254. Strong Mentality (6500 words)

As the game continued, Adelman's unbelievable thing really happened, and the opponent chose to use the offense to fight them!

Gentry chose to sacrifice some of his defense and use Li Ao to defend the Kings with the weakest offensive role on the outside.

When White Chocolate was resting off the court and Doug Christie's tactical position was declining, Li Ao went to defend Doug Christie.

When the white chocolate came on the court to distribute the ball to receive the shot and the second setter, Li Ao went to defend the white chocolate.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, the whole team runs and passes around Li Ao's scoring and strategy.

Li Ao was tired, so Bibby, Jordan, and Odom chiseled for a while, whoever was present chiseled, and if he didn't play tactics, he would open the singles to reduce Li Ao's unnecessary running position.

After Gentry adjusted his style of play, Li Ao called it a goat tactic.

When teammates heard the name of the tactic, they all looked at Jordan - has the Goat ever played like this?

Jordan is angry again, this big spider is ambitious, he appreciates it newly, but can he not show it so obviously! He's still a goat!

In the face of the Clippers' strategy, Adelman did not deliberately stifle it, did not forcibly drag the game into an iron-blooded confrontation, and rushed to attack, in his opinion, it was beneficial to their Kings.

The views of the Kings' stars on each other's choices, unlike the head coach, Webb laughed angrily, and actually wanted to attack with them, then he would have a good time with the opposite side!

The Clippers had the advantage at the beginning, but the Kings didn't expect them to play like this, and the Clippers first went on an 8-4 run to stretch the deficit to five points and lead 27-23.

But after Webb came to his senses, he instructed his teammates to adjust their play, and returned the Clippers to an 11-8 for the rest of the first quarter, and at the end of the first quarter, the two teams scored 35-34, and the Clippers led by one point to end the first quarter.

Li Ao shot 5 of 9 in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, scored 15 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, and Spider-Man took off!

In this quarter, the offensive cooperation of the two teams actually played better than the first quarter match between the Clippers and the Timberwolves, and the score was not as high as that night, because both teams guaranteed basic defense.

Gentry didn't focus on the stronger core combination of Jordan + Odom just to ensure basic defense.

Putting aside Jordan's lack of continuity when playing strong teams, the Kings' lineup rotation will definitely target Jordan when he is on the floor, forcing him to expend more physical strength on the defensive end.

It is definitely not possible for Jordan to be unguarded, not to mention that it will cause their Clippers to not even be able to do a good job of basic defense, and Jordan himself does not accept the matter of splitting the waist on the defensive end.

By the second quarter, the Clippers were playing more finely on the offensive end and were more well-matched, and Gentry made a lot of adjustments during the break.

Their offensive coordination in the second half of the first quarter was actually quite rough, and they were able to lead by one point, purely because of the wave of 8-4 after the official timeout.

During this time, though, Gentry was inspired by the sidelines and thought of a lot of ways to adjust.

When he focuses on defense, he has a bunch of tactics in his head, and he can casually pop up a defensive tactic, whether the team has the conditions to implement the tactics, that is an objective reason, he has no shortage of defensive tactics at all, after all, he has been with Larry Brown for nearly 20 years.

But attacking is when his mind is most active.

In the second quarter, the Clippers presented an adjusted version of the triangle offense, using Jordan as the offensive initiation point to create catch-and-shoot and pass opportunities for Li Ao, which is actually not exactly a triangle offense, but more like the Princeton style of play of the opposite Kings around Peja's shooting and passing.

That's right, Gentry just copied it directly from the opposite side and adjusted it into the triangle attack based on his actual situation.

There's no way, who made his beloved Spider-Man almost all surround Peja in terms of ability, except for his running ability and three-point ability, which is weaker than Peja, all other aspects are stronger.

If you have a genius, you can be capricious.

In the second quarter, the Clippers' shooting percentage declined, and the depletion of confrontation and physical strength had a great impact on the performance of role players, but the offensive coordination played better and created more opportunities.

But despite Kentry's adjustments, the situation did not develop as they had hoped.

The system is more sound, the playing style is more perfect, and the cooperation is more tacit...... The main thing is that the Kings, who have a stronger overall performance continuity, have the upper hand in the second quarter!

