277. The night of Lakers fans empathizing with the East Army, the second half of the season begins (10,000 words)
This year's Rookie Challenge has had an unprecedented amount of post-event news.
The performance of the Spider-Man team amazed the entire basketball world.
The performance of this year's rookie is slightly inferior to that of the class of '99, but it is not worse than the class of '98, which is a year that exceeds expectations, and the nine people selected to participate in the rookie game, except for Haywood and Joe Johnson, who are currently blue-collar players, the other seven are all talents who have been cultivated as the core of the interior and exterior and even the leading stars.
Such a team overflowing with talent was defeated by a Spider-Man team dominated by role players!
Public opinion generally believes that it is almost impossible for another team like this to emerge on the rookie stage.
This is very regrettable for the fans who did not come to the scene and did not watch the live broadcast.
Sticker manufacturers rushed to produce a batch of Spider-Man stickers on the shelves overnight, and appointments at various tattoo parlors were also full overnight.
This game is also regarded as a classic that is difficult to replicate.
Li Ao's leadership ability and ability to lead the team were highly praised.
In the past, he was not so well known to the outside world, and he was known by the media and fans, and he was a thug who used violence to intimidate his teammates...... Now this image is also difficult to reverse.
But every leader has his own way of leading the team, and it doesn't matter what kind of way you do, the effect is the most important!
In addition to the ability to lead the team, Li Ao's 40+5+5+5+5 data has also been praised to the sky.
There are also people who step on it - Spider-Man can only play such a dominant performance in his rookie game.
The retort said — You're right, but Spider-Man is a 20-year-old sophomore, younger than many rookies.
Some people are sought after, some people are picky, and some people analyze.
The style of play used by the Spider-Man team should be based on the old Nelson's running and bombing, and some people suspect that Gentry does not talk about martial arts and personally guides him.
This tactic is a perfect fit for the second-year team, which is dominated by role players, and Spider-Man also maximizes his individual abilities in this tactic.
However, this set of tactics basically can't be played in the regular season, but it can be played in the rookie game, because the rookie team's defensive desire and cooperation are too poor, and the Spider-Man team almost takes advantage of all the advantages that can be used......
On the day of the comprehensive event, the topic of the rookie game remained hot, and not many people even discussed the slam dunk contest at night, which made David Stern, who brushed the news, happy and regretful.
The slam dunk contest is hot, there is no way at all, with the 2000 slam dunk contest, last year's dunk king was bleak, this year's dunk contest he invited a lot of dunk players, but they were unwilling to come, he could only reduce the number of participants to 4 people, only to put together a little interesting list.
On the other side, Spider-Man, who was hotly discussed, slept until noon and woke up.
Looking at Jessica, who was still sleeping on the other pillow and her face was full of satisfaction, Li Ao thought back to last night's madness...... It's exciting.
Jessica looked like she hadn't opened meat for a year and a half, as if she was asking for revenge.
The loss is that he used the body physiotherapy function last night and used his full body form to face the battle, otherwise he was almost overturned.
He came out in a shower, Jessica was still sleeping, he laughed out loud, and finally it was his turn to put on his pants and leave!
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In the afternoon, Li Ao met up with the aunt who was smiling so badly, went to some attractions in Philadelphia, and went to cheer for Big Q and Gerard Wallace in the evening.
In the afternoon 3v3 match, Steve Cole and Lloy Ott won the championship without any suspense, and the total of more than 60 points in the three games was announced, announcing the death of this experimental event.
In the three-point competition, Li Ao hoped that Big Q could go wild, but unfortunately, Big Q was out of the preliminaries.
Peja, who lost to Ray Allen in the last three-point contest, went all the way this time to defeat Vesley Persson in overtime to win the championship.
In the slam dunk contest, Gerald Wallace was very competitive, beating Francis and defending champion Desmond Mason in the preliminaries, and advanced to the finals with Jason Richardson.
But unfortunately in the end, he lost to Jason Richardson, whose performance dunk ability was significantly higher than that of the other three, and only won the runner-up.
This year's slam dunk contest is not as enjoyable as the three-point contest.
