After playing the Dallas Mavericks, the next stop is the Clippers going to Houston to challenge the Rockets.

Rocket this team...... The Rockets really didn't have anything to say about this team, and the Clippers beat the Rockets with a 120-109, 11-point advantage.

Harden scored 32 points in the game, but was not very efficient, shooting 9-of-22.

The Rockets are currently sixth in the West, and the lack of Howard in the summer has left the Rockets a little demoralized.

Although the additional Jefferson and Josh Smith fit well with the team, the two have their own flaws in offense and defense, and they cannot be perfectly unified, resulting in the team's record not improving.

There is an improvement from last season, but unfortunately the improvement is limited.

Anyway, the Rockets have never been a team that wants to be motivated, and they have to get by.

The management pretends to win the championship all day long, and then picks at the rope when it is time to spend money, and does not pull out a dime when it is time to pay taxes, relying on the little popularity left by Yao Ming back then is just the rotten money of the Chinese.

There are no less Chinese elements, but the crown promised since the time of Yao Ming has always been a slogan.

Just like those who called the "Northern Expedition" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but in fact it was to make political capital and consolidate their political status, there are also many teams in the league who chanted the slogan of "champion" and then the main purpose was to make money.

There's nothing wrong with making money, but it's not right for you to always deceive the feelings of the fans, and it's even more disgusting to use the feelings of the fans to achieve economic goals.

So in the summer, the Rockets also sent an invitation to Li Liang, hoping that he could join the Rockets.

Li Liang refused without thinking about it, not to mention that the Rocket's lineup was not suitable for him at all, and even if it was, he didn't want to go.

The Rockets are full of thoughts about coming to the second Yao Ming, so that the team's market value can further expand and increase, the championship or something...... Let's get by, it's not a shame to shout out anyway.

The Clippers easily overcame the Rockets to complete a sweep over the Houston this season.

Their win tally has come to 64.

In the history of the NBA, only a handful of teams have been able to reach such heights, and most of these superpowers have gone on to win championships.

But the Clippers didn't stop there.

Two days later, the Clippers were in cold Minneapolis for another big win at the target center.

At 119:104, Li Liang scored 41 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in this game.

Can you brush Lefou? I Li Liang can also brush it!

The Timberwolves team is originally a hee brush, the players of their own team are brushed, and the opponent can be brushed better.

Therefore, a team like the Timberwolves still needs to exist in the league, otherwise it will be too tense and intense, and there will be a little less relaxation and buffering.

However, the Timberwolves are a little better than the Rockets, and the Timberwolves never shout the slogan of winning the championship, and they have delayed Garnett for so many years, but they are justifiable.

Because Garnett was given a super big contract.

Even if they shouted, it is estimated that no one would believe it, who would believe it?

After taking the Timberwolves, the Clippers went 65-10 in April, and they are getting closer and closer to 70 wins.

Now the whole league is watching the Clippers' record and is looking forward to the birth of a second team with 70 wins.

On April 2, the Clippers played the Suns away.

It's still a game without much suspense.

Rivers rested Paul for this game, because after this game, he will return to his home court to play the Mavericks on April 3.

Fighting the Lone Ranger again, and back-to-back, it must be a tough battle.

Li Liang led the Clippers, and the Suns played very well, and the whole court was very anxious.

At the critical moment, Li Liang's defense made meritorious contributions.

He blocked Dragic's three-point jumper from the outside and then grabbed the ball to assist Crawford for a fast-break layup.

The shot changed the situation on the court, and the Clippers went from a three-point lead to a five-point lead, and the Suns ran out of time, called a timeout and missed the offense.

Had to start foul tactics.

And Rivers decisively replaced Jordan Jr., replaced Livingston, who made good free throws, and hit all the free throws, and finally defeated the Suns 108-101 and won 66 victories!

With 66 wins, this is already the best regular season record since 2007.

At the same time, they have a chance to make a better record.

Then after this game, the Clippers rushed back to Los Angeles to meet the Mavericks on the night of April 3.

The two teams just played a big game a week ago, and the smoke of the game has not yet cleared, and there is another game.

And, based on the current record of the two teams, it is highly likely that the playoffs will meet in the first round.

That's why Rivers wants to hide Paul for one game, keep Paul to play the Mavericks tonight, and make some mental preparations for the playoffs.

