"Then it depends on the Nuggets' substitutes. Among their substitutes are Smith and Kleiza, which should help the team gain some advantages."
Kenny Smith analyzed.
Not long after he finished speaking, the second quarter started and Zhang Zhiyuan appeared on the court.
"What's going on?"
Smith expressed confusion.
"Isn't it strange? It's obvious that he is ready to play the whole game. He didn't attack too many times just now, and he didn't consume much physical energy. He can definitely lead the team."
Buckley commented.
George Karl was slightly surprised by the Clippers' selection, but even if Zhang Zhiyuan is on the board, the game must be played.
The game begins.
The Clippers are Dragic, Tony Allen, Zhang Zhiyuan, Hayes, and DeAndre Jordan.
Except for Zhang Zhiyuan and Dragic, the other three are all people who have no ability to score independently.
However, their defense is good with this lineup.
The Nuggets have Anthony Carter, a guy with a very strong name but very weak ability.
Smith, Kleiza, Martin, Birdman Anderson.
The Clippers attacked first. Zhang Zhiyuan attracted the defense from the outside, but failed to break through and directly threw the ball to Hayes, who was ignored.
Hayes took off and hit two points.
The Nuggets have nothing to do. Their strategy is to focus on guarding Zhang Zhiyuan and then let Hayes go.
Dragic can't let go, he can break through.
You can't let Tony Allen go either. This guy is very good at three-pointers from the corner.
You can't let go of Jordan, either. Once you let him go, he can alley-oop with Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Nuggets chose to release Hayes, and then Hayes hit, and George Karl could only secretly say that he was unlucky.
When the Nuggets attack, facing the Clippers' lineup, Anthony Carter is paralyzed. He doesn't know how to attack or who to pass to.
He could only pass it to the strongest Smith, but Smith was entangled by Tony Allen and could not get away, so he could only throw the ball to Kleiza.
Kleiza is an important scoring point on the Nuggets' bench, but he now faces Zhang Zhiyuan.
Kleiza thought for a moment and then passed it to Martin.
Martin almost made a mistake in a single against Hayes. He shot in a hurry and missed a three-pointer. Jordan picked off the rebound.
When switching between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan still plays in a low-effort way, dealing cards from the outside.
Hayes goes in again.
"..."
George Karl wants to scold his mother, this Clippers doesn't follow the routine and has no martial ethics.
George Carl's mind was spinning rapidly, trying to find a way to crack it.
But after thinking about it, he found that he had no idea.
If Hayes is also taken care of, Zhang Zhiyuan will definitely attack by himself and score efficiently, but it will not work either.
George Karl was pacing back and forth. Unable to think of a move, he could only replace Anthony and Billups first to solve the team's offensive problems.
Otherwise, the game will be wasted by the time he comes up with a move.
Anthony and Billups played again, and Anthony used his personal ability to score one.
The Clippers were not in a hurry when it came to switching offense and defense, so they used this lineup to fight the Nuggets.
This time Zhang Zhiyuan worked a little harder, started a breakthrough, and got to the Nuggets' basket.
After attracting double teams, he threw the ball in the direction of Jordan, who jumped to catch the ball and dunk.
On the offensive end, he only needs to do one thing, eat the cake.
After one season, he has perfected this move.
When he is on the court with Zhang Zhiyuan, he can often play well.
And this gave Zhang Zhiyuan a higher rating.
These phenomena all prove that Zhang Zhiyuan has strong team leadership ability.
The Nuggets attacked, and Billups successfully beat Dragic and scored two points.
But turning around, Tony Allen suddenly shot a three-pointer and scored.
"Everyone else on the Clippers played well today.
It’s so good, but this Nugget is a piece of shit.”
Smith complained.
Before Zhang Zhiyuan exerted any force, the Nuggets were already seven or eight points behind.
If Zhang Zhiyuan makes another effort later, can the Nuggets still fight?
"If the rest of the Nuggets continue to perform at this level, the Lakers will have a headache."
Buckley commented.
The Clippers fans were very happy to hear this, but the Lakers fans were very dissatisfied.
As for the Lakers' front office staff, they were even more worried after hearing this.
They will play the Spurs tomorrow, but they are already paying attention to their opponents in the Western Conference Finals.
Because they are too familiar with the Spurs and don't need to know more.
