Li Ao went back to the locker room to wipe his sweat and change into a clean training uniform, returned to the training ground, and met his new teammate Elden Campbell.

Campbell was chatting with little O'Neal when he saw Li Ao come out and greeted him warmly: "Yo, Spider-Man, I didn't expect to be teammates with you, I'm so lucky." ”

Campbell greets with one hand on his hips, one hand raised and waving, and his neck stretched forward...... This ruffian style makes Li Ao quite uncomfortable, it is all his Spider-Man who takes the initiative to say hello, and his new teammates seem to be very familiar.

It's not adaptable, but he feels good, if the new teammate is autistic because he was traded, and he doesn't say a word, then it's irritating, and there is a training camp and preseason before the start of the season.

Li Ao also responded enthusiastically: "Hey, Elden, how does it feel to be back in Los Angeles?" ”

Campbell responded, "It's a great feeling, I love it." ”

"I hope you'll be so happy when you fight the big shark."

"Haha, you really talk as rumored...... Direct! I know what the team wants me to do when I trade me back, and I can't wait to play the Lakers. ”

During the greetings, Li Ao looked at Campbell, then looked at Little O'Neill on the side, and said, "Jermaine, why are you getting bigger and smaller, haven't you gained 265 pounds?" ”

Little O'Neill said angrily: "Whoever stands with Elden is very small!" He's 300 pounds! I'm not the O'Neill next door! ”

"Yes, yes, don't I just say that, what are you angry about......?"

At this time, the coaches came, and the three of them ended their small talk and entered the preparation training.

The content of the preparation training has little to do with tonight's opponent, but has run a few sets of tactical coordination related to tomorrow's game.

After the training, Li Ao recalled the scene of training with his new teammates.

Although the statistics are as high as 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, Campbell's overall rating is only 76.

With an average of 13 points per game, the total offensive rating is not high, and the technical aspect is about equal to nothing, and there is no independent offensive ability at all, and the means of scoring, in addition to eating cakes, is to use the height and arm span to play high, and turn around to face the bottom line after receiving the ball in the three-second area of the hook, two ways to shoot in the face of defense, and the shooting rate depends on the sky.

But the defense is very good, with a defensive rating of 86 and a strong defense in the low post.

The Hornets are willing to give Campbell an average of 30 minutes per game, in addition to wanting the high-paid player to score points, sell for a good price, and save on luxury tax, they should also rely on his strong low-post defensive ability.

After all, the Hornets are currently fourth in the East, and although Magloyer is talented and improving, he is not as good as the veteran center on the defensive end.

Overall, Li Ao feels that the addition of Campbell is a very strong addition to their interior defensive diversity.

…

In the evening, the Clippers host a challenge from the Rockets.

In the summer, Olajuwon left, Morris Taylor was reimbursed, and as the season deepened, new starting small forward Glenn Rice was also reimbursed, and a few days ago, Francis was also injured and needed to be out for 2-4 weeks, and backup guard swingman Walter Williams also sprained his knee in the game against the Heat the day before yesterday.

With Jason Coral as the 15th pick in the first round of 2000 and Dan Langi as the 2nd pick in the second round, the Rockets will have just eight players left on their roster tonight, which will meet the NBA's minimum appearance.

In this regard, Alexander also said in an interview that there is no need for them to bring in a 15th player, and their current roster needs to be healthy enough to make a playoff impact.

Li Ao looked at Tomjanovic, whose hair seemed to have thinned a lot on the other side, and it was not easy for this old coach.

But it has nothing to do with their Clippers, how to fight or how to fight.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game began, and the Clippers had the absolute upper hand at the beginning, Mobley was defended by Li Ao, 1 of 4 in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 4 points, and the Rockets only scored 16 points as a team.

On the Clippers' side, Bibby soared tonight, scoring 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, Li Ao scored 4 points, Jordan scored 3 points, Matt Harprin scored 8 points, and O'Neal Jr. scored 4 points...... On the Rockets' side, except for Jordan and Li Ao, the rest of the defense was not good, and the Clippers scored 31 points in a single quarter and won by 15 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Gentry began to 'do things', giving Big Q, Gerard Wallace, and Campbell a lot of playing time, allowing Big Q to shoot a lot on the baseline, allowing Gerard Wallace to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game, and letting Campbell get familiar with his teammates.

