The day after the Clippers finished playing the Raptors, their next opponent came to Los Angeles, which further heated the topic of 'Iron Blood'.

That opponent is the New York Knicks!

Li Ao practiced behind his back all morning today, turned around and shot, and swiped the news while waiting for lunch at noon, and saw that the 'One Dozen Seven Incident' was taken out and stirred.

The pot of the Knicks' complete collapse this season was also deducted by the media.

He did it, he admitted.

But the Knicks collapsed...... He remembered that Larry Johnson's retirement was the direct cause of the Knicks' defensive collapse.

In the 00-01 season, although the aunt collapsed to the bottom, only averaging 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, he was still the soul of the Knicks and brought a tough cornerstone to the Knicks.

After Aunt retired in the summer of 01, the Knicks lacked leaders and had a group of outstanding players, but none of them took responsibility and became soft-footed shrimp.

Not even Mark Jackson, a 'strong team booster', couldn't save this team, paying a salary second only to the Trail Blazers and Mavericks, but playing a fishy record.

Big Mom has proved with her strength how much a player has an impact on a team's temperament.

This matter has not changed, this summer, the 32-year-old aunt was tormented by injuries and chose to retire, and the Knicks also collapsed at the beginning, and the game was not as good as the period after being 'broken' last season.

Li Ao searched for the news when the aunt retired...... There are 2 years left in the contract of 20 million US dollars, what a winner in life, playing in the 90s, only 10 years can earn more than 80 million, which is much more nourishing than Pippen.

In addition to these, Li Ao also found news about the Knicks' infighting this year, mainly around the madman.

At the time of 'one play seven', eight Knicks players entered the court, seven were overturned, and only the madman stood still, and after that, an irreparable rift was created between the madman and his teammates.

This made Li Ao feel guilty for 7 seconds, the madman still has to support his family, which is also too miserable, I wonder if this will affect Philip Saunders' senses for the madman? If Philip Saunders doesn't look down on madmen, will the Timberwolves three-headed monster still appear?

He's looking forward to playing against that championship team in two years' time.

…

After lunch, Li Ao wanted to get tired of being at home for a while, but was driven away by his father and mother.

Vivian has reached the due date, the family is too busy, preparing for this and that, her parents also came two days ago, a little unaccustomed to Li Ao, who is only 20 years old, but has a good impression of Li Ao's parents, because the two are very good to Vivian...... Li Ao's father is bold and generous, and his mother is kind and open-minded, which makes the two of them reduce a lot of worries.

Li Weidong and Zhou Limei decisively drove him away, so as not to get him in the way.

Although the egg hurts, Vivian has someone to take care of, and Li Ao can also focus on preparing for tomorrow's game.

Came to the Memorial Stadium to prepare for training with the team, he was unexpectedly ridiculed by his teammates as 'one dozen seven incidents', he could only innocently say that he didn't want to, he was a kind and gentle person, his teammates expressed their approval, as long as they didn't beat them, they recognized everything.

Jordan was surprised but felt normal when he saw this picture.

This big spider, saying that he is not violent, Jordan thinks it is a fart, but saying that he is violent, and he can afford to joke...... But Jordan is a little angry, why can such an under-flattened broken mouth have such a good relationship with his teammates? And he even had to fight with Cole back then?

Today's training, Jordan thought it was very interesting, saying that it was for the Knicks, the tactical training had nothing to do with the Knicks, and continued to adjust the regular tactics.

But it doesn't matter at all, it's not, Gentry emphasized several times that if the Knicks want to retaliate, fight, and stop Spider-Man......

Not to mention, it wasn't just Gentry who was worried about it, but by the next day, the media had also begun to hype up the topic.

Will the two teams fight again?

The topic is much hotter than the game itself, and ESPN joked that if the fight starts, can the Knicks force a second player on the Clippers to play?

Li Ao is also very concerned about this matter, he is not afraid of fighting, but of course it is good not to fight if he can not fight, he will be banned from fighting, and his salary will be deducted, and it will affect the progress of the team's run-in.

However, when the players of both teams entered in the evening, his worries dissipated.

When he looked at the opposite side, the opposite player directly avoided his gaze, and no one looked at him at all.

