Chapter 69: The Opening Battle

The news came so steeply that Griffin and the rest of the team didn't have the time or mental preparation to accept it, and they didn't even say a decent goodbye to Coach Dunleavy, and everyone dispersed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Griffin felt like he was living in a dream, Dunleavy taught him well, why did he suddenly quit?

By the time Griffin came back to his senses, the first game of the new season, the Portland Trail Blazers, had already reached the feet of Los Angeles. The decision was so rushed that the new coach Denagro didn't even have time to put in place his own coaching staff.

"Hello guys, I'm your new coach, Vinid Nagro, I don't want to explain why I'm standing here, I also understand the place of Coach Dunleavy in your hearts, I don't have the luxury of replacing him in the past, because seriously, he's also one of my idols, but now it's my job, I hope you can work together, we have a lot to do this season, I hope you all work together to make sure I don't have to be fired in the middle of the season."

The slightly witty opening statement made De Nagro's impression in the minds of everyone less bad, Pooh is much younger than Dunleavy, and due to seniority, he does not have the majesty of a famous coach like Dunleavy, he looks approachable, and the interaction with the players will definitely be good.

"Now we're going out against the damn Trail Blazers, even though they've got Roy, and Aldridge, and Bartoum, well, and Camby, and Fernandez off the bench, uh, it feels like they're a little bit better than us? But that's just the strength of the books! Basketball is never about the strength of the books, and everyone here is not cowardly, I hope you can fight for this home victory! ”

The players stood up and shouted, although they didn't know the level of the new manager's tactical set-up for the time being, but the dressing room was capable of impromptu speeches, recalling that when Dunleavy was there last season, the locker room was like a lecture, lacking a little passion.

The Clippers' tactics have now undergone some minor changes, with Griffin and Barang Davis dropping a bit and Griffin handling the ball up, but Griffin hasn't reacted to any of them, and this style of play has been used since the end of last season.

The Trail Blazers lineup has not changed much, but last season's Clippers veteran Camby is now a Trail Blazers man, the defensive gate who sent a message to Griffin before leaving, Griffin has a good impression of him, and his court attitude and defensive ability are excellent.

Staples' attendance tonight was not bad, due to the performance of the Clippers preseason and the presence of Griffin now, many Angelenos have begun to pay attention to the Los Angeles Clippers, Griffin looked up at the slowly growing fans, and the idea of winning is becoming more and more determined.

"Hey LaMarcus, I saw No. 32 on the other side, the preseason is very fierce, can you prevent it." Batum threw a 3-pointer and turned his head jokingly.

"It's true that I'm in good health, but I didn't play last season, so it's the old way to prevent it." Aldridge looked a little understated.

Roy next to him saw Griffin's soft jump shot brushing the net, and remembered the reports of the preseason, and always had a bad premonition in his heart, but now that the game has not been played, he can't say it directly, and there is still Camby on the inside.

When the time comes, the game officially begins!

The jump ball didn't have to be said, Carman didn't jump over Uncle Camby, the elder Miller dribbled the ball through the half court and gave it directly to Roy, Roy beckoned to a block, and immediately burst into the inside, Gomez, who started the game, immediately came to make up for Roy, Roy's wrist fell, and the ball was accurately sent to the outside Batum's hand.

However, this 9-ten-9 ball actually missed, Griffin firmly stuck Aldridge behind him and took off the rebound fiercely, because he jumped too high, the action of grabbing the board became a little hideous and powerful.

"Wow, look at Blake's board-grabbing move, this must be one of the reasons why we fall in love with him."

Davis dribbled past the half court and waited for Griffin to get a good position and then hoisted the ball directly to Griffin, Aldridge may have struggled to defend Griffin, but Aldridge will definitely not be able to stop Griffin when he attacks, especially the current 2.0 version of Griffin.

Griffin took the ball and sat directly inside, squeezing Aldridge backwards with two consecutive blows, and then Griffin immediately turned to the left and made a standard turnaround and backward jumper, a move that he had practiced countless times in the training gym, and now it was presented like a mechanical copy.

"I think Griffin will surprise everyone this season, maybe we didn't pay attention to him in the pre-season, but now Griffin is showing his progress and talent to the fans step by step!"

Griffin also waved his hand excitedly, and after combining his interior skills with his own physical fitness, he really played much easier.

Since then, the game has also entered the right track, and the Trail Blazers have begun to play their strength, under Roy's scheduling, the Trail Blazers' ball is running very well, and there will always be someone who gets a chance, the Clippers will focus on Griffin, and after Griffin turned around Aldridge in another round, and then shook off Karman's basket and dunked it, the Trail Blazers began to wrap Griffin.

This is also the effect that the Clippers wanted, after seeing the Trail Blazers' arrangement, Viney waved his hand and replaced Rasubatarer and Foye on the court, and Gomez and Davis also entered the rest time early.

Griffin began to use the opponent's pick-and-roll to split the ball, and although some of the balls could not be converted into direct assists for himself, he would get the scoring position after another hand, or easy to score.

In the three minutes before the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers' defense was stretched into a mess, and the Clippers got more opportunities to shoot from the outside.

