Chapter 392: The Smell of Gunpowder Before the Battle
On the Clippers' side, Thompson and Paul also attended the press conference and were interviewed.
Originally, Thompson was not qualified to be interviewed for the team because he was only a rookie and spent half of his games with the Clippers on the bench this season.
However, in the last few games, Thompson has played very well and has also played the main team, and Paul likes him very much.
In addition, the scandal between Thompson and Zhou Yang, Sister A, was in an uproar, and the media was very interested in this kind of thing, so the Clippers pushed the boat down the river and let Thompson come out to respond.
It's a matter of traffic.
In fact, with Thompson's character, he didn't want to respond to this kind of thing, because he didn't do anything in the first place, just pickled girls!
It just didn't make it.
A reporter asked, "Mr. Paul, there are fans who say that you and Thompson are another group of splash brothers, do you agree with this statement?" Look at the book
Paul smiled and replied, "I don't think so, the Splash Brothers are very strong, and they've had success and won the championship, and Thompson and I have a more traditional style of play, but this year we're going to beat the Warriors and win the championship!"
Paul is worthy of being the owner of the NBA union, and his words are quite official.
The reporter continued: "You have won eight consecutive victories, and your record has also reached third in the west, does it mean that you have found a way to win?"
Paul proudly replied, "Yes, now we on the Clippers are confident that we can beat any opponent, including the Warriors!"
Another reporter looked at Thompson again: "Klay, this is your rookie season, the three-point shot is so explosive, and the Splash Brothers don't let it go, who do you think is stronger between your three-point or the Splash Brothers?"
Thompson didn't say much, but he said, "My three points are stronger!" You'll know in an hour!"
The reporters all exclaimed, and they couldn't help but sigh, the NBA is really the world of young people!
These rookies are more ruthless than the other!
"Clay, can you talk about you and Sister A?"
Thompson's face changed.
However, the team's operations manager greeted him in advance and asked him to answer this question tactfully, after all, it is a business league and cannot be so rigid.
Thompson replied slowly, "Sister A and I are just ordinary friends, and I have nothing to say about anything else!"
The reporter asked, "Will you defend Zhou Yang in this game?"
"Of course, I'll be with him!"
This sentence made the reporters excited again.
The alignment of Thompson and Zhou Yang is what many fans are looking forward to.
Not only because both of them are top-notch defensively, but the lace news of the other two is too explosive.
Eight p.m., Staples Arena, Los Angeles.
The Clippers host the defending champion Warriors!
The Warriors' starting lineup is still Zhou Yang, Curry, Chandler, Turkoglou and Barbossa.
The Clippers' starting five are Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., Caron Butler, Klay Thompson.
Before jumping the ball, Thompson walked up to Zhou Yang and said coldly, "You are very lucky, you entered the league two years earlier!"
Zhou Yang almost laughed out loud and asked, "What do you mean...... Can you stop me today?"
"Of course, I'm going to make you feel bad!"
In Zhou Yang's previous life, Thompson was not a person who liked to talk crazy, but he didn't expect that in this parallel world, Thompson was so aggressive.
It seems that the environment still changes a lot for a person.
There is an ancient saying in China: orange is orange when it is born in Huainan, and orange is born in Huaibei.
If Thompson had been with Curry, he would have been a low-key man.
And now that he has come to Los Angeles and mixed with these people from the Clippers, he is naturally very arrogant.
Zhou Yang didn't care, he didn't like to talk about it, and there was no grudge between him and Clay, it was just hype by the media.
"Tang Shen, you'd better keep a low profile
Okay." Zhou Yang said lightly.
"What? Who is the god of soup?" Thompson looked confused.
Zhou Yang ignored him.
Jumping the ball in the middle circle, Jordan Jr. grabbed the first wave of possession for the Clippers.
In terms of bounce explosiveness, Jordan Jr. is still slightly better than the boxing champion.
Paul dribbled past half court and beckoned Griffin to come out to block the pick-and-roll.
This is the starting point for the Clippers' offense.
Griffin is in his second season.
Last season, although he was very explosive in dunks, the team's record was not good, and Silly Fen was very depressed.
But this season, Paul came and rookie Thompson joined, which made the team's record improve rapidly.
Griffin is also under Paul's organization, playing more reasonably and attacking more strongly!
In particular, his and Paul's blocking is the Clippers' main offensive method.
Griffin blocked Curry, Paul split laterally, and in the face of Tecoglou's delay, Paul easily used a big change of direction to burst into the restricted area.
However, the Warriors' defense was very layered, and as soon as Paul came to the edge of the box, Barbossa pounced and blocked Paul.
Paul saw Jordan Jr. rushing towards the basket, and immediately threw a high toss and had an aerial relay with Jordan Jr.!
Bang!
Little Jordan overwhelmed Chandler and scored a violent dunk!
Paul's passing route is really smart, and the strength and timing are too good, otherwise Jordan Jr. would not be so easy to dunk under Chandler's defense.
2:0!
Staples Arena is jubilant!
Because it is the same home court as the Lakers, there are not too many fans of the Clippers.
The Clippers owner urgently needs a good record to increase the popularity of the Clippers and suppress the old powerhouse Lakers.
This season, the Clippers played match-fixing to poach Paul, just to dominate the West and snatch the championship.
The Clippers owner thinks that Kobe Bryant is old, the Spurs are old, and the Warriors, although young, are not as experienced as Paul.
So the Clippers are really ambitious this season.
Zhou Yang gestured to his teammates and shouted, "It's okay, let's fight back!"
In the next round, the Warriors attacked.
In the face of Thompson's strict defense, Zhou Yang did not fight by himself, but let Curry and Turkoglu play a tactic.
Turkoglu misplaced Paul and forced a two-pointer, boom!
Bounce the basket out.
Since the agent came to the Warriors, there has been a strange phenomenon, playing the Western team with a low shooting percentage, and playing the Eastern team with a sloppy goal.
It's also a kind of metaphysics.
Jordan Jr. resisted Chandler, and Griffin protected the rebound and launched a fast break.
Paul received a pass from Griffin and crossed the half, with Griffin pushing forward quickly from the left.
Sou!
Paul is another second pass, Griffin catches the ball and takes off, and the Tyrannosaurus rex dunks!
Bang!
Two dunks in a row completely set Staples Arena on fire!
The home fans all gave a standing ovation and cheered in droves for the Clippers' flashy offense!
It can't be helped, that's the treatment of an uncrowned champion, driving away fans crazy everywhere.