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The Clippers attacked, and Dragic continued to use pick-and-rolls to disrupt the Nets' defensive system. West's defensive distance was very good, giving Dragic a certain amount of space, but he was also in the mid-range range of the opponent. When the time came to interfere with him, Carter got stuck and protected the rebound toughly. The two veterans performed very hard on the stage of the finals, especially Carter. This is the first finals in his career and the closest he is to the finals. He is very hopeful to win the first championship in his career. Championship ring. And it is of special significance to win the championship for the Nets, which will retire their jersey.

The Nets attacked, and Dinwiddie's strong attack after the pick-and-roll disrupted the Clippers' defense. West's free throw line received a pass and faked a pass that shook Harris, who was helping to defend, and then made a steady mid-range hit. , Help the team get another two points. The Nets rewritten the score to 33:32.

On the last offense of the first quarter, Rivers' forced layup after a breakthrough was blocked by West, and the Nets entered the second quarter with a 1-point lead.

After his debut, some old men in West chatted about being teenagers and became a surprise soldier of the Nets. On the Clippers side, Rivers Jr. is the Nets' key target. At the beginning of the second quarter, Rivers Jr. became the Clippers' offensive finisher again, missing a mid-range shot and dribbling. It took too long to find a suitable opportunity to make a move, which led to Martin finally making a catch. Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, He Document finally couldn't stand his son and chose to replace him.

The third point guard of the Clippers is the Argentine veteran Prigioni who once played for the Nets and once won a championship ring. This veteran is relatively stable and knows who to give the ball to, but In addition, he is relatively lackluster on both ends of the offense and defense.

It's also a weakness the Clippers could exploit. When the second point guard Jr. Rivers came up, the team's backup point guard was obviously short. Of course, the Nets also have this problem, or it is more serious, because the team does not have a third point guard at all, and Pierce, who can be used as a third point guard during the regular season, was given up by the team in advance.

But the probability of Dinwiddie's situation is much lower than that of Rivers Jr. I knew that Dinwiddie has become another candidate for the league's strongest backup point guard after Jeremy Lin this year with the Nets. Six people. The Mavericks, the allies of the Nets for thousands of years, have already taken a fancy to him. Both Cuban and Carlisle want to get him back as the main point guard to replace the declining Bledsoe.

The Clippers attacked, and Prigioni looked for offensive opportunities through the pick-and-roll, suddenly cast a cold arrow, and hit a mid-range shot to help the team narrow the point difference.

The Nets looked down on the Argentine veteran too much on the defensive end and were caught off guard by him. Looking back, Prigioni's problem was exposed. He had no way to restrain the young and vigorous Dinwiddie, and was easily broken by the opponent. Aldridge was fixed outside the penalty area by West, and Dinwiddie easily scored a layup when he was unable to make up the defense.

It is still the restraining force brought by West's mid-range threat. No one thought that this veteran who joined the team in the middle of the season and was even questioned that he might not be able to enter the Nets' playoff roster would be in Nurkie's hands. After Qi was injured, he supported the team's inside line and brought great changes to the team's bench lineup.

Wei Ping Bryant, who is in charge of the commentary of CCTV, said: "West is 36 years old. He averaged 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the regular season. He seems to be old, but when he came to the finals, his role was reflected again. The internal energy stands still, and the offensive end and the mid-range can still play a role. This is what the veteran's experience can bring at critical moments."

Fortunately for the Nets, West seems to regard himself as a member of the Nets, showing his feelings that he wants to work hard for a few years with the Nets and then retire. And Jiang Mingliang vaguely remembered that in his previous life, this veteran was a qualified insider substitute and locker room lubricant for the Warriors Dynasty until 18 years. It is also a good thing to be able to keep him for two more seasons with a basic salary.

Three minutes into the second quarter, the Nets took a 45:40 lead by 5 points. The Clippers replaced the main players in advance to fight for the shopping. The Nets were only a minute behind. Playing an offense, the score was close to only one point.

Subsequently, the Nets also replaced the main players, and the two sides must compete for every ball, and the score was anxious.