Li Ao played 10 minutes in this quarter, only rested for two minutes after the official timeout, and scored 8 points, 1 board, 2 assists and 1 block, and the Clippers also performed well, scoring 28 points.

But the Kings scored 31 points! 65-63 halftime lead the Clippers by two points!

In the third quarter, the Clippers had a slight upper hand in this quarter, Li Ao had 10 points, 3 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter, Jordan had more opportunities to exert his strength in this quarter, 9 points in a single quarter, the two led the team to 30 points, the Kings only scored 26 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Clippers overtook the Kings by two points at 93-91, but as soon as they came up in the final quarter, the Kings played a wave of 10-4, and the Clippers were stopped at the beginning of the critical quarter, and they overtook by 4 points at 101-97, and there was a tendency to open up the point difference.

The Kings' eight-man rotation, regardless of injury risk, is too laid-back.

No other team can match the consistency of the Kings' full-court performance.

The eight-man rotation consumes a lot of physical strength, and they have been able to distribute their physical strength well since they played Princeton in their third year and have thoroughly eaten this tactical system.

Webb is tired, so Peja is the main offense, and Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, and even Turkoglu can average 10+ per game, and their 8 main rotations are in rotation, except for Pollard, who is only responsible for eating cakes, blocking and dismantling, protecting the frame, and attacking rebounds, the other 7 people are scoring more than 10 points per game.

The Kings team has a strong offense, and when the three scorers of Webb, Peja, and Bobby Jackson are tired, everyone else can top it for a short time, or even take turns to top it.

That's what makes the Kings scared of three-point shooting this year.

Tough with the Kings, the Clippers are still a little bit off.

After playing a four-point advantage, Peja's time was up.

After the timeout, the Clippers launched a fierce comeback, which was stifled by Peja's two consecutive three-point shots.

When the wind is down, Peja is like the league's No. 1 quarterback, and the No. 1 catch-and-shoot in the world.

When the wind is upwind, they have Webb and can play flashy offense to turn the tide.

As for the people who can stand up in a desperate situation......

Tonight, the Kings weren't cornered!

Li Ao, Jordan, Bibby, Odom, O'Neal Jr., Matt Harplin, Big Q, Boykins, the Clippers rotated 8 people in the final quarter, everyone did their best on the court, Gentry racked his brains to think of tactics, and the players were also actively adapting, but they were always a little bit behind......

At 11 minutes and 49 seconds in the final quarter, Li Ao received the ball outside the three-point line, dribbled behind his back to avoid the defense, and shot a three-point shot on the right side of the top arc...... Didn't go in.

The general trend has gone, and the difference is fixed at 6 points.

After Divac protected the rebound, the Clippers tried to steal a wave, but Divac accurately sent the ball to the solid Doug Christie, the Clippers did not foul again, and Doug Christie did not attack after advancing through the half, and used up the last time.

At 10:24 p.m., the final whistle blew.

Relying on Peja's 31 points, Webb's 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, White Chocolate's 12 points and 8 assists, Doug Christie's 10 points and 6 assists, Divac's 14 points, 9 boards and 4 assists, Turkoglu 8 points and 3 assists, Pollard's 6 points, 7 boards and 1 block, and Bobby Jackson's 17 points and 2 assists, the Kings narrowly defeated the Clippers 125-119 and improved their record to 13-4!

When Li Ao dribbled behind his back and turned around for a three-point shot, Adelman's heart was about to jump out.

If he did, the margin would be reduced to three points, and the Clippers would have fouled them tactically, and he couldn't have been sure if his team would go into 'postman's time'.

He hates playing key shots the most, he bets everything on regular offense and defense, and they really don't have anyone to step up and shoot when it matters.

However, although he won, he still has lingering palpitations, and the head coach opposite is a madman!

The same madman as old Nelson!

If it weren't for the obvious shortcomings of Spider-Man's current ability and the lack of endurance of the basketball god, their Kings might not be able to do it tonight.

Li Ao played 46 minutes tonight, shooting 16 of 31, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, plus 7 of 8 free throws, soaring 43 points, plus 7 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

Their team really can't defend against Spider-Man, and in the face of rookie Spider-Man last season, they couldn't lock up their defense, and every time they played Spider-Man, they ran to 20+, and they couldn't defend against Soaring Offense.

