After the 4th company finished fighting, the next day, Li Ao left Los Angeles with the team, followed by a two-company guest, and when he came back after the fight, it was the halfway finale.

Arriving at his hotel in Portland at noon, he saw the news that Jordan won the first Western Conference Weekly Championship of his career by winning all four games last week and a crazy individual performance.

When a teammate wins the best of the week, he feels both happy and subtle.

Just as the NFL Finals ended two days ago, the attention of North American sports fans was focused on the NBA, with four games last week, scoring a triple-double, 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-10 shooting, 20+5+5, 25+5+5, Jordan became the most watched player before the All-Star Weekend.

Some media analyzed Jordan's performance this season overnight, the adaptation stage at the beginning of the season, the continuous adjustment of the details of the style of play as the season deepened, and the substantial changes in the style of play after entering the middle of the season to alleviate the physical crisis...... So far, the adaptation is over, the style of play is adjusted, the physical crisis has passed, and it has entered the state it should be.

He felt that the columnist had a comprehensive analysis, but his assessment was wrong.

It's not so much that Jordan is 'recovering from the state' and 'recovering from it', he thinks it's progress.

Jordan's recent style of play, not to mention the Bulls period, has changed a lot compared to the beginning of the season.

This made Li Ao even more admired, and in less than two weeks, the basketball god will be 39 years old and still improving...... Anyway, he was motivated by the veteran.

Li Ao was not the only one who was inspired, as at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Clippers came to the Rose Garden Arena for preparation practice, and Gentry felt that the whole team was now very excited.

He was also inspired.

Unlike Spider-Man, who likes to use words and an attitude of hard work to lead his teammates.

The god of basketball will not show how hard he works in front of his teammates, he always uses harsh words to accuse his teammates of bad things, and pretends to be a 'good veteran', but he uses his performance on the court to become the most solid backing in the eyes of his teammates.

Recently, whenever Jordan is on the game, his teammates will be extra confident.

Gentry felt that Jordan would never be what people would call a 'good veteran', but he would always be one of the best leaders!

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At 8 p.m. on February 8, at the Rose Garden Arena, the Clippers played the Trail Blazers away.

Tonight's game was broadcast live across the United States, with the Clippers streaming the last three games of the halfway season, and tonight was Game 1, and the players on both teams were excited.

The owners of both teams are Microsoft bosses, but they do not deal with each other, and the players of the two teams are naturally in a hostile state.

Therefore, both teams played very hotly in the first quarter!

Gentry and Maurice Cheeks' established game strategy was mainly defensive, but neither could defend anyone in the opening game.

Pippen faced the big brother and scored 4 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, and the flying squirrel, who was at his peak, soared 13 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, and the two worked together to lead the Trail Blazers to 29 points in a single quarter!

On the Clippers' side, Jordan shot 3-of-5 in 6 and a half minutes in the first quarter, plus 2-of-2 free throws to score 8 points!

Driven by Jordan, Li Ao played 10 minutes in the first quarter, 4 shots and 2 hits, the middle shot was surrounded by the opponent, and the two goals scored were three points, plus Tianzun ate a technical foul, and he hit the team with the highest free throw shooting rate, scoring 7 points in a single quarter.

Plus O'Neal Jr.'s 4 points, Odom's 5 points and 2 assists, Bibby's 6 points, and Matt Halprin's 2 points......

In the first quarter, the Clippers' offensive firepower was even more fierce than that of the Trail Blazers, leading the Trail Blazers by 3 points 32-29!

The Trail Blazers players are going to crack, and the opposing side is actually very good at defense, and they rely purely on Pippen to score well and the flying squirrel to shoot 3 three-pointers in a single quarter to score 29 points under the opponent's defense.

Their defense is also very good, but Jordan, Li Ao, Bibby, and Odom can just shoot!

On their side, one scoring point exploded, while the four stars on the opposite side were in full bloom......

By the second quarter, what the Trail Blazers feared had happened.

As the confrontation increased, their wing shooting performance began to decline.

Li Ao switched to the flying squirrel, which caused great restrictions on the flying squirrel's peripheral shooting, although the flying squirrel grabbed Li Ao to expand to the outside and could not shrink to help the center protect the frame, and broke through the ball continuously, played 9 minutes in a single quarter, and got 5 points and 5 assists, but the Trail Blazers' scoring performance still declined significantly compared with the first quarter, and scored 24 points in the second quarter.

Judging from the first two meetings between the two teams, 24 points in a single quarter is not bad, but better than either of the previous two meetings.

But the opposing Clippers continued their offensive firepower in the first quarter!

In the first half of the quarter, the two teams opened five to five, the Trail Blazers scored 13 points, and the Clippers scored 14 points.

After Jordan came on the court in the second half of the quarter, he played a triangle attack with Odom, Li Ao as a bottom corner catch-and-shoot pitcher, cut into the frame, relied on Jordan to contain and Odom to respond, and scored 8 points in half a quarter! 11 points in a single quarter!

Under the leadership of Li Ao, Jordan, and Odom, the Clippers scored 18-11 in the second half of the quarter!

The Clippers scored 32 points in a single quarter again, leading the Trail Blazers by 11 points at halftime, 64-53!

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers played with their lives to chase points, taking a small advantage in the first quarter, leading 26-24.