In the three-point contest, Peja beat Ray Allen, Nash, Steve Smith and Wesley Persson...... For some of the league's top three-pointers today, the cheers of the fans lasted significantly longer than the slam dunk contest.
After the game, the fans' enthusiasm for the slam dunk contest did not last long, and after a wave of complaints, the topic shifted to tomorrow's All-Star Game.
O'Neal's absence from this All-Star Game made many people regret that they couldn't see the 'Los Angeles Big Three' join forces, but the trio of Kobe, Li Ao, and Garnett still made people look forward to it.
And there are no big sharks, and there are small sharks that are not.
Jordan's first All-Star Game after his comeback is also one of the most watched by fans of this game.
At 7 p.m. on February 20th, the live broadcast of the All-Star Game began, with singers and bands performing first, and then the All-Star substitutes entered, starting with the Western Army substitutes who were fighting away.
Webb, Odom, Rashid Wallace, Nowitzki, Nash, Peja, and Payton entered the venue in turn during the host's introduction.
Malone withdrew, and the league named Rashid Wallace as an alternate.
O'Neal Jr. wasn't on the bench, and Gentry was an All-Star head coach, so of course his elbow was on his own.
Then came the East Squad substitutes playing at home, Ben Wallace, Raheem, Baron Davis, Ray Allen, Brand, Pierce, and Anthony Walker came in in turn.
When the substitutes entered, except for Webb, who was the first to enter, the cheers of the fans were relatively restrictive.
When it came to the first entry, when Li Ao was the first to appear in the spotlight, the cheers on the scene were instantly ignited!
Then Garnett, O'Neal Jr., Kobe, and Jordan entered in turn.
In the All-Star Game, the Western Army stars gave Jordan face.
On the side of the Eastern Army, Carter, Maddie, Duncan, Iverson, and Kidd entered one after another, which also gave Kidd, the oldest in the starters, face.
O'Neill was not there, and it seemed a little boring after the entrance ceremony, only the host asked questions.
Li Ao originally prepared a set of flutes and several brands of saxophones, let Snake and the new flyer choose at will, and wanted to perform with them, let Kobe dance and Carter have a duo together, but the two took things and didn't do anything! Dead or alive do not agree.
Kobe Bryant is actually okay, he doesn't know why Li Ao wants him to dance, he just wants to see Li Ao's deflated expression after being rejected, and he is crooked to avoid it.
Carter, on the other hand, is a saxophonist whose dream has been ruined, and he still holds a grudge.
Li Ao was very regretful, but neither of them was willing to go on stage with him, and the big shark was not there, so he was not interested and had no desire to go on stage.
However, although the fans regretted that there were no star performances before the game, it was just a seasoning and did not affect the fans' expectations for this game.
At 7:58, the referee notified the two teams to start the game, and the fans immediately became dry, chanting "Spider-Man", "Black Mamba", and "Wolf King".
The starters of the Western Army came to the field and lined up in a 2-2-1 formation, detonating the cheers of the fans at the scene.
Li Ao and Kobe Bryant stood on either side of the top arc, Garnett and Jordan stood on the wings of the free throw line that extended a meter away, and O'Neal Jr. stood under the basket.
Kidd, Iverson, Carter, Maddie, Duncan and other 5 people walked onto the court and saw this picture, and even Duncan's expression changed.
The other side directly told them the defensive formation!
Iverson, Carter, and Maddie also remembered the horrific memories of being dominated last year.
The biggest mood swing was Kidd.
How happy he was last year when he was fighting on the other side, now he wants to scold the street.
Is it too late for him to move back to the West?
The black mamba that is all-round in one of anti-penetration, anti-throwing, and anti-off-ball.
Spider-Man is a top-notch defender with strong defensive skills and small players, top shrinkage and defensive ability, and top defensive tandem defense.
Probably the best defensive wolf king in the league today.
plus a small shark with first-class defense and strong confrontation; The basketball god who can be compared to the blue-collar power forward.
There was also a glove on the bench that swapped the basketball god for Payton and returned Spider-Man to the wing......