In the pre-game preparation stage, the players of the two teams did not communicate throughout the whole process, and even the 'Jordan Fan Meeting' was waived, which disappointed ESPN, which broadcast the game live, but they did not lose, their previous hype played a role, and the number of paid viewers tonight was very high, as for the ratings, they opened low and went low...... Chandler Parsons.

At 7:58 p.m., both teams started on the field.

The task that Li Ao was looking forward to did not appear, but the skill trigger prompt came unexpectedly!

"The host plays against the Knicks, the punch nursing home level 3 hidden opening conditions are met, the skill is triggered, and the fixed bonus: speed +2, strength +2, bounce +2; Defense: The awareness of judging the opponent's shooting timing and the direction of breakthrough is improved, and the opponent has a 10% probability of predicting the direction of the pass when passing. ”

"it."

Li Ao couldn't help but spew out swear words, this skill also has a hidden opening mode!

Go Knicks! Strive to become a championship contender!

It's okay to move to Los Angeles or swap home stadiums with your next-door neighbors......

…

At 8 p.m., the Clippers host the Knicks game begins.

The Clippers starting lineup is still the same, and the Knicks fielded a starting lineup of Mark Jackson, Houston, Mad Guys, Kurt Thomas, and Camby.

Just looking at the starters, the Knicks are better than last season.

Kurt Thomas has averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game so far this season, and just looking at the data, he can even compare to the big mom in his prime.

Camby, the 96th class eye, averaged a double-double season per game for the second time in his career, although the number of blocks is not high, averaging only 1.7 per game, but his personal interior rim protection performance ranks third in the East this season, second only to Duncan and Ben Wallace, and higher than Mutombo, Brian Grant and others.

The madman and the mid-pitcher both averaged 20 points per game, and their firepower was full.

Mark Jackson is averaging 7 points and 9 assists per game and is doing a great job of delivering shells.

Also on the bench were Charlie Ward, Ocella Hanington, Clarence Witherspoon, and Shanton Anderson...... and other powerful players with a salary of millions of US dollars.

But the performance was extremely poor, with 2 wins and 8 losses in the opening game.

The Knicks' performance tonight was worse than in the last 10 games, and at the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Knicks by 9 points, 25-16!

It was Li Ao who was miserable tonight, and turned on the 'boxing nursing home' mode, he thought he could soar, but he encountered a spur-style defense.

The Knicks players were instigated, they couldn't beat alone, they wanted to fight with their teammates, and the operation of the madman standing still made them lose trust in each other, and no one dared to fight with Li Ao.

But to block Li Ao to score together, the Knicks players were very active, and they did a good job of supplementing and assisting in defense and pinching hand-to-hand combat, and they could see the demeanor of the iron-blooded division back then.

Li Ao shot 0 of 3 in the first quarter, and was forced to choose more passes, only relying on counterattacks to cause fouls to score 2 points, plus 1 board, 4 assists and 1 block, which he couldn't afford to provoke.

In the later time, he switched to the style of play, took the initiative to run to cover the ball to attract the pinch attack for his teammates, and of course, he was ready to secretly release cold arrows.

But he underestimated the opponent's determination to lock him up, and he played 28 minutes in the game, and only managed to shoot 9 times, 2-of-9 shooting, including 1-of-2 three-pointers, plus 6-of-7 free throws, and scored 11 points, 3 boards, 12 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Knicks by 19 points, 76-57, and Li Ao did not get playing time in the final quarter.

Li Ao finally assisted on a double-double, and Gentry actually wanted him to get a few more rebounds, but let alone a double-double in rebounds, he almost missed a double-double in scoring, so he could only extinguish this idea.

Li Ao had 12 assists in the third quarter, and the biggest benefit was Big Q, he shot 9 of 12, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 20 points in a single game without free throws, 6 of the 9 goals were passed by Li Ao, as long as he helped Li Ao block people, Li Ao received the ball, and he pulled to the sideline, which was a big gap.

Jordan played 27 minutes tonight, shooting 7-of-14, including 1-of-4 three-pointers, plus 5-of-5 free throws, to finish with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Odom had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Bibby had 14 points and 3 assists.

Except for Li Ao, everyone played very well...... It's not all, O'Neal Jr. met Camby and Ocella Hanington's center rotation tonight and was miserable, shooting 2 of 6, plus 3 of 5 free throws, getting 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, the Knicks had the conditions to target, so they targeted O'Neal Jr. by the way.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Knicks 104-89, opening the game with 10 consecutive wins!

