Build a Dream Dynasty

At the beginning of the third quarter, Stevens still didn't make any adjustments to the formation. He didn't plan to entangle too much with the Clippers on the defensive end. He mainly used the advantage of personnel rotation to consume the opponent's physical strength. The key point Or play your own offense.

The finals went on for three and a half games. Whether it was Stevens or Jiang Mingliang, they actually found a misunderstanding in the team's team building thinking, that is, the Nets gave up their super strong personnel on the wing during the first two championships. Reserves maximize the offensive power of the backcourt.

Think about the last time they played against the Thunder, the Nets had Leonard, Barnes, Fernandez, and Grant Hill who could take turns dealing with Durant. At that time, because of James, Durant, Anthony, etc. Everyone is at the top, and they are all direct competitors of the Nets, so the team puts a lot of energy on the wings.

With Leonard's maturity, the Nets have one of the three power forwards, and Anthony's state has declined. Durant has not been able to become a direct competitor of the Nets for various reasons in recent years, resulting in Jiang Mingliang and Stevens unknowingly lost some awareness of being prepared for danger in times of peace. They knew that it wasn't until this finals, when the team was blown away by Durant, that they suddenly realized that the team's flank strength was already so "weak". .

Next season, one or two useful blue-collars will be reinforced on the flanks, even if some regular season records are sacrificed, more guarantees should be made for the playoffs against James and Durant.

Fortunately, the team has Curry to cover the bottom line! On the offensive end, Curry is definitely at the level of nuclear weapons in the league today, even on the stage of the finals. His deterrent power lies not only in his amazing scoring explosive power, but also in the good offensive environment created for his teammates. . JR has a deep understanding of this point. In this game, he became the biggest beneficiary of "Ku You Gravity". Although from the scene, the Nets seem to be in a somewhat passive situation, but JR hit 2 three-pointers, broke into the inside line and scored 8 points, helping the team to maintain the balance of the game.

An "occasional All-Star" who is crazy about big scenes, is indeed more than stable on the stage of the finals, and players with insufficient explosiveness can afford more expectations. In the event of three and a half quarters in this game, JR made 6 of 9 shots and scored The next 15 points is a breaking point beyond Rivers' consideration.

And just after the official timeout in the third quarter came back, the Nets began to make adjustments to the lineup. Porzingis and JR Smith were off the court, Dinwiddie and Covington were on top, and the Nets' formation changed to five small.

Dinwiddie is a combo guard. With a height of 198, he has no pressure at the second position on the defensive end. On the offensive end, he can also hold the ball, but he has the characteristics of not having the ball. Add a ball holding point besides Green to reduce Curry. body pressure.

The point is, after the rhythm was brought up, Embiid, who had already cut the inside half of the Nets, couldn't run anymore. Without Porzingis, Chasing Dream came to him. He is a better player than Porzingis. Playing as a lot of defenders, and even after Porzingis scored the ball, the Nets launched an offense very quickly. If Embiid can't keep up, the Nets will have a 4-on-4 or even 5-on-4 advantage in the frontcourt. The team is very steady, and even if Embiid can keep up, his lack of mobility is a pit in the team's defensive formation.

Embiid is indeed the insider who is the least afraid of the Nets' five small lineups in the league, because he can seize the weakness of the five small's lack of inside height and punish them, thereby inhibiting the fluency of the Nets' accelerated offense, but this is also There is a premise that Embiid is in a state of full physical fitness. Embiid, who took on the main offensive task for most of the game, was still a bit difficult to face the situation of playing fast.

Embiid played a low single on the left, turned and hooked in the middle by chasing dreams, and scored easily. 73 to 70.

The Nets attacked, Leonard took the ball in the middle, passed the ball to Curry who was running, and attacked Curry again. He feinted, broke through with the ball, changed direction and accelerated to pass Harris, and went to the basket . Dragic blocked the breakthrough route, and Curry gave the ball to Covington, who was cutting from the side, from close range. The latter jumped up and forced a layup, but was fouled by Embiid.

Although Covington has strength and can stand up to others, his athletic ability is indeed a bit poor. If this ball is replaced by a better athletic ability, it is very likely to score 2+1.