Entering the final quarter, the Clippers still only scored 24 points, and the offensive firepower in the second half was not as ferocious as in the first half, and the Trail Blazers' defensive effect improved.

However, the Clippers' defense also played a role in the final quarter, the Trail Blazers continued to miss accuracy on the outside, and the inside line was blocked by the Clippers, and the Trail Blazers only scored 18 points in a single quarter!

Jordan scored 8 points in 6 and a half minutes in the first quarter, and only scored 13 points in 21 minutes in the next three quarters, but there were still 6 boards, 6 assists and 1 steal!

Odom had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Bibby did what he had to do tonight, putting the ball in the right hands and taking very few shots, shooting 4-of-9, including 2-of-5 three-pointers, plus 3-of-4 free throws, for 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

O'Neal Jr. had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, which was decent.

Li Ao played 37 minutes tonight, shooting 13 of 22, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, and got 34 points, 4 boards, 2 assists and 5 blocks!

112-97, the Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers, winning 10 in a row for the second time this season!

Maurice Cheeks was beaten out of temper tonight.

Pippen had 12 points and 9 assists, Flying Squirrel had 25 points and 10 assists, Tianzun had 21 points and 8 boards, Sugar Man had 12 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Bunch Wells had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

But still pressed and beaten!

The last time they met, they were also steadily pressed by the Clippers for a whole game, and that time it was Li Ao who went crazy in the face of Pippen's defense.

This time, Maurice Cheeks didn't use the veteran to defend Li Ao, although he felt that statement was outrageous, but he would rather believe it than not.

He used young forwards such as Ruben Patterson, Derrick Anderson, and Bunch Wells to defend Li Ao all night tonight, and even 30-year-old Mitchell Butler was useless.

But Li Ao soared out of 34 points, the highest score since the 3 encounters!

In his post-game press conference, Morris Cheeks lamented: "Spider-Man's pick-and-shoot is an art, he's so good at exploiting the abilities of his teammates, Michael is revived, he's the biggest beneficiary, he knows very well where he should be to get the ball, he took those chances and killed us." ”

Li Ao attended the post-game press conference today, Jordan was a little tired of attending the press conference for a few games in a row, and he didn't come tonight with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

Morris Cheeks is obviously making up for his team's loss, and there is nothing wrong with it, everyone thinks the Trail Blazers played well tonight, but the Clippers played better.

But at the same time, this also has the meaning of sowing discord, you can see from watching the game, God and chivalry, is mutual achievement, Jordan relies on Li Ao's response and containment to play efficient, Li Ao relies on Jordan's threat to get more opportunities, not simply who relies on whom.

The reporter immediately asked Li Ao for his opinion on the evaluation of the other party's head coach.

Li Ao said modestly: "Cheeks is right, I'm good at this, thank him for his recognition, I am indeed the one who has benefited the most from Michael's finding himself, relying on Michael, I have become better than I am." ”

Maurice Cheeks: ( ̄(∞) ̄)

Spider-Man still has the same style, playing well, 'Lao Tzu's second and first in the world is dead', but he didn't forget to hold the basketball god and easily resolved his provocation.

…

On the 9th, Li Ao returned to California with the team and came to Sacramento, the state capital.

Every time he comes here, he can understand why Kings owners and players are clamoring to move out every year.

If you put Sacramento in Tennessee, Minnesota, Indiana, it won't look too bad.

But put it in California...... This state capital, in the California city he has been to, is really difficult to rank, there is absolutely no state capital in the top five, barely in the top ten? He has been to fewer than 10 California cities.

After resting at the hotel for a while, having lunch, he came to the Ako Arena with the team in the afternoon.

Compared with the Staples Center, which cost $300 million, the Arco Arena, which cost $40 million, looks like the development league's arena, the cheapest arena in the league, not only worse than the Staples Center, but worse than the other 27 arenas in the league.

But this season, the arena is one of the most frequented by journalists in all of North America!

Because this is where the only gorgeous team in the league today was born - the Kings.

Today, the arena is particularly lively, with tens of thousands of fans flocking to the city, and tomorrow it will be even more lively.

The Kings came back from a six-game winning streak in Dallas last night to move to 40-10.

The Clippers are on a 10-game winning streak to move to 41-9.

The longest winning streak of the season is held by none other than the Kings, who have won 11 in a row since entering the mid-season.

No. 1 in the league, the longest winning streak, and the feud in last season's playoffs...... All-Star Weekend is coming, North America is entering the basketball season, the Kings, who have been in hot form all season, and the Clippers, who have ushered in the recovery of the basketball gods, have further strengthened and won 10 consecutive games, these two teams played against each other, detonating the enthusiasm of fans to watch the game.

Not only did tickets sell out quickly and the second market was hot, but even Sacramento's bars and fan clubs were fully booked.

Such a hot atmosphere made the Clippers players enthusiastic about preparing for the game.

After the afternoon of practice, the Clippers' grumpy, grumpy, and grumpy trio came to the arena's small bar for cocktails...... and fruit juices.

Li Ao took a sip of juice and said: "The merchant of the away team is not close to me at all, and he actually refuses to sell me wine secretly, I want to complain about him!" ”

Bibby complained: "The merchants at the Staples Center and Memorial Stadium won't sell you alcohol. ”

Piercing my heart, brother!

