Chapter 488: I've Forgiven Him
The seven-game schedule has passed the halfway point, and the continuous away campaigns still have a great impact on the team.
Having lost two of their five games, the players spent more time on the road than on the pitch.
And it's January, the weather is cold, and there are indeed wind and snow in the central and northeastern parts of the United States, and Canada, which has a big impact on the team's travel.
After playing the Toronto and Raptors game, Li Liang and his teammates continued to rush to Milwaukee.
It's a cold little city again, and it's even less recreational than Toronto.
In fact, when basketball was first invented, it was prepared to survive the cold winter.
Therefore, in some small cities in the northern United States, basketball is developing very well, such as Minnesota, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and other areas.
These places are sparsely populated, have long winters, and have an underdeveloped entertainment industry, but sports such as basketball are well developed.
The fans here are very enthusiastic, like Milwaukee, although it is a small city, but the Bucks joined the NBA in 1968 and won the championship in 1971, many fans here have been watching the Bucks since their grandparents, and they are very loyal.
With these loyal fans, how could the Clippers not play a good game in return?
At 120:86, the Clippers slaughtered the Bucks by 34 points on January 27, and the Bucks were overturned at halftime.
Li Liang scored 20 points in the game, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and one rebound and one assist were missing a triple-double, which is the rhythm of forcing obsessive-compulsive disorder to death.
The Clippers broke out en masse, with Griffin, as the emperor of abuse, scoring 33 points, and a night's dunk almost knocked off the Bucks' home basket.
In the game, Li Liang still played the role of the central core, and he didn't shoot much in the whole game, but the shooting rate was extremely high, with 8 of 10 shots and 3 of 3 three-point shots.
On the Bucks' side, everyone's play was mediocre, otherwise they wouldn't have been slaughtered by the Clippers by 34 points.
However, in the game, a Greek player named Antetokounmpo came off the bench, although he was teased twice in the process of facing Li Liang.
But the third time, when Li Liang burst into the inside line and made a stop-and-go jump shot, he was slapped out by this guy with long hands and feet.
Li Liang obviously felt that he had shaken him up with a feint, but he didn't expect him to be able to jump twice quickly and cover Li Liang's shot!
It's a terrible bounce ability, and an amazing arm span, just a little thinner.
He and Griffin stand together, and they can fully appreciate the wonder of nature and the diversity of genes, they are both human beings, both basketball players, why is the gap so big.
This Greek young man with a name behind him that he couldn't remember left a deep impression on Li Liang.
After the game, he took the initiative to shake hands and hug Li Liang, and said bluntly, "I'm your fan." ”
Li Liang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on young man, in the future... I don't know, I guess you can't beat me. ”
Antetokounmpo thought that Li Liang was going to say a few words of encouragement to him, but how did he know that he couldn't beat it......
But think about it, Antetokounmpo just entered the NBA this year, although he is young, he is also the same age as Li Liang, and no matter what he says in the future, he will live in his shadow.
Come to think of it, it's a little depressing.
After playing the Bucks, the Clippers went to Chicago again, and on January 29, they played back-to-back games against the Bulls.
This time, the Clippers did not get tired, but beat the Bulls at the Chicago Union Center to win by 112-93, 19 points.
After the Clippers didn't have Paul, the players' offensive autonomy seemed to explode.
Although they have lost two games, only two of the seven away games are already a satisfactory answer.
And the number of games won was all big wins without suspense, paralyzing the opponent at halftime, and entering garbage time in the third quarter.
The Clippers have shown a lot of strength and made the entire league feel a huge threat.
After a seven-game losing streak against the Bulls, the Clippers finally returned to their home Los Angeles.
The team spent a day repairing, and Li Liang also went home to relax.
As the saying goes, it is like every three autumns.
Every time he went out on an away trip, it was Wei Dazhi who accompanied Li Liang, not Zhu Shu, which made Li Liang very depressed.
Although the system is more fun than women, life needs to be adjusted and balanced.
This system has all kinds of functions, but there is no function to summon female players.
Otherwise, Li Liang's ball control skills can be further improved.
