Chapter 70

Most of the Lone Ranger's thoughts on how to deal with Qin Ming came from the game between the Celtics and the Clippers.

Because the Celtics didn't have personnel to limit Qin Ming well, they started a style of play that would hurt the enemy by one thousand and hurt eight hundred by themselves. They first set up guards like Jaylen Brown on defense to mark Qin Ming.

Then after Qin Ming's offense was weak for a while, he continued to replace Kemba Walker to defend, and let Qin Ming break through, but he was not allowed to shoot.

This is to consume his physical energy and disconnect him from the team. At the same time, he will attack Qin Ming crazily on offense. It doesn't matter if he scores or not.

After that, Rivers also came up with a set of theories to deal with such defensive methods.

It is to set up a second main attack point for Qin Ming, let him break through on the offensive end, and not switch defenses on the defensive end.

Brunson relied on Qin Ming to break through. He is a very characteristic player. He is a left-hander, and he is not tall, and he likes to shoot near the restricted area.

After he moved away from Qin Ming, he leaned back and hit a jumper with his left hand.

Lu Wei advanced with the ball, and at this time the Mavericks were Seth Curry defending him.

Lu Wei and Harrell performed a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he found that the opponent's Powell hadn't stepped forward, so he directly shot a three-pointer.

The three-pointer neatly entered the basket.

"The Clippers have a high success rate tonight and feel great!"

"Yes, whether it is a substitute player or a starting player, their lineup depth is much higher than that of the Lone Ranger."

Brunson came back to organize an attack again, and he still wanted to fight Qin Ming.

At this time, the latter suddenly became more intense. Brunson's offense was not very smooth, but he still entered the penalty area.

At this time, those who can understand the ball know that the Clippers did not choose to help defend, but let Qin Ming defend alone.

Qin Ming can expend this physical strength, because at this time he is the second main attack point of the substitute team, and the first main attack point is Lu Wei, who is just coming up to organize.

If the opponent's Brunson keeps singles playing Qin Ming, the Clippers would be more than happy to see this.

Qin Ming cut the ball directly, Brunson lifted the ball from the side and was knocked off, Qin Ming picked up the ball and launched a fast break.

The Lone Ranger lineup had no one to catch him on the fast break. Seth Curry was chasing hard, and Qin Ming directly leaned on the opponent for a layup, causing a foul by Seth Curry.

Qin Ming fell to the ground, took a deep breath, and waited for his teammates to come up and pull him up.

Qin Ming stood at the free throw line, and the fans spontaneously started shouting: "MVP! MVP!"

Speaking of which, Qin Ming has always been in the top three of the MVP list this season. When the Clippers were firmly in second place in the West, he was also at the top, but because of his subsequent record, this MVP ran away and was given to Antetokounmpo in the East.

But his performance this season has made everyone dare not despise him anymore.

If Rivers wants Qin Ming to get this MVP, then he is really the biggest dark horse this year.

Qin Ming made two free throws. His free throw percentage this season is 90.00%, ranking first in the league.

The Lone Ranger's backcourt is once again Brunson's offense.

He hit Qin Ming once in two rounds, but the actual effect was not very good. Carlisle also signaled not to continue playing like that.

Brunson and Seth Curry passed the ball from the outside, and the latter caught an open opportunity after using the pick-and-roll and directly hit a three-pointer.

"Seth Curry! He also hit his first three-pointer."

"His shooting ability this season is not bad, and his three-point shooting percentage has reached 40.00%, which is the best performance of his career. In fact, he is always compared with his brother, but in fact, he is already a great starter."

"Yes, and his three-pointers are very accurate!"

Qin Ming held the ball in the backcourt. Facing Brunson, he called Harrell's pick-and-roll.

In fact, Qin Ming prefers Zubac's pick-and-rolls to Harrell's, because the opponent's basketball IQ is much higher than Harrell's. He knows when to cut and when to stand still. Harrell just blindly cuts.

After Qin Ming used the pick-and-roll, he found that the Lone Ranger didn't switch defenses. Brunson bypassed the pick-and-roll to chase him. At this time, Qin Ming directly lowered his head and started to break through at a high speed. Powell was directly passed by with one step.

Because of the huge weight difference between Powell and Qin Ming, Qin Ming fell to the ground directly, but his low-handed layup had already been hit.

"This is Qin Ming. If you don't know him, you will think that he is an old man, but in fact he just entered the NBA. The ball can actually be fouled, and his style of play has always been very smart."

"Yes, Qin Ming can only choose this style of play when his physical fitness and talent are not good."

"Qin Ming performed very well in the opening game today. He scored 10 points on four of four shots."

"With him and without him, the Clippers are simply two teams."

Qin Ming quickly got up and returned to defense.

Here, Brunson caused a foul by Qin Ming when he rushed to the inside.

After this foul, Rivers simply took Qin Ming down.

One is to protect Qin Ming and prevent him from getting into foul trouble, and the other is to avoid injuries due to the exhaustion of Qin Ming's physical energy.

Qin Ming sat on the bench and was replaced by Morris.

In this case, Lu Wei and Mann will play the backcourt, and Morris and Batum will play the front line.

This is also the new rotation lineup of the Clippers after Batum. Batum is a very good ball-conducting striker. His organizational skills are average, but better than Morris.

His three-pointers are also very good. For the Clippers, he also made up for his lack of manpower at power forwards.

Can't always let Leonard and Morris play power forward, they need a serious power forward.

Batum is that role.

His performance last season was also very good, and he was traded to the Clippers this season to win the championship.

The Clippers' bench lineup is generally good, and the Lone Ranger also won the platinum early because they lost too many points.

Platinum played like a duck to water when facing Harrell.

He can finally ask for the ball in the low post and start to pull up. He didn't play so happily when Doncic was around.

Platinum made a big killing on the inside, and Lu Wei was also not to be outdone on the outside tonight. Two consecutive three-pointers and several offensive rebounds from Batum allowed the Clippers to continue their lead.

On the other hand, Brunson and Seth Curry have no income in shooting, and most of their points come from breakthroughs.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers ended with a 33-to-21 lead.

(End of this chapter)

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