As a result, in the next three quarters, the Clippers only scored 19 points, 22 points, and 18 points respectively.

This still relied on Li Ao scoring 17 points in the last three quarters and Jordan scoring 13 points in the last three quarters to support the score.

Fortunately, although they pulled on the offensive end, they did a good job of defense and rebounding protection, except for the Rockets who scored 26 points in the third quarter, the other two quarters only allowed the Rockets to score 20 and 21 points.

In the end, relying on Li Ao's 21 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Jordan's 16 points, 6 boards and 3 assists, Matt Harprin's 14 points and 7 boards, Odom's 7 points and 7 boards, and Campbell's 4 points and 8 boards...... Beat the Rockets 90-83 to win three in a row.

Bibi is really not willing to shoot more, 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, and only got 6 points and 4 assists in the next three quarters after 19 minutes, so good feeling, in the end only 7 shots, 7 shots and 5 hits.

After the game, the Clippers coaching staff had a meeting.

One game made Gentry give up the idea of using the twin towers as the main force on the inside.

Campbell's scoring ability was a little worse than they expected, and he was only 2-of-4 from the field tonight.

But they weren't too disappointed, after all, this is a center who has only shot 46% so far in his career, and this season's 48% shooting rate is purely supported by 'defending three seconds', and the shooting rate in the past two seasons has only been 44%, which has been expected for a long time, and they will definitely not let Campbell shoot more than a dozen times per game like the Hornets do.

It's a pity that O'Neal Jr. has shown the potential to play as a power forward.

O'Neal Jr. has always been a center when he was with the Trail Blazers, and after the Clippers traded him back, he was also used as a center.

When playing the Jazz, Li Ao was absent, and Gentry tried to start with O'Neal Jr. and Jeron Collins, O'Neal Jr. performed quite well, and in the triangle offense, he could play a good role as a close-range receiver pitcher next to Jordan and Odom, a cut-into the frame, and a very good wing cover and offensive rebounding rush performance.

On the defensive end, O'Neal Jr. can also adapt to the defense of the big forward, and the supplementary defense is very ferocious.

So Gentry is looking forward to creating more changes in the style of play for O'Neal Jr. when Campbell arrives.

Doug Collins analyzed: "Jermaine playing center, in fact, is actually a good choice, playing center defense will have less range of movement, for a 265-pound interior lineman, the knee will be less stressed, and he plays center, no worse than playing power forward, we don't need to let Jermaine make a position change just because we have a center with good defense in the low post." ”

In this way, Gentry feels very reasonable, if Campbell is 23 years old, it is indeed necessary, but Campbell is already 33 years old, and there is really no need to let O'Neal Jr. change his style of play at a critical stage of growth in order to form a pair of defensive twin towers.

And it can't be used as the main force, and it's okay to use it occasionally during the rotation phase.

…

At 7:40 p.m. the next day, at the Staples Center, the Timberwolves, who were playing on the road, entered first, and the Clippers were about to usher in the second game of a back-to-back at home.

Li Ao looked at the opposite player's passage, and the Timberwolves' performance at the beginning of the season surprised him.

This opponent unknowingly rushed to second place in the West!

"Minnesota Timberwolves, 10-3, 104.3 points per game, 99 points per game......"

The Lakers are currently 9-4 and the Kings are 10-4, both behind the Timberwolves.

After entering, Li Ao looked at the player evaluation report on the opposite side.

"Kevin Garnett, 211 cm, 115 kg, overall rating 98, 22.1 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.6 blocks per game......"

is another season with an average of 20+10+5 per game, and Li Ao lamented that the Wolves King's personal ability was really fierce during the Timberwolves period.

Szczebiak, the class of '99, has also made great progress in his third year, averaging 19 points per game so far this season.

Terrell Brandon is still doing well, averaging 12 points and 8 assists per game.

Billups, who played the sixth man full-time this season, averaged 15 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, performing well, and as the sixth man, he can be called an offensive and defensive man.

