Chapter Ninety-Eight: Season Starts, Winning Streak
After the victory over the Nuggets, the media immediately broke the news that the Clippers still have strong strength, making other teams careful. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After watching the game, the complaints dissipated a lot, and two people, Brand and Margeti, were traded, and the lineup did not become weaker.
Teams that are looking to win a championship this season immediately began to focus on the Clippers' new roster, and they began to study the weaknesses of the Clippers' new roster, trying to find a fatal weakness, and then bring down the Clippers.
On the 5th, the Clippers challenged the Suns away. The Suns, who returned to their home court, showed great enthusiasm and wanted to regain the face of the opening game defeat at home. However, the Clippers quickly proved that there is no difference between home and away.
With the championship ring, the Clippers players didn't feel any discomfort at all in the face of boos, but the rookie was a little nervous. A few months ago, the Clippers won the championship at the Heat's home court in the face of overwhelming boos, and the Suns' boos now are nothing compared to then.
David Lee swayed at center and forward, played 32 minutes and scored 22 points and 12 rebounds. Stoudemire only scored 19 points and 9 rebounds in this game, and his statistics were not as good as David Lee.
The Clippers scored four double-doubles, Liu Su had 21 points and 15 assists, Carman had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Kassel had 16 points and 8 assists. The entire team scored, with a total of 121 points, 16 more than the Suns.
After playing the Suns, the Clippers returned to the Clippers to play against the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers signed Aldridge, an eye-catching pick from the Bulls. However, Aldridge missed the summer league, preseason and the first few regular season games due to shoulder surgery, and it is said that he may not recover until around the 10th. In other words, Aldridge will not be able to play in today's game.
The current Trail Blazers are still Randolph's one-man team, and Zach Randolph is a strong power forward, with strength and skill, but the defense and speed are slightly worse.
When Randolph attacked, Webb and David Lee couldn't let him go at all, he could shoot from the back, only Carman interfered with a few shots by virtue of his height, otherwise he would blow up the Clippers' interior.
However, the Trail Blazers obviously couldn't do it on the outside, and they were blown up by the Clippers, Liu Su and Cassel made 8 three-pointers, plus Mobley and Rajon Rondo broke through the interior and made 15 fouls.
The Trail Blazers were also very glad that Randolph's defensive attitude was not good, and if Randolph's defensive attitude was good, he would have been beaten down long ago.
At 119:92, the Clippers bloodied the Trail Blazers, starting the season with four straight wins. The outside four scored double-doubles, and the inside David Lee scored double-doubles. Webber is increasingly cementing his position as a pseudo-starter, and Dunleavy Sr. has reduced his playing time to avoid injury.
After beating the Trail Blazers, the Clippers continued to play the Mavericks at home. The Mavericks are not very strong this season, and they rely on Nowitzki to support themselves. However, Nowitzki played the World Championships in the summer and did not have a lot of rest, and he has not recovered yet.
Big people are not the same as small people, big people can't exercise all year round, they consume too much physical energy, and they need to save up for a while to ensure that there are no injuries and stay in shape.
Nowitzki's form is not very good, his shooting touch is very poor, and he is almost not on the crosshairs with 1 of 6 three-point shots. Yao Ming, who also participated in the World Championships, is better, after all, Yao Ming did not enter the playoffs this season, rested for more than a month, and the attack distance was close, so he did not play abnormally.
The Clippers still maintain a high fighting spirit, although there are only 13 players, but there is no problem with the normal rotation at all, there are basically no superfluous people, as long as there are no injuries, this lineup has no problem playing for a season.
The No. 4 Clippers can't put Nowitzki well, but Nowitzki has abandoned his martial arts, and the Clippers are not welcome. Five players scored in double figures, with Carman 16 points, Ryan Gomez 13 points, Mobley 11 points, Liu Su 19 points, Kassel 13 points, and the Clippers won the game 106-82.
After the Mavericks, the Clippers host the Hornets. At the World Championships, Paul didn't play very well, and he didn't look like a Hornets core at all. However, the Hornets are different from the American team, the core of the American team is not him, it is James, Wade, and even the Warcraft Howard has been sitting off the court for more than three quarters, and Paul is powerless.
But after returning to the Wasp, Paul began to show his might. Paul has already proven his advanced strength last year, and this year the Hornets have also begun to rebuild with Paul as the core.
The strength of the two rebuilt teams is also different. The Clippers have weakened, but they are still competitive, and the Hornets have strengthened, but they are still a playoff team.
Facing Liu Su, Paul always felt that he was facing an insurmountable mountain. The speed is not as fast as Liu Su, the strength is not as strong as Liu Suqiang, and the shooting is not as good as Liu Su, so he can only compare with each other in passing, but the data is still not as good as Liu Su.
Every time he played against the Clippers, Paul would play out of sorts and not be as sharp as he was against other teams. In fact, this is also a problem faced by point guards in the whole league, no matter which point guard faces Liu Su, he has a feeling that he can't start, and he can't find a flaw!
This time Paul lost again at the hands of Liu Su, and the Hornets also lost very simply. At 112:86, they lost by 26 points, which shows that the two teams are really not on the same level.
The Clippers scored in double figures, with Carman 13 points, David Lee 15 points, Webb 11 points, Kress Smith 13 points, Liu Su 23 points, Kassel 16 points, and Rajon Rondo 10 points.
At the beginning of the season, the Clippers brought a surprise to the fans, although the six consecutive wins are not very many, but the fans saw the strength of the new Clippers lineup.
A lot of fans don't understand why they sent away Brand and Margeti, but now the Clippers' game gives them the answer. In the regular season last season, although Liu Su was the sixth man, he also spent a lot of time with Brand and Margeti. But Liu Su didn't have the opportunity to stand up and take responsibility, and if he couldn't win, he would lose well, and he would inevitably play for about 20 minutes in each game, just like pinching a point to go to work.
But this season is different, although Liu Su's efficiency is not as high as last season, he has stepped forward to take responsibility. When teammates don't have a good opportunity, Liu Su will stand up and attack, whether it is a breakthrough or a long shot, Liu Su will not push the critical moment to his teammates. The 24-second offensive timeout has never happened, and Liu Su can always throw the ball out in about 22 seconds, and the shooting rate is very guaranteed.
Liu Su's assist statistics are not as good as last season, mainly because he began to focus on developing the strength of his teammates, and he also reduced the number of points guards.
The Clippers' three rookies this year aren't as impressive as last year's, but Rajon Rondo and Kressmith still show a strong side. There is an advantage of being in a team with Liu Su, that is, it can cultivate self-confidence, and when Liu Su is on the court, he will tell them that they will shoot when they receive the ball in the vacant position, and they don't need to think about whether they can score or not. If you count your merits, if you don't count my mistakes.
So Kressmith's mid-range shooting quickly showed, as long as he faced a guard who was much shorter in height, he dared to shoot, and after cultivating self-confidence, he dared to shoot even if Liu Su was rested.