Li Ao said angrily: "When it comes to August, I want to buy 10 bottles of wine to blow on my mouth, and the video will be posted on the Internet!" ”

Bibby: (ˇˇ)

The brain circuits of the junior brother are really difficult to understand.

Looking at the crowds in the small commercial area of the Arco Arena, Bibi said: "That difficult time has finally passed, the fans were not enthusiastic last month, except for the day of the game, there was no one in the stadium, and there was no atmosphere at all in the preparation stage, or it feels better now." ”

Li Ao said curiously: "I didn't expect you to like to be lively, Mike." ”

Bibi rolled his eyes, in the eyes of his junior brother, he was a withdrawn man who liked to stay in the shadows.

Jordan said: "The fans are not enthusiastic, so let's make them excited with a better performance, because we have done too poorly this year, and we can't do it without me." ”

Li Ao said: "The person in the suit speaks in a loud tone. ”

Jordan replied: "Isn't it a fact that I'm not there for you to win 1 and lose 3?" ”

Bibi silently took a sip of wine, and the two quarreled without saying a word, but it was good, it was so happy to partner with these two teammates, and the games he won in more than half a season were almost in time for the first three years of his career.

Doubling his career wins in one season, he never dreamed of anything so bold when he was with the Grizzlies.

Compared with his junior brother who only cares about fighting with Jordan, he is full of longing for Jordan's words of 'making fans excited in the middle of the season with better performances'.

After the Christmas game this season, the spotlight was on the Kings, and on their side of the Clippers, they only began to be in the spotlight in the second half of January or even in late January, when Jordan eased his fitness crisis and his form improved.

Be sure to perform better next time!

…

After a night's rest, the Clippers' game day against the Kings arrived.

Gentry only arranged a non-confrontational running training session in the morning, although the mid-season is coming to an end, and the players are very motivated, but the more this is the case, the stricter his control over the amount of training, he has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and he has seen many teams drop the chain at critical moments.

Now is the most crucial time in the middle of the season.

Every player knows that they should be careful about injuries in the middle of the season, and they will be extra cautious in games and training, but when the season is about to end, they will always unconsciously let their guard down.

Around All-Star Weekend, teams have the highest chance of injuries throughout the season, higher than in January, when players peak their physical and mental fatigue.

The morning training session was short, and lunch was attended by the Clippers players as they all returned to the hotel.

Li Ao came to Jordan's room after eating the nutritious meal prepared by Jack, and saw that it was already full of people, his teammates had arrived, and several coaches were also there, standing in front of the TV, speculating on who was on the All-Star bench this year.

Looking at Jordan's stinky expression, Li Ao was so happy.

"Michael, who let you have the privilege of having a large living room suite to cut cigars will be disturbed during the lunch break."

Jordan snorted coldly and replied, "You are jealous." ”

"Yes, it's jealousy, I said that on purpose."

“……”

Jordan's fists tightened again, and Cole on the side turned around and snickered again.

It's good to play in Los Angeles! In addition to occasionally working as a part-time trainer, which is equivalent to getting a salary for nothing, there are often good shows to watch.

Soon, cable sports' partnership with the NBA program began.

Li Ao also came up to watch.

In addition to the All-Star bench, the entries for other games will also be announced today.

Appearing today is Stu Jackson, vice president of NBA game business operations, who is now recognized as Stern's successor.

First up is the roster for the Rookie Challenge.

First Grade Team: Arenas, Jamal Tinsley, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, Battier, Kirilenko, Gasol, Brandon Haywood, Kwame Brown.

After Stu Jackson announced the first-year team roster, Li Ao wanted to retire on the spot.

Form a team of these 9 people, and in two years, the championship will be good for them!

Li Ao remembers very clearly that in the first 10 competitions since the rookie competition became the rookie challenge, only in the rookie competition in 02, the rookie team defeated the sophomore team, and the other 9 years were won by the sophomore team.

The 00th class was nailed to the pillar of shame, and it belongs to yes.

It wasn't until the 2010 Rookie Game that another rookie team beat the sophomore team, but that time it wasn't the Class of '08, but the Class of '09 rookie Tyrek Evans was too ferocious, pressing the Rose, Mayo, and Westbrook hammers.

However, after Stu Jackson announced the second-year team roster, Li Ao raised his eyebrows.

Players of the same class, the second year has made great progress!

Eddie House, who averaged 9.2 points and 2.8 assists per game.

Jamal Crawford, who averages 10.3 points and 3.8 assists per game.

Big Q, who averaged 7.2 points, 3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Reed, who averaged 11.8 points per game.

Desmond Mason, who averaged 12.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Tekoglu, who averaged 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Kenyon Martin, who averaged 15 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Jamal Magloyer, who averaged 9.8 points, 9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.

In terms of talent, the overall comparison of them this year is definitely not as good as the rookies opposite.

But at present, the gap in strength is not so big!

Several strong points on the opposite side, Arenas, Tinsley, Jason Richardson, Gasol, and Kwame Brown, are stronger than the back line and center on his side.

But they have him Spider-Man on their side...... It's not that you don't have a head!

…

In addition to being selected for the rookie game, Big Q was also selected for the three-point competition.