Joe Smith, who has to partner Garnett in life and death, is also crucial, averaging 10.7 points and 6 rebounds per game, and shooting more than 5 percent for the first time in his career.

Plus Nesterovic, Anthony Piller, Gary Trent, Sam Mitchell...... and other role players, the Timberwolves played a stunning start.

Li Ao wondered, how could such a team not even pass the first round?

With such an excellent player configuration, squad structure, and a top coach, it is unlikely that it will collapse in the middle and late stages. So why do you lose in the first round?

Garnett is a little softer and has no key ball ability, but even if the key ball ability is counted, the predator wolf king's playoff performance is also one top and one strong.

When the cheerleading show was over, Li Ao put away his distractions and went to the bench to listen to Gentry emphasize the tactical details of tonight.

At 7:58, the referee notified both teams to start the game.

The Clippers starting lineup is still the same, with the Timberwolves fielding the starting lineup of Trill Brandon, Szczebiak, Joe Smith, Garnett, and Nesterovic.

O'Neal Jr. came to the center circle and looked at Garnett opposite, who was also a high school player, full of fighting spirit...... And unpleasant!

This is a wolf, actually staring at Spider-Man! Is this not taking him O'Neill in his eyes!?

At 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Little O'Neill was furious...... Then he turned and ran quickly to the backcourt.

Fortunately, I didn't say anything cruel, so I couldn't jump at all.

Garnett beat O'Neal Jr. to win the jump ball, Trill Brandon received the ball and advanced, and the Timberwolves attacked first.

Terrier Brandon pushes forward and breaks past Bibby into the interior to split the ball with Garnett.

Garnett flanked Szzebiak to receive the ball after blocking and dismantling, and in the face of Li Ao, who changed the defense, he also chose to break through, attracting Jordan to help defend and distribute the ball Joe Smith, Joe Smith hit the ball in the bottom line!

Wing screens, running to open up defenses, break through the ball, pull away after the ball, and shoot in response...... The Timberwolves' offense is running smoothly!

Switching offense and defense, Li Ao came to the front court and saw that it was Joe Smith who was defending him, and immediately took Joe Smith to the bottom line.

O'Neal Jr. blocked Joe Smith, Joe Smith was too late to go around the pile, Nesterovic immediately changed defenses, but he couldn't keep up, Garnett quickly withdrew from the flank and helped Nesterovic delay Li Ao.

Bibby seized the opportunity to play the ball, Odom received the ball in the right bottom corner and rushed in, Joe Smith made up for it outside the three-second zone, Garnett hurried to the basket, and sure enough, as soon as he got to the basket, Odom passed the ball to O'Neal Jr. on the left side of the three-second zone.

O'Neal Jr. took a step forward after receiving the ball, Garnett immediately pressed it but didn't resist it, O'Neal Jr. dribbled Garnett back to the basket, jumped, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Li Ao rushed up to celebrate by bumping his chest with little O'Neal and said loudly: "Wow, you really look like O'Neill tonight." ”

was praised by Spider-Man, little O'Neal shook his shoulders twice on the way back, and suddenly reacted that he was originally O'Neal, but not that big.

However, he just separated the wolf king, he is in a good mood and does not care about the evil Spider-Man.

The high school students on the other side were in a very explosive mood, and they were played by the other party's running position, hurriedly making up for it here and there, and finally received a slap in the face.

Although their Timberwolves have always been poor defensively, and at their best, they are in the middle of the league, but this year they are directly rotten to the bottom and are currently ranked eighth from the bottom of the league.

In the first kick of the opening game, he felt that tonight's opponent was something they couldn't defend.

In that case, let's keep fighting! The opening 10-3 of this year's game is based on 12 of the 13 games to break 100 points!

Li Ao retreated back, followed Szzebiak, and threw himself into defense.

So far, the Timberwolves have averaged third points per game in the league, behind only the Mavericks and Kings.

Trill Brandon pushed in to attack, and after a pass and cut, Garnett received the ball and cut into the fly...... The ball hit the basket and spun around and fell, and Li Ao, who was chasing after him, protected the defensive rebound.