The Clippers began to make a fuss about Embiid's suppression of Porzingis in the interior, and the advantage of this is very obvious. In terms of strength and confrontation, Embiid faced all kinds of dissatisfaction with Porzingis' dictatorship. He made six offenses and scored five times. In the second half of the second quarter, the Nets hit four three-pointers from the outside, which forced the Clippers into a situation where the Clippers seemed to have an obvious advantage. open. At halftime, the two sides battled to a 64 tie.

In the third quarter of the game, Curry continued his fiery touch, hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, and made two breakthrough layups, scoring 13 points. The outstanding performance of scoring 37 points in three quarters helped the Nets establish a 9-point lead in this quarter, and the situation is very good.

The Clippers will not sit still. Rivers deployed a small lineup in the fourth quarter, reused Kevin Martin, and played with Fernandez and Durant to play one team and four teams, maximizing space.

Durant, Fernandez, and Martin's three-point shooting percentages are all around 40%. At the same time, Durant is still a super scorer who can go inside and outside, and has no dead ends in the half.

Embiid was able to make a mid-range shot, pulled out to cover, and responded to the pass, creating plenty of offensive space for Durant. Reaper once again killed the Quartet and tied the score with the last two minutes of the game.

Afterwards, both sides strictly defended themselves. With 16 seconds left in the game, Leonard took the ball from the side and scored a mid-range shot to help the team lead by two points. Throw the pressure on Durant.

In the last attack of the Clippers, Durant singled out Leonard. After receiving the ball from the center line, he pressed for 4.5 seconds, started, broke through to 45 degrees to the right, shook Leonard's defense and forced a fallback jumper to score. Tied the score again.

Only 1.2 seconds were left for the Nets.

Stevens called a timeout and arranged tactics for JR Smith, using Curry's containment force to help JR catch the ball with a relatively low defense, and made an emergency stop on the left to make a jumper, but the ball missed the basket. The tie went into overtime.

This game is indeed the most classic game of the finals in recent years. The Nets used the thickness of the lineup to drag down the Thunder's round of the series. Objectively speaking, it was a strategic victory for the head coach, but the excitement of the game itself cannot be directly compared with this matchup that entered overtime in the first game.

The Clippers have established a huge advantage in the interior, and at the same time, they also have a certain advantage in the duel on the wing position. If this were placed in the NBA ten years ago, basically this team would have no possibility of losing. However, the Nets However, through the full firepower of the double stars in the backcourt and the little advantage played by the bench players, the Clippers' offensive pace was dragged down. It has to be said that this is a brand new pattern brought about by the development of basketball. And this kind of development first came from the old Nelson, and then D'Antoni improved it, and Curry, who completely detonated this kind of development, came from the Warriors to the Nets and further developed it.

In fact, strictly speaking, Stevens is not a coach of this genre. On the contrary, he agrees with Pat Riley's concept of "future basketball". If he chooses himself, maybe he really wants Duran more. special. It's just that when you have Curry and realize what Curry is capable of, it's hard not to be overwhelmed by him. Stevens learned from the strengths of many families to create such a Nets team that combines the strengths of the two.

The game has entered the overtime stage, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Nets' physical advantage is even more obvious. Neither Embiid nor Durant is good at physical strength, but the Nets have more adequate staffing and more manpower.

However, after all, after more than a week of recuperation after the Western Conference Finals, the Clippers' starting players are still in good physical fitness. In overtime, they still use unsolvable singles to support the team. It's just that Embiid and Durant's concentration on the defensive end has declined after putting too much energy on the offensive end.

The two sides were still evenly matched. In 6.6 seconds, Durant made a key three-pointer to overtake the score by two points.

This time, on the key ball, Stevens arranged for Curry to attract the defense and pass the ball to Leonard. However, no one expected that the Clippers actually missed the inside line on the defensive end, and Chasing Dream Green served directly Hanging directly to the basket, Porzingis, who had been abused by Embiid for a whole game, completed an alley-oop dunk, tying the score.

