Dunleavy called a timeout and replaced Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Clippers attack, Dragic advances with the basketball.
Zhang Zhiyuan stood outside the three-point line, and two Hornets players stood in front of him.
Zhang Zhiyuan took a step back and started running, immediately breaking through their encirclement.
Dragic passed the ball, Zhang Zhiyuan rushed inside, and Armstrong could only cover up. Zhang Zhiyuan threw the ball to the basket, and Jordan took off for an alley-oop dunk.
The Clippers have become somewhat proficient in this trick, and the success rate is very high.
In the transition between offense and defense, Russell shot and hit the ball, and Jordan beat Armstrong to grab the rebound.
At present, except for Jordan's lack of independent offensive ability and his inability to shoot free throws, his other abilities are already good.
Compared with his pick, the Clippers obviously made a lot of money.
"The Clippers' selection was pretty good. They selected two late second-round players who can play."
Smith commented.
"I heard that Zhang Zhiyuan requested this by name. Not only does he play well, he also has good vision."
Buckley revealed some secrets.
"Is there such a thing?"
Smith expressed surprise.
On the court, the Clippers counterattacked. Zhang Zhiyuan attracted the defense and passed the ball to Dragic in the bottom corner. Dragic made a three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
So far, Dragic's three-point shooting rate is as high as 47%, which looks very good.
But in fact, the main reason why he is so accurate is because he takes few shots, and they are all open shots. If there is no good opportunity, he will not throw at all. His most conventional weapon is breakthrough.
However, at Dunleavy's request, Dragic is now also practicing hard on three-pointers.
Dunleavy promised that as long as Dragic can practice three-point shooting, he can play @
have no choice.
If he could guard Zhang Zhiyuan, his annual salary would not be only 3 million. Teams would pay for 10 million.
The two teams continued to play for several rounds, and the score was tied.
Paul doesn't have the same calmness as before the game started. He hasn't paid attention to this for a long time. He just wants to win.
The Hornets attacked, Paul missed the mid-range shot, Chandler grabbed the offensive rebound and made a second attack.
Zhang Zhiyuan sneak attacked him from behind and gave him a big hat.
"Both offense and defense are good. I think Zhang Zhiyuan can not only enter the first team this year, he should also enter the first team defense."
Sina commentator Su Qun said that he is also a Zhang Chui now.
In fact, the current domestic commentators do not have Zhang Hei, they are all Zhang Hao.
This is actually quite normal. Yao Hei was not included in the explanations of previous lives.
For the country's top facade, it must be praised.
On the court, the Clippers launched a counterattack and Powell scored on a fast break.
Although the Clippers' role players are poor in strength, they also score a lot because they tend to get more easy scoring opportunities.
It is very comfortable to play next to Zhang Zhiyuan, at least most players think so.
At the end of the first half, 54 to 58, the Clippers led by 4 points.
During halftime, Paul was silent in the locker room. He couldn't understand where he lost.
"Defense, our defense is not working hard enough. Everyone must run, constantly switch defenses to cover up defense, and double-team Zhang Zhiyuan without missing anyone. Only in this way can we win."
Scott demanded this, and the Hornets players secretly complained.
It's just a regular season game, they don't want to play so hard.
If you really want to do what Scott said, your physical exertion will have to at least double.
"We must win this game."
Paul spoke and approved the coach's arrangement.
At the end of the intermission, the two sides returned to the court, and Zhang Zhiyuan continued to play.
"It looks like he will play more than 42 minutes in this game again."
Buckley sighed.
"Currently he is the player who plays the most minutes in the league, averaging 41.5 minutes per game."
Smith brought up the statistics.
"Why bother, why bother? Why doesn't he want to team up with a star? It would be great to bring in one more helper."
Barkley continued to emphasize this point, which is also a way to increase Zhang Zhiyuan's reputation, highlight the difference between Zhang Zhiyuan and other stars, and highlight Zhang Zhiyuan's rareness.
On the court, the game begins.
At the beginning, the Clippers could still maintain the lead, but in the second half, Zhang Zhiyuan's physical strength began to have problems.
He is not really an iron man. The reason why he can fight for so long is because he has been absorbing the attributes of the two opponents, including physical strength.
However, this increase is also limited.
With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Zhang Zhiyuan was replaced and rested.
Those Zhang Hei were excited.
"He's tired, he's tired, and then he starts to turn around."
"He deserves it. He beats a weak team without taking a break but instead brushes up his stats. He's exhausted to death."
"He is just a clown who only collects statistics. He does not deserve to win the championship."
Most of Zhang Hei's remarks are very stupid. Fortunately, they are only communicated on a small scale. They are afraid to express their opinions on mainstream media platforms and are easily ridiculed.
After Zhang Zhiyuan came off the court, the Hornets seized the time to counterattack.
The rest of the Clippers defended desperately, and then they just stalled for time and controlled the rhythm.
They found a unique way of playing to make up for the disadvantages of the lineup as much as possible.
Not to mention, this style of play is very effective.
In 2 minutes, they only gave the Hornets 3 offensive opportunities. The Hornets scored two goals and the Clippers scored one.
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That is to say, in the two minutes without Zhang Zhiyuan, the Hornets only chased two points and lost blood.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 80 to 83, and the Clippers still led by 3 points.
Although it's not much, it's still a lead, which at least shows that the Clippers have hope of winning this game.
This result is acceptable to Clippers fans. After all, the Hornets are a strong team.
This gave Zhang Zhiyuan more rest time, and he did not appear immediately in the fourth quarter.