Although Garnett was iron-clad in this ball, it still made Li Ao call him a slot.

This pass and cut is so sharp!

Joe Smith plays small forward, although the defensive end is seriously lagging behind, but the offensive end is too suitable for Garnett and Trill Brandon, he is top athletic, sharp in cutting, and his 42% shooting rate so far in his career is also very top, and he can even pass the ball in the middle!

Joe Smith's setter to Garnett just now was pretty beautiful.

Passing the ball to Bibi, Li Ao was ready to attack mainly, and continued to cut the bottom line after running to the front court, disrupting the opponent's defense.

Bibby took advantage of the fact that Garnett and Joe Smith were taken to close range, changed direction and broke to the right side of the free throw line, and hit a mid-range pullup jumper.

Bibby confirmed that Trill Brandon's defensive performance has declined this season, not only because of the team's overall defensive decline, but also because the former leading point guard of the Predator Cavaliers has really begun to collapse, and the intensity of confrontation on the defensive end has dropped significantly, and his weight has dropped from 83 kg to 77 kg before, which has a great impact.

However, when it comes to the offensive end, Trill Brandon's breakthrough after losing weight is still sharp!

Terrell Brandon broke through, Garnetra opened, and Joe Smith cut in after a pick-and-roll, pinning down the Clippers' entire defense.

The moment Szzczebiak was free, Trill Brandon's pass arrived immediately.

Szzczebiak makes an open three-point shot...... Hit!

5-4, the Timberwolves overtook the score!

After a few more rounds, the score came to 8-10, with the Clippers trailing by two points and the Timberwolves attacking.

The Timberwolves have already played well, Szzebiak cut in to catch the ball and step to the basket after borrowing the cover, causing O'Neal Jr. to foul and get two free throws, and the Clippers called a timeout!

Gentry had already stood up, and this was really unstoppable! And you can't attack it!

He looked at the head coach on the bench across from him who looked like the godfather of the gangsters, this guy really dared to play.

Other teams, after the resurgence of the iron and blood wave, have given up the pursuit of offense, and even the Mavericks are seeking to integrate offense and defense.

And this one, who is gone on the offensive end, is determined to take advantage of the inside opportunities that come with defending for three seconds.

But this one really succeeded!

Szzczebiak, Garnett, Joe Smith, these three are more than two meters tall, excellent mid-to-long range shooting, excellent running, extremely strong covering ability, and very sharp cuts on the court together, Gentry just thought about it for a while, and felt incomprehensible!

The main reason is that this is their first time playing against the Timberwolves in the new season, and the defensive strategy that they came up with before watching the video and watching the scouting report is almost useless, and the aggressive 3 forwards, 1 center, and 1 point guard are arranged, and it is really difficult to come up with a defensive method at first glance.

Thinking that Spider-Man had already begun to fight back just now, although it didn't work, his teammates didn't realize it...... Gentry decides to make a wave!

…

After the pause, Li Ao looked at the 4 teammates who were on the court together, emmm...... Gentry's offensive basketball genes really exploded.

Joining him on the field are Boykins, Big Q, Matt Harprin, Odom!

On the other side, Philip Saunders saw the Clippers' lineup, and his mouth opened a little.

But the corners of the mouth turned up, if you want to soar, then soar!

In fact, the main offense is not what he wants.

But the offseason reinforcements were not good, and none of the interior and guards he wanted were obtained, and only Joe Smith firmly followed Garnett and ran back.

He thought about it for a long time, imagined a number of tactical systems and lineups, and found that no matter how he did it, it would be similar to last season, and there would be no qualitative improvement.

He's also figured out that 'allowing early pinching' would take the Iron Defence a step further, but they couldn't take advantage of it.

So he changed his thinking, overturned all his previous ideas, re-planned, and finally decided to go off the rails!

The result is very good, they have become the strongest offensive team in the league, although the average points per game is not the first in the league, but the victory is in the offensive firepower is stable, after the Clippers re-set off the iron and blood wave, the average points per game of each team are declining, only they can continue to be consistent, they have used the new rule of 'three seconds of defense' to the extreme.

The game continued, the Timberwolves did not make substitutions, or the starting lineup continued to play, and Szczebiak went to the free throw line.

