The Clippers ushered in their second game with the Jazz. In the first game, the Clippers lost in a good situation, which is quite a pity. After four quarters of this game, the Clippers still did not get the final victory. After the loss of this game, the total score of the series came to 0-2, and the Clippers were in a passive state again. Another familiar script! The real giant surfaced, the little car nemesis appeared, and Tyron Lu pointed out the key.
As we all know, in the first round of the Clippers-Lone Ranger matchup, the Clippers fell behind 0-2 after the first two games. Then the Clippers won two consecutive games, and finally completed the promotion through 7 games. This round of the series is currently the same playbook that the Clippers are already familiar with. It's just that this time with a 0-2 backward situation, he returned to his home court to play the next two games. After two consecutive rounds of the first two games, the total score is 0-2, which is quite interesting.
If you want to say the real giant of this game, it is not Paul George , nor Xiaoka Leonard , but Reggie Jackson . George continued to pull his hips in the second game, and the poor shooting touch in the previous game continued into this game. George only hit 8 goals in 8 shots, and the plus-minus value was -12. Leonard can only say that he played normally, and contributed 21 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in this campaign. He hasn't shown his cards yet, and the last two games against the Mavericks are the real Leonard.
Reggie Jackson was already obsolete, and ended up being used in the hands of Tyron Lu. Since becoming the starter, he has refreshed the fans' perception. Reggie scored 27 points in this campaign, including 16 points in the third quarter. You must know that Reggie's scores are not brush points when leading, but when he is behind, he stands up to help the team get points. Even at the critical moment in the final quarter, Reggie hit key three-pointers in a row. Reggie Jackson is the true giant of the Clippers, and the value of the offensive end is quite large.
The Jazz flooded the Clippers with a 3-pointer despite Reggie's great play. In the Jazz's main force and main rotation, all players except Gobert can throw three-pointers. In this campaign Bogdanovic threw 3 3s, O'Neal 1 3s, Ingles 4 3s, Mitchell 6 3s, Clarkson 6 3s , the Jazz made a total of 20 three-pointers. When the Jazz are throwing 3-pointers with such efficiency, the Clippers must be overwhelmed.
There is one data that the Clippers also need to pay attention to, that is, has been hit by opponents in 57 three-pointers after dribbling in this year’s playoffs, and hit rate has reached 45%. The Jazz are a three-point team, and that's going to make it hard for the Clippers. Regarding this game, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue pointed out the key. Tyronn Lue said that against the Jazz, we can't dig too much in the front, thinking that we can recover the points from the back. In fact, Tyronn Lue is telling the truth, the Jazz are the first in the league this season.
The Jazz is a well-balanced team. Although the forward position doesn't seem as talented as the Clippers, it still has enough defensive resources. In the fourth quarter, the Jazz also found the nemesis of Xiaoka. In the distal quarter, Boyan defended Leonard, and Leonard made 4 shots and 1 ball under Boyang's defense, and he also had 2 turnovers. This game is very informative, it depends on whether Snyder will continue to let Boyang match the small card. The other nemesis is O'Neal. Under O'Neal's main defense, Xiaoka hit 5 goals in 16 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and the overall shooting rate was only 31.3%.
The Clippers' five-line lineup has been thoroughly studied, and the Jazz are also more advanced opponents than the Mavericks. The next two games will be in Los Angeles to see if the Clippers can replicate the first-round miracle.
