Chapter Eighty-Four: Fighting Alone

The sad things have not yet been digested, but the days still have to pass, the game still has to be played, and soon the Clippers will go to Russia City to challenge the Thunder, which is also the first meeting after both teams have made a trade, and it is also time to test the results. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

However, the Clippers obviously had the pain of losing Byron, the positional battle was extremely chaotic, and the blocking and demolition tactics were also messy, Xiao Mo is a good offensive terminal, far from accurate, but to let him take on the organizational task of the whole team, it is not that it can't be done, it can only be said that the effect is not very good.

So the effect of the game is almost a two-man turn between Griffin and Gordon, the offense mainly relies on fast break and secondary offense, and Griffin completely starts the single mode after losing the team's effective tactical cooperation.

The Thunder also carried out a meat grinder-like interior defense, the interior players were all guilty of several fouls, and the two sides also clashed, and the inside hand-to-hand combat was the most likely to cause conflicts on the court, but fortunately, the referee intervened in time to prevent the incident from expanding.

In the end, the Clippers lost to the Thunder 83-111 away, and Griffin scored 38 points and 17 rebounds on 13-of-24 shooting, which can be said to have blown up the Thunder's interior, but Durant scored 24 points, and Harden scored 19 points efficiently, making Griffin's efforts meaningless data.

After the game, Harden happily hugged Griffin, who was a 09-year-old Tanhua, Harden has been under a lot of pressure since he was selected, Blake Griffin's performance before him is undoubtedly phenomenal, and there are also Curry and other players behind him who performed very well, but he has been used as the team's sixth man since he was selected by the Thunder, and his performance has also fluctuated slightly, so the outside world has also questioned his ability to explore flowers.

However, this season, Harden seems to be slowly adapting to the NBA, not to mention winning the rookie MVP, and now he is also the most important firepower on the Thunder's bench, and the Thunder even traded away Jeff Green, which is obvious.

Today's victory over the Clippers themselves is also good, so naturally they are in a happy mood, and they are smiling and gossiping with Griffin.

After the Thunder, it was the Hornets, another one that was not easy to mess with, and the Clippers were still back-to-back away, but the Clippers, who were mostly young players, had a small impact, and the Clippers also lost the game with a 9-point difference, Griffin 21 points and 14 rebounds, Gordon 24 points, the Hornets' Paul 19 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, and West 22 points and 9 rebounds.

The ensuing road trip was a bit special, Staples challenged the Lakers, who still have a good record so far this season, but their form has also declined compared to the previous two years, and whether the Lakers can defend their title this season is also one of the major attractions in the league.

The Los Angeles derby hasn't been staged for a long time, so this matchup makes fans on both sides very excited, because Griffin has grown significantly this season, and there is already a faint feeling of carrying the handle in the league's youth inside, and in the first few encounters, Griffin's data is also very good, and the Lakers Twin Towers can't limit Griffin well, so the derby is naturally eye-catching.

Before the game, the Clippers got a good news, that is, Chris Kaman's injury showed symptoms of early recovery a week ago, and the team doctor also officially announced that Carman can return to play early, which is definitely good news for the Clippers.

As strong as Artest, he didn't say anything cruel before the game, and the coaches were mainly polite to each other, so the atmosphere was still very friendly, but it was unknown what would happen on the field.

Under the high tone of ESPN's commentary, this derby officially began.

In the face of the fast-rising second brother, the Lakers were obviously prepared, knowing that the jump ball was estimated to not be able to jump the black goods on the opposite side, so they directly stood on the halfcourt, not allowing the Clippers to have a chance to break fast, Griffin did not want to get to a good position, Foye finally dribbled and hit the iron after a jumper, Griffin was also firmly entangled and failed to grab the offensive rebound.

The whole league knows that Griffin has a strong offensive rebounding tiger, so he has worked his card position, often with an athletic No. 3 to assist the card man.

In the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe Bryant gave Gasol a simple block, and in the face of Griffin Gasol's long arm, the ball entered the basket lightly.

However, Pooh didn't expect Griffin to be able to dominate on the defensive end as well, and it was enough to send a few good help defenses in a flash of inspiration, and the task of interior defense has fallen on Jordan Jr.'s shoulders for some days, so DeAndrew's playing time is now very stable.

The two sides played back and forth, but the Clippers have fallen behind by 7 points, Griffin has not shot so far, but he has delivered 2 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds, this time the offense is back to a good position, and then the basketball is also appropriately transferred.

Gasol firmly stuck Griffin's left side, as it was said before the game, the main defense Griffin's breakthrough, Griffin also discovered this defensive strategy, leaned heavily on Gasol with his back, Gasol's strength is also very good, but the gap with Griffin is still a little obvious, this reliance made Gasol take a step back, Griffin directly took a step back and threw the basketball, and the ball "swished" into the basket.

Griffin has not fallen behind in the task of training shooting, and is still following the training method of Orlamberto, and now in addition to simple shooting, some advanced shooting moves have also begun to be mastered, such as this trick just now.

What's even more gratifying is that after more than a year of training, Griffin's shooting speed has increased significantly, and after adding the secret weapon that Griffin specially researched to flick his wrist, his shooting speed is even faster.

