Chapter 834: The lineup is confirmed, and the season is over
Erniu was not interested in the old fish, but Chairman Yu took the clipper as one of the objects of inspection.
Yes, Chairman Fish is still very interested in the O'Brien Cup, wanting to prove that he still has what it takes to challenge for a championship after leaving the Lakers.
This is the temperament of the championship members, even if they have been blown up one by one by all the speed guards in the league, Lao Yu still thinks that he can become a championship puzzle piece.
Chairman Yu even took the initiative to call Erniu and said, "Sign me, let's win the championship together." ”
Erniu finally declined, and a few days later, Lao Yu officially joined the Thunder, vowing to bring the most lacking championship experience to OKC.
Ruan Erniu said that he didn't lack this thing at all, so he turned to Isaiah Thomas and said, "If you meet Derrick in the playoffs, go all out to surprise him!"
"So optimistic about me?" said the little assassin in surprise.
Ruan Erniu nodded and said, "That's right, it's definitely easier for you to cross Derek than to cross the road at four o'clock in the morning!"
Speaking of which, judging from the current record of the Clippers, it is bound to be the first place in the West, while the Thunder is either second or third, and if the two meet in the playoffs, they will inevitably reach the Western Conference finals together.
From the perspective of rotation relationship, the little assassin vs. the old fish, this is something that Erniu is looking forward to.
The trade deadline has officially arrived, and with the transfer market closed, the Clippers' 12-man official roster has finally been decided:
C DeAndrew Jordan, Kenyon Martin
PF Nguyen Er Niu, Yi Jian Lian, Reggie Evans
SF Kawhi Leonard, Sean Battier
SG JJ Reddick, Randy Foye, Nick Young
PG Chris Paul, Isaiah Thomas
The arrival of Nick Yang made up for the last link in the continuation of the Clippers' firepower on the bench, but Erniu still felt a little cautious about how to use Yang Shaoxia.
He took the initiative to invite Nick Young to dinner, and made three requests during the banquet:
1. Continue to act resolutely;
2. Play less with the ball and run more;
3. You must work the defensive end.
In fact, Nick Young's defensive ability has always been there, and the key is whether he is willing to stay focused.
Yang Shaoxia asked rhetorically: "If I can do this, what can I get?"
Ruan Erniu said with a smile: "With the experience of the leader of the dynasty, I tell you that this will allow us to win the championship, and you are an indispensable member of us." ”
Players are human beings, and human beings need to be praised and encouraged.
In the Wizards, Nick Young is just a cancer that has been criticized by experts as useless, and it has hindered the growth of John Wall in various ways, and for a high-minded guy like Yang Shaoxia, he actually needs a sense of identity more.
The regular season continues, and the Clippers have the last two of their six straight home games left, and they will face the Rockets and Pistons back-to-back on the 17th and 18th, respectively.
The two rebuilding teams didn't cause any trouble for the Clippers at all, and Nguyen Erniu clocked out in two consecutive three-quarter games and managed to close the game.
As soon as the six-game home court ended, the Clippers immediately welcomed a three-game home game.
And the schedule is a terrible three days and three games, and the shortened season can't afford to be injured, so such frequent games are a kind of torment for the players and the team.
The Clippers are coming to Indiana first, and the Pacers are still Danny Granger's team, but Paul George is also on the rise.
Sister Lan may not have guessed that this is actually his last glorious season, and the future of the Pacers belongs to Pickle Pepper.
The encounter between Paul and David West is also a highlight of the game.
CP3 is still one of the few point guards in the league, but unfortunately David West has degraded significantly due to age and injury.
It should be said that the Pacers still played quite tenaciously, and they even led the Clippers by 8 points at halftime, but as the Clippers strengthened their defensive intensity in the third quarter, Ruan Erniu scored points on David West's head one after another, and the trend of the game was reversed in an instant.
In the first half of the final quarter, Nick Yang ushered in an outbreak, and he also fed Thomas Jr. well, and Nick Yang in the first three quarters of 3 three-point shots and 0 suddenly found his touch in the final quarter, 3 of 3 outside the three-point line, helping the team play a wave of 15:0 attack and successfully harvest the game.
