The flying squirrel is also a black line.

This sugar man, just coward, can you find a serious person to fight when you are cowardly?

His little arms and legs are not enough to be a pendant.

Last time, he experienced it, hanging on Spider-Man, but he couldn't stop Spider-Man from breaking fast.

However, he is not worried about the sugar man being beaten again, he has nothing to do to investigate, Li Ao has never taken the initiative to beat people since he became well-known in college basketball last year...... The time he beat up dirty Kurt was not considered an initiative in his opinion.

If he had the combat power of this big spider, he would not have been able to wait until the end of the game to do it.

The flying squirrel turned around and looked up at the candy man speechlessly, then walked away.

The sugar man is very square, pitiful and weak and helpless.

Why don't you retreat......

No way!

The eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother all said that he had to harden himself.

He puffed out his chest and arched his hands outwards to expand his size, and he felt much less scared.

It's still the third brother of Hua! There is such a good way!

Li Ao waited for a minute, and the sugar man finally mustered up the courage to say when there was no one in front of him: "You guys don't make the playoffs, I'm waiting for you in the playoffs!" ”

"Okay, thank you for the encouragement, I'll try."

Sugar Man: "( ̄(エ) ̄)ゞ?????

Li Ao continued: "You also have to work hard, last season the Trail Blazers played a tie-break with the OK combination in the Western Finals, if this year's center is replaced by you, the performance in the playoffs is not as good as last season, tsk, do you say that the one who will be scolded will be Pippen who has 6 championships, or Wallace, who is on par with O'Neal, or Smith, who has performed better than Kobe in the early stage?" Or let the fans scold Sabonis! ”

Sugar Man: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a!!

Sitting on the right rear of the sugar man, worried that the successor will really be beaten on the roof of the world: (_)

Sabonis looked at the downed Sugar Man, and then at Spider-Man who turned around and waved his hand onto the court to shoot hot shots.

Let's let Pippen teach this champion show trash talk!

Don't ask to be able to talk to others, at least don't be teased by others!

This champion show, it's really tiring to teach!

…

At 8 p.m., the game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers began.

Jordan sat on the sidelines, expecting his former little brother to lead the team to hammer Spider-Man.

The youngest AMVP, surpassing his all-star highest number of votes, must let Spider-Man know that he is still a rookie!

Jordan has a lot of confidence in the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers players are also highly confident and play quite casually.

And then......

In the first quarter, the Clippers relied on counterattacks and fast breaks to score 33-15 in a single quarter.

The Clippers played very excitedly in the first quarter, and Margety, Big Q, and Boykins, who were rotated on the court, were also high, but when they entered the intermission, they were dumbfounded when they saw the 18-point difference.

That's so much ahead!

The Trail Blazers' first-quarter stats were posted on the big screen, shooting 5-of-17, including 0-of-3 three-pointers, plus 5-of-7 free throws, scoring 15 points and making 5 turnovers in a single quarter.

After the Clippers players were dumbfounded, there was ecstasy! Everyone's emotions are high!

The Trail Blazers were stunned, but they adjusted in time and turned on the scoring mode.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' offense became focused, and their performance quickly picked up, scoring 25 points in a single quarter.

But the defense failed to tighten up, and the opposing side scored 27 points.

At 40-60, the Trail Blazers trailed by 20 points.

But it finally bit the situation and didn't let the Clippers score 20 points on fast break alone like they did in the first quarter.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' championship team showed its strength, scoring 34 points and suppressing the Clippers' score to 23 points, chasing the score to 74-83, narrowing the margin to single digits.

But in the final quarter, the Clippers came back to their senses, Li Ao shot 3 of 6 in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws and got 8 points, 2 assists and 2 blocks, O'Neal Jr. got 4 points, 2 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal, Matt Harprin scored 5 points, Odom 6 points, 1 board and 3 assists, Margeti scored 4 points, and the Clippers scored 27 points on their 5 people!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mike Dunleavy wanted to let the players slow down and sent a defensive lineup, but he didn't want to defend and couldn't defend it, and when the flying squirrel, Steve Smith, and Tianzun returned to the court after a 3-minute break, the offensive feeling was gone, and only 23 points were scored in the final quarter.

