Facts have proved that it is very necessary for Lian Dao to continue the attack with full firepower.
The Big Three of the Clippers did not intend to give up the game. They still decided to fight the Knicks to the end.
"Paul used the screen to play misplaced singles, and Cousins was targeted by Paul!"
"Another breakthrough without any pressure, Stoudemire made up the position and was passed."
"Cousins was covering the defense at the basket. He raised his hands to cover Paul, but Paul took the initiative to seek confrontation, oh, and drew a foul, and the score was 2 1!"
"Beautiful, Paul's small and big fights are really exciting!"
"Especially in the second half, this is the third time that he has successfully scored through misplaced shots."
"Paul has narrowed the point difference to single digits. If the Clippers can maintain this kind of offense in the first half of the season, their current ranking will at least be higher!"
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As soon as the third quarter started, Anthony felt cold and missed two consecutive attacks.
The first one to take up the offensive banner was the "58" gunner. Paul's performance tonight was indeed very exciting.
In the second quarter, when Anthony's shooting percentage dropped, Paul connected the team's offense and prevented the game from being disrupted in the first half.
In the third quarter, he once again put the team on his shoulders and tried his best to narrow the score.
After Anthony felt cold, he actually devoted himself to defense.
"Social Melon"'s desire to win today really surprised Lian Dao.
Paul stood on the free throw line, and D'Antoni also took the opportunity to propose a substitution. Cousins was substituted and replaced by Millsap.
Millsap takes the fourth position, and Stoudemire moves to the fifth position.
Although this lineup may not be high enough inside, it is more flexible.
Especially against a team like the Clippers that also likes fast breaks, it is very effective.
The most important thing is that Cousins was targeted by Paul, and D'Antoni had nothing to do, who made this guy's brain not very flexible.
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In the second half, Lian Dao clearly discovered that the Clippers no longer allowed Griffin or Anthony to defend him alone.
As soon as he stepped outside the three-point line, he was double-teamed by Anthony and Griffin.
"The Clippers are now completely helpless against Sickle. Their only option now is to double-team."
Vinny Del Negro was also helpless.
As soon as the third quarter started, Lian Dao's touch didn't drop at all.
The scoring was still the same as in the second quarter, as easy as picking up something.
Therefore, Vinny Del Negro's only solution is to increase the number of people.
I would rather let others score than let Lian Dao continue to score unscrupulously.
Double-teaming is a nightmare for any star. It is impossible for anyone to be able to play with ease and ease when being double-teamed.
Unless, in addition to the ability to score independently, this star also has excellent passing skills.
And it just so happens that Lian Dao is like this.
Just when the double-team between Anthony and Griffin was just forming, Lian Dao flicked the ball away without any hesitation.
There was no pause from attack to passing, and the whole process went smoothly.
Anthony and Griffin were stunned when they saw it.
It's not that they haven't seen such a pass before, not only have they seen it, but they have also benefited a lot from it.
His own point guard Chris Paul's passing is not inferior to Lian Dao's.
But Paul is a point guard, and passing the ball well is their basic skill, as it should be.
However, Lian Dao is a player at the third position, and sometimes plays the fourth and fifth positions.
Off-ball offense is like the second position, but now he is playing like the first position.
Good guy, one person plays five positions.
After the two of them were stunned, they immediately looked back.
Millsap, who was missed by Griffin, jumped up from the crowd, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked with both hands.
A very brilliant alley-oop. It was clear that Lian Dao was still attacking at one moment, but the next moment he could accurately deliver the ball to the inward player.
Lian Dao used a pass to show everyone his broad vision and terrifying court insight.
Vinny Del Negro slumped to the bench.
57 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists!
Even when Lian Dao is not scoring, he can still help the team score by passing the ball.
Vinny Del Negro even felt a little afraid of Lian Dao at this moment.
He seemed to feel that the Knicks were not just as simple as defeating them...
In the following games, Lian Dao and the Clippers' Big Three were still the most dazzling protagonists in the game.
Although Anthony's offense has stopped, they still have Chris Paul and Griffin.
Especially Griffin, assisted by Chris Paul, continued to perform alley-oop dunks and one-handed dunks in the third quarter...
It was the outstanding performance of the two of them that helped the Clippers firmly bite the score gap.
As a result, the Knicks were unable to widen the score gap for a while.
As for Lian Dao, even when faced with double teams, his offense never stopped at all.
In the third quarter, midway through the game, Lian Dao drove to the basket and threw the ball into Millsap's hands again amid a double team.
The latter shot directly from outside the three-point line without being marked at all.
Millsap is a forward player with both offense and defense, especially his open three-point ability, which is really scary when accurate.
And with Lian Dao attracting double-teams, such an open shot would undoubtedly give him points.
When Lian Dao saw Millsap taking action, he planned to return to defense.