From bench to starter and back to bench, Nick Young is going through the toughest period of his career.
This is his sixth season in the league, and it is also his contract year, and Erniu's meal was not in vain, and the championship is not only an honor, but also a realistic consideration of interests, because the value of every champion member will skyrocket.
Just finished beating the Pacers, and when I turned around, I was going to go to the Russian city to play the Thunder.
After flying to the city overnight, the Clippers finally suffered a brutal defeat in the city.
There's no reason for them to be tired!
Even if Erniu scored a game-high 45 points, it still couldn't prevent the team from losing.
Durant scored 32 points, Willis scored 29 points, Harden scored 28 points, and the Thunder scored 89 points to help the team win 101-124 against the back-to-back Clippers.
Westbrook smiled like a kid after the game, well, the bearish kind.
Erniu also rolled his eyes at him with no grace, isn't it just a regular season?
Fisher was also excited, and although he played 19 minutes in this game, only scored 5 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist, OKC's victory over LAC proved that his choice was not a problem, even if it was a passive option after being rejected by the Clippers.
Old fish, you're too early!
Erniu didn't blame his teammates for their poor performance after the game, and the Clippers' top position in the league was not shaken, and this loss did not prove any problems.
On the final leg of the three-in-a-row, the Clippers arrived at Paul's old club, the New Orleans Hornets.
Eric Gordon is out due to injury, and Carman is also constantly injured, stopping and stopping, this team is going to sign for the top pick, but in the face of the tired Los Angeles Clippers, they went with the strongest fighting will.
After an ugly defensive battle, the Hornets won the game by virtue of their home whistle advantage, making 16 more free throws than the Clippers with an equal number of fouls.
The Clippers suffered their first losing streak this season, ending their three-game road streak after a game against the Hornets and moving their team record to 39-8.
They remain the team with the best record in the league, but the decline in dominance is noticeable.
As a result, the argument of singing about the Clippers began to prevail again.
For example, the duo team can't keep up with the times, the transfer fails, the reinforcement is not good, and so on.
Erniu had to speak out and cheer for the team with a firm attitude: "We don't have any problems, I know there are a lot of people who want to see our jokes, but that doesn't stop us from pursuing the highest goals, we are still at the top of the league."
I don't understand why we need to be blamed like that, or is it that the other 29 teams in the league are doing better than us?"
After all, he is the first person in the active team, and even if there are still sporadic sunspots who continue to talk to themselves, the general direction of the media still believes that the Clippers are still one of the most favorable contenders for the championship.
A team with Kraft Nguyen can never be speculated on by common sense. The Atlanta Hawks' performances over the past few seasons have proven this fact.
After three consecutive home games, the Clippers ushered in another wave of five consecutive home games, and this time, the well-rested Clippers did not give their opponents any chances.
After defeating the Grizzlies, Hornets, Suns, Trail Blazers, and Jazz one by one, the Clippers won five straight home games and improved their record to 44-8.
This is the end of the whole March, and Nguyen Er Niu led the team to a 12-6 record, and was successfully elected as the Western POM of the month again, which is the third time this season that the Celestial Dynasty has won this award.
In the shrinking season, there are only four POMs in a season.
It can be said that as long as the Clippers did not suddenly collapse in the April game, the regular season MVP of the two bulls this season is already a sure thing.
The best of the month in the East was won by Paul Pearce, who led the team to a 12-5 record that month, and also averaged 22.3 points + 5.6 rebounds + 3.2 assists per game.
The NBA's regular season is coming to an end, but the eyes of the all-American audience have to shift again.
In fact, from mid-to-late March, fans have been paying more attention to March Madness.
On April 4, the University of Kentucky defeated the University of Kansas in the NCAA Finals to win the NCAA championship for the eighth time in its history.
Anthony Davis got the MOP, and he is also the favorite for the 12-year No. 1 pick, and Nets leader Deron Williams said directly: "As long as the Nets get the No. 1 pick, they will definitely pick Davis." ”
In addition to the thick eyebrows, this season's NCAA has also provided the NBA with a number of potential insiders, which can be called a year of blowouts in recent years, including Thomas Robinson, Andre Drummond, Terrence Jones, and Jared Sallinger, all of whom are the focus of attention of scouts.
