Chapter 013: The Battle of the Derby
The day after the Lakers' big win over the Trail Blazers, the league arranged a local derby between the Clippers and the Lakers. Although the Clippers have been a bit of a sign of momentum in recent years, the Los Angeles derby over the years has shown people that the Clippers are always a broken boat, especially the strong strength shown by the Lakers in the opening game yesterday, which made Lakers fans clamoring to teach their fellow city brothers a good lesson.
In terms of media, local media in Los Angeles have expressed their attention to this game, and many people have turned their attention to Li Chen, who played well in the last game. played 29 minutes and scored 22 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, although there was a suspicion of brushing data in the last quarter, no one can ignore the strength shown by Li Chen.
In contrast, the 11 points and 9 rebounds of the top pick Rose were overshadowed. The media praised Lakers general manager Kupchak for his insight, and at the same time did not forget to belittle the incompetence of the Clippers management, and no one knew that Li Chen was sent to the Lakers by himself.
The Los Angeles Times wrote: The Lakers' No. 0 rookie Cruz Lee handed over a stunning answer sheet in his debut, 22 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, is there a rookie who performed better than him? Kupchak once again showed his magic, giving the Lakers an all-around shooter for just $800,000, and there is reason to believe that the Lakers are back and a 15th championship may not be far away. And for our super rookie, I wish him the best in the next games.
Li Chen's hometown media "The New York Times" also did not hesitate to praise Li Chen: In yesterday's three NBA openers, the most dazzling person was not Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, nor James of the Cavaliers, not to mention this year's champion Roth, but a young man who grew up in New York, Cruz Lee, a non-draft player who just joined the Lakers, 22 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds may be the best debut performance in recent years, except for James that year, it is hard to imagine any rookie who did better than him, And his all-around performance on the field gives us reason to believe that he will get better and better. As for this year's Rookie of the Year, who knows?
But there will always be no shortage of media in the world who are willing to disagree with the public, and the Chicago Sun-Times has shown everyone through data that Li Chen is only a beneficiary of the Lakers' tactical system, and without the Lakers who can create opportunities for him, Li Chen will be worthless, and their champion Lang is the most valuable rookie. In this regard, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is Chicago's favoritism towards their own family.
The 18,997-capacity Staples Arena was packed that night, and the derby between the Lakers and Clippers has been a major event for Los Angeles fans over the years, who are always happy to watch the Lakers step on the Clippers' corpse again and again and announce that they are the protagonists of the city.
As for the clipper that grandma doesn't love and uncle doesn't love, let's stay where it is cool. And the poor operation of the Clippers in the offseason also made the old people who still loved the team very sad, and in just one season, a good playoff team fell apart in an instant.
Old captain Elton Brand left Philadelphia, the team's top scorer Corey Magetti joined the Warriors for 5 years and 50 million, and the talented guard Shaun Livingston, who the team had always hoped for, was finally given up by the team due to injury.
Today's Clippers, the addition of three Davis (Baron Davis, Ricky Davis, Paul Davis) makes one wonder if Donald wants to build a Davis aircraft carrier.
Fortunately, the team brought in rebounding maniac Marcus Camby in the offseason, and his interior combination with Chris Carman still gives the Clippers plenty of confidence in their rebounding guarantees.
As for the other newcomers, people really want to say to the Clippers who are now like rookie training camps: continue to play bad this year, and come on next year!
Li Chen is very glad that he chose to join the Lakers in the first place. As for why I say this, look at the current Staples Center, which is obviously the home of the Clippers, but the uniform Lakers population number of the whole court really makes others laugh.
Li Chen finally figured out the reason why the Clippers are always habitually soft when facing the Lakers, and the pain of the Clippers team is difficult to explain.
"I'll go, fortunately, it's the regular season, if you change to the Clippers vs. Lakers in the playoffs, if you don't play well, you will have four consecutive aways, and if you play well, you will have seven consecutive visitors, and no one can bear this Nima for anyone." Li Chen is very glad that he made the decision to choose the Lakers in the first place, otherwise he would have been a headache now.
The game started in the rhythm of the Lakers, from the beginning of the first quarter to the end of the fourth quarter, the Clippers did not rise for even a minute, and they were pressed and beaten by the Lakers throughout the game, and they finally hated at home. The bloody 117-79 on the scoreboard left the crowd hooked, and the show-time slogan completely ignored the feelings of the Clippers, and the Davis aircraft carrier was broken in the first game, which also confirmed the perception of the Clippers, come on next year and try to get the best rookie in Los Angeles.
Of course, Li Chen, who barely knows a little bit of history, knows that Blake Griffin's 09-10 season full year reimbursement can break the Clippers' heart, but fortunately, the champion show proved to people in the second season that he is a Feed and not a parallel import. But for now, all of this is an unknowable future.
The Lakers once again scored multiple double-doubles, the boss Kobe Bryant 38 points and 4 assists was elected MVP without any suspense, Kobe Bryant will not forget the first two years when the Lakers were trapped in the shallows, the Clippers made waves on their heads, and he used the score to tell Wannian to break the boat, come out and mix, and always have to pay it back.
The three Davis definitely won't know Kobe's thoughts, otherwise they would definitely be unable to help but scold, "Nima, this is a big deal, two of our three brothers weren't in Los Angeles when you were abused by the Clippers, and the only Paul Davis who was present at the time was just a substitute for the bench, you have found the wrong person for revenge."