11 points in a single game, setting a new low in his career, Li Ao is so cool in his heart, even the Spurs are not so ruthless!

Fortunately, two free throws at the end of the third quarter raised the score to 11 points, otherwise he would have scored without a double for the first time in his career.

He could only look at the double-double stats of 11 points and 12 assists to talk about solace.

…

Although I didn't see 'One Dozen Seven' staged again, the Knicks collectively surrounded Spider-Man, and the fans were happy to watch it.

In order to score a double-double, Spider-Man held the ball as if he was holding a dynamite bag and rushed to the Knicks' interior line, which provided fans with a lot of fun.

Rational fans are analyzing Li Ao's scoring ability, saying that his offensive lethality is insufficient.

The Knicks' defense, replacing Kobe, Iverson, Carter, or Ray Allen and Pierce in the weaker gear, has to get at least a dozen free throws.

Seeing such an analysis, Li Ao felt that it made sense, so he practiced a straight line to break through the frame on the morning of the next day's rest day.

After breaking through the emergency stop jump shot in a straight line and counterattacking the frame in a straight line, simply holding the ball to break through the frame is his next improvement direction.

Only now he felt a little more urgent.

In two consecutive games, he has scored less than 20 points, and his average points per game has dropped to 20.7 points!

After healing the sadness of being frenzied last night with his workout, he put the game against the Knicks behind him and focused on his next opponent, the Lakers.

The 'fun game' between the Clippers and the Knicks, the heat came quickly and fiercely, but it also cooled quickly.

The 'Los Angeles Derby' became the hot topic of the day.

Can the Clippers challenge the Lakers' Los Angeles basketball supremacy?

This topic was hyped by the media last season, when the Clippers had shown a rising momentum, young players were bursting with talent, and fans of other teams hoped that the Clippers could challenge the Lakers.

The addition of Michael Jordan has accelerated the process!

With the Clippers winning 10 in a row, the topic is getting hotter.

The Lakers, who have won two consecutive championships, are in full swing, and the media and fans have looked around the league and found that it seems difficult to find a team that can stop the Lakers from continuing to win the championship.

The OK combination is too strong, the two have played together in 4 games this season, 3-1, only lost to the Clippers by 4 points in the opening game, and the remaining 3 games are all big wins, winning by a total of 64 points.

The Lakers are very popular, and there are many fans who like them, but there are also many fans who hate them and hate them.

Last season's five championship-level powerhouses, the Kings, Trail Blazers, Jazz, 76ers, and Magic, all seem to have little hope, and fans are looking at emerging powerhouses such as the Clippers, Nets, and Mavericks.

Originally, because of Li Ao, the image of the Clippers was not positive, and the whole team was labeled as 'violent', but when they re-set off the wave of 'iron and blood' this season, more people complained about them.

But when they are about to play against the Lakers, the number of 'fans' has suddenly skyrocketed, and countless people are looking forward to them becoming the heroes of the 'sniping evil Purple and Gold Army'!

…

On November 20, the Clippers' home game against the Lakers arrived.

Today, the popularity of the 'Los Angeles Derby' has reached its peak, Li Ao has more time to be interviewed in the morning than training, fortunately, the tactical training yesterday afternoon was carried out sufficiently, with the experience of the opening day, he expected this situation, this morning was mainly arranged for individual training, which had little impact.

When it was lunchtime, Da Q, who came to eat, said to Li Ao: "Boss, the black mamba said what he said to Michael that day in front of the reporter again. ”

Li Ao sighed: "It's worthy of him, it's just now, he lost to us with the ring in the opening game, and he is not afraid of being slapped in the face this time...... By the way, did he say anything about me? ”

Da Q thought for a while and shook his head: "No, I saw that he kept talking about things related to Michael in the news." ”

Li Ao: (◣д◢)

"Yesterday I called him to ask him to train, but he didn't come, and today he ignored me, and he knew that he would block his door yesterday and force him to train together! By all means next time! ”

"Uh......"

Big Q: -_-||

The boss is angry, why is it always so special? The way of revenge is also extraordinary...... Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person like him? He still chooses to be an ordinary person, not everyone can be the boss.

(End of chapter)