After a good rest, the Clippers welcomed the Washington Wizards at home.
The Clippers beat the Wizards by 115-102 and 13 points.
The Clippers' current firepower can be said to be extremely strong, and they have scored more than 110 points in many consecutive games, and 120 points is not a problem.
So much so that more and more people are beginning to ask, is Paul important to the Clippers?
Why is it that without Paul, the Clippers have scored more points than before?
Originally, after the loss to the Pacers, the sound was already a lot quieter.
After several big wins for the Clippers in a row, there were more jokes on forums and social networks about trading Paul.
Paul was also interviewed after the Clippers and Wizards game, where he was asked about it.
Paul joked, "I think my trade value should be able to get the Clippers at least five draft picks." ”
Draft picks? What do the Clippers want draft picks for? There are still five draft picks, why don't you say eight?
Of course, Paul was joking, and he must have been depressed.
This Nima team is really full of firepower.
It's normal to think about it, because in the past, the ball was mostly in Paul's hands.
No matter how good Paul is, he is also a single-core operation, can your single-core CPU compare to the current multi-core processor of the Clippers?
Therefore, Paul has begun to consider whether to adjust his style of play to adapt to the current team's tactical system.
In the past few days, Paul has started to do recovery training and can do shooting exercises.
In the interview, Rivers said Paul will return in mid-February.
The team is in very good shape at the moment and there is no need for Paul to return early.
On January 31, the last day of January, the Clippers traveled to Oakley to take on the Warriors.
It was David Stern's last day in office.
Starting tomorrow, February 1, the NBA commissioner will complete the transition and be replaced by current Vice President Adam Silva.
In order to cater to the Chinese market and fans, Adam Silva also gave himself a Chinese name, called Xiao Hua.
Li Liang wanted to laugh out loud when he saw the name on Twitter.
Xiao Hua, isn't homophony a joke? Are you just a joke?
Or the school flower? Come on, you're a middle-aged bald man who looks like an alien.
Before the game, Li Liang remembered what Mike Brown said to himself on the plane that day, and his dark face.
By the time it came to the game on the night of Jan. 31, the Clippers were in trouble.
The Warriors were very unconvinced by successive losses to the Clippers, especially the Christmas game.
So this time the Warriors are very well prepared, and the style of play is very rough.
In the second quarter of the game, when Li Liang was fighting for a rebound in the front court, he was elbowed in the corner of the eye by Bogut and hit blood.
Bogut's elbow was obviously deliberate, and he pretended to be innocent, shouting at the referee, feeling that he should not be blown for a foul.
Li Liang was angry from his heart, and he stepped forward and punched Bogut's head.
Bogut was beaten all of a sudden, and just as he wanted to fight back, Little Jordan had already stepped forward to stop Bogut.
The referee hurriedly pulled Li Liang away and persuaded him not to be impulsive, not to hit people, adults don't remember villains, take a deep breath and calm down.
If this ball was replaced by someone else, it would have been sent out a long time ago, and Li Hao was like a victim.
No, Li Liang is the victim!
Bogut made Li Liang's elbow bleed from the corner of his eye.
The game continued after a chaotic affair, and Li Liang was not sent off.
The referee didn't look back at the footage, didn't make an additional penalty, and it was over.
The fans at Oracle Arena disagreed, and the audience burst into boos.
The Warriors protested as a team, and then the referee had to take a timeout, and after reviewing the footage, Li Liang was fouled and sent off.
However, Bogut was also sent off and went back to the locker room.
This is the second time Li Liang has been sent off this season.
It's been less than 10 days since the last time, and Li Liang also feels like a dog.
It's so popular, why did you still send me out?
Nonsense, can you beat someone and not punish you out?
Because Li Liang was not there, the Clippers lost again this time.
Curry scored 32 points, and without Li Liang and him exchanging three points, Curry felt very lonely.
After the game, Li Liang was interviewed by reporters, mentioning this incident, Li Liang's answer was very generous, he said: "I have forgiven Bogut, I hope my fist did not hurt his brain, his brain is not very good." ”
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