Build a Dream Dynasty

In the second quarter of the game, it seems that Bledsoe has a certain restrictive effect on Paul, but it is also caused by the decline of Paul's personal offensive willingness. In fact, Bledsoe, who relies on physical fitness and is not experienced enough David was Paul's favorite type to run into. Think about how many times Westbrook has been deflated on Paul. Defense and enthusiasm are good things, but the gap in strength cannot be resolved only by being active.

Rediscovering the desire to attack in the first quarter, the Clippers' offense began to revolve around Paul. As the league's number one point guard, Paul's trump card is to use the pick-and-roll to shoot and pass from 9 to 12 yards. The threat was huge, and Paul also educated Bledsoe well, which made Bledsoe deflated frequently.

The score that had already been equalized was stretched to more than 10 points in a blink of an eye.

It's not surprising that Bledsoe can't guard Paul. Apart from Deron, how many point guards in the league can face Paul without suffering? But it wasn't him that disappointed Stevens, it was George.

The lack of ball-handling ability has become the dead spot on George's offensive end. After all, mid-to-long-range shooting still depends on the touch. And George's ability in this area is not at the level of Nowitzki and Durant. In addition, Leonard also lacks the absolute ability to break through with the ball. The two wings of the Nets are in good shape, have enough potential, and have outstanding defensive capabilities, but they are really not complementary, especially on the offensive end. , Leonard is almost a fully weakened version of George.

Seeing that the game entered the rhythm of the Clippers, Stevens was forced to resort to a small lineup as a last resort, disrupting the rhythm of the Clippers by accelerating the offensive rhythm and improving the offensive environment, and optimizing George However, things are developing towards a situation that he has always avoided in this game. Leonard, who has returned to the fourth position, and Griffin are indeed fighting for their own strengths and attacking the enemy's strengths. Paul seized the opportunity to fight this point, and the Nets became even more difficult to parry. Fortunately, Griffin's free throw percentage is not high, and the shooting percentage of 3 of 5 free throws left the Nets half breathed, but it was only half breathed.

At the end of the third quarter, the Nets trailed the Clippers by 14 points, digging a big hole for the fourth quarter.

Considering that the team is about to usher in back-to-back games in early February, Stevens kept George and West's three main players in the fourth quarter, supplemented by Jeremy Lin, Fernandez, and Anderson to make a last-ditch effort. If you can successfully narrow the point difference, you will continue to fight. If you fail to narrow the point difference, you will give up the game in advance.

Lopez's injury taught Stevens a profound lesson. In this shrinking season, knowing the trade-offs is very important!

However, the effect of this lineup was not as good as expected. Griffin and Billups helped the Clippers withstand the impact of the Nets, and they invested in answer balls one after another, making the Nets finally rise. The morale of the team was extinguished again and again, and finally with 6 minutes left in the game, the Nets, who were 16 points behind, withdrew their main players, which was regarded as a retreat.

After one round, the Clippers also removed Paul, Griffin and other main players, and the two sides entered the training time.

At 115:104, Jeremy Lin scored five points in a row at the last moment, raising his score to 11 points in the game, but it was difficult to change the final result of the game. Camby’s Nets debut ended in a loss, and he himself played 21 points. Minutes, 4 points and 5 rebounds are not worthy of the 10.5 million salary that the Nets gave him!

After Lopez was injured, the Nets scored 2 wins and 2 losses, and these two losses were all thanks to the Clippers. I can only sigh that the Clippers caught up with the good times and seized the opportunity to give the Nets a chance. Beat hard!

The Nets fans in the forum expressed their understanding to the team while being disappointed. To be honest, no matter how Camby’s performance is and how low the price/performance ratio is, he at least allows the Nets to have someone in the penalty area. The team has lost a main center forward, and I'm afraid they have to wait anxiously for it to fail right now.

Jiang Mingliang at least took remedial measures, didn't he?

There are also some fans who will miss Whiteside, who played a double-double in Houston this season. This second-round pick last season averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds per game with the Rockets this season. After that, he inherited the glorious tradition of the Rockets' center position. For the Nets, which are a little weak inside at the moment, lose him. . . . . . . No pity at all!

The team used him as the main bargaining chip in exchange for Leonard!

One day after losing the game against the Clippers, Stevens consciously reduced the confrontation and intensity in training, allowing the players to focus on recovery, because the back-to-back of the devil is coming, and this will also be the season The only three-day three-match!

On February 2, the Nets played against the Milwaukee Bucks at home. On February 3, the Nets challenged the New York Knicks away. On February 4, the Nets played against the Utah Jazz at home. The advantage is that in the three games, the opponents are not particularly strong, and the two home and one away games are all in New York, at least the travel and travel is avoided. The Knicks are strong on paper, but weak in actual play, and Stoudemire is still absent due to injury, which can be regarded as even with Lopez's absence. The Jazz lineup looks like there are no superstars, but the actual combat ability is not bad. It is unexpected that they are ranked among the top six in the Western Conference. The first time I played against the Nets, I picked up the time when the Nets were exhausted. If the Clippers caught up with Lopez's injury, it was more or less luck, then the Jazz is completely to blame for the schedule.

However, in the small meeting after the training, Stevens expressed to Jiang Mingliang the idea of ​​​​rotating the main players in the New York Derby.

"We need to consider the health of the players." I am afraid that Jiang Mingliang will be too concerned about the grievances with the Knicks and disregard the status quo of the team, Stevens said.

"Calm down, calm down." Jiang Mingliang stretched out his hand to greet Stevens, "Brad, I completely entrust the team to you. If you think you need to make a rotation, I fully agree and will not stop it. But, I think the playing time of our players is controlled well, and you don't want to make a mess because of Brook's injury."

There is no doubt about employing people, and no doubting people. Jiang Mingliang really trusts Stevens!

"issac, we all have to realize that the impact of Brook's absence is beyond our expectations. David West suffered a serious injury in April last year. We made an agreement before the season not to let him play back to back. If there is any problem with him, Our inside line completely collapsed. In the end, our game against the Jazz was back-to-back, and there was another game against the Bulls before. Rationally speaking, I think it is more rational for us to fight against them than against the Knicks.” Stevens said.

As a coach, the perspective of looking at problems is still somewhat different from that of Jiang Mingliang as a management team.

"OK, the decision is up to you."