Chapter 729: Not optimistic

Anyone with a discerning eye can see Xiao Wan's dissatisfaction with this ranking.

However, the person who made this ranking is very aggrieved...... Big brother, you were still at the bottom of the league last year, and just because you joined alone, I ranked the championship index to fourth, which is already very high. What else do you want? What do you make other teams think? The Lakers and Miami are both strong, and the San Anthony Spurs are also rising steadily, so this ranking is very logical!

Xiao Xiao's remarks have become more and more important, and he has passed the stage of being questioned by 10,000 people. His casual words can shake the entire basketball circle, because he has proven himself countless times, countless people have been slapped in the face by him, and countless people have learned a lesson for belittling him. Therefore, his words must be taken seriously now, otherwise, no one dares to guarantee that the next person who will be slapped in the face will not be himself.

Therefore, the producers of the major rankings are cautious to state in front of the media: this is only a preliminary ranking, and it will eventually be adjusted as the season progresses.

This is used to appease Xiao Xiao.

However, Xiao Xiao didn't bother to listen.

This summer, he had a very comfortable life, putting down all his film work and publicity work, and concentrated on staying at home and taking care of the children. Although it is annoying to be noisy sometimes, it is more happiness than trouble.

Watching the children grow up, Xiao Xiao is more and more reluctant to leave.

However, after missing the start of the team's training day, he was able to get to the team to play with the players before the regular season began.

At this point, four games have been played in the preseason.

One win, three losses.

This record is not too good, but no one takes it seriously, and no one will despise this year's Clippers because of this, after all, Xiao has not yet come.

And, something worth mentioning is. All the tactics in these four games were controlled by Bob himself, and he finally signed up for a crash course in coaching, and he felt that at least he had to figure out some professional terms, and he had to put one or two sets of tactics in his head, otherwise he would feel embarrassed.

The Clippers' lineup is not too bad, with DeAndre Jordan, Skinner, and Chris Carman at center, and Milicic, Blake Griffin, and Glen Davis at power forward. The small forward position also has Caron Butler, Ryan Gomez, the most abundant on the guard line, JJ Redick, Vince Carter, Jamal Crawford, Byron Davis, Randy Foye, Stephen Nash, plus Chic.

Although this fifteen-person roster is not star-studded, with the catalytic converter of Xiao Shi, the chemical reaction is not much worse.

Xiao went to the team, looked at it for a while, there were familiar faces, and there were seniors who had been admired for a long time.

The depth of the squad is still very good, but... The defense was a little touching.

There aren't many people who are good at defending, and Milicic can be ranked in the top 3.

"This year we can only attack."

Xiao Sao made a decision, and then, the gorgeous all-round offensive team was officially born.

In the fifth pre-season game, Xiao Dash appeared on the sidelines, he didn't play, but he commanded the tactics and he drilled a few lineups. Immediately, the opposite Kings wanted to die, and they won the victory easily.

It is worth mentioning that Cousins, the core of the Kings' problem player reconstruction, was particularly excited to find Xiao Sha to take a group photo after the game, and asked Xiao Sha to sign him.

He behaved like a devout fan, even though he was repaired more than once last season.

"Idol, if I have the opportunity, I really want to join the Clippers." Cousins emphasized this to Chick for the umpteenth time.

And Xiao Shi gave him a piece of advice: "Shut your mouth, complain less, speak less brainlessly, and your future will be brighter." ”

Cousins nodded, not knowing if he understood.

Xiao Xiao actually admires Cousins this guy, and he thinks that it might be better if Blake Griffin swaps with this guy. This does not mean to look down on Griffin, who is also a promising power forward and has an explosive style of play, and when he glides through the sky, he thinks of Stoudemire more than once.

It's just that this guy's personality is a little incompatible with himself.

Xiao Xiao still prefers to deal with problem players.

For example, DeAndre Jordan, this guy is the same rookie as Xiao Sao. Unlike Xiao Shao, who became the most showy rookie in that draft competition, this guy who has been staying in the green house was not selected until the second round, which has to be said to be a regret.

