Chapter 21: The winning streak continues
The Los Angeles derby came to an end with the Clippers winning against the Lakers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The next day, the media reported on the game at length, and the Lakers' O'Neal only said one sentence in the face of the reporter's interview after the game: "Dennis Rodman, we'll see you next time!" "After O'Neal was sent off, he calmed down, he can actually understand Rodman's behavior, because he is not a rookie in the NBA, but understanding does not mean forgiveness, the Lakers and Clippers have four games in the regular season, and the first loss is a fact, O'Neal is now showing his attitude towards the next three games.
Kobe Bryant also accepted an interview with the media after the game, how can he be less involved in dealing with the media. "The Clippers won the game, and that's nothing. They didn't beat us openly, they just played tricks, and Tiger was disappointed in me, he didn't dare to confront me head-on, he started to fall, and hopefully I could see him in the NBA in a few years. It's just a normal regular season, we have 82 regular season games a year, it doesn't matter if you win or lose this game, and the next time we meet the Clippers, we'll make them understand that there's only one team in Los Angeles and that's the Lakers. ”
In the face of Kobe's fierce rhetoric, the reporters were excited, and O'Neal made it clear that he didn't want to say more, and there was not much news to speculate. So, the reporter of the good thing found Tiger and relayed Kobe's words to Tiger. Tiger wouldn't have said anything about it before, he always thought time would tell, but now it's different, and he needs to get the Clippers up and down in Los Angeles one day at a time. "Does Kobe Bryant think so? I think he may have misunderstood, I appeared at the power forward position, I have nothing to do with him, my teammates can do very well, I think now everyone remembers, a Clippers player named Bruce Bowen, he played very well in the game, Kobe Bryant is not taken seriously by the Clippers now, what we care about is the performance of Shaq, before the game started, we made a lot of arrangements for this, and the subsequent game process also showed this, Shaq O'Neal is the most dangerous player for the Lakers. Kobe bryant? I don't have any interest in him, I just hope that he can find his place in the future. ”
Tiger's rippe was soon known by Kobe, and Tiger's words also appeared in many newspapers, Kobe's sarcasm against Tiger, and Tiger's rivaid against Kobe Bryant became the focus of another big discussion outside the game. The two are in the same position, they are about the same age, and they are rivals in the same city, and their confrontation is only just beginning.
However, many experts and celebrities have talked about Tiger's changes, whether it is the changes on the court or the positive response in the face of provocations, there are too many differences from the previous Tiger. People began to speculate whether Tiger's change was related to his encounter with the Clippers last year or the arrival of Rodman. The Clippers' 5-game winning streak has also made many people begin to face up to the fact that the Clippers are really different, and many NBA media have raised the Clippers' rankings by a few places in the team's strength rankings, and they have finally broken away from the bottom one.
The media turmoil isn't over yet, but the Clippers are back on the road and their next opponent is the Nuggets. Tiger didn't see Jason in the summer, but kept in touch on the phone, Jason has been spending the summer with his girlfriend Caitlin, the two have been together since college, after Jason went to Denver, Caitlin has been living with Jason in Denver, and the relationship between the two is very good. This time, the Clippers came to Denver to play against the Nuggets, and Tiger was in a good mood.
When the Nuggets and the Clippers play, there is one more person who cares about the most, that is, Bierups, although Bilupus is doing well with the Clippers now, but it is impossible for the Nuggets to have no complaints in his heart. The Nuggets have also made a lot of trades this summer, including 'Fan Maniac' Van Brown. Exel was the main operation of the Nuggets in the summer, Exel appeared in the Nuggets' starting point guard position, and the Nuggets hope that his arrival can help Jason, and he will also play against Birumps in this game.
But will the Nuggets' plans really come to fruition? After the game started, Exel's performance made Tiger frown a little, he felt that there was a problem with the current Nuggets, Exel and Jason did not cooperate well, and as the game progressed, Jason even began to become a blue-collar player who grabbed rebounds. Tiger suppressed the confusion in his heart, it was game time, and although the opponent was Jason's Nuggets, Tiger had no intention of keeping his hand.
Clippers game: center O'Neal Jr., power forward Rodman, small forward Jackson, scoring guard Tiger, point guard Bierups. The performance of Birubs in the last game was very good, and the physical exertion was also high, and Coach Fitch had planned to put Ragabel in the starting line-up to give Biroupus time to rest. But Bierups insisted on playing, and Coach Fitch finally agreed to let him start, but in terms of playing time, there was some control.
The collision of Xiao Ao and Jason on the inside line is completely a collision of the physical talents of two people, the two participated in the star game together in high school, and they are no strangers to each other, Jason was the absolute first star in high school at that time, he and Tiger are the champions of the high school basketball league, and now Xiao Ao and Tiger have become teammates, facing Jason together, everything is different.
In the game, the combination of Xiao Ao and Rodman made Jason a second-year rookie, and he played very hard, and he looked a little immature in the face of the combination of Xiao Ao and Rodman. Nuggets' Exel did not play very well in the confrontation with Bierups, Birumps's own defensive ability is very strong, he is not greedy for the ball in the offense, and his teammates consciously create opportunities for him, his performance is even more eye-catching than Exel. This gave the Clippers the easiest game of the new season, and the entire fourth quarter became garbage time.
The Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, both teams are in the West, are regulars in the league's lottery area, and both made some trades in the summer, but this game showed everyone the gap between them, and the Clippers are on the right path, and the Nuggets haven't improved much along the way. After the game, the Clippers won 6 in a row, and the ranking in the West temporarily came to the first place, and the Clippers themselves were very surprised by this result, with their current strength, to be honest, they can only be ranked in the middle of the table, and Coach Fitch's real goal this season is only to make the playoffs.
After the game, Tiger and Jason briefly got together, Jason was still the same as before, chatting with Tiger heartlessly, Tiger asked Jason about Jason's recent situation in the team, Jason said that it was no different from the past, everything was normal. Seeing that Jason's appearance had not changed, Tiger suppressed some thoughts in his heart, after all, Jason is an insider, and Tiger also handed over the ball when he played power forward, so he just thought too much about it, and he didn't talk about it. Tiger also asked Jason's girlfriend, Jason said that they were brothers party, bring a woman to disturb their chat, Tiger didn't ask much, and Jason briefly got together, and left Denver to prepare for the next game with the Clippers.