The Clippers attacked, Dragic passed to Joe Durant on the side, and then ran to the bottom line to form a triangle. Embiid asked for the ball from the low post on the left, hit Chaser Green with his back, turned around and made a shot in the middle twice . 75 to 72.

There is no problem in chasing dreams with strength. Embiid turns and shoots, and he is powerless. In the league, there are not many people who can blow him up in this position, but Embiid is one.

On the defensive end, it was Embiid who was miserable. Chasing Meng resolutely pulled out to cover. Curry didn't even change his running route. He ran from the left bottom corner to the upper line and caught the ball at 70 degrees.

Embiid came out of the defense and was blocked by Curry's change of direction and broke into the middle. This time Harris retreated to block Curry's breakthrough route. Curry half-turned and distributed the ball to the middle.

Chasing Dream got an open shot, which was already the best open shot the Clippers could make. The underrated Green dribbled the ball, shot a three-pointer, and the ball went hollow into the net. 75:75.

Chasing Dream can hit a three-pointer, which shows that the Clippers are really in trouble. Both Embiid and Durant feel a little unable to support on the defensive end, and Rivers has no choice but to call a timeout. Going on like this is not an option. The Nets are outright conspiring, trying to maximize the advantages of the team's lineup, which is what Stevens is best at.

Ballmer was not in a good mood on the sidelines. This year, the team was still enjoying the benefits of Embiid's child labor contract and called a luxury tax of more than 20 million, just to win the championship and keep Durant. But after paying so much luxury tax, why does the team's lineup still seem to be inferior to the Nets, and the dependence on stars is still far greater than that of the opponent?

What the Clippers are to the Lakers in Los Angeles is what the Nets are to the Knicks in New York, the less-appreciated one in a city, and the one that looks more promising. Jiang Shixiao has much stronger financial resources than Dolan, and Ballmer even made the entire Bass family fall behind. After Ballmer acquired the Clippers, he first recruited West from the Nets, and followed the example of the Nets, forming an expert team that included all kinds of talents to support the team off the court. These improvements are not enough. If there is no championship, no matter how much effort the Clippers make, there is no way to really shake the Lakers' hegemony in Los Angeles.

Not to mention, without Kobe's $30 million salary burden next season, the Lakers can do something big in the free agent market! For example, Durant!

Rivers replaced Embiid and Kenyon Martin to increase his mobility, trying to last for a few minutes, but Rivers overestimated the veteran and Durant's physical strength, two minutes During the time, the point difference was overtaken by the Nets by 8 points. With continuous offensive and defensive transitions, Durant even stayed in the backcourt directly, unable to walk at all!

After replacing Durant, the Clippers had a clear tendency to collapse. Although Harris received some home whistle benefits, fouled twice in a row, and made 4 of 4 free throws to help the team score, but waited until the third At the end of the quarter, the point difference between the two sides still inevitably came to 13 points.

Seize the physical advantage of the main lineup and widen the point difference. Stevens replaced the main lineup to rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the Nets still had the upper hand in the duel between the bench lineups of the two sides. After the referee team was under pressure from various aspects, the referee in this game restrained a little bit in calling the penalty. It can only be said that it was a little too much on the basis of the home whistle. This kind of strength is within the tolerance of the Nets. Ding Witt and JR successively used mid-range to stabilize the advantage of the Nets. In three minutes, the Nets' substitute lineup expanded the point difference to 14 points, which also made the two cores of the Clippers feel a little tired .

However, under this kind of oppression, Durant opened up again, and the "Death Comes" mode was launched. He scored 8 points in a row from inside and outside, and led the Clippers to complete a wave of 11:2 attacks. The difference was reduced to 5 points. Stevens had no choice but to make another substitution adjustment. Covington came on the stage and replaced Dream Chaser Green. The team needed to strengthen the defense against Durant. '

Jiang Mingliang, who was watching the game in the hospital, only felt a lot of pressure when he watched the finals. If we talk about the first half of the game, even though he was still at a low position, he knew that Stevens still had a hole card that he hadn't played. If the team's advantage lies, then at this decisive moment, Jiang Mingliang is a little uncertain.

