Chapter 350: The Sorrowful Clipper

After two days of rest, Zhang Yi was more tired than the game day. He has long been accustomed to the simple training life, and now he is still lacking in exercise for Zhang Yi to cope with various occasions.

But his current fame is the best tuition, and even if there are some social mistakes, everyone will only think that this is just a child.

After all, youth can't learn the experience of youth, Zhang Yi is old enough, but this does not mean that he can do well in the top of society.

Lucy tried her best to cut back on unnecessary entertainment for Zhang Yi, although this would reduce his commercial value a little, but now the primary factor is the performance on the basketball court.

In today's NBA, Zhang Yi is definitely a highly sought-after rookie, and he is a talent who came out in a batch of draft years, just like Jordan beat the 'big dream' Olajuwon and other strong players to reach the top of the league in 86, Kobe Bryant's turn in 96, James in 03 and Curry in 09......

Zhang Yi showed dominance-level strength at the beginning, but none of these people reached the peak in the first year, and the so-called powerhouses were all tempered and broken.

Many critics are most worried about Zhang Yi's problem is that he has no problems now, which is not the normal state of a rookie. Just like the 'Magic' Johnson and 'Penny' Hardaway, players who were at the peak of their debut always encountered such and such problems in the end.

Now everyone hopes to see Zhang Yi show a crazy performance while also exposing some shortcomings, only in this way can he continue to move forward on the road of basketball, and finally become a myth in the league.

Before the summit matchup with the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers have to play the Clippers, the rivals of the same city, and of course, this game is also seen as a cushion game, because the two teams are too far apart.

Although the Los Angeles Clippers have been attacking the playoffs, this does not mean that they have played well over the years. On the contrary, the Lakers, who have been rotten for many years, turned over and made history by directly starting the season with 13 consecutive wins from the league's vice president.

Zhang Yi's play is not comparable to the core of the Clippers, and their first game has proved that there is a huge gap between the two teams in Los Angeles again.

It's already a luxury to have two teams in one city at the same time, just like the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, both of which are unlikely to play well at the same time.

The Lakers have risen this year, and the Clippers' already small nutrients have been eaten away immediately, and this kind of problem will occur in the same city derby, which is inevitable in history, and no one can change it.

Although they know the difference in strength, the only chance for the Clippers now is to take advantage of everything they can to hit the Lakers, including interrupting the opponent's 13-game winning streak on their home court.

In this game, because Wacker announced a day ago that he would rotate Walie and Robert, the Clippers also saw a little hope.

Zhang Yi was certainly the biggest problem for them to win, but as the Pacers did before, it was half the battle to kick him out of the defensive system at the beginning.

A learn-and-sell adjustment like the Clippers' would certainly go awry, as not all players can be as evenly matched and plug-and-play as all of the Pacers' rotation players.

When the game starts, although the Lakers can only play Zhang Yi's single core this time, it also means that Wacker can test his ability to lead the rotation lineup.

The previous Lakers have been still in the exploration period, as for why they can perform so strongly, in fact, Wacker himself is a little confused, after all, the level of the NBA is more than that. Although in these 13 games, their strongest opponent was the Pacers who were defeated in the Eastern Conference finals last year.

In the end, it turned out that the Pacers team had every chance of winning, because both Wacker and Zhang Yi felt that Duncan seemed to have released water in the final period.

And even so, the lore tactics arranged by the Pacers can be regarded as successful, but who made the opponent play Zhang Yi who was excited, his ultra-long three points really exceeded everyone's expectations.

So if Zhang Yi's shot is going to go into the restricted area or shake off the opponent near the three-point line, God knows how Duncan will defend, and he will not lead the team to make Zhang Yi deflated on the offensive end.

Although the Clippers regard Zhang Yi as the only focus of defense, they ignore that the Lakers still have a group of crazy mercenaries. Although their stats have shrunk a lot due to the compression of the Bruins, Gianna has found a super rotation that can play quickly off the bench.

So as soon as the game started, I originally thought that except for Zhang Yi, the Lakers had nothing to fear, but they were quickly blinded by other rotation players.

Because the Clippers players care about Zhang Yi so much that he is like a moving target, attracting two or three defenders all the time, so the rest of his teammates can basically run to get their chances......

The opportunity for these guys finally came, of course, no one was soft, three points after another, and the Clippers were stupid in the first quarter. Everyone originally thought that the Lakers' three-point king was Zhang Yi or Robert, but now they know that all players, including the bench inside, have three points!

But it was too late to know this, because the Lakers' opening three-point shot actually made 8 of 8 shots, plus the rotation lineup's defense was also very good, which directly caused the Clippers' offense to make various mistakes.

It can be said that the pre-match preparation of these two teams is not at the same level at all. The Clippers owner sitting on the sidelines has strengthened his determination to let the team mess up.

Throughout the first quarter, even if Zhang Yi sat on the bench to rest for the next few minutes, the Lakers still led by 16 points, and the three-point shooting rate dropped slightly after that, but it was still a terrifying 10 of 15!

The head coach of the Clippers was stupid, because before this game, the Lakers had never played such a sharp outside game in the first quarter, and then he realized that he was a big mistake to blindly learn the Pacers' tactics.

No matter how strong Zhang Yi is, this can't hide the overall strength of the Lakers. The media that keep saying that Zhang Yi is a single-core leader definitely have ulterior motives, and it is clear that the Clippers are such victims.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Zhang Yi played another period with the bench, and soon extended the lead by more than 20 points. And the Clippers players are really anxious, if they prevent Zhang Yi, others will easily shoot and score, but not Zhang Yi? Even not covering the defense is like giving him points for nothing!

The biggest problem on the basketball court is strangling one, four popping up, letting one go, and one blowing you up!

The Lakers have played their most fluid offense and defense so far this season, thanks of course, thanks to the Clippers' sparse offense and defense.

If before the opening, the Clippers head coach still fantasized about ending the Lakers' 13-game winning streak, then at halftime, looking at the already 30-point point difference, he just begged God forbid, if they didn't lose too badly......