In the past few years with the Clippers, I haven't been too happy.

But now it's okay, Xiao is back.

DeAndre Jordan was very fond of Chick, and he was a die-hard supporter of Chick when he was with the Clippers, although it gave him a lot of pressure from Dunleavy.

But after all, Xiao Shi still came back, and his wife is still the boss.

The most important thing is that Dacomilišić also joined, and the two quickly got together, smelling like each other, looking at the current situation, it is very possible to be a sworn brother.

Xiao Shi does not interfere with the formation of this kind of internal small team, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are people, there are groups. It's like Stephen Nash is such a kind person, he also prefers to stay with Vince Carter rather than mingle with the young players.

Through the observation of the next two or three preseason games, Xiao Sao found something, and Stephen Nash and Griffin worked together most fluidly. And the chemistry between DeAndre Jordan and Dacomilisic is simply excellent, whether it is offensive or defensive, it is simply a cover and a thunder in the penalty area.

Compared with the stable output of the inside line, there is a big problem on the outside, this group of swing guards, except for Redick, the other players are basically players with the ball, and they must have the ball in their hands to play.

As a result, the Dash had to talk to them before the season began, hoping they would do more fine-tuning without the ball. The conversation paid off, with Vince Carter leading the game with a no-ball run and Caron Butler in the midst of a change.

Only, Jamal Crawford is a little tricky. He's a real pump, he's got the ability and he's explosive to score, but if you don't give him the ball, he's going to be tough.

And this makes Xiao Wei even more uncomfortable, now that the team has its own, plus another person who wants the ball, it is really difficult to score. As a result, Crawford had to be a substitute, even though he could still start most teams across the league.

The opening game of the 2011-2012 season was very interesting, with Miami vs. the Knicks in the East, which was a civil war of the 03 generation, and Carmelo Anthony became the top name in New York after a slump in the West, and he carried all the expectations of New York fans.

While everyone knows it's hard for the Knicks to get back to the Finals, what if? They still believe in miracles, and Carmelo Anthony also swears to give the fans a promise.

The West side is even more dramatic, with the Los Angeles City Derby.

This is basically equivalent to putting the Western Conference Finals in advance, and everyone knows how powerful Chris Paul and the Lakers are, especially after winning all the preseasons.

Lakers fans have been arrogantly shouting about breaking the regular season winning record plus winning another championship.

The preseason results and wonderful chemistry have made every Lakers fan extremely optimistic, and this optimism has even prompted them to launch a group of ridicule skills against the Los Angeles Clippers.

After all, the Clippers didn't play very well in the preseason, and everything was still being adjusted.

So, before the game, Lakers fans were very arrogant.

In fact, they have always been so arrogant. In the territory of Los Angeles, and even in the territory of California, the Lakers are completely superpowers, and the giants are too deep.

Now, however, the Clippers are gaining momentum.

Naturally, the Lakers wanted to snuff it out.

And the Clippers want to replace it.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction, even more brutal than the championship battle.

However, the battle has already begun, and no one can retreat.

"There's only one color in Los Angeles, and that's purple gold." Kobe Bryant spoke in front of the media very domineeringly, Chris Paul's arrival made the Lakers full of morale, they can feel that the team is stronger, the weakest part of the board has been filled, and then what reason is there not to snatch the O'Brien Cup back?

"I think L.A. is better suited to the warm red." Xiao Dash made a very different statement.

The Clippers have a new logo, and the jersey has been adjusted, and red has become a kind of logo.

It was Barbara's idea, and she wanted to use the color to highlight Chick's control over the team. On the U.S. side, red is often considered the color of China.

Although the two leading stars, the two No. 24 of the City of Angels, are talking about color, everyone knows that this will be the beginning of a brutal struggle, the so-called color is just a façade, and the owner of the City of Angels is the most important purpose.

The Stamps arena that night was clearly flagped and filled with people on both sides, and the Lakers had more fans because it was their home court tonight.

Lakers fans wear yellow jerseys on the uniform logo, while the Clippers are all red.

So from the panoramic visual effect, it looks a bit like scrambled eggs with tomatoes that are not fried evenly.

