In the first game of the preseason , the Los Angeles Clippers took the lead, beating the Denver Nuggets 103-102. The end of the game was thrilling and some young players stood in the center of the stage, including Clippers' Terrence Man, Brandon Boston and Nuggets' Nashaun Hyland (nicknamed "Bone").
Maybe our scrutiny of the preseason shouldn't be too overwhelming. Games like this are always fruitless. However, this competition showed many interesting things. The following are the three major gains from the Clippers' preseason opening game.
1. Brandon-Boston is ready
Little Boston completes his NBA 11span’s first career show. At that moment, he became excited.
Boston said after the game: "I was super excited at that time, of course, I am also excited now. Like, the first game of my life is right in front of my eyes. When he (Taylen Lue) ) When I told me these things, I thought to myself, “Let’s get started. I’m ready.”"
the first game of the preseason,Little Boston played 20 minutes and scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. He started and didn't play much in the third quarter of the second quarter, but he was a member of the final moments of the Clippers game.
"We know that Brandon will be troubled by the number of fouls," Tyronn Lue said with a smile after five fouls in Boston. "But he was involved in this game, he was playing hard, and he was also Trying hard, you can only ask him so much for now. We just continue to help him hone his skills, starting with basic defense, and he shows his training results every night. This data is still acceptable."
It is not clear how many more Boston can start. Paul George, Marcus Morris and Nicholas Batum are in good health. There are still three preseason games, and we have a chance to see Brandon-Boston stage more exciting moments, it depends on whether he can seize these opportunities.
"This is crazy, I won't lie," Boston added in his NBA debut, "There are only 450 people in the NBA, so when I play on the court, I will make good use of the opportunity and do it right. Doing every little thing I need to do, I have to work hard every day."
2. Terrence Mann-point guard? Dirk Nowitzki ?
Eric Bledsoe played less than 10 minutes, Reggie Jackson played for about 7 minutes. This means that Tyron Lue is looking for people like Terrence Mann, Luke Kennard and Jay Scrubb to control the ball. With 6 minutes and 06 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the score was 92-82. With the Clippers behind, Mann began to take over the game.
With the last six minutes left in the game, the third-year guard from Florida scored 12 points (Mann scored 14 points) and led the team to complete the reversal. The last two points are a shooting performance that Mann has never had in this game: like Dirk Nowitzki, with one foot back, the Golden Rooster is independent.
"We want to observe whether Mann creates opportunities for himself and his teammates and makes contributions." Tyronn Lue explained Mann's offensive rhythm in the fourth quarter. "He was one of the experienced players on the court at the time. We were just doing some basic things, because without a point guard, it is difficult for these players to take the initiative to organize attacks and direct the game, but I think he did a good job. I think he was fouled several times, but he did not win the whistle. To a large extent, I saw his contribution on the defensive end. At critical moments, he can interfere with the opponent, and he can also send beautiful assists to complete the finish. "
"Amir Kofi did a great job, he handled the ball very well, and he had an impressive dunk, and he was still in shape. At first Kennard shot Lost some goals, his rhythm was not very good, but then he made some key goals. As I said, Mann will continue to improve and get better. As long as Mann is on the court, he will give You are pleasantly surprised."
He also did it.Just like in the G6 game against the Jazz in the playoffs, Mann led the Clippers to complete the reversal and win the game.
3. Harry or Hatten?
Isaiah Hartenstein and Harry Giles III are the last place on the squad of competing for the Clippers. The team needs a big man because Serge Ibaka still needs time to recover from back surgery.
in the preseason opening game against the Nuggets, Harten scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Harry Giles had 8 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.
"I think these two guys are playing well, I have to watch the game replay. We let them switch defenses with their opponents a few times because they played against , Jeff Green, and Jie Michael Green, then there is Gordon on the opposite side. So for our big man, this is a difficult game, we have to try to judge these two men from a defensive point of view, so we will study As soon as the game is played back, we will continue to get better."
So far, it is difficult to say whether the last seat is reserved for Giles or Harten. Both players have left a deep impression on the field of vision and passing, but the defense and communication on the field are things that coach Tyronn Lue pays special attention to.
Although this is a competition,But Giles knew that the competition between him and Harten included a certain degree of respect.
After the game, Giles said: "It's good, but it's a bit different, especially this is a competition. Not everyone can do this. [Competition] At the beginning, It feels a little weird, but at the same time I also tried to figure it out. As time goes by, you will play games, you will keep practicing, but you will also see the efforts of the other side (Harten), which is still a matter of respect "
"You still need to adapt to this situation in the team. You are still teammates, but you are still competing for the last spot. It's like playing on the same court with other people, regardless of whether the contract is guaranteed. , You are also competing with others for playing time. This is still a heavy task, and we will continue to do what we should do. In the next games, we will still watch and support each other, but there is no lack of competition. , Especially since we are all currently wearing Clippers jerseys."
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