Other players in this year's three-point contest: Ray Allen, Wesley Persson, Mike Miller, Nash, Pierce, Steve Smith, Peja.

Cole accepted the invitation to participate in this year's new 3v3 competition.

This competition is a team of active veterans, a retired celebrity, and a basketball enthusiast in the entertainment industry, a total of 8 teams, starting from the afternoon of the rookie challenge to draw lots to play the first round, the semifinals in the afternoon of the comprehensive competition, and the finals in the evening.

Li Ao is not impressed by this game, he is estimated to be an experimental event before the launch of the Skills Challenge or the Shooting Star Challenge, and NBA officials have been trying to make the All-Star Weekend more abundant.

Gerard Wallace was named to the slam dunk contest roster.

The other three players in the competition are Francis, Jason Richardson, and defending champion Desmond Mason.

The teammates congratulated the trio, but their attention was less focused on that, and they were more concerned about the next All-Star bench.

The three-point contest and the dunk contest both invited Li Ao, but he refused and did not want to lose that person.

In a few years' time, he might want to compete every year......

After Stu Jackson introduced the multi-event day contestants, the main event came!

The answer was quickly revealed, and the first thing Stu Jackson announced was the replacement list of the Western Army who played away from home.

Payton, Nash, Peja, Nowitzki, Webb, Malone, Odom and other 7 people were selected for the All-Star bench list.

Hearing Odom's name, his teammates let out cheers.

But then the teammates were stunned, Odom was selected, and O'Neal Jr. was not selected?

However, without giving them time to react, Stu Jackson continued: "All-Star starting center Shaq O'Neal withdrew from this All-Star Game due to injury, and after discussion at the league headquarters, we recommend Jermaine O'Neal to replace Shaq O'Neal in this All-Star Weekend. ”

The teammates cheered again.

It's not that they're unhappy with Odom's All-Star selection, they're teammates, and they're happy whoever gets selected.

It's just that Odom isn't that enthusiastic about All-Stars, unlike O'Neal Jr., who wrote his desire to be an All-Star on his face.

Odom, who didn't fight for it, was selected, and O'Neal Jr., who was not selected, will definitely be unhappy...... Thanks to the neighbors for quitting!

O'Neal Jr.'s expression also changed from a dry smile to a genuine laugh, and he took the initiative to go up to congratulate Odom on being selected as an All-Star.

Odom was surprised, after he chose to get the top salary and lead the second and third teams, he didn't have hope for awards or anything, and his personality is not the type to fight for these things.

But he was selected, of course, and he was happy!

The sneaker endorsement fee alone will rise by 1 million US dollars, and what is written in the contract, All-Star and the best team have incentive clauses that can be triggered...... Thanks Spider-Man!

He averaged 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks per game this year.

…

Seeing little O'Neill's happy appearance, Li Ao breathed a sigh of relief, he was so tired to be the boss!

I also have to take care of the mood of high school students.

If Odom is selected and O'Neal Jr. is not selected, maybe the two will be estranged because of this, and the latter will inevitably feel the diaphragm, and the emotions of high school students are always written on their faces.

The teammates didn't care at all about the players on the Eastern side who were selected for the All-Star bench, and even Jordan went to join in the fun, coaxing Odom, who had already received the maximum salary commitment, and O'Neal Jr., who is now the second highest paid player on the team, to have a treat.

Philadelphia, big city, and the seasoned Jordan knows what to do.

Li Ao followed the excitement and glanced at the list of substitutes for the eastern team.

Seven people including Baron Davis, Ray Allen, Pierce, Raheem, Anthony Walker, Ben Wallace, Brand and others were selected.

Even if Duncan goes to poverty alleviation, the inner line in the east is still weak.

He began to look forward to partnering with Snake and the Predator again, although this time there were no big sharks and Kidd, but there were also small sharks and Payton, in fact, there were two of them, the center was Nowitzki, and the point guard was Nash......

After frolicking with his teammates for a while, Li Ao came to the Ake Arena in advance and continued to practice.

He practiced the three-threat stance and the back dribble play, these two moves did not move, after practicing several sets of three threats to receive the back dribble and turn for three points, the three points improved!

"Congratulations to the host for increasing the three-point rating from 80 to 81."

After reaching the excellent level, the three points have been stuck for a long time.

Three-point training and additional training, but not the focus of training, around the mid-range shooting and breakthrough expansion technology, is his current strengthening focus, three-point improvement, just like the ball control to 78, more rely on 5 three-point shots per game.

With a small improvement, Li Ao was very happy and added two sets of three-point shooting training to consolidate a wave.

…

4 people were selected as All-Stars, and the Clippers were in the limelight today!

In the ancient era, there were few teams, and there were many leagues in the middle of the league, and North American basketball was seriously divided, not counting the situation before 1976, since the NBA merged with the ABA, as of this year, there have only been two times when four players from a single team have been selected as All-Stars at the same time.

In the 82-83 season, the 76ers were named All-Stars along with Morris Cheeks, Julius Irving, Moses Malone, and Andrew Toney.

In the 97-98 season, the Lakers' Van Exel, Kobe, Eddie Jones, and O'Neal were all selected as All-Stars.

This is the third time in the modern basketball era!

