Chapter 874 There are many team stories, and the Clippers crisis is present

The surging Clippers are showing an invincible stance, but the rest of the league is struggling.

If the Nets are the most disappointing team, there is no one more desperate than the Los Angeles Lakers.

Also in Los Angeles, the Clippers have all sorts of things going well, and even if the occasional player is out injured, someone else can immediately step up, and the defending champions have depth in their roster.

But the Lakers can't, without Kobe Bryant, they can't even find a star in the house.

Well, Bryant signed another 2-year, 40 million yuan contract this summer.

Due to the existence of Ruan Erniu, Kobe Bryant has never won a championship since leaving O'Neal, so compared to a certain time and space, his contract extension has also declined repeatedly, but he is still the face and banner of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Adhering to the Lakers' principle of treating their homegrown backcourt players well, Jim Buss still has no problem with Kobe Bryant's big contract.

Sadly, Bryant only played 6 games before the season was reimbursed for a fractured tibia in his left leg.

The last time Black Mamba was injured was in his left foot, when he ruptured his Achilles tendon.

There is no need to be a dark volute, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Kobe Bryant has entered the end of his career.

It is simply unrealistic for a 30+ veteran who has suffered major injuries in a row to return to the top.

Buss Jr. was once again ridiculed for offering Bryant a big contract in the summer, and the Lakers locked up their salary space and had to start thinking about rebuilding.

It's almost certain that no superstar player will play for the Lakers anytime soon, as Dwight Howard, who fled Los Angeles this season and formed a "modern combination" with Harden, is a lesson from the past.

Things have become very clear, even if James goes to the Lakers, he can only be the second leader for Kobe.

The Los Angeles Lakers, who lack the appeal of a superstar, can only rely on Nick Young for the team's leading scorer spot at the moment.

Yang Shaoxia is not bad to use as the sixth and seventh person, but as the boss of the team, it is too difficult to expect him to lead the team to the playoffs.

If the Brooklyn Nets gambled unsuccessfully this season, the Lakers undoubtedly made a decision-making error.

After the old Buss left, the Lakers' series of operations were full of a kind of loser who wanted to rebuild the family business, but all kinds of exaggerated performances.

The Bass family is also not united, and the battle between Jim Bass and Jeanie Bass has never stopped.

As Bass Jr. continues to lose face in front of the stage, Jenny Buss, who has engaged Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson, will inevitably jump out to compete for the Lakers' dominance.

The Lakers' protracted palace fight drama is put aside for the first time, and it is far more than just Kobe Bryant who is unlucky on the injury list this season.

The Mavericks have also been in trouble, with team leader Nowitzki also missing at least half of the season due to injury issues.

At this point, no matter how hard Cuban is, he has to admit that the Mavericks have indeed reached the time to rebuild.

The old driver also really gave face to the boss, and the German, who didn't even have an agent, took the initiative to reduce his salary in the following offseason, so that the team could free up more salary space to bring in reinforcements.

Of course, as true love Mark Cuban did not live up to the old driver's heart.

When the future team really couldn't recruit superstars, he still gave Dirk a big contract to make up for the previous loss of the old driver.

Therefore, some fans also made up the dialogue in their minds:

Kuban: Driver, I'll give you as much as you want!

Driver: Boss, I want as much as you give!

Kuban: 20 million, no less!

Driver: 8 million, no more!

In this way, in the offseason of the 13-14 season, Nowitzki signed a three-year contract of 25 million meters, which is 5 million less than the three-year 30 million meters reported by the media at the beginning.

You must know that in the 13-14 season, the salary of the old driver is as high as 22.7 million meters, and there is no one who has reduced the salary!

In fact, this is not the first time Nowitzki has taken the initiative to take a pay cut.

As early as 2010, the old driver did this, and he could have taken a four-year contract with a maximum salary of 96 million meters, but the salary figure disclosed was 80 million.

It is foreseeable that as long as the veteran driver can stay healthy and play, his third pay cut is only a matter of time.

Also doing something similar was Spurs' Deng Dud.

Well, but for a MLM organization like the Spurs that can be called lurking in the NBA, a salary cut and contract renewal don't seem to be a big deal.

