NBA: I can see real-time shooting percentage

Chapter 121

In the third quarter of the game, with Westbrook and Harden breaking out one after another, and the Clippers' Paul George and Leonard's bad touch, coupled with Covington's stalking defense against Qin Ming, the Rockets' tactics finally took effect.

They scored 35 points in the third quarter, directly crushing the Clippers' 18 points.

The Clippers averaged 38 points per game in the third quarter of this season. Being defended to this point is indeed a big victory for the Rockets.

So in the fourth quarter, they won the game without bloodshed.

The score came to 2:1, and the Clippers still had the home court advantage.As long as they defend the next home game, they will win.

So, we came to the scene of the fourth game.

"Dear audience friends, hello audience sitting in front of the TV. Welcome to watch the Rockets vs. Clippers live broadcast by xx Sports. Before that, the Clippers led the Rockets by a big score of 2:1. In the last game, the Rockets defended their home court and successfully avenged the Clippers. In this game, let's see whether the Clippers continue to be invincible, or they are evenly matched with the Rockets."

"In general, it's too difficult." Su Qun said, "Unless the Rockets can show the shooting percentage of the previous game in every game, they have a shooting percentage of 70.00% in the second half, and their three-point shooting percentage has reached 60.00%. This kind of data will win any game. But you expect this group of people to all explode? This is too difficult. They are facing the best team in the league."

"I agree with what Teacher Su said. The Clippers' lineup is really great. They have two first-team players, one second-team player, and all three are All-Stars. Such a lineup is really an insurmountable mountain for the Rockets."

"But each of us expects the Rockets to win another game and put more pressure on the Clippers. Well, let's focus on the game first."

This time Rivers is determined to win this game, because the Rockets have already won a game at this time. If they don't cut the mess quickly, then his Rivers curse will appear.

He can't hold such a lineup, and he will be overturned 2:1, right?
So the Clippers' starting lineup is as follows: Qin Ming, Paul George, Mann, Leonard, Morris.

The Rockets' starting lineup has not changed: Westbrook, Eric Gordon, James Harden, PJ Tucker, Covington.

The Rockets' lineup can touch the Clippers' five minors. They are also a big and four juniors, and their speed is actually similar to that of the Clippers.

But the starting lineup of the Clippers is actually the most terrifying starting lineup in the league.

First of all, they have two defensive first-team players. These two are Paul George and Leonard. Morris, who played as the main attacker for the Knicks last season, has dropped a lot in defense, but he still has a foundation. He is also a proficient defensive player.

In addition to Qin Ming this season, Mann, who has also sprung up suddenly, is also a defensive champion. He perfectly replaced Leonard's defensive role in the regular season and performed very well.

This is also his first start in the playoffs.

"In this game, Rivers is playing what we said before the game, the five juniors who are proficient in defense. In fact, after Qin Ming plays, Lu Wei doesn't need to cover the back line. Letting Mann is a better choice. And the defensive strength of this lineup is terrifying. On the offensive end, there are four players who can attack. I really can't find anything wrong with this lineup."

After setting up this lineup, the Clippers also directly gave up the jump ball and gave the ball directly to Covington.

James Harden got the ball and organized the offense in the backcourt.

But as soon as the Clippers came up, the intensity of defense was very high. The Rockets' tactics couldn't run at all, and they couldn't find any good openings.

James Harden can only use Westbrook's pick-and-roll to find Qin Ming, ready to single the opponent.

However, Qin Ming made a fast attack. He directly blocked James Harden's dribbling route. He could be broken through, but he couldn't be shot.

James Harden broke in with the ball, and the Clippers' rotation was very fast. Paul George and Qin Ming quickly double-teamed James Harden.

James Harden passed to Eric Gordon who was open on the perimeter, but the ball resulted in a 24-second violation.

"Ah, this is what we said. The defense of this lineup is really terrifying. In the first round, the Clippers defended with all their strength, and the defense directly became a 24 seconds."

Qin Ming organized the offense and passed directly to Leonard, who made a two-pointer after dribbling the ball under his crotch.

For the next 5 minutes, all audiences and narrators saw a scene.

That is, as long as James Harden picks and rolls, he goes up to double-team. After the double-team, James Harden has no choice but to play the ball. The Clippers quickly rotate, and the Rockets will not be able to find open shots for a while.

And the Clippers always like to double-team their strength in the last ten seconds of the offense, which immediately blinded the Rockets.

Generally speaking, they like to play like this in the last quarter, but the Rockets have been unable to force them to the last quarter.

As for the Clippers' offense, they all play easy basketball, which is a very simple pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll is over, they look for misplacements and missed defenses to shoot and singles.

Among them, Leonard and Paul George are responsible for the main offense. Under this simple basketball concept, these two people have the best physical fitness and comprehensive skills.

The Rockets couldn't find players who could limit these two.

And tonight, Leonard's touch was overwhelming. He made 13 of [-] shots in the first quarter and scored [-] points.

Finally, at 7 minutes into the first quarter of the game, D'Antoni called a timeout.

"This... we can all see the distress of the Rockets. There is really no way to do it. Defense, the Clippers' impact is too strong. Their two stars beat the Rockets' defense like a colander. Offense, you can only find Qin Ming, but Qin Ming will not participate in the offense tonight. I have enough energy to fight you, and the Clippers' rotation is very fast, double-teaming is also very fast, unless you shoot decisively and have a full hit rate."

D'Antoni's adjusted lineup is similar. The Rockets' lineup this season is not strong at all. They rely on James Harden to turn the situation around.

But now the Clippers' defensive strategy is very simple, which is to lock you James Harden and force your other players to play singles.

But with this lineup of the Clippers, if you want to play singles with the ball, you are really courting death.

Unless you come to fight Qin Ming one by one.

Then you have to ask for a player who can play the ball quickly and has enough vision, otherwise the Clippers will double-team and the player who will engage in it will not be able to find North.

The Rockets have only two players who meet this condition.

One is James Harden, and the other is Westbrook sitting on the bench.

So after the timeout, Westbrook came up.

He kept looking for Qin Ming for singles.

For Qin Ming tonight, the Clippers did not choose to double-team.

So the Clippers will not double-team.

If you can beat Qin Ming many times, then go for it.

A few of my stars will call back later.

(End of this chapter)