Li Ao had 23 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, Odom 18 points, 7 boards and 7 assists, Boykins 12 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. 15 points and 12 boards, Margety 12 points, and Matt Hardlin 14 points......

The Clippers scored double-doubles with six players and beat the Trail Blazers 110-97!

From the beginning to the end, even if the difference was narrowed by 11 points by the opponent in the third quarter, the fans on the scene did their best to cheer for the players.

In their opinion, this is a proper upset, and they scored 18 points in the first quarter, can they not be excited.

After the final whistle, the Clippers players also celebrated excitedly, and even they felt that they had won the opponent in an upset.

In the third quarter, they couldn't attack or defend, and the sense of oppression on the other side was too strong.

But their mentality did not collapse, but they played harder in the final quarter, and desperately seized the opportunity.

In the end, they won!

Sugar Man listens to the laughter of the fans and just wants to go home.

This group of unconscionable fans, although he didn't play well when he was in the Clippers, although he was scolded for parallel goods, although he had a bad attitude towards fans, although he grabbed passers-by cakes on the street and fought with the other party for two days, although he loved to bully newcomers in the team, although it was the team's infighting that created Kun, although it was ......

Well, he thought he was better off running away......

…

The upset win over the Trail Blazers improved the Clippers' record to 34-24.

The good fortune didn't last, though, and by No. 5, the Clippers lost 92-103 at home to the Mavericks.

Nowitzki faced the wheel battle defense of Li Ao and Odom, and played badly, scoring 10 points and 11 boards on 3-of-10 shooting.

But Finley, Nash, and Juwan-Howard all got 20+.

Cuban showed off a wave of financial power, trading Kristen Leitner's $6.63 million expiring contract, Lloy Ott's $4.81 million expiring contract, Hubert Davis' four-year, $10 million quality contract, and Gary Trent's $2.4 million expiring contract to get Juwan Howard back from the Wizards before the trade deadline.

If you just look at the role of the court, although Juwan Howard is not as good as he was under his rookie contract, he averages 18 points and 7 rebounds per game, and his style of play is also suitable for Nelson Sr., he is indeed better than those players who have expired on contract, and has brought a boost in strength to the Mavericks.

However, this year's Juwan Howard salary is $16.88 million, and the next two years are $18.75 million and $20.63 million, respectively.

Next season, the NBA will start imposing a luxury tax......

Even if you don't consider the luxury tax, Juwan Howard's salary can sign two or three players of his strength, and the old Nelson advised Cuban that when this season is over, they have a chance to strengthen, and their core lineup is very attractive, and the 76ers' Teylon Hill is an excellent player, averaging 12 points and 10 boards per game, scoring steadily on the inside, and defending well, all of which are only 6.6 million US dollars.

Cuban said no, he couldn't wait for a moment, he was about to reinforce.

Anyway, at the end of the season, the contracts of those players expire, and their salaries will not be below the salary cap, so it is better to strengthen them immediately while they still have trade value.

Old Nelson felt what is called happiness troubles......

Recruit and recruit, but why is it a power forward? Although the style of play is suitable, it can only be used in rotation with Nowitzki.

Li Ao's side, 9 of 20 shots, got 24 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks and still lost, he did his best, but the strength shown by the Mavericks was really stronger than them.

He gathered his emotions and continued their devilish race.

On March 7, the Clippers lost 93-106 to the Kings at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, and Li Ao scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

The Kings' eight-man rotation maintained offensive intensity throughout, with Webb scoring 27 points, Peja 24 and sixth man Bobby Jackson 23 points.

On the night after the Kings game, the Clippers arrived at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland.

Facing the Trail Blazers, the third team to win 40 this season and have a current record of 40-18, the Clippers failed to continue to upset this time.

