Chapter 1189 [The star becomes a tumor, and the sea king becomes the cake king]

On December 7, the Lakers played away against the Clippers, and the team's outside offense was abnormal, and the shooting percentage dropped significantly.

People don't believe the Lakers can win all because the Tigers also have naps. But it is strong enough to win for a long time, for example, the American Dream Team has not lost since 2008, and it is not the strongest team to play.

The Clippers couldn't take advantage of the Lakers' abnormal shooting, the Lakers' overall shooting rate was only 41%, but the Clippers' offense was worse than the Lakers, with an overall shooting rate of 39.8%, a three-point shooting rate of 30.8%, and only 98 points in the game.

The Lakers relied on Wade and Guo Xu to break through in the last quarter to make foul free throws, scoring 105 points in the game and winning with difficulty. Guo Xu made 11 of 12 free throws, and Wade made 7 of 8 free throws.

Wade had the upper hand against the Clippers' "Prince" Austin Rivers, who could use his strong body to squeeze through the opponent and force a breakthrough, and after he started, there was nothing Xiao Li could do but foul.

After joining the Lakers, Wade averaged only 22 minutes per game, scoring 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 45.5% from the field and a career-high 33% from three-point range, averaging 0.5 three-pointers per game.

Wade can shoot three-pointers when he comes to the Lakers, because he is often empty on the perimeter, and no one defends and doesn't shoot.

The Clippers' core was all guarded, and Paul shot 7-of-14, 1-of-6 three-pointers, and no free throws, finishing with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Almost all of his scores were created through covering, and Guo Xu never succeeded in breaking through, and his jump shot would be seriously interfered with, and he also hit Guo Xu with a chasing nail board hat when he made a layup.

Clippers management has decided to trade Paul after the season. Five seasons later, the Clippers still haven't made it to the division finals and are currently in fourth place in the West. It turns out that the Paul and Griffin combination can't lead the team farther, so it's better to send both of them away to rebuild.

Paul is in the final year of his long contract next season, and the Clippers are likely to get nothing if they don't trade. Paul definitely wants to join a team that has the potential to compete for a championship and will not continue to renew his contract with the Clippers.

Clippers owner Ballmer is depressed, and Paul is equally depressed because he doesn't know where he can go next. The Clippers and the Lakers failed to compete for the Los Angeles market, and it was difficult for him to beat the Lakers if he went to other teams, and the exposure was not as good as Los Angeles.

"It's hard to beat the Lakers" is Paul's face-saving statement, in fact, every time he meets Guo Xu's team in the playoffs, he is beaten, and he is thankful that he can win one game.

As a point guard, Paul can't go to the Lakers to hug Guo Xu's thigh, even if the Lakers have salary space, they don't need him.

The saddest thing is that the strong teams are still not interested in Paul, only the rebuilding teams want to poach him.

Paul is only 31 years old, but he has been injured too many times, and he has a habit of dropping the chain in the playoffs. None of the strong teams want to poach such a short point guard who is about to become a veteran and has declining explosiveness as the core, not to mention that his next contract will be amazing?

As for Griffin, trading him can't get back any strongmen, he has long been cancerous.

Everyone knew that Griffin's desire to win and leadership skills were inadequate, and he just used basketball as a tool to make money, a career. He relied on his talent to become an All-Star, and after getting a big contract, he had no motivation to improve, and it was difficult for his performance to go to the next level.

During his rookie season, people called Griffin the "White Monster", and some compared him to Tim Duncan, who thought he would lead the Clippers to a revival, but after all these years, Griffin didn't make great progress, let alone grow into a superstar.

Griffin also has glass man attributes, having been reimbursed early twice in the playoffs due to injuries and was also reimbursed for knee surgery in 2009-10.

In addition, his off-court private life is inappropriate. Since entering the league, he has been a famous playboy, changing girlfriends very frequently, plus he is a regular at nightclubs, this person is a bit empty.

The biggest disappointment for the Clippers was Rohr Deng, who suddenly couldn't play after leaving the Bulls, shooting 39.3% from the field and finishing with 9.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 30 minutes.

He doesn't fit into the Clippers' offensive system, the ball is in the hands of Paul and Griffin most of the time, he shoots average from the field and is not good at running without the ball. When he was in the Warriors, it was very uncomfortable for him to play like this, but after Kobe Bryant left, he got better, and now he is back to his old ways.

The Clippers' worst player is center Mozgov, who was predicted by many pundits to improve in the summer and turned out to be a qualified role player. He failed to strengthen the Clippers' interior defense, making the Clippers weaker in terms of pick-and-roll, and the opposing guard broke through casually.

The Clippers' ability to finish fourth in the West has something to do with the fact that many Western teams have weakened. Most teams know that they can't compete for the championship and have to get by, which is the biggest harm of star huddles.

On December 25, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 125-98 at home in the Christmas game, and people felt that this season was really suspenseful.

The Lakers can beat the second-best team in the league, so how can other teams beat them? President Adam Shaw is troubled that the Lakers are too strong, but there is no way to contain them.

The Lakers have space to form a group, and the league will be scolded to death by fans if they blow the Lakers' black whistle. Persuade Guo Xu to retire again? He retired and didn't compete, at most four teams competed for the championship, and the other teams played together. I tried it in the previous two years, and it was the Warriors VS Nets.

The rules of the NBA are destined to have no competition, to develop in the direction of show, and to attract pseudo-fans with pseudo-bloody things.

They don't have a promotion and relegation system, and if they have poor results, they will not only be punished but also rewarded, and they can choose high-ranking rookies, which is not to encourage the teams to play badly?

Seven Lakers scored double-doubles, and Guo Xu played 30 minutes to score a double-double of 19 points and 12 assists; Durant 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists; Horford had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Lakers always have multiple playmaking points on the court, as well as two stars who are responsible for holding the ball alone. As long as the opponent guards against one star, they will quickly transfer the ball to another player, attract a supplementary defence, and then move the ball to the empty space on the weak side.

The only Lakers starter who is not good at passing the ball is only Adams, who only plays in the low post and under the basket, and receiving the ball is the finishing offense. The "Sea King" of the parallel world has become the famous "Cake King" of the Alliance.

When Guo Xu was serious about defending, all the point guards were uncomfortable against him. Curry couldn't break through, playing 30 minutes in the game, shooting 4-of-11, 2-of-7 three-pointers, and 3-of-4 free throws, and only got 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Middleton had a strong performance, finishing with 23 points, three rebounds and two assists on 9-of-17 shooting, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws against Durant. If it weren't for him, the Warriors would have had to kneel at halftime.

Nowitzki, who was approaching the age of 39, began to show fatigue, and was defended by Horford on 3-of-12 shooting, 0-of-3 three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws, scoring only 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Draymond Green came on the floor and didn't do much to help the interior offense. He can let go on the outside, and he can't get past Adams when he breaks in. Green stretched out his leg and kicked someone when he hit a layup in a row, but he didn't kick accurately, but just kicked Adams in the waist, and the referee blew Green for a technical foul.

He grinned and yelled at the referee, but he ate the second T and was sent off the court. It was his 11th technical foul of the season, and the game was only two months underway.

Green often uses dirty actions such as chasing eggs, hugging and falling, and elbowing, which attracts unanimous dissatisfaction among players and fans. This season he ranked first on the league's blacklist, and the referee blew it very strictly. The Christmas War is the main event, and many radio broadcasts broadcast it live, and he actually came to this set again, stupid and hopeless.

After this Christmas game, the Lakers led the Warriors 2-0 in the regular season, with a clear advantage......