The opinion of the media and fans - Odom and O'Neal Jr. can be selected because of the league's No. 1 record.

In the East, Odom, who averages 12+6+5+1+1 per game, and O'Neal Jr., who averages 14+11 per game, have no problem being selected as an All-Star.

But put it to the west...... The media in Portland, Oakland, Phoenix and other places bombarded the coaches and league selections of each team.

There is also controversy over the roster on the East side, Alan Houston, Big Dog, Cassel, Andre Miller, Stackhouse, Richard Hamilton, Thunderstrike Miller...... and others were not selected as All-Stars, and Baron Davis was selected, which was also bombarded by the local media of many teams.

This reflects the difference in the star structure of the East and West, there are only two backup guards in the West, the others are all frontcourt players, and the alternates are all frontcourt players, while the East can't find anyone inside, most of them are outside, and there are a bunch of qualified outsiders who have been left behind.

At 7:40 p.m., the Clippers were the first to enter the arena at Arco Arena and were greeted with a torrential boo from the fans.

Kings fans want to be number one in the league too!

In addition to this, there was a new grievance among Kings fans today - Divac and White Chocolate failed to make the All-Star selection, and Odom was selected.

The stats and performances of these two men this season are slightly inferior to O'Neal Jr.

But compared to Odom, who led the second team, these two performed as well.

But the louder the Kings fans booed, the more excited the Clippers became.

In Spider-Man's words – look, they're jealous!

Now the Clippers players are at their most demoralized, halfway through the halfway goal, and now there is the other half left - win the halfway championship and help the head coach get to the All-Star!

Moreover, in early December, they lost to the Kings by six points, plus they were beaten in the playoffs last season...... They have long wanted revenge!

After the Kings players entered, the Clippers also felt a strong fighting spirit from the other side, tonight, there was no 'basketball god fan meeting', Jordan is now indifferent to this, dozens of times, tired of laughing.

At 8 p.m., the two teams played!

The Clippers fielded a starting lineup of Bibby, Ao Lee, Jordan, Matt Hardlin, and O'Neal Jr. tonight, and Gentry and Odom discussed it and put it on the bench so that the start of the game could be straight up.

The Kings starting lineup remains the same, with a combination of White Chocolate, Doug Christie, Peja, Webb, and Divac.

In the first quarter, the Clippers launched a defensive battle!

The last time he played with the opponent, he lost in the end, Gentry discussed many times with the coaching staff and the core, including Jordan himself, and felt that even if Jordan had his current state, it would be difficult to win with the Kings.

Unlike the Mavericks and the Timberwolves in the early season, the Kings are also top-notch defensively, limiting opponents to 43.7% shooting and 32% three-point shooting without pressing the tempo, while maintaining a 47% shooting percentage and a 36% three-point shooting percentage.

The Clippers defended hard, but the results were ...... The score was 21-25 in the first quarter, and the Clippers lost by 4 points and didn't defend it!

Gentry's defensive strategy, which is actually quite effective against the Kings' regular style of play, was tried in the playoffs last season.

However, the Kings and the Clippers also have a lot of experience in playing against each other, and with the experience of last season's playoffs, Adelman, who predicted that the opponent would play defense, expanded the offense outward.

Divac pulls to the high post and splits the ball to the wings, and the wings only pass to teammates who cut in the top arc and under the basket, and do not challenge the middle barrier created by Li Ao, Jordan, O'Neal Jr. and others to reduce mistakes.

The Kings played eight times in the first quarter, and everyone scored, with Doug Christie scoring 4 points, Divac 4 points, Webb 6 points, Peja 3 points, Tegkru, White Chocolate, Bobby Jackson, and Scott Pollard all scoring two points.

Full bloom!

Playing in person, Li Ao finally understood how terrifying the Kings team was in the middle of the season, the 8 main forces, everyone was outstanding, everyone was online, and they cooperated tacitly!

The defense was unfavorable in the first quarter, but Gentry chose to persevere.

Seven of the Kings' eight players made long-range shots in the first quarter, with only Pollard and Webb combining for six points inside.

This performance, the other party can continue, he admits it!

In the second quarter, the Kings really continued that feeling......

is still an eight-man rotation, and the timing and choice of Adelman's substitution are just right.

In this quarter, except for the white chocolate, the other 7 people all scored, and it happened that their first quarter score minus the white chocolate score, 23 points in a single quarter!

With the Clippers struggling to defend, the Kings stabilized their offensive firepower!

Fortunately, Li Ao and Jordan stepped up and helped Gentry keep his confidence to play defense.

When Jordan rested in the first half of the quarter, Li Ao played Doug Christie with his back, scored 4 points on 2-of-4 shooting in the singles stage, and Odom scored a three-pointer with an assist from O'Neal Jr.'s re-pass, scoring 7 points in the first quarter; In the second half of the quarter, Jordan played Doug Christie with his back, scored 6 points on 3-of-5 shooting, and also provided Li Ao with a five-best assist.

Li Ao cut in to catch the ball and made up for Weber, who came back, and made it 2+1.

Led by Li Ao and Jordan who scored 16 points in a single quarter, the Clippers also scored 23 points in the second quarter, and did not let the Kings continue to open the score!

In the third quarter, the Clippers' stubborn defensive strategy finally worked.