The Lakers' luck was obviously not good today, as Griffin felt good on the mid-range shot today, scoring the first shot and hitting two more in quick succession, all from the perimeter, including a pull-up jump shot with 24 seconds to go.

"Griffin is so good, he's constantly adding to his arsenal! So far, he has scored six points on the perimeter projection, and has not scored a reasonable collision in the zone, is this still the Griffin we are familiar with? ā€

"Griffin is hard enough to defend against right now, and as long as he can improve his offensive consistency, he'll be a nightmare for the league."

Griffin still can't afford the league nightmare level, but tonight Griffin should be regarded as a nightmare for the Lakers' interior line, in the second quarter, for Griffin's hot hand, Gasol needs to force it, and Phil also knows that this will make Griffin break through extremely easily, so the interior line steps down the layers of defense network.

But Griffin is too violent, he takes off when he has the opportunity, and recklessly hits the inside, and people often turn over on their backs, but Griffin pats his ass and stands up to prepare for free throws.

This is the best state of the game of the Clippers so far, that is, Griffin is completely open, with him as the center to revitalize the whole team, whether it is Jordan Jr. on the inside or Gordon Foye on the outside, there are more reasonable offensive opportunities.

After returning to halftime, Griffin's hot state eased slightly, and the Lakers used Kobe's play to pull the score to a safe score again, even if Griffin played like that before halftime, he still did not overtake the Lakers, which is also the pain after the Clippers trade, at least it has not eased up yet.

Carman and Bledsoe worked hard with the second lineup, but the Lakers deliberately lowered the tempo to slow down the damage caused by the Clippers' super-mobility.

"I feel that this year's Lakers are not as strong as last year, and they may not be able to beat the Heat." Gordon gasped slightly and said to Griffin.

"I also think you can give me the ball! Watch me stun Bynum with my big dream footsteps and slam it off! "Jordan Jr. has taken three runs in this game, but the matchup with Bynum is not as optimistic as he said.

Jordan Jr., who does not have an absolute advantage in strength, is very passive in the face of Bynum, a hard character who has a low offensive rhythm and confrontation, but the Clippers can still accept it, and there are not many leagues that can limit the little sharks, and Jordan Jr. can at least threaten Bynum's shooting.

After the official timeout, the two teams returned to the court, perhaps because the timeout was a little hard, and was successfully defended by the Lakers twice, Kobe Bryant hit Gordon twice in a row with his back in a high position, and Griffin took the time to look at Kobe's pace, which can definitely be described as beautiful.

When I played against LeBron before, it felt completely different, James's offense is wide open to seek maximum efficiency, using his physical gifts to help the team, which is somewhat similar to Griffin, Kobe Bryant is a personal solo to the limit, all offensive skills can be found in him, and every offense has the potential to become art.

This made Griffin a little imaginary of Tracy McGrady back then, and it was a pity that he couldn't play against the peak Maddie, and Maizi, who may play more elegantly, is also a good personal skill, and the frequency of action is very fast and clean, and it looks like he wants to be intentional in one go.

This desertion is naturally not good, so Gasol was beaten into two in succession, and Griffin's shooting did not have a hot hand, so he turned on the impact inside mode, kept hitting his back and making fouls, and Gasol received his fourth personal foul at the end of the third quarter.

The fourth quarter started uneventfully, but halfway through the quarter, the Clippers stepped up their offense and tried to finally see if they could turn the game around.

In the face of Griffin's strong offense, the Lakers chose to go around the front, but this trick did not work for Griffin, once he went around the front, Griffin immediately withstood the defender's lower plate and withdrew him, and then the outside player only used high-profile balls, and it was easy to dunk with Griffin's bounce.

The only worry is to make up the defense, for example, this time, in the face of Odom's front Griffin easily got to the position of the high-profile ball, Bledsoe immediately put the ball high to the basket, and an easy air catch was about to be completed, but Kobe Bryant, who was killed diagonally, destroyed the ball, and Griffin lost his balance and fell to the ground with one foot, which was very harmful to the knee.

looked at Kobe Bryant spreading his hands and saying to the referee a second ago, "I'm innocent!" After no result, he immediately switched back to a cold state, and a crow flew through Griffin's heart, "The defense has broken with the cow, don't act anymore!" ā€

He adjusted his breath to hit the free throw, and he felt a little tired when Griffin returned to the court, and he was almost completely involved in all of the Clippers' tactics from the second half of the first quarter, and no other player effectively shared the pressure.

In the end, the Clippers also failed to make a comeback, losing to the Lakers 95-108 away, and the Western Conference dropped to seventh, Griffin scored 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on 12-of-23 shooting, Foye scored 24 points on 5-of-11 shooting, and only Carman, who came off the bench, scored 10 points.

Lakers Kobe Bryant scored 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Gasol 22 points and 5 rebounds, Bynum 16+11, and there was no explosion in the post-game interview.

When Griffin showered after the game, he once again thought of Chris Paul, who was still a little ethereal, I don't know if the Clippers in this life can form such a luxurious main configuration like the previous life, with the ability of his own life, there will never be similar regrets in the previous life.