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Chapter 554 Clippers VS Jazz

Chapter 554 Clippers VS Jazz

Unsurprisingly, the Lakers lost Game [-].

After the game, voices questioning the Lakers and Ge Feng on the Internet gradually gained the upper hand.

"Let me just say, the Lakers' journey to the playoffs this year must have come to an end."

"The Lakers' lineup is too problematic. There is no professional point guard in the backcourt, and there is no top scorer in the frontcourt. How can such a deformed team go further."

"When LeBron was still there last season, the Big Three gathered together and could make up for the instability of the role players.

But this year the Lakers only have two giants left, and Ge Feng and Davis were injured in turn. The Lakers will definitely not be able to pass the Pelicans. "

"Davis is also an oriental, and he gets injured every time. Has the American media overestimated Davis?"

"If it wasn't for Ge Feng scoring 7 points in a row in the second game, the Lakers would really be overthrown by the Pelicans!"

"That's right, Vogel's coaching ability is really problematic! The Lakers might as well get Kidd right!

Vogel was too slow to call timeouts several times. If he called timeouts earlier, the Pelicans would not be able to play a 15-3 attack wave. "

"Vogel's sensitivity to tactics is indeed a little bit off.

To be honest, after LeBron leaves the Lakers, the Lakers no longer need a head coach who can play Tai Chi as they did last season.

What the Lakers lack is tactics! "

"Facts have proved that Ge Feng had a lot of luck a few years ago and had a group of strong teammates to win three consecutive championships.

Now, James is gone, Davis is injured, and Ge Feng is dead. "

"Upstairs, warning from the dragon! If you speak ill of Ge Feng, beware of being hunted down by 14 billion people!"

"Trolls, wake up, it's a pity for Ge Feng this year! He has played very well in these few games. Even James can't do anything about the Lakers' situation this year!"

"The Lakers don't need to be discouraged, just keep this lineup. As long as the Lakers are healthy, they will have a chance to get revenge next year!"

"..."

Although the series has not yet ended, the fans' early predictions are not wrong.

The Lakers have indeed stepped on the edge of a cliff, and it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.

Although the Lakers still lead the Pelicans by a big score, any fan can see that the Lakers who lost Davis are already at the end of their battle.

This is the reason for the erratic record of the Lakers in the regular season.

In the remaining three games, the Clippers, the Lakers' team in the same city, have swept the Jazz 4-0.

The Jazz have had their ups and downs this year.

The Jazz's most stable three-pointer Bojan Bogdanovic was traded to the Lakers to partner with Ge Feng.

At the beginning of the season, the Jazz got Mike Conley from the Grizzlies for a big price, and wanted him to form the Big Three with Rudy Gobert and Domiwan Mitchell to lead the Jazz and the Clippers to fight against the king.

However, ideals are beautiful, and reality is cruel.

Mike Conley, who was traded to the Jazz by the Grizzlies, did not play a game this season and was directly hit by injuries and was reimbursed for the season.

The dream of the Big Three of the Jazz is over before it even begins.

The immature Gobert + Mitchell lacks the leadership of experienced Conley, and it is impossible to fight against the league's top striker combination, Leonard + Paul George.

Gobert is obsessed with offense, but his talent on the offensive end is extremely uncoordinated like a stiff college student.

If it weren't for Gobert to have teammates like Mitchell feeding him the ball, it would be a miracle for him to score 10 points in a game.

However, lack of offensive talent does not mean that Gobert cannot gain a foothold in the NBA.

Embiid once commented on Gobert: "In this world, Gobert is the only one who can defend me inside."

Gobert hates defense, but his defensive ability is at the level of the NBA's best defensive team, or even a level higher than this level.

The head coach of the Jazz is a coach who focuses on offense and light defense, but the Jazz immediately became the best defensive team in the league just because of Gobert.

This is the scary thing about Gobert.

Just how strong Gobert's defense is, here are some simple examples to illustrate.

He is 2 meters tall, weighs 16 kilograms, has a terrifying wingspan of 111 meters, and stands at a height of 2 meters. Excellent body data is the basis for Gobert's defense.

Gobert's continuous defensive ability is against the sky.

Even if he is swayed by a skilled insider like Davis, Gobert can still use his long arms to fight his big hat opponent in the second bounce.

Leonard, who is good at mid-range, is most afraid of facing Gobert.

Whether it's Leonard's proud mid-range jumper or continuous feint breakthroughs, Gobert will predict the last step, and the long arms that cover the sky will offer a big cap.

Gobert's complementary defense and assisted defense both have a strong sense of concealment.

Generally, when an offensive player notices that Gobert is helping to defend him, there is no other possibility except to get a cap.

Gobert is not afraid of players topping him, even James' tanks can't crush him.

LeBron can fly Gobert, but still can't avoid the interference of Gobert's long arm.

Even if LeBron rushed past Gobert in one step, he would still be chased by Gobert and set on the backboard.

Gobert is known as the 1-on-1 Reaper, and no one can score consecutively under Gobert.

He has absolute air dominance at the basket, turning around and hooking is tantamount to humiliating himself.

Even a long-armed player like McGee can't do it.

Gobert's judgment on defensive positioning and take-off timing is historic.

Whether it is Embiid, James, Antetokounmpo, Davis, McGee, Leonard or Harden, they have all been arranged by Gobert's defense.

With Gobert guarding the Jazz's restricted area, the opponent's restricted area shooting rate is less than 37%.

But without the penalty area guarded by Gobert, the opponent's penalty area shot rate was as high as 71%.

Isn't this set of data enough to explain everything?

pity.

The Jazz, who is short of major generals, cannot sink the Clippers by defense alone.

The Jazz's core season was reimbursed, and the depth of the bench was not enough to support the rotation. These are all problems that the Jazz was swept and could not be ignored.

However, the Jazz stopped in the semifinals this year, and Gobert has exceeded the goals expected by the management.

In the coming year, Mike Conley's last year's poison contract expires, and the Jazz may usher in a wave of reinforcements.

At that time, with Mitchell + Gobert, the Jazz is likely to recruit a No. 3 who can score to make up for the weaknesses of the global team.

The future Jazz also makes fans full of expectations.

In the Eastern Division, Lao Du and Xinba led the Raptors and Heat to win their respective home victories.

At present, the big score of the two teams is 2-2. In the next game, Butler will fly to Canada with the Heat to meet the battle of Tianwangshan.

(End of this chapter)