Li Chen continued his excellent performance, with 19 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Although it is not as gorgeous as the first game, the shooting rate of 7 of 9 shots is still indarable, 3 of 4 three-point shots, 4 of 5 two-point shots, especially three of the four rebounds are offensive rebounds, which makes the Clippers' interior duo embarrassed.
Originally, Camby and Carman were still counting on this good performance, letting people know that even if the Clippers are not good on the outside, the inside line is still not easy to mess with, this is good, it is a small front, and it is not a small front who relies on his body to eat on the two of them, and he grabbed three offensive rebounds on the heads of the two.
Suddenly, someone's eyes glanced at the technical statistics of the Lakers, Li Chen made 2 of 5 free throws, "Hehe, it seems that this Laker still has weaknesses," the old man who has had a lot of experience in cutting sharks is like finding a big baby, and the corners of his mouth show an uncontrollable smile, I don't know what bad idea he played.
Li Chen, who was being interviewed, didn't know that the old man had already hit his head with his head, and in the face of the reporter from the other side of the ocean, it was impossible not to be nervous, Li Chen carefully answered the reporter's question.
Li Chen, who is familiar with the domestic situation, knows that these media are all high-level blacks, especially players like Li Chen who are still related to the Celestial Empire, although he has to admit that most of the media are basically doing bad things with good intentions, but this does not mean that Li Chen will be happy with them and tell them all.
Think about the fate of Space Yi and Sun Dasheng, a little performance was immediately blown to the sky by the media, and once it didn't go well, the domestic media would find out various reasons for them, what teammates didn't give it, the point guard didn't pass the ball, didn't have enough playing time, didn't think about the opportunity at all, and those who survived in the fierce competition in the NBA didn't play diligently, and they could only blame themselves for their lack of strength if they were eliminated.
Li Chen didn't want himself and those two masters to become brothers and sisters, he was a good young man with lofty goals and lofty ideals.
"Hello, I am a reporter from the "Heavenly Basketball Daily", I would like to ask Mr. Li, what is your evaluation of your performance in these two games? Do you think you have any hope of being the Lakers' Kobe Bryant's successor? The reporter asked very skillfully.
Li Chen had the urge to scold his mother, how did he come up with this kind of problem, do you want me to die or what, Kobe Bryant's successor? Nima, who told you that Kobe Bryant is going to retire, is it good for people to be a good year, if you ask such a question, you are not afraid of being banned by the Lakers, and this is the kind of person who fanned the flames......
Of course, it is impossible to say this, Li Chen thought about it carefully, "I am still quite satisfied with the performance of these two games, but after all, I have only played two games, and I still have to wait for the results of the future games to prove it." As for Kobe's successor, please! Dude, it seems to me that Kobe Bryant will play for another ten years, maybe I will retire in ten years, and the Lakers will always be Kobe's team, which no one can deny, and it just so happens that I think so. ”
Li Chen did everything possible to show favor to the boss, "Okay, next", without waiting for this reporter to continue to ask questions, Li Chen hurriedly asked for a replacement, answering this question will kill a lot of brain cells, and if he continues to answer, he is afraid that he will be brain dead.
"Hello, I'm a reporter for the Denver Post, and you're going to play the Nuggets on the road next, I want to ask you, what do you have to say about Anthony, who is about to play against you, and can you make an estimate of how you will perform in your next game?"
This is a more serious question, so Li Chen also answered it with dignity.
"Are we playing against the Nuggets? Oh my God, you have to know that my favorite player in the past was Melon Anthony, and what I like more than his all-round attacking skills is his optimistic professional attitude, as a professional player, you have to know that you can't win all the time, and I think you should be as optimistic as Cameron when it comes to failure. Against him, I can't help but wonder how many points he's going to score against my poor defense, but I'm not going to throw in the towel willingly. For the game, I will do my best, not to mention, we have Kobe, he and Cameron are the protagonists of the next game, I will only try to do what the coach asks. ”
Li Chen clearly explained his position in the Lakers, and at the same time cleverly pulled the topic to Kobe's side, he believed that such a show of favor would be remembered.
Li Chen's idol of Anthony is really unexpected by many people, you must know that although Melon has proven his talent on the offensive end, his poor attitude and defensive enthusiasm have been criticized, especially compared to James Wade, Melon does not have any honor other than being selected as an All-Star.
James's honor is not to mention, Wade also won a championship ring. After hearing Li Chen's words, many commentators naturally labeled him with a hidden danger in his professional attitude.
Li Chen's performance in the face of the media really doesn't look like a rookie, all kinds of answers are neither humble nor arrogant, and they don't leak, so that the media who like to find trouble have no way to deal with him, which makes them grit their teeth with hatred. But fortunately, the kind old man left them with a hot topic.
The old man in front of the camera said smugly, "Although we lost this game, after my observation, this Lakers team is not invincible, they still have loopholes in some places, of course, I can't say specifically, I have to test my theory through the second game with the Lakers in a week." ”
The elder Dunleavy also played a game for the media to 'leave unlimited room for imagination'.
"Because of the old Dunleavy's words, we have reason to look forward to the next Lakers vs. Clippers game, what is the weakness of the Lakers, is it the grandstanding of the old guy, or the Lakers are really flawed, please wait and see!"
The Los Angeles Times published this quote in the newspaper the next day, and a week later, the Lakers and Clippers re-met began to get more attention, including head coaches of other teams in the league, and people really wondered what Dunleavy Sr. had discovered.
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