After the five all-star starters of the Eastern Army's emotions fluctuated wildly, they strangely calmed down.
There is only one thought in their hearts: Destroy!
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At 8 p.m., the much-anticipated All-Star Game began.
It is definitely impossible to tie up their hands, and after the game starts, the Eastern troops directly enter the mode of letting go and fighting.
But the harder you work, the more sad it becomes, the defense of the Western team is like an impregnable wall, and the score of the All-Star Game was stunned by the Western Army to the regular season level.
Not only are the fans looking forward to this game, but Li Ao, Kobe, and Garnett are also looking forward to it, and after the event arranged by the league, the three of them called their teammates together to discuss how to cooperate and how to deal with those single-type outside lines of the Eastern team.
The difference in strength between the two teams is very large.
This gap is not how much difference is in the individual ability of the All-Stars, the East Army still has Duncan, the strongest in the game, and the big gap lies in the lineup structure.
When the players of the two teams entered, the commentators were complaining that the advantage of the western interior line was too great, the lineup was complete, and the offense or defense could put out a set of unsolvable lineups, and even the conditions for offense and defense were integrated, as well as Jordan and Garnett, two very clear leaders.
And there are a bunch of outside lines in the east, and the fit is not good, Kidd may not be able to touch the ball in the eastern troops, and he can't command anyone, and Jordan's successors are still not convinced.
After cooperating once last year, this year's combination of Kobe, Li Ao, and Garnett's forward and defensive lines is more handy.
Iverson, Duncan, Carter, Ray Allen, Pierce, Anthony Walker, Baron Davis, Raheem and others worked hard, but in the face of those three's defense, Jordan on the wing and O'Neal Jr. under the basket to protect the rim...... Singles can't be played at all!
Maddie is directly rotten, what is his love, and he is not Jordan's successor.
The whole game was miserable, with the West scoring only 111 points in the game, but they limited the East to 99 points.
The singles masters of the Eastern Army were completely numb, and their mentality was quite peaceful at the end of the game, and they were not as explosive as last year.
They are gradually getting used to it, and with the ages of Li Ao, Kobe, Garnett, and O'Neal, this situation is likely to continue......
The mood of the All-Stars in the East Army is well understood by Lakers fans.
How compatible Spider-Man and Black Mamba are, how devastating Lakers fans are.
These two days are another Good Friday for them, and the media, fans of other teams are ridiculing them, even mocking them.
Even they themselves can only laugh at themselves.
If there are no surprises, the 20-year-old Spider-Man, the 23-year-old Black Mamba, and the 30-year-old Big Shark will all be All-Star in the next few years, even if it is the oldest Big Shark, with his style of play, it will not be much of a problem to maintain the All-Star level in another five or six years.
All-Stars don't necessarily make it every year, so they're numb fast.
Lakers fans can't! They watch the All-Star Game every year!
In this regard, there is nothing the Lakers management can do, they have directly refused to be interviewed in the past few days, there is no general manager to kill, is it difficult to fire the boss?
In tonight's game, Jordan, as said before, didn't play for long, played 18 minutes, shot 3 of 7, shot 1 three-pointer, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and got 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Li Ao made 6 of 11 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
This game is no better than the rookie game, Li Ao's ability in the rookie game is the strongest in the whole game, here, his pure personal ability is ranked in the middle at most, and he is still very reluctant.
However, he didn't think about fighting for anything from the beginning, and purely enjoyed the feeling of partnering with those few people.
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 25 points, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals, and won the MVP of this All-Star Game.
When Bryant lifted the AMVP trophy, he was greeted by manic boos from his hometown fans.
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Winning the MVP of the rookie game and the skill 'kicking kindergarten', and feeling the feeling of partnering with Kobe Bryant and Garnett again, Li Ao had a great time at this year's All-Star Weekend.
After the game, he got the 'Let the head coach be on the All-Star stage!' ', Level 4 Skill Upgrade Card, Orange Level Equipment Upgrade Card.
He had already thought of the skill to be upgraded - the lord of the high position.
