Bishop of the Devil

Griffin's last name means gryphon, the overlord of the sky. Now that the Eagles have arrived, there are really signs of becoming the overlord of the sky.

After joining the Hawks, Griffin's statistics did not decline compared with those of the Clippers, and he also led the Hawks to a very good record. For a while, many Clippers fans secretly said that it was a pity...

If Griffin had not been sold, with the current Clippers lineup, would they have been a sure winner of the championship?

If Richard knew what these fans were thinking, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry...

If Griffin hadn't been sold, Richard wouldn't have had the lineup he has in front of him now. At least Horford and Thompson would be missing from the starting lineup.

Should I choose Griffin or Horford and Thompson? I'm afraid even fools know how to choose.

In Richard's view, the value of Horford is actually no worse than Griffin, let alone the best 3D player in history Tang Shen.

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Griffin is currently living happily in the Hawks, but there must still be resentment against the Clippers in his heart.

In his opinion, he could have been happier. After all, this was Los Angeles. As a dazzling and proud man like himself, he would definitely become the most beautiful boy on the court in Los Angeles, and be embraced by countless young models and beauties...

Not only will there be more beauties, but the key is that you will make more money.

Now that he was sold to Atlanta, everything is far away from him.

Griffin, who is full of resentment, is looking forward to the next game.

Although the Clippers also played against the Hawks last season, the Clippers' lineup at that time was not yet formed. Griffin felt that even if he led the team to win against the Clippers, it would not explain anything.

But now it's different. The Clippers' lineup has taken shape and they are firmly ranked first in the Western Conference. Under such circumstances, if he can lead the Hawks to defeat the Clippers, there will definitely be countless media to help him disgust Richard. …

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At 8:30 p.m., both sides began to take the stage.

Richard didn't take this game too seriously. Although he also knew that Griffin might be resentful of him, there were countless people in the league who were resentful of him, and Griffin was not ranked at the moment... …

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The Hawks can achieve a fifth-place record in the Eastern Conference, which is full of strong players. Naturally, it is a bit tricky, and the lineup is quite good.

Griffin, Josh Smith, Jeff Teague, Reed, Korver, Devin Harris, these are all famous figures in the history of the league...

There is also Zaza Pachulia, a well-known bad guy on the court.

"Dudududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and people from both sides began to take the stage.

The starting lineup for the Warriors is Horford, Green, Leonard, Thompson and Sun Yue.

Green's suspension of only three games has ended long ago.

The Hawks' starting lineup is Griffin, Josh Smith, Korver, Devin Harris and Jeff Teague.

Such a starting lineup is obviously carefully arranged by head coach Larry Drew.

There is no center in the traditional sense. Both Griffin and Josh Smith are power forwards. This lineup can ensure that the Eagles' starting lineup on the field has an extremely powerful impact.

And because of Griffin, even if there is no center player, there will be no disadvantage in rebounding.

It is precisely because of such an impactful lineup that the Eagles can achieve their current record.

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From the beginning, the Hawks caught the Clippers off guard with their impact. Griffin caught the ball at the free throw line twice in a row, rushed directly towards the basket and dunked on Green...

Speaking of which, Chasing Green's defense is indeed good, but when he defends a power forward like Griffin who combines height, strength, speed and impact, his defensive effect is quite unsatisfactory, and he is not beaten once or twice. Something happened.

What he is really good at defending is players like Guo Fu who play slowly and leisurely...

After being dunked twice in a row, Chai Dan was red-faced. Horford took the initiative to take over the burden of defending Griffin. Even though he has a baby face, the effect of defending Griffin is definitely better than that of Chai Dan. Egg Green is much better.

In the next offensive round, Griffin failed to make an impact, but in the end he scored two points with a pull-up shot.

At the beginning of the game, Griffin scored six points in a row, but the Clippers missed both of their shots, and the Hawks directly beat them to a 6-0 climax.

"Outside line!"

"Three points!"

Richard shouted from the sidelines, reminding the players on the court.

Griffin is a very difficult point for the Clippers to deal with right now. Since it is difficult to deal with, Richard can only let the Clippers generals take advantage on the outside.

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Richard's shouts caused the Clippers generals on the court to start their outside tactical system.

All five players on the field have three-point capabilities. In the offensive round, Horford and Chase Green, in addition to being responsible for inside rebounds, will also pull up to the high post from time to time to involve the opponent's inside defense.

In fact, this kind of outside play does not mean that it will definitely give an advantage. At the beginning, the Clippers generals did not feel good, and the point difference between the two sides was further widened.

Just halfway through the first quarter, the Clippers were already 11 points behind!

At this moment, there was a sudden turn of events on the field.

After Klay Thompson received the ball from the outside, he hit a three-pointer to bring the point difference back to within ten points.