The Mavericks are not a young team, and teams like this with a low ranking but a lot of veteran players are scary in the playoffs.

Young teams rush into the playoffs with a rush in the regular season and then get taught to be human beings in the playoffs.

The senior team barely entered the playoffs in the regular season due to injuries and fatigue.

Especially like the Mavericks, the team has the experience of winning championships, and the veterans are all experienced in battles, so they must be taken seriously.

Like in 1993, the Phoenix Suns, who ranked first in the league, almost overturned when they met the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.

The home team was beaten 0:2, and then the final home game was also a narrow victory, otherwise the Black Eight would have been realized in 1993.

However, Rivers thought it was a good idea, and he went out to beat the Mavericks and establish a psychological advantage in preparation for the playoffs.

But he didn't expect that Carlisle on the other side also thought the same!

The Mavericks were just as well prepared as they were, and they weren't back-to-back, and the players were fit, unlike the Clippers players who just came back from Phoenix and slept all night to play.

The Mavericks took a 32-28 lead in the first quarter and suppressed the Clippers tactically and rhythmically.

One problem on the Clippers' side was that the outside three-pointer was inaccurate.

The three-point shot is good, but it's just not consistent enough.

Maybe any game where everyone feels bad, and the game is quite difficult.

This is the case, Li Liang missed three three-point shots in the first quarter, resulting in the outside firepower not being opened, and the Mavericks can rest assured and bold to conduct one-on-one marking, without wrapping Li Liang.

Later in the second quarter, things got better, and Collisson, who came off the bench, hit a three-pointer.

The Clippers bench Griffin led the lead to a point in the lead.

But after the main force returned, the Clippers failed to succeed in several quick counterattacks.

The Mavericks suddenly defended a joint defense in the middle and late part of the second quarter, which was sure that the Clippers' three-point hand would not feel good tonight.

As a result, the Clippers really couldn't shoot.

Li Liang missed the fourth three-point shot, and Paul couldn't shoot either.

At halftime, the Mavericks led the Clippers by one point.

In the second half, the Clippers changed their style of play, no longer obsessed with three-point shooting, and began to grind positions with the Mavericks.

That's exactly what Carlisle wants to see.

Nowitzki showed the style of a big man, hitting consecutive mid-range jumpers when he was in need, and kept the pressure on the Clippers.

The Mavericks seem to have gone back to 2011, and they used that efficient positional offense and tenacious defense to wear down the Heat Big Three.

Li Liang wanted to stand up and take over the game, but the Mavericks boldly took the bag and didn't give Li Liang a chance to catch the ball at all, just let Paul handle the ball.

Paul didn't disappoint Carlisle, making 1-of-8 three-pointers from beyond the arc tonight!

You said you couldn't shoot, you didn't shoot, you shot three points, and gave the Mavericks several opportunities to quickly counterattack.

Of course, Li Liang was not much better, shooting 0 of 5 three-pointers in the game, which was the first time since he entered the NBA that he did not hit a three-point shot in a game.

Li Liang's record of hitting three-pointers in 156 consecutive regular season games also came to an abrupt end.

This is already the highest number of consecutive three-point attempts in NBA history, and behind him is Korver.

On March 2 of this year, he also broke his golden body, and the number of consecutive hits stayed at 127 games, nearly 30 games behind Li Liang.

In the end, Li Liang didn't score with a three-point shooting rate improvement sticker, because the Mavericks were really desperate at the last moment, and they were resolutely double-packed, regardless of whether others could score or not, they just didn't give Li Liang a chance to hit.

At this time, Li Liang may realize the greatness of Kobe.

Not to mention two people in the bag, with seven or eight people in front of him, Kobe Bryant can be treated as no one, and he can still score by himself.

Sometimes you can't accept it.

In the end, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks, the biggest potential opponent in the first round of the playoffs, at 111-115, a four-point deficit at home.

After losing the game, Li Liang of course felt very discouraged, and the number of consecutive three-point shots came to an end.

But it didn't take long for Li Liang to figure it out, and he felt that losing this game might be a good thing.

Because of this defeat, Li Liang felt that he still had a big shortcoming.

Knowing the shortcomings, there is a way forward.

Li Liang knew that it was time to make himself stronger.