This is the only way he can play singles at the moment, and it is also quite comprehensive, turning over, turning, moving sideways, breaking through...... It's already a major singles scoring method for him and the Clippers.
The level 4 upgrade card is on the same level as the level 5 upgrade card that I saved before!
"The Lord of the High Rank 5:
1. The host attacks with his back in the high position, turning +5 and turning +5.
2. If you choose to turn around and shoot or step back to shoot, +3 for bounce and +3 for mid-shot.
3. If the host chooses to attack the frame, speed +3, layup +3.
4. Initiate an attack with a back hit, and successfully get rid of the single defense player by turning over and turning, and the core strength is greatly improved. ”
The 3rd max-level skill!
There is a 'catch-and-shoot expert' without the ball, a 'stop' for the emergency stop jump shot, and now the back play has a 'master of the high position', without these three skills, he feels that his court strength is not to mention a drop of one gear, and the shooting rate has dropped by three or five percentage points.
Orange card, he only has 'Tracey's elbow pads', and now he is more commonly used to shoot and choose to upgrade.
"Tracy's Elbow Pads (Orange): When jumping and shooting without dribbling, the bounce is +3, which reduces the shooting impact caused by the pre-shooting action, increases core strength, and increases adaptive shooting speed by 20%."
Double the bonus for faster adaptive shooting!
This equipment, this is the most useful for him.
Dry pulling, hitting is a surprise.
The next day, on the morning of February 21, Li Ao's family returned to Los Angeles on the old man's private jet.
At the beginning of the second half of the 23rd season, Gentry arranged for tomorrow to prepare for training, and Li Ao did not practice today, and read and studied with Vivian.
Vivian is going back to school in the second half of the year, and now she is starting to prepare, and Li Ao purely wants to clear her mind and do something else, leaving aside the feeling of being paired with that group of superstars last night.
Tianzun's private temperament and appearance are completely inconsistent, and yesterday he pulled him and said, 'If you beat the star, you have to forget about it', good advice, of course he has to accept it.
After a day of rest, Li Ao returned to the mentality of the season and devoted himself to the team's preparation and training.
He is looking forward to fighting the Son of the Wind and the Silver Horn King again.
The training arranged by Gentry today did not have intensity, but there was a lot of content, so much so that most people were too lazy to memorize, just run along, didn't practice, and then continued to practice, practice, and it would be.
During the All-Star Weekend, Gentry worked overtime with the coaching staff for 5 consecutive days on the problems accumulated in the first half of the season, and thought about all the contingency strategies in one breath.
On February 23, the first game day of the second half of the regular season arrived, and the Clippers hosted the Mavericks to challenge.
When the players of the two teams entered, the big Q as a substitute caused the fans at the scene to exclaim - the spider pattern on his neck is still there!
The 8 players of the Spider-Man team use stickers, which is no secret, and the photos of them in the nightclub that broke the news on the night of the rookie game have 7 spider patterns on their necks that are gone, and sticker manufacturers also use this as a selling point...... Only the champion is still there, and it has also caused heated discussions among fans.
Tonight, the spider pattern on Big Q's neck has reappeared, and there is an extra '02' number!
At 7:58, both teams started the game.
The Clippers started the same lineup, with the Mavericks fielding starting lineups of Nash, Adrian Griffin, Finley, Nowitzki, and Zhizhi Wang.
This is the first start of Wang's NBA career, and Lafrentz was injured just before the All-Star weekend and will be out for two weeks, and is still out of action.
This has to mention the unlucky Bradley, who averaged 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game last season, and under the current rules, his role on the defensive end should be greater, but Mad Scientist abandoned defense this season, and he is not yet 30 years old.
Wang Zhizhi is lucky, his style of play is just right for the Mavericks this season.
And he played better than Li Ao's impression, and his playing time in the middle of the season increased significantly, during which he averaged 19 minutes per game, scored 6.7 points and 3.9 boards, and the most eye-catching was still three-point shooting, with a 42% three-point shooting rate and an average of 1.3 three-pointers per game, becoming the Mavericks' best three-point player except Nash.