This brilliant operation helped the Nets equalize the score in the fastest time, but it also left the Clippers with 5 seconds of time for the final attack. After a timeout, the Clippers' final attack, Duran After receiving the ball, Embiid attracted the defensive pass. Embiid turned to the bottom line and missed a jumper. The two sides scored 129:129 and then entered the second overtime.

There is no doubt that the longer the game is dragged on, the more beneficial it is for the Nets with a thicker lineup. The second overtime game started, and the Nets made some adjustments to the lineup, Covington. Dinwiddie replaced Dreaming Green and JR Smith respectively. In comparison, the Nets have more confidence. The Clippers, on the other hand, dare not win any of the main players at this time.

Durant played 46 minutes and Embiid played 43 minutes. The physical strength of the two core players has reached the limit. Perhaps the stage of the finals can indeed inspire players, but this atmosphere cannot improve their physical fitness.

For the Nets, the situation is slightly better. Curry and Leonard played two minutes less than the core players of the Clippers. But don't forget, the Nets had a longer break before the Finals. During the journey to the Finals, the Nets only lost one game in the Eastern Conference Finals, and they entered the Finals in 13 games. Curry averaged 33.7 minutes per game in these 13 games, including three quarters in five games. The Clippers, on the other hand, played 17 games before reaching the finals. Durant and Embiid both averaged more than 38 minutes per game.

The physical reserves of the Nets beat the Clippers.

The Nets attacked first, Curry and Porzingis played a high pick-and-roll, broke through from the right and was double-teamed by Embiid and Dragic.

The defensive end was beaten by Embiid, and Porzingis' offensive performance in this game is also average. Before this goal, he only scored 12 points so far, but at the critical moment, he hit a goal that helped the team a lot .

The Clippers are attacking. Durant, who has scored 42 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, has a perverted performance.

Draw a foul to tie the game steadily, and then take a break at the free throw line to recover. Durant's calculation is very good, but his big loop has long been a way of drawing fouls that the league does not support, let alone The stage of the finals is also the home court of the Nets. When Covington protected the rebound, the referee stopped the game and gave the chattering Durant a T.

Curry made a free throw to widen the point difference to three points.

The Nets served the ball at halftime. Curry held the ball and faced Dragic's defense. After taking a step, he suddenly pulled up and made a mid-range shot. Arc, hollow into the net. At 134:129, the point difference widened to 5 points, which is a very big advantage in overtime.

And Curry also scored his 50th point of the game.

The Clippers attacked, Fernandez forced Dinwiddie, and missed a layup under the interference of Porzingis who was supplementing the defense. Covington grabbed the rebound and passed it to Curry. There was a misplacement on the court.

Curry relied on his speed advantage to change direction and pass Durant. The latter had no choice but to draw a foul and send Curry to the free throw line. The latter made two free throws, widening the point difference to 7 points.

All the fans shouted MVP together, which is also a kind of stimulation to Durant.

Why was Curry still able to sprint vigorously in the second overtime, but his own physical strength could no longer support it?

The trend of the game has completely turned to the side of the Nets, and even the commentator Barkley is saying, "The Nets should win this graduation game, and the Clippers have nothing to do on the offensive end in the second overtime game." .”

Returning from the timeout, the Clippers attacked. Durant, who was eager to score, ran to catch the ball and made a jumper for a three-pointer. He didn't completely get rid of the defense and failed to score under Leonard's interference. Porzingis pulled the ball from the inside with one hand, and Covington picked up the basketball and passed it to Curry to launch a counterattack again. The latter did not rush to attack this time, but began to control the rhythm after dribbling the ball to the frontcourt.

With 2 minutes left in the game, a 7-point lead is a very safe point difference. There is no need for the Nets to attack the Clippers. It is king to consume the game time.

The two sides each scored two points in the next two minutes. In the end, the Nets defeated the Clippers 138:131 and held the first home court of the finals.

Throughout the game, Curry scored 52 points, 12 assists and 4 steals, performing perfectly. For the Clippers, Durant and Embiid scored 77 points together, but still failed to take away the victory.