Of course, none of the above has anything to do with the Clippers, who have already traded their first-round pick in order to get Nick Young, and besides, with the current trend of the Clippers, they are unlikely to get a top-pick pick.
Back in the NBA, the game enters April, and the Clippers' schedule is a little looser.
The Clippers had a good start to April, completing their season sweep with a big win over the Dallas Mavericks on the road.
After winning the championship last season, the Mavericks quickly went down the path of decline, Nowitzki was no longer at his peak, and Mark Cuban's attempt to assemble a championship team in a short period of time was equally difficult to achieve.
The Clippers, who had just beaten the Mavericks, suffered a defeat after returning to their home court.
They lost for the first time this season to their city rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The game was extremely anxious, and in the final moments, Pau Gasol and Matt Barnes hit back-to-back free throws to give the visitors the last laugh.
The Clippers are still up and down, and they can easily slaughter good teams, but they can also lose quite eerily against weak teams.
In addition to the fitness issues encountered during the shrinking season, the Clippers' own consistency also needs to be greatly improved.
The loss to the Lakers was also the Clippers' ninth loss of the season.
As the regular season draws to a close, the Clippers really need to brace themselves and try to give the 11-12 regular season a perfect finish.
First the road win over the Kings, then back home to give the Kings a season sweep.
The Clippers went into explosive mode, narrowly beating the Grizzlies on the road, beating the Thunder on the road, and then taking out the Timberwolves on back-to-back roads.
Far from stumbling the Clippers in the final three-game winning streak, the Los Angeles people completed a wave of three kills.
Another home win over the Warriors also gave the opponent a season sweep.
Erniu had a brief exchange with Jerry West, who came to Los Angeles with the team, after the game.
The LOGO man is still unyielding, and looking at him, you know that he is ready to do a big job at the draft.
It's no wonder that the Warriors have two first-rounders and two second-round picks for a total of four draft picks, which represents a lot of hope for a rebuilding team, provided they can find the right piece of the puzzle, of course.
After sweeping the Warriors, the Clippers once again faced the challenge of the Thunder at home.
This time, the physical Angelenos didn't give OKC any chance, and the Clippers once again played with the momentum of slaughtering the Thunder at the beginning of the season.
77:103, the suppressed Thunder had no room for resistance at all.
Fisher was even blown up by Isaiah Thomas in rotation time, and it can be said that the little assassins have already rehearsed the story of what will happen in the playoffs in advance.
It's true that Lao Yu is a member of the championship, but when it comes to speed-based point guards, he's an ATM.
The Clippers and Thunder's regular season record this season has become 3:1, and it should be said that even if the two really meet in the playoffs, the Clippers have a considerable psychological advantage.
After all the regular season games with the Thunder, the Clippers ushered in the penultimate consecutive road trip of the season, against the Suns and Nuggets.
Both have beaten the Clippers during the season, but this time they failed to defend their home court, and the Los Angeles Clippers were unstoppable at full throttle.
After a two-game winning streak on the road, the Clippers finished the season on a ten-game winning streak.
And their next opponent is Erniu's old club - Atlanta Hawks.
Ruan Erniu returned to play in the Philips Center Arena again after the 09-10 season, but as soon as he played, he was greeted by the crazy cheers of the entire arena.
That's right, even if Erniu is traded, he is still the hero of the whole of Atlanta, and fans will not forget the great Hawks dynasty, let alone who led the team to win the NBA championship again after 50 years and 40 years after the team moved.
Hawks owner Tony Ressler in the box was black-faced the whole time, and he didn't even want to be in the stadium because he didn't want to bear the boos of the fans, especially when Kraft Nguyen returned to the stadium.
With the fans in the stadium turning against each other, it is indeed unrealistic for the Eagles to want to win.
The Clippers easily won the game and extended their winning streak to 11 games.
After that, the Los Angeles people still have one last away opponent to play, the New York Knicks, but Erniu did not go to the Big Apple with the team, and he didn't even care much about the outcome of the last game, but flew directly back to Los Angeles.
There is only one reason: Han Meimei is about to give birth!