Chapter 61: The End of the Season
"The super rookie is playing god stats again, where is his ceiling?"
"Shoulder-to-shoulder to Jordan Fat Duncan, the next superstar?"
"If the luxury data team loses, it will be difficult to support it alone or brush the data?"
After losing to the Thunder, Griffin was overwhelmed by the overwhelming praise, of course, there were also doubts, saying that the data was brushed, and the ball was dominant, but after all, it was a minority, and Griffin didn't need to worry about it, and the fans' rebuttals drowned out this kind of remarks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The media who look at Griffin is not directly questioning, Griffin, who is too popular, is not something that can be smeared by just two articles, athletes, as expected, the most important thing is the results.
Adidas officially promoted Griffin for the first time, and this game can be called one of the landmark games of Griffin's rookie season, and Adidas executives hope that Griffin's performance can be popular all the way.
And then there is the fact that Jiaolatin finally came back from Europe, and the two of them who have been separated for a few months still miss each other, the so-called long absence is better than the newlywed, and the two young people collide like firewood to release their thoughts and passion for each other.
There are about 20 games left until the end of the season, and there is now a tacit agreement within the team not to mention the playoffs, but Griffin is still a little unconvinced, and the Kings, who are also in the West, are ranked ahead of the Clippers and have a greater hope of entering the playoffs than the Clippers.
So Griffin held his breath and embarked on a six-game road trip in a row, and as long as he won a few more games, there was still hope of making the playoffs, but the reality is often the cruelest. The Jazz's new duo gave the Clippers their first defeat, and then in Orlando, which owns Disney Castle, Adidas played out the fierce civil war.
The two signed stars also worked hard and played very hard, but the Clippers still lost to the Magic; In the next trip to Miami, Wade had a polite and friendly exchange with Griffin before the game, and when he got to the court, he burst the Clippers' interior into a sieve, and even Griffin only played 32 minutes because of foul problems; The Bobcats, the weakest of the six opponents, are also one of the games that the Clippers plan to win, but the Bobcats are extremely accurate, and the two teams, which are not big in strength, are suddenly unbalanced, and the Clippers failed to block the Bobcats' explosive seeds and unfortunately lost the game; In the last game against the Spurs, there was no suspense, even if the whole Clippers team worked hard and didn't want to go back with an embarrassing losing streak, but the gap was too big, and the Spurs didn't make much effort to win.
So the Clippers embarrassed to return home with six consecutive defeats on the road, this losing streak basically shows that the Clippers' playoff possibility is 0, and all teams entering March are fighting for home court advantage. Teams that don't prepare will only lose game after game, like the Clippers.
However, with the ball fully given to Griffin, Griffin's performance has been getting better and more calm, and Griffin has averaged 26 points and 14 rebounds per game in the past six games, which would be perfect if the team could win a few games.
The first issue of the March Slam Dunk Journal also used Griffin's performance as the cover, detailing Griffin's top ten performances and breaking records in his rookie season, so that fans can more intuitively feel Griffin's super rookie performance.
Duncan said in an interview after the loss to the Spurs, "Blake is a very good player, sometimes I even ignore the fact that he's still a rookie, and after a while, I don't know how long it will take him to get better, I don't want to play against him, it's very tiring." ā
In addition, Adidas decided to make Griffin's first promotional poster, which will be used in many ways to promote Griffin, so it is necessary to make sure that Griffin is handsome and handsome on the poster.
At the same time, the Clippers lost two of their next three home games in a row, losing to the Hornets without Paul, and Griffin and Jennings went head-to-head to win the Bucks before losing to the Kings. Every duel against the Kings was intense, the kind of battle that was decided until the last minute, but Griffin also enjoyed the process, especially the young Evans, whose way of reading the game and his calm mind were something Griffin needed to learn.
Before going to Dallas, Griffin filmed his first promotional poster in Los Angeles, which featured Griffin's high-flying one-arm dunk, and then the camera captured this shot.
Griffin, who had no natural feeling for shooting, barely completed the shooting until his feet were sore, and his expression looked quite tough and heroic, which also benefited from the technology in the later stage.