As one of the league's most accurate free-throw players, Szczebiak hit both free throws, 12-8, and the Timberwolves led by 4 points!

As soon as the ball fell from the hoop, Matt Harprin immediately picked it up and gave it to Boykins, and Odom was the first to get down! Da Q and Li Ao have already rushed out.

Boykins received the serve and immediately advanced, and the Clippers suddenly picked up speed and caught the Timberwolves off guard.

Garnett and Nesterovic both grabbed the board and didn't react, and there were already four players on the opposite side who rushed out of the three-point line.

Szzebiak was slow on his feet and couldn't keep up.

When Li Ao rushed to the top arc to receive the ball, only Trill Brandon and Joe Smith stepped back to the three-point line, and both blocked Li Ao.

Odom flanked and rushed to the three-point line, and Li Ao split the ball...... A big Q at a 45-degree angle on the other side!

Big Q catches the ball and chases down for a three-point shot...... Hit!

11-12, the Clippers narrowed the gap to 1 point!

Li Ao and Da Q high-fived and retreated, Odom cut in and didn't receive the ball, nor did he grab the offensive rebound, but he was still happy, and it was good to score.

Li Ao feels that Da Q is really suitable for this kind of running and playing offense, and standing firm to catch and shoot is not the rhythm that Da Q is good at...... However, the bottom corner of the three-point still has to urge this teammate to practice hard.

The Clippers fought back this time, which caught the Timberwolves off guard, Garnett and others saw the opposite lineup and knew that the other party was going to attack, but they didn't expect it to be so crazy.

In that case, let's do it! This year, they haven't been afraid of anyone in their attacks!

When it came to the Timberwolves' offense, Garnett hit a long two-point shot from the baseline and returned the Clippers with one shot.

The two teams began an offensive tug-of-war, and the scoring skyrocketed.

At 6 minutes and 47 seconds, Li Ao's emergency stop hook that received the ball and turned around and rushed forward was fouled by Szebiak, who caught up, and got two free throws and entered the official timeout stage.

With the current score of 19-20, the Clippers are 1 point behind the Timberwolves!

On the away team's bench, Philip Saunders was very surprised, and the opposite side actually kept up with their offensive firepower!

With Boykins as the backup point guard as the offensive core, Philip Saunders found that the opposing head coach was more daring than him.

In the first half of the quarter, Boykins scored 6 points and 3 assists, and he went crazy.

It's hard to distinguish between the top and bottom in the starting stage, so let's take a look at the continuation of firepower in the rotation stage!

Philip Saunders looks at his beloved Billups, and this year, it's finally a chance for the beloved to show his talent!

…

On the Clippers' side, Gentry would love to continue to use this lineup.

But no, the players actually consume a lot of money to play like this, mainly because this is not the rhythm they are used to, the lineup opposite, they can play well like this, but the rhythm they are not used to, the physical consumption is always relatively large.

There is also the fact that Boykins, the alternate point guard, does not have the awareness to allocate physical strength, so he knows that he is bored and rushes, and he starts to gasp after a few minutes.

Gentry knew that Boykins couldn't be blamed either, he was just an alternate point guard on their team, and he has always been in this role on other teams, sending him up to ask him to score in a limited time, and there has never been such a thing as 'physical distribution', and playing is to rush, rush, and shoot.

However, there is not only one way to rush up and fight.

Gentry fielded a combination of Greg Anthony, Ao Lee, Jordan, Odom, O'Neal Jr.

The Triangle Offensive is up!

The official timeout ended, and the players of both teams took to the field.

The Timberwolves also made personnel rotations, with Trill Brandon and Garnett both going down to rest, and Billups bringing Anthony Peeler, Szczebiak, Joe Smith and Mark Jackson (center) on the court.

The game continued, Li Ao walked to the free throw line and hit both free throws, 21-20, and the Clippers overtook by one point.

When the Timberwolves attacked, Billups advanced to the frontcourt and saw Jordan at the top of the arc, and immediately got high.

Dribbling and dribbling, Billups suddenly pulled up, and Jordan, who was waiting for him, was thrown coldly, and when he pounced, the ball had already flown over his head.