With Li Ao in front, domestic fans asked Wang Zhizhi to ...... There is basically no requirement, as long as he can 'live' in the NBA, his playing habits are gradually becoming more suitable for his position in the NBA.
At 8 p.m., the game began.
O'Neal Jr. easily defeated Wang Zhizhi to win the jump ball, and the Clippers attacked first.
Li Ao received the ball on the right side of the free throw line and hit the first attack in the second half.
After receiving the ball, he turned to face Adrian Griffin, leaned over and performed a snake iron head to push Adrian Griffin a step forward, and raised his hand.
Adrian Griffin hurriedly pressed back and jumped, and Li Ao broke through from the right side, entered the inside, and hit a three-step layup.
Nowitzki didn't make up for it, and he felt that the original layup of the big spider might turn into a smirk and a dunk on his head.
He saw it in the All-Star weekend two days ago, Spider-Man's last round of defensive counterattack was to catch the ball and go to the basket, and the answer in the next round couldn't think of chasing back, and it turned out to be a bloody dunk hanging on the big spider, and this dunk was also selected by Sports Illustrated the day before yesterday as one of the top ten All-Star games in the past 3 years.
Being easily scored by Spider-Man, Nowitzki doesn't think it's okay, I'm used to it this year, and the defense is the second worst in the league, but Spider-Man's singles tonight ...... The triple threat stance has been mastered!
The Silver Horn King really wants to go up and say: Please hurry up and update the version, this trick three threats are not suitable for me, it's okay to update the existing technology, and make the back fight richer and richer?
When it came to the Mavericks' offense, the Clippers did not do a good job of protecting the frame this time, and failed to block Wang Zhizhi from cutting in to catch the ball in advance.
Li Ao, for his part, has completely put the All-Star Game aside, and O'Neal Jr. has not yet.
Li Ao reminded the high school students, but O'Neill Jr. didn't take it to heart, he felt that this needed to be adjusted? Only fools are still immersed in the feeling of the All-Star Game......
Tonight, little O'Neal was like a fool in the first defense, subconsciously feeling that there were Spider-Man and Wolf King on both wings, and thought that he only needed to complete the last interference.
But Li Ao defended Nash in the top arc and couldn't care about the flanks at all.
And after failing to prevent it, O'Neal Jr.'s first reaction was to complain in his heart about how the flanks were doing so badly......
In the case of O'Neal Jr., the coach and teammates can't help, but it's good to play a few more games, it's just a problem of the psychological gap between teammates who have suddenly decreased.
Most players who have just entered the All-Star will have this situation, and it may not be useful to say it, so Tianzun reminded Li Ao once last year and again this year.
To avoid this situation, either you have the psychological quality of Spider-Man, or you are like the god of basketball who has been playing the All-Star Game...... Or maybe Odom didn't put the All-Star Game at ease.
Jordan noticed O'Neal Jr.'s problem, and he signaled his teammates to step up the offense.
In the first quarter, the two teams launched a wonderful offensive battle.
Nowitzki shot 3-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, and finished with eight points and one assist in the quarter.
Finley had 6 points and 2 assists, Nash had 7 points and 2 assists, and Wang Zhizhi had 5 points and 1 block.
The Mavericks scored 5 points in a single quarter, and the Mavericks scored 32 points in a single quarter.
On the other side, Bibby had 2 points and 4 assists, Jordan had 8 points and 1 assist, Li Ao had 8 points and 3 assists, and Da Q, who came off the bench, scored two three-pointers and a counterattack dunk to score 8 points...... The Clippers soared even harder, scoring 34 points in a single quarter, and overpowering the Mavericks!
Playing against the Mavericks, the first quarter was purely a match, and the Clippers were able to take the lead, and the improvement of Jordan's condition was the key.
In the second quarter, the Clippers continued their explosive offensive performance in the first quarter, blasting out 35 points in a single quarter.
In this quarter, the Mavericks were defeated, and Nash, under the defense of Li Ao, played 1 of 6 shots for 8 minutes, and both three-pointers were iron.
Originally, Nash didn't want to shoot from the outside in the face of Li Ao's defense, but he couldn't stand his teammates and couldn't shoot.
