Ruan Erniu was stopped by Doris Burke for the first time as head coach, and the ESPN mature reporter smiled and asked, "Okay, Kraft, what should I call you now? MVP or COACH-R?"

"Whatever you want, Doris, but I'd rather you call me by my name. Erniu replied with a smile.

Doris Burke didn't dwell too much on this, but immediately asked the relevant question: "Kraft, why were the Clippers able to lead so much at halftime tonight?"

"Aggressive defending, and better concentration. That's where we do better than our opponents. Ruan Erniu concluded.

"You and Paul worked together very well in the first half, can you think that you have chemistry. Doris Burke asked again.

"Of course, it's a pleasure for any player to play with Paul, and there's always a way for him to get the ball to you comfortably, and you just have to put the ball in the hoop. Erniu did not hesitate to praise CP3.

The battle between the two is put aside, and Paul's passing ability does not live up to his name as the league's current No. 1 point guard, which Erniu also admits and admires.

"One last question, in the first half, you and DeAndre Jordan used Rick Barry's inverted toilet free throws at the same time, did you mean it?" said Doris Burke, with a forced smile.

Erniu didn't care, he nodded and said: "That's right, in order to encourage DeAndre to improve his free throw shooting percentage, I decided to work with him to make free throws in a new way." As it turned out, we did a good job, I made 6 of 6 free throws in the half, didn't miss once, and if I'm not mistaken, DeAndre made 3 of 4 free throws and shot more from the free-throw line than he did last season.

Seriously, I don't care what other people think of this penalty position, as long as I can get the ball in, it doesn't matter what way I take it. ”

After the interview, Erniu quickly ran back to the locker room, he is now the head coach of the Clippers and needs to make strategic arrangements for the second half of the game, so he just returned to the locker room and said: "Actually, I don't know what to say, anyway, I don't know how to lose this game, don't slack off on the defensive end, and then just wait to celebrate that we won the opening game!"

Clippers players: "......"

In the face of Ruan Erniu's confident words, the Clippers players were also a little confused, although they also thought so at this moment!

The Clippers, who were 30 points ahead, couldn't think of how they would lose, and the Golden State Warriors, who were 30 points behind, couldn't think of any possibility of a comeback.

Mark Jackson decided to take the risk of using "hack-and-slash tactics", and the target was naturally DeAndre Jordan, who had a good first half.

'Getting close as soon as possible and increasing the tempo of the attack, our advantage in speed simply didn't come to use. Mark Jackson said.

Of course, it can't be played, because Mark Jackson is a traditional big-ass player, emphasizing confrontation and positional warfare, and he is even willing to design a back-to-back single strategy for No. 11 rookie Klay Thompson, so he almost didn't let the Warriors play a triangle offense, so even if the Warriors play a dual point guard, it is impossible to play the high-speed advantage of the small ball in the game.

"Toot!"

At the beginning of the third quarter, Jordan Jr. was sent to the free throw line.

Uncle Huang in 3 of the 4 free throws in the first half was still relatively reliable, but in the second half, with the decline in physical strength, no one knew whether Jordan Jr. could maintain a relatively stable free throw shooting rate.

Far ball, deep breathing, squatting, arms and palms stretched, wrist force, fingers to control the rotation strength, throwing the ball......

The basketball flies towards the basket with a certain topspin.

"Bang!"

The iron is struck!

Erniu, who was on the flank, stepped forward and slapped Little Jordan with a palm, and made a two-handed downward motion, signaling him to relax.

With so much lead, it is just right for Uncle Huang to practice free throws, which is indeed an opportunity.

Little Jordan did not live up to Erniu's trust, and in the same posture, this time the basketball spun into the basket with a more violent spin.

“YES！”

Jordan Jr. raised his arms and shouted, and the Clippers' bench was also waving towels in celebration.

This is one of the Clippers' reserves, and even DeAndrew's can score the ball, and this game is almost a foregone conclusion.

Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry were both invisible under the Clippers' tight defense, and David Lee had to carry the burden of offense alone, but instead of an ATM on the defensive end, he was opposite a three-time D-POY winner, Kraft Nguyen.

In the entire third quarter, Nguyen Er Niu did not directly send a block to David Lee himself, but the record holder of 30+20+10 shot 1 of 6 in this quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 101:63, and the Clippers scored more than 100 points in the third quarter, and had stretched the score of both sides to 38 points.

In the garbage time of the last quarter, Nguyen Erniu, Paul, Billups, Jordan Jr., Kawaii and others all sat on the bench, and the Los Angeles Clippers, who were playing well, even sent a double short combination of Morris Williams and Isaiah Thomas.

It's a pity that Xiao Mo, who has an annual salary of 8.5 million this season and holds the fourth highest new in the team, is only ahead of Thomas who only gets 470,000 meters in the rotation order.

At present, the Clippers' outside firepower is obviously very lacking, but Xiao Mo is stunned that he hasn't got too many shots, which is really hell.

There's a reason why the coaching staff, led by Nguyen Er Niu and Thibodeau, doesn't look down on Mo Williams.

If Erniu finally put former FMVP Billups on the bench to better distribute the Clippers' offensive firepower, then he chose to put Mo Jr. in a more backward rotation position because of Mo Williams' playoff performance with the Cavaliers over the past few seasons.

No one wants to use a player who has been consistent in the regular season and goes undercover in the playoffs as a priority rotation player.

6-foot-1 inch, relatively not very strong, Morris Williams did not have much advantage on the defensive end, and in the two seasons at the peak of the Cavaliers, the shooting percentage dropped sharply when he entered the playoffs, which made people completely see his star quality.

After Billups became the No. 1 bench, Mo Jr. even had a lot of control on the offensive end, and if it weren't for his habit of playing without the ball in the Cavaliers, his status with the Clippers would have become even lower.

Sometimes in order to strengthen the defense, the Clippers will even send Sean Battier and Kawhi Leonard at the same time to be responsible for the defense of the second and third positions, which further compresses Mo's playing time.

Mo Williams averaged less than 20 minutes per game in his contract year, which is undoubtedly quite a disadvantage for his next contract.

However, whether Mo Williams' personal performance has declined or not has little to do with the whole game.

David Lee led the Warriors on a comeback in the absence of Erniu, but the game finally came to an end after Allen and Brian Cook hit back-to-back shots.

At 125:86, the Clippers won the Christmas game by a huge margin of 39 points, and thus won the first game of the 11-12 season.

Ruan Erniu made 13 of 16 shots in this game, including 2 of 2 three-pointers and 13 of 13 free throws, easily cutting 41 points, 20 boards, and 8 assists for a quasi-triple-double.

The dunks under the basket again and again made all the guys who questioned his injury problems shut up.

Not only was the Celestial Man not knocked down by the torn meniscus, but if you look at the visual impact of the dunk alone, he seems to have become even stronger!

In the post-game press conference, Mark Jackson reluctantly said: "The gap between us and the Clippers is obvious, and we need to think about the opponent to learn. ”

No more responsibility than Mark Jackson, who is in the head coach position on the ESPN commentary bench, and it may not be realistic to expect him to make witty remarks and amuse reporters on the spot.

Nguyen Erniu and Paul, as the protagonists of the evening, also attended the press conference later.

A reporter asked Paul, "Chris, what do you think of the fact that you're not your teammate but the manager?"

CP3 glanced at Ruan Erniu beside him with a smile, and then replied: "Correct, I am surrounded by teammates and head coaches. AND, I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT COACH-R'S COACHING ABILITY IS QUITE GOOD, AND THE CLIPPERS' PERFORMANCE TONIGHT CONFIRMED THAT.

I know a lot of people care about us and about the chemistry that my combination with Kraft Nguyen can have, and I would say that when you're playing with two-time MVP and three-time FMVP, chemistry is never an issue. ”

The sedan chair carries people, and business blows each other, CP3 and Kraft Ruan are all kinds of good hands, and they can reach a tacit understanding in an instant without prior communication.

