Chapter 128: Three consecutive defeats

After losing to the Bulls, the Clippers embarked on a seven-game tour in February. The first battle of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info seven consecutive visitors was to go to Boston and challenge the Celtics.

After the Celtics welcomed Ray Allen, their record was much better than before, but they were still at the bottom. Pierce was injured for a month in the first half of the season and didn't come back in great shape. It wasn't until Ray Allen arrived, and Jefferson was injured before, but it didn't get better a few days ago.

The Celtics have also suffered an injury crisis this season, with the big boss and the second boss injured one after another, which is not far behind the Clippers. However, the Celtics are originally a weak team, and even if they become weaker, they are at the bottom of the league.

This season, the Celtics seem to be on the verge of bottoming out, picking a good rookie, or trading a star insider. Now the Celtics' lineup is very scrambling, Pierce and Ray Allen are all first-line stars, and Jefferson and center Perkins are also second-tier stars, in fact, they are not weak.

Perkins is also a defensive interior and Jefferson is a potential power forward. The interior is strong and can completely replicate the last game between the Bulls and the Clippers.

That's exactly what the Celtics think, and they have a stronger roster than the Bulls. Pierce defended Liu Su, and then Perkins and Jefferson defended the Clippers inside, so that the rest of the Clippers couldn't score any more.

Pierce's physical strength is comparable to that of the inside, and it is difficult for Liu Su to get rid of his defense after leaning on him. And now in this lineup, no one can block him.

After Liu Su finally got rid of Pierce, Lei Allen came over to make up for the defense, not letting him have a chance to vacate at all. Liu Su couldn't play a role on the court for the first time, and he didn't have a single ball in the first quarter and was kept clean.

After Liu Su disappeared in the first quarter, the Clippers' offense was also very messy, and Cassel was also organized, but the players' ability was too poor, and it was not something that the organization could make up for at all.

The Celtics led by 10 points at 32:22 in the first quarter, and in the second quarter they still wanted to limit Liu Su, but Dunleavy Sr. replaced Jacobson and strengthened the offense. In this way, Ray Allen is going to make up for Liu Su, and Jacobson will get an open position, and his open three-point is very threatening.

After Liu Su led Ray Allen over a few times, Ray Allen completely gave up the defense, and Jacobson shot three three-pointers at this time, and if he continued to shoot like this, Jacobson could score more than 30 points today.

Lei Allen didn't make up for it, and Liu Su's chance came. After Liu Su got rid of Pierce, he threw two mid-range shots in a row.

However, the Celtics are not in a hurry at all, Jacobson's defense is too poor, Pierce singles him out and hits a target, and the interior comes out to make up for the defense, then Jefferson will wreak havoc on the inside.

The only thing the Clippers can count on now is Liu Su's sudden outburst, otherwise this game will be lost again. If you don't get Jacobson, the Clippers' offense can't be opened, and if you don't get Jacobson, you can't defend Pierce, and Pierce and Jefferson are wreaking havoc on the Clippers' defense inside and out.

In the third quarter, the situation still did not improve, Liu Su desperately shook off Pierce and scored in the empty position. But it was quickly beaten back by the Celtics, and Pierce also broke out in this game, shooting above 60% from the field.

It is a very scary shooting rate for outside players to reach more than 60%, and when Liu Su hit more than 60%, the Clippers basically never lost.

So Pierce buried the Clippers alone, scoring 52 points in the game, almost going crazy. Liu Su also wanted to relax Pierce by himself, but unfortunately he was much shorter than Pierce, and Pierce was able to shoot at his head easily.

The elder Dunleavy replaced the main force in the fourth quarter, and since he couldn't beat it, he simply surrendered and admitted defeat. He doesn't want anyone to get hurt anymore, the current lineup can't be beaten, so let's wait for David Lee to come back in two days!

After beating the Celtics, the Clippers flew to Toronto to play the Raptors. The Raptors have risen this season and are now third in the East and must make the playoffs.

Bosh has a strong lineup, with TJ Ford and Anthony Parker both strong players. TJ Ford is a fast guard, and Anthony Parker only returned to the NBA from Israel this year to join the Raptors.

Rookie Gabajosa is a Spanish national team player who joined the Raptors undrafted and is an outstanding interior player who served as a starting small forward as soon as he entered the Raptors.

Serbian center Rasunestrovic has average strength, only playing about 20 minutes per game, averaging only 6 points per game. However, he is a defensive center and fills in for Boscha.

Substitutes Banyani, Dixon, Peterson and Calderon all average around 10 points per game.

When the Clippers didn't have injuries inside, it was easy to deal with the Raptors, but not now. Without Carman on the inside and David Lee's offense, the Clippers simply couldn't cope with Bosh's offense.

TJ Ford entangled Liu Su all over the audience, he couldn't let Liu Su die, he could only harass the whole audience. Liu Su can't shoot three points, but there is no problem with breaking through the mid-range shot.

But this Bosh also broke out, and when he shot, Ryan Gomez couldn't let go at all, he was too short.

The quality of this year's rookies is also very good, with the top pick Banjani as a substitute for Bosh, who is effectively the team's sixth man and seventh man. He and Gabajosa together have a higher status in the Raptors than the two of the Clippers, and they have played a lot of roles.

Liu Su also wanted to help the team by scoring, but Gabajosa often came over to make up for the defense, interfering with Liu Su's shooting, so that his shooting rate dropped a lot, so that Liu Su's shooting rate could not keep up with Bosh's shooting rate.

The Raptors won the game 111-98, and the Clippers suffered a three-game losing streak.

In the next game, the Clippers are going to New York to play against the Knicks, and after arriving at the Knicks, a good news comes that David Lee is flying in from Los Angeles and will return for the next game.

When the elder Dunleavy heard that David Lee was back, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the Clippers' interior line was finally able to flip away. David Lee can play at center, Ryan Gomez can still play at the No. 4 position, and Ricky Davis at No. 3 can play as a starter or as a sixth man.

David Lee starts the center, the Clippers can play and run, and if David Lee substitutes the center, the offensive power of the bench lineup will be enhanced. However, the elder Dunleavy is more inclined to let David Lee start, because the offensive power of the Clippers' starting lineup is now too poor, and it is completely relying on Liu Su's hand. Kassel has not been in great form since returning from injury, and Ryan Gomez is too short to score in the fourth position.

After having a good inside line, it is much easier for the Clippers to beat the Knicks, running and fighting, the Knicks can't defend at all, David Lee and Liu Su's blocking and dismantling are basically unsolvable, and the Knicks lost 12 points to give the Clippers a victory.

After the victory over the Knicks, the Clippers' next game against the Cavaliers will be another big battle.