Chapter 201: L.A. Derby (Part II)

To say that these two teams in Los Angeles have a lot of origins and contacts, and there are a lot of stories from the boss's side. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

How many people know that when Buss Sr. bought the Lakers, he was short of $2.7 million?

How many people know that it was Sterling who helped old Bass?

Later, in order to thank Sterling, the elder Bass once suggested that the other party buy the San Diego Clippers, who bought the Clippers in 1981 and moved the Clippers to Los Angeles in 1984. There is a question here, since it is said to thank the other party, is it "playing lip service"? Of course not, after Sterling forcibly moved the Clippers, he happened to run into the "new president" David. Stern took office. David. Who is Stern? Absolutely strong president! He was able to single-handedly straighten out the crumbling NBA league at the time, and at the same time promote it to the point where it is now, and he is definitely not a so-called "good old man". Seeing that as soon as he took office, someone challenged his authority, David. Stern was furious and immediately fined Sterling $25 million.

What was the concept of $25 million in 1984? Sterling, who is also of Jewish descent, of course, did not do it, and directly refused the Union's request. Just when he and David. When Stern was fighting "hot", the elder Bass made a move. According to the league's rules, a city can theoretically only have one NBA team, and if it is forcibly relocated, one city has two teams, then the latecomer must pay a sky-high expansion fee to the first arrival. $6 million is the final payment figure.

However, the elder Bath waived Sterling's expansion fee, and in the end, Sterling used the waived expansion fee to pay the league fine, and then successfully entered Los Angeles.

So if you really want to dig deeper, old Bass and Sterling are still "friends".

However, as the owner of the team, since the other party has been clamoring, there is no reason to be a turtle with a shrunken head, and Old Bass also stood up and fought back against Sterling with righteousness.

This L.A. derby unfolded against this background.

Domestically, this game is a "double draw" commentary, which is enough to see the importance of the above.

"Hello everyone, this is Chao. Ting Sports Table, here is the court. Ting Sports Channel, I am Sun Zhenping, the commentator of this game. "Sun Zhenping is a typical commentary style of the last century, and he is very miscellaneous, and he can insert almost any event. Enter. Go and explain the two mouths.

"Today's game is a Los Angeles derby, I don't know what Director Zhang thinks of this game?" Sun Zhenping's stunt allows professionals to answer professional questions.

As a former member of the national team, Zhang Weiping was the "scoring champion" of the 8th World Championship in 1978 and was known as the "best striker in Asia" at that time. So it is up to him to match Sun Zhenping, which can really be described as a "perfect match".

"Gee, that's not a good ball." Zhang Weiping thought about it and said: "Don't look at the Lakers are now third in the West, and the Clippers are fifth in the West, but in fact, the difference between the two teams is only one game." If the Lakers lose today, they will immediately fall to fourth place in the West, the same record as the Clippers. โ€

"What are your personal tendencies?" Sun Zhenping asked.

"If you want to talk about personal inclination, it's the Lakers first." Zhang Weiping replied: "After all, the foundation of the Clippers is too thin, and compared with a team like the Lakers, the foundation is much worse. Besides, I just saw the news from the front, this game Andrew. Bynum will return to the team, with him and Gasol joining forces to guard the Lakers' interior line, and the Clippers' Griffin and DeAndrew. Jordan, don't try to wreak havoc easily. โ€

"So Director Zhang thinks that the Lakers still have the advantage in strength, right?" Sun Zhenping asked a "nonsense" and said.

"Well, that's right, that's what it looks like." Zhang Weiping didn't dismantle the stage, nodded and agreed.

"So how do you think the Clippers can turn around the deficit and beat the Lakers?" Sun Zhenping continued to ask.

"If you want to beat the Lakers in tonight's game, the first thing is to play at the No. 1 position." Zhang Weiping and Sun Zhenping have been partnering for a long time, so they replied easily: "Compared with other points of the Lakers, it belongs to Ramon in the No. 1 position. Sessions is the weakest, and this position is the strongest point of the Clippers, so to win tonight's game, Chris. Paul's personal performance is crucial. โ€

"Secondly, the rotation speed must be fast. Because the Lakers' lineup is old, it may not be obvious in the positional battle, but once it enters the rapid offensive and defensive battle, the problem of speed and rotation will be magnified in an instant. The Clippers' players are relatively young, and with Paul in control of the rhythm and playing fast rotation, the Lakers do not have any advantage. โ€

"So that's the case, Director Zhang's analysis is very exciting." Sun Zhenping looked at the commentary on the table, and then said: "What about the Chinese player Tang Qian?" What kind of performance can Director Zhang feel in this game? โ€

"It's hard to tell." Zhang Weiping said: "But since Bynum has returned tonight, then Tang Qian will definitely go back to play as a substitute." Take a look at the Clippers' bench lineup, who have traded for the singles prowess Nick. Young, and then there is the 2000 champion Xiu Ken Young on the inside. Martin. But luckily, Kenyon. Martin was born in 77 and is 34 years old this year, and his inside skills have long since lost his bravery. In this way, Tang Qian's battle can still be expected. โ€

This is domestic, ESPN, almost a peplum Lakers.

