his teammate, and then ran to the other side, trying to take away Zhang Zhiyuan, a strong defensive point.
It's just that he thought too much. He didn't have the ball in his hand. Why did Zhang Zhiyuan still follow him?
As a result, Zhang Zhiyuan retreated to the inside and double-teamed Boozer with his teammates.
Boozer passed the ball again, but made a mistake. Dragic intercepted the ball and the Clippers quickly counterattacked.
Zhang Zhiyuan and Deron ran at the front. Zhang Zhiyuan received the pass with his height, then took three steps towards the basket.
Deron had no choice but to commit a foul.
Based on Zhang Zhiyuan's free throw shooting rate, this is almost equal to giving away points.
Sure enough, Zhang Zhiyuan made both free throws.
The game continues.
The Jazz attacked, Deron and Boozer picked and rolled. After the tactics were completed, Deron singled out Dragic and hit the back hit.
Whether it is the Malone era or the Deron era, the pick-and-roll is the Jazz's most important tactic.
This tactic can be said to be difficult to defend against, or quite difficult to defend against, and it can be said to be easy to defend against.
In the next round, the Clippers switched defense a step faster, giving the Jazz no chance of mismatch.
Deron forced a three-pointer and almost missed it.
Kaman picked off the rebound and the Clippers counterattacked and scored again.
After a few rounds, the Clippers quietly led by 5 points.
The Jazz counterattacked and Boozer hit from mid-range.
The Clippers attacked and Elsodon scored from the basket.
The Jazz are desperately chasing, while the Clippers are working hard to maintain this advantage.
Fortunately, the Jazz are not a team with a particularly strong scoring ability. Even though the Clippers' defense gave them many opportunities, their scoring efficiency was relatively average.
In contrast, the Clippers relied on Zhang Zhiyuan's strength on the offensive end and had no worries about not being able to score points.
At the end of the first half, the score was 60 to 54, and the Clippers won by 6 points.
"Are the Clippers a strong team? Of course they are. A team that averages close to 120 points per game, how can it not be a strong team?"
Buckley said.
Although the Clippers' defense is average, their firepower is among the top three in the league, which is quite powerful.
After the intermission, the second half begins.
Zhang Zhiyuan continued to play. He played 21 minutes in the first half and reached 40 points throughout the game.
The Jazz attacked first, and Deron took advantage of Zhang Zhiyuan's failure to switch defense immediately. He broke through to the basket after picking and rolling with his teammates and scored.
The Clippers counterattacked, Zhang Zhiyuan broke through, and Deron left Livingston to double-team.
Zhang Zhiyuan split the ball, Livingston made a mid-range shot and the ball went in.
Livingston's inability to shoot three-pointers is a huge weakness. If he can shoot three-pointers, the Clippers' offensive threat will be even greater.
Currently, Livingston has been practicing three-point shooting for more than a month, and the effect is average. He is not afraid to use it in official games yet.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan chose to guard the Jazz's strongest point, Deron.
Deron was so annoyed that he threw the ball to his teammates.
"Who else would say that Zhang Zhiyuan's defense is not good now? Who else?"
Buckley mocked some people proudly.
Some basketball experts have always said that Zhang Zhiyuan's defense is not good, his defense is average, and his defensive attitude is not good.
Buckley had many arguments with these people and could never convince them verbally.
But now he doesn't have to waste any more words. Zhang Zhiyuan's performance on the court can speak for itself.
"With his terrifying physical fitness, if you want to defend, how can your defense be bad?"
Smith said.
On the court, the Jazz attack the iron.
With Deron locked up, the Jazz's offense had no one to organize, and its efficiency dropped rapidly.
Sloan was lost in thought off the court, hesitating whether to play double point guard.
On the court, the Clippers attack.
Zhang Zhiyuan played without the ball, making it harder for the Jazz to defend.
Deron presses, trying to force Livingston to make a mistake.
Unfortunately, he failed, and Livingston still passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan started and rushed to the basket to pull the lever for a layup.
Once he bursts in, no one can stop him from scoring.
64 to 56.
The Jazz attacked, Okur retreated outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.
This is also a little trick of the Jazz, using Okur's three-point ability to bully those bulky centers.
Kaman is such a clumsy center who has no defense.
The ball goes in.
Zhang Zhiyuan had nothing to do with this move and could only rely on Oku's poor touch.
In the next round, Okur repeated his old trick and scored again.
Dunleavy immediately called a timeout and replaced Jordan.
Although Jordan's offense is poor and he lacks defensive experience, at least he has excellent athletic ability and can prevent Okur from throwing three-pointers.
This substitution was very effective. Okur couldn't find an opportunity on the outside and forced a throw. As a result, he was seriously interfered by DeAndre Jordan and hit the iron.
In the next round, Okur went inside to play.
It's a pity that once inside, McDyess can help defend, and Jordan's defense is not particularly bad.
Okur had no chance, and the Jazz's offense could only turn to the outside.
Deron made a three-pointer but missed.
The ball was thrown a bit sloppily, probably because he was in a hurry.
The Clippers counterattacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan was entangled by Kirilenko, who had just come on.
Zhang Zhiyuan's shot was blocked. Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan was fast enough and picked up the basketball again.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan patted the basketball and brought Kirilenko to the strong side, leaving a huge space for Maggette, and then passed the ball to Maggette.
Maggette broke through and relied on his personal ability to reach the inside, causing Okur's foul and going to the free throw line.
"On the offensive end, the Clippers at least have a reliable second-in-command."
Zhang Lili commented.
Maggette's scoring in each game is not particularly high, but it is very stable.
Relying on the stable output of Zhang Zhiyuan and Maggette, the Clippers' scoring momentum has not been interrupted.
Even though the Jazz can score points on the offensive end, they have been unable to narrow the point difference.
After three quarters, the score between the two teams was 91 to 82, and the Clippers had led by 9 points.
Judging from the current state of the two teams, this advantage is already huge.
Unless the Jazz breaks out, there is basically no chance of reversing this game.
They can't expect the Clippers to perform abnormally. With Zhang Zhiyuan here, the Clippers can score more than 20 points in a single quarter no matter how abnormal they are.
