Chapter 85

On the day of the Los Angeles Clippers and Mavericks battle in Dallas, the Los Angeles Lakers also started the first game of the new season at their home stadium Staples Arena, before the start of the game, the championship ring was awarded on the spot, the NBA championship ring is according to each player's finger, handmade, which requires a not short production process, so it is generally awarded in the first home game after the start of the new season, Los Angeles fans crowded the arena to witness this moment, After all, the last time the Lakers won the championship was back in 1987, the era of Skyhook and Magic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The next day, many Los Angeles media used a lot of space to introduce the scene of the Lakers awarding championship rings, maintaining the consistent style of Los Angeles media, but this time there were sporadic several local Los Angeles media that reported on the front page that the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 126-110 away from home, rather than the Lakers. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the Clippers' record, and in the NBA, it is the performance on the court that ultimately determines everything, which also gives the Clippers hope.

As the saying goes: a spark can start a prairie fire, and the Clippers finally have their own spark in Los Angeles through their own efforts, and although it is all small, it is the beginning of hope. After finishing their game against the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers continued their Southwest road trip with a two-game winning streak against the San Antonio Spurs in Houston, a win over the Houston Rockets.

After arriving in San Antonio, Duncan invited some players of the Clippers team to have a party together, Duncan was in Los Angeles, he was greatly helped by the Clippers, and some of the Clippers players had a good relationship, the Clippers' trip to San Antonio had plenty of time, Duncan held this party at home, and he had done his best to be a landlord, of course, there were some San Antonio Spurs players present, no matter what they were on the court, they would not bring the contradiction to private, after all, no one knew, Whether today's opponent on the field will become tomorrow's teammates, as long as it is not related to their own vital interests, few players will intensify the conflict.

Duncan's party was a success, and everyone quickly got together, but when the game started, the players on both sides did not give in, Duncan did not play in this game, his exact comeback date was in November, the Clippers' medical team treated Duncan very well, according to the latest physical examination report, this injury will not affect Duncan's future athletic career, relieving Duncan's worries, which is also the main reason why Duncan chose to be treated in Los Angeles, the Clippers' medical team uses the most scientific means, not only treated his injury, but also arranged a series of scientific recovery training for him to ensure his athletic state as much as possible.

The San Antonio Spurs are already old rivals, and the biggest change in the Spurs this year is the trade of guard Derrick Anderson, the arrival of the guard who averaged 16.9 points per game last season, highlighting Popovich's ambitions, Derrick Anderson will take over the position of the aging Avery Johnson, inject some new energy into the San Antonio Spurs, and help the aging San Antonio Spurs to start the replacement of the team while remaining competitive.

However, due to Duncan's absence, the Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Spurs game, after the end of the third quarter, almost separated the winners, and there was no hard fight in the playoffs last year, in the post-game interview, Coach Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs also said: "This year's Los Angeles Clippers are even stronger, many people think that the Los Angeles Clippers did not complete the reinforcement work in the summer, and this year will be in trouble again, in fact, this is completely wrong, Because the Los Angeles Clippers kept their entire roster in the summer, their tactical literacy, and their chemistry reached a very high level, coupled with the command and adaptability of the decorated coach Bilfitch, I think the Los Angeles Clippers will be one of the best teams this season, and those who underestimate them will soon pay the price. ”

Popovich is a notoriously non-face head coach in the NBA who doesn't give face to the media, is a somewhat stubborn person, and is one of the few people who will choke with reporters, and he often likes to disagree with people, even against fans of the San Antonio Spurs, so he will say such things, many people are not surprised, as for his evaluation of the Los Angeles Clippers, most people don't care, most teams that lose in the NBA, most of them will praise their opponents, Praising an opponent's performance is more of a diplomatic rhetoric, or psychological warfare.

The last opponent of the Los Angeles Clippers on this trip to the Southwest, the Vancouver Grizzlies, belongs to one of the teams that do not care, the Vancouver Grizzlies this season, and almost all the players from last season, and in the last season's encounter with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Vancouver Grizzlies did not suffer, and the Los Angeles Clippers drew 2:2 in the 4 meetings in the regular season, in this case, the Vancouver Grizzlies did not show importance to the arrival of the Los Angeles Clippers, But they forgot about the gap between them and the Los Angeles Clippers in terms of overall record last season.

Vancouver is located in Canada, is one of the only two unexpected NBA teams in the United States, the Vancouver Grizzlies have a good time in Canada, the most popular sport in Canada is ice hockey, the development of basketball is not ideal, the already scarce basketball resources have become the focus of competition between the two Canadian teams, the Toronto Raptors are deep in the East, and last season under the leadership of Vince Carter all the way to the playoffs in the East, while the Vancouver Grizzlies are in the penultimate in the West and enter the lotto area.

The team's record, only one aspect, the other main reason is that the Vancouver Grizzlies lack a real basketball superstar, in the past two years due to the rise of Vince Carter, the popularity of the Toronto Raptors began to develop, and gradually seized the already scarce basketball market in Canada, especially in the just-concluded Olympic Games, Carter conquered the world with the death button, and also made the popularity of the Toronto Raptors reach a new height, which made the Vancouver Grizzlies' days in Canada more difficult, Attendance at home games has been declining repeatedly, and there has been recent news in the league that the Grizzlies will be relocating. (To be continued.) )