On the other hand, the façade of the team and the flag of the team are indeed different concepts.

James also cut his salary when he went to the Heat, and with the decline of D. Wade's form, he became the face and leader of the team.

But when it comes to the Heat's flag, that person can only be Dwyane Wade, but this flag doesn't end well.

Then again, this is just that Cuban has a soft spot for Nowitzki.

You know, neither Finley nor Nash enjoyed such treatment back then.

Fans who know a little about the Mavericks can see from the other two in the troika what "business is business".

The injured Kobe Bryant and the veteran driver are both actively seeking a comeback, and there is one player in Oosa who is also reluctant to stay on the bench: Westbrook.

But Wei Shao's road to recovery is also a long road, and stopping and stopping has become the norm.

Judging from the current situation, it is a great blessing that Wei Shao can maintain half the attendance rate this season.

Derrick Rose's tragic situation is still in front of him, and Erniu also personally persuaded his friends when he went to Russia to play, hoping that he can recuperate well, recover as soon as possible, and focus more on the playoffs.

"By the way, are you in such a hurry to come back to help me win the MVP?" Er Niu said in front of Wei Shao.

"What do you mean? I won't come back, does it have anything to do with you winning the MVP?" asked the turtle puzzled.

Brute Bull laughed: "Do you know who my biggest opponent on the MVP list is this season?

It's not LeBron, it's KD, and once Durant can lead the team to a good score with most of you sidelined, he's hopeful of winning the MVP!"

Erniu's words are not just casually said.

Judging from the current situation, unless the Clippers can break the NBA single-season win record, the league is likely to award the award to James, or Durant, who led the Thunder to a good score in the absence of the Turtles.

You know, Michael Jordan has not completed three consecutive MVPs, leaving aside the ancient times when the rules were not perfect, in modern times, only Larry Bird has completed three consecutive MVPs, but don't forget, Big Bird is white.

Electing the king of the king of the king three times in a row is a natural political correctness of the Milican style, and in this regard, Erniu, a minority and foreigner, does not have any advantages at all.

Of course, if the brute bull can really come up with a record that everyone admires, everything will naturally be different.

Speaking of which, it is impossible for the turtle not to understand the meaning of Erniu, Durant has been Wei Shao's partner for many years, and his friendship is not inferior to that of Manniu.

For the sake of his teammates' MVP, Westbrook also knows what he should do next.

The injured stars have their own choices, and for the sake of the team's dynasty and to be able to compete with those legends in basketball history, Ruan Erniu also had to lead the team to continue to win after leading the team to refresh the record for the longest winning streak in the opening season.

The away loss to the Trail Blazers was actually quite memorable, because it was the first time in Ruan Erniu's career that he lost a game in a direct conversation with Aldridge.

Of course, in terms of statistics, Erniu still beat Ade, but the locomotive, who was finally able to lead the team to win, still smiled as if he had won the championship after the game.

It can be seen that for many years, Ade's baby has been driven crazy by brutes in the counterpoint!

The slightly adjusted Clippers have since started their winning streak again.

Back at home, the Los Angeles people completed a three-game winning streak and easily took down the Jazz, Suns and Bobcats.

In the next two games, the Clippers will face the Mavericks and Spurs, the top two Texas teams, especially the latter, this season's Spurs seem to have a trend of dead wood and spring, whenever fans think they can't do it, the Spurs will always use their strength to play a wave of existence.

Paul suffered a minor injury in the last game against the Mavericks, and to be on the safe side, CP3 did not play in this game.

The Spurs have been attacking the Clippers' No. 1 position from the beginning, and Tony Parker has taught Thomas to be a man in the opposite position, but the Clippers' best outside defender Leonard was also projected by the stupid Belinelli tonight, who consumed too much energy, and he really couldn't support the little assassins.

Thibodeau's reaction was also a beat slower, and it wasn't until the second half of the second quarter that he remembered that Livingston could also take the No. 1 position.

The Clippers, who trailed by a large margin in the first half, began a Jedi counterattack in the second half.

Ruan Erniu succeeded in eating Duncan in a row in the matchup, helping the team to play a wave of 15:2 attacks, instantly erasing the gap between the two teams.