Both sides scored in double figures, with Flying Squirrel scoring 17 points, Tianzun 23 points, Pippen 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Bunch Wells 17 points, and Olovo Kandi 13 points and 13 boards...... Li Ao, who scored 15 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Odom who had 13 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, O'Neal Jr. with 10 points and 9 boards, Margetty with 13 points, and Big Q with 11 points.

94-86, the Trail Blazers gave the Clippers three consecutive defeats, and Sugar Man stood behind the flying squirrel, Pippen, and Stick and laughed wildly at Spider-Man, making his teammates speechless.

At best, the champion show they picked up, at least the kind that is not cowardly on the court, and the kind that is confident makes him dare to rush when he singles O'Neal.

As for the little O'Neal who was sent out, it looks more talented, but for them, it is actually a top pick for nothing, because when O'Neal Jr. was in their team, he really didn't have much, and without him, it didn't seem to have any impact at all.

…

After 10 consecutive wins, the Clippers ushered in a wave of 2 wins and 5 losses.

Li Ao thought that this wave of devil schedules would be very difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable!

The first 4 of the 5 Devils after 8 consecutive away games were 1-3 lost.

The record has come to 34-27, and the gap with the 37-23 Timberwolves and the 37-24 SuperSonics has widened.

Fortunately, the Rockets in the back don't have to worry, the Rockets have suffered a wave of consecutive defeats, and now the record has become 32-30, and the Nuggets have been hit to a negative record, 30-31.

In fact, if you look at the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics, they have lost a lot recently, just a little better than the Clippers.

Li Ao is under a lot of pressure off the court, and has been using the 'pressure transfer method' to transfer the pressure of impacting the playoffs to the last 20 games, so that he can calm down and train and stabilize his mentality to prepare for the game.

No. 8 returned to Los Angeles for a night's rest, and on the No. 9, they were back at home to play the Kings.

Before entering the court, Li Ao thought 'let's fight hard', and after entering the court, he thought 'It doesn't matter if the opposite side is strong or not, just do it, if you win, you will be happy, and if you lose, you will come back next time', and when he saw Weber in a suit opposite...... The tiger's body was shocked!

Without Webb, the strength of the Kings would have fallen by half!

The Clippers temporarily adjusted their strategy tonight, and after being beaten on defense in the last game, they were ready to play offense this time, but they switched to defense on the spot.

The team members are actively supportive.

The third-year Peja is still young, and the hard power Li Ao is better, Peja has stronger projection, better running, and three points, but Li Ao has passing, defense, and can also play Peja alone!

The score was 21-17 in the first quarter, 25-22 in the second quarter, the Clippers led by 7 points at halftime, and in the third quarter, the Kings returned a quarter of 21-18, narrowing the difference to 4 points, but in the final quarter, the Clippers relied on Li Ao and Margeti's pass and cut line, although Margeti shot only 2 of 6, he shot 10 times in a single quarter, and the other 4 shots all caused damage, 8 free throws, 12 points in a single quarter!

The Clippers held on to the win 24-21 in the final quarter!

Tonight, the Clippers shot 37.5 percent and the Kings shot 35.3 percent......

Li Ao scored 15 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks, Odom 11 points and 14 boards, O'Neal Jr. 9 points and 19 boards, Margety 20 points, and the Clippers 3 rebounds double-doubled, defeating the Kings 88-81 and ending the three-game losing streak!

From 1 win and 3 losses to 2 wins and 3 losses, this wave of 5 consecutive devil games, at this time, it doesn't seem so miserable.

Li Ao feels that the methods of his predecessors in the same city are still very effective, and he has won 1 game against the Trail Blazers and Kings, and he feels that the pressure on the remaining 20 games has become less.

Although it was won by Webb's injury...... But that's 'luck', Webb is all injured and they don't win, they don't deserve to win.

However, Li Ao has some regrets about Weber's injury, of course, he doesn't think it's a pity that Webber didn't play tonight, it's good for him to steal the fun, he regrets that Webber seems to have embarked on the road of glider, Maddie, and Yao Ming's later career.

The NBA has two devilish coaches, and there is no Larry Brown in them who has a controversial coaching intensity.