Under the Clippers' hand-to-hand combat attrition, the Kings' wing shooting was inaccurate.

Webb cut into the box in a row and scored 9 points in a single quarter, and Doug Christie was also tough, scoring 5 points in a single quarter, but apart from the two of them, only Bobby Jackson scored a three-pointer in this quarter and only scored 17 points in a single quarter!

The Clippers, on their side, continue to rely on star chisels, and this is their turn to blossom in full bloom.

Li Ao scored 4 points, Jordan 4 points, O'Neal Jr. 5 points, Bibby 3 points, Big Q, Boykins, Matt Halprin each scored two points, and all seven Clippers scored on the court.

22-17 in a single quarter, after the third quarter, the Clippers overtook the Kings by one point 66-65 and entered the intermission!

…

Gentry thanks his beloved disciples!

Peja made only 3 of 12 shots in the first three quarters, especially in the third quarter, 0 of 4 in a single quarter, and was kept clean by Spider-Man!

There is also an element of luck, Tekoglu has two three-pointers on the basket and slid out in a circle, of course, the main thing is that they defend well and consume the opponent's hand, and Tekoglu's empty three-point will have a little deviation.

Either way, they've finally achieved what they wanted to achieve in their last meeting – to drag the opponent into the stage where they hit the key ball!

Gentry fielded a combination of Steve Smith, Ao Lee, Jordan, Odom, and Campbell.

The Kings fielded a combination of Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Turkoglou, Webb, Scott Pollard.

By now, the first half of the season is coming to an end, and the ninth man of the Kings has only averaged 12 minutes per game.

In extreme contrast, Danny Manning, the 12th-ranked player in the Mavericks' playing time, averages 13.5 minutes per game.

However, Kings players are already familiar with their playing schedules and enjoy the rotation that keeps them strong from start to finish.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Kings launched an onslaught...... But the effect is not much different from the third quarter.

The wing pitcher really can't shoot in response!

In the end, it was only on the singles to score, and the pressure fell on Webb and Bobby Jackson.

At this time, Webra made only 3 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 3 shots, plus 2 of 1 free throws to score 3 points.

Peja, who came on after four minutes, scored only one of his four three-point attempts in a single quarter, and he continued to languish in the face of Li Ao and Gerard Wallace's wheel-and-roll defense.

Bobby Jackson is the most daring player on the offensive end of the Kings at this time, playing 9 minutes and scoring 9 points, but also 9 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus O'Neal Jr., who was too excited, got 1 technical foul, he scored free throws and scored 9 points.

Aside from them, only White Chocolate made a three-pointer against Bibi, and Scott Pollard grabbed an offensive rebound and made both free throws.

The Kings scored only 20 points in the final quarter!

The offense was not good, but the Kings did a good job defensively, with Gerard Wallace's catch-up frame, O'Neal Jr.'s close-range score, Big Q and Matt Harprin's wing scoring performances all bad, and the four-man rotation combined for just four points.

Li Ao threw himself into defense in the final quarter, staring at Peja and Webb, who didn't shoot well, he played a big role, and he only scored 3 points in the final quarter.

Odom also scored only one three-pointer in the final quarter and was forced to shoot at the buzzer, and no other points were scored.

But they also have Bibby and Jordan!

Bibby played 5 minutes and scored two three-pointers to score 6 points, and Jordan scored 8 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 2-of-3 free throws!

24-20 in a single quarter!

5 points in the first quarter, 10 points in the second quarter, 4 points in the third quarter, and 3 points in the final quarter, Li Ao played 42 minutes, 8 of 18 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and got 22 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks!

Jordan also scored 22 points, plus six rebounds and three assists.

Bibby had 15 points and 6 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 10 points and 14 boards, and Odom had 9 points, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks......

90-85, the Clippers beat the Kings by 5 points!

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After the final whistle, the fans in the stadium booed the Clippers again.

Li Ao looked at the task prompt, this season they and the Kings team tied 1-1, there are two more battles, and if they win one more time, the task of the 'Gorgeous King' can get a level 4 skill upgrade card, and the remaining two games will be won, and there is still 1 attribute point to take.

But don't say two games, win one game, Li Ao feels that he has to fight to the end.

The Kings were so strong that their Clippers played so successfully in the second half, looking at the score, they only won by 5 points in the end!

If Peja, who is 4-of-16 from the field and 2-of-11 from three-point range, scores two more goals tonight, they're done.

If he, Bibby, and Jordan score two fewer goals in the stage of fighting for stars, it will be over.

This opponent, whether it is fighting offense or defense, is amazingly strong!

However, the strength of the Kings in the regular stage and the key ball strength of their Clippers are their respective strengths.

It is such a difference that he played so enthusiastically in this game.

You have to do your best every time you attack and defend, or you risk missing out on victory.

Looking at the other party's unwilling expression, Li Ao was in a good mood.

Finally, it was their turn to enjoy the joy of victory!

The next day, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles after a two-game losing streak.

Li Ao saw the news' evaluation of their game last night, and actually said that they played a gorgeous defensive battle.

Can the defensive battle still be gorgeous? The two teams combined only have 175 points, how can they be gorgeous?

After lunch, he took a look. Footage of the replay of T Sports.

