The referee handed the ball to Iverson again. Iverson took the ball and made his second free throw. Brush! Another hit and the Tigers' score further widened.
Both sides still have their usual lineups
The game continued to change to the Clippers. Paul dribbled the ball to organize the offense. Yang Zhenxing and Iverson double-teamed him at the same time. Paul was troubled and gave the ball to DeAndre Jordan. Jordan's offensive ability did not improve much. Jordan
Facing Yao Ming's defense, Jordan tried to make a layup. Yao Ming did not give Jordan any space. If he was given a little gap, even if Jordan had no offensive ability, he would still be able to dunk directly.
Jordan didn't find a good scoring opportunity and had to hand the ball back to Paul. Paul received the ball and quickly transferred it to Nick Young. Nick Young received the ball and shot directly. This is a position he is good at, but Yang Zhenxing did not leave any space for him.
Dang! Nick Young’s mid-range shot missed.
Yang Zhenxing jumped high and grabbed the rebound and dribbled directly to the frontcourt. McGrady quickly followed him inside, but Butler followed closely. Yang Zhenxing realized that the opportunity was not good, and Paul also followed up to defend Yang Zhenxing and slowed down.
, organize a positional attack
Yao Ming had already fallen inside, and Yao Ming pushed Jordan away hard. The position was very deep, and Yao Ming's whole body had reached the penalty area. Yang Zhenxing quickly passed the ball to Yao Ming. Yao Ming got the ball without any hesitation.
, DeAndre Jordan resisted hard, but Yao Ming just ignored it, boom! Yao Ming resisted DeAndre Jordan with his left hand, and made a one-handed dunk with his right hand. DeAndre Jordan was dunked by Yao Ming, and the Tigers' score further widened.
Paul's layup still failed to hit. Iverson launched a fast break and gave it to Yang Zhenxing. Yang Zhenxing was unguarded in front of him. BANG! He hit a two-handed dunk. The Tigers' lead reached double digits, and the Clippers had to add a timeout again.
After the timeout, both sides had their own offense and defense. Although the Clippers hit a few goals, the Tigers always had someone to respond and the score never caught up.
In the end, the Tigers won the game 101:94
In this game, Yang Zhenxing scored 22 points and 10 assists. Tracy McGrady played outstandingly, reappearing the style of the scoring champion that year. He scored 27 points and 6 assists. Iverson scored 15 points. Yao Ming scored 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Although it was not enough to completely destroy the Clippers' inside line, it was considered to be better than the opponent. Carter scored 12 points. Marbury scored 10 points. Yi Jianlian scored 12 points and 11 rebounds. He also performed very well. O'Neal Jr. scored 8 points and 8 rebounds.
The situation of the Clippers is that Chris Paul played his role as a leader and scored 24 points and 12 assists. Although he failed to lead the team to victory, he also showed his due style, but he faced Yang Zhenxing.
Except for Paul, his performance was average
Blake Griffin scored 22 points and 12 rebounds but was still making waves in the paint. DeAndre Jordan performed averagely against Yao Ming, scoring 8 points and 8 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%, and was blocked by Yao Ming many times.
, Jordan's skills are really hard to compliment. There is nothing you can do when you encounter a player with outstanding skills like Yao Ming.
Nick Young scored 16 points. Now Nick Young has become an important part of the Clippers.
The Tigers currently lead the Clippers 2-0
Two days later, the two teams rushed to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the third game of the second round.
In this game, at the beginning of the game, Yang Zhenxing scored the first goal in a single against Nick Young. Then Butler scored in a single against McGrady, and McGrady responded with two three-pointers. Griffin dunked, and then Paul also made a three-pointer. The two sides fought.
The first quarter was very anxious. The score between the two teams was very tight. At the end of the first quarter, the Tigers only led by 1 point.
In the second quarter, the opponent Nick Young showed off his power and made consecutive mid-range jumpers. Iverson also entered the scoring mode. The two sides were inseparable and then both sides entered a scoring drought. Yao Ming, Griffin, Carter, and Paul missed consecutively until there were 4 left in the second quarter.
At the minute, Yang Zhenxing broke through Nick Young and made a layup. Later, under his leadership, the Tigers gradually stabilized their scoring situation. At the end of the second quarter, the Tigers led by 3 points at 43:40. Yang Zhenxing scored 11 points in this quarter.
In the second half, Yao Ming took the lead to score a goal. Griffin responded with a hard dunk. Then Arenas missed a three-pointer. Randy Foye of the Clippers hit a three-pointer, creating a counterattack climax and the score reached 48.
Then McGrady made a crucial shot to stop the bleeding, and then Carter dunked with an assist from McGrady. Then the McGrady brothers continued to seize the advantage of the score. At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 65:61, and the Tigers led by 4 points.
In the last quarter of the contest, Nick Young hit a three-pointer, Marbury made a successful shot to seal the score, Paul used a signature layup and a fake pass, Yao Ming was shaken off and succeeded in a layup.
Then McGrady failed to hit a pull-up shot, and then Butler scored another 3 points. The Clippers overtook the score. Then both sides improved their defense. Yang Zhenxing scored a difficult layup under strict defense to tie the score. The two sides entered
pause phase
After the timeout, in the last five minutes of the crucial contest, both sides were on the same starting line. Yang Zhenxing missed a three-pointer. Nick Young was intercepted by Yang Zhenxing. Then he succeeded in a fast break and scored two points to take the lead.