Then a reporter asked Kraft Nguyen about his goals for this season, which is also a concern for many reporters, when the current No. 1 in the past few seasons and Chris Paul, a top-five player in the league, are combined, the future goals of the Clippers seem to be self-evident, in fact, Erniu's answer did not disappoint.

Ruan Erniu smiled: "I know very well what you want to hear, what I want to say is that what you want to hear is consistent with what we think."

We're definitely going to be on the fence for a championship, and in fact, since I entered the league, I haven't missed an NBA Finals in my career, except for last season, which was due to injury, and I think this time is no exception. ”

Ruan Erniu's words make people feel extremely arrogant, but for a man who dares to claim to be the defending MVP+D-POY+FMVP in the third grade, it seems that he will reach the finals again, and there seems to be nothing to blame.

I have to say that some people know that he is pretending, but people are always willing and subjectively believe that he can do these things.

The reporters on the scene got what they wanted, and it was not easy for the reporters in Oakland to let go of the Angelenos who had just slaughtered them at home.

"So, who is the current leader of the Clippers? Kraft Nguyen, or Chris Paul?"

Ruan Erniu said: "This question is really naïve, but I can tell you clearly that I and Cannon are both team leaders, but I am the one who is fully responsible. ”

Chris Paul also immediately responded: "Kraft is certainly our leader, we trust and love him, we come together to win championships, that's the most important thing. ”

The press conference came to an end, but Ruan Erniu and Paul had a deep conversation in private after that.

It's funny, Paul has been coming to the Clippers for a while, and this is actually the first time that Erniu has come out to talk to each other.

These two superstars, who are frequently connected on the field, are indeed not friends in life, and at the same time, Taurus, they both have a wise and indomitable heart, and they are also brought together from the leadership positions of the past, in fact, they know each other's thoughts very well.

"Let's be honest, CP3, we're actually the same kind of people, so I know you very well, but I'm sorry, there's only one absolute core and leader in this team. Ruan Erniu swore sovereignty without hesitation.

"Leaders don't come out of their mouths, Kraft, and I'm okay with you being the leader, but I would prefer you to respect the dominance of a point guard. Paul said.

"Grab the rebound and hand it over to you? I'm sorry, that's not the way I play, I've been playing my way since my first day in the NBA, and I'm not going to change that. Ruan Erniu insisted.

"Interesting statement! Kraft, there's nothing wrong with this Clipper team at the moment, so I can't make any protests. But I'm sorry, if there is a problem with the team, I will definitely step up and take over the game. Paul also gave his own attitude.

Ruan Erniu agreed: "No problem, I made it very clear at the press conference, you are also one of the leaders of the Clippers, if it does prove that my leadership is not enough to support the team's progress, you can stand up and take over at any time!"

In this way, Erniu temporarily established a subordinate relationship with Paul, and just when Erniu decided to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a high-flying victory, the Clippers lost on their second road trip on November 28, three days after the Christmas game.

His opponent was the San Antonio Spurs.

Ruan Erniu completely occupied the top spot in the confrontation with Duncan, but Jordan Jr. was blown up, and it was not an unknown person who blew him up, but the former rookie game MVP - DeJuan Blair.

Ruan Erniu agreed: "No problem, I made it very clear at the press conference, you are also one of the leaders of the Clippers, if it does prove that my leadership is not enough to support the team's progress, you can stand up and take over at any time!"

In this way, Erniu temporarily established a subordinate relationship with Paul, and just when Erniu decided to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a high-flying victory, the Clippers lost on their second road trip on November 28, three days after the Christmas game.

His opponent was the San Antonio Spurs.

Ruan Erniu completely occupied the top spot in the confrontation with Duncan, but Jordan Jr. was blown up, and it was not an unknown person who blew him up, but the former rookie game MVP - DeJuan Blair.