"It would be great if the Nuggets advance."
A Lakers assistant coach said that he had worked with Zhang Zhiyuan and knew how terrifying and unsolvable Zhang Zhiyuan's outburst was.
In contrast, he hoped that the opponent would be the Nuggets and the pressure would not be so great.
"It's difficult. I think it's hard for the Nuggets to beat the Clippers. Our opponent will most likely be the Clippers."
"What should I do?"
"this......"
...
On the court, as the Clippers' main players returned one after another, the Clippers' offense became more intense.
At the end of the second quarter, the Clippers already led by double digits.
54 to 70, the Clippers led by 16 points.
During the halftime break, no one said a word in the visiting team's locker room, and Anthony looked a little depressed.
Unable to break through for several consecutive years, he was very anxious.
Although James has not yet won a championship, he has made it to the Finals and has played in the Eastern Conference Finals many times.
As for him, he has yet to break through in the second round.
"They can't always be so accurate. We just have to play at our own pace."
Billups said, trying to calm everyone's anxious hearts.
This is a best-of-seven series, and we are just trailing at halftime. We shouldn't be so frustrated.
There are many examples of losing two games in a row on the road and then coming back later, so there is no need to rush.
Under Billups' comfort, everyone's mood improved slightly.
In the second half, the two sides returned to the game.
Zhang Zhiyuan changed from his normal state and started to focus on the attack and took over the game.
The Nuggets players were on the verge of tears. They had just discussed how to defend the Clippers' role players, but Zhang Zhiyuan did this, making all their preparations in vain.
The Clippers attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan faked a real shot and made a three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
The point difference came to 19.
If this rate continues, the Nuggets may suffer a disastrous defeat.
By then, Hornets fans should be very happy.
The Nuggets attacked, Billups steadily dribbled the ball through half court, and then hit the inside step by step, causing Kaman to foul, and made two free throws.
He can score points, but he doesn't have that unreasonable explosive scoring ability.
Therefore, there is nothing Billups can do about being ten points behind.
He can only do his best.
The Clippers counterattacked. Zhang Zhiyuan received the ball and used his physical advantage to directly squeeze past Deng Tai Jones and score a layup.
Nene didn't dare to make a move, after all, it would be easy to get 21.
The Nuggets attack, Billups passes the ball, and Anthony makes a three-pointer.
He wants to chase points quickly, and there's nothing wrong with his idea, but he doesn't have the ability.
A 32% hit rate is not even good.
Thornton protected the rebound and the Clippers quickly counterattacked.
Billups failed to catch up, and Zhang Zhiyuan scored two more points.
After a small climax, the Nuggets collapsed.
With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the score difference reached 26 points.
George Karl directly replaced Billups and Anthony, which was considered a surrender.
Zhang Zhiyuan also took a break and there was no need to play again.
Before the three quarters were finished, he scored 33 points and 16 assists, making the Nuggets doubt their lives.
It's also a credit to Zhang Zhiyuan that he didn't continue playing, otherwise a 5020 figure would definitely not have been achieved.
The substitutes from both teams went to practice, and the fans at the scene had already begun to celebrate in advance.
"The Nuggets lasted just one quarter."
Barkley complained.
It was a back-and-forth game in the first quarter, but then the Nuggets collapsed.
"Today the Clippers performed exceptionally. Their role players cannot be so accurate in every game. However, even if the Clippers' performance declines, the Nuggets have little hope of winning this series."
Smith commented.
"This is also in line with the expectations of the fans and more in line with the interests of the league. The Clippers vs. the Lakers, what a topical matchup, this year's Western Conference Finals should be more exciting than the Finals."
Buckley laughed.
Zhang Zhiyuan was still with the Lakers last season and teamed up with Kobe Bryant to lead the Lakers to the championship, setting a record with 74 wins in the regular season.
As a result, they became rivals this season, fighting to the death in the Western Conference Finals.
If Zhang Zhiyuan can defeat the Lakers, then Kobe's evaluation will probably drop to another level.
At that time, fans will know who is the real boss, Thigh.
"Stop, let's talk about the current game. You see, those fringe players on the Clippers are still playing well. Maybe we all underestimated the strength of their lineup."
Smith said.
