Harden is now the offensive core of the Clippers, the statistics are beautiful, winning is basically MVP, and Leonard George is playing support. The Clippers' playoff opponents. Let's talk about the West first, the Timberwolves and the Thunder, both are young troops, lack of playoff experience is their biggest problem, winning them is not a big problem, the Nuggets are not as strong as last season, plus the joining of Harden this season, Harden used to be the best at dealing with Jokic, one or the other, the odds are great, the Mavericks, the Mavericks have been eliminated twice in the playoffs before, this is no problem. It is not a matter of concern that the king's hard power is not as good as ours. The only worry is the Lakers, you should try to avoid the Lakers, not afraid of the Lakers, mainly afraid of Thanos Zhan, once you meet the Lakers, without the hard power of the Nuggets last season, it is very difficult to eliminate the Lakers.
Eastern Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, Heat, these four are very interesting, Celtics Bucks, 76ers, Heat Celtics Bucks, 76ers, so, the high probability of the East can qualify is the Celtics or the Heat, the Heat actually don't worry, don't look at him in the East, at best, he is just a spoiler, the line is the Finals, out of the East is to send food to the Western team, the Celtics' comprehensive strength is strong, but the strength of the house is too vegetable, which is why they have not been able to win the championship.
Since Deng Ge came to the Clippers, the game has not fallen. Zubac, the Clippers' main interior line, played O'Neal's style with Harden's assist. His advantages: strong frame protection ability, high quality of blocking and dismantling, a certain ability to shoot the ball after blocking and dismantling, sufficient size, and strong finishing ability under the basket. Disadvantages: Slower speed, slower bullet speed, no space ability.
First of all, it's impossible for a team to have five All-Stars, and there are salary restrictions, so it's important for coaches to develop tactics that play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Secondly, the inside line that is stronger than Zhanbo in the market, you can't change it, and the center who can protect the frame and have the ability to space is a baby bump anywhere, so Zhanbo is the best solution for the Clippers at present. In the end, many brothers are entangled in the playoffs and are frequently named by the opposing star guards, but in fact, it is not necessary. The tactics of naming the center are not uncracked: first, pinch the ball carrier, and for Doncic, who is keen to punish the opposing center, he will decisively pinch and allow a specific player on the opposing side to shoot open three-pointers (such as Okogie of the Suns);
Second, when the opposing center mentioned the top of the arc, Zubac and George quickly switched defenses, and George defended the center who was ready to block and dismantle to protect Zubac;Third, the Clippers have the capital to consume the physical strength of the opponent's ball-holding core and take turns to impact the opponent's ball-holding core in the offense. What's more, in the playoffs, the Clippers can also be replaced by a five-man lineup of no small size, and there is an old Tucker on the bench who knows this well. Deng Ge is also a ball-handling nucleus who has the ability to punish opposing centers. So the brothers don't have to worry about Zhanbo dragging their feet, pray that all the players are healthy, and the Clippers will make a big difference in the playoffs this season.
If Zubac doesn't try to reach out and make himself run, then he'll still be a waste in the playoffs, or the same as before. Now I know that I have gone out, I don't keep the three-second zone, and I don't stretch out my hand when I get out of the three-second zone, this is progress, and I have been practicing like this, and I can go out and delay it in the playoffs. Now that the ball is in Harden's hands, it won't let Zubac pass it, Harden has already seen through Zubac, and he won't pass the ball to him easily, and he won't consider passing the ball to Zubac for the whole game except for the back point difference, which is very right, don't expect Zubac to play well, treat him as a pure blocking tool, don't let Zubac pass the ball a lot. Mann is now the No. 1 soldier to protect Zubac, and in the playoffs, at least someone has done it to cover Zubac's characters, and it doesn't have to be Kajiao, Mann's defense is still much faster than the lightning strike, Xiao Mo's speed is much faster, and Harden's defense is enough to cut the ball.