In fact, the Mavericks' scoring performance is not bad, 24 points in a single quarter, the league average, but tonight's game is very poor.
At halftime, the Clippers led the Mavericks by 13 points, 69-56!
In the first half, Jordan scored 15 points, Li Ao scored 14 points, Bibi scored 4 points and 11 assists, Odom scored 6 points and 4 assists, O'Neal Jr. scored 10 points, and the big Q scored 12 points.
Then, the Clippers' offense withered significantly in the second half, scoring only 23 points in the third quarter and 27 points in the final quarter.
Jordan played 11 minutes in the second half and scored only six points, O'Neal Jr. had five points and Odom had four points...... Relying on Li Ao's 6-of-12 shots in the second half, plus 5-of-6 free throws, 17 points in the half, and Bibby 10 points and 5 assists in the half, the Clippers only scored 50 points in the second half.
The Mavericks scored 27 points in the third quarter and 29 points in the final quarter, and the Mavericks were better at scoring points.
However, although the Mavericks took a six-point lead in the second half, they failed to make up for the 11-point loss in the second quarter!
Li Ao made 11 of 21 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 31 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks.
Bibby had 14 points and 16 assists, Jordan had 21 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Odom had 10 points, 6 boards and 7 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 15 points and 11 boards, and the big Q had 15 points, and the Clippers scored 6 double-doubles to beat the Mavericks 119-112!
Nowitzki 26 points, Finlay 19 points, Van Exel's 18 points, Wang Zhizhi 11 points...... The Mavericks scored on all 11 of their last game, and most of them played well, but Nash got down tonight, finishing with just 16 points and eight assists on 5-of-17 shooting.
Usually, when his teammates couldn't shoot, Nash always stepped up and used singles to solve the problem.
But tonight, in the second quarter, when Nash needed to step up, he couldn't play well, causing the point difference to be stretched to the point that they couldn't catch up.
Except for that quarter, Nash shot 4 of 10 in the other three quarters, which is actually reasonable.
When Li Ao looked back on the game after the game, he felt that Nash may have encountered a similar situation to O'Neal Jr., affected by the All-Star Game.
In the All-Star Game, Nash played in a great environment alone, and his teammates pulled away all the opponents who defended well, and he faced the defense of Iverson or Baron Davis, shooting 4-of-6, including 2-of-2 three-pointers, and scored 10 points without free throws......
However, the Silver Horn King, who was also selected as an All-Star for the first time, was not affected, and he was really a strange man.
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The Clippers won 13 straight games to continue their season-season winning streak and became the team to watch at the start of the second half of the season.
Clippers players have grown accustomed to that feeling and are no longer as restless as they were in the headlines in the early part of the season.
The next morning, Li Ao practiced at home all morning, went to Memorial Stadium after lunch, and in the afternoon he had to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Trail Blazers.
After changing into his training clothes, he saw that O'Neill Jr. was already in the lounge.
Larry LaRue saw Li Ao looking at the lounge and said: "Jermaine came in the morning, he was very dissatisfied with his defensive performance last night, he watched the video of the game before the morning, he didn't go to lunch, you go and call him for lunch, he should listen to you." ”
Li Ao pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, if you don't eat a meal, you won't die of hunger, let him continue to watch." ”
Larry LaRue: "......"
What a pro-teammate!
Some experts say that hunger makes people's minds clearer and their minds more agile.
Li Ao didn't know if this statement was right, but when he was training in the afternoon, he saw that little O'Neal's brain was obviously brighter...... Wait a minute!
Odom eats a big packet of gummies every day, is it because he eats too much, so his brain has not been bright? Forget it, this guy's brain is not saved, if he doesn't eat sugar, he will take medicine, let's eat sugar, eating sugar is just a bad brain, and taking drugs is not good for his brain and body.
Li Ao saw the news in the evening, and before the trade window closed, the Celtics used Joe Johnson, a first-round pick who averaged 6.3 points and 1.5 assists per game, to trade back Rodney Rodgers and Tony Decker from the Suns.