"No, we didn't underestimate their lineup, we just underestimated Zhang Zhiyuan. At the beginning of the season, I'm afraid no one thought that his leadership ability was so strong, and he brought a bunch of crooked people to this level."
Buckley retorted.
At the beginning of the season, who would have thought that the Clippers would be second in the Western Conference and second in the league?
Between the two of them talking nonsense, the game ended.
103 to 135, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets by 32 points.
This is a result that many people did not expect. They just guessed that the Clippers would win, but they did not guess that they would win by so much.
With 32 points, it seems that the two teams are not on the same level at all.
At the post-match press conference, Billups sighed helplessly: "I feel that Zhang Zhiyuan has become stronger again, stronger than in the regular season."
During the regular season, they defeated the Clippers.
But this game left Billups with no hope.
"This is just an away game, and our opponent happens to be in better shape, so we still have a chance."
Anthony still refused to admit defeat.
However, you can feel from his tone that Anthony actually lacks confidence.
In the game on the same day, the Magic defeated the Celtics, and Ray Allen performed poorly.
What made people even more speechless was that there were even home fans booing Ray Allen.
Some fans believe that Ray Allen's poor performance is because he did not try his best and that Ray Allen does not want to play for the Celtics.
This is naturally an injustice to Ray Allen. Although he no longer wants to stay with the Celtics, he will still work hard and prove his worth to attract other teams to pay chips to trade for him.
He simply didn't play well in this game, it's just the normal ups and downs of a player, and Pierce also had his moments when he didn't play well.
On the 4th, the playoffs continue.
In the second game between the Cavaliers and the Hawks, the Cavaliers easily won 105 to 85.
James is a master at torturing people. Now he is torturing Joe Johnson, and he will also bully DeRozan of the Raptors in the future.
In short, James is particularly stable when it comes to abusing food.
In the second game between the Lakers and the Spurs, the Lakers also easily defeated their opponents.
, if a few other people come in casually, the Spurs will be in trouble.
After the game, Popovich didn't complain anymore. It was useless to complain anyway.
On the 5th, the Magic played the second game against the Celtics.
The Celtics got back in the game.
Howard performed poorly and only scored 13 points.
This is actually normal. Every player's performance has ups and downs. No one knows whether Howard will go to the nightclub that day.
Ray Allen's performance improved somewhat, scoring 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
However, the key to the Celtics' victory is not him, but veteran Eddie House.
A veteran who was about to retire and had no ball to play with suddenly broke out.
11 out of 14, Eddie House came off the bench and scored 32 points. The Magic lost unjustly.
Then came the second game between the Clippers and the Nuggets.
The Clippers' role players weren't as good as in the first game, but they still shot 48% from the field.
This is incredible, and coupled with Zhang Zhiyuan's 55% shooting percentage, the Clippers' overall shooting rate exceeded 50%.
The Nuggets can only shake their heads when they see this kind of efficiency.
In the end, the Clippers won at home again and took a 2-0 lead.
Four games, three 2-0, the media said that the strength gap between NBA teams is widening.
Super strong teams are too strong for ordinary teams to resist.
On the 6th, the third game between the Cavaliers and the Hawks.
The Hawks have the home court advantage, and they did get some benefits in terms of penalty decisions, with more free throws.
However, they still lost the game @ 97, falling behind 0 to 3 and on the verge of life and death.
James made 15 of 25 shots, scored 5 three-pointers, 14 of 16 free throws, and scored 49 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan played too many exaggerated statistics, which numbed the fans.
Otherwise, with James' data, the media would have to blow him up.
49127, who else?
The Lakers played the Spurs away from home, and Popovich racked his brains in arranging his formation, which finally caused some trouble for the Lakers.
In the first three quarters, the Lakers fell behind.
When the final quarter started, the Lakers were still 10 points behind.
But in the last quarter, Kobe suddenly showed his strength, scoring 5 consecutive free throws and scoring 14 points, leading the team to tie the score, and finally reversed course and defeated the Spurs.
He seems to be telling others that even though he doesn't score many points, it doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to score.
When necessary, he can still dominate the game as before.
The Lakers lead 3-0, and there is no suspense about advancing.
The outstanding performances and exaggerated statistics of James, Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan made this playoffs extremely popular.
This is the era of superstars.
For now, the three of them are undoubtedly the top three players in the league, alone.
Regardless of strength or influence, the three of them are the top three.