That is, Li Ao had a few breakthroughs tonight and did not do well under the basket, otherwise their Kings team would really be choked.

Jordan played 31 minutes tonight and scored 26 points on 9-of-19 shooting, which also gave Adelman a tingling in his scalp.

It's all 38 years old, Malone came to beat them, and they couldn't get 20+, but Jordan, who has been retired for 3 years, did.

The god of basketball is the god of basketball, fortunately, the god of basketball has insufficient endurance, and there are as many as 3 times when he barely shoots iron, one of which is still three non-sticky, otherwise the ending will be different.

In addition to this, Adelman now has some gratitude for the big shark.

The Clippers lost two important rotation players in order to bring in Campbell.

As a result, if Spider-Man is not on the court, Jordan is not a good enough baseline to receive a pitcher, and the cut-in point is not suitable, and Matt Halprin is not weaker than Lafonso Ellis in cutting into the frame, but he can't understand the triangle offense.

The triangle offense is a very magical tactic, it seems to be to give the ball to the two stars to play alone, in fact, role players are equally important, role players are not as strict as Princeton, but it is also a great test of the ability of role players to seize opportunities, and if you can't understand it, you can't understand it, you can catch a lot of people in the league who can be used as a triangle offensive contact point, but there are also a lot of people who can't understand.

Li Ao's ability to cut into the frame is not as good as Matt Halplin's, but he is better than Matt Halprin in the triangle offense or Princeton cooperation.

If Piakowski and Lafonso Ellis hadn't gone, they would have met the Clippers in the playoffs with such an unrestrained head coach...... He felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it.

Adelman thanked the 'shark effect' for giving the Clippers offense two shortcomings they could exploit!

The Clippers are on a surge again, scoring more than 110 points for the fourth time this season.

But the Clippers, who won the first 3 hurricanes, lost this time!

After the game, the media and fans were touting the performance of the Kings in this game, the style of play was gorgeous, and they could win, and the popularity of passers-by was simply not too good.

Garnett was touted this time while lying down, Webber played invincible opponents all over the league, the Kings and the Magic team played each other once this season, Duncan faced Webb with an advantage, and was taken away by the Kings.

But Garnett has always been able to suppress Weber, so far in his career, the two have played against each other, Garnett's data surrounds Webber in all directions, and the strength of the two teams has always been Weber's stronger, but the record against each other is mixed.

The performance of the Clippers was not taken lightly, they played back and forth with the Kings most of the time, and there was a possibility of reversal in the last ten seconds.

Adelman's heart hung in his throat when Li Ao threw that three-pointer, and the commentator was also talking about the weakness of the Kings at critical moments and even free throws that were easy to 'postman', expecting the Clippers to drag the game to overtime, but unfortunately the goal did not score.

Li Ao scored 43 points, and was ridiculed by fans - he didn't deserve to score high.

Because he has lost both 40+ games this season, the Clippers have lost.

The cardinal rubbed the heat, he said in an interview: "You can't link Spider-Man to 40+ and the Clippers lose, in the Clippers' tactical system, Spider-Man is not the one who soars to high scores, he is the end point of tactics, the axis of tactics, when he stands up for high scores, it is the time when the Clippers must fight, if he doesn't score high scores, the Clippers may not even have the last chance."

The cardinal rubbed the heat, he said in an interview: "You can't link Spider-Man to 40+ and the Clippers lose, in the Clippers' tactical system, Spider-Man is not the one who soars to high scores, he is the end point of tactics, the axis of tactics, when he stands up for high scores, it is the time when the Clippers must fight, if he doesn't score high scores, the Clippers may not even have the last chance."

Spider-Man is the most talented player in Los Angeles, and we should give him more patience and wait for him to reach his prime. ”

The cardinal's evaluation was recognized by many.

But it was also complained by many people - this old man is not well-intentioned.

Lakers fans vehemently retorted that the Sharks are the most talented players, more talented than Jordan.

Li Ao's side, after losing, he was very depressed, he lost when he soared 40+, who was not depressed, and the task of "Gorgeous King", after the first game, he lost the "highest reward", but after a sleep, after the long-distance running morning exercise the next morning, it was much better.

40+ times twice in 3 games, he returned to 25+ points per game and averaged 25.5 points per game.

