The Clippers unexpectedly suffered two consecutive defeats, and Li Liang began to regret why he brought Wei Dazhi to play away with him.

I didn't bring him out before, and the Lakers have been playing very well away from home, and this time it's really unbearable to lose two in a row.

Of course, Wei Dazhi was very aggrieved, and he originally wanted to come to the away stadium to report well, but he didn't know that he lost one after another.

Last season, the Lakers had the best start in history, and the Clippers ended their four-game winning streak.

Public opinion, which was originally optimistic about the Clippers, immediately turned against the Clippers and began to criticize the Clippers' problems as always.

There is no solid defense, no reliable system, no strong substitutions.

"The arrival of a Bruce Lee doesn't really change the nature of the Clippers."

"Li Liang can bring three points and defense, but he can't bring the heritage of the giants."

Anyway, as long as this kind of remarks lose, they will definitely come out.

Some strong teams feel invincible when they win, and when they lose, they immediately become conflicted and disbanded on the spot.

At this rate, many of the NBA's powerhouses are disbanded many times a season.

The intensive schedule did not give the Clippers players much time to dissipate, and even the coaching staff's post-game summary and improvement were too late for the time being.

After playing the game against the Heat, the team left Florida overnight, which was a terrible experience.

Their next stop is Houston, and the opponent is still the Rockets!

Playing the Rockets twice in a row in a week, it was bloody at home, and this is back on the road, and the Rockets must be revenge.

The game was scheduled for Nov. 9, with the Clippers arriving in Houston with a day off to make adjustments.

Because of two consecutive losses, both of which were last-minute losses, the Clippers arranged a two-hour group practice at the Toyota Center in Houston on the afternoon of the 8th to try to solve the team's recent problems.

Rivers didn't make much changes to the rotation lineup, except for Mullins' shortened playing time and Li Liang's increased time, the overall rotation order was still the same as before.

Rivers mainly focused on the team's interior defense, as well as defensive tactics in key moments.

In the next game against the Rockets, Rivers didn't want the team's interior line to be penetrated by a center like Jefferson.

Harden is also a master of breaking, killing, and has to pay attention to the protection of the basket and the control of fouls.

Li Liang was an important gate for the outside defense, and Rivers pulled him aside and made a separate arrangement.

"Rebounding, protecting the basket, adding some of your assists. Jordan and Griffin don't have much of a problem defending one-on-one, but there will be some mistakes in their movement and options. Help them, leave the outside to Paul, trust Paul. ”

After weighing it, Rivers believes that Li Liang should still help more insiders.

Jordan Jr. has good physical fitness and good defensive ability, but he lacks experience and needs to focus on training and tuning.

Griffin didn't talk about it, his arm span was there, and his ability to protect the basket was really limited.

Therefore, a striker like Li Liang is needed to assist.

However, if Li Liang's focus is on the inside line, does the outside line really rely on Paul?

"Why don't you put Barnes in the starting line-up? I think it's good for our perimeter defense. ”

Li Liang directly proposed that Barnes could play the starter.

Rivers shook his head and said, "Butler has his status, and it's too early to change the starter." ”

Rivers' way of thinking about things is that of the typical player-type coach, looking at the psychology and relationships of the players.

Butler was born on the streets, went to prison, and later made it to the NBA on his own hard work and hard work.

He's on the Clippers, he's in the league, he's the kind of veteran that's feared, and coaches generally respect him more.

Li Liang and Butler actually have a very good relationship, because Butler knows that it was because of Li Liang's words that he was not traded by the Clippers.

Who wants to stay in Los Angeles and go to a place like Milwaukee.

But the relationship is good, and Butler's performance in the starting position is really not very satisfactory.

However, Li Liang didn't use force, and used a hair dryer to blow Rivers.

He knows that the time has not yet come, his core position in the center of the Clippers has not yet been fully established, and he needs more game performances to fight for his voice.

Then Rivers knew whether what he said was right or not.

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On the evening of Nov. 9, the rematch between the Clippers and Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston will begin in less than a week.

In the last game, the Rockets were really beaten badly, being pressed and beaten from beginning to end, and they barely got any chances.

was slashed by more than 130 points by the Clippers, and this defense was really miserable.

And in the last game, the Rockets also had a 1-point disadvantage, losing to the Lakers and giving the Lakers a first win.

Lakers! Although they are the defending champions, the Lakers are really ...... this season

The Rockets are a team that no one dares to lose.

This victory of the Lakers also made Mike Brown breathe a sigh of relief, and he did not have to be scolded to death by the Los Angeles media for the time being.

Coupled with the fact that the Clippers have also lost recently, Brown's life has been much better.

The Clippers and Rockets game begins at 7 p.m.

After the start of the season, the Rockets are also in the process of roster deployment and rotation.

McHale tried a variety of starting lineups, and this one was different from the last game against the Clippers.

The Rockets made a rare two-tower start, bringing Asik and Jefferson on the court to deal with the Clippers' double interior line.

Josh Smith was put on the bench by McHale.

Then at the starting point guard position, the Rockets fielded Patrick Beverley, a small defensive guard.

McHale's lineup is really targeted, and it's all aimed at the Clippers.

Jeremy Lin really struggled to play Paul, he was a heavy point guard, and his lateral footwork was a weakness, and he couldn't defend it on the defensive end.

And Harden is a heavier guard than Jeremy Lin, and you let him run all over the court to defend Paul?

Then he won't gasp to death, and he will never run if he can walk.

Therefore, starting with Beverley can entangle Paul and stabilize the Rockets' guard line.

As for offense, Jeremy Lin's quick offense without the Rockets will indeed suffer.

However, there is no chance of winning against the Clippers, and the Clippers' rapid offensive firepower is currently the strongest in the league.

McHale clearly learned from the Clippers' previous two losses and knew he couldn't go toe-to-toe with the Clippers.

If you have to hit the Clippers' interior line, you have to attack Chris Paul on both offensive and defensive ends, and the Rockets will have a chance to win.

The race was about to start, but the sparseness of the seats at the Toyota Center made it feel like the race was over.

Everyone understands that Rockets fans like to be late, and even simply buy tickets and don't go.

But this one was really too faceless, both sides were ready to jump balls, and the camera swept over, and two-thirds of the seats were empty.

Playing for the Rockets is also hard, and at home I feel like I'm not playing in the NBA, but in some unknown third-rate league.

Fans come here out of boredom and are attracted by the free tickets and the complimentary drinks and snacks.

Jordan Jr. and Asik jump the ball in the center circle.

Jordan was the first to dial the ball, Paul took the ball, and the game began.

In the first offense of the opening game, Li Liang received the ball from the outside, passed the ball to Griffin, used Griffin's cover to slip to the bottom line, received Griffin's pass, and hit two points with a mid-range jumper in the bottom corner.

A mid-range jumper after receiving the ball?

This is very unconscionable.

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