In the blink of an eye, it was February 2010, and the NBA was halfway through the schedule and the All-Star Game was about to be ushered in.

The Los Angeles Clippers returned to Los Angeles on February 3 by plane from Atlanta, ending their long eight-game trip.

For two weeks, almost half of it was spent on the road and in the hotel, and the rest of the time was either training or competing, with little room for personal life.

Such a boring back-to-back game is a huge test of the team's form, especially this time the away trip is much stronger than the previous five-game away opponents.

As we enter the middle of the season, the teams have gradually reached their best form through non-stop games and run-ins, and now is the time to improve their results.

The Clippers traveled to the Colorado Plateau in their first game to face the Nuggets in Denver, and the Nuggets are on a positive footing right now.

At PepsiCo Center, the Clippers were beaten by the Nuggets led by Anthony and Billups, and lost the game 90-105.

I don't know if it was affected by the plateau, or the team's long-distance trip was not in shape, or the general manager Min Congda did not follow and caused everyone to relax.

In short, this Clippers were all disconnected, giving their road trip a bad start.

They then headed to the East, where it was another odious back-to-back on the road, as the Clippers beat the in-form Wizards in Washington.

The Wizards still had strength under the leadership of Arenas, but the gun-to-door incident that broke out at the end of December last year caused the Wizards, who were already on a downward spiral, to fall off a cliff.

Arenas and teammate Stanton drew guns in the locker room because of some gambling disputes, causing serious public opinion consequences.

As a result, Arenas, who is only 28 years old and at the peak of his prime, has been banned indefinitely, and he doesn't want to appear this season.

In the future, the Wizards will inevitably sweep him out of the house, the Wizards' former Three Musketeers, the super far three points in 05 and 06, the lore of a real man who will never look back, and the legend of Agent 0 will quickly become a piece of history without a follow-up.

In the face of such a Wizards team, the Clippers can certainly come up and step on the blood, 99:82, 17 points advantage easily take the victory.

In this game, Curry scored the second 30 points of his career, 31 points, 8 assists and 2 steals, and he has joined the race for the best rookie.

However, just a day later, the Clippers were sniped by the Green Army at the TD North Shore Garden in Boston, and the Celtics won the game 88-95 with relative ease.

The two sides drew one win and one loss in the regular season.

The fatigue of the back-to-back away games has affected Barang Davis' knee again.

He missed the No. 27 game against the Nets, and the Clippers suffered a narrow loss on the road, losing 101-103 to the Nets.

The most unexpected thing about this game was the sudden outburst of Nets substitute Humphries.

He scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field and hit a key free throw in the final minute.

Curry missed the three-point shot from the outside, and the Clippers unfortunately lost the game, and Curry scored 21 points in this game.

Back-to-back away games are so uncertain that you don't know which player is going to burst out against an opponent who is waiting for a while.

Generally speaking, the home team is full of energy, and they have to win for the home fans, so there will always be role players who break out.

Away games, especially consecutive away games, the whole team is physically tired and demoralized, which often tests the absolute strength of the core players.

In this regard, Curry is still a little immature, and Zach Randolph, Gasol Jr., Gordon and others are not stable enough to absolutely crush their opponents.

Superstars play at home, role players explode, superstars support the bottom, play 70-80% of the combat power, and can win the game.

Playing away, the role players are wilting, and the superstars have to come out and take over the game, 100% or even beyond the level to win the game.

Therefore, some people say that the away road is the real test of the superstar's quality, especially in the playoffs, and it can only show the real strength if you can win under pressure and the atmosphere of being the enemy of the world.

Curry still has a long way to go at this point.

Then the Clippers lost games in Minnesota and Cleveland, suffering the longest four-game losing streak of the season.

The loss to the Timberwolves was due to the opponent's full outburst, 9-of-20 three-pointers, and a terrifying shooting percentage.

The Clippers were tired, and the three-point hand felt cold in the whole game, 6 of 24, and the game was not unjust at all.

As for playing the Cavaliers, not to mention, in the game on January 16, the Cavaliers were killed by Ricky Davis.

James and the whole team are bent on revenge, and now that the Clippers are tired from consecutive away games, it is natural that they will beat the water dogs.

The Cavaliers, who returned to the home court, really broke out off the bench, and the bench scored 47 points in the whole game, and the whole court and the Clippers bombarded.

In the end, it was 115:107, and the advantage of 8 points was relatively easy to win.

James had a triple-double of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and it can be seen how much he cares about being killed in the last game.

After the game against the Cavaliers, the time has entered February, and the Clippers have gone on to Chicago and Atlanta.

The game against the Chicago Bulls was very eye-catching because it was a contest between two top point guards.

2008 No. 1 pick Derrick Rose, and 2009 No. 1 No. 1 Stephen Curry.

The two play in the same position, but they are completely different types of players.

One is good at throwing, the other is good at sudden.

One is thin, the other is strong.

One is known for its rhythm, and the other is amazingly explosive.

One looks cute like a schoolboy, and the other looks fierce like the underworld.

In short, they are two champion point guards who are different in every way from beginning to end.

The meeting between the two is naturally expected to collide with what kind of sparks.

Before the game, it was thought that it would be difficult for the tired Clippers to win in Chicago.

Curry's performance during this period of time was also not stable enough, and he was not on time, just like Duan Yu's six-vein divine sword.

And after a season of training, Rose is more experienced in the game, and theoretically can overpower Curry.

However, the basketball game never follows the theory, but according to the actual confrontation on the scene to achieve the result.

Curry had one of his craziest games of the season in Chicago, scoring 38 points on 8-of-11 three-pointers!

Scoring his third 30+ points helped the Clippers end a four-game losing streak.

As an opponent, Rose only scored 15 points, and his performance was mediocre, and it was a big surprise to lose this first-round point guard matchup.

Such an outstanding performance made Curry's popularity soar, and he won the honor of the best rookie in the West in January with an average of 20.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game.

Finally live up to the name of the champion!

After a last-ditch win over the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 3, the Clippers flew back to their home in warm Los Angeles.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and could take a good rest and catch their breath.

But as soon as he got off the plane, Baron Davis came over with his mobile phone and said, "Hey Stephen, look at this account, do you have any followers?" It was mentioned in the tweet it launched. ”

Curry glanced at Barang's phone, which showed a Twitter account with a tweet that read: "Stephen Curry may be laid off for eating too much at the training center, causing the team to be unhappy and unable to make ends meet..."

“What？ What the hell is this? ”

(End of chapter)