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The Los Angeles Clippers have a secret weapon no other NBA team has. And it's
helping them win games.
The Wall at the Intuit Dome consists of 51 uninterrupted rows of Clippers supe
rfans and was meant to resemble a college basketball student section.
Through 17 home games, The Wall seems to be working wonders. Take a look at th
e chaos it's causing, per the team's Game Notes:
Opponent FT% against The Wall: 72.3% (would rank last in NBA if this were
a team)
Opponent 3PT% against The Wall: 33.3% (would rank 27th)
On November 22, the Kings scored 29 points in the entire 1st half shooting
against The Wall. It was the lowest-scoring half this season at the time.
Clippers opponents are shooting 73% at the free throw line at Intuit Dome
- the 2nd-lowest FT% in a road arena this season.
And then there's this: the road team always gets to choose which basket to sho
ot on in the 1st half/2nd half.
Most of the time, teams want to shoot in front of their own bench in the 1st h
alf and play defense in front of their bench in the 2nd half.
But at Intuit Dome, you now have The Wall to consider - especially for late ga
me clutch free throws.
Remember the Clippers' first home game this year? Kevin Durant (88.4% career F
T%) missed both free throws shooting at The Wall in the 4th quarter.
In the Clippers' 16 home games since then, their opponent has chosen to shoot
against The Wall in the 2nd half just 5 times.
It's a small sample size, but it seems like early this season, The Wall is doi
ng exactly what Steve Ballmer envisioned.
And it's wreaking havoc on the Clippers' opponents.
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洛杉矶快艇队拥有一个其他NBA球队都没有的秘密武器，这正在帮助他们赢得比赛。
Intuit Dome的“The Wall”由51排连续不间断的快艇死忠球迷组成，旨在模仿大学篮球
的学生观众区。
在主场进行了17场比赛后，“The Wall”似乎发挥了神奇的作用。以下是根据球队赛事笔
记所列的数据，显示出它引发的混乱：
- **对手在“The Wall”面前的罚球命中率：72.3%**（如果这是一支球队，将排名联盟
倒数第一）。
- **对手在“The Wall”面前的三分球命中率：33.3%**（将排名联盟第27位）。
- 11月22日，国王队在上半场面对“The Wall”时只得到29分，这是当时本赛季最低的半
场得分纪录。
- 快艇的对手在Intuit Dome的罚球命中率为73%，是本赛季客场第二低的罚球命中率。
除此之外，还有这一点：客场球队始终可以选择在上半场或下半场攻击哪个篮框。
通常，球队希望上半场在自己教练席前的篮框投篮，并在下半场在教练席前防守。
但在Intuit Dome，你必须考虑到“The Wall”的影响，特别是在比赛最后关头的关键罚
球时刻。
还记得快艇本赛季的第一场主场比赛吗？Kevin Durant （职业生涯罚球命中率88.4%）在
第四节面对着“The Wall”罚球时，两次都没有命中。
在快艇此后的16场主场比赛中，对手选择在下半场面对“The Wall”投篮的次数仅有5次
。
尽管样本数不多，但这个赛季早期的数据似乎表明，“The Wall”正如Steve Ballmer所
设想的那样发挥了作用，并对快艇的对手造成了巨大干扰。
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不得不说在电视机前看起来的画面真的很惊人
更别说站上罚球线的对手了
开季第一场KD连两罚不进的画面令人印象深刻