Why? Because the guests invited today are all "Green Shirts" people.

"wow~" ESPN Radio 2 host Jay. Williams said a little exaggeratedly: "So everyone here is not optimistic about the Lakers tonight?" โ€

"That's right."

โ€œof.course๏ผโ€

Robert. Parrish and Dave. Cowens nodded without hesitation.

"Why? The Lakers are now third in the West! "Jay. Williams asked deliberately.

"There's no reason for it, just because it's the Lakers." Robert. Parrish and Dave. Cowens said in unison.

In the first quarter, the two teams set off an offensive frenzy, and Kobe Bryant singled out Randy. Foye, that's called a light-hearted one. Layups, shots, pull-ups, back-to-backs, almost one eat and one accurate. 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, highlighting the demeanor of the league's No. 1 SG. In addition, the owner of the nunnery also played hard, with 11 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter, as if he was not disturbed by the defense of "Little Jordan" DeAndrew. And the Los Angeles Clippers on that side, except for Caron. Butler scored 10 points, and the rest of the team scored in double digits. At 34-29, the Lakers led by five points heading into the second quarter.

In the first half of the second quarter, Tang Qian got the opportunity to play, and within 3 minutes and 31 seconds, although he did not score, he "brushed" the defensive data of 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. and his Kenyon in position. Martin, almost didn't breathe fire out of his eyes.

"Kenyon. Martin handled these balls too impatiently, he was only 206CM, and his athleticism had also declined, how dare he dunk across that Chinese? What a deserved cover! "Robert. Seeing this, Parrish accused Martin Dow with some "heartache".

"Forget it, Robert, he's that guy, isn't he?" Dave. Cowens said: "At such an age, still three feet tall, there is nothing to expect on the offensive end except for dunks. I really don't know why the Nets chose him as the top pick back then, at least in my time, he was at most in the second round. โ€

"hey~ It's not because now the alliance only looks at the body and not the technology! Otherwise, in the eighties and nineties, he would have played like that, and it would definitely be a fate to be abolished! "Robert. Parrish shook his head and said, "Now the league has reinstated the 16-foot penalty area defense for three seconds, so people like him can hit the big luck and become the top pick." Dave, can you imagine him dunking frequently in the head of Ewing, Olajuwon, Robinson, O'Neal? โ€

"I don't know about Ewing, Olajuwon, Robinson, but I've seen O'Neal dunk on the head." Dave. Cowens said: "You forgot the Finals in '01-02? The Lakers easily swept the Nets 4-0, and O'Neal averaged 36.3+12.3+3.8+2.8 super data per game. And what about our champion Mr. Yuanxiu? The average per game is only 22 + 6.5 + 2.5 + 1.0, and the gap between them is clear at a glance. โ€

"Oh, there's more." Dave. "Actually, in the '70s, he couldn't make it around," Cowens said. Wilt, Karim, Nate, Wes, and Willis will all teach him how to be human. โ€

The Lakers scored 29 points in the second quarter and shot over 59.1 percent from the field, far better than the Clippers' 40 percent.

At 63-55, the Lakers led into the second half.

In the third quarter, the Lakers' main performance was still hot, and Bynum had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single quarter, directly replacing the Clippers' DeAndrew. Jordan and Blake. Griffin two. Especially Blake. Griffin, who was on the inside of the Lakers, was extremely uncomfortable, shooting 1 of 6, which was his shooting percentage in the first 8 minutes of the third quarter. 84-73, with an 11-point advantage, the Lakers replaced the main lineup and entered the bench rotation time.

In order to chase points, the opposite side also made some changes to the lineup. De Nagro, replaced "Little Jordan" and Randy. Foye, replaced by Kenyon. Martin and "Singles King" Nick. Poplar.

So now the Clippers' lineup on the court is, PG Chris. Paul SG Nick. Jan S. F. Caron. Butler PF Kenyon. Martin C Blake. Griffin. Obviously, Pooh. De Nagro means to enhance the offensive ability of the lineup, anyway, the Lakers' bench lineup has average scoring ability, and there is no big problem with replacing "Little Jordan".

