Chapter 129: Visit the Clippers
Spectator, He Dong actually became a spectator on the bench who didn't listen to what was going on outside the window. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The old man played the rotation rest, and the rotation tactics that were only used on veterans such as Parker and Ginobili in the past actually made He Dong taste the rotation rest.
According to what the old man said, in order to avoid the possibility of He Dong being injured, everything is for his good.
After one game after another, the Spurs occasionally lost because of the rotation, and the fierce Warriors regained the first crown in the league with consecutive wins, and the Spurs followed closely behind.
On the Chinese side, many fans began to spontaneously hold a prayer ceremony specially set up for Ho Dong.
"Every day on the 10,000th floor, on the tenth day, I will send a screenshot to Popovich, telling him not to live up to the expectations of Chinese fans and let He Dong play on the field."
"Teacher He was crying, Popovich was so angry that he took turns to rest He Dong."
"Surprise! Popovich actually did this to Ho Dong......"
The prayer ceremony is in full swing, and many fanatical fans post this kind of post every day, and the fans are like a tidal wave of comments under the post, which is said to build momentum and create pressure on Popovich.
This trend is on the NBA forums every day, and there is quite a momentum of 10,000 people reading books.
But Popovich doesn't seem to be on the Internet, he doesn't know about the things on the Huaguo Forum at all, and he doesn't care, and Spurs fans in the United States are used to the old man's rotation tactics.
Even in the Christmas war, the old man didn't let He Dong fight for long, but only asked He Dong to go up in the last garbage time to satisfy the fans' waiting heart.
Sometimes He Dong has the illusion that he is the patron saint of the water cooler.
The All-Star Weekend is getting closer and closer, and the old man seems to feel that the rotation is enough, and he is beginning to lift the restrictions on his appearance.
In the all-star voting, He Dong is far ahead, and the vote king can be basically determined, and there has been an undercurrent in the league recently, which seems to be considering not letting He Dong participate in the All-Star Game.
There is a huge Chinese market behind him, and the strength is not bad, if He Dong is allowed to participate in the All-Star Game, although there may be some grievances for other stars in the United States, but considering the ...... that can please the vast Chinese market.
There has been a lot of discussion within the league recently, with 25% of the players' votes and 25% of the journalists' votes, and the league can't interfere with the players' votes, but the votes of the reporters can use their brains.
He Dong didn't know the pros and cons of these trade-offs within the league, he only knew that he could start and play again.
This time the opponent is the Clippers, who have also been in good form recently, and they have recently played a 7-2 record, and the whole team is in great form.
Last season, the Clippers had the strongest starters in the league and the worst benches, and their starters were the most balanced and complementary, with the exception of small forward weaknesses, the rest were well-known figures in the league.
With Paul, the league's No. 1 point guard before Curryway's rise, and Jordan Jr., a top blue-collar worker, plus an increasingly mature Griffin, and a stable sharpshooter Redick, if the defensive titan Barnes is still a small forward for the Clippers, the Clippers' starters are definitely the top in the league.
It's just that although the starting lineup is very strong, the substitutes are always flowing soldiers and iron pits.
The rhythm of the game is usually that the starters come on the field to lead the opponent, then the substitutes come on the field to dig a hole, and finally the starters fill the hole, and so on.
The Clippers have a feeling that as long as Paul is off the court, the people on that court won't play, and the whole team suffers from severe Paul dependency.
Neither Rivers Jr. nor Crawford, who are the main substitutes, are playmaker offense, and if you let them score twice, they may have another hand, but when it comes to playmaking, that's really not flattering.
However, the Clippers seem to be a little better this season, and after bringing in Felton, who can organize the offense, as a backup point guard, the bench situation has become slightly better.
Now the Clippers are in good shape, Paul leads the Clippers to continue to chase the dream of the Western Conference finals, his age does not allow him to waste any more time, before Paul entered the NBA predecessor Nash, Kidd has already reached the division finals, the latter is still in the Mavericks dream of the championship, and Delon, who was once bright with Paul, also led the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals as the main force.
And only Paul himself, although he has always been known as the best point guard in the league, even today, the fans who support him still believe that he is the best point guard.
But what is a name to him? He wanted a division championship trophy or even a championship trophy.
The Spurs and Warriors are the Clippers' biggest rivals in the West, and every time they play the Spurs, it means a lot to Paul.
And in the hearts of the Spurs, they will not forget that in the playoffs of the 14-15 season, as the defending champions, they were eliminated by the Clippers led by Paul in the first round, and in the last game, it was Paul who scored the killer shot.
Popovich will not forget that scene, and neither will the Spurs.
In this game, everyone in the Spurs also ended their rotation and competed with the Clippers.
In the pre-game warm-up, Griffin pulled the basket and played pull-ups, looking full of energy today, while Paul stretched on the side to adjust the state to the best.
The Spurs will have playing time for all of them today, and they will also have to show their strength after the rotation is lifted.
Today's game is at the Staples Center, the home of the Clippers, and the game officially begins after players from both sides take their positions in the center circle.
The Spurs' starters are Parker, Ho Dong, Leonard, Ibaka, Ade.
The Clippers' starters are Paul, Redick, Bamott, Griffin, Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr., as a top blue-collar worker, is a spring man, and it is easy for him to compete with Ade for the jump ball.
Paul gets the ball, controls the ball to the frontcourt, and plays the most familiar pick-and-roll with Griffin.
After the pick-and-roll, Paul attracted the attention of Ibaka, who came to make up for the defense, and immediately threw the ball into the air.
The name of the city of air pick-up is not called for nothing, and the air connection with Paul after the block is simply handy for Griffin.
The body soared into the air, and in the face of Ard, who was not particularly outstanding in bounce, Griffin was already flying above the Spurs' basket.
"Boom!"
Griffin's air catch dunk drew cheers from the audience, which is the characteristic of the Clippers and the glory of the empty city!
The Spurs also expected it, but this situation is very difficult to deal with, Ibaka goes to make up for Paul, Griffin has the possibility of being available, but if he doesn't make up for Paul, he will definitely be easily scored by Paul.
It's a pain that you know how the opponent's tactics are playing, but you can't deal with it.