In the final quarter of the game, the little assassin finally showed his big heart, although the first three quarters were choked by Parker, but in the final quarter of the game, it is also an indisputable fact that even Parker and George Hill are in the final quarter.

Using Thomas Jr. to start is a double-edged sword, and there is a little lack in defense, but on the offensive end, the little assassin is definitely not weaker than the existence of three guns, and his assault ability has become an important member of the Clippers' arsenal.

The Spurs' efficient defense throughout the game was torn apart by the Assassins in the final quarter, Thomas scored 15 points in a single quarter, and he also hit a game-finale shot under the Spurs' blocking defense, and finally helped the team win 119-116, the second time of the season against the Spurs.

In the last game in Los Angeles, the Spurs obviously lost carelessly, and this time the Spurs really wanted to win, but unfortunately the Clippers still had the last laugh with the terrifying depth of the roster.

After the victory over the Spurs, the Clippers ushered in a wave of four consecutive home games, and after defeating the Magic, Celtics, Lakers, and Mavericks respectively, the Clippers will have the toughest road trip of the season, and they will welcome the longest seven-game road trip of the season.

In the first game against the Knicks, the Clippers, who had traveled through the entire United States, did not give the Knicks any chance at Madison Square, and the Clippers suppressed the opponent throughout the game and showed absolute dominance.

Anthony turned into a blacksmith under the rotation defense of Erniu and Kawaii, and only made 5 of 23 shots in the game, successfully completing his undercover work.

Italy's top pick Banjani, who just transferred to the Knicks, also performed averagely, and the template is an old driver, which does not mean that the champion can reach Nowitzki's height.

However, in their next back-to-back win over the Knicks, the Clippers suffered a defeat when they lost to last season's Eastern Conference powerhouse, the Indiana Pacers.

Pickled pepper slashed 36 points and 6 boards, and Stephens scored a triple-double of 22 points, 12 boards and 10 assists.

Hibbert, who was not in good shape, only scored 4 points and 11 boards, was blown up by Jordan Jr., who scored 12 points and 17 boards in this game, but the victory on the inside could not cover up the Clippers' abnormal play on the outside.

At 104:106, the Clippers lost to their opponents on the road, ending their ten-game winning streak, and the Pacers also won this game against the Clippers to become the only team other than the Trail Blazers to defeat the defending champion so far this season.

The Clippers lost, but they were still formidably strong.

For the next five consecutive road games, the Clippers won effortlessly.

The Pistons, Bobcats, Bulls, Raptors, and Bucks are all weak teams in the East, among which the Raptors, Bulls, and Bobcats are all playoff-level teams, but they failed to cause too much trouble for the Clippers playing away in the game.

The powerful Clippers have made many opponents lose the confidence to challenge, and in the face of a game with a low probability of winning, the survival logic of the weak team is by no means to be stubborn to the end.

The time has come to the end of January of 14 years, and the Clippers have completed a wave of five consecutive tiebreakers after losing to the Pacers, and the game has been more and more smooth since then.

The Clippers had eight games to play before All-Star Weekend, and the in-form Los Angeles didn't give their opponents a chance to pull off those games.

Among them are the Warriors, the Heat, and the Trail Blazers, who have beaten the Clippers this season.

It can't be said that the opponent didn't do his best, but compared to the pressure that the Spurs brought to the Clippers, including last season's Finals opponent Miami Heat, they failed to create enough problems for the defending champions.

As a result, the Clippers, who lost to the Pacers and ushered in their second loss of the season, managed to win a wave of 13 consecutive wins after that, and before the All-Star, they had a super record of 53 wins and 2 losses.

It's no wonder, as long as the team led by Ruan Erniu seems to set a new record record, it's just a matter of course.

All the fans need to do is move the bench, prepare the melon seeds and tea, and wait for the bull to lead the team to the next wave of incredible super wins.

Ruan Erniu easily took Paul and others to New Orleans for the All-Star Weekend, but the Clippers would not have imagined that in Los Angeles, a conspiracy was approaching them.

It's not entirely correct to say that there is a conspiracy, because this handle is always in everyone's sight.

Donald Sterling, the proud Clippers owner of recent years, has been involved because he is suspected of racism!