'Does this ball have a rhythm?' Blind casting? With such confusion, Jordan turned his head and saw ...... Ball hollow hit!

Jordan spewed out a sentence of "Vake", he had heard that Tanhualang on the other side played very waves, but the extent of this wave was also a little too much.

No wonder he was treated as a parallel commodity and became a homeless man before his strength rose, which coach used such a point guard not to mutter.

Switching between attack and defense, Li Ao ran to the front court and crossed the waist to the left bottom corner, and Greg Anthony passed the ball to Odom after half-time and pulled it away to the right sideline.

When Jordan came to the three-point line and saw that it was Billups who was defending him, he instantly became competitive and moved to the right side of the free throw line to lean on Billups to ask for the ball.

Billups fearlessly stood behind Jordan, and his stance was very good, which made Jordan interested.

Jordan tried to take a step, and Billups was knocked back by the opponent's strong static force, but he immediately got back on top, his feet were very fast, and the distance he made up for was very good, both to press and interfere with the shot, but also to have enough space to step back or move sideways.

Jordan felt that the opponent could almost be said to be the top single defense ability, and he was even more excited, so he didn't keep his hand, and relied on two steps in a row to turn over and jump to shoot......

Billups fought hard, trying to maintain his defensive position, and when Jordan rolled over, he relied on his excellent explosiveness to press up and reach out for the first time...... It's useless.

Jordan rolls over and hits an easy jumper!

Philip Saunders, who was holding his hands on the sidelines, shook his head, their second team defense is actually better than the starting lineup, I thought that the second team could prevent Bibby tonight, but I didn't expect the other party to send Bibby, so he could only use Billups to defend Jordan, and Jordan went down to rest after the game started, and now he has enough physical strength, and Jordan attacks by Jordan, Billups can't stop it at all.

Then keep attacking!

When it came to the Timberwolves' offense, Billups advanced to the three-point line, Jordan pressed out to stick to the defense, Billups faced Jordan's strong confrontation, steadily protected the ball, changed direction, burst into the three-point line, and came to a position outside the free throw line to make a two-point shot, and then hit!

The top arc is one-on-one, which is an offense that the Timberwolves' starting lineup does not have, and Jordan really can't defend it.

Gentry on the sidelines clapped his hands and shouted "Leo", and no one on the field paid attention to him, but he knew that the disciple had understood what he meant.

When the Clippers attacked, Jordan continued to attack with his back in the high post, he only scored 1 goal, Joe Smith turned and stepped back when he hit his back, he immediately sandwiched the past, Odom on the left side of the top arc immediately cut along the middle, received Jordan's pass at the free throw line, and did not stop to break through the inside.

A big man like Odom rushed straight from the middle without interference, and everyone was stunned when they saw it, and Szzerbiak shrank in as soon as possible, and worked with Mark Jackson to defend Odom and O'Neal Jr.

Odom split the ball on the left side, and Li Ao shot with two points from the baseline...... Hit!

25-25, the score is tied again!

Billups took the serve and advanced to the front court, looked at his opponent in the top arc, stunned for a moment, and then immediately ecstatic.

He has a tenacious personality and has always been very confident, no matter how many times he has been hated by Li Ao, he still thinks that he can beat this big spider again.

But one-on-one is exempt, and he beckons to find a block.

Joe Smith came out to help Billups block Li Ao, and Billups broke through on the left with cover.

Odom switched aggressively, dropping back quickly and trying to get to close range before Billups burst inside.

Billups made a jerk to the left of the free throw line, turned to the basket and jumped, and shot from the middle...... Again!

Billups turned and pointed at Joe Smith to run out of the three-point line, and the two hit their chests to celebrate the tie-up as they reached the center circle.

Joe Smith's style of play is very similar to Garnett's non-ball-handling style, but the lack of ball-handling ability or the deterioration of ball-handling ability after playing as a substitute for Garnett for two years has made Joe Smith and Garnett two completely different players.

