Leonard and Giannis’ last shot; Amen vs. Flagg; Jokic vs. Sasha

Leonard failed to make another buzzer beater - the Clippers fell behind by 1 point in the last 17 seconds. Leonard came out of the corner to face a double attack and shot a three-pointer. Coach Lu arranged something...

The Clippers' collapse in the third quarter was a typical old arm and leg.

After Adebayor's three-pointer was successfully developed, the tactical effect was completely different. He scored 31 points against Wenban before, and today he teased Zubac from a high position. The Adebayor who could only look for opportunities to pass the ball and take advantage of the basket at the end of the game is gone forever.

Powell, who was released by the Clippers, scored 21 points on 10 shots in 28 minutes, and Bill, who was acquired by the Clippers, scored 12 points on 8 shots in 20 minutes.

Both Harden and Leonard are off to their best start to the season in years, but the Clippers' offense and defense are like Leonard's last shot: without Harden driving, everyone is waiting and watching.

Giannis beats the Pacers—should it be the second buzzer-beater in his career?

is still a fadeaway jumper.

Giannis scored his 31st point with half the quarter left, and the Bucks led by 11 points. Then Giannis had a problem of his own: he committed three consecutive fouls, missed both free throws, and was tied by Siakam.

The Bucks teammates stood up, "Giannis usually comes to the rescue, today we will do it!"

Turner made a tip-in, and Trent shot from long range; Giannis was blocked, but Turner blocked the shot.

Giannis tried to seal the game with a three-pointer, but missed the shot, but AJ Green hit the offensive rebound and made a free throw.

When Nesmith caught up to 115, Haliburton laughed on the sidelines: At that time, the Bucks were looking at another nightmare this spring. "No matter how much they lead, they will be ended by the Pacers?"

Then Giannis turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper, the winner.

Is this considered revenge against the Indianapolis fans... and Haliburton on the sidelines?

Giannis still had 33+13+15, but the good shots were concentrated in the first three and a half quarters.

This seems to be the winning script for the Bucks this season: Giannis averages 34 points per game, and no one on the team averages 20 per game.

But the Bucks are still third in the Eastern Conference.

Rollins and Cole Anthony took turns holding the ball and instigating, Trent, AJ Green and Prince took turns taking long shots. Portis, Turner and Kuzma maintained the forward length, rebounds and face-to-basket attacks. With Giannis here, the whole team takes turns firing; without Giannis, the dual ball handlers + strikers can outperform the Warriors.

He didn't play very cleverly, and he was disconnected from time to time, but his overall effort was tough - this style is very much like Lao Li's.

Towards the end of today, Giannis fouled continuously and Rollins also failed, but Turner and AJ came to the rescue. Turner's 5 blocks, AJ's free throws, and Trent's timely long shot allowed Giannis to complete the victory. Great team + individual story.

The Rockets defeated the Mavericks without any danger. The defense has won four games in a row.

Since the Rockets changed formations: 137 points, 139 points, 128 points, and 110 points today. Durant only made 6 of 18 shots in 38 minutes, the fewest this season: the Mavericks' defense is good enough. Only in the last 4 minutes, the Mavericks didn't make a single shot.

But after a few rounds, clues can be seen:

Flagg defended Durant at the top of the arc, Shen Jing backed up, and Amen launched a shot. The Rockets led 101 to 99 - "Rookie, you go to guard the top scorer in history!" "Me?"

Amen scored a team-high 27 points, but missed the last two counterattacks in the fourth quarter. After Durant ran out of energy, the Rockets' last effective source of offense was Shen Jing: feeding Amen for a throw, and then dribbling halfway to the basket to challenge Gafford for a one-on-one throw - Shen Jing is still the team's decision-maker.

The Mavericks flanked Durant and Shen Jing in the half, leaving Okogie, Ethan and Amen in the dunk position. This is the Rockets' current offensive sequence: Durant is the best scoring terminal and containment weapon; Shen Jing is the offensive axis; Amen is the transition from defense to offense and terminator.

Flagg broke through today, made pick-and-rolls, took roll calls with the ball, and shot Amen from the weak side; but the smoothest game was when he bullied Shepard. He is comprehensive, but still lacks special skills.

At the last moment of the game, Amen went to face Russell, and then switched to guard PJ. The Rockets kept using Okogie to deal with Flagg. Only in the last round, Amen blocked Flagg's three-pointer.

Flagg's defense: The Lone Ranger dares to let him face Durant.

Flagg's offense: Amen would go to Russell and P.J., and have Okogie on him -- until the final drive.

To some extent, Amen and Flagg have similar statuses: the team's third choice on the offensive end, and 100% trust by the team on the defensive end.

and:

are both forwards' physical skills and were dragged to the No. 1 position.

The big brothers in the team are waiting for them to grow up.

The explosiveness of Luka (along with Reeves) and the ferocity of Maxi and Vunbanyama are the new stories at the beginning of the season.

But the three old MVPs, Giannis and Alexander (each of whom has only failed to score 30 points in one game this season) and Jokic (who has only failed to score a triple-double in one game this season), continue to be rock solid.

The scary thing is that Giannis had 33+13+5 today and a shooting percentage of 67%, which is less than his average performance this season. "Just leave it to me, that is, more kills than usual!"

The Nuggets beat the Kings. Jokic and Westbrook did not have a triple-double, but Jokic's 34 points and 14 assists were the best offensive performance of the season, and Westbrook's 26 points and 12 assists were the best single game of the season.

After Westbrook lost the game, he was all smiles and went to greet his old Nuggets teammates. They also opened their arms: After all, he can still get all the love.

The funniest moment of the game came from Jokic and Savoy:

After Jokic was jumped by Savoy, he touched a foul behind his back, and both of them laughed.

Jokic passed a pass over the head of Sasha, Sasha squatted subconsciously; Gordon received the ball and dunked directly.

Xiao Sa looked back and saw, laughed, and high-fived Jokic. He knows how well Jokic passes the ball, and Jokic knows that Sasha knows how good the pass is.

Two of the three best passers in the league (the other is Shen Jing); the heir to the old Sabonis by blood and style of play.