He thought about the Celtics' collapsed role player lineup, and felt that this was a very targeted addition for the team at the moment, and found a backup for Kenny Anderson, who averaged 12 points per game for the Suns' sixth man, and is currently much better than Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson's talent has been shown, but it will take two or three years to cash in, and the twin stars are 24 years old and 25 years old, and it is time for the results to be released, and the Celtics have no time to wait for Joe Johnson to grow up.
However, it is impossible for this small recruitment to play a big role, most likely to appease the fans, otherwise the head coach can only be used.
During the All-Star Weekend, Li Ao called the coaching staff and management to talk about the trade deadline, and received a clear reply that they have no trade plan, there is one position left, and they will try to sign an alternate player before the playoff deadline.
The team wants to be steady, and he thinks it's okay, not that you have to complete a few trades before the trade deadline to make a good operation, the next-door neighbor has used a lineup for three years, and it is still the top favorite for the championship.
When the team makes a decision that isn't too bad, and he doesn't have a better proposal as the core of the team, support is over.
On the 25th, the Clippers hosted their fourth meeting with the Trail Blazers this season.
This game is not as good as the last time, and the whole process is "clattering".
The best performance of the Trail Blazers was Tianzun, who threw 27 shots in the game, 12 of 27 shots, including 2 of 8 three-pointers, plus 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Except for Tianzun, only Sugar Man scored a double-double, scoring 11 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks.
On the Clippers' side, four people scored double-doubles, and Li Ao scored 14 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks on 5-of-14 shooting.
Jordan was the most consistent, shooting 6-of-13 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Bibby was in the middle of the game tonight, 0-of-6, didn't score a point, and got five assists.
O'Neal Jr. was really motivated, swept away the poor performance of the Mavericks, scored 12 points, 20 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks, and beat the sugar man.
Boykins became a key player tonight, with 12 points and 2 steals on 6-of-9 shooting in 19 minutes of playing time, no rebounds and no assists, pure scoring, almost all of the points were counter-attack scores, relying on counterattacks again and again to help the Clippers win.
79-72, the Clippers won this iron-blooded battle by 7 points and won 14 consecutive wins!
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Seeing the Clippers occupy another spot in the top 10 of the list of the lowest single-game points scored in a single game this season has satisfied the media and fans alike.
In the first two games against the Lakers and Mavericks, the Clippers and their opponents soared 110+, which made them unaccustomed to it.
Even Clippers fans are teasing — the familiar picture is finally back.
Li Ao felt that such public opinion was very painful, and the sunspots had infiltrated the inside!
On the afternoon of the 26th, he left Los Angeles with the team for the South Coast, played consecutive home games, and then a five-game away streak.
On the south coast in early spring, the climate is very pleasant.
Li Ao understands why Jordan doesn't plan to play here and comes here to buy a suite, which is a good place for vacation.
That's it, this god operator has made my heart itch, and I always thought that this was something that the god of basketball was hinting at.
At 6 p.m. the next day, the Clippers faced off against the Heat at the American Airlines Center.
Tonight, the God Operator is very grumpy!
Like Buss Sr., he prepared a grand welcome ceremony for Jordan, which was longer than the video shown by the Lakers in the opening game, and prepared a No. 23 jersey for Jordan, and promised to retire Jordan when he retires again......
As a result, Jordan entered the court tonight in a suit!
I feel like a god operator who has really fed the dog, and the confrontation will be full from the beginning of the game.
The Clippers did not show weakness, and the opponent defended stubbornly, and just played the Trail Blazers in the last game, and the defensive state is online.
At 8:22 p.m., the game ended, and the Heat scored 71 points.
Jordan didn't play, and the Clippers' defense was actually not as good as the night they played the Trail Blazers, but the Heat didn't have a scorer like Tianzun.
Mourning had 11 points and 12 boards, Eddie House had 17 points, and Eddie Jones had 19 points and 4 assists, and the Heat had only three players score in double figures.
On the Clippers' side, Bibby was still quite pitiful tonight, shooting 6-of-16 from the field and scoring 14 points and 3 assists.