30 seconds before the end, Gordon poured the ball to Feye, Feye missed the outside 3-point shot, Griffin judged the approximate landing range of the rebound ball at the moment of Froome's shot, in front of Griffin's fierce card position, Aldridge was a little weak, the first jump barely clicked the ball, and the second time before he jumped up, Griffin next to him had already jumped to the highest point to win the ball, and then smashed it the ground, and directly jumped off the frame and dunked!

This ball also ignited the passion of the fans at the scene, counting this ball, Griffin has scored 15 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, and 4 of the 7 rebounds are frontcourt rebounds.

"LaMarcus, you don't have to be too involved in defending Griffin, Camby will help you, you have to attack, you know? Have you forgotten your forte, fight that kid, we've got Roy, he's going to make the ball for you, boys, come on, take over this wrecked ship! ”

Now the Clippers have an 8-point advantage, and after the start of the second quarter, Winnie did not line Griffin, but used Carman, who had enough rest in the first quarter, with a group of benches, and the interior bench was Jordan Jr., who had not appeared for a long time.

In the second quarter, this kind of game that was not garbage time made Jordan Jr. quite excited, and the result was that Roy made two fouls in a row, but at the same time, Jordan Jr. also grabbed the rebound and gave Miller Sr. and Batum a big hat each, making the Trail Blazers' offensive area a little far away from the restricted area.

And to the surprise of little Jordan, even if he came up and made mistakes continuously, Pooh not only did not replace him immediately, but kept shouting on the sidelines, reminding him what to do, "This feeling, it's been a long time!" ”

Looking at the proud bench lineup on the court but not taking any advantage, the Trail Blazers coach looked a little unpleasant, last season's Clippers team was not so difficult to deal with, this is only one summer, where to find these beasts on the broken boat, Gomez or something, why is the little man on the court so able to run and jump now? The Aminu I chose this year can also jump like this? It's unreasonable.

Even if they don't have any offensive means, but they can't stand the good physical strength of others, they keep rushing, they work defense, and they can also play fast attacks when they have the opportunity, watching the sweat of the Trail Blazers players flow like a broken line, the Trail Blazers coach is becoming more and more anxious.

"I'll go coach." In just five words, the coach's heart is like a spring breeze blowing.

Roy's appearance on the court made the situation of the Trail Blazers look better, and the team on the court also seems to have found the backbone, scoring and delivering assists at the same time, this kind of backcourt player is indeed worthy of the word star.

However, the abundance of personnel on hand now made Pooh less flustered, and waited until almost halfway through the second quarter to let the main team return to the court.

Griffin found the difference on the field, before Aldridge was desperate to defend himself, Griffin was also happy to do so, the bigger your physical confrontation, the more I like it, but now it's different, Aldridge didn't die, he was made up by Camby, and he entered it.

And Ade, who focuses on the offensive end, also makes Griffin feel less comfortable, he is taller than Griffin, and his hands are a little longer, and Ade's straight-arm shooting itself is not good to defend, and Griffin's current defensive level cannot be contained.

What's more critical is that there is a Roy on the outside, but the only fortunate point is that Gordon has a lot of firepower, although he is worse than Roy in terms of control, but at least the score is still on.

After that, the game entered the scorching phase until the start of the fourth quarter, when the two teams were tied at 82-84 and the Clippers took a narrow lead.

Thinking that he could still eat the Clippers last season, now it's so hard, the Clippers are full of people, it's one thing, and the more important thing is that Griffin is improving too fast, the offensive end is completely the top existence in the league, and this kid is also very fierce in rebounding.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, both sides were a little tight, and Griffin also missed two open shots, but Roy took the lead and scored six points in a row to tie the score, and the time also went to the last four minutes.

Pooh was also nervous on the sidelines, saying that it was impossible for him not to have ideas about this young team, that he didn't want to be a puppet coach, and that he was even more surprised that Blake Griffin had improved so quickly that it was like a pillow delivered to the door.

Griffin has now scored 36 points and Gordon has scored 24 points, and the two young players have done a fantastic job, but the Trail Blazers are also in full bloom, with Roy now 12 assists.

2 minutes and 10 seconds of this offense, Griffin attracted the bag and decisively distributed the ball to Butler, Butler flew the defender and gave it to Gordon, and at this time Gordon had cut inside to the free throw line, Aldridge had no choice but to make up for it first, Gordon shook his hand, and the ball went to Griffin's hand.

2 steps away from the basket, Camby, who was not far away, rushed over, needless to say, Griffin jumped directly on the spot and prepared for a violent dunk, but Camby would never allow this to happen!

The bodies of the two collided heavily in the air, and both of them lost their balance, but Griffin fell at the same time, his left hand was still as steady as a rock, and with a light shake, he changed the buckle to the top, and the ball spun twice in the air and fell into the net obediently, at which time the referee's whistle also sounded.

"God! Blake Griffin! Excellent bounce! Outstanding power! Excellent feel! Excellent Blake Griffin!! ”

This wonderful 2+1 not only conquered the tens of thousands of spectators at the Staples scene, but also made the players on the field a little stunned, and the next second the players who got close cheered and pulled Griffin up and slapped Griffin's head or back excitedly.

Pooh on the sidelines also roared loudly with excitement!

(This chapter seems to have 3600 words, and it is also the author's record~)