Chapter Seventy-One: Smooth Sailing

Griffin, who played well in the first three games, further established himself as the core of the team, and the team's first three consecutive wins were also welcomed by the management and fans, perhaps as a reward for Griffin's performance, and the sales of sneakers were increasing day by day. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, the back-to-back opponents on the second day were the Spurs, which also means that Griffin has just finished fighting the Nortian King on the front foot, and Duncan on the back foot, but it is still different from last season, this season Griffin's strength has increased greatly, and his status in the team is also different, playing time, ball possession, and strength are not the same, compared with Duncan, the difference is experience, and how to help the team win, it happens that these two points are also the places that need the most time to accumulate.

The back-to-back schedule also made Griffin miss Halloween, a traditional holiday in the United States, and Griffin also had a big fight with his girlfriend Julian on this day, because considering the schedule, Griffin really didn't have the mood and energy to go out with his girlfriend to Hi Halloween again, but in the eyes of his girlfriend, this behavior was a little inexplicable.

Just like you don't spend time with your family on Chinese New Year's Eve, and on Halloween in the United States, it's very strange not to go out with your young friends, let alone a big star like Griffin, so Juliatine is very, very incomprehensible, and the contradictions that Griffin has been accumulating have also broken out, and after a big fight with Griffin, she slammed the door and went out, or went to play with her friends who don't know where.

Griffin was so distraught that he didn't ask much, and went to sleep after a simple training, after all, the team's momentum is just right now, and it would be better if he could win the Spurs to increase his winning streak, and the opponent after the Spurs was the Thunder, which was not easy to play, and if he could win, he had to try his best to win.

Therefore, the Clippers entered the state very quickly in the first quarter, showing the vitality of a young man, Griffin can't play Duncan on his back, this kind of historical-level power forward with high arm length and single defensive ability, Griffin has an advantage in strength, but it is naturally unwise to play with his back under the addition of the defensive system.

So Griffin reduced the proportion of individual offense, especially the back offense, and instead began to respond, because the Spurs are now very afraid of Griffin's shooting, so often Duncan has to go out to defend, then Griffin will observe the cut of his teammates, plus the short interior Blair in the Spurs, the first quarter is inseparable from the Spurs.

In the second quarter, the Spurs strengthened the team defense, and the defense of the cut was also in place, and the offensive options of the Clippers gradually shifted outward, but staying away from the basket is unstable after all, and it will not work to change to other teams, but as soon as the combination of Griffin and Jordan Jr. comes on the court, this is an offensive routine.

Duncan's rebounding ability is naturally needless to say, but now it is still slightly inferior to the young and strong Griffin, and the most confident card position and position judgment Griffin is not inferior at all, plus a little Jordan next to him who can fly and jump, the Clippers' offensive rebounds after the second quarter are 7 ahead of the Spurs, which also makes Popovich frown on the sidelines, which is too rare.

At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs relaxed their defense against Griffin, Griffin immediately began to play, facing Duncan, the most effective way is naturally to attack the face frame, if there is Duncan's defensive weakness, then in the face of Griffin's strong body, and at the same time the face frame technology is very delicate inside player, Duncan is more headache, which will remind him of the little bully of Phoenix a few years ago.

And now he is facing the pressure of this young interior player is even greater than it seemed back then, and now Griffin is undoubtedly more talented, both in terms of physical fitness and offensive skills, he is a very powerful existence, so even if he is as strong as Duncan, it is very difficult to defend, and the best way is to raise his ape arm high and stand in a defensive position to interfere effectively.

However, Griffin still played his own offense in the third quarter, shooting 7 of 11 and scoring 18 points in a single quarter, allowing the Clippers to enter the final quarter with a 7-point lead, but the Clippers bench in the final quarter was very messy, facing the Spurs, the Clippers' boys were more like a group of headless flies, and were quickly overtaken by the Spurs, and Viney immediately replaced his starter for the last fight.

However, after Griffin came on the court, the Spurs resolutely clamped him, whether it was low or online, the ball was all packed, and the shortcomings of Griffin's ball were infinitely expanded, even if Griffin's ability to respond was strong, there were times when he made mistakes, and the strength of the Spurs is that he could score when he seized the opportunity, and the ball handling was much stronger than the Clippers, and at the last moment, Griffin's 2+1 was unable to return to the sky, and the 3-game winning streak came to an end, and the Clippers lost by 4 points at home at 97:93.

Griffin of the Clippers had 31 points, 15 rebounds and four assists, as well as five turnovers, and Gordon scored 22 points; The Spurs combined to contribute 56 points, and the steady play and firepower made the Spurs have the last laugh.

After this game, Griffin went on to play 4 consecutive 30+ games, which was undoubtedly a shocking play for a 2nd year interior player, and the fans of good things also came up with ESPN's pre-game predictions.

"Now it seems that ESPN is really accurate, where are the people who said they were high in the rankings before the game?"

"According to me, it's still low, and it's a good performance in the top few leagues this season."

"Be objective, don't talk about a few games, after all, it's just started, and the real power is behind, but Griffin is really strong."

"It has to be strong, I'm a Griffin fan from now on, the hope of the new generation inside."

"Silently, I was a Griffin fan a year ago."

Griffin's fans on the other side of the ocean are also rising in large batches, which is also expected, most basketball fans are fans of stars rather than teams, so rising stars are easy to attract fans.

Two days later, the Clippers traveled to Oklahoma with a 3-1 record to take on the equally young Thunder, and this time there were significantly more fans supporting Griffin than they did last year, and a few places of red could be seen in a sea of blue.

The away jersey selected by the Clippers for this game is the big red away jersey, which is also a little bit of a small request from Griffin, because today is the day when Griffin's away color boots come out!

The all-red patent leather bright sneakers attracted everyone's attention as soon as they appeared, and for Griffin's appearance association, we can talk about functionality, but if the sneakers are not handsome, it is not necessary to talk about it, and Adidas is obviously working hard in this regard.

"Wow, Griffin's performance lately has been very, very eye-catching, just like the sneakers on his feet right now, and in the blue Thunder's home field, people can see the brilliant color at a glance."

"Yes, yes, if this Griffin is anything to me, I've decided to buy my son a pair!"

Maybe Griffin heard this, because now the two commentators are already excited with red faces and red ears and spittle!

"Impressive! From Blake Griffin! In the face of the thunder, the inside line made a tragic slam dunk! ”

"God! The undisputed top five! An indisputable moment to remember! My son's new shoes are gone! ”

Maybe the atmosphere at the beginning of the season was not strong enough, the Thunder played a little lazy and did not play the strength they should have, even Durant, only scored 20 points, so the Thunder was won away by the imposing Clippers, Griffin once again scored 33 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists of luxury data.

Up to five games so far, Griffin's scoring and rebounding still occupy the top spot in the data list, and many media and fans have shouted the slogan of the next superstar, but Griffin himself knows that he is still some distance from the superstar.

However, the Clippers are still enjoying the team's good results, and head coach Vinnie has solemnly invited the players to return to Los Angeles to attend a party at his home, which also made a group of players cheer!