Fortunately, the Twin Towers performed well tonight, with Odom scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
O'Neal Jr. had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Li Ao is also iron tonight, but he also scored the most goals in the game, shooting 9 of 23, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 5 of 6 free throws, and got 25 points, 10 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals and 4 blocks!
The Clippers scored double-doubles with 4 players, defeating the Heat 81-71 and winning 15 in a row!
By the next day, the Clippers came to Orlando next door, rested for an afternoon, and at 6 p.m., challenged the Magic team back-to-back at the TD Waterhouse Center Gymnasium.
Jordan didn't play last night's game against the Heat because he was going to play back-to-back games against the Magic tonight.
After a fierce defensive battle, the Magic team had the last laugh and avenged the last encounter!
Duncan shot 9-of-21 from the field, plus 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, to finish with 25 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 blocks, shooting 63 percent from the free-throw line, defeating Gentry's shark-cutting tactics at the suggestion of his lover in the opening quarter of the fourth quarter.
Maddy made 8-of-17 shooting, including 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws, to finish with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
The TT duo was solid and strong, and also scored 15 points with Ao's old rival Mike Miller.
On the Clippers' side, the performance of God and Hero was also very good, Jordan made 8 of 16, plus 10 of 10 free throws, got 26 points, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, Li Ao shot 7 of 13, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, plus 11 of 12 free throws, scored 27 points, and a career-high 15 boards in a single game, plus 2 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks.
The two of them combined to score 53 points with a shooting percentage of more than 5 percent, and as Li Ao said, Jordan can play better if he plays well.
But it can't stand it, except for the two of them, the rest of the team only adds up to 30 points......
The TT duo continued to show their amazing consistency, leading the team to end the Clippers' 15-game winning streak 91-83!
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"Jordan's successor? :
Target: Tracy McGrady...... Failed. ”
"Pierce the TT...... Failed. ”
"Moving Forward:
At the end of the mission, the final win is 15 consecutive games, and congratulations to the host for obtaining 15,000 achievement points. ”
After the game, Li Ao returned to the locker room and sighed as he looked at the two failed missions tonight.
Jordan on the side turned on the mode of 'pretending to be a good veteran' and said: "There will always be an end to the winning streak, it is better to end it early, we can start to adjust, our style of play has not changed much in these games and before the All-Star Weekend, only me and you have played better, and the others have not played so well because the opponent's defense is more targeted." ”
Li Ao glanced at Jordan (_): "You just think about me losing, worried that I will surpass your 18 consecutive wins?" ”
"......" Jordan clenched his fists and roared: "*** I am teammates with you, and you have won more than 18 consecutive victories, and I don't have more than 18 consecutive victories?" ”
Li Ao smiled: "Whew, I am happy to see you yelling, comforting this and comforting that, not like you at all." ”
Jordan: "......"
The abominable spider spoke to his heart.
After returning to the locker room, he comforted not only Li Ao, but also other teammates who blamed themselves for not performing well enough tonight, and he also patiently comforted him, which made him feel very depressed.
After playing thousands of games, he still wants to win every game, but he accepts it calmly when he tries his best to lose.
He has done his best tonight, and his strongest teammates have also tried their best to play 27+15 performance, and if he loses, he also admits it.
But when he went to comfort his teammates, he was infected by the negative emotions of his teammates.
Now I roared, and I was a lot happier.
But I still want to hit someone!
What brand of insecticide kills spiders? He's going to buy a few boxes to go home and wipe out all the spider nests around his house!
After the Clippers won 10 in a row every time they win, it was the headline, the focus of media hype, the center of fan discussion, and the winning streak was the same.
Many people regret that the Clippers' winning streak is fixed at 15 games, especially Celtics fans, who are even more frustrated than Clippers fans, and the fans who want the Clippers to win more than 18 games in a row to surpass the Lakers' longest winning streak of 18 games in the new century in the 99-00 season are Celtics fans.
By the next day, the topic was still hot, but the Clippers players had put the matter aside and didn't have so much time for them to be depressed, and the five consecutive visitors continued, and they woke up at noon and immediately flew to Indianapolis......
(End of chapter)