Morris Cheeks' defensive setup is a bet, and if the bet is won, the Trail Blazers may come up and play a climax like in the third quarter and regain the initiative.

When such a game is played to the end, the odds of winning will be particularly high for either side to take the initiative from the start, and the more you get to this point, the less likely it is to turn the tide of the game.

Gentry actually admired Morris Cheeks for such a bold set-up, and he also felt that betting that Spider-Man, who played the first three quarters and shot more than 20 times, was a very good plan, after all, Spider-Man is not a singles star.

It's a pity that the junior brother lost the bet!

It's time for the end of the season, and the Clippers have finally taken the initiative in the true sense of the word!

After Li Ao scored two goals in a row, the Trail Blazers had to switch back to Ruben Patterson to defend Li Ao.

Li Ao singled Derek Anderson too easily, everyone can see that purely relying on weight, height and arm span, he can easily score goals on Derek Anderson's head.

The God of Basketball, Spider-Man...... The Trail Blazers opted to play with Bibby offensively.

In the decisive quarter, Bibby did not drop the chain, and although the firepower played by the team was not ferocious, it was enough, and their defense did a good job.

With 9:58 left in the final quarter, Morris Cheeks gave another fight, sending flying squirrels and sticks to switch Tianzun to offensive mode.

Effect...... It didn't have any effect, Tianzun's physical strength was not good at this time, let him squat under the basket, he could still rely on his height to protect the frame, block the flanks, and let him attack, it was too difficult for him.

The flying squirrel's peripheral shooting felt cold, and the long-distance emergency stop jump shot was inaccurate; The stick is the icing on the cake, and it is also embarrassing to let him play the key ball at this time.

At 10:25 p.m., the long whistle blew for the end of the game.

9-of-23 shooting, including 1-of-4 three-pointers, plus 5-of-6 free throws, Li Ao scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, and was rewarded with 610 achievement points.

Looking at the 39.1% shooting rate, he wanted to slap himself, a good 9-of-22 shooting, 40% shooting, he had to throw a three-pointer when he was vacant, and the shooting percentage was below 40%.

However, I saw Bibby with 13 points and 5 assists, Jordan with 15 points and 3 assists, Odom with 6 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and O'Neal Jr. with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks...... Waiting for his teammates' hit rate, he found that his hit rate was still quite good.

And the game was won!

77-70, they defeated the Trail Blazers and started the game with a six-game winning streak!

Li Ao excitedly high-fived his teammates to celebrate the victory, and finally won, and the Clippers players were extremely excited.

Even Jordan was so excited.

He's finally having the feeling of 'career in progress' again!

In the past few games, he is physically and technically ready to make a comeback, but mentally he is not there, and he is still in the feeling of 'comeback tour'.

Tonight, he tried his best, even relying on luck, to win the game with great difficulty, and he finally really understood what kind of player he should be at the age of 38, in the new era, in the new team! Finally really got into the role of 'player'!

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The Clippers only won one regular-season game, but they made a huge impact on the NBA.

The match detonated the attention of fans after the game.

Not because of how good the game was, but because of the excessively low score!

Prior to this, no team had scored less than 85 points per game this season, with more than a dozen teams averaging more than 100 points per game and only five teams averaging under 95 points per game.

'Offensive basketball' seems to be returning to the NBA.

But this game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers broke the 'false prosperity' of 'offensive basketball'!

The Trail Blazers scored only 70 points, and the winning Clippers scored only 77 points!

Such a low score has attracted the attention of fans and sparked heated discussions.

The media immediately reversed the direction of public opinion - the iron-blooded era continues! And it's about to reach new heights!

The media was still blowing 'offensive basketball' in the morning, and they began to blow 'Iron Age' late at night, which was complained about by fans and attracted more attention.

After analyzing the game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers, netizens found that the media fell in the right direction this time!

With the 'personal demonstration' of the Clippers and the Trail Blazers, netizens found that the current rules are indeed more conducive to defense!

Fans are surprised, doesn't it mean that the NBA official wants to cut the defense and strengthen the offense?

At the end of the discussion, the fans came to the conclusion that Stern was shooting himself in the foot, trying to encourage the offense, and the rules he had put in place were good for the defense.

People from other teams saw the reports from the Clippers and Trail Blazers and felt their scalps tingle.

From the preseason to the current regular season, just over a month, each team has played thirteen or fourteen games, and many teams, like the Clippers and Trail Blazers, have long speculated on the actual effect of the new rules, and have even begun to adjust their playing style.

But even they, after watching the Clippers and Trail Blazers game, felt they underestimated the power of the new rules.

There are also some teams who have only now discovered that the new rules are not conducive to offense, but to defense!

But no matter which team it is, thank you to the Clippers and Trail Blazers for standing up and giving them a clearer direction to adjust!

The Clippers' relatively complete defensive system and the defensive experience of the Trail Blazers players have become the objects of learning for each team.

It's less than half a month since the start of the regular season, and there's still time!

Of the 29 teams in the NBA, only 1 team is now in a state of mind.

Big Shark - Jointly co-authored the league to come up with two rules, and only the thing that cut me met expectations?

But the big shark is not lonely, and the next morning, Stern saw such public opinion, and he was not good.

Because he had insomnia all night, analyzed all night, and came to the same conclusion as the media......

On the Clippers side, as the 'initiator', the players noticed the news, but they didn't have the time to worry about it.

They returned to Los Angeles at noon and met at 3 p.m. to discuss issues with the Trail Blazers.

"Playing against the Trail Blazers, a real defensive powerhouse, I saw a lot of things that we didn't do well on the offensive end, and that's a good thing for us, and the sooner the flaws are exposed, the more time we have to improve......

As he spoke, assistant coach Larry LaRue sent a few tactical tweaks to the players.

Li Ao looked at this tactical information typed out with a few sheets of A4 paper, and felt that the adjustment of the coaching staff was very hasty and urgent.

But I can understand, after all, I just finished the game, and the impression is still hot, and the adjustment effect is best at this time.

He glanced at the tactics, and as he had analyzed after the game last night, Gentry wanted to strengthen the role of the stars in the tactics!

(End of chapter)