It wasn't over yet, Leonard cut off Jeff Teague's pass to Harris, and then passed the ball to Sun Yue to start a counterattack.

Sun Yue found Klay Thompson who was squatting on the outside again, and hit another three-pointer.

Two consecutive three-pointers directly brought the point difference between the two sides back to only five points.

The difference between the two sides is 11 points, which is definitely a huge difference. If the difference is only five points, such a difference is actually nothing.

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"Keep going, this is how we should fight!" Richard shouted standing on the sidelines.

It was the Eagles' offensive round again. As a result, Sun Yue's defense worked this time. He cut off Jeff Teague's pass again, and then organized a counterattack. Maybe he saw that Thompson's previous two shots were too accurate. This time Sun Yue Another pass to Thompson.

What made the whole audience excited was that this time Thompson shot a three-pointer when he was one step away from the outside line, and he actually made it again.

Three consecutive fatal three-pointers, nine points in a row, and the original 11-point difference was reduced to only two points. This is undoubtedly a miracle.

You must know that it only took Thompson just over a minute to recover the nine-point difference!

Sometimes, the three-pointer is quite weird. It may be possible that the shot will not go in under various wide-open situations.

Of course, it may also be how you can shoot and score in the face of various high-intensity defenses.

Obviously, Thompson is currently stuck in this state of shooting and scoring.

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"Beep beep!" Hawks head coach Larry Drew directly called a timeout. This timeout would be useless if he didn't call it. Who knows if Thompson would continue to hit three-pointers next.

The score difference, which was originally as high as 11 points, was about to be tied in the blink of an eye. No one could stand it.

Larry Drew is also aware of their current problem, which is that the backcourt is not tall enough to pose a threat to the Clippers players' shooting.

Jeff Teague is 188 centimeters tall, and Devin Harris is 191 centimeters tall. It is difficult for the two backcourt combination to create shooting pressure for a pitcher like Thompson who is over two meters tall.

In desperation, Larry Drew could only start to change his formation.

Zaza was replaced on the court, allowing Josh Smith to play the third position, and Korver, who originally played the third position, moved to the second position.

Korver is 201 centimeters tall. His defense, especially in his peak period, is underestimated. It will definitely be effective against Thompson.

As for the No. 1 position, Larry also took Jeff Teague, who had been intercepted continuously in the first quarter, off the field and replaced him with Reed on the bench.

To be precise, Lu Wei is actually a player at the No. 2 position, but his height of 188cm is actually not too tall to play at the No. 1 position...

Maybe this is why Lu Wei has always been a substitute. Even if his statistics are quite outstanding, no team has given him a big contract.

After this change of formation, Larry Drew was also unsure. This lineup was not the usual one for the Hawks, and he didn't know if it would have the desired effect against the Clippers.

"Well done, man, I've decided that I'm going to let you play the full game in this quarter, and then come back to the court and give me as many shots as possible. If you encounter this kind of explosive opportunity, try to get big data for me. Richard said excitedly, patting Thompson on the shoulder.

Thompson had a shy expression on his face after being praised like this by Richard. This guy has an extremely sultry personality. He is extremely promiscuous off the court, but he always looks like a pure and good otaku on the court.

The timeout ended and the two sides returned to the court. Richard did not change the formation, and the five starting players were still on the court.

At the beginning of the game, Griffin scored another goal with a mid-range shot, which slightly eased the thrilling situation just now.

But before Larry Drew could breathe a sigh of relief, he turned around. Although Thompson missed the hit this time, Green flew under the basket to grab an offensive rebound, and then assisted Sun Yue, who was running without the ball, to hit a mid-range shot.

Sun Yue still played extremely comfortably. There is no point guard of his height in the entire league. Lu Wei's own defense is not very good. After Sun Yue received the ball, he directly hit it in front of Lu Wei's face. After all, Lu Wei was unable to do anything against Sun Yue.

"Weird guy!" Lu Wei cursed in his heart.

The 206-meter-tall point guard makes the 188-meter-tall shooting guard Lu Wei have the urge to strangle the opponent to death. This is completely bullying.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sun Yue is the tallest point guard in NBA history...

Of course, this tallest one is tied with Magic Johnson. Both of them are 206 centimeters tall.

This season, due to Sun Yue's outstanding performance at the No. 1 position and his height as a magician, Sun Yue is now known as the "Chinese Magician".

Not to mention, under normal circumstances, Sun Yue really has the reputation of a Chinese magician.

It's just that under normal circumstances, Sun Yue calls this nickname, which feels quite unworthy of the name...

But now Sun Yue is worthy of this nickname. Not everyone can average 17 points and 7 assists per game.

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After Sun Yue scored from the mid-range shot, the difference between the two sides returned to two points.

Next, Korver missed a three-pointer from the outside, and the rebound was protected by Horford. The Clippers had their first chance to tie the score in the game.