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Chapter 35: The Pelicans' Terrible Defense

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With only 4 minutes left before the end of the third quarter, the Clippers pulled the [-]-point difference back to nine points directly because of Qin Ming's outstanding performance.

That made him the Clippers' highest plus-minus all of a sudden.

At this time, Rivers is preparing to put on his five small lineup.

This lineup is actually still in the process of running in.

Because during the summer training, Qin Ming hadn't proved himself yet, and Shamet was playing his position, but Shamet always seemed out of place in this position.

Shamet is a usable substitute, with three points, and the others are not too bad, but no player in this lineup is used for organization, and Shamet's tactical quality is not very good.

The appearance of Qin Ming made the Clippers' five minors stronger, and it was also the reason why a traditional coach like Rivers had to regard this lineup as one of his strongest lineups.

Pause ends.

The five Clippers players stretched their arms. They were still not very optimistic, because apart from Qin Ming, few members of the Clippers felt good today.

The Pelicans came up, and Ingram once again hit a three-pointer after the pick-and-roll. This three-pointer pulled the point difference back to double digits.

Here, Qin Ming pushed forward with the ball, and then he found that the Pelicans still chose to use the BOX-2 tactic to force himself to play the ball.

And after the Clippers played five small games, the superiority of BOX-2 was even more revealed.

Ingram stood at the free throw line. He was taller than almost everyone in the Clippers, and his wingspan was terrifying. This made it impossible for the Clippers to score in the paint, and the ball passed by Qin Ming was likely to be intercepted.

Qin Ming quickly passed the ball to Lu Wei who ran over to catch the ball. After the latter held the ball, the two centers of the Pelicans opened their arms again to block it.

And when the two centers stepped forward to encircle again, the Pelicans' defensive contraction became more obvious.

They almost emptied the penalty area and the bottom line, and all defenders gradually moved forward.

The attack clock keeps ticking.

Lu Wei finally passed the ball to Leonard. The moment the latter caught the ball, two people on the sideline of the Pelicans quickly blocked it, and then the two centers began to trot to the bottom line and returned to their positions.

Leonard then handed the ball to Morris on the bottom line. At this time, other Pelicans players had rotated to their positions. He didn't get a good shot, but time was running out, so he could only make a strong shot.

The ball missed.

In the on-site commentary, Reggie Miller said: "It seems that the coaching team of the Clippers failed to find a way to deal with the Pelicans' defensive tactics in a short period of time. This expanded 2-3 zone defense tactic concept is very advanced, and it is basically a gamble-style defense. His bet is that the double-teamer is slow to play the ball, and his teammates are not efficient. The Clippers belong to this type of team. Among these players, only Qin Ming has the ability to quickly play the ball."

Another commentator, Mike Brown, said the same thing: "Yes, one of the Clippers' current methods is to not let Qin Ming advance, and let Lu Wei or Paul George advance, so that when the Pelicans come up to double-team, they can wear Qin Ming. As long as the ball is in his hands, the Pelicans' defense will be self-defeating."

Ingram got the rebound near the free throw line, took his long legs and launched a fast break, and Morris pulled him in frustration, and then sent him to the free throw line.

Rivers was standing on the sidelines. He obviously also thought of the shortcomings of the opponent's tactics and the lack of his own players. He shouted: "Lu Wei, wait for you to advance, Qin Ming, I want you to respond at 45 degrees, and the speed of the ball must be fast!"

Ingram made two free throws, but they switched their defensive mode again.

"Yingge made two free throws, are there two defenders left on the baseline?"

"This is going to press the audience!"

Because of Rivers' account, Qin Ming was already waiting at 45 degrees in the backcourt when the ball was served, but he did not expect that after the free throw was hit, the Pelicans players quickly launched a full-court pressing tactic.

Lu Wei received the ball in the backcourt, and he didn't rush to get off the ball, but took a rough look at the situation of the audience.

The Pelicans used a full-court 2-1-2 press, with two guards swarming the frontcourt, small forward Ingram waiting on the halfway line to cut off their passing lanes, and two centers spread out near the baseline.

Lu Wei didn't have the ability to pass the ball all over the court, so the two centers gradually expanded their defense.

Lu Wei dribbled the ball under his crotch. At this time, Paul George came up for the pick-and-roll. After he used the pick-and-roll, he found that the opponent's guard came to block his way.

This is the best way to pass halftime. The opponent dare not attack easily. If another player comes up to double-team, Lu Wei can quickly see it.

Ingram gradually came up to double-team him, Lu Wei passed the ball to Qin Ming who was at 45 degrees.

Through the perspective of the camera, the defensive tactics and changes of the Pelicans can be seen very clearly.

"Lu Wei crossed Paul George's pick-and-roll. Holiday walked away the moment he saw the pick-and-roll, leaving Ball (the person who suspended the change) and Paul George to switch defenses. Holiday was going to double-team with Ingram near the center line. At this time, Ball left Paul George and ran directly towards the frontcourt. Lu Wei passed to Qin Ming, but at this time Ball has also returned to his defensive position."

In this way, it took a full seven seconds, and the Clippers players hadn't settled down yet.

By the time Paul George ran to the frontcourt to catch the ball, there were only 14 seconds left.

Morris and Qin Ming stood in the bottom corner, while Paul George, Leonard, and Lu Wei stood on the top line.

This ball can only allow Paul George to play singles.

He faced Antoine Moore.

Paul George dribbled the ball under his crotch and quickly mobilized the opponent's center of gravity. At the moment Moore's center of gravity changed, a body in front of him shook Moore directly in disguise, and then he stepped back to shoot a three-pointer, and his movements were very smooth.

However, Paul George continued his bad touch in the first half, and the three-pointer popped out again.

In this game, Paul George was 13 for 2 and Leonard was 15 for 4. Neither of them had a very high shooting percentage.

At this time, the Pelicans once again launched a fast break.

Ingram didn't grab rebounds when the opponent shot, because the opponent's five small lineups were all on the outside, and the two people on the baseline didn't have the ability to grab rebounds, so he just ran.

Leonard wanted to grab an offensive rebound, but he didn't get it. The basketball was passed directly to Ball, who threw it towards the frontcourt.

(End of this chapter)