The game started quickly. It's a much-anticipated game, and it's not just a city derby for basketball.

With the globalization of the NBA, basically every fan who cares about this game can sit in front of the TV and watch the game.

The game started as scheduled, although the invective from fans on both sides before the start caused some confusion on the sidelines of the game.

However, the people in Los Angeles are quite quality and do not fight hard.

As soon as the game began, the Lakers were in shape, and they launched wave after wave of offense under the leadership of Chris Paul.

The Clippers don't seem to be in a hurry at all, and they are still patiently combing the team's running and offense, which is very meticulous. He was the starting point guard for the Clippers tonight, whether it was Randy Foye, Stephen Nash or Byron Davis, all sitting on the bench, with shooting guard Vince Carter, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Blake Griffin, and center Andrew Jordan.

The Clippers' offense isn't particularly easy to sort out, and the problem on the defensive end is even greater.

That gave the Lakers a 35-point lead at 21-34 after the end of the first quarter.

It looks like the Lakers have the upper hand.

However, everyone knows that Xiao Xiao has not yet made a force, he only scored 5 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, and the Knicks' last player to score was Caron Butler, 8 points. Blake Griffin had six points and Vince Carter had two points.

The distribution was fairly even, except for DeAndrew, Jordan, who didn't score.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Stephen Nash came on the court to control the ball and returned to the shooting guard position, JJ Redick was the forward, and Milicic partnered Jordan inside.

This is the equipment of the run-and-gun. Naturally, at the beginning of RUN-GUN, Xiao Dash and Stephen Nash are both masters of the rhythm of running and shooting, and Milicic's passing on the inside is no worse than that of Dior of the Suns, so... The Clippers' offense was instantly smooth to the extreme, hearty.

The score exploded in an instant.

The Lakers have fought the Suns for several seasons before, and they do have a knack for dealing with running and shooting. However, they can only be helpless against the dashing run-and-roll.

As a result, the score difference began to be gradually narrowed.

Taking advantage of the momentum of running and bombing, Xiao gradually adjusted the personnel, Vince Carter, Caron Butler and other outside lines took turns to fight, and Blake Griffin also passed the addiction of the Air Force Flying Group with three or four minutes left!

In the whole run-and-gun atmosphere, the rapport of the Clippers is still good.

With a slick three-point shot just before halftime, the score of the two teams was tied!

It is equivalent to saying that the Knicks recovered 14 points in the second quarter, and the two teams shook hands in the first half.

However, this is not particularly good news for the Lakers.

The Lakers played pretty well tonight, although they could have done better as the season progressed. But the Knicks didn't interfere with the offense at all, this guy has been doing the grooming work, and everyone knows how terrible it is for him to get points.

Now, what the Lakers are looking forward to is... The Clippers' offensive and defensive systems continue to be so blurred, and only in this way will the Lakers have a greater chance of winning.

In the locker room, Xiao Xiao emphasized an important point: "Although it is very cool, although it can give each of us beautiful statistics, I still hope that we can practice the half-court attack, which is the most important thing at the moment, so we will not run again in the second half, Stephen still has a knee injury, he can't run for twenty or thirty minutes a game." ”

Sure enough, the emphasis that was sprinkled in the locker room became a reality.

In the second half, the Clippers quickly turned into positional offense. As soon as they fell into the offensive and defensive battles of position, the Clippers seemed to be struggling. The defense is a big problem, and the offensive fit is also very big.

After the third quarter, the Clippers trailed by eight points again.

Compared with the mature system of the Lakers, the Clippers can only be regarded as a team of bandits, and what they pay attention to is that they are rushing up and shooting birds indiscriminately!

This is obviously not going to work.

Xiao Xiao misses Giammario very much at this time, and misses Ragabel very much.

And this is not the most important problem, the most important problem is that the inside attack still relies more on Milicic, and Griffin's back singles are still at a very naïve stage.

A bunch of scum who can't be moved!

Xiao Shao muttered, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he still decided to use his personal ability to solve this dilemma.

…… (To be continued.) )