Chapter 132: Grievances

"Come again!" Little Reeves stood up unconvinced, his face seemed to be thicker than Tang Shuai imagined.

Tang Shuai threw the ball directly and asked him to abuse Little Reeves a few more times, but he really couldn't find any reason to refuse.

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Little Reeves was panting violently, and after being easily defeated by Tang Shuai again, even if he didn't want to, he had to admit the fact that Tang Shuai was stronger than him.

"How? Do you want to do it again? Tang Shuai threw the ball and said with a hint of playfulness.

Little Reeves looked at Tang Shuai with a pale face, gritted his teeth, and said with a hint of trembling: "I lost." ”

After saying this, his whole body suddenly became lifeless, and he turned around and left the arena.

Tang Shuai didn't stop him, Little Reeves has been abused for so many meetings, and he is obviously on the verge of an emotional breakdown, like a wounded puppy at this time, he needs to find a place to lick his wounds.

The dog will jump off the wall if he is in a hurry, let alone the prince, but I believe that after today's incident, Little Reeves should not dare to target him again.

Education in the United States is different from that in China, no matter how little Reeves is, he will not go to his father to complain like a child, of course, even then, the big deal is to be traded, which is not something he can control.

Coming out of the Staples Center, Tang Shuai was relaxed.

Compared with Tang Shuai's relaxed mood, the Clippers' current situation is not so easy.

In the playoffs last season, the Clippers knocked down the powerful Spurs in the first round, and led the Rockets 3-1 in the second round.

In the new season, before the Clippers left for China, Griffin and the Warriors' Draymond Green got into a verbal battle again, and Green mocked Griffin for being a bull who broke into a china shop and only faked falls.

Griffin, a mild-mannered player, didn't respond to Green's remarks, but Reaves couldn't sit still, he stood up for his favorite player, and in an interview with the media, he hinted that the Warriors are a jumper team and that there was a lot of luck in winning the championship.

This time, it touched the bottom line of the entire Warriors, and the grievances between the two sides escalated at once.

Klay Thompson didn't show any weakness and sarcastically said on his Twitter: We were still thinking of going head-to-head with the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals, but they didn't expect them to get their opponents.

This directly poked Reaves' soft underbelly, and being reversed by the Rockets last season made him depressed for a whole offseason, and he responded directly, Brother also led the team to win the championship that year, compared to you who rely on jump shots, it is much more stable to bet on luck.

Anyway, this new season hasn't started yet, and the feud between the Clippers and the Warriors is escalating.

On October 20, US time, at the Staples Center, the Clippers and the Warriors finally ushered in the preseason competition after a constant storm of words.

Before the game between the two sides started, the atmosphere of saber rattling could already be smelled in the air.

In this game, the head coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr, missed the game due to a spinal leak, and Luke Wharton, assistant coach and previously nicknamed "Prince Ton" by fans, served as the team's interim head coach.

There is a prince on both sides, and with the previous war of words, the attendance of this preseason game has increased significantly compared to the last time, and more than half of the stadium of 20,000 people is full.

I don't know if it's intentional, in this grudge-filled matchup, the core of the Warriors, last season's MVP Steve Curry, sat on the sidelines in a suit this game, and there was no source before the game that he was injured.

This caught Reaves off guard, but it stimulated the fighting spirit of the Clippers players, which is clearly looking down on it!

On the Clippers' side, the strongest lineup was put on, with Paul, Griffin, and Jordan as the three cores, and Pierce and Redick as the strongest helpers.

On the Warriors' side, after Curry's absence, Livingston appeared in the starting lineup, and the rest of the position is still the same as last season, with Australian champion Bogut guarding the basket, Harrison Barnes and Green two small interior leading the lineup, and the remaining outside player is All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson, who is active in the war of words.

With the referee's whistle, Bogut and Jordan jumped, and the game between the two sides officially began.

The Warriors attack first.

At the beginning, the Clippers' defense was unusually positive, and it can be seen that the previous verbal battle and Curry's truce made them desperate to win this game.

And it's not just the state of the players, it's the tactics, it's also very targeted.

Reeves was not only active in the verbal battle, but also prepared well before the game, and he expected Thompson to be very active in this game, so he made a targeted defensive arrangement before the game and let Paul defend Thompson.

Although Paul is on the short side, he showed strong defensive ability when defending Durant last season, which is why Reaves is relieved to do so, and Curry's unexpected rotation also maximizes the effect of this defensive adjustment.

Livingston's offensive ability is limited and he doesn't have a three-point shot, and Redick has poor defense, but he can barely defend it.

Reaves' adjustment has worked wonders, the reason why the Warriors' offensive firepower is strong, 30% on Curry, 50% in the backcourt, now Curry is absent, Thompson is locked, and the Warriors can only rely on Barnes and Griffin to contain at the front, which is obviously not enough for them to take the initiative on the road.

At 15:5, the Clippers stunned the Warriors in the opening game, and in this wave of offensive climax, Paul completed the empty connection with Griffin twice, pushing the atmosphere of Staples to a ignition point.

The Warriors' Thompson struggled, shooting 0-of-3 from the field and clearly not matching his level.

Tang Shuai is sitting off the court at this time, he is also surprised by the Warriors' performance, Paul has an exclusive St. Paul steal bag, as well as a purple defensive bag, his threat on the defensive end is undoubted, but Thompson is also a person with an exclusive Buddha trio and purple back pack, and he was surprised to be so embarrassed.

Thompson was still asking for the ball near the free throw line, and he kept turning his body to create enough space for himself to attack, but Paul's hands kept interfering around him, making it impossible for him to receive the ball comfortably.

Livingston kept signaling other teammates at the top of the arc to open up space, and as a tall point guard, his vision was still very rough, and a high profile was given to Thompson.

Thompson was ready to hit with his back when he received the ball, but it didn't work awkwardly after two hits, and Paul's hands were too interfering.

After Paul's hand was scratched again, Thompson finally got angry, slammed the ball up, and then turned around to make a move with Paul.

The referee quickly rushed up and whistled to stop the two from escalating further.

At this point, Paul showed his clever side, and when the referee's whistle blew, Thompson was still chattering and foaming, and he raised his hands and spread them backwards to show that he was innocent.

The referee looked at it for a while, reached out and made a T gesture, and threw it directly to the Warriors' backcourt.

Thompson technical foul!

When Thompson saw it, he was even more angry, chasing the referee to theorize, but Livingston grabbed him in time, which did not allow the referee to add a second technical foul.

Tang Shuai saw this, and finally saw some ways, I have to say that Paul's defense is indeed not clean, but Paul and Thompson are close to 20 cm tall, and it is impossible to defend hard.

But what is clear is that Paul's defense did work, not only did it keep Thompson from scoring a point, but it also made him angry.

This is the other side of the player in addition to ability, and it also taught Tang Shuai a vivid lesson.

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