The Clippers then used a tight and complex tactic. Paul bypassed Iverson and scored against Yao Ming's layup. The two sides were tied once and then entered a tug-of-war. Yang Zhenxing withstood the pressure and took the lead to break the deadlock with a three-pointer.
Successfully, they led by 3 points and gained a slight advantage. The two sides entered the last minute of the competition. Butler succeeded in grabbing Tracy McGrady. The Tigers only led by 1 point. In the last 41 seconds, entering the timeout, there was only a 1 point gap. This was very important for both sides.
It's very important to say
Back from the timeout, the Tigers' offense. The current players on the Tigers' court are point guard Allen Iverson, shooting guard Yang Zhenxing, small forward Tracy McGrady, power forward Yi Jianlian, and center Yao Ming.
The Clippers were always able to defend against the ball dropped many times from the outside, and handed the ball to Yao Ming inside. Yao Ming singled out DeAndre Jordan, played a post-up game, and then turned around. DeAndre Jordan reacted quickly, and Yao Ming did not take a shot. Medine
The ball came in, Pierce immediately recovered it, McGrady passed it to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming hit it high and shot quickly
Dang! It’s a pity that it didn’t hit
Griffin struggled to grab the rebound, and the game entered the final attack with 20 seconds left.
After the Clippers requested a timeout and came back from the timeout, they served from the frontcourt and Paul got the ball to organize the last attack.
Yang Zhenxing came to defend Paul. Paul knew very well that it was difficult to be sure when facing Yang Zhenxing's defense. Paul changed direction and broke through, but Yao Ming and Yang Zhenxing followed Paul very closely. As expected of Paul, he knew that it was difficult to be sure of the ball and he hit it directly.
Come on, he always pays attention to the position of his teammates when attacking.
Paul dug in and shook Yao Ming away with a fake move, but McGrady had already caught up. Paul had no chance and passed a ground-breaking pass. Butler received the ball. No one was guarding outside the three-point line, so he caught it.
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Brush! Butler hit a three-pointer
The score is over, and the Clippers are leading by 2 points. Is this a buzzer beater? Do the Tigers still have a chance? There are only 2 seconds left in the game.
Two seconds after the timeout, McGrady served, and Yang Zhenxing quickly came out to catch the ball. The distance was a bit far, and Yang Zhenxing took a step forward. Paul, Griffin, Butler, and Nick Young actually came up to cover the defense.
Yang Zhenxing didn't have time to pass the ball, so he quickly missed the three-pointer!!!
The game is over and the miracle has not been performed
In the final game, the Tigers lost by two points, 92:94.
The Clippers tried their best to get back to 2:1
In this game, Butler scored the most critical goal. Yang Zhenxing missed the winning chance. In this game, Yang Zhenxing scored 22 points and 9.2 assists. Paul scored 14 points and 12 assists. At the last moment, he gave the ball to Butler for an assist.
Butler scored 19 points and hit the buzzer-beating shot
After a day's rest, the two sides once again came to the Staples Arena in Los Angeles for the fourth game. If the Tigers can win this game, they will win the match point, which will be detrimental to their future.
The game will be favorable
If the Clippers pull one back in this game, there will be at least 6 games in this series, which will be very detrimental to the physical strength of these veterans.
The game started immediately. Yao Ming and DeAndre Jordan had already landed near the center circle.
The jump ball started the first wave of offense, and the Clippers got the first wave of offensive opportunities. After Paul came up, he had a strong desire to attack and scored 4 points in a row. However, the Tigers could not find the rhythm at the beginning. The Clippers played 8 at the beginning.
After a small climax of :0, Yang Zhenxing hit a three-pointer and won the first wave of offensive ball rights. Then Yao Ming scored. McGrady made another three-pointer to instantly tie the score. Then Griffin hit an offensive hit, and then Carter responded with a dunk.
The two sides played very anxiously in one quarter of the game.
At the end of the first quarter, the Tigers temporarily led at 25:24. In the second quarter, the Tigers strengthened their defense and used defensive counterattacks. Two minutes into the second quarter, the Tigers led by 8 points and took the advantage. At the end of the second quarter, 48:
40 leads by 8 points entering the second half
Soon at the beginning of the second half, Griffin of the Clippers tried to attack, but failed many times. Instead, Yao Ming scored consecutively, and the score further widened. At the end of the third quarter, the Tigers led by 14 points, 77:63.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers sent out their strongest lineup to try to restore the score, but the Tigers' bench lineup was enough to compete with any team, not to mention the Clippers.
With 6 minutes left in the game, the Tigers still led by 12 points. Both sides sent their strongest lineups. Yang Zhenxing came up and succeeded in a breakthrough dunk. The Tigers further opened up the score. With 2 minutes left, the Tigers were already in the lead.
After 18 points, the game completely entered garbage time.
In the end, the Tigers won the game without a fight, 108:92, with a 16-point gap.
The Tigers won 3:1 and got the match point. The next game will be moved to San Francisco.