Well, it's a good game, and it's you, the Kings.

Even in the third and fourth quarters, the Kings' offensive firepower came down, and the offensive tactics played beautifully, but they couldn't shoot.

And it was precisely because of the insistence on executing the tactical run that the Kings' offensive performance in the fourth quarter was able to pick up slightly.

Luckily, I got the White Devil!

White Chocolate's regular time performance is no worse than the White Devils, or even better, White Chocolate's physical condition is better, and his defensive ability, counterattack ability and awareness are better than Bibi.

But at the critical moment, the white chocolate can't even see the white devil tail lights.

After watching the video, Li Ao continued to practice.

After two consecutive games, the Clippers got two days off.

On the second day, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium and trained with the team to prepare for the game.

The final battle of the halfway is another battle of focus, and the opponent is the next-door neighbor.

Although O'Neill was injured a few days ago and will be out for two weeks, the attention of this game is still undiminished.

Jordan VS Kobe!

On the 7th, Bryant hammered Carter in O'Neal's absence.

In fact, Carter played very well, leading the Raptors and Lakers to overtime, he played 47 minutes, 10 of 24 shots, including 5 of 12 three-pointers, plus 6 of 7 free throws to get 31 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

But Kobe Bryant played 53 minutes, shooting 14 of 29, including 1 of 5 three-pointers, plus 11 free throws, scoring 40 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, leading the Lakers to take out the Raptors 105-99.

In the absence of a super inside line on both sides, the two faced each other head-on, and Kobe Bryant had a lot of fans in this game.

Even this game directly shook Carter's status as 'Jordan's first pick' in people's minds.

When Li Ao saw this change in public opinion, he felt that it was not easy for Snake, the alliance was not favored, and his teammates were not loved, so he could only counterattack.

O'Neal was injured, and Gentry was still strict in his preparations.

A head-on win over the Kings handed the Kings their 11th loss of the season, and they have already sealed the halfway championship early.

However, the winning streak continues!

They've tied the Kings' 11-game winning streak, and Gentry certainly wants to keep the longest streak to himself.

This goal is the same as that of the players!

The amount of training is not large, but there are many details, and it is still very hard, the coach and the players are hard.

After a day's training, in the evening, Li Ao saw the news.

The Jazz announced that Malone twisted his shoulder and will be sidelined for 1-2 weeks, and said that they have applied to the league to withdraw from this All-Star Weekend.

Last night, the Jazz played away against the 76ers, Malone made 11 of 23 shots, plus 12 of 14 free throws, scored 34 points, 6 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals, played 41 minutes, and completed steals in two consecutive rounds at the last moment, leading the team to win 92-87 and twisting his shoulder?

After playing the 76ers, the abduction of underage girls in Philadelphia to celebrate the victory was twisted on the shoulder when the opponent broke free?

It's clear that he is making excuses for not playing the All-Star Game.

Li Ao looked at the Jazz's opponent tomorrow and the opponent in the second half of the season, and determined that he was looking for an excuse not to play the All-Star game.

The Jazz's opponent tomorrow is the Nuggets, which was supposed to be a popular game, Malone vs McDyes, but the latter was reimbursed, so no one cared about this game.

The competitive state that the Nuggets are showing now, if Malone doesn't play, the Jazz will probably win the game.

The Jazz's first opponent in the second half of the season was different - the old rival Lakers.

According to the league's rules, there must be a reason not to play the All-Star Game, and if the cause of injury is the reason, then there will be at least one game of 'injury and suspension' around the All-Star Weekend.

Li Ao thought of a sentence - a full man does not know that a hungry man is hungry.

Ma Long, who has played more than a dozen All-Star games, probably has little interest in this game.

Jordan is also saying that he will only participate in this year's All-Star Game and will not compete for MVP, so that the fans will give applause and cheers to the young stars.

He, Spider-Man, isn't there yet, and he's looking forward to the All-Star Game.

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On February 13, 2002, the last day of the first half of the regular season arrived.

Today is a fun day for basketball fans, and the league has scheduled a number of popular games today to warm up for All-Star Weekend.

The Magic played the Timberwolves, a double 21 matchup; The 76ers played the Raptors, and the two Jordan successors faced each other; The Kings play the Mavericks and attack the big game; The Rockets played the Hornets, an epoch-making point guard contest; The Bucks play the SuperSonics, pitchers face off; The Nets played the Suns and swapped the grievances of the two owners; Lakers play Clippers......

Before the start of the regular season, the media predicted the highlights of some important milestones.

By now, there must have been some changes.

Today, there are only three games that fans are paying attention to, the showdown between Iverson and Carter, the battle between the Kings and the Mavericks, and the highlight of the Los Angeles derby.

The Staples Center was very lively today, and after a day of hustle and bustle, the Lakers were the first to enter the court at 8:40 p.m.

The following year, Bryant still didn't get used to being booed in this arena, they used to play the Clippers four home games a season, and now sometimes they can hear boos on their own home court.

Clippers fans grab tickets!

Although the Lakers set the ticket price high when they played the Clippers at home, there are only two games a year, and the Clippers' predominantly working-class fans can still afford it.

And they want to play more than just two games a year against the Lakers......