The Clippers on the road trip lost to the Mavericks and the Rockets one after another, and the Rockets have also had a bumpy road this year, and the Clippers played with him until the last second, but was killed by a three-pointer thrown by Brooks.
Back in Los Angeles, Griffin was greeted by the Adidas team.
"Hello Blake, we're the Adidas team for your sneakers, and we've decided to start working on your signature sneakers after the season, so it's time to gather your personal wishes."
In his previous life, Griffin didn't know much about sneakers, but Adidas gave him the impression that the colors were mostly dark, giving people the impression of seriousness and rigor, and Griffin preferred Nike's trendy designs.
However, Adidas is also actively innovating, not only in technology, but also in design, to meet the new trend elements, and strive to make sneakers that young people like more.
Griffin is a supporter of this decision, Griffin wants his sneakers to be bright, echoing the colors of the Clippers, white, bright blue, red, and then the appearance should be cool, Adidas's historical technical strengths must not be left behind, and at the same time, the styling must also be innovative.
After a few hours of detailed discussions, Griffin's general requirements and ideas for the sneakers have been accepted by the Adidas team, and now Griffin only needs to follow up on his sneaker progress regularly.
The matter of sneakers is solved, Griffin is going back to continue losing, home to the Warriors, Griffin and Curry are another Mars collision with the earth, Griffin dunked the Warriors' inside line a full 7! Curry hit six three-pointers in the game, but unfortunately the Warriors Alice scored 27 points alone, and the Clippers were unable to successfully overtake the score in the final quarter.
In the next two away games, the Clippers won the first game against the Bucks, lost to the Raptors and Nuggets, returned to win at home against the Knicks, lost to the Trail Blazers, and were successfully avenged by the Kings away.
On April 14, the Clippers faced the Lakers, the boss of the same city, in the final game of the 09-10 season, but the Lakers Kobe Bryant and Gasol took turns resting, and the Clippers won the last game of the season 107-91.
The Clippers, who lost to the dog at the end of the season, naturally couldn't enter the playoffs, and Griffin's dream of entering the playoffs in the first season was shattered, but Griffin played very happily at the end of the season. The rookie stats of averaging 21.6 points plus 13.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.1 blocks, 1.4 steals and 1.3 turnovers per game are perfect.
Griffin shot 52 percent from the field this season, ranked second in the league in rebounds, second only to Howard the Monster with 13.9 attempts, and first in the league in offensive rebounds, with 214 dunks in the regular season, 17 more than Howard, who was second.
And Griffin's attendance is also very good, except for those five games, Griffin has not lost a single game, and Griffin has won the Rookie of the Month in the last few months.
The most eye-catching of the high-level statistics is Griffin's efficiency value and rebounding rate, which are among the top in the league, especially the rebounding rate is the first in the league. Such impressive stats are so impressive that even Evans can only settle for second place in the competition for the best rookie.
It was a perfect rookie season, and apart from not making the playoffs, Griffin's individual performance was a historic rookie performance.
The NBA's official website made a short video of Griffin's top 50 dunks in his rookie season and a shocking review of his rookie season.
Adidas is naturally smiling from ear to ear, as long as Griffin's popularity does not decrease, it will be very helpful to the sales of Griffin's first-generation signature sneakers that are expected to be launched this summer, which is also the focus of Adidas' official next promotion.
After the season, in addition to the playoff matchups, there is also a hot topic is the attribution of major awards and the selection of the NBA All-NBA team, which is also one of the focuses of fans, and the heat is even higher than the playoff matchups.
The final weeks of the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were Bogut, Pierce, Wade, Doctor and Howard; The Western players are Roy, Pau Gasol, Ginobili, Durant, Nowitzki.
The Player of the Month award for the final two months in the East finally broke LeBron James' monopoly and was won by Dwyane, Wade and Chris Paul; The Western Conference of the Month Winners are Smalls and Kevin Durant.
(Someone in the book review mentioned the question of when Paul will come, and the author also wants to let Griffin experience what it feels like to be the boss first, but since Chris Cannon's voice is so high, I will try to speed up the progress of the first two years so that Cannons can come as soon as possible, thank you for your support!) Or recommend collection)