He didn't think much about the things that couldn't be changed, and focused on the next games.

With 15 wins and 3 losses, the Kings have caught up with him, and he doesn't want to give up the league after sitting at the top of the league for so long.

'Gorgeous King' got off to a bad start, but there was one more mission to complete.

'Hurricane! Spider-Man's basic objective is completed, and he gets a level 3 skill upgrade card.

As for the advanced goal, he has done his best, and he is still a cut short of 51 points.

Just like they wanted to drag the game to a critical moment but failed to do it, the opponent's defense is too good, even if he has an advantage in playing the opponent's outside, but his scoring depends on the whole, and the opponent has done the basic defense while attacking wildly, and the opponent is not the Timberwolves, but the Kings who are good both offensively and defensively.

This level 3 skill upgrade card, he chose to upgrade the 'marathon'.

When he received this task, he thought about which skill to upgrade, and felt that this was the most suitable for him at the moment.

After returning to the bedroom and taking a shower after morning exercise, he claimed the reward and used it.

"Marathon Level 3: When running long distances without the ball, short-term physical strength is slightly improved; If you receive the ball and shoot after running a long distance, you will temporarily return to the best physical condition within two seconds after receiving the ball; If you manage to get rid of your opponent with a long run, you will have +3 for a quick stop and +3 for a turn when catching and shooting. ”

Li Ao thinks this is Hamilton-related skills, but he doesn't use it very well in positional battles, he doesn't need to run so long distances, but in the chasing shots that counterattack and follow-up, it will be very good.

He thought about it, he had a lot of skills, equipment, and the places he used were very different from the 'correct way of using them'.

After upgrading his skills, he switched to the lottery interface, and his achievement points have now reached 69255 points.

If he doesn't get this level 3 skill upgrade card, he is going to make up a little more achievement points, draw the one with 10,000 points, draw the level 3 card to upgrade to the 'marathon', and save a little more achievement points.

But now that it has been upgraded to level 3, there is no need to continue to save, draw 1000 points, and upgrade the 'Biscuit Eater' and 'Longitudinal Master'.

After a white light shone, Li Ao looked at the remaining 32255 achievement points, and his heart was dripping blood.

10 consecutive victories, working hard to complete the achievement points saved from each mission, and spit it back.

After spending 37,000 achievement points, he drew 6 level 2 skill upgrade card fragments, combined 2 level 2 skill upgrade cards, and upgraded two level 1 skills.

"Cake Eater Level 2: When the host runs without the ball and cuts in, 1. If there is no one to defend under the basket, the speed is +2, and the core strength is slightly improved; 2. If someone is defending under the basket when cutting, power +2. ”

"Longitudinal Master Level 2: When the host officiates and uses lateral moves to get rid of the defense, 1. The rhythm of the dribble behind is slightly improved, 2. The lateral movement is +2, and 3. The burst acceleration is +2."

The 'Cake Eater' has been upgraded to have a bonus for defending with the ball when cutting, which is pretty good.

It is certainly impossible for him to say that when the center pays attention to him, he will face the center directly, but there are cutting conditions, when the opponent's center does not move in advance to jam the offensive position, he will choose to cut in, and if there is a confrontation when attacking the frame after receiving the ball, improve the strength of two points, and the shooting stability in the confrontation will definitely be improved.

The new bonus of the 'vertical master' is obviously related to the breakthrough, and it is not very useful for the time being, but after he practiced the dribble behind his back and turned around to shoot, the direction of further expansion is to dribble behind the ball and break through, there are shots and bursts, that is the complete back dribble attack.

After breakfast, Li Ao sent his father to the airport, and his father was going to return to China to deal with the affairs in the factory, and come back in the second half of the year to spend Christmas with his grandson.

Li Ao and three generations of Bibi's family had lunch together.

The middle-aged asked him to ask Mike Bibby to have dinner with him when he was free, he didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, but who made him owe the middle-aged man a favor, he had time to do a favor, so that the other party occasionally had a 'father-son reunion' moment, which can be regarded as doing a good deed.

Although the relationship between Mike Bibi and Henry Bibi is still very stiff, the former still can't forgive the latter, but he doesn't refuse the old Bibibe's request to meet his grandson, and from time to time he will bring Michael Bibi to the Memorial Stadium to let the grandparents get together.