The Los Angeles Lakers left Spaniard and Ci Shiping to lead the team, and the remaining players on the court were, Tang Qian, Matt. Barnes, and Steve. Blake. As for Troy. Murphy, on the other hand, was pressed to the bench again, without giving him any playing time.

It can be seen that since Lakers general manager Mitch. After Kupchak "spoke publicly", Troy. Murphy's status on the Lakers is getting more and more humble. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the rotation battle between him and Tang Qian has come to an end.

With his failure, it came to an end.

As soon as the Lakers came up, they handed the ball to the inside. Gasol came to preside over the attack.

In the starting lineup, the Spaniard may only be the third or even fourth scorer, but in the rotation lineup, his offensive priority is unquestionable. Tang Qian, Ci Shiping, Barnes, and Blake's independent offensive ability is very average, far less stable than the Spaniards.

Beep~

The ball was fouled by Griffin's thug, and although it couldn't be scored, it was also able to get two free throws.

Gasol made two free throws to score a two-point shot for the Lakers.

At 86-73, the Lakers led by 13 points.

Turn your head to Caron. Butler misses a shot and is robbed of a defensive rebound by Don Qian. Blake assisted on Barnes, who hit a mid-range jumper to make it 88-73 and extend the Lakers' lead to 15 points.

At the critical moment, the Clippers or Chris. Paul stepped up, he changed direction to accelerate, and threw a mid-range shot in Blake's head, "Brush ~", 88-75, and the Los Angeles Clippers recovered 2 points.

And the Lakers or Gasol, once again forced the basket to cause Kenyon. Martin's foul, brush~, two free throws, 90-75.

The Clippers are advancing quickly, and it's still Chris. Paul, who used his dribbling skills, made a sharp stop, and then stepped back to hit a 3-pointer.

90-78ใ€‚

Lakers offense, Steve. Blake was stealed on the dribble, but fortunately he immediately returned to the defense and blocked the Clippers' fast break. But Chris. Who is Paul, he is one of the strongest point guards in the league right now, and if you prevent him from attacking, it doesn't mean that it's all over the place. Because as an excellent No. 1 position, seeing the six ways and listening to the eight directions is the king.

So Paul, passed.

Looking at the arc of this ball, it is obvious that it is towards the vicinity of the basket, and his purpose is ...... It's an air relay.

Chris. Paul, known as the man with his own "empty city", which team he is in, which team will become the "flying team", Chandler, who used to have a "queen" in the Hornets, is now in the Clippers, and there are more people who can "use". Griffin, Jordan Jr., and Martin are all "spring people", and with him, they are almost like a fish in water and seamlessly connected.

This ball was given to Kenyon. Martin's.

Martin has a lot of experience with No. 1 players, because when he was with the Nets, he worked with point guard guru Jason. Kidd has played together, so he is not much worse than a young player when it comes to running in the air.

This one, I'm going to blow up the Lakers' basket!

Kenyon. Martin leaped high and grabbed the basketball in mid-air.

But at this moment, between him and the Lakers basket, an extra figure suddenly appeared, and when he looked at it, who was this not the No. 29?

In this game, Tang Qian has already capped Martin by two goals, so as soon as he saw this eastern face, Kenyon . Martin "set fire" in his eyes and said, "This ball...... I'm going to detain you!! โ€

Kenyon. Martin is a real big forward "thug" style of play, if you look at the video, you will know that he is more brutal than the peak Xiao Si dunk, he has a strong ability to face the basket in his heyday, and the 2 finals speak for itself. If it were still Kenyon in New Jersey. Martin, that Tang Qian may not be able to cover it, but don't forget, he is now 34 years old, not everyone is Jordan Kobe James, 34-year-old players who can still maintain competitive condition, looking at the entire league history, there are only a handful.

Therefore, this dunk was defended by Tang Qian, Kenyan. Martin was once again ruthlessly blocked.

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To mention here, many people think that in the 90s, there was no defense at all for three seconds, and they could stand on the pile to defend at will, but this is actually wrong. If you look at the English version of the NBA's rules, you can find that the first introduction of defensive three-second defense was in the 66-67 season, and it gradually became useless after two or three seasons. Then there were three seconds of defense around the 81-82 season, but the control range was reduced from 16 feet to 12 feet on the weak side, and in the 01-02 season it was back to the 16-foot big box, and there was no distinction between the strong side and the weak side. (To be continued.) )