The biggest difference is with a large number of ball-handling guards, Garnett and Billups partner, Billups becomes a pure catch-and-shoot pitcher, Garnett will give him some time to hold the ball, but that is completely not enough for Billups, the two can't get together at all; But Joe Smith is arguably Billups' favorite type of interior partner, cutting into the frame, mid-range containment, and solid coverage, all of which Billups needs.

When it came to the Clippers' offense, Jordan and Odom continued to play a triangle offense with a high pass and cut cooperation, this time the Timberwolves' defense changed, Joe Smith pinched Jordan, after Jordan took the ball, Joe Smith took advantage of the situation and moved to the right side of the three-second zone O'Neal Jr. pounced, Mark Jackson expanded out to block Odom from breaking through the frame, Szzambiak stuck Li Ao and didn't let go.

As he stepped back, Billups directed his teammates to make defensive adjustments.

However, they ignore one problem......

Li Ao turned around Szzambiak, easily shook off the handsome Spanish guy and rushed inside, Odom scored the ball in the middle, Li Ao received the ball on the left sideline in the three-second zone and jumped, and the one-handed smash of the left hand smashed the ball into the basket!

Li Ao stayed in the bottom corner area, it was not Szzebiak who restricted him from being there, it was he who stayed there because of tactical needs!

The opposing defense responds, and he just needs to follow the offensive end.

Li Ao scored 4 points in a row, the effect of 'cheering up worker level 1' was superimposed, and the second ball was still a violent dunk, and the morale of the Clippers soared! Retreat aggressively and prepare to defend.

The fans erupted in thunderous cheers.

The tanhua are on the bar!

After returning from the pause, Li Ao and Jordan scored 3 goals in a row, and Billups, the opposite Tanhualang, also scored 3 goals in a row!

The fans were surprised by Billups' performance tonight.

This 97th Tanhualang is also very famous, but it is not a good reputation, and in the 6-year draft from 94 to 99, it is quite difficult to get a parallel product in the top three.

The top three picks in the class of 94, Big Dog, Kidd, and Hill, all played out; Joe Smith, Antonio Davis, and Stackhouse in the class of '95, even the most inconspicuous Joe Smith, averaged 15+8 per game in his rookie year, and Iverson, Camby, and Rahim in the class of '96 are also very strong...... Therefore, the average of 8.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in the rookie year of the champion Sugar Men in '98 will be so amazing, and Billups averaged 11.2 points per game in his rookie year, with a shooting rate of 37%, which also left a deep impression on people.

After the rookie contract ended, the Nuggets refused to renew Billups' contract, as a scout, which is still rare in NBA history, or Philip Saunders especially likes this young player, the Timberwolves signed him for 2 years and 4.6 million US dollars.

After so many years, Los Angeles fans have almost forgotten about this parallel trade, and when it comes to the Timberwolves, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally Garnett, and then Joe Smith, who made a big deal.

Tonight, Clippers fans were surprised to find that parallel trade was really played!

When the Timberwolves attacked, the fans at the scene booed violently for the advancing Billups.

This excites Billups, who is taken seriously by the opposing fans!

Keep attacking!

In the face of Li Ao's mid-to-long-distance shrouded defense, Billups continued to break through with cover, Odom defended very hard, actively adapted, and quickly changed the defense to stick to Billups, but Billups suddenly rose from the ground during the breakthrough and shot two points long against Odom...... Again!

Cut 9 points in a row!

Odom rolled his eyes at a straight point, then briskly ran forward.

Tanhualang on the opposite side looks mature and steady, and his playing movements are simple and simple, but the wave is comparable to the black mamba next door!

It may be that he has fought more times with his neighbors, and although Odom is difficult to understand, he accepts it relatively quickly and tries his best to prevent it.

When the offense and defense switched, and Greg Anthony advanced, the fans at the scene chanted "Spider-Man" in unison.

Jordan was so angry that he stood on the left side of the three-second zone, and he was by no means tired after a few consecutive fights to slow down, he was making a silent protest.

When it comes to attacking, their fans don't think of him, but the big spider, which is simply hateful! When he is rested, he will explode the opposite Tanhualang!

Li Ao ran to the right side of the free throw line high post, and Szebiak who followed him was ready to play with his back.