On the stage of the finals, too many superstar moments have been born. Who knows if Durant can complete the feat of one man playing one team? If the big score between the two sides reaches 2:2, the Clippers, who have won two games in a row, will definitely boost their morale. In the G5 game, Jiang Mingliang feels that there is more bad luck than good luck. Back to Barclays Center with a score of 2:3, many things are difficult to talk about.

But in any case, Jiang Mingliang made a mental decision. In this summer, the pursuit of Durant will be the Nets' first pick in the summer job. Reaper is really too strong. In the Nets game, I felt such a strong sense of oppression.

The Nets attacked, Curry slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Porzingis pulled out to cover, Curry dribbled a step sideways, which attracted Embiid to switch defenses, and Dragic chased again, Curry scored in time The ball was given to Covington, who was 70 degrees on the right, and then ran in the opposite direction to Dragic, forcing the Clippers' defense to misalign.

Porzingis has the threat of outside shooting, Dragic can't ignore him, and Embiid can't keep chasing Curry. During running without the ball, Durant chased Curry. After Curry received the ball Directly transfer the ball to the basket, throw away Embiid's defense behind Leonard in time to catch the ball, complete the dunk and score, widening the point difference to 7 points!

This goal is crucial to the Nets. When the Clippers set off a wave of counterattacks, the team responded in time.

The Clippers attacked, Embiid and Dragic played a pick-and-roll, Porzingis switched defenses, and kept a distance to block the breakthrough route. Embiid pressed Curry to the low post on the right, and Covington came over to defend.

After Embiid attracted the pincers and scored the ball, Harris didn't make a shot at the first shot. After a short stop, the Nets' defensive rotation was in place. The Clippers failed to find a chance for several passes, and almost ran out of 24 seconds , Dragic made a strong three-pointer and missed under the interference. Leonard retracted to protect the rebound.

The Clippers returned to defense very quickly. Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, exactly the same as the routine just now. Going up the line and running back, Porzingis blocked Durant who was switching defenses, Chasing Dream passed the ball in time, Embiid switched defenses to Curry, Curry feinted, changed direction and broke through, and easily passed Embiid with speed, He scored an easy layup in three steps, widening the point difference to 9 points again.

At other times, Curry would definitely dunk, but on the stage of the finals, Curry chose a more secure way, he was afraid of being blocked by the basket.

The Clippers attacked, Dragic and Durant played a pick-and-roll, attracted the defense and divided the ball to the middle. Durant caught the ball and made a three-pointer against Curry. Curry made a symbolic jump. Facing Durant, his height jump is useless. This kind of ball can only be prayed for. Durant is a little stronger than Curry in anti-interference ability. However, his three-pointer feel is still a bit worse than that of Curry, with a little more strength, and the ball bounces out of the frame.

Leonard retracted again and grabbed the rebound. When he landed, he looked for Curry who was about to come down. After receiving the ball, Curry suddenly shot a three-pointer one step away from the three-point line. The Clippers Fernandez retreated at full speed, the distance was far away, and then he threw out to defend the three-pointer and was a step slower, the ball scored!

12 points! The point difference that Durant chased back with all his might was re-opened by the Nets within 90 seconds. This time, Durant's heart sank a little.

One bang, then decline, three exhaustion, Durant is in the state of three exhaustion at the moment. Every time the Clippers establish an advantage, someone from the Nets will always stand up and bite the score, and when the game enters a balance, Curry can always use his super shooting to widen the point difference, and the last sword seals the score. Throat, murderous heart.

Things happened time and time again, and it was impossible for Durant's heart to be unaffected.

In the last four minutes of the game, although the referee also pulled the frame, Embiid also tried his best to fight and made 3 fouls, but Durant's hand felt average. He made 2 goals in the last 5 shots and watched the Nets helplessly. He held the advantage and defeated the Clippers 131:123, taking a 3:1 lead on the stage of the finals!

In the history of the finals, only one team came back from a 1:3 deficit, and that was the Nets' comeback against the Thunder in the 1213 season. Whether Durant can return this shame to Curry, no one knows.