Kaman led the team to play for two minutes, 85 to 85, and the two teams were tied again.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan came on stage for the final decisive battle.
He only needs to hold on for another 10 minutes, which is not a big problem for Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Clippers were attacking, and when Paul stepped forward to double-team, he said trash talk, "Your triple-double is gone."
Zhang Zhiyuan currently has 28 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, which is a huge difference in rebounds.
"It turns out that your goal was just to prevent me from getting a triple-double. This ambition is really ambitious."
Zhang Zhiyuan shot back.
After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball to Livingston, Livingston broke through to the basket, Chandler made a cover, and Livingston was blocked.
He does not have Zhang Zhiyuan's ability to pass the ball accurately in breakthroughs, so the threat is greatly reduced.
West picked up the basketball and the Hornets attacked.
Peja hit a three-pointer and the Hornets led by 3 points.
"You're going to lose the game too."
Paul said.
"The last person who was so arrogant in front of me had a swollen face."
Zhang Zhiyuan said disdainfully.
Zhang Zhiyuan has been talking less trash recently, but if someone provokes him, he doesn't mind accompanying him.
When the Clippers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and pretended to break through. In fact, after getting rid of Russell, he took action against Paul.
He has an absolute height advantage and has not suffered any interference.
The ball goes in.
"Please can you jump higher when you're on defense, I can't even see your face."
Zhang Zhiyuan mocked Paul's height.
When the Hornets attack, Paul also wants to respond, but he lacks Zhang Zhiyuan's ability to attack tough situations.
He needs to look for opportunities. Once his opponent focuses on him, there is nothing he can do.
Paul passed the ball to West again. Although West made the shot, Paul was not particularly happy.
If possible, he hoped that he would throw the ball in front of Zhang Zhiyuan.
Unfortunately, this is impossible.
The Clippers counterattacked, and Paul stopped talking trash. The more he talked, the more uncomfortable he felt. He was just asking for trouble. He might as well play seriously.
As long as you win the game, you can still be more or less angry.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't waste any more nonsense and chose to break through for a layup, causing Chandler's foul and making two free throws.
90 to 90, the game was quite exciting.
The Hornets attack, Paul is patting the basketball on the outside, and Zhang Zhiyuan is on guard.
Paul struggled for a while and couldn't find a chance, so he passed the ball to Peja.
Powell followed closely, and Peja had no chance to take action.
Peja passed the ball again, and West could only force the shot.
The ball missed and Kaman took off the rebound.
The Clippers defended well in this round, but of course, this is not the norm.
The Clippers attacked, Livingston advanced with the ball, and Paul stepped forward to press.
Livingston had difficulty advancing, and then he passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan.
In the Clippers, there are two organizational points, which makes their team make fewer mistakes.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Zhiyuan started a breakthrough, used his body to knock away Russell, and reached the Hornets' basket.
This time Chandler was a step too late for the foul, and Zhang Zhiyuan threw the ball towards the basket.
Goal scored, 21.
Extra penalty hit, 90 to 93.
"The Hornets had no chance. Zhang Zhiyuan's winning rate was very high even though the score was tight at the last minute.
He has a big heart and is good at clutch shots."
There was still a lot of game time, but Barkley came to a conclusion in advance.
"Yes, the Hornets must take a gamble if they want to win. They must lead by 5 points before the last minute, otherwise they have no hope."
Smith also supported Barkley's view. The reason why they said this was supported by data.
In terms of key ball level, Zhang Zhiyuan is the best in the league, unmatched by anyone, and he can surpass Kobe by several blocks.
Naturally, Paul didn't want the stalemate to reach that point, but there was nothing he could do.
Relying on the breakthrough, Paul scored two points.
However, this is not enough, they have to defend against the Clippers' offense.
Zhang Zhiyuan made a three-point shot and struck the iron.
Hornets fans became excited, they saw the team's opportunity to take the lead.
Unfortunately, the Hornets' offense also faltered.
Chandler once again grabbed a key offensive rebound. Kaman was forced to foul. Chandler went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
The score was tied again.
The game continued, and the two sides fought each other for several more rounds. They were still evenly matched, and neither could defend the other very well.
With 1 minute left in the game, 95 to 97, the Clippers still led by two points.
The Hornets attacked, and Paul was very irritable and shot a three-pointer, but the ball missed.
Kaman picked off the rebound and the Clippers attacked.
Zhang Zhiyuan shoots the basketball and controls the time.
When the Hornets couldn't help but step forward to double-team, Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball.
Livingston cut the ball to the basket and scored a layup.
95 to 99, the Clippers have led by 4 points, and there are only 32 seconds left in the game.
The Hornets grabbed a three-pointer, Peja took a shot and missed the ball.
Kaman picked off the rebound and before he could pass the ball, West fouled him and sent him to the free throw line.
Kaman made two free throws and took the lead to 6 points.
The game completely lost its suspense, and the Hornets missed another three-pointer.
Then they stopped fouling, and Zhang Zhiyuan ran out of time by shooting the basketball.
At the end of the game, 95 to 101, the Clippers won the game.
After winning this game, the Clippers' record became 10 wins and 3 losses, the same as the Lakers.
However, due to the winning-loss relationship between the two teams, the Clippers ranked ahead of the Lakers and became first in the Western Conference.
Clippers fans call him good guy.
What about the promised rebuilding? How could we accidentally become No. 1 in the Western Conference?
If this continues, I won't win the championship accidentally.
Although this possibility is very low, it doesn't cost money to think about it.
"We are number one in the West, can you believe it?"
Buckley laughed.
"For a team with Zhang Zhiyuan, the lower limit is really too high."
