ebookland Chapter 648 Clippers Version of the Splash Brothers
Chapter 648 Clippers Version of the Splash Brothers
This time, things were noticeably different from before. Olynyk didn't come up to set a screen; instead, he stood at the free-throw line.
Jia Fei lobbed the ball to Olynyk, who caught it.
The other Clippers players immediately began off-ball movement!
Olynyk passed the ball to Paul George, who had cut into the penalty area!
Paul George forced a layup, but Dilraba's help defense was quick enough, and the shot was blocked!
Fortunately, Jia Fei put the ball back in and dunked it! 9-2, the Clippers finally scored!
The Heat are on offense. Dwight Howard uses a screen to drive in, but his pass to Adebayo on the cut results in a turnover!
Pickled Pepper intercepts the ball and launches a counter-attack, passing to Jia Fei for a quick run down the frontcourt!
Jia Fei received the ball, accelerated, overtook Deng Luo, and completed a flying dunk!
Jia Fei scored 4 consecutive points, narrowing the gap to 5 points!
He dribbles the ball over and organizes an attack from the top of the key!
The Clippers increased their pressure on the perimeter, with Beverley aggressively stealing the ball, making the Clippers uncomfortable!
Catch the chicken and pass the ball to JB!
JB singled out Beverley, another classic case of the big man beating the little man!
Beverley's trending. Seriously? I used to be a All-Defensive First Team player in the league, and now I'm a defensive liability? You keep targeting me, do you think I'm some big brother who wants to request a song?
But JB doesn't care, he just wants you!
Beverly went berserk and accidentally hit JB's penis! How many penises does JB have?
JB touched his penis and made an uncomfortable expression!
The referee blew his whistle and called a defensive foul on Beverley!
Beverly wore an exaggeratedly wronged expression, as if she were even more wronged than Dou E.
But the referee doesn't care. How dare you hit someone's penis? This is the NBA, not the African savanna, and you're not a hyena!
JB mocked Beverley: "Giving you a regular foul is too lenient. Don't you even know what you hit?"
"You cheated! I didn't hit you at all!" Beverly shouted, his eyes wide like saucers.
The referee stepped in to separate the two and verbally warned Beverley, "That's enough. If you keep babbling, you're out!"
"Are you blind, referee?!" Beverley yelled at the referee!
You, a role player, can't challenge the referee's authority. You're not Jia Fei; you're just a role player, yet you were given a TT!
Beverley committed two fouls and received a technical foul, angrily leaving the game and being replaced by Dillon.
Deng Luo makes the technical free throw, 10-4!
For a sharpshooter like Deng Luo, taking these kinds of shots is like giving away points—it's so easy!
Heat inbound the ball in the frontcourt!
"Teacher Su, Beverley used to be a first-team defensive guard, so why is he always getting targeted by opponents now?" Wang Zixing asked.
Su Qun answered slowly and deliberately: "Beverley is quite effective at defending small guards. He can chase and is fierce, but he is still too small. He is at a disadvantage in terms of height and weight when facing mismatch defense. Jimmy Butler is about two meters tall, so he has a great advantage when facing mismatch defense one-on-one."
Deng Luo used an off-ball screen to circle out and quickly took a 3-pointer!
However, Jia Fei was too fast and had an amazing wingspan, so he actually blocked the ball!
Before the ball even went out of bounds, Jia Fei's reaction speed overwhelmed Deng Luo, and he caught the ball directly!
Deng Luo lost his balance and committed a foul!
Art Mayork on the sidelines was waving a towel wildly, cheering his teammates on with abandon. So what if there were no fans? He was worth ten men, and his cheering had the best effect!
The Clippers are on offense. Jia Fei brings the ball over and, facing the defender, passes it to Olynyk. He suddenly cuts inside and then points his finger to the sky!
Olynyk tossed the ball into the air...
Jia Fei jumped on one foot, leaped high into the air, caught the ball over JB and Crowder who were helping to defend, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand!
Wow—a real dunk over someone!
10-6. Since the Clippers called a timeout, Olynyk's presence at the free-throw line has been very effective. Adebayo was wary of Olynyk's shooting and didn't dare to stay in the paint to protect the rim all the time. Olynyk's 7-foot height, good vision, and passing skills allowed him to play the role of a playmaker at the free-throw line very well.
The Heat are on offense. JB had just called out Beverley, but now that Beverley is off the court, he's not calling out Dillon anymore, and he's starting to call out Gallinari instead.
Although Gallinari is tall, his footwork is a bit slow, and his defensive awareness and physical strength are not as good as those big, tough guys. His offense is very good, and his offensive awareness is also excellent, but his defense is a bit weak, which is part of the reason why the Clippers' interior defense is not strong.
JB repeatedly dribbled past Gallinari, then suddenly broke through, leaning on the latter and drawing another foul!
Clippers head coach Mike Budenholzer on the sidelines was speechless. "Damn, a touch and it's a foul. How are we supposed to maintain intensity like this?"
JB's numerous calls are widely acknowledged, but Harden has been the one bearing the brunt of the criticism, so not many people have appealed or spoken out about it.
JB made one of two free throws, making it 11-6!
Jia Fei brought the ball over and passed it to Paul George so he could hit the ball!
Paul George repeatedly used his crossover dribbling skills. His advantage against Jimmy Butler was his height and jump shot, but Butler was too sticky and he couldn't shake him off!
Paul George's center of gravity is still too high. Although his dribbling is smooth, he often can't get past people. These are old problems, which is why many experts and legends criticize his offense as flashy but ineffective.
Pickled Pepper passed the ball back to Jia Fei!
Jia Fei received the ball, glanced at Olynyk, but it was a fake; he suddenly crouched down and accelerated!
I hesitated for a moment, but it was too late; I was passed over immediately!
Jia Fei cut into the paint and, facing the defense of Reba and Deng Luo, chose to force a layup!
"Beep—" The referee's whistle blew, but Jia Fei still managed to put the ball into the basket with his left hand!
"2+1—" Su Qun exclaimed in the Tencent studio, startling Wang Zixing, who was commentating alongside him. Who knew that Su Qun could be so passionate? Who says middle-aged people can't be passionate?
Passion! Anyone can be passionate!
Jia Fei and Paul George Gallinari high-fived, and Jia Fei made the free throw, making it 11-9!
The Heat were on offense, with JB and Adebayo connecting, but their shot was intercepted by Jia Fei in mid-air!
Jia Fei intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack, sending a long pass from the quarterback to find Paul George making a quick run down the court!
Paul George caught the ball and immediately unleashed a windmill dunk!
That spike was so stylish and amazing! It's a pity there weren't 2 spectators in the bubble area, otherwise the scene would have been absolutely electrifying.
11:11, both sides draw!
The Heat called a timeout. Coach Spoelstra realized the situation was turning against them. Not only had the score caught up, but the momentum of the game was also shifting to the Heat. Their zone defense had only been effective for a short time. Ever since Olynyk positioned himself at the free-throw line, Jia Fei and Paul George had started running off-ball, and they were finding it difficult to defend them. With two of the opposing stars running off-ball, wasn't this just a Clippers version of the Splash Brothers? He never expected Jia Fei and Paul George to lower themselves to run off-ball, letting Olynyk distribute the ball near the free-throw line. He suddenly remembered six or seven years ago, when he had the Big Three. If Olynyk and Paul George could run off-ball like Jia Fei and Paul George, letting Bosh distribute the ball, the team's tactics would be much more diverse, and the opponents would be much harder to defend.