"After the All-Star break, the Clippers were a bit of a fan, what was the purpose of Lue's guidance? Lack of vitality
After All-Star Weekend, the Clippers lost three games and ended up in No. 4 position. In terms of the state of the whole team, the Clippers are a little lost now. What is Lu Shuai's tactical intention for such a change? Now they lack momentum and passion, which makes them full of worries about the competition in the playoffs!
With two straight losses, the Clippers must come to their senses.
1-2, yes, we won 1-2, but, you see three seasons, the Clippers played well!
In the first game after the All-Star break, the Clippers take on the Thunder, and the winning team will be the runner-up. Ring after ring, by the third quarter, the Clippers had lost by 22 points. And the Grizzlies didn't get the win until the last minute. In the next game against the Kings, the Clippers collapsed in the final moments, losing by 16 points to the Kings. In the All-Star Weekend game, the Clippers had already lost several games in a row before being defeated by Forest, which can be described as a complete defeat.
After all the other teams were celebrating All-Star Weekend, the Clippers were a bit sluggish. In the league, this style of play is dangerous.
The main position fluctuates, and the team lacks momentum and strength.
In three two-on-two games, George scored 14 points, but his form was still terrible. Harden has played three times, but he's getting worse and worse, his assists haven't exceeded double digits, and he's shooting poorly. Leonard was under more pressure, and against the Kings, he struggled even more defensively, scoring just 20 points on 18 shots.
The high-intensity battles of that year are long gone, and the seven crusades in succession have made the Clippers somewhat tired. Especially after All-Star Weekend, the Clippers felt they were well-rested and not quite out of their injuries. In terms of attack, we felt terrible. The team's defense has also become more and more lax, with two consecutive defeats at Alexander's hands, and Fox also kicked out and severely reprimanded, which is not an easy task.
Lue has been changing teams, what's the point?
The Clippers' players in the game against the Thunder remain the same. But against Memphis, the Clippers' lineup changed, and Lue coached Tucker back to the plate. Tucker's non-stop use allowed him to escape and have peace of mind in the future, which is good for the stability of the team. But the problem now is that this way of playing under Lu's guidance is too strange, Wei Shaojia Zubatsgatak, there is no room to shoot at all, Leonard, George, Harden, have caused great trouble to the team.
With George missing a game against the Kings, Lou regained his form. He put Powell in the starting line, not the previous exam fee. It's not impossible to make such a change, but the problem now is that the Clippers' three-point line shooting percentage is so low that it completely breaks their original tactical system. Coffey has been up and down in form of late, with little chance of a shot off his bench. Letting Plumlee go and letting Tyus play was the right thing to do both in terms of the process and the outcome, and in fact, he was more proactive than Plumlee.
At this time of the season, Coach Lu is also making all-round adjustments to the team's personnel arrangements and training. From the point of view of winning the championship, this decision is understandable, but Coach Lu's use of players cannot be completely copied. Today's Clippers are completely like dead pigs who are not afraid of boiling water, and if Harden and George do not perform well, then shorten the game time and give them some respite, which is also very helpful for the team to adapt. If Wei Shao's situation is still there, then use it more, and you don't need to beat Wei Shao. When things get bad for him, he puts everything away. And Kobe, Plumlee, etc., these will be used by Theis.
In the short term, there is no problem getting into the top four, but the Clippers still need to be well prepared to make it to the next round.
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