The Clippers' shocking battle with the Lakers on January 6 was quickly forgotten by fans.

Because there are new competitions, new matchups, new exciting performances.

It's as if the reader, an exciting, good-looking chapter stays in their mind for no more than five minutes and immediately wants to see a new update.

The NBA is constantly being updated, and as the season progresses, the situation across the league has changed a bit compared to the beginning of the season.

In the West, the Lakers continue to dominate, and it looks like no team can threaten the Lakers' dominance at the moment.

Bryant's scoring average is about two points higher than last season, but his contribution on the defensive end is gradually declining.

It's just that the decline is very small, and the overall strength of the Lakers has little impact on the regular season performance.

The Dallas Mavericks are close behind in terms of record, and Nowitzki is still in good form on the offensive end.

However, the difference between their wins and losses is not large, which shows that there are many games that are more thrilling and not stable enough.

The Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Suns and other teams have similar records, and the West has once again become a superpower situation from the troika of the year.

It can only be said that the history of the NBA West is basically switching back and forth between the competition for supremacy and the Lakers' dominance.

With the Lakers' superstar appeal, market appeal, and management level, they are very dominant once they rise.

And once the Lakers fall, the Western heroes will step on the Lakers' corpse one after another, and such a drama has been repeated since the 60s, as if the law of historical cycles.

The situation in the East has also changed, and the Boston Celtics, who had been rushing hard at the beginning of the season, have gradually slowed their pace.

James' Cleveland Cavaliers relied on a consistent winning percentage, and in December they regained the top spot in the East with a seven-game winning streak.

They are followed by the Celtics and Orlando Magic, who are the first group in the East and have opened up a gap to the rest of the East.

This has been the case in the East for the past few years, with two or three teams competing to win the championship, and the rest of the team is picking their feet.

If it weren't for the Celtics' formation of the Big Three in 2008, Garnett and Ray Allen, who were overwhelmed by the Lakers and Spurs in the West, would have been even more dish.

The teams on the fringes of the Eastern playoffs can only compete for the vice president in the West, and they can't touch the door of the playoffs.

The phenomenon of a large gap in the overall strength of the eastern and western regions will not improve in a short period of time.

This is caused by the gap in the concept of team building after Jordan's retirement in the new century.

There will be no fundamental change in ten or eight years, and it will not change in a few transactions.

In December, LeBron James won the Eastern Conference Monthly Awards, while the Western Conference Monthly Awards were won by Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant averaged 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game when Gasol was injured in December, and he was in the strongest form.

And the Rookie of the Month is still Brandon Jennings and Tyrek Evans.

Curry was nominated again, but Tyrek Evans' 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game were too strong.

Curry had some highlights, but on average he wasn't as good as Evans.

And after entering January, the Clippers' record began to decline because of trades.

After losing to the Lakers, on January 10, the Clippers hosted the Miami Heat.

The Heat's situation is very similar to that of the Knicks, who hoarded expiring contracts for free agency in 2010.

Jermaine O'Neal at 23 million, Quentin Richardson at $9 million, Dorrell Wright at $2.75 million, and Wade with a 10-year player option and a salary of $15 million.

In the summer of '10, the Heat were able to scrape together 50 million in contract space for Pat Riley to shine.

Unlike the Knicks, the Heat's combat effectiveness is okay, they have superstar Wade, and they have 08 star Beasley.

They finished sixth in the East and retained their playoff qualification.

The game between the two sides was fierce, and the Clippers played Kobe Bryant and Wade, and the fans were enthusiastic.

contributed another 100% attendance box office to Min Congda, which gave Min Congda a headache.

What's even more troublesome is that the Clippers actually won this time, 93-87, a low-scoring battle.

Randolph, who renews Min Congda's contract ahead of schedule, played bravely, with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to extinguish the Heat.

But then, the Clippers started to run into some trouble.

On January 12, the Clippers embarked on a three-way journey.

The first stop was Memphis, which was full of topics.

The two sides have just completed a deal that has changed the jerseys of several players.

Chris Carman and Jordan Jr. are holding back their efforts to dunk a few more baskets and cover a few more hats on their old owners.

As a result, the Grizzlies, who had been sending warmth in the previous three games, finally rose up against the Clippers at home this time!

Chris Carman showed no mercy in the face of trading his old boss, scoring 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting and two blocks.

Once again, Gasol Jr. in the opposite position was blown up, and in front of Kaman's flexible feet and mature offensive skills, the tall and strong Gasol defense did not find the experience.

This season, Carman is averaging 25 points per game against Gasol Jr., more than five points higher than his season average.

Proper nemesis.

The Grizzlies, led by the vengeful spirit Carman, defeated the Clippers by 104-100, a four-point advantage.

Min Congda watched the game from the sidelines, and after the game, he took the initiative to find Kaman to shake hands and take a photo happily.

Kaman didn't want to pay attention to Min Congda, and even wanted to give him a stinky face, but as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person.

Seeing Min Congda's happy appearance, Carman recalled his years in Los Angeles and felt that Smart was still very good.

Besides, the NBA is a business, and more people are traded every year, and he is not alone.

Players need to be ready to be traded from the moment they enter the league.

Not to mention Carman, who has touched the all-star threshold, even those superstars, such as O'Neal, can't escape the fate of changing teams.

So, let's take a look at the point, Mr. Smart is so generous, what are you still struggling with?

So, Kaman and Min Congda shook hands and made peace, and there was no more mustard.

And Chris Wallace saw that Carman performed well, and once again suppressed Gasol Jr. to get the victory.

He felt very proud, this deal was good, it was really good.

On January 13th, it was another damn back-to-back away game, with the Clippers taking on the New Orleans Hornets.

Facing this season's nemesis team, the Clippers were once again strained and were taught a lesson by Paul and the Hornets.

Paul finished with 15 points and 15 assists on 7-of-11 shooting.

Before the Clippers played the Hornets, Carman still has some advantages at this point, which can provide interior firepower.

Now that Carman is gone, Dunleavy insisted on replacing Camby and Gasol Jr.

The originally powerful Clippers' interior line was weakened, and the weight of the outside line increased, but they encountered the veteran No. 3 Queen Bee.

Defensively, Paul was very consistent and contributed 4 steals.

At 104:98, he gave the Clippers two consecutive defeats and Min Congda 2,000 yuan.

Min Congda shouted in his heart Grandpa St. Paul, what a fortune boy and a clippers nemesis.

Curry had a hard time meeting Paul, scoring only 11 points in the game, and his performance was mediocre.

On January 15, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, but still played on the road.

After a week of fighting against the Los Angeles Lakers again, Kobe Bryant did not break his promise.

A 38-point, 4-of-7 three-pointer scoring feast led the Lakers to a 126-88 victory over the Clippers.

The Clippers lost three in a row, and after trading Carman, the Clippers lost 6 out of 8.

In the short term, Min Congda's treacherous plan seems to have succeeded.

It wasn't until January 16 that the Clippers welcomed a special guest.

(End of chapter)