The handsome Spanish guy has a tonnage of 201 cm + 111 kg, not to mention Li Ao, let Jordan, O'Neal Jr., and Odom carry it, he can bear it.

Li Ao arrived on the right side of the free throw line, and before he was in place, Odom went directly to the ball, and Li Ao also turned around directly and wiped Szzebiak and burst into the inside!

Szzambiak hurriedly turned around and chased, but even if Li Ao dribbled and rushed, Szzambiak couldn't catch up.

Li Ao came to the right side of the three-second zone, faced Mark Jackson who pounced, grabbed the ball and stepped to a position close to the bottom line, and at the same time landed with his feet, his right hand hooked the ball to the basket at the same time......

"Beep"

The referee's whistle blew, and Mark Jackson, who pounced, confiscated his foot, and hit Li Ao, who had not yet stood firmly, stumbled, and after the whistle blew, the ball fell into the frame.

If the goal is effective, a penalty will be added!

After standing firmly, Li Ao came to the bottom line and listened attentively.

Suddenly, from the picturesque mid-pitch and stretched split buckle, it became the old man's frame-attacking posture in the park next door...... But the fans still broke out into violent cheers.

This old man hooked his hand, and Clippers fans felt that their eyebrows were clear after watching it for a long time.

29-29, the Clippers tied the score again, and Li Ao also added a penalty!

Bill Wharton, a commentary from Time Warner Cable Sports, who broadcast the game, exclaimed: "Spider-Man's progress has been terrible, breaking through the frame and pull-up jumpers have become his regular means of scoring, although his way of attacking with the ball is still simple, but his ability to take chances, his offensive options are excellent, and he plays top play with simple techniques, which is not something anyone can do." ”

After praising Li Ao, Bill Wharton complained about the Timberwolves: "The Timberwolves' choice of playing style this season confuses me, their defense is too poor, and in the playoffs, can they go far with this set?" ”

Hubby Brown responded: "I think Sanders' choice is very smart, their scoring guard, small forward, and center are all poor, especially the players in the two positions of scoring guard and small forward are worse than one by one, using Szczebiak and Peeler to start, and the defensive performance will not necessarily be better than the combination of Szczebiak and Smith, Brandon's defense has slipped seriously this year, and if Sanders has to play defense like before, his performance will be similar to last season at most, or even worse, let Smith play Garnett as a substitute, It's better for Garnett to play 10 more minutes, and if they hadn't changed, they wouldn't have been able to play a 10-3 record......"

When Bill Wharton and Hubby Brown began to argue about whether the Timberwolves' 'anti-current play' was correct, Li Ao walked to the free throw line and hit a free throw.

Counting the two free throws that came back from the timeout, he also scored 9 points in a row, and together with Jordan, he and Jordan soared 11-9 with the opponent, helping the team overtake the Timberwolves 30-29!

Switching offense and defense, Billups advanced to the frontcourt, he was still scrappy, such a matchup, he had been waiting for a long time! Finally he has such a day!

Keep blocking the attack!

Billups's direct shooting style when he saw a gap, working at medium and long distances, was indeed 'unstoppable', and Odom tried very hard to stop Billups from making a move.

But hard work doesn't mean it's useless, Billups makes every shot with high difficulty, so it's the throw that surprised the fans at the scene.

This time, the 45-degree angle of Billups's traverse retreat is two minutes longer and shorter!

The direction is very positive, but the strength is small, and after scoring 4 goals in a row, the physical strength is affected in a short period of time!

The ball bounced off the front of the basket, and Odom grabbed the ball and counterattacked!

Billups's side was a little tired from the continuous onslaught, but Li Ao, who played straight and simple on the offensive end, is now in good shape, bypassing the bridge that wants to delay the fast attack, and Smith goes straight to the frontcourt.

Billups struggled to chase back, but after chasing the middle circle, he stopped, supported his knees with both hands and gasped, watching Li Ao, who had already rushed to the free throw line, leap up two steps and smash the ball into the basket with both hands!

After landing, Li Ao ran to Billups in the cheers of the fans at the scene, gave him a thumbs up, and said: "The best third pick in the world is me!" ”

(End of chapter)