After the Clippers players entered, Li Ao took the initiative to walk to the opposite side, since moving back to his house, he hadn't seen Snake for a long time, I missed it, there was no big shark tonight, and the other party also came over, it's really ...... of the Dragon!

Kobe Bryant walked in front of and behind Li Ao, walked flexibly around Li Ao, and walked straight to Jordan.

Jordan is in a good mood, this Jordan's successor, he admits it!

Glancing at Spider-Man and looking at Spider-Man's ( ̄^ ̄) expression, Jordan was in a better mood.

I didn't say a word to the big spider before the competition, for fear of going up.

There is a big shark here, he can go up as much as he wants, someone drags the bottom, but there is no big shark tonight, and fighting Jordan has made him very restless, and he will be stimulated by the big spider again...... Ignore him, ignore him.

Li Aoqiang pretended that it didn't matter for a while, so he put this matter aside and devoted himself to the pre-game preparations.

The clock came to 8:58 and both teams started the game.

Odom returned to the starting line-up, leaving the other four unchanged.

The Lakers fielded a starting lineup of Fisher, Kobe, Rick Fox, Samaki Walker, and Medvidenko.

Li Ao came to the middle line, and the task came.

"Jordan's successor? ：

Target: Kobe Bryant.

Goal 1: Keep a clean sheet against the opponent for three points.

Goal 2: Score higher than your opponent.

Goal 3: Win the game.

Rewards: 3000 achievement points for each goal, complete all goals, and additionally reward the designated skill cheerer level 3 skill upgrade card. ”

"Moving Forward:

The goal: to refresh the longest winning streak of the season.

Reward: Streak multiplied by 1000 achievement points. ”

The second task, which is what the Clippers are currently working on, comes at the right time.

The first mission, the first two objectives are a bit difficult!

The last time we met, we had similar goals, but Sneck, who often failed to score a single three-pointer in several games this season, came up and scored two threes in a row.

If he's not mistaken, Snake has had a crazy three-point show with 12 three-pointers in the past two years......

As for Kobe Bryant's score, it's hard to say.

This year, Bryant played the Hawks and met Raheem, and scored another 56 points, but in January there were as many as seven games with only a dozen points.

After entering the middle of the season, O'Neal's form is getting better and better, Kobe Bryant's scoring is gradually declining, and for a long time, as long as O'Neal can play, Kobe Bryant's score will plummet, but he has 7 assists in double figures this season, 5 of which are in this time period.

O'Neal was injured, and Kobe Bryant rushed to 30+ per game.

Li Ao is very curious about the relationship between the two, it feels very complicated, the two must be very incompatible, but they cooperate so well on the court, and both sides are willing to make some sacrifices when the other side needs to find a feeling, O'Neal soared to 25+ points per game at the end of the halfway, and Kobe Bryant provided a lot of help.

If the relationship between the two can continue...... It's hard to estimate!

…

At 8 p.m., the Clippers' halfway game against the Lakers at home begins!

O'Neal Jr. won the jump ball with Medvidenko, and the Clippers took the lead.

Li Ao ran with Rick Fox and consumed the opponent.

When Rick Fox goes down and Bryan Shaw or Richmond comes on to defend him, you can turn on the 'bullying mode'!

Jordan singled Kobe Bryant in the high post to execute the first attack.

When Kobe Bryant met his idol, he worked hard to prevent it, and the rough confrontation made Jordan feel difficult.

Fortunately, now he has become a static power monster, and after taking a step, he continues to shake his shoulders...... When the opportunity comes, turn right, jump, and step on the free throw line to shoot...... Hit!

Kobe Bryant wasn't surprised, this is Michael Jordan.

He looked at Li Ao, who was retreating, and it was really good to hit him on his back.

But now he has no intention of attacking the back, his current physical condition, the lethality of the face frame attack is much greater than the back frame.

The development of technology must be decided according to the physical condition and technical reserves.

For example, a player who does not have a mid-to-close jump shot runs to develop a back shot, which is a blind toss, and the opponent will ignore you when he turns over.

Besides, it's not that he can't beat his back in the black mamba, but it's not time to strengthen yet.

Switching offense and defense, pushing point guard Fisher to the front court and passing the ball to Kobe Bryant and pulling away.

In the face of Li Ao's defense, Kobe Bryant's three threats outside the three-point line stood and shook a shot, Li Ao had to lift his center of gravity to prepare to interfere with the shot, Kobe took the opportunity to rush to the right to the inside, dodged Jordan's defense, jumped into the inside, and hit a layup against O'Neal Jr.'s defensive lever!

He used to miss a lot of games, so he didn't play well last season when O'Neal was occasionally absent, and he wanted to cooperate with his teammates to play a triangle attack, but he couldn't open it at all.

This year, he has experience, the fat man is not there, he is directly better than playing with cooperation!

When the Clippers offense, Li Ao continued to run with Rick Fox, and he didn't pull the speed to the fastest to run back to find a catch-up opportunity, but controlled the extent that Rick Fox could catch up with his hard run.

The first is to consume the other party, and the second is that Jordan's side is now on the rise, so that the veteran can enjoy the duel with the successor at the stage when he has the most physical strength, and carry the very irritable start Snake......

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The two-day correction of the computer problem is completed ~ and the last month will start to make up for the previous month~

(End of chapter)