One is Pat Riley of the Heat, who trained Abdul-Jabbar until he retired and trained Magic to the finals plagued by injuries, and Riley's Devil's training camp became famous.

That year, the Lakers had won two consecutive championships, and in the playoffs, they played the best playoff performance in team history, swept three consecutive rounds, and reached the finals with 11 wins and 0 losses......

The other is the Kings' Rick Adelman.

Adelman's teams have one thing in common – they end up with serious injuries to key players and their form plummeting.

During his tenure with the Trail Blazers, Drexler suffered a serious injury at the age of 30 in '92 and plummeted from averaging 25 points per game to 19.9 points per game after his return.

In Li Ao's memory, Webb was seriously injured at the age of 30, and after his comeback, he plummeted from the second formation to no formation and became a homeless man.

The most outrageous thing is Yao Ming, after Yao Ming gained weight, he knew that he would control Yao Ming's playing time under 32 minutes when he played a weak team, don't work too hard, he only played a little more when he played a strong team, and his average playing time was limited to 334 minutes per game.

Gain weight and carry O'Neal, let's not talk about this operation first, at least Van Gundy Jr. knows how to control Yao Ming's playing time.

But as soon as Adelman came, Yao Ming had to play more than 35 minutes against weak teams, and soared to 40+ minutes against strong teams.

The worst is still Maddy, Van Gundy Jr.'s use of Maddy in the 06-07 season is called a thrift, Maddy's playing time fell to a new low after leaving the Raptors, played the best performance in 4 years, and was selected for the second team.

As a result, as soon as Adelman came, he used the Yao Mai combination to death like Webb and Glider, and both of them were played with at the age of 29.

Adelman also got the nickname 'Pat Riley on the court'.

His coaching feature is the rotation of eight players.

Five starters, one can play the 1-2 position as a backcourt substitute, one can play the 2-4 position as a forward line substitute, and one can play the 4-5 position as an inside substitute.

This season's Kings have already begun to see this situation, they have a total of 8 players who have made more than 50 appearances, and 9 players have averaged more than 5 points per game, but except for the main 8-man rotation, other players do not necessarily have the opportunity to play, and if the main 8-man team is healthy, usually only these 8 players will play.

This kind of rotation can ensure the continuity of the Kings' performance in a game, and this continuity is a headache even for the OK combination, and it is also friendly for the role players, the core is always on the court, they play easily, but for the core players themselves...... Even a pitcher like Peja was injured after his physical fitness began to decline at the age of twenty-eight or nine.

When you encounter such a coach, you have to hide!

…

On the second day, the Clippers welcomed the last opponent in 5 days and 4 games, the Nuggets.

After playing the Kings, the next five games are a little easier, and the Mavericks are currently the only opponents in the playoffs.

At 7:40 p.m., the Nuggets and Clippers entered the court.

The Nuggets have lost the possibility of hitting 50-win, 30-33, and going into March, the Nuggets are 0-4, counting the two losses at the end of last month, and the six-game losing streak is exposed, and after the All-Star weekend, the gap between them and the top 10 teams in the West is exposed.

Li Ao looked at the demeanor of his teammates, and he was also infected.

During the afternoon warm-up, the teammates complained one by one, but when they walked on the court, they were all like beasts out of the cage, and they were violent.

Finally, a weak opponent was ushered in, and it must be won!

At 7:58, Li Ao and his starting teammates went on the field together, and the task prompt came!

"The end of the regular season has arrived, the end of the season has arrived, so let's sprint on the rise...... Missions: Sprint, Beyond Trigger. ”

"Sprint, overtake:

Goal 1: The host must lead the team to create the best record in team history. (Clippers all-time best record: 45-37, this season: 35-27.) ）

Reward: 1 Level 4 Skill Upgrade Card.

Goal 2: The host needs to lead the team to the playoffs this season. (Current ranking: Ninth in the West.) ）

Rewards: 10,000 achievement points, 1 level 3 skill upgrade card, 1 gold level equipment upgrade card. ”

Ask for a commuter pass!

(End of chapter)