After lunch, the middle-aged man took his grandson to the amusement park, and Li Ao and Bibi came to the Memorial Stadium to participate in the team's preparation training.

When they both arrived, their teammates were all there.

Li Ao saw that his teammates were not frustrated by the loss, and the atmosphere was still very good, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and he didn't have to bother to do those things to encourage his teammates.

He didn't know why every time he encouraged his teammates, his teammates wanted to hit him when they cheered up.

Fortunately, he was agile, no one ran faster than him except Boikins, and as long as he held down Boikins's head, the opponent couldn't kick him, so he saved his handsome face.

When we lost for the first time in the new season, the air pressure of the whole team was quite low, but this is not the first time, and the acceptance is much higher.

Jordan was the one who couldn't accept defeat the most, and he was so angry after last night's game.

But Doug Christie succumbed to his wife and took his wife and daughter to the Clippers locker room to ask Jordan for an autograph and a group photo, which made Jordan happy - what if you won a regular season, your whole family is my fans!

At half past one in the afternoon, the Clippers held a preparation meeting, and at two o'clock they began to prepare for the training.

Tomorrow is another tough battle - the Milwaukee Three Musketeers are coming!

The next day, Dec. 7, the Clippers host the Bucks.

Li Ao came to the Staples Center early to practice with Gerard Wallace.

As other teammates arrived one after another, more and more media came to interview them.

Gerald Wallace asked, "Boss, I don't remember broadcasting live tonight, why are there so many reporters?" ”

Li Ao analyzed: "It may be related to the competition for the first place in the league, we are now only 1 win away from the second, although the Bucks' record is not good, but no one can prevent them after the offense is opened, we have to deal with tonight's game carefully, if you get playing time, don't drop the chain, it's all from the Trojans, don't lose my face."

Next we have to play a six-game team, the main force will be a big physical test, you will definitely get the opportunity to play, there may be a lot of time, you have to seize it. ”

With so many Trojan players, you're the only one to kill me!

Gerard Wallace sneered, in fact, he felt quite warm, at least the senior brother was concerned about him.

The other bigwigs of the team didn't care about him at all and left him to fend for himself.

He asked, "Why do those reporters ask questions that seem to expect us to lose?" ”

"You should be happy, it means that we are winners, and when we become real winners in the future, expect us to lose more, just look at the team next door."

"Oh......"

Gerard Wallace understands that it is a matter of pride to be expected to lose in the hearts of the strong.

He put aside his distractions and devoted himself to training, striving to improve his strength.

He wants to take advantage of his limited playing time to show what he can do and take over the time that has been freed up since Lafonso Ellis left.

It's definitely not that he wants to compete for a position with his senior brother, absolutely not, he is sharing the pressure for his senior brother!

At 7:40 p.m., the Staples Center, the Bucks and Clippers entered the court.

Tonight, there is another 'fan meeting', the first time to play against the Bucks in the new season, there are many players opposite who have watched Jordan since childhood and take Jordan as a benchmark.

After taking a photo with Jordan, Ray Allen defiantly said: "Michael, after tonight, you are no longer the number one in the league, is this feeling very uncomfortable?" ”

Jordan smiled contemptuously and responded, "Wait until you win once in the playoffs first, and then come and discuss the topic of number one with me." ”

Ray Allen was dumbfounded, but not annoyed, laughing and turning back to the away bench.

Li Ao, who came to watch the 'God of Basketball Fan Meeting' on a whim, was very surprised that Ray Allen, a stuffy gourd, actually took the initiative to speak.

Seeing Ray Allen actively communicating with his teammates after returning to the bench, Li Ao made a "tsk" sound, worthy of being the first person in history, and anyone who saw Jordan wanted to kill him.

Ray Allen is known for his withdrawn and stubborn personality, difficult to communicate, and has little communication with his teammates, and in two meetings last season, Li Ao saw that before the game, Ray Allen stood next to his teammates like a log, watching Kassel communicate with his teammates, and did not say a word.

Seeing Ray Allen, who has become more competitive, Li Ao is also more excited.

That's it, he has a sense of empathy with little O'Neill at this moment.

Jordan made Ray